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the city, much to the disgust of the
regular dwellers there. From the
shores of the Arctic and the Pacific
oceans, and from the shores of the
Black Sea and from the borders OF
Asiatic khanates the pilgrims flock
to get glimpse OF Father John, as he
is called, he being an ordained minis
ter of the Russian Greek church. to
partake of his bounty and to receive
his blessing or his healing touches.
Many lodging houses have been built
in Cronstadt by enterprising persons
where the pilgrims are crowded in to-
gether, paying what they can. Some
of the proprietors of these places have
bargained to secure the presence OF
Father John at their establishments.
OF course it is given out that Father
John is so busy that some days must
elapse before he will be able to attend;
meanwhile the number Of the faithful
Increases, and when sufficient num-
ber has been got together they are as
sembled into a dimly lighted room,
into which another priest hurries,
quickly gives his blessing and as
quickly withdraws. Such shameless
deception became known to the town
authorities; the pilgrims were de-
nounced as nuisance. and some
months ago great efforts were made to
get the nuisance abated. However.
nothing has yet been done in this d.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-01
Elevators for "L" Roads.

The general manager of the Man
haitian Elevated Railway Company of
New York city has asked for an esti-
mate of the cost of 100 inclined eleva-
tors, to be substituted for the stair
ways which now lead to the stations
of the Manhattan road. Plans. speci-
fications and an estimate of the cost
the officials of the road The esti-
mated cost is about S250,OO0 These
proposed elevators will have a carry
ing capacity of 5000 passengers each
per hour. They will be run on the
endless chain principle, and the power
will be furnished by small electric
motors placed in the stations.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-01

Not only to every nook and corner
Of the vast empire of Russia has the
fame of John of Cronstadt spread, but
1t has reached the outside world, and
there are few places where his name Is
not known. He is a Russian who u
believed by the Russians to have the
power of working miracles and who
evidently believes himself that he has
such power. He has made Cronstadt
place Of pilgrimage for the lame
and the lazy, the afflicted In mind, body
and estate Of all Russia. The peasants
in their foul-smelling dresses of skin.
their dirt, disease and laziness, throng
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miracles. One story which is a mat
ter OF common belief in Russia Is that
once the Metropolitan Archbishop Of
St. Petersburg summoned Father John
before him and requested him to cease
from his supposed miracles.
Soon after the rebuked priest had
left the Metropolitan presence that
naughty preiate was smitten with
blindness. The archbishops friends
begged him to send again for Father
John. He did so, and Father John re-
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-01
MAN WITH THE DRUM.
Is the Most Necessary Parsona
Street Procession.

StreeL IFOCeSSlOn.
The man with the drum Is a very i'm
portant individual these days of street
professions. He keeps things moving
and men from tagging behind quick
step time and is altogether thorough
ly Indispensable person in parade.
The band only plays at intervals, but
the drum beats steadily on. Victory in
battle is often due to the man with the
drum, but he sounds the summons to
march on and the inspiration Of the
tap fires the spirit and intiames the
soul and sets the heyday in the blood
rioting hotly with no thought or power
to attend the decision of the judgment.
The man with the drums at the Audi
torium is always the most interesting
character in the ensemble of the or
chestra. High in the center he stands
among his fellows and his arms fly this
way and that among the kettledrums
and his flexible wrists and fingers are
in perpetual motion, keeping the pad
ded drumstfcks going. In some parts
of the Wagner music he would sound
the alarm of his beat with a savage
satisfaction and in the vorspiel to the
Meistersinger his famous lombard
ment never failed to bring smile Of
mirthful enjoyment to the generally
impassve countenance of the leader OF
the orchestra Chronicle.
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John of Cronstodt Has Thousands of
Deluded Followers in Russia.

rection. and 1t is unlikely that any
repressive measures will be taken.
When Father John appears abroad
the moujiks crowd to touch the hem of
his robe or even to get within the
range Of his vision. 1t is no wonder
that the ignorant peasants have such
faith in him when the nobility and the
educated classes seem to have like
belief. When the Gar Alexander III.
lay dying in the Crimea it was Father
John who, when the medical men had
given up hope, was summoned to the
bedside of the emperor to try to ac-
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-01
Force Of Habit.

