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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Unpublished utteranees.

Herein is set down hitherto I'M
published utterance of Emerson. There
is no doubt of its authenticity: "An
boodely boodely boodely boo, doOd-
ely doodely doo!" 1t was his favorite
way of addressing babies. Carlyle in
variably addressed babies thus:
hockey hockey hockey koo, hockey
hockey koo!" Occasionally he varied
that with: "Keekey keekey keekey
kee, keekey keekey keel" Shakes
peare's conversation with babies was
this: TOO r-o-sey! Too r-o-sey!" Sir
Francis Bacon was simply: kirk"
David Hume said: "Boo!" Charles
Dickens use to say: "Heao, faint 90
yaph a itty bit?" Sir Isaac Newton
used to say: acknowledgements"
George Eliot used to say: "Cunnin'
sin! PUCK
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

My little son, boy of five, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good. At
the time l was induced to try Cuti-
cura he was so bad that I had to cut
his hair off and put the Cuticura Oinb
ment on him on bandages, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was lot one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of
sores. The bandages used to stick to
his skin and in removing them it used
to take the skin of with them, and
the screams from the poor child were
heartbreaking. l began to think that
he would never get well, but after the
second application of Cuticura Oint,
ment l began to see signs of improve
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced to
dry up. His skin peeled on twenty
times, but it finally yielded to the
treatment. Now l can say that he is
entirely cured, and a stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is to-day, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected. Robert Wattam,
114S Forty-eighth St., Chicago, ILL.,,
Oct. 9, 1909"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Helpful Experiences.

1t seems to me 1t is the same with
love and happiness and with sorrow-
the more we know of it the better we
can feel what other peoples lives are
or ought to be, and so we shall only
be more tender to them and wishful
to help them-George Eliot.
Let us consider that day wasted in
which we have not lightened the bur-
den of someone else. We will not
have to go far to find some one in
trouble. 1t may be only child who
has got lesson 1t cannot understand.
but If no one else thanks you that
child's angel will do so some day"
The great thing is to have felt the
sanctity and immortal beauty of our
obscure destiny, to have been led by
a series of experiences to love this
life for its griefs and hopes, to love
men for their weakness and great
ness and to belong to humanity
through the heart, the intelligence
and the soul.-Wagner.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

waiting and watching" she quavered,
in a voice that had lost all its irrita-
bility. Had any news, deary?" she in
quired eagerly.
I've brought some things for you to
wash and iron, if you will" Miss
Ritchdon felt that this matter-of-fact
statement might lessen Miss Prents
Queerness, and so it proved.
Miss Prent undid the bundle with
Bracticed fingers. you want 'em done
hp?" she queried. 'T'll have to charge
you 10 cents apiece for the waists and
4 dunno's l ought to take less'n 10
cents for the skirts"
"Oh, I'm sure l shan't quarrel" be-
gan Miss Ritchdon; but Miss Prent
checked her with little cry:
Il didn't mean to quarrel with
Steve! no, didn't. Set down. set
down." she went on hastily, "and I'll
tell you all about it. You see"--she
stopped, her eyes wandering wistfully
out of the window. But there! He
knows it's all right, he knows. Just 10
o'clock in the morning, deary, and a
man and girl and foolish word. He
sailed away on the fastest schooner in
the feet and he'll come a-sailing back
some day, know! I'm watching"
Miss Ritchdon went down the mar
row staircase with duh terror at her
heart against which she strove vainly
The tin between Geoffrey Renton and
herself had never struck her as seri-
ous-she had vaguely imagined a
reconciliation; now it suddenly oc-
cured to her that life without Geoffrey
would be dreary indeed. Was she to
wait and watch through the years that
awaited her, as that poor creature mad
done. Wandering her tale, half wit
less, In a strangers ear2
A sudden gust of wind swept by her,
chill and salt from the sea; the light
grayed; multitude of small clouds
thickened overhead She hurried along
into the house.
my! You look real pinched!" eiac-
ulated Mrs Clates. Winds gone east
amt Il? And there's mackerel sky,
sure sign of a storm Well, how'd you
make out with Miss Prent? Could she
do emp
Yes. She said they'd be ready Sat
urday.p Miss Richardson spoke with
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
The Rinht Shirt.

