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Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Farming In Twelve Weeks.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. l3.-The
college of agriculture of the Uni
versity of Missouri has announced
the program for the short coursr
from January 2 to March %. The
course is in the winter to suit the
convenience of farmers and is open
without examination to all over 10
years of age. A fee Of So covers all
expenses. Lectures are given OF
crop growing, stock breeding, stock
judging and 8 ock fe"ding, dairy.
ing, fruit growing aud kindred top
ics. These are illustrated by work
on the college farm, in the dairy
and in the machine shops.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Commissioners Strother,
To the editor of the MESSAGE.

To the editor Of the MESSAGE.
SOUTH MCALEsTER, ]. IT,, Dec.
S.-The very first paper received
from Audrain County, was the
MESSAGE f.om your Office.
Though l left Mexico the 9th |
was so glad to get your new.y PIT
per.
Tonight I had expected to be in
the new district (Strother Dis
trict) and lecture upon the air. l
int ded to make a number of ex.
periments with oxygen, nitrogen
and compounds, carbonic acid and
also experiment with the two e!e-
ments Of water. | had sent to st.
Louis for some ma eral to be used
in my lecture. | love 10 talk to
children and give them clear ideas
of the wonderful properties OF each
element in the atmosphere. | in-
tended to show them the necessity
Of breathing pure air; that the ex-
halatiOn from the lungs would not
support combustion nor animal
life. I hoped to impress upon
them The danger of going down in
t, an old we'll, clst~rn, ETC., by
striking experiments, such as let
ting down into a jar Of carbOnc
acid a lighted candle, and also ex-
posing chicken to its pOisin"us
influence. When they Witnessed
the sudden ex,tnguishment of the
light AMI the chicken in the az
onies of death, they would never
forget to AVOID bad air. When
they saw experiments showing that
air has weight, and other proper
ties, they would be enabled to I'M
d rs'and many things they do not
now comprehend. by means of
such object lessons claim you
may teach lessons of vaue that
will never be forgotten by the
young.
was much blamed by some of
the best men in the county FIR
granting the petition of the poop e
in the New District, but time wilt
justify my decision. THY have
now one OF the best schO IS in tn.
county, taught by live teacher.
and the school building with it's
fine bell and commanding posi'i n
IS the pride of the neighborhood.
The surrounding districts, Excel
sior, Burnham, GOodwater and
Naylor, have new and beautiful
school buildings except one aud It
will not be long before they vii
tear down the old building and
build a new one. These FIVE d.
tricts are a credit to the county,
and will attract the man who has
a young growing family to settle
in that section, where sol. schools
and churches ar. all he could ask.
FRESCH STROTHER.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
What the Mayors Say.

d. J. McVicar, Mayor of Des
Moines; 81 am pledged to fight
for municipal control, if not own
ership, of the franchises, for know
that cities can do the work better
and cheaper than private parties
can. The sentiment for municipal
ownership is very strong, as Illus
trated IN our city very recently,
when.the question of building a
city lighting plant carried by ma.
jOrity of nearly three to one
c. A. Collier, Mayor of Allan a:
~ believe in municipal ownership
Of public utiit1s. Not only would
the municipal ownership Of such
utilities as the waterwOrks system
electric or gas systems and street
railway system give better man.
agement, but it would prove a
means of reducing the tax burden
under which the people are begin.
ming to chafe.'
Thomas Taggart, Mayor Of In
disnspolis: 81 believe the time is
approaching when all commodities
such as water, light and transpOr.
sation, will be owned and operated
by the cities at the least public
cost, 80 as to give the people
the benefit Of the same. /
feel sure that the day of long fran.
chises is past"
ID. NJ. Akin, Mayor of Evans
vile: every city should own its
own franchises so far as practica.
bic. On that general principle l
stand"
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
The Csarina - Cartooniss

In an illustrated life story Of the
empress Of Russia In the Young wom-
an, We are told that the czarina speaks
ave languages, and that riding, paint
ing, rowing. sketching swimming and
tennis are among her recreations. But
one of her favorite amusements is in
drawing caricatures. Freed from the
fear OF the censor, she INDUCES with
her pen and pencil in a way which
makes even Russian ministers treinble,
drawing them in caricature. which
would mean death or Siberia to any
other artist. She has drawn the czar
himself--a solemn. bearded, but bald
infant in long clothes, tied In an arm
chair and surrounded by host OF
grand dukes and grand duchesses
armed with feeding bottles, all insist
Ing on feeding him in a different way.
NO wonder the car is screaming at the
top Of his voice.-London Globe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
C0in1 West.
The Great Presidential Campaign Of 1900.

