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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

next month, receive thousands of
notes from parents to the effect
pointed out, which they could
and | can speak for hundreds of
teachers when say they would
gladly do so-hand to the heads of
their schools, it would practically
mean Il readjustmcnt of the entire
system of study. This may be
better understood when it is real
lzed that the entire system of study
during school hours in many of
the schools is SO arranged as to al
low for some of the work to be
done by the pupils at home. Let
this taken-for- granted home study
he stopped, and n change would ut
once have to be made. The stud
les at school cannot be increased
in number, for already there are
too many. The school hours can
not be heightened because the tide
has set in to shorten them. Hence,
some studies would have to be
thrown out, if home study were
eliminated. Aud this is the result
desired" ="
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
Woman to Speak for Bryan.

Carthage, Mo-, Sept. 22 Miss
Ella Harrison, for years president
of the Missouri Equal Suffrage As
sociation, has announced her in
tention of rendering her services
to the Democracy as IA speaker.
She will make her first appearance
at SarcoXie next Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

A Lincoln county boy went to
see his best girl one night last
week and carried big revolver
with him to keep away the bug
gers" He laid his arms" beside
the stiles while he went in to pay
court to his lady love. When he
returned his mind was so filled
with other thoughts that he forgot
his pistol and now his mother-in-
law has the weapon awaiting his
coming.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
How to Save School Children

In the October Ladies' Home
journal Edward Box takes up the
cudgcl again against the cramming
methods inflicted on school chill
dren, and urges step toward the
reform of the abuse that every
parent who has child at school
will send II note to the teacher
that, under no circumstances what
ever, will the father and mother
permit any home-study by the
child.
This may seem to be a very
simple thing to do" he contends,
but often the simplest things are
the most effective. If the teachers
of this country should, within the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
Democrats Organize.

A Bryan and Dockery club has
been organized at Cant. Judge
j. Il. Sims is president, j. F..
Beatty, vice-prcsident and s. p,
Loren, secretary and treasurer.
The club was organized last
Thursday night and II. Il. Buckley
and Joe $. Mcintyre made speech,
es on the occasion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Republicans at their conven-
ton in Mexico last Thursday nom
mated their county ticket thru a
committee. The committee was
composed of the following: j. Y.
Brown, of Mexico, b. Wadding-
ton, of Benton City, DR.. j. c.
Parrish, of Vandalia, VIM. Ma
chin, of Farber, l.. w. Roberts, of
Rush Hill, F. 5. Friar, of Laddo-
MIA.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
A RACE OF "
~ VAMPIRES.

The following is from the Kan
sas City Independent. 1t is anoth-
cr sad lesson of where the rush for
gold is leading men in this coun-
try. If the millionaire and corpo-
ration owner learns to forget wife
and children and home, no wonder
he disregards the rights of his en-
ployes, and no wonder there are
labor troubles and strikes in this
country. Read the following and
then do little quiet thinking:
If her signed statement to the
press be true, Mrs. John O'Day,
wife of the Missouri millionaire
railroad attorney, attempted sui
eide deliberately and premcditatcd-
ly and not while temporarily in
sane, as alleged by her husband.
1t is a most remarkable statement
that she makes, and one that for
ces into notice phase of Amcri-
can coniugal life that is fast be-
coming common.
"My husbands life is devoted
to money making" says Mrs. o.
Day. HE cares nothing for home
or wife.
He determined that Il woman
was a bar to his ambition of being
great man, and resolved on n
separation. Then he drew up pa
pers which were to make provision
for me, but true to his role of
business man. he drew it up so
that my title to the property was
worthless.
Fl told him ! would take my
life unless justice was done to me.
Then | bought the revolver and
cartridges. | returned to the hO-
tel and spent my time in prayer
for myself, my husband and for
all who had done me wrong.
When my husband and his
sycOphant came in | asked him
what his decision was. True to
his role of cold-blooded business
nan, he replied that could not
bluff him. Then | shot myself.
John O'Day is II human ma
chine. He is the kind of man
that American women encourage.
They like such men because they
can buy them carriages and seal
skin sacques.
In America we do all we can
to encourage the millionaire. We
might as well breed vampires
O'Day is physical wreck. His
heart and health are gone. He is
more wretched in his nature than
the poorest laborer.
"The business man in him
could give no quarter, even VIXEN
it came TO negotiating with % un-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
A New Court House.

