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Times-promoter., 1907-11-08
BEST EVER WRITTEN
PRESCRIPTION WHICH ANYONE
CAN EASILY MIX.
Said 10 Promptly Overcome Kidney
and Bladder Affilctions-shaks
Simple ingredients Well
In Bottle.

Mix the following by shaking well
In a bottle, and take In teaspoonful
doses after meals and at bedtime:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. A prominent physician is the
authority that these simple, harmless
ingredients can be obtained at nom.
inal cost from any druggist even In
the smaller towns.
The mixture Is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive
Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Blad-
der weakness and Urinary trouble Of
all kinds, If taken before the stage OF
Bright's disease.
Those who have tried this say 1t pos
itively overcomes pain In the back,
clears the urine of sediment and regu.
lates urination, especially at night,
curing even the worst forms Of blad-
der weakness.
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in healthy manner should mix
this prescription at home and give 1t
trial, as 1t is said to do wonders for
many persons.
The Scranton (Pa.) Times was first
to print this remarkable prescription,
In October, Of 1906, since when all the
leading newspapers Of New York, Bos.
ton, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other
cities have made many announcements
OF 1t to their readers.
Times-promoter., 1907-11-08
WIN Not supply Plos.

Bacon curers are usually among the
Most prosperous firms in Belfast, but
they have had to warn the farmers
throughout the north not to kill any
more pigs until the strikes are settled.
for 1t Is impossible to handle the car
casses. Business has thus been divert
ed to other Irish bacon-curing centers.
although the majority Of farmers have
simply respited their pigs and are
making no attempt to supply the mar
ket. Danish bacon factories will thua
profit London Standard.
Times-promoter., 1907-11-08
Mutilatc Art Treasures.

Authorities who have in charge
some Of England's ancient treasures
try to discourage the habit Of carving
initials on these relics. A fine OF SIS
was recently imposed on man who
had Clipped his name in letters six
inches high on one Of the stones in the
"Druids' Circle" near Keswick. Close
to the giant stone globe at Swanage
special slab is provided for the
harmless reception Of the names OF all
who are addicted to this self-advertisa-
ment. On popular Alpine submits
names are left on cards In emptied
wine bottles.
Times-promoter., 1907-11-08
Geronimo Threatens.

Lawton, Okla. Declaring that his
people are hungry and suffering 10,
clothing and shelter, Geronimo, the
noted Apache warrior, the remnant oi
whose tribe are prisoners Of war on the
Fort Sill reservation here, has written
President Roosevelt, threatening to
take his followers away from the reser-
walton through war and bloodshed, il
necessary, II money Is not forthcoming.
Times-promoter., 1907-11-08
rerma That seem Strange.

There are many puzzling differences
between Scottish and English law
terms. For instance, bankruptcy is
In Scotland IAN act Of sequestration,"
a solicitor is either writer" or q
claw agent" the argument In case
Is the debate" and assizes Is the
Jury, wrongdoer is delinquent" an
idiot--in Scottish LAWS "a fatuous
person." and a burglary Is with true
Scottish caution), ''housebreaking
with an aggravation. Finally. an au.
thor is, In Scotland. not q person who
writes, but the vender or seller OF real
property, from whom the title 10 1t
Is derived.
Times-promoter., 1907-11-08
APPROVESSTATE PROHIBITION
President Satisfied With Oklahoma
Constitution.

Guthrie, Okla. That the president
Is greatly pleased with the statewide
prohibition feature Of the Oklahoma
constitution, and that it will constitute
one OF the strongest reasons for his APP
proving the constitution, is the state
ment made today by Judge Harper S.
Cunningham, who returned today from
Washington. He states he was assured
personally by President Roosevelt of
this fact.
He was also told by the president
that, while there are several things In
the constitution that he desired to in
vestigate further, there remained prac-
tically no doubt that he would issue the
statehood proclamation Nov. 18.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
BRYAN LEADS ON REVISION.

