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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11
THE MAsSSAG A:,
THURSDAY. JAN. II, 1900
MUST LIE IN JAIL.
Ed SDencer's Case to Be
Acted on by the Grand
Jury.

Ed Spencer. charged with HE
killing of ightwhi Gilman Ben Eli
dIcman ut Vandalia on Christmas
day, had his preliminary trial the
other day and was rcmanled to the
Mexico Jail without bail TO await
the action of the grand jury.
Rodgers and McIntyr' represent
the State aud Bolts and Cullen the
defense.
The Vandal a Leader gives John
Atkins I, stimony in the prelimina-
ry tr,al, which was ~ follows: 81
saw Eddl"man with gun in his
hand and heard hlm tell Spencer
not TO come at him with that
knife. Sexton had Spencer pushed
back against the wall. | told
Spencer to give me the knife. He
said he had none aud showed me
his hands. tod him to go cut
and he did 50. | told Eddcman
to put up his gun. lie said the
gun was not loaded and breaking
it shovel the empty chambers. |
never saw Edlleman after that till
he was at the end of the bar with
Spencer standing over him, guu in
hand. Saw Spencer after the first
trouble. He came in to the bar
aud asked me if hal sent for Ed
dleman to come and put him out.
told him | did not and he said
that was all rlgnt and apologzed
for the disturbance few minutes
before. Don't know whether Ed
dleman had IA gun or not, but after
lparned that he hal one in his
overcoat pocket
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11
A city with Two Garages.

There arc only Two carriages in town.
One belor- % The archbishop, and his
ominencn l. hauled about By three
horses. 5cya@a, hi acclCsiasticll padj-
ments are afflicted with the govt. The
other oawi.sa is the property Of the
goyernmcn., and one Of the ryrQuisit's
thal pertain 10 the presidential power.
|; is an ordinary landau, imported from
Paris in pieces, and put together by
local talent. and a native artist has
painted upon tho panels Of the doors
brilliant reproduction OF the coat Of
arms Of the ropHblc. about a foot
square. in the national colors- green,
yellow ana red This is greatly adj
mied by the populaco, who soc the
carria.c only occasionaily--ou state oc-
casi5ns. when it Is drawn by four black
horses Gearing harness heavily mounts
ed with silver, aud decorated with ro5-
cites, tassg,-. and str,aucrs Of tine M
tional co'ora.-La Pa Bolivia, CORE
spondence Chicago Record
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11
Lighting s. Drawing Room.

IN English journal Of electricity en-
phasizes the care needed in undertake
ing to light a drawing-room by this
means. 1t is desirable to avoid any
heavy shadows and To secure we'll
diTused light. For the general light
ing OF the apartment, main central
licht is probably the best, but this ar
rangpment should be carefully studied
in is relation to the various objects
in the room before it is adopted. Often
greater difference will be noted In
the effect OF furniture and paintings
by daylight and by the electric light
The best effect" says the journal In
question. lis undoubtedly obtained by
putting incandescent lamps in mold
ings or sinking them into the mantel
shelf or elsewhere, so that the light
may be diHused while the lamps are
Invisible"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11

Joseph II. Vail, commissioner from
Connecticut at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, ana whom Gov. Lounsbury
will probably appoint as commissioner
from Connecticut TO the Paris and Buff
falo eXpOsitions, has purchased the
steeple of the Second Congregational
church of Winsted, Conn, and will
have it erected as monument over
the grave Of his dog Snyder which
died over a year ago. The steeple,
which has already been taken Off the
old church in sections, is about sixty
feet high, says the New York journal
Mr.. Vail was formerly editor Of the
Winsted Herald, and Snyder was
known by nearly every state news
paper man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11
CHAMP CLARK'S NOVEL.
Will Deal With Politics and
Have no Women in Ii.