This from the Farber Forum:
The Forum learns that an effort
will likely be made before many
moons to build a new Court House
at Mexico. Audrain's capitol is
not a palace, to be sure, but a new
one will not be built yet awhile,
not just yet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The newspaper plate houses are
publishing a letter from Los An
geles, California, headed in words
like these: Wall from California
Scores of "rabbitries," which were
to bring wealth and independence
are now closed. The bubble has
broke and the agricultural and
horticultural interests of Southern
California are threatened with Il
Belgian hare pest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
They Do Not Hear.

The Forum advocates getting
larger bells for all the churches in
Farbcr. Four bells ring out each
Sunday morning calling the people
to Sunday school, but the majority
of the people evidently do not hear
them.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Rev. j. A. Medley, of Rush Hill
this county, was given an appoint
ment at Gorin by the Methodist
conference at Fulton last week
Bro. Medley is a most worthy
young man and the MESSAGE wish
es him every success in the minis
try.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
Teachers Institute.

Teachers of Cuivrc Township
are requested to meet at Grow
schoolhouse on Saturday, Sept. 20,
to effect an organization of Town.
ship Institute.
Program to begin at 10:3O Il. m.
All teachers should be present lest
we be accused of having no inter
est in our work.
Song.
Prayer.
Welcome address, Prof. +. j.
Williams.
Response, Miss Lou Detienne.
Importance of teacher and pa
tron comforting in capacity of in
stituie, Prof. Hawkins.
Discussion of miscellaneous top
les, by Institute.
Music.
Noon.
1:30, Music.
Ideal Teacher, Mrs. b. w. Hale
Test of Teacher, Mr.. b. W.
Hale.
School Libraries, Discussion,
Miss Mary Coakley and Prof. r..
w. Moore.
Music.
School Buildings, how Ventilat-
ed and Where Built, Prof. A. b..
Shattuck.
Should our Present County In
stitute be Retained or Should We
Demand Education for Diplomas,
Prof. G. f. Alt.
Music.
County Teachers Convention
every Two Months, Mrs. Crete
Rose and Prof. Downing.
Shall Bright Pupils be Kept
Back with Dull or Dull Promoted
with Bright, Miss Keith.
300 p. m, Supper.
7:30, Music.
How Promote Institute Work
Mrs. +. j. Williams, Mr.. John
Harris and Mr.. Oscar Barnett.
Music.
Efforts will be made to organize
a reading circle and take up the
course adopted by the State.
Music will be furnished by Mr..
a. j. Butts and choir.
Everybody come and share the
merrimcnt. NICE-PRESlDENT.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
DenuiY In blood DeeD.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, s,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, soc.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Methodist conference at Full
ton last week said: 1--WE have no
words strong enough to express
our utter detestation of the army
canteen and the expansion of the
liquor traffic under the protection
of the flag"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Southern Methodist confer
ence at Fulton last week passed a
resolution containing this clause;
1--WE here and now enter our sol
emn protest against those in au-
thority making our State Univer-
sity at Columbia a bulletin board
for advertising the brewers of ST.
Louis, by accepting from them do
nations, with the understanding
that their names shall be placed
upon the buildings erected with
this price of blood and shame"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Smith Bros. specials in the
street fair premium list prizes are
So. 10 and $1.05, respectively, in
stead of as published in this paper
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Louisiana street fair was so
well managed that the association
has more money than it needs-o-
yer $400 for a starter next year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Big Democratic picnic in Same's S
pasture, north of Sturgeon, Sept.
%. Hon. S. b. Cook and Capt.
c. Y. Allen, of Mexico, will he
among the speakers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

