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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

s, F. RaRue, Of saunemin. ILL.,, in
q business note to the Message. who
formerly lived rLaddonia adds the
comment that he thinks Illinois bet
tor for farming than Missouri, "but
haven't found any better people
than you have" Says he's getting on
al right since leaving Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

There were about 100 members of
the Club present. The supper was
served by the ladies Of the Christian
church.
The meeting was one Of the very
best the Club has ever had. Sam
Norris had a word to say that
Drought down the house.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

The c. w. Pease farm, 90 acres,
just southwest of Mexico, was sold
last week thru Lakenan & Barnes, to
Samuel P. White, of Illinois, for
$4,000, or at an average of s288.S8
an acre. 1t is finely improved, one of
the best farms in the county. The
price of good land is going to begin
to jump up. Watch and see.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

Did you hear Judge Gose at the
Commercial Club supper the other
night? He gave you something to
think about, Ell? 1t was a preach
ment preparedness on right lines.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

Not so much knocking of the mail
order houses, Mr.. Business Man
Don't waste your breath that way
Boost your own business. Give guam
tity, quality, service and adver-
tise. That would be better. That's
done by the mail order house.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10
ALL LIKE THE MESSAGE.
JOSIAH MARTIN.

The following are late new sub
,ribers or renewals to the Message
DR.. w. e. Cornett.
G. E. Maddox.
Jas. w. Coons.
Josiah Martin.
w. c. Kinsella.
Barton Hubbard.
j. T. Jerman.
S. F. LaRue.
Miss P. A. Cauthorn
]. d. Worley.
S. It. Torreyson.
T. ]. Holtkamp.
w. R. Wainscott.
P. G. Alderman.
]. c. Hagan.
Milford Berry.
w. w. DowelI.
G. d. Holbrook.
L. r. Larkin.
Dave Armstrong.
Mrs. S. e. Kendall.
G. o. Black.
c. c. Roselle.
j. A. Reighley.
B. M. Walker.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10
OUR TAXABLE WEALTH.
1t Is Several Hundred Dollars Less
Than Two Years Ago.

County Clerk Ross B. Cauthorn
tells the Message this week
that Audrain County's taxable prop
erty for 1915 was $1O,151,7SO as
compared with $1O,1S1, $50 in 1914.
We didn't raise enough mules and
other such stock.
The assessments were as follows:
491,326 acres s $3.50, $40
$3.50 town lots 2,O6S,S4O
Money, notes and bonds, etc S73,34O
Bank stock 36G,S5O
Miscellaneous 566,285
Total of personal property 2,843,4OO
Total of real estate 7,3O8,3SO
Total taxable wealth 1O,151,7SO
Live stock as follows:
9,S16 horses, valued at 33S,O2O,224;
PA jacks, jennets $14,77O; 1854
cattle, $336,5O5; 1929 sheep, $751;
1O5; 2O,474 horses, $S1,615.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10
Buy it in Mexico.

Maryville has Just voted dry by
a majority of 7O2. The wet" vote
was 1872 and the dry, S94.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

L. e. Rudasill sold string of
steers in st. Louis at 1885. He told
the Stock Reporter that he put the
steers on feed about a month ago
and fed straight corn and grain.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
TO PACK POULTRY.
Specialists Urge Unusual Care in
Preparing Fowls.
Methods Recommended Which Are
Essential to Perfect Product at
Any Time, Especially When
Weather Is Unfavorable.

