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Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13
When Little Guests Come.

Although there are no children In
my home. always keep on hand eating
bibs. little glasses with handles. and a
little table-chair. You cannot imagine
the little ones delight when they
come TO the table. To these may be
added little plates, knives, forks, and
spoons.
also keep on hand. for their pleas
ure, few simple toys. In this way
] am always ready for little guests
Woman's Home Companion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13
Monoaramed Shoe Buckles.

Parisians have started the rage for
monogramed shoe buckle, already
American dealers have become inter-
ested. The Paris women are now or
dering shoe buckles with their ini-
tials or monograms done In rhine
stones or real gems.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13
Those Paroled Ones.

No. 67,S40 (just paroledD-W'y. Tur-
tie. 'ow are you? Wot's doin' in d
biz?"
His Old Pal - Hullo, Chicken!
Shake. Wot's new In d biz? Nottin'
much. Dere's a feller invented q
vault door dat's f1ve years ahead OF
d. times!
No. 67,S40-Gee, dat's bad!
The Pal--An' Skinny Moss has In
vented jimmy dat's five years ahead
OF d new door!
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13

The man who makes hay when tho
sun shines doesn't have to borrow
his neighbor's umbrella when 1t rains.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13

spring months.
They stop back
ache and ur l.
n ary disorders.
keep the kid
neys well and
prevent colds
from settling on
t b Q kidneys.
Capt. Nicholas
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13
COLDS AND cHfLLs
BRING KIDNEY ILLS.

Colds. chills aud grip strain the
6idneys and start backache, urinary
disorders and uric acid troubles
Doan's Kidney Pills are very useful
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13

Changeable taffeta with trimmings
of outlining. double ruches, is the ma
terial Of which this coat is made. The
sleeves are set in large armholes and
are In three-quarter length, with turn
back CUTS edged at the top with a
Tuching OF taffeta, and trimmed with
taffeta covered buttons. The collar
falls over the shoulders and is round.
ed In back.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
Trustee s Notice.

Whereas John +. Harrison and
Jennie Il. Harrison, his wife, by
their certain deed Of trust, dated
the Dist day of February, 1908,
and recorded in Book 80, page
1879, in Recorders Office of An
drain county, State of Missouri,
conveyed to the undersigned h.
ID. Rodgers, the following
described real estate situated in
Audrain county, State of Mis-
souri,, to-wit:
The south half of the south
west quarter of section twenty
(20), Township fifty (50), Range
nine 90 west;
In trust to secure the payment
of certain promissory note with
the interest thereon in said deed
of trusts fully described, and set
forth;
And whereas, said deed of trust
provided that if default be made
in the payment of said interest,
or any part thereof, then both
principal and interest shall be.
come due and payable;
And, whereas, default has been
made in the payment of the inter
est due on said note and the said
note and interest are now due
and remain unpaid.
Now, therefore, |, R. d. Rod
gers, the trustee named in said
deed of trust, at the request of
the legal holder of said note, will
on Friday, the ID day of Febru-
airy 1912, between the hours of 9
o clock a. m. and five O'Clock p.
m. of that day, proceed to sell the
above described real estate, at
public vendue, to the highest bid
der, at the east front door of the
Court House in Mexico, Missouri,
for cash to satisfy said debt and
the costs and expenses of execut-
ing this trust.
R. d. Rodgers,
Trustee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
CHAPTER XIV.
Mr.. AIqernon Jones.

