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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16


Rev. il. +. Linn has suspended
his advertiser III Santa Fee. His
family has moved to Mexico and
he has an appointment 10 preach
ut Defiance, Mo.
David Freeman, aged 50 II Ma
con county, Mo pioneer, died lat
Saturday. He built his own coffin
several years ago. which vas stored
away and was used for his burial.
protractcd services began ut Con-
cord church Tuesday night. Ser.
vices are announced for every
night this week. Rev. Hall. II
young preacher OF unusual ability,
is conducting the meetings.
Alexander Jester was granted a
change Of venue to Rails county by
Judge Eby ut Paris last Saturday.
The case ON motion for II change
0l venue lasted five DAYS and oArr
- Witnesses were examined. JeS-
t-r now rests in jail al New Lon
don.
Mexico propl" figure prominent
~ in the meeting OF the Horse
breeders and State Poultry Assoc
cja ion. which hold the same date,
Dee. &. at Scdalia. Hon. {. f..
Clark in president Of the former
organization, and j. A. PITTS and
J. Il. Tompson each read papers
before the meeting.
Fr,t AS slant Postmaster Gen
err, Heath ha; submitted IN inter-
cstng report upon free rural mail
delivery, enthusiastically endorsing
the idcI lie says It encourage
letter writing, and many rout IS
pay expenses; 1t enhances farm
lands and encourages better roads.
OF the Lafayette County, Mo-, routes
h" >rys: "At Lexington, Lltayrtt"
county, | made an extension of the
route. rode over the most of this
route in changing IT, and noticed
the poor quality of the mail boxes.
The postmaster was along with me,
and | remarked f. him the appar-
ent Indifference and lack of apprc-
citation on thu part of the PATRONS.
asked him particularly to urge
the erection Of proper boxes ut
once. succeeded in len hcuing
the route without deprivimg any of
the former PATRONS OF the service.
Having petitions from Higgins
Vile. Lafayette county, went
there. aud found the postmaster
enthusiastic tor the service. aud a
sltullion 50 favorable that later |
recommended abolishing two
fourth class postotliccS and a star
route, replacing them with rural
free delivery route without ii "kick.
| understand that this route is very
well managed and quite successful.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Russia's Female Physicians.

After long and patient struggle the
women physicians OF Russia have Sc
cured decree placing them upon an
equality both socially and politically
with the male physicians in the en-
Dire.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
THE ENGLISH "
" ALLIANCE.

When It became an established
fact that the United States and
Spain would go to war, there was
great anxiety on the part of our
people as to the probable action
of the European powers, some of
whom were known to be in sym
pathy with Spain.
II was easy enough to make war
on and conquer Spain; but should
the powcrr, champion her cause IT
might become Il serious matter
with us and prove extremely dis
astrouS. and there were many in
dicationS that such contingency
might arise.
But when England stepped to
the front with her hand off
manifesto and by doing so PROV
ed our friend, matters took II new
turn and the war was prosecuted
with promptncss, without inter
ference from outside parties.
Spain was Inundated and Cuba
freed from her dominion,
The people of the United States
felt very kindly towards England
for her friendship and large
number gushcd' over with love
for the old lady" and were very
ready TO form an Anglo American
alliance as was greatly desired by
England Men We're often heard
making the statement that Eng
land and the United States could
conquer the balance of the world,
and seemed very anxious To begin
the job.
The head of our government
appeared To favor the idea and ut
one time it seemed probable that
the deal would he contaminated;
but the sober second thought of
the people, fortified by past cN-
pcricnrcs called halt and public
sentiment, perhaps, saved our
country from Il calamity which
would have proven irrcparablc.
It is the general impression in
the minds of our people that Eng
land never does anything from
sentimental motives and whenever
she appears 50 friendly others
may look for hot chcstnutS. y
Our people thought of this and
became suspicious. With good
cause. as they are now beginning
to realize. and, it may he to then
sorrow.
Although they failed to bring
about the desired alliance. Brit
ish statesmen have succeeded III
gaining their end in another way
We are under such obligations tC
England that we cannot refuse to
do her bidding without being
charged with base ingratltude.
Her war with the Beers is the fire
in which her chrStnutS are roast
ing and We are expected to help
her pull them out.
She has succeeded IN convert
ing our authorities tO her doe
trimc. that it is the best service t.
Go to shoot Christianity into
men and take everything of value
lying around loose and not defend,
cd by stronger force than then
own.
How often do we hear men cN,
cuSing themselves for wrong-doing
by saying that others do the same
thing and how shallow the cXcus,
sounds to honest men. y thict
always begins IN II small way an,
although his conscience stingS
him. he tries to comfort himself
with the thought that others steal
His spcrulationS grow larger anC
more frequent, his conScienc,
less asscrtivc and ut length h,
grows too bold and reckless an,
the law gets him. AT one time
he might have left off and reform
ed: now it is too late
So it is with nations. Babylon
while content ut home grew pow
crful and rich. but mcurhcd am
hition brought the world agains
I
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16

