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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
OF CHRISTMAS MORN

In tho rush ~ the rncrfy morning,
When the red burns through the gray,
And the wintry world lies waiting
For the glory OF the day.
Then we hear fitful rushing
Just without upon the stair.
See two white phantoms coming.
Catch the CLEAN of sunny hair.
Are they Christmas fairies stealing
Rows of little socks to fill?
Are they angels floating hlthcr
With their message of good will?
What sweet spell these elves arc weaving,
AS like lnrks they chrp and sing;
L. 1t palms of peace from heaven
That these lovely spirits bring
Rosy feet upon the threshold.
Eager faces pCcping through.
With the first red ray of sunshine,
Chanting chcrubs come IN view;
Mistlctoc ana cleaning holly,
symbols of a blessed day.
In their chubby hands they carry.
dreaming all along the way.
We'll we know them, never weary
OF this innocent surprise:
Waiting. watching, listening always.
with fun hearts and tender eyes.
While our little household angels,
White and golden i'll the sun.
Greet us with the sweet old welcome,
Merry Christmas. every one!'
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
MONUMENT TO A HORSE.

In the beautiful l.lkcyicw cemetery
at seattle, Wash. can be seen a.
can find. The monument WIS erected
by ". |. Wadlpi-h. 1t marks the grave
Of his iayoritc cattle horse Buck. This
horse had been his constant companion
ior years. TIC was magnificent AMI
NAL. a thorou Shbrcd which stood fiji
teen hands high ana was so affection
ate that he followed MS master about
like a dog aad seemed to fret and
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
Countries Exchange Territory

y mall strip Of ssiau territory on
the Belgian horde. likely to be made
over entirely to Belgium in exchange
for another strip of land. n Part OF
which the Prus6ian town of Eupen re-
qGiros for projccte! public building
II is expected that The negotiations be-
tween the Two governments concerned
will shortly be concluded to TIE salts
faction of both ana that hereby an end
will be put 90 little Inconvenience to
which the border inhabitants have
hitherto been subjected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

The complete body OF a gi-antic pre-
historic mammoth has been discovered
enclosed in glacier in far Northeast
crn Siberia The Imperial Academy OF
sciences of st. Petersburg has deter
mined to secure the body entire. IN
expedition headed by Dr. Herr. uf the
Imperial Museum. Is now ON the spot
eEdeayorlng to secure the body II is
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
Electricity on warships.

The extension OF the use of cleo
Syicity in British war ships in place OF
bteam for subsidiary purposes is to be
made the subject Of series Of expert
mental tests. At the present time the
capstan, steering engines. ventilating
fans and derrick hoists are worked by
steam power.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
Goats That Climb Trees.

In the Atlas mountains OF northern
Africa there are goats which climb
trees TO browse on the foliage. Some
Of them have been seen standing erect
on the branches thirty feet from the
ground. while others were lastly re-
Ginning on the boushs gently rocked
by the wind.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

the greatest undertaking. Of the kind
ever attempted
The mammoth. gigantic species of
w1llly extinct elephant was found in
a great bed Of ice near the BereSOwka
river. TIE SPOT is 5000 miles by road
and river from lrkutsk, the nearest
place on the Irans-Siberlan railroad,
The expedition left the latter place in
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
Found

the summer. According to the last re-
port received by telegraph from Ir-
kdtsk the scientists had completed
their Tremendous journey and were
engaged in eXclvating the body from
its loo 0Ou-ycar-old ice prison--a re-
malkabl" Christmas present to science.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

pancy. 1t is to be home Tor aged,
ression who arc now in asyums and
other places throughout the country.
Tn" home H. to- have none nj tho ap-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

Gigantic water power developments
are projected in tn" Alps. There are
now in the French Alps Is factories
supplied by 100000 horse power cleo
trically generated. Engineers estimate
that 3.o0o.00O horse power is now run
ming to waste in the Alps
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
OLD CORONATION THRONE.

