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Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
Charges Stand.

\ couple of weeks since the
MESSAGE made mention that the
pastor of the Laddonia NJ. Il.
Church, who also preached regu-
larly at Rush Hill. Martinsburg
and Centralia, had been dropped
from the ministry for gross, i'm
moral conduct, moving to Biggs-
vile, H., and there attempting to
get a standing in the Christian
Church. AS further regards the
ease we quote an item from the
metropolitan papers sent out from
Maryville, where the annual con
ference was in session last week
as follows:
"Rev. Alvin c. Mendenhall was
this morning dropped from the
ministry of the Methodist EpiSco-
pal Church, because of charges of
immoral conduct, Rev. j. H. Po.
land, presiding elder of the Cam
eron district, arose when Rev.
Mendenhall's name was called,
and said that it was his painful
duty to announce to the conference
that Mr.. Mendenhall had been
charged with immoral conduct and
had withdrawn both from the min.
istry and the NJ. f. Church. Nc
specifications were given, but an
order was made by the conference
that the secretary's books show
that the brother had so withdrawn
under charges.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Pleasant Plains church, in the
east part of the county, organized
IA Sunday school recently with the
following officers: Superintcnd-
ent, f. f. Nanata; assistant SUI
perintendent, W. y, Lewcllcn /;
secretary, Miss Laura Sylcr; as
sistant secretary, Miss Lulu Lew
ellen; choristcr, +. l.. Darncll.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
A Mexico Horse.

Item from the Glasgow Nilsson
rian:
Fred Pryor, who has gained
quite reputation as II trainer and
handler of fine horses, closed IL
deal few days ago which made
him the pCsscssOr of brakes Me-
Donald, .Ir., one of the finest sad
die stations in Central Missouri.
He is il magnificent looking chest
nut Sorrel, lG hands high, coming
I years old, and is symmetrical in
form. His register number is l41S.
Fred bought him of Sims & Lewis
of Mexico, aud almost immediate
ly afterward was offered 800 more
for the animal that he paid. The
horse arrived Tuesday and Fred is
now exhibiting him to admiring
friends.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
Given $4,000 Judgment.

Bowling Green, Mo. March IL
In the Pike County Circuit Court
today Mary Wood of Wentzville,
Mo-. secured a verdict for $1j, 200
against the Wabash railroad. The
suit was brought for $2j 200 dam
ages, the young lady having been
run down by a train and suffered
the loss of leg, besides other in
juries.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Sledd correspondent to the Els
berry Democrat: The New Hope
correspondent seems to be in love
with Carrie Nation. Well, we are
in love with Il Carrie and we are
wondering why in the nation she
doesn't love us. We don't call on
her but three times a week and
once on Sunday, but if we could
put in full time we believe we
could win her over.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
Mrs. Little's Cattle.

An item found in the Stock Re-
porter:
Mrs. $. +. Little, of Audrain
county, took first honors in the
butcher cattle department this
week with a consignment of 9Oj-
pound Angus heifers of her own
breeding, raising and feeding, that
brought $4.S5.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

We notice from the Paris Appeal
that Rev. M. l.. Bibb, formerly of
this county and at one time pastor
of the Laddonia Baptist church, is
in bad health and will retire from
the ministry. The many friends of
Bro. Bibb in this county will be
sorry to hear the misfortune that
has overtaken him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. CascaTets, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
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, lUc, 25c, 5uc,
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mr.. George Menefee, of near
Hutchison, Rails county, and Miss
Nora SINNERS, just northwest of
Laddonia, were married last week,
Rev. j. s. Jesse officiating. a
popular young couple, and the
MESSAGE joins their many friends
in congratulations.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