Poultry packers are urged by the
specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture to give unus-
ual attention to preparing and pack
ing their birds for shipment, particu-
larly il the mild weather, which has
been widely prevalent this autumn,
continues. The poultry specialists
say that the weather conditions in
many sections have been very similar
to those which prevailed in the au-
tumn of 1918 and which, as poultry
shippers will remember, proved dis
astrous to all packers who did not
dress, chill and pack properly.
The specialists, therefore, recon-
mend the particular observance of the
following methods OF handling dressed
poultry, which are essential to per-
feet product at any time and are of
vital Importance whenever weather
conditions are unfavorable:
Methods Of Handling Dressed Poultry.
/. Keep the holding batteries for
your incoming stock clean, we'll aired
and free from vermin, and see that the
chickens have plenty of fresh water
and plenty to eat
2. Don't kill chicken when the
crop is full Of feed. Give the chicken
only water for "a hours before it is
killed. Food in the crop or In the in
testines Of a dressed chicken causes
loss of flavor and hastens decay, which
more than offsets any gain from extra
weight
3. Good bleeding is absolutely es-
sential to good appearance on the
market and retards decay. Circular
81, bureau OF chemistry, department Of
agriculture, explains the best methods
OF bleeding and loosening the feath-
er muscles for dry picking.
Hang the chicken by both feet
while picking. Hanging by one leg
spoils the shape of the bird. Picking
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, lIv.
er, and howe! poisons be-
fore breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day
out, to feel clean inside; no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
p colds, rheumatism or gassy acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly
more important, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood, while the bowel pores do,
says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver.
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot wa
ter with a teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate in it. This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire alimen-
tary tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your druggist or at
the store. 1t is inexpensive and al.
most tasteless, except sourish
tinge which is not unpleasant. Drink
phosphated hot water every morning
to rid your system Of these vile poi
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an &C.
emulation Of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep it up!
AS soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing, sweetening and purifying,
so limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act on the stomach,
Aver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04

desert more accessible and more easy
and certain Of remunerative develop
ment that the eyes of the colonist are
turned toward the less attractive,
says Walter Fischer in the Bulletin of
the Pan-American Union
The most convenient method of
reaching the valley today lis for the
traveller to take the train which leaves
Buenos Aires at 6:37 in the evening,
arriving at Bahia Blanca at 9:25 the
following morning. Leaving Bahia
Blanca again at 81 SIS on one of the tri-
weekly trains he reaches Neuquen at
1873 that night; there he passes the
night in a hotel or inn, leaves at $50
In the morning and gets to the end of
the line on a mixed freight and pas
senger train at either 1920 or 12:45
noon, according to which of the BIZ
weekly trains he happens to have
taken.
Crossing the Rio Colorado, a rather
shallow and rapid stream, the railroad
follows the river for about rs miles
and then strikes southwesterly across
the first narrow place to the Rio
Negro. which it reaches at Choele
Choel. From Choele Choel the trav-
eler follows the valley of the Rio
Negro. which is wider below that point
and continues to narrow as one ap-
proaches Neuquen.
River IL Dark and Swift.
We are more particularly concerned
with that part OF the valley extending
eastward one degree of longitude, or
about sixty miles, from the juncture
of the two rivers to the small station
of Chichinales. The valley is narrow
here, not more than ten miles from
bluff to bluff, with the fertile, irrigable
land north of the river about half that
width at it's widest and narrowing
down to almost nothing where the
rivers meet. The Rio Negro itself is a
dark and silent, deep and rapid
stream; steamer is said to take only
as many hours to make the down trip
as it takes days to ascend the swift
current.
The melting of the Cordilleran
SHOWS often causes considerable worry
to the inhat. ,ants, but there have been
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
NEW SEEDLINGS OF ALFALFA
Damage 10 Done by the Tram
pIinQ of the Plants.

New seeding of alfalfa should not
be pastured. The ground in these
fields is not firm and considerable
damage is done by the trampling Of
the plants, especially during wet
weather
Fields established a year or, more
may be pastured lightly in the fall, but
should never be eaten down close.
II the growth of alfalfa is not very
strong the field may be top-dressed
any time during the fall, preferably
just after the third cutting has been
removed.
New seedlings may be top-dressed
at any time except during wet wealth
er when the ground is soft.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
Worry.


