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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
CENTRAL LINN.

Miss Myrtle Ham attended the
play "Tcn nights in a Bar-room,"
at Littleby Methodist church last
week.
G.. b. Smock is in Illinois this
week.
Walker school has an enrolment
of A..
Miss Cordelia McGaf1in is home
after visit to Marion Co. She
was accompanied home by her
two aunts.
Powell Stewart and family spent
Sunday on Bean Creek.
Miss Rubie Kcnnett was quite
i'll Saturday night.
Miss Laura Travis spent Sunday
at Martinsburg.
l.. 7. Travis sold his farm to an
Illinois man last week.
VIM. Hirth made business
trip to st. Louis.
Mrs. Riley and children of North
Dakota are visiting her father, Mr..
Mike Devaney's.
Master Maurice Travis has re-
turned from visit to Forristell,
and his cousin came with him for
short stay.
We are glad to report that Mrs,
Poornan is again herself after II
severe sickness.
Mrs Hill has returned to st.
Louis after visiting her daughter,
Mrs. l.. ". Travis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

William Burk, Jr., and Jim
O'Brien, Jr., left for Quincy, Ill. d,
Monday to attend college.
Miss Mamie Sullivan the popular
teacher in Daniel district, reports
the school progressing nicely.
Miss Dora Riley of st. Louis is
visiting Mrs. w. f. Mcdowell.
Il. p. Tinsley is putting up a
large woodshed at his residence in
Thompson.
Grand Shock of Cant was a Wis
tier in our village Tuesday.
Jim Culbertson recently bought
the &. +. Urmy farm of 10j acres
at $40 per acre.
Friends of Richard Nichols was
sorry to learn of his misfortune, of
getting seriously kicked by a
horse.
Mrs. Mary Greasy and daughter
Mrs. Bedie Furguson have return
ee from Kansas after two week $
visit.
Mrs. Geo. M. Meyer, Nancy
Beard, Mrs. Susie Rosenthal and
Jno. Rosenthale spent Sunday in
st. Louis.
Mrs. Armstrong of Illinois is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Geo.
Spence.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
Transactions Done.

AS has been done in the instance
below, so it is going in every man
ufacturing community in the union
Hear the following from the Gus
ter County, Neb., Beacon:
The Argo Starch Factory at Ne
braska City, has closed its doors,
perhaps forever. 1t has been COB
bled up by the starch trust and it
is more than probable that the
managers of the great starch trust
will never allow another wheel to
move in starch factory at Neb-
raska City, thus thousand work,
men are out of a job.
1t will be remembered that about
two years ago, Attorney General
Smythe instituted legal proceed
ings to prevent the Argo Co. from
selling out to the starch trust, and
while the suit was pending Mr..
Smythe and w. j. Bryan went tc
Nebraska City to address the peo-
pie on the political issue of the
day. The people denounced them
and declared that they wanted tc
destroy an industry that en-
ployed thousand workmcn. a
republican was elected to succeed
G.. j. Smythe us attorney general
the fight against the absorption OF
the ArgO factory by the Starch
Trust, was abandoned, the sale was
made and the Argo starch factory
was merged into the Starch Trust,
its doors closed and the workmen
dismissed. Bryan and Smythe
would be treated differently should
they 90 to Nebraska City now to
speak. 1t is too late. The false
alarm had its effect. 1t is only an
instance of what is going on every
where in this country. Competi-
ton is being destroyed, small con-
Germs swallowed up and the well
fare of the people is in the grasp
of great combinations known as
trusts. What will the harvest be.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
CENTRAL.

Ray and Max Piper went to Hi
nois this week to attend school.
Washington school opened Mon
day with Miss Lottic Jesse as
teacher.
Miss Eva Kanatzar of Centralia
opened school at Liberty Monday
The Baptist meeting at Seed
Tick closed Sunday night.
Laura Johnson has left us tC
teach the Carter school.
Russell and Ray Woods and Col.
by Bybee spent Saturday night
with Dyson Bradford.
Betha Humphreys Of Mexico was
Il visitor in our vicinity Saturday
and Sunday.
Edna Owens went to Kansas
City Saturday.
Our Sunday School was largely
attended Sunday as there were a
number of visitors from distance
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
THOMPSON.

