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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10
~ HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. ~
FROM MONROE.
Some News and a Few
Comments.

EDITOR MESSAGE: Happy new
year to all; may We see nany re-
turns Of the glad day. but, good
Lord, deliver us from the mud,
slush aud rain.
Tommy Major spent Christmas
with home folks, bringing with
him two or three Of his chums
from Jacksonville, H., where he
is attending business college.
Monroe Co. farmers are about
thru gathering corn; all thought
they had a very good crop, but
our friend b. w. Hill was over in
the north part of Audrain and re-
ports good deal Of corn still in
the fields; he says there was a
great deal more corn raised
there than in Monroe, and it is a
better country every way; he in
tends to move back to Gods coun-
try.
James Force and family Of Vic
tor and George Hill and family Of
Long Branch visited Grandpa and
Grandma Hill near Paris last Sat-
urday. MIR. Force says down in
his neighborhood all are thru
gathering corn and are waiting for
spring time again.
The new public school house in
Paris is about completed. With
out doubt it is a thing of beauty
and a joy forever.
Frank Smell, our confirmed old
bachelor. says he would marry, is
able to support a wife, but he
couldn't stand to have his canes,
13 in number. and his pipes and
tobacco disturbed, while Art Tan
zy says, "Oh, it's too daggoned
much trouble"
/ read that your mayor has or
dered the negro dance halls closedi
too much devilment planned. Why
doesn't the good Mayor order
some of the hell holes run by the
whites closed. tooi Without doubt
there is just as much devilment
planned in them as in the negro
dance halls. He surely overlook
the fact that tho white men sell OF
give the very first installment oi
the devil to the negroes-I mean
whisky, sold under license given
by the city dads, petitions signed
by the very highest standing folks
in your society. Friends, did il
ever occur to yonr minds that ev'
cry father who signs the petitions
for licensing saloons is helping
to plan deviiment and putting
temptations in the way of oul
sons and is just as much to blam'
as the saloon keeper for the result'
But they sign them just to be pop
ular, and then when the poor boz
who falls in the trap set for hin
by the devil led, too by thei
fathers. gets in jail they curse tn
saloon men. Shame on such faith
res and on such Churchmen. Their
are many good people in your cit!
and Il is g good town but th
southwest corner Of the square !
a public disgrace. | know Of led
les who win walk around thre
sides Of the square instead of erOss
ing it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Miss Mae Allen of Mexico was
a candidate last week at jefferson
City against Miss Catherine era.
mer of Cooper county. Miss AL
len lost by a vote of 10 to l2.Sen
Avery then pu; Mss Ma, in uomi
iuation for n1Ith journal Clrek.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Promoter Picking Of Iowa has
written Mexico parties that the
building of his electric rilway from
Memphis, Mo-, to Mexico is to be-
gin very soon. So mote it be;
let's see something coming.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Fred Tomkins. at Selma, Cali,
writes an interesting letter to his
father here, Uncle" John Tom.
kins, telling of a trip into South
ern California. Speaks of having
met Byron aud Cal Iiams and JEFF
d. Lott. all formerly OF this coun.
ty. Mr.. Isaac Iiams is dead. Mrs.
Fred Tomkins was seriously hurt
in a runaway some time ago, Grip
pied in both knees and recovers
slowly. No mud or snow in thai
country. Laud advancing in price
VINEYARDS bring from $500 to $3.50
per acre.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

The drug store of y. P. Ball at
Middletown was burned last week.
Building a total loss, goods par
TALLY destroyed; insured for
1000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

The Wabash Columbia Accom-
modatlon now runs into Moberly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

c. +. Chappell of Morrisonville.
H., is here looking after his 800
acre farm just west of Worcester.
He is the father-in-law of DR..
Fred Griffin Of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Howard Buckley after visiting
home folks here has returned to
New Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Misses Mary and Martha Me-
Clintic Of near Laddonia have re-
turned to their studies at William
Woods College, Fulton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

