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CURRAN MUST RETAIN
HIS ALLHET UP COW
'Aint No Cause for Action Says the Jury and Things
Is Jest So Again Up Greenve Way

and the jury, not wanting to hurt feel
ings, disagreed.
John and Ed went at it again and got
another jury. They told about the COW
being "het up again, and the jury.
thinking the things might as we'll run
alCng TO spring, when maybe the cow q
give more milk, disagreed again.
Talk of the Town.
John and Ed got at it again and got
another jury. BY this time everybody
in the county went around to see John $
COW and came to court and listened ami
talked it over at the general store The
jury, being friends of John and Ed, said
they'd disagree.
The two more juries disagreed.
Justice Barton, who has been sitting
on the cow, is eighty-four years old.
Gentlemen of the Jury" said the
court i have set on this bench forty
four years. but this IS the first time l
ever got tuckered out. Now mind yer
P's and Q's and look sharp. cause (
want to have that COW settled before I
quit"
So the jury, out Of sympathy for JUS
tice Barton, rendered the verdict of no
cause for action.
GreenVille is blowing fields again
and John said on the quiet last night
that that COW is milking better now
the grass has begun to grow.
But she amt worth the six hundred
she cost me-" he said.
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GREENNILLE, Conn, May 9--Thiugs
is jest so again up this way. John Cur
rams got to keep his shOrt-hOrn COW
that Ed FOrshay sold him down to the
West Town auction last spring.
The jury told him so today.
You amt got no cause for action on
that COW bought at auction" were the
words of the jury. James Perkins, who
was foreman, is poet.
So that's the finish of John Curran' $
cow The boys is nightly sorry for
John, but it's good thing because it's
the only excitement GreenviIle had this
winter John bought that COW and some
heifers off Ed last spring. The COW
wouldn't give milk.
Why John Sued.
Give me back my $12j and take your
cow" says John to Ed. Ed didn't see
things that way and John began TO sue.
Last October they had the first trial,
and when John got Jim Shaw and
Silas Banks, the best mixers in the
county. to tell how they couldn't get
more than a quart of milk out of that
COW, Ed got Peter Jackson To tell how
he had seen John driving the COW home
so fast she got AL het VI"
How can yer expect a COW that's het
up to give milk2' asked Ed of the
jury This was true, everybody said
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JUDGE WOULD THRASH
WIFE-BEATER BUSCH

For a man who beats his wife there
is no adequate punishment except a
good sound thrashing on his own body.
Sending this man to Jail means that ne
will be fed clothed and provided for.
when he should be treated as he did his
wife / can do nothing more than send
him to Jail. although I would like 70
send him to the whipping post. Forty
dollars fine or four months in Jail. -
Thus spoke Judge kimbali in the Pc
lice Court today when he imposed SEN
tence upon Albert Busch, charged with
making an assault and battery upon his
wife. Annie Busch last evening. She APP
peared on the stand with her head
swathed IN bandages. and .old the court
Of the cruelties TO which she had been
subjected
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Brazil's Admissions.


THE Peruvian legation does not know
of any instance that can be cited in
which Peru should have admitted any
of BraziIs pretended rights. On the
other hand recent statements or Brazil $
foreign Office, If not conclusive, at
least admit that the government ct Lima
has always asserted its claims and main
tanned its title over that region that the
referred office denOminates With the
word 'litgious.'
The government at Rio initiated in
1862 an energetic campaign, with the
view Of anulling a contract that had
been celebrated between Bolivia and an
American syndicate for the exploitation
OF the sO-Called Acre territory lying III
the disputed section. In a cable circu-
lar that was addressed at that time 70
III Of BraZils legations abroad, Baron
de Rio BrancO. who since that time
has been minister for foreign relations,
saws:
ignorant of the fact that Peru asserted
and even now Peru and Bolivia have
concluded a treaty over their boundary
dispute
1T was further stated in that dis
patch:
a. The whole Of the region west Of the
Madeirn and embraced. between that
parallel 0020 southern lat), and the
obHque line that runs from the mouth
of the Benz River 10 the origin Of the
Yavari, IS thus under litigation among
Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia
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FOLK WINS FIGHT
AGAINST MACHINE
Nomination for Governor
of Missouri Assured.
CONFLICT WITH B0ODLERS
Has Whipped the Men Who Have Con-
tTOlIed State Politics for
Many Years.
CONFLICT WITH BOODLERS

ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 9.-Joseph w.
Folk. the Doodle" prosecutor, has won
his fight for the Democratic nomination
for governor. in Missouri Although OPP
posed by the entire State machine,
which has controlled all elections in
Missouri for many years, Mr. Folk has
won his fight fairly.
His campaign for governor, just as
was his career as circuit attorney of St.
Louis. has been based on his attitude
of antagonism to "booding'' and
"bOodlers."
Over in Saline county last week,
where the politicians, hoping to defeat
him, had framed up a pledge TO be re-
uuired of every candidate going on their
primary tickets, asked Mr. Folk 10 sign
his name TO a promise to support the
Democratic nominees from governor
down. Mr.. Folk smilingly penned his
name. then added:
1T must be distinctly understood that
l will vote against any Democratic
nominee whom 1 know to be boodler."
Fought the BoodleTs.
Mr.. Folk has fought Governor Dock
cry. United States Senator Stone, Sec
rotary Of State Cook, State Auditor
Allen. Police Commissioner Halves,
Mayor Reed. Judge Can't, Ed" Butler
and a whole list of minor politicians,
and has whipped them every one.
He has 2S5 uncOntested delegates TO the
State nominating convention, having car
ried ten our Of eleven counties. choosing
their delegates on Saturday. Three hun
dred and fifty-siX delegates are neces-
sary to nominate. Harry b. Halves has
III delegates, all in St. Louis.
Failing TO carry a single county, he
has Withdrawn from the contest. Mayor
Reed has only fl delegates. The fight,
to all intents and purposes, is finished.
BY direct appeals TO the people. by
strenuous advocacy Of q mighty prin-
Ciple. and an entirely novel issue. the
young "bOodler' prosecutor has wiped
out the machine and will be nominated
for governor Of Missouri That he will
be elected goes without saying. Promi-
nent Republicans assert that 10000 Of
their party will vote for Folk
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niaI dominions in I7u by the treaty Of
St Ildefonso. which for this section
fixed the bed OF the Madeira River as
the parting line, all OF the territory TO
the west % its banks going 10 Spain
GOday Peru and that 10 the east TO
Portugal to-day BraziD. The headquar-
tiers OF the rivers Yurua and Purus and
the Acre River are precisely located IN
this ZOne-tO the west Of the Madeira.
Peru claims that the treaty Of St. Ilde-
fonso Is actually In force with regard to
this zone. as that Of 1861 did not define
boundary line south OF parallel Z.
Coming to a conclusion, Peru main
tains today, as she did when Bolivia
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was a party. and has always offered and
succeeded In establishing IN some cases.
that she IS DESTROYS Of resOrting TO az
bitration, without demanding previous
conditions. unnecessary to governments
wishing 10 reach prompt just, and pa
cific settlement Of their differences. This
she can Oner as the best proof Of her
good faith and fraternal sentiments to-
ward her sister republics"
The Washington times., 1904-05-09
BRAZIL'S CLAIM
DENIED BY PERU.
Title Never Conceded to
Rio JaneirO.
STATEMENT BY LEGATION
Willing to Arbitrate to Settle Dispute
Amicably-Brazils
Admissions.
STATEMENT BY LEGATION

Peru denies that it ever conceded TO
now in dispute between the two coun-
tries and in a statement issued by the
PERUVIAN legation emphatically declares
the treaty Of 1851, upon which Brazil
bases It's claim, did not in any manner
ADMIT Brazils alleged title to the land
IN controversy.
Ihe statement issued by Minister Cal
deron, the Peruvian representative IN
TINS city. is as follows, and is given in
tull for the first time.
Peru has never admitted in Brazil
any right. whatsoever. to the territory
actually in dispute.
No Recognition Given.
The treaty Of 1851 contains no recog-
milton of BraziIs rights as alleged by
the Brazilian legation. The treaty is
one Of amity and commerce, and docs
but incidentally touch upon the bound
airy question, ordering that a joint
commission should determine a part of
the boundary, namely, the bed OF the
Yavari River up to its origin, that the
joint commissioners approximately fixed
afterwards at latitude : degrees south.
The treaty made no reference as TO the
territory lying south of that point,
which is precisely the one in dispute
When the surveying commission end
Ell Its exploration, Brazil asserted tn Il
boundaries had been concluded between
the two countries; but Peru held AMI
notified that government 10 the effect
that its view was unacceptable. mas
much as a great part of the frontier
stu remains undetermined.
Brazil and Bolivia entered into a
boundary treaty in 1867. whose terms
recognized as Bolivian all Of the terri
tory south of the Yavari River. The
government of Peru opposed its protest
against the treaty and notified both
governments Of the rights it maintained
over this region. Peru's protest duly
considered by Bolivia resulted In the adj
justment Of several treaties, with a view
Of defining a boundary line, the last one.
signed December 80, 1903, which submits
TO the arbitration Of the President of
Argentina the dispute between both
governments
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elephants and tiny ponies divided the
admiration of the children, and flied
them with wild ambition to ride one
ana own the other.
The Washington times., 1904-05-09
Ballot LAM
The Hope of Democrats
Result Of Efforts to DisfranChise Negro Await
ed-VOter Must Be Able to Mark the
Names of Candidates.

