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The evening times., 1900-03-13
His Physician Prescribed Swamp Root.

New York Nov. H. 1899.
To May
all down health and spirits. from overwork
the Exchange floor developed neuralgia and
al suffered a u attack OF rheumatism.
OF course. careful medical attendance but while
convslescing my physician himself ordered
Swamp Root to build nervous system and put
kidneys shape. 1t helped than curative
| l always keep my medicine
chest. With best wishes for sufferers,
xqAozzu4>SAA~1z<
D,,,.,, n %6Uzae~ Hm<~
IR y ~
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
New Audrain Bridges.

County Court was in session last
Thursday and let the contract for
the following new bridges, John
Byars securing the work in each
ease:
Nick Smith bridge, 30 foot cable
with 10 foot approach, section l3-
81; $l75.
John McCunc bridge, 30 foot ca
bic, section 4-52-7; $40.
Ellis bridge, 3G foot trestle, see
ton 34-53-9; 800.
Carpenter bridge, - foot trestle,
section Pop 10; $50.
Centralia bridge, to be repaired,
section l3-j1-11; $40.
Fouser bridge, to be repaired,
section l3-Jl-G; 500.
Barryville bridge, to be repaired
section 30-Jl-5; $40.
Cuivrc bridge, to be repaired, $3J.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
Fortune Did Not Smile.

We take the following from th"
Center InteIligcnccr:
Mrs. Joe Robertson was taken to
the asylum at Fulton Wednesday.
Mrs. Robertson has been of un-
sound mind for IL number Of years,
but until Monday interested par
ties have been unable to induce the
county court to issue an order by
which she could be sent to the aSy-
lum. In her childhood she was II
playmate of Miss Francis +. viii
lard and developed into II brilliant
young woman, but of late years
fortune has not smiled upon her
aud she was driven to insanity.
She is mother of six small chill
drcn, the Youngest only three
months old, who have the sympa-
thy of the entire community in
their loneliness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
PROH|BIT|ON|STS.
Platform Adopted and State
Ticket Nominated.
HON, GsAs. {, STOKES FOR GOVERNOR,
Audrain Five Delegates to
The National Con-
ventiOn.

The State Prohibition Conven-
ton adjourned last Friday after
the great speech by Hon. John G..
Woolley, of Chicago.
a Mexico man was honorcd with
the nomination for Governor, the
Hon. Charles +. Stokes, the retir-
ing State Chairman, and editor of
the State Leader, published in this
city. The complete ticket is as
follows:
For Governor, Hon. c. +.
Stokes, of Mexico.
observation-disclosures, Simpson
Ely, of Kirksville.
Secretary of State, r. II. Ben
ham, of NeoshO.
Auditor, o. j. Hill, of Kansas
City.
Treasurer, S. s. Allen, of st.
Joseph.
Supreme Judge, Hay Bell, of
Montgomery county.
Attorney General, l.. q. Adams,
of Vernon county.
Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioner, w. w. Taylor, Of Cape
Girardcau county.
The platform adopted was as
follows:
WHEREAS, the liquor traffic is
the fruitful source of the economic,
social, national and moral ills that
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
HERE'S AN "
" ADVERTISEMENT.

The Nandalia saloon keeper has
issued Il most remarkable card and
circulated it thruout the county.
1t contains advice pro ct con the
liquor business. Here il is: study
it Il little:
Know all men by these presents:
wish to notify the wife who has
Il drunkard for II husband, or II
friend who is unfortunately dissi-
patcd, to give me notice in writing
of such cases rs yOu are Interested
in, and all such shall be excluded
from my place. Let fathers, mo-
thcrS, sisters and brothers do like
wise and their request shall be
complied with. pay Il heavy tax
for the privilege of retailing liq-
uOrS, etc, and | want it distinctly
understood that | have no desire
to sell TO minors or dlunkards, nor
to the destitute. ! much prefer
that they save their money and put
it where it will do the most good
to their families. There are gen
tlcmcn of honor aud workingmcn
who can afford it, and it is with
them | desire to trade. will say
to those who trade with mc-and
can afford it-that | will treat you
gcntlemanly and courtcouSly. Loaf,
crS are not welcome. -
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
After Many Days.