T. Warden o. Washington. Va,
waS the Raest Of Mr. and Mrs. Il /,
p Wngdop Of this oily during tbr
As,|1esa.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

w. w. Cornett at Laddonia
wants to hear from any old ac-
quaintanSes of the COrnett family
of fifty or more wears ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Wilford johnson, an aged and
honored citizen Of weIIsvills, died
as that place Dec, 25, 1908.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10
ABOUT HONEY.
Can Ii Be Adulterated
"A Word About the
Pure Food Law.


that the pure food law is having
such a salutary effect, especially
on the adulteration Of honey. This
law is already worth many thous-
auds of dollars to bee keepers. Our
latest bee Journal, giving prices on
car load shipments from Califor-
MIA, states that "hcney has nd
vauced &c per pound. This
amounts to 5000 on one shipment,
aud when we consider the great
amount of car load shipments from
the West this makes quite show
ing to the bee keepers on the profit
side.
Then, again. il one will notice the
market reports on honey, it is
much better than it used to be. 1t
is quoted at wholesale from 10 to
tic per pound, aud is selling re-
tail at from 20 to 25c per pound.
1t is true that the past season
was not a good one, taking the
U. S. thru, yet in the face Of an
unprecedented fruit crop, honey
brings a good price.
II the pure food law proves ef-
fectiye, honey aud most all kinds
of foods. especially canned goods,
will perhaps always bring better
prices. While it is true that the
consumer has 20 pay these better
prices It is true that most people
prefer to do this, knowing that
they are getting pure foo ds, as
many foods in the past not only
were adulterated with something
much cheaper but in a great many
cases injurious. and in some cases
actually poisonous.
Now in regard to adulterated
honey. We have never seen, or
authentically heard of, any adul-
terated comb honey. We do not
deny that the thing is possible af-
ter the combs are built by the
bees to have them store sugar
syrup in them. but the public may
not know that when the bees are
storing honey at all. They are
also rearing young bees, so that
even il one should feed sugar syrup
for storing, the bees would con-
sumo at least one half of it raising
young bees, so that there would bG
small profit in doing so. Then
when we consider that it takes
thousands of pounds to sell, II one
is to be much of a gamer in feed
ing syrup and then the risk OF
being found out should we do this
thing, makes such procedure wei
nigh not impractical but impossi-
BILE.
If any think that one eau
feed glucose to bees let him try it
The bees have better sense thar
some people in this respect. Their
: has been q standing offer Of $l00'
for many years for one pound o.
the so-calIed adulterated or manu-
factured honey put mp in the comk
and capped over like bees woul'
: make It. The international Bee
keepers Association at their con
vention at st. Louis in 1904 ais
offered $1,000 for one pound o
honey as described ia the forego
ing. this making $1,000 for th
: stuff k made. These offers ar
not made as an inducement /
produce the stnff. but only t
q show the confidence Of beekeeper
a that the thing Is impossible. Iii
amazing at the most intense ignoE
II ance that in many eases Otherwis
; intelligent people display when
IT /. 4 ~ =.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Born, to Legare Gary aud wife,
January ), a daughter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Mrs. j. j. Smith of Mexico died
last Wednesday. week. The hus-
band and two children survive her
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

The little two year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. K. Deane, near
Mexico, died last Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

j. w. Beatty who has been i'll is
very much improved.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

Another year! another year!
The unceasing rush'of time sweeps on
Whelm'd In Its surges, disappear
Mans hopes and fears, forever gone.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-01-10

o. no! furbear That idle tale!
The hour demands another strain,
Domands.high thoughts that cannotquall,
Aud strength to conquer aud retain.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17
Wednesday. July II. 1907.
Personals.

