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The age-herald., 1900-03-04
 3 FOR . LITTLE aFOLKS. E MA tR
ABDUCTED BY MARY JOLLY VAN HOOK.

west attracted her attention. must hasten on she thought as she had only come half the distance.
 Now and then little sparrow would fit across the road, as if 1t was in a hurry to get home
 Gradually the thunder grew louder and louder until little Bess, now fully aroused, exclaimed how glad am here at last Soon, with her mail and in her saddle again, she started for home. "You had better wait un- til the storm is oyer,' said the postmaster. 5 "Oh, no, Nell and I will make it all right" And putting the whip to her horse, she said: Home, Nell, go homew With flying feet the faithful horse sped across the narrow bridge, and along the short distance of the road, for the storm was coming periously nearer every second, and their only safety Hay in speed.
 "On! on!" cried Bess.
 The bowling wind swept furiously, now shrieking exultingly as one by one the huge forest trees bent before it's power, and again dying away in low, sad wall.
 It was now only short distance, yet the distance seemed miles to MT Owen who had seen Bess from on upper window, and realized her danger far more than she. But alas! the horse slipped and Bess was thrown heavily to the ground.
 God save my child" cried MT. Owen. as he saw what had happened. and rushing wildly out into the storm, was soon by her side. Lifting her up tenderly, he bore her into the house.
 And dear old Nell stood still, as If she realized what she had done. Suddenly Bess cried out: ''Is Nell safe; did she get hurt during the fall?"
 ''No, my little girl, your horse is safe" exclaimed her father
 When Bess awoke next morning a full moon was riding in the cloudless sky; not breath of wind was stirring
 And ere long little Bess was able to go riding again.
 she had with the stonm
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
ARTHUR D. WRIGHT. Unionville, Mich.
 THE MOST ECONOMlCALl THE BEST!
Tunnel Road Contract

New York Letter in the Chicago Tribune.
 John B. Mcdonald and the members of the rapid transit commission affixed their struction of the underground rapid transit railroad. which is to cost the city s35 OOO, ,OOO. and which Is to extend from the postof1ce to Spuyten Duyvi Greek on the west and to Bronx Place on the east.
 It was the largest single contract ever entered into by an American city, and probably by any city in the world. The building of the main tunnel Is looked upon as merely the beginning of a great system of underground roads which will knit the five boroughs of the city together.
 Mir Mcdonald was in the best of spirits, and he smiled as he received congratulate tions of his friends In his pocket he car ried a certified check for $10O0,00O, signed by August Belmont & Co.,. which he was to turn over as the cash deposit required by his contract. It was drawn on the National Park bank and made payable to Comp troller Coler.
 Three clerks from MT. Belmont's office brought in the securities which were to be deposited in lieu of the fifty-year condin- uity bond, which Is to insure the proper operation of the road during the life of the contract.
 These securities were dn a carefully p1rar1ed bag and consisted of $370,000 in bonds of the Illinois Central railroad with s650 900 dn bonds of New York City. These made a total of q, ,02O 900, and $2O,OOO having been added because 900 of the Illinois Central bonds are slightly below par. The bonds were then accepted, and in short tHne all the signatures were affixed to the contracts.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
Cycles for 1900

Looking at the wheels of 1900 and con- s,derirag the differences in the way they are put together and constructed for win ming purposes, it will be only the green horn who does not see that there is small CT tubing being used, tendency toward condensation in the frame lines which means a shortening of the outside meas urements and the wheel base.
 From forty-fve inches the wheel is com- ing again toward forty-three inches. Even where there is an increased rake in forks the frame lnes are changed in a way that necessHates the slightest change dn ,the length of the wheel base.
 There Is also an alteration in fork crowns which may be seen after you have eonsid- cred frame lines and rims and spokes and hubs, and note the return of some of the best makers to the solid onIe-piece drop forging for connection between the two 1attened pieces of tubing called fork sides and the big tubular head into which the handle bars fix.
 Speaking of handle bars, they will be dif- ferent, wider mainly; grips will be differ ent, better in quality. In bearings there are too many changes to talk about whfle in tires and general accessories there is an endless story
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
A HEROIC RIDE.
CARLTON HOOPER.