The Louisiana Press says: Les
ter Snyder, better known as "Spu-
kety," was arrested in Bowling
Green, Tuesday, and is now in jail
awaiting trial for an offense it is
alleged he committed last July,
while baggage man at the {. & A.
depot in this city. Last July, ii
Mr.. Gealy, of Hannibal, passed
thru this city en- route to Laddonia
to spenda few days visiting friends.
When the gentleman arrived at
Laddonia and opened his valise he
found that Il valuable watch chain
and charm were missing. He had
given his check to Henry Scott,
the hack driver, and Scott took the
grip to the c. & a. and placed il
in Snyder's care, where it remain,
ed until it was checked out TO Lad,
dOnia.
When Mr.. Geary missed the
chain and charm he wrote agent
b. $. Carrick and gave him II de,
scription of his property. Mr., Car
rick went to the baggage room and
10 and behold, Snyder was wear
ing the chain. Mr., Carlick askeC
him how he came into possession
of it and Snyder said he bought il
from tramp, Snyder lost his po
sition at the depot and shortly af
terward left the city. He returned
last week and Rol Green, the {. s
A. detective, notified the conStabl,
at Bowling Green of the fact, anC
when Snyder went to Bowlin!
Green Tuesday to see IA young lady
he was placed under arrest anC
locked up.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
State Makes Twine.

Salina, kas. June lG.-The pen
itentiary binding twine has been
on the market here in competition
with the trust twine just Il week ,
and there is a big demand for it
among the farmers, since they have
learned that it can be purchased
direct from the dealers. About
400, 900 pounds of twine will be
used by the farmers of Saline coun-
ty alone, and it is estimated that
the entering of the state into com
petition with the trust has saved
the farmers of this county about
500. 600.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
PERSPIRATION OF THE HANDS.
A Seemingly Hopeless Case Finally
Cured by Hypnotism.

The Paris Society of Ilypnology
Gnl Psychology has received an in
tcrcsting communication from DR.. Al
bert Carpenter on the cure Of cx-
cc,siyc PcrSplratlon Of the hands by
hypnotism.
He cites the case Of II young man,
22 years Of age, who at the age Of ID
vas seized, owing TO fright, with
prufusc sweating Of the hands.
Ihcnccforth thi, young man per
,pircd from the hands, in an inter-
mittcnt manner at first, chiefly when
ne had to Use his hands; 50 that he
dreaded the coming on Of the sweat
ing. for instance, when he shook
hnnd> with woman. The pcr.pira-
jiou became almost continuous in re-
cent years. If he only allowed his
bands to hang down water triCklcd
from his finger ends like the tubes oil
filter. When hi, hands were " wipcd
there were globulcs Of moisture first
in the palm Of the hand, md then in
the last joint, Of the fingers.
4 number Of physicians were con-
suited and various treatments were
tried-local treatment, by cold
nstringcnts, cau-tic, and even firing
and scarifcation; internal treatment,
by reflex modlfcator, (Whitc agaric,
utropinc and crgotinc) and all Of
them failed. Electricity, in various
forms, caused the Precipitation to stop,
but only during the time Of it, appli-
cation, Directly the application
ceased the sweating reappcarrd.
Although mn examination of the
patient revealed no objective sign Of
an organic lesion Of the nervous sys-
TEN, DR.. Albert Carpenter con,ld-
cred that the cerebral hcmisphcrcs
played a considerable part in the case,
and that, therefore, the only means
Of acting on this affection was Il
psychic treatment, llypnotism was
tried, and the result was remarkable.
At the first experiments, although the
patient was not in state of complete
lethargy, there was considerable
amelioration. But it was only after
the patient was plunged into a state
Of real somnsmbulism, in profound
hypnosis, that cure was effected. AT
the present time, after fourmonths OF
treatment, the patients hands are
only moist from time to time, and the
moisture is frequently followed by
satisfactory state of dryness.-N. Y.
Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

