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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-16
remaining property was given to
children Of his second wife.

After the will was fled the story
OF the old mans harsh treatment
Of bis first wife aud child was re-
vived. Hoping that one or the
other Of them might be living, aud
resolved that they should at last
receive their just dues, il th ey
could be found. diligent aud sys-
tematic search vas made ia sever
al states. Advertisements were
inserted in local papers. special
efforts being made to find the child
who had been christened Lydia
Caledonia Butler. Several Paris
people had y dim recollection of
child bearing that name. It was
soon established beyond doub
that she was none other than the
waif Mr.. aud Mrs. WetmOre bad
adopted during the war.
1t seems that Mrs. Butler aud
the little girl took refuge in a I'm.
ion Army camp that had been es-
tablished just north of Mexico.
The poor woman found sympathy
and protection from the men, and
was guarded and cared for by the
Catholic members of the command.
At that time Dan Wyman. a rough
but kindly old man, operated a
hack line between Paris aud Mex.
leo. As he passed the army camp
each day be noticed the little girl
playing about among the men.
His heart was touched and he Of
fered the little one q place in his
own childless home. The mother,
after considerable hesitation, gave
her consent, and the little one was
brought to Paris. Wyman's wife
however. had no love for children.
She treated the little girl as an in
truder, and showed her no kind
ness, Mrs. Wetmore, learning of
the situation, offered to adopt the
child. The Wymans gave their
consent, and Lydia Butler became
Lizzie Wetmore.
THE MOTHER DISAPPEARS
Several months later the mother
came TO Paris and demanded her
child. The good people who had
adopted her persuaded the woman
to let them raise the little one and
give her an education. She went
away and was never heard from
again. Rumor has it that she died
in st. Charles County sixteen
years ago,
The child grew to young woman
hood and was one of the most pop
ular young women in Paris, Sam
uel Vantine a well-to-do young
farmer, woOed and won her. I'm
til ten years ago they lived on his
farm north Of Paris. Their home
is now at Bradley. They have a
grown daughter, musician and
elocutionist of note, and a grown
son. Not until this week did Mrs,
vantine have the remOtest idea of
the romance and tragedy surround
ing her early history.
+ Attorneys from Columbia were
in Paris this week investigating
her claims to a part of the estate
I They went away thoroughly con
WINGED that she Is the Libbie Cal
edonia Butler they had been seek
ing all these months. They viii
institute a suit in the Circuit Cour
at Columbia in her behalf, and ex
press confidence in their ability
successfully TO prosecute her claims
They win seek to show that Butle
had contracted at least two Of hi
marriages before his first wife die,
and that, having never been di
yoreed from him, his first wife
child Is really entitled TO the estate
The case. when brought 70 trial
win abound in romantic and sensa
tional features.
, Pushing the Work.
The Perry euterpriee last weeI
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-01-16

Mrs. E. j. Medley Of Laddonia
wife Of the late Hon. A, B. Med
ley. will make her home in the fu-
tnre with her daughter. near Van
iIalia. Mrs. Zach Bondnrant.
The oasis., 1908-05-16

vile and Cortland is under the management of Mir. J Talbot, formerly resident of Nogales, who was superintendent for the Reina de Orc Mining Company at El 'riro, in the Altar district of Sonora, and working afterward the American mine at Cananea. Mir. Watt Git tins, from Nogales, had been at the Cortland camp just week at the time of the visit noted herein, and is the superintendent of the work. Mir. w. G. Simonton, long superin- tendent for the Yerkes Mining Company, at El Cajon, in the Altar district, is the consulting engineer at Cortland The writer took din- her with Messrs. Gittins and Sim onton Friday. Mir. Talbot was in Tombstone, but was expected to re-
 CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
The oasis., 1908-05-16
Over In Cochise County.

