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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14
"OnCe One Is Two

Is McGutfey's old Fifth Reader,
used when the writer was Il boy,
there is n story Of II man who
went insane because he could not
satisfy himself that once one is
not two. After he had lost his
mind, in his sad soliloQuicS, he
would repeat in moulnful tones,
Once one is two, once one is
two" His friends would assure
him that once one is one, and eX-
plain TO him how it was, He
would, apparently, see the point
for moment, brighten up and
cxclaim. "Oh, yes, once one Is
onc!n But when left to himself
he would begin again, "Oncc one
is two, ouct out is two" aud with
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

stove to Il smoke house. In many
places the road ran on the edge of
a precipicc, II hundred feet or more
above the rocks below, where more
than one luckless horse or OK
found last resting place; and III
many places the ascent was so
great that we had to go above and
attach ropes to the teams to help
them up the steep, slippery rocks.
After travelling several miles up
this gulch we came to place
where the road crossed over to the
south side, and, to our utter Sur
prise, we had to go IL long way
down on that side before we found
il place that we could get out, by
winding around the mountain
side. Here we found "A place where
there was no snow and we went
into camp for the night. Straight
across it was not more than five
miles from where we started in
the morning.
Here the grass was green and
WE found flowers within Il few
L.. nf Inf
banks fifteen or twenty feet deep,
having been there under the sum
mer sun all summer, and this was
the 3D. day of September. The
next day we went over the divide,
and on the way we saw where Car
son and his men had cut limbs off
trees forty feet from the ground to
make camp fires while going over
on snow shoes. Some distance
/ farther on we came to where the
road forked, one going to Sacra-
mento and the other to Hangtown.
This being Il good place we laid up
for IA day, getting ready to sepa-
rate, rs some wanted to go to the
valley and others to the mines.
During the day there was con-
siderable changing of outfits. On
the morning of the 9TH day of
September we yoked up our old
oxen for the last time and badt
those of our party who went tC
the valley a sad farewell; | say
sad-the word hardly expresses
the thought, Having been togeth-
err so long, sharing each Others
hardships and dangers, We had
formed an attachment for each
other in camp life as nothing else
could bind. AS the roads diverg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14
A New Order of Things.

WE believe the st. Louis Mirror
is Republican paper, but Repuh-
leans of the old stripe will say 1t
is preaching some curious doctrines,
as we quote below. y Demo-Pop,
or IL real Pop, or even genuine
Socialist could not be more radical.
Hear this;
Let us not get excited over the
Morgan Nandcrhilt-R Ockcfcll-
rr scheme to control the railroads
of the country. The scheme Is
bound to succeed, sooner or later.
There is no getting away from the
fact that the railroad business must
be brought to a more strictly bust
ness basis, that competition, which
does not benefit the people, and
does cripple the competitor roads,
can only give way to consolidation.
=: X Let the formation of the
railroad trust go ON. When 1t Is
formed. full-roundcd and complete,
we know what will happen. THE
NATION WILL TAKE 1T, either
at reasonable compensation, or
simply bv cuntiscation, thru man-
date of the people that will set a
side even the Supreme Court. The
ultimate logic of the railroad trust,
which eventually will combine with
other trusts, which, in fact, springs
from other trusts, is government
ownership. And thcn-wcll, then
we shall have the great burden OF
an official class of operatives OF
government properties; unless, IN
decd, everything he uationallzrd
and we be- all employees of the gov
eminent, or, let us say, of the peo-
pie. There is not the least DOUBT
that the development of the con-
Solidution idea renders all protest
against ultimate Socialism futile
and foolish. Democracy tends in
that direction. Rcpuhlicanlsn
tends in that direction, Christi,
anity looks in that direction, The
wealth of the people will go to tn,
pcoplc-when the people shall b,
fit and ready for the change.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

