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Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Is Getting There.

The Louisiana Press tells the
following story of how certain
boy in that town is pushing TO
business success:
Almost any day a small boy, who
has grown to be a familiar figure
at the wood market, can be seen
standing by his wagon in front of
the Court House, calling out to
passers-by, Wood, sir7" and "a
nice load of wood, Madam, for n
dollar; every stick laid in straight. !"
Few persons who see the boy
know that he is the bright, intelli-
gent lad that he is and that for
years ha has had an object in view
and that each load of wood sold
brings him nearer the realization
of his life's dream. He is now IL
bout II or Is years old.
Some years ago he made up his
mind that he would some day be
the owner of a farm and a herd of
fat cattle and all other things
which go to make up comfortable
country home. With this dctcrmi-
nation to spur him on he started
out to get the price of IL farm.
He has since been working faith
fully and it is said that he now
possesses the snug sum Of 81, 800.
Each week he adds to his bank
account and he gees in the not dis
tant future that farm, etc. Las
winter he had one hundred cords
of wood cut with which to supply
his trade this winter. This cut in
to stove wood will bring him 1
snug sum-SOmc four or five dol
lars per cord. BY honest loading
and fair dealing he has made man!
permanent customers who will bu.
wood of no one else. He declare
that as soon as he is able to buy {
farm he will quit the wood huSi
ness
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

than his own, which is proof of
the fact that modesty is one of Mr..
Winners most marked character
stics.
Soldier boys of the civil war will
remember another song of Septi-
mus Winners that was the scnsa-
tion of the day when it was first
put into circulation, and that was
sung around many camp fire.
This once famous old war song
was Give Us Back Our Old Com
mander." 1t was inspired by the
removal of Gen. Mcclellan from
the command of the Army of the
Potomac. The failures of his sue
cessors created much criticism and
discomfort, and this fact suggested
the song to Mr.. Winner. 1t vote
ed the sentiment of the thousands
of soldier boys who loved McClel-
Ian, and the song made such an
impression that it attracted the at
tention of the War Department.
Some idea of the impression the
song made may be had from the
fact that the Department of War
felt called upon to suppress it, and
an order went forth forbidding the
sale of the song. Mr.. Winner
was notified that he would be i'm
prisoned in Fort Lafayette if he
continued to sell the song, and n
public singer, Julia Mortimer, who
was singing it with tremendous eff
feet on the stage, was Informed
that she would be imprisoned if
she continued singing it. One
may be sure that the soldiers did
not take kindly to the order for
bidding them to sing the song,
and the feeling against General
Burnside, who had succeeded Gen
cral Mcclellan, was stronger than
it had been before.
Mr.. Winner is also the author
of that old-timc favoritc, What
is Home Without Mothcr!n He
wrote also Whispering Hope"
and many other favoritcs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
"Our FayOrite POiSOns."

Mrs. John b. Henderson, whose
husband back in the '70's was a
candidate for Governor of Missou-
ri on the Republican ticket, is a
good cook and a politician too.
She worked for Bryan this year,
with pen and main, but as writ
er to help the cooks the following
from Washington City will inter-
est our readers:
Mrs. John b. Henderson, of
Boundary Castle, Washington, ID.
c., is busily engaged in putting
the finishing touches to a new
book, "Our Favorite Poisons, +"
upon which she has been engaged
for the last four years and will
soon be ready for the publisher.
For years Mrs. Henderson has
been regarded as an authority up
on all matters pertaining to cook
ing and hygiene; from the time,
indeed, when her Cook Book
was published, and when General
Henderson was a Senator from
Missouri.
Chief among the subjects treat
ed in "Our Favorite Poisons," "
are alcohol, tobacco, tea and cof-
fee.
Mrs. Henderson's versatility
may be understood when it is re-
membered that it was largely to
her efforts that the splendid exhi-
bition of pictures of local artists
was held last spring in the Corco-
ran gallery. Mrs. Henderson is
an artist of ability, and drew the
plans of her home from portion
of the Alhambra.
Last season Mrs. Henderson
found time for whiting Il series of
financial articles in one of the lead
ing papers and during this cam
paign worked with a will for Bry-
an.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
An Audrain Boy.

