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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26
A Comparison.

The following interesting facts
strongly illustrate the reduction in
the cost of labor in modern indus
try. They are found in the 18th
annual report of the Commissioner
of Labor, which gives the results
of il thoro investigation and com
pariSon of the old hand and mod
ern machine methods of produc-
Ii ON.
'The labor cost of one plow by
the hand method is found to be
81. ~, and by the machine method
- cents. The cost in time by the
hand method was rs hours, and
by the machine method ~ min
utcs. In the money cost the ratio
of the old to the new was aS To
!, and in time consumed as 32E
to |.
ITO make one dozen two tined
pitchfOrkS by hand cost for labor
! i 4 90, and one dozen three timed
made by machine cost 5G cents.
zone pair mems cheap grade
boots made by hand cost - 90;
made by machine, 81 cents.
The same buggy that cost 81
for labor now costs IS 90. The
farm wagon that cost for Labor
$50 30 now costs 81 20.
THE coat that cost $500 fol
labor now costs -.
THE ax that cost ~ 80 II dozel
now costs $l.G2."
Such differences in the labor
cost by the old and new methods
are to be found in nearly 700 ar
ticles. And yet what do the trust,
say as to proportlOnate reduction
in the price of the most of thcS,
articles to the consumer or wcarcr
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26
Raised Near Mexico.
The Wellsville Optic News say

The Wellsville Optic News says:
Rev. J. +. Jesse preached his
farewell sermon as pastor of the
First Baptist church in this city,
last Sunday. BY his resignation
the church loses a most faithful
and conScicnsciouS christian work
er and Il brilliant young minister.
Rev. Jesse was born and raised
near Mexico, Audrain county.
Being raised on farm, obtained
only public school education
which is the lot of so many farm
boys. Was licensed to preach July
1891, at Hopewell Baptist church
ordained at same place July, 1894
entered William Jewell College
Sept, 1891, and graduated June,
1897. He was called to the paStorate
Of First Baptist church here in Ju-
ly, 1896, and signed same April
1900, to accept past0rate of Grace
Baptist church, Washington, ID. c.
He will carry with him to his new
field of labor, the prayers and best
wishes of all our people, regard
less of denomination
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

An exchange observes that adver-
tising gives character and standing
TO an. firm. It says: "Go into
any community as an entire strang-
er, pick up the paper published
there, look for the largest adver-
tisers and you can invariably de-
pend upon the fact that they are
most reliable and desirable firms in
the community.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26
THE MARCH OF MEN,.

III yuu could east away the pain.
The sorrow aud the tears.
And let the joys alone remain.
From all departed years:
II yUu could quite forget the signs
And rrcullcct the song.
What think YOU. would you he as wise
rs helpful or aS strong?
III yOu could lay the burden down
That bows your head at whites.
Shun everything that wears fruwn
And liv" Il life uf smiles.
BE happy rs Il child again.
AS free from thoughts uf care.
Would YOU appear to other men
More noble or moro fair?
"Ah, no. \ man should do his part
And carry all his load
Ecjuicrd to share with every heart
The ruughnc>S of the road.
| Not given to thinking ovcrmurh
OF pains and grief, bohiud.
But glad to be- in fullest touch
With all his humankind.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

A Texas negro owes his present
right to liberty and the pursuit of
happiness to a sojourn in Jail. He
was apprehended on charge OF
hog stealing and committed to jail
pending trial. At the time OF his
arrest he was lanky, raw-bOned
specimen, but during the period OF
his incarceration he waXed so fat
and improved so greatly in per
sonal appearance that when, al
the end of two months, the day SCI
for trial came around, none Of thu
witnesses were able to swear he wa,
the man who stole the hogs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26
Human Sparrows "
81 Are These.