As the guest and principal speak
er at the banquet OF the Jefferson
Club of Milwaukee, Monday night.
w. J. Bryan made n speech re-
garded by many as outlining the
platform for the Democratic party
on which he would be willing to
run for president next year. He
said he favored immediate revis-
ion OF the tariff on all gods in COM
petition with trust-mRde articles as
means of striking down monop-
oily. He opposed the national In
corporation OF railroads as advo-
Gated by President Roosevelt. saying
that the railroads would be only
too glad 10 get out OF state jurisdic-
tion. He would demand laws pro-
viding for the valuation of the rail-
roads, TO Feduce rates and to pre-
vent stock watering. His idea of a
reasonable rate was such as would
let companies keep their stock at
par on honest capitalization. He
would prevent corporate monopolies
by applying the license system to
concerns controlling more than 25
per cent of the output of a given
industry. He thought the money
stringency began with speculation
at New York, but that the Western
banks were sound.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
JUST RAN AWAY"
To Avoid the Trouble
and Exciternentof a
Formal We'd
ing.

The following appeared in the
Kansas City Journal a few days
ago;
. The happy ending Of a runaway
match from Vandalia. Mo-. took
place yesterday at the First Chris.
tian church. when Rupert NJ. Sim.
mons Of st. Louis aud Miss Byrd
Branststter OF vandalIa were mar
ried by Rev. w. F, Richardson,
pastor Of the chnrOh.
There was no objection 10 our
marriage, - said the bride. I'VE
just ran away 60 avoid the trOubls
aud excitement that always attend
a formal wedding"
Mr.. and Mrs. simmons will foI
several days be the guests.of G. II
Gamm. assistant state factory in
spectior.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
why LICENSE SALOONS
The Authorities Encourage an Ac-
kBOwIedged Evil.

A license only serves to encour-
age a person to do, what, without
the license he would not be permit
ted to perform.
The same principle holds In re-
gard to the liquor traffic. No man
has any inherent right to sell liquor.
Were he to try II without a license.
the government would get after him
very quickly. He cannot do II law
fully or safely and very few dare
undertake II TIL they have secured
license therefor. by taking out
government license at the cost of
$500. any person is given permis-
sion' 80 far as the general govern
ment Is concerned to sell all tho
liquor he chooses.
Then IL a state, n county and a
city license is secured the same con-
sent OF these bodies Is given. with
a license in hand the saloon keeper
has the official sanction of the
governing authorities to push his
pernicious traffic to tho utmost OF
his ability. Hence intemperance has
always flourlshed under the license
system, whether the license was
high or low, Just as weeds will al
ways grow where there is no effort
to kill them. Their size may de-
pend somewhat upon the conditions
OF soil, but consent to their growth
never roots them out.
Then too, where a people once
consent to license an evil they are
in no frame OF mind to control that
evil. The very fact that they have
said 1t can exist in their midst ut
all. renders them Indifferent to many
unlawful practices in which It may
engage. Hence the legalized saloon
is always an unlawful saloon.
The only way to control the
weeds of garden or field is to re-
fuse them any right to be made and
war upon them because of that re-
fusal.
The only way to curtail the evil
of the liquor traffic is to say that
that nefarious line of action shall
never have the official sanction OF
the people.-Mo. Issue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
TWO BIG FIRES.
Thompson and Benton City Badly
Scorched.

At about 4:30 last Thursday
morning fire broke ont 10 the store
building ut Thompson owned by
the La Crosse Lumber Co. and the
structure burned tn the ground,
which consisted OF three buildings
aud a hall used by the VI. w. A.
aud the NJ. NJ. l.. lodges Gar.
aud Il. Sims occupied the store
building with n stOck of general
merchandise. Mr.. Sims residence
was one of the buildings destroyed.
He saved but little from the store
or from his dwelling. His loss
was near Sc, 900; insurance, SO. 300.
1t took hard lighting to save the
Wabash depot, which stands near.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

College Mound. Macon county.
Mo, is now the western headquar-
ters OF the Holiness people. The
Church Herald. their leading paper.
is printed there. aud they maintain
flourishins school there also. A
prominent member OF that church
writing from there recently says.
among other things: THE Holiness
people here always did have a tail
hold on the devil. but until this year
it's been an uphill pull; now they
believe they've got him over the
divide on a down hill grade and its
the scrap pile for him unIess their
hold breaks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Always il Coed RamOT.

The Paris Appeal prints this
item,
Mrs. Martha Porter, mother OF
Dick Porter. returned to her home
At Mexico, Tuesday. Though so
years old, she 10 wonderfully pre-
served aud Ia as sprightly as most
women at 40 She does her own
housekeeping aud e~ks for a good
many visitors. aud SAYS she Rets
along as we'll as she ever did. The
fact that she 10 always ia good
hum0r may have something to do
with her succeas IN keeping house.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
THE RlGHT RING
Plain Words From Judge Fort OF
Dexter, no.