James w. Myers, of this city,
gives the MESSAGE permission to
use the following letter received
by him from Ernest c. Koch, for
merly of this county, but now n
member of Co. II, 10th L. :. Vol.
Inft., and located at CaZagan,
Mindinao, Philippine Islands;
We are located just three de-
grccs south of the equator and the
weather is quite warm.
The Forticth Regiment came to
this island the last of March and
opened up the ports. Companies
r, +, G and ii, the latter of which
! am member, are stationed ut
lligan.
1t is very quiet everywhere, cX-
ccpt here and at Oriekcta, but
there are six companies here. My
company has had one fight on this
island. We ran into the lnsur-
gents trap and lost seven men and
had seven wounded. Our captain
and first lieutenant were among
the latter. In Co. IN" two were
killed and three wounded. The
entire company did not go out and
we were in n hot place. Bullets
rocks and anything the enemy
could get flew thick. There was a
hill to our left and front, and we
attempted to charge them, but the
traps were too thick for us. When
we would run against the line OF
the traps they would go off and if
man was in front of one it would
run spear thru him. The rest
of the regiment will be here soon
and we are going to take that
place.
| like this island fine, as it i,
quite pretty place and quite
healthy. The rainy season doe,
not amount to so much here as il
does Oh the island Of Luzon.
Our campaign on LuZOn wa!
short but tough. We had four
teen scraps in forty-thrcc days
The Insurgents fired on our pro
vision carts every time they wen
to Lagaspi.
The greatest sight have eve
seen is the volcano, MayOn. 1t i
10, 200 feet high. 1t had an crup
tiOn on March LIST, which LASTED
three days. The whole island shool
and large streams Of lava ran down
the mountain sides. 1t was
beautiful sight at night, but no
very pleasant, for we could not 60
anything fit to drink; the waite
was black and the air was full o
cindcrs. 1t was not very pIeaSan
trying to keep the coal ashes on
of ones eyes.
think this country will be
great thing for the United States
it will furnish all of the hemp the
need. A big schooner full wa
landed at the dock the other day
The natives bale the hemp like "
do hay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
TAXATION IN FRANCE.
Everything That Is Productive Con-
tributes to tho Revenue.

Taxation in France is most thorough
and complete. Almost everything OF
any value or OF money-producing pow
er is taxed in France. II saloon
keeper or restaurateur places tables,
chairs, plants. flowers or statuary in
front Of his establishment, or an avn
ing over his front door or windows;
IL a merchant, a secondhand furni-
ture dealer, grocer, greengroccr or
flower vendor displays goods In front
OF his establishment-he pays the city
a tax or rent for the use OF the side
walk or the space in the air occupied
by the awning Everything that comes
into the city in the shape of wine,
fruit, poultry, fish, any kind OF food
or drink, is taxed at the city gates.
All banks, stocks and credits are taxed
Money unproductive is not taxed. and
no special effort is made to get at 1t.
The principle pervading the tax sys-
TEN Is to make everything pay that Is
productive.-New York Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Petty Quarrel Led to 1t.

Following item we clip from the
Montgomery County Tribune:
Henry Spinsby, so years old, a
resident of this city since 1912, at
tempted suicide yesterday evening
at his home No. 2737 Olive street
by cutting his throat. His motive
lay in a petty quarrel with his
wife, and he decided that when a
mans better half refuses to stand
by him he were better dead.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The Selma journal says a man
of that town was in Mobile a few
months ago, engaged in a business
enterprise which also involved six
others from different parts of the
county. After the business was
concluded the party sat down to a
friendly game of poker. The Sell
ma man protested that he did not
know the game, that he went to
Sunday school, ETC., but he was
forced in. "We'll show you," said
one of the party. So they played
and the Selma man was answered
when he questioned the others as
to the rules of the game. Finally
it came to the last hand, and big
pile of wealth was on the table.
When the betting was nearly end
ed the Selma nan looked up from
his hand as he raised the bet and
asked meekly: DO four aces
count for muchi" With IA groan
the others threw down their cards
and left the table and cash to the
innocent member. Finally one
turned back. Did you have foul
acesi" he asked. "Oh, no." re-
piled the Selma man, dropping the
cash into his pocket, Il only had
fves and sevens; | asked for in
formation"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The health department in Bos-
ton has completed a bacteriologic-
al test to public telephones and ad-
vises care to avoid actual contact
of the lips with the transmitter.
Cleansing with ) per cent carbol-
ic acid solution after each use is
recommended. Public phonograph
tubes which enter the ear may al
so convey disease.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
m The Pipe of Clay f
DEDICATED TO THE YOUNG AMERICAN.