The following, from the Wash
ington Post. will Interest every
MissOuriau ana schoolboy in the
State: IL stay in Washington dur
ing he holiday recess, said Repre-
sentative Champ Clark, OF Nilsson.
ri, rs he walked in out Of the storm
yesterday and shook the snow off
his great coat in the wide corridor
of the capital, "hccausa don I
have to 90 home to look after the
fences, and because | can do more
work here IN two weeks of tn
Chrrtmas season than in any
other two weeks of the year."
liam writing a couple of books,
observed the MisSourlan, ~ he
shook off some more snow and
proceeded up the mtrble steps to-
ward the floor of the house
"They're about Missouri. Some
day have it in mind to write Il
novel, different from anything
in that line that has ever been
published. | mean to have III
woman in it"
"What will be your dominan
theme?'
$40 you know the State of Mis-
souri, has been the scene of NOR
remarkable events than any othe
state on this cOntinent?' askc,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11

UTE SINCE YOU QtARRELED.
that you came all the way downtown
alone? How did you do it,"
with a nickel ana a transfer" gig
led the child.
And your father, and-and Miss
Ethel don't know where you are?"
mo, they don't"
I'm telephone to them at once" said
the young man. RS he turned toward
the phone.
Don't You do it," cried the child,
Papa Jayne IS downtown at his office
and Of course hasn't missed me, and
Sister Ethel is out to luncIcOn with
Name Oliver and she won't miss me
until she comes back. An now let me
ask your 'tention to these nice books,
| They are very choice. One is Little
| Women by the author of Little Men
| an the other Is Little Men by
| the same author. They are nice
moral books. There are pitchoors in
them, Lemme put down your name
for both"
Good" cried George Henderson,
very good. Your father was quite
| right. You nave round your profess
sion and you are sure to rise In it,"
Haven't | already come up eight
stories" laughed the child Then she
quickly added: DO you take the
books?"
81 have so many books now"
laughed the young man,
You'd better take Them said the
child; rive got something to say to
you about Sister Ethel"
The young man started,
I'm tell you what III do, Cissy," he
said. I'm take them on approval"
whats that?"
at means that I'll take them ard
look them over" replied the young
man, land If like them I'll keep them
and pay you for thew. II don't like
them I'll return them to YOU"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11
The New Road Law.
ed hsulan


Audraln County Court will soon
meet in extra session to district the
country as required by the new
road law. Every taxpayer should
thoroly understand thi, law. The
MESSAGE rcproduce' the main pro-
visions OF the law Us follows :
The County Court shall divide
the county into district not less
than 3 miles square nor more than
one municipal township in size.
\ b. ard of three .ommiss' 0nerS.
appointed by the Court and sery-
ing without pry,wilI have charge
OF the 70 al work in each dis'r,ct,
and It will he Their duty to meet on
or before March |. to confer "a TO
the work OF repairing necessary III
their district, and provid" for such
work by contract or otherwise
Ten DAYS notice of such meeting
mutt be given by notices pO,ted i'll
five public plac, 5. The clerk of
the board will be paid &l0a year.
The tools and machinery bcjong-
ing to the territory embraced IN
IL h district will be turned over
to the new district. The board will
htye exclusive cont! oil Of all road
worl, IN it's district. When the
rua work is let t. the lowest bid.
der the contrIc or must give bond
with 600 security for the faithful
performance Of his contract. Tn.
! County Court vii furnish caCl
Board with u plat of IFS district
At least three fuurlhS Of the Cad.
ing IN each district must be done
before August |. Member, Of I'll,
Board are forbidden t. take con
tracts or in any way receive money
appropria' ed for raj purpo,es ii
his district.
The County Court is empowered
to levy poll tax Of Sl.5O to - on
each man over 81 and under G(
years of age, and Il property tax o
not less than DC nor more than 20
. on the 500 in each district. Tn,
poll tax can be paid in cash o
} work and the prop rtY Ia
will be pad in cash and collecte,
I as other county revenues by tn
county collector, being deducte
= from the regular levy for count
purposes.
+ In addition to the road work tn
d Board will be required to build an
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11

