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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04

you can come back--if you want to;
but you must promise that"
II promise" she reluctantly yielded.
1t was half-past nine o'clock when
Samson South and Sidney Callomb
rode side by side into Hixon from the
east. A dozen of the older Souths,
who had not become soldiers, met
them there, and, with no word, sepa-
rated to close about them in circle of
protection. AS Callomb's eyes swept
the almost deserted streets, so silent
that the strident switching of freight
train could be heard down at the edge
of town, he shook his head. AS he met
the sullen glances of the gathering in
the courthouse yard, he turned to Sam
son.
They'll fight" he said, briefly.
Samson nodded.
Il don't understand the method" de-
INJURED the officer, with perplexity.
'Why don't they shoot you at once.
What are they waiting for?"
They want to see," Samson assured
him, what tack / mean to take. They
want to let the thing play itself out
They're inquisitive-and they're eau
tious, because now they are bucking
the state and the world"
Samson with his escort rode up to
the courthouse door and dismounted
He was for the moment unarmed and
his men walked on each side of him
while the unlocking Hollmans stood
back in surly silence to let him pass
In the Office of the county Judge Sam
son said briefly:
Il want to get my deputies sworr
! in"
We've got plenty of deputy sher
IFS" was the quietly insolent rejoip
der.
"Not now--we haven't any" Sam
sons voice was sharply incisive. III
name my own assistants"
4 What's the matter with thesl
boysT The county Judge waved hi
hand toward two hold-over deputies.
They're fired"
The country Judge laughed.
s'Well, / reckon cant attend to tina
right now"
4 sThen youTefuse?y
i "Mebhy you might call 1t that"
Sampson leaned on the Judges tabl
and raped sharply with his inuclEsei
His handful OF men stood close an
CaIlouib caught his breath IN tn
heayy air OF stofm.freighted suspense
|, The HOLMAN partiaans hsled the rooi
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04

and others we're crowdIng to the dOogA
'Tm high sheriff OF this county now"
said Samson, sharply. You are coun-
ty Judge. Do we co-operate--or hght?"
Il reckon" drawled the other, that's
matter we'll work out as we goes
along. Depends on how obedient ye
air"
I'm responsible for the peace and
quiet of this county" continued Sam
son. Were going to have peace and
quiet"
The Judge looked about him. The in
dications did not appear to him indica-
tive of peace and quiet.
"Air we?" he inquired.
I'm coming ba X here in a half
hour" said the new sheriff. This is
an unlawful and armed assembly.
When get back want to find the
courthouse occupied only by unarmed
citizens who have business here"
when ye comes back" suggested
the county Judge, I'D advise that :.
resigns yore job A half-hour ~ -.pout
es long as ye ought ter try ter hold
hit"
Samson turned and walked through
the scowling crowd to the courthouse
steps.
Gentlemen" he said, in clear. far
carrying voice, there is no need of an
armed congregation at this court
house. call on you in the name of
the law to lay aside your arms or scat
ter"
There was murmur which for an in
slant threatened to become roar, but
trailed into chorus of derisive laugh
ter.
Samson went to the hotel, accompa-
MED by Callomb. A half-hour later the
two were back at the courthouse with
half-dozen companions. The yard
was empty. Samson carried his faith
er's rifle. In that half-hour telegram,
prepared in advance, had flashed to
Frankfort.
Mob holds courthouse need
troops"
And a reply had flashed back:
use local company-Callomb COM
handing" So that form Of law was
met.
The courthouse doors were closed
and it's windows barricaded. The place
was no longer a judicial building 1t
was a fortress. AS Samson's party
paused at the gate warning voice
called:
Don't come no nigher!"
The body-guard began dropping
| back to shelter.
Il demand admission to the court
house to make arrests" shouted the
new sheriff. In answer a spettering of
rifle reports came from the Jail win
dows. Two of the Souths fell. At a
word from Samson Callomb left on a
run for the hotel The sheriff himself
took his position in a small store
across the street, which he reached un-
hurt under a desultory Are.
CTo BE CONTINUED
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04
NATURAL MEANS OF DEFENSE
Possibility That Another Generation
Of Fighters May Utilize Their
Whiskers.

