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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04
MRS. CHAMP CLARK.
Defends the Missouri Ham-Vir-
ginia Hog Meat Not in It.

" ~ Obbs
Mrs. Champ Clark, of Missouri,
to-day entered controversy which
is in progress here among society
leaders, epicures and chefs as to
the best way to cook a virginia
ham, by contending that a Mis-
souri, ham is the best, anyhow.
The wife of the Democratic leader
in the House of Representatives
takes direct issue with Governor
Joe" Blackburn, Colonel John
a. Joyce, Mrs. F. Berger Moran
and others who have declared in
favor of hickory smoke with which
to cure the ham, the light of the
full moon in which to kill it, and
that it must come from the Moth
er of Presidents" for only there
does the real aristrocratic porker
have its being.
The Missouri ham is so far
ahead Of anything in the pig line
produced by Virginia or elsewhere,
said Mrs Clark, that l can't un-
derstand how people can be so de
ceived. Isn't everything better in
Missouri than elsewhere2 Why,o
course, it is. Then, why shouldn't
ham be superior? With us rails
ing, curing, cooking and serving
this dainty morsel is not only an
art, but borders on the secred
things of our lives.
Our pigs are raised with infinite
care; they are not allowed to ass0-
ciate with those of the lower strata
in life; iron-clad rules are observ-
ed in feeding aud grooming them
and when at last they are doomed
to die. we are almost as sorry as
they eau possibly be.
"But our qualms of conscience
are assuaged when, after months of
smoking in the dear old smoke
house, the hams are tenderly taken
from their hooks and treated to
period of simmering (for you never
boil ham) and basting and gar
nishiug, then served and eaten
with pure JOY and gusto.
They don't know what really
good piece Of hog meat is in Vir-
ginia. l will admit, however,
that | learned all l know about
cooking ham from my friend Mrs.
Burke of Alexandria. Mrs. Burke
is agreat-granddaughter of Thomas
jefferson, and she was telling me
how the art Of simmering the
dainty came to be known in Amer
lea.
"Sbe said that when Mr.. Jeffer-
son was rambling around Europe
in search of knowledge, be happen
ed to stay in Paris at fashionable
hotel. The ham was SO good that
Mr.. jefferson called for the Prince
of the Kitchen and asked him how
he managed to keep the meat so
tender.
" 'Ze ham must be simmered,
Monsieur lie American he was
told by the obliging chef.
after MIR. Jefferson returned
to this country he insisted OH in-
PRODUCING this method into his
cuisine. But the big house cook
old Aunt Betsy, didu't like the
new tangled style, for she had
boiled ham all her life to her own
so, after running sew
eral twelve-pouuders, her master
happening in the kitchen one cay.
said:
. Betsy, are you simmeriug
that ham?'
: Yes indeed, Marse Thomas,
she replied, Dat ham am simper-
in
He Likes Rutiedge's Knots.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Miss Lucy Campbell arrived
last week from Leavenworth.
Kansas, to be at the bedside of
her sister here, Miss Elsie Camp
bell, who has been very i'll with
typhoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

ID. p. Moore Of Webster Groves
was in Mexico on business last
Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04
REV. LEWIS, IS, DEAD.
Won't Loan Farm Tools-"Sal"
Has Mule Sal-vation-Fell
From Train.


