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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

TN DOCTOR" DECLARED THE HIaGLE-
BUG.
De able to attend to it all. BY the way,
Haggy, what business are you in now"
"I'm a barber" answered the haggle-
bug.
"a barberr' exclaimed the higglebug.
"And what do you do as barber"
"Why. mercy. man, haven't you
heard" cried the hagglebug in sur.
prise. ....
"No," said the higglebug. What is
It"
swell, the caterpillars have adopted
the new style of having their heads
bald, and my business is to shave the
caterpillars. There are lots Of them,
and it keeps me busy day and night
doing the work"
"You must be making great deal
of money" said the higglebug.
"Yes, indeed" replied the hagglebug.
"By the way. what business are you
in?"
I'm a DOCTOR" declared the higgle-
bug.
"A doctorw exclaimed the hagglebug.
"And what do you do as doctorT'
"My. my. my! Don't you know"
cried the higglebug in surprise.
"No." said the hagglebug. "What is
It"
"Well, the grasshoppers have adopt
ed the new style of wearing long whisk-
ers. and l furnish them with a face
powder to bring out their boards. They
use a great deal of the powder, and
am kept busy night and day mixing 1t
for them"
81 suppose you will soon be rich"
said the hagglebug.
81 hope so." responded the higglebug.
"Well. goodby, Higgy," said the hag-
glebug US he passed on down the street
"Goodby. Haggy." answered the hig-
glebug.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

Sick Room OF THE PoPE.-As many
fantastic descriptions are in circula-
tion regarding the room where Pope
Leo lies, the representative of the AS
sociated Press has taken some pains to
secure an exact account from one OF
the pope's nephews, who sees his uncle
daily. The room Is large, bright and
airy. The walls are hung with pale
green and gold silk damask. Entering
it, with the sun pouring through the
ample window, is like taste Of spring
A large curtain divides the room, ano
Is generally drawn open. showing or
the right the modest, narrow brass bed
covered with a red damask coverlet
Even in his desperate condition, Pope
Leo shows great daintiness with regard
to his person. performing a full toilet
whenever possible. and changing daily
his fine white batiste night shirt. Al
the head of the bed is a good picture
Of the Madonna. beside a holy water
font, while in the middle Of the ada
cent wall is an immense cr'ucifix, reach
ing from floor to ceiling with an ivory
figure of Christ. At the foot Of the
bed stands a very simple walnut writ
ing desk, at which the pope has writ
ten the best of his Latin poems. Or
the other side Of the curtain stands the
now famous arm chair, which is most
comfortable: a small table. a few
shelves with the popes preferred books
and nothing more. The chamber gives
the idea Of extreme simplicity, luxuries
being vigorously banished.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
An ADimal Story For
Little Folks
%@Prosperous o. Bugs

Good morning, Higgy," said the
hagglebug to the higglebug as they
met on the street the other day. "How
are you?"
"Very fine, thank you, Haggy," re-
piled the higglebug. How are you"
"Oh, I am always WELL" answered
the hagglebug. except now, you know,
my business is brisk and l am just a
wee bit overworked."
"Ahw exclaimed the higglebug. "Lots
Of work? That's good. Let me con-
gratulate you. l know just how 1t Is.
for. you see, my business Is brisk, too.
and | am afraid sometimes will not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

ALTOGETHER TOO TRUTHFUL.-A Mar
ket street merchant has an office boy
who Is all right as faithful, honest
little chap. but his home training has
been so good that he is by no means a
good fibber. The other day the mer-
chant said to the boy:
Did you tell that awful bore who
called that l had gone to San Francis
coz"
Yes, SIR" said the boy, II told him
that you started this morning."
Good boy! What did he say?"
He wished to know when you'd re-
you would be back until after lunch
Philadelphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

tS Suppose you succeed in owning
the EARTH" said the abrupt man, what
good will it do you?"
WELL" answered the trust promoter
I'm naturally a man of hospitable in
stincts. There will be kind Of satis-
faction in feeling that am permitting
other people to inhabit this globe.
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
EGGS-I HAVE THEM.

