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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07
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NEIGHBORH0OD NEWS
49, 20 10y
MARTIussuRe,

Christmas ba come and gone
once more, and Ill is quiet.
We are glad 10 welcome the
bright new year in and are hoping
much good may be accomplished
this year, and trust all may keep
their vows and live up to their du-
ty and be ready when the summons
comes to step mp higher.
Elder Green, the new pastor,
filled his appoint ments at the
Baptist church Saturday and Sun
day. His sermons were excellent.
Miss Cora King of Kansas City
is visiting NJ. E. Rogers and other
friends here.
Last Wednesday evening a few
of the young people surprised
Mrs. Jas. Tate who was entertain
ing Miss Cora King Of Kansas
City. Among those present were
Miss Russell of Fulton, Miss
Brown, the Misses Alta and Eula
Davis, Harry Crane, Hue Hosten
and others. The popular game Of
finch was enjoyed by all.
DR.. A. b. Wilburn of st. Louis
was called to the bedside Of his
brother, F. Wilburn, here last
week.
Mrs. Il. Jennings aud children
of MOberly ATTENDED, the funeral
Monday of her brother, Noah Will
burn.
Mrs. n. NJ. Friedman entertain
few guests at dinner Sunday. An
elegant turkey was served tOI
which those present did ample JUS
tice.
Noah Wilbnrn died at his home
last Saturday night. The remains
were inferred in the Benton City
cemetery Monday. He leaves al
wife and four children, four sis
tiers and eight brothers to mourn
his loss. They have the sympathy
of their many friends III this sad
bereavement.
Mr.. Duchon of Mt. Carmel was
in town Sunday calling on friends.
James Tate went down to Mont
gomery City last Wednesday where
he was called by the serious ILL
ness of a sister-in-law, Mrs. Louis
Tate.
Miss Alta Davis spent the holt
days with homefolks, returned
Monday to resume her school du-
ties at GOrnett school, north of
town.
Wit Davis came up from Wells
vile Wednesday and drove to his
farm west of town.
Mrs C.Poague and little daugh-
ter, Marie, from Montgomery City,
were visiting friends here Sunday.
A number of young folks near
here attended a social at Bachelor
las Thursday evening. Notwith-
standing the cold they report an en-
joyable evening. Among others
from his vicinity were Misses Eu-
la Davis, Alta Brown, Harry
Crane and Robert Brown.
G.. PaytOn and family spent
Sunday with friends in
. Wellsville.
Miss EIlice spent the holidays
with friends in the country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

A reader of the MESSAGE at
Rush Hill sends us a missive con-
tanning the following; Glad to
notice that many of the citizens of
Audrain know a good
thing when they see it.
! was in the eastern part of the
county and asked number of
thrifty farmers what Mexico pa
pers they took. Several answered
in words like these; "Oh, take
the MESSAGE; it's the best paper
in the county" One farmer went SO
far as to say "The MESSAGE, in my
opinion, is the best paper that was
ever published in Mexico. Beal
won't stand for a boodler if he
knows Il. His paper is clean and7
well, the MESSAGE is glad to
hear these compliments. II gives
Us courage to labor on.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

The ChilIicothe Constitution
manufactures lies out of whole
cloth. About a week since that pa
per published a lot of stuff, known
to be lies and intended to deceive,
relative to the coming good gov
eminent conference held in st.
Louis last Saturday, and the arti-
Gle was quoted in the Mexico lu-
telligencer. The Constitution stat.
ed that the gold bugs would be in
control of that meeting and that
they would be given special hon
ors and places on the committees,
etc. J. Med. Trimble of Kansas
City would be there aud T. B..
late of Audraiu county,
would be there, and others. Well,
one of these men was
there, nor were any Of the others
there named by the Constitution,
nor were gold bugs placed on the
committees. In reference to I. b.
Buckuer the Constitution knew
at the time its article was
written that it was printing
a fabrication; Buckner was
not there, and furthermore he
is not for Folk at all, but is fight
ing him ut every corner. The OPP
position must be hard hit when it
must resort to lies to sustain it.
self.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

That Chicago theater disaster
has excited the sympathy of the
world for the striker families con
cerned. The fire should teach the
builders of public halls Il lesson;
make all such places with numer-
Gus exits so that the building can
be vacated in the shortest possible
moment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

The Audrain delegation 20 the
big Folk gathering in st. Louis
last Saturday Jared wcll in the or.
ganization Of the district. Judge
A. }. Douglass Of Benton City was
made chairman on organization
for the district, David Dowden of
Martinsburg, secretary Gen w.
IL. KEENAN, of Mexico was made a
member of the committee on rrso.
Iutions, reporting from all the Con
gressional districts and for tie
State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