Rev. @. A. Mitchell of Mexico
has been rendered the pastorate of
the Baptist church at Auxvasse.
A Moberly man was fined $1OOI
for selling beef that had joined the
caravan without the
aid of the butchers knock out
blow.
Rev. j. D. Watson of Mexico
preached at the Baptist church on
Greek, near Louisiana, last
He will commence a re-
vival meeting there December 1st
A Wellsville seven. old boy
''playing hockey" from school last
week took a farmers horse and
buggy from a hitch rack, drove
t@O miles into the country, hitched
the horse aud walked back.
Sal" an aged mule belonging
to Ed. Sutton of Pike county, died
one night recently at the
age of % years IL months and 2G
days. She was faithful animule
and Ed. says he is satisfied that
she has found mule salvation.
A Frankford farmer advert s:
Please don't ask me to loan my
farm tools; | find that tools that
have been loaned are seldom in re-
pair when needed. Buy your nee
essaries and you will have them
when you need them. have moth
ing to hire or loan." Is he right? |
1t is told that Il certain Louisi-
ana grocer had a marvellous sale of
coffee with premiums of glassware.
The ladies in the town bought from
him right and left until the last
was completely sold
1ut. A local jeweler there set the
to work to trace a lost |
shipment of cut glass. When the
matter was finally sifted, it was
discovered the grocer had been
giving cut glass as prizes and
lidn't know it. The grocer went
20 work. and collected all the glass
up and returned it to the rightful
owner. My, but there were a lot
,f disappointed women in that
own.
Rev. w. H. Lewis, D. D., 95
years old, superannuate of the
Missouri conference of the M. E.
,hurch south, ranking as the Oldest
died recently in Galloway
county, Rev. Lewis bad served
many Methodist churches through
out this state, including st. Louis,
Jefferson City, Keytesville, Boon
vile, CarrOlltOn, Independence,
Columbia, Louisiana and |
Montgomery City. During one of
MS revivals at the state capital
$50 people confessed conversion,
21 members of the Mis-
souri, legislature, The body was
taken to Glasgow for burial.
The Pike Co. News SAYS; Thurs
day evening of last week Mrs. j.
NJ. Lewis, IN company with her
was changing cars in
this city and in her haste to catch |
the @. s. A. train, Mrs. Lewis sus-
tanned injuries when alighting
from a Burlington passenger train
that caused her death in Bowling
Green Saturday morning following
the fall. Mrs. Lewis was in poor
health, and the shock caused by
falling was greater than she could
bear, She never regained con
sciousness after the fall. Mrs. /
Lewis was the mother-in-law of
Prof. Rowley, principal of the
public schools at Laddonia,
A writer in the Fulton Gazette
last week said; One of the most
interesting institutions in the live
ly little city Of Auxyasse is Miss
Stella Ramsey's kindergarten. 1t
is located in the Kemp building,
on the west side Of Main street.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Ray Smith of near Worcester
returned last week from a visit
in Montana.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Rev. III, b, Rice of Laddonia
moved to Bosworth, Mo-. this week
where Bro. Rice will be pastor of
the Baptist church He was pas
tor at Laddonia for five years
lie is a thoro Christian gentleman,
and .he Message regrets to lose
him and his good family from our
county,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Mr.. Harry Burwell and Miss
Annie Prichett, prominent
young couple Of Martinsburg,
were married at the home of the
BRIDES parents in Martinsburg
at high noon last Thursday, Rev,
w, M. White of Mexico, ofIlciar-
ing Mr. Burwell is hustling
young business man Of the town
and his bride is the captivating
and accomplished daughter Of
Postmaster f. w. Prichett. Here 5
wishing them happiness and pros
perity,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

John H, Thole, Justice of the
Peace of Cuivre township, fined
two negroes in Vandalia last week,
one $50 for shooting craps, and
the other $75 for disturbing the
peace. They were brought to Mex
leo and put in Jail,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Rev. B. G. Reavis has resigned
as pastor of the Christian church
at Sun Rise, north of Mexico. The
brother will devote all his time to
the church at Elsberry, where he
is pastor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Eld. j. d. Greer of Mexico and
Ed. w. H. Wagner, of Eureka,
ILL.,, are holding a revival meeting
at the Christian church in Laddon.
ia
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

A number of cases ofmeasles re-
ported in the Duly neighborhOod,
near Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

George Burge, secretary of the
Vandalia Coal Co., was in Mexico
last Friday on business.
Miss Lillian Deyault, of New
Florence, is the guest of her aunt
in this city, Mrs. Charles A. Bast.
Perry Davis and son, Emmett,
merchants at Santa Fe, brought a
load of poultry over TO Mexico last
Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Geo. D. Parish, of the U. s..
Navy, stationed at present at
Brooklyn, N. Y, is enjoying a
visit with his mother, Mrs. Gates
Parish, near Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

Miss Georgia Fritch, near Lad
donia, is the happiest little lady in
all that country; on her 14th birth
day last week her parents present
ed her with a fine new piano.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-04

James b. Davis, an uncle of the
Misses Houston of this city, drop
ped dead at his home in Paris last
Saturday afternoon. He had just
returned from the great convention
of the Christian church at Pitts
burg. He was 20 years of age.
Mr.. w. III. N. Bumgardner and
wife and two children. Oma and
Lyman, of Burlington, Iowa, Wis
tied Mr. Bumgardner sister, Mrs.
f. G. S. Miller, just west of Mex
leo last week. 1t was the first
time they had seen this part of Mis-
souri, aud they were delighted with
il
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
IN NATIONS CAPITAL