Here is war comment from George
w. Monroe, the comedian:
The Russian army has one advan-
tage over all other armies, and that is
whiskers. 1t has an ENHANCEMENT of
whiskers that nothing can penetrate
not even lyddite, shTapnel or slugs. A
Russian soldiers whiskers are not the
flossy kind that toss around with
every passing gale. They are so dura-
BILE that when he falls on them he does
not even bend them; he drives them
into the ground. The only time Rus
sian soldier is in danger is when he
turns the back of his head to the en-
envy. The other armies may have the
best tactics, armament, discipline,
spirit and patriotism, but the Russian
army has the chilled-steel whiskers.
The most difficult job Red Cross
nurse has to perform, after the Rus
sian army has finished an engage
ment, is to comb the bullets and
shells out of the soldiers whiskers.
Fifty years from now, when the next
great war is fought, it will not be a
question of rapid-firing, long-range
guns; it will be a question of whis-
kers. The world will ask which army
has the best whiskers. Whiskers will
decide the battle. Nations will no
longer waste money in buying big
guns and testing them. They will
grow whiskers for national defense
and they will test an army's efficiency
by drawing up company on the
parade grounds and allowing husky
coal HEAVIER to go down the line and
hit each soldier in the face with an
ak. Whiskers that won't make the ak
bounce will be sent to the rear as UNI
fit for the firing line.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04
Historic Painting Spell.

Prince Oscar, the kaiser's fifth son.
who has just returned to duty with the
German army, left the fighting line
after an engagement in which he saw
the officers about him slaughtered by
Turcos and himself collapsed from
what has been pronounced a severe at
tack Of heart trouble In the Mexican
war Brig. Gen. Franklin Pierce of New
Hampshire tainted while in action
from the pair of an injury sustained
when his horse fell on him. This In
cident--this unmanly fainting at q
time when other people were getting
killed-was used numerically TO make
Pierce target for ridiculo in lateI
years when no ran for the presidency
Hartford Times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04

ing good health now and owe it all to
your remedies. take pleasure in tell
ing my friends and neighbors about
them. Mrs. MATTE HALEY, 5O1 Col
quhone Street. Danville, Va.
No woman suffering from any form
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Vegetable Compound fair trial
This famous remedy, the medicinal
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from native roots and herbs, has for
forty years proved to be most valua-
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If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinlkham's Vegeta-
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and held in strict confidence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04
Call Of the
\ CuITnberIandS
BY Charles Neville Buck |
- - -
With Illustrations
from Photographs of Scenes
in the Play
Ccopydsht. uOrs. By w. !. waa & Col
CHAPTER xV-continued.

In two days, the grand jury, with
much secrecy, returned true bill, and
a day later considerable detachment
OF infantry started ON dusty hike up
Misery. Furtive and inscrutable Holl-
man eyes along the way watched them
from cabin doors, and counted them.
They meant also to count them coming
back, and they did not expect the
totals to tally.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04

