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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Colony of 10000.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 27.-P.
II. Fitzgerald, cf Indianapolis, or
ganizer of the Old Soldiers colo
ny, who established the town of
Fitzgerald, in Wilcox county, Ga.
in 1893, proposes to lead a colony
of 10000 persons into Oklahoma
III the spring or summer. Fitz-
gerald says the company will be
incorporated under the Indiana
laws this week with capital of
$500, 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Cigarette Fiend Insane.

Liberty, Mo-, Feb. 27.-Otis
johnson, 1G wears of age, was yes
terday sent to the st. Joseph asy-
lum. His home is in Paradise,
but that has not prevented him
from being a cigarette fend for
years. The doctors testified that
insanity was the result of his in
cessant smoking.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Buys a Farm.

, Lee Lewis, late of near Rush
Hill, who recently made trip to
Oklahoma with IA view of locating
but returned dissatisfied with that
country, last week bought the l24
acre farm of ID. Leber, 1 miles
northeast of Mexico. Mr.. Lebcr
resides at Jackson, Tenn. Mr..
Lewis gets a nice farm. Part of
the land has never been broken
will be rich and productive. The
place lies north adjoining the q,
w. Adams farm. The MESSAGE
is glad to have Mr.. Lewis locate
with us again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Circuit Court Cases.

The following new suits have
been docketed for the June term:
George Robertson VS.. a. q.
Armstrong, asking $500 for SER
vices rendered Mrs. Daisy Lcniton
Weinard, who was at the time
Mrs. Daisy Armstrong.
Joe Botkin VS.. c. & a. railroad
damages for 300.
Francis Robinson VS.. STANDARD
Life Insurance Co., suing for Il
- goo life insurance policy held
by her son, James G. Robinson
who killed himself at Nandalia
some time since.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Iroherlck nnh lnc snlncr.

A wcll-knOwu Ig".d OF the Empnr.
or Frederick the Great was that rr
would never let Il spider nn E.UrI T.
he could help H. The origin of uI
fection for these insects w'- aid ~
be as follows; THE emperor .1 .r
cuatOmcl to drink a cup Of uhp.in.
every morning. which wa brought %
him In his room one day. Fsrunri.h Is
was engaged longer than usual al MS
writing-tablc, the chocolate meantime
remaining untouched, and wh,n, later
on, the monarch went to drink Il, he
discovered that large spider had
let Itself down from the ceiling ana
dropped into the cup. Not wishing to
share his meal with the spider, Fred
crick poured the chocolate into the
saucer and gave it to a couple Of his
grcyhounds. The dogs drank 1t up
and in a very few minutes were both
seized with conyulsivc pains. They
both got rapidly worse and died with
every symptom OF poisoning. Freder-
lex ordered the arrest OF the French
cook, but before the man could he
captured, he committed suicide,-F. Il,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Held to Grand Jury.

Centralia, Mo-, Feb. Riley
McKinzie, who shot and killed
John Hawkins, in this city last
week, was given "A preliminary
trial today in Justice ID. n. New
mans court, and the prisoner was
bound over to await the action of
the Grand Jury. The bond was
fixed at So, 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
A Debate.

Six pupils of Mexico High
School discussed the following
question the other day: "Resolv-
ed, That Mrs. Carrie Nation is
justified in destroying the saloons
III Kansas The discussion was
very spirited one, the affirmative
getting the decision.
Those engaged in the discussion
were, affirmative, Miss Clara Tuck
er, Charles Hollopeter, John Bo-
ley; negative, Miss Cecil Weimer,
George Coleman, Ralph Wilder.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
AustrnlIa's Output OF Rabbits

Australia has made out Of its rab-
bit pest an industry. One exporter
alone receives from rabbiters between
1900 and 10000 rabbits a day, for
which he pays trappcrs, as wages.
$4,000 weel This same exporter has
24,O0O traps set, employing 500 persons
to look aft them. Last year he ex-
ported 700 0O0 rabbits and he expects
to send away 100000 carcasses this
season. Another exporter says he has
sent away 25O000 rabbits during the
season, and that his wages account
with the men employed averages
$500 a week. Another exporter es-
Inmates that the output OF rabbits this
eason viii be about G,000,000 and an
oOher person in the business estimates
he number at 100000. Taking the
iabbits at cents head. the sum
to be distributed among the trappers
win be about 100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Didn't Do 1t, That's All.

