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Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24
A Hnr.h Fate.

"Yis. poor chap" said Michael, che
had hard tonne av it. He ought to
be glad he's dead. He niver had none
av the blessings av the rich. The only
tonne he liver rode in carriage in his
loife was phwin he wint to his funer-
al."-Chicago Times-H Herald.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24


heY lia told witliiA the last two hours.
lies a Poor Oh sallelin womap, the
wid!pr ol Tom Jackson. She needs
food, f,iei and medicine and has need.
ed 'em for days, but now that we hev
come 10 know it the hear of Jericho
will give Il mighty responsive throb
and hasten to relieve her case"
There was a good deal of surprise
over the statement, and everybody had
said how sorry he was when Deacon
Spooner raped for order and said:
"Jcricloians, when Jabcz Thomas
talks about the charity of this commu-
nifty he makes strong p'int-a mighty
strong pint We ail Knew Tom Jack
son for ali !,oneaF. hart,workjn man
nnd his widdcr shall not appeal to us
IN vain. | for one shall esteem 1t a
privilege to contribute to her benefit.
Let us hear from Enos Williams"
Enos rose up and said that he used
to go tishin with Tom jackson and
that had he known of his widdcr bcin
hard up he would hev divided his last
turnip with her. She was a good won-
all and a woman respected by all, and
too much could not be done for her
AS soon as reacllin home lie would send
his Wife over to see what could be
done, and of course his wallet was
wide open for contributions HeZekiall
Dawson wanted to say Il few words
also. lie begun to talk about the dis
covely of America and the pilgrim ia
theirs, but Deacon Spooner choked him
off and got him down to the outbreak
OF the civil war. He'd hev hung on
there If he hadn't bin logged ag'in, and
1t was a quarter of an hour before he
got around to say that he was awful
sorry for the Widder Jackson and want
ed to be one of the first to prove his
big heartedncss. -Four or five others
had their say, and then Henry Schem
erhorn held up il paper and said:
AS take it, we are all of us ready
and willin to make up little purse for
the sufferin witlderY"
I'VE are" called everybody at once.
"rhen there's nuthin to prevent. Be
In as Jebcz Thomas was first to make
known the case, he should hev the
honor of bcin the first to put his name
down on this paper"
JabcZ hang back. lie said he was
only humble citizen and didn't want
to put himself forward over others.
While his heart tlrobbcd and bled and
bobbed around. he'd give way to Dea-
con Spccncr and come in second
"Ganlcmon2 said the deacon as he
looked around in Il lonesome way. II
hey bin a resident Of Jericho less than
20 years, and don't want to assume
the privilege oil an old pioneer It's an
honor 10 head that paper, hut | dasnt
claim it when 50 many better and old
cr citizens are before me don't want
to hJat nobody's feelin's by beostin one
man over another. but it do seem to
me, under ell the circumstances, that
squar ,Ecslyn is tile nam to write his
name fist Of anybody in Jericho"
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24

English women are not supposed to
read the daily newspapers. They take
to the weeklies. and that is why Lon
don has 4 great number of that class
Of high order.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24
Lucky Binrles.

"Bingles is a lucky man. His time
goes right on whether he is waking or
sleeping. sick or WELL"
"What is Bingles' business?'
"Watchmakcr"-Ohi State Journal.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24

In the sixteenth century It was Gus
tomary in Germany to get up at 5
o'clock. dine at 10, sup at and go TO
bed at s.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24
DON'T THINK OF BUYING

. work ON household medicine when
you can get good one free. DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad.
wiser contains 1908 large pages and
over 100 illustrations. Il is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense
of mailing only. Send 81 one cent
stamps for the cloth bound volume
or only II stamps for the book in
paper covers. Address DIR. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24
Copyrieht. 1aoo. by q n Tow.

