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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
W. C. 7. U. MEETING.
The District Gathering at Van
dalia-Mexico InvateS Next
Meeting.

The following is taken from
last week S Vandalia Leader:
The w. G. T. U. Convention OF
the eleventh district convened in
Vandalia Thursday morning, Sept
II, at l0:30. A large number of
delegates were present. The meet.
ing was opened by Mrs. Kline, tie
president of the local organization,
who introduced the president of
the district organization, Mrs.
0sceola Lane, of Mexico. Mrs.
Lane, with the secretary, Mrs.
Nellie Boles. of Auxvasse, then
took charge of the two days pro-
gram in which We're included many
good things Of interest to w. CT.
U. workers.
Mrs. Nellie Stokes. the State
president and a most universally
beloved lady, was present through
out the convention aud much of
the success of the meeting was due
to her inspiring talks. The report
of Miss Barrett. district t'easur'F,
showed that the eleventh district
was the leading district in contri.
buttons. They received hearty
commendation from Mrs. Stokes
for this honor.
The officers for the ensuing yea
are. president, Mrs 0sceola Lane,
Mexico; vice. president, Mrs. Mel
lie Bole 8, ,Auxyasse; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. McWilliam'. Mex.
leo; recording secretary, Mrs. Liz
sic Clark. Of Vandalia; treasurer,
Mrs. Peterson, Mexico.
The delegates in attendanc,
were Mrs. Mamie Fowles. Mrs
Neitie McWilliams, Mrs. Campbell
and Miss Eta Barrett. of Mexico
Mrs. Ida Derrick of Laddonia, Mrs
Nellie Stokes of Kansas City
Mrs. Stermlinger Of Sturgeon
Mrs. Rrpton OF Laddonia, Mrs
Hawkins and Mrs. John Turner o
] Glasgow, Mrs. u. b. Wood Q
Fulton and Mrs. Blackwell, o
Wellsville.
The convention closed Frida
evening with an address by Mri
Stokes. Mexico and Fulton bot
extended invitations TO the distric
for the next annual meeting. Th
place will be decided later. Mel
leo also extends an invitation Il
! the mildly ear meeting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
FROM TEXAS.
An Audrain County Man Gives
His Impressions.

Hereford, Tex, Sept. %, '0S.
EDITOR MESSAGE;
will write you a short descrip.
ton of this part OF Texas. Here
ford has q population Of 1000.
There are six dry goods stores, five
groceryies, two furniture, three
hardware, three drug stores. It's
the county seat. There are four
churches, public school and large
college and large elevator, and
there have been 15l cars of wheat
shipped out from Hereford up to
this time. The corn and milo,
maize, cain and millet are looking
fine. The wheat made an average
of 10 bushels per acre, l haven't
learned what the oats have averag-
ed. The oats on my farm made
40 bushels per acre
There are some fine farms in this
country. While there is q great
deal of this country that is not set.
tied up, it will not be that long, the
way that the people are coming
here. There were ten trains out Of
Kansas City loaded with people
coming to Panhandle this last
excursion, and they were crowded.
l know for | was on one Of them.
Iwould advise anyone that is COM
ing down here to start Monday
night if they can, so as to get out
of Kansas City Tuesday morning.
Well, am doing fine. | have
been attending a revival meeting
of nights since | have been here,
and | have three invitations ahead
to visit some friends that | have
made since l have been coming
down here. If can keep my Mis-
souri, reputation away from here |
think that / will get along fine.
The people that are Lying on my
farm have fine melon patch, and
a Texas melon tastes fine.
Well, expect that l had better
quit as I don't believe since l have
tried that l can think of words
that could do this country justice,
Respectfully,
7. b. Ridgeway.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

triumphs of mission in these last
years, both in home land and on
the mission fields.
One enthusiastic Democrat said
he would as soon hear Miss Davies
speak as to hear Bryan! Think of
that in campaign yearl
The District has one young lady ,
Miss Eva Hyde of Fulton, prepar-
ing for missi mary work at the
Scarriit Training School 10 Kan
sas City.
The conference pledged the Dis
trict to raise 5000 exclusive of
membership dues this year.
a very dainty and appetiziug
lunch was served by the ladies on
Thursday, and they especially ap-
preclated the presence of some
gentlemen who are honorary mem.
bers of the country societies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
In a Class to Himself.