"Tm deadly tired doing nothing" sighed bright-eyed little Bess Owen, as she was idly swinging late one afternoon. Why not go to rider" said MT. Owen, who hap pened to be near enough to hear Bess.
 Capital" said Bess, "TH catch Nell and go to the office for the mail. In a moment she was up and gone to the pasture for her dear and faithful old Nell. Everything in readiness, she sprang into the saddle with a bound. Gathering the reins and her whip she was off in a gallop.
 Don't stay out late,' called her father, "the clouds wonder look dark; think we shall have rain tonight"
 "AH right; look for me back for supper, said Bess. The afternoon was painting the whole west in dark clouds, and here and there promise of soft blues and grays, and tender pink, to come later. and the green fringed road hard and firm from yesterday 6 rain. continually offered glfmpses of early summer freshness. AZ
 AhI how beautiful these woods arc. unused Bess, as she drank in the beauty around her. But the distant thunder in the
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
M. M. M.
Ten Dollar Prize for a Successful
 Guess.

The serial story begun Sunday, January 8, 1900, under the above title, will continue through January. February and March. The mystery of how the boys became possessed of large amount of money and the name of the club, the initials only being used in the story, are to be guessed. Also any other facts necessary to the comple- ton of the story. The one sending to the young folks department of the Age-Her- ald the, most complete or nearest guess Of the mystery and ending of the story will be awarded $10 in gold If two guesses are equally correct the prize VII be divided be- tween the two. The one making the next best guess will be warded an entire set of Rudyard Kipling's works The guess must be written out as last chapter of the story and sent in to this department be- tween March IS and 25.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
TO THE CHILDREN.

The Hermitage, March 4. The Hermitage has a prize for some bright boy or girl. Each week one letter of the Hermitage Primer will be printed in the Age Id. The first boy or girl who brings the complete series to Hermitage will receive handsome present with his or her name engraved on it.
 HERMITAGE.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
THE WEAK, THE DISEASED,
 Made Strong and Healthy Through DR. RADWAY'S SARSAPARILLIAH RESOLVEHT.

Every drop of the Sarsaparillian Resolv- ent communicates through the blood, sweat, urine and others fluids and juices of the sys-
 tem the vigor of life; for 1t repairs the wastes of the body with new and sound uneured and badly treated venereal in it's many forms (send 10 cents for Illustrated book. "Radway on VenereaPO, glandular diseases, ulcers in the throat, mouth, tue mors, nodes in the glands and other parts of the system, sore eyes, strumous dis charges from the ears, and the worst forms of skin diseases, eruptions, fever sores, scald head. ring worm, salt rheum. erysipelas ache black spots in the flesh, tumors cancerous growths, female com plaints and all weakening and painful dis charges night sweats. nocturnal losses and all wastes of the life principle are within the curative range of this Wonder of Mod ern Chemistry and & few days use will prove to any person using it for either of these forms of disease its potent power to cure them. If the patient daily becoming reduced by wastes and decompositions that are continually progressing, succeeds in ar resting these wastes and repairs the same with new material made from healthy blood, and this the Sarsaparillian will and does secure, cure is certain, for when once this remedy commences its work of purif- cation and succeeds in diminishing the loss of wastes It's repairs will be rapid. and every day the patient will feel himself growing better and stronger, the food di- gesting better appetite improving, and flesh and weight increasing.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
Excelsior Steam Laundry DOES AnAnA..
 EXQUISITE WORK. :; George A. BIinn q Son, 1907 Second Avenue Phone 222
COOL SPOTS FOR HOT DAYS.

,BAMFf Canadian National Park an incomparabl.
 he SaTnd snd heaith resort in the Canadian Rockies, agn and the Great Glacier of the sekrt.
 mnTveIIous frozen Niagara, the most attractve .n.
 m ai America for restseekers and sight re sne Canadian Pacific Railway. Unrfvsiled Un,y sny U hours from Washington. For partirn,ss. fbyt fnppg 70 "; Merke. 1929 Pennsyivania Av Wash rasson F. C; .. G Osburn I29 Balffnnrr ar ps ann- more Md; H. McMurtrie 6as Chsstnus st Ph Ps sai p
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
Not His Folks

From Brooklyn Life
 Visitor Cooking at portrants)- a lot Of ancestors you've goti
 Porkenchops--Thats dead right. dfdnt iwant so many but Sarah she insisted.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04

FIRE! FIRE!! FIRE!!l
 Drop in and take a drink at M. Wise 6 Co.'S place. See what the big fire did for. them. Cor. Morris ave. and 2Oth St.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
Sport

