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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22

over the phone. She's going TO q Chris
tan Science lecture tonight, and she
said she wished 1 wasn't q minister's
daughter and she'd ask me to go along.
1 told her l didn't care to, but said
you twins would enjoy It. She'll be
here In the car for you at ceven forty
FIVE"
II won't co." cried Carol. IT won't
go near their old church. You can't
make me-"
Lark shook her head in corrobora-
tive denial.
swell, that's queer" Fairy frowned,
then she smiled.
Suddenly, to the tempest-tossed and
troubled twins, the tall, splendid Fairy
seemed haven of refuge. And with a
cry of relief and shame and fear, the
twins plunged upon her and told her
their little tale.
"You punish us this time, Fairy"
begged Carol. "We-we don't want
the rest of the family to know. Wen
take any kind Of punishment, but keep
it dark, won't your
"Tll talk 1t over with Prudence"
said Fairy. Butt think we'll have
to tell the family"
Lark moved her feet restlessly.
'Well, you needn't tell Connie" she
said. Having the laugh come back
on us is the very meanest kind of a
punishment"
Fairy looked at them a moment,
wondering If, indeed, their punishment
had been sufficient.
"Well, little twins" she said, 81
guess 1 will take charge of this my.
self. Here is your punishment" She
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
FAULT-FlNDING BAD HABIT
lie King Of indoor Sports But causes
Others DispIeasure and Gains
Critic Nothing.

Fault-flnding is perhaps the king Of
indoor sports. Or should 1t be cata-
logued as the queen? 1t is one of the
simplest Of pleasures. There are mil
lions of people who think they can dis
play their superior taste or knowledge
by finding fault.
The coffee Is not right. My taste
about coffee, therefore, is superior and
more delicate than that of others.
There is something lacking in the deco
rations or the furniture. My judgment,
therefore, is somewhat superior to the
other mans.
This habit of fault-findlng Is q most
disagreeable one-one, too, that grows
unless effort is made to overcome Il,
declares a writer in the Milwaukee
Journal. 1t never appears to occur to
fault-fnders that they themselves
may be lacking in taste or ability
What Is the need, anyway, of Camp
ening the pleasures of others in their
possession or actions7 One almost
always can find something to COM
mend. And If there is nothing what
ever, one would be we'll to be gentle In
criticism, or else say nothing. There
are countless little things we may wish
were different, but it is not good to
keep pointing them out. Silence about
trifiing things that one does not like Is
a virtue.
Let us guard our tongues against
useless fault-1nding. Let US trim our
selves to the best model we can find
and remember we are not responsible
for the conduct or the works Of the
world at large. The world may be
wrong sometimes. But 1t may fire.
quently be right when we think It
wrong. And we ourselves have no
claim to perfeetness in judgment or
taste.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
CHAPTER III.
How Carol spoIIed che Weddlno

How Carol Spoiled the Wedding.
A day in June-the kind of day that
poets have rhymed and lovers have
porch of the parsonage, in wide ham.
mock, lay Aunt Grace, looking Ian.
guidly through half-closed lids at the
girls beneath her on the step. Pru.
dence, although her face was all
a-dream, bent conscientiously over the
bit of linen In her hands. And Fairy,
her piquantly bright features clouded
with an unwonted frown, crumpled a
letter In her hand.
81 do think men are the most ag.
gravating things that ever lived" she
declared, with annoyance In her voice.
The woman in the hammock smiled
slightly, and did not speak. Prudence
carefully counted ten threads, and sol.
EMMY drew one before she voiced her
question.
"What Is he saying now?"
"Why, he's still objecting to my hav.
ing dates with the other boys" Fairy's
voice was vibrant with GRIEF. HE
does make me wild Aunt Grace, you
can't imagine. Last fall I mentioned
casually that I was sure he wouldn't
object to my having lecture course
dates-I was too hard up to buy q
ticket for myself; they cost four dol
lars, and aren't worth 1t, either. And
what did he do but send me eight dol
lars to buy two sets of tickets! Then
this spring, when the baseball season
opened, he sent me season tickets to
all the games, suggesting that my finan-
clal stringency could not be pleaded as
excuse. Ever since he went to Chicago
last fall we've been fighting because
the boys bring me home from parties.
He wants me to patter along by my
self like a-like-like a henv" Fairy
said ''hen" very crosslyl
tits a shame" said Prudence SYM
pathetlcally. "That's just what 1t is.
You wouldn't sSy a word to his TAX
ing girls home from things, would
your
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22

