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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08
MartinSbure.

MarlnSbure.
Miss Leanna Flood is visiting
Moberly friends this week.
Harry Davis has returned to his
home at Moberly after several
days visit with friends here.
Bee Beckman, Of near Mexico.
was pl eaSant caller near town
Sunday and Miss Laura was all
smiles.
Polly Bumgarner is visiting
friends at Moberly.
Mrs. Mary jefferson and sons
have returned to their home at
ChiIicothe.
Miss Nora Able. of Wcllsville
attended church services here Sun
day.
h'ci'afu ii"lllllali' OF O"'Nre, was
III Town saturday,
Rev Rice and wife drove up
from "'llSVl'ie saturday ReY'
Rice filed his aDpOintmpnt Mt the
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MI. Andrews ana lShalh OIlVer,
Oh faroef' We're mere on business
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MIS- May Ciair ana MISS Emma
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IL. 'oiiilsSh' wife, ana son
were Ill MeA''o SUNDAY
viii Butler and Fred Watkins
were i"'''a'eo III 'he " oo"meh
houSe ""rs'ay h'Sn''
Mrs. Eta khune, OF WelIsvllIe,
Mrs. Nora Moran, OF Macon, and
Miss Lima Boswell took dinner
with Mrs. Fred Bnswell Friday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
NOTICE is hereby givento all creditors
and others interested in the estate Of Hiram
Bliven, deceased, tina, I, the undersigned
administrator of said estate, intend to make
final settlement thereof at the next term Of
the Probate Court Of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, TO be held at Mexico. on Monday, the
isth day Of February, 1900.
JAMES II. SIMMONS, Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08
Andrain Courts.

CIRCUIT Court Bird Monday in
January, lSt Monday in June,
Sd Monday in September.
County COCRT-lst Monday
II February, LIST Monday in May,
LIST Monday in August, lst Monday
in November.
PROBATE CoURT-2d Monday in
January, I'd Monday in March, ID
Monday i'll May, I'd Monday in
September.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Sunday was postponed. We
know not why.
Mr.. McGatiin and family arrived
here Tuesday. lie will begin
building on his farm at once.
Miss Susie Ridgway accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Birtha Ridg.
way, of Auxvasse, are the guests of
relatives in this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08
LaddOnia.


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Mrs. Mendenhall improves very
slowly; she is not 50 well now as
she was Il week ago.
Gid. Greer, of Canton, preached
at the Christian Church SUNDAY.
His Sarman at night was on "Chrlst-
IAN Love, anu 1t contained many
good thoughts.
ED. James Quiscnbcrry, of Can
ton, is visiting his parents here.
The &. p. meeting is still in
prooross. Preaching mt 10 O'CLOCK;
a. H., and at : o'clock y. m. Ed.
Hav Bell is doing the preaching.
He is a very interesting sneaker
and has largc crowds to hear him.
There have been several additions
to the church, among them are Mr..
and Mrs. Pease and their two
children. Mrs. January and her
little bov. The meeting will con-
tinuc thru this week and maybe
longer.
Tbo row, oor,o, oror Lo nina
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

w. w. Soldiers is building a
house for j. S. Wagenor, three
miles north of town.
Many of our girls who were at
tending Christian College at Col.
umbia returned home last week
on account of smallpox.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08
American Grapes.

The ancestor of all our native out
door grapes is the original wild grape
which the Norsemen found on the
.horos Of Nlneland. The Concord is
imposed to be the wild grape changed
ugh cultivation. Curiously enough
seedlings of the Concord often
OFT white grapes and dozen o.
- "Dwn varieties, white, red an
lot2d in this way.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

DR.. j. |. Kirkland of Rowena is
mentioned as a probable candidate
for the legislature. No man in
the county could fill the place with
more ability.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

The brokers, of Mexico, are 90
ing to quit business. Loaning
money III small quantities dosn t
pay as it once did.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Miss Annie Koenig of this city
has been granted lifetime teach.
er'S certificate by State Superin-
tendent w. T. Darlington.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

ASkunk routed Il st. Louis family
from their home the other dav
1t was II stampede equal to the
British at Spion Kop.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Taylor Berry will be announced
i'll the race for Assessor at the
proper time for the opening of the
canvass.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08
Births.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Walton,
a daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mil
Ter, Il son.
Born, to Ed. and MIS-. +. S.
Gibbs, a daughter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Chairman Weber, of the County
Democratic Committee, says he
will call a. meeting of the com
mittee in Mexico March 10.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Clarence Berry of near Rowena
has bought the 60 acre farm of the
Henry Adams heirs, paying SD
per acre.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

+. {. Waters, of Nandalia, is
mentioned as a probable candidate
for the Legislature.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Remember that the MESSAGE Of
flee is at the head of the stairs in
the kabrich block. Come to see
us.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