AT Sedalia the other night Mrs.
William Smith occupied her home
by herself. The house caught on
fire, and her dogs barking aroused
her Just in time to escape.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Prof. +. ID. Deticnnc closed Il
successful term of school at Farhcr
last week and has been elected as
siStand cashier of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank of Nandalia. Mr..
Detienne is Il worthy young man,
the bank is to be congratulated up
on securing his services.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mark Twain is out in Il news
paper article in which he says it is
Il mans personal privilege TO take
the kind of medicine he wants.
He adds that it's bad enough to b,
forced to write what the public
want.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

man"
and CLASSY stares.
He put his mouth quite near hers. She
was not breathing,
Chokcd with an awful anguish Nc
Dowcll awoke. There he was on the
sofa whore he had fallen asleep two
hours before. He arose and went to
his rooms. The next morning he en-.
listed In the army. l.ast week he came
homc-hack to his mother and to his
friends. His uniform is not that of a
man In the ranks. He is a captain
and with the small salary attached to
that n0ic" he supports his mother In
splendid style But he does not gam
bic. During the Christmas holidays
h" was walking along a street which
long before had almost been deserted
II" was with his sweetheart Passing
a doorway he saw sleeping newsgirl
and he put a gold piece In her lap
You eXtravagant man" exclaimed
the woman.
But then she did not know.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

J. d. Worley orders the Mes
SAGE to his address at Molino.. Mr.
Worley is the new blacksmith at
that place, and we are pleased to
hear that his trade is building up
nicely.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Carrie Nations visit broke me
i'll business - said the joint keeper.
destroyed II valuable stock, eh?'
KANSAS whiskcy doesn'tcoSt much
by the wholesale, but she cracked
off the water faucet. The bill of
the water company just broke me, ="
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Col. \. \. McPike, of Nandalia
and one of the founders of that
town, celebrated his S7th birthday
last Saturday, giving n social en-
tertainment to friends and relatives
in commemoration of the event.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

The building for the proposed
Old Ladies' Home in this city may
be erected this summer. The
Kings Daughters of the State have
the matter in hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

llEnt was DurnlnS
at the corner and
he hastened to A.
He pressed her
closer to h | =
breast. Ten more
steps and he was
under the glaring
lamp He looked
down into the facs
and saw with ter
rOr that the eye
lids were half open
and permitted the
pypg tn ghpyy Dyad
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Blackstone, the acknowledged
authority in law, says that a pri-
vate citizen has the right to abate
a public nuisance. That's where
Mrs. Nation gets her club and
hatchet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

On the basis Of the federal census
figures the total vote Of the Greater
New York at this years presidential
election will be 100000. In 1896 Nc
Kin!ey's vote in Ohio was j25, 900 and
Bryan's vote in Nebraska was l15 OOO
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

ling Of bells toli
him the electric
cars had stopped
and their places
taken by horse, or
owl, " cars. The
cool air of the
street somewhat
braced him. lie
shook his head to
drive away the
ClingIng dizziness.
Soon he felt re-
ViV1I ITa u,plly,J
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

j. II. Moran, late of Mexico, is
now located at st. Charles. Mo.
He orders the MESSAGE to that
address.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mrs. j. w. Dowell, of near
Benton City, has been entertaining
her father, DR.. A. c. Crawford,
who has lately been quite sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mr.. Herman Mundy, of Rush
Hill, and Miss Dollie Morris, Of
Benton City, We're licensed to
wed last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

y woman mt Camden, n. j, is
suing her husband for divorce for
his practice of tickling the solcs of
her feet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Hon. c. +. Clark and family
entertained the members of the
County Court at Il six O'Clock
dinner last Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mr.. Porter Z. Wright, of near
Beaver Dam, and Miss Cora Mat
thcwS, west of Mexico, were mar
ried in this city last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Andrew Carnegie's last and
largest gift is a bequest of s., 1000
600 to pension his employees.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

C. f. Urmery is completing Il
nice residence on his farm west of
Thompson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown, of
this city, last Wednesday celebrat-
ed the 57th anniversary of their
marriage
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

NJ. Kimbrough, in the hotel bus
mess at Nandalia, has moved to
JoneSburg.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

