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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-17

ers were many who count their mil
lions, and they had professional chauf-
feurs with them.
AS the autos neared Morristown the
speed was not slackened in the least, and
many persons who witnessed the ma
chimes racing down Speedwell avenue
through mud that was splashed in a
continuous shower, had no hesitation in
saying that the speed attained was faster
than thirty miles per hour. Two of the
witnesses were James S. Hall and Henry
ID. Schenck, and they made complaints
before Justice Cliff. When the town
centre was reached the autos fairly flew
around Park Place, and in trying to
make the turn into Washington street
one of them ran into the curbing in
front of the National Iron Bank huild-
ing.
The arrest occurred after the automo-
bilists had drawn up for lunch at the
Mansion House. 1t came like thunder
bolt out of a clear sky, and it was only
by skillful manoeuvring on the part of
Albert G. Bostwick that he was not also
carried along to conrt. But Bostwick,
like the veteran automobolist, scented
trouble in the air, and after arriving at
the hostelry he had important business
elsewhere which kept him out of sight
until the danger had passed, though he
appeared promptly on the scene when it
was time to resume the trip.
The complaint against Cornelius j..
Field and G. G. Wridgeway was that
they were going faster than the town
ordinance permits, which is eight miles
per hour. Two or three witnesses swore
that they were going from thirty to sixty
miles an hour
g If anybody can make that auto run
thirty miles an hour he can have it, ;"
said Mr. Field.
:" You will not deny that you were
running faster than eight miles an hour,
will you ?" queried the justice, and no
attempt at dissimulation was made in
this case. The invasion of the Morris.
town preserves, however, by a racing
automobile band from New York did
n)t please Justice Cliff, but not to be
too hard upon them for the first offence,
and considering that they all offered
proper apologies, he imposed lump fine
of $40, which was Immediately paid by
Mr.. Field. w. S. Sterritt was later
charged by Officer Naughtan with inter
fering with him, but Justice Cliff dis
missed the complaint.
The automobllsts let their machines
out to the full limit along the fine stretch
of road from Morristown TO Elizabeth,
and when they reached the end of their
journey said they had covered the seven
teen miles in twenty-seven minutes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-17

The annual meeting and election OF
officers of Chatham's Fire Department
occurred la t week and resulted as fol-
lows Chief, Merritt B. Lum; first as
sistant, Wesley Conklin; second assist
ant, Edward Smith The annual cleo
tioa of officers of Hose Company, No. l
followed and resulted as follows: Otto
Brown, foreman; William Riker assist
ant foreman; w. F. OHara, secretary;
I. Sheppard, treasurer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-17

Continued on Fourth page
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
ALWAYS GErsATTENTIoN
Champ Clark In Ohlo--De-
clares His Political
Convictions.

Delaware, Ohio, Oct. 3l.-After
delivering two-hours' lecture be-
fore the students of Ohio aud Wes-
leyan University tonight, Champ
Clark proceeded to the city opera
house, and for another hour dis
cussed the principles ofDemocracy
and urged the election of the
Democratic ticket and a Democrat
ic Legislature. 1t was 1880 o.
clock when he began speaking, but
an audience that filed the opera
house to the walls gave enthusias-
tic attention to him, and when he
concluded, after IL O'Clock, they
wanted him to go on.
Col. James Kilbourne, the NOM
inee for governor, was the first
speaker, followed by John L.
Zimmerman, whom he defeated
for the nomination. and Chairman
Daughter, of the State committee.
1t was a happy coincidence that
Mr.. Clark lectured here tonight,
and one that Colonel Kilbourne
and the vast audience appreciated.
In speech that WAS replete
with telling points he carried his
listeners off their feet when pic
turing the awful distance between
Ohio's representative in the Sen
ate twenty years ago-Allan G.
Thurman, the "noblest Roman
and Mark Hanna and j. b. Fora
ker.
He discussed the currency ques-
ton and declared himself unequiv-
ocally for the 16 to ratio. The
abolition of all tariff was the only
remedy he saw for the evils of the
trust, and he wanted the Philip
pine possessions dropped with the
utmost celerity.
1t is a remarkable fact that in
Republican Delaware, the bulwark
Of Republicans in Ohio, where the
Republican campaign was SO re.
Gently opened with sua, great
flourish of trumpets, no public
speaker onany subject ever receiv.
ed such an ovation as Champ
Clark received here tonight.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
THOUGHTS FOR THE HOME ~ N
w x x ~ AND THE FARMER.