Not II sparrow falls to the
ground but our Father knows. "
The Rev. Rockwell Clancy, Il
missionary at Allahabad, who is
visiting in this country, said the
other day:
"The condition of famine Strick-
en- India to-day is something per-
fcctly awful to contemplate.
cannot tell anything about the mum
Der dying, but when | left Bombay
last February there were some 6O
million people suffering, and oven
30 million were in dire distress
OF these only ) million We're re-
criving government aid.
1T is not the cities but the
country places, W hich are stricken
and when You know that it is most
ly among the agricultural classes,
and that so per cent of the popu-
lation of India is made up of tillcrS
of the soil, YOU may be able Ia
grasp in some slight manner the
extent of the suffering at the pres
ent time.
when the famine set in the
people began to sell everything
they had that they might get lit
tie grain for food. They took the
doors from their houses and sold
them: sold their furniture and
farming utensils, and then, When
they had no longer anything tc
sell, they sold their children. Tn,
boys don t sell well, and the traffic
is largely in girls.
II saw girls in one town Just he.
fore | came away being sold for &c
cents apiece. They were bought
up by Mohammcdans. But they
won't buy the boys, so when tn,
parents can no longer support
their children they abandon them
and hcnc eforth they must get OF
as best they can. These caSt-off,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

Said one of Monroe county 5
citizens to the Paris Appeal man
the other day; "One of the
healthy signs of the time is the
elimination of whisky as "A factor in
our county elections. The candi'
date who uses it to debauch young
and old is an enemy to God, NOR,
ality and society and unworthy OF
any position in the gift of the peo'
pie. 1t used to play an important
part in our elections but publ,
sentiment is fast suppressing it
and the candidate who resorts to
it to get votes"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

Galloway county is rejoicing
over the receipt into her treasury
of $l7, 1866, - which had been erro-
neouSly paid into the state treas
ury. 1t was railroad taxes which
the law of 1865 allows counties to
retain on railroads built by the
sale of bonds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

An old lady, aged so, and her
daughter, aged -, were elected
from their home in st. Louis the
other day and their goods set in
the street. They had formerly
owned the home, but got i'll debt
and that tells the story. They
made IA peculiar fight before they
gave up. When the deputy sher-
ifs came to make the ejectment
twenty-four fierce dogs were turned
on them from an clubhouse. Th,
sheriffs had to call for reinforce
ments.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

a district meeting of the Met
ropolitan Insurance Co. was held
in Mexico last Thursday. Audrain,
Montgomery and Galloway counties
were represented. Il. Brawner,
w. a. Day and q. X. Byrnes rep
resented this county; j. l.. Hart,
Montgomery, and o. j. Miller,
Galloway.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

The Rich Hill Critic says that
during IA recent teachers eXamina-
ton the question, "What direction
is Greenland from the North pole!"
was asked. Southeast" was the
prompt reply of Il young lady who
held first grade certificate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

The article elsewhere in the MES.
SAGE, "Becs for Honey by J. w.
Rouse, of this city, was published
in the st. Louis journal of Agri.
culture two weeks since.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

English taxpayers would be in
better business to contribute to
the starving and dying in India
than in giving to prosecute the
war in Africa.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

Adolphus Busch, of st. Louis
beer fame, seeks to immortalizc
his name by giving 50, 900 to aid
in the construction of the clinical
amphitheater at Columbia, and for
that the amphitheatcr is to be
named The AdOlphus Busch Clin-
ic."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

The Grant City Star has receiv-
ed a letter from man who wants
a wife. 1t runs as follows: FL
need help mate to help me Enjoy
the pleasures of this life am \
young man a farmer. am true
Pure & kind cordley Envite youl
friendship. She must be edycatct
and refined"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

a st. Joseph man died the other
day of pneumonia, contracted, 1t
is said, by removing his hat at the
funeral of friend the week before.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

We'll, suh,' said Il cOlored
brother to the preacher, II DIES cum
from burying my sixth wife y
"Wcll, she was a good woman and
went straight to glory?" Dat 5
what dey said bout de yuther, sub,
and dats what's a-worryin' er me.
Kaze | mighty fraid dat when my
time ter go I'll meet de whole half
dozen er um on dey yuther side. "
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

Mexico has mining company,
composed of thirteen members.
They will work some mining land
near Joplin. The company will
incorporate and an election of off
GERS will be- held soon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26
CENSUS ENUMERATORS.
The Men Who VIII Serve for
Audrain County.