The Farber Forum calls atten.
ton to an advertisement which re-
Gently appeared in the MESSAGE
as follows:
Sam Morris, a Mexico dealer,
advertises for 100000, 900 900
bushels of hickory nuts, at one
dollar per bushel. He is like the
man who once advertised in the
Forum for 500 red foxes. He
didn't expect to get them and prob
ably wouldn't have known what
to do with them if he had got them.
But he paid for the advertisement
If Sam has 81 900, 900, 100000 to
pay for hickory nuts he is in Il
class wholly to himself. Assessor
Kelso can now get ready for busi-
ness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
BIG EATIN'.
The Friends Of Mrs. Tanner at
Farber Help Her Have a
Big Day.

The Farber Forum contained
the following article last week.
When Mrs. CIV. Tanner got up
from the breakfast table Thursday
morning of last week she gave the
children to understand that they
need not expect much dinner, as
size had a lot of sewing on hands
ans didn't expect to build n fire
in the kitchen stove. But the
rest of the family knew whole
lot better than that. About eight
O'Clock a team drove up to the
front gate aud Mrs. Tanner knew
the sewing business was knocked
in the head FOR that day. II wasn't
long until the other teams arriv-
ed and the morning train brought
a number of passengers from Mex
leo. They all brought big boxes
and baskets of provisions, turkey,
chicken, ham, salads, pies, cakes,
icecream and other eatables, and at
the noon hour these were spread
on a table in the yard. The rest
is easy enough. 1t was a magnif.
cent dinner, no lunch about it,,
We know whereof we speak.
Those present were:
W. d. Norman aud family of
Santa Fe, II. l.. Scobee aud fami-
ly, of near Perry, Jas. Weaver and
family, Of Skinner. Anon Kemp
and family of Mexico, Mrs. Mead
Tanner. Mexico. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
r. X. Biggs. Mr.. aud Mrs. d. d.
Tanner, Judge j. d. Sutton and
the FORUM family. 1t was Mrs.
Tanners birthday. and the occas
ion was a most enjoyable one.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
Broken Collar Bone.

j. HOrd Davis, one OF the Mes
sAGE'S good friends out northeast
OF Mexico, went into the woods the
other day to shoot squirrel. lie
finally got his chance for a shot
aud lay down on the ground aud
took steady aim, but the gun
kicked" with such force that his
collar bone was broken. Haven't
heard whether he got the squirrel
or not, but the joke GU Davis is too
serious to laugh about.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
Fifty-nine Years Married.

The Martinsburg Sunbeam last
week used the following item;
Mr.. T. O. Mitchell celebrated
his SIND birthday Friday. The
children and grandchildren were
present tc enjoy the occasion. A
big dinner aud lunch in the after
noon was eujoyed by all. In the
afternoon a picture was taken Of
the family. Mrs. Mitchell is near.
ing the s2nd mark. They have
been married'59 years. MIR. Mitch
ell says be is a solid Democrat and
has voted the ticket for 60 years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
SURROUNDING AUDRAlN

John Sullivan, near Perry sold
new corn last week at 60 cents, so
pounds to the bushel.
Miss Josephine Weldon of Halls
vile is teaching a music class of
day pupils at Hardin College.
w. NJ. Grace near Columbia
raised crop Of cantelopes this
season which brought him $ls5 in
cash.
Ambrose Nanardal of Gazette,
who recently sold his farm, has
purchased property in Vandalia
and will move there to reside.
Howard Ellis, a young man at
Leu Culbert's saw mill near Ash
ley, one day last week got his right
arm acedently cut off near the
elbow.
Daniel Mix of Louisiana. u
years of age. because he was out
of work, got despopdent the other
day aud took dose of carbolic
acid and died.
Clarence Ragsdale, near Santa
Fe, will have a crop of 10000 bus
hels of corn this year. His ground
will average 50 to 60 bushels to
the acre.
Robert Rogers three miles north
east of Fulton, who says he raises
plain hogs, mixtures of Poland
China, Durocs aud Birkshire, has
three sows which have 30 fine pigs
following them.
NJ. 7. Sanncr of Holiday, Mon
roe county, who died recently,
" Ned most of his property, near
ST, 900, to the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches for the benefit
of superannuatcd and needy minis
ters.
! y special from Fulton says that
Westminster college opened Sue
cessfully and the foot ball team is
large and n good team is expected
this season. Not Il word was said
about what the college expected
to do with the head. Just the feet.
The sixth annual hunt OF the
Missouri Fox Hunters Association
will be held October ~ -, 1905,
Spencer Creek. near the Hill Ford,
: miles south ot Center aud 10
miles north of Naudalia. The
best pack of dogs from all paris of
Missouri, aud several from Illinois
aud Kentucky will he present.
The Hallsvile Eagle complains
of the visit OF "a half dozen cig-
arctic. sucking, hockey playing
school kids from Ceutralla who
visit that tDwu aud make sport ut
the citv aud fuu Of its inhab,laurs.
The Ccutralia Courier says the
Eagle has Cautralia' permission Ia
spit on the thimbIe-headcd pimples
and drown them.
DR.. W. H.Lravjtt ot Paris is the
inventor aud builder ut motor
pIow He has given the machine
II practical demonstration 1t
breaks land at tine rate of au acre
, an hour at cost 1T II cts an acre
, for gasoline. Pretty soon the
, farmers will be going some too in
/ Il practical, money saving way with
/ the power that makes the auto go
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

