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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
The farmers wife wi

farmers wife and her chickens is that
she fancies she can take ont of herself i'll
daily cares and tolls what SHE does not
put back in the form of nourishmcnt for
nerve and body. But she can't. Sooner or
later the woman who tries it breaks down.
The warning signs of physical break
down are, among others, headache, weak
stomach, flatulence, pain i'll side or back,
difficult breathing, palpitation OF the
heart. These are only some of the i'll
dications of arrangement of the ston-
ach and organs of digestion and nutri-
tom The one sure remedy for this con-
dition is DIR. Piercc's Golden Medical
Discovery, which strengthens the stom-
ach, purifes the blood and nourishes
and invigorates the nerves.
Mrs Martha Il. Barham Of Neville Prince
George Co, Va, writes; i commenced to take
Or Picrces Golden Medical Discovery in June,
1907 also his Favurite Prescription, aud can
not express the benefit have received from
these medicines. was suffering with what the
doctors called chronic indigestion, torpid liver
and vertigo The doctor did not do me any
good. NV symptoms were giddiness in head
pains in chest and an uneasy feeling all over !
also suffered with female weakness. was all
rundown and could not do any work at all with
out suffering from nervous attacks, so wrote to
YOU for advice. You advised Inc to use Or.
PicTcr's Golden Medical Discovery and Favoritc
Prescription When commenced TO use the
medicines / weighed only III pounds, now
weigh I4o pounds. thank God and DR.. X. V.
Pierce for my recovery"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
Champ Clark Busy.

Washington, Dec. Champ
Clark took advantage of funeral
day, while the House was culogiz-
ing the late General Harmer, to
visit the Post Office Department
about rural free mail delivery
routes in his district; the War De-
partmcnt. to see General Wilson,
Chief of Engineers, about Nilsson
ri River matters; the Pension Of
flee, to look after pension bust
ness, especially several matters in
which Captain J. ID. kincaid, late
Mayor of Bowling Green, who was
practitioner in the Interior De
partmcut, was interested, and the
Census Office. to ascertain the cX.
act population Of certain cities ii
his district.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
THE WHIPPING POST.
A Brief History of Public Floggings in
America.

In 1911 the London company sent to
jamestown, Va, code of laws for
the colonists, in which whipping was
made the penalty for a long list of Of
lenses. In 1854. when the governor of
New Sweden visited Fort Casimier. on
the Delaware, part Of the en- tain
ment provided for the guests by the
Dutch commandant was the whipping
of three 'gaol-birds." In 1869 the gov
ernor and council of New York or
dered an insubOrdinate citizea-one
Konigsmarks-to be publicly logged,
and branded with the letter 'R" on
his breast. No respect for the sex was
allowed to exempt women from a
share in the degradation of this pun
ishment until later, and it is certain
that W. n We're publicly whipped in
New York as late as 1775. In 1855
man convicted of DEMONSTRATING in
Newcastle. Del. was whipped, put in
the pillory, and had his ears clipped.
In December, 1900, a woman convicted
of receiving stolen goods was publicly
whipped, receiving twenty-one lashes
on the bare back, and was branded on
the forehead; and until fifty years
later women were occasionally whip
ped in that state. In 1885, free negro
woman, being guilty of theft, received
twenty-one lashes and was sold as
slave for seven years. The whipping
of women for larceny and receiving
stolen goods, ceased to be legal in
Delaware in 1855, but it was continued
for certain other offenscs against NOR
ality. The last instance OF woman
whipping in the state occurred in 1854.
The punishment of the whipping-post
for men is still sanctioned by the laws
of Delaware, and in 1875 seventeen
men were publicly whipped in New
castle County alone. The hist OF
Ohio tells us that the first punishment
decTeed for a white man in the state
was the whipping of a thief In the
Miami settlement, about 1887. From
that time until 1915 whipping was the
penalty for numerous offenses. Before
the year 1860 the whipping-post had
been abolishd in all OF the northern
states. In the southern states it re-
manned as an incident OF slavery, but
since the war its use has been rather
exceptional than otherwise. In Georgia
it has been forbidden by statute, but
fogting Is still relied upon in some Of
the states-Virginia, South ca ina
and others-to keep in order petty Of
tenders.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

