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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
BEAN GREEK.

| Married, June l., Ut the nOlllc
of the brides cousin, Harvey Pow
81, Mr.. Underwood Tatlow of
Perry to Miss Julia Stuart, former
~ of this vicinity, Rev. Ward of
CrntraIia officiating. The bride
has Il host of friends here who
wish her II long and happy welded
life.
This week we were wandering
around aud fined there are other
water melon patches. kit
Ellington, gardening II nice one;
j. w. Ellington on the Barney
Jung farm, Il small patch; Richard
Gentry has small patch on the
farm of G. +. Robinson. {. f.
| himself has Il fine patch, in fact
we think him in the lead. Mr.
Editor. YOU see we have them To-.
Gated, so just come out at melon
time.
Mrs. Rosa Mudd swallowed Il
pin the other day. No serious eff
fccts, and Mrs Mudd says her
mouth shall never more be Il pin
receptacle.
Mrs. Pollock, who has been very
sick, is some better.
Owing to the rain Sunday there
was not IL great many out to hear
Rev. } b. Hawkins, who preached
II very interesting discourse from
Mark. 9TH. chap.
As the congregation sang "a
Shelter in the Time of Storm
Sunday, great many ran to the
cellar as Il "Safr retreat.
According to announcement the
pastor. assisted 10y the Mt. Zion
dcaconS, ordained G. II. Dickcy,
C. H. Marticn, and Thos. Arnall
to the high office of dcaconS of the
GiIcad Church. The sermon by
Rev. Todd - text Acts Is: IL YER
scs. lie first explained the ncrcS-
stiles of the deacon office; second,
the duties of the office; third. the
assistance they ought to receive and
have Il right ct expect of the church
After the sermon, the Presbytery,
composed of the pastor, and JOSIAH
Martin, ThOs. Schieffer and Henry
Dudley, organized by electing III
Dudley as chairman and Rev. Todd
clerk. Candidates examined by
PrcSbytcry and the church. Some
objection was offered to one upon
| the grounds that he was single
man but the church with only one
ulHH'lltliS Nolc Hllu'tcb tue IcS-
bytcry to proceed, and they by II
unanimous vote decided all the can
didateS eligible. Ordination pray
cr by T. =. Todd and laying on Of
hands by Presbytcry concluded the
services. \ good audience present.
Those from out Of the ncighborhood
were ! w. Stewart and wife of
Mexico and Dick Robinson aud
wife of Moline.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

Bert Roberts visited his sister in
st. Louis ON Saturday and Sunday.
Lee Barnes and wife of MolinO
visited Noble Barnes last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il. Pcyton
went to visit their brother, Dode
Barnes, on Sunday.
Roy Barnes went to Molino tO
visit Y. Bybee
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

THE Chicago Transfers struck
against the packers Of beef and,
having public sympathy with
them, gained an increase of wages.
The same public pays the ronsc-
quent increased price of beef and
gives the packers an additional cX-
cusc for raising prices.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

THE farmers of Audrain never
had any more to be thankful for
than right now an abundant
wheat harvest is just on, the Oat
crop is just as heavy, while the
corn aud other crops are - booming
hardly expresses it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
>]NEIGHB0RHOOD NEWSES
LONG BRANCH.

a good rain Sunday morning.
Oats crops were never better.
Mrs. Batswcll of Paris is the
guest of Mr.. Heading this week.
Roy Donaldson has gone to
Kansas to work during harvest.
Mrs. Shamback, formerly of this
county, met horrible death in
St Louis last Friday by the cX-
plosion of gasoline stove.
Fruit was never as scarce be-
fore in years.
Shelby Maddox of Fort Smith.
Kansas, is ut home on Il visit.
Mr.. Dickcy and wife of VENT.
willie and Mrs. McCall of Galloway
are visiting their mother. Mrs
HALEY, this week,
Miss Allie Massey has returned
home from the |. r., where she
has been teaching.
Miss Mablc Hawkins and Miss
Lima Outright of Paris attended
church here Sunday.
Quite Il number Of Molino folks
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

The county teachers are with
us. They are enjoying themselves,
while at the same time hard work
is the program.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
SANTA FEE.