side of the Dragoon mountains, where he was two or three days, meeting a number of people who were residents of Nogales at one time.
 Going to Cachise station, on the main line of the Southern Pacific, about thirty miles east from Ben- son, a change of cars to the train of the Arizona & Colorado railway gives one direct rail route to Pearce distance of sixteen miles. The conductor of the train is Mr. Jack Williams, who was in the general office of the Sonora rail- way at Guaymas number of years ago.
 At Pearce is the noted Pearce mine, owned and operated some ten or dozen years by the Com monwealth Mining Company, but operated now under a lease by A. Y. Smith & Go. There is an S0- stamp mill, but at present only thirty stamps are in operation. About seventy-6ve men are em- ployed, and the population of the camp numbers about 400.
 Nine miles southward from Pearce are the Gleeson and Fur quoise camps. At Gleeson the Copper Belle Mining Company is mining a good grade of copper ores, and ship about fifty tons daily, heavy freight teams hauling the ore into Pearce, whence 1t is sent to Fl Paso by rail.
 Turquoise is noted for large deposit of the rare stone from which it takes it's name. It is the property of Tiffany & Co.,, the great manufacturing jewellers in New York city. Occasionally the house sends out to the camp a number of lapidaries, with their tools and instruments, who have taken out from the mines an amount of the precious stone suffi- cient to supply the trade couple of years or more, which is cut and polished at the camp, and the fin ished stones packed aud sent to New York, followed by the work men, who return not again until the supply taken has been ex- hausted.
 Across the hill, east from Tur- quoise is the Leadville camp, where the Great West Copper Company is developing a number of good claims, and are employing about fifty men. The Calumet & Arizona Copper Company is developing valuable properties at Leadville, their holdings including properties held under option, and great deal of new ground that has been locat- ed by the company. That com : pany has established new camp about half a mile eastward from the Leadville camp, where work is being pushed upon a great and continually growing scale. The company named is expending a great deal of money at Cortland, as the new camp is called, and they have every faith that the properties they have will turn out fully as valuable as those they have developed at Bisbee, which yielded more than thirty million pounds of copper in 1907. If they do the railway now terminating at Pearce will be extended to Doug las, about fifty miles distant, to onn hla thn cnmnanV to tranSnOrt
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THE THIRD DAY
OF CHAUTAUQUA
Continued from Page ~

ty in the whole for the frozen mu-
sic, architecture is a blending of
many different notes.
The Sunday school hour each
morning from $50 to 1890 o'clock,
is in charge of William Nehemiah
Virgins, the general secretary of the
Texas Sunday School association,
who is also international president
of field workers of America, number
ing over $4,000 officials, and is also
member of the International Exec
utive committee from Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Mr..
Virgins is taking his audience each
morning, step by step in instruction
on the modern Sunday school, it's or
ganization, management and teach
ing departments.
His first lesson took up the deflni-
ton and supreme aim Of the Sunday
school, briefly outlined as follows:
The Sunday school Is the whole
church engaged in the studying and
teaching of the word of Cod" The
ideal Sunday school and church is
where the whole church is in the
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Some who profess to be acquainted
with the political history Of Hon. r.
r. Williams, candidate for governor
have charged that his only support
comes from ''populists," but there
are many good democrats who know
that this charge is entirely wrong.
The following paragraph from the
Dallas Times Herald throws some
light on this question: Hon ]. H.
Davis, our versatile, voluble and vo-
racious friend, best known to fame
as Cyclone" pays his respects to
Ready Relief" Williams, his towns
man, today. In days of old when
Cyclone led the populist army of
Hopkins county and threatened to
drive the democrats off the earth,
Democratic Bob" organized the
democrats, marched them to the fir
ing line and gave battle to the "Cy-
clone and his braves. 1t was the
against the jewsharp
and the sledge-hammer won. Since
then Hon. James H. Davis and the
Hon R. r. Williams have not been
doing the Damon and Pythias act
and now the Cyclone" is on the trail
OF the Cumby Cincinnatus -
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in recommending him to the public.
Mr.. OFT is president of the OFT
School of Expression at Chicago He
is the author of a number of text
books. His lecture on Sour Grapes"
has been delivered more than eight
hundred times, and should be heard
by everybody within reach of Waxa-
hachie. In this lecture will be ans
wered some of the most interesting
questions on the ethics OF biology.
Mr.. OFT is one Of the strongest at
fractions on the program and comes
to the assembly under positive
guarantee.
The Seton Indians held their third
council meeting this morning. Ten
new members were voted in. The
feathers which were won yesterday
in the broad jump were given out.
the hop, step and jump and fifty yard
dash.
The totem pole has been erected
The totem of the Seton Indian ma
ton is the white buffalo and large
white shield with blue horns at the
top of the pole is a representation
of the buffalo head. 1t stands for the
bravery and courage of the tribe. The
irregular piece of wood, the lowest
on the pole is a conventional repre-
sentation of tn buffalo skin, the con-
ventional feathers at the top again
standing for the courage and honor
of the tribe.
Tomorrow there will be new games
and more chances for feathers.
The Wise Orchestra S program to-
night will be as follows:
Soldiers Chorus from Faust, Gou-
nod
Intermezzo, Hurricane, Braham
Overture LIE Macon, Auber.
Tomorrow's Program.
Saturday, July 11-Morning: 9
O'Clock, devotional; $3.50 to 1880,
Sunday school training work, James
A. Worden, D. D., LII. D.; 10:45 to
11:45, bible work, 1.-The Walk of the
Church." DR.. William Evans.
Afternoon: 2:45 to 3:45, whole
sale fun by Humeston and Reno; 4
to s, literary work, DR.. F. Hyatt
Smith.
Evening: 8 O'Clock, orchestra;
$3.50, entertainment which enter
tains, by Reno and Humeston.
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An Ordinance.