Worry is the great American habit.
AS a national pastime baseball is a
poor second. Our peculiar civilization
makes it chronic. We are the cham
pion worriers of the universe. The At
rican is happy; oriental fatalism pre-
vents dissatisfaction with the Asiat-
ic; the European, in peace, is usually
content. But we worry because Jones
next door has an automobile. Our
brethren Of the other continents would
merely accept Jones as a superior be-
ing and let 1t go at that. We don't.
So we go on worrying because Jones
has an automobile. because Mrs. Jones
has q new gown and because we may
have some trouble scraping together
the money for next months rent and
food bills. And we know all the time
that worrying won't ever get us the
motor car, the gown. or pay the rent;
in fact, 1t takes away whatever little
Joy there might be in living We know
that 1t impairs our health, destroys
our efficiency and spells our chances OF
ever attaining anything. Yes, worry
Is great thing-for doctors and I'M
dertakers! -Wilkes-Barre Times Lead.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
LACK OF MONEY
Was a Godsend In This Case.

II is not always that lack of money
sE benefit.
A lady in Ark. owes her health to
the fact that she could not pay in
advance the fee demanded by a spe-
cialist to treat her for stomach trou-
BILE. In telling of her case she says:
II had been treated by four different
physicians during 10 years of stomach
trouble. Lately called on another
who told me he could not cure me;
that / had neuralgia OF the stomach.
Then l went to a specialist who told
me / had catarrh Of the stomach and
said he could cure me in four months.
but would have to have his money
down. l could not raise the neces.
sary sum and in my extremity / was
led to quit coffee and try Postum.
THE results have been magical.
now sleep we'll at night, something l
had not done for long time; the pain
in my stomach Is gone and I am .
different woman.
Every time l had tried to stop cot.
fee suffered from severe headaches.
so l continued to drink 1t, although
had reason to believe it was injurious
TO me. But when l had Postum to
shift to it was different.
ITO my surprise did not miss cof-
fee when | began to drink Postum.
Coffee had been steadily and surely
killing me and l didn't fully realize
what was doing 1t until l quit and
changed to Postum" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum CereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar. makes
q delicious beverage instantly. soc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
DOGS NO MATCH FOR BUCK
Animal at Bay Proved Itself Master %
Pack That Had Been Put on
LIS Track.

Animals of different species do not
often fight one another because they
cannot comprehend or guard against
an attack different from that used byI
one OF their own kind.
The predatory beasts in many cases
overcome their prey, not because they
arc very much stronger, but becausej
Of the fear and confusion that their
strange method of attack rouses In
their quarry.
For example, a dog of a flghtinC
breed charges like a lion, and nearly
every member of the deer tribe, in1
Guiding even the elk and moobe, flies
from him In panic; but when one OF
these animals learns the real power OF
the dog 1t Is q different matter.
Hobart Ames kept q number Of deer
In q park at his winter home in Teni
nessee. among them 4 buck with a
fine set of horns. The buck came to
have q great contempt and dislike for
dogs. and any unfortunate dog that
got into the deer Enclosure did we'll to
escape with his life. !
The buck had learned that no dog
could Withstand the charge or the
thrust of his horns, and running from
them was the last thing he thought Of,
On the other hand, the dogs were
greatly puzzled by an animal that
ought by all rules to run away. but
did not.
One night the big buck jumped out
Of his yard, and Mr.. Ames' foreman put
the dogs on the deer's track and found
him in q thicket q quarter of mile
from the house. There was 4 fight,
and then the dogs were seen coming
home at top speed, followed by the
enraged buck.
His hair was turned the wrong way
and his eyes burned redly as he
charged every dog he could overtake.
Several of the hounds we're badly hurt
and ell of them we're scared.
They fed to their own quarters, and
it required the combined efforts of the
kennel men and stable boys to rescue
the pack. Probably il single one of
the hounds had learned to fight deer
at bay his example would have been
followed by his mates.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04

