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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

enters the homes Of tine rich and
the poor with the same lordly de-
meanor, fully confident that
his presence is welcome, and his
absence greatly to be deplored.
Men of all nations struggle
with each other for the privilege
of making him their business part
ner, and the man with whom he
enters into a business alliance is
envied by his neighbors while he
yearly adds to the size of his bank
account and gathereth in the sur
rounding farm lands. He is the
greatest mortgage litter and the
unsurpassed happiness producer.
Give hi m but a comfortable
place in which to sleep, shady
pasture in which to roam, frugal
meal of maize and slop, bub-
bling spring to quench his thirst,a
kind word and gentletreatment, and
he becomes at once your ablest as
sistant in the days Of prosperity
and your truest friend in the time
of adversely. Kings have been
crowned, have strutted their brief
time upon the stage, have died,
been buried and forgot; but His
Lordship, the Hog, reigns on for
ever. Each year extends the
boundaries of his dominion, and
strengthens the fealty of his sub
Jects. Cotton may be king of the
miasmatic regions of the South;
rice may be au cen of the land of
the alligator and the moecasin
snake; the gentle COW may reign
DER the rolling acres of the dreary
East; the horse may lord it over
the land where the bluegrass grows
and the moonshiner hides; wheat
may be king of the land where the
blizzards blow and the torrents
fall; but the king Of the broad
and sweeping West, the land of
sunshine and happiness, of fair
women and brave men, of peace
and contentment, of plenty and
prosperity, is His Lordship, the
Hog. Take off your hat to the
King. Long live the King. "A.
FL. Kidd, in Beatrice, Neb., Ex-
press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
Galloway cohnty.

Editor Rural World: This
spring seems to be very prospective
for the farmer, and we need to be
getting all tools in shape for spring
work. If we have any young stock
that is to be worked during the
coming cropping season they
should be hitehed up and worked a
little every day to toughen them,
All pasture fences should be fixed,
so we won't lose a day by cattle
breaking in when we ought to be
plowing.
/ am glad to see such active iu-
terest taken in the testing Of seed
corn. | have bought all my seed
corn for the coming season and it
has all been tested. There is very
little corn in this section of the
state that is fit to be planted, and
it has been several years since the
practice of seed corn testing was
so important as it is this year.
More corn Is to be planted in our
section than has been for years, in
any one season. There will be a
good many peaches here if there
are no more freezes.
This is my second year at farm
ing and my first year as a sub
scriber to the Rural World, hence
1 will say little, ask some ques-
tions and read what older heads
have to say. l have bought hun
dred acres of land. 1t is nearly
all cleared, but is somewhat roll
ing, and it is my intention to raise
hogs.
have a desire to attend an ag-
ricultrual college and l want advice
from some veterans of the Rural
World. Would it be better to sell
out or rent out and take a four
years course, or continue as Lam
and gather as Icaul Ian still
young and single aud nothing tc
interfere with me in taking the ag
ricultural course. think a letter
regarding the agricultural course
by some of the older heads would
prove very profitable. Let me
hear from some one thru your val.
liable paper.
A YOUNG FARMER.
Galloway County, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
ALL THAT'S BAD.
Bryan Says That's What
Judge Parker Rep
TeSentS.

Omaha, Neb., April 7.-Coinci-
dent with the return of James
Manahan from a conference with
VIM. r. Hearst in Washington
presumably to assume manage
meut of the Hearst campaign in
Nebraska, WI. Bryan yesterday
published an onslaught on Judge
Parker, as the candidate of Hill
and the corporations. This is TAX
en- by the reorgrnizers as one in
dicatiOn that Mr.. Bryan is for
Hearst and will endeavor to swing
Nebraska into line.
"Hill is not a possibility, but
he has taken up the candidacy of
Judge Parker in the hope of max
ing himself the power behind the
throne. AS some of the Demo-
Gratis are considering Judge Parker
as a harmony candidate, it is inn
portant that the real nature of his
candidacy should be examined. He
is, first of all, Mr.. Hill's candidate
and that in itself would be sufi-
cient to raise suspicion in regard
to his position on public questions.
"Mr. Hill made himself the
champion of Mr.. Parker in New
York, and it is not likely that he
should do this without having an
understanding with Mr.. Parker as
to his own position with the Amer
lean. 1t can be safely taken for
granted that in case of Judge
Parker's nomination and election
Mr.. Hill would be the controlling
figure in the administration.
Mr.. Hill stands for everything
bad that Mr.. Cleaveland stands
for and lacks that brutal frankness
that has given Mr.. Cleveland most
of his popularity, But Mr.. HIPS
support, dangerous as it is, is not
so detrimental to Judge Parker as
is the corporate support which is
gradually gathering about him.
IF Mr.. Parker is nominated it
must not be as a harmony caudi-
date-it must be with the knowl-
edge that he represents the same
element the same influence and
the same methods which, during
Mr., Cleveland's second administra-
ton, led the Democratic party
thru the valley of the shadow Of
DEATH"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