II am in favor of amending the
Constitution 80 as TO prohibit the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicat-
ing liquors for beverage purposes
In this state, because, in my opin-
ion, the people would be better off
without saloons than with them. As
see It. the saloon benefits no man
except the keeper. and no business
except the whiskoy business. IL
feeds no man. clothes no man man
and shelters no man except the
saloon man. Not only this. but It's
asgresaiveness In politics Is a mat
ter Of interest to every man who
holds. or seeks to hold. public Of
flee.
80 far a. am concerned. am
tired Of supporting men Tor office
who build naloons 70 maaufaeturs
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
A TAINTED HOME.

Norrlstown, Pa, Nov. l6-- Be-
cause an actress made her home
a few weeks In the year with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Arlington. OF VIII
low Grove. and drank beer. Judges
swartz and weand decided In the
Juvenile Court here that the Ari-
ington renidence was not nj home
for Edith. HobenAaok. 15 years old.
she was sent 70 the House OF De-
tentlon until new home sO1id
Be obtained for her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
BOONE COUNTY WHIsKEY
MAKES ANOTHER SAD HOME.

The Columbia (MO.) Sentinel SAYS:
J. w. Edwards, a 11-year-old boy,
connected with some OF Boone's best
families, was taken to the Fulton
asylum Sunday, Nov. 10, violently
crazy from acute alcoholism. About
four weeks ago he was in Columbia
and began drinking. He told that he
bought 40 cents worth of whiskey
In Columbia and drank It, and that
on his way home he bought a gallon
at Heibels still. He drank some
from the jug and secreted the jug
near his home. His mother per-
suaded him to get the jug and
break IL, but he had gone too far.
His mother and sister are nearly
prOstrated over the affair. Is not
this sad case enough to arouse the
manhood In every citizen OF the
county and make him resolve to
help drive the demon OF drink from
the land7 Talk OF prohibition! Yes,
We are for prohibltionl Prohibit
the selling OF whiskey in Boone
county by saloons. drug stores, stills
and Wholesale houses. Are you with
us?
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
BOYS NEEDED HERE,

The Columbia MO. sentinel says:
One hundred boys are needed by
the Columbia saloons to supply the
places OF the old crowd who are
dwindling away-some dead-some
too poor to pay--some gone 20
prison. Have you a boy TO spare3
We will treat him nice-give him
drink when he Is dry until the
habit is firmly fixed. then he will
drift along our way without further
batting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Happily Married.

The marriage of Mr.. Rufus
Jackson and Miss Eighty.Oue
Turley took place last Wednesday
evening at tina home OF the brides $
parents in this city, Mr.. and Mrs.
7. T. Turley. Rev. A. w. Kok.
endoffer officiating. A quiet wed.
ding, only immediate friends aud
relatives being present.
Our warmest congratulations
extended the happy couple. May
their Joys never grow less.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Has Passed Hence.

Frank Elliott OF this city, aged
%, son OF Mr.. aud Mrs. q. E. Ell.
liott, died last Thursday morning
after a long illness Of lung trouble
Frank was an excellent young man =.
Besides his parents the following
brothers aud sisters mourn his
death: Robert. Harry and George,
of Minneapolis; Alfred OF this city /;
Mrs. j. q. Styles. Mrs. l.. b
Wells, Misses Violet aud Hattie of
Chicago, aud Blanche OF this city.
Rev. c. NJ. Aker preaehud the
funeral address ut the home Satur.
day morning The fullU &inR were
the pail beAreFsi Horace Mexican.
Earl Braustetter, Fred wymore,
Thurman StallinRs, Melville Paul
aud Irwin Franklin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Finding living Water.