Apropos of Valentine day a passen-
ger on the Bermudian said:
Mark Twain once told us, in little
Valentine day speech on this boat, of
an Irish wooer who had the right val
entine spirit. Acceptance or rejection
he could take with equal grace.
"'Will ye be my valentine? he said
on February II to the girl he loved.
"'No, she replied. lam another's.'
"He heaved a sigh and said:
"'Shure, thin, darlin', wish We
was twins, so that | could have at
Taste the half of ye.'"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Josephine, aged ten, has decided
lisp. She also is very fond of attend
ing the matinee The other day she
was giving a spirited story Of the play
to Marion, who was aged nine.
my mamma says it isn't good for
little girls to go to the theater," said
Marion with an air of selfrighteous-
ness, I'm not ever going till I'm 49,"
"Humph," retorted Josephine with
out any hesitation, "th'pose you die
when you're, theventeen, then you'll
be thtung! Companion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stifren.
er makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary. with the result of
perfect finish. equal to that when the
goods were new.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Goaded.

Saving became a passion with the
man and the woman. No privation
was too great, If so be by it they
might add to their accumulations.
And they labored Jointly. The WON.
ans sacrifice was in every respect
equal to that of the man.
But when they had amassed $40, 900
the man, because he had the power,
took the money and purchased with
it, not the automobile which he had
led his faithful wife to expect, but a
home.
"Brute!" she cried, and when next
a mob of suffragettes came that way
she Joined them. Who could blame
her?-Puck.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
In the Teeth
of the Storm
By CLARA NEZ bacon

Gould you tell me, Mrs. Clates,
where l can find a laundress-a really
good laundress?" Miss Ritchdon
queried, somewhat difidently of her
summer landlady, who was placidly
bending over her cook stove in a
temperature of about 100 degrees
Fahrenheit.
We'll, now" returned Mrs. Clates,
with a finely expansive air, 'Td do 1t
IN = mute, just to accommodate, but
On, pecting company of my own
oe$eek to say nothing of roomers,
SurSdon't see how 1 could. Maybe
a laundress that would suit any
but / don't know; 1 s'pose you
try her-some folks get along
STEkher all right" she paused.
Tho is she, please?" inquired Miss
IN .Adon curiously. "And what's the
WI er with her?"
4he's Rosetta Prent and--well,
Is one of the best, but she's little
Iueer."
lOh, If that's ALI" returned Miss
dtchdon, with evident relief. please
J. Re me her address; I'll go at once"
miss Ritchdon heaved a little sigh
she went along, glancing out over
be blue water of the harbor, dotted
fifth yachts and buzzing with motor
boats.
But Godfrey had accused her-Iola
HRitchdon-of flirting! Well, a girl
must be civil, even to men, as she had
told Godfrey, who had retorted-well,
who cared for what Geoffrey had said
or for Godfrey, for the matter of that?
Thanks to the efforts of several
neighbors, Miss Ritchdon finally found
Miss Prent's house, perched as It was
on precipitous ledge, cat-a-cornered
to the street. Miss Prent appeared
at the door
Its all of ten o'clock in the morn
g." she announced in rather severe
tes. There's boats in the harbor,
;. You come right along after me"
mounted the stairs with consider
lie alacrity and Miss Ritchdon fol
wed, wondering.
J'What charming view!" she re-
Sarked with disarming graciousness
- she entered the room.
- Her hostess turned towards her with
lackluster eyes and tremulous face.
Tim waiting and watching. deary;
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear.
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

OtueT waste. weak
kidneys do not Al
ter off all the bad
matter. This is the
cause of rheumatic
pains, backache and
urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure weak kidneys.
Rev. A b r a m
Weaver, George
town, Tex, former
editor Baptist Her
aid, says: "At a
Baptist conference
at Jackson, Tex, l
fell from a platform
and hurt my back.
I was soon over the
injury, but the kid
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
IJndesirabIe Acouisition.

A scientist who lost his pet dog
put a little notice in the paper head
ed, Warning" which charitably de-
scribed the animal as having
"strayed," and added:
1T is of no value, not even to the
owner; but, having been experimental
upon for scientific purposes with
many virulent poisons, lick from its
tongue-and it is very affectionate-
would probably prove fatal"
The dog came back next day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
important to Mothers.
ThouohtfuI Child.

She was just three years old and 1t
was her first visit TO the zoo. When
the towering form of the elephant APP
peared in sight, she drew back, clutch
ing at her fathers hand.
Il won't go too close, daddy" she
whispered. 81 might brighten him.
Detroit News-Tribune.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
How's This?

