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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

slhc Of the darkness ! waa thinkjn,
OF the thanhsglyines Of Miles Stand
1871 aud Priscilla and the others. How
iittle they had TO be grateful for, ant
yet how rcliglousIy great In then
thanbtuiuess."
tie mad not called TO speak of the
piEflm fathers, and SO he remarked
somewhat rudely; Il was not aware
mat you were an ultra religionist."
She answered absentIy. cropping her
hahd along the window siiI. "Ah, ygu
mean lighted candles and contribution
boxes. II Ia The courageous faith Of
our ancestors that thrills one with
iS dauntleAsness Think OF those
weli-borh ladies and gentlemen be-
come pioneers In a wilderness in G7
snort days, After drought and fam
me and visttations from Adventures
Ihey could still assemble 10 worship
ana to pray on days set aside for Civ.
ihs thanks. / believe their prayers
were answcred-eyen personally. AS
Tor us-we of the twentieth century
We are precious careful moi 10 pray
Tor anything We have not the cash 10
pay for"
AN we " the pilgrims. he said.
being compelled to follow her CONVEX.
sattohal lean, rs a vote of thanks for
their generosity in the matter Of an
ceatorS, Almost anyone in the blne
hook can now AFFORD at least two fore
fathers who came over in the Nav
mower But to ~return-you were
ABOUT to answer my question. Is"
I can see them now" she inter.
rupted, with their broad hats and
swords buckled at their sides. and"
uncertain In further details she swift
" ofEan again: How little pleasure
they gave themselves! Imagine grown
men IN ye olden Plymouth p,aylnr
Football OF a Thanks day! They would
ave had their offending feet stuck
through a pillory In no tlme!"
instead of legs done up In surgical
splinis-woodtn customs BOTH" Hn
refused to be serious.
She felt without seeing that he was
approaching the window again. The
pilgrims wouldn't hold out much
longer, owing to her uncertain his.
torical data. Wa William Penn the
governor of the colony? Or was
Mather? She must sat some
Thing. or that inevitable question. and
II she were 10 say yes tn this frivol.
Gus person, what should she say Ia !
the new Presbyterian minister Of the
red brick church,
is 1t yes~-dear?" There was a very
personal note in the voice this time
and a hand was ominously near her ,
Jwn on the window ledge.
lift o were more serious about \
hInEs.' she began, unsteadily. RE :,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
WHO IS MORE CULLlBLE7
The City Man Is Not a Bit Behind His
Country Cousin in This
Respect.

us the man Of the country more gull.
! Bile than the man OF the city?" ashed
an obseryant man. In the New Orleans
Times Democrat. There is a suspicion
that an answer in the affirmative would
fit the case. Yet, 1t may not be so.
An interesting experiment has recently
been made, according to a story that
comes out OF New York, and the result
seems to have been a little disastrous.
According TO the story this attempt to
prove that the residents of the country
districts are more gullible than those
or the city has nearly resulted in a Jail
sentence for a college student employed
rs a street car conductor In Brooklyn.
he Is said to be a member of a we'll
known family In Maine, and was q
student at Brown university In the class
of '06.
FINANCIAL reverses sustained by the
family compelled him to seek work In
the city, and he became a conductor not
long ago. In July a friend of the con-
ductor residing In Maine received q
letter Offering to sell him, It low rates.
counterfeit money made In Mexico,
Inc Maine man turned the letter over
TO the secret service officials and the
conductor o after was arrested. He
was indicted and has been In Jail since
July. The prisoner explained that the
letter was only a joke and an expert
ment IN sociology, finally giving the
district attorney his true name, which
ne formerly had concealed. InyestiRa-
tlon proved the story to be true, and
the case came before Federal
Judge Holt the district attorney en-
planned. The judge ordered the 1oker's
plea OF not guilty to be withdrawn
entered one of guilty and then suspend
sentence. He warned the student Of
sociology, however, to be more careful
N his future experiments.
But this does not by any means SET
lie the important question, and DESPITE
ne common belief in the gullibility Of i,
ne man from the country now and then !
We run across a happening which shows !,
mas an element of shrewdness which !
VII often put the city man to a hard ;
of his wits" ,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