There was playful humor in Lord
Tennyson that rarely showed itself un-
less the poet was within the familiar
circle OF his friends. John Blackwood.
n member OF the famous firm of pub
fishers, gives an amusing instance OF
this in one of his letters. The Rev.
James White, rector OF neighboring
parish, and Tennyson were chatting
each other, Ms their custom was, con-
corning the merits of their respective
houses. Il believe part OF Bonchurch
belongs to you" remarked the poet
THE whole OF It," said White. you
mean the hole you live in" retorted
Tcnnyson. And the Rev. James White
"" ulNnced.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11

in the great forward movements in
=. ccntu,Y's art. She can boast
OF: --Curstcus and Cornelius;
King Max and Ludwig; Piloty aud
Kaulbach; Market and Dchrcggcr;
Matthias Schmidt and Herman
Deitz; Mcneil and Werner.
COncindcd Rc3 Urrk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11

r pa r br Dig $ hat cost less than
800.
In 80 ri NUT make II report
of all moneys received and how
expynj,d at the November term
ol IA, COuuty Court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11
Gold In American Teeth.

On the authority of the greatest man
ufacturer OF dental supplies in the
country there are over 10000 ounces
Of pure gold worked up annually for
dentists uses for material in filling
teeth, in plates and soldiers, the value
of this gold approXimatir1 ;LOo0OOO
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1900-01-11

An Ediinr'a Cru'ua' tspacv
John Walter Of the London Times
left as a legacy to his daughter one Of
the advertising columns Of the paper
II brought Der an income OF $50 a day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
Grand Values in Millinery.

miles in our journey back to camp. We
took him at his word, and midnight found
us Just on the crest of the divide, after
frutless hours spent in trying to follow
a trail that had no existence. We were
then in a cup-shaped basin, the center or
the cup being covered over by club chap
arral and the balance with sun-dried dead
grass, and there we decided to remain
the rest of the night. lettering our weary
horses without unsaddling, we lay down
to catch an hour or two's rest.
1.-THE Indian we had as guide" continued
Mr.. Alpertson, was tied by either arm TO
two of the party. This was done for safe
tvs sake, for in that God-forsaken coun-
try there was no precaution that looked
toward safety it was safe to overlook.
About an hour after we had lain down the
Indian suddenly let loose frightful yell,
and every man rolled over on his stomach
and covered him with his rifle. At the same
time we became conscious Of the kissing of
numberless rattlesnakes, and the awful
stencil their bodies gave or permeated the
air. Why none of us were bitten was
miracle, for they were all over the place,
and one of them crawling over his body
was the cause of the Indians YELL That
club chaparral was their home, and they
must have inhabited 1T by the thousand.
to place of safety one OF our number
suggested that we fire the place, and we
accordingly touched the dry grass on. In
moment the entire chaparral leaped into
fame and then occurred the wefrdest OF
sights, for the snakes crawled up the dwarf
trees and projected their horrible, writing
heads above the sea of flame, while from
all about the great yellow rattlers hurried
you know, rushes into. not away from.
nearby flame. To this day it is a vivid pic
ture in my mind-that zone of fire, with
the swollen yellow reptiles rushing into it,
and the heads, with their gaping, fork
tongued mouths rising above and falling
beneath the leaping flames.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
The Country Editor, Past and Present.
CONGRESSMAN Lands in Success

The country editor OF a quarter of a
century ago was not college bred man.
but he could ''chop logic" with the best
products of the universities, quote poetry
aptly and at an hours notice deliver a
political speech or address a Sunday school
convention. From the standpoint of the
useful citizen he was an all around finished
product.
The country editor of to-day is different
person. He is a good business man. He
can "set type" but is seldom found at the
ease" He employs compositors or has
ornamented his Office with a typesetting
machine. The young woman you see bend
ing over the ledger is also stenographer
and typewriter. The country editor now
dictates his editorials and employs bright
young man to write local news. His news
paper is printed on an improved press, the
power is furnished by a gas engine or
electric motor and the paper is folded by
machinery. he owns his own home, keeps
his own horse and carriage and has credit
at the hank. A pleasure trip of a month
is likely to be offered at any time, and he
takes IL gladly, while the young woman
who keeps the books and the bright young
man who writes local news keep the paper
in straight line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13