She-"Why does that piano sound
first loud and then soft when Miss
Wilson plays it," He-"Well, you
see, she is learning to ride bike, and
uses both pedals from force of habit"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
A Stormy Convention.

Yesterdays ST, Louis Republic
contained the following special: -
st. Charles. Mo, Aug. Is
The Ninth District Republican
Convention, which was originally
called for Troy on May |, but
which was adjourned to meet here
to nominate Il candidate for Con
grcSS in opposition to Champ
Clark, was held in this city today,
and ID. $, FIagg, of Louisiana,
was declared the nominee after Il
very bitter wramglc in the Pike
county delegation. The first troub-
IT, began when j :. GatSOn of
Nmdalia presented II proxy for in
absent delegate. Regular dele
gates from Audrain objected 10
seating him, and Gatson drnounr-
ed cN-Congrcssmam TrcIoar aud
Republican poStmaStcrs of Au-
drain, saying the party WAS boss
ridden. and the postmastcrs were
the BOSSES and w"r" imjurlng the
party. He said he would make
the statement openly, and was re-
spouslhIc for il, either inside the
hail or outside, When nominations
were called for, d. :. Flagg and
Charles Ellis Wcr' placed in nom,
| nation, DR.. Reynolds opposed
Flagg's nomination, saying that
on account Of dScord in the party
1 in Pike Flagg could not get the II,
nitcd support of the party, III
denounced {. j. Chapman rs 4
carpet Dagger and said his element
was responsible for the rupture ii
/ the party The vote, when taken
stood; FlagG, 81; Ellis, II,
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Wesley Chapel.

j. NJ. Bcaglcs, of MrNico, was
the guest of u. NJ. Price and wife
last Saturday night.
Il. +. Harris sold to Mr.. Allen
of Rails county, six ycarlings and
two calves at 81 head.
Dave Gregory and wife were the
guests of their son-in-law, Charlie
Shotwcll of Farbrr, last Sunday.
Il. l.. Day is preparing to sink Il
shaft on his farm.
Mrs. Geo. Dudgcon and Mrs. D..
Gregory were the guests of Mrs.
ID. NJ. Price last Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary jackson who has been
suffering Il stroke of paralysis for
some time is growing weaker.
Joe Able sold his crop of hay to
Mr.. Culbcrtson of Rush Hill, ~
ton
Maggie Able, Fannie Iost and
Mrs. j. f. uiXon were pleasant
callers on Mrs. ID. NJ. Price last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. NJ. Price left
last Monday for st. Paul where
they will visit few days after
which they will visit their children
at Bonner, Montana.
Grandma league is improving
from malarial fever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
A Faithful Dog.

At Wahoo, Neb., one night last
week IA shepherd dog guarded and
protected the baby of Fred Baltz
nineteen hours in Il violent storm.
At 6 a. IN. the child, 3 years old,
wandered away and two hours lat
cr violent storm broke. Mrs.
Baltz was frantic when told the
child could not be found. All the
neighbors were at once aroused
and they joined in the seach. Not
until II a. m. to-day were they re-
warded. The boy was sitting UNI
der the shelter of creek bank
wet and muddy, but uninjured.
The dog sat by the child's side, a
faithful protector.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Worcester.

The much needed rain has come.
Miss N;nr;o White of Noxio,
is VISITING Misses Sadie and Iva
Morris
NoIop II.,iuo or IIrt.hi,or
,.i,;to! ho,,o f,II.. ..,.,,,I l,,.. -
last week.
N;,, Nav Allan of Noyioo :.
,.i,it;ru tho u;.sos Smith ,h;,r,ol,
Mary ,loo i tho ro,,o 81 -
ma ~, .; ,I ~ tho bor,, ~ NJ. r,,
Morthland
Do,m to nr aud Nrrs r,r,ot,
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
-, NeighborhoOd News.
Johns Branch.