A sixteenth child was born recently
TO Mrs. Walter Ellis of Anderson, Ind.
The father is Sc years OF age and the
mothc: +i.-Eyening Wisconsin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
Gov. Crittenden's Horse.

When Thomas 7. Crittcndcm was
governor Of Mis-, our he had col.
ored hostlcr who was much in awe
of his employer. Tn" man was
apologize over trillcS, but when
the governors favorit" horse died
one night the case seemed to be-
beyond the mans power of palIia-
ton. He wandered abont the
stable yard for Il long time, lost III
thought. Then going into Cri;ten-
dcn's presence he said: "Gub'nor,
that yprr black horse. Pluto, ain t
a-goin' t. live berry long
"What makes Won say that, Benz
asked the governor. in surprise.
"'Cas. he am dead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
EARTH IS GETTING SMALLER.
At Least It's Peoples Are Coming Closer
 Together Every Day.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat: One of the wonders of this marvellous age is the rapidity with which the re mote quarters of the earth are being brought close together According to the Russian minister of railroad, when Russia's new tfans-Siberian railroad is finished the trip around the world can be made in thirty-three days. When Jules Verne, just twenty-five years ago, sent the fictitious Phineas Fogg around the world in eighty days this exploit was deemed to be as near the absolutely impossible as at one time Puck's feat was of putting Q girdle round about the earth in forty min utes.'' Two American women travel ing in opposite directions, bea+ l'7@ze's mythical exploit a few yeas ee5. When the Russian railroad is built, however, the record of their journeys will, in the comparison, seem like the old stage coach and sailing vessel trav- els do today. With what incredulity would the navigators of a century ago have looked at the forthcoming Rus sian time table. The remnant of the fleet with which Magellan left San Lu- car, in Spain, in 1519, returned to that port in 1922. Three years, lacking two weeks, were required for the cireum- navigation of the earth. The first of the British world circlers, Drake, who sailed half century later, was as long making the distance. Cook, who made the journey 2 century later than Drake, was two years ten months on the yoy age. In the century and half be- tween Magellan and Cook the time of the world circuit has been shortened in only an imperceptible degree. There had been but little improvement in the speed of the ocean vessels since the days when 0dysseus in his shallop, af- ter the Trojan war. started on his re- turn to Ithica. No improvement of consequence, indeed, was made until the days when steam began to be ap- piled to ocean navigation and that was at such comparatively recent date that on May 24, 1S19, the day on which. Victoria was born, the first steamboat which ever crossed the Atlantic start ed, leaving Savannah for Liverpool, and taking twenty-six days to make the voyage, which would now be made in less than six.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
PET ANIMALS BECOME PESTS.
Horses, Cats, Pigs. Goats and Rabbits
 All Have Become Nu sances.

