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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
EEL FISHERS FARMING.
Corn Sells at SIS an ACre-Joe
Langford, Corn ShuCker-V.
V. Smith Buys Farm.

cents and turkeys out of reach, a
Thanksgiving dinner will be well
worth saying grace over.
Eel Fisher. who came to Audrain
county from Indiana and who
bought the Sims farm,near Thomp-
son, knows how to farm, all right.
We are told that he is rapidly
building up his land and has one
of the best stands of young clover
of anybody in that neighborhood.
If you want your land to yield its
best be a buyer of feed and grain
rather than a seller. Feed your
farm products out to stock and
save the manure. Pay back what
you barrow from your land, and
Audrain county dirt is as good as
there is on the continent. Mr.
Fisher has the right idea about
building up the soil.
V. V. Smith has bought a nice
little 40 acre farm, at Salt River
church, near CANT, from j. p.
Sanford for 81 800
Dick Nichols sold IA gray horse
to Chas. Schopp for $43
Joe JONES sold COW on the
streets in Mexico last Saturday to
Wilbur White, of the Shoe Fac
tory, for $2S.
Eiez Bethel, living near Middle
town, has made 1900 gallons a.
sorghum and lbs eu ugh cane
hand to nuke 1900 more.
G w Brewer, southeast of
Benton City, sold his 40 acre farm
to his brother in Iowa at $50 an
acre.
Joe Lnngrord, who lives six
miles north of WellSville, is the
champion corn husker in that part
Of Audrain County. Langford
shucked and cribbed an average of
lI9 bushels per day for six days
recently on John Hickerson's farm.
In G. w. Smiths field he schuck-
ed 250 bushels in two days. That's
going some. The Wellsville Star
says that if there is a shucker who
can beat this record let him speak
up.
Tom Bass of Mexico with his
Golden Glow marc at the st. Louis
Horse Show last week won fourth
pre- MUM. There were scores of
persons who thought Golden Glow
should have had first premium, and
when the red ribbon passed by and
then the third and on to the fourth
people all over the big Coliseum
were heard to murmur, well,
what do you think of that" Gold
EN- Glow is a fiue animal, all right,
one of the best show mares in
America.
w. l.. Kent lives in town but
he is looking after his farm pretty
closely these days. He has one of
the hest little fruit farmes out
southeast of Mexico to be found in
the county.
IL. II. Weakley farms the VIM,
Steffens place of 800 acres or more,
north of Mexico, Mr.. WeakIey is
not as weakly as his name would
indicate, for he weighs $50 pounds
and has the strength of Il giant.
A brother at Farber, ID. T. Weak
Ily, pulls the beam down to $50
pounds. II, IL. Weakley has a
family of eight healthy children,
five boys and three girls. He tells
the Message that he is near 80
years of age and has never yet
| lighted cigar or taken dram of
whisky in Il saloon. The Weaklys
came from McLain county, Ill,
They are a good hearty stock and
Audrain county welcomes them.
Mike Shoup has traded his home
in Mexico for the j Il. Winn 40
acre farm, one mile south of this
city. The farm was valued at
$4,000, the Mexico property at
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
THE POOR FARM.
Miss Frost Pays the Place a Visit
Inmates Well Looked After.

