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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
FRIGHTENED BY SANTA CLAUS
How the Dear Old Saint Carried Con. sternation Into an African Mls-
 sion House.

An amusing story of how Santa Claus frightened the black children at a mission station when he first ap- peared to them Q few years ago, is told by the wife of a missionary sta tioned at Bailunda, Africa. They had celebrated Christmas at Bailundu be- fore, but they never had had Santa Claus, SO MT. Stover, the missionary. dre ssed up as good Saint Nick.
 He had been padded nd~powdered' and packed until his own mother would not have known him." Mrs. Sto- yer afterward related. Presently We gave the signal, the door hew open and in walked Santa Claus. But dear me! What consternation! He was greeted with shrieks and groans and cries of Let me out! It is the evil one. It is the day of judgment!'
 "The urchins, catching the infection of terror from the older black people, lied to their bedrooms, fell down upon their faces, crept under chairs and ta- bles-anywhere to hide themselves. 1 Poor old Santa Claus never had such | a greeting before. AS soon as he real l ized the panic he had caused, he tore of his tall hat and white cotton beard. Then from the bags on his back hs began to throw gifts. right and left and to tell who he was.
 Treasured once more. everyone was soon laughing and chatting. munching the great red breads (doughnuts), tasting their fruits or nibbling at the sweets from the famil- ! jar little bags.
 s l"It seemed as though everyone tried to talk louder than his neighbor as they examined the costume of Santa Claus, whom they now no longer fear ed. One man said that he thought it was John the Baptist, another that it ! was Elijah returned. Yet another
 thought it was Satan himself, and all
 my sins rose up before me- while g
 fourth confessed, My only thought was to hide myself.'"
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whene. tho aorass Widow"

To give positively the origin of the expression grass widow appears to be impossible. The authorities do not agree on this point. One contends that woman who said to her friends that her husband had gone to grass following a separation is entitled to the credit of coining the expression.
 Other writers have attempted to find an explanation of it in the French word .'grace,s' signifying a widow by courtesy. In the Scandinavian lan- guages the prefix grass" being in common use, others have conjectured that it comes from the word grad ing,Y meaning greedy; this signifying woman who longs for the husband who is gone.
 These give wide enough choice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
USE OF sILos INCREASE.
(By c. II. Towgee, Professor (
 Dairying.)

(By c. II. Towgee, Professor of
 Dairying.)
 The number of silos in Arkansas has probably more than doubled this year. The summer just passing has brought good many letters to the station asking for information regard ing silos and silage and few ask ing for barn plans and specifications. These inquiries indicate that there is considerable interest being taken in the dairy business yer the state and In the improvement of present moth ods.
 Those who have built silos this year will doubtless find that the cost of feeding their cows through the winter is greatly reduced and the quantity of milk will generally be greater than when they depended on dry feed entirely.
 While a silo is an important inl- provement on any dairy farm. 1t is not the only building that is neces- sary for the economic production of milk and butter.
 A barn or stable that will protect the cows from the weather and sud den changes of temperatures is eS- sential if one expects to get the beat returns for the feed fed to dairy COWS. Some feeders report saving of as much as $3 per month per COW in winter by stabling. A barn not only adds to the profits by securing a larger milk flow, but greatly lessene the work of feeding and caring for the herd in bad weather The say. ing in time alone will amount to ,a considerable item in the course of q year where one has all the feed in the same building where the stock k kept ta-e
 This does not necessarily mean that all of the farm stock should b, kept in one building. However, thia may be done satisfactorily if the barn is partitioned off so that there is no direct connection between tho i COW stable with the horse stable. at with the other departments. Where all of the stock is kept under one roof 1t cheapens the relative cost 0l the building and reduces the labor ol caring for the stock to the minimum but there Is more r..sk to run in case of fire, and it is doubtless more dit ficult to keep combination barn aa sanitary and as free from undesirable odors as when separate buildings all used @s .r, -,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
PROGRESSIVE TOWNS AT TAI
 STATE FAIR.
Tho Sllve ones" are Going te EW. brace the Opportunity for Effective eoostlng Of Their Advantages.