began plying her needles once more.
But Prudence still looked troubled,
and sighed often.
There was no apparent ground for
her alarm. The twins came back with
the potatoes, peeled some for luncheon,
and set the table, their faces still
bright and smiling.
In the afternoon they Joined the
little circle on the porch, but not to
sew. They took book, and lay down
on rug with the book before them,
geadlng together. Evidently they We're
ell absorbed.
Prudence, in spite of her devotion to
the embroldering of large SIS on as
sorted pieces of linen, never forgot the
twins for a moment.
A ''What are you reading?" she asked
at last aimIessly, her only desire to
he treasured by the sound of their
voices.
There was an almost imperceptlble
pause. Then Carol answered-her
chin was in her palms, which may have
accounted for the mumbling OF the
ssEonds.
''scianceanesIth."
"What7"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
snotted the Winner.

A gentleman who lived In central
Africa for many years possesses On
amusing drawing Of trace meeting"
out there. A leopard is chasing, and
rapidly overhauling, q fat old white
man, and two gaily-apparalled natives
are lookers-on.
"Can you spot the winner?" muir
murs one to the other.
"The winner" is the solemn reply,
"ls spotted alreadyw
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
FOrsivlns Billy Nestled In Her Arms.

before and how dreadfully she did
feel that she had let him go.
o "T just gave in said Kate. and
did what people told me to do. felt
1t would be painful, no matter what
they said, and was right in that, but
1 was wrong, so cruel and wrong to
let him co.
But Billy, the patient, forgiving
Billy nestled in her arms, licked her
hands, and said, with those same
lovely brown eyes.
"'Never mind, little mistress. Don't
be sad I'll be well soon, and for
give you, for you didn't understand
and you do love me so much
"Billy grew to be a fine dog and
of course he was a fashionable dog
with a short tail, the rule having been
made by people, not by the dogs It's
always so easy to be brave about
other creatures sufferingsl
'sKate was always ashamed that
Billy was fashionable. And later on
she got another fox terrier and his
tail was kept long, can assure you I"
"0h, Daddy" said Nancy, "Tm so
glad you have told us this story"
$50 am l." said Nick.
1--WE were going to have our fox
terrier puppy's tail cut tomorrow be-
cause we were told 1t would not hurt
much and 1t was the correct thing
to do" said Nancy. "And now we
know"
II told you the story because knew
you didn't understand, and it's true
story too," said Daddy. "But 1t makes
me happy indeed to think we will NOT
have fashionable dog, for we will
know that we never made him suffer
for such q reasons
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
DADCY'S [y[NING]
[A|RY TALE
FOX TERRIERS.
81 hApY GpAgAiHB0NNeR.

"A little girl named Kate" said
Daddy, "once owned tiny fox terrier
puppy. He was so cunning and play
full, though, like all puppies, at times
he was naughty.
"'You must have his tail cut her
friends all said.
"'Won't it hurt himr asked Kate.
She couldn't quite imagine such
thing happening without 1t hurting
frightfully. What II someone said her
arm had to be cut Off, or her foot,
wouldn't 1t hurt7
att won't hurt so much If you have
1t cut when he is still puppy. Usu-
ally these puppies have their tails cut
off before they are sold. A fox terrier
would look very queer with a long
tails Everyone would think he was
nothing but an ordinary dog, and you
have a fine, well-bred puppy And
so her friends talked on.
'Kate f0lt very badly about It, but
still If her dog looked queerly, what
was she to do? And they told her it
was better to have 1t done when the
dog was little.
"She saw the dog doctor and he said
he would call for the dog and take
him home for week.
"'Why do you need him for such a
long timer asked Kate.
"Well, he won't feel so very well
for few days. said the dog doctor.
But he will be all right soon and he'll
be a fine-looking little dog when I
bring him back
'Kate had been told she must do
this by her friends and she was let
ting her little dog go against her bet
ter wishes. She kissed one of his soft
brown ears and he looked at her out
of his brown eyes as though to say,
Little mistress, do you care more for
fashions than you do for meP For
though he did not know what was 60
ing to happen, he knew that some
thing was and that it would not be
nice. He could tell that Kate was
worried and he was unhappy about
that.
"Three days passed and Kate could
stand it no longer. She went to the
dog doctor and asked for her dog
Billy.
at want to take him home with me-
she said.
1.-THE dog doctor brought Billy out.
His tail was done up In a bandage
and in his eyes she could see that he
had suffered.
"'My little Billy she said. And
shiverlng, trembling, still feeling the
effects of having his tail partly taken
off, but glad to see his mistress, and
quite, quite forgiving, Billy gave a
little bark.
"'You forgive me, Billy, you are
finer than a person. I'd never forgive
anyone If they did such a thing to
me. And I let you suffer for fashion,
for foolish, absurd fashion, which has
been made by men and women-and
against little dogs
'Kate had left the doctors house
and was carrying Billy in her arms.
She knew that he must have been suf-
fering a great deal more the few days
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22