BALTIMORE, May 9.-Politicians in
this and other States are deeply inter
ested in the effect Of the Wilson law
abolishing party designations on the bal
lot The Democrats are building great
hopes upon 1t. and they expect by its
aid TO elect their candidates for Congress
in the First. or Eastern Shore, district,
and 10 give Representative Mudd a
pretty close rub in the Fifth, which In
cIudes the black belt" Of southern
Maryland.
The Second, Third, and Fourth dis
tricts are thoroughly exempted from the
operation Of the law. Three counties In
the First district in which there is a
considerable negro yote-namely, Kent.
Somerset, and WOrcester-are not eX-
empted. IN Howard county, which IS q
Democratic stronghold and the home
county of Governor Warheld and OF
Senator German. the law IS not opera
tive
Hope of Success.
The Democrats base their hope Of sue
cess through the operation Of the law on
the belief that iIliterate voters VIII not
be able 70 mark their ballots accurately :
that a ballot marked inaecurately ls
equal 10 no ballot at ali: that iiliteracy
prevails 10 a greater extent in the coun-
ties in which there is a large negro
population than in the counties where
such population is small. and that, there
fore. the law should operate 10 facIh-
tate Democratic success.
The law really imposes an educational
qualification. In order 20 mark MS pal
lot accurately. the voter must not onIy
be able 20 read the names Of the can
didates, but he must also be able 10 as
eliminate in the politics of each candi-
Democrat or Republican. He must
study the ticket In advance II VIII not
DO TO secure a ballot and learn TO marx
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Controvertible Status.

again IN the ulJndLun sent 10 DO
Hvia. February 8. 1903. threatening that
government with a military occupation
OF the disputed territory. Baron de Rio
BrancO. wrote.
" Brazil shall inform Peru Of the res
olution she was compelled TO take. safe
guarding the rights that this. our neigh
Dor and friend. may alIege in due time.
Brazil has thus acknowledged the con-
trCVertible status Of that territory and
as q clause IN her constitution provides
that lnternau OLal controversies be ar
bitTated. IL was TO be expected that this
conciliatOry means OF settling iuterna-
tiOnal disputes. which Peru maintains
tocay, should have been accepted when
she proposed II at the time Bolivia was
still a party 70 the controversy.
The entente arrived at signed by
Bolivia and Brazil November II, 1903.
contains the following stipulation:
The Republic Of the United States
OF Brazil hereby declares that II shall
GlreCtly settle with Peru the frontier
dispute relative 70 the territory en-
bTaced between the origin Of the YavaTl
River and parallel eleventh. and snail
seek TO bring about a friendly solution
OF the controversy. with no responsible
ity 70 Bolivia
According to late reports IT would
seem that the government Of Brazil
Instead Of framing Its policy In accord
ance with the provision OF It's cOuSJl-
tuition, above referred TO, and the treaty
EElDllltlDnS.
hostile attitude, and takes steps, by no
means conducive 70 the pacific solution
il has pledged itself 10 seek.
No Advantage Taken.
THE Brazilian legations statement
saws that Peru took advantage Of Bra
zIrs trouble with Bolivia to send mill
tary forces to the head waters Of the
Rivers Yurua and Purus. Such asscr-
ton Is unwarranted, as the Peruvian
population has always existed there as
well as small garrisOns TO preserve or
der.
According to press reports one Of
these garrisOns was not long ago as
saulted By two hundred Brazilian troops
with the result that some Of the Peru
vians were massacred and some made
prisoners and taken 20 ManaOsr where
the Brazilian officials set them free.
stating that neither the centrOl nor To-
cal governments We're responsible FOR
such assault. Such would not have been
the attitude Of Brazilian officials toward
the Peruvian soldiers had they thought
for moment they had invaded Brazil
ian territory.
But supposing this part Of the Bra
lillian legation S statement 10 be correct,
does IL not acknowledge that Peru eXer-
cised its sovereignty before the settle
ment Of the dispute between Bolivia and
BraZlE MS Gact was known 10 Brazil
at the time she entered into this treaty
that pledged the Brazilian government
70 seek a friendly solution OF its dispute
with Peru and thus II ought not 10
threaten Peru that II Will resort 10
force and proceed 70 rcprisals which are
not friendly solutions. If her troops are
not withdrawn.
The Piuckney rule that supports the
statement Of the Brazilian legation does
not apply IN the present case as the
Crowns or spain and Portugal deter
mined the boundary lines Of their colo
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the names in numerical order-that is
every second, NTH, six, ninth etc-that
being the order in which. for Illustration
Republican names may be arranged on
sample ballot. for the names may be
differently arranged on separate ballots
Thus the numerical order will differ.
The ballot should not prove as trOu-
blesOme at the next election as In sub
seQueut elections 10 illiterate voters,
since there will be names only OF the
candidates for COngTe IS ana of PTCsi-
Dental electors. a mark must. however.
be placed opposite the name OF each
candidate for clcctOr. II the PruhibI-
u IT. nations for the Presidency and for
Congress in all the districts, II Will be
evident that there viii be sufficient
names on the ballots 10 confuse not
only in the counties in which the vii
son law IS eTfcctiVa, but also In tie
city. and IN the counties 10 which the
law does not apply.
Blow to Negro Voters.
II will be next year. however, whch
the Democrats hope 10 reap their great
ct harvest from the new law. The hal
lot will then contain a large array Of
names Of candidates for the many local
positions then 10 be filled, and the bal
lot will be confusion to the full limit
that those Democrats favoring the Poe
DISTINGUISHING plan hope 70 have the
amendment TO the constitution adopted
A study Of the white and negro lllit-
crates in the counties 70 which the VIII
sen law Vii apply Will show how well
founded are the Democratic hopes Or
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