A curious story is going the rounds
at Cape Town. 1t is said that owing
to some unpleasantness, the cause OF
which is a secret, the Russian and
Dutch attaches We're ordered to leave
Cape Town Castle, the British military
headquarters a few nights ago. Col.
Gourko, the Russian, declined to leave
unless force were used, but the queen
of Hollands representative was less
fiery. and was on the point of leaving
when secretary came rushing in from
Sir A Miner, with gracious apology
and an assurance that the whole affair
was a mistake. Mutual handshakes,
so the story goes ended an incident
which might have assumed an inter
national character
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
CURIOUS ACCIDENT.
Horse FiunIdrrI Into Manlio's on Top
o: Ho-lSman's lIea

Lloyd VI. bingham, the husband OF
Amelia bingham, the actress, drove
east across sixth avenue on Fortieth
street the other afternoon. says the
New York World. In the middle Of
The avenue Mr.. Bin2ham's horse it
seemed to him. suddenly sat on its
launches, Really, the horses hind
legs had fallen into an open manhole
between the electric tracks. The horse
lioundered and struggled, and, luckily,
gots its legs out Of the hole without
breaking them. Then it tr d to run
away, but Mr.. Bingham controlled the
animal and getting some one to hold
II, returned and discovered the man
hole open. He was surprised to hear
some one in the manhole crying and
moaning, and then mans head, cut
ana bleeding appeared in the apcr-
ture. crowd quickly gathered. The
wounded man was assisted to the
street, He said he was Michael Muir
ply, a wire splcer, employed by the
New York Telephone Company. He
had descended, he said. to do some
work on the telephone wires, and had
neglected to pull the cover over the
hole. While he loaned at work he got
"A frightful blow on the head which al
most dazed him. and another and an
other in quick succession. OF course,
these blows We're given by the hors e's
hoofs as the animal kicked and strug-
sled to get out of the hole Murphy's
face and head were cut so severely
that an ambulance was called from
Flower Hospital. The surgeon said
Murphy's skull was probably frac-
tured, and, unwilling, he was taken to
the hospital. His condition was seri-
GUS last night, but he declared his in
juries were due to his own neglect.
He lives at No. ~ East One Hundred
and Fifteenth street.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
Hot Shot From w. r. Stead.

In brilliant article in the
Christmas number of Success
William r. Stead discusses the
past century and finds that, in
morals, it has been one of retro
erosion. He has this to say of
the British war policy:
We see the working out of this
new anti.Chistian dogma i'll the
war which my country is waglng
in South Africa. From the point
of view of Christian ethics, it is,
in the opinion of all Christcndom
outside the nation that is commit
ting the crime, one of the most
damnablc wars ever wagcd 10y
man. Unjust in lis essence, it was
quite unnecessary. and could east
" have been avoided by recourse
to arbitration. The Beers pleaded
in vain with England to be true to
the principles which she professcd
at The Hague. Their appeal for Il
fair and open arbitration was
spurued, and the republics are be
ing butchcred 10y the imperial
bludgcon. Compared with this
operation, the partition of Poland
was an act of virtue. Yet it was
set on foot, and is being carried
out, by men who have let hell
loose in Africa in the belief that
they are justified by the doctrine
of Darwin and of Nietschc. They
have brought the century to t
bloody close, heralding IA yet NOR,
bloody morn. Hence, when YOU
ask me whether the century ha:
scored as much morally rs mate
rally, do not hesitate in my re-
reply, for we have here evidence
not of progress, but of retrogrcs
sion. The sublime teachings o
the Man of Nazareth are undergo
ing an eclipse by the blood-and
ruin doctrines of Il Darwinian i'm
pcriulism as ruthless rs that o
Pagan Rome.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
In The kabrich Building.
Terms Of Subscription:
Washington State.