This is the day of activity. Things are moving. It is a day of fast trains automobiles, and flying machines. You've got to get a move on you, or be run over and lost in the dust be- hind If you want to attract atten' ton now, you've got to make a stir and raise a noise. By the flashing of torches and the blowing of rams horns, Giedon's band put the hosts of the Mideonites to flight. Even the granite walls of Jherico fell before marching columns. the shouts of a multitude and the blast of trumpets.
 If you have a good town, fine country and want the world to know 1t, get your hustlers together. break your pitchers, flash your lights and blow your rams horns.
 Many of tho most progressive towns and counties of the state will take advantage of the State Fair this fall for effective exploitation. Northern and Eastern capital is flowing south as never before. The great resources of Arkansas and the rare opportuni- ties for profitable investment are just now attracting attention from all sec tons as never before. Thousands of prospectors from all over the coun- try will be at the fair. seeking infor- nation about our state. Boards of Trade and business mems organiza, tions from towns all over the state will help their farmers get fine ex' hibits to the fair. will send along with them some live, active hustler to stay during the fair for the purpose oi giving out information touching tho resources of their county and advan tages of their towns to the inquirinl multitudes. The Fair Association VIII provide ample space and desk-roon without charge. Organize now. ana : get in the procession. Write thu secretary at earliest date possible Q your intentions and syonr require ments, so as to be provided for. Asl for catalog and premium list.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
Skinpinq to the Last Chapter.

Have you read le Bible?" asked the serious young IT ln.
 Well" replied the frank young woman, T can't say that I have read all of it.
 "I see: you have read Genesis and Revelat tons.'
 How did you know?"
 That's the way woman always reads any book
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lent It Dreadful, Aneeilnef "Jinkson is simply impossible" Whats the matter now?" "When l remarked that Frank B. ter of the Athletics was great man, Jinkson asked me what position he played"
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Enual-ta the Occasion.

"You're no judge of literature or rhetoric. Sam. Why, you couldn't do t to save your life if l asked you to give me a good illustration of fiat ill terms.
 Couldn't I2 All right; the next time you ask me to lend you $5 you will find my deeiaed negative IS quite positive" ,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

SatO t08J .C4U carols on Christmas day among their clergy, a3d around the sixteenth cen tury the 4ell-known practice observed by children of going around the neigk- borhood singing Christmas carols b&g meath the windows of the houses, was commonly observel. usually taking place on Christmas morning. One of the oldest and most beautiful of the Christmas carols that has como down to the present day open with these words:
 God rest you, merry gentlemen.
 Let nothing you dimay.
 For Jesus Christ, our Savior,
 Was born upon this day, To save us all from Satan's power,
 When we wero gone astray. O, tidings of comfort and joy!
 For Jesus Christ. our Savior. Was born on Christmas Day."
 It is sometimes more appropriate to sing tho Christmas carols on Christ mas eve than on Christmas day, al- though they are sung at both times; but in England the choir of the village church used to 50 around to the prin- cipal houses in the parish and sing some of these simple hymns on Christ mas eve regularly.
 Frequently the singers were ac- companied on some instrument and often the picture presented was pretty one. The figures of the group of singers, only visible in the dark ness by the lanterns they carried, and the sweet melody sung and played, made the observance striking and beautiful one.
 Sometimes in England, the carols were also sung in the churches in place of the usual psalms and hymns; sithough it was more customary for le clerk at the close of the service
 ! a loud voice to wish all the eongre- eaton q merry Christmas and a hap
 y New Year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
HeredIty.

Judge" said the guilty man. "I ln- herit this felonious habit. I can't re- sist it. My father was grafter and my mother a photographer. l can't help taking things"
 Then take seven years at hard la- bor," said the judge kindly-Clsveland Plain Dealer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

More premiums have been offered by the Arkansas State Fair Associat ton this year than at any time h its history. Bring whatever you have q value and get premium. /
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

The dry season will emphasize still more strongly the need of preparing more food for the stock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

Turkey raisers find 1t profitable to have guinea fowls with the turkey flock, They act as police.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

The leece of the ram should bs dense, even in ,. quality, and of . strong, clear white fiber throughout.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
lS THg ONE WHO is AWAKE TO MODERN METHODS WHICH QiVE HIS LABOR A DOUBLE
 PRODUCING CAPACITY.
AN INTELLIGENT BRAIN
 AND A LCsTY BRAwN

Mako . Marvellous Combination. Uoe the Latest Machinery, Breed the Best Animals, Adopt eclentifIe For muias and ouadrupIs Your Earn tnos and Profits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