boy was standing in the COW shed one day
Smoking his grandfather's Pipe of Clay;
The boy was young, the pipe was old
But the sequel to this story has oft been told.
Great beads of sweat on his brow did stand,
And the Pipe of Clay fell from his hand,
He felt great pain in his stomach risin',
And said to himself, "I believe I'm pizned"
He swooned and into the manger fell,
And there heaved Jonah" to a fare-you- we'll
Now this boy is old and his hair is gray,
But he has never forgotten the Pipe of Clay"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Frank Akridge's Cow.

The Bowling Green Times tells
about her in these words:
a Rails county farmer lost a
COW in very queer manner one
night last week. The animal got
into the summer kitchen, found
and swallowed an old umbrella and
a cake of yeast. The yeast fer
menting in the poor beasts stom-
ach raised the umbrella and she
died in horrible agony.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The Baptist ladies of Mexico en-
tertained at the church last Friday
night, in homer of Hardin College
pupils, to give them an opportuni-
ty to meet the membership of the
church and their friends. DR..
Porter delivered a very entertain.
ing address, and some fine music
was furnished by the pupils of
Miss Ida Child, of the College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
His Congratulations.

After the election Bryan sent
Mckinley the following telegram:
Hon. William Mckinley, Pres
the close of another
presidential campaign it is my lot
to congratulate you upon secon d
victory"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

Clean blood means n clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep It clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Goes SOckIeSS.

Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, made
a wager with friend that if Nc
kinley was elected he would go
without socks for the next four
years. Jerry loses and will carry
out his agreement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

"Coin" Harvey will make his
residence in Arkansas hereafter.
He thinks hard times are ahead
for the thickly populated centers
of the country as result of the
election.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Bright and Clipper.

The Mexico Ledger editorially
says
The Mexico MESSAGE is one year
old this week, and is as bright and
clipper Il yearling as we have seen
in many Il day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The Vandalia Leader says that
G. H. Inflow, of that place, sold a
mule colt last week to Irvine Mad
dox, of Galloway comfy, fot $50.
That's topping the market, we
should say.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Showing Her How.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-By the acci-
dental discharge of revolver last
night Clarence Burceley Beardsley,
a man of wealth and well known
in the city's business circles, shot
and killed his. wife, Made Bowker
Beardsley. In handling the re-
volver from which the bullet made
the fatal wound, Mr.. Beardsley
was endeavoring to instruct her
how to frighten away any burglars
who might pry about the house
during his absence on a business
trip which he was on the point OF
making to the Pacific slope.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The Mexico Intelligencer is now
"all fixed" at its new stand in the
West building opposite the post
office. The Intelligencer has neat
quarters now indeed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The Legislature this winter will
be called upon to redistrict the
State. The new census brings the
occasion for this.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

Mark Hanna is already being
talked of as the probable nominee
of the Republicans for Presi dent
in 1904. Where's Teddyl
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

Audrain Republicans will not
ratify. The national victory was
pleasing enough to them and they
will let it go at that.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Burned to Death.

Monroe City, Mo-, Nov. IL
Mrs. 7. Madden was burned to
death near this city this morning.
She was 10 years old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

The Probitionists cast but seven
votes in this county four years a.
go, this year their vote was 81.
That's n good increase.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15
Don't Tobacco Spit ard Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full OF life, nerye and vigor, take Eo-To-
Dae. the wonder-worlser. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, u. Cure guaran.
seed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

Now that the election is over,
Vandalia is talking the new rail-
road again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

Bear in mind that the MESSAGE
is but $1.00 a year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-15

"Six killed. was Kentucky :
death roll on election day.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02

ing after his interest in Savan-
nah Sunday
Selley Kincanon, of Cerro
Gordo, was in the city Satur-
day spending the night with
j. M. Cupples.
1t is rumored that we are to
hear the wedding bells peal
forth their happy chimes. In
weddings we have been up
with any place here of late.
Two young men of this neigh
borhood took in the party at
Mr.. Bakers near Clifton Fri
day night of last week,
Prof. Charley Cupples will
begin school q t Havana
school house Monday. We wish
him success.
1t is with sadness that we re-
port the death of Mrs. David,
son last Friday. She had been
quite sick for quite awhile but
was thought to be better, and
on Friday evening her husband
entering the room after an alb.
sence of a few minutes found
her dead. The bereaved fami'
ly have our sincere sympathy.
III, III.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02