Miss Bertha Kibbe, after a
pleasant visit with her aunt,
Mrs. A. G. Campbell, returned
to her home in Orange, Texas
Sunday.
Bring your prescriptions to
us, we fill them accurately with
the best medicines that can be
bought and exactly as directed by
your physician. Lafayette Drug
Store.
Chas. Mcdonald, of the second
ward, paid our Office a pleasant
Thursday. Mr.. Mcdonald
says they expect to make a half
|crop in his neighborhood.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

l.. E. LacOur left Friday with
two of his children to spend a
week with his parents in AvOy.
elles. His son Ed, who has been
with his grandparents some
time will return with him.
Our line of dress goods this
season is especially attractive.
The designs are all of the latest
and the quality and price will
both please you.--Schmulen.
Hon. Theodore S. Wilkinson,
candidate for governor, stopped
over here between trains Sun
day On his way to New Orleans.
SavOn La COntessa, 6 cakes for
% cents. We guarantee this
soap to be equal to any 10 cent
soap on the market. Moss Phar
macy.
Mr.. Eusebe Primeaux of the
fourth ward brought to u
Office yesterday a stalk Of sugar
cane having nine red joints. He
says he has about four acres
about as well developed.
SavOn La COntesSa, 6 cakes for
% cents. We guarantee this
soap to be equal to any 10 cent
soap on the market. Moss Phar-
macy.
H.. Lacobie and A. Simon left
Sunday for Hot Springs Ark. to
spend a while.
Six good cakes of soap for %
cents at the Moss Pharmacy.
Saturday Mr.. Ralph VOORHEES,
brought to our office a cotton
plant three months old, about
three feet high and having 165
squares and bOlls. The plant. is
now on exhibition in The Adver-
tiSer window.
Ii you want a comfortable
shoe that wears well and looks
well, call and see our line
Kahn's.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

Miss Rosa Abramson. OF
Baton Rouge, is visiting relatives
here.
A cash register check is given
with every purchase at our store.
We give SO cents for the return
of 500 worth of these checks.
Moss Pharmacy.
The place to buy your grocer
les is Morgan & Debaillon's,
stock always fresh. Orders
given prompt attention.
Visiting cards two dozen for
thirty-fve cents, fifty for fifty
five cents. one hundred for seven
ty-five cents.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

Miss CameoIa Bienvenu. q
st. Martinville, after spending Z
few days with her friend. Miss
Mary Ruger, returned home
Friday. Miss Rnger accom-.
panied her home where she viii
spend some time.
The Falk Mercantile Co. are
prepared to take charge ot
funerals and attend to all grave
yard work. A fine rubber-tired
hearse in stock.
Little Misses Ello and Cordell
DeBlanc. of New Iberia. spent
a few days last week at the home
of their grandmother, Mrs. M.
DeBlanc.
For Rent-Five room cottage
with hall, front and back CALLER
les and large yard. Apply to DR..
L. b. Hopkins.
L.. j. BrOdhead will leave to-
day for a visit to his sister in
Jeanerette.
Fresh groceries are the kind
you always get when you order
from F. o. Broussard.
Miss Clara Harper is again at
home, her school at Milton hav-
ing closed Friday.
Solid summer enjoyment
wearing our comfortable Eclipse
shOes-Schmulen
Mrs. e. Doucet and daughter,
Miss Mini, drove to Youngsville
yesterday.
Parma Violet Ammonia Water
is invigorating and healthful
when used in the bath. 25 cents
q pint at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

N. Abramson, after spending
several days with relatives in
Baton Rouge, has returned to
Lafayette.
Parma Violet Ammonia Water
is the highest grade of ammonia
water for the bath. 25 cents a
pint at the Moss Pharmacy.
Horace Broussard went to
Crowley Sunday and returned
the same day accompanied by
his grand daughter. Miss Mighty
Duhon, who will spend a few
days at his home.
Save your cash register checks
when making purchases at the
Moss Pharmacy. They are val
liable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billeaud and
daughter, Miss Efie Guidry. re-
turned from Hot Springs Ark,
last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Strings and as MANY
of her neighbours as
she could pilfer, the
entire length of each
players partycolor-
ed string is meas
ured and a prize Civ
en- to the one whose
string is the longest.
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A Tangled String Contest