copyright, 1900 by c. b. Lewisl
The Widder jackson, relict of Tom
Jackson, had been one of us in Jericho
for 10 years. She managed somehow
to take care of herself until long, lin
germ sickness came, and even then
she suffered for care rather than let
anybody know of her situation. 1t
leaked out, however, and Jabcz rhom-
as was one of the first to hear of it.
He dropped into the rostottice one
cvcnin and told about it and then said
to the crowd:
"Fcller Citizens-If Jericho has per-
ticliler strong pint, it is charity. No
man, woman or child ever yit called
upon her iii vain. 1t has bin our pride
and our boast that we was communi-
ty will, heart to feel for the sorrers
OF others. Up there on the hill, as 1
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24

deadliness we should see monster
which would dwarf into insignificance
all the monsters ever begotten by hu-
man imagination. The nlicrobe has this
in common with the tabled monster, its
food is human flesh and its drink human
blood. It battens on slaughter. For
centuries medical science fought this
microbic foe in darkness. The presence
of the foe was recognized, its deadliness
conceded. But it was ever an invisible
foe, unknown and unnamed. To-day
science with eye-power increased mil
lion fold finds this lurking foe, knows it
and names it.
FINDING THE FOE
is the first step, fighting it intelligently
10 the next. We know this minute or
ganism turks in the air we breathe, the
food we eat, the water we drink. We
know the object Of attack is the blood.
We know that as the nicrobe is bred
from foulness it must be fed on foulness.
no lodgment in the body when the blood
L pure. Keep the blood pure and you
shut out the microbe.
When the blood is impure nature at
once begins to show the red danger sig
malls. Boils, blotches, pimples, erup.
tions begin to work upon the skin sur
face, as signs and symptoms of the cor
ruption of the blood. When these or
any signs of blood impurity appear, the
use Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is confidently recommended as a
most powerful and perfect blood purify
ing medicine.
II consider your Golden Medical
niscoyery, one Of the best medicines on
the face Of the earth" writes VIM. Floe-
Iowa. awhile in the southwest, three
years ago. got poisoned with poison
Ivy. The poison settled in my blood
and the horrors I suffered cannot be told
in words. thought would go crazy.
could do nothing but scratch. Iwould
go to sleep scratching, would wake up in
the morning and find myself scratching.
scratched for eight months. Had It
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24

not been for your Golden Medical Dls.
covery' I would be scratching yet.
tried different kinds OF medicine, tried
different doctors, but all the relief they
could give me was to make my pocket
book lighter. then began taking
DR.. Rerce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Took four bottles without relief. Kept
taking it. ] took in all ten bottles and
got entirely cured. I can say that if
people would take your medicine instead
Of fooling with some Of the quacks that
infest both the small and large towns,
disease would flee like chaff before the
wind"
The use Of Dr.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery will absolutely drive out
and eliminate the poisons which cor
rupt the blood.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24
\ sPASM OF CHARITY
1T OPENED THE HEARTS AND PURSES
OF THE JERlcHolANs.

Pap Perkins, Postmaster. Tells How
the Contribution For the Needy
Widow Was Started ana How 1t
> Was Abruptly Closed by Report
From Lish Rillings.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-24
BAD BLOOD AND GOOD HEALTH

cannot go together. But when the
blood is purified and enriched BY vGold.
en- Medical Discovery" the result is re-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02

pers, blanks and instructions and
will charge as our fee for our SER
vices $40 for each filing, 500 to be
paid in advance, 500 to be paid
when fling is completed. The
government fee, 81 /, to be paid
in addition"
The statements are correct in
that they represent the old soldier
may act thru proxy and that the
time spent in service will be de-
Quoted from the required time to
perfect Il homestead title. But in
so far as the language indicates
that the old soldier has precedence
over any body else in the matter
of selecting aud fling his claim,
the circular is misleading. The
old soldier will have to take his
chance of the drawing of numbers
which will establish the order in
which the applicants must select
their land and file on it. AS there
are only II 900 homesteads and as
there will be several times that
number of applicants, it is appar-
ent that the greater majority can
not draw numbers which will en-
able them to obtain favor. The
agents whose circular has been
quoted from save themselves, pro-
badly, from interference by in
sorting in the body of it this line,
unless we secure a claim for our
client, money will be refunded"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
Obituary..