was ever more 20. am n nnkful 10,
for the great common wealth In
which we live. with its waving Gelds
n-of-"
Hay she suggested.
Il was about to say onions" he
corrected. And It's greater states
men-yrs, with It's statesmen ever
greater than It's onion fields, possessed
as they are Of nothing but love for
the wage earuer-during presidential
campaigns
u An thankful that in these United
htates there are-are noble ref0rmcrs
who ind It possible to reap wealth
BY denolncjng it-thereby proving the
possibilities u American statesman
ship"
What are you talking about"
Proving myself eligible ID ask a
simple question am thankful for tho
female brains which discuss the qles-
ton. Shall women propose occupy
ing themselves with the d Iscussion
they do not propose.
J am lbthtIui that we do not live
IN inc Jays Ot ~Purltantsm, otherwise
a certain girl IN a certain window
would have been burned for a Witch
dead certain.
u am thankful that said atrI"-hs
covered MS voice In a telling way-"Is
tn say
"Ycs,' she finished softly.
Ana the Presbyterian minister of
.'e req Drl"h church saw nothing
" HaltNfF Tor "hicit to be thankful on
he dag set apart and appolnted."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
FINGER PRINTS
PUDDINHEAD WILSON THEORY
TERROR OF CRIMINALS.
System Is Now Scotland Yards Most
Efficient Method of Crime Detec-
tion-7o,o 600 Sets Are Reg
istered There.

The thumb print theories OF "Pudd'n
head Wilson" as set down by Mar
Twain have been seriously adopted b
E~ngland's~ crimonologis 3, and the inter
esting statement is made in the oficia
review of last years crime in Grea
Britain that at the close of 1903 Their,
were $4,000 sets Of finger prints of Grim,
inals registered with the police at New
Scotland Yard.
Since the official report was closed
some thousands of additional records
nave been obtained, and the register is
now Increased to about 10000 sets. 1t is
growing at the average Of $50 weekly.
The commissioner of police states that
as a system of crime detection it is show
Ing excellent results" The system is
thoroughly established throughout Eng
land and Wales, and many police officers
have come to London from the colonies
TO study how it is worked at Scotland
Yard,
A wing Of the Scotland Yard building
al Westminster Is specially set apart fol-
thls ringer print museum. In the quiet.
ude OF this block of offices Inspecto,
collins and his staff are daily classify.
ing pigeon-holing and reexamininp
thelrprints OF the finger tips of the habit.
uaI criminals of the United Kingdom.
Inc record room Is plgeon-holed elab.
oFately, as a chemist puts away his
latal drugs; every criminal in his own
little receptacle; all criminals whose
hhsef prints show corresponding char.
acterlStlcs brought together, until about
LULA pigeon holes have exhausted ali
the subdivisions of finger characteristics
"hich the scientific examination of hui.
fingers has been able to discover,
soon this system must yield a com.
pIete d to all our professional Grim.
index almost infallible, owing
10 Two established facts.
ta) Each individuals finger differs
materially from the fingers of all other
person.,
'O) The thin capillary ridges on the
Ups Of the fingers undergo no natural,
mango of characteristics from the crad1e
o the grave. !
'0ehtiAcallons are increasing annual.
y Last year the police tried the svs.
on race course thieves. A special
eIectiVe was sent to EPSON for Derb,
week ahd also to Ascot. Finger prints 4
ere taken of all persons arrested on n
courses. The Impressions were d
eiiVered at Scotland Yard the same s
'snt' and in the morning the police a
ere able to inform the magistrates tt
'at they had recognized 27 of the men t.
'ptured at EPSON as thieves and nine ii
/ Ascot. -" II
scotland Yard is so pleased with this d,
movement that finger print detection W
III pe continued annually at the chief fl
zee meetings. "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
SPIRIT OF

" IL More HfeIJsd 10 GiJs
Than 10 Reeeius.
Observation-Disclosures" =.