G. &. Baker, Mayor of Laddonia,
will be in the race for Sheriff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

j. F. Green will have public
sale Of his stock and farm imple-
ments at his farm, three and a half
miles southeast of Rush Hill, Tues
day, Feb. 20.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

j. f. Buckner, hardware mer-
chant at AuXyasse, has assigned.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

Corn in Moline neighborhood is
selling at two dollars barrel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

"The Legend Of st. Valentine"
the poem on the first page of the
MESSAGE this week, was written by
a well-known Mexico lady. The
effort is good one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

About twenty Laddonians were
in Mexico last Saturday; business
in the Circuit Court, Mrs. c. +.
McNcy against the city of Laddo-
MIA. The ease was continued at
plaintiffs cost.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

DR.. Bachman, Dentist, north
side square. 3m
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-02-08

B. NJ. White, of Montgomery
City, has been granted patent on
a cattle fly trap house" If un-
der trust charges it doesn't take
too much lumber to build the house
perhaps Mr.. White will get rich.
Several members of the family
OF Dr.. Nj. +. Crawford became very
sick this week from eating meat
which the kitchen servant had
cooked in a vessel with copper
bottom. The salt in the cooking
had eaten into the boiler and
doubtless became impregnated with
the copper, causing poisoning.
st. Louis had big fire last Sun
day afternoon. North Broadway
retail district was swept-losS about
81, 300 900. One fireman was
killed. Among the sufferers were
such wellknown establishments as
ID. Crawford & Co., Schaefer Bros. .,
Penny & Gentlcs, Famous,
Fuchs Millinery and Cloak Compa-
ny, the Peoples Household and
Furnishing Company, Plant Seed
Co., and a number of smaller stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
FIRST PATENT IN AMERICA.
Was c-sated in I64s by the General
 nart of Massachusetts.
se Boston Transcript: To tht

.se Boston Transcript: To the ss court of Massachusetts belongs the --Sncr of granting the first Amer ican patent; this was in 164s, and was then designated as monopoly. It was confined to the region controlled by Massachusetts. and the one issue ap- parentiy included all the inventions of the inventor connected with engines that depended upon water for their mo- tive power. The limit of the monopoly was fourteen years, and the court not only retained power to forbid exporta- tion, but to prevent exorhitant charges upon the public for their use. The patent was issued in this form; "Jenkes Monopolye-At a general Courte at Boston the 9th of the 9th Mo 164S. The eor't eonsid d'inge ye ne- cessity of raising such manufactures of engins of nils to go by water for speedy dispatch of much worke with few hands, and being sufficiently in- formed of ye ability of ye petition to D forme such workes grant his peti. ton (yet no Othr sen shAll set up oI use any such new invention, or trade for fourteen yeares without ye licenee of him the said Joseph Jenkes) so farr as concernes any such new invention, & so it shall be always in ye powr of this cote to restrain ye exportation of such manufactures & ye prizes of them to moderation if occasion so require" This inventor, Joseph Jenkes, or Jenks; as 1t would now be spelled came from Hammersmith, England, settled down in Lynn in 1614 and died in 1682-83. aged s1. He was black smith aud machinist, made the dies for the coining of the "pine-tree" money and built the first fire engine in this country-altogether a man of great inventive genius and the ances- tor Of 9 large number of descendants. One of his sons removed to Rhode Ts- land. W'iere he built several mills.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
 NOT BY DEPUTY.
Queen Victoria Is Said to Be Her Own
 Huuseiseeper.

am sure very many ef my readers. writes E. NJ. Jessop in the August Pail Mall Magazine, will be glad to hear that, notwithstanding the enormous amount of business with which she has to deal, the queen is to a large ex- tent her own aousekeeper The first thlng every nJrning paper of sngges- uons from the clerk of the kitchen is placed before her. from which in her own hand she orders the menus of the day, both for herself and such of her grandchildren as may be with her. These menus are at once sent to the kitchens. gardens and other depart ments concerned, to obtain the viands required, and their contents duly en- tered, together with the quantities of materials used. Tn the books which are kept in the royal kitchen. The queens chef receives salary O. 800 pouncs per anIum. and has as satellites four mas ter cooks, two roasting cooks, six ap- prentiees md six kitchen m aids besides pantry men and other lesser lights. In addition to the great kitchen at Wind sor there are the greenroom for veget- ables, and the confectionery and pas try kitchen. This last Is most impor- tant department, controlled by con- feetioner with six assistants and fitted up in the most complete manner All her majesty's favorite cakes, biscuits, pastry, etc, are made here and sent by special messengers several times week to whichever of her residences the court may be staying at. All stores at Windsor are under proper su- pervision, no materials being served out without proper requisition signed by the head of the department con- eerned. Not a bag of dog biscuits can even be ordered for the kennels unless on the proper printed form. Tn fact the whole vast establishment is practi- cally as methodically conducted as any great London business. This method, which was evolved by her majesty and the late prince consort out of the chaos which descended from the days of George ", entirely does away with waste. extravaganza and the abomina- bls perquisite system, and moreover 1t enables her majesty to exercise that wise control over her finances which ena les her to keep the grandest es- tablis hment on relatively the smallest royal income in Europe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
RHEUMATISM cATARRH ARE BLOOD
 DIsEAsES-.EpEE,