Sport is a most intelligent dog from Pa ducah Ky. He is brave fellow, and the constant companion of his master, who is a fireman of that city. He sat up for his picture to be taken quite as soberly and with the dignity of a growr-.f, man.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
NEW YORK AND THE EAST VIA
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

The Southern railway offers double daily service on convenient and quick schedules
 Leave Birmingham 6:00 a. m. and use the washington and Southwestern Limited. through sleeper, dining cars and library observation cars east Of Atlanta.
 For sleeper reservations, tickets, etc, ap- ply to c. '. Jackson. T. F. A., 2of9 First avenue.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
I.nla Grepne

Lula is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Greene of Twentyfourth street.
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
The Applause of fhe World

the man deserves that always dresses in a neat and faultless manner, and whose linen is spotless and done up with the exquisite color and finish that it always receives at the Avendale Laundry. We launder your shirts, collars and cuffs in a manner that cannot be exeelled, and return them in per- feet condition
 AvONDAIsE STEAM LAUNDRY,
 ''Old Reliable" 108 N. 18th St., Phone 100i
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
scRoEuLA FROM BIRTH.

Rr. Radway-Dear Sir: It is with pleas ure take my pen in hand to inform you of the great cure effected by your medicine called Sarsaparillian Resolvent. I have a girl years old last September, who has suffered with scrofula ever since she was 3 years old. In fact. the doctor told us she was born with 1t. We had our best local doctors with her. and 1t seemed like all hope was gone. for they told us If the dis ease settled on her lungs she could not be cured. This frightful disease seated or seized upon her lungs severely. I began to think that our little girl could not live very long, our physicians medicine doing no good In the meantime I received a copy of your medical publication. called False and True" which you sent me. After see- ing the accounts of so many cures effected by your treatments, I at once resorted to them, and by the time she had used one bottle she was most well. The ulcers that were making their appearance on her body are entirely gone, her lungs almost healed. or at least she has quit coughing. She has begun on the second bottle, and believe by the time she uses all of 1t she will be well. She had very bad cough. am yours with respect,
 SAMUEL S.. BARKER,
The age-herald., 1900-03-04

We publish to-day very good little story sent by aCrlton Hooper, httle boy of Huffman, Ala. We have several contribu-i tions from little folks, but can only pub fish one in each issue. oYu must be patienti if yours Is delayed longer than you ex- pected. 5Tt g
The age-herald., 1900-03-04

Seeds. Field and garden. J. H. Mccary Co
The age-herald., 1900-03-04
Flat Top, Mercer county
''llFE A BURDEN" ]"

Dr. Radway-Dear Sir: For long time past I have been suffering in the most dis dressing manner from long train of symp- toms which have baffled the skill of all the medical men down here, and which feared, If not arrested In their progress, would ter minate in the total prostratlon of my strength. Loss of appetite and desire of stimulating and artificial means of susten- ance at irregular times, want of healthy sleep and consequent depression on arising in the morning rendered life quite burden to me, until friend induced me to try your medicine. So I got a bottle of Radways's Sarsapari1lian and box of Railways Pills and took them according to directions. I soon found relief I got three boxes and three bottles more and am better in health than ever before. remain your humble servant
 ARTHUR D. WRIGHT. Unionville, Mich.
 THE MOST ECoN0MICALl THE BEST!
 One bottle contains more of the active principle of medicine than any other prep aration. Taken in teaspoonful doses, while others require five or six times as much. Sold by druggists. Price s1.
 Send to DIR. RADWAY & CO.,, No. 55 Elm street, New York. for Book of Ad- vice. D
The age-herald., 1900-03-04

CEDAR ARBOR POST
 Any length and size. Come and see us, or telephone l121. M. c. Reynolds Lumber Go.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18
Santa Fe.

Quite a number from here at
tended the Mexico street fair.
Mrs. Lonah Bailey and children,
of near Granville, are visiting
their home folks this week.
Mrs. Phil Quisenberry is home
from her visit with relatives in
Paris and Shclbina.
Mark Clark and wife spent sew
eral weeks with her brother, Joe
Ringo.
Emmett Fairbairn and family, of
Perry, spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Jim Camplin.
w. j. Bolts is holding reviv.
al at the Fisher school house.
Frank Snyder spent Sunday il
Florida.
The Y. z. s. c. f. was wei
attended Sunday eve and much in.
terest was shown by the young
people.
I Miss Emma Ball is visiting rela
tives in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Back ar,
visiting relatives in Farber thi,
week.
Mrs. George Crawford has re
turned home from Va, where sh,
spent several weeks with hon,
folks.
Miss Lizzie Poague is quite sick
Mrs. G. +. Dull is improvin,
very slowly.
Aunt Kate Bedford (colored)
who has been quite sick is bette
at present writing.
VIM. Dull has moved to tn
DR.. Houston property.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18