his latest breath he declared that
'Oncc one is two
We are reminded of our friend,
the Ledger, down on the corner.
1t wriggled n little the other
day, or ATTEMPTED to, Oh the issue
Of the city printing as presented
by the MESSAGE. For months af.
ter the printing was let to the
MESSAGE last summer the Ledger
kept up an abuse of the present
City Council, urging that "busi-
ness men" should he elected next
time. Then not long since an
interview with the Mayor and the
editor got good and began TO null
tiply again, "oncc one is one. "
But later he got off again, and
then he gets moderately good
again and last week wants to
know if Il law could not be passed
to prevent newspapers from taking
less than the legal rate for city
printing. In this he cXoncratcs
the present City Council com
! pletely; they could only follow the
law, take the lowest bid. He is
now counting correctly, and let
him continue on that line. The
MESSAGE is where his wrath should
fall.
But the MESSAGE smashed his
nice little trust, aud as direct or
indirect thrusts at the MESSAGE
may not add toward getting "busi-
ness men" on the next Council
how long before the Ledger will
again be counting, "once one is
two" Counting that way it ia
vors the Council working at re-
duced Salaraics-Or even no salary
but it is cutting Threats fOi
newspapers to work for less than Il
trust price.
"Oncc one is two. TIL,
Ledger.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14
Repeal The Law.

THE editor of this paper has
been II member of the Missouri
Press Association, but he is not
with the members of that body III
their pet measure, the present law
to print the official ballots in two
newspapers in each county. The
ballots should be printed, no
doubt, but the present provisions
of the law is little short of Il steal.
The MESSAGE is Democratic and
does not believe III trusts and lille
Ultimate schemes to tilch unncc-
cSsary moneys from the public
treasury. The present law en-
couragcs Il trust" of the two in
iiucntial' newspapers III every
county Of the Statc-whO go on II
raid of the treasury aS far as the
law will allow. OF course news
papers should not cut each other :
threats, neither should the news
papers combine against the rights
of the people. Let Missouri Dem
ocratlc newspapers practice what
they preach. stand squarely against
trust wherever it shows its head,
and never, never let it be said of
them, regardless of their boasts,
that they favor trust when they
can see the shecklcs coming thick
enough their way, no difference if
it is Il hold-up of the people.
Repeal the present ballot law or
fix it i'll some way. Hear what
the jefferson City correspondent
of the st, Louis Republic says of
this law:
Representative Wallace, of Rails
county, who is pushing the bill to
repeal the law requiring county
courts to publish in two ncwspa-
pcrs the official ballot at each elec-
ton, has written to every county
court in the State asking their
opinion of this law and its cost to
them. out of e. replies received
81 favor the absolute repeal of the
law, and declare that it entails an
unnecessary expense upon then
revenue. Its is shown by the cor
rcspondcncc that the average cX-
pcndturr of the several counties
for this item alone is 1922, max
ing, if the present average is main
tanned IN the other counties to bt
heard from, $50, 900 paid in tn,
State at the late election. Replies
are still coming in, and the tone is
decidedly against the present law
Some of the letters declare thai
this money had just as well beer
pokcd in the fire.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14
AN OVERLAND TRIP "
r. TO CALIFORNIA.
(CONTINCED.)

took the little potatoes that |
had bought to the camp and roast
ed them in the ashes and devoured
them, peel and all, and to say that
they were good doesn't express it.
We remained in the Ragged
CITY for several days and when ev-
erything was ready we started
down the Carson valley. The road
wound along the foot of the noun
tainS and at frequent intervals lit
tie rivulets, or branches, of clear,
cold, sparkling water ran across
the road. In travelling down this
valley there was nothing to inter-
est the tired and worn out traveller
except to view the great noun
tains. with THEN snow-capped
peaks, some rising hundreds of
feet above others, and when the
morning sun would reflect its rays
on the glistening snow and the ev-
ergrecn mountain sides the sight
created a reverential awe, such as
one seldom feels. Here is where
Kit Carson and his band of ad-
venturers spent the winter of 1916,
while exploring the overland route.
On reaching here they found that
the snow was already falling in the
mountains and it would be impos-
Sible to cross before spring, so
they set to work building cabins
by cutting logs, built them up IL
bout eight feet high and then laid
logs across the tops and spread
pine boughs over them and then
put ON two or three feet of earth
They located their cabins near the
foot of the mountains, and, as
! there was an unusual amount of
snow fell, it extended far below
the timber line and entirely cover
ed their cabins. They had to dig
their way out to the clear ground,
farther out in the valley, where
they kept their stock. There was
no danger of starving as the coun-
try was full of big game, such as
bear and deer. When the snow
stopped falling and the spring had
come they, being anxious to SEE
the country farther on, made snow
shoes and began the perilous jour
ney over hundreds of feet of snow
OF this party will say more fur
Their on.
Now l will return to our part o.
the trip. We left the valley a
what was called Carson Canon, 1
deep gorge between two very higl
mountains. The road, if it coulC
be called n road at all, was strewI
with rocks and boulders-if yOl
will pardon mel will say were il
! sizt all thu WY from a cooking
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