Again It was Monday, with the
Ladies' Aid Society in session. Jimmy
was sitting on the grass in his own
front yard, in full view of Sarah Jane,
who was ironing clothes in her cabin
with strict orders to keep him at
home. Billy was in the swing in Miss
Minerva's yard.
Come on over" he invited.
81 can't" was the reply across the
fence, I'm so good now / bout got
lieion; ! reckon I'm going to be u
mishnary or politician, one or
tother when I'm a grown-up man
cause I'm 80 good; | amt got
but FIVE whippingB this week.
u been good ever since let
you 'suade ne to play Injun. I'm
the coolest boy i'll this town, spec.
Sometimes | get scared bout being
SO good cause / hear a woman say
If you too good, you going to die or
you amt got no sense, once. You
come on over here; you amt trying
to be good like what I'm trying. and
Miss Minerva don't never do nothing
tall to you 'cepting put you to
bed"
I'D ruther to git whipped fifty hun
derd times n to halter 10 to bed in
the daytime with Aunt Minerva look
In at you. An her specs can see
right thoo you plumb to the bone.
Nav. / can't come over there cause
she made me promise not to. | amt
never go back on my word yit."
81 hope mama won't never ask me
to promise her nothing a tall, cause
I'm mighty curious bout forgetting. /
spec I'm the most forgettingest little
boy they is. But Pm so glad I'm so
good. ! amt never going to be bad
no more; so you might just as well
quit begging me to come over and
swing, you needn't ask me no more
faint no use a tall"
81 amt a-begging you" cried Billy
CONTEMPORARY, you can set on yo'
mammys grass where you is, an be
good from now tell Judgement Day an
I won't make no change in my us
ness"
4 amt going to be ticed into n
meanness, cause I'm so good" cor
tinued the reformed one, after a shor
silence during which he had eel
Sarah Jane turn her back 10 min
but | don't blieve it'll be no harm
jus to come over and set in the swini
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Iimmy's comment Amt you GLAD,
LUly your Aunt Minerva amt got
20 Miss Miueryapus?"
q sho' is feryently replied Miss
Minerals nephew; she's hard 'nough
to manage now like she Is"
I'm awful good to Miss Polite. "
said Frances. 81 take her soIneping
good to eat most every day. | took
her two pieces of pie this morning; I
ate one piece on the way and she
gimme the other piece when ! got
there. ! jus don't believe she could
get long at all thout me to carry her
the good things to eat that my mama
send her; ! takes her pies all the
time; she says they're the best smell
Ing pies she smelt."
you bout the pirciest girl they
Is" said Jimmy, "all time got to eat
up a poor old woman's pies. You'll
have a Frances.pus in your stomach
FIRST thing you know"
She's got a horn that you talk
thoo," continued the little girl, serene
ly contemptuous Of Jimmys adverse
criticism, and fore l knew how you
talk into IT, she says to me one day,
'How's your ma? and stuck that old
horn at me; so put 1t TO my ear, too,
and there we set; she got one end Of
the horn to her ear and | got the
other end to my ear; so when saw
this wasn't going to work | took It
and blew into #; you-all'd died a
laughing to see the way | did. But
now l can talk th'oo It's goods any
body"
That is an ear trumpet, Frances"
said Lima; 1T is not a horn
Let's play Hide the Switch" sug-
gested Billy.
I'm going to hide It FIRST" cried
Frances.
Nav. you amt" objected Jimmy.
you all time got to hide the switch
FIRST I'm going to hide it first my
self"
mo, I'm going TO say William Com
Trimbleton, said Frances, "and see
who's going TO hide it first. Now you
all spraddie out your fingers"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
Letters of Guardianship.

Notice is hereby given that
Letters of Guardianship on the
estate of Lyle Dunlap were grant
ed the undersigned by the Pro
bate Court of Audrain county,
Missouri. on the 9th day of JGnu-
airy, 1912. All persons having
claims against said Lyle Dunlap
are required to exhibit the same
for allowance before the Probate
Court of said Audrain county
within one year from the date of
publication of this police or they
shall be forever barred.
John W. Howell, Guardian.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
BUILD POST ROADS.

V $. Hall. president Of
Pntchctt Institute at Glasgow.
Mo. wants to 90 TO Congress. Hi,
town also wants government,
postofice buildipg to cost
100000 and Hall boldly asserts
that he will mo-, stand for il
whether no one. to c,noro.s or
not We like hi. oro,,,ncr, too
Here is what no saws.
..You don't need p $4,000
po>toeicc If Won had one il
nrobablv voprd he ,rt off around
tbc corner from you, main stree,
you GET the mail at vour house,
ANYWAY and All fine farmers Pc.
c,i,. th,i, mail daily bv rura, dr.
liver, If were elected 70 con.
gr,,. an promis.s of uostorico. /
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