disturbance, must be armed with the
power to undertake the house-cleaning,
and for a while must do work that
would not be pretty. AS far as he was
personally concerned. a pardon after
trial would be a matter of purely AGA
demic interest He could not expect
to survive a trial. He was at present
able to hold the Souths in leash. If
the governor was not of that mind he
was now ready to surrender himself
and permit matters to take their
course.
"And now, MIR. South" suggested
the governor, after a half-hour of alb
sorbed listening, there is one point
you have overlooked. Since in the end
the whole thing comes back to the ex-
ercise of the pardoning power, 1t Is
after all the crux OF the situation. You
may be able to render such services as
those for which you volunteer. Let us
for the moment assume that to be true.
You have not yet told me very inn
portant thing. Did you or did you not
kill Purvy and Hollis"
81 killed dollis," said Samson, as
though he were answering question
as to the time of day, and / did not
kill Purvy."
Kindly" suggested the governor,
give me the full particulars Of that
affair"
The two we're still closeted when a
second visitor called and was told that
his excellency could not be disturbed.
The second visitor, however, was so in
sistent that the secretary finally con-
scented to take in the card. After a
glance at it his chief ordered admis-
sion.
The door opened and Captain Cal
lomb entered.
He was now in civilian clothes,
with portentous news written on his
face. He paused in annoyance at the
sight of a second figure standing with
back turned at the window. Then
Samson wheeled and the two men rec.
ognized each other. They had met be.
fore only when one was in olive drab;
the other in jeans and butternut. At
recognition CalIombs face fell and
grew troubled.
You here, South" he exclaimed.
81 thought you promised me that
shouldn't find you. God knows didn't
want to meet you"
Nor | you," Samson spoke slowly.
81 supposed you'd be raking the hills"
Neither of them was for the moment
paying the least attention to the gov
ernor, who stood quietly looking on.
81 sent Merriweather out there"
explained Callomb, impatiently. Il
wanted to come here before it
was too late. God knows, South,
wouldn't have had this meet
ing occur for anything under heaven.
1t leaves me no choice. You are
indicted on two counts, each charg-
ing you with murder" The officer took
a step toward the center of the room.
His face was weary, and his eyes wore
the deep disgust and fatigue that come
from the necessity of performing a
hard duty.
you are under arrest" he added
quietly, but his composure broke as he
stormed Now, by God. I've got to
take you back and let them murder
you, and you're the man who might
have been useful to the state"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04
Left the cIty Nan ThInklna

A city man once had occasion to
visit a farmer on business, and re-
NAMED for dinner. The piece de re-
sistanee was literally a very tough
chicken. Those at table. including
the farmers two young sons, strug-
gled unsuccessfully to make some Inn
preston upon their respective help,
ings, when Sam turned TO his brother.
"Tom.' he said softly, Il wish OLD
Dick hadn't aided. Don't yOgr
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04

much betOer IMAM L
did when the doctor
was treating me. l
don't suffer any
bearing down pains
at all now and ! sleep
well. l cannot say
enough for Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
Liver Pills as they
have done so much
for me. I am enjoy
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-03-04
WHAT $40 Did
FOR THIS WOMAN
The Price She Paid for Lydia
E.Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound Which Brought
Good Health.

Danville, Val have only spent ten
dollars on your medicine and ] feel so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05

unlimited range of figured and striped effects pretty seasonable
coonngs shrng madras used all perfect and without flaws
See them tomorrow IN our BUSY BASEMENT STORE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
% : . = =
Fresh Cut Flowers

Our Not for Profit Flower Specials always attract
hundreds of ardent lovers of fragrant blossoms. Coming
from our fields in Southern California and bearing the
lowest prices in the city. Tomonows offering consists of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
JeweEry and
e Stationery

Rosary Beads in amethyst and jet with gold
filled crucifix. guaranteed for five En-
years; Csc value. Special 49, JUG
Flossie Fishers Funnies. including bracelets.
s ssl' ? sp.i 5Id s. brooches to9. Csc
Linen Correspondence Cards of splendid
quality. coming "A in box o.
Special. the box. ...-......-..A OO
Linen Stationery in two quire boxes with
square envelopes to match. EO
Special. the box ...........OO G
Real Leather Hand Bags with patent catch.
s 55.s5 Ti .ss mirrors and com purse csc
Silver Plated Jewel Boxes. lined with silk
s aaH.o1 in several neat shapes. 75c
Special at ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
Manv Special Value Features Billed For Saturdays Sc

See Our Corner Window Sunday Night
BettUeen The Hours of and 10 O'clock
And see you guess price the Party Dress and Dress Hat that
g aDay the Uho makes the closest Ask our floor
managers sqpeop for card giving fall particulars hOw to make &
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20

In race the Fijians are a people Of
Melanesian stock, much crossed with
Polynesians. They are dark in color,
have harsh skin, crisp hair, which
is b'eached with lime and worn in an
elaborate mop, while their features
are strongly marked, but not unpleas-
ant. They are sensitive, proud, vim
dictive, boastful, savage. hospitable,
and courteous. The Fijians are in
dustrious. especially those engaged In
agriculture. The value of the ex-
ports OF sugar, pearl shells. beche-de-
mer. copra. cocoanut oil, and cocoa
nuts has been steadily increasing Of
late years. The total export trade is
now approximately $5,0O0,000 per an.
mum.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
The SUCG
THEATRE
J THE QUALITY PLAY HOUSE
TONlsaT-PICTURES