I. ~. DaNault, OF the Farbcr
Forum, census supervisor for this
district, sends the MESSAGE the
list of his appointments for census
enumerators of Audrain county.
The list is as follows:
Cuivre township-Walter Burch,
Laddonia; Albert +. Jenkins, Far
Der; David w. Hughes, Nandalia
City.
Loutre township-Andrcw j.
Douglass, Benton City.
Linn township-llcnly Weber,
Benton City.
Prairie township-.Iohn Il. Hodge,
Worcester; Charles &. Baker, Lad
donia.
Sailing township-Joe :. Hanna,
Centralia.
Salt River township-Bert G.
Berry. YoungS Greek; Marchie NJ
Brown, John j. ByIns and VIM.
+. West, Mexico.
Wilson township-Allen Stall
lings, Cant; John ID. McGee,
Youngs Creek.
One enumerator for Mexico is
yet to be supplied. The work will
begin June lst.
The enumcratorS will wear hadg-
cS furnished by the government,
which will be their credentials for
gathering their statistics. Get
ready for the work. They are GO
ing to come at You with the fol-
lowing questions:
|. Surname, Christian name,
initials.
,. Residence, street, number
of house.
3. Relationship of each mem
Der to the head of the family.
t. Color or race.
). Sex.
6. Age at last birthday.
I. Day, month and year when
born.
s. Are you single, married,
widow, widower or divorced!
9. Number of years married.
10. How many children.
II. Number of children living
u. Sex of these children.
13. Where were you born! II
in the United States, give state Ol
territory; if of foreign birth, give
name of country only.
II. Where was your father
born! Your mother? (Same con.
dition as the foregoing.)
15. If of foreign birth, wher
did you come to the United States
16. How many years have yor
resided in the United States?
~ II. Have you been naturalized
How many years since you became
IA citizen!
Is. What is your occupation
trade or profession! (This ques
ton applies to persons 10 years o
age or ovcr.)
10. How many months during
the year are You employed!
20. How many months have
You attended school?
p. Can you read?
22. Can you write!
%. Give the main facts con
cerning your education.
-. Do you own the house il
which you live!
p. Do you rent the house il
which YOU live!
2G. If you own the house, is i
free or mortgaged! (The sam
question applies to farmS.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26
Pay as YOU go-thcn more likely
YOU can keep on going.

Three frame store houses at llig-
bee were destroyed by fire last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

l.. A. Bird, formerly of the
MESSAGE, now has control of the
Farber Forum.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

Mr.. George Ham, District Dep
uty of the Modern Woodmen, has
moved his family to Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

England has 60, 200, 900 subjects
starving and dying in India, yet SO
far she has offered government aid
to but about five million. In the
meantime she goes on spending her
treasure in prosecuting an mholy
war in Africa.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-04-26

The st. Louis Republic says
that the saloon business in st.
Louis is declining.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
Notice of PubIica ton.
State of Illinois, l..

State of Illinois, L,
County OF Rock Island S.
In the Circuit Court to the September term,
A. ID. 1900.
Margaret A. Williams vs.. David E Williams
In Chancery.
Affidavit OF the non-res idence OF the above
named defendant, David K Williams, having
been filed IN the ofice of the clerk OF the cir
cult court OF said Rock Island county on tht
10Th day of August, A. D., 1900. notice IS here
by given TO the said no non-resident defendant,
said David f Williams, that the complai 1ani.
said Margaret A. Williams, fled her bill OF
complairt in said cause, in said c rcult court
of Rock Island county on the chancery sldt
thereof, on the 10th day OF August. a.
1900 and that thereupOn a summons issued out
OF said court. return able on the third Monday
of the month OF September next, the same be-
Jog the first day Of the September term,
A 1870 OF said court, as is by law required
Now. unless you, the said non -residen'
de e'endaut. David Williams. shall be and
personally appear before the said c.rcui
court, on the frst day of the next Sep
tenber term thereof, be holden at the
court house il the ciIy of Rock Island
in and for the said county on the third
Monday in the month of September next, ano
plead, answer deuur to the sad complain
ant S bill of com plant, the same and the mat
tiers and things therein contained, charged
and stated will be taken as confessed and q c
cree entered against you according 10 the
prayer of said bill
DARED at the city OF Rock Island in the
county of Rock Island, in the state of Illinois
this 10th day of August. A. D. 1900
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Circuit Clerk.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
Publication Notice.