Judge 5. NJ. Edwards contrib
utes the following lines to his late
deceased friend, NJ. Y. Duncan:
Merritt Young Duncan, died at
his home in Mexico, April 30, 1901.
He was born in Galloway coun-
ty, Mo-, July Is, 1880, being at
the time of his death nearly II
years old. He grew up on a farm,
but by industry acquired a fair
education and in his early man
hood taught school in both Gala
way and Audrain counties.
In 1886 he was elected Clerk of
the County Court of Audrain
county and was reelected in 1860,
and which office he filled with
great credit until removed by the
ousting ordinance on account of
his southern sympathies.
In October. 1854, he was mar
ried to Miss Mary Basket, of his
native county. OF their marriage
there were born four children,
Mrs. Jno. f. Llewellyn, Thurston
b. Duncan, Walter Duncan and
Mamie f. Brown, who survive
him, his wife having died about
two years ago.
He was appointed Public Adj
ministrator in 1862, which he held
for some years. In 1864 he was
licensed to practice law and was
at one time partner of Judge S.
NJ. Edwards in the practice of law
in this place.
He, early in life, connected him
self with the Disciples or Christian
Church. For many years he was
an active, Jealous working officer
of that church.
He was of strong individuality.
a man bold and original in thought,
high minded and public spirited.
Those who knew him best will
miss him most.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, James W. Adams and Lydia
Adams, his wife. by their deed Of trust
dated tn" eth day Of June, A. d.. 1897. and
recorded in the Recorders officc OF Au-
drain county in the State OF Missouri, in
Book Is. page ~. conveyed to the I'M
dcrSgncd In trust to secure the payment
OF three certain promissory notes in said
deed Of trust described the following de-
Scribcd real estate, situated in Audrain
county. State Of Missouri. to-wit:
Lot J. city survey No. -. beginning at
the Southeast corner Of Lot s. Block !.
John \. Parsons addition to Mexico.
Missour; thence run North with Water
street ia feet: thence West GO feet thence
South ia feet to Maple Street: thence
East with said Maple Street GO feet 10 the
place Of beginning
Also, begin at the Southwest corner OF
said Block ,, and from said Southwest
corner run East along the North line of
said Maple Street 200 feet for beginning
point; thence North III feet: thence West
I'D feet; thence South ia feet to Maple
street; thence East GO feet to the begin
ming.
Also, strip 10 feet long north and
south and 40 feet long east and west. be
ginning at the Northeast corner OF above
described tract; thence South N feet:
thence East 10 feet to street: thence
North ~ feet: thence West ~ feet To the
beginning.
And, whereas default has been made in
the payment Of said notes and In the
conditions of said deed Of trust. now
therefore. at tn" request of the legal
holder Of said notes. and in accordance
with the terms Of said deed Of trust, l.
the undersigned trustee. will on
SATURDAY. MAY I. 1901.
between the hours Of o o'clock i'm the forc-
noon and ) O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day, at the East front door Of the
Court llous" in the city Of Mexico. An-
drain county, Missouri, sell at public
auction, for cash. the above described
real estate, to satisfy said debt and costs.
W. l.. kent Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
For Negroes Only.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April II
The colored people of WaycrosS,
Ga, held mass meeting II few
nights ago and put on foot II pro-
jcct to organize Il colony Of ne.
grOcS to move into coffee county,
ta, about ten miles from Doug
lass.
At that point an old negro owns
about 1000 acres of land, which
he proposes TO sell for 80, 900 if
the colony will locate there. The
property is worth nearly 800, 900.
The promoters propose to get 100
negroes to take stock in Il compa-
ny at - Il share, and put into OPP
Grafton a turpcntinc still, saw mill
store, etc, and later on to sell lots
TO rolorcd settlers and cultivate
the soil, which is quite fertile.
It is also proposed to lay off a
town of POO acres and to settle 800
negroes there where they may have
their own schools, churches, soci-
ETY. and commerce. The company
will be on the plan of the Fitz-
gerald colony. and will be capital
izcd at $2j, 900 with 40 per cent Of
the capital paid in.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
War Dragging Along.

London, April 20.-Great Brit
ain is dissatisfied because the war
in South Africa still drags along.
During the last few weeks the
movement designed to sweep the
Northern Transvaal has been in
progress and Il good many Beers
have been captured, but the i'm
preston prevails that the totals
include more old men and bows
left on farms than bona tide pris-
oners, and at the rate of a couple
Of hundred captives Il week it will
take long time to get rid of i,
600 Beers, who are still believed
to be under arms. Some people
argue that the British army is cv-
en- now not strong enough for the
task in hand. Meanwhile Mr..
Broderick scheme of army re-
form is condemned by nearly ev-
cry competent critic. 1t is gener-
ally admitted that the regular ar
my will not strengthen materi-
ally until the attractiveness of the
service is increased.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
Old Soldiers Robbed.

