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Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07
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THURSDAY, DEC. I, 1899.
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T!lE stand taken by the MEasAGL
last week in favor II Me&ioo own
ing ana operating hey own electric
light plan. is endorsed Dy dozens
and scores OF cur citizens ii
touches the pocket book, Shat 3 che
point.
Hundreds Of car American cities
are aakiug up on this question OF
municipal ownership Of public util-
tiles. An old friend of the Mes
SAGE, born in England, tho now
having been citizen of this coun-
try near forty years, endorses the
MESSAGES position heartily, and
hands in the observations below,
concerning the management of enc
OF the large cities Of his native
land;
Uuddersfield, a city OF England,
of 200, 900 inhabitants, largely mill
operatives, is an interesting study
Every municipal monopoly is I'M
der public management. The wa
ter works have been successfully
maintained for wears. In 1882 the
gas works were taken aud the price
of gas was reduced to &C cents per
1000 for lighting, and 40 cents
for heating or running engines,
while the working day was reduced
to eight hours. For the convent
ence of the poor, 'penny-in-the-
slot" meters are used, SO that by
dropping in one penny e. cents)
thirty feet Of gas is secured. The
city rents gas stoves of all sizes at
10 per cent Of cost per annum,
which pays both interest and wear.
In 1893 the city built its own
electric light plant. All apparatus
is rented when desired, on easy
terms, and the price of electricity
for cooking, heating, motors and
other purposes fixed so low rs to
invite extensive use.
Understood was the first city in
Great Britain to build and operate
its street railways. These did not
pay until the last few years, but
the city is very hilly and widely
aaG.te"a, #a.:h makes railways,
watorwork8, Gas works and electric
light works more expensive than
usual, Yet, Notwithstanding this,
and the eight hours dav, and the
low rates, the city maintains all the
plants III good order and saves
$50, 900 q year.
The street cars have letter boxes
wh Oh are free to passengers, but
the car will stop and take your let
ter to the office for penny.
To secure better accommodation
for the poorer classes, the city has
built lG0 dwellings,, II mechanics
home where accommodations are
supplied for 10 cents a night, and
model lodging houses at & cents
night.
There are public baths, public
halls, a public hospital and santa
rum, library, art gallery, II munic-
ipal technical school besides the
public schools. The city owns and
controls the market and slaughter
houses, etc.
Whether you call this socialism
or cooperation or by any other
name, one thing is certain, the ci-
tizens of Huddersfeld, after trial
of 45 years with some of them, are
highly pleased with their munich
II
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07
SOurlan be

CONGRESS- is in session and the
first measure introduced III the
House was that gold standard bill.
They are going to get us this time
if it is possible.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

THE British have been walking
into the jaws of death with the
Beers right along. Well, the way
of the transgrcssor is indeed some
times IA little hard.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

The attorneys in the Triplett-
Sims law suit tried here last week
andretried this week, were, for the
plaintiff, John 7. Baker and Rhodes
Clay; for the defense, p. H.
Cullen and Earnest Coil.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

If THE smallpox were to get into
Mexico it surely would cost the city
thousands of dollars, supposing it
should get among our colored popu-
lation. The authorities cannot be
too rigid in enforcing the Quaran-
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

THE MESSAGE has put ina new
Monona power press. In our haste
with the outside pages failed i'll the
right manipulatlons and there was
bad "srald." Nou will see a
surperb print on our paper in thC
future however.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

The Reed rules will prevail in
l1. ..g.s during he present
session Of Congress.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07
The Woodmen expect u grand
time in Mexico, Jan. 9Th.

Prof. and Mrs. French Strother
bid Mexico friends goodby Tues
day, to spend the winter at South
McAlestor, Indian Territory,
They will be the guests there of
Mr., Strother's son, 6. d. Strother.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

Miss Bessie Gallaher aud Miss
Mae Ohnesurg, of Vandalia, spent
THANKSGIVING with relatives and
friends in this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

The community northeast of
Mexico, near Rush Hill and Wor-
cester, is one of the most prosperous
farming communities in Audrain
county, 1t is largely settled by
Germans, and good times" or
bad times" these men make mon
ey every year. They save the
little things of the f'9m, always.
We might mention the following
of that community: Frank and
Valeltine Erdel and Henry and
Jacob Sieger. We wish we had
more such men in our county.
There would be less failure in far
ming and there would be more
wealth brought into the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07
man farmer
THERE is very thriving literary