Miss Addic Wright, of Galloway,
was the guest of Mrs. Lucy Bur-
well Thursday night.
Dick Hickcrson, of Cuivrc, was
iii town Friday.
Miss Irene Painter, of Cuivre,
is the guest of her brother, John
Painter, here.
Harvey Pritchett, of Illinois, is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Mesdames West and Taylor spent
Friday in the country.
Miss Ollie Kelly and brother,
Frank, have returned home from
Mexico.
VIM. Banks made business
trip to Montgomery City Wednes-
day.
Hugh Asbury, Henry Wilmot,
Harry Kuhnc and Tom Hammctt
attended the street fair at Mexico
Thursday.
Misses Ella and Oracle Smith,
of Mexico, were the guests of Miss
Mabel Mcdonnell Sunday.
The Democrats are making big
preparations for their grand rally
Oct. 23. Hon. Champ Clark will
address the crowd. The ladies are
making preparations for II grand
float. Come down, all We Mexico
Democrats, and show your colors.
The editor of the Republican es-
timatcd the crowd at the Republi-
can rally Mt nine hundred, but we
think he was off. We were there
and would call it lG to rally
sixteen negroes to one white man.
But the Democratic rally will be
lG to and all white; don't you
forget it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18
ii Nelghborhood News. e.
Wesley Chapel.

Mrs. Geo. Dudgeon and daught-
er, Ida, visited Mrs. ID. NJ. Price
last Friday.
Ed. Cook erected an mromotor
wind pump for h. l.. Day last
week.
Harry Brown sold to D. NJ.
Price 10 head of shoats at s.. 80
per head.
Homer Azdell shipped from Fl.
Benton, Montana, 1000 lambs via
Hannibal and Perry, Mo. Arriv-
ed last week, losing only three in
the shipment.
ID. NJ. Price sold to Harry Brown
four calves at $l3.5 per head.
r. l.. Day is sinking Il coal
shaft on his farm. jeff Lott is
doing the work.
George Brown, of st. Louis, is
visiting his brothers, Jack and
Reube Brown, and their families.
Mrs. Hattie Tate, of Laddonia,
took quite i'll Mt her mother, Mrs
Joseph Able's, last week with
heart trouble.
We learn that George Brown is
working in Bonner, Montana.
Luther Angel and wife, of Cen.
tralia, are visiting Mrs. Angel,
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
James Anderson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18

Dave Jeffries, says the Middle
town Chips, is good Republican
living over in Audrain county.
Jeffries went to the Democratic
rally at Vandalia the other day and
tarrying until the shades of night
to return home, was held up and
robbed of $12 by two negroes.
Dave says, ut does beat thunder;
a Republican going to Democrat
ic meeting and being held up by a
couple of negroes" Next we hear
of Dave, we suspect, he will be out
in an interview announcing his
flop to Bryan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18

Mesdames Hopkins & Brooks,
the leading milliners of Mexico,
call your attention to their fine
line of up-to-date millinery. Ev-
erything in the latest style and in
such variety that You can find
what you desire. Ladies of style
and good taste wear hats trimmed
at Hopkins & Brooks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18
NeighbOrly NeighbOrs.

Miss Gabrielle Pate, of Laddon-
ia, visited relatives in Mexico last
week.
Miss Emma Miller, of near Rush
Hill, was the guest of Mexico
friends last week.
Lieut.. j. c. Johnson, of the ar
tillery branch of Uncle Sans ar
my, with his wife, is visiting in
and near this city.
Mrs. =. H. Cullen and her
brother, Ed. j. II. Coil, and Mrs.
f. r. Locke attended the meeting
of the Christian Church at Kansas
City this week.
Volney Erdle and T. T. Torrey-
son, both of near Rush Hill, are
attending the State Anti-Horse
Thief Association meeting being
held at kirkSyille this week.
Mrs. Frank Morris, near Yves
ley Chapel, is visiting at her old
home near Winchester, Ky. The
MESSAGE is glad to know that Mrs.
Morris, after so much illness about
a year since, is regaining her for.
mer good health.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18
Worcester.