Mexico's accommodating union
station agent, Mr.. Wilson, hands
the MESSAGE the following short
letter received by him:
Ballard, Wash. Nov. %, 1900.
Mr.. f. =. Wilson, Mexico, Mo-
Dear Sir: Our party reached
Seattle last Saturday. Had Il safe
and pleasant trip and are well
pleased with this place. This
Thanksgiving morning is simply
perfect. The air is warm, soft
and balmy and laden with the per-
fume of the cedar and fir. Every
thing is on the go, and you have
to stand aside or get run over.
We see more gold coin here in one
day than we see in old Missouri in
year. Seattle seems crowded
and overrun with people from
every land and cline. But ther,
is work here for all that want t.
work. The lumber industry OF
this place is immense, and II visi
to the saw mills here Mt Ballard
simply staggers Il "tenderfoot."
Our party are all well happy an'
satisfied. Yours, etc,
Byron liams.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
ONE OF PRiM- -
" ROSES JOKES.

II always did like Mars Geo &c
Washin ton-always did 'mire
him. SO wen | went mp to Wash
in'ton City not long ago, to see IA
bout bein' Pos 'mastah, or Il
Jcdgc, or janituh, | ies' keeps a
goin' until gifts to Mount YER
non. OATS where Mars Geo gc
is buried, you know. So goes up
de hill. an putty soon | sees II
great big. fine toon--"
Tomb, you mean, Mr.. Prim-
rosie
Yas-suh, dat's hit--a mighty
fine tomb. An | says to myse t,
Dis ych's de place whe' Mars
Geo gc is buried. He was "A great
man-dc creates man dis yeh
country ever seed. He was de IA
ther of dis yeh country. He fit,
bled an died fer dis yeh country!
He wouldn't take no money fer
dom it, ncithcr-and den | com
mence to cry. Jes' couldn't he 7
| it! An dar | stood, a-cryin an
a-ca YIN on bout what fine man
Mars Geo &c was, an what Il pity
it was dat we didn t have any NOR,
like him. Bout dat time ii white
man come up AN say, What You
standin' here a-makin' n fool o
yo' se'f foh?' Like dat. ii,
sounded me. wy, man, don
you knowi' | says. Is wccpin
over the grave of Geo gc Washln'
ton, de father of his country.
De white man, he look at me. Den
he say, Dis amt Geo gc Washin
tons grave; dar it is over yonder
Dis yeh is de icc-houSc."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
COLD to ORDER.
some ways 81 Producing Artihciai Low
Tempe ratures

some ways 81 Producing Artificial Low
Temperatures.
IN the line OF refrigeration on the
rail the newest aud cleverest TWEEN
ton is a car that by the motion oi It's
own wheels. congresses ammonia gas
II a liquid, which, In expanding again
through pipes, produces the cold re-
CURED to preserve the perishabie prod.
lets transported In the vehicle. What
The uewly.dlsroyo~el liquid air may
accomplish Ia the branch Of enterprise
BCre discussed no man can say.
though astonishing things are predict
ed for it, but already cold in this in
! ,ensely concentrated form is IN the
market and may be bought by the GAL
ION. Very possibly. in the near future
| carts may 20 from door TO door in
| cities with cans OF cold. G., liquid
air put up in suitable tins-depositins
! fun recepta. IS each morning for the
| days supply, and taking away the
"empties." 4 little OF the stuff In the
| family refrigerator will keep the pro-
| visions sweet, while what remains RAY
he utilized for cooling the air OF the
house a spoonsul being deposited here
and there in saucer. An inventor has
recently devised a scheme for sprlnk-
ling a town with the help OF balloons.
which carry up into the air long hose
rires connected with fire-plugs on the
| ground. This is FOR the purpose OF
cngeuderBs GOODNESS; and the same
object is sought. by another genius,
who proposes to erect in various parts
Of the city very tall skeleton towers, to
the tops Of which large bombs filled
with carbon!c acid, will be run
up for explosion by an electric spark.
Of course. the carbonic acid, expanding
in the form Of yapor, will chill the
surrounding atmosphere, thus giving
relief to the heAt-oppressed community
below. An Idea that is even now used
in many factories to cool the air in the
buildings is to throw a spray OF cold
water into a room until the air Is
supcrsaturated. and then to force the
tlr thus cooled through the outer
'ooms.- Boston Transcript.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
ARTIFICIAL SILK.
Development OF the Industry Now
Going On by Leaps.