Following is repeated from the
Kansas City Star:
Representative Clay, of Audrain
county, has achieved a high place
in the Assembly because he has
boldly recognized bad condition
of affairs and has advocated Il def
mite proposition to remedy the
evil The man who is afraid to
say thing is bad when he knows
it is so, who hedges on his attitude
about reform and acts the part of
trimmer, may become Il success
full lobbyist or Il smooth politician,
but he seldom does anything for
the good of the people.
Representative Clay is IL young
man and some of the veterans
were disposed to doubt the propri
ETY. of Il person of his years taking
up il matter of so much Importance
as an amendment to the conStitu-
ton. But the old wheel horses
did nothing The young man was
informed AS to the embarrassment
of the cities and counties of the
State, which are unable to collect
necessary local revenue because
the only way to do so is to raise
the valuation of the property,
which, in turn, involves paying
lust that much more State taxes.
The State already has ample Sourc-
es of income, but its application of
the revenues is so clumsy that it is
perpetually hard up. The expert
enced lawmakers knew this, but
were afraid to say it was true for
fear of being accused of wanting
to increase taxation.
Mr.. Clay openly acknowledged
the gravity of the situation and
set about devising a remedy. He
proposed to amend the conStitu-
ton by separating the objects of
taxation so that the State can col
lect its income exclusively from
railways and other public utilities
and in the shape of licenses and
legacy taxes, and exempt other
property from State taxation.
Then the cities and counties can
raise whatever money they need
for local purposes without also
having to pay more to the State in
like proportion. The older mem
berS of the Assembly advocated no
definite measure Of reform, but
Mr.. Clay, having hit upon Il plan,
devoted himself to having it sub
mttcd to the people in the shape
of an amendment to the cOnstitu,
ton.
Yesterday the House was moveo
to reconsider its adverse action on
this Clay amendment, which wa,
only II fair recognition Of the val,
ne of the scheme proposed by the
young member from Audrain fol
the financial relief Of the State
The veterans of the Assembly
could have done what Clay did
but they didn't do it, that ALL
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
Mother Big Land Sale.

Hon. c. F. Clark, of this city,
recently sold n 5l3 acre farm ont
near Skinner, this county, to a
Mr. c. l.. Cook, of Illinois, for
ZIG, 1850, y splendid purchase,
and all will be glad to welcome
Mr.. Cook to Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Miss Lille Hendricks, of this
city, "A graduate of the Blind
Girls school, of st. Louis, last
week while visiting Misses TiIlie
Haine and Lucille Walker, in st,
Louis-all three girls blind-was
knocked down by street car and
scooped up by the fender, being
severely bruised aud narrowly cs-
Gaping being killed,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
NUMBER 1S
Farmer Suicides.

Michael . Bricn, aged about 30
years, farmer in good circum-
stances residing in the neighbor-
hood of Skinner, northwest of
this city, committed suicide last
Thursday night by cutting his
throat with razor. He was in
good health, apparently, his fami-
ly relations were the best, he was
not financially embarrassed in any
way, and why he took his life is
profound mystery. He got up in
the night some time after l. o.
clock and went outside the house,
and as he did not return in a rea-
sonablc length of time his family
became alarmed and instituted
search. Very soon his dead body
was found on the floor of his
smokchousc, with his throat cut
as above stated.
AS he left the house he left his
razor ease lying on the kitchen Ia.
BILE.
Coroner Bridgford, of this city,
was called and held an inquest,
with the following verdict:
I'VE, the jury, find that the de-
ceased came to his death by Il
wound inflicted 10y his own hand"
The verdict was signed by Chas.
Householder, foreman; +. B.
Hendrix, j w. Bolts, j f. Winn,
\. NJ. Simcoc, A. Il. Kilgore.
The deceased leaves wife and
five children, three daughters and
two sons. One of the daughters
is II teacher, now having charge of
the Daniel school, The wife was
II Miss Annie Murphy before her
marriage. Deceased was Il mem.
bcr of the Catholic church and a
highly respected citizen. Beside
his own immediate family, two
brothers, John and Edward o.
Bricn, reside in the ncighborhood.
The relatives and friends have the
sympathy of all in their sad he.
rcavcmcnt.
Mrs. O'Bricn testified before the
cor"ncr's jury rs follows;
"Shortly after T. O'Clock Mike
asked me what time it was and |
told him. \ short time after this |
heard him get up. | was about
half asleep, but thought nothing
of the matter, however, as he often
got up in the middle of the night
and went out, so went to sleep
again. About / o'clock | woke llp
and called to my husband When
he did not answer me | put my
hand over on his side of the bed
aud found he was not there. but
instead the bed was cold immc-
diatcly aroused the other members
of the family, and after dIligcnt
search we found him in the smoke
house with his throat cut. My
son, james. was the first t. find
Mr.. O. Bricn. We sent for sever
al of the ncIghbOrS and after they
had come and seen the situation
we tclcphomrd to Coroner Bridg-
ford, l'pon his advice we carried
the body into the house, prcpara'
tory to making it ready for burial,
| know not why he did such Il
thing He always seemed in the
best of spirits and seemed to have
no trouble For the past two
weeks Mr.. O'Brcu has been quite
restless and could not sleep we'll,
but | do not believe this had any.
thing TO do with the awful nag,
cdy.'
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarcts, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep It clean, by
purties from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils blotches, blackheads,
and that sckly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets s,--beauty for ten cents. All drug
gis,s, Satisfaction guaranteed, ltc, 25ci 5c. /.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
SOME WOODMEN "
" SECRETS TOLD.