II IS the deep..seated, obstinate cases of Catarrh and Rheumatism that Bs R. E. fbotanic blood haIm) cures. if mat ters not what other treatments. doc- tors, sprays, liniments, medicated air. blood purifiers, have failed to do. R B, B. always promptly reaches the red cause and roots out and drives from the bones. joints, mucous membrane. and entire system the specific noison In the blood that causes rbeurn a tians and eatarrh. B. B. E. is the only rem. edy strong to do this and cure so fbera can never be return of the svmntoms. Don { give np hope but ask your druc- glst for B. B. B.-botanic blood balm nr 5 bs.-Large bottles one dollar. air bottles (full treatmenD five dollars. R. E. 5. IS an honest remedy that makes real cures of All blood diseases after every ything else fails. We have ahso- lute confidence in Botanic blood halm- hence, so you may test 1t, we will senx a trial bottle free on request. Personal medical advice free. Address.
 BLOOD BALM co.
 222 Miethell St., Atlanta, Ga.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
LITTLE KNOWN INDUSTRY.
Oyster and Clam Shells Do Not Go L.
 Waste.

A singular and but little known in- dustry is carried on in this city in the sale of oyster and clam she.ls, says the New York Tribune. The lers in this commodity pursue their calling in so transformations a way that it attracts no attention. From the eat ing houses where oysters and clans are consumed the year round the shells are collected by persons who either carry on that business for then Ives or are in the employ of the wholesale dealers. It seems incredible how large feet deep with the conglomeration of shell and foreign matter that is un- avoidably collected with it, and appar- ently amalgamates without destroying the characteristics of the harder ma terial. Seeing a number of carts loaded with shells moving toward tho same point would induce the supposi- ton that more reclaimed land was being filed in with material that would exclude the possibility of such land
 
 or it might he taken for granted that another dump heap was allowed in some of the still unoccupied upper west side lots. But if curiosity should lead to investigation it would be found that the carts were bound for big yard at Fifty-fourth street and the North river, where they deposited their loads. Every autumn the yard is so filled up that considerable hill of shells Is formed This being exeavated from the bottom as loads are again carried away leaves the mass with the appear. ance of having been geologically formed, and offers a curious sight to the uninitiated. How the shells are used is one Of the most astonishing things to those ignorant of the value of the material for anything except filling in streets and making beach drives, such as that one famous in the history of Savannah. But this shell suffers a curious change. It is sold to the gas-works and is used as purifier
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
Captured a strangIIng Bug.

One of the so-called strangling bug, was captured in the county jail yard at Media, Pa, by Jail Warden Thomas s. Fields. MT. Fields did not know of the bloodthirsty and dangerous char acter of his captive. but, judging by the looks of the insect that # was danger ous, handled 1t carefully. He suc- eeeded in brushing 1t into glass jar. and few minutes afterward dropped live mouse into the jar to watch the result. The bug in a minute made . eudden dash upon the neck of tho mouse, and stung or bit it in such a way as to cause it to keel over dead. the bug hanging on to it and sucking its blood. Mir Fields mortified at hay ing such an insect in his possession. and without knowing that it was one Of the aliens from Africa, closed the far tightly and smothered it to death. It is of dark brown color, about two and a half inches long, has a strong pair of wings, and is armed with sharp pointed sucker" or sword, and two erab-like claws.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
ORIGIN OF THE DIAMOND.
fn Explained fS the Recent Discovery
 in Kimberly.