THE tangled string contest is sure to amuse
even those not easily entertained, sor it holds
ones interest to the end The players sit in
rather close circle; a sheet of white wrapping
paper or large piece of cardboard is placed in
the lap of each, then On each sheet of paper is
dropped ball of tangled string. The strings
composing each ball are of different lengths
one yard in length. These are prepared before
hand. They are cut, then massed and tangled
into balls about the size of an orange, and
there is one for each player.
The contest consists in each players dis
entangling the strings of her ball, sorting the
colors, placing each color in bunch by itself,
then tying the ends together to make one long
string of each color. When a PLAYER has tied
her red. blue, and white strings separately to-
gether, she ties the red to the white, the white
to the blue; and if her next neighbor on either
side has any loose blue or red strings in her
sorted piles the first player may conhscate
them one at time and tie them to her own
blue or red string. A confscated string must
be tied before another may be taken, and only
united strings may be distracted.
1t doesn't matter what the colors are, they
may be blue, yellow, or green, but players
loose strings that match her neighbor's end
strings may be appropriated by that neighbor.
The only redress the robbed player has is to
tie her strings as fast as she can and then, in
her turn, take from her other neighbor No
strings may be tied together until a PLAYER
has succeeded in untangling her own ball and
sorting her colors
1t is quickness of thought and action and
deftness of fingers that tell in this contest,
but perseverance and patience also count for
as much as agility
When each player has tied together her
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she must not let it CO. for a nut thrown after
the music has ceased is counted as lost Quite
as suddenly and unexpectedly as it stopped
the music begins again, and, taken unawares,
for lost time. The shots are likely to 90
wild in many cases; but the prudent ones
will know that deliberation wins in the end,
and carefully aim their nuts as they toss them
toward their partners bags.
When the music stops for the third time the
game is ended. The peanuts in each bag are
counted by an umpire, and the two players
who have secured the greatest number of nuts
are the winners.
Paper bags that will hold about three quarts
are the proper size to use, and, considering the
frenzied play of the competitors it will per-
haps be safer to substitute shallow tin pans
for the china plates One pint of peanuts for
each plate holder will be sufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

m your party, any number
may take part in the game.
There must be one candle
lighter and one finder. All the
rest of the players take the
part of candles. The candles
sit in a circle round the room,
on cushions on the floor If
they will, while the candle
lighter and finder stand IN
the center.
The lighter is provided with
an extinguisher made of a
newspaper in the shape of a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
H G M e F R Q Il G. S
FOR WINTER EVENINGS
By ADELIA BELLE BEARD

IT is not considered difficult to provide suf-
i fcient entertainment for ones guests when
giving dance or formal eption-conven-
- tioa dictates just what shall be done on such
occasions-but it is the simpler home amuse-
ments, little evening froGcs for the family or a
few.friends, that many are asking for.
This new game of candlelight is well adapted
to supply plenty of fun for just such jolly
party. It doesn't matter how many you have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Peanut toss is another amusing game. It
requires an even number of players, but they
provided with plates of peanuts, the other
half with paper bags. The plate holders and
bag holders are drawn up in two lines facing
each other, about ten feet apart, the plate
holders on one side, the bag holders on the
piano, and while the music lasts each plate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

holder losses as many peanuts
as possible, one at a time, into
the bag held by the player
directly opposite, while each
bag holder catches as many
of the nuts in her bag as she
can, for the two players OPP
posite one another are part
ners. The nuts must fall into
the bag, and may not be
caught in the hand.
At the height of the ex-
element the music suddenly
stops, and. though a players
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To make the ex-