Mary and Clevc Wilson have
been visiting their cousin, Carl
Wilson, of near Moline.
Mrs. John Powell and Miss
Effie Drake were in Paris trading
one day last week.
Robert Trimble of Mexico has
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

That's the personal question a woman
asks herself when she reads of the cures
of womanly diseases by the use of DIR.
Picrcc's Favorite Prescription.
Why shouldn't it cure herr
Is it a complicated cascH Thousands
of such cases have been cured by VA
vorite Prescription" Is it condition
which local doctors have declared in
curablcH Among the hundreds OF thou
sands of sick women cured by the use OF
DIR. Picrcc's Favoritc Prescription there
are great many who were pronounced
incurablc by local doctors. Wonders
have been worked by "Favorite Pre-
scription" in the cure of irregularity,
weakening drains, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton and female weakness. 1t always
helps. 1t almost always cures.
rThrec years ago" writes Mrs. John Graham,
of 2olS Plumb street, (Frankford) philadelphia,
Pa. "l had a very bad attack of dropsy which
hack. Al times was so bad that did not know
what to do with myself My children advised
me to take Your Favorte Prescription but
had been taking so much medicine from the doc
tor that | discouraged with everything, I
came To Philadelphia two years ago, and pick
ing mp one of your little books one day began to
read what your medicine had done for others, /
determined to try it myself l took seven bot
ties, and to-day | am a strong, well woman,
weighing lb2 pounds, Have gained 20 pounds
since started to use 'Favoritc Prescription,
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

ANOTHER help the drouth
brought us last summer - it killed
off the rats.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

a WIFE heater up at Maryville
got the discharge of shotgun in
his body.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
Mexico Market.

Hams, per pound, II
Hens 81
Shoulders, per pound, 10
Bacon sides, per pound, II
Butter, per pound, ID
Eggs, per dozen, II
Spring Chihkens 20
Onions, per bushel, LAO
Lard, per pound, 12%
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
JEFFERSON CITY BRANCH,

SOUTH Bound Trains Leave
NOEL Fulton Accommodation. 1000 IA M
~No.2l5 jefferson City Mail..... 3:lj p m
*Nu.2l3 Way Frcght....,...... Sis a IN
NORTH Bound Trains Arrive
*No?l0 jefferson City Mail...... $3.50 Il IN
ENu.2li Fulton Accommodations. lis p m
#No.?l2 Way Froight............ G:1O p m
kDnily ENcrnt Sunday
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19

800 Nature study, organic &c
aud specials.
400 Adjournment.
Among those enrolled are:
MEXICO.
Myrtle Dunkin
Gertrude Dunkin
EStcllc Boatman.
Frances Cauthorn.
W. +. Ilaggard.
Bertha Snidow.
j. n. Cross.
Mary Cross.
Katie NarnOn.
LaClairc Tucker.
Bctha HUMPHREYS.
Nora HUMPHREYS.
Laura johnson.
Eighty-ome Turlcy.
Hattie Stevenson.
Ethel Bybcc,
Stella Snidow.
John Bolcy.
Virginia Price
Mary White
Estcllc Blattncr
Carrie Wade
Mrs. Laura lloughland
Maggie Bradley
May Jackson
Callie Morris
Judith Jones
Carrie Baldwin
Charlotte Jesse
Lucy Jesse
Annie Hopkins.
Joe l.. CauthOrn
Mary Sullivan
l,,;.,I.L ,,m
n,: ,,
Minnie Mcintyre
d. 4. Mcmillan
Margaret Moore
,nnov,,
Mr., V y povmou
= / Mana,
Sorb;, or;ol
Nelly Shell
Lon ~ Shell
y,rn,II,
J. r, Rincv.
Mottia Rutlrr
Il W Moore
BENTON CITY
Ella Washington
Belle Washington
Lucy Brown.
KANSAS cry
/ AZ Dada.
po.,;o / Sohorl.
icr'S" n'r'c'S
v" H. rlei"S'
M'''P'hr"NN
+. j. Williams.
Susie Gilbert.
AUNNASSE
Mary Eller.
j. :. Porter
BACHELOR
Elsie Ncodor
F. T. shiny
JosrnL 4 Alr;on WollsvilIo
/. & Mccall Rusb HIN
RosiI nrou.,r En.l,,,.;lIo
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
S. p. BARNES,
Passenger and Ticket ACT.