We OFFER Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any
Ease Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CAtarTh Cure.
F.. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known II. J. Cheney
for the last is years and believe him perfectly
oTable in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDINo, KINEAN d MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls CatarTh Cure Is taken internally. acting
arectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
WBtem. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pila for constipation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Marjorie, aged six, was speculatiyely
examining the noodles in her SOUP
Mother" she asked, what are
noodles made Off"
Dorothy, aged eight, bursting with
knowledge, laughed scornfully. Il
know" she volunteered. They are
not made at all, you silly goose; they
grow-just like Observation-Disclosures
Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
The oId.Fashloned Mother.

There is home where an old
fashioned mother presides like a
queen. Thank God, some Of us have,
and others have had, oldfashioned
mothers. Dear, old-fashioned, sweet
faced mother! Eyes in which the
love-lght shone, her brown hair
threaded with silver, lying smoothly on
the faded cheek; her dear hands,
worn with much toll, gently guiding
our tottering steps in childhood and
smoothing our pillow in sickness, ever
reaching out to US in yearning ten
derness. Precious, mSHlory of an old
fashioned mother! 1t floats to us
now, like the powerful perfume of
some fragrant blossom. The music
of other voices may be lost, but the
enhancing memory of her will echo
in our souls forever. Other faces will
fade away and be forgotten, but hers
will shine on until the light from
heavens portals shall glorify our own.
Christian Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
DistempeF

In all its forms, among all ages of horses
and dogs, cured and others in the same
stable prevented from having the disease
with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Every bot.
tie guaranteed. Over 100000 bottles sold
last year. $50 and $1.00. Good druggists,
or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Be not ashamed to be helped; for 1t
Is thy business to do thy duty like a
soldier In an assault on a town. How
then II being lame thou canst not
mount up on the battlements alone,
but with help OF another 1t is pos
sible Marcus Aurelius.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Satisfactory 70 Her.

Woman" observed the epigram-
matte boarder, "is puzzle without an
answer"
HUH" snorted old Grumpley. 81
never saw a woman without one yet"
STRAY Stories.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Two Homes contrasted.

The best way know to teach my
lesson is to give the picture of two
homes. One has an old-fashioned ia
ther, like the man who came into his
boys room when he was dying to tell
him that he would soon be with Christ,
and the little fellow drew him on his
knees beside the bed and said: ia
Their, don't cry, for as soon as l see
Jesus l will tell him that ever since
can remember you sought to bring
me to him."
Such a father is unlike the one on
the Mississippi river, with a great
plantation, his million of dollars in
the bank and his name spoken every
where as a synonym of wealth and
power. He came to his house to
learn that his boy had fallen in front
Of a great reaping machine and was
frightfully mangled. When the boy
found that he must die, he said: ia
Their, l cannot die; you never told me
how to die. You must pray for me-"
but the father could not pray. Be-
fore the minister came, the boy was
dead, And the father said he would
give all he had If he could have him
back, or if he could have offered one
brief prayer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

III should be until fathers
MN and mothers realize the
HSIE value of the souls of their
n children. Two years ago in
Arkansas, man bought
243 acres of land for 5000. In passing
over 1t one day he found crystal,
which attracted him, and when he
took it into a neighboring city he
found that 1t was a diamond. He sold
the farm for $4,000, but now you
could not buy it for $1,000 an acre,
so great is the value of 1t. For years
It was in the possession of its owner,
and he was insensible to its priceless
worth; but this is nothing as COM
pared with the worth of an immortal
soul. and one never will be concerned
about winning ones children to
Christ until he realizes their value in
the sight of God and also that the
only hope for them is in Jesus Christ.
This is for all without discrimina-
tion-none too rich and none too poor,
none too wise and none too ignorant,
none too young and none too old. A
street preacher in London, speaking
on the blessing of the peacemakers,
who were the children of God, gave
an invitation to all who would accept
him to come forward, and a little
street urchin, with ragged clothes and
dirty face, pushing his way to the
front. holding his mother by the hand,
speaking in the vernacular OF the
street, said: Say, boss, would like
to be one of them chilluns of God, If
l am not too small, and" pointing
back to his mother with his thumb, he
said, "she would like to be one of
the chilluns of God. if she is not too
big" That is the beauty of it. The
Eternal Life, Jesus Christ, is for all,
and it is this that makes the home
beautiful
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

If you would fall into any extreme,
let It be on the side Of gentleness. The
human mind is SO constructed that 1t
resists vigor and yields to softness.--
st. Francis de Sales.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

ordered, passages painful and often
bloody. Doan's Kidney Pills cured
this trouble completely"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. 80 cents box.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