The Perry Enterprise reports
the following:
Since about Oct. lst John w,
Smith has drilled wells for the
following parties: j. II. Audersoa,
near Worcester, good flow OF
water at l67 feet; Mr.. Lower,
near Rush Hill, a strong flow OF
water at 46 feet; Sid Powell good
flow of water at 1876 feet; and
Field Afford a medium good flow
of water at 1872 feet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

criminals on one side OF the street
and penitentiaries to punish them
on the other side OF tho street. The
truth Is We must quit electlng the
agents and attorneys of the brewer.
les and dlstiilers to office IL we
expect to destroy the saloon. No
officer can faithfully serve the peo.
pie and the breweries and the dig.
tilleries. He will love the one and
hate the other, or he will hold fast
to the one and despise the other.
Hence believe the government
ought to 60 out of the saloon busi-
ness. and the saloon ought to 10
out OF the governing business, and
therefore l favor the constitutional
amendment aforesaid.
IF | should become governor of
this state, l will use the power and
influence of that office in every
legitimate way to secure this
amendment, and even II do not
get into the race for governor, I
shall do all | can to induce the
people to secure n senate and house
of representatives. as we'll as a gov
ernor, on our platform. for we must
have all of them with us in order
to pass our measures and put them
In operation. shall urge the people
to see to 1t that no man shall be
elected to the senate or the house
who is not willing TO fight for the
success OF our platform from the
day he takes his seat until the last
day of the term.
None of the candidates for gov
ernOr has expressed himself on this
question. All ought to do so. They
ought TO come out in the open and
say whether they are for the saloon
or against the saloon. II the saloon
is a good thing. they ought to say
IT is n good thing, and II 1t is n
bad thing. they ought to say It is
n bad thing.
There are only two sides to this
question. On one side Is arrayed
the men who are trying to destroy
the saloon, and on the other the
men who are trying to fasten the
saloon on us and our children for
ever. The question which every
voter should ask himself is this:
On which side of this question ought
| to cast my vote and influence"
The above is n part OF the letter
OF Judge Fordt answering ques-
tions propounded by Rev. U. G..
Robinson. state superintendent of
the State Anti-saloon League.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
JOHNSON NOT A CANDIDATE.

Mayor and Mayor-elect Tom. L.
Johnson OF Cleveland announced
that under no circumstances will
he be a candidate for the preIden-
cy" and that Cleveland is the
sphere of his duty at this time.
He will consider nothing but the is
sue OF 3-cent fares for that city.
He has refused all invitations to
speak at party gatherings or ban
Quets.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
An Audrain Town.

The Pike Co. Post had this com.
ment last week.
Martinsburg, a small town in
Audrain county, on the Wabash
railroad, has a picture frame fac.
tory that employs IA hands aud
turns out 40, 900 frames every wear
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

w. s. Biggs of near Farber
made the MESSAGE a pleasant call
Tuesday. He aud his sister. Mrs.
Hostetter Of Farber, made a visit
recently to a health resort iu Indi-
ana andare back home much pleas.
ed with the results Of the visit.
Mr.. BiRgs says the prohibition
wave has struck Hoosierdom also
and the old State is going dry"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Rush HIN Meat llarket.

Fresh meats. 6 aud Z cents for
the quarter; small quantities 81
and 100 Hot lunch a. any time
day. Come and see me.
4w RonEnr wAIRKR
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Married Today,

Miss Christina Weiuand OF this
city ana Mr. Samuel Tillman Of
Glasgow, Mo-, will be united in
marriage today, Father j j. Dill.
lion officiating.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
Thinks Wen Of IS,

These good words by the Van.
dalia Mails
The Mexico MEssAoE Is . lussy
elght-year.old, having entered its
ninth successful year. John Beal
is a man after our own heart.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
FIRE AT BENTON CITY.

b. Il. Icenogles brick store
building at Benton City burned to
the ground early last Friday morn.
ing. How the Hre caught is not
known.
Icenogle's loss is about 5000.
He had "a 800 insurance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

II. A. Miller of Fremont, Mich. ,
is visiting his uAcle, e. G. s. Mil
Ter, here, aud also his brother, w.
Il, Miller, at Bellfower.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Z. IL. Roberts hands us a copy
of the Sunnyvale Standard. pub
lished an Sunnyvale, Cali, by his
brother. w. K, Roberts, who for
merly lived in Mexico locality.
The Standard is Il neat publication.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Mrs. Nellie Burger Of Clark. Mo. ,
will be in Mexico soon aud will de.
liver Temperance address. She is
one of the ablest women speakers
in America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Mrs. j. NJ Willis lectured at
the Benton City Christian church
last Sunday on temperance. We
received the announcement too
late for last weeks paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