We attended the picnic in llca-
tons grove the 22nd. a large
crowd and everything went off
nicely.
Miss Lille Burch, of Laddonia.
carried off the prize as the prctti-
est young lady present; Miss Far
thing took second. Mr.. j. De.
tiennc captured Il box of cigars as
being considered by three young
ladies as the uglicst man present.
The first baby prize, silver cup,
was awarded to Addic Doll, the
second to Rola Middleton.
Rhodes Clay made II very I'M
prcssiyc speech on the issues of
the day. Among other things he
said, "as to William j. Bryan
his character is irrcproachablc.
care net what side you are ON, the
individual is paramount. | there
fore say every person should go to
the polls this fall and vote for.non-
imperialism. think William Me-
klnley's four years past speaks
plainly against the man. AS for
Mr.. Roosevelt, he has been on diff
fcrent sides of the money question.
Roosevelt spent the most of his
time in Cuba writing reports to
send home consisting of self praise.
'Tis said that he really did shoot Il
Spaniard in the back while he was
running. Cloud laughter.) Roosc-
welt makes me think of Il story |
heard of cattle thief. He had
been awful mean. When they
caught him and were preparing to
hang him he waved his hands.
They LET him down to hear what he
had to say. Well, boys, | don't
think YOU ought to hang me; |
think hanging is too good for me.
| think YOU ought to put me on
the ground and let the cattle run
over me, then hack me up in piec-
cs and each take souvenirs of my
body. They concluded to do
this. When they were diStrihut-
ing the souvenirs one man spoke
up, There isn't but one thing Il
bout that man | want and that is
his gall. Roosevclt's gall must
be very large.
1.-THE money question is still the
question. Raise the warming cry.
Let's have no Imperialism. don't
make an emperor of William Me-
kinlcy."
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
A Remarkable Corn.

Oakland, H.. Aug. 2S.-On the
farm of John Hawkins, five miles
north of this city, is growing some
of the most remarkable Indian
corn cNtant. The ordinary height
of corn stalks is about & feet, but
the stalks of this corn are IL feet
high and the corn is still growing.
There is half an acre of it, and
Mr.. Hawkins procured the seed
II year ago from an old Indian who
said that the prehistoric corn came
from the hands of an Egyptian
mummy, and is the identical va
ricty saved 10y Joseph to tide Owen
Egypt'S great famine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Powers In Handouts.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Aug p Ca
lcb Powers was taken from here TO
Louisville to-day in handouts. He
said his dignity and feelings were
terribly outraged by having to
wear such evidences of crime,
when he had given his word of
honor to the sheriff that he would
not attempt to escape. Henry
Youtsey, who is still in jail at
Georgetown, has Il high fever to-
night and is mt times triilc de-
liriOus.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Rush Hill.

Rev. Mcndcnhall filled his rcgu-
lar appointment mt this place Sun
day.
The Prohibition Convection which
was held on Aug. p in Coaklcy 5
Grove proved success until in
In" afternoon when the cloud and
rain caused most of those in at
tendance to seek shelter. The pco-
pie Of that vicinity did all that
could be asked TO make the CON
VcntiOn Il success.
Mrs. II. i, Sipplc and son, Les
lie, are visiting relatives and
friends of Ccntralia this week.
Masters Lynn and Tonic Muzzy
who havcd been visiting their
grandparents Of this place return
ed to their home in Kansas City,
Monday.
Mr.. Joe Stein visiting home folks
and best girl.
PolkadOtte Club gave II social in
Mrs. Sol FoX's yard on Monday
evening. There was Il large crowd
in attendance and it proved Il
grand success.
Miss Matte Petty one of our ac-
complishcd young ladies will leave
for Cripple Creek, Colo. Aug. 30,
to make her future home. We re-
greet very much to see Miss Matte
90.
Miss Lena Morris is visiting in
Bowling Green this week.
Mrs. Alonzo Fox, of Mexico i
visiting relatives and friends OF
this place.
Mrs. Nancy Floyd who has been
very sick is convalcscing'
Mr.. Jas. Myers returned to Mex
leo Monday to resume his duty II,
barber. He is employed at tn,
Ringo Hotel.
Miss Lizzie Ecton of Benton Cit,
is visiting her grand mother, Mrs
f.. rmack.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Has FIOpDed.