Washington, April 2e.--The most Inn
portant happenings In the nations can
ital today are as follows:
Secretary Nagel. of the Department
OF Commerce and Labor. issued q state
ment bearing on his controversy with
Director North, OF the Census Bureau
In which he said that II he was to be
held responsible for Mr.. North's bureau
ne must have authority over t.
"A newspaper man has been appointed
. member Of the civil service commits
sion, President Taft having named
James r. Williams. Jr.. OF South Car
DINA. to succeed Henry b. Greens.
A notable speech reflecting the DEM
ocratic view OF the tariff question was
made In the Senate by Mr.. Bailey
(Texas), in advocacy OF his proposed
income tax amendment TO the pending
bill.
Two new faces made their appear
ance In the national Legislature, Mr..
Fletcher tFiorlda) taking the-oath Of
ONCE In the Senate and Mr.. Cassidy
(Ohiol being sworn In as member OF
the House.
II was learned that the Senate FL
nance Committee has decided to change
the automatic operation Of the MAXI
mum and minimum feature OF the tariff
bill SO that the maximum rate OF duty
would only be applied by proclamation
Of the President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
Is EXCITED
MANY PERSONS ARRESTED ny THE
SHERIFF.
Nineteen Are Charged with Violating
s the Prohibition Law, Two Women
and = Magistra1e Are
Included

Clanton. April 26 90 Especial )---Sher-
in Cats swooped down upon the citi.
gems of Clanton today, with q bundle
OF warrants, and before dusk had fall
len nineteen warrants had been served
In which 1t was charged that the pro-
hfbition law was being violated.
mo outside detectives were en-
ployed,p said County Solicitor Adams
tonight In speaking Of the wholesale
arrests. we worked up the cases our
selves and have been gathering eyt-
dence against those arrested for the
past three months. We worked quiet
iy and when Sheriff Cats began his
work this morning he had with him
thirty-six warrants, OF which nineteen
were served during the day"
To the outside world Clanton has
suffered but little from violation of
the prohibition law, but 1t Is said that
there were frequent rumors that some
one in the town was furnishing the
citizens with whiskey. The oficers
say that they gathered evidence Of
single sales. one by one, until the num-
Der reported today had been caught,
as they claim with the goods on them.
Solicitor Adams stated tonight that
most of the arrests were for walking
blind tigers; that the sales were made
from overcoat pockets during the win
Ter ana .LrOuS6TS QOckSIS GluES tHc
dawn of spring. He says that 1t Is the
opinion of the authorities that there
are one or two important men behind
those arrested, who were acting mere
ly in the capacity of agents.
The arrests were quietly made. but
the hustling for bondsmen soon created
a stir in the town. and nothing but
the wholesale arrests have been on the
tongues OF the citizens during the day.
There were no sensational develop
ments, although much comment was
caused by the arrest of b. C. Glass,
who is justice OF the peace. Two
women were also taken in the tolls,
one Of was charged with selling pint
bottles of whiskey from her residences.
The women arrested were Mary Bedle-
court and Mrs. Bob Coody.
The cases will be heard in the county
court next Monday, and it is possible
that several will waive hearing be-
fore the probate Judge and carry the
cases to the Circuit Court, which con-
venes the second week in May.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
GOMEZ CALLS CASTRO
vENEzUELA'S EVIL, GENIUS

Paris. April ss.-The correspondent
of The Journal at Caracas, has ca
bled from Willemstad. Curacao, an In
terview with President Gomez Of Ven
ezuela.
The president In the course OF the
conversation. described Cipriano Castro
as the evil genius OF Venezuela. Ven
ezuela should be grateful to the pow
ers,s the president continued. Tor not
confronting the country with that al
onnened man" President Gomez then
said that the entire policy of the new
administration would be TO secure
peace and security in foreign relations.
To this end Congress would meet May
23 to consider a liberal revision OF the
constitution and a series OF laws mod
flying the position OF foreigners in the
republic.
immigration would be facilitated,
free lands offered and foreigners IN
the matter Of the ownership OF lsnd
would be placed on equal footing win
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
RECENT WHEAT CORNER
MAY BE INVESTIGATED

Lockport, r.. T.. April 2s.--IetteEs
from Secretary Wilson and Chafrinnrs
Charles Scott OF the House COMMITTEES
on Agriculture. discussing the recent
wheat corner and poaibie legislation at
the next congress were made public
here today by Charles =. Dickinnon,
president OF the Franklin Mills Conn
pany.
Secretary Wilson'S letter follows:
II am gratified to know that tina
members of the Buffalo Board OF Trade
are generally favorable to my views
and express the hope that we shall be
able to overcome the attempt OF Mr..
Patten to create q prejudice unfavor~
able to our Representatives and meth
DDS" y
Chairman Scott said:
ut will be Impossible for Congress
to give, ~ consideration to this uleaa.
nre durtnA lie extra session. but / tx
pect to take 1t up as early as possible
next winter and shall take the lib-
erty Of using your letter as an evil
dence OF the sentiment entertained by
the real business men who are snti-
mAtely connected with the industry OF
growing and manufacture In wheat.
We Will probably have public hearings
and II so. I should be extremely glad
IL you could md Il convenient to an.
pear before the committee personality"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
ALABAMA APPOINTMENTS.