farmers congress, but they are
not so economical when attending
the national congress. Money
will buy Legislators whose votes
count for something.
The we'll. Well. the we'll Is OF.
ten seat Of trouble that is not
looked for when sickness abounds.
The strata Of ground under Nthe
surface do not run as they do on
the surface and. sometimes people
are fooled in this, manner. Disease
germs can get in well il great
care is not exercised. ana when.
they do, it is not well with the
family that uses the water from
that well.
1t is lamentable that pumpkins
are so small this year where the
drouth got in its work. 1t is a.
greeable to note that the size OF
the pies are Just the same, but
since one has time to think about
it there are fewer of them. The
COW gives as much milk and thn
hens do their part in making COOL
pumpkin pies, but the pumpkin
itself is little shy Pumpkin pie
is all right providing there il
enough of it and not too many fel.
lows to one pie. |
When a man sells all his sngal.
he has to buy more sugar if he il.
tends to remain in the sugar bust
ness. When the farmer sells farm
fertility in the shape of farm pro
ducts he has to get some more
plant food in some manner il he
expects to remain in the business
long at the old stand. Many Il
man has gone out Of business be-
cause he did not keep stocked up
with a good supply Of the thing
most needed in his business.
In some parts of the East there
are no rural districts. Farmers
and truckers live in town, as il
were. The next generation, and
perhaps the next decade, will sec
many localities in the West the
same way. The electric railway,
telephone, free rural delivery and
many like civilizing influences will
bring this about, MANS best
occupation" will soon have all the
advantages of city as well as OF
farm life. Improved methods OF
farming ought to come with other
improvements.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
A Proclamation.

President Roosevelt has desig-
mated Thursday, the 28th day of
this present November, as day of
general thanksgiving, and recon-
mends that thruout the land the
people cease from their wonted op-
erations, and at their several
homes and places of worship, rev.
erently thank the Giver of all good
for the countless blessings of our
national life. Following is the
body of the proclamation:
"The season is nigh when, ac-
cording to the time hallowed GUS
tom of our people, the President
appoints a day as the special occa-
sion for praise and thanksgiving
to God.
"This Thanksgiving finds the
people still bowed with sorrow for
the death of great and good
President. We mourn President
Mckinley because we so loved and
honOred him; and the manner of
his death should awaken in the
breasts Of our people a keen anxi-
ETY. for the country and at the
same time resolute purpose not
to be driven by any calamity from
the path of strong, orderly, popu-
lar liberty, which. as a nation, we
have thus far safely trod. Yet, in
spite of this great disaster it is
nevertheless true that no people
on earth have such abundant cause
for thanksgiving as we have. The
past year in particular has beer
one of peace and plenty. We have
Iprospered in things material and
have been able to work for oui
own uplifting in things intellectu
al aud spiritual.
"Let us remember that, as mucl
has been given us, much will b,
expected from us; and that tru'
homage comes from the heart al
well as from the lips and show
4 itself in deeds.
"We can best prove our thank
fulnesst to the Almighty by tn
way in which, ON this earth, AM
at this time each,of us does hi
duty 70 hisfe elIowsnen.p
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
IN A BATTzE FOR BREAD.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 30.-
News reached this city today Of a
terrible bread riot in the town Of
Puruandias, Michoacan, Mexico,
October %, in which twenty peo-
pie were wounded, many Of whom
will die. The riot is a result of
the corn famine which has prevail.
ed in that part of Mexico for
months aud the action of monopo-
lists in advancing the price of corn
to figure that prevented the poor
classes purchasing enough for
their needs.
Some time back the Mexican
government. on account of the
famine, removed the duty on corn
from the United States, and ship.
ments from the states for a time
served to relieve the situation.
Spectators, however, got hold
of all the corn shipped in the Pu-
ruandias district and at once ad.
vanced the price 100 per cent.
The people stood this until driven
to the verge of starvation, and
then organized for Il raid on the
grain warehouses of the monopo-
lists, who, being apprised of the
movement. had armed men sta
toned in the warehouses to resist
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
Driven From the County.