Ordinary domestic animals under fla vorable conditions often become pests. Some instances: In 1897 Nevada passed a law permitting the killing of wild horses as nuisances. In Washington they are cut up to bait traps Most of the wild horses on the continent are descended from few loosed by Cortez in Mexico. In Australia hunters shoot wild horses, which eat grass needed by the sheep and cattle Cats have made a home on Cat island, one of the Ker- guelens, where they are so wild that it is impossible to tame them. Their pro- genitors escaped from whaling vessels. They were put ashore on Sable island, off Nova Scotia, to kill the rabbits that had become pest. Now the rabbits are gone and the cats are worse. Pigs were put ashore on many islands, such as Bermuda, the Galapagos and is- lands along the southern coast, as food for shipwrecked sailors. In every case they have multiplied and become wild Capt. Cook put some ashore on New Zealand, where they are now shot as game. St. Helena, mountainous is- land of small extent, 2,700 feet high, was heavily wooded at its discovery. To-day it is rocky desert, owing to the introduction of goats by the Por- tuguese in 1513. When the goats ate off the underbrush rain washed away the soil and the big trees tumbled Rabbits are the worst of all animal seourges in Australia and New Zea- land. They are poisoned. killed for their skins, for their meat; but still they multiply. Cats alone can kill them off: but then cats become a pest also. Since 1873 New Zealand has shipped more than 200, 0,o00,000 rabbit skins.-NeY York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
LAKE IN AFRICAN MOUNTAIN
Explorer Circumnavi vigates the Entire Sheet of Water.

Sheeb or water.
 At meeting Of the Royal Geograph- icaI society in London an interesting report by Poulett Weatherley on Lake BangWeulu, in central Africa, was read. The explorer circumnavigated the entire sheet of water. His party reached the lake in August, 1896, and established a camp at the southeast ern corner, 3,765. feet aboyessea level. The shores of the lake are absolutely free from shells and the water has no depth. He sounded in many places. but never found more than fifteen feet. It's surface was usually still, a very strong wind raising the smallest sea. 1t appears to be nothing but flooded district. NIT. Weatherley thinks it was formed by the water from the great watershed of the Tanganyika plateau The overflow is checked to the west and southwest by a rim Of rock. but the east and southeast has no such barrier, and in that direction there is vast swamp from twenty to forty miles in breadth The Liposochf and Luena to the north and the Chambeao to the east are the chief contributors to the water supply. With twenty-five men he explored the island of Mba- Wala, about twenty miles long and 1000 yards from the shore, and pro. ceeded toward the outlet of the Luca. pula, ultimately landing at Kirui isls and. After stay of some time on the Island, which they found low, beauti- fully wooded, well peopled and culti- Vated, they passed on to Kisi island. This they found not a bit like the island depicted on the maps. It pre- sented most peaceful, prosperous sight, and in common with the other two islands, Kirui and M,bawala, it reared a good number of sheep-the eroad-tailed kind-and goats. The people appeared to live a life of com plete peace and contentment. Proceed ing in northerly direction, the party reached the extreme north-northwest corner of the lake. Continuing their journey alons the coast, they discov- cred narrow peninsula stretching north and south, having on the west a sheet of water about three miles in width, which extends the whole length of Bangweulu north and south, but is always separated from the lake by the 1sthmus. There was cotton every where, but not in large quantity, and the bark-cloth tree abounded.-New
 .ork Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
 Mechanical Brieklayer.

The latest device in the way of labor saving machinery is what is described as mechanical bricklayer' for use in automatically laying, cementing and leveling bricks. slabs, stones and the like in the construction of fortifi- cations, piers. bridg viaducts, ware houses, dwelling houses and buildings of every description Such an appas- atus has this week been patented in Great Britain and abroad by Birm- ingham consulting engineer and his son, who claim that it will save two- thirds of the time occupied in laying bricks by hand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
HARDENING PLASTER OF PARIS
Process by Which the Usefulness of the Composition May be Enhanced.


