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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

L. b. Barnett of this city, lost
fine two-year-old filley, Gypsy
Girl, by Rex Mcdonald, from
blood poisoning. 1t was prom
ising colt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

Mr.. Sam Harrison died at his
home at Auxvasse last week. He
was the father of Mrs. Earl Gun
ningham, northof this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

w. H. Russell and family have
moved to Mexico. Mr.. Russell is
the Burlington trainmaster and
comes here to make his home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

W. e. Young, of near Laddonia,
is thinking of moving to Washing
ton State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

Mrs. w. w. johnson, on
Youngs Greek, is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Woods, of Adair
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

The following are late new sub
scribers, or renewals, to the Mes
SAGE;
E. ?. Wade.
A. n. Day.
Baker Barnes.
John |. Brown.
Robt. Barnett.
Rev. &. Bullock.
F. &. Crawford.
w. l.. Kent.
M. j. Lyle.
Anna Baker.
Rev. j. D, Watson.
A. l.. Yarnell.
Peter Campbell.
l.. Grim.
C. V. Wayne.
Geo. T. Fisher.
j. A, Pierce.
Lee Barker.
NJ. D. Quinlan.
II. w. Winter.
c. L. Anderson.
John Keiser.
p. G. Ackerman.
Frank Rouse.
Prof. s. l.. Mapes.
Mrs. Jerry Shahan.
V. w. Pearl.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

E. j. Sears and family of this
city will spend the winter in Cali
fornia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

Mrs. Cadwallader Elliott of
Laddonia has been visiting her
daughter in Mexico, Mrs. Mitchell.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

Rush Hill wants a bank. Stock
is being subscribed, and they'll
get the bank if they'll keep after
il.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20
Big Democratic rally in Mexico
Saturday, November 5th.

Mrs. H. 7. Baird, formerly
president of Hardin College, died
at her home in Denver, Colorado,
last Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

j. e. Goodrich and wife visited
friends at Molino and Santa Fe a
few days ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

A. G. Smith of Detroit, Mich.
has bought the A. j. Owings
farm, just west of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20
AUDRAIN TEACHERS.
The County Meeting in Mex
leo Last Week.

in Mexico last week, beginning
Thursday and ending Saturday.
Rev. A. w. Kokendoffer read a
word Of Scripture and offered
prayer.
The following officers were elect
ed for the session: j. N. Cross,
chairman; j. L. Shobe, secretary.
Misses Louise DeTien and Eva
Kanatzar and Mr.. s. L. Mapes
were chosen committee on pro-
gram. Misses Mary Hatton and
Georgia Grimes were appointed
press reporters.
Chairman Cross delivered a talk
in the afternoon on Educational
Progress in the County" 1t was
an excellent effort, full of encour-
aging words.
President j. r. Kirk, of the
Kirksville Normal, discussed the
subject, Educational Progress in
General" He dwelt upon the
tremendous opportunities and ad-
vantages and facilities Of Mis-
souri," We have every stimulat-
ing influence to urge toward re-
newed progress.
Principal E. j. Powell of Lad
donia made an interesting talk,
taking the place of r, D. Rodgers,
who was unable to be present.
Mr.. S. l.. Mapes of the Laddo-
mia schools discussed "Correlating
History and Geography" He ad-
vanced some good thoughts. The
question was further discussed by
Miss Nelly Shell and Mr.. l.. B.
Hawthorn.
Thursday night DR.. Marion of
the State University gave an inter-
esting lecture on the subject, THE
Point of View of a Little Boy of
School as He Sees It,"
President Kirk then followed
with an address. His talk was
the impressive feature of the even
ing.
Friday morning the main ad-
dress was by President Million of
Hardin College, his subject begging,
THE Ultimate Aim of Education"
He plead for true health as the
foundation before taking up the
curriculum. I'VE want the strong
and capable"
e. j. Powell took up the sub
ject, Mature Study and Agricul-
tme." Miss Eva Kanatzar read an
interesting paper on the subject,
Nature Study Combined With
Language" w. E. Cauthorn dis
cussed the topic, Grading of
Country Schools" "
Principal L. G. Mccall Of the
Martinsburg schools discussed
School Libraries and Apparatus"
He thought no school could do ef-
fective work without equipment
can't work without tools. Miss
Eighty Turley of the Benton City
schools also discussed the subject.
Miss Elizabeth Shannon of the
Mexico school read u paper on
THE Value of Drawing as an Ed
ucative Force" She thought no
teacher can be highly successful
without knowing something of
drawing-qualified to lead the
children to see all the beauty in
nature possible.
Miss Nellie Hewett of haddOnia
read a paper on Decoration and
Sanitation" Some helpful
thoughts presented, especially
forceful were those on the point Of
ventilation.
Miss Margaret Torreyson of
Martinsbuig gave some excellent
pointers on how to conduct a
Model Reading Lesson"
Superintendent D. A, Mcmillan
of Mexico, talked about THE Re-
latiop Of Principal to Teachers. Z"
he recommended kindness and
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