The silk worm, with its comparative
ly small output, has now a rival In
artificial Silk" and 1t was to explain
the processes by which this Is produced
that Joseph Cash. chairman OF a fac
tory at Wolston. near Coventry. read a
paper at the Society OF Arts. says the
London Mall. Sir +. Wardle presided.
Many attempts have been made, said
Mr.. Cash, to produce material resem-
bling silk, but only recently have they
resulted in q commercially successful
fabric. The earliest imitation was
spun glass, which in its fleXlblllty and
brllllancy Is excellent for millinery or
dress ties, but Its limitations are soon
reached, for It can only be spun GER
tain lengths. and it possesses little or
no warmth. polished" cotton, "mer-
cerized" cotton and Pandura silk"
made OF gelatin thread, have struggled
for recognition in the market, but COM
plete victory seems to be reserved to
what Is known as collodlon silk" pro-
duced by the ChardOnne method, which
Is elaborate. Enormous sums of money
it appears had been lost ere the pres
ent success was attained two years ago.
But now the development Of the in
dustry is going on by leaps and bounds
in Besancon, in France and in Switzer-
land. The material has an even great
er brilliancy than silk. but the warmth
Is not so great. 1t is more durable
however, than the natural silk as
known to the ordinary customer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
Audrain Courts.

CIRCUIT COURT Bird Monday in
January, LIST Monday in June,
3D. Monday in September.
COUNTY COURT-lst Monday
in February, LIST Monday in May,
LIST Monday in August, 1st Monday
in November.
PRoRATE COCRT-2d Monday in
January, "a Monday in March, I'd
Monday in May, I'd Monday in
September.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
Three Odd Item. from Paris.

Nine. Loubet, wife of the French
president, Is simple, democratic. kind
ly. When she rides in the Bots her
carriage Is guarded by a detective on
a bicycle II 1t rains the blcyclist goes
to the carriage door and gets from
Nine. Loubet's companion rubber
raincoat for himself and one for the
coachman. A while ago Baron Chris
tiani was sent to Jail for attacking
President Loubet at the race track.
Recently some friends wanted to give
him an airing and called him as a wit
ness In lawsuit They thought tho
would be brought to court in car
rage: instead Of which he had to ride
in the Black Maria The furniture OF
Sarcey, the lately deceased dramatic
critic, was sold at auction recently. II
included a perfect museum Of gifts
from actors. on Sarceys studio were
half n dozen little reception rooms. As
many ladies Of the stage could wait to
interview him unseen by each other,
Sarcey was uncle" by courtesy to
them all.-Ncw York World.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
Charged With "Kicking."

Following item taken from the
Centralia Courier:
Wednesday afternoon consider
able excitement was occasioned by
n report that j. w. Wills, Jr.,
had kicked Mrs. Mary Wills out of
the Wills & Co. Hardware store,
seriously hurting her. 1t seems
that j. w. Wills, ,Jr., had served
written notice on his fathers pres
cnt wife not 30 come into the store
After she came in John told his
father to have her leave. She not
going, John asked her if there was
anything she wanted, and upon
her negative reply, he invited her
out. She refused to leave, where
upon John took her by the arm
and attempted to lead her ont.
She resisted and n scuf1le cnSucd
Mr.. Wills, Sr., intcrfcrcd and
took his wife out thru the back
door. John was arrested and
fined 81 and cost for disturbing
the peace. Mrs. Wills claims to
be badly hurt and has had John
arrested on a State warrant charg-
ing assault.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

LebbcuS II. Wiley, II promi-
ncnt young attorney Of st. Louis,
who was born and raised in Au-
drain county, has been recommends
ed for appointment to ii .Judgeship
of the L. :. District Court in the
Philippine Islands. The Office
will pay 50 900 Il year.
Mr.. Whitley is graduate of
Central College, at Faycttc, Mo,
and also n graduate from the law
department at Yale. His many
friends in Audrain will be glad to
hear of this new honor and pro-
motion for him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