The Missouri State shoot will be
conducted Mt Mexico June 4, ), and
4, under the anspies Of the Farber
Gun Club. Edward Gray rs pres
ident and Russcl Glynn, secretary
and treasurer,
The Prize money will be about
$500 and will be undoubtedly
draw such amateur shooters as
Jay Graham, from Long Lake,
H., who has a record of break
ing 446 targets straight, One
hundred shooters are expected.
Among the high-class profess
ionals who will attend will be
the following: w. r, Crosby of
O'Fallon, H., worlds champion
handicap shooter; W. H. Heer,
Guthrie, Ok, worlds CHAMPION
for 1910, yearly average 1913:
highest ever made; Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake, Ia, eX-world's
champion shot; c. G. Spencer,
ST. Louis, twice worlds cham
pion, average o. %.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

"Stommick," Frances corrected her.
self, and whale swallow him, and
bows he going to sit under a pump
kin vine when he's inside of a
whale?"
1T was not a pumpkin vine, it"
And Id jus like to see a man in
side of a whale asserting under q
morning.glory vine"
The whale vomicked him up" said
Jimmy.
What sorter thing is octopus like
what YAH say is in Miss Polite Bum
puss head?" asked Billy.
faint octopus, it's a polypus,"
explained Frances, "cause she's
named Miss Polite. It's a someping
that grows in your nose and has to
be named what you's named. She's
named Miss Polite and she's got a
polypus."
I'm mighty glad my mama amt
got no Eya-pus In her head" gas
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
Administrator Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
VIM. f. Sumner, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date of December 90,
1911. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to ex-
hibit them to me for allowance within
siImonths from the date OF said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit OF such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within one year
from the date of the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
LP.DYER, Administrator.
December rs, 1911.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

An announcement Of more than
ordinary interest is made else
where in this issue by the ST.
LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT.
That sterling newspaper now
sends out as part of the Friday
issue of its "Twice-a-We Week
edition, an AGRICULTURAL
AND FAMILY MAGAZINE sec
ton of eight pages, with outside
covers in colors, containing good
stories, useful farm information.
valuable hints to housekeepers
and many other features of inter
est to every member of the family.
Moreover it offers to accept sub
scriptions for the paper including
the MAGAZINE section, at the
special rate of ONE DOLLAR
FOR TWO YEARS, or for TWO
YEARLY subscriptions in the
same order. The regular price of
the paper alone is one dollar per
year. This special offer will be
open until further notice, but may
be Withdrawn at any time. Read
the announcement and send in
your order promptly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
At AWNING that wears pants"

at anything that wears pants"
And where could find your Aunt
Minerva" the strangers grin was In.
gratiating and agreeable.
why, this here's Monday" the lit.
tie boy exclaimed cor course she's
at the Aid all the 'G.nans roun' here
goes to the Aid on Monday"
Your aunt is an old friend Of
NINE" went on the man, "and knew
she was at the Aid. just wanted to
find out II you'd tell the truth about
her. Some little boys tell stories, but
! am glad to find out you are so truth
full. My name is Mr. Algernon Jones
and I'm glad 10 know you. Shake!
Put II there partner and the fasci.
mating stranger held out a grimy paw.
Billy smiled down from his perch
Ut him and thought he had never met
such a pleasant man. II he was such
an old friend of his aunt's maybe she
would not object to him because he
wore pants. he thought. Maybe she
might be persuaded to take MIR. Jones
for a husband. Billy almost hoped
that she would hurry home from the
Aid, he wanted to see the two togeth-
er so.
rs you much Of a cusser?" he asked
solemnly, cause II you is you'll
halter cut It out on these premises"
Mr.. Jones seemed much surprised
and hurt at the question.
An oath never passed these lips"
replied the truthful gentleman.
Can you churn?"
"Churn--churn?" with q reminis-
cent smile, Il can churn like q
top"
Jimmy was dying OF curiosity. but
the gate was too far away for him to
do more than catch a word now and
then. II was also out of Sarah James
visual line, so she knew nothing Of
the strangers advent.
And you're here all by yourseltr
insinuated Billy's new friend And
the folks next door, where are they?"
Mrs. Gamers at the Aid, an Mr.
Gamers gone to Memphis. That is
they little boy a-settin in they yard
on they grass" answered the child.
I've come to fix your Aunt Miner
vas water pipe" said the truth-loving
Mr.. Jones. Come. show me the way;
I'm the plumber"
In the bath room?" asked the
child. 81 didn't know it needed no
| fixin'."
He led the agreeable plumber
| through the hall, down the long back
porch to the bath room, remarking:
IN jes' watch you work" And he
| seated himself in the only chair.
Here is where Billy received one OF
greatest surprises OF his life.
The fascinating stranger grabbed him
with a rough hand and Kissed:
Don't you dare open your mouth
or III crack your head open and scat
| ter your brains. I'll eat you alive"
The fierce, bloodshot eyes. which
had seemed so laughing and merry
before, now glared into those OF the
| little boy as the man took stout cord
| from his pocket, bound Billy to the
chair and gagged him with large
bath towel. Energetic Mr.. Jones took
the key out of the door, shook his fist
at the child, and went out. and locked
| the door behind him
Jimmy seeing no hope of elusing
Sarah James vigilance, resorted TO
strategy and deceit.
Taint no fun setting out here" he
called to her, 80 I'm going in the
house and take q nap"
(To be continued.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