aillict the people of the United
debauching the manhood
of the nation, corrupting lcgiSla-
ton, paralyZing the Executive De-
partmcnt of the State, cheating
Justice in Our courts, sitting mu-
nicipal reform, sweeping hundreds
of thousands into drunkard 5 graves,
peopling poor houses, jails and
prisons, impeding the work of the
church, deSolating thousands of
homes and breaking millions of
hearts; therefore,
RcSoIrcd, That the Prohibition
party Of Missouri by voice, by in
hucnce, by prayer and dependence
upon the God of battle, by ballot
and by every Legitimate and right
eous means is set for the absolute
annihilation of this colossal iniqui.
ty,
SECOND. \ party capable of
settling such an awful and stup"n-
dous question is fully capable OF
dealing with, and disposing of all
other questions which are Of les,
Importance, and we, therefore, in.
vite all who are opposed to this a
domination to join this inhucnc,
and vote with us in the right set
tlement of this vast question.
The following were chosen as
delegates to the National conven,
ton;
W, 5. Crouch, Kansas City.
John Sobicski, Neosho.
Mrs. John Sobicski, Ncosho.
f. II. Benham, NeoSho.
X. T. Bond, Fayctte.
IL. {, FariS, Clinton.
O. j Hill, Kansas City.
j. NJ. Ritohie, NcoSho.
j. W. Robbins. Mexico.
Edgar II. Price, Hamilton.
II, Z, Barnett, Neosho.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans
are Together.

CHICAGO, H., June II. Senator
Butler, of North Carolina, Popu.
list, and Senator Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, Silver Republican,
held conference with Chairman
Jones of the Democratic National
Committee.
The Senators were afraid that
silver might he left out of the
Democratic platform entirely, and
they came to protest against such
a course. They did not demand
that it should be the paramount or
even the secondary issue, but sim
ply that it should he in the plat
form. Mr.. Jones assured them il
would be.
This, il is believed, assures
triple alliance of Democrats, Pop
ulists and Silver Republicans sim
liar to that of 1896.
Another matter which the Sen
ators discussed with Chairman
Jones was the endorsement by the
Democratic convention of Charles
\. Towne, the Populist nominee
for Vice President.
Mr.. Jones held ont little hope
for Mr.. TOwnr. lie told the two
Senators that the Populists ig-
nored an understanding ut the
Sioux Falls convention by nomi-
mating Towne. The Populist eau
didatc is personal friend of Mr..
Bryan and will join him in the
Wisconsin fishing excursion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
Boys Played William Tell.

st. Louis, June l6.-Robert
Hoesle, - years old, and Gordon
Collier, 9 years old, played Will
lam Tell here with dangerous re-
suits. The boys got revolver
and, remembering the story of
William Tell, Hoesle agreed to rep
resent Tell, using part of Il brick
instead of the apple. Collier fired
at the brick, but the bullet hit his
companions cheek.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

ons like and lived all by herself in
that big old Harden house round
there on Hancock avenue. Miss
Mary used to sing it mighty sweet
and touching. hut | don't like To
talk about it, for know Miss Mary
Thought powerful heap of the
man who wrote that song, and
when used to say something to
her about the time Mr.. Payne was
here, she would say, Hush, Rob,
hush; ! don't want to talk about
those old days
Yves, yes, Miss Mary thought
powerful heap of him."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
Teacher Burned to Death.

Eureka Springs, Ark, June ID.
AT an early hour this morning
Miss Zoni Harvey, an instructor
in the home of w. h. Jones, was
burned to death by the explosion
of a lamp. She was curling her
hair when the bursting lamp del
uged her gown with the burning
fluid. Before assistance could
reach her she was dead. She had
attended both Nassar and Welles-
ley colleges and was Il protege of
Mrs. Mary LiVermorc.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

h. NJ. White, on behalf of the
city, II. &. Turner, on behalf Of
the local Prohibitionists, and Mrs.
Nj. c. Orear, on behalf of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Tn
ion, delivered the welcome address
es to the members of the State
Prohibition convention held here
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
Women Are Divine, But Mortal.