All Mexico mourns the death Of
Rev. X. NJ. Deane. He was q good
man and the world is better for
his having lived in it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

The Hon. Joseph w. Folk will
be in Mexico next Saturday and
will make speech at the Court
House at 1870 in the Afternoon.
Don't miss the opportunity to hear
him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

Louisiana Press Journal: y
Pike county hog goes TO Chicago
at four and half cents n pound,
and comes back breakfast bacon ut
twenty two cents per pound
He is not the only hog in the
transaction.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

The Christmas number of the
Hardin News Letter. newsy
booklet, has jdst been issued. 1t
makes its bow to patrons of Har-
din College, past, present and pros
pective, and purposes to serve as
a newscarrier once a quarter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07
The Hon. Joseph W. Folk.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Joseph W. Folk Democratic candidate for Governor will speak
Saturday January 1904, at 1870
m auspices of the Mexico Democratic Folk Club All
invited to attend.
w. II. KEENAN,, Pres. Dem. Folk Club.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

II. c. Turner has resigned as
city editor of the Mexico Intelli-
gencer. Mr.. Turner has good
thing as correspondent for the met
ropolitan press, and will now be
enabled to give that work more at
tentiOn. Mr.. Turner las a nose
for news and he knows what $
news too and can dip it mp next to
the best man in the State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-07

The editor of the Paris Mercury
was in st. Louis on the occasion of
the good government meeting in
that city last Saturday, putting up
at the same hotel where n number
of delegates to the meeting were
also CHARTERED. The Monroe COun-
iy editor at once opened his guns
against Joe Folk. 1t is told that
the boys made it so interesting for
him that he left the hotel. Don't
know whether he returned home or
not, as they say he is just as lone
some in his political. stand in Mon
roe as he found himself in st.
Louis.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
THE ALBATROSS.
Curious mud Elaborate Dances In
which II Participates.

Ii Is well known that many of the
cranes and other long legged wading
birds indulge i'm curious antics that
partalic closely Of the nature of the
human dance, but ii Is not known to
many persons that the albatross has
the most elaborate and CcrCmoniou-
dance of them all.
only very few have ever seen the al
batross on land; probably nine persons
out of ten who have seen the wonder
full birds at all have observed them
only on the ocean.
one of the nesting places Of thi.
great winged creature is the island of
Laysan, in the Pacific ocean, and thcr,
at times the ground Is absolutely GOV
cred with their nests. II is on laySau
that the albntross dance was first seen
by II lucky scientist
The ceremony begins when lot OF
the birds are grouped i'm circle. Two
Will advance toward each other, bend
ing and nOddiug their heads i'm exact
imitation of the human bow. Then
they spar with their bills, Crossug
them gently and still making funny
little bows. Then one bird will lower
It's head and stand quite still I'm that
pose, while the other throws its head
back till the bill points straight into
the air. II purrs ont It's breast and ad
vanccs with queer, fantastic strut
uttcring a curious grunt The other
bird begins to snap it's bill till IL pro
duCcs the sound of castanCts.
So the two Will alternate, advancing
and rctrcating and howing to each 9th
Cr 10y turns. Sometimes one will piCk
mp bit of grass or Il feather and ofTCi
II to the other Then Il second coupl,
will join the dance, and at last ns many
as forty of the huge birds may bc en-
gagged In the queer pasttmC.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
OUR TREASURY SEAL.
The Inscription ~ Bears and Its
Ia4Iy signiHcancc

Probably few Americans, young or
DID, have had sufficient curiosity In OK.
lminlng bank note 10 translate the
Latin device on the seal Of tho treas.
nry ana to inquire how il happened to
read as II does. writer I'm the Wash.
ingtOn Star believes the inscription
throws light Oh the hopes Of our fore
fathers regarding American dominion.
"Thcsaur. Amer. Scptcut. Sigjl" is
the legend. an abbrcviuti1n Of "The
,9uri Amcricr SCptcutriunalis Sigh.
Ilm,' SEAL Of the Treasury of North
America"
The Continental congress In 1873 an.
thorizcd q committee consisting Of
Mcssrs. WithcrspoCn. Robert Morris
ana K. II. Lee. 70 design seals for the
navy and the treasury. The treasury
seal hus com" down 10 MS with very
little change.
In those days il was still hoped that
Canada would eventually join the Rev
Diution or would at least Ic wrcstcd
from Great Britain before the struggle
was over ana would become one with
lhis country. That was apparently n
project dear 10 Robert Morris, ana he
looked upon his country as the whole
Of NOrth America.
Later, when authorized TO establish
a bank and a mint "of North Amerl-
ca" Morris maintained the legend on
the seal. showing that he still hoped
for continental nation. Whenever
the seal has been rccut the original
legend has been adhered to.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