stood up again, and looked down al
them with sparkling eyes as they
gazed at her expectantly.
ave caught on that it was a joke
We knew you were listening in the
closet. And Prudence and I acted ouI
little parts to give you one good scare
Who's the laugh on now? Are we
square? Supper's ready" And Fairy
ran downstairs, laughing, followed by
two entirely abashed and humbled
twins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Lest We Forqet.

We too often forget, wrote Herbert
Spencer. that not only is there soul
of goodness in things evil, but. very
generally a soul of truth 10 things err
roneoua :.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22

Don't overdo anything. Too much
gratitude takes on the appearance Of
expectation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
From Florida.

Suit Case-Ever travel South2
Alligator Bag-Sure thing; that was
my old home, you know.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22

They are about to have a we'd
ding In the Starr household, az
you know, but Carol effeetuaIly
spells all plans and makes post
ponement necessary. Tough
luck for Prudence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
THE TWINS READ MRS. EDDYS "SClENCE AND HEALTH"
AND THEIR BEHAVIOR IN CONSEQUENCE UPSETS THE
THE QUIET OF THE METHODIST HOUSEHOLD

synOpsThe in the home of the Rev. Mr. Starr
his eldest daughter feminine head the house.
father herself her sister Fairy the winsCarol
Connie awaiting Of
of the smaller members of the family dis
astrously for their appearance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
PRISONERS OF WAR
BEING LEFT TO DIE
IN THE HOSPITALS

Washington. Sept. 15.--Germany
is banding hundreds of allied
prisoners into invalid commands,
composed of men who have
cheated the graveyard" These
commands, according to informal
tion reaching the state depart
ment today, arc being assigned TO
towns and ehospitals in the oc-
cupied portions of France and left
to die because the. German Of
ficials are afraid of the effect on
their people of the horrible sight
of these men present"
The news came to the depart
ment from a Russian prisoner Of
war recently escaped through
Belgium from northern France.
"A labor battalion on the west
ern front originally consisted of
2000 men" the Russian stated.
Accidents. exposure. unmerciful
bea tings and death have reduced it
TO about 500 men"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
NO SIGNALS PICKED
UP AT STATIONS

Boston, Sept. l5.-None of the big
wireless stations on the New England
coast reported intercepting s 8 calls
from ship said to have been attacked
by submarine off Nantucket early
yesterday, 1t was learned tonight from
an authoritative source.
The wireless station at Siasconsett,
on Nantucket island, the nearest to
the scene of the supposed attack, had
not reported distress signals. 1t was
stated Attention was called TO the
fact that calls from such a short dis
\ tanee off shore would certainly have
been heard and been reported 70 al
nearby wireless stations. =. a, i
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
TO CUT SPRUCE FOR
ALLIES AIRPLANEa