ing thru silver tubes and others
have no gall. These operations
go to show that like operations
may be performed on human be-
ings. The professors of the med
zeal faculty are extremely jealous
Of any attempts to find out what
is going on in the medical building
and any student who ventures in
here is requested to transact his
own business and not see too
much.
The negroes regard the medical
building with superstitious horror.
and there is not one who will take
a note or a message there, even IN
the day time. And, as to going
there at night, they would rather
die at once than go near that part
of the campus. All the janitors of
the buildings are negroes, but in
all the history Of the university no
negro has been found that wanted
the position of janitor Of the med
ical building.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
Tribute to the Hog.

0Take off your hat to his Lord
ship the Hog. There is none more
worthy our obeisauce than he.
Though of lowly origin, he is the
King of the mighty West. Though
by the iuexorable decree of fate he
is doomed to life of confinement
and self-denial, yet he gives up his
life that his captors may wax fat
and inherit the earth, Such an ex-
ample of self sacrifice for the pub
lie good is rarely to be found
Sprung from a race that was de-
spised aud reviled by all men. yet
by his mate worth and bis philau-
thrOpic deeds. he has made for him
self an honored place among the
beneiactors of the human race ia
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
Elects Teachers.

Sturgeon, Mo, April 6.-The
School Board met here to-day aud
elected the TO flowing teacheas for
the next term of the Sturgeon pub
lie schools, Professor j. f. Paint
er, principal; Miss Mamie Sum
mers; Miss Amanda Angel; Miss
Lille Stoluz and Mrs. A. K. Par
son. Prof. n. B. Stone was cho-
sen principal of the eolored schools
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
Good shooting on the Alton.

Ducks and geese are plentiful at
points on the Chieago& Alton Ry.,
located on the Missouri aud Mis-
sissippi Rivers. The shooting is
good at Glasgow, aud is also es-
pecially fine at all points on the
Alton Road along the Illinois Riy-
er bottoms, which means practical
" the entire distance from Pearl,
IlL, to Louisiana, Moo,
Ask your local Chicago s Alton
agent to quote you rates, aud for
further particulars write J. o.
Holly Ticket Agent, Chicago 8
Alton Ry, Glasgow, No. B. s.
carrick Ticket Agent, Chicago &
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
eHls start and Flnlsh.

For several Saturdays in sue
cession we have noticed a young
man staggering about the streets,
making desperate attempts to inn
press the public with the notion
that he was very drunk aud reck-
less. He thinks this very smart
and decidedly manly. Sensible peo-
pie look on him as fool. When it
is too late he, too, will agree with
them. He is working hard now.
The stuff he pours into his stom-
ach is revolving, for it fills him
with nausea, burns his throat and
causes him to make faces. But a
few months hence the wages of his
folly will be handed him In the
shape of an appetite that will send
him to perdition, after it has
wrung from him the sacrifice of
his health, his earnings, his man
hood and his happiness. AS we
see him making a start in life, we
can plainly see his finish, for over
there is an old man whose mind
was once vigorous, whose muscles
were once strong, whose ambi-
tion was once strong, whose pros
poets were once bright. Like the
young man he once thought il
smart and manly to fill his hide
full of mean whiskey. He deluded
himself with the notion that he
could drink when he pleased and
quit when he pleased. 1t was the
old, old story. Today he is q
slave with only one desire and
that to satisfy an appetite which
finds no rest. With a few dol
lars in his pocket he comes to
town and parts with his money
for the privilege of becoming an
imbecile, A day or two later-dir'
ty, frowsy, penniless-he becomes
a public nuisance and finds every
door closed against him. Then h,
goes home. sobers up, earns a few
more dollars, and comes back ant
makes another sacrifice to the ap.
petite which never ceases its tor
ments. The poor old fellows con
dition will be the young mans
finish unless some higher and no
bier conception of what is smar
and manly should cause him t
turn from the error of his way
Paris Appeal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