YOUR NETGHBORS


Mrs. Jacob Berry is visiting
her son at Hannibal
Gray Wilson of Moline made The
MESSAGE u pleasant business call
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Shell has returned
from a visit to the northern sum-
mer resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Campbell
are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Stewards of Versailles, KY.
Mrs. Arthur Steele and little
daughter. Athea, of Chicago, are
visiting the family Of B.A. Thorn
burgh of Mexico.
Mrs. Tina billiard of Powell
Ford and daughter, Miss Budgie.
and son, Dan, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Alb billiard, near LaddOnia.
Hon. Walter Birch and E. A.
Shannon, Democratic nominee
for County Administrator, visited
the picnic at Drumheller's Ford,
near Middletown, last Saturday.
B. F. Cooksey and wife and
daughters. Myrtle and Lola, OF
Rosemont, Kansas, on their way to
the Worlds Fair, are visiting the
family of b. A. ThOrnburgh here,
Mrs. Thomas Hook gave a de.
lightful entertainment to a mum
Der of her friends last Friday ev-
ening. Finch was the principal
pasttime; refreshments were sery-
ed all present had a most enioya.
BILE time.
Mrs. Caleb Guthrie entertained
for the following few days ago:
Mrs. Annie GOrton and daughter,
Quita. of Austin, Texas Mrs Har,
riett McCune OF Auxvasse. Mr.
and Mrs. E. 3. Jones, Mr., aDt
Mrs, Arthur sharp, Misses Juditl
and Eugie Jones aud Paul Sharp
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08
Most Valuable Heritage.

The school season is approach
ing and we would again remind
parents, says the Marion County
Herald, that the most valuable her
itage they can bequeath their
children is a sound constitution, a
disposition to work and to look on
honest labor as honorable, and
last of all a good education. Civ
en- these traits no human power
can prevent your child from
achieving success in after life.
Give your child the best education
you can afford. See that he de-
votes his evenings to study. Keep
both boys and girls off the streets,
both day and night Do not take
the teachers word as to the prog
ress your children are making.
Investigate for yourself and salts
fy yourself beyond all doubt that
they are doing good work. Then,
if your child is a boy, make him
learn a trade. Do not allow him to
fool his time away on bookkeeping
and nurse the idea that great cor
porations will jump at the chance
to employ him at a princely salary
as soon as he can write legible
hand. The world is already full of
bookkeepers and clerks Teach
your boy some honest trade. Let
him choose his own trade and then
see that he makes himself prof.
Gent in it. And il your child is a
girl, teach her how to cook, Half
the girls of the present age cannot
make a decent cup of coffee. And
teach your girls to sew Make
your children useful members Of
society and then turn them loose
without a dollar aud they will
prosper where many who have in
herlted fortunes will come to
want.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

Trustee s Sale.