IN. Beagles is"glad to be much
better" since his late hard grip
with the grip.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

his mind with the
swifIncsa OF clcC
tricity. Would he
take the money ?
TIE child would
never know No,
he was not a thief
not yet Ana
when he became
one" II ever, he
would spare chill
dren and the help
less lie stood.
no lfat Ffrl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

w. II. Brown owns Il sheep that
gave birth to four lambs last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Mexico city election doesn'
promise much of fight"
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Collins Academy at Laddonia
will have graduating class of
seven pupils this spring.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

The Sturgeon Court of Common
Pleas has been abolished.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21

Joseph Daniel has returned to
this city from Collins, Colorado.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
j. l.. Phillips is home from FL
Paso, Texas.

John Carter, of near Rowcna,
sold span of mules the other day
to Mr.. Day for $40.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
Sturgeon will hold a fair this fall

The Nandalia salamander works
employ about 100 men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-03-21
Child browns.

Moberly, Mo, March lG. Dor
othy StOncman, aged 10 months.
daughter of c. W. Stoncman, II
Wabash conductor, fell in well
at this city Saturday afternoon
and Wa, drowned She was walk
ing in front of her mother aud
stepped on IA plank over the well
which gave way with her, and was
precipitatea into the water Before
she could be rescued she drowned
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, euro constipat ION forever
fVc se. II c G. q. faii, druggists refund money.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04
Broom Corn in Georgia.

B. NJ. asks: Cannot broomcorn be
grown in Georgia as well as in Ohio. If
not, why not?Is there a broom manufac-
tory any where in Georgia that would
buy a crop on the farm"
In q small way we have grown as fine
broom corn as could be grown anywhere,
but do not know of any one having grown
II largely anywhere in the state. Giving it
the best attention possible we see no
reason why it could not be grown as well
here as anywhere in the West.
There was a broom mandatory in At
lanta or Whereabouts some years ago, but
we do not know whether il still exists.
There. should be a mandatory come
where i'm Georgia and perhaps some of
our readers know of one. IL so, we would
be glad to know of its location. Several
Southern seedsmen sell the seeds, and we
would advise the planting OF a few rows
rs an experiment The rows should be
three or four feet apart. and a plant left
every ten or twelve inches in the row.
Just before the seeds ripen, the stalks
should be broken down some three feet
from the top. and thus allowed to ripen.
This makes the straw straight. The
heads should be saved while green, due
regard being had to the weather
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04
Cation Culture Experim e nts

Bulletin No So of the State Experiment
Station, is devoted to cotton. II should
be found interesting and instructive, by
young farmers. especially.
Twenty-one different varieties or named
sorts were included in the experiments.
one of these was the imported Egyptian,
the yield of which was trfling compared
to the native varieties. OF the twenty
native kinds, the range was from 1900 to
$50 pounds of seed cotton per acre. The
six most productive varieties in the order
of yield were "Schley," Prize" "Cul-
pepper Improved" "Strickland's I'M
proved" "Russells Big Boil" and Cam
eron's" These names are to a great eX-
tent only local. Few or no names cur
rent twenty years ago, are found in lists
of varieties nowadays.
In the variety tests the fertilizing was
alike, the formula being as follows per
acre: Acid phosphate, 266 pounds; muri-
ate potash, 20 pounds; cotton seed meal,
1874 pounds. and nitrate of soda. 81 pounGs,
a total of 457 pounds. The cost per acre
was 81.
AS to distance OF plants in rows three
feet apart, there was found no very great
difference in the yield with II inches, l6. 20
and "a. The product increased proportion
ally to the increase of stalks from "a to
u inches.
The average yield of lint was found to
be one-third, and the number of bolls to
the pound IS. The number of seeds to the
pound was about 1900.
There is much other interesting matter
in the bulletin, and young farmers should
apply for it and study it in detail.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04
HUGGED A LITTLE COON.