The Rails Co. Record remarks;
Next to attendinga funeral a me-
gro loves to vote. Last Tuesday
as the rain was falling fast one
darkey started to vote, when an
other halted him and said; Say,
you fool nigger, don't you know
you can't vote in this
town without a prescriptioni"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Lighthing struck the depot at
Pleasant Hill, ILL.,. the other night
and John s. CraIgmiIes, telegraph
operator, formerly operator for
two Or three years at Laddonia
Audroin county, got the biggest
jar Of lightning he ever did get.
But some other things Jared
worse than John. Algia Brant
was also in the room and received
serious knock ont, as he was
standing near the stove when the
lightning came down The
stove door was torn Of
and Brant was Knocked senseless
across the room He was burned
on the legs aud esuld notmoye FOR
sometime, and for 4 while It was
thought that he was dead Bnt b
cnme to, finally and 6 nov IN
right
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

The Martinsburg Enterprise
says: At Mexico, Mo-, the di-
vorced husband Of Mrs. Jennie
Northcutt enjoyed the unique ex-
perienee of attending the wedding
Of his former wife to another
man,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Everybody has the measles"
out in Liberty school district and
in the vicinity of Benton City, AS
our Liberty correspondent said re-
Gently, whole families are i'll with
the disease, and the old and young
alike sre attacked.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

NJ. h. Heizer's dray wagon was
struck by a hand car at the depot
last Friday. On account of the
beating snow driver did not see the.
hand car till too late. There were
six men on the ear and all we're
"ditehed' together, but no one
seriously hurt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Big snow storm and high wind
in this section last Friday. The
thermometer dropped over thirty
degrees. The snow would likely
have lain on the ground to the
depth of two inches but it melted
nearly as fast as it fell.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

There was Il delightful concert
and recital given at Hardin Col
lege last Thursday night by the
pupils of Nissan Ethelynd Reed,
assisted by the piano pupils of
Prof. A. E. Guerene.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

ALB, Smith of Mexico was elect
ed president Of the district Ep-
worth League at the annual meet
ing held in Centralia last week.
The meeting next year will be held
in this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

George Fennewald of near Mar
tinsburg shipped 81 head Of hogs
to the st. Louis market last week.
They averaged $50 pounds aud
sold at $5.27I.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Shannon Conley of Cant, who
has been engaged with a show for
some time, has returned home and
will plow the fields and plant a
crop this season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

John S. Smith, late of Culver
neighborhood, this county, has
bought blacksmith shop at Mid
dletown and will locate in that
place.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Dr.J.B.Hawkins of this city was
in Centralia last Friday on pro-
fessional business aud slipped and
fell on a sidewalk aud sustained
two broken ribs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

A. B. Kidwell of this county
marketed two car loads Of West
ern clipped sheep, average SO
pounds each, which he sold at $5
per head.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Miss lone Hardesty is teaching
the spring term of school in the
Black district, southwest Of Far
ber.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Harry Sykes, son of Noah Sykes,
formerly Of Farber, this county,
was killed recently at Everett,
Wash, by a pile of lumber falling
on him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Charlie Casper of Rush Hill
bought a car of heifers at $500
and 2S head of hogs at $5,25 of
Shade Davis, near Perry, recently.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
soMe LOCAL AND COUNTY news ~ PELLET FORM
w. e. Cauthorn is in charge Of
the spring term Of school at Cant.