This queer little monument is really
one OF England's disused coronation
thrones. 1t can be seen at Kingston
on-Thames, and is a very modest seat
compared with the gorgeous ivory
thrcre of the Mogus Emperors. Seven
kings OF England were crowned on this
stone.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

during tho winter The ease OF this
creature during the winter seems to be,
therefore, one of sleep long and
soundly or starve." Curing the win
ter'a sleep or Information life processes
go on very slowly. breathing is re-
duccd, and the heart beats become 30
slow and feeble that they cannot be
felt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

The home at Castletor. Staten Island
for actors in distress. which was begun
with 81 900 contributed In twerty-one
days in May, 1900. by actors and man
ayers. will soon be ready for occu-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
Eik T'cth Arc Valuable,

Recently a dealer in Indian relic.
Paid 1900 tor an Indian squaw dres.
ornamented with 1,C2i elk teeth. Thi
dress had been in one Cheyenne family
for l2I years, and for long time spec
ulGtor3 and collectors of curios have
tried to purchase 1t. Many photo
graphs have been taken OF the dress
and two or three scores of squaws hav,
been married in it for luck, but a.,
offers to buy it have been rejected I'M
til now. Elk teeth are very scarce an e..
readily sell for from 81 to $40 each
With the Indians each elk tooth repre-
sents the value of pony. 1t Is claimed
by Mrs. Bent that several Of the elk
teeth on the dress were gifts from 10
seph. the great Nez Perces chief. They
have the chiefs mark on them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

pearance OF an asylum in interior G
exterior II is to he surrounded b
broad lawns, llo~cr gardens. and Woo
and It's general appearance viii he tina
of 4 rnhMIIN .nlt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

On the north side is one word. Cor
rallied" On the opposite side you read
in Adversely, Faithful
Near tn" resting place of the horse
is his masters grave. Mr. Wadlcigh
had preferred to rest by the side of his
noble horse, n-tead of by his family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

The Palestine exploration fund has
been for the last two years carrying
on excavations In western Judea. Re-
mains extending in time over fifteen
centuries have been unearthed, cover
ing two well-defned pre-Israelite pc
RODS and also the Jewish Seleucidan
and Roman periods.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26


Buck"
My fdvOrite cattle horse,
Died September ~, 1851.
Aged rs years and Is months.
For thhtccn years my trusted
companion III blackncss of
night, in storm. sunshine and
danG,r.
The National tribune., 1901-05-23

Read at banquet Of Ohio Society Sons
of the American Revolution. Columbus,
o., April 10, 1901. Ef %
A group Of yoemen strong and true.
Where falls the shade Of rock and tree
Sons of the soil in homespun blue.
Firm. and determined to be free:
y here stands the brave. undaunted line
The grass with blood will soon be wet,
And Freedoms sup will proudly shine
Ger. Briton's lowered bayonet.
Fresh from the plow. the bench, the store,
New England's sons await the fray,
For Paul Revere's brave ride IS Ger
Though still we hear his voice today:
AROUSE, Arouse! The foemen march.
Arouse. Let Heavens will be done,
Go meet them meath Gods azure arch.
The tyrant threatens Lexington
How stern each face upon the green,
How firm is planted every foot,
And Aprirs sun smiles on the scene
Where Freedoms tree has taken root;
Ready. the line of scarlet coats
Breaks into view moment, then
Is seen the gorgeous flag that floats
Above the staIwart Epglishmcn.
See how each eye with vengeance CLEANS
Above the rifebarrel glum,
And listen! through the tense air streams
The shrek of fife, the roll of drum;
A moments silence, then the call:
Throw down your arms, ye rebels
DIRE
Floats out deaths awful summons:
Fire.
The Springs soft grass is feckcd with
red,
The bullets cut the smoky air.
Earth bears the wounded and the dead,
A whitened hand is raised in pray'r;
Still firm the embattled farmers stand,
No telling what the day will cost:
They dream not that they'd saved land,
Nor that an empire hath been lost.
What if the foemen gain the day:
What if their neighbors round them
lie?
They know that Lexington's mad fray
Has checked the hand of tyranny.
o, could they look into the years
The years of blood before them yet
And see through all their wrongs and
tears
Old Yorktown's glorious bayonet!
A breathless world has heard the shot
Fired where the Yankee farmers stood,
And Time has sacred made the spot
Where flowed our sires' heroic blood;
Though they have moldered back to dust,
And rusted stands each sturdy gun,
The Nation which we love and trust
Saw the light at Lexington.
In all its splendid beauty flies
That banner which their valor gave,
And softly bend the azure skies
Above each blOssomllaureied grave.
So let us drink TO those who fought
That day in Aprif's shade and sun,
And with their own blood bravely bought
Our heritage at Lexington.
The National tribune., 1901-05-23