Yrzz> uilOS1purRe and ,tp. ,,
y '. ''''''' an" p~hlid hthfo-
S p'7'' no., ohiy lhooFSe the iamii-
MON. , "I' ''lo''" aPhoFlsm, 1t Is
hn, -" t''' nan 10 re eiVe,
~ ''.r '"'' anu t'alHI lhat tho
.rt o''I'.'' Is "osoiuleI5 depend-
,a - '"r",''' 4" 7Psuu' thal 10 main
r1a, r.''' "''',""' '""ardS al Inc
o., ,n'"' "''r ,"'"s7 u 'H's world
.,s,a" "e s'"e tfu'L ~ eN-
},.ath l., 1N"'| ~ '"e statement ne mat
a,,, - '''"'' "Nu IT, We nave
trn .a, Wv '"'s "''oA as mean
naron napp'"'S' ~ attained only
,,r ",r''' e''S "S Jar iEom ms
,s,. tta.a.|g 90 p""9l"'e auH inter"
-, g.. Mn5i >" cue '''F u 'he world or
an, ''""'S H'o"ho MN ID pro-
~. w CIV" spontaneously VIII
,rrn l., ,.' 'ne E'li h'Pu ! 'ot al.
So '"f'" "nn material, / may
,.,,oI '"'""o'' because OF lta spir-
,tam, init, D"' '''o Whatever we be-
49,. ,o p''' VI ourselves 8hou d en-
-, -. No. ''"''' puts H.
FoF ,t W., T'mI we Elvr out what We share.
T~barlggiyinn' :. s',' '' ""'r
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Nothing Great.

A very plain mar, whose homely
features Whistler. the FAMOUS painter,
had depicted with uncompromising fidel-
ity, came to him at the end Of the last
sitting and said: Come, come, Master
Whistler, you can hardly tell me that
that is a great work of art" Perhaps
not said Whistler, n%onchalantly, but
then. my dear sir, you can hardly tell
me that you are a great work Of nature"
London Mail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
A THANKSGIVING NOTE.

Ia'K about Thanksgiving, with its pleas.
ures and It's Joys
Wre all a-lookine forward to a meetn.
with the boys;
And Sue viii como from college. ana Iin,uv
won't forget,
AND Wen all feel mighty happy that YER.
this side Jordan yet.
i've seen the turkey spreading of Nj,
feathers fair and fine, "
And his "gobhle, gohble. gobblc' seems te
dare the folks to dine;
The ferdtct's been against him, and hi,
executions set,
And he makes the folks feel hapnv that
they're ali a-living yet,
F. J. stanton, In Atlanta Constitution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

iis'eus things, like Thanksgiving. for
. instance, II you had a belief or n
Que or something | could believe in
you m~ore-don't you see. Everyone
says"
Evidently he saw something which
pleased him, for there was an expau-
sIve smile on his face, Suddenly he
struck an attitude
ITO" would a code of thanks meet
with your approval. just owing to The
day"
! dcn't believe YOU were ever
thankful for anything"
my dear young woman, no divine
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
The Day After Thanksgiving.

Said little Willie to little Mile:
What did you do on Thanksgiving.'
"0h! | had the loveltest time. WA,
helped four times to turkey"
80 was H.
And | had half a mince pie. and thrs,
dishes at ice cream, and a lot of Gran,
berry sauce
$50 did l."
Then 1 had nuts AID ratslns and OF.
anges--"
80 did l."
And a box of candy"
so did H.
And the next day | had the d~octor---
80 did l."
Said little Willie to little Millie.-ch
cage Record Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Do You Believe This2

Sometimes a really good story comes
rom ENGLAND, says the Springfield
tMass.l Republican. One is now told
OF a storm which blew the steepla of !,
country church rs degrees out of plumb
When the workmen were irving n
''raighten it up the next day another
storm came along and blew it hack into
place. A
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
GIRL AND WOMAN
CARE NEEDED AT THE oH.so,
FROM ONE TO THE OTHER
IAN q Life spent In Suffering a...u.
troubles Were Allowed to De,.Iaa
At This Time.

