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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Latter Day Saints Meet.

Independence-The worlds confer.
ence OF the Recognized Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints con.
vened az independence. Several hun.
dred delegates were present. For
tn first time in many vars the COM
plete roster of the twelve, represent
ing the apostles, was In attendance.
Joseph Smith, one OF the members OF
the presidency Of the reorganIzed
church, who resides in Independence,
is presiding.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
A Slayer.

Mildred" said the prudent mamma,
II want you to treat Mr.. Ketchley, who
called on you last evening, with some
consideration and respect. He may
not be particularly handsome or at.
tractive. but he is sensible. well con-
nected, highly successful in business,
and is regarded as one Of the coming
men,"
Il wouldn't mind his being one Of
the coming men," said Miss Mildred,
IF II didn't take him 80 long to 60"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Denies Asking Road Fund.

Harrisonville--The members OF the
county court OF Cass county deny that
they ordered any representatives to
go to Jefferson City and demand Cass
county's share OF the good roads fund.
Two men recently made trip to JET.
ferson City and applied to the state
treasurer for $4,000. claiming that
amount as the cOunty's share. They
were refused, and declared that they
would seek to compel the treasurer
through the courts to make the pay
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Frost Misses Peaches.

COlumbia--Prof. J. G. Written Of
the state horticultural department
states that the frost OF April / had
not damaged the peach crop at all.
The danger period may come later.
he said. but the crop Is safe 30 far.
Hon. George b. Ellis. secretary OF the
state board of agriculture. said: The
reports we have at hand Indicate that
the crop is safe. l do not think the
frost lid material damage"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Farmer Slain and Robbed.

VIENNA. J. Curtis, a prosperous
farmer residing near Vienna. was de.
coyed from his home and slain by an
unknown man armed with q shotgun.
Robbery is thought to have been the
motive. as several hundred dollars
Curtis was known to carry on his per.
son Is missing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

Starch. like everything else. is BE-
Ing constantly improved. the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est discoyery-Defiance Starch--all In
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, In
vented by us, gives to the Starch 4
strength and smoothneas never an.
preached by other brands.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
NEWS MISSOURI
Eiorne PIaoed IN AsYIum.

st. Joseph-0cn. n. @. Horne.
who killed Editor II. J. Groves Of
Kansas City. arrived In st. Joseph
and was taken directly 10 state hos.
pital for the insane, No. 2. lie was
placed in ward No. II. which 10 known
as the convalescent ward" Gen.
Horne was In excellent condition and
expressed the belief that his stay az
the hospital Will be short His being
placed In tho convalescent ward
means that this can be made posslble
within n short while.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
i've Held for kIdnapIna Child.

Jefferson City-Gov. Folk honored
a requisition from the governor OF
Kansas for the return to Galena. that
state, OF Stewart Wheeler and Sophia
Caughenbaugh. who are charged with
kidnapping Vivian Caughenbaugh. -
years old. from her guardian. ]. r.
Powell. They are under arrest at Jop-
lin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
sTArI or ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO. 81.

LUCAS CouTT.
fnANK J. CaHsEX makes oath that he IL senior
partasr Of the arm o. 7. J.. cHRnGT a Co., doin8
aforesaid, and that said nrm viii pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS foE each a4d sssTy
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn 90 before me and subscribed In ny prossneo,
Ghis 6th day Of December, A. D., ises.
T1L SOrAnr PvSLrO.
Hairs CatarFh Cure 10 taken internally aud acts
directly On the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY q co., Toledo, o.
Sold By all DragEiEta, 15c-
take ASITs Family Pills for constellation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

Sc James-P Peach and pear orchards
were in full bloom up to April /. when
= crast one-half inch thick froxe on
ths sofs wet ground and frsit growers
fear ths crop q lost.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Folk Makes Appolntmsn,,.

jefferson Clty-Appointments were
made by Gov. Folk as follows: @. A.
Calvird, Jr.. inspector Of oils for the
city OF Clinton, for a term OF two
years from Feb. 20. 1908: Arthur
George. census taker for the city OF
Chaffee; Thomas J. Harper, Judge OF
the probate court OF Christian county,
vice w. ]. Johnson, deceased.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Pardon OF Smiths Asked.