Washington, April 2S.-From
Albany, Mo-, the Secretary of the
Interior has received complaint of
the operations of Oklahoma land
agents among the old soldiers. A
collection of between $3.50 and
$500 was recently made in the vi
entity of Albany by an Oklahoma
man who represented that he
would be able to secure homesteads
for the old soldiers who favored
him with their business.
Copies of Il circular being sent
extensively into Mississippi Valley
States have reached the Interior
Department. 1t is from Oklaho-
ma and is headed Free homes for
soldiers in Oklahoma" The cir
cular contains the following state
ments:
YIN the opening of the kiowa,
Comanche and Apache Indian res
ervations, in Oklahoma, hOnora-
bly, discharged soldiers of the civil
war have a preferred right to en-
ter same. They may select an
agent, who can file on a claim for
them i'll their name, it not being
necessary for the soldier to be pre-
sent in person. The time spent in
serving the government will be
deducted from the time required
by other hOmesteaders. We are
III IA position to select and file for
Il limited number of soldiers. We
shall select and file upon the best
lands possible for us to secure for
them. The lands to be opened
are among the richest and best to
be found in Oklahoma, the most
fertile regions of the United States.
You ought not to miss this oppor-
tunity. We will furnish all pa
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
Tramp" Cats.

New York, April Tive
killed nearly -, 900 fence eats last
year. said an officer of the society
for the prevention of Cruelty to
Animals today. But doubt if
we shall ever get rid of them en-
tirrly in New York. They are
certainly less obnoxious, tho, than
they were five years ago.
We collect nearly 40 eats II
day, sometimes as many as POO.
But there are always plenty left.
All but about ) per cent of these
eats are killed paimlcSsly at the
shelter. That ) per cent find
homes with people who want ii
eat, ut least a temporary home,
for they come back to us later ON.
I'm past years, when people
went away for the summer, they
used to turn their eats loose on
the fence, and when eat once be-
comes 'trampized' that way she
can rarely be tempted back to n
house and regular life again"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02

Susan II. Martin, Cattle Dillon. LuIi
Johnson. Plaintiffs,
".
VIM VI. Watts. Cornelius Watts. Mary
j. Clutter. Ellen Cheney. America Watts
G""rg" Spence. Lydia Elliott. Rosa
Spence, Defendants.
lu the Circuit Court Of Audran County
Missouri.
liy Virtue aud authority of Il decree and
order Of sale made 10y the said Court. in
tn" above entitled cause. aud OF ccrti-
tied copy thereof dated March -, 1901. |
WILL ON Friday the eth day Of June, 1901
between tn" hours Of Min" o'clock in tn,
forenoon and Five o'clock ia the after
noon Of that day, at the east front door
Of tn" Court House, in the city Of Mexico.
in Nudrain County, Missouri. sell, at
public N"ndu", to the highest bidder the
following described Real Estate. viz:
TIA" east half o. IT the northeast
quarter q. of the northwest quarter 90
and the west ten Dl0 acres Of the north
west quarter a.. Of the northeast quar-
ter ,ilD all in section Thirty
ON" in township fifty 500 range eight tSl
west containing in all thirty C3W acres
more or less. in Audrain county. Mo-
Terms NJ sale rs follows. VIZ: Cash in
hand, QUINCN JAMES. sheriff
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02

THE Laddonia schools closed
this years work last Friday. Tn,
closing exercises, given that even,
ing ut the NJ +, Church, for the
benefit of the Public School Libra
ny, were highly appreciated by the
large audience present, The grad
yates, Thco. Grant Harry, Pearl
May Baker, Hattie Lucy Nande-
vcntcr, Lena Rivers True and
Lloyd Morcy, acquitted themselves
in highly honorable manner,
These young people are destined
to reflect much credit upon the in
stitutiOn from which they are the
first to receive public recognition.
The universal verdict is that Prof,
\. s. Faulkner is one among the
best educators III the State and de-
serves great credit for his efficient
work in the Laddonia schools. He
has been ably assisted by his CO.
workers, Prof. Seth Mapes, Mrs.
Verdia Bowman, Miss Alice Moss
and Miss Bates, The Board has
re.employed Prof. Faulkner at an
increased salary.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02