WIN you; maybe ! can 'huCnce you
to be good Ike me and keep you from
'ticing little boys into mischief. ]
think I'll just come over and set O
while and help you to be good" and
he started 10 the fence. Sarah Jane
turned around IN time to Illustrate his
plans.
You Git right back, Jimmy" She
yelled, you git Srway fom dat.ar
fence an quit confabbin' wild dat.er
Willyum. Fixin' to make some mo
Injuns out O. yoselfs, amt yeh, or
some yuther kin O. skeercrows?"
Billy strolled 10 the other side Of
the big yard and climbed up and got
on the tall gate post A stranger,
coming from the opposite direction,
stepped and spoke 10 him.
Does Mr.. John Smith live here?"
he asked.
Nav, sir" was he reply; don't no
Mr.. tall live here; jest me an Aunt
Minerva an she turns up her nose
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
CHAPTER XIII.
Job and POLL. eumnus.

II never have told downright
fslsehood," said Lima. Mother taught
me how wicked II Is TO tell stories.
Did you ever tell fib to your mother.
Frances1"
"'Taint no use 20 try TO 'ceive my
mama" was the reply o. the other
little girl; she's got such gimlet eyes
and cars she can tell with EN- shut
II you're fbbiug | gave up hope
long ago. SO ] Just 20 long and tell
her the plain gospel truth when she
asks me, cause ! know those gimlet
eyes and ears Of hers re going to
worm It out o. me somehow"
Grown folks pin you down so close
sometimes" said Jimmy, you bound
to 'varicate little; and I always tell
God I'm sorry. ! tell my mama the
truth most all time 'cept!ng when
she asks questions bout things amt
none Of her business tall, and she
all time want to know Who done g.?
and IL let on it's me. / know she'll
wear out ali the slippers and hair
brushes they Is padding my canoe
sides switches, so ! JUS say I do
know, 'm'-which all time amt per
zactly the truth. You ever tell Miss
Minerva stories, Billy"
Aunt Cindy always says, 'twa'nt
no harm t all 10 beat bout the bush
an try TO th'ow folks offer the track
long as you can. but IL it come &c
the point where you got to tell out
an-out f1b, she say for me always 20
tell the truth, an ! jest nachelly do
like she say ever sence Is born," re-
piled Billy.
The children swung awhile in 81.
lence. Presently Jimmy broke the
quiet by remarking:
Don't you all feel sorry for old
Miss Polite Bumpus? She live all
by herself, and she bout a million
years old, and Doctor Sanford amt
never brung her no chillens cause she
'ain't got 'er no husban' TO be their
papa, and she got a octopus In her
head, and she poor as a post and deaf
as Jobs old turkey.hen."
Jobs old turkey-hen wasn't deaf"
retorted Lima primly; She was very,
very poor and thin"
she was deaf, too" insisted Jim
my. cause it's in the Bible. know
all bout job" Dragged he.
~ know all bout Job, too" chirped
Frances.
Job, nothlng!" said Jimmy, with
sneer; you all time talking bout
you know all bout Job; you, bout
the womanishest little girl they is.
Now I know Job cause Miss Cecilia
'splained all bout him to me. He's
in the Bible and he sold his birth
mark for a mess of potatoes and"
you never can get anything right,
Jimmy" Interrupted Lima; that was
Esau and it was not his birthmark,
It was his birthstone; and he sold his
birthstone for a mess of potash"
Yes" agreed Frances; ''he saw
Esau kissing Kate and Esau had to
sell him mis- birthstone to keep his
mouth shut"
Mother read me all about Job, 3"
continued Lima: he was afflicted with
boils and his wife knit him a Job s
comforter to wrap around him, and
he"
And he sat under a tato vine"
put in Frances eagerly, what God
grew to keep the sun of o. mis- boils
and"
That was Jonah" said Lima, and
It wasn't q potato vine; It was"
mo, Z wasn't Jonah neither; Jonah
Is inside OF whales bel"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