Several months ago Max Dorch,
a tailor of Kansas City, made APP
plication and was accepted for
membership in one of the Kansas
City camps of Modern Woodmen
of America. He was duly initiat-
ed. In the course of his initiation
he was made to ride the latest
pattern of lodge goat, called the
Ferris Wheel Goat In his cX-
citement he got the tip of the
third finger of his left hand in the
cogs of the wheel, and it was
smashed. The accident was due
to his own negligence, as he will
fully disregarded the instructions
given him when he mounted the
goat. Mr.. Dorch, some time lat
er, claimed the injury to his fin
ger destroyed his usefulness as a
tailor and he sued the society for
$40, 900 damages. The trial was
on three days last week and at the
end of that time Dorch's attorneys
threw up the sponge and took "A
non-suit. This, it is thought,
permanently disposes of the suit
in favor Of the society.
During the course of the trial,
the Woodmen who were called as
witnesses whiled away the time by
relating stories Of thrilling initia-
tion ceremonies they had taken
part in. Impressivcly they told
with sly winks, more than one
Woodmcn secret to the gaping by
ISLANDERS.
Sometimes" said one of the
Woodmen, 1--WE shoot the candi-
date. This scares him nearly to
death. We have ii coffin ready
for his body. We lay the body in
the coffin and then send it down II
chute into the Missouri river"
but before getting away with
him." said another, tive ask him
IA number of questions, which,
with answers, go like this:
" Did You tell anyone you were
coming here when you left home!
" NO.
= Did anyone see you come in
to this hall?'
" NO.
- No one will ever see you &C
out, either This always makes
the candidate feel good
The thing that scared m,
most" said another, was the big
iron ball. They've got IA big iron
ball that weighs POO or 300 pounds
It's suspended by a rope. They
let you get look at it and fee
the heft of it. Then they max,
YOU stand up with your ches
touching the ball and four or fv,
of them swing it back twelve 0,
fifteen feet and let it go. Just a
it is about to drive your lungs thru
your body Il rubber ball the sam,
size and color Substituted for tn,
iron one) bounces against you lik,
a feather, and You are ashame,
that you struggled like madmal
to get out of its way
That liquid they put on yol
that evaporates SO fast it burns
like fire and raises blisters-that'
not so bad" said another.
But as bad one as any is th
rope that goes thru Il pulley in tn
high ceiling of the room, with
hangman 5 moose coming down t.
scatfold that the blindfoldcd can
didate has mounted. When tn
old hemp rope is tightencd arOun
his neck and they make him jun
off the scaffold he thinks his neck
gone sure. But the fellow hold
ing the other end of the rope ease
up on it and saves him. Once tn
rope caught in the pulley, tho
, and"
And that is the cause Of 5
many disappearance darkly in
sinuated another, that and tn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

DR.. r. H. Winans, of this city,
does not believe in vaccination.
He thinks that many sore arms
have been worse than the small
pox, and that vaccination is not a
preventive of smallpox, anyway,
as he thinks the situation in Mexi-
60 will prove later on.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Taylor Berry attended the big
Hereford cattle sale in Kansas City
last week. He says the prices
were out of sight. Mr.. Berry is
taking care of % White Faces ont
on his farm, and he says they are
good ones, too.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

DR.. j. J. Porter, of this city,
has recently been engaged in a
great revival meeting at the Bap.
tist church in Klrksville.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
RIGHTEOUSNESS ~
~ EXALTETH A NATION.