THERE is Il very thriving literary
and debating society at Maple
Grove school house, held every Fri
day night, three miles northwest of
Mexico. The Maple Grove Banner
edited by Miss Lena Toalson and
Mr.. Ward Parsons, is drawing
feature. For amusement and en-
tertainment-all cducational-hard
to get anything to excel the old
fashion country debating society.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

Senator Mouroa l.. Hayward Of
Neb,, died Tuesday ofthiS week, 1t is
though Coy. Poynter will name ex-
Senator Allen to Gil the vacancy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

GEN. HENDERSON, who will be
the new speaker Of the House of
Representatives,, who must aid
McKnley's policy of imperialism,
made speech in 1898 which now
must make him blush every time
he thinks Of it. The speech was
regarding the horrors of war,
and the main facts of that effort
will be seen to be very potentnow.
He said that war is the prop Of
thrones and the weapon of tyrants
that makes humanity weep. How
true, but how inconsistent it seems
with Mr.. Henderson's position
now,
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

FORMER GOVERNOR STONE is
out in an interview expressing fears
that the next big consolidation will
be the national banks. Mr. Stone
thinks that the passage of that gold
standard measure in Congress is
only one step in gigantic plan,
Certain other legislation in the in
tcreSts of the national banks and the
result would be the establishment
of one large bank in each
big city and a multitude of branch
banks in the small towns. The
same principle that is developing
by the department stores and which
is killing oil the small merchants
in many places.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

A FUNNY predlcament IN the
Kansas City, Kansas, public schools.
Superintendent Wolfe has made all
of his assistant fem lie teachers
"real mad" by prom ulgat.ng a rue
forbidding the wearing OF short
skirts in school. Tn golf skut,
you know, is a late fad in wearing
apparel. Prof. Wolfe does not
keep well posted on fashions
changing tide and was stunued
the other day when he saw a Young
woman teacher in one of the
rooms wearing one Of lhese skirts.
which was very short and the pat
tern Of which WIS a lur,d pla. Il
The superintendent saw another.
and Il third, aud Ia got wroth.
He asked the principal to acm n
i'll the teachers 30 IcngthCn their
skirts, but the principal b'ushel
and eXpoStulated, pleadinL that
he was Il bachelor AID hi, No 'c.-
ty prevented HIM fir m making
suggestions about the clothing of
tn young women. The superin-
tendent then sad he W ull do it
himself, and h did, with this
declaration; "l'he skirts must be
modest ANY woman with sense
enough t, tach school knows
what hat is.' Now how long
before the Mexico girls will be
wearing the,e sEirt,!
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

THE Presidents message is an
appeal to the patriotism Of the peo-
pie, with his feet upon the gold
standard and imperialism. The
prime purpose is to catch votes
The patriotic plea is couchcd III
exbavagant metaphors, historic,
laudatory and seductive. Will the
people be deceived!
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07

CONGRESS received the Prrsi.
dents me, sage Tues day. 1t j. IA
l,ngthv document. One OF tn
Presid"E S first declarations is
for the goll STANDARD 70 keep
the coins of the United Strt On q
parity he recommends that the
Secretary OF he Trca ,ury be given
additional power tr sell bonds,
any old way il seems sc muir, the
continuance of the gold Standard
the Presidents words in quota
lions. He declares for the rcten-
ton of the Philippine, AMI de,
tiu,.~ uur fist du'y t cr tNb to
ur' d wn h ...l ON M ate
a hi d no p #
Vernm n for o'. san out
line. L Q ci o 7 N Mt for
por o Rico, and avs the lie OF
fl eIom to Cuba mu b kept.
Toe N, SSa g reNl.NS on relation,
with hermany, rrcOn the settle
ment Ut he samoan question, re-
f~rs to the errw h Of our trade in
the Orient, Il vi adyocates an in.
Mexico Missouri message., 1899-12-07
All Ready For Business.
COME TO
The Central Market
Everything New!
Everything Fresh!