Mrs. j. G.. O'Donnell is visit
ing ut Springfield, =
Rev. Furguson Of Columbia is
holding protractcd meeting at
Salt River church near here, every
one is requested to attend.
Rev. Sexton of st. Louis preach
ed at the Hall here Sunday night
and Monday night.
Mrs. Il. f. Elliott is entertain
ing he friends, Miss Carrie jackson
and Miss Nettic Thomrs of Mexico.
j. NJ Daniel has traded his
realestatc here to MIR. Boone of
Ccntrala for his rcalcstate ut
above place. Each will move to
their new property soon.
Miss Frank Harrison began her
school here Monday with large
enrolment.
.
''o ~ ' '
ing friends in Ccntralia.
Pies Pool and wife Oh Ksnsas
are visiting the family of the for
merS brother' d. D. FOOL mere
Miss Matte Pool is visiting Miss
Hattie Monroe Of Galloway Co.
Mrs. Tom Roden and children
of Mexico visited at Mrs. O'Calla-
hans Tuesday.
Mrs. |. j. Sims is no better at
this writing.
Mr., co,Sod;ne ;s oh,a 70 H.. out
oo,;,
~ s,.,:
,,., T,..,,o.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
VANDAIIA.

Well, our picnic has come and
gone. There was quite an i'm
mense crowd, and everything
would have been done decently and
in order if it had not been for the
drunkenness on our streets. When
drug stores, so called, are permit
ted to run as saloons so long will
our boys be temp ted and drawn
into vice and lawlessness prevail
Mrs. X. A. Laird is still on the
sick list.
Mrs. Powell has moved into her
property in the northeast part of
town recently purchased from Fay
Turner, and Jessie McNeal now
occupies one vacated by Mrs. Pow
ell.
Elsie Robinson of st. Louis is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Clinnie Rule of Louisiana
who has been visiting Miss Lila
CulbcrtsOn returned home Monday
Russell Williams who has been
the guest of his uncle, Fred Read
returned to his home i'm Canada
Friday.
Miss Fannie Dodge is visiting
the family Of Ned Brice near Elk
Springs,
Mrs. j. a. Farthing is visiting
in Middletown.
Our school opened Monday with
quite Il large enrolment, and they
are still coming. We have a fine
school of which all are proud.
Miss Lizzie Gatron is home from
Columbia where she has been at
tending summer school and has
taken her position in the school
room.
Mrs. j. b. Goodpasture and
family have returned from very
pleasant visit with relatives in
Montgomery Co.
Mrs Ill, Tho mpson and daugh-
ter, Flora, are visiting in Bowling
Green.
Mr. Turner of New Franklin and
Mrs. Minor of Hannibal are at the
bedside of their mother, Mrs, X.
A. Laird, who is very i'll.
Grandma Bowen of Ashley, 80
years old but as spry as if she were
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
,]NEIGHB0RH0OD NEWSIeS
NORTH MOLiNO.

Rev. Rincy preached to a large
crowd Sunday and Sunday night
at Mt. Zion.
Mr.. Jake Jones family and Miss
Kate Eubanks have returned home
after Il two weeks visit in Galloway
county.
Miss Wilma Imans of Boone
county spent few days with her
cousin, Henry Imans, last week.
Mrs. Mamie Montgomery of Cen
tralia is visiting her parents, Laun
Heller
Mr.. Dan Imans and son, John,
are visiting the formers son, Hen
ry j.
Born, to Claud Bybee and wife,
Il son.
Warren Galloway is quite sick,
John Wakefield had | horse and
ID head of hogs killed by Lightning
in recent rainstOrm.
Miss Lille Donnivan is quite
sick at Hollcnsville.
John Worley and family, of Mo
limo are visiting friends ut Will
liamsbury.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

Miss Stella Bcemon of StrOthel
visited the Misses Dull Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Berta Bledsoe of Strother
was the guest of Miss Alma Camp
lin Sunday.
Messrs. Henry Biggs of Farber,
Tom Shearer and Il. G.. Alverson
of StrOther spent Sunday i'm our
village.
Quite II number of our young
people attended a lawn party at
Mr.. Reeds of Strother Thursday
night.
Miss Nan Bates of Perry visited
relatives here the first of the week
Miss Maye Dull returned home
Friday after a weeks visit with
the Misses Beemon of Strother.
Mrs. Phil Quisenberry is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Wal
lace, of Paris this week.
Homer Mundy of Moline trans
acted business here Saturday.
Gene Williams of Molino was
here Saturday.
Little Nan Dull returned home
Wednesday after several week $
visit with relatives i'm Lewis coun-
ty.
Mrs. Emma Judy of Farber re-
turned home after a weeks visit
with home folks mt this place. She
was accompanied home by her
father and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Poage visit
ed relatives near Goss several days
last week.
Mrs. Jas. Crump of Farber is
the guest of home folks here this
week.
Miss Lizzie Poage is the guest
of friends and relatives in Nelson
Several from here attended the
picnic at Green Lawn Saturday.
Uncle Jake Hanger visited Otis
knopp of near Perry several days
last week.
Mr.. Bohanen and daughter, Mrs.
Hill, are the guests of relatives
here.
We are sorry to hear of the mis-
fortune of Dashner district-their
school building was burned to the
ground Sunday night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
SENATOR FRYE CAUGHT A DUCK
But the Distinguished Statesman Was
Fly-FIshing Mt the Time.