Wrap your butter in parchment pa. per and keep it ia a cool place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

Why not build or repair those pas ture fences this fall and winter!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

Hsul that we have at least plateful, lS ablets that correct our Christmas cheer; ssx7Sieg If there's coin left in our purses, Ee dear to us and those who hold us dear rhankful Christmas comes but once a year). Eyrsht. 1911. Western Newspaper Union,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

whisper fellow
 
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  a occasion Lestso7 overlooked walls with decked and with w Christmas! There substantial TO be a adve of wreathed holly certainly be jolly Wv we we
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

Thank the Giver If we're able to sit
 round a well-spread table, Where the plump white-bosomed
 turkey sheds its sayor through s1N the room,
 And pudding comes on smoking, and
 there's no end to the joking, And no heart that harbors malice
 and no mind o'ercast with gloom,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

'A lRk4. f.- D.
 departure for |cted period a kajr Furniture korass house. alllIlRgagedi mriouss at house heard
 was giving pumng and was stag
 under a kwngo she
 \lresser?''
 efalwart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

&aggravatng not to say exasperating.
 given most nobly and without thought of stint,
 expected that the modest are neglected
 ely benefaction hasn't found its way to print.
 1t ask it but might take a hint). NsaA relAction! This is no time for dejection. sAnas h4ppy Christmas. said. has come at last! as JulationS all the trials and vacations
 Crowded thick upon for the last six weeks. past all be tterAd though the house with toys is cuttered a ara ell parAdng to the sound of horn and drum, x sssrsrvrx yoicing the extent of their rejoicing. < o stand the racket that Christmas day is eryous system sanitarlum)
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:; Yet no antiquated stoic showed endur-
 ,ance more heroic . Than we've manifested through the
 weary ordeal of that time; ' We have stood the stress of barter with the courage of martyr; Now we find sweet compensation
 list'ning to the Christmas chime,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

the gewgaws geam and glitter,
 ae paper string and coon from the kitchen to the hal elastic, will grow enthusiastic wonder how they guessed the donors necks fa 'Eissfu 6ver dewdads that we didn't want at all Blessed thing of gving!g It is half the joy of living
 the looks of gratitude and pleasure and surprise east to outward seeming loved faces beaming-
 oved his parcel and digs out his gaudy ties onue wife and mother her emotion tries to smother conducted by her Husband to secret whers of fond affection, he has hid from her detection,
 k to her, cozy, costly, weluphostered chair
 mfcrts in the future, you may bet he'll get his shsrs)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26

Now the door bell will cease ringing to
 the people who were bringing An endless string of packages from
 morn to dewy eve;
 We no longer will be running to con
 ceal those things with cunning And we'll lose our wonted air of
 having something up our sleeve. There will be a deuced litter, when
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Popular Young Couple Married.

Mr.. Wilferd Reighley, son of
Mr.. John Reighley, and Miss
Leona Matthews, daughter of
Mrs. Nelson Matthews, were unit.
ed in marriage July 26 at the
home of the grooms uncle. Mr..
Steve Reighley, of Mexico, Mo.
The marriage was quite a sur.
prise. The bride is one of the
choice girls of the community.
She is pleasant, industrious and a
sweet Christian woman. The groom
is a highly respected young farm
er. Rev. E. S. Gibbs performed
the ceremony, after which they
returned to the home of the
groOm's parents, four miles south
west of Mexico. Our best wishes
extended them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
SOME CASH; SOME NEWS.

George Doeblin renews for the
Message
John Doergc puts himself ahead
for the Message another year.
The following excellent people
called last Saturday and renewed
for the Message: Peter Schneider,
o. +. Donovan, l.. II Jasper and
c. l.. COldwell.
Our auld lang syne friend C. n.
Turpin of Farbcr was in Mexico
last Thursday and honored this
office with call, renewing for the
Message.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Mechlin of
near Rush Hill left Friday for
three weeks visit at Mrs. Mech
lin IS old home at Kittanning, Pa.
They will also visit in Ohio before
returning home We wish them
pleasant trip and visit and safe
return. Mr.. Mechlin called and
renewed for the Message.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Church Announcement.