many q Life Spent In Sufreri,1
Were Aliowed to D.s.,@s
At This Time.
Every mother Of a growing cir, e..
remember that there viii come q t;,..
when her daughter will be a DIV, ~
longer but viii share with her the M
ings OF womanhood. Unless ,on..I
ment keeps pace with growth the fonnd.'
ton OF a life Of suffering are laid :,
tina time, Mrs. John MacKinnav =
NO. 47SThirteenth street, Detroit. M;oh
writes q timely word. She saws:
did not get proper care at the er,.
critical time in my life and for savan
teen years | suffered as a result. + haa
dizzy spells, felt q constant fear tha.
something dreadful was about to bannas
and was afraid to 60 out alone n.
breathing was very short and / had nal.
pitation OF the heart SO badly tbat :
could not go up stairs nor WALL eyau
moderately fast. I was 80 nervous tha.
| could not nit still. AT different t;rn..
Tor years l was under the care of tbs
best physicians in Detroit and I triad
number of advertised medicines. Moth.
ing helped me until, on the adyics of .
neighbor, / tried DR.. williams pink PHI.
Tor Pale People. I felt relieved befor,
the first box was finished and / kept az
taking them until / was cured.
"Last winter my little girl had rber.
and I gave her DR.. williamsburg
Pills and she got well right away. NV
niece was thought to be going into %
sumption and, upon my advice, she tried
pills. They cured her cough and shs
IS nov well and strong. Ny entire fam.
lly are enthusiastic over DR.. Williams,
Pink Pills for Pale People and we can.
lot say enough in their praise
These pills effect such cures Ia.
'ause they go to the root of the disease.
other remedies act OIL the symptoms
.hese marvellous vegetable pills remove
he cause Of the trouble. They hays
'roved themselves to be an unfailina
pecitic eor all diseases arising from i'm.
'ure blood and weakened nerves--two
causes of nearly all tbs
lis to which humankind is heir. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
old in boxes at so cents a box, or sin
oxes for $3.50, and may be had of all
rugglsts, o direct from DR.. Williams
ledicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Just Comfortable

oncle-Bobby, | suppose you've been
q good little boy?
Bobby-No, haven't.
why, hope you haven't been very
bad?"
On no; just comfortable. "-Smith's
Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

Little Turkey Mamma, where has
papa gone? He seemed so happy be.
cause he was being fed 50 much and
so we'll taken care of,
Mrs. Turkey~Your papa lost his heau
like many others who receive unexrect,
ed attention - Baltimore American,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

! n Jersey City Rev. MIR. Scudder On.
spgeo a saloonkeeper and former cham
plon pugiiist to teach boxing to mem,
oers oil the Sunday school, Good I'm
1ome mandy, says the New York Tela
sram' Faith and works ought TO en
lana IN hand, Or hand in glove, rattle,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Pr eDarpd.

Mrs. Todds-Good heavens, Jofnl
You're not going to dinner in that
sweater
MIR Todds-Yes, my dear. The Ian d.
lady told me last night that she was uo-
ing to call on me to carve the turkey -
Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
what II Feasted On

The CranE-Fhis turkey has a vel y
salty taste, :
The Star Boarder-Of course II has
The bird was raised on the seacoaa +
II Mrs. Mcaicrham will give you SON q
OF the dressing you viii see thatthc IN r.
key hn0 toasted on oysters.-Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

Around The richly laden hoard
Thanksgiving day We meet.
And render thanks with gratcfuI hear.
For what we have TO eat.
hut always at this time OF year
Wien skies are colo aud murky,
m mostly thankful for the fact
| was Uot horn a turkey.
-Minua irving, In Ljpplncoit,s AtapayIu.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Snperiority Recognized

The ostrich is a very stupid bird ,
said the naturalist.
"Iie may be very stupid" said I'M
maj who is always complaining, "bnt
he has a stomach that any man with =
Thanksgiving dinner ahead Of him
might c~nvy'-Washingtou Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Good Thing.