You may have noticed that a woman
never finds a play uninteresting If the
leading lady wears a different gown in
each act
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Pettlts Eye salVe First Sold in 1907
100 years ago, sales increase yearly, wonder
full remedy; cured millions weak eyes. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Mrs. Justwed-I want a chicken
that I can fry, roast, stew or fix up
any way l want.
Dealer-Here's one, lady, you can
do anything you like with and not
hurt it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

And the man who kills time will
discover that sooner or later it will
come back and haunt him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Fair Office Exehanas.

stenog-oh. Frank, viii you please
sharpen my pencil?
Clerk--Yes, If you'll please sew on
this hutton,-Boston Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Takers of the United States Census
willuse Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen
because it is always ready and sure.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

An empty human heart is an abyss
earth's depths cannot match.-Annie
G. Lynch.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
is made TO satisfy the smoker.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Laughter is one of the very priv
ileges of reason. being confined to the
human species. Hunt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

The best people on earth are your
wifes folks-so she thinks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Identification.

why do doctors wear Van Dyke
beards?"
so they won't be mistaken for
bankers with .whiskers. Boston
Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Vanity is due to leak in ones wis
dom tank.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

PILES CURED IN To II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT q qua rantoed to cure any case
Of Itching. Blind Bleeding or ProtrudinR Piles In
6to IL DAYS or money refunded. SOC.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
Sometimes.

Miss Blithely interested in science)
Can one get shock from tele-
phone?
The Professor--That depends, my
dear young lady, on who is talking at
the other end.-M. A. p.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

Give truth a square deal and it will
not be crushed to earth.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
WELL KIDNEYS KEEP THE BODY
WELL.

When the kidneys do their duty, the
blood is filtered clear of uric acid and
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
An AbsoIute NeeessltY.

Wifey-You told me the other day
we must avoid all luxuries and con-
fine ourselves to absolute necessities
only.
Hubby-That's so, my dear.
Wifey-Well, last night you came
home in a cab.
Hubby-Yes, but that was an abso-
lutte necessity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31

has no substitute. No other remedy is so effective
for rheumatism. lumbago, stiffness. neuralgia or
cold of any sort. Put MP In 2c Csc and Soc bottles
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
The
MODERN HOME
A WORD TO
PARENTS

ONES are not what they
should be until fathers
and mothers realize the
value of the souls of their
children. Two years ago in
The Arizona sentinel., 1910-09-01

o;,G .,Hat,i., cOvcr,,u l,H ti,iE Timely Hint, ti'-f' wtI' St'N:lt CHtfil,.S with a total of aioEt 2n tt,!l, ti i.:V. i',. -,inIy c;sh outlay was F.s Il fUi iiTi'';;tlIit N :..rr. TIC labor re- GuirCd w;t>, nlaII'S ii,fH'. II Lays and team lnent for thiS ;Ufl fst ;iccOIIIi Of the small size of the field under consideration, and linn ited use of machinery. This crop at g 0O to Sl0.OO ton, loose, which has been thc price this season, represents cash return Of not less thar Sl20.tOfOT the crop; but this hay was used to feed inc team employed on the place, proving to be more than sufficient for that puri'OSe. since a stack of about three tons mains at the end of the season. The manure from this source, being free from Bermuda grass seed, was especially valuable for fertil- tZng part of the crops grown
The Arizona sentinel., 1910-09-01

must be strong in the wrists and cool headed and soon in his movements.
 The cyclone which visited Northern Wisconsin on the 9tll of September, 1881, was about a mile and u half wide and lasted through d period of time, I would say, such aS would be measured m prOnouncing the word "Scat! in an ordinary tone of voice. It blew down the churches, sparing all the saloons, jerked the school building crooked, knocked the postOffice sill and demolished a dozen stores and places of busi- ness. It killed two of the most promising young men and the Epnrest Christian woman in the village.
 Then it went out into the for est, where 1 was riding along attending to my own business. tipped me over and broke my best leg. Everywhere it sought out the young and fair. It spar ed the old, the sinful and the tough, bat spent it's fury on the tender, the good, the true and the beautiful. Is it surprising that it jerked me galley west? No, indeed! am only surprised that 1 am alive.
 had intended to say a word or two about what to do when you see cyclone coming, but this item is already too long. One general rule may not be out of Gplace, however. First, be sure that Is Q cyclone. linen take your family and adjourn to the state penitentiary. Those who have spent the major DOT ton of their lives in the peniten- tlary will remember with pleas ure the feeling of security they experienced while there. 1 may say truly that 1 have never felt the same old security myself since I-
 But why rake up old personal ities? They will all come to tEe surface when 1 run for Presi- dent.