]. R. Shell, near Laddonia, is
fattening three cars Of cattle for
the market,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

z Di. ], E. Wallace out at Cant
Post office was thrown from his
buggy in a runaway recently and
suffered dislocated shoulder.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Seed oats in the vicinity Of Cant
are selling at 40 cents per bu.

The candidates speak at Farber
to night aud at Vandalia tomorrow.
night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Vandalia citizens have subscrib-
ed 800 to be used in prosecuting
persons guilty of the illegal sale of
intoxicating liquor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Pearl McNealy Of Sailing, this
county, has located in business at
Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Thompson school district voted
a seven months term of school for
next fall and winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Mrs. Julia Beaver and daughter,
who have been in Illinois for some
time, will make their home at
Thompson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

w. e. Byars, of Molino, will be
employed near Mexico this summer
and gets the MESSAGE at the coun-
ty seat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

DR.. E. H. Tincher of Mexico has
sold his 160 acre farm near Thorn
son to T. II. Seeyery Of Iowa at
$40 per acre.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Miss Alberta Kennen Of Mexico
is teaching class in instrumental
music at Farber.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

E. Lewis of Martinsburg has
bought the Crisman land north
west Of Martinsburg, paying
$3.50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Arnold Hughes of this city sus-
tanned a broken rib last Friday in
endeavoring to board train.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
NO sToMAcHs.
These Cats and Dogs Scare
the Negro People.

cause of conditions here, the Office
of dog catcher is one Of the most
sought after ou the municipal
ticket. The city pays fifty
cents for every dog
taken up, aud he sells them for
ffty cents each to the medical
school of the University of Mis-
souri As there are plenty of dogs
aud the demand is increasing, the
dog catcher's position is becoming
more profitable. The greatest de-
mand Of the medical school is, pri-
marily, for cats. Dogs are not
taken except when the cat supply
runs out. The cause for this de-
mand of felines is that the mem
bers of the freshmen class must
dissect a cat or dog as part Of his
labratory work.
Heretofore the supply has been
equal to the demand. OF recent
years the classes have been grow
ing larger and larger, thus Great
ing an ever increasing demand for
cats. But the small boys of the
town have been unable to fill
their orders and the supply has
run short several times. For this
reason the faculty turned to dogs
and found that they had an mex
haustible supply. The price of
cats has gone up in the past few
years for the small boy was quick
to see that he was having to work
harder and harder to get a good
cat. The original price was ten
cents and it rose to fifteen, twenty,
twenty-five, aud it is thirty-tive
cents for an ordinary cat, and if
ty cents for a full grown lean spec
linen. The students demand a
lean cat for dissecting purposes, as
the absence of fat makes the work
easier.
1t was formerly the style for the
fashionable women of the city to
have pedigreed angOras Os pets, but
they gave up the attempt to keep
them, as they were always stolen,
and most persistent advertising
failed to secure their return. Be-
cause they happened to be fine
blooded tabbies they were not i'm
mune from the Juveniles who want
ed money. They represented the
current price and when secured
they were made to bring it. The
women were much mystifed for a
long time at the constant disap-
pearance Of their pets, but the
whole affair was cleared not many
years ago when one Of the women
on a visit to the medical building,
noticed something in the way of q
hide that looked familiar, and on
closer examination she found that
it was the pelt of her long lost tab
by.
There was a scene Immediately,
Even now the mere mention of the
medical faculty prOvokes a storm
1t is hinted that this episode was
the cause of the broken engage
ment of a member Of the faculty
to fashionable young woman
here. After it was discoyered thai
members of the medical faculty
had been murderers of their PEI
cats, the women Of the city put the
strictest kind of a boycott on then
and their society was not sought
for some time.
Operations on animals in th'
medical college are not cruel, al
might be supposed, The animals
are under the effects of an anes
thetio and feel no pain. After th'
operation they are tenderly careC
for and the student is generally
much pleased at the success Of BIZ
operation None Of these animal
is MANNED Or distorted, as the oper
atiops are along scientific line
land are of sneh a natnre as 10 h,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14
Don't

Don't hurry.
Don't worry.
Don't furry.
Don't skurry.
Don't loaf when there's work to
be done.
Don't chatter.
Don't scatter.
Don't fiatter.
Don't smatter.
Don't sduuter when time comes
to run.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