But the Distinguished Stntesman Was
Fly-FIshing ut the Time.
There was a session of the Congress.
sional Fishing club in the coat rooms.
Did you ever hear?" asked Senator
Blackburn. "of the time Senator Frye
caught the duck? 1t was this way:
His specially is fly-fshing, and casting
from moving canoe. Well, one day
in the fall we were fishing up above,
anchored under the lee of a projecting
point of land.
Just watch me cast minnow,'
said the senator. as he sent the bait
whi22ing far out into the river. Hardly
had the minnow struck the water until
the line paid out and the reel began
to sing.
IT'S five-pounder!' cried the boat
man. Let him run, senator, let him
rum
We'll, there was some excitement
The reel kept singing the sweetest
music in the world to a fisherman. At
length the line was all run out. and
much to the senator's surprise the rod
was pointed straight up in the air,
instead of toward the water
The old boatman nearly fell in a 1T
in the bottom of the boat with laugh
ter, for there. up in the sky, scared a
wild duck, with the senator's minnow.
Pull up said the senator, in dis
gust. and let's go back to the club
house. I'll fish in the rain barrel off
the porch with Uncle Joe Cannon and
Dave Henderson for the rest of this
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
BEAN GREEK.

Born, to the wife of &C. Bybee,
Aug. %, a boy. Claud immedi-
ately named him Rhodes Clay.
Mr.. Dull of Santa Fee and Miss
Lutte Eubanks of this place atten-
ded church at Mt. Zion Sunday
eve.
Charles Robinson is on the sick
list.
Miss Damur of Shelby county is
visiting relatives in this and Mo-
limo vicinity.
j. w. Ellington and w. u.
Arnall attended the Sunday school
institute at Laddonia the later pan
of the week.
Mike Quinlan has bought the j .
W. Spottswood farm, ut $50 per
acre.
Marion Jones and Hey Byers
listened to the eloquent discourse
by Rev. J. A. Riney Sunday night
at Mt. Zion. Text, |. Kings,
1921.
Everett Duncan is in Macon
visiting his mother.
Bud Woods is building a large
barn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
"DIPLoMATIC" RECEPTION ROOM
Interesting Scenes Have Taken Place In
the Apartment.


Some very interesting scenes have
taken place in the diplomatic recep-
ton room, says the Washington
Times. 1t is n long apartment, mar
row In proportion to it's length; taste.
fully but not lavishly furnished, and
Is decorated with portraits in oil of
former secretaries of state. At one
end of the room is table on which
treaties are signed. There are COM
Portable sofas in the room, and on one
OF these the secretary of state and the
diplomatic visitor usually sit while
discussing foreign relations. Secre-
tary Hay converses with most of the
diplomats in French, because that is
the diplomatic language. Whenever
some important verbal communication
Is made, or there is a discussion of n
delicate international matter, Mr.. Hay,
as soon as his visitor has gone, hur-
ries to his Office, summons his private
secretary and dictates what is known
as note verbal-a memorandum Of
the communication or conversation
Experience has shown this to be q
necessary precaution. Diplomats
sometimes forget what they have said,
and sometimes they show a remark.
able memory for what other people
have said
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

it will not. Still, there is no dis
guising the fact that youngish
men are most in the public eye.
The cool, calculating Kitchener
succeeded the elderly bob" The
most potent figure in European
politics is the German kaiser, Will
liam of Hohenzollern, who, al
though veteran emperor, is still II
young man. Next to him comes
Nicholas of Russia, who got mp
The Hague peace conference
and who has just started the world
with Il proposition looking TO an
international strangling of the
trusts. On this side the water
President Roosevelt, still in the
flower of his years, holds the cen
ter of the stage. In both the cab
met and the field the youngsters
are to the fore. Old things pass
away, among them the ancient
proverb, void men for counsel,
young men for war;" Tcmporar-
lily at least the "boys" are usurp-
ng the functions of the elders. Is
it for the best? Quien sabe!
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
The following is a late observa-