c. +. Clark and L. r. Ferris
and others in Mexico have re-
ceived letters from NJ. p. Carpen-
ter in Jail at Osceola, Ark,
charged with the murder of his
wife and mother-in-law at Blythe
vile, Ark. He stoutly denies the
charge.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Mrs. Matilda Davis, the mother
OF Mrs. l.. f. Austin, of Mexico,
and Mrs. w. w, Braden, OF near
Laddonia, left Mexico about two
weeks since with her son, Fount
Davis, and his wife for a visit TO
relatives at Vinita, Okla, and on
the train out of Kansas City Mrs.
Davis suffered stroke of paraly-
sis. II is feared she may never
Rave the use of her left arm again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
Chiropeactu, Eth?

\ correspondent in the Pike Co
News chronicles this item; Dan
Bull begins the study Of Chiro
peactu in the new school at Mex.
leo this week. Johnnie Vodderott
also will take a course, Chiro.
peactu deals with the manipula.
ton Of the spinal column and its
nerves for the cure of disease.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

S. F. Darr, of Quincy, H.,
formerly of this city, was CON
victed Of burning a hotel, to de-
fraud an insurance company, and
lately was sentenced to the Hi
nois penitentiary for three years.
Darr kept a store in Mexico for a
short time five years ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Rev. w. G. Rice announces that
the second quarterly meeting for
the Methodist church, Mexico cir
cult, will be held at Trinity the
first Sunday in February.
Quarterly conference at the par
sonage Saturday before, at ? p. m.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Mr. and Mrs R. R. Hall have
returned to their home in Ne
Alister, Okla, after a short visit
10 Mr.. Hall S parents in this city.
Little Miss Eleanor Mason is
the guest Of her aunt. Miss Carrie
KEENAN,.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

The Pike Co. News says that if
the Louisiana high school attend.
ance keeps on dwindling there
will not be much of it left by the
time school closes. Now you have
us guessing what's the matter
with the Louisiana high school.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Mrs, Matte Sumner. Of near
Worcester, who has been very i'll.
Is now improving, getting well.
we are glad TO report.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

W. f. Sharp has bought the old
Doc Woods 100 acre farm. from
the English Bros. southeast of
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

The 81. Louis Union of King
Daughters will raise $1,000 an
nualIy for the support Of the Old
Ladies Home in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

0. X. Wilder Of Scotland
county, this state, was the guest
Of Price Cunningham and family
III this city last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Robert Boatman. of Belize.
British Honduras, is here on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. y. Boatman.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Slavens of
Laddonia visited the families Of
j. B. Slavens and Bert Ingram IN
Mexico last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

George Robertson, J. B. Botllin
and Fred Morris attended the
State meeting of commercial
clubs in Jefferson City this week
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Mrs. Ed. Adair and daughter.
Mildred, north Of Mexico. are
visiting relatives in Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25
the TRUTH ABOUT sLUINo.
Talk No. Z.

Avoid liquid bluing. AZ real
Simon Pure farce liquid blue 10
about the biggest yet. Don't pay good
money for water.
Buy RED CROSS BALL BLUE, the
blue that's all blue A large package
only cents Washes more clothes
than any blue on earth. Makes laun-
dress happy ASK YOUR GROCER.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Shepherd died last
Thursday Burial at Wellsville.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

James Towsou and family left
last week for an extended visit at
Robertsdale. Ala.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

Mrs. j. L. Shobe OF Mexico Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
B. Bell, near Laddonia, last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-01-25

i g. Mundy was in Southwest
Missouri last week on business.