1t is claimed that it was print
er who said that the price of broom
corn would go up next year on ac-
count of the fact that Bryan
would sweep the country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Mexico Modern Woodman
team won first honOrs in the team
drill at the Montgomery street fair
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Ed. Gamble, near this city, who
had his horse stolen some time a
go, found the animal the other day
grazing in the road near Vandalia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Gen. ID. II. Mcintyre, of Mexi-
co, Col. &. ID. Reynolds, of St.
Louis, and w. f. Bloebaum, of
st. Charles, made speeches before
the Republican convention here
last Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Center Intelligencer says
that w. Ii. Logan, of Laddonia,
will set out one hundred acres of
fruit trees on his Rails County
farm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The plumber shoot by the Mexico
Gun Club takes place today. There
is a long list of valuable prizes for
the best shooting.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The Centralia fair managers
have gotten tired and will quit.
The fair has always been Il success
financially.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

October 6 will be Democratic
day in Vandalia. Hon. A. M.
Dockery and Hon. Mat Jourdon
will address the people.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Lightning came down and splint-
cred a tree in Frank Erdle's yard
near Worcester one day last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Chas. f. Moore, late of Mt. Car
mel, directs his MESSAGE sent to
him at Laddonia, where he is now
attending school.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Rev. Y. M. Taylor is the new
preacher for the South Methodists
at Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

Said by the Vandalia Leader:
Wash Fowles, of Mexico, secre-
tary of the Audrain Insurance Co. -,
was in Vandalia Friday on busi-
ness. This company is one of the
most substantial in the State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The two story frame dwelling of
s. ID. Ely, at Vandalia, burned
one day last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

The price of eggs is going high.
er on the Mexico market.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27
VOLUME I.

Fulton street fair in progress
this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-09-27

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascafets Candy Cathartic. l0c or CSC.
II 9. Q. G. fail 10 cure. druggists refund money
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
MANY LAWS ADVOCATED.
state Labor Federation Recommends
Much New Legislation.

Special to the indianapolis j ournal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Sept. 2I.-The annu-
al convention of the Indiana State Fedora
ton of Labor closed it's three days session.
this afternoon, after a visit to the North
ern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. at
Long Cliffe. The legislative committee re-
ported during the business session. recon-
mending laws regulating the number of
brakemen on trains; prohibiting the sal
airy loan Shylock In factories; requiring
the inspection of boilers. and recommend
ing that the factory inspection law be so
amended as TO increase the inspectors to
one chief and five deputies. In regard to a
law prohibiting the importation of ION
union men into the State. or from county
to county, the Federation declared itself
opposed to any extension of police powers
and believed that such a law would work
such an extension. The state factory in
spector was urged not to make any excep-
ton in the enforcement of the weekly
wage law. A compulsory arbitration law
is recommended
The resolutions committee reported. ia
voring the tax exemption law and indoors
ing the New York cigar makers i'm their
strike. The printers offered a resolution
condemning the present method of opera
ton of the printing plants in the Knights
town Orphans Home, the Institution for
Deaf and Dumb. the Reform School and
the southern prison. The resolution was
adopted. after being so amended as to in
clude all other trades.
South Bend. Linton, Veedersburg, Terre
Haute, Brazil and Clinton were applicants
for the meeting next year. 1t took three
ballots to decide the contest, Brazil being
the other applicants withdrawing after the
second ballot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
Indiana Notes.