a long paper lighter Gig. a. To make the ex-
tinguisher, take a double sheet OF newspaper,
curve it into cornucopia, and pin together,
then cut off the point at the bottom: The
extinguisher must be large enough to slip over
your head and rest on your shoulders. Gut
strip the full length of a newspaper one and
corner to twist the paper Gig. y, twirl it round
and round between your fingers, until you nave
a slender, tapering lighter about twenty inches
long then bend the top Gig a.
Before beginning the game the finder goes
into another room, or out of hearing, and the
Granddaughter and her candles choose word
for him to find that is noun and has several
meanings. When the finder is recalled he takes
his place in the middle OF the room with the
candlelghter who says to him:
There is a word in this circle that you must
find. How much light do you want!"
The finder replies, "All the light possible"
Then the lighter goes from one to another
of the candles, gently touching each on the
Der in turn, beginning at number one. When
the candles are all lighted, number one begins
to shed light by giving true but brief and
puzzling description of the noun chosen.
Beginning the Game
DOR instance, we shall suppose the word de-
L cided upon to be train" The first candle
will perhaps say, The word you are looking for
is taken by thousands of people every day.
This, while strictly true, gives the finder the
idea that medicine, or something to eat or
drink is meant.
Then the finder. who, is permitted three
questions, will probably ask, What color is it Z"
Number two will reply, "I 1t is many colors,
often red, green, yellow, or brown"
This does not help the finder any; but num-
Der three takes up the story, and says, referring
to the train of a wonan's dress, 1t is some
times very. beautiful in texture, and when
trimmed"
Here the Granddaughter, seeing that the
words trimmed and texture will suggest a
gown and therefore the word train" prompt
" exting,lishes candle number three by putting
the extinguisher over her head; and with
drawing it. The extingusher is not left on
the candle 1t is then set by the side of the
extinguished candle, who cannot shed any more
light until the extinguisher is taken to use
on another candle, and not even then unless
the lighter relights her by touching her head
with the paper lighter.
If number four is not ready to continue the
description. her light is supposed to 60 out,
and number five takes up the story. When a
candle goes out she must be relighted by the
lighter before she can again shed her light.
When the finder discovers the word, he must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

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OUR COURSE will you a weeks time engage
making and independent business Plain thorough
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a success Mail Order Business. ,
YOUR HOME your Office, the world your field For
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NOTICE

The Next semnnua Dividend Of 40 viii Be Paid Stockholders Of
We Guarantee $40 Dividends, Payable Semi Annually We
Have Exceeded this Each Follow:
WHAT FACTS WARRANT NCREAsEs
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1st-Large dividends, Increasing earning power Of
stock-22S conservatively estimated full develop
ment of plantation.
2d-Present Sources of Revenue-Over one hundred
thousand dollars worth of lumber and logs now in
Companys yards at Mobile and Chicago. Fourteen
steamship loads of mahogany and cedar already shipped
panys stores plantation Cattle, 1900 head thdes,
etc) 100000 zapote trees chicle chewing gum).
Rubber trees, large number, fully grown ready tap
3rd-Future Sources of Observation-Disclosures
established industry in Mexico called the millionaire
maker" At $50 per Cow estimate) each thousand
of henequen will yield II dividend total CAPT.
talization 1900 acres being planted. Rubber
one million 900 acres already planted. Tropical
banana plants growing large crop ready
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tell which candle
caused him to see
it, then that candle
becomes the finder,
the finder becomes
the Granddaughter,
and the candle
lighter takes the
place of the candle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

OFFICERS.
President VIM H. ARMSTRONG.
Ex-U. S. Railroad Commissioner, Philadelphia, Pa.
pice-Pyesid<nf, COL A. K MCCLURE,
Ex-Editor Times, Philadelphia, Pa.
Secretary and Treasurer, c. NJ. MCMAHON.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Counsel, A. L. WANAMAKER, Philadelphia Pa.
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attached mahogany and cedar
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next year. 1000 orange trees set out Lemons, grape
fruit, ETC., planted
4th-Improvements Completed and Paid For-Many
permanent buildings, go miles railroad, locomo
tive, telephone line, saw-ml on plantation, saw-mil
in Mobile, two steamships.
5th-Security of Investment-Entire property and i'm
provements clear and free from debt title held in trust
by Philadelphia trust company for protection of
stockholders. There 10000 shares of stock, so
Each share is, therefore, safe first mortgage
bond.
Invest now-share in A. dividend. Over 5000 stock
holders Liberal terms, Is per month per share We
will send free the complete illustrated report of the
President issued December 1906 also the report of
the inspector elected by the stockholders. Write today
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Consists of Officers and
Fl. A. MERRILL, Pres City Nat. Bank, Mason City, Ia
JOHN B. BARNES. Justice Supr Court. Norfolk. Neb.
VICTOR Du POINT, Jr., Du Point Powder Works, VII
mington, Del
A. G: STEWART, Ex-AtomeyGenerai Of Porto Rico,
Waukon, Iowa.