Daily arrivals of Fruits, Vegetables,
oysters, Celery, etc. Our aim is to give
the people of Mexico the latest and best
the market affords at st. Louis prices.
Our motto is: Nothing too good for
the people and prices to suit the times"
y fresh and complete line of Choco-
lates and Bon Bons. Our speciality:
Try our homemade Candies that are
made daily.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
suner.t,tion and Il. Effects.

wish that some one would write an
adequate book upon superstition and
its effects, as distinguished from and OPP
posed to revealed religion and its
effects This curse of the world, civil
lized or savage deserves worthy chron-
icler. Walking round the exhibits in
the Agricultural hall, it was borne in to
my mind that superstition in all its
hideous phases is perhaps the most con
crete and tangible form in which the
evil one manifests himself upon earth.
and l think that those who have mixed
much with native races will not dis
agree with me.
Here is an instance of its working
which has just come to my notice. Not
long ago two Matabeles were tried at
Bulawayo for the murder of their grand
son, child of .. Poison having failed.
the boy was held beneath the water and
drowned. The crime was admitted, but
the defense raised was that the child
had cut its top teeth first. Such chill
dren being unlucky and the cause of i'll
luck to Others, ii was customary to kill
.hem, and "witch doctor" on being
consulted, had ordered that this one
should be put to death Well, only a
century OF so since we did things al
most as bad in England. Rider Hag-
gard in Longman's.
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He Got the Fees.

Sagar, the verger Of Halifax parish
church, was quite character in his
way. He figured in several good stories
in Dean Pigou's "Phase Of My Life. |"
On one occasion bridegroom discover
ed after the service that he had no mon
ey with which to pay the fees
Sagar went to the bride in his most
winsome way and asked her: "Hast
ever seen Black Bibles? We've rare
lot on 'em in this ere vestry.'
"No," she replied, not having the
faintest idea of what Black Bible was.
"Coom along. III show yer them"
He lured her into the inner vestry.
"There's the Bibles, he said, point
ing to them, locked up as they were in
bookcase with glass panels, of which
he had not the key. "Wait awhile till
l come back.
He turned the key of the vestry on
the bride and, going to the bridegroom
said, LASS is all right, but you'll no
have her till you have paid.
The "brass" was Immediately forth
coming.
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An Added Burden.

was taking my dinner one day at a
mountain farmhouse on the headwaters
Of the Cumberland river. and the lady
Of the house, who had four children
playing around the front Of the estab-
lishment, was inclined to repine at her
hard luck in having so much work to do
~ run this here whole farm" she
said in tone which indicated that she
was ready to resign.
"How many acres have your" l in
quired.
"a hundred and forty-20 in wheat
go in corn, 10 in medder an paster, an
the balance scatterin an woods"
"Got any stock2'
"Ten head NV cattle, two cows. six
hogs an work critters fer the place
"And you run the whole business ?"
''Indeed do-every hide an hair NV
i. she sighed.
Don't you hire some helpH"
"In course, but 'tain't hired help
that takes the load of en- body" There
was philosophy in that statement. and
paused minute.
Haven't you got a husband ?" next
asked with a good dead of sympathy.
Eyes" she responded very slowly,
"but 1 have to run him too Wash
ington Star
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PLENTY OF RECRUITS.
feviy Enlisted Men TO DE Sent to
Otis as soon as Possible.

WASHINGTON, July ). - Reports
from recruiting stations throughout the
country confirm the belief of the war de.
partmcnt that there are on hand enough
recruits to meet the needs of Major Gen.
eral Otis for filing up the regular regi-
ments now in the Philippines.
Orders have been sent to the different
stations to forward as rapidly az possible
TO San Francisco all recruits on hand.
At San Francisco they will be modified
and drilled and will do target practice.
General Shaftcr, who has this work in
charge, has recommended to the war de-
partment that recruits be detained Mt the
Preside as long as possible to enable
them to get all the necessary instruction
i'll target practice, but owing to the ne
cessity of avoiding any delay in the de-
parture of transports the war department
feels that the drilling will have to be sub
ordinated to the loading and departure
of the transports.
just as soon as the recruits have been
mobilized at San Francisco orders will
be issued for recruiting the volunteers to
fill the nine volunteer regiments. 1t is
probable that these orders will be sent
out Immediately and that the number of
recruiting stations will be largely in
creased in the country districts as well
as the cities.
The quartermaster's department has
been very active in the work of obtaining
additional transportation, and General
Ludington now believes that he has on
hand in the Pacific fleet sufficient trans
ports to 81 all requirements.
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complished. His was bad case. As
result of sciatic rheumatism the elder
was partially parulyzed. He was able
to get about only with the aid of
crutches. The parts OF his body affect
ed by the disease were entirely numb.
One day the old gentleman was toying
with swarm of bees. Evidently recog-
nizing that he could not run the bees
attacked him viciously. They stung
him repeatedly in the numb portions of
his anatomy. Under the stings they
rapidly recovered a lively sense OF feel
ing. Dropping his crutches, the elder
executed a skirt dance which would
have done credit to Loie Fuller. Next
morning, though somewhat sore from
the stings, the elder states that every
trace of the rheumatism had left him,
nor has it ever returned. He urges all
victims of rheumatism TO try the bee
sting cure, believing in all seriousness
that it will cure them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
A Happy Introduction.