Revs. BrownelI aud Goodale
closed very successful revival
meeting at the Rnsh Hill Meth
Odist church recently. There were
~ additions TO the membership.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
Major to Speak.

Hon. p. W. MsiOr, candidate
for Attorney (ieneral on the pems
0cratic ticket, will address the cit.
iEens OF Martiusburg Oct 6 at 1880
D. m.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

T.. T.. s. Miller of near this city
is entertaining his nephew, j. w.
Miller, of Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

Rev. e. a. McPheeters of Full
ton preached at the Mexico Pres
bYterian church last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

MIR. and Mrs. Warren Z raighead
of Galloway county have moved to
Mexico to reside.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

Sam Evans of Mexico, at Beebc
Springs for his health, mas return
ed much improved, we are glad
tostatc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

Mrs. Alice Ecton will operate a
boarding house in the AN. Trim
bic building, opposite Fraterual
Hall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Woman'S Foreign Missionary
Society in Mexico.

siastic meeting at the Mexico Meth
Odist church Wednesday after.
noon when delegates from eight
Missionary Societies assembled for
a District Conference, with Mrs.
A. B. Smith in the chair aud Mrs.
w. l.. Reed acting as secretary.
After a service of song aud pray
er, the ladies' waived all formalities
Of welcome address, aud proceeded
to work and plan with u directness
worthy of their world. wide cause.
The following delegates aud visit
ors were enrolled:
Moberly-Mrs. G. G. Selecman,
Mrs. G. b. Clapp.
Montgomery-Mrs. II. d.
Thompson.
FultOn-Miss Harris.
Auxvasse-Mrs. Chas. Adams,
Mrs. Yates, Mrs. J. NJ. Overfelt,
Mrs. Dudley.
Trinity-Mrs. Harry Household.
er, Mrs. Frank Harris, Mrs.
Wakefield, Mrs. Barnaby.
Olivet-Mrs. Slonaker, Mrs.
Whitley, Mrs. Edwards, Miss Ed
wards, Mrs. Nugent, Mrs. Mettie
Patterson, Mrs. Morris.
Columbia-Mrs. Sebastian.
Mexico-Mrs. Rothwell.
Mexico Young People Miss Nc.
Pheeters.
Following the enrolment and
appointing of committees, the con-
ventiOn proceeded to consider the
Win One Proposition-a PROPOSE
ti0n for doubling the membership.
The discussion was spirited. win
One, Send One" was adopted az
the motto of the meeting.
Rev. 7. w. Alton Of Fulton
preached the sermon on Wednes-
day evening, Il missionary address
of the broadest and most forceful
type. Miss Mary Emmous render
ed beautiful solo, Man of Sor.
rows" aud Mrs. Thompson of
Montgomery sang Hear the Voice
of Jesus Calling" in a manner
which delighted her hearers
Thursday was DEVOTED to the dis
cussion Of methods of work, the
Model President being discussed by
Mrs. CIapp, the Model Secretary
by Mrs. EmmOus, Mrs. Smith aud
Miss Davies, the Model Treasurer
by Miss Mettie Patterson. and the
Member in the Ranks by Miss Nc
Pheeters. Mrs. Selecman read a
very fine paper, Go, larry, Lo."
Mrs. Aker gave new aud startling
demonstration with ribbons of the
relative amount spent for missions
and some other things. 4 very
short ribbon, barely long CROUCH
TO see, represented the missionary
collection; a little longer one show.
ed the amount American children
spend for chewing gum; a longer,
much longer, the amount women
spend for millinery; another the
amount spent for iewelry; a still
much longer one the amount mel
spend for tobacco. aud longest, b!
far longer than any, was the red
ribbon showing the amount spen
for whiskey and liquors.
The crowning feature OF the meet
ing were the addresses of Miss Davi
Of Atlanta, Georgia. She is a tall
stately young woman, with an at
tractIve Southern accent. aud
voice that easily carries to all part
of the church. la her first address,
she impressed the Importance o
: missionary societies following th
: methods of the business worl,
: ; having their announcements
bright, attractive, informing, o.
f. enlisting women of strong charac
D ter aud brains, and of making mis-
, sionary pledges better correspon
: with the style of gowns aud hat
worn by the members. Her seeou
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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