Washington. D. c.. April ze--tspe-
cisl. - Postmasters appointed: Coal
fire. Pickens County. Francis M. Vail:
Gayoso. walker County. Robert Z.
Sumner: Shrete. conecuh County. z.
J. Mitchell; Slough. Fayette County.
Miss Sophia ". Tucker.
Rural Route No. /. ordered estab-
lished June / at Grove Oak. DeKalb
County, by transfer from Route No. I
at South Hill. serving ITO families.
Rural carriers appointed: Hodges.
Route No. 1, Ebert =. Jordan, car
rier. T /. r. Duncan. substitute; I.aceys
Springs. Route No. !. DR.. q. Luiker.
carrier. James c. Wills. substitute;
,OpeiiAa.s xsouta NO IL snfps = fakea,
carrier. John 70. Rice. substitute.
Mr. Williams lived III a1bensiii4 and
Columbia. 8. c.. but IL . native Of Ian
colnton. ". O.. He was graduated from
Columbia College. New York. In 1901.
He was for four years connected with
the, Associated Press and for two years
was Washington correspondent for The
Boston Transcript
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
SIXTEEN ARE HURT
TORNADO DOES HEAVY DAMAGE IN
OKLAHOMA.


Oklahoma City, Okla. April 2s.-slx-
teen persons were injured. sone perhaps
fatally. In tornado, which destroyed
q large part of the town OF Centraho-
ma. near here. today. A child of Rev.
70. J.. Matthews is thought to be dying.
Mrs. Matthews and her four children
also were injured
Lee Grist was badly bruised and his
collar bone was broken. The others
were not seriously hurt.
Not building in the town remained
wholly intact after the storm. Twelve
buildings, including the Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian churches,
were wrecked. The town contains
about 500 Inhabitants. Many of these
are homeless as result OF the storm.
A terrific rain and hall storm fol-
lowed the tornado. greatly adding to
the damage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
Governor Employs Little
Children.
ANDREW MARX IS SEVERE
Declares Avondale Mills vioIate
the Laws.


Mobile. April as.--President Andrew
Ma Of the Alabama Federation OF
Labor at the afternoon session Of tha<
BODY today, said In his annual inauE-
urai address to that body:
II beg to cali your attention to tnc
the Hon. b. 3. Conner. Governor OF the
state OF Alabama. ana owner Of the
Ayondaie cotton mills. has refused
pointsdly 20 act upon the request o.
Governor Fanders Of Louisiana 20 80 a.
q delegate to the conference held ~
New Orleans TO take steps In REGARD
TO the employment OF child labor.
governor Conner declined 70 mal<e
any appointments. assigning - his
oniy reason. that the State Of Alabama
had recently passed excslient laws up-
ON this subject. and that he could NOS
approve Of any attempt to modify these
laws until they had been fairly tested
and found TO be unsatisfactory. His
claim that the laws Of Alabama gov
erning the employment Of children By
mills ana factories. are good and ada
quate for all purposes. Ia positively
and strongly controvertsd By q Lady en-
pert on this subject who has devoted
who has visited the mills and was
present at the conference held In Ns~
Orleans.
There are children In the Avondals
mills Of tender years--too young for
such work ana yet Governor Conner
was cognixant Of this ana still MAIN
tains that the laws OF the State gov~
erning the employment OF child labor
are good
II would urge the passage OF resc-
buttons approving the action Of the
conference and condemnin8 Governed
Conner for his refusal TO go a. a del~
egate 70 that conferences aa/iae was
requested by the Governor Of Isouis5-
ana and for employing IN his mills a
Avonda1e OF children OF such tender
years--and to denounce also the pa
rents Of these children
The ninth annual convention OF fht
Alabama State Federation Of Labor.
convened In the Central Trades Coun-
ell hall this morning, with President
Andrew Marx presiding, and q large
attendance Of delegates from All over
nc s.s ore NJ se5es nss.,Ss., !. :, Al,
cenvention to the city. as did Mayor
Pat Lyons and John Crnft DC the coAs-
mercfai Club. w A. Sargent, pr0sf-
dent OF the alabama Enrmsrs' Union.
and President Marx responded. The re-
port Of the president Yves then read
and enthusiastically received
i w. A. Morriss and O. r. Ford, press-
dent and lecturer OF the FarmsSg IN
ION delivered addresses during the
morning session. state Secretary j.
B. Drake. OF Birmingham. reported ana
showed the federation 70 be In excel-
lent condition.
The ladies' auxiliary was IN attsna-
ance upon the convention ana was well
taken care OF.
The convention adjourned busfness
session this afternoon ana went FOR 4
ride on the river and bay. they WIN
reconvene tomorrow at o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
POLITICAL FEUD ENDS
IN SHOOTING ARRAY