The politics Of the great political
parties are now being formed and the
candidates discussed. The voice of the
people as recorded by ballot at the
approaching Presidential election will
probably decide the policy of the ma
ton for the next decade. Every citizen
must study the great questions that are
to come before the people. This can
only be done thru the medium of a
great newspaper. Now is the time,
therefore, for every voter to subscribe
for the best and most reliable news
paper obtainable. The Semi eekly
Republic covers the whole field of polit-
ical news. While it is Democratic,
it publishes the news in regard to all
political parties without prejudice.
Its Geographic and cable news service
is superior to that of any other paper.
Its the paper for that large class of
readers who cannot afford or do not
have access to the daily papers.
Attention is called to The Republics
Sunday Magazine. Its half.tone illus
trations are alone worth the subscript-
ion price. 1t is made up of special
articles by the best literary talent,
embracing variety of subjects of cur
rent interest. News features of alb
sorbing in terest are illustrated and
enlarged upon. For the benefit of the
ladies the latest fashions are hand
somely illustrated. The Sunday Maya
zine is ALWAYS interesting to every men,
Der of the family.
The subscription price of the Semi.
Weekly Republic is $l.00 per year.
The Republic Sunday Magazine $l.25
per year. Both papers are now being
offered at the very low price of $l.50
for one year. To secure this low rate
both must be ordered and paid for at
the same time.
Address all orders to THE REPUB-
Lie, st. Louis, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
o. D. Belts, Formerly of
Audrain County, Max
IND Tests.

FULTON, Mo-, Dec. 13.-Doctor
l.. l.. Chambell, professor of
physics at Westminster College,
gave a public exhibition of wire
less telegraphy at the chapel Of the
school. EVERY experiment tried
by Doctor Chambell was a success.
Messages were sent distance
of 100 yards thru walls aud halls.
o. d. Belts, agent of the Chi
cagO & Alton railroad, was able to
take number of words sent by a
novice, even tho it was his first
experience with wireless telegraphy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Some people up at Columbia want
new $4,000 court house for
Boone County. The Centralia
Guard protests and says: The tax
es are heavy enough without sad.
ding $4,000 more on the people,
with interest to pay for many years
to come. People who don't like the
old court house should keep out Of
litigation. 1t is good enough for
the punishment of criminals.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Seattle Has q Totem Pole.

Seattle's public square Is to be the
abiding place Of a veritable Alaskan
totem pole"-one Of those strangely
carved symbols Of barbarism and su-
perstition which generally grace the
front OF Indian habitations in southern
Alaska. On recent excursion from
Seattle a deserted Russian village was
visited and the giant totem" fifty
feet In height and deliberately carved,
was felled to the ground, transported
to the steamer and brought to Seattle,
where 1t will be placed on a pedestal
In Pioneer square.-Detroit Free Press
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
EuEenie Named Thorn.

1t was the Empress Eugene who
gave Its name to the Marechal Mel
rose When General Mel returned
from the Franco-Austrian war he was
presented by gardener with bunch
OF pale roses. He had one root planted.
and gave the empress one Of the first
flowers that grew on 1t. She was
pleased with it. and on finding that It
had no name she said It should be
called the "Marechal Mel" thus con-
veying to the general the news Of his
promotion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Latest IL tho "Pathomet to r"

OF the inventing Of long-felt cycling
wants there seems to be no end. The
latest Of these is an instrument by
which it is easy to record aut omatic-
ally not only the distance ira eled by
a bicycle, but also the various direc-
tons followed during the journey and
the hills assembled and descended. The
record Of directions is obtained by
means Of a compass. The needle Is
suspended at the top Of the "pathom-
eter," as the apparatus is called, d.
rectly above the tape on which the
records are taken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Care of Colts Feet.