D LUE Andelusians, Brown Leg
ID horns, Black Minorcas, Barred
Plymouth Rocks. Indian Games. War
Horse Pit Games, Bronze Turkeys
They are all pure and I can give alb
solutely satisfactory reference as to my
reliability. Write ]. w. BELTS, Less
lie, s. G. Feb. IA swift.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

New York Commercial Advertiser:
We have gained more personal enjoy
ment from reading "Abner Daniel
than from any other novel Of this par
ticular type since the days Of David
Harurn"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
CLOTHES CLEANING.

7 WANT to clean, repair and press
Il all of your old suits. First class
work guaranteed. Leave me your or
ders for First Class Tailor-Made Cloth
ing. Made to measure Pants special
ty. Fit and work guaranteed. Correct
prices and the very latest and most
popular styles. r. L. BRANDON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
WANTED YOU TO KNOW

THAT am prepared to take care of
l. my friends when they are in need of
any kind of Blacksmith work. I have
first class Blacksmith as well as an
expert Horseshoer and invite you to
give me a trial on your next job of
this kind.
r. D. ALEXANDER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

D' A German book Of etiquette, dated
154O, has these among its rules: DO
not use your thumb to spread the but
ter on your bread" when you drink,
raise the cup with both hands. DO
not suck the marrow out Of bones. or
enaw them like a dog" DO not
drink soup from the plate"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
The WE FIxIT" SHOP.

VIZ E are repairing, repainting, and
w overhauling Buggies, and we are
doing this work at prices that are
right.
You'll find us in the rear Of Riddle
r. e. MONTGOMERY, Proprietor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15

HI The empress dowager Of China is
selecting fourteen princes of her own
blood for study in Europe, America
and japan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
Lest Ye Be. Judged.

with another firm at distance, and
having received letter which
threatened a suit, they carried it to
their attorney for consultation.
The lawyer was a blunt, plain
spoken man, and in sizing up the
sheet of paper, said:
"This is the trouble people al
ways get into by dealing with
third-rate house."
"But," objected the client, "this
firm is not third-rate; they are
worth million dollars"
"I don't care how much they're
WORTH" replied the lawyer, "they
may have ten million dollars and l
would say they are third-rate
in feelings, in character and in
dealings, because their third-rate
stationery tells OH them"
All of our patrons use hrst-rate
stationery, because that is the only
KIND we print.
Are you with lis?
1t pleaseth us mi ightily to "get
up" nice stationery in one or more
colors, and if. you are not now using
our kind it would please you
nightly to try it.
L. M. Crisis Sons, Printers,
Yorkville, S. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
Schedule Effective June 7, 1908.

L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager.
e. r. REID, G. p. Agent,
Chester, S. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15
LANCASTER.

IAtNSNS En-.
Ledger, July IL: Mrs. Pittman, aged
| about 72 years, widow Of Jethro Pitt
man who died about month ago, died
at this place last Thursday. She was
on q visit to relatives here, and had
only been sick few days. Her re-
mains were inferred at Fork Hill
church yard yesterday. Lewis Gam
BILE, a laborer on the Witherspoon plan
tation. was severely cut in four or five
places by Isom Barnes, another Negro
with a razor last Thursday afternoon
In turning plows at the end of the
corn rows, Isom let his mule step on
Lewis foot, Lewis pitched a clod OF
dirt at him and Isom began carving
him. The wounds averaged about six
inches long and two of them were quite
deep. The wounds were in the breast
abdomen, arm and through one of his
ears down the side Of the face. DR.
w. M. Crawford dressed the wounds
it taking about fifteen stitches to get
Lewis back together. Frank Cly-
burn. an II year old Negro boy on Mr.
M. NJ. Tillman's place, near Van Wyck
| was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake
pilot last Friday morning. The wound
bled profusely, and to this fact and
| the drinking Of a pint Of whisky with
in few minutes the saving Of his life
Is attributed. 80. Our old friend, Mr..
Lewis M. Cauthen, Of Heath Springs,
was painfully injured at the Southern
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-15