Niolb Shc hdu ICCClCly dJ JuS
County Poor Farm:
"Open thy mouth, judge right
eously, plead the cause Of the poor
and needy"
Mr.. VIM. Willingham, who has
charge of the County Poor Farm,
invited the Supt. of the Associat-
ed Charities to spend a day at the
County Farm.
We were impressed with the
location of the Farm. 1t is on high
ground and there is beautiful
view of the surrounding country.
The roads are well kept be-
tween the Farm and Mexico.
Motherly Mrs. Willingham met
us at the side gate, and ushered
us in. After conversing with the
family, Mr.. Willingham took us
to the houses of the inmates.
We were first shown the room
of the Henche brothers; these two
are idiots. They have a brother,
also an idiot, who was sent to the
Hospital at Fulton recently be-
cause of insanity.
Then to the room Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stine. The Associated Chari-
ties have been interested in this
good old couple, but thought it
best to send them to the County
Farm. This was done with hest
fancy, as they had seen better
days, but when both assured us
that they were satisfied, and the
old man said he wished to die
there, of their love for Mr.. WI
lingham and family and their kind
treatment, and when the old lady
put her arms around the Supt. Of
the Associated Charities and said,
"YOu are my best friend" it was
then we felt that the right thing
had been done.
They use their own furniture
and their room was neat and
clean. They have their meals at
their own table. There is no worry
because the rent is overdue, gro
Gerry bills unpaid and the coal box
empty. A County Farm with con-
veniences is a GodSend to the I'M
fortunate people. Mr.. Slime has
done things that his rheumatism
would allow him to do. Mrs. Stine
makes herself useful by assisting
Mrs. Willingham when needed
and by sewing.
She appreciated some quilt
pieces that Mesdames Gatewoo5,
Race and Cave sent to her. They
are the only inmates who can
read, and literature will be sup
piled.
One of the inmates named Kill
gore is almost blind and wants to
die if some one else besides the
Willinghams have the manage
ment of. the Farm.
Another man named Berry is
blind and afflicted, and Tommy
Quinn is old and feeble.
The rooms were freshly paint
ed and many little improvements
have been made by Mr.. Willing
ham and orderly Mrs. Willing
ham. AT II o'clock Mrs. Willing,
ham rang a bell, and the inmates
came for their dinners, which
n were carefully prepared and were
lTell cooked, and we were pleased
EEto note that the inmates received
the same as the guests.
The inmates are allowed tt
come to the house when they wish
and Mr.. Willingham looks after
their health and is conisderate Of
all their wants
"A new building with separate
wards for the men and women
well heated and with water which
could be carried to the house by
means of windmills, there j
splendid water on the Farm anC
this county Farm would be aI
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Mrs. w. M. Stevens of Clinton
is visiting her daughter of this
city, Mrs. Meinhart Sannebeck.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Misses Mary and Jessie Harri-
son of Fulton visited the family
of C. Ed. Harrison here this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

an acre. A good little farm and
it brought the right kind of a price.
Amos Harris sold to Mort Lentz
81 sheep at Sc. so per head.
Charles IIouchins. five miles
northeast of Auxvasse, sold so
acres of corn in the field to Taylor
Arnold at $25 per acre.
John Harding bought a mule
colt of Theo. Miller for $40.
Billy Joshmire bought a mare
on the streets in Mexico last Sat
urday for 500.
Pete Erdel, Jr., sold two young
mules to Mr.. Lovelace for $3.50.
Judge J. w. Smith bought a
colt of Tony Howard for $40. so.
r. H. Nichols sold a horse to
Lee Bros. for $130 and a colt to
Phil Ecton for $75.
Phil Ecton, out Thompson way,
has a nice little farm and land buy
ers keep daring him to sell it. The
other day he had an offer of 500.
1t must be a bigger bait than that.
He doesn't know where he could
better it outside of Audrain. that's
the reason, and we see where he is
right. He is building up his land
and getting out clover field aud
has a fine farm, that's all.
Ed Morris bought, at trust sale
in Mexico last Saturday, a part of
the Morris tract Of land, 10 acres,
west Of Benton City, at $50 an
acre.
Tom Morris has sDld his restau-
rant at AuAva>se and is now cast
jng about for a new location
i. w. Adams & Son last week
sold so acres of land near Hope
we'll Church, west of Mexico, to
Mrs. Esterbrook at $50 an acre.
f. J. Shobe OF Laddonia bad
load of hogs of his own raising on
the East st. Louis market last
week. They averaged 224 pounds
and sold at $7.65.
J. E. Dissman, Powell & Mundy
and W. c. Hill, all of Audrain
county, with a load of cattle each,
were ou the St. Louis market last
week.
A wheat buyer in this town is
reported to have told newspaper
man that if the farmers would sep
arate the cap sheafs of the wheat
and oats from the rest of the shock
in threshing they would be able to
get a better grade on ninetenths
of their crop. The grain in the
cap sheaf is exposed to the wealth
er and deteriorates.
The Armstrong Herald says that
d. A. Pierce paid John Truesdale,
of Clark, Mo-, 5000 for a span of
mules the latter part of the week.
Looks like there is no limit to the
price for which good mules will
sell. And some of the leading
mule men say there is a shortage
of good mules in the country and
that higher prices than ever for
work mules may be expected next
year.
The AuXvasse Review says that
L. S. Erisman, of Benton City,
PAID j. w. BOleS 9lO Tor a SnrOp-
shire buck lamb the other day.
Mr.. BoIes has disposed of some
thing like 40 buck lambs lately.
q. Neiderhauser, just southeast
of Liberty school house, sold his
POO acre farm at $40 an acre to G.
b, Lyman & Co. of Mexico.
c, f. Casper of Rush Hill had
stock on the East ST. Louis mar
ket this week and the Live Stock
Reporter quotes him as saying
"We had an excellent rain this
week and everything is looking
exceedingly well, " remarked
Charles Il. Casper, prominent
StnclyD,oO nf Aulroi,, onupt,y NJ,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Miss Nan Cauthorn, sick with
typhoid fever, is yet but little
improved.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Prof. s. 7. Davis pushes up his
Message subscription date.
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IRON'PIPE WANTED.
feet, second hand, "a inch ironDlfl
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
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WANTED-500 feet second hand q
inch iron pipe. Phone 2215. J..
o. Stout, So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
Burns and Tam Samson.