State OF Illinois,
Rock Island County.
County Cour: of Rock Island County to the
september term A D., 1900
Reynolds Hays, administrator of the estate OF
William Hays, deceased. vs. Joseph Hays,
VII ian Hays, Jonn Hays. Emery Hays,
" iliam f. Hays, Martha Ryan:
Anidayit OF non-resdence of Joseph Hays,
PENDANTS above named having been fled In
the once of the clerk OF the county court OF
ROck Island county notice Is hereby given
TO the said Joseph Hays, Emery Hays and
William Hays, Jr that the said plaintiff, Rey-
Ids Hays administrator of the estate of
William Hays, deceased, has filed his petition
In the said cOuntv court of Rock Island county
for an order to sell the premises belonging to
as may be needed to pay the debts of said de-
ceased, and described as follows to-wiI:
Part OF the no theaSt one fourth G4) of the
southwest one-fourth 90 of section Thirty
range number five (5J west of the 18th principal
meridian in the County OF Rock Island and
State OF Illinois. and that a summons has been
issued out of said court against you. returna-
court, TO be holden on the 81 day OF Septem
ber, \. u. 1900. u; the court house in Rock Isl
and. in Rock Island county, Illinois
Now, unless you the said Joseph Hays
personally he and appear before the said county
court OF Rock Island countv, on the first day
of the next term thereof, to be holden at
Rock Island in said county, the Sd day
or demur 70 The said complainant petition
filed therein, the same and the matters and
thing therein charged and stated will be
takeL as confessed, and a decree entered
bill.
Rock Island, Illinois, July 2s, 1900.
H. B. HUBBARD. Clerk.
sEARLE & MARSHALL Complainant Solici-
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
Notice of PubIIcatIon-Ch. ncery

cosasS sssse Of Fl RooR itiRGii Island. iss
In the circuit court, September term, A. D
1900
Mary ]. Melvin VS.. George l. Melvin. In chan
cery.
Anadavit of the non-residence of George
L. Melvin. the defendant above named, hav
ing been filed in the ONCE of the clerk of saic
circuit court of Rock Island county, no
tice Is hereby given to the said nonresident
defendant, that the complainant has fled heI
bill of complaint in said court on the chancery
side thereof, on the 18th day of July A. ID
1900, and that a summons thereupon issued oui
of said court against said defendant, returna
BILE on the 18th day of September A. d. 1900
as is by law required.
Now, therefore, unless you the said George
l. Melvin shall personally be and appear be fore
the said circuit court of Rock Island county, OF
the first day of the next term thereof, TO bt
holden at the court house In The city OF ROcE
Island, in said county, on the 18th day OF Sep
temoer A. d. 1900 and plead, answer or demu
to the said complainants bill OF complaint
the same and the matters and things therelI
charged and stated will be taken as confessed
and o decree entered against you according &c
the prayer of saiS bill.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sci
my hand and afnxed the seal of said court, al
my once in Rock Island. this 18th day OF July
A. d. 1900. GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
SEARLE &MARsHALL.
COmplainant's Solicitors
July IL. A. D. 1900.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
WE DID NOT GET EN- ALI.
But We Made a Big Hole in That Bunch
of Paris Expo Honors.

Paris. Aug. 1S.-The list of the
awards to American exhibitors at the
Paris exposition was made public yes
terday The United States, in all, Sc
cured 1,9S1 awards. OF these 220 were
grand prizes, 1856 gold medals. 5S3 sill
yer medals. 422 bronze medals, 2IO
honorable mentions and long list of
gold, silver and bronze medals for col
laboratOrS. \ very large proportion
of the awards was for educational eX-
hibits, such as state boards of educa-
tionS, universities, etc. Among the
state boards winning prizes were those
of Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin.
But every line of industry and art
and skill is given recognitiOn-Ameri-
can farm products, mines and forestry,
cottOns. woolens and silks. harvesting
machinery, sewing machines, printing
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
MOVEMENTS OF COL. BRYAN.