Topeka, Kas., Oct. 30.-At
Centropolis, "A small town in Frank
lin county, NJ. Bernheimer, a Ger
man farmer, named his infant son
Leon Czolgosz, and was driven
from the county today by indig-
nant citizens.
Bernheimer sought a priest to-
day and asked him to christen his
son. When the point of the cere-
monies for the name to be given
was reached the priest Indignantly
refused to christen the infant with
such a name, and administered a
stinging rebuke to the parents.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
MATTREss-CIDE.
Tkefe Must Be a Law Against
the Crime.

The following funny comments
are taken from the st. Louis Globe
Democrat,
= ARnin The folding bed romps to
the fore as a menace to mankind,
having figured in an assault upon
the 1ife Of Mrs. Anna Smell. This
time,s however, the bed did not act
of its Wwn initiative, but was
prompted to its deed by Mrs.
Snell' husband, who, sher alleges
iu d petition fer divorce, induced
the bed to shut up while she was
Occupying it. 1t may have been
that the bed was all he could make
shat up, but that lis neither here
nor there, the main fact being that
the bed, true to its criminal in
stincts. endtGvored to aid and abet
an attempt upon human life. In
the event that the attempt had
succeeded, the man would have
bseaguilty of svorieide, and the
bed of mattress-cide, both Grim es
of the most fiendish character.
But while the man might have
been hanged, there has been no
punishment devised by our legis-
lators to cover the case of the
folding bed. Such legislation is
sorely needed; for now that the
folding bed has demonstrated its
usefulness as an ally to would-be
{ shoinicides, it will inaugurate q
-reign Of terror unless some check
placed upon it. Think how this
sQuHess assassin can shield the in.
stigat0r Of the crime. You have
rich hncle Of whom you are the
sole heir-at-law, and he maintains
that aggrayating state of health SC
common in such cases. You in
vite him TO visit you, give him a
WeiI-traiped folding bed to- sleeI
! on. and he next day YOU come in,
70 his property. and none can
point al Accusing finger at yor
nd say you slew him, Wit
their hotel well equipped will
folding bede. the Benders might
l-still be In htisiness at the same oil
stand. and the house bear nc
worse name than ~unlucky T. Th,
free coinage Of folding beds mus
be stoppeH
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
JOhnsOn's Sale.

Stock, etc, sold Vt fairly good
prices at G.. n. Johnson's sale,
north Of Mexico last Friday.
Twenty head of two ycar-old cat
tie sold at 81.
Fourteen head of two year-old
cattle at $34.25.
Twenty-four yearlings at 500.
Fifteen cows from $25 to $3S.
Thirty-five hogs from $3.50 to
$40 per head.
Two mule colts for $71.
A yearling mule $50,
One hundred and twelve sheep
from $2. 80 to 1886 per head.
One hundred shocks Of corn sold
at 90 cents per shock. ~
The sale amounted to about $3,-
900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
What Hath 1t Profited?

A comment from the Centralia
Courier:
We were in Mexico the other
day, but we didn't see anything in
the way of Public improvements
that the saloon revenue had built
for the town. Strange that the
town with saloon revenue for
lifetime has not even a single en-
terprise to stand as a monument
for it all. OF course Mexico
couldn't get along without the sa-
loon revenuei But what hath it
profted her all these years7
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
We See the Same.

If Mrs. Roosevelt gets the socie-
ty women in Washington to cut
the expenses of their wardrobes to
even as low as 5000 year, the
toiling, sensible women of the
country will think a good point
has been won.-Mexico MESSAGE.
You are away off. The "toiling,
sensible women of the country"
pay no attention to what the uso-
ciety" women of Washington wear,
nor what their wardrobes cost.
There is not one woman in a
Thousand who spends $500 annual
ly for clothing, and those who do
must give employment to the "toil-
ing. sensible womenn and men of
the country in order to have the
clothes which cost more than $500
prepared.
Let the society" women have
all the rich and costly clothing
they desire. The more the better,
because such displays and outlays
require the circulation and distri-
button of money. The trouble, if
there be any, is in the fact that
many people who cannot afford it,
may try to ape the dressing OF
their more wealthy neighbors, and
endeavor to live beyond their
means. This should be avoided,
but let those who have money
tspend il. Montgomery City Stand,
ard,
A fool and his money are soor
parted. We see thru the samt
glass. Mr.. Standard, only you car,
ried the thread of thought out
little further. But let us pnt this
question to you, don't you thinl
even Washington 'society women
might be little temperate in
dress, as well as other thingsi B,
careful, sir, that you do not lool
at the acommercial1 side of thi
question to an extreme, Som,
people believe in getting money.
40 difference how, but get money,
and your theory lookine Rt
from one standpoint, would &c \
sou set money. spend 4. 40 diff'
spas how ~ spsad
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
Religious Census.