GEO. j CHARLTON.
Gcn. Pass niger Agt.. C&A. R.R., Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
10 DAYS ONLY!
The Black Flag,
West Side Square.
TIME TABLE,.
Standard Time.
CHICAGOtaaMTON RY.
rnMEZ1 tSrABLE

WEST Bound Trains Leave
No. ; Colo. 4 Cal. Limited. ... 3:o7 a III
No II Kansas City Express. 90. 900 Il m
No. IL Missouri State Express. .l:lO p N
No. ! Chicago Mexico Ac.(ArS:j p IN
+Nu.ll3 Way Freight. III
EASTBound Trains Leave
No. T. StLouis Limited Express - Il m
NO. I Mexico Chicago Accom.9:Oj Il m
No II Missouri State Express. l:1O p m
No 10 Cal. Colo. Limited ......l O:jOp III
-Nnll4 WaY Erright lO:9Ia IN
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-06-19
Going East.

S. p. BARNES, Ticket Agt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

bled the old man, as he dragged the
boots from under the bed. They rat
tied on the floor like chunks of ice.
He knocked them together and shud-
aered at the uncompromisingly dull
thud when they came together. "Jis'
as lief try to pull on piece O. gas
pipe!" shivered Uncle Snad.
He sat upon stool and stuck his
fingers through the boot-straps, in
serted his toe into the top of the boot
and pulled. Nothing doing,
He whacked the offending article
upon the floor and said something not
found in the Methodist Discipline.
rhe old woman gurgled in her throat.
Uncle Snad regarded her suspiciously.
She snored and he was reassured.
'Freezin' to deathl" said the poor,
suffering old gentleman. He filled the
stove half full of cobs, saturated the
mass with kerosene and set match
to it, eying the conhagration with
much satisfaction. Then he made
another try. pulling, straining until
his face was purple with cold and the
sxertion and his toes were almost
squeezed off.
Uncle Snad was becoming excited.
"Dad-g gum vel" he gritted, "Ill git ye
on er bust somethin'" and he hauled
again. The boot squeeked exasperat.
lngly. Squeak, ye blast-derned
thing!" walled poor Uncle Snad.
sm freezin' plumb stiff. but derned
If | don't git thar or bust, will, by
gravy!"
He gave one superhuman, tremen-
dous yank. Both boot straps flew off
and the old man turned a back somer-
sault off the stool into the middle of
the room. his bald head rafting upon
the hard floor like an empty cocoanut
shell. His feet followed in a para
bolic curve and hit the floor with an
other sickening, dull thud. while the
boot hit the ceiling and fell back, with
the heel hitting squarely in the old
mans eye.
"D--d--d-d-!" suffered Uncle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEN
and women to travel and advertise
for old established house of solid
financial standing. Salary $3.50 year
and expenses, oil payable in cash
Nc oanvassing required. Give refer
ence and enclose self-addressed
stamped envelope. Address Manager,
s5b OaKtou Blds.. CHICAGO.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
Oyersboes for Horses.

Superintendent Hankinson says that
there is great ignorance on the part OF
drivers as to what to do when a horse
has fallon on the pavement. The right
way, he says, is to put blanket un-
der the forefeet of the horse, and then
give him a whack and he Is up" SUI
perintendent Hankinson has been ex-
perimenting for some time and he says
he will soon have completed an over
shoe which drivers can carry about as
they do feed bags, and put them on
their horses when the streets become
suddenly slippery. He believes that q
law will be passed forcing drivers tc
use 1t. That will be notable improve
ment, and it ought to be worth paying
attention to here in Syracuse. where
we have twice as much trouble pei
square yard from slippery pavement:
as New York has. Syracuse Post
Standard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
Too Many Bachelors Living.