Thomas Duty and John Atchi-
son, both of this city, lost their
pocketbooks at the Centralia rally.
Atchisou says friend has pre-
sented him with a new pocketbook,
Now if somebody'll make up the
small amount of money he was
out he'll be fixed again.
The MESSAGE has mentioned be-
fore the fact that Rev, w, b.
Craig, living at Paris, Monroe
county, has been the pastor of
Long Branch church, north of
Mexico, for thirty years, serving
one Sunday in the month. A com
mittee has taken subscriptions
aud has raised the amount-to Sc
cure him for two Sundays in the
month from this on,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20

The Burlington yand
and o metropolis o Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-20
Message" Readers.

The following are late new sub
scribers, or renewals, to the Mes
SAGE:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
A WOMAWS
COOL NERVE.
Bitten BY q SaronfuIo She
.yucts Out Poison. Sa1-
fn6 Her, Life.

To her rare presence Of mind Den
yer woman undoubtedly owes her life,
displaying at the same time nerve"
almost on the heroic.
Mrs. Salvador Martin Of Park ave-
nue., Berkeley. in the district Of Den
yer, in taking out Of her closet heavy
Jacket put her hand inside the coat
sleeve. She at once felt sharp sting
and, drawing her hand away, was hor-
rified to find an immense spider-like in
sect, as large as silver dollar and OF
inky blackness, clinging thereto. She
quickly brushed the insect OF and
crushed It beneath her feet and then
went on about her work.
In about fifteen minutes the hand be-
gan to swell and In half an hour 1t
had swollen to twice its size. The fn-
gers had stfened, and the entire hand
was Of a deep purple color. Mrs. Mar
tin went at once to the telephone. but
no Berkeley physician was within call.
She then decided that she would 90
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03

were not used as receptacies for eof-
fms. The ciods Of eartE fell heavy on
the lid Of the casket- There was be-
ing entombed alive. unable to speak or
stay the hands Of my friends. Ny ef-
fort to move proved futile. and the
close air Of the coffin seemed sitting to
me. Suddenly the lshoveling ceased.
and the silence Of the tomb was COM
plete. did not seem to have the fear
then that a person would naturally ex-
pect under such circumstances. All /
remember is that the grave Is lonely
place. and the silence Of the tomb was
horribly oppressive. A dreamy sensa-
ton came over me, and sense of SUI
focati became apparent. My whole
system was paralyzed. Were It other
wise my struggles would have been
desperate.
How long l remained in this condi-
ton do not know. The first sense OF
returning life came over me when I
heard the scraping Of q spade on my
coffin lid. / felt myself raised and
borne away. was taken out of my
coffin not to my home. but to dissect-
ing room. l beheld the doctors who
bad waited upon me at my home. dress
ed in long white aprons. In their hands
they had knives. Through my half
closed eyes I saw them engaged in q
dispute. They were trying to decide
how to cut me up. One argued one
way, while the other doctor took an
other view Of the matter. All this l
witnessed through my half opened
eyes. Ny sense Of. hearing was re-
markably acute. Both approached the
table and opened my mouth, when BY
superluman effort my eyelids were
slight? raised. The next thing heard
was: Look out, you fool! BE is alive
He Is dead rejoined the other doctor.
See! He opens his eyes, continued
the first doctor. The othe: physician
let his knife drop. and short time
after that l commenced to recover rap
idly. Instead of cutting me up they
took me home. There was great re-
joicing among my relatives. I owed
my life to the doctors dispute as to
what allied me during ny illness"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
Killed by a Train.