Columbia, Mo-, Nov, IA re-
ligious census of Columbia was
completed today, the results of
which are as follows:
The total population is 5,37S;
total number of church members
2,742, and 1,010 who have church
preferences. This shows nearly
81 per cent of the total population
of Columbia to be church members
and nearly 10 per cent to be church
members or adherents to some
church. Again, the number of
church members is nearly 80 per
cent of the total adult population
and about 90 per cent of the total
adult population are members or
express preference. OF the adult
eolored population only 60 per
cent are church members. The rel
ative strength of denominations is
as folloEss
= Baptists, COG; Christiahs. 64s;.
Methodists, 394; Presbyterians,
225; Roman Catholics, 81; Epis-
copalians. n; Jewish. %; Holi-
ness, 21; Salvation Army, 16;
Lutherans, 8; Christian Scientists,
8; Unitarian, 3; Congregational
lists, 2; Society of Friends, 2;
Mormons, 5; others, o.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
Oh. IT'S AWFUL.
The Democratic Party's too
Hard on the Saloons.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat
has another reason for arguing
that this State is going Republi-
can next year. 1t is breathed forth
by that sheet in the following
words:
Members of the Bartenders'
protective and benevolent league
and their friends are preparing to
take united action against what
they characterize unjust aud arbi-
trary rulings of the excise com
missioner. Those interested in
the matter have held occasional in
formal meetings for the purpose of
discussing possible methods of re-
dress. Particularly are their OBJ
jections directed against those lin
itations of liberty which interfere
with the holding of meetings and
festivals of societies, turnvereins,
labor organizations and individual
citizens. The result of these pre-
liminary meetings is that public
indignation meeting has been call
ed for November 5 at the south
east corner of Broadway and Elm
street formerly Delabar's hall, at
8 p. III. At that meeting the fol-
lowing resolution will be presen-
ted, considered aud passed upon:
"Whereas, The Democratic ad-
ministration of the State of Mis-
souri,, thru its office holders, is
enacting and enforcing certain
laws detrimental and restraining to
the accustomed habits and liberty
of societies, turnvereins, labor or
CARNATIONS and the individual cit
izen and wage Garner of the city
of st. Louis; and,
"Whereas, A vast numb ber of
individual citizens paying heavy
taxes and licenses, as well as ma
ny thousands of members Of Or
ganized labor, are by virtue of
those laws, as presently enforced
deprived of earning a livelihood
for themselves ard their. families;
therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the undersign-
ed citizens of st. Louis, compos-
ing and representing the above
mentioned organizations, societies
and individuals, hereby denounce
and condemn the action of the ex.
else commissioner and the presen
police commissioners of the city of
st. Louis and the entire Demo-
cratic party of the State of Mis-
souri,; and be it further
"Resolyed. That we pledge our
political and moral support in the
coming election to a party that is
more loyal and consistent to the
interests, customs and liberty of
the people of st. Louis, who pay
the expenses of maintaining the
city and it's high salaried officers y
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07

any attack made on them.
The natives, many Of them be-
ing women and children, advanced
on the corn warehouses in a body,
crying rPan (bread), pan, PAM
and assaulted the barricaded doors.
finally breaking them in. As the
doors gave way the hungry aud
gaunt. people rushed in and were.
met by a volley, before which a.
number went down wounded.
This did not serve to stop the
mob, aud second volley was fred
that was SO effective that the riot
'ers retreated, leaving twenty of
their number in the warehouse,
seven Of them being women, four
children under Is years of age aud
nine men.
The women and children were
in the front and received the worst
Of the firing. Puruandias is fifty
miles from railroad, and the last
reports from the place were that
the situation was critical and moro
bloodshed was probable.
The people are desperate from
hunger and will resort to any
measure to get food. The govern
ment is sending troops TO the
scene. IS
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07