ST. Augustine Record: Two handsome
young ladies' attracted considerable atten-
lion on Charlotte street yesterday after
noon by the unique pose they assumed
ito have their pictures took" A little
darby perched on a wagonload of wood
struck their fancy, and they climbed up
beside him on the wood and told their
escorts, two gentlemen, to train the
camera on them. The young ladies were
seized with new idea before the button
was pressed and each wound an arm
around the neck of the shy little coon,
making him blush with embarrassment.
The gentlemen manipulating the camera
requested the little darby to grin, but
This the young son of Ham did not feel
in a humor to do, probably playing for
additional caresses. One of the young
ladies then tickled him under the chin,
and his mouth straightway expanded in
. fascinating smile which reached from
ear to ear. The camera instantly click
ed announcing that the trio was dupli-
Gated in the little box. The lucky little
darky. besides receiving the tantalizing
caresses, was regarded for his part In
the picture by some small change, called
forth a smile that put the first effort in
the shade.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04

In my letter to you a few weeks ago
on the velvet bean, etc, l stated that
would say something of the picking and
hulling of the beans later, says the Flor
ida Agriculturist The plan with me that
has given the best satisfaction is to have
beans picked for SO much per flour bar
rel The price has thus far run from il
to 20 cents per barrel owing to how plen-
tiful the beans were If beans were thick
on the vines, children from 10 to y years
old would gather from three to five bar.
rels per day, which, you see, gives very
good wages for such hands. A -four bar
rel of beans in hull if well shaken down.
will give, IL all the beans are secured
In hulling, a bushel or sixty pounds of
clean beans
BY the means | have thus far been able
TO use, / have lost or left in the hull
from one-fifth TO one fourth of the beans.
However, where party does his own
hulling, or retains the benefits of the
bulls. the amount of beans left in the
hulls would not be of any great loss to
linn. The bulls should be fed to stock or
cattle, or used as fertilizer. / know of
a party who had beans and huls ground
up together and used it on a watermelon
patch, and, he claims, with better results
than from best cotton seed meal. The
hulls are. undoubtedly a good fertilizer,
even when no beans are in them. / have
seen them scattered over the ground and
rank vegetation followed Where these
hulls were thrown the soil was discolor-
ca after several rains. and had the same
appearance that follows the application
of good tobacco stems.
Now, as to cleaning or hulling beans
for commercial purposes, I have had poor
success knnuy ff only Ia,
that has been used in the state for hull
ing that has given satisfaction This
machine is made outside of the state and
sells here from S120 to $50 according to
size. These prices do not include ten
horse steam power, which is required to
run this huller. The cost of machine and
power is too much for the average farmer
to invest in, and it does not pay to haul
the beans to a mill more than five miles
from home.
l have tried the best Georgia pea-huller
and find it a failure with the velvet beans
For home use beating on a good close
floor is about the cheapest way of getting
out beans. If the beans in hull are ex-
posed to the sun for few hours they will
burst open easily when struck with the
fail.
| have been in correspondence with a
good many manufacturers of machinery
for the past two seasons. trying to get
some one of them to get up a cheap hand
or one-horse animal power huller that
would do this work, and at a reasona BILE
cost, so that any farmer could have a
machine and hull his own beans at home
at odd times. There is now a good de-
mand for such machine and the demand
will continue to increase for years for
this bean business has come to stay.
Some practical genius who will get up
and Introduce a complete huller and clean
er, simple in construction and moderate
in price, will reap handsome reward
for his labors
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04
Several ties win have TO be made to keep
the broom secure.
Preparing n Clay Soil.