sist that the picture is a great success. No
doubt, Mr.. Davenport is perfectly wei
aware that Mr.. Hanna's nose is not ag-
excessively pug. just as he is perfectly well
aware that the senator doesn't really sport
baggy clothes with dollar marks on them
for a pattern. AS / said before, IL is
piece of symbolism. An accurate likeness
would be unsuited to the purpose, because
it would be meaningless. Neither the car
tcon Bryan nor the cartoon Mckinley look
anything like the real men. The Bryan in
the Republican papers resembles long
haired patent-medicine fakir, and the Nc
Kinley in Democratic cartoons, is comic
Napoleon with a hawk beak. Do you think
you would pick out either of them from
those drawings if you had never seen any
photo REPRODUCTIONS? OF course not. Now
and then, / admit, the caricaturists get
hold of a man with such marked and
peculiar physiognomy that they can't draw
out the likeness. but call only three such
cases to mind-Carl Schurz Roscoe Conk-
ling and Admiral Dewey. Those were GER
tainly three instances in which public men
did look like their caricatures. Napo-
leon, If you remember. once ordered his
portrait painted and then declined to give
the artist any sittings. You need none
he said; simply paint me as the Emperor"
That expresses the idea / was trying to
cCnyey."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13

lent beauty 70 the scene. and arrayed one
as richly as the other. When the king err
tered he instantly discovered this mamie
was painfully conspicuous, the one discord-
ant feature of the universal harmony.
When questioned he was speeches.. There
were garments enough-the attendants had
urged him to put one on; and he was
speechless from lack OF excuse. Then the
master ordered his serva IS to escort him
from the room, and cast bl-f into the dark
ness of the night
The robes symbolic character. The hon.
est, the pure and the loving wear the white
robes In heaven. And IL heaven Is the place
where the good dwell-where nothing that
dehleth or maketh a lie shall enter-then If
we are not good we shall not go there. But
IL il were possible by some questionable
means to crowd I'm, we should be con-
spicuous and miserable as this man at the
feast. We should long TO escape. A bad
man does not enjoy the company OF the
noble He seeks boon companions. Like
Judas, he goes to his own place Would
felon and profiigate enjoy the company of
Phillips Brooks or Abraham Lincoln? /
thing the barroom, reeking with profanity
and odOrous with the fumes of liquors,
would attract him rather
In the other world we shall find our place
and seek congenial company as unerringly
as the rain drop finds the sea. We shall
enter the place in the other life to which
we have adapted ourselves. To enter
heaven the ear must be attuned TO its har-
monies and the eye trained to its beauties.
Some persons would be uninterested at an
oratorio or symphonic concert. The mong-
rel street songs would be better adapted TO
their appreciation. A vile person among
the angels would be like a fish out of his
native element, writhing and gasping from
the very glory and sunlight of the world in
which we live. He would be like a blind
man amid enchanting scenery or deaf
man amid superb harmonies. Only the
gOdlike can be with God-and only such
Will wish to be. We shall have Just so
much of heaven we make for ourselves
no more, no less. We shall find our place
Gods inevitable law will guide us there.
The wedding robe is simply nobility of
life II is not religious profession. nor
church membership, nor singing hymns,
nor reading the Bible-nor even praying.
These are commendable and vital aids to
better living-but, after all, they are only
symbols of what we ought to be and do,
The wedding garment is the act of living
as God would have us-it is being pure. and
truthful, and unselfish. This is heaven
and such person will be in heaven wher-
ever he finds himself here below. And it Is
that which will lead him within the por-
tails of the heaven above.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
PHILOSOPHY OF CARTOONS.
Not Necessary that the Drawings
Should BE Actual Portraits.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
1.-THE familiar conception of Mark Han
mas personal appearance is laughable
blunder,' said visitor from Ohio, who Is
we'll acquainted with the famous Republi-
can leader. The caricaturists have created
a figure that is as altogether different from
the real man an ostrich is from a go
rila. The cartoon Hanna, who was in
vented, 1 believe, by Mr. Davenport, is an
obese, ungainly individual, with enormous
jowls, pug nose small, perfectly round
eyes and curious little square-cut patches
of side whisker. An uglier monster never
came out of a nightmare. The real Hanna
is a decidedly fine-looking man. He Is
erect and broad-shouldered, but not In the
least fat, and has massive features, cast
upon Enthusiastically intellectual lines. His
nose is of the short, heavy retrousse type.
entirely. different from pug, and his eyes
are wide, gray and pleasant One can see
at glance that he is a man of tremendous
determination, but there is nothing stern
or menacing in his appearances; on the con-
trary, his dominant expression is one of
affability. He as always carefully and
fashionably dressed. although in the sum-
mer he dscards his senatorial frock coat
for comfortable business sack. I am
speaking, you will please bear in mind,
simply of the outward semblance of the
man; beyond that anything / might say
would be nothing but mere personal opin-
ion. But I can assure you positively that
If an accurate likeness of Mark Hanna
were introduced into a political cartoon
the average newspaper reader wouldn't
know who the dickens 1t was intended to
represent"
II dare say all that Is perfectly true
said a black-and-white artist to whom the
Ohio mans remarks were repeated; "but,
as a matter of fact, the physical accuracy
of portraits in political cartoons is of no
special importance. AS a general thing, one
of the big artists sets the pace. He draws
figure that embodies his conception of
the character-physical and mental-and
the rest of us accept 1t as a model 1t is
really a symbol rather than a portrait and
is so regarded by the general public. Mr..
Davenport undertook to depict Mark Han
ma, not a private individual. but as the
incarnation of venal bossism, and every
thing about the figure which he drew con-
tributed to that idea. He distorted the fea-
lures so as to make them expressive OF
greed. rapacity and intolerance. because
that in his opinion. was what Mr.. Hanna
stood for. and as political caricature I in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
Odds and Ends.