Preaching at Rock Hill August
9Th. Text in the evening, Matthew
II 1921.
"Then came the disciples to
Jesus apart, and said, Why could
not we cast him out? And Jesus
said unto them, Because of your
nnbclief; for verify I say unto
YOU, if We have faith as grain of
mustard seed, We shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to
yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible
unto you. How be it this kind
"oeth not ont but by prayer and
fasting" " There will be no preach
ing services in the morning. Bap.
tismal services in the afternoon, at
half past two. Ella Sharp Willis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Mrs. Hurley Dead.

Mrs. Milton Hurley of Perry
died last Thursday night. She
died from paralysis but had been
in failing health for long time.
The husband survives her besides
the following children: Ethel,
Edith and Howard Hurley. De
ceased before her marriage was
Miss Sue Shell. She was the
daughter of the late James Shell
of Mexico. She was a sister of
Mrs. Howard A. Gass of Jefferson
City.
Miss Shell used to teach school
in this county; she was teacher of
the first school the editor of the
Message ever attended. 1t was in
what is now known as the Oak
Grove district, north of Laddonia,
at the old Asher school house.
which burned down some wears
ago.
We are panied to hear of our
old teachers death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Mr.. Blaine 8 Fate.

The st. Louis Republic a few
days ago quoted the following
item from the Liberty Items to
the Mexico Message and headed
t h e paragraph. "Remebmer
Blaine's fate, Sam
The Honorable Sam Bice, who
is noted for truth and veracity,
who expects to run for Constable
in the future, has baffled the vot-
ers of Liberty-says he dug a well
eleven feet deep and got seven
teen feet of water. Who would
have thought Sam would talk so ?
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
MEXICO CHAUTAUQUA SEPTEMBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 7TH

per acre is the amount usually
Sown, and the former amount is
probably sufficient if the ground
is fertile and well prepared. Most
farmers agree that August is the
best month where the seed is
Sown alone.
Marston w. Beamer, near
Molino, shipped a load Of fine cat
tie to the st. Louis market last
week. At home they weighed 1890
pounds each and they weighed
l2l6 when they were unloaded at
the market. They were quiet, gen
tie fellows, never at any time had
been aggravated and worried into
fretS at homc-that'S 5 the way Mr.
Beamer believes in taking care of
anlmalS-and he went right into
the car with them in the shipment.
and you see it paid. The market
was a little better than Mr.. Beam
err had hoped, he got ) cents more
on the 100 pounds than he expect
ed. He sold to the Stewart Sons
X Mccormick Co., all splendid
men, Mr.. Beamer says, who work
for the stockman S and farmers
interests, work hard for the best
market price. The above cattle
were two year oIds. They had
been on feed since Jan. 1st and
they made a gain of two pounds
of flesh day up to the time they
were shipped. A good gain. con
sidering the winter months they
passed thru, and so little pasture
grass later.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Mr.. Anderson Dead.

Arthur C. Anderson was born
Jan. II, 1860; died July 2S, 1911,
Married Jan. II, 1894, to Miss
Sallie Harrell. To this union was
born five children, three boys and
two girls, one boy and girl being
dead. Mr.. Anderson died on his
way home Friday evening. He had
been a sufferer for long time.
The funeral was held at the home
OfhiS brother in Worcester, Satur-
day evening, conducted by Rev.
Ella S. Willis. The remains were
taken to Benton City Sunday
morning and shipped to New
Florence for burial.
Prof. and Mrs. +. ID. Lee visited
in Columbia last week Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee have charge of the New
London public school thru the
coming year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Mrs. Camplin Dead.

Mrs. VIM. Camplin of Santa Fee
died Wednesday afternoon of
last week. She was a cousin of
Robert Wilson and sister, Miss
Gertrude, of this city who attend
the funeral. Deceased is survived
by her husband and two children.
She was about so years old and
was a splendid character, neigh
Dor and friend. The community
will miss her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Special Term of Court.