Poplar Blun--Audrey Russell of
Poplar Blur and other citizens here
have secured more than 600 names to
q petition TO Gov. Folk, asking that
the Smiths. found guilty of peonagO,
be pardoned. The signers assert that
the presence OF the Smiths here is
necessary to the commercial activity
of Southeast Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
Moraseh Jury pIaaarssn.

Kansas clty-The jury in the case
Of Mrs. Sarah Morasch. charged with
killing 4-year-old Ruth Miller. who
died from the effects OF eating pois-
oned candy, announced that II was
unable to agree upon q verdict and
was discharged. II is understood that
the Jury stood eight for conviction and
four for acquittai.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
AuaItor WLIder.a atatemsnl.

Jefferson City-.-Auditor wilders re.
port for March shows tho states dis.
bursements TO have been Ss9l,5ll.eI,
with the receipts s2s4.7l2.60. an ex.
eess Of soS.s32.0l in disbursements
over receipts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

that. the ogre Of another suitor for
Chips favor now entered Rays calcu-
latlons, and the slang trulsm, There
are others" was with him every wax.
ing moment--a muchdeserved pun.
ishment, all womankind win say.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

Good nature 10 worth more than
knowledge. more than money, more
than honor. 70 the persons who pos
seas Il. and certainly TO everybody
who dwells with them, IN 50 TAR a.
mere happiness is concerned --M w.
HaeohaE
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
state TroaaursFis statement.

Jefferson Clty-The statement sub
mitted TO Gov. Folk by State Treasur.
or Gmelich shows a balance TO the
credit Of the state March 81 OF 49,.
100 ,262.sB.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

II takes a woman to sit down and
cry when she happens to think what a
hard time her children might have had
II some other woman had been their
raofhar
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

Lewis Single Binder - the famous
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, m.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

The ancestor of every action Il Q
thought.-Emerson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

II there is any one thing that o
woman breads moro than another it
Is q surgical operation.
We can state without fear of q
contradiction that there are hun.
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
sarY and many hnYa been avoided nv
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
LYDIA {. PINHGHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
For eight years suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope Of recovery. wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia Il. Pinltham'a
Vegetable Compound, and II has saved
my life and made mo q well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
81 feel IL Is my duty TO let people
know what Lydia Z. Pinlham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. /
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me TO try Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and to-day am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f1broid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs, Pinkham invites ali sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn Mass
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
THE GARDEN SCHOOL.
Now Children Of Newton Were laugh,
to Beauty Horne Grounds.

Writing In MaXwelrS Talisinan OF
the work Of the garden school in New
ton, Mrs. II. 4. Elliott says:
An object lnsSon to the citizens OF
Newton was the garden school con
Quoted by the ladies of the Social Sci.
enee club of that town during the sum-
mer OF 1906. Assured by George II
Maxwell of the Home CrOltcrs guild o.
the Talisman OF the free services of an
experienced garden director. provided
the club could dcfray the further cX-
pense of a garden, q committee of five
ladies was appointed from the club II
see what could be done
First they obtained the use Of q
piece Of vacant land on Jackson road
which was then an open grass plot
Then an appeal was made by the com
mittee to the department Of agriculture
at Washington for free seeds, which
were promptly sent. The committee
the enterprlsing business men OF New
ton telling them of the plans for the
garden school and asking them II they
were sufficiently interested in the OK
pertinent to give 1t some financial sup
port.
The response was quick, and at the
end Of week we had the required
500, and the director went 20 work
One hundred and six gardens 0 by So
feet were planted by as many different
children from the Nonantum district,
and the names of as many more inter.
ested children were placed on the wait
ing list.
A few of these children, having learn
ed how under the direction at the gar.
den school, went back to the home
dooryards which had for all time previ-
ously been used for dumps. cleared
away the debris, spaded up the earth
and planted seeds which they procured
gratis from the director. The reward
was scarlet rtlnuer at the doorstep 8
row each Of lettuce, radishes and beans
and for garden flowers nasturtiums
sunfiowers and sweet alyss1m. One
of the boys carried some vegetables
from his home garden into the exhibl.
ton at horticultural hall and was
awarded q prize. Could these children,
think you, ever again be contented to
live In a dump instead Of q flower gar
den? These girls and boys learned the
law of cause and effect: that the soil
through healthful. pleasant labor viii
produce food supplies sufficient to nour-
ish the body; that debris, sQualor and
untidiness may be supplanted by clean
liness, order and beauty and many 9th
er lessons, not the least of which We're
pride In ownership and respect for 9th.
er peoples rights
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
500 REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper vi" b.
ysE2eased to learn that there is at least
esne dreaded disease that science has
Been able to cure in all it's stages, and
shat is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to
she medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
sng a constitutional disease IrG uires
q constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
,serrh. Cure is, taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thercl'v de-
fstroying the foundation of the a ease
and giving the patient strengN by
building up the constitution and ist-
ing nature In doing its wc"'' The
Rroprietors have SO much si,h = is
asnrative powers that they 'ffe~ one
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
Kails to cure. Send for list of testi-
sn0nials.
address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Tole-
40, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
-gation. liz I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
QUAY and His Letters,