Tam Samson was a gray haired vet
eran sportsman who on one occasion
when out moor fowl shooting and, feel
ing the weight of years begin to press
upon him, expressed the belief that the
expedition was to be his last and de-
sired, I'm somewhat tragic style, that he
might die and be buried in the moors.
Burns, hearing of this. Immediately
composed his famous elegy, in which
he related at length the exploits and
skill Of his hero, ending each verse
with tile plaintive line, Tam Samson's
dead"
Some one having told Samson that
Burns had written a poem, "a gey
queer ane," about him, he sent for the
poet and In something like wrath ask
ed him to read what he had written.
On hearing the recital of his exploits
he smiled grimly and seemed by no
means displeased. "But," he exclaim-
ed. I'm mo- dead yet Robin. Where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

end worthy cavaliers" but that the
emperor thinks it necessary to issue
the following directions for the use Of
inexperienced cadets:
"Oficers should come to the palace
handsomely dressed and not enter the
room in a half drunken state.
when they are at table. they should
not rock about on their chairs nor sit
back and stretch out their legs.
'"They should not drink after each
mouthful. as by so doing they will
very soon get drunk, nor drink more
than half glass at time. and before
drinking they should wipe their lips
and mustaches.
''They should not put their hands
in the dishes nor throw bones under
the table.
"They should not lick their fingers
nor drink so brutally as to fall Oh
their chairs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
(To be continued.)
An iqnoble Use.

Washington Irving In "Crayon Pa
pers'' says: Il was once at an evening
entertainment given by the Duke of
Wellington at Apsley House to VIII
liam w. The duke had manifested
his admiration of his great adversary.
Napoleon. by having portraits of him
in different parts of the house. At the
bottom of the grand staircase stood
the colossal statue of the emperor by
Canova. It was of marble in the an
tique style. with one arm partly ex-
tended. holding a figure of Victory.
Over this arm the ladies in tripping
upstairs to the ball had thrown their
shawls 1t was a singular office for
the statue of Napoleon to perform in
the mansion of the Duke Of yelling
ton.
Imperial Caesar. dead and turned to clay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
WHY BE BALD.
When Partisan Sage Is Guaranteed
to Stop Falling Hair, or
Money Rack.

NIOHCt
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birthright to every man-to every
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| is known, it is the ladies' favorite
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We urge all women who desire
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If, after using one bottle, you dc
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turing company, Buffalo, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
The Man
From Home
A NOVeliZation
of the Play of
the Same Name

Copyright. 1909. by American
Press Association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
By BOOTH
HARRINGTON
and
HARRY LEON
WILSON