Trust no woman when dead Latin proverb
Women perfect divnitieS. Washington Irving
Women have tongues of craft and hearts of gueasso
Woman delights in the pure and noble Frederick Morton
Woman is his contradiction still.-pope.
BY ELLA WHEELER wICoX
Mans view of woman C!i Gods unanswered question.
Depends on his mood aud his digestion
Has he been loved too little % much?
lie draws her picture with no lattcrng touch.
Has he iincd well and smoked his brand?
All! then he Is her servant To command
And she angel straight Paradise.
Tomorrow? l.u! she Il DEVILS
Because today he mokcd or drank.
Dear SirS, you have varying selves to thank.
Not us to laud or curse for what
Mrthnks your praise and blame are both extreme
Woman demon. o Il
Divine she is. hut with mortal taint.
A creature formed by Nature To- he human
And mate with and. therefore. made woman.
Unlike enough that he may seek ur her
And like enough to sometimes weakly
So human that She puts his heart fire.
And ; divine she bids his soul aspire.
His puzzlc-punshmcnt- rccompcnsc.
With scnshiti,S and
(Shc set God wondering at his skilit
She as he iS-hr secs her as he will.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
Three Days Courtship.

Centralia, Mo-, June l5.-Chas.
Filkins, of this city, and Miss Min
ME Pippinger, of Champaign, We're
married last night. Both are quite
young, and the match was made
since the bride came here to visit,
three days ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Miss CrOcker, the California heir
ess who never did lick of useful
labor, has wedding robe made
with $40, 900 worth of lace. Twen-
ty thousand wOrkwomen over this
country have not dress worth
one dollar. Miss CrOcker reminds
one of some of the pimps of roy
atty of the Old World.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Miss Jessie Purcell, of this city,
will be stenographer and book
keeper for the Mayfeld Sanitarium
at ST. Louis. Miss Purcell is de-
termined in her purposes, is most
worthy young lady and will sue
ceed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Three most stirring addresses to
the Mexico public last week on the
temperance issue-that one by
Hon. Oliver w. Stewart, of Chica-
go, another by Orator c. n. How
ard, of Rochester, \. Y, and the
other by the Hon. John q. Wool
ley. Each address was applauded
thruout-each able in delivery and
strong in conviction.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

The Bowling Green Times has
an article headed, "Women Fight
at an Election" That does sound
little out of the ordinary, but did
you never hear of men fighting at
an election, and maybe getting
drunk too!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Capt. j. &. Buckner, of this
county, and &. D. Biggs, of Rails
county, were chosen by the Jeffer-
son City convention last week as
delegates from the Ninth district
to the Kansas City convention Ju-
ly 4th.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21
Chas. +. Stokes, Mexico.
Mrs. II. \. Bond, Fayettc.
N,,.. 1I NI.Ilb,nn,. N,yn a


Mrs. II. \. Bond, Fayettc
Mrs. NJ. a. McIlhaney, Nevada.
&. +. Belts, Fayette.
o. ID. HanZcr, Kansas City.
f. +. MrClelland, Sedalia.
Simpson Ely, kirksville,
W. NJ. Goodwin, Clinton.
j. p. Berry, Norbornc.
Y. b. TWrnbaugh, Bloomfield.
II. p. Bond, Shelbina.
Misses Stokes, Mexico.
f Bccbc, Laddonia.
w. n. Kccner, Jamesport.
c. \. Craig, Memphis.
VIM. :. Price, Duvall.
Andrew GraSsely, Parkville.
w. b. Palmorc, st. Louis.
=. Z. Faris, Parkvillc.
w. +. Brcnnccke, Houck.
-. -. Alltll, ~. boStIIiI'
Mrs. s. :. Allen, st. Joseph.
The convention was one of much
enthusiasm. Near $ll 900 was
pledged to push Prohibition work
in Missouri. The State Leader
was guaranteed an increased cir
culation of near 900 subscribers.
Col. John Sobicski, well known
in Mexico and in this county, with
his good nature and pointed wit,
was frequently heard on the floors
Of the convention. The speeches
by National Chairman Stewart,
Orator &. y. Howard, of New
York, and Hon. John q. Woollry,
of Illinois. were such efforts aS You
will scarcely hear cNcrllrd ON IN
American platform or anywhere
else.
The convention was more to he
compared to a great religious gath
criug, which indeed it was. Any
community is always honorcd and
bcttcrcd by such ii gathering.
Supplementary resolutions adopt
ed favor woman suffrage, dcplor,
the notification of the army can
teen law, view with alarm the ap
preparation of government funds
for Scctarlan purposes, condemn
the establishment of the American
saloon in the Philippines an,
Cuba, dcplorc the lax immigration
laws. demand enforcement of cX
isting naturalization laws, condemn
alleged bribery in the last Stat,
. Legislature and the alleged at
. tempt, also, to diSfranrhiSc all wh'
refuse to support one or the othc
of the old parties, declare for tn
/ initiative and referendum, and il
strong terms scorn the idea tina
| the finances of the commonwealth
have got at such low cbb tina
! the curators of the Missouri Uni
verSity should solicit and accept =
donation from the king brewer O
the State -
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