Now that horses are again In great
demand and the supply is deficient the
breeder can afford to look we'll to the
feet of his young stock Our horses
have naturally sound feet IL proper
care is taken Of them but carelessness
imposes upon the horse numerous
preventable troubles. Where horses
are bred upon rocky lands or where
gravel abounds In the soil the hoofs
are pretty we'll worn down to normal
proportions without mans interior
ence; but upon our rich corn-produc-
ing soil there Is no chance Of such
wear taking place, the result being
that the feet grow out of all proper
ton. The toe as rule grows too long
and as a result the weight Of the colt
comes upon the frogs, or the walls at
the quarters become too high and the
frog not coming into ground-bearing
shrinks up. retracts into the sole Of
the foot and contracted heels are the
result. Frequently. too. We find that
where the feet are not kept properly
trimmed and rasped level. cracks ap-
pear and sQmstimes extend to the
coronet. Again. when colt Is sold
and gets into the blacksmiths hands,
II he has never worn shoes upon the
hind feet, we find them grown out of
all proportion and the smith does at
once in most heroic style the work OF
trimming which should have been a
gradual process. He then nails on a
high-heeled shoe and the poor horse
unaccustomed to hard roads goes out
to work feeling terribly uncomfortable
with his iron appendages and promptly
begins to interfere and soon has his
hind ankles swollen. sore and wound
ed, a condition 1t is always very dif-
ficult to remedy, owing to the mutlla-
ton that has taken place at the hands
Of the blacksmith.
The horse breeder will do we'll to
examine the feet OF his colts frequent
Iy and promptly set matters right by
the intelligent use of the rasp and In
doing 30 will discover all cases OF
thrush" which. II not cured at once,
may lead to chronic trouble and GER
tainly abnormalities in horn growth.
The feet of all farm animals require
similar attention for 1t would pre-
vent such troubles as foul In the
feet of cattle, foot rot in sheep and
lameness In hogs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Luke Emerson, of Bowling
Green, the famous importer of
fine jacks, is in another big law
suit. The American Surety Com
pany wants him to hand over &c.
600 which sum said company
claim it had to advance as surety
for an attachment suit Emerson
prosecuted in New York.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
DALTON IN EARNEST.
Refuses to Pay His Taxes
and Will Test the
Law.

PERRY, Mo. Dec. 13.-Colonel
Richard Dalton spoke here last
night on taxation. Colonel Dali
ton advocated the single tax and
disputed the right of the State to
tax personally.
He has refused to pay his per-
sonal tax this year, and will test,
in the courts, the States right to
collect it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

There was another thug fyht
down at st. LOUIS last Thursday
night and Henry Neise met his
death at the hands Of his oppo.
nent, Fred BellersOn. Niese fell to
the floor with such force by a
blow from Bellerson that cOncus.
sion of the brain resulted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Having a trial with the smallpox
near Mt. Carmel, this county.
L ght cases reported near there
last week. DR.. f. NJ. Moore has
been looking after the cases, and
last week the County Court al
lowed him SOL for his services 80
far.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

There were two weddings at
Sturgeon on the same day last
week-R. M. Gibson to Miss Mary
Bailey, aud w. w. Green, of Okla
homs, to Mrs. Amanda Ellington.
Mr.. Green's wife and daughter
were among the number killed in
the Kirksville cyclone last spring.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Rare Chinese Fishes.

The most beautiful and costly hsheA
IN the world come from China, and
the rarest and most expensive Of all
Is the brush-tail gold Ash. II is so small
that a twenty-nve-piece will cover 1t,
and probably there is no living thing
Of It's size and weight that IN worth SO
much money.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

The case of Prof. A. u. Guerne
vs. Prof. John w. Million, Of Har.
din College, wi come up in court
at Fulton in Nav next.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
People Who Sharpen Their Teeth,

Recent studies Of the Kaders, a race
OF short, dark-skinned, curly-haired
natives living In the Anamalai hills
OF southern india, show that they pos
sess a remarkable custom not else
where known in India. viz. the sharp
ening Of the incisor teeth. This they
accomplish by chipping the teeth to q
point, giving them the form Of cones.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
THE MESSAGE
THURSDAY, DEC. 81. 1899.

Howard Evans, prominent cit
izen @; near Sturgeon, died sud-
denly last Thursday from heart
failure.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
pecilns ss FrssbytsFis mis- m.

According to the 0utlook's stats
tics, the list OF net increases to the
Presbyterian church Is a series Of
downward steps. In 1894 10000 per-
sons were added: In 1895, 10000: in
1896. 10000; In 1897. $1,000; In 1898.
1900, and so far in 1899. $500.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

The Sedalia churches have unit
ed in fight against the demon
strong drink. Chance for Mexico
on this score too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

J. N. Berry, of Texas, has
brought suit against Asbury & Carr,
a stock firm of this county, Tor
balance on n 5000 note.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

Commissioner Wilson urges more
war taxes. He wants to stamp
the receipts for individual deposits
in the banks. Let him get after
the express and telegraph compa.
MES. Hard enough on the indi-
viduals already.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
Electric street svsepsrs.

Electric automobile street.sweepinx
machines are being prepared to clean
the streets Of Paris. The old clumsy
dirt machines now In use are to be
done away with.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21

II only pure milk were sold in Lon
don 1t is estimated that from 10000 to
10000 more cows would be wanted to
keep up the supply.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
A Holiday Rhyme.

The ladies of the Mexico Chris
tan Church in rhymes about Mex.
leo business men last week, pub
lished thru the Ledger, used the
following:
The MESSAGE that's published in Mexico
Is the newsies, sheet; take it and you'll find
lit so.
Its genial editor, Mr.. John Beal.
Deserves our patronage for his push and zeal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-21
The UaivsrsaI Language.