Con Morthland sold n drove of
$50 ID. hogs to A. ID, Bledsoe at
$4.75 per hundred.
F. l.. LaForce bought - acres
of land off the north end of George
Azdell's farm, just south of Wor-
cester.
{, Berry bought the Vcnop 80
acre farm, west Of Worcester, for
his daughter, Mrs. DR.. Cornett.
VIII Baker is walling well for
DR., Cornett,
There will he Democratic speak
ing ut Beagles school house Oh
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18

them.
If you will get up something in
teresting by Nov. |, l will try and
use them. Yours truly,
w. 7. Darlington.
Let the teachers join Prof. Car
rington in this work. Submit
your work to me by Oct. % and
I'll send it to Supt. Darlington.
October and November have
been set aside as library months.
Get up some entertainment, solicit
private subscription and try to
start or enlarge your school Ii
brary. 1t is necessary in order to
do work outlined in course of
study. Very truly,
F. l.. Bruce.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18
David Pike, j + Barnett.

David Pike, j + Barnett.
FARBER:
M + Hamlet, j n Bondurant,
Joe Hammett, j r Gillilland, G +
Schroll, ID a Hart.
GROW.
w II Price, II NJ Shannon, Jno
Hickerson, Howard Houston,
Thos Kirk, Geo Barney.
BLACK.
Jas Montague, Britton Smith,
z T Burch, Chas Oaks, J ii Pease
VIM Huntley.
RUSH HILL.
ID + Elder, } G Maxwell, j \
Medley, Il Roberts, a b Smock,
II S Mechlin.
EDWARDS.
lOIll NiDDollS, Jot TtnlleWdlu,
q Fritch, } II Scott, Walter Reed,
& Nj Leek.
MARTINsBURG
T + Mitchell. A RENEWAL, \
D Henry, 5 Bertels, = f Yelton,
Fred Watkins.
BENTON CITY
Il Il Miller, r II Brown, j w
Douglass, w a Read, Neal John
son, q w Marshall.
LADDoNIA
j n Smith, II l. Day, j j Alex
ander, G a Wilder, j b Robert
son, f c Cook.
BEAGLES
& A Wilson, = s Underwood q,
T G Bolts, Ron Hixon, J S FARES,
Ped Fegan.
CAN'T.
M. G.. Flint, j. j. Cox, j. w.
Harrison, J. II. Robinson, l..
Standifer, c w Wilson.
NAYLOR.
$ p Cunningham, j f Harrison
j F Vim, j w Fox, c Household
der, Ed Young.
THOMPSON.
j B Woolery, Cy Barnes, j NJ
Daniel, D. O'Callaghan, Ed Tiger
Jason Rutter.
ROWENA
j II Neill, w II Dejarnatt, =
Holloway, j Serviss, j McGowen
V V Schwartzendruber.
George Littrell, II T Crawford
Cesar Smith, A a Burkcye, JOIN
Hawkins, f Anderson.
FRIENDSHIP
j $ Hanna, II q Harris, II
Wisdom, w r Reed, Joe Riggs
Grant Ficklin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18
Fell on q Knife.

Walker, the 9 year old son of
II. w. Matthews, just southwest
of Mexico, met with what may
prove a fatal accident, last Tues
day. He was on wagon, loaded
with lumber, with M. NJ. Brown
and had a pocket knife with open
blade in his hand and fell off the
wagon. The blade entered the
right side between the ribs, enter
ing the chest cavity. He was
thought yesterday to be in a dan
gerOus condition.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-10-18

Reube Landrum, aged about 40,
died at Laddonia last week of ty-
phoid fever. He leaves Il wife and
four small children. lie carried
81 900 life insurance.
Mrs. A. j. Schroll, aged 3G, died
at her home, near Farber, one day
last week. Her disease was con
sumption. The husband and two
children survive her.
Mrs. Mary Spencer, aged GO,
the revered mother of Nath Spcn-
Ger, near Rush Hill, died last Fri
day after an illness of several
weeks. She was "A good woman
and many mourn her death.
Mrs. John Beal, of this city,
was called to Louisiana early part
of last week on account of the Sc
rious illness of her brother, Henry
Fletcher, at that place. The bro,
'ther died Thursday morning. I'm,
mediate cause of his death wa,
lung trouble.
From the Centralia Courier
Master Carroll, the 2E-year- ole
sweet baby son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Bruce, died Wednesday
night of membranous Group aftel
a brief illness. The sorrowing pa
rents have the sympathy of the en-
tire community.