The last census showed that there
were in the whole country 5,427,767
bachelors against 3.224.494 spinsters,
an excess OF 6S per cent of bachelors
over the unmarried women. There
was not any state in the Union that did
not have more bachelors than single
women, even Massachusetts, exhibiting
small fractional overplus Of unat-
tached males Of marriageable age.
To account for this situation Of af-
fairs it was explained that the mass of
each state being paired off by mar
riage evenly as between the sexes, only
a relatively small fraction of single
persons old enough to marry was left
over. In most states the male part OF
this fraction was much in excess of the
female part And 1t must also be re-
membered that women marry much
younger than men.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

Snad. "D--d-d-ad-dum II
amt big notion to cuss d--d-dod-
gasted blue streak! II anything'd
make feller lose his grip on grace
this is 1t, gosh-whoop the ding blit
tered boot to h-h-halleluJah! He
gnashed his two remaining front
snags and glared In terrible wrath
"I1l have to thaw ye. after ALI" he
guttered. regarding the boot malevo-
lently. IF git through this morn
In without cussin' it'll be a meera-
clei"
HA mt the boot upon the slowly
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

Sir William Richmond estimated
that as many as 5000 tons Of coal were
carried off in suspension in the atmos-
phere daily from the chimneys of Lon
don. The dirt caused by this black
fog is only one of the resultant evils;
days spent in darkness or in artificial
light, as well as the large amount of
oxygen consumed by artificial light.
Is another item Of much importance
which should be considered in this con-
nection. The London scientists state
that there is even decided increase in
the death rate during these heavy
black fogs, and there can be no doubt
that so much smoke in the air is a
cause OF bronchitis and other inflam-
nations of the respiratory tract. which
in turn give rise to greater liability
to pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
UNCLE SNAD'S FALL.
FROZEN BOOTS CAUSED DEACON TO
FORGET HIS RELIGION.
But the Old Gentleman Certainly Had
Accumulation of Trouble, That
Morning. Few Minutes Sleep, with
Disastrocs Results.

Deacon Joel nadbitter-Uncle
Snad, the neighbors called him-woke
up and shivered He rolled sleepy
sye at the clock and crawled out Of
bed.
"D-d-dad- -burnedest coolest day |
nearly ever seedl" he chartered. Go
In to buy a burner soon's l kin
get to town, Gittin' too old to be froze
to death every gosh-dinged mornin' all
winter"
The old man was in bad humor.
for he remembered that his boots were
wet when he pulled them off the night
before and were now froze as hard as
nails. He also remembered that pull
ing on wet. frozen boots makes one
appreciate his lumbago.
Hard as Pharyoh's heartl" grum-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
PHILADELPHIA "MUMMERs".


Carried Too Far.
A certain reaction against the ex-
cess of New Years Qualifications is ap-
parent in Philadelphia. The parade OF
"mummers or shooters" has long
been a fixture Of the holiday there, the
participants being mostly working
mems clubs arrayed in fancy or gro
tesque garb. An intense rivalry OBJ
tains between these clubs. and expendi-
lures for effect are often out of all pro-
portion to the means of the mum
mers or the worthiness of the end
This year the city offered prizes for
the best fancy dress and comic clubs
and thousands OF men paraded between
spectators estimated at half million
But as in the Mardi Gras festivals OF
the South, many of the participants
went to exuberant extremes, and the
more sober minded critics of Philadel-
phia are calling for moderation and re-
form, particularly on the part of those
who choose to parade In women's garb
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

January 30, 1902.
A sufficient CONTEST pffidayit having
been fled in this office by Euiie p.
Kittrell, OF Leake vile, Miss, con
testant Jackson series homestead en-,
ry No. 3l315, made February G, 1897,
'or half quarter, quar- er 8 W
qrarier aul n W quarter 8 quarter
-eation %. township n, range W,
by Julius A. Porter. contestee in
which it is alleged that he is we'll ac-
quainsed with the land embraced in
the said entry and knows the pr esent
con lsion of the ame; also that the
entiyman has never lived upon the
land ut any tine and the only i'm
provemants made there N at any tims
vas pole cabin 10xl2 feet, which
va nsed for log camp, aud that said
ale ell absence from the said land
was not caused by his employment in
be Army, Navy, or Marine corps of
the United States, as private soldier,
officer, seaman, or mlrine during the
war with Spain, or during any other
war in which the United States may
be engaged, and said parties are here
by notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touchiug sail allegation
at 10 ,, ,clock m, on March IT. 1902,
before Z. r. Mckay, Clerk Chancery
Court in and for the County of Greene,
at his office in Leakesville, Miss.
and that final hear ing will be held at
10 o'clock am. oc March 81, 1902,
before)+ the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land Office in Jack
son, Mississippi.
The said contestant having, in q
proper affidavit fled December 81,
1902, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service OF
his notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered aud directed that such
notice be given by due and proper
publication.
JAMES HILL, Register,
G. e. MATTHEW'S. Receiver.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