The following is a late observa-
ton by Hon. Champ Clark:
The Jeffries- Fitzsimmons cham
pionship mill is over, and Ruby
Robert went down before the Cal
ifornian. "Youth will be served"
Wonder if senator Marcus A. Han
ma discovers in the result n prop
hecy of his own Waterloo in 1901
at the hands of much younger
man-to wit, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt! Perhaps the defeated Bob
at the hands of the boiler maker
will cause the Buckeye boss to put
OH his studying cap, and perhaps
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
SANTA Fee.

Bro. Coggins delivered two excel.
lent sermons mt the Christian
church Sunday.
Preaching at the Christian church
next Sunday at 4 p. m.
Prof. Lee Turner began his school
here Monday. About 80 pupils
enrolled.
Il. +. Drake and @. G. Ais.
bright attended preaching at Mt.
Zion Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

The following recent incident
illustrates the efficiency of the
United States Mail Service:
AT Rock Island, H., there was
deposited, in the Uuitcd States
mail box, II letter upon the cnvc-
lopc of which was pasted Il picture
evidently representing some rail
road passenger agent. This was
all there was upon the envelope.
That the picture was some railway
passenger agent at the post Office
authorities determined from the
uniform, and, under a microscope
inspection, discovered that the cap
bore the MISUNDERSTANDING d
Alton Ry Passenger Agent. Upon
reference to II Chicago Il Alton R'y
folder Gin which appears the pie
lures of depot passenger agents mt
terminals to enable passengers to
readily recognize passenger agents
in boarding outgoing trains), the
Post Office authorities discovered
n similar likeness, and found that
the individual to whom the letter
was addressed was Mr.. Price M.
Taylor, Depot Passenger Agent,
Chicago & Alton R'y, st. Louis,
Mo. The letter was then forward
ed, reaching Mr.. Taylor three days
after it was mailed in Rock Island
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
DR.. AlonZo Tubbs, Champ Clarks

DR.. Alonzo Tubbs, Champ Clarks
opponent for congress i'll this dis
trict, is another Republican who
while in the State Legislature vot-
ed for the bill authorizing certiti-
Gates of Indebtedness and there
fore helpful in footing the school
funds"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

Inquiries for good Audroin farms
still goes on. Never was such n
stir before in real estate matters
in this section of the State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

That's right, don't complain
about the City Council. They
have Il thankless job, and if you
don't believe it you should try it
awhile yourself.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

Mayor Jones stands for the en-
forcement of law, and declares if
there is anything in the city or
dinances the people don't want
there he wants the council to re-
peal it. That's the proper stand,
cXnctlN.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

Read the MESSAGE supplements
this week. Standing up for the
honor of Missouri is well set forth
in the articles therein.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

but forty, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. G.. w. Daniels,
returned to her home Friday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

DR.. Harvey Welch of Illinois Wis
tied his parents here last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark and Miss Hir-
aldsOn of Nandalia were the guests
of Mrs. Peacock last Friday.
The Bible Institute held here
part of last week was well attended
and quite interesting. There were
not as many ministers present us
were looked forget some very in
teresting talks were given.
Mrs. Sadie Mitchell died at her
home five miles north of Laddonia
last Friday evening. Her hus-
band DR.. Mitchell, died about ten
years ago. They had one child,
Mrs. Cornelius Putnam, who,
with her husband lived with Mrs.
Mitchell Rev. Jesse preached the
funeral service and she was laid
to rest in the Laddonia cemetery.
The public school opened Mon
day with n large attendance. What
our school needs is more room.
Two large rooms should be added
to the building, and are badly
needed. Professor Faulkner has
built the school up to a high grade
and it now ranks among the best
schools in the country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

Do away the hitching racks
nuisance, and that will soon settle
street paving around the square,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04

Manual training to be taught in
in our public schools. Good move,
say we.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-04
LADDONjA.