The origin of diamonds, which for so long has been debated question, appears to be explained by recent discovery near Kimberly. In both the Indian and the Brazilian diamond fields the gem occurs like a pebble in certain gravelly strata, but has not been traced back to any rock that gives any indication of it's genesis. After the discovery of diamonds in the river sand on some South African riv- CTS, peculiar material of brownish- buff color, which turned to a dark bluish tint, YVES found. It became harder as the miners dug down. The diamonds lay in this material, together with several other minerals, such as garnets. iron ores, augite, olivine, etc. Excavations-begun unsystematically were eventually carried on on such scale that near Kimberly they have reached a depth of more than 1,400 feet. Here the rock is about as hard as ordinary limestone. The blue ground is found only in limited areas. The rocks around are of dark shales, banded wirh hard sandstone. i2l which sheets or dykes or basalt or some ala- terial which was once in molten con- dition are occasionally found. The blue ground fills sort of shaft of colossal size in these other rocks, and is itself cut up by similar dikes. The opinion of geologists differs as to whether the gems were produced where they now lie or have been formed of some older rock, which has been shat tered by volcanic explosions. 1t Is thought that the mystery has been at last cleared up. About two years ago the manager of diamond mine near Kimberly picked up specimen in which smaller diamonds were appar~ ently embedded in a garnet This led to an investigation of various bowl ders, one of WEieh was broken open and was found to contain diamonds The rock is of the description known to mineralogists as "eelogite." It is apparently composed almost exclusive ly of red garnet rock and a rather peculiar light green augite The rock Is eaarselyz crystalline, and in all prob ability was once like garnet in a mott en condition, the diamond being one of it's original constituents. Experts now tend to the belief that the blue ground" in which diamonds were found is not their true birthplace. The powders are often water-marked, and may have rested for ages in an an~ cient gravel at the very bottom of sedi- mentary rocks of the district. In course of time volcanic explosions shattered the rocky floor in which the diamonds were embedded, of which the powders were only samples, and dis persed it, togeths. with the overlying materials. It is believed that this is the true explanation of the formation of the diamond-bearing "blue ground" Boston Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Much Sickness Prevented by Its sub-
 stitution for Gas.

Muoh Sickness Prevented by Its sub-
 stitution for Gas.
 There are no 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 in the matter of maintaining the purity Of air during incandescenee, electricity stands without a rival. Air is composed of four parts of nitrogen combined with one part of oxygen. The nitrogen, in sense, yoodffies the too active powers of oxygen, which, If undiluted, would make every one in- haling it so excessively energetic that the human framework would speedily be racked to pieces. When combus- tion takes place oxygen is absorbed, and carbon dioxide Ga poisonous gas) is given off. The act of breathing pro- duces similar effect, and thus resem- bles the burning of lamp or candle Air containing as little as 3 per cent of carbon dioxide 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 hour) it naturally follows that air in a room so lighted soon be- comes dangerous. Besides carbon di- oxide, there are other impurities in gas, such as sulphurous acid, ammonia, sulphuretted hydrogen, etc, which vary in quantity according to the purity of the gas. Each has its own deleterious effect on the air and surroundings. ana 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 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 va. here is no ex- halation from cess Of inean- descence, and i de air remains unvitiated by il
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
ALMOST ANY STOVE.

will work; it is the quail. ty of the work that tells the story. Beck with's Round 0ak is a stove of quality; for over 9 years It has led the procession. simply because it was made lon honor" You. can have the best by coming to US, and it will cost you no more than one that is said to be just as good"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
KEYLESo LOCK.
Is the Latest Innovation Proposed for
 Postoflce Boxes.

Is the Latest Innovation Proposed for
 Postoflce Boxes.
 Washington Times: There is mora than $400. 900 of the peoples money locked up ill postofiee keys, each and every keyholder being required to put up with the postmaster a deposit for his key. the amount deposited being re- turned when the box is given up and rent paid. Postmasters are required to keep a strict account of the key de- posit fund. while the postoffiee depart ment here has regular division set apart for keeping this account As postal official puts it, there is great deal of trouble and no money in the transactions, and the final outcome of the trial of the keyiess locks which are to be tried in the principal offices of the country is eagerly looked for. The department has long wanted key- less lock, but none of the lock inven- tions until the present was regarded as in any way calculated to prove &C., eeptable. Contracts have been made for a supply of the new locks, which will first be tried in New York, Bos- ton, Philadelphia. Chicago and St Louis, as the largest and most impor- tant offices, and then ia St. Paul, Minn.: Cleveland, Ohio; Hartford, Conn.,; Madison, Wis, and Rockford. III. These offices will be fitted out as soon as the factory can complete the mak- ing of the boxes. If they prove in every way satisfactory to the department and to the patrons they will be placed in nffices throughout the country, but not ,o the entire exclusion of the lock boxes. 1t is the belief of the postoffice department that the keyless box will arove blessing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
India . Vast Treasure House.

India is the treasure house Of the world. For ages Ceylon and Burma supplied the world with the rarest gems. and the eastern potentates kept the finest for their own use. Of all the jewels the most noted belong to the guicowar of Baroda They are valued at s15,000,000. His chief diamond necklace contains a stone called the Star of the South, a Brazilian stone Of 254 carats, for which s400,00O was paid, the whole necklace being valued at $1, GOO .000.
 Rocks Sent to Rhodesia.
 Tn July, 1898, MT. Rhodes sent out 500 young rocks to Rhodesia, and as these were found to do so well and to take kindly to their surroundings at Grotte Shuur, Rondebosch, where Mr. Rhodes residence is situated, amidst thousands of lsrge oaks and Scotch frs, another consignment of 500 birds has Just been dispatched from South ampfon, England, to Rhodesia.