NORTH, Feb. 29.-John Myrth, a young
negro II years of age, was struck by the
gSeaboard's Florida Limited this morning
about 9 o'clock and instantly killed. BE
had been sent by his father to bring a
wagon load of fertilizers and was stand
ing in store for few moments. The
team was standing on the other side of
sthe track from the store and as Myrth
heard the whistle he tried to cross the
track to stand at his horses heads. The
train, however, was running at full speed
and he was struck by the pilot of the
engine.
Magistrate Johnson began the inquest
this afternoon, but continued it until TO-
morrow evening at S p. m. so that addi-
Z ional evidence may be obtained.
The town ordinances prohibit the trains
running at such speed through the limits,
1 but this rule is frequently violated espec-
tally by the flyer which passes just as the
children are going to school.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03

MRS. MARTN FELT A SHARP STING.
over into Denver, but before she could
get dressed the pain was so intense as
to be almost unbearable.
Mrs. Martin then decided upon des-
perate measures. She examined her
hand closely, but could find no abra-
sion Of the skin through which the pol
son might be withdrawn. With nerve
truly remarkable under the circum-
stances, Mrs. Martin tied cord light
ly around her wrist to prevent the pol
son from spreading farther and then
deliberately took sharp razor and cut
a deep cash in her hand near where she
supposed the sting to be. She then
sucked the poison out until the infam-
nation had receded and the fingers be-
gan to move. Hastily making a paste
Of common baking soda and ammonia,
Mrs. Martin swathed her hand in this
and started to the highlands for a
physician. Upon at last locating one
she was told that nothing further was
necessary and that she owed her life
to her quick thought and cool nerve.
The next morning Mrs. Martins mouth
was blistered thickly, although she had
been careful to wash it with witch
hazel after abstac citing the poison.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
A 4ICycLXSTS
DARING FEAT.
Loops q Loop From Winch q
Section Qf tie Track Hos
Been ReRoUed.

Looping dams le vide" is the latest
diversion of the sensation loving
French and the most hair raising feat
that ever q daredevil American per-
formed to defy nature.
Every one has seen fly walking on
the ceiling and thought nothing Of It
and as parallel case the bicyclec who
rides around inside huge circle head
down. But no one has ever seen fly
walking on air upside down. Yet that
is practically what this dauntess
American does, and for affording the
ennuied world such a sensation he
draws a yearly salary double that OF
President Roosevelt.
The young man is W. n. Barber OF
Rochester, n. Y, and what he does Is
almost incredible. The loop as it has
been looped Is familiar to every one,
but never has a cycier tried, much less
accomplished, what Barber Is doing.
The construction Of this loop is the
same as Of old, but about five yards Of
the top Of the loop have been removed,
and the cyclist jumps through space
head downward to land on the loop
again and shoot out at the end in the
usual way.
It was an accident that gave the
American cyclist the idea for his peril
Gus aerial fight
He was in Mines, France, looping
the loop in the ordinary way when an
accident befeIl him that nearly proved
his undoing and was the means Of
bringing him widespread renown-
When the time came for him to loop
the loop the wind was blowing a gale,
and there was no way to protect him.
self or overcome its resistance. In
stead Of going into the loop at the reg
ular speed Of forty miles an hour he
could not, riding against the wind,
have been travelling at more than
twenty-five miles
he brought all his strength to bear
to overcome the force Of the wind, but
It was unavaiing. and, as be after
ward said II said little prayer for
myself, for was sure had not speed
enough to carry me around the loop,
and-well, even q novice would know
what the result Of such circumstances
would be-"
But the same Providence who had
frequently helped him out Of smaller
scrapes and saved his life number OF
times when he was boy came to his
aid again, and to that be says that he
owes the fact that he Is still amusing
people by his scorn Of danger and Is
famed the world over.
He never reached the ceiling Of the
loop, but to his establishment made q
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
The Oldest Man.