Judge j. ID. Barnett will hold
a special term of the Circuit Court
in Mexico, called next Monday, to
try Willard Burton, negro.
charged with killing Lus Dixon,
another negro. two years ago. Jim
Breckenridge, still another negro.
was arrested just recently and is
charged with hiring and com
manding Burton to kill Dixon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03

stream when the waters get high.
Maybe you have wondered how it
got its name. Wen tell you right
here, and it's authentic.
The Williams family settled
near the head of that creek many
years ago, away back yondcr near
the time when Missouri was ad-
mitted into the Union as State.
One of the sons was Gideon
Williams, we'll remembered vet
by many of our older citizens
A. II. Canterbury, Rev. f. :.
Gibbs and Uncle" Tom Barnett
call him to mind. He was the
father of Frank Williams, who is
now sctXon of Elmwood cemetery
in Mexico. Gideon was a fighter
and on wager could cat more
brown sugar than anybody. Gid
con Williams succeeded his father
on the old Williams farm. Later
II son of Gideon, Ed Williams, now
of Colorado, lived on the place.
Ed. Williams married Miss Mag
gle Phillips, who was II sister of
the late G. l.. Phillips of Mexico.
The Williams place is now occu-
pied by Charlie CIappcr,
Well, rs to that name. There
was deer lick" ON the Williams
farm; where the wild deer were in
the habit of gathering and licking
the ground for II taste of salt-onc
of those rare spots that the buffa-
10 and deer and elk found now and
then here and there in those times
over this section of Missouri.
Grandfather Williams, near this
lick, found Il human skull. sup
posed to have been an Indian, and
he put che two words, skull and
lick, together, and thus he named
the creek, and it has been going
by that name ever since.
In the same ncighborhood later
was the l.. :. Hopkins place, now
occupied by Emmett Mundy. l..
:. Hopkins is deceased. He was
the father of Clarence Hopkins,
one of McXico's most accommodate
ing and congenial city mail car
ricrs. Clarence tells us that while
he was on this place six or eight
years ago he and some others dug
into an Indian mound and unearth-
ed n human skull and other human
bones, and scattered thru the
ground at the same place they
picked up many Indian arrow
points, made from flint
Verify, there used to be Indians
out in that country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
Roberts Tomlinson Nuptials.

Mr.. Arthur Roberts and Miss
lrma Tomlinson were united in
marriage at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs, Eugene Tom.
llnson, last Thursday evening
Rev A. A. Wallace, officiating. A
wedding supper was enjoyed and
then the happy couple were off on
the q 40 Wabash for st. Louis tc
spend their honeymoon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-08-03
A PICNIC DAY.
On the Electric R.R.-How Skull
Lick Got Its Name.

There were five picnic parties
from Mexico who took the day off
last Thursday and hied away on
the electric line toward MoIino.
The following were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Harris and
camped at Sneed's Ford:
Rev. Willis Carlisle and family,
Rev. O. II. Phillips and family,
Rev. II. |. Cobb and family, Mrs.
John w. Carlisle and family.
Clarence Hopkins and wife, Mrs.
Erwinc Boggs, Mrs. Annie Arm
iStead, Gus billiard and son, and
John BcaI and family-4O persons
in all. The men folks and boys
in this crowd did some hard hust-
ling for II catch Of fish, but they
were only able to land one, of any
size. He went into the pot for
the dinner and with the great
quantities Of fried chicken and the
other heaps of good things, all
were filled rs completely as the
1000 we read of in Holy Writ
where they had but one more fish
than had we. 1t was II great day
for all present.
A little further down the Creek,
at Baskets Cabin, was another
happy company, Il reunion of the
billiard family. Ross Cauthorn
and family, Roy Ferris and fam
lily, Rev. j. ID. Greer and wife,
the Powell families and many 9th
er friends and connections were
also in the gathering, making per-
haps 30 or - persons in the
crowd. They had a big scin and
they were more lucky than the
Sneed Ford crowd, they caught
100 or more pounds of fish, enough
for their dinner and supper both.
A little further north Prof. l.,
j. Mitchell and Il number of his
school boys were campcd mt IIar-
ris Spring.
Further up the creek 100 or
more men from Mexico and near
by ncighbors enjoyed "a big barbc-
cue with that prince of fellows,
James G.. Ford, the noted auc-
tionccr, rs we all know.
And then about 1 o'clock in the
evening the electric car brought
out about 100 other persons from
Mexico who went on down to-
ward Sun Rise Park to spend the
evening.
Ii was AN ideal day for Il picnic,
And the next day it rained."
+. +. Harris has 300 acres Of
land near these different encamp-
ments. j. j. Quinlan owns the
l2O acres formerly known as the
Sneed Farm, where the Sneed
Ford campers took dinner, Skull
Lick runs down thru Mr.. Har-
ris' place and empties into Salt
River to the northeast. Harris
Spring is on Skull Lick-as fine
water us you ever drank.
Skull Lick is an important