Whereas, Thomas w. Sneed and Ida
b. Sneed, his vito, by their
certain deed OF trust, dated August Is,
1902, and recorded in Book "a, atpage 269,
Of the decd records Of Audrain County,
Missouri, conveyed to J. 4. Williams, the
undersigned trustee, the following de-
scribed real estate:
Undivided interest IN lots one Oy,
two (9l, three ts) and eight (s) of the Bank
Addition TO the City OF Mexico, said lots
being located on the west half Of the N.
e. Or Of section twenty -seyen t2O, town
ship iifty-one (51), range nine 0l west,
and containg 3O1-10 acres, more or less,
all lying in Audrain County, Missouri
Which said conveyance was made in
trust 10 secure tho payment Of GER
tain promissoFy notes therein mentioned
and descrlbedg and, whereas, default has
been made IN the paymunt OF said notes,
now therefore in accordance with the
powers conferred upon me IN aud by said
deed Of trust, and az the request OF the
legal owner and holder OF said notes, /,
the undersigned trustee, win expose for
sale and will sell the real estate aboyode
scrIbed at public sale to the highest bid
der for cash in hand on
Friday, September ~ 1901,
between the hours of0 o'clock In the fore
noon aad o'clock 10 the afternoon OF
said day 81 the east iFoBt door OF the
Court Rouse In the City of Mexico, coua-
ty Of Audraln and stateof Missouri, for
the purpose Of satisfying the debt as owl.
deneed BY said notes aud the costs and
expense OF this sale. N
=. y WILLIAMS, Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-08

cate to him that he shall take and hold large learning
in any department of human research
But wisdom, while the teacher may do much in his
student by emphasizing the importance of it. by dscpnng his pupils
mind develop mental moral equo and by illustrating it
his life yet largely natural endowment from
vigorous and patient sefure and from large and enrcng
ience through actual contact with and with life.
BY knowledge the possession by the mind of facts and prn-
cples scientific historical philosophical literary acquaintance with
ideas the perception of truths BY wisdom the power and the
disposition to make right and effective of faculties and
knowledge happy adaptation of ourselves and
circumstances
The criticism of school and college is often wide of the mark.
Here lis your bachelor of years of college and
he has accomplished little nothing His diploma good for nothing
hold its back the of his amenabe failure
thing He has half the wisdom of his ngbor who
college, Very likely. diploma certify
college entirely uup the place of that teacher experience
Her tuition often ghuly dear and she sometimes Tails of large
results.
Into the world this gymnasium of training in wisdom
about to enter 1t becomes modesty with your
een alive to all which be taught If do thus that
of the best proofs that have already attained fair degree OF
wisdom.
Rate then your knowledge what it really worth. 1t ire
mendou addition power with wisdom But do not
trust carry you Do make ontous dis
play of it, The world knows pretty well how much and how little it is
worth by itself Avoid all pedanc eccenie and learned conce
Do not learn much of plain WHO with little learning
doing the kind of work ought do much better and
easily than they.
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\-.---lIl ------..-A
THE GRIM REA PER


Henry Adkins, in his s0th year,
died at his home, south of Mexico,
last Friday. The burial was at
Byrns cemetery. Deceased leaves a
wife and six children
Mrs. Mollie Mckinney, wife of
Henry Mckinney, of near Rush
Hill, died Of stomach trouble at her
home last Monday morning. She
had been i'll three weeks. Deeeas-
ed was 81 years Of age and was a
faithful member Of aud worker in
the Christian church. The funeral
was held at the home Tuesday and
the interment was in the Mexico
cemetery. She leaves Il husband,
Henry Mckinney; mother, Mrs.
Jolly, of Mexico; three sisters, Mrs.
Lon Fox of Rush Hill, and Mrs
Phillips and Miss Betty jolly of
Mexico; two brothers, Robert and
VIM, Of New Mexico. Mrs. Nc
Kinney will be missed in Sunda!
school work in her church at Rush
HILLSIDE was a splendid character
and Christi an woman.