THE JUNGLE QDEENv
Marie Walcamp and William
playfer IN an animal drama. Don I
lose sight 81 Universal Animal
City, town of dare and danger
Lions and Ieopards are shown es-
Gaping Don't migs this great
animal drama IT'S thrill. Thrill,
Thrills, from start to finish. See
this jingle thriller.
THE SPELL or THE POPPY"
A two reel number with Eugene
Palette and Lucille Young.
LOVE And MONEY"
This IL q story Of an American
widow and her daughter abroad.
"HE FELL ~ THE PARK"
A Nestor, With I'd Lyons. Victoria
Forde and Lee Moran. Some
comedy
We always give you a good show.
Something new every day. Our pic
tDreg are first run The best Of nu-
nc. A z5 piece Wurlitzer orchestra
Coming Friday, King Baggot in "The
corsican Brothers" in three parts.
We give four shows day.
Matinee 2:l5 to .. m.
Night show 1880 to II.
Coming Sunday. Baby" the fun
niest picture Of the century. We use
both Universal and Mutual programs.
Come early and get good seat
Prices 10 suit all.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
Wild American PIums.

The wild North American plum has
given rise to more cultivated varie.
ties than any other Of the native fruits
except the grape. These varieties
have mainly originated in the Missis-
sippi valley. Iowa alone having fur.
nished 17b, Minnesota "A, and South
Dakota A. In Texas 81 varieties have
originated. In these western and
southern regions where several Of the
species appear to have reached their
greatest perfection In the wild condi-
tion the greatest development in the
future. under cultivation, may proba-
bly, also be expected to take place.
With few fruits has there been an
equal opportunity to report step by
step the advance which has been
made since the original OF the first
named variety was planted and culti-
waited in a garden. A bulletin issued
by the United States department of
agriculture, places on record a dis
tinct achievement of American horti.
culturists who have developed a fruit
the value of which was long over.
looked.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20


THE BREATH or ARABY'
The cast includes L. Rogers Lytton.
Paul Scardon, J. Herbert Frank. Paul
Sake and other Vitagraph stars. This
Is one Of the best three reel pictures
that we have shown in our theater.
Helen Gardner Is one Of the highest
salaried actresses in moving pictures.
a guaranteed attraction Something
different.
THE DEADLY CHEROOT"
A Biograph comedy.
VAUDEVILLE.
SWOR AND WEsTBRooK
Some singing and dancing act. Don't
fail TO see them.
Fresh air every three minutes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
Grady County Express
Is Cents a Year

This great offer Is made for an In
definite period. We will send the
Grady County Express for one full
year, TO subscribers in Grady county
only, on receipt OF only rs cents.
Think Of 1t, the official county paper,
rockribbed Democratic. with all the
local, political and official news every
week for % cents year. Come run
ming. Remit In coin to
GRADY COUNTY EXPRESS,
Chickasha, Okla
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
&c. Zoe
Grady County Express
Is Cents a Year

This great offer ig made for an In.
definite period. We will send the
Grady County Express for one full
year, TO subscribers In Grady county
only on receipt Of only 25 cents.
Think OF It. the official county paper,
rockribbcd Democratic. with all the
local, political and official news every
week for 25 cents year. Come run
ming. Remit In coin to
GRADY COUNTY EXPRESS,
Chickasha. Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20

One of my little cousins is fond Of
cookies and got into the habit of ask
ing the neighbors for them. When his
mother learned OF this she told him
he would be punished IL he asked any
OF the neighbors for cookies. One
day the little fellow wanted cookie
very badly SO he rushed into the
next house and exclaimed 1T 'mells
as II this house is just full OF tookies."
Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20

Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds,
collar and harness gall heal up quick
" when Ballard's Snow Llniment is
applied. II is both healing and anti
septic. Price 25c, 50 and s100 per
bottle Sold by Owl Drug Store
ADV. dew
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
Nex1C1 Dyspepsia :
ASSSS@ Tablets

will relieve your indigestion. Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear Of case where
they have failed. We know the for
mula. Sold only by us-25c box.
II. J. 5rownson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20

Friday, Hem comedy and wild ami
NAL drama.
Saturday, Lillian Walker.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20

wANTED-clean cotton rags at the
Daily Express office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
THE POSSIBILITIES
Of IMAGINATION

The muddy condition of the roads
cause considerable trouble for the
drivers Of automobiles. This is true
in, a larger sense at night.
A party in an automobile return5rs
from Stevens Point a might or two
ago when the rain was pelttng down
and the roads were seas OF mud,
tell some startling stories about
what they saw.
The driver of this car had just get
ten down 10 light his tail lamp as
he was approaching the city al was
afraid the police might spot him,
when he was startled by the sight
of an automobile being driven at a
high rate of sEeed-tt was not the
speed at which the car was going
fiat startled the man, but he saw
inc body or a man lying on its
pack in tie car and d hand hanging
outside bobbing around and the head
rolling from side to side. In the car
was what locked like the wreck OF
motorcycle. The driver who was
lighting his lamp had visions Of a
man run down and killed Abroken
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12

wagon in the ditch had been pass
Cd and the vision of aserious acct
dent grew with the workings of i'm.
agination. Arriving in the city, it
was Iearted that the body seem was
the driver Of a motorcycle, who hau
broken a driving chain and whost
lights refused to work. The mo-
torcycIe had been hoisted aboard
the automobile and the driver climb
ed on the best way he could, and
that is what was seen by the other
auto driver and his friends.
And so the newspaper men of
this thriving city did not have to g
around the next morning gathering
the narrowing details of a horrible
collision between a motorcycle and
atomoble in the dark and stormy
night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
CONTRIBUTED
-
BY FAX PAYER

Editor Daily Reporter, Dear Sir:
Can you tell me why people are so
fast to spend their money away from
alume? Is it a lad or is it because
they don't Gaze a continental for thei
home town? The latter question 1
think ansW ers the former. We hear
a great deal Of talk about the poor
condi.tiCa. of the roads leading into
our city and There is a petition be
ing. circulated to raise money. TO put
them in repair, which would be a
coed move provided we had good
roads i'll the city. Il IS conceded
that the poorest piece OF road out
side tho city is the Biron road, but
you cam find any number Of streets
in the city that are no better, still
we hear no great cryabout them.
Would it rot be better to do a lit
tie missionary work At home before
We go to foreign fields?
The city owns thousands Of dol
ars worth of road machinery, it
spends thousands Of dollars for the
work on roads, yet no roads. Why?
In plain English there is lack OF a
competent man at the head OF the
work. and our streets viii never be
IL any better condition untff there
is a competent and practical man
secured aas SuIt. Of Public Works.
The day. Of experimenting with cheal
men is past and the sooner we wake
up to that fact thequicker We VIII
have good roads.
Yours truly,
Brother Grimes,
A Tax PAYER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12

-ess at q delightfuI party at her 3rd
street home on Saturday afternoon,
in compliment TO the Misses Flor
ence Bliss, and Gertrude Miller OF
Philadelphia. Pa. and Lucille Hop
son Of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who
are guests Of Miss Marion Berkey
The afternoon was given over TO the
playing Of Bridge al the conclusion
Of which the highest score was a
warded 10 Mrs. E. ". Ellis. A deli
cious luncheon rs served.
Mrs. J. T. Cooper purchased a resi-
dence property in Baraboo, while
in that city recently and expects
to leave soon Tor that city where she
VIII make her home. Her many
friends in this city walls regret TO
hear Of her departure from our city.
From a letter received from O.
A. Hall OF Weed, California, we are
pleased to announce that Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Hall are the proud par
-nts Of baby girl at their home
which. arrived on August lst. Mrs.
Hail was formerly Miss Louise Mar
tin of this city.