THE st. Louis Republic calls
England the greatest exponent of
municipal ownership in the world
The Republic gives figures to show
where English cities save large re-
turns, hence the reason for the
popularity of municipal ownership
in those ends of the earth. The
Republic virtually admits that mu-
nicipal ownership of public utili-
ties is one of the coming issues in
all our American cities.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

SPEAKER WHITECOTToN is said
to be laying his plans to be Gov
crnor in 1904. The Speaker is
ambitious and clipper and smart,
and if he wants to further his
chances at once he will see that
the House rushcs thru, as far rs he
may be able, some good franchise
Legislation at once.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

CARMACK, of Sullivan, has in
troduccd bill in the Legislature
to prevent the construction and
operation of public utilities in any
city or village by private indiyid-
uals, associations, co-partnerships
or individuals without the consent
of II majority of the qualified vot-
ers of such cities. That bill should
become a law.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

THE teachers institute at Fox
school house, north of Thompson,
next Saturday, promises to be a
most interesting affair. Mr.. j. {.
Written, professor of Horticult-
urc in the State University, will
be present and help liven the dis
cussions. His talk on Nature
Study and Practical Agriculture"
should have large hearing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

JAMES LANE ALLEN, the author
of THE Choir Invisible" says that
the Philippine war has hurt our
literature. National fiction and
national poetry always follow the
flag if they can, "hc says. He adds
further, $50 far AS their being any
national response to our war III
the Philippines, it is certain that
there has begun to appear litera-
turc against it,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

STATE SENATOR NJ. X. n. BIGGS
made vigorous speech in the
Legislature last week against the
bill to reSubmit to the people the
third constitutional amend
ment. Mr.. Biggs is right, there
will be time enough to talk about
repeal after the people have given
the law Il fair trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

WE commend the humane idea
of neighboring editor who thinks
that the Missouri hen is entitled to
more respect and to warmer quar-
tiers than she usually gets, as ac-
cording to the report of the census
bureau the aggregate value Of
poultry and eggs shipped from diff
fcrcnt points in the State exceed
by $l7 900 the value of all the
corn, wheat, oats, flax, timothy,
clover, millet and cane seeds, cas-
tor beans, tobacco, broom corn.
hay and straw which were shipped
by all the counties last year. Yes,
the Missouri hen is entitled to your
best respects and IA warm house to
live in thru the blasts of winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

pcrvision. Two other gentleman
have furnished lis articles on the
same subject for next week. The
argument is all for the adoption of
the law.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

THERE is too large II class in the
Legislature who are opposed to any
new way of doing things. That
body needs a few more iconoclasts
and dol-smQshcrS like Clay, of
Audrain, for instance,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14
MODERN WOoDMEN, NElGHBORS
welcome to Mexico this week.

THE Legislature will greatly dis
appoint the people if franchise leg
islation is allowed to fail Better
get down to work Oh this matter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

THE MESSAGE contains SPLEEN
did article this week from j. n.
Cross favrring county SthoUl su-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14
Going West.
E. S. WILSON, Ticket Agt.
E AST-BOund Trains Leave

Gro. j. CHARLTON,
&. =. and +. \. &.
n A, Rythicag0 IN
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-02-14

c. $. CRANE.
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Ry,St. LUuis, NJ.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
BOSTON VOTES.
for Mayor, Elected by Largest
Plurality In Years.

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE democrats
completely overwhelmed the repub-
licans in the city election Tuesday,
Gen. Patrick A. Collins being elected
over Mayor Thomas N. Hart by the
largest plurality in quarter of q
century. The democrats likewise OBJ
tanned control of both branches of
the city government, elected their
street commissioner, Salem D.
Charles, and practically all their cam
didates for the school commission.
AS usual, the city voted strongly in
favor of license. The result of the
canvass was fully US much surprise
to the democrats as to their op-
ponents. The most sanguine demo-
cratic prophet Monday night claimed
only 1000, yet this plurality was
nearly tripled. Two years ago May
or Hart defeated Gen. Collins by 1881
votes and polled something over 4O,-
900. This year the total republican
vote for mayor was Il trifle over 49,
900, the smallest given party candi.
date for mayor since 1893, despite a
registration almost 5O per cent.
larger than then. Yet Gen. Collins
received over $4,000 votes, the largest
in the history of the city, and he car
ried IS of the rs wards. The repub-
lican leaders were inclined to blame
the weather, but this does not ac-
count for the tremendous gains
made by the democrats in republican
wards.
The republicans of Massachusetts
were not quite as successful in the 1s
city elections held Tuesday as they
were in the IA held last week, for, al
though they carried II to the demo-
Gratis four, the other three being nom
partisan contests, three republican
mayors were defeated.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14