fire upon them simuitauseusly, when they
immediately broke and fell back to the
shelter of the woods
The Confederates now opened fire with
their artillery, our artillery Immediately
replying, This was kept up for some
time. Then the enemy again came dash
ing out of the woods in our front with
that squeaking yell so peculiar to them.
Our boys received them with q solid and
well-directed fire. our artillery at the same
time doing excellent work, the combined
fire making great havoc in their ranks.
This was too much for the Johnnies.
Presently we received orders to FIX bay
onets, column forward, guide center,
double-quick," and in an instant our en-
tire division moved forward with q ring
ing cheer, the enemy giving way at all
points in our front, but turning back oc-
casiOnally to fire a few scattering shots,
as we were passing over rail fence; the
enemy, who quickly disappeared within
their fortifcations, leaving the ground
over which they advanced, and retreated,
thickly strewn with the bodies of their
dead and such of their wounded COM
rades as were not able to get away. In
the woods Il short distance in rear of the
fence above mentioned was u swampy
spot, around which number of the en-
emy's wounded had crept, evidently, for
the purpose of getting little water. and
night
A short distance from this place our
boys witnessed very sad spectacle. The
bodies of two youths, evidently brothers,
the eldest not more than 1S years, were
found locked in each others arms, as if
one or both had been mortally wounded,
and, crawling together died in each 9th
ers arms. 1t was indeed sad sight to
look upon the fair faces of these young
men. handsome even in death. with their
large. brown eyes gazing with look Of
sympathy. as it were. into each others
face. Many turned away from this scene
with moist eyes and sorrowful heart
The firing on our right and left was
kept up until nightfall: but the battle of
Fair Oaks had been fought and won.
The troops lay on their arms in line
of battle all night. expecting another at
tack
About 8 o'clock p. m. the 42d y. Y.
was ordered back to guard Grapevine
Bridge and make some necessary altera-
tions, and also assist artillery still ON the
north side to cross.
About 10 O'Clock a. III. of June ,, 1857,
while our boys were working i'll the river
and on the bridge. an ambulance came
down to the river bank bearing the
wounded Confederate Gen. Pcttigrcw, of
South Carolina. The bridge just ut this
time not being in condition to allow the
to cross. Sergt Casey and the
writer lifted the General out of the am
bulancc. and placing Il few blankets over
some logs IaShed together. we placed the
General on the blankets and foated him
across the river. and nut him in another
which took him back to the
hospital On leaving the General shook
our hands very warmly. telling us at the
same time if the fortunes of war should
ever throw us into the hands OF his men
tn Immediately ask for him Late the
afternoon of June ,. our work being fin
ished. we received orders to rejoin or bFi-
gade ut Fair Oaks Station.--ECGENE
SULLIVAN. 42d y. Y. 31S Tenth STREET,
ProoE!yn Y
The National tribune., 1901-05-23
Ievoted army had visited upon his slay-

devoted army had visited upon his slay-
erS.
A braver man never drew a sword. In
the fight where the pressure was the
heaviest he was sure to be found, encour-
aging his men by his presence. He never
used profane language; he needed no
oaths to emphasize his orders; yet in the
heat of battle his words rang out like
bugle-call. There he was in his els-
ment, and his clear eye blazed like a me-
teor as he rode at the head of his col
umns, q hero admired and loved by his
men.
Full of honor and noble generosity, he
finished his short, bright career. Noble
in all his impulses, pure in all his ac-
tions, true to the integrity of his coun-
try, aud great as n military chieftain,
his fall was a sad calamity to our cause
and our country.
Soon after McPherson's death his body
was recovered and taken to Gen. Sher-
mans headquarters. Sherman ordered
McPherson's personal staff to escort the
body to the home of his boyhood, in
Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, where his
remains now rest under beautiful eques-
trian monument, erected by the Army of
the Tennessee.
TO he cOntinupd1
The National tribune., 1901-05-23
A FRIENDLY CAMP.