Hawcastle flashed her q glance and
turned to Horace.
"Oh, the date?" he said doubtfully.
81 dare say within year-two
years.
There was another little cry of pro-
test from the countess, and the earl
glared at her menacingly. Horace
started. too, and seemed to be about
to enter a positive objection, but he
contented himself with saying:
"Oh, but ! say, you know, isn't
that putting it jolly far off? The
things settled, isn't it? Why not say
4 month instead of a Year,
"Ha-hum!' said the earl. ooh, If
you like! / don't know that there is
any real objection
Il do. indeed" returned Horace.
"See here! Why not let them marry
here in Italy?"
Hawcastle could scarcely conceal his
satisfaction. while Nine. de Cham
pigny executed bit of a pas seul be-
hind Horace's back.
..Ah, the dashing methods of you
Americans returned the earl smil-
ingly. You carry things on so! Next
you'll be saying, why not here at Sor-
rento?"
''WeIl, and why not, indeed?" asked
Horace instantly.
"And then" went on Hawcastle,
smiling, "and then it will be, why not
within fortnight"
"Right-o!' cried Horace. "And why
not within a fortnight?'
Almeric sat up and stared at his no.
BILE father and ,brother-in-law to be,
but the earl smiled once more that
cheerful smile and waved a deprecat-
ing hand.
'Ah. you wonderful people! You are
whirlwinds, yet l see no reason why
it should not be in a fortnight"
'"Oh. here! l say. you KNOW inter
iected Almeric. heaving himself erect
in the chair and waving protesting
crop. The earl turned on him in
| stantly.
"As | say, dear boy, why not?" he
| inquired suavely. and Almeric wilted
Immediately.
Just as you say. governor" he an
swered meekly.
Enchanting, Bravav' cried the
countess. and Hawcastle again turned
to the palpitating Horace.
MY son is all Impotence" he muir
INJURED, fixing the young man with his
eye.
"Quite so, quite sou answered AL
meric dazedly, and his father went on
shall we dispose of the necessary
| little details at once-the various mi
nor arrangements. the-er-er-settle
ment?" and interrupted himself will
friendly laugh and patted Horace
upon the back. ''Of course as men o.
the world-our world-you understand
there are formalities in. the nature o.
settlement"
Horace, who was in the seventh
heaven of delight at the approachin:
alliance between one of the ancien
houses of Kokomo, Ind, and the hon
orable line of Hawcastle, broke IL
eagerly:
"Quite So of course! I know! Ger
tainly! Perfectly
Then we'll have no difficulty abou
that, my boy. I'll wire my solicito
tonight and he'll be here within tw
days." said the earl carelessly. 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

fore should ye say that I'm dead?"
Burns retired for few minutes; then
he returned and recited to Tam the
following verse, which he had COM
posed in the interval:
PER CONTRA
Go, Fame, an canter like FLY
Through a the streets an neuks of Killfe.
Tell ey'ry social. honest billie
To cease his grievin',
For yet. unskaith'd by Deaths gieg gull
lie,
Tam Samson's Twin.
Samson laughed g,eefully and ex-
claimed. 'Thass no bad, Robin; that'll
do" And the poet was received once
more into his good graces.-Chambers
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

Are the people Of the Pacific Coast JUS
tilted in their hatred of the Japanese MIR.
Roosevelt, when President, characterized
their conduct as an outrage upon friendly
nation. Since then he has publicly stated
that we have right TO decide what immi-
grants shall come into our country, and that
we must build navy to uphold that right.
The Far-Westerncrs say that we don't want
the Japanese, and they ought to know
they have them. Here for the first time
is the whole truth about the conditions which
make the Pacific Slope prefer war to the
Japs. Will Irwin tells the story, and he
knows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
1t Reached the Spot.

Mr.. E. Humphrey, who owns a large
general store at Omega, Ohio and is
president of the Adams County Tele-
phone company as well as of the Home
Telephone company of Pike county,
Ohio, says of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry: sit saved my life once. At
least | think it did. 1t seemed to
reach the spot-the very seat of my
cough-when everything else failed
DIR. Kings New Discovery not only
reaches the cough spot; it heals the
sore spots and the weak spots in
throat, lungs and chest. Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. Soc and
$1.O0. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
EARLY cARlCATURES.
Quaint Art and Humor of the Ancient
Ecyptians.


The fables of Aesop prove that the
ancients were not without liking for
fun, and the remains of ancient art
tell the same story. Examples of ar
tistic humor are more common than is
generally supposed.
A drawing on tile i'm the New York
museum represents cat dressed as an
Egyptian woman of fashion. She is
seated languidly on a chair, slipping
wine out of small bowl and being
famed and offered dainties by an alb
ject looking tomcat with his tail be
tween his legs.
The cat figures largely in the ancient
comic groups OF animal life. In o
papyrns I'm the British museum flock
of geese are being driven by cat
and herd of goats by two wolves
with crooks and wallets. One of the
wolves is playing a double pipe.
There is in Turin papyrus roll that
displays whole series of such comical
scenes. In the first place. lion. a
crocodile and an ape are giving n vo-
cal and instrumental concert. Next
comes an ass dressed. armed and scep-
tered like a pharaoh. With majestic
swagger he receives the gifts present
ed to him by cat of high degree. to
which bull acts as proud conductor.
A lion and gazelle are playing at
| draughts. hippopotamus is perched
in tree. and hawk has climbed into
the tree and is trying to dislodge him.
Another picture shows pharaoh In
the shape Of rat drawn in carriage
by prancing greyhounds. He is pro-
ceeding to storm a fort garrisoned by
cats having no arms, but teeth and
claws, whereas the rats have battle
| axes, shields and bows and arrows
st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
The ssReac-
fOnary"
Taft Admin.
iStraiOn
The
Failure of
the Jury
System


na happens 10 UnvvelcOme BaDeS-me ones taI nODOdy
sseAA."o
Roosevelt B. Stanton how b h He gives
Irregular c. by OF
the yrwmp for Th Arthur Appi an Err
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