An act entitled an ordinance to
prevent tieing or hitching animals to
shade or ornamental trees and to
provide a penalty therefor:
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city of Waxahachie, Texas.
That any person or persons who
shall tie, hitch or fasten any animal
or beast to any shade or ornamental
tree on any street, alley or sidewalk
in the city of Waxahachie, Texas, or
on any premises or vacant lot in said
city without the consent of the own
er of said premises or vacant lot,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction there
for shall be fined in any sum not less
than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars.
Approved July Z, 1908.
s. P. LANGSFORD,
Mayor Pro TEN.
Attest: CARROLL TODD,
90. Secretary.
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CAREER OF w. J. BRYAN.

1S6o-Born, Salem, H., March 10.
1SS1-Graduated, Illinois College,
Jacksonville, as valediclorian.
1SS3-Graduated, Union College
of Law, Chicago, and began practice
OF law at Jacksonville. Ill.
1SS4-Married Mary E. Baird, al
Perry, ILL.,, Oct. /.
1Ss7-Opened law office in Lin
,esIn- ,seo.
1S91-Elected to congress from
first Nebraska district.
1S93-Received democratic vote
for United States senator in Nebras-
ka legislature.
1S94-Nominated in democratic
convention for United States senator,
but defeated.
1895-Became editor of the Oma-
ha World-Herald
1896-Delegate to democratic ma
tional convention, wrote silver
plank, made notable speech and was
nominated for president; in election,
received ITS electoral votes against
271 for Mckinley.
1897-Began career as public lee
turer which he has since continued
and through which he has amassed
a small fortune.
1S9S-Raised regiment of volun.
teer infantry for war against Spain
becoming It's colonel.
.1900-Again became democratic
nominee for president. on platform
of anti-imperialism; received 155
electoral votes against 292 for Nc.
Kinley.
1901--Establi9hed weekly politi
cal paper and identified himsel
with Chautauqua platform work
1904-Gave his support to demo
cratic national ticket, headed by AL
! ton B. Parker for president.
1906-Made extensive tour of tn,
| world and on his return to New
York. August 80, was given a grea
popular ovation.
! 190S-Nominated by the demo
cratic national convention in Denve
as candidate for president.
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w. A. OWNBY City Editor.
Residence Phone, Bell No. 1881
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FUNERAL OF MRS. STACY