8. w Sanford Of Fort Collins,
Colo. formerly citizen Of Mex
leo. lost his home by fire one day
last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Mrs. WA. Kiuslow of Hedley,
Texas. is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Nc Clure, near Benton
City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Mr.. aud Mrs. Paris BARLEY will
move soon to Helena, Mont. Mr..
BARLEY has a position with the
bank there,
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Robert Walter, the Rush Hill
meat market aud restaurant man,
was in Mexico the other day; he
is doing a good business at the Hill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Miss Ada Crum OF this city is u
student at the Chillicothe Nor
NAL,
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Rev. q. A. Mitchell of this city
has been conducting q protracted
meeting at Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
DOWN IN TEXAS.
Judge Kendall Saw the Spot
From Which Moses Looked
Over Into the Promised
Land.

EDITOR mkSSA0E; write you
in regard to what saw on lny re-
cent trip to Texas. Found some
poor country in the western part
OF Oklahoma and ia the northern
part of Texas. The best part of
Texas / think il in Donley County.
Clarendon is the county seat. Ou
the Ft. Worth aud Denver II all.
road. about midway between
Amorilla aud Quanah. Hedley is
a very pretty little town with
about fifty nice residences. Is
about twelve miles east Of Clar,n.
den. Has several stores. two
large lumber yards, one mill aud
cotton gin, one hotel, one bank,
blacksmith aud carriage shop, fine
public well, one church and two
school houses. All Of this i'm
prOvement has been within the
last year. William Kinslow and
Joe aud Ran Kendall live here.
The Rev. John Jesse lives at
Quanah. Mrs. Carl Lockridge
lives iu Clarendon.
The country is all praire aud
very productive. There is not a
creek, nor branch, nor Il ditch in
it. The rainfall is taken mp in the
soil. which is from four to five feet
deep. Under this is n stiff clay
which holds the water and keeps
the crops growing. The annual
rainfall, l understand, is about 36
inches. This cetaiuly is favored
spot, as they don't fear a drought.
l with my wife and daughter-in.
law were out looking at the coun.
try when we drove upon a high
place where we could see over the
country, aud | was so impressed
with the grandeur of The scene that
! l told them this must have been
the place where Moses stood when
be looked over on the Promised
Land.
The laud produces about an
average Of 40 bushels of corn per
acre, selling now at 40 cts. per
bu; caffir corn 40 bu., selling at
GO cts. per bui cotton q to q
bales of 500 lbs, selling at IL cts.
per 10; alfalfa. three cuttings this
year, was worth $54 per acre. They
have a good market for all their
feed stuff, it being shipped out to
less favored places in Texas.
This valley has been overlooked
/ by homeseekers as those who go
over the Santa Fe X. X. are taken
, of at AmOrilla, out north into
the Canadian country aud down
into New Mexico. and those who
60 by the Frisco are landed at
Quanah. aud they are taken ont
into southern Texas. so the conn
try along the Fort Worth aud Den.
yer is entirely overlooked. for all
around farming the very best spot
Ia the whole state. Land here is
still low, considering the actual
value OF it. Il still can be bought
at from $40 to $40 per acre. ac-
cording to location aud improve.
ments. Land that will produce
what this land doea With the GER
talnty Of q crop as II is there il it
were located here. under the same
conditions that exist there. that Is.
the pearness OF market. could hard.
ly be priced - high but II would
soon And q buyer, | asked Mr
KinslOw how he would trade 200
acres Of his section for the 200 acre
farm he sold in Andrain at &45. 90
per acre. aud he laughed aud said
that he would not entertain such q
proposition:
| 4 sample Of spms Of the pro
DUCTS can be seen at the Office Of
the MESSAGE.
8. 6. KENDALL.
Thinks Wen Of Us,
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Mr.. aud Mrs. j. @. Jesse OF this
city are spending the week with
relatives at LaddOnia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Howard Coil ut Laddonia spent
Sunday with relatives IN this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

llenry Koldenhuff has moved
back to this county Frnn Oklahoma.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28

Woe unto. the him that giveth
his nelghbor drink, that puttest thy
bottle to him, and makest him
drunken also.-Hab. 2:I5.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-11-28
~ HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. ~

The young women of Mexico
will organize a Y. W.C.U. soon.