The fancy still continues for mousseline
de sole and chiffon Jokes and guimpeS on
all sorts of hodices.
Eating freely of water cress for several
consecutive days will remove tartar of long
standing from the teeth.
When laundering tucked wash waists, it
may be profitable to know that the task
may be greatly simplified by running a
basting thread through the groups of tucks
before they put in the water. This
holds them fiat and makes them easy to
iron.
According TO an exchange, French ply
sician has discovered that it is healthy to
yawn; he goes further and advises artificial
yawning in cases of sore throat, buzzing
of the ear, catarrh. and similar troubles.
The process is said to be as efficacious in its
way as gargling. with which operation 1t
should be combined.
among gowns for grown-up people rule
among those prepared for girls from five to
twelve years of age. The guimpe, with
either short or long sleeves, the Elton and
bolero jackets. the little shirt-waists,
plated circular, and gored dress skirts,
the loose sack coat of cloth, silk, or pique,
are all in evidence.
The old-time Spanish bodice is being
revived in company with the other olden
fashions 1t is called a corselet, however
Satin or velvet will be used in the construc-
ton, and the fastening will be effected by
tiny jeweled buttons. These corselets are
boned like dress waist. 1t is not a FASH
ion to be recommended, however, as it is
becoming to few figures, except when a
bolero Is worn over 1t. 1t adds to the
warmth of the costume also in a degree
not desirable for summer.
A white pique skirt, made with two in
verted plaitS at the back and innocent of
any tucks, is trimmed down each seam
with stitched band of the pique, and
three of the same bands around above the
hem. An Elton Jacket of pique with wide
collar and revers of all-over embroidery
covered with a lattice work of stitched
bands is worn with this skirt over an EN-
broidered blouse. The sleeves fall only a
little below the elbow, where they flare and
turn back in cuffs matching the collar
1t is limited that the English craze for
everything Irish this season is to extend to
the United States in the matter of cos
tunes. The fabrics of emerald green Irish
lace, embroideries and jewelry of sham
rock design, Irish poplin, Irish frieze for
golf and travel-all these are the latest
cry Of fashion. A charming gown in the
summer wardrobe now being made for a
dainty blonde is of seagreen China silk
with shamroks in darker green embroid-
cred on the hem Of the rather full skirt
and on the bodice.
short jackets and jacket effects that it has
been questioned whether there will not be
some decided change before the summer is
over. When any one dominating style be-
comes universal, there is apt to be a re-
action towards a Numerically opposed cut
or trimming. However, all who like the
short Jackets can wear them without fear
for these little garments will not only re-
tain their favor all summer, but will form
part OF early autumn costumes, and ap-
pear among the youthful styles in fur gar
ments for the winter.