l am confident that with proper cul-
tiyation any crop can be successfully
raised in the South; and contrary to oft
repeated statements the soil is not worn
out. The trouble is that it is not often
inteligently tended To illustrate: The
average farm usually includes three dis
tinct soils, not to mention the many in
termediary grades,-a cod, stin clay, a
light, leachy sand and rich bottom loan.
These extremes must be treated separ-
ate.y TO obtain best individual results. But
how many farmers know just how this
should be done? And how to make the
best of each condition?
Take, for instance, the clay grade. If
inclined to be wet, il must be drained
deep and when dry plowed with good
subsoiler. left to the friable action of
a winters frost, and when sufficiently
broken, narrowed down in green fertilizer
such as peas or oats. When the crop is
in flower II should be plowed under and
almost Immediately the field should be
sowed in q second crop and again plowed
down.
The eowpea is by far the best agent
known TO vivify heavy clay soil, the
addition of air-slacked lime made before
the first fall blowing is very beneficial,
but the green crop is absolutely neces-
sary for its decomposition, as the soil
is impregnated by gases vitality essential
to the growth of plant life. OF course,
all this is very expensive at the outset,
but counted by the actual results it is
the cheapest method known.-Emil o..
Peterson,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04

Greenville News Whatever we may lack
in fire fighting material of the wood and
iron kind we are not shy in stout hearts,
quick hands, long legs and good lungs.
Spartanburg or any other town, listen TO
our song There were three thousand peo-
pie watching Mount Zion Church go to
heaven in smoke night before last and
that wasn't ali they were watching. There
were six men on the roof which covered
a hellish pot of flames, holding the noZ-
gle and swinging axes as If they were
working at an exhibition for a silver
medal or a gold headed walking cane.
There was a sudden lurch of the roof, a
cry from the crowd and three thousand
people prayed to God to spare the six men.
Three of them were white and three were
black. The honors were even and If
Providence had not been with them the
color line would have been burnt out in
a second and all hands answering to roll
call in another world. But your uncle
Tom Sloan stepped back two feet and
threw a strong hand to the moulding
around the steeple He held there for
life and played the hose with the other.
He was a picture of pure delight. An
other man scampered 10 a tottering wall
and got there in time; another went fly
ing into the caldron, but the Lord rolled
him TO safety and the others missed by
the half of a second, perhaps, a fire call
that they wouldn't have liked, or, still
more probably, an engine house on the
banks of the Jordan where the fire bells
are muffled every night
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04
FLORIDA.

Miami Metropolis: Two sad accidents
happened at Palm Beach on Tuesday, re-
sulting in the loss of the lives of two
winter visitors. A lady by the name
of Mrs. Lewis of Providence. r. l., was
drowned in Lake Worth, the launch Prov
idence of the Hotel Poinciana fleet, having
been capsized during the heavy gale. The
husband and daughter made their escape
by clinging to the boat until assistance
reached them Mr.. c. Il. Pfaff of Column
bus. o., was crushed to death by the
drawbridge He had climbed upon the
lower part of the draw from a launch,
and was so frightened and deaf to all
calls that he would not jump into the
water or back into the boat. although
many who saw his danger used every ef-
fort to induce him to do so. No blame can
possibly be attached to any one in either
case
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-04

An interesting experiment was recently
made by Mr.. c. G. Neff of Cincinnati.
in determining how much corn it re-
quired to make a given quantity of pork.
Mr. Neff is interested with his brother
in farming operations, near Yellow
Springs, Ohio. and on Dec. IS, weighed
fifty hogs, and weighed the same hogs
again on Dec. 20 and %. During the first
week the hogs gained 14S pounds in
weight per bushel of corn, and during
the second week 1874 pounds in weight
per bushel of corn. We thus see that
about pounds of corn were required TO
make one pound of pork, live weight In
estimating hogs in Ohio at the valua ton
of $3.50 per hundred pounds, the feeding
value of corn reached 6S1a cents per bush
Ell, as determined by this experiment. and
in this second instance the then valuation
of %.65 for hogs, resulted in feeding
value of corn of 70&4 cents per bushel. The
market value of corn in Ohio at that time
was 80 cents per bushel, and this became
an interesting Illustration of the profit
that can be realized in feeding corn I'M
der such conditions rather than in selling
it.