New BRUNSWICK, n. j., March 1.-Noah
Raby died today in the Piscataway poor
house of which he had been an inmate
for the last 40 years. 1fhe had lived until
April /, next, according to his own state
sment, Raby would have been 132 years
old. He retained his memory and would
recall many incidents of his long career
until very recently. Raby is said to have
been born in Eatonton, Gates county, n.
C., on April l, 1772. He enlisted in the
navy in 1905 and served on the ship Con-
stitution and the frigate Brandywine, on
the latter of which Farragut was a lieuten'
ont
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03

Jump Of about six feet, impelled by the
wind and the momentum, and. landing
securely on the back wall, continued
his ride as though he had touched all
the way round.
A number of the spectators had seen
the terrific midair leap and had not re-
covered their breath before Barber
stood on terra firma, bowling and smil-
ing in response to the applause and
carefully hiding the feeling of horror
which swept over him after he had
landed and had time to realize his past
danger.
After the first impression left by his
accident had vanished the novelty of
the break grew upon him, and he de-
cided that If he could do it once he
could repeat it. Accordingly he con-
structed a model, with which he ex-
perimented and from which he got the
dimensions for his present loop.
The start is made from a platform
thirty eight feet high, the cyclist rid
ing down a run at thtrty-five degrees,
entering the loop at the rate Of about
thirty miles an hour, then rising twen-
ty feet, when he leaves the loop.
makes a jump in the air upside down
lands on the other wall and rides down
at the speed Of twenty-five miles an
hour.
The track as far as the cut is three
feet wide, the back wall or come out
being six feet just half the width of
the loops used in America. The bicy,
Gle he uses is a specially made one,
weighing eighty pounds, and even then
it sometimes gives way under him, the
force being 80 terrific when he hits the
back wall.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03

TIE DOCTOR DROPPED HIS KNIFE
only saved from awful death because
physicians disagreed as to the cause OF
his demise and took up the body to per-
form an autopsy. When placed ON the
dissect1ng table signs OF life were dis
covered, and he was resuscitated. This
is the story, as often related by Mr..
Hayward:
1T was in Marshville, England, coun-
ty Of Gloucester, where was buried" !"
Mr.. Heyward used to say very grimly.
my father had very large family OF
boys, and he raised Us oil on the farm
near the village. was quite young,
and it was my chief delight to go to
the fields with my older brothers. In
those days the farmhouses were sur
rounded by big yards flied with straw.
This straw was allowed to rot, and In
the fall Of the year it was loaded on to
wagons and carted to the fields as a
fertilizer. It was bright morning
when we started for the fields, and l
ran ahead of the horses. The horses In
England are not driven with reins, but
they follow the command Of the voice.
After reaching the field the pitching OF
the straw was completed. The men
used hopsticks, which are fashioned
somewhat after heavy pitchfork.
While standing near one Of the hands
by accident was struck on the head
with one of the picks. 1t penetrated
my skull and at the time made me feel
faint and dizzy. Ny injury was not
considered serious.
"After returning to the house was
sent into the cellar, and, much to my
surprise. coSld see in the dark as
well as in the light After coming
from the cellar my strength failed me,
and l was soon belfast Two doctors
were called. One Of them insisted that
my condition was due to the blow on
the head, the other that had pleurisy.
At any rate, two weeks elapsed, and
my eyes closed In supposed death.
Dit was death as far as my relatives
were concerned. Yet I was painfully
conscious Of every movement going on
around me. Ny eyes were half closed,
and as was laid out heard my older
brother, John, walk into the house. I
saw him approach the cot with tears
in his eyes, and sympathizing friends
consoled him by asking him to dry his
tears. He is gone they said, and 9th
er similar expressions were used
around the bier. Well known faces
would peer down at me as lay with
my eyes half closed. Tears rained
on my face as the burial shroud was
wrapped around my body. As soon as
the undertaken arrived knew I was to
be buried alive. Try as I would, moth
ing could break the spell which bound
me. Every action and every word
spoken is as distinct to my mind now
as then.
"Well, the time for the funeral ar
rived, and the service was preached
over my living but rigid body. The
undertaken approached, and the lid Of
my little prison house was fastened
down. Life seemed all but gone when
this took place; but as I said, no effort
Of mine could break the spell. The cof-
fin was showed into the wagon, and the
trundling Of the vehicle sounded In my
ears. I was painfully conscious Of the
fact that I was soon to be lowered into
the grave. But I did not feel fear at
my impending fate. The coffin was
taken out Of the wagon and lowered
into the grave. In those days boxes
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
Thursday, March 8, 1904