George Law, would leave for New
York. There was nothing in AS
pinwall that would recommend il
to the traveller except it might bt
the abundance of tropical fruits
such as oranges, pincapples, ba.
nanas and cocoa nuts. The heat
here was intense but we sweltercd
the day out lounging around un.
der the cocoa-nut trees. Prompt
~ at three o'clock we went on
board the ship, and as the ship foi
New Orleans had failed to arrive
the passengers for New Orleans
got on our ship. When we were
about half way to Havana, Cuba,
we met the New Orleans steamer
and the two vessels ran alongside
and transferred those who were
going to New Orleans. Here
parted with my friends with whom
| left the mines and have never
seen them since, but have heard
from them. One was killed dur
ing the civil war in the Confeder-
ate service, one has died and the
other is living in Arkansas.
The sea on this side was very
rough, but we were on much bet
ter vessel. We were soon at lIa-
yana but it was in the night and
we did not go on shore. We soon
passed Cape Hatteras and Charles
ton, s. c., and after Il few days of
uncventful travel we steamed into
New York, on the LIST day of July.
We went ashore at 10 o'clock and
went to a hotel and at II O'Clock
picked up Il paper and read of the
arrival of the George Law and all
the incidents of the trip, which
thought pretty quick work. That
evening we took Il steamboat for
Albany, on the historic Hudson
river, and from there by railroad
to Buffalo, then across Lake Erie
to Detroit, thence by rail to Chi
cagO, where we scattered, going to
our different homes, only five Of
us leaving Chicago together. We
arrived in Alton on the morning
of the fourth of July. Having
relatives living near here | stayed
here until October. when came
back to Audrain county, and have
been here since.
Now in conclusion | want to say
that | have endeavored to give
your readers plain, true story of
my travels when boy, and as
many years have passed and |
write entirely from memory | may
have made some mistakes but not
Intentionally. | know that many
objects of interest have escaped
my memory; but | hope that the
story has revived in the memory
of those who made the trip in that
early day many incidents which
would not occur should they make
the trip now.
Yours truly,
s. f.. KENDALL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
A Classical Scholar.
S. E. KENDALL.

We take the following interest
ing lines regarding Champ Clark
from the Marshal Progress:
We know Of no other public man
who loves more than he scholar 5
llfe-whO tastes more of the sweets
Of literature, and enjoys more the
victories of intellectual effort
There is Il charm about his writing
and speaking which enchants all
who study his thoughts. He is
master of all the rules Of speaking
and composition, so far as one can
be taught by reading the best an
Client and modern classics. AS Il
writer, he is to the English lam
guage what Virgil or Tao titus was
to the Latin, and he speaks in his
mother tongue with that refreshing
effect upon his hearers that did
Cicero and Cato in theirs.
The lectures delivered most
everywhere in this country by Mr..
Clark, such as Picturesque Pub
lie Men, Daniel Webster" "The
Great MisSourian, i" Aaron Burr"
"Sir Robert Peel" and 1.-THE Strug-
gle for Free Trade in England"
show how we'll and thoroly Mr..
Clark has studied the speeches and
literary requirements of eminent
men of modern times on both sides
of the Atlantic ocean.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02
AN OVERLAND TRIP
TO CALIFORNIA.

For II number of weeks Il very
interesting story has been running
in the MESSAGE under the caption,
An Overland Trip to California. y
y large number # people have
been following the story closely
and all have been curious to know
the name of the writer. We give
you the concluding chapter this
week, which is as follows, and
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02

THE sudden death of NJ. \.
Duncan last Monday morning was
Il shock TO this entire community.
However, he had been in frail
health for several years. In his
prime he was strong physically
and was possessed of II towering
intellect. Without stint or reserve
he wa always for what he regard
ed as the right in all things. His
good influence will be greatly miss
ed
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-05-02

\ MODERN WoODMAN," at the
opera house last "Wednesday night
given under the auspices of McNi-
eco Camp NJ. W. A., No. 2OjO,
was a splendid success. The au-
dicncc was large and the play was
thoroly enjoyed. The Mexico tai
cnt was applaudcd on every hand.
The drama was full of fun and live
hits at every turn. The conclu-
sion and moral, "as We SOW so
shall We reap" was II fitting finale.