Bodily labor alleyiates the pain
of the mind, hence arises the hap
piness of those who labor.
Man is the only creature that is
endowed with the power of laugh
ter. He is perhaps the only one
that deserves to be laughed at.
A young man who is posted on
matters and things of the present
referred to his best girl as "She's
a potato" instead Of "She's a
peach" This is the version of an
old saying. ...--,s
1t is little bit curious why
corn smut in our grandfather S
day did not kill cows. Perhaps it
did. In that day they had a diff
erent kind of a COW, and it is quite
likely they had a different kind of
corn smut.
1t may be fancy, aud yet there
is a general belief that boy or
girl can get lessons better in a
bright, neat school house where
trees and other conyeniences a
bound. Make the schoolhOuse
pleasant and comfortable.
"The rose by any other name
smells just as sweet" The hog by
any other name will be hog 70,
all that, but when prices are away
up, he is respected. The more a
hog is worth the more respect is
paid to him.
A farmer lad is studying the i'd
iosyncracies Of the English Ian
guage. His father told him to
chop down tree and then to chor
it up. The boy debates in his
mind about chops Of all kinds
such as mutton chops, pork chops,
and chops up and chops down.
Every soft snap" means a hare
pull for somebody. Soft snaps
are not the proper training by
which to make self,supportinl
men. No one purposeiy hankers
after a hard snap, bnt those are
the kind that sharpen the ideas
aud prepare men to look out fol
something unexpected TO turn mp.
The oleomargarine manufactur
ers paid but little attention TO tn,
farmers congress. There is an
other congress in which the oleC
fellows are interested. They spen'
but little money in attending tn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
NE RAILROAD.
lt 1dietown VIII Get Out of
the Woods Yet.

Jei5efson City, No., Oct. 3O.-
Secretary Of State Cook today
Chartered the Minneola, New Flor
enee and Middletown Railroad
Company, ofNew Florence. The
road Is to extend from Minneola
to Aiddletown, in Montgomery
cannty, q distance of 30 miles.
Minneola is to be made a health
fescrt and Middletown Is a coal
mining center.
The line touches ~ Wabash at
Nsw Floreuee. I've. company has
I capital stock OF $500, 600, and
he incorporators are Howard FL
lis, ] NV. Schoengerdt, H. E.
Ssanland, g. Pearson, A. H Kali
meyer, George Lotion and G. H.
Riggs, all Of Montgomery county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
....DR. BACAMAN
Dentist.

My aim is to do nothing but first
class work and see that it sat
isfies you. Then 10 not forget
my guarantee is one that lasts.
Try any T0OTHPOWDER and
yoa wiH hare something that pre-
series, whifeas and clednsss yoar
teeth; itaiso sweetens yonr bredth.
4 N. B. Office over Blum store.
north side square.
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
lndlan Girl Marries.

Miss Roberta Campbell, of In
dian ancestors, who attended Har-
din. College a few years ago, was
married recently. The st. Louis
Republic says of the wedding:
A wedding in far Indian Terri
tory which has interested many
st. Louis people, is that of Miss
Roberta Campbell, eldest daughter
Of MIR. and AIRS. j. Il. Campbell,
of Above, 1 T., aud Mr.. Eugene
b. Lawsop Of Nawata, /. n.
which took place last evening at
the home Of, ,theybnde' Is parents in
Above. ~ q
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell were, a.
lnong the early residents of their
section. They own a magnificent
country place, or rather ranch,
. and their home is the center OF
gsyety and culture of the surround-
iYtcountry.
Their cards announce that they
WI beat home after Jan4,ary l,
at Navsta. ] T. where Mr.. Law.
son Il engaged in the practice soi
1s- , x 4 - = et1sgl e Z
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-11-07
Audraln Can't Beat 1t.

This fling from the Kansas City
Star:
There is unusual interest mani
tested thruout Missouriin the Bel
gium woman, who, within nine
teen years, gave birth 10 twelve
pairs of twins, three sets of trip
let's and four single children.
Strange as it may seem, that record
has never been equaled, not even
in Audrain county, where nature
is unusually prodigal.