no floods OF any magnitude since the
great inundation of 1899 caused the
town of General Roca to be moved
from the old site of the fort near the
present station of Rio Negro to a
safer location about two miles away.
The winds of the southern Pacific
lose most of their moisture "a COM
ing in contact with the cold peaks of
the Cordilleras and then swsep down
across the Patagonian tablefands like
an ocean gale. They often last for
days, obscuring the sky and landscape
with clouds of dust and are at times of
such velocity as to hurl smaN-sized
pebbles, but they are most frequent
in spring and summer, and when once
over are soon forgotten in the delight
full weather which otherwise prevails
warm or very hot days, according to
the time OF year, usually with breeze
and cool nights always, with the tenn
perature seldom below 90 degrees 2
in winter. The climate most closet,
resembles that of the interior OF the
state of Washington. AS snow seldom
falls, the abundance of verdure which
follows every winter rain is available
for grazing cattle and sheep
Good Place for Hunters.
Hunting is very good, as many kinds
of game are PLENTIFUL the guanaco,
the small silver fox, the skunk, the
Patagonian hare, three species Of
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04

heavy tension when being erected, 1t
Is not always an easy matter to put
ed to be of the most service.
The tool shown in the accompany
ing cut is designed to accomplish this.
With its aid a great many more staples
may be driven in a given time and
they are driven In a much superior
manner. Besides being convenience
to fence erectors there are other me.
chanics who will find use for this tool
such as electricians, box makers, coop
ers and the like.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
SQUADS READY FOR MARKET
Birds Are In Good Condition When
Fully Feathered Onder WInss-
Soon Lose 9aby Fat.

Squads are ready for the market US
ually fror, three and one-half to four
and one-nAif weeks OF age, and up to
this time they sae fed by the parent
birds.
They must be sent to market
promptly, as the period during which
they are in best condition rarely ex-
ceeds one week.
Squads are in good market condi-
ton when fully feathered under the
wings. which is usually about the time
they begin to leave the nest.
II they are not killed at this time,
they soon lose their baby fat and their
flesh begins to harden.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
WOOD LOT VERY CONVENIENT
Useful for Fuel Supply az Well az fol-
Fence Posts and Timber for
Other Purposes.

During the years that have passed
many men have been engaged in fight
ing the forest, cutting and clearing
land of timber, preparing it for the
plow. In other words, making farms
and homes. The work still continues
in the heavily timbered sections.
Much bad Judgment was used In
the early clearing, often rather steep
hillsides were denuded of timber and
the soil put under the pillow, while in
many instances more level portions
of the farm were left in timber. Wash
ing soon followed the cultivation of
such rough tracts, and today many
Of them are badly SCARED by deep
gullies and much of the surface soil
has been carried away.
Every farm should have a small
wood lot. Forestry on the farm is to-
day an important feature of agricul-
ture and ought to receive considerate
attention from farmers. A wood lot
is very convenient to have, not only
as source of fuel in times of scarce
and high priced coal as at present,
but to furnish fence posts and timber
for various uses and to add beauty
to the landscape and premises, afford
shade, shelter and comfort to large
extent for all the occupants of the
farm.
A wood lot properly cared for will
continue to grow and produce suf1-
cient for the needs OF the farm for
a time. And little study Of the sub
ject Of forestry will greatly aid in
maintaining the tract in good condi-
ton
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04

THOMAS FALKNER, in his
book, speaks of the Rio Negro
as the largest river of Pata-
gonia. 1t is not only the larg-
est river of Patagonia but next to the
La Plata and it's two large tributaries,
which do not, however, belong to Ar
gentina alone, the largest Of the Ar
gentine Republic. Roughly speaking,
it drains a large triangular piece of
territory lying between SO and AZ de-
grees of latitude south, with the base
following the line of the watershed be-
tween Chile and Argentina and the
apex resting at the mouth Of the river
on the Atlantic coast Just south of
the fortieth parallel of latitude Falk-
ner gives quite list of names for this
stream, of which the Indian name of
Curu Leuvu has been retained to this
day in the Spanish translation of Rio
Negro
1t is not to be wondered at that the
Spaniards neglected the inhospitable
coast of southern Argentina in those
early days of conquest and settlement
No one could be expected to settle
down in an unattractive and desert
country while there was an unlimited
supply of more desirable lands closer
at hand and to be had only for. the
asking or taking. 1t is only when the
good land has become exhausted and
when railroads and science make tho
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
Ready For IL.