Mrs. Nelson Miller of Excelsior
Springs arrived last week to be
the guest of Mrs. J d. Miller Of
this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01

Rev W. \. Hanna, the new
Methodist presiding elder for this
district, who resides at Mexico,
was raised in this county, said
Prosecuting Attorney Tincher to
the Fulton Gazette the other day.
His folks used to live on the
Jim Martin place north of Hattou
in log house He has II sister,
Mrs China Self, that lives up
there yet. in that neighborhood,
and used to have brother. John
Hanna, that | used to know. He
is a self-made man and has got to
where he is by his own persever-
ance, When n man starts out
from a little log house in the brush
without any wealth much and gets
to be a leader among men all by
himself, he's my kind of a man. F"
Colorado permits the women TO
vote aud as a cosequenee they join
| in all kinds Ot political work, re.
marks the Bowling Green Times
The Democratic State convention
held last week was one of the
stOrmiest in the history of the
State and au x-Missourlan wGs
nominated for governor. Mrs.
Anna Pitzer, of Colorado Springs,
sister of Mrs. Champ Clark, was
a delegate to the convention and
took active part in the deliberations
of the body. In fact her delega-
lion to the sta'e convention was
about the whole cheese" ia carry
ing out a part Of the work. Mrs,
PitEer was elected committeeman
from her district. It's very cold
day when Missouri men or wOmer
do not push to the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-17

cooking utensils"
 And get q harder beating for your news" said the great giant "Ah, lad, don't you know that the eyes of most parents are blinded to the faults of their own, but sharper than the suns rays in seeing the shortcomings of others? An, it Is selnshness, my lad. Your aunt knows you are a superior lad to her own son; that's why she hates you so dearly. And never will she consent to listen to a word of complaint against her own adored and good for-nothing son. He is the apple of her eye-just because be belongs to her. Do you understand, lad?'
 But the pot-the pitcher, the bowlv' cried Tom. How can 1 get the dinner without them? And when I tell her they are missing from the kitchen she'll beat me and swear I threw them away that I might not be able to get the meals. No, l must go and tell her"
 Then, promising the giant to see him on the morrow Tom ran to the house, going straight to the porch, where he for second time that morning reused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-17

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, pootess, was born at Coxhue Hall. Durham, Eng land, in the year 1S06
 Little but the merest facts of her child hood can be obtained save from her own letters to friends and to MT. Browning. who became her adored and adoring hus- band and with whom she spen- the hap piest years of her life. Her father was stern-almost despotic-man, insisting upon the strlctest obedience from all in his household, and even after his several children were grown to manhood and womanhood they felt the restraining hand of the odomineering father, whose word remained law in all things. If one of the children dared to assert the least inde- pendenee of action strained feeling at once existed between the offender and MT Barrett, who would not tolerate op- position in one of his own. Owing to this trait of character on the part of the head of the Barrett household. the members of the family must have spent many and many an unhappy and discontented hour, and it has been said by an autobiographer of Elizabeth Browning that her mother,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-17
F1ossie's Unique Picnic.
BY MAUD WALKER.