Is there anything in Palmistry' There
are lots of signs in windows and many adj
vcrtisements in newspapers offering to lay
bare the future for SI.oo. Do they really
tell anything An American Palmist calls
certain line in the hand, "the life line;''
Hindu calls the same line C the heart
line" and a japanese "the autumn line"
and each says it means a different thing.
Rupert Hughes explains fully in this story
the origin of Palmistry, and shows just how
much fact and just how much fiction you
hear when .Palmist, with an air of mys-
terry and importance, gazes upon your
hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
CHAPTER, VI.
EASY FREY.


~ USUALLY when man through
inclination or environment de-
W cides that the manners of his
people will not serve for him
and that the customs of the land or
his adoption are more applicable to his
purpose he outdoes even the natives
In his conformation to the existing
modes.
Horace Granger-Simpson-the Gran
ger was but Il recent innovation due to
the belief that Simpson by itself was
altogether too hopelessly plebeian TO
attract even a modicum of attention
had consorted with the gilded youth
Of several capitals. and his education
had progressed to such an extent that
the youth of .Kokomo would have
stoned him instantly upon his arrival
at the town depot.
He ambled with q rocking gait.
drawn from the guardsmen he had SO
carefully watched. down the steps or
the hotel on to the terrace, and his
attire would have attracted notice from
Hindoo idol. He wore spotlessly
white flannels. white shoes pipeclayed
to dazzling degree, thoroughly
British straw hat, chamois gloves and
pale blue scarf held together with a
massive pearl
For an instant Mime. la Comtesse
looked at him and then. with a little
cry Of greeting, rushed toward the
steps and took both his startled hands.
"Ah. my dear Horace Granger
Seempson" she said excitedly. Has
your sister told you:"
Horace swallowed once or twice
savagely and then made a heroic eff
fort to keep down the radiance that
was choking him. made two effectual
dabs at his eyes with the handkerchief
he took from his sleeve and responded
joyfully, though brokenly:
''She has, indeed. l assure you l am
quite overcome, my dear friends.
Really, l assure you"
With a silvery laugh Nine. de Cham
pigny stepped backward from him
making a little courtesy as she did so
The earl came forward with out
stretched hands and grasped one OF
Horace's between both his own.
My dear young friend, he said
Not at all-rot at ALL"
AS the remark seemed q trihe am
biguous, Horace looked at him inquir
ingly, but, reading reinsurance in his
face, replied instantly:
II assure you | am. L assure you
am. It's quite overpowering, isn't it?
With a look of commiseration tn,
countess regarded him and said softly
.'Ah. poor NJ. Horace
From his sprawled attitude in til,
chair the honorable Almeric drawlet
a protest.
Il say! Don't take it that way, yol
know. She's very happy"
Horace recovered himself Instant.
and crossed the terrace quickly t
grasp the hand of the bridegroom t
be. The fact that it was as limp as
mackerel did not worry him an instant
she's worthy of fishes worthy o
It! l know she is! And when will
be, st. Aubyn?' he said.
"Enchantingw cried the countess Ell
Enthusiastically. $50 clear is his gras
of the case. ehp'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27
E.inuatta In 1924.

Here is a curious extract from the
court regulations Of the Hofburg for
the year 1924 on the etiquette to be OBJ
served by officers when invited to the
royal table. The regulation begins by
stating that officers usually behave
under such circumstances with great
politeness and good breeding. like true
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

James Creelman tells the surprising story
of Mr.. Knox, the Millionaire Lawyer Who
Has Become Secretary of State. sThcre
is no stock-ticker in the White House.
was the supreme epigram Of the Roosevelt
administration. Will this administration
be diHerent3 This storytclls about Mr..
Knox as man, and shows what this admin
istration's attitude will probably be-what
the men who love stockholders may expect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-27

~ USUALLY when man through
inclination or environment de-
" cides that the manners of his