Lincoln, NCb., Aug. 1S.-Bryan will
devote the greater part of next week
20 speech making II Nebraska and
Kansas. He will make the first of a
series of addresses at Wahoo, twenty
miles north of Lincoln Tuesday after
noon, and will follow this effort with
four speeches on Wednesday. all to
be delivered in this state. The first
appearance of that date will be at Au-
burn at 8 a. H., and the second at
Tecumseh at IL. From Tecumseh he
will drive twenty miles overland to
Pawnee, where he is scheduled to ap-
pear at o'clock. From Pawnee he
will go TO Falls City FOR night meet
ing. Thursday forenoon will be spent
in Kansas City.
The afternoon of Thursday will be
given over TO the Populist notification
ceremonies at Topeka, when he will
respond to a speech by Hon. T. NJ.
Patterson, notifying him of his NOM
ination for the presidency by the Pop
ulist party. Returning from Topeka
Friday Bryan will speak at Manhat-
tan, Kan. in the forenoon, and at
Beatrice, Neb., in the afternoon. Sat
urday he will go to South Omaha to
attend a Jackson club picnic. and will
speak in the afternoon or evening. 1t
is not the intention to speak in Kan
sas City during the stay there next
Wednesday.
Bryan was busy with callers yester-
day, the most important of them be-
ing J. r. Sovereign, Vice Chairman
Edmisten, of the Peoples party, and
Land Commissioner Moore, of Mon
tana. In the afternoon he attended
the funeral of a former felolw town $
man and acted. as pall-bearer.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18

Springfield Ills, Aug. 1S.-The stata
bureau of labor statistics has issued
bulletin giving summary of the Op-
erationS of the three state free employ
ment offices at Chicago for the first
year of operation ended Aug. >. There
We're filed ~ ,265 applications for en-
ployment, and of the number 81 612
secured positions. OF applicants 27,S11
were males and 1866 females.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
THUGS START A FIRE
Nearly Destroying a Town. the
Object Being to Rob the
Citizens Meanwhile.
LOSS AT sMITHFIELD Is s75, 900
Little Lapiner's Kidrapers Likely to
Get Out of the Pen-Thomas
Christy's EerOic Death.

Peoria, Ills. Aug. 1S.-Smithfield. a
town of 800 inhabitants, forty-three
miles west of here. was visited early
yesterday morning by very disas-
trous fire whicG threatened for a time
TO entirely destroy the place. As it
was. a dozen buildings were burned
and the loss, il is estimated, will ag-
gregate $4,000 to $4,000. With the
exception of two stores. all of the
buildings and stock burned was COW
cred in full by insurance. There is
evidence that the fire was started by
thugs with the purpose of robbinS
houses during the confusion. At
tempts at robbery was made during
the fire, but the thieves made their es-
cape.
Some of the Fuel of the Flames.
The fire was discovered about mid
night in the rear end of Robertson's 5
grocery store and spread rapidly both
up and down North Main street, con-
Suming the grocery where it started
DR.. Newberry'S drug store, the odd
Fellows hall, DeerS' grocery. Mulver-
tons general store. Riggs dry goods
store, McLean's harness shop, Moody's
furniture house. the Central Union
telephone exchange, The Sun office.
and Republic hall. All of these We're
frame buildings. and every one of
them was totally destroyed. There
was no insurance held by either Null
yerton or Robertson.
No Doubt of Incendiarism.
The village has no fire department,
but the citizens attached garden hose
to the town pump and did what they
could in this manner and with buck
cts. Their efforts, however, We're of
no avail, and the ire burned until it
had consumed the entire business sec
ton. The fire was of incendiary origin.
the match having been applied by men
who afterward tried to rob the homes
of the villagers. They were discovered
in two or three houses. but managed
to make their escape before they could
be captured. They left town in Il wag-
on. driving rapidly away.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-08-18
Tb,t Robvin the Boat.

Chicago. Aug. 1S.-SOuth Chicago
police believe that the girl baby found
in a boat on the Calumet river Tues
day evening was the child of Martha
Haften, a young girl who has been 4
patient in the maternity ward of the
county hospital and who gave the hos
pital authorities no more information
about herself than that she Tweed in
South Chicago. Upon her own insist
ance she was discharged Tuesday, and
the police believe she committed sui
eide in the Calumet