EplTOR MESSAGE:-lt is an in-
tcrcsting occupation to read over
the history of the great empires of
the world But so many fail to
read and profit thereby. SO many
changes in thought and action are
noted. This writer loves to study
history, and apply as far as possi-
BILE the results of that study in
forming an estimate of our own
government and thereby to decide
whether we are measuring up to
our opportunities.
Some of the ideas of our fathers
are being set aside to an extent
that is astounding. Our ancestors
fought the Revolutionary war be.
cause they We're unjustly treated.
Today more power is being put in
to the hands of the President of
the United States than George III
ever had. Men seem not to real
lzc that, or, realizing, care not,
that thrift may follow fuwning. v
What the end will be, or, rather,
how soon the end will come, We
can only conjecture Man loves
to think that he is governing him.
self. Every effect in the world
seems To be the result of its cor.
responding cause. Have we, rs 4
nation, really gotten tu the point
where we are willing TO stano
/ calmly by and see another pcOpl,
ruled by one of our number with.
/ out the consent of the governed
/ What about the brotherhood ut
man. Will the God of the Ma.
tiOns prosper MS in this! Asid,
from mere partisan success are we
willing to take tins new dcpartur,
and from now hcnccfOrth abide hN
1t!
This question can be no matter
of oXpcdicmcy. Principles, i
worthy To he rhamploncd for {
year, are worthy to be- champlOuco
forever. One hundred and TWEEN
ty-iiNc years away from It's frs
cnunclations the Declaration o
independence for the first time i
being set aside by the American
people. What can 1t mean lla
man : relation To his fcllowmcl
really changed, on was IT wrong t.
declare that all men are create,
equal!
-Four years ago Il certain cIas
of men declared that their oppo
ncnts were crazy and dishonest b"
cause they advocated Il tinancia
system that had been in operation
for hundred years. To-day thcs
same fellows are standing by th
administration almost to II man j,
this COlonlal' policy. To us
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

ED. j. S. Jesse occupies the
Baptist pulpit in Laddonia two
Sundays in each month and the
other two Sundays of the month is
with the church at AuXvasse. Bro.
Jesse resides at Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

The Southern MethOdists of this
district will hold their next con-
ference at Montgomery City next
May.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Mayor c. G.. Baker, of Laddon-
ia, has traded his residence proper
ty in that town for Il 81, 600
farm in Montgomery county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
A $4,000 Land Deal.

The Galloway place, 4S0 acres,
Just west of Mexico and one of the
best farms in the county, was sold
last week for $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Mrs. Carrie Nation, of Kansas,
has a relative attending Hardin
College, of this city, Miss Geneva
Moore, of Lewisburg, this State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

At Marshfeld, Wis, little five
year old boy was playing in the
yard when two black hogs gave
him such fright that he died
from the effects.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

George Smart has sold his 40
acre farm, near Laddonia, to l..
Schmidt for 81 400. Mr.. Smart
has become a citizen of Laddonia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Ed. j. w. Coggins, of Hig-
ginsville, who was formerly a citi-
zen of this county, visited friends
in this city last Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

DR.. W. T. Kendall, of this city,
is Il candidate for the appointment
of meat inspector at the Missouri
penitentialy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

John ID. Worley bought ten
acres of ground of Mary A. Pres
ton ct al, at Molino, for $500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

G. w. Rector, of Monroe coun-
ty, and Ida Il. Hukel, of Audrain,
were licensed to wed last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Rev. a. w. kokendoffer, Of
Kansas City, is announced to
preach at the Mexico Christian
church next Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

q. X. Mccall, of Rush Hill, or
ganized a lodge of the Nj. b. A. at
AuXvasse last Thursday night.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Mrs. Sarah Wager, near Santa
Fe, has received into her home "A
little orphan boy, Charlie Bick
from st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

The costs in the Ed. Spencer
case in this county amount to over
81, 100.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Maggie Worley sold to Henry
Crews two lots in Laddonia for
5000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Philip Shire has organized a
lodge of the NJ. w. a. out at Mo-
limo. Seventeen charter members.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Colorado Prohibitionists, in
State convention, passed a resolu-
ton in favor of Mrs. Carrie Ma
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

II. p. Carpenter, of Boonyille,
has located in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
aa0aae0aaooeo aeooega esaooee9
PAPA GOOSE RHYMES.
with apologies to his good wife,
with proper apologies to his good wife,

Hickory, dic>cry. dock.
lie took flyer in stock.
The market went broke
And left him in soak.
And he couldn't survive the shock.
Old Father Hubbard went to the cupboard
To get his poor dog Il crust.
When he got there the cupboard was bare.
For bread was controlled by trust.
Little Jack lIorucr
Worked up II corner
In sugar and steel and wheat
When the proper time came
Some checks bore his name.
And he captured senator's scat
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

The Vandalia Leader speaks in
the highest complimentary terms
of Mrs. J. j. Griffin, of this city,
as an art teacher. Mrs. Griffin
has been teaching a class in art i'll
that town for some time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

:. s. Johnston moves from Mex
leo this week to his farm Just south
of Worcester.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic l0c or Csc.
II &, c. G. fail to cure, druggists refund muGey,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07
March came in like II lamb. ."

The peach buds are yet all right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

j. II. Minor this week moves to
his farm southwest Of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Educate Your Bowels with Cascareta
Candy Cathnrtc, cure coustipat ion forever.
fVc, 25c. II e, G. q. fnlh druggists re1u uuu munyy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

Mr., Henry Hesterbury and Miss
Annie Hubert, both of this coun-
ty, were married last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-03-07

And that is the cause Of so
many disappearance darkly in
sinuated another, that and the
chute to the river together