Church-Why, he loved that girl
when she was only a baby on her moth
ers' knee!
Gotham-Oh, then, he knew she was
going to come into money all along!-
Yonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
THANKSGIVING MORNING.

How crIspy d
clear is Nh g
Thank sglvIng
morUingl
How luscious and
toothSo m e tn "a
feast 1t f0retelisl
II comes to each
heart every au-
turnn, adjoining
with rapture and
glory the SOM . OF
its bells,
The millions awaItit
ana hail 1t with
pleasure.
Old Age 1 IN Its
gloami ug n d
You t h in its
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
TURKEY AT THE m'SWAT'S.
The Big Thanksgiving Bird Remained
as a Family Bugaboo for
Many Days.

'Lobelia." asked Mr.. McSwat, as h
surveyed the enormous fowl thai
doomed up before him on the huge plat.
Ter at the Thanksgiving dinner, how
much did this bird weigh-gross weight
l mean. feathers aud alias it can't
IRON its beautiful home in the coun.
try?"
I"enty-seVen and a half pounds"
replied Mrs. McSwat. The man said
II was the biggest turkey he had sold
this year"
AFTER a few moments spent in a care
tnl survey Of the enemy, for the pur-
pose Of deciding the proper strategic
point at which to begin the attack, he
gFa8ped his trusly weapons and
sailed in.
CHAPTER II.
I didn't order any meat for this
meal, Etlliger," said Mrs. McSgat. as
they sat down to dinner next day.
lhere Is plenty Of the turkey left"
is this the same fowl we had yes.
terday?' asked Mr.. McSwat, surveying
IL critically, carving knife and fork IL
hand. TT looks larger than il die
then"
CHAPTER III.
Saturday.
Dinner hour in the McSwat mansion
How much did 0 say this ma iestic
ruin weighed when In the pride of its
iuIl~gTown beauty. Lobelia?" said BIZ.
Tiger, making a cash on the left side OF
turkey. hitherto untouched, and
.licing of some Of the white meat.
"fwenty-seven pounds and a half"
u had forgotten whether il was 27
,r H. Did you ever see a picture Of
II aepyornis. Lob6lia?"
NO. What Ia itqo
IT Is a gigantic bird, Of which soma
emarkabiy interesting fossil remains
ave been found. Its egg was several
lines as large as an ostrich's egg This
Itself, ! am happy to say. is now
Xtinct-unless this fs an aenvnrnis"
CHAPTER "
The sermon this morning, LobelIa." !
"served Mr.. McSwat, sitting down al /
le table Sunday afternoon and unfold.
e his napkin, says the Chicago II
rtbnne, did not strike me as be. p
in the preachers happiest vein
hat he said. though, about cbaracte, t
eing formed largely BY the home life c
It'll Its quiet and refined inluences-O t
eat Caesar, Lobelia! Is this that
undertng old turkey again? Are wa y
going to have the last Of it?" tt
Now, you needn't make a fuss about ii
at turkey, BllIiper. It's nicely "
trmed over and If u,il, no inc, y. W
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19
Now Watch Him

Hear me gobble." said the turkey.
Well observed the farmers son. a,
he dragged 1t toward the block, stur,
about is fair play, you know."-~Rroos
lyn Life
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

Miss Chicken-Are you going to Thu
THANKSGIVING dinner Mr., Turkey?
MIR. TURKEY don't know. | haven
been axed yet.-Baltimore American.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-19