The Last Sad Rites We're Conducted
by Rev. b. A. Copass.
The large number of people who
attended the funeral of Mrs. H. o.
Stacy Thursday afternoon attested
the popular esteem in which she was
held by friends and acquaintance.
On account of rain which fell
about 8 O'Clock the funeral services
were held at the home instead of in
the cemetery grove as previously ar
ranged. The last sad rites were con-
Quoted by Rev. B. A. Copass, former
| pastor here of the deceased. He
spoke feelingly and impressively and
paid a beautiful tribute to the many
noble virtues Of this excellent lady.
Mrs. Minnie Mars Stacy was born
at Hickman, KY, in 1866, and NOV
ed to Sherman, Texas, in 1888. She
was married to Dr.. H. o. Stacy at
Sherman in 1885 and came with him
to Waxahachie in 1895. She was
member of the Baptist church, hav-
ing united with that denomination
about twenty years ago. She was not
only a devoted christian, but being
of cheerful disposition made
friends of everybody with whom she
came in contact. This friendship was
evidenced by the large number Of
beautiful floral offerings with which
her last resting place was bedecked.
At the conclusion of the services
at the home long procession fol-
lowed the remains to the city ceme-
terry, where the interment was made
about o'clock.
Members of the family attending
the funeral were Mrs. r. M. Mclean
of Galveston, Mrs. j. N. Johnson OF
Midland, Mr.. e. W. Mars of Okmul-
gee, Okla, Mr.. Arthur Stacy of Nc
Kinney and Mrs. Eta Vaughn Of
Sanger.
The pallbearers were as follows:
Active-Dr. Leonard Keplinger.
! DR.. G. w. Stone, Dr. o. P. Sweat, DR..
| Vaughn, Dr. Albert Singleton and
| Ebert Gatewood. Honorary-Dr. D.
G. Thompson, DIR. C. w. Simpson, DR..
w. d. Boyd, DR.. w. F. West, DR..
John Rodman and DIR. Harris Wat
son.
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Sunday school and the whole Sun
day school is in the church.
1T is the most effective evangeliz-
ing agency of the church through
which 85 per cent of the church
membership comes.
1T is the pastors greatest harvest
field in which he has more unsaved
to shepherd and to help bring into
the fold, and that teo. at the tender
age when the lambs are so easily
taught to follow the true shepherd,
Jesus
The Sunday school is not the
substitute for the home, nor for the
family, nor for the church service.
1T should be under church au-
thority, should supplement the fami-
| ly and home, should feed the church,
should reach out and grasp all good
things and not run in an old rut.
1T should be thoroughly organ
ICED and graded and equipped.
1T should be outlined by the Holy
Spirit and be soul winner
I'm the equipment necessary to
the best schools there should be
building adapted SO as to have sep
arate rooms or curtained places for
the various departments and classes,
also class rooms. class tables, class
boxes, bags or envelopes, wall maps,
blackboards, song books, musical in
|struments, flags, bibles, mimeograph,
roll of honor, thermometer, aim.
motto, school, texts. class organiza-
ton and pins, literature. birthday
banks, sand table. picture rolls,
cradle rolls, etc.
"The chief officers Of the school
are pastor, superintendent, associate
superintendent, department super
| intendent, treasurer, secretary. IL
! brarian, historian, organist, musical
dill ector, superintendent of classifica-
ton, ushers, superintendent of visi-
| tation, etc.
Mr.. Virgins emphasized the fact
! that while this machinery is neces-
! sary to the best Sunday schools,
still it is only a means to the chief
| end of winning the pupils to Christ
| and of training them for His service.
| He stated hat during the past tri-
en- mum there was reported 905, 052
conversions of Sunday school pupils
! who were brought into the church,
and while this is indeed gratifying
yet it is a noted fact, that we haven't
lived up to our opportunities for il
has taken five officers and teachers
in America each year to win one pu-
pill to Christ.
Furthermore, child saved Is
worth more than a man for 1t means
a soul saved plus life of service
yea verify multiplication table.
Mr.. Virgins will take up the gra-
ding of the Sunday school tomorrow
This will be followed by the teach
ers' work and teacher training and
evangelistic side. All workers in
Waxahachie should be promptly
present each morning at $50 to en-
Joy and profit by these hours of in
struction by such practical and ex-
perienced Sunday school wprkert,
who is today at the official head OF
the Sunday School Workers of Am
erica.
The entertainment tonight will
be given by Mr.. Edward Amherst
lar platform orators in this country
The management have no hesitancy
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unanimously adopted at the Chau-
tauqua this morning:
Resolved, that the ladies will not
be offended if the gentlemen remove
their coats.
Resolved, that the men will not
be offended if the ladies remove their
hats.
The resolutions were read by Pres
ident Mcconnell Rev Geo. Oakley
moved their adoption and the motion
was seconded by Mr.. l. A. Looney
They hold good at every service
during the encampment.
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NOW THE WHEELS WILL TURN.