An Englishman who is an enthusi-
astic Alpine clubbist came in one night
to carry friend off to lecture which
the veteran mountaineer Whymper was
giving at Westminster on his pet theme.
Twenty Thousand Feet Above the
Sea-" The friend could not go, for he
was otherwise engaged, but Whymper's $
name reminded him of story of Sir
James Linton, the late president of the
Royal Institution of Painters In Water
Colors. He had to introduce the well
known artist E. M. Wimperis to the
Alpinist, and he did it in the following
fashion: 81 want to make two distin-
guished men known to each other. The
one is Mr.. Whymper, the other Mr..
Wimperis For an impromptu this is
not bad.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
COBWEB PICTURES
italian Resident of n Penn
syivania Hamlet.

1t hardly seems credible that cob
webs taken from the cellar stairway can
be made into beautiful picture, yet
this remarkable feat is accomplished
by Anthony Bratto, of Plymouth, Mont
gomery county, Pa. His pictures are
generally in demand, and Bratto has
enough orders ahead to keep him busy
for some time. just how he makes the
tlimsy material stay in place is his own
secret. He admits, however, that he
first traces his scenes with a lead pen
ell. The queer artist is very versatile
and can picture anything in this man
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
Spoiled by a Kiss.

John Brown of Ossawattomie-they
led him out to die,
And, 10, poor slave mother with her
little child pressed nigh,
And the bold blue eyes grew tender
and the old harsh face grew mild
AS he stopped before the jeering ranks
and klssed,the negros child!
Whittier
The kiss that old John Brown gave
to little colored child as he was led
out to be hanged, forever checked the
child's career as useful person.
Owen Carter of Charlestown, w.
Va, was the little colored baby held
up to receive John Browns last kiss.
He is now 43 years old, has ID child
rem and has never done a stroke oil
honest work in his life. He lives on
the tips of curious and foolish tourists
and the free will offerings of his own
race.
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Longest Beard in the world.

Probably the longest beard in the
world is that of a metal worker in Mar
seilles. The man is "a years old. When
IA years of age he had beard six
inches long. 1t grew from year to year,
and now his hirsute attachment, when
unrolled, reaches the respectable
length of ten feet ten inches. When
this man goes out walking he carries
his beard rolled up in a big skein un-
der the arm. Since he is rather small
in size, measuring but five feet three
inches, the beard is more than twice
the mans height.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
Summer Tours to the North.
Two Tours to Canada via Pennsylvania Rail l.
rond

For the Summer of 1896 the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has arrang-
ed to run two personally conducted
tours to Canada and Northern New
York.
The first tour, leaving July aa, in
cludes Niagara Falls, Toronto, Thous-
and Islands, Rapid: of the St. Law
renee, Quebec, Lake st. John, The
Saguenay, Montreal, Au Sable Chasm,
Lakes Champlain and George, Sara
toga, and Highlands of the Hudson,
occupying seventeen days. Round
trip rate, $Ias.
The second tour, leaving August 2
covers the same territory with the ex-
ception of Lake St. John and the Sag
uenay, and occupies fourteen days.
Round-trip rate, $ioo.
Each tour will be in charge of one
of the company's tourist agents, assist
ed by an experienced lady as chaperon,
whose especial charge will be unescort-
ed ladies.
The rate covers railway and boat
fare for the entire round trip, parlor-
car seats, meals en- route, hotel enter
tainment, transfer charges, and carri-
age hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, OIL
any additional information, address
Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, II96 Broadway, New York
500 Fulton Street, Brooklyn; 7Se
Broad Street, Newark, N. J.; or Geo
w. Boyd, Assistant General Passeng
er Agent Broad Street Station, Phila
delphia. 10 ct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
Arbitration Optional.