!, a The Monito Is 2FeetLo
GEN. CHAFFEE REPORTS.
Military Governor of the Philippine.
Tells Why Guerrilla Warfare
Is Prolonged.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE war de-
partment has made public the first
annual report of Maj. Gen. Adna r.
Chaffee, military governor of the
Philippine islands. Gen. Chaffee sums
up the situation in the Philippines
from military point of view by
stating that the provinces of Batan-
gas and Laguna, in Luzon, and the
islands of Samar, Mindoro, Cebu and
Bohol constitute the area now dis
turbed by any embodied force of in
surgents. He says that to the phys
zeal character of the country, to the
nature of the warfare of the rebels,
who are amigo and foe in the self
same hour, to the humanity of the
troops, which is taken advantage of
by the rebels and the inhabitants
who sympathize with them, and to
the fear of assassination on the part
of the friendly disposed if they give
information to the American forces,
is due the prolongation of the guer-
rilla warfare.
He recommends that there be no
further material reduction of troops
before January, 1908. The civil gov
ernments which are being organized
provincial and municipal-Gen.
Chaffee says are both new and I'M
tried, and there is but one certain
and reliable method of ascertaining
the progress of the Filipinos in self
government, namely, observation by
the army.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
DEED OF A MINISTER.
Michigan Preachers Grief Makes
Him Insane.
He Kills His Wife and TIVE Of Hi
Children, Sets Fire to His Resi-.
dence and Cuts His
Own Throat.

Houghton, Mich, Dec. 11.-Rsv. John
Kinnunen, minister Of the Finnish
Evangelical Lutheran church at Cop
per Falls, Keweenaw county, murdered
his wife and two children and commit
ted suicide Monday night. Kinnunen
was 40 years old and was universally
respected. One son, q deaf mute. was
recently sent to the state school for
the deaf at Flint, Mich, and was killed
on his arrival there by passing train.
kinnunen brooded over his sons death,
and Monday night became violently in
sane. He first cut his wife's throat
with butcher knife and then MUIR
dered his two younger sons with the
same weapon. The Oldest boy, aged 10,
escaped, screaming with fear, and when
the neighbors reached the house all
four were found with throats cut and
dead. After killing his wife and two
sons, Kinnunen had fired the house
and cut his own throat. The flames
We're easily eXtinguished.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
LEGAL DIRECTORY.
PARTIAL LIST OF RELIABLE Arrop.
NEYS OF MINNEAPOLIS, WITH
LOCATION OF OFFlCEs

Abel, Acc p. 1920 Bank of Com. Blds.
Arctander, Ludwig. Temple Court.
Ankeny, A. T., bO2 Globe Bldg.
Bates, w. r., 811 Sykes Block.
Blocker, Geo. NJ, 331 Boston Block.
Brady. III. c., Temple Court.
brice, A. L., Guaranty Loan,
Canty. Thos., 418 Guaranty Loan.
Corrigan, J. r., Suite 400, N. 7. Life Ride.
Davenport Than. Phoenix Bldg.
Darellus, A. B.. 025 N. Y. Life bldg.
Deutsch, Henry, a28 Guaranty Loan,
Donahue, w. H., 614 Phoenix Rlde.
Fred b. Snyder 4 Ezra r. Smith,
7O1 New York Life bldg,
Forth. Geo. F., 4O2 Globe Bldg.
Fiheld. Fletcher 4 Flneld, 82s Lumber Bx.
Gallagher. Chris A., Guaranty Loan Blde,
Gjertsen Rand. 711.713 N. Y. Life BidS.
uertig. Wendell, N. Y. Life Blds.
Hobbs. It. &C., 255 Temple Court.
John Lind 4 A. Uelnnd. 1O1eN. Y. Life Rlds.
Leary, w. c., Andrus Bldg.
Munro. Weed. Loan Il Trust Bldg.
Mnhoney. Stephen. b02 Omar Loan Bldr.
M"Hale John j.. 2la-220 Blk of Com. Bids.
Nye. Frank NJ, Guaranty Loan.
o'Rrien. J. E., Oneida Block.
Pilgrim, w. H. H., b1s Temple Court.
Riordan. Phil j., Oneida Block.
smith. Geo. R., olO Ro~ton Rik.
Steele. John H.. 10 Phoenix Bldg.
Young, II. W., 400 Globe bldg
Van Fossen. l.. j., $40 Guaranty Loan.
WEIGH 4 Hubachek. Blk Of CON. Ria.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
TRAGEDY IN THE SOUTH.
Prominent Business Men XIII Each
Other in n Street Duel mt
ZO1fO, Fin.