Young Turkey-By the way the farm.
err is feeding me, he must think In, a
pretty fine bird!
Old Gobbler-fes. But don't get
stuffed up too much Or the first thing lou
know you'll lose your head entirely,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11

piece Of brown paper scour it tho
roly; do not wash it after; simply
turn the salt out and put in
piece of butter the size of a wal
nut. Break four to six eggs into
"a bowl and witt a fork give ~ to
10 vigorous beats-not enough to
make the mixture light, but to mix
the white and yolks. Beating Ell
Their together or separately robs
eggs of their flavor, also makes
air cells which expand as the pan
is heated aud cool as the Omelet is
turned over for the table, thus
making a heavy rather than light
and tender one. Do not add salt
or pepper to the Omelet until it is
nearly done. Salt tOughens eggs.
Add one teaspOOuful of boiling
water to each egg as soon as they
are beaten. Put in butter the size
of hickory nut. Now put the
frying pan over the fire with but
ter the s'zp of walnut, as sOOa Is
it is melted, not brown, pour III
the eggs. Place over quick fire,
shake as soon as the omplet begins
to have a set appearance; with a
Timber knife lift the eggs, allowing
the more liquid part to go under
meath, thus forming layers as it
were, being careful not to tear the
omelets or it will have the appear
ancp Of scrambled eggs. Now
sprinkle the omplet with salt aud
pepper, and continue lifting until
the whole has been put i'll jelly
like condition. When done and
set, not hard, slip a knife under
the omelet, next to the handle OF
the pan, roll it over, then turn
gently on to a heated dish; serve
at once. Better that you should
wait five minutes for your Omelet
than that your Omelet should wait
one minute for you.
Use no milk, it toughens il
cooking. The Omelet should no
be a dark brown, as it destroys the
flavor of the egg.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11
Democratic Committees.

President R. D. Rodgers Of the
Mexico City Democratic Club has
appointed the following commit
tees to invite prominent Democrat
ic speakers to our city aud who
are also to arrange matters as to
meetings:
Finance-Capt. J. G. Buckner,
Fred A. Morris, d. A. Murphy.
Inyitation-C. NJ. Basket. DR..
r. w. Berrey, William Vivion.
ArrangPmeut-A. II. Whitney,
p. H. Cullen, John w. Atchison
Recrption-E e. Jones, w. A,
Burch, John Abbay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11
The Nut Loaf.

a nut loaf that may be served
with roast meat or with a brown
sauce in place of meat, is spec
ialty of the Boston cooking school.
Soak two cupfuls of fiue bread
crumbs in cold water, to cover for
ten minutes; put in a cloth and
wiring out the moisture; add one
cupful of crushed walnut meats,
two dozen whole meats, one tea
spoonful mixed sweet herbs, one
fourth teaspoon salt, o dash of
paprica, and one egg slightly beat
en-. Shape into a loaf and bake
an hour in a moderate oven, bast-
ing with hot water in which a lit.
tie butter has been melted. The
loaf should be moist and light.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11
ALL EYES ON ST. LOUIS.

The eyes of all the world will be
turned toward st. Louis during
the year 1904. Everybody will
wish to get, from first hands the
news of the greatest Worlds Fair
which the world has ever seen.
Our readers are advised, there
fore, to subscribe for the greatest
st. Louis newspaper paper
whech acknowledges no eqnal or
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Subscribe for the ST. LOUIS
GLOBE. DEMOCRAT and get all
the news of the Worlds Fair, all
the news of the National cam
puign, and all the news Of the
earth. See advertisement else
where in this issue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-02-11
An OddWMI.
Auxvasse, Mo.

The Vandalia Leader man was
in Mexico Monday and went home
and jotted down the following;
A very odd will has been filed
for probate in Judge w. w. Bolts
court at Mexico. 1t was executed
by Rev. John Tate, the colored
preacher, who died under very sad
circumstances in his little cabin in
east Mexico. There were holes in
his head which had been eaten
there presumably by rats. Tate's
unique will reads as follows:
sin the name of God, Amen: 1,
John Tate, of the City of Mexico,
County of Audrain. State of Mis-
souri, being of sound mind and
memOry, blessed be the Almighty
God for the same, do give aud be-
qusath to my niece, TiLie Hender-
son. aud my nephew. George Price,
my house aud lot on Railroad
street .Iin the city Of Mexico, county
81 Audrain. state OF Missouri, to
IS theirs forever Should there