There IS no better medicine for
the babies than Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy. Its pleasant
taste and prompt and effectual
cures makes it a favorite with
mothers and small children. 1t
quickly cures their coughs and
colds, preventing pneumonia or
other serious consequences. 1t
also cures crOupe and has been
used in tens of thousands of cases
without a single failure so far as
we have been able to learn. 1t
not only cures croupe, but when
given as soon as the cr0upy
cough appears, will prevent the
attact. In cases of wh0oping
cough it liquifies the tough mu'
Gus, making it easier to expec'
torate, and lessens the severity
and frequency of the paroxysms
of coughing, thus depriving thai
disease of all dangerous conse
quences. For sale by j. X. Bar
low.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
visit in Alabama.

weeks visit in Alabama.
The measles are still raging in
this section, but not of a serious
nature.
Rev. Hassell will preach at bis
church next Sunday. Bro. Has
sell is ayoung man and a splen'
did preacher. He breaches with
force the doctrine of Holiness
and higher and nobler christian
life, than some professed to be
christians are living. This is not
a theory of Bro. Hassells alone,
but thousands OF others are
teaching it.
We would like to know if the
Bender and behold the man, has
become satisfied as to the pres
ent century. They both produc-
ei some good arguments, and
both have followers.
Success to the Courier.
STANLEY.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
Oakdale Items.

The weather is cold at this wri.
ting.
Misses Bertha Proctor, Tillie
and Cora McClain visited Charlie
Coyey's last week.
Bad colds are raging here.
We are having nice Sunday
School at Graham's Chapel.
Oakdale is building mp fast
Mr.. Newt Kerr is building him a
new house.
Mr.. Written Smith and wife
passed through this community
the other day.
What has become of Cecil Scr
reltop?
The school was out at Ballard'i
Feb. II.
Mr.. FL. B. Covey is doing {
prosperous mercantile business.
The change of school books wal
a good thing. l wish they hat
been changed long time ago.
Some say the Third and Fourth
arithmetics have been combined
| wish some one would advise mt
whether they have or not.
Mrs. G. g. Covey has thirty.ont
little chickens.
The health in this community il
very good. BELLE MEADE.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
NASHVILLE
BANNER!
Tennessee's Leading
Newspaper.

At the time the Banner goes
to press it is 8 p. m. in Washing.
ton, 10 o'clock in London, and IL
o'clock at night in the Philippines
News from these points is receiv.
ed in ample time to be published
the same day of occurrence; there.
fore the Banner contains all news
Of national and International i'm.
portance, az well as, all other
news, twelve hours ahead of the
morning papers. The Banner il
mailed to all parts Of the United
States, Canada, Mexico, and Por.
to Rico, for $500 per year, $3.50
for six months. $3.50 for three
months, and SOC for one month
The Banner would be glad to re
cieve your subscription. Sample
Copies Mailed Free.
"a Banner Publishing Co,
Nashville, Tenn
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
Old People Made Young.

j. G. Sherman, the veteran
editor of the Vermotville (Mich.)
Echo, has discovered the remark
able secret of keeping old people
young. For years he has avoided
Nerv usness, Sleeplessness, In
digestion, Heart Trouble Consi'
patton and Rheumatism, by using
Electric Bitters, and he writes:
at can't he praised too highly.
1t gently stimulates the kidneys
tones the stomach, aids digestion,
and gives a splendid appetite. 1t
has worked wonders for my wife
and me. It's marvellous rem,
edy for old peoples complaints"
Only Soc. at j. K. Barlow's drug
store.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02

Lee Smith, proprietor Of the
city Barber Shop, has added to
his already up to date tonsorial
parlors, an Aeromotor which snip
plies pure water from thirty foot
well, and furnishes three elegant
bathrooms with hot and cold wa
ter. For the best Shave or most
fashionable Hair cut, give him a
trial. Hot and Cold Baths, with
rooms heated by hot air; Shoe
Shines. Sbampooning, Hair and
Mustache dyed in one minute.
Call and see the only shop in town
with all modern Improvements.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
Garden Seed. Buy Oraig's
from ID. j. Hughes.
CerrO GOrdO.