Zolfo, Fla, Dec. 11.-G. L. Powell
and j. S. Overstreet, two prominent
naval stores manufacturers, shot and
killed each other in face-to-face
duel about 1880 o'clock Tuesday.
Overstreet went to PowelPs still,
nine miles west of here, to see about
some hands. The two men had some
words and both drew their revolvers
and commenced firing. From what
facts are at present obtainable, both
men emptied their revolvers without
doing any damage. Powell then
went into the house and came cut
with rifle. Both fred together and
each man fell. Overstreet was shot
in the forehead and Powell just below
the heart. Ovcrstreet was killed in
stantly and Powell lived only an
hour. Powell was one of the largest
operators and owners of turpentine
lands in Florida.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
NOT GUILTY..
in Favor of the Chicago
American.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Holding that the
announcement by Judge Hanecy Oc-
tober 20 that in his opinion the quo
warranto proceedings against the
Peoples Gas Light & Coke company
could not legally be instituted
amounted to a final order disposing
of that case, Judge Dunno Saturday
held that in subsequently publishing
an article and pictures criticising
that decision Hearst's Chicago Amer
lean and the members of its staff
were not guilty of any contempt
against Judge Hanecy, and he there
fore discharged from the custody of
the law A. M. Lawrence, managing
editor, and II. S. Garfield, writer
on that publication, who had been
held in contempt of court and SEN
fenced to the county Jail by Judge
Hanecy.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14
LABOR'S CONVENTION.
Annual Gathering Of American Fed.
GRAFTON at Scranton.
Delegates from America and Europe
Representing Over 100000 Toll.
ers In Attendance-Presid
Gompers' Report.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 6.-The twenty
first annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor was called to
order shortly after ten o'clock Thurs
day morning by President Samuel
Gompers and the greatest labor con-
vention that has probably ever been
held in this country was under way.
Reports show that 2s5 delegates are
in attendance from this country and
Europe, representing 100000 work
ing people. The convention is held in
st. Thomas college hall and the dele
gates marched to the meeting place
in body preceded by band of music.
Chairman John Devine, of the local
committee of arrangements, welcomed
! the delegates to Scranton and extend
ed the hospitality of the thousands of
/ organized workingmen of the Lacka-
wanna and Wyoming valleys. Presi-
| dent Gompers responded.
President Gompcrs' Report.
Mr.. Gompers- report showed net
! increase of 311 local unions for the
year and gain of 364,41o members.
/ From national and international
1 unions and the federation direct there
were issued 4,056 charters for newly
formed unions, and charters surren-
dered or unions disbanded numbered
1,150. On October 81 last there were
affiliated with the federati Ma
tional and international unions, 81;
city central labor unions, 3s7; state
declarations of labor, 20; local trade
| y1rSn s,4o
tional, $50, and federal labor unions,
800.
Treasurer lemons report showed
an income of $126,52s; expenses, $11s,-
7os; total funds at hand. $s,s14.
Secretary Morrison's report shows
the total number of strikes of all kinds
! reported aggregated 1856, in which
4 3,5O5 members were benefited and
12,707 were not benefited. Their total
! cost was $54S.O03.
A Flood of Resolutions.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 7.-During
the course of the two sessions Fri
day SO resolutions were presented
and referred to committees. They
cover nearly every variety of subjects
that affect workmen. One of them
contained denunciation of WI Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister. for an al.
legged derogatory remark against the
American people, and another con-
veyed the "sincere and hearty thanks
/ of the Federation of Labor to Presi.
dent Roosevelt for the position he took
in his-message to congress on the ques.
ton of Chinese exclusion. The COM
mittee on credentials made another re.
port on contested seats at the after.
noon session and their recommends
tons were accepted except in one in
stance. There remain but two con-
tests to be acted upon, and they were
postponed at the request of the par
ties interested.