''As | approached the campfire, and
when yet long ways off, | noticed that it
frightened up and died down by turns,
which indicated that some one was astir,
probably the camp guard, feeding the fire
to warm his hands and feet by, as the
night was pretty cold. Soon the outline
of timber along the creek became visible;
then the barking of dog seemed to indi-
cate that he had heard or scented my ap-
proach. A mans voice commanded the
dog to be still, and then the mans form,
which L could see in the freight, quickly
disappeared in the surrounding darkness,
and as | stumbled on towards the ire the
same form suddenly raised little out of
the grass in front of me. heard the click
click of a gun being cooked and at the
same instant a gruff voice demanded,
"WhO comes there" / hastened to sing
cut Friend" and then satisfied that /
was not prowling redskin the man raised
to his feet, let down the hammer of his
piece and bid me come forward to the fire.
AS I did so I hastily told him what had
happened to our party. He soon reused
them kindly dressed my wounds while list
ening to my story, as others hurried to
make me some coffee and get me some
thing to eat. They were all very kind and
did everything they could to make me COM
Portable. 1t proved to be the emigrant
camp, as l had supposed, composed of
men, women and children. It was now
nearly daylight. and while 1 was eating
and resting little, one Of the men came
over to your camp which Is about 4 half
mile off, and informed Lieut.. Otis Of the
affair.""
This ended Bill Coles account Of the
tragedy. AS soon as the messenger reach
ed our camp and reported the occurrence
to Otis he had the camp reused up quietly
to bring in our horses, saddle up, and were
soon mounted and on the gallop across the
creek and along the road to ths scene Of
the disaster. 1t was now daylight and we
The National tribune., 1901-05-23

could see the mail wagon in the distance.
standing on the prairie, where the Kiowas
had left it. As we approached nearer we
scared away some coyotes that wore max
ing a feast of the bodies of the two
Smiths First We came to the body of the
conductor. lying In the road where he had
fallen OF his mule. The top Of his head
presented a CHASTITY sight where the scalp
had been removed. Some distance fur
ther, and several hundred yards off the
road, out on the praire, stood the wagon
with the body of the other Smith lying
on the ground just in front of the fore
wheels. seemingly where the Indians had
dragged him out of the wagon to finish
and scalp him. Both bodies had been
somewhat torn by the wolves before we
reached them. Pieces of harness were
scattered around, showing that the Indians.
not knowing how to unharness the mules,
had cut it in pieces to get it off. They had
no use for the wagon or harness, having
no knowledge of the use of such things
but could make good use of the mules as
pack animals. The wagon had been
cleaned out of most of its contents. every
thing useful to them having been carried
been cut open and some of the letters scat
tered about, but they had no use for such
stuff and so left it.
In the road near where the conductor
had fallen we found plain signs where the
Indian whom Bill Cole claimed to have
shot had fallen and bed in the dust, but
probably he had only been wounded and
was helped away by his comrades: but if
killed the Indians would have carried the
body of with them. Sas is their custom, to
prevent it from falling into the hands of
their enemies. The Sharp's rifles had
been taken out of the wagon and the dead
mems revolvers and belts and some of
their clothing had been removed. There
were some broken arrows still sticking in
the bodies, and a number of wounds where
arrows appeared TO have been pulled
through or cut out, probably for future
use.
Although the Indians had some fire.
arms, Cole said, there seemed to have been
no shots fired save the one he fired at the
Indian who tried to stop the team. Evi-
IDENTIFY they refrained from making any
noise for fear of attracting
the attention of our men or the emigrant
party. and discreetly relied on the bows
and arrows to do the work quietly.
The National tribune., 1901-05-23
Worthy of Its Crown-Tbe edito,