 "These plaster casts are very success ful as rule,9 said lover of fine art in the statuary gallery at the Art insti- ute the other day, "but unfortunately, they cannot be long preserved. The humid weather, of which we have q superabundanee in this locality, will destroy them ere many years have passed" This is the general complaint. Recently, however, patent has been taken out in Germany for the treat ment of articles of plaster of paris with an aqueous solution of ammonium horate, for the purpose of hardening them and rendering them insolub in water. The process referred to is said to give results decidedly superior to anything that has heretofore been pro- nosed The hardening liquid may
 lther be mingled with the plaster in the act of molding or may be applied on the surface of the finished casts with a brush. The solution is prepared Dy disselving boracic acid in warm water and adding thereto sufficient ann monia to form the borate, which re- HdlHS HI eHe So4ueioh. iuo AioAuoi VI using the solution is thus described: The saturation of the gypsum or aaint- ing of the plaster of paris is carried out in the cold. The objects Al ib- sequently rinsed off and dried. The surface becomes very hard after two days and insoluble in water, while the induration in the interior advances more slowly. By means of the fluid described gypsum floors can be hard- ened and rendered more durable and impervious to the influence of the weather. Saturating with ammonium borate is said 10 be especially useful on the exterior walls of buildings, bar racks. etc; on the latter, because ex- periments have proved an antiseptic action of the liquid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
 Relic Of By-gone Days.

St. Georges church, at the top of Lord street, Liverpool, England, is undergoing demolition, and the work men have just come upon curious relic of by-gone days. The church stands on the site of baronial castle said to have been first built by Roger de Poietiers ill 1073. After being used for various purposes, the castle was demolished early last century to make room for the church. While at work the demelishers of the church came upon a large slab in the east aisle, im- mediately under the stained glass win- dow facing Lord street. The slab be- ing raised disclosed twelve steps cut in rock and leading to a platform, and an arched doorway led to another flight of five steps, at the foot of which was 8 square chamber about fourteen feet in height, also cut in the rock. From this place there is passage appar- ently running in the direction of the river, while marks on the walls sug- gested that the tide flowed in at high water. though the church is on a high level and nearly 200 yards from the river. It is supposed that these steps and passages were hewn in the rock to provide an outlet from the castle near the waterside, and that when the castle was removed it was thought easfeS to cover the entrance than to fill up the passage Foul air prevented the workmen from explo ing fusther.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
Remarkable Loss of Memory.

A remarkable case Of loss Of mem ory occurred in London, England. re- gently. It appears that an old genS tleman, well dressed and apparently well to do, was found by the police wandering in Moorfeids. He was taken to the nearest police station. but, be- ing unable to give any satisfactory &C., count of himself, he was conveyed to Guys hospital. There it was found that he was suffering from loss of memory, and despite every device adopted nothing could be gleaned as to his identity. Upon his clothes be- ing searched an address, Spring Bank, Hull" was found upon him, and as the result of a telegram dispatched by the police to that address it was ascer- tained that the old gentleman was MT. Geofge Patchett, who lived at the ad- dress. given. He had been missed from Hull for some days. but how and when he got to London neither his friends nor MT. Patchett could say.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Much Sickness Prevented by It's Sub
 stitution for Gas