Ccntralia, Mo-, Aug. IS. a.
Thompson, prominent farmer
and stock dealer, living ten miles
north of this city, and a lifelong
Republican, is now IN enthusiast
ic supporter of William j. Bryan
and the entire Democratic ticket.
Republican hostility to bi-metalism,
Republican proclivity for military
rule, Republican sympathy for
England in the South African war
and the Republican payment of
$40, OOO, OGO for II war in the Phil
ippincs are among the reasons he
gives for his political change of
heart. Mr.. Thompson is only one
of the many Republicans in this
vicinity who will vote the Demo-
crat ic ticket this fall.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Two Deaths.

George McCalliStcr, aged -, ia
her of DR.. W. a. McCalliStcr,
mayor of CcntraIia, died in the lat
ter place last week of general de
bility.
Warren {. Fowlcs, aged 16
years, died at his home near this
city last Saturday. Ills trouble was
Bright 5 disease. Mr., FowIcs was
Il native of Maine and came to
Mexico near 81 years ago. He
was first engaged in the grocery
business her. He first did
considerable improving in Mexico,
building the Central Hotel and
what is known rs the Fowlcs
building ON jackson street. \ few
years ago he went to farming
He was great worker and Il very
active man. The wife aud three
children survive him. Two of
the children, W. j.. towlrs and
Mrs. NJ. l.. piI"hrr,rrSid" in Mex
leo, and the third, Mrs, Il. W
Person, resides at Ladlouia. MIR.
FowIcs MSS II good ncighbor and It
highly respected citizen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Walker District.

We rejoice to see the drought
broken by the nice, gentle, refresh
ing showers, | think we have
much to be thankful for that we
are living in this grand old county
of Audrain that flows with milk
and honey. The only thing that
crosses our peaceful minds is the
grasp the money power has on us,
1t surely has come upon us as Il
thief in the night. His grip is
becoming stonger and stronger
each year. Now the only way to
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30

are visiting Mrs. Bridgcford of
Perry.
j. J johnson lost two fine
milk COWS and also Il calf Tuesday.
W. Frazer and wife of Brown
Station are visiting +. l.. lMForcc.
Mr.. and Mrs. yesterday, who
have been visiting his parents in
Scotland county, have returned
home.
Dye School commenced this
week with Prof j. W. Stephens,
teacher.
Born to VIM. Gaines and wife.
Il son the DIST.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
A SOCIALISTiC CITY.
Where the Municipal Ownership Ex-
tends Even to tho Cemetery.