He was travelling in the South and
had to put up overnight at a second
rate MOTEL in western Georgia. He
said to the clerk when he entered:
Where shall | autograph
Autograph" said the clerk.
Eyes, sign my name, you know"
"Oh, right here
AS he was signing his name in the
register in came three roughly
clothed, unshorn fellow Immediately
recognizable as Georgia crackers"
One OF them advanced to the desk.
viii you autograph asked the
clerk, his face aglow with the pleas
ure that comes from the conscious.
ness OF intellectual superiority.
Certainly said the cracker" his
face no less radiant than that OF the
clerk; mines rye. The Argonaut.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04

Rack Tor SQuatted and Hanging
Dressed Poultry.
on the lap gets the skin dirty and
hastens decay.
s. Dry pick II possible. Scalding
is particularly undesirable because it
hastens decay.
6. Chill every dressed bird until the
body temperature is below 35 degrees
F. Never pack or ship an imperfectly
chilled bird. More decay is due to
imperfect chilling than to any other
single factor In dressing. Dry chill, II
possible. Chickens cooled in water
lose flavor, decay sooner, will not cold
store as satisfactorily as dry-chilled,
and are In every way more undesirab BILE
on the market. Refrigerator cars will
carry well-chilled goods in good con-
dition, but they cannot chill warm
goods to a sufficiently low tempera-
ture.
7. Pack in boxes or small kegs when
ever possible. A large barrel makes
an undesirable package, because where
poultry Is packed In large masses the
weight OF the upper layers crushes
the birds at the bottom.
8. Line all packages with parchment
paper and cover the top of the poultry
before the lid is put on
9. Wrap every head in suitable pa
per so that blood from one bird will
not mar the appearance of another.
10. Use only good refrigerator oars
and see that they are in good order
Ice and salt the car "a hours before
loading. The car, at the end of "a
hours sho1ld show . temperature be-
low 40 degrees F. at a point fczr feet
above the floor and between the doors.
General Suggestions.
Never handle chickens roughly,
either before or after killing. Rough
handling causes bruises, broken bones,
SCARED skins, and soft places IN the
flesh. Undue haste on the part OF the
killers and pickers results in lowered
keeping quality and poor appearance
of the product.
Piecework, which leads to quantity
rather than quality, makes for lower
prices on the market. Those who pay
by the piece should remember that
they sell by the quality of the piece.
These directions will apply with
equal force to turkeys intended for the
market.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
Weeds as Forauers.

Weeds are much better foragers
than are most cultivated crops. 1t is
just as reasonable to expect a lamb
to thrive with bunch of hogs as TO
expect corn to compete with weeds,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
Sly Fox.

"Jiblets is having his wife's voice
cultivated"
Whats the idea?"
Hes found a professor who won't
let her talk while she's taking les
soma"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
TO DRIVE STAPLES STRAIGHT
Handy Tool Of New Design for Win
Fence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Used
for Other Purposes.

In the erection OF wire fence it il
generally necessary to drive a large
number OF staples and for the security
Of the fence 1t is desirable that tbs
staples should be driven straight and
accurately. Owing to the Irregular
ties of the wooden posts and the strain
of the fence wire, which is under a
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04

I suppose their marriage was a fail
ure because their home lacked the lux.
uries to which she had been accus-
toned" mot altogether. Part of the
trouble was due to the fact that after
she discovered the luxuries were miss.
ing their home lacked the quiet to
which he had been accustomed"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
Modest Petition.

In deeply religious family of Elgin,
the eight-year-old son had been taught
TO ask blessing at the table.
One afternoon there were q number
of women asked to luncheon, and the
kiddie, being bit embarrassed. made
the following brief petition:
'Oh Lord, forgive US for this food"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-04
IL Serves Che PURPOSE.

How dare you kiss me?" she cried.
not too Indignantly. This is holly
I'm standing under. not mistletoe."
81 know" replied the young man.
81 prefer holly. It's so much mora
plentiful"