The Fourth district Christian churches
are holding a three days convention in
Peru. .s
two days the driving events at the Rich
An eight-inch main of the Logansport
and Wabash Gas Company burst yesterday
and Wabash was without fuel for about six
hours before repairs were completed.
The w. G.. T. Il. at Peru has secured
about 500 names to a petition asking the
City Council TO prohibit splitting in public
places and has presented the petition.
The Odd Fellow lodges of Scott county
held a reunion at Scottsburg yesterday.
Last night Charles l.. Jewett, of New AL
bany. delivered an address at the court
house
A man named Howard was killed by a
blow with a fence rail in a quarrel with
two brothers named Smith yesterday noon,
just across the Illinois state line from
Terre Haute
Chicken thieves have stolen hundreds of
fowls i'm and around Dublin during the last
two weeks. and the residents of that
neighborhood are of opinion that a branch
of the Tammany poultry trust is operating
against them.
The City Council in Peru has passed an
ordinance requiring a license fee of $40 a
month TO be paid by owners of traction
engines who run through the city regularly.
The ordinance is directed against a firm
that makes a business of moving old re-
frigerator cars from the railroad shops to
the country to be used by the farmers for
sheds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
WEATHER MANS STORY
OBSERVER CLINE'S REPORT ON THE
GALVESTON STORM.
Wind Was Blowing 100 Miles an Hour
When the Anemometer Was Car
ried Away-PhenOmena.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.-The Weather
cast officer at Galveston. i. NJ. Cline, a
report on the great hurricane Of Sept. s.
The report is remarkable in several re-
spects. 1t gives a complete scientific record
Of the great storm. with a succinct account
OF the damage done, a map OF the ruined
area of the city and records of the meter
rclogical instruments at the station up to
the time they were destroyed by the hurri-
cane. Mr.. Cline was one of the sufferers by
the disaster. His house. which was one
of the substantial structures on the beach
section of the residence district became
the refuge of fifty people about the height
Of the storm. 1t went down in the general
wreck and thirty-two of its inmates. in
Guiding Mrs. Cline, were killed. Mr.. Cline
and his assistant, Mr.. j. c. Cline. rescued
three children and one woman escaped to
the center of the city after drifting about
in the gulf for more than three hours on
the floating wreckage.
Mr.. Cline speaks in the highest terms of
the work of Mr.. John ID. Bladgen. one of
the observers at the station, who stood
by the office until all the Instruments had
been blown away. Mr.. Bladgen, knowing
the importance of the barometer record and
fearing to trust the Paragraph or
recording instrument took readings of the
mercurial through the height of
the storm at ve-minute intervals. The
instrument showed a minimum reading of
2S.53. the lowest ever recorded In this
country.
The report says that the usual premon-
itory hurricane signals were entirely want
ing in the storm of the sth inst. The wind
through the 18th and early morning hours
Of the Sth was fitful from the northeast.
and storm signals were displayed. AT 3
a. m. on the sth the lower section OF Gal
weston was flooded by a phenomenal tide
advancing In long swells directly I'm the
teeth of the wind. This fact was wired TO
the main office at Washington. The wine
however. did not reach storm velocity un-
til 5 p m. after which IL steadily increased.
accompanied by rain. Warnings were sent
cut by wire and verbally that the wind was
due to shift by the east to the south. and
hat the worst was yet 10 come. People
were advised TO seek substantial shelter In
the center of the city for the night. and
thousands from the low beach section
needed this warnings and were saved when
the general crash came.
The wind before s p m. reached hurri-
cane velocity. and q record Of over eighty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
LEADER OF ICONOCLASTS
CRAwFoRDsvILLE DEMOCRATS Es-
INNATE or MIR. BRYAN.
VIII support Republican Ticket
White County Plan to Reduce the
vote-Landis ON Imperialism.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind. Sept. T.-Dr. L. E. G..
Mayor. Of Crawfordsyille. who is making
an extended visit with relatives here, has
announced. through the local Republican
paper, that he has renowned w. ]. Bryan
and the Democratic party and will vote.
this fall, for William Mckinley. Dr. Naylor
supported Mr.. Bryan in 1896. and in giving
his reasons for repudiating the Democratic
standard bearer. he says:
There is too much Imperialism in his
personality. Witness his diatribes on the
subject. A man who knows so much about
IL as he professed TO know will be very apt
TO put some OF IL In practice. If given the
opportunity. Mr.. Bryan's greatest gifts are
talk, prophecy and promise That he has
learning Is unquestioned. but he has failed
to follow SoIomon's advice to obtain wis
dom. His talk is inaccurate. his prophe-
cies bear no fruit and his promises cannot
be depended on. Mr.. Bryan is a much nomi-
mated man. Can he be true TO all nomina-
tions2 If he can ride two or three horses
going In different directions he might do so,
but | doubt his equestrianism and snail not
take any chances of being fooled on his
craftsmanship.
1.-The Democratic party has become ICON
o~clastic. II is only ef1cacious In tearing
down. Having no constructive ability, It's
strongest point is destructiveness, You
have only to go back four years to prove
this. Already the gold wing OF Mr. Bryan
supporters is calling on the Republican adj
ministration to tie their candidates hands
so that he can do no HARM 1 desire that my
children and all the people of the Nation
shall continue to enjoy the wise, beneficent
and progressive policies OF this administra-
ton. as have enjoyed them. Hence, 1 shall
vote for Mr.. Mckinley"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
MOST LIKELY A MURDER
WHITE MANS THROAT CUT BY A Me-
GRO AT RUsHvILLE.
Federation of Labor AdjOurns-Giass
Men i'm Confercnce-Fort Wayne
Business Man Arrested.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE. Ind, Sept. 2.-Edward
Hughes. colored, thirty years old, tonight
cut the throat Of Lewis Lafare, white, fifty
years old. Lafare is still alive. but his
injuries probably will prove fatal.
Lafare and Milton Smith. colored, had a
few words about the conduct OF Lafares
son. Lafare assured Smith that he would
correct his boy, and Smith walked away.
Hughes then walked up and began abusing
Lafare. The latter objected and walked
toward Hughes as If to strike him. Hughes
whipped out a razor and gashed Lafare's
throat from the right ear to the middle of
the left side of the neck. The wound was
eight inches long. The facial arteries were
severed, and the jugular laid bare, but not
cut.
The wounded man staggered a few feet
and fell from exhaustion. Hughes bounced
on his PROSTATE victim. cutting him several
times In the face, and then fled. Doth men
and Second streets, under the shadow OF
the courthouse. Lafare is a quiet. inof-
fensive fellow, who is subject to epilepsy
a piece of the razor was found by the sur
geons imbedded in the bones Of his neck.
Considerable lynch talk is being INDUCED
IL by enraged citizens, who insist that the
crime was wholly u~nprovoked. If Lafare
dies trouble may ensue. Hughes was ar
rested just before midnight by Sheriff
Price. and is now under guard in the coun-
~ Jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