tends Even to tho Cemetery.
lIuddersfeld city OF Yorkshire.
England. is perhaps the best illustra-
tion OF a city governed on socialistic
ideas to he found anywhere in the
world. Every municipal monopoly is
operated for the benefit of the citizens
gas, street cars. waterworks, electric
lighting, markets, abattoirs, sanitari-
ums. lodging houses and even the
cemetery. As To gas. an exchange
gives these particulars: In 1872 the
gas works were taken over. the OBJ
jcct being to reduce the price of gas
and increase its use by the poorer
classes. To this end the department
introduced penny-in-the-slot meters,
which have been so well received that
about onc-iifth of the population Is
now supplied In this way. When the
meter is used a stove is supplied and
fixed" free OF charge. Not one penny
need be invested, except for the thirty
feet of gas sold for cents. This is
a great boon to the poor, who find 1t
difficult To save enough to purchase
fittings outright. Stoves alone may
be returned at 10 per cent OF cost price
per year. and the department has It's
own stores containing styles to suit the
poorest or the most fastidious. The
price of gas has been steadily reduced.
until now il is shillings 3 pence tG6
cents) for lighting and shillings ti9
ccnts) for heating and trade purposes.
lnded. the city has been SO considerate
OF public welfare in every way thar
practically the whole population con-
sumes municipal gas"
Electricity is supplied in much the
same way, and throughout the princi-
pal Of monOpolizatiOn Is carried into
effect wherever practicable and posi-
bile. As everybody seems to be salts
fled with the results obtained Hud-
dcrsiiefld fay properly claim to be the
model socialistic town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30

jeering children who cried, "See, these
people have no goitres," as II to be with
out a goitre was physical deficiency.
Similarly, the prevalence of irregular
periods among young women, and the
commences of facilitating drains
among married women have created
the mischievous idea that these are the
natural conditions of wofnanhood.
In normal health the periods should
be regular and painless and there should
I've neither drains nor pains for the mar
ried woman. To regain that normal
condition of health is possible to every
woman who will make trial of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. II regu-
lates the periods, dries up the drains,
and cures liberation and inflammation.
Sick women can consult DIR. X. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. ", by letter without
charge. Every letter is held as strictly
private and sacredly confidential.
" had falling Of internal organs and had to
go to bed once a month had irregular monthly
pcriOds which would sometimes last ten or
twelve days" writes Mrs. Alice l.. Holmes, OF
Coolspring street, Uniontown, Pa. Had also
indigestion so bad that I could not eat anything
Golden Medical Discovery cured me. took
three BOTTLES Of the 'Favorite Prescription and
one Of the Golden Medical Discovery"
DIR. Picrce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser-sent free on receipt of stamps
To cover mailing only. Twenty one one
cent stamps for edition in paper; II
stamps for the cloth bound edition. Ad-
dress DIR. X. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30

break that power is to educate and
agitatc and if that fails the only
and last remedy is the power be-
hind the altar.
We attended the farmers insti-
tutc in Laddonia and we pronounce
it Il grand success. There were
truths uttered there that will do to
feast on until we meet again.
ID. NJ. Price and wife start for
the West next Monday on II visit
to their children and relatives in
Montana.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Talks With People.

&c. Robbins: | am correspond
ing with an Iowa gentleman TRYING
to get him to Audrain. | think
he can find no better place To- To-
cate.
DR.. a. G. White, the Option:
| have found the MESSAGE valu-
able us an advertising medium. |
want YOU to use my ad. card as
long rs | can see results.
Rev. W. =. Bolts: Show me the
man who won't pay his little debts,
aud | don't care how broad his
profession of religion, can have
no confidence in him whatever.
VIM. Mccks: My wife thinks
your MESSAGE Il great paper. |
think it is hardly at the Santa Fc
postoilirr before she is after it.
The MESSAGE is an ideal country
paper indeed
\ Mexico Merchant: Wen, the
minstrel show is gone aud with it
$500 or $500 good money and
nothing in return to Mexico com
munity, either in money, refine
,,,,,t 80, l,,t t.,,,
\ Humanitarian: How often
your horse, like yourself, is sick
or unwcll these hot days. Vet YOU
urge him and dog him along. BE
careful of your horse this season
of the year and at all seasons. He
can't tell YOU if he is not able to
go.
b. Il. Cauthorn: think there
will be no Populist ticket in Au-
drain this year. The last LcgiSln-
turc passed law that makes the
task too difficult. | don't under
stand how these small parties are
going to get on the official ballot.
d. NJ. Price: My little grand
son, ont ut Bonner, Montana, was
recently Watching II squaw load Il
horse while her spouse stood qui-
city by and did nothing lie fin
ally whispered To his mamma,
"Why doesn't the man Indian help
the lady Indian get the load on the
horse That boy was born in
Missouri and learned II different
gallantry from that.
Prof. +. A. Collins: There are
fine prospects for our academy at
Laddonia for the coming year. |
have been noticing the prospects
for II corn crop in Audraln. There
is II strip of territory between Lad
donna and Martinsburg extending
eastward To Mt. Carmel, south of
Nandalia, where the yield will, APP
parcntly, be from 10 To 40 bushels
to the acre. Prosperity to the
farmers in that section.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30