THE HAGUE, July 5.-At II meeting
yesterday afternoon of the arbitration
committee the question whether arbitra-
ton should be obligatory or optional was
raised and drew II categorical declaration
from the German delegate to the effect
that he had received formal instructions
not to accept the principle of obligatory
arbitration otherwise than by special con-
ventions. In view of this statement ar
ticle 10 of the Russian proposal was
struck out and replaced by provision
declaring arbitration should be optional
except in the case of conventions between
the powers. All the delegates adhered to
this, NJ Bourgeois, head of the French
delegation, declaring he accepted it only
as Il cOmDrOmiSp.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06

On the subject of divorce the cor
respondent of the Wilkesbarre Record
who is also a lawyer, says: "This
county is fast making reputation as
a divorce mill. Every term of court
grinds out good grst of them. But
as long as the law on the subject of
divorce in this State remains as it is
there is little hope of a change in this
respect. In New York State it is easy
to get tied up, but after that it is not
so easily united. There is but one
ground for divorce, adultery, and the
laws of evidence are held strictly on
this point. In this State the obtain.
ing OF license may hold some people
In check, on the start, but the num-
erous grounds for a divorce on our
statute books make it possible for any
one to free themselves from the state
of matrimony."
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The Capital of Holland.

A gentleman-to the best Of our recol-
lection retired linen draper-went
into school one day with the intention
of putting the fifth standard through
their facings in the geography of Eu-
rope. He began, ''What is the capital
Of 'OllandH" 'Capital H." was the
crushing rejoinder from the smart boy
Of the class. The ex-linen draper did
not pursue his geographical inquiries
further -Cornhill.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
ITALIAN LAWMAKERS FIGHT.
stormy Scenes In the Chamber OF
Deputies.

ROME, July 1.-The sitting of the
chamber of deputies yesterday was vio-
lently riotous. The Radicals declared
that they would continue to prevent n
majority vote on the governments meas
ures looking to the maintenance of public
order, and wrangle ensued, which de-
veloped into a general melee in which
many blows were exchanged.
Signors Prampaline and De Palace
seized the voting urns for the purpose Of
preventing vote, and for this they will
be prosecuted by the government.
A secret ballot having been ordered up
on certain bills, the Socialists rushed
down to prevent it. Signor Sonnino ad-
vanced first to register his vote, but the
Socialist deputy Signor Bissolati dealt
him violent blow near the temple. Sig
nor Sonnino then seized him by the
throat aud coat collar and threw him
down, receiving himself in the mean
time numerous blows from the other So
cialsts who took part in the affray.
General Pelloux, pale and stupefied,
remained standing. He was on the point
of being attacked, when Admiral Bettolo
raised chair and defended him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
DREYFUS AT RENNES.
OHC r Oo ~ HCNNCSs
The Noted French Prisoner Arrived
at the Prison Without Incident.

RENNES, France, July 1.-Captain
Dreyfus landed from the cruiser Sfax ut
Quiberon early this morning and was
conveyed by special train to Bruz, II
kilometers from Rennes. There he en-
tered landau, accompanied by the chief
of the detectives of the prefect depart
ment, and was driven to Rennes, where
% gendarmes awaited his entrance into
the town. Ten OF the gendarmes enter
ed n wagon and followed the carriage.
The rest followed on foot.
The party arrived at the prison with
out incident. a large crowd assembled
and witnessed the arrival in silence and
without Manifestation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-06
CURE FOR RHEUMATISM
According to Elder Daniel whitmer
bee Stings Is n specific That
Never Fails.

At last there is a sure cure for rheu-
matism. 1t is vouched for by no less
an authority than Elder Daniel Whit
ncr. The elder discovered it quite by
io giving 1t to the world. lie would be
qlite satisfied if he could rest in a safe
place and watch other people taking
the cure. As an evidence of good faith
Elder Whitmer tells in the American
Bee journal how his own cure was ac-