One of the many reasons given for
the existing conditions was the time
tried and ever ready presidential
year 'sopaG1het has been made to
80 A1aaes~t = century.
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tried and ever ready presidential
year has been made to
! 49, limestse century.
40 1870 ~ no doubt thaS.t A9ps sftfAe
In the history of this country there
was cause to fear the outcome of the
election of one party or the state
that embodied something of destruc-
tive principles in their platforms,
but for goodly number of years
national politics have been largely
national policies, and the industrial
world has had little to fear from
the success of either party
The present depression, happen
ing as 1t did during a presidential
year and following one Of the great
est, II not the greatest era OF pros
perity the country has ever known.
may or may not be suggestive.
One thing is certain. however
there never was any good reason for
conditions developing as they have,
and, further, they will continue SO
for only a comparatively short time
longer
With the republican nominee and
platform known, and the democratic
well understood, vested interests are
satisfied that they will be protected
and safeguarded, as they well know
they were and would be.
There has been some shaking up,
and In the readjustment we have all
of us about found out where we are
at"
The worst, so to speak, happened
six months ago, and we have been
convalescing ever since; it was a
serious Illness and a comparatively
slow recovery. But the. cure was com,
plete and the operation successful.
The summer months are rated al.
TENDER there will be renewal of &C
tivities, in anticipation of which il
will be well for all to sit up and take
notice.
The shrewd business man recog
nizes that all stocks are low, and the
hand to-mouth methods that have
been adopted since the latter part o.
last year will practically place every
product on the want list and every
body will want quick deliveries.
It's coming and unless we miss
our guess nightly the close of the
year will show industrial activities
almost equal, if not quite up to 1906
OF.
The country's equilibrium has been
re-established and it is time for all
to get back to work.-The Trades
man
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Houston Post insists that Texas
farmers pay less taxes than any class
of farmers in the United States"
and adds: "A farmer who owns fifty
acres of land with little home up
on 1t Is pretty we'll fixed. II it hap
pens to be choice black land in Ellis
county it is easily worth 5000, but
it is rarely assessed for taxation at
more than $500. and the state taxes
him less than $1.25 year. One good
hen will pay his share of the cost
of the state government. If citizen
of Houston owns a home worth as
much as this farm 1t will be assess
ed at $4,000, and the state will thus
get five times as much from the
Houstonian as from the Ellis county
farmer" On fair Investigation the
Post will find that this does the black
land farmer of Ellis and other coun-
ties another grave injustice. 1t Is not
only unfair. but Professionalism
las News. But the Post is one of the
few papers in Texas that does not
care as to the fairness of its repre-
sensations just so that it can stretch
construction into a possible argu-
ment for its SIDE There are no tax
dodgers in Ellis county, and the peo-
pie pay their part of the burden.
Ellis county will thank the News for
its defense of our good name and
people.
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Miss Lillian Kidd, who is attend
ing the Dallas Normal. is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l..
Kidd, for a few days.
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In its effort TO set Democratic
Bob" of Black Jack Grove right, the
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Entered at the Waxahachie Postoffice as
Mail Matter of the Second Glass. !:

Obituaries. resolutions OF respect, cards
of thanks-all matter not NEWS-will be
charged for at the rate Of 5 cents per line.
Poetry at double price,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-02
Long Distance Walking Contest

Seventeen years ago Tuesday, Har-
vey W. Porch walked from Bridgeton
to Trenton, in 13 hours and "a minutes.
Many Bridgetonian s especially those
here who were readers of the Pioneer
then, as this paper printed the full
details, will remember the particulars
of the long march. 1t was on a wager.
He was to travel the distance in a GER
tain time and he did it in nearly one
hour less time.
I. W. Markley appreciating Mr..
Porch's determination presented him
with a Columbian bicycle worth $135.
When spoken to about it yesterday, Mr..
Porch said he plainly remembered the
occasion. His recollection was so vivid
that he recalled the number of steps he
took, they having been 70, S37 between
Bridgeton and Camden and 1873, S17 be-
tween here and Trenton.
He told of the Pioneer reporter meet
ing him in Camden and walking a
distance with him and of the reception
he received in Trenton.
Mr.. Porch still has his athletic
ability and it may be that he will take
another long walk to celebrate the
seventeenth anniversary of his first.