The UaivsrssI Language.
At q recent meeting Of the Russian
Academy OF Sciences Professor Dill,
advocated the use Of English as a uni.
vsrsal language for men of science.
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during the winter, but with the advent of
spring it sends out new shoots, and last year S
roots begin to make growth, that the
entire crop is not necessarily harvested. With
even these conditions, however, it is probable
that annual planting is profitable than to
attempt to secure than a single seasons
growth on the roots.
In this connection it is we'll to call attention
to the fact that the actual yields with crop
were considerably above the usual average
yield, yet they fall very much below frequently
reported yields. These latter rule mere
estimates The illustration given of two roots
was supposed to have been made from average
samples, and at this rate of fifteen and one-haf
pounds per hill, the yield per acre would have
been 3O,S3O pounds, something over sixteen
tons The real yield, however, was six and
one-half tons, difference which should be re-
membered when claims of preposterous crops
of cassava are made public.
Analyses of Station Cassava-Prof. Stock
bridge gives tables of analyses which abb
breviate slightly, omitting some technicalities,
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The first important fact shown from the above
analysis is that cassava contains a larger
amount of non-nitrogenous extract matter
than is found in any other crop. This matter
is composed largely of starch, of which it
tains much more than either the Irish or sweet
potato. A very considerable quantity of sugar,
however,-about 3 per CENTS also included in
this material. Cassava, therefore, presents
marked characteristics of both potatoes and
sugar beets, but contains very much more total
food, because of its great solidity and smaller
content of water
That cassava is not perfectly balanced food,
that is, does not contain fesh-forming and fat
forming materials in the relative proportions
necessary to secure the best possible results
from its use, or the greatest economy from its
feeding, is apparent. On the other hand no
food, with the possible exception of fresh milk,
exists in these perfect proportions; in each one
or the other class of constituents predominates.
MAN cannot live by bread alone" is a fact as
scientifically correct as it is recognized ex-
preston of divine wisdom. Man must have
beef or eggs with his bread; beans or peas with
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lands constituting SO large a portion IF the
state. 1t possesses great drouti- -w1-hstandng
power very much surprising corn in this re-
spect.
So far as latitude is concerned no positive
limits may be assigned to the of its sue
cessfu1 growth. It will, to the writer's personal
knowledge, thrive as far north as Macon, Ga
and might be grown to advantage over large
part of both of the Carolinas Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, with
the probability of successful cultivation in
parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. 1t requires a long season for it's full
development, and is very sensitive to frost, as
murh so as is the tomato. The limits of its
possible habitat may perhaps be best described
by the statement that cassava will thrive wher-
ever the soil is adapted to its development and
a period of seven months of immunity from
killing frost is assured, where danger from
the spring frosts ceases with the middle of
March and liability to the autumn frosts does
not occur until after the middle of October.
Keeping Qualities and Yield-The common
belief, however, oft repeated and reiterated in
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print that cassava cannot be preserved out OF
the ground but that immediate use is neces-
sary, l have proved to be founded entire
error Last season I kept roots in the station
office from February until July, and then sub
mitted them to an examination by glucose ex-
perts from Chicago and Buffalo, who pro-
nounced them to be in perfect condition for
glucose or starch manufacture. Broken or
mutilated places the roots soon become
covered with dark mold, but the growth is ex-
tremely superficial and in way interferes
with the character of the root or its con-
sttuents
In South Florida the plant is perennial,
though it loses its leaves and some of its stems
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ed to cassava as a feed and money
crop, it is of especial interest and vail
ue. We make the following extracts
from the publication:
The Best All-Round Crop-With intimate
personal knowledge and experience with the
present depressed condition of farm business,
the writer has not only thoroughly considered
all money crop possibilities as sources of relief,
but has made very many careful field expert
ments with all the crops offering any reasona-
BILE hope of supplying an additional profitable
crop. With all the facts procurable and with
the experience of not only myself, but many
practical farmers to support the opinion, have
reached, the conclusion that, all things consid-
ered cassava comes nearer to furnishing the
Florida farmer with universally profitable
crop than any other which he can grow on
equally large areas. 1t be utilized in more
ways, can be sold in different forms,
can be more cheaply converted into staple aiio
finished products, and can be produced ior
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The State Experiment Station has is
sued Bulletin No 40, on cassava and it's
uses. The bulletin is by DR.. Stock
bridge, and at this time, when the at
tention of the Florida farmer is direct
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Cassava as a Money Crop.
Dr. Stockbrdge of the State Experiment Station Sings its
Praises in Bulletin 49,

smaller part of its selling price than any other
crop.
soil and Climate Conditions-Cassava grows
in all parts of Florida with all the and
aptitude of native. 1t thrives best, how
ever, on moderately fertile, sandy soils, and is
perfectly adapted to the vast of pine
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