Plan Developed by an Enthusiastic
Local Option Supporter.
, the indianapolis Journal.

Or eciaI to the indianapolis Journal.
ONO Ind, Sept. 22.-With the ex-
ception OF the contest which. resulting
I'm victory for the demonstrators, closed the
saloons here almost two years Ago., there
has never been a fercer fight between the
Anti-saloon League and the saloon element
than is being waged now. Although many
applicants have been defeated since the
city was made dry" the present one.
George Macdonald. is putting up a strong
light TO reduce the majority of thirty-six
which the demonstrators had over his pre-
decessors. The temperance people are
equally active, securing new names and
trying to win back those who removed
The power of attorney has beeA sustained
by the court. and this lghtens the work of
the league. though a great many sign the
remonstrance who will not put their names
TO the power OF attorney.
The Rev. A L. Clark, pastor of the First
Methodist Church. who has been very in
strumental in arousing the temperance
still further help the cause. As the num-
Der OF voters in the township is deter
mined by the vote cast for the secretary of
state, he proposes that the members of the
league do not vote for that officer, and thus
a majority could be had with a less number
Republicans have approved of the plan
and signified their intention of executing II.
There are scarcely any PrOhibitionists in
this county. the work being taken up by
leading men of the two great parties. The
temperance agitation. is general through
men triumphed, but Cass township is
edrvs