Nobody WHO may be thinking CT
stopping in peace at the Grand Hotel
in Paris, should ask the maitre d'hotel
about the American woman who spoke
French with the aid of a dictionary,
says the Chicago News. Although
there was no need OF it, as they all
spoke English, she persisted in firing
off Orlendorian French at the walters
every moment. One sad-eyed knight
Of the apron came down one morning
and asked for leave of absence, and
the maitre d'hotel himself went up to
solve the mystery. After a violent
TRADE against the inclvility of the
garcon she declared that his French
was so fraycd out at the edges that he
did not understand what "a bottle Of
embonpoint" was. And it took the
manager 20 minutes to discoNv. that
she had intended to ask for stout.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

That was brilliant lecture by
John Temple Graves, of Georgia,
on the Reign of the Demagog' ut
the Mexico opera house last Thurs
day night. Graves thinks the
dcmagog Il great menace, whether
he is found in politics, in church
circles, in business, or any other
place, and if the world is to pro-
gress toward the millennium the
demagog must be gotten down and
given "SoXdolager,' to use his
own words. \ crowded house lis
tened to the lecture.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

Charles \. Towne, Bryan run
ming mate for the Nicc-Presidency
in the late campaign, has been APP
pointed to the United State Senate
to fill out the uneXpired term of
Senator Davis of Minnesota.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

Pete Balm was tortured and
burned to death by enemies in a
saloon at Dallas, Tex, the other
day. Balm is said to have been n
highly respected citizen, but, like
Old Dog Tray, he got into bad
company when he allowed enemies
to toll him into saloon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

\ law case, J. :. Brown and w
l.. Green VS.. the Wabash rail""3l
for the recovery Of 800 damages
for alleged injuries to II mule while
in transit, by change of venue has
been brought to the Audrain Cir
cut Court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13
OLD CAVE UNDISCOVERED.


In Shelby township, south of Oregon,
Ind, within mile OF the spot where
the first term of the Ripley Circuit
court convened at New Marion, in
1918, is cave of large proportions. 1t
was known by the pioneer settlers that
the mouth of this cave opened on the
west bank of Big Graham creek, but
knowledge OF this fact was lost, and
there was no attempt at exploration.
4 few days ago Benjamin Harrell John
Titus and b. +. Sands of New Marion
accidentally rcdiscovered the opening,
which is on the Burton Hughes farm,
and after securing torches, they eX-
plOrcd the cave for three miles. AS
they progressed chamber after cham
her was opened to view. rich in beau
tiful specimens. In one chamber, n
very large room, a whisper of one OF
the explorers was SO greatly increased
In sound rs to startle his companions,
and in another water was found ilow-
ing through n crevice, causing a con-
tinuous roar like distant thunder. In
the last apartment visited the explor-
ers then being compelled to return
because of expiring torches, everything
had an ossiled appearance, and a pet
rhed snake was brought out, so solid
that 1t can be used for walking
stick.-New York Journal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

Mr.. j. w. Wray, of near Ben
ton City, and Miss Olivia Smclser,
of Stoutsville, were married last
week. Rev. w. a. Hanna, of
Mexico, performed the ceremony
that made them one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

At Newport News, Va, the 9th
er day prisoner who refused to
work got twenty-four lashes with
n horsewhip, Rcviving the whip
ping post, don't you sect
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

The new county officers, except
the Collector, will be sworn in
January |. The Collector is not
sworn in till March |.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

j. Elmer Green, n brother of
Edward Green II barber of this
city, was killed by the ears near
BroOkfeld last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

D raises chickens,
knows that they
must have food
enough first to
satisfy bare
hunger, he II
enough more
than t hat to
make flesh and
fat before they
will begin to lay.
In plain words
you We GOT 10 put
into the hen i'll
the form of food
what YOU get out
of it in the shape
of eggs. An i'll
nourislied he II
lays no eggs.
he difference
betW cen the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

The Bowling Green Times thinks
the Legislature should pass law
reducing the sala rics of county Of
ticcrS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

Married, in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, Mr.. Ira Collins to Miss
Ellie Gray, both formerly of this
city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

In the sale ring in Chicago last
week Hereford cow sold for 50, =
80.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-12-13

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
ioc, 25c. II C. C. G. fail, druggists refund money.