s There has been number of killings IN
South Carolina during the past week OF
two, and too many of them were "mur'
ders."
Nv
Jno. Bell Towill, new member OF the
State board of dispensary directors, says
( that where it is shown that the people OF
atown or city want dispensary abolish
ED, he will vote for its removal. Good
! Tor Mr.. Towill! May the other members
of the board vote the same way.
Nv
The way for South Carolina congress
I man to hold his job is for him to get a
public building or some kind of a govern,
ment appropriation for the large towns
IN his district. If he can do this he has a
ss1ead pipe cinch' on his congressional
seat and need not be uneasy, no matter
low many fellows run against him.
~
The News and Courier has certainly
ldone very sensible thing in reducing its
subscription price. How it ever kept up
{ the price so long We cannot understand
sWe do not believe in newspapers being
] TOO cheap, but it was the only Southern
daily which charged $40 the year, so far
3 as we know. While it is fine news
medium, still we believe it has lost ground
n recent years on account of its high
subscription rate.
We are indeed glad of the action OF
Chief Justice Pope in granting an order
forbidding the opening'of dispensaries at
Ecranton and Lake City, pending the
hearing of the matter by the supreme
court. The case is soon to be heard by
Nshis court, and We trust that the decision
willbe against the opening of dispen'
.saries. Those people have fought hard
against the opening of rum shops in their
4 Irrespective towns, and they should not
have dispensaries forced on them.
~
We congratulate the building com
nittee on the handsome start they have
made on the work of raising funds fol
The new Methodist church. But with such
an enthusiastic and capable worker as
Mr. IA. J. Brabham at the head OF the
sscommittee, the work is bound to 60 for.
ward with dispatch. Mr. Brabham is one
of our most public-spirited citizens-one
& whose time and money is always freely
given for the good of his town and COM
munity. Long may he be spared to BAN
sberg.
~
Let US have no State campaign meet.
2ings this year. The plan of having meet.
dngs9in every county in the State has
become very much of nuisance, and the
small attendance of voters at the meetings
two years ago shows conclusively that
the people generally have lost interest in
them. Our people are preparing for a
big crop this year, and they will want to
stay at home and work. We can see no
4 good reason for continuing the plan of
campaign meetings in every county;speak'
for Bamberg, we do not believe our
voters, or majority of them at least,
want any meetings here. Well have all
the politics we want with our county
candidates.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
Buried ?
Alive
Sfron6e and Horri1yinS
Experience ofa young
En6lishman.
Apparently Dead. Though Fully
CONSCIOUS. He 4'as ConsiSned
to tie Grax,e--His Mfroc-
ufous NeScue.

George Hayward, who recently died
at Independence, Mo-, was eighty-tWo
years Of age and until a few weeks ago
worked every day. Mr.. Hayward was
born in England, where be learned the
watchmakers trade, and came to this
country many years ago.
When young man in England Mr..
Heyward was buried alive and was
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
TIE REST COUGH SYRUP.

s. L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Ottawa
Co., Kansas, writes: "This is to say that
I have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup
for years. and that do not hesitate to
recommend it as the best cough syrup l
have ever used" 25c, soc, 81. DR.. Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-03
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