J. D. Rutlsdge S. Methodist Mn
lister Of Blythevllle, Ark. says:
II su ffered for two years with Gen
sral Debility and Malaria, and know
tho Laxative Toni,, Cactus Compound.
Mvsd my health and Life and In
creased my weight considerable SOLD
hy Turner Dorsstt and Co. Il
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
A Bright Teacher.

In spite of all that has been written,
in spite OF be ks magazine articles and
!. -~nre spite OF lectures.
steio talks, the
fact remains L.. ~le on
the mainland know =,
us. says the Honolulu Star II 50.
only the other day that one of the
teachers passing through to Manila
commented upon the fact that Homo
lulu had the appearance of an Ameri-
can town. The reply was:
why, this is an American town.
You are still In the United States"
And then she said, do you know, |
always thought that the Hawaiian ISL
ands belonged to Japan"
This damsel was going to help to
teach the Filipinos geography. 1t is to
be hoped her Asiatic geography Is of a
somewhat better brand than her cos
mographic views upon the Pacific.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
JAMES HILL, Register,
G. e. MATTHEWS. Receiver.

Tenderness or aon.ng IN the snien
of the back is serious symptom.
The kidneys are suffering. Take
Prickly Ash Bitters at once. 1t is 8
reliable kidney remedy and system
regulator and will cure the trouble
before it develops its dangerous
stage. Y. d. WESTERFIELD.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18

warming stove and went back to bed
to get warm while 1t thawed out
"Pears like that dad-measly olu fire
amt never goin to git started" he
growled.
The old man didn't know he fell
asleep. He was awakened by strong
smell which reminded him of the time
when the tannery burned up. He
sprang out of bed and recoiled aghast.
There was his charred boot all
curled up on the red-hot stove and
looking like a well-rendered crack.
lin" He scraped it hurriedly off the
stove. but it was burned to a cinder.
Uncle Snad sat down and rcgardef
1t silently. Then he regarded the
treacherous fire. Then he rubbed the
bump on the top of his bruised bald
head.
- -! ii! HI! -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
CONTEST NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, J
LAND OFFICE At JACKSON, MISS
January 20. 1902. J
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
VOL. ".

Leakesvills, Miss.
Will practice in all the Courts OF
Greene and adjoining Counties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-04-18
nu..,.n Ral.r.. enhancement.

Jaropolk, one of the early rulers OF
Russia. had only about half lower
Jaw, the remainder having been cut of
by saber stroke during fight with
the Turks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-27

window. The mystery was a drawing
card
When the mortgage came due we gave
deed and took a lease for the home we
had once owned. Then mothers health
failed. And again the house was lonely.
Ten years after the pocketbook finding,
on Il Sunday, 1 was standing the front
steps with the streets wet from a heavy
shower. Jerome Brownlee came saunter-
ing down the walk, taking no particular
note of his surroundings. He glanced
toward the windows of my cottage, saw
me and stopped, brushed his hand across
his eyes and then read the sign at the
side of the door. Without giving me time
to get over my astonishment-for the sur
prise was mutuaT-he came UP the steps
at bound and had me by the hand.
-" Helen Bortonr he exclaimed smiling.
jerome Brownleev whispered, as he
reached the step on which I stood, for now
I think of it 1 did go down two or three
stones when he turned in from the street.
q" Have you lived here all these years?
he asked. I told him all. And he explain
ed that he had searched for me in many
places. but had not thought to look so
close to his own home. He was glad when
I told him 1 was not the heiress he had
thought me.
I'm short, he had prospered and was a
member of the firm for which he had
collected. I gave up the little house and
went to live with him. After awhile we
came here"