The Rev. Edward Dunbar, who
wrote the old religious song
"Thcre's Il Light in the Window
for Thee, Brother" sleeps in II
pauper' $ grave at Cotfeyville, Kas.,
where he died a tramp i'll the town
jail ten years ago. His name be-
came ii byword in the places where
he was known, and from pris-
on's cell he went forth II vagabond
on the face Of the earth. In 1861
he was arrested at Lcavcnworth,
while engaged in holding a series
of revival meetings, and taken to
Minneapolis, where he was tried
for bigamy, convicted and scnten-
ced to the penitentiary for three
years and eight months. One
night in the spring Of 1890 Dun
bar applied at the Coffeyville Jail
for lodging. He was i'll and the
authorities took him in. He died
the next day, Papers in his peck
cts revealed his identity and show
ed that he had tramped all over
the country. Some church people
have lately erected "A slab over his
grave, on which these words are
inscribed: Here lies Edward
Dunbar, who wrote: There's Il
Light in the Window for Thee,
Brother"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
iounes Greek.


Cooler.
Corm-cutting the rush.
Miss Blanche Adams and Miss
Mary Ncwgcnt, of Paris. have
been visiting their uncle, George
Ncwgrnt, for several days. They
attended the quarterly meeting ut
Oliyct SATURDAY. and Sunday and
went to McNico Monday. On Tues
day they enjoyed Il lish-fry, where
IN hours scining in one hole of
water furnished more fish than the
eighty persons present could eat.
Schools will open next Monday,
taught by Miss Dawson at Gate
wood, Miss Cox at Bryan, Miss
Rudasil at Weaver, Mr. Moore at
Ellis and Mr.. lIolIiway at Long
Branch.
Miss Gilbert, Of Holiday, is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Jones,
this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30

In Il New York police court the
other day Il Boston man who had
been arrested at the instance of
his wife on the charges of dcscr-
ton and n0n-support presented Il
novel defense. He alleged that
his wife had consulted an astrolo-
ger, who told her that she was
destined to be married at least
twice. ri was her first husband"
said the accused man, "and | saw
that it was up to me to get move
ON. | had to either die or skip a
gain and | preferred to skip" The
court, however, declined to follow
that line of reasoning and put the
man under bonds to support his
wife, regardless of the astrologer'S
horoscope.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-30
Ncighborly NcighbOrs.

W. l.. Kent is in Kansas city
on business.
Basil Brown is in Texas for the
benefit of his health.
Miss Jessie Purcell. of st. Lou
is, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Laura Steele, of this city.
W. II. Morris and little brother.
Roy. are home from pleasant Wis
it at Butte. Montana. and yellow
Stone Park.
DR.. T. j. Cornctt, ut Worcester,
has been entertaining his father
and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Jess,
Cornctt, of Columbia.
Homer Bassford, the brilliant
young editor of the st. Louis
Sunday Republic, has been visit
ing his father here, Mr.. J. G.
Bassford.
Rev. W. i. Bolts, late of Win
field, Has, made the MESSAGE 4
pleasant call last Monday Rev.
Bolts was born in Audrain and
was here to visit his father, W. j
Bolts, who resides in this city
He left the following night to ut.
tend the annual conference of his
Church to be held ut Atrhison
Kansas. The MESSAGE will fol.
low Rev. Bolts to his new preach
ing appointment in the Sunilowcl
State.