The late Senator NJ S. Quay of Penn
sylvania kept all the letters his constit.
uents wrote to him asking for favors
He had stacks Of them when his last
fight for the senate came along. Then
nc sorted out the letters, eliminating
those from people who We're dead, anC
IN the back of each letter wrote:
Dear John or Bill-Do you remember
when you wrote me this letter and do you
remember that / did what was asked? I
want your help now In my fight for tn.
senate. Can l have 1t?
The politicians In Pennsylvania say
those letters, mailed to the original
Scnders with Quay's request ~on the
backs of them, had as much as any one
thing to do with Quay's winning his
6ght. Evening Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
Who Fra Diavolo Was.

Fra Diavolo was the nickname given
Michele Pezza, celebrated renegade
monk and Italian brigand. who was
born in 1760. 1t should be noted thu,
the opera Of Auber has nothing in COM.
mon with Fra Diavolo but the name
Pezza was first stocking weaver,
chen n soldier in the Neapolitan army.
then soldier in the pope's service, and
finally he became a monk, but was ex.
PEELED. In the mountains Of Calabria
Pezza took to brlgandage, and such
was his notoriety and so great were his
cruelties that the people nicknamed
him Fra Diavolo. 1t is consoling 10
know that he was eventually executed
In 1SO6.-New York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
Speak Well Of Your Town.

Strangers seeking a location are al
ways greatly influenced in favor OF
any place where the citizens are en-
thusiastic in it's praise. When away
from home, do not neglect to give those
with whom you CONS in contact to I'm
derstand that you live in live tcwn,
populated by enterprls!ng, go ahead
progressive people, and one that is ad
vaneing instead Of retrograding. II
you can truthfully speak in commer-
dation Of the ability Of your profes,
siona. men, the square dealing methods
Of your merchants. the superiority Of
your schools. etc. let nothing prevent
you from exercising that privilege.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
A Losing Game.

Not long ago 4 new Turkish bath es
Adjustment was organized, and IL t.
the custom The promoters went OUT /.
FORM 4 regular clientele. The :iceount,
II what q Turkish bath would accom-
piish were most glowing. Among the
men approached Was :! German saioot.
ST His complaint was obesity as was
sAoWu by the fact thAt he was below
the average height and weighed ct
pounds.
Nov. it is like this" explained the
masseur when the German had been
invcigled to take q lock into the bath
house. Il will guarantee to take oil
two pounds at each bath
"Vat!' exclaimed the kaiser's former
subject. "TWo pounds nit each bath!
Ach, dot means Won hundret baths and
den no man. Nein. I dink I take dem
not"-Columbus Dispat Itch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
PROUD OF HIS TOWN.
What One Man Is Doing to Improve
jackson, Tenn.

What One Man Is Doing to Improve
Jackson, Tenn.
One of the most progressive town
officials i'll the SOUTH Is Samuel Ian
caster, city engineer of Jackson, Tenn
Mr.. Lancaster thinks there Is no place
like jackson, and ne wants others tc
think SO, too, and ae is doing every
thing in his power to make it one OF
the prettiest towns in the country. II
forts that good roads are being built il
Madison county. But road building Is
not all that has engrossed the big brain
Of Sam Lancaster, says a writer in
Breeders Gazette. AS manager Of
the waterworks he saw chance to do
things. Jackson had no park. and nea5
the waterworks there was needed
the fill, and before any one knew what
he was up to he had built fine lake
on the site whence came the earth for
the fill. Smaller lakes near by cauh>.
then drives, bridges, boats, lilies (mai'
velous lilies), banks of flowers, trees.
An unsightly railway yard adjoined
the waterworks. The railway was ask
cd for few cars of earth. Presto! Sam
made the yard and the park join.
Grass, flowers, shrubs. beauty, order.
seats, comfort, inspiration hope, all
came out of that old sink hole. And
the manager only grinned when he
saw that Sam Lancaster had actually
parked and fenced part Of his
right Of way. Now travellers on that
railway will pass by and say, "Jack
son, Tenn. is beautiful place and
must have people Of culture within it."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
School Gardens In Washington.