stitutton for Gas.
 There are 10 stronger advocates for electric lighting in houses than medical men, who say that an immense amount of sickness has been saved since the electric light took the place of gas in modern houses. There can be no doubt that ill the matter of maintaining the purity of air during incandeseence, electricity stands without a rival. Air is composed of four parts of nitrogen combined with one part of oxygen. The nitrogen, ill sense, modifies the too active powers of oxygen, which, if nndiluted would make every one in- haling it so excessively energetic that the human framework would speedily be racked to pieces. When eombus- ton takes place oxygen is absorbed, and carbon dioxide Ca poisonous gas) is given off. The act of breathing pro- duces similar effect, and thus resem- bles the burning of a lamp or candle. Air containing as little as per cent of carbon doXide is difficult to breathe in, and when it Is considered that a medium gas burner produces as much of this gas as eight or nine men (about six feet per hou) it naturally follows that air in room so lighted soon be- comes dangerous. Besides carbon di- oxide, there are other impurities in gas, such as sulphurous acid, ammonia, rulphuretted hydrogen, etc, which vary in quantity according to the purity of the gas. Each has it's own deleterious effect on the air and surroundings. and most of them cause flame to be less luminous. With an electric incandes- cent lamp there is no combustion The flament merely becomes incandescent by reason of it's resistance to the pas sage of the current, which is compelled to exert a certain amount of energy in travelling through it. This energy is given back by the filament in the form of light, but the whole being hermetic- ally sealed in vaeuo, there is no ex- halation from the process of incan- deseenee. and the outside air remains nnyitiated by it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
cubans and Porto Ricans.

One result of the provisional state of things now existing in Cuba is that Cubans who travel abroad are without any definite government protection. They are no longer subjects of Spain and they are not citizens of the United
 States. Secretary Hay has issued in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
-TnItI of a-RnYaIZIad.

A writer in London Telegraph tells the following story about the king of Spain as throwing light on that royal lads life: One day, during his history lesson, the king asked his professor to tell him how Spain came to lose Chile, Mexico md other Spanish American colonies. The story was narrated so thrillingly and artistica1ly that the roya! boy listened speHbound and con-. tinued after it had ended to sit ab- sorbed in meditation. At last a thought having struck him. he looked up to his professor and inquired: What must l do in order to get back these countries for spain?' The first and most i'm portant thing of all replied the eau tious and diplomatic pedagogue, is that your majesty should-should- grow up to be man. When you are man. Fm!' muttered the lad, disen- chanted, when I'm a man it is not history professors advice that I shall be asking. I shall have prime min ister to tell me then
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
Lake of Rolling Mud.

Near Grobogana, Java, there is a lake of boiling mud about two miles in circumference. Immense volumes of steaming mud are constantly ascend ing and descending, and on the west ern edge of the gigantic bubbles are continually forming and exploding at the rate of three minute.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-10
OIL USED ks FUEL ON SHIPS
Russian, Italian and German Navies Ez
 perimentng with II.

Russian, Italian and German Navies Ez-
 perimentmg with It.
 The enormous annual draw on our coal supply is already somewhat les sened by the use of liquid fuel, al- though the actual effect is, of course, inappreciable. Sir Marcus Samuel, in a recent paper before the Society of Arts, gave an interesting account Of the present position of liquid fuel in our own and foreign countries. .In England oil as fuel is in use on the Great Eastern railway, and we believe the results have proved satisfactory. It has also been found more or less in use i'll the Russian, German and Italian navies and one or two foreign railways. We are told that when the old fields of Dutch Borneo were first opened up the oil was not allowed to be carried in bulk through the Suez canal, and there was not a single port at which obstacles. were not placed in the way of it's introduction. Now yes esls carrying 6,500 tons, and capable of discharging over 500 tons of oil per hour, pass through the canal regularly. The impediments placed in the way of it's discharge have been done away with, as experience has shown that there is no real danger Several ad. vantages are claimed for the use of this body as fuel to replace coal, tte chief being the convenience of storage, the reduction of labor in storing and rapidity of discharge. The alternate contraction and expansion of the fire bars and steam tubes, unavoidable when coal is used as the fuel, is said to be altogether stopped, but against this has to be placed risk of over heating. .ELondon Chronicle.
 To Pension It's Old Employees.
 The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany, through its board of directors, is formulating plan for pensioning it's old men and retiring them to that rest which they have earned by long and faithful service. The pension plan is now ln the hands of a committee, and will be perfected and submitted to the board of directors at the October meeting for adoption. It will involve the expenditure Of $300,000 or more each year by the company, and it's immediate effect will be to retire a hundred or more employees who have