Centralia. Wash, Sept, -15.---Asswer
council that may bring victory TO ths
allies was held here today.
Leading spruce loggers and manu-.
facturers OF the Pacific northwest-s
representing the greatest hodies Of
spruce in the world laid plans for
cutting hundreds of millions of fest lof
spruce within the next few months fur
allied airplaneH. And airplanes, thhY
say, viii win the war. ~
Fifty logeers and manufacturers .of
Oregon and Washington representing
probably SIS per cent of the spruce OUT
put of the country pledged their en-
tire output of Spruce for the next IA
months TO the United States and her
allies. The mills represented here
have orders and shipping Instructions
for airplane sprhce from four coun !
tries. The aircraft spruce productibn
bureau met and organized here this
afternoon. This bureau will distribute
orders among the mills and shippers
from the manufacturers In their rela :
tion with the various governments,
The war emergency spruce council also
held brief session
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
iFOUhTEEN BILLION
APPROPRIATED BY
CONGRESS- IN WEEK

Washington. Sept 1s.sWith unarti-
nous passage by the senate today of
the $11.5ss.0 100000 bond biiisncongrass
ended a s14,OOo.0oo.0oD waek. This H.
a record for Legislative action invoiy.
ing revenues. ~
The senate opened the week by pass
ing the lS2'416.000.00o war revsnua
bill: the house passed the a17s,000. 900
war insurance hill on Thursday. and
the senate put the, bond bill through,
making a total of $14.127 100000.
The house-is nearly ready to pass the
S7.o00,00o,000 urgent deficiency hill,
Senate and house conferees are aongag-
ed In an effort To adjust differences
over the revenue bill. and to tncrsase n
by sS4 4,000, 900. ~. 49,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
ON RIGA FRONT

y London, Sept 15.-Russia started a
vigorous offensive on two sectors Of
the Riga front today.
Two sections of the front which II
was feared had been torn by the kor-
niloff foeces were those which the Of
ficiaI statement today declared had
made good advances against positions
gained by the enemy in the recent Ger
man advancs.
No war news of the day gave great
er satisfaction here tonight than this
refutation of apprehension that kor-
niloffs rebellion had split the Russian
lines open to the Germans.
The Petrograd statement told of es-
tablishment of ofadvanced Russian posts
in the village Of Medug. and OF the
capture OF KronbergA Both cities are
in the Riga sector not far from the
coast The war office asserted prison
ers had been taken.
Further 10 the east, IN the Pskov
road the city OF Pelne was, occupied by
the Russian drive. Tha attacking
troops, according TO tAe war office.
moved on toward Lemherg. occupying
the villages of Kietzcn and sisseral.
On the western front Official state
ments today indicated Ahe French
had regainec practically all Of The
ground In Caurieres wood lyerduu
sector), which the powerful Gf\mai
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
RUMORS SET AT REST
BY DUTCH MINISTER

Washington. Sept. 15.-Duteh Min
lister Van .Rappard today set at rest
gossip that his retirement from the
diplomatic corps here resulted from
connection with the state depart
ment's recent exposes OF German in
trigues through neutrals.
My leaving was decided upon last
january" Van Rappard said. y
probably will remain here until Christ !
mas, when I expect my successor to
arrive My going has no international
Significance whatever"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
49, |l1!I!|g; - AIAEA 1gIA|d "a !
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Local forecast FOR Boise and vicinity.
SUNDAY FAIR AND WARMER.
Forecast FOR southwestern Idaho. SIM
day. fair and warmer. Yesterdays
weather here; Highest temperature
7e: lowest temperature, AZ; mean tenn
perature, so. deficiency for the day. 2 !;
excess for the month. Al; deficiency
for the year. sos. deficiency for the
month, 0.lS inch. excess for the year
1.02 inches. Relative humidity, y. M
rs per cent; g p. m. "a per cent
Character OF day, clear tn
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