the scout when the mystery was
solved. 1t was our Wig-Wag trying to
open talk" with flags. When MS
signals were answered he went at II
and spelled out the words: =.
Il got up here in the night. Don I
enter the pass. There are thousand
Indians in ambush there. The whole
force Is about 1000 strong.
Have you escaped?" asked our sig
nal man. ~
mo, not yet" came the reply. "The
Indians are below me, and l can climp
no higher"
Cant you get away to US before we
move?"
mo. but I shall hide here until the
Indians leave"
What sort of an ambush have they
prepared"
indians in the bushes on both sides
Of the pass. If you ride In not man
will get out alive"
rs there any other way to attack
them?" was asked.
II think 1 can make out pass two
or three miles to the left. II 1t is one
it will bring you in behind the reds:
1t took an hour or more to get tnis
information, and then we acted on II
and fianked the Indians out of the pass
and smote them hip and thigh as they
streamed out on the plain. When the
fight was over we went up the pass to
look for Wig Wag, but our search was
in vain. We found however, that his
flags had prevented a slaughter Every
rock and bush for two miles had shelt-
cred an Indian, and once into the trap
we could not have retreated. Thougn
we had to ride away without news OF
the lad, we hourly hoped to be joined
by him, but he did not come. 1t was
a year later before we knew his rate.
What we got came from one of the In,
dams who was there. The only good
news was that they had not tortured
the boy. being too busy with other al
fairs. In the night he had managed
to cast off his bonds, work his way
past scores of sleeping warriors with
his flags under his arm, and knowing
that he could not pass out OF the gorge
he had climbed up the mountain with
the hope of opening up communication
with us when daylight came. This ne
successfully accomplished, and he had
tagged the information recorded be,
fore the excited Indians below had
caught sight Of him. When they saw
what he was up to warrior was toled
off to bring the boy down with bull
let. They feared to discharge more
than one rifle at a time, as we might
suspect some ruse. The warrior had
fair mark, though far above him. and
he had coolly fired score Of times be-
fore his bullet found it's billet. 1t
seemed as if Providence was shielding
the lad until he could tell all he had
to say.
Tell the general that the reds he
had tagged, and then the white watt
went down to rise no more. He had
lost his own life, but he had saved 600
men from slaughter.-C. B. Lewis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16
The Public Smiles.

The following is well put, said
by the Palmyra Herald; The anti
Folk papers are saying that Mr.
Folk should not run for govern
or, that the office of attorney gem
eral is in line with his present
work and that ii he was elected
governor his hands would be tied
and he would be powerless against
the boodlers. How often do we
hear it urged, in extenuation of a.
worthless, inefficient official, that
he is powerless to do any better
than he does, that without the
support of others he can do moth
ing We see a county attorneysit-
ting supine while gambling, illegal
liquor selling and other crimes
flourish under his nose, and if we
protest and complain at the in
action of the county attorney we
are told that he caurot do any
thing That if gambling is to- he
.pnl down lhr sheriff and the po-
lice must stand right at the atiOI-
mey's back and assist him with al
their might or he is helpless. Did
Mr.. Folk have any sheriff OF police
at his back when he tackled the
boodlers! Not single one. In-
deed he had the hearty opposition
of both sheriff and police. They
let the accused get away, down in
to Mexico, and refused to properly
execute the writs placed in their
hands. But did this cause Mr..
F ok to failY Is he regarded as
helpless9 And just because Gov.
Dockery has done nothing to aid
in the prosecution and conviction
of the boodlers it must not be as
sumed that the governor is power
less. Mr.. Folk in the governors
chair would work just about the
same revolution that he has worked
in the Circuit Attorneys office.
The men who claim that Mr.. Folk
would make helpless governor
cause the general public to
smile.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

The Rocheport Democrat appar-
emily is lot for Cook for governor
from the following; HThe only
papers in the state who are for
Cook for governor or secretary Of
state, are those who have been
promised the printing Of the con
stitutional amendments, or those
who hope to get this printing.
Every paper who has fearless
editor who can't be bulldozed
and who isfor party success above
selfish advancement, is against
him
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16
HONORED MARRIAGE.
The Late Judge Hughes at a
Bible Presentation.