A Shelby county exchange tells
of young woman who called at
the postoffice in her home town
and asked for her mail. Business
or love letters2" asked the high
colored young clerk. well, -er
business, " replied the girl blush
ing None here, said the clerk
after looking over the letters. The
girl went away. Ten minutes lat
er she came back and stepping ner-
ously up to the window, said:
well, er, win you kindly look for
my name among the love letters.
Said by the Moberly Democrat.
Rev. A. M. Pennewell, of the War
renton NJ. E, church, is in attend
ance at the annual conference now
in session. Rev. Peunewell has
served the people Of Warrenton
three years and has built two
churches during this time. one al
Pendleton and one at Martinsburg,
which points are adiuncts to bis
work. He had one Of the best an-
nual reports made to the annnag
conference aud when it is under.
stood that this work bad been done
in addition to his conference and
college work, Che report relleeis
credit upon Rev Penneuella abil
ltg aud push
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Observes the Montgomery City
Standards The Buffum Telephone
Co. has bought the Bowling Green
telephone exchange. The Buffum
company now connects with all
this section from St. Louis to
Hannibal, Moberly, jefferson City,
Fulton, Columbia, Mexico, st.
Louis, and with the Montgom-
cry City exchange, Our people
can now talk to any of these
towns.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Two freight trains on the Wa
bash near Thompson ran together
last Friday night. Other trains
were delayed about seven hours.
No one hurt in the wreck
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Notice elsewhere in this issue Of
J E Logan's public sale Of 54
head Of stock at Montgomery City,
April a.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

The Farber Forum says that
twin daughters were born to the
wife Of Dave Clark in Farber
Tuesday, April 9th, 1904. The
young ladies weigh six aud eight
pounds and seem to be in the best
Of health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

An old gentleman was down in a
vandalia furniture store, By the
way, he said just before leaving,
my daughter has just started to
have young man calling and I
suppose ! should buy them q
pretty sofa to make love on"
Yes, sir, responded the suave
clerk aud here is ihe very kind
you need It is called Cupid's
Retreat "Hmi What are the
good pointsia WHY. 10 inst one
year the cover wears Of display
ing 4 card IT'S Time @ Get Mar
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-14

Mrs. Alvin Settlers is called the
champion egg seller Of Wilson
township, this county. During the
month Of March she sold l4l doz-
en- eggs. And that is notconntipg
300 or 400 eggs used for setfing
and for the table
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-21
Worlds Fall Visitors.

The pavilion erected by the Frisco
Rock Island Systems at Main Entrance
Of the Worlds Fair is surely n place OF
no little interest, in fact 1t is Une OF
the many attractions.
Visitors TO the Worlds Fair are cor
daily invited to inspect the Frisco
Rock Island System building IEert
will be found a place Of rest courteous
attention, besides, there win be dis
tributed. free OF cost. souvenirs aid
descriptive literature Of the Great
Southwest. The reader viii, undoubt-
edly. overlook very important attrac-
tion in case OF failure to visit the
Frisco-Rock Island System pavilion.
Remember, Main Entrance Worlds
Fair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-21
NorrIs ane Rowe,s shoM

Norris aud Rowe's European agent
secured a top line aet when upon
visiting the Paris hippodrome he Sc
cured for his employers. the Groh's
q family OF six graceful equilibrists.
Upon pyramids, ladders and columns,
this remarkable family perform lea' IS
of skl and intricate maneuyer that
seen to utterly lefty the laws Of gravi,
tation nnd eqdilbiimm When the six
Groh's are performing together Il
makes a be0ilderine display that fair.
~ dazzles The eve In ihis seasons
performances Of Norris and Rowe's
circUs thefe viii constantly he three
different acts alvafs going on al the
same time Intcrspersed with the vari
Gus acrota'ic features VIII come ihe
many new trained animal acts Prof
Norris. the famous trainer OF wild ma
tive animals promises us something
on. of the ordinary In this line Nor
ris and R0we's animal acts have al
ways proven ~ absorbing interest
So they can surely be relied upon t.
furnish us vi some new thrills o