Editors Courier: Please al
low me space in your valuable
paper to chronicle some of the
happenings of our town
Miss Effie Powers, OF Selmer,
who has been visiting her sis
ter Mrs. G. V. Weller for some
time returned home Sunday.
Miss Dora Outlaw left on the
Sun last Tuesday for Jackson,
Tenn, where she goes to en-
ter school.
Our town seems quiet enoogh
at times, yet at other times
when the boys and also too Of
ten their parents, get too much
of mankind's worst enemy,
whiskey, tits sad to behold and
reflect that some of these very
ones families would not be to
plentifully supplied to have the
money they are worse thar
throwing away, spent on them
How long will men continue
in this wayi When will mer
shun this their worst enemyi
Miss Willie Kirby went to
Savannah Sunday. She will
enter school there.
Mr.. James Lacefeld, O.
Martins Mills, was a visitor a
Mr. Wellers Monday night.
Miss Hattey Dobbins, after
few weeks visit to relatives a
Selmer returned home Satur
day,
| for one would like to Sc
"Fred's' name to an articl
: in the Courier again.
Now to readers and especial
ly to correspondents let's no
neglect an opportunity of send
, ing in a subscribers name an
. his money. And at every or
portunity say a word for tn
paper, by doing this we Wi
help the editor greatly enlarg
, his honor roll.
s.. RI.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
An Editors Life Saved by
Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

During the early part of Octo.
Der, 1896, | contracted a bad cold
which settled on my lungs and
was neglected until l feared that
Consumption had appeared in an
incipient state. | was constantly
coughing and trying to expel
something which l could not. /
became alarmed and after giving
the local doctor trial bought a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the result was i'm
mediate Improvement. and after
7 had used three bottles my lungs
were restored to their healthy
state. S. Edwards, Publishe
of the Review, Wyant, Ill. Fol-
sale by j. X. Barlow.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-03-02
Morris Chapel.

Rev. S. 7. Morris filed his reg.
ular appointment at the NJ. Il.
Church, Sunday az IL a. IN. Tn.
Gle Sam always has a good hear.
ing from the different denOmina.
tons of this section.
Last Sunday at 10 a. m, Sun.
day School was organized at the
Nj. u. Church, South. j. NJ. Yancy
was appointed Superintendent at
the last Quarterly meeting, |. NJ.
Mangum was elected Assistant
Superintendent, VIM. 9. Frazier,
Secretary, Miss Jimmie Herman,
Treasurer. We have two Sunday
Schools with young men Superin-
tendents at each church. These
Sunday Schools are open TO every
one who is not in Sunday School
somewhere. II is not their object
to work against each other, but to
get the heads of families and
their children to attend Sunday
School,
If you have not seen oar hust.
ling candidate for the office o!
Trustee (Mr. ]. NJ. Mangum) just
be patient, he will be around and
'lectioneer with you in a most
honorable way.
We learn there are some six or
eight in the race for constable in
the old 10Th, and the indications
are that by election day there will
be few more. None Of these
candidates are from this part OF
the country, as we seldom need
an officer.
Ifyou want 10 see some fine
shooting, you should see Walter
Yancy out sporting. When he
takes from his shoulder, with one
arm, his gun, and points at rab'
bit going at the rate of 200 miles
a minute, at the crack of the gun
then few capers by brer rabbit
and he passes into his quiet ant
peaceful slumbers.
S. o. Morris anu r. L. Frazier
are the ones to be dreaded as
sporting men. They can leave
home at IA. m. with their fine
guns 200 loaded shells, and ole
Sam one Of the finest bird dogs
in the country, and game sacl
trailing the ground some six fee
and return home at sun down
with blue jay and occasionally
Tom tit. All empty of course
Rev. Lee Smith filled his APP
Monument at New Hope Sunday
Bro Smith is a splendid talkeI
and is liked every where he
breaches.
Miss Ida Morris spent Monday
night with Misses Daisy and
Ophelia White.
Mrs. j. 4. iIermon returned
home Wednesday from si'