The MESSAGE in its issue of
Oct. 8, 1902, printed the following
item, which at this time will be of
renewed interest to all our readers,
in view of the recent death of the
distinguished judge who helped
honor the occasion:
Stern walls Of Justice
Looked down on festal sight,
Strong men were gathered
To honor the marriage rite.
The grand jury room at the
Court House Friday noon present
ed the appearance of a banquet
hall. Judge Hughes and The petit
jury were there. Henry Young
blood brought in a basket of cake
and a basket of flowers, a present
to the jury from Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barney who were married
down at Mt. Carmel last Thursday,
elsewhere mentioned.in this paper.
j. G. Ringo spread the napkins
and displayed the eatables, VIM. R.
Dudley returned thanks for the
food and then Judge Hughes
stepped forward and in a neat lit
tie speech presented a large new
family Bible to Mr. Harmon, a
donation from the jury to the
bride and groom, Mr.. Harmon be-
ing father of the bride and a mem
Der of the jury present. Judge
Kendall and Mr.. Dudley made re-
marks, the latter feelingly request
ing that when all go to their
homes they read the 43rd
chapter of Isiah; then all proceed
ed to the eating. 1t was treat.
1t was an occasion that all will
long remember. Judge Hughes
wrote the following on the fiy-leaf
of the new Bible to which each of
the jurors put his signature;
Presented to Charles Barney and
Blanche Barney, his wife, by the
undersigned, donors as a testimo-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Out of the nine newspapers in
Boone county seven are supporting
Folk for governor, as follows:
Columbia Tribune, Columbia
Statesman, Centralia Guard,
Ashland Bugle, Rocheport Demo-
crat, Hallsville Eagle and Sturgeon
Leader,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

A man giving his name as q. l..
Bissel and representing himself as
a life insurance agent from
Ottumwa, Ia, came to Centralia a
week ago and hired a valuable team
and buggy for two days, and has not
yet returned. The livery man has
telegraphed over the state aud is
unable to locate his team or the
stranger and Thursday ne left for
Ottumwa to try and get some trace
of his team.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

In most towns they call a saloon
a saloon; in Mexico they call them
a bar; in st. Louis they call them
thirst parlors. However, no lady
visits one of these places, no diff
ference how choice your words in
referring to one of them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16
SICK AND TIRED.
Disgusted With the Western
Country.

Capt. William Eller, we'll known
in Mexico, writes as follows from
Highwood, Montana, to the Aux-
vase Review:
This is wonderful country. /
awoke yesterday morning and it
was showing with all the ven
geance it possibly could. OF course
it melted here in the valley as fast
as it fell. but the mountains are
all covered with snow now, the
first time ever saw it snow in Ju-
ly. There is no telling what |
may see before l leave here. / have
been sick ever since / struck this
country and think if l don't get
better soon / shall make a break
for Missouri, where / can breathe
some pure Democratic air. | know
that is more wholesome for me,
anyhow
This is fine country for cattle
and sheep and when that is said
all is said | wouldn't give old
Missouri for thus whole dogon
western country for my use.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Mrs. G. A Ross, of Hardin Col
lege, is taking course in ehemis-
try and physics at Harvard, Mass.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Miss Nora Wilkerson Of near
Worcester returned recently from
ST. Louis, where she was pa,
tient at the Baptist Sanitarium.
Glad to hear that bIissWilksrson' S
health is improved,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

The six-year-old son of r. w,
Allen, northwest of Mexico, fell
last Friday and broke his arm at
the elbow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Only So counties in Texas are en-
tirely free from local option aud
some Of those are unorganized
counties Local option holds 12g
counties complete and 50 more are
partly under the law
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