sis, let me warn you to use caution on ahem. on the money question. I've got to get--''
 Never mind what you've got to get for Mister Fred Brown" said Flossie coolly. Now, you know how much has been done these last few years for open-air excursions Tor the poor children of our town. You and I both strained every nerve and nearly broke our banks last summer to raise money for the children of the Cripple's Hospital that they might have week extra in the country. Well, I've been thinking of some other poor
 children that need a little outing oc-
 casionally, and they seem to have been overlooked entirely by those interested In such matters l want you to help me and-and-ask no questions Will you, , Fred?
 Sure, Sis" And Fred put out his hand and clasped that of his little friend in a solemn promise And I'll chain my curiosity-Ill ask never a question till the time for questions arrives"
 Then Flossie unfolded a part of her plan, giving Fred instructions as to what he was to do At the end of half an hour Fred bade her adieu and hurried off, declaring that since he had to manage somehow to raise money enough to pay for the use of four large picnic wagons for whole day, and drivers to boot, It behooved him to be getting a move on himself"
 The Flosse went into the house and telephoned to several of her young 1 friends asking them to call that evening | after supper as she wanted to talk over | plan for a picnic.
 1 That evening Flossie explained to her | girl friends who had assembled that she was arranging for a picnic In the big | grove near the lake two miles from town, and that if everything went ! through as planned they would have 1 the outing one week from that day. The girls applauded her plan, thinking 1t wes to be a picnic for young folks,
 with few of the mothers as chaper- | ons.
 | And each girl promised a big basket | of luncheon, becoming excited and talk | ing over the many dainty viands that
 would be most appetizlng in the woods The week passed very quickly for | Flossie and Fred, for both had Fi much 1 to attend to in completing their picnic
 arrangements.
 Well. sis,' said Bert the evening be,
 fore the day set for ;., picnic. i've | got the money together to hire the pie 1 nic wagons. And I had enough left to
 
 1 Gee, we'll swing through town as gay as l you please with colors flying and-Lis- ten! a band playing. Yep, (to Flossie s look of surprlse) a real live band of six l pieces!'
 Why, Fred, how did you manage 10 do all that? You are hustler when it comes to raising picnic funds' And Flossie looked pleased. Well, Sis, it's this way: l went to Dad first and told him you had some sort of q picnic scheme afoot-something for some poor children who had been forgotten by everybody eIse--and hinted that I'd like for him to give us litle contribu- tion as a starter. Well, Dad likes you immensely, Sls, and he just pulled out a ten-spot and gave me- saying I was to tell you that it was for you he had been so liberal Now. wasn't he all O. K., Sis?"
 ''That was just splendid. Fred" de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-17
Biographical Sketch of Elizabeth Browning.

beth--so she tells us in her letters-be- gan writing rhymes. When about 13 she had 'scribbled some things not at all bad to quote another biographer of her. Indeed, she was a most precocious child and heard the whisperings of the Muse of Poesy while still in tender years. She was always of frail body, spending much of her time in the sick chamber, but all ways busy with her brilliant and active mind. Several times her life was des- paired of before she had reached her twenty fifth year, and few of her friends expected to see her reach the age she did. She was in her ffty-eighth year at the time of her death. Most of her mar. ried life was spent In Italy, where her devoted husband took her for the benefit of her health.
 One son was born to the Brownings, and he is now q famous painter In Italy, making the country of his parents adop- ton and his own birth his home.
 Robert Browning died in 1889, having survived his wife 28 years.
 MARY GRAHAM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-17

his aunt from catnap. Aunt Jane, the pot, the pitcher and the dough bowl have been stolen from the Kitchen" he cried in her ear. The angered woman sat up and stared at him, saying: Whats all this stuff you're saying, you fool? And how dared you to wake me before the dinner is readyf'
 Then Tom, stammering and trembling with fear, related what he had seen from the garden. declaring that 1t was August who had taken the dishes in the morning also, and that be was trading them off to a shepherd in the mountain.
 You dare to accuse my darling child of this theft?' cried the aunt. leaping from her chair, her eyes ablaze with rage. Why, the beating I gave you awhile ago was only a scratch to what I'll give you for this lie, you young beg gar"' And then she raised her arm to give Tom a blow in the face, when of a sudden huge form appeared at the cor ner. long and mighty arm reached out and gathered Tom up before her very nose. With cry of horror and fright the wicked woman sank helpless into her chair, for she had heard of this giant, but had not believed that he existed. Before she could open her mouth to say a word the giant had gone off up the mountain side with Tom sitting on his arm. He covered about 10 rods at every step, and at such a rate was soon lost to the fright ened woman's gaze.
 And Tom was happy in the protecting embrace of the good giant who carried him to the spot where the fairies were to be called from their wood. Giving the signal the giant put Tom down and said: Nov, lad, you'll be cared for without my services; the fairies will be here soon l shall go back to my home in the noun tains-beyond this mountain on which we stand-and continue to hunt for the un- happy boys and girls whom I may succor l found you through a little dwarf's help He goes about like bird and peeps into all the homes. Then he comes to me and l rescue the unhappy one turning him or her over to my friends, the fairies.''
 At this instant the fairies arrived, and before Tom could thank the good giant for his kindness the great fellow had stalked far away. And the fairies took Tom into a beautiful land, where they gave him a nice home and plenty to live on till he should be old enough to work and earn money for himself. And there was a fine school there where Tom went to live, and he attended it regularly,