of the Kansas State advertiser, of Wich-
ita, Kan, has this to say about DIR. Pc
ter's Blood Vitalizer: ."'We take this op-
portunity OF paying a tribute of weIl-de-
served praise to a remedy which owing
to its superior excellence has gained a
wide fame and brought relief and cure
to thousands of suffering people. In DR..
Peters Blood Vitalizer, prepared by DR..
Peter Fahrney, Of Chicago, ILL.,, we have
found remedy which, as nerve tonic
and health giver, is unriyaled. 1t is very
seldom that We recommend a proprietary
medicine, but, as this remedy seems to
stand alone Of its kind, we make an ex-
ception from our rule and recommend 1t
to our readers, in the highest terms. The
Blood Vitalizer Is our best friend, and we
can but acknowledge its valuable SER
vices"
Unlike other medicines, DR.. Peters
Blood Vitalizer is not to be had in drug
stores. 1t is placed with the people di-
rect, through special agents, by the pro-
prietor, DR.. Peter Fahrney, 112-114 s.
Hoyne Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
The National tribune., 1901-05-23
A WOMAN SENDS FREE
CARLOAD OF MEDICINE

This Is the amount of medicine that Mrs C. H. Miller
has sent FEE in the past No other person has
done so for the suffering this generous little
woman by years of constant study and experiments
she has perfected sim pie harmless vegetable remedy
that will very readily ali female diseases and the
piles II is falling cure for the various diseases
peculiar to women falling of the womb leucor
rhna ucerations granuaions, etc. 1t will also cure
piles from any cause in either sex. A box OF this
wonderful medicine will be sent FREE il you will
write at once to Mrs G. L. Miller, Box FL, Rokomo, Ind
The National tribune., 1901-05-23
AN UNSUCCESSFUL PURSUIT.

We placed the two bodies in the wagon
to keep them out of the reach of the
coyotes. and mounting again took the
trail of the Indians. but after following it
q few miles it became evident to Lieut..
Otis that we could not Overtake them, so
we retraced our steps TO the abandoned
wagon and proceeded to bury the two
victims.
Our mess wagOn-which we had left in
camp with & few men to pack up and
follow us-had now caught up. and we
got out a spade and pick. dug a hole in
the ground large enough to contain the
two bodies. and placing them in the rude
grave thus prepared. spreading a piece of
wagon sheet over them, filed the grave
nearly full of earth and then shoveled in
4 lot of pricEly pears-which are every
where in abundance on the plains-tO keep
the wolves from digging the bodies up.
topping the grave out with earth. One
OF our men got piece of pine box out of
the wagon and wrote on it with pencil
the Smith brothers names and the date of
their deaths; fdding that familiar legend,
KILLED by Iniians,' and placed it at the
head of the grave.
Our last sad duty to the dead being per-
formed we collected the scattered letters
and papers. returned them to the mail
bags, and hitching the mail wagon behind
ours. we started back to the Big Bend,
where wehad left the rest of the command.
We had fixed Cole a comfortable place in
the mail wagon, and when we reached
Peacock's Ranch, where the mail con-
tractors have station. we left their man
and outfit or what was left of il.
The emigrants before mentioned, being
a well armed, strong party, proceeded on
their way to the mountains without mOles-
tatiOn.
We reached the Big Bend that night,
and after Otis had reported to Maj. Sedg-
wick the disastrous result of our trip the
detachment was dismissed each squad to
its own respective company. Another de
tail of 40 men was mude. under command
OF Lieutenant. TO remain on the road
to escort mails from Beachs Ranch. Cow
Creek-the next station east of Peacock's,
which is considered the eastern limit of
the range of hostiles-through to the
Santa Fe Crossing of the Arkansas Gust
west of where Dodge City, Kan, now
stands). This detachment will continue
to perform escort duty till further orders.
The rest of our command will proceed into
Fort Riley. as per orders, although We are
certain that some of us will be sent back
on the Santa Fe road as soon as the re-
port already sent by Maj. SedgwIck
reaches Department Headquarters.
CTo be cOntinued.)