& Philadelphia, Sept. l5.-Louis wern-
er, aged editor of the Philadelphia
Tageblatt, and Dr. Martin Darkow,
managing editor. face the possibility
of death sentences tonight. following
at quick succession Of blows struck
by the government to suppress the all
legged disloyal newspaper.
They were Indicted today by the fed !
eral grand jury on charges Of treason
son eight counts
Indictments Of less serious nature
! were returned against Herman Lemke Z.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
DIARY Tells Of
PRICE PLACED
ON THE HEADS
.0F AMERICANS
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in the Field,
Sept. l5.-Germans think American
soldiers are now on the fighting line.
The German high command has put q
price on the head OF the first Ameri-
can fighting man taken, dead or alive.
diary found on the body Of dead
German machine gunner in the Ypres
sector today so asserted.
OFFERED IRON CROSS.
The entry read: I'VE suppose we
have had the Americans opposite us
for some time now. Two divisions of
the Portuguese are at our right. The
man who brings In the first American,
alive or dead, to headquarters, has
been promised an iron cross of the
first class, 800 marks (about S1151. and
II days leave by our division COM
mander."
This is the first hint that has been
obtained either from prisoners letters
or statements. indicating that the
German military staff has finally ad-
mitted to its men that Americans are
actually In France in force. Heretofore
captured Germans have laughed when
Informed of an American expedition
ary force.
BAD GERMAN MORALE.
The same diary that revealed this
change of front by the German COM
mand likewise gave a graphic descrtp-
tion Of conditions behind the German
lines. II was started in January. 1917.
The dead diarist told IN great detail
all about barracks behind the front
and Indicated a bad naprsia u
the Teutonic ffehftdx forcss. 4
He devoted aygreat many entries 10
describing treasure hunts. In the ru-
ins Of French and Belgian cities. where
the men dug for silver and other val
uables, even under fire. The diary
contained the name and Identification
disk number Of many of his friends
WHO possessed rich souvenirs" of the
war, including some priceless paintings
stolen from dwellings.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

headquarters and bookstore several
weeks ago.
Jacob Baltz. owner OF large brewery
interests. was indicted for making an
alleged false affidavit in filing an ex-
emption claim. A leading charge
against the Tageblatt is that news dis
patches clipped from English language
papers were "colored'' in translation in
the Tageblatt office so as to make
them favorable TO Germany,
The paper ale puplished instrue-
tions for getting letters to Germany
via remailing agency in sweden.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
ST. LOUIS LIKELY TO
HAVE FiFTEEN-CENT MILK

st. Louis. Mo-, Sept. 15--Fifteen
cent milk appears to be certainty
for ST. Louis. despite reports that con-
sumers viii not pay II. .a5G
A definite decision Is expected to be
made at the semi-annual price fixing
meeting of the st. Louis distributors
and southern Illinois milk producers
association, Tuesday. Producers have
shown no disposition to back down on
their announced demand for $3.50 q
hundred pounds, declaring they will
go out Of business first. The present
price IL s220.
Distributors want to compromise on
sS which would mean II or 1s cent
milk.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS AT STATE
PRISON SHOWS TOTAL OF $l3,3l8
LISTED AS "UNACCOUNTEDF FOR"
Governor Receives Detailed Report
on Prison While John w. Snsok
Was Wardcn-Ledger Shown to Be
Manufactured and Kept by Con-
vict-Numerous Inaccuracies
SALIENT FEATURES OF REPORT.

production the precise to which such
All maintenance and
bunds The books condition
The from Dec T. to
Dec 80 a Iedg
Believed the copied ledger
The distributing journals be
that figures
of the books
the in
The biennial
during biennum
portion of the said
Is not accounted by
amount the Improvement
$6,635.S6
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
YACHT SAILS
INTO NEW YORK HARBOR

New York, Sept. 15.-While news
papers we're printing stories announc-
ing reports of an enemy submarine
off Nantucket Lightship the yacht
Mayflower. with President Wilson and
party aboard came into New York
harbor this afternoon from New Eng
land waters
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
AMERICAN VESSELS
UNABLE TO FIND ANY
TRACE OF STRANGER

Washington, Sept. 14.--Destroyers.
scouting out around Nantucket light
ship. near the graveyard of several
British freghters U-53 victims, had
been unable up to tonight TO find any
trace of a German submarine reported
by British skipper to he shelling an
unknown vessel yesterday.
The navy department. learning that
the captain had told of interceptng
IAN S o s, which was apparently signed
abbey" took every precaution to
learn the truth thereof and to round
up the enemy.
During the day. Captain Rush, com
mandant of the New York navy dis
trict, investigated. but so far as the
navy had revealed up to tonight found
nothing to confirm the skipper's tale
Rush reported this afternoon that he
did not believe the report.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
This was apparently based on infor-
nation he had from destroyer patrols
The navy took extra precautions be-
cause distinguished persons were
known to have been travelling the New
England coast who must be guarded
ship for which the navy had espe.
cial reasons to be particularly watch.
full, however, was reported safe be
yond the danger zone.