Meadviiie. Miss. April ss.--Cornelius
Pritchard is dead and three other per-
sons are wounded as a. result OF q six
handed ARRAY here today, the OUT
growth Of a political feud
AT a recent election, DR.. A. NJ. New
man, formerly sheriff OF this county,
defeated >the father OF the young man
killed in the contest for the once OF
chancery clerk. Feeling between the
two factions became intense and when
Pritchard met Newman today weapons
were quickly drawn and the firing be-
gan. Ingraham Pritchard came to the
Ala OF his brother and three sorN Of
Dr. Newman came to his assistance.
Pritchard was dead. his brother had
sustained bullet wound in HIS leg and
two bystanders, Herbert Applewhite
ard Sidney Thornton, were less seri-
ously hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
WOULD HAVE SPECIAL
TRAIN FOR PRESIDENT

washington. April eff a bin in
troduced today by Representative
Dwight. IN. 70. becomes a law, the
United States win own complete rail-
way train consisting OF a baggage car.
a sleeping car and private car for the
exclusive use of the President of the
United States.
The sum of $4,000. to be expended
by the Secretary of War, is provided.
and he Is authorized TO annually enter
into contracts with railway companies
for hauling the tram.
For. expense in competition with the
travels OF the President. his rusets
and attendants. the sum OF S26, 900 is
appropriated to be immediately avail
able.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27

Tsxarkana, Texas. April ga wind
storm of extraordinary severity, at
tended with a heavy fall OF rain and
hail this afternoon, destroyed a num-
Der OF small buildings in Texarkana
and in the surrounding country played
havoc with growing crops and pianta-
tion cabins.
the injury to Marshall Purifoy. a con-
tractor OF Texarkana. who was caught
among the wreckage Of a barn IN
which he had sought shelter from the
storm, : One OF his legs was broken
and he was. otherwise badly hurt .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27
witt assopon a. any evidences Of m
sanity IL presented to the jury BY the


A0X1&u 4xI41<
Mercer. Pa; April z6.--With counsel
for the defense demanding an in1n1e-
date trial ana the prosecution alleged
70 be In favor OF its postponement, the
time Tor the trial OF Mrs. James n.
Boyle on = charge Of Kidnapping VIII
lie Whftla, Il still undetermined.
though Boyie's case will be heard next
\ a mater which may postpone the
trial or Mrs. Boyle was developed to.
day. The indictment against the wo-
man designates her a. asspinster and
also statea that the Kidnapping was
committed on March IL instead Of Is.
It Il undecided tonight whether the
Indictment IL Improperly drawn. Should
such be the case. Mrs. Boyle's offense
Will have to come before the June
grand Jury before she can be tried. The
expense Of the case Is creating sem
timent In the country which would not
be offended were the woman turned
over to the Ohio authorities.
Mrs. Boyle gave out q statement to-
day asserting that she had been
brought up according to the strict
tenets or the church OF her patents
and that published stories as to her
having been to married several differ-
ent men wsre untrue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-27

New senator From FLORIDA Takes Oash
OF Onlee.

OA2lEUs
Washington, April 2s.-Senator
Fletcher (Fiorida) presented his cF6-
sented his credentials to the Senate 10
day.
The oath of ONCE was administeroa
to him. Senator Burrows, Chairman
OF the Committee on Privileges ana
Elections, commented on the action OF
the Governor OF Florida In appointinK
Mr.. Fletcher a United States Senator
at the close OF a regular senatorial
term which he said was not ordinarily
within the rule laid down by tha Sem
ate when a meeting OF the Legislatures
Immediately precedes the expiration OF
a term. In THIS case. however. tho
Legislature did not so meet and az
there had been primary election
which had selected Mr.. Eletcher. this
Committee on Privileges and zlectaons
had taken no action IN this case.
Florida aud Georgia, he said, were
the only States whose Legislatures aid
not met before the expiration Of .
senatorial term.