Miss Cclesta Nichols of Kinks
vile will teach the Black school
this winter.
May II. Gill and Marvin
Richards of Perry were in town
yesterday with several ears of sheep
bought in Kansas City.
Public School commenced Mon
day with al pupils enrolled.
School starts off in better shape
than ever before. We have the
incest and neatest school building
in the county; the rooms are all
clean and carefully arranged. The
patrons of the district should take
pride in visiting it.
Ed. IN Rhodes will commence
protracted meeting at the Christ
ian church next Sunday.
Miss Florence Stewart, of Cen
tralia will make her home with
Mrs. Stella Mcdaniel while teach
ing room in our school.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Der
rick, Il son.
L. j. harrington is down with
typhoid fever.
Miss Ola Douglass of Mexico is
visiting Laddonia friends.
w. III. Tine and the Christian
Sunday School are collecting two
coops of chickens for the Christian
Orphan Home of st. Louis.
The Baptist Sunday School In
stitute did much good for the wor-
ker who attended. If we had some
OF these meetings it would increase
the interest in our Sunday schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

cleanliness. Butter that Is not really good grease Is manipulated and col ored. and yet ft goes untaxed. Such is legislation in favor of class and against consumers.
 One large concern in the West-the Armours-proposes to fight the class tax to a finish. The law forbids. with rare cunning, hotels, restaurants and boarding houses to color oleomargar- he. but it permits families to do so. The Armours are selling uncolored oleomargarine and are selling with 1t butter color" in convenient form and quantity, so that any family can pur- chase wholesome oleomargarine and quickly color it to suit their own taste.
 For the sake of cleanliness 1t Is hoped this fight against an unjust tax and against manipulated butter of an unwholesome nature will be won. The oleomargarine sold will be of the best quality, and the housewife can readily turn it into an article as attractive to the eye as it already is to the taste and to health. In behalf of health and general cleanliness, as well as econ omy, consumers in the South should aid in this fight. The tax was laid by the Republicans, because it would fall largely upon the South and fill tho pockets of Northern dairy farmers. It was laid as a sectional and class tax, and if 1t can be de1eatea on the plan proposed, this section will reap good share of the benefit. If each family will do it's own coloriRg, there will be no difficulty in the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
County Committee Today.

If the Jefferson County Democratic Committee decides today to call a county convention for the purpose of nominating a State Senator and six Representatives, it will at least achieve one distinction, namely, it will be the only convention, big or little, held this year in the State.
 But such a distinction would be at the expense of the 25,oOO white voters of the county, for 1t would practically disfranchise 24,500 of them, leaving the naming of the countys legislative delegation to possibly 800 men, and would be controlled by not exceeding 50 men.
 Shall 50 men then name the delega ton, or shall 25,e00 white voters have a possible whack at it? This is the question before the county committed today. True. only 13.000 white men
 
 are registered, but 25,0O0 may be reg istered, and none of them stand ready to surrender their political rights to fifty self-appointed bosses.
 The influence of Jefferson in this matter will extend far beyond the bor- ders of the county, for it is by far the most populous, richest and most pros porous county in the State. Such a county should be progressive and truly Democratic, and so it is, and the county committee should heed today the plain demands of public sentiment There should be primary, and that primary should be held on August 25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
Failure of Judge Taft's Mission.

Judge Taft went to Rome hoping to secure the withdrawal of the friars from the Philippines and the handing over of the public schools to the civil authorities to be conducted on the American plan. He secured neither although he stood ready to buy out the friars lock, stock and barrel, pay ing them a good price for lands now held by 60.000 tenants who refuse to pay any rent at all.
 It should be remembered that the United States offers no objections to the friars as religious teachers. These friars are Spaniards. They were in part at least Spanish political agents, and as such they became very unpopu- lar in the Philippines, and they cannot be reinstated in their parishes except by force, and this the civil government will not grant because it would imperil the peace of the islands. The friars are objectionable, in other words, on political and not on religious grounds. The Filipinos are to a man Catholics, and yet they do not want as rule the friars.
 The friars belong to four rich and influential religious orders-inhuential at Rome and in Vatican politics, and as these questions are not so much handled by the aged Pope as by a commission of cardinals, the Holy See has not granted the American re quests, and the closing note of Secre- tary of War Root is really confession that the entire mission is failure The failure is expressed in diplomatic terms, but it stands confessed, and the early departure of Judge Taft will but emphasize it.
 Any further negotiations are to take place between the apostolic delegate at Manila and the civil authorities oi the islands, but no immediate settle ment is probable. The friars cannot regain their power; they cannot even return to their parishes; their property is practically coniscated, and it seems probable that the status quo will not be disturbed until the friars are will ing to accept the terms offered by Judge Taft The Vatican has rejected a good bargain, and the Philippines have lost an early settlement of a yexed problem.