The school garden movement IN
Washington. which started humbly 3
few years ago. has so strongly appeal
cd to the children and their parents
that with a comparatively little assist
ance from the public funds 1t has
thived amazingly. Already marked
change IL observable not only in the
Immediate surroundings OF the school
,uildings themselves, but in all parts
Il the town at the homes Of the little
mes. They have been taught plant
love in terms which have In many
cases never been presented to them be-
fore. BY their personal participation in
the work Of making gardens, In prepar-
ing the ground. selecting and planting
the seeds. caring for the sprouts anu
the plants and finally plucking the
blooms of their own cultivation they
have gained a sense Of responsibility
which makes for the improvement Of
the whole town =.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

On January /, 1905. the Post
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to the newspapers of an order from
the Treasury Department TO tbe ef-
feet that in the future no ncysla
pers will be allowed second elias.
mailing privileges whose subscrip
ton lists are not paid in advance.
Tho publishers arc given until Apris
/ 1908. to comply with this new
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vance must, after thai date, pay
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every ounces. which is practically
prohibitivc
Therefore, in obedience to tbs
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April 1st. whose subscription is not
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Heretofore the Graphic has ex-
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scribers as we believed worthy of it.
but in the future We are left no
choice; the order Of the government
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Accounts are being mailed all
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ADAMS PRINTING COMPANY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16

~Mr. Midd!eman, All desires to pro
pound q question

Mr. Mldd.eman, An desires 10 pro
pound a question"
every we'll Mr. Tambo'
"Why do dey designate dat beautiful
southern vegetable as an watermelon? -
That's easy. Because it makes y6t1
month wafer"
".yOW har near de answer. It's called
ali watermelon bccasc yo cut il il de
spring"
''Spcakiu' "b dc spring reminds ne.
broke in The other end man. Ma d.
daddy went out Ia Kit some water o.l.
DAY an he done fell in all spring"
Was he drowned"
lie warnt Zactly drowned, but +.
done Killed him"
'T!it'S strange. He fell in the Sprin@
md was killed."
'NcS@al Ia
''Hut h. wasn't Irownedt"
NO. sab
Well. did he die ia the springs
40. sab: he died in de fan
"Dur golden voiced tenor Mr.. "
Lett. Will contribute that heart touei.
liz ballad entitled Warden. Rrusl
those Log Away; | Yearn for Lib
erty.'"- Rarpcr's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16
Getting Rid o. HE Cards.

The other day one Of the members.
raw to London, was introduced to a
party Of ladies in the dining room of
the house Of commons. As he left he
gravely presented each lady with his
card. A friend ventured to hint that
this was carrying politeness too far for
London customs. "Sure," was the re.
ply, ut didn't matter. had 200 of
them printed. And I've changed my
address anyway, so they're no use to
me."--Leeds Mercury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-16

Not all III" instruction given to young
railroad men is intensely serious The
following definition was recently OF
fered to beginner. "A box car he
longs to the fowl family During jltt
spring and &Utl.3rr months il cail i.
found III nearly every part CT the couII
try, it's fayuritr haGntS being raii0-t
tracks, and it is easy To capture
the autumn. however like certain 0til
er fowls it goes into Attenuation T.,
flies to other clines. Scattered t.
stances ere knGE2 where speciH.,s.
are captured daring the autumn
months. \ lassn or q yrr'i 1trcarr
switch crew is sometimes used IN S,l;l.
Ing the box car. but main strength
the best weapon. Ia any Gus" t.:
hunter must be worry wary. as y.
noise like the hutieTing Of a was ~
will make the quarry disappear. Som,
railways own large hocks of domca,i
Gated box ears. but they are tatrfnil
guarded during The closed season. 1tlt
wild box car when caught and fai3sis
we'll loaded becomes perfectly Station
AIRY. San francisco Argonaut.