A noted case is set to come up
in the Circuit Court today-E. f.
Haycraft by next friend VS.. DOllie
Grigsby, teacher, and F. o. Wei
Ter and j. a. Thomas, directors of
the Elm Bend school, northwest Of
Laddonia. The teacher is accused
of administering-the boy, ten years
old, "A whipping out of the ordina-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Mr.. John V. Faires, of this city,
celebrated his SID birthday last
week. He cares for two gardens
and walks and works as tho he
were but 40. His temperate habits
have brought him happy days.
Mr.. Faires has two children resid-
ing in this county, Mrs. w, l.,
Corner, of this city, and Mr., }, S.
Faires, of Wesley Chapel neigh
bOrhOOd.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

FRED w. MORGAN writing to
the Vandalia Leader from Balanga,
p. l., relative to army life says;
"The latest hit among the officers
is to see who can get the most mig
gers ears on n string" That $
benevolent assimilation" again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

The Kansas City Star says: a
Vandalia mule which wasn't dis
eliminating in his knocking, kick
ed over bee hive and was stung
to death.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

The agitation is on for night
schools III every public school
house in st. Louis free to all-mcn,
women and children. 1t is propo-
sed to teach the common branches
only.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

w. j. Stone, w. 5. Phelps, ID.
a. Ball and Governor Lon V.
Stephens are the Democratic dele
gates-a large from this State to
the Kansas City convention July
4th
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

"This is the season." says the
st. Joseph News, "when it occurs
to you that you have friends in the
country"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Heavy rains last week greatly
damaged the wheat crop in several
counties in Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

j. w. Llewellen, by sheriff $
sale, bought ~ acres of land ad-
joining Vandalia for So 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

J. II. Edwards, of jefferson City,
is the new secretary of the Demo
cratic State Committee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Marshall thinks the G. Il a. will
build new depot at that place.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

County Teachers Institute at
Laddonia this week and next.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

Centralia will celebrate on the
Fourth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-06-21

The department stores of Chlca-
go are issuing half-crmt pieces, re
decmablc in merchandise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-22
RUSsIA'S TWO PACIFIC PORTS
To be Rail- Connected All steam
Rnnfe From st. Petersburg Open.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2o.-Ministel'
CANCER reports that the Russians are
working with feverish activity to finish
the railroad between Moukden and Vlad-
livestock. the east terminus Of the s.
berian railroad, and he says the belief
is that Russla's two strategic points in
the east, Port Arthur and Nladivostock,
where Russia is said 10 have sarrisons
variousIy estimated AT from l2o.oo 10
apa.OlO, will be connected by rail not sater
than August Of this year. As q m4Eter
of fact, there IS already uninterrupted
steam communication between ST. Pet
ersburS and the. Pacific over the Siberian
railroad. though at present il is neces-
sary TO use the river route on the ShilSa
for that part Of the distance between
Stretensk and Khabarovsk- The SEIZED
Tile from ST. Petersburg to Vladivostock
IS ineteen days. Il Is expected that the
gan in the railroad now covered by the
water route will be completed in about
eighteen months.
Minister Conger also reports the COM