The Clarence Courier edited by
a member of the legislature, says:
Those in the state who opposed
the diversion of the collateral in
heritanee tax from the State Uni
versity to the road fund did not
mention that sos, 900 of the uni
versity appropriation was being
used to build and equip a gymna-
stun for the develOpement of the
rich peoples boys who are too aris-
toeratic to work; $4,000 for an
outdoor closet. etc. AT cost Of
81, 900 per mile for gravel roads,
these two items would have built
75 miles of gravel roads in the
state. OF course, that looks small.
but in the course Of a few years
these extravagant appropriations
would build roads all over the
state,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Miss DollieGrigsby Of this cOun-
ty is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. s..
Mccoy, at Florence, Colorado.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

James Angel Sappington of
Centralia, aged 20, died one day
last week of blood poisoning and
congestion of the lungs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Russell Holloway, of Rowena
neighborhoOd, has received the
appointment as cadet to the State
University, The appointment
carries with it free tuition and
first class military instruction.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Master Reuben Frost Of this city
was qnite severely injured in the
leg by a toy pistol one day last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

The Mt. Carmel correspondent
of the WellsviIle Record says:
Mrs. James Crockett of Mexico
came down Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. S. A. Penn. Mrs.
Penn aud Crockett on Sunday at
tended a reunion of the missouri
remnant" of the j. M. Appling
family at the home Old. E. APP
pling near New Florence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16


oner, caused by the resignation of
DIR. Maefarlane The place will
be filled by the County Court at
their meeting next month. In the
meantime if there is a call for the
services of coroner the nearest
justice of the peace will act.
Rev. j. D. Watson District Mis-
sionary of the Baptist Church is
arranging for a number of pro-
tracted meetings to be held this
fall. He will hold the first meet
ing with Union Church beginning
August 4th. Any church desir-
ing his services in special meetings
may correspond with him, No.
1015 Olive Street Mexico, Mo.
@. D. Rodgers, a brother of Cir
cult Judge r. D. Rodgers of this
city and who for several years was
County Surveyor of Audrain, is
now a citizen of Chicago, being
identified with the commission
firm Of Stratton & Evans. Mr.,
Rodgers has been with the Slater
Bank at Slater Mo for fen or
twelve years
The following young men from
this city are attending the Ma
tional Gaurd encampment at st.
Joeseph; Rolla Mcintyre, V. Mil
ler, Fred Brown, lit Turley, M.
Sannebeck, j. Willingham, r.
Trmble, A. Holbrook, @. Carter,
Burr Crawford, W. w Fry. Jr.,
John Guthrie, Ralph Galloway T.
Bruce. H. Hurch.
This item from the Farber Fo-
rumi Mr.. Oscar Anderson Of
Farber and Miss Susie Gown Of
Mexico, we're married at the court
house in Bowling Green Tuesday,
July 9Th, BY Esquire J L. Motley.
The bride is a daughter Of J 9.
Gown aud wife, who formerly
lived near this place The groom
Is a son Of NJ. Anderson and
lwife, north Of town, with whom
the newly married couple will
Imake their home for the present,
They have onr best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

The st. Louis Christian Advo-
cate, DR.. w. B. PalmOre's paper,
says: During a recent trial for
bribery in this city, one Of the at
torneys for the defense referred to
the defense as a conventional
crime" seeking to belittle it as
not much of a transgression of the
law after all, but to be ciassed
rather with misdemeanors than
with crimes. The best argument
as to that may be made in the words
of Mr.. Folk himself in jury
speech: Bribery strikes at the
foundation of our government, ,and
when bribery is allowed the very
fountain head of our government
is poisoned. The trust accepted
by an official of the city or state is
sacred and is not to be made light
of. No government can exist
where there is a violation of this
trust. When legislation can be
sold and bought, the liberties of
the people are lost. There can be
no more serious offense tina n brib-
cry. 1t will rot and ruin any city
or any nation. 1t is not a slight
Offense. If we condone such of
feuses we are giving our lawmak-
ers the right to do as they please
without considering in any way
the rights of the people,"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16
SOME LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS IN PELLET FORM
A999999999 99o 99o299s

Two hundred tickets were sold
at Laddonia for Mexico's Fourth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-07-16

Says the Kansas City Star; A
vandalia man is complaining be-
cause he says he is too old to en-
ter the orphans home and too
young to live at the home for
the aged. How about the harvest
feldsl He might find living
there.