We believe that every Christian
family of small means both wish to
and do lay aside part Of their income
for "charily and worship" under
ordinary circumstances, but there
might be times wheff it would be
impossible TO do SO in justice to ones
own family. Then we believe the
good, all knowing Father would
rather that money went towards
the needs Of the family than in
helping TO pay a large salary to
the minister of their church. We
quote from the sermon: THE pity
expended on the people in the sIums
is misdirected. 1t ought TO be ex-
pended not on their poverty but on
their stih.necked persistence in stay
ing where they are not needed"
Any worker in the slums OF New
York could soon convince us that
many OF the poor creatures there
have no more idea OF the real coun-
try and how to get there than they
do Of Heaven itself. Many are born,
live and die with never glimpse Of
green fields and sunny hills.
Ministers when preaching have a
great advantage over their hearers
The congregation cannot answer
back (; it is neither courteous nor
customary. Isn't it rather absurd
for minister, with salary Of
$4,000 and no children to provide
for, TO preach on "Thc Possibilities
Of Narrow Incomes" or "The Duties
of Parents" when the pews are full
OF people who are strainlng every
nerve to live wisely and honestly on
moderate means. We confess we
would listen with more attention and
eager interest to some one who had
had the experience rather than the
theory.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
How Ecis spawn.

Ecls spawn like other fishes. For
long, however, tie most remarkable
theories were l"id NJ to their birth
one Of tie old beliefs was that thc.
sprang from mud. \ rival theory hcl,
that young GELS developed from frnp
mruts separated from their parents
bodies by thr rubbing against rocks.
one old author not only declared TIA
thuy came 'om May dew, but gave tho
following recipe for producing them
"Cut up two turfs covered with May
dew and lay them one upon the other
The grassy sides inward, and then OK
pose them 10 the heat of the sun. In II
few hours there will spring from them
an infinite quantity of cells"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
startled the EnrIIshmcu,

A London paper relates that an en-.
tCrprising Yankee came over to Eng
land ana decided To open n shop in
birmingham. He obtained premises
next door 10 man who also kept u
shop of the same description, but was
not very pushing I'm his business meth.
DDS. The methods Of the Yankee, how.
ever, caused the older trader to wake
mp, and with the spirit of originality
strong upon him he affixed notice
over his shop with the words "Estab.
lishcd fifty years" painted in large
letters. Next day the Yankee replied
10 this with notice over his store Ia
this effect; Established yesterday
No old stock
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

ALL parties and all citizens ought
to stand for "good government, y
but there seems to be very general
impression in this state that a man
who advocates good government is u
harmless crank. Citizens who are
and have been identified with good
government movements in this city
are te me "goo goos," which SEEM
to carry with it contempt and derls-
ion. Just why man who wants u
good administration of municipal
affairs should be considered eccentric
is not plain. 1t seems to us per
fectly natural wish of any good citi
zen The man who obeys the laws,
pays his taxes has right to expect
good candidates to vote for and hon
est work from the candidates ifelect-
ed. There is no clearer indication
of the low estate into which politics
have fallen in this state than the
sighting manner in which honest
efforts for improvement are held by
some people.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
SUNDAY SPORTS.
They iscG to Ec TD.;crcd In Elg-
iprd by Royalty.

They tscG to Ec ID.tcrcd In Eng
i"rd by Royalty.
Both Richard II. ana G.urF ". d.,
acts passed ordering sunday sports
particularly the usrfu. Practice o
archery. Queen Elizabeth issued ii
ccnscs 10 conductors ~ such fcstiyi
ties, which contained directions 10 pub
lie officers 10 Oycrlo0k urh games AN,
to do their best 10 make them sue
CCss.
on" such document anthor.z"d "JoU
SccOntOn, Il poor man fallen into Grr1!
and having fogr small children, e
have and uso some plays or games a'
or upon several Sundays within th'
county Of Middlcsc& and TO remain 10
one pIacr not above thn" several sun
days that Is to say, tLc shooting witt
the broad arrow, the lrgp,ug for men
the wrestling the throwing Of tho
slcdgo, the pitching OF thc bar"
James /. in his "Boob of Sports" on
couragcd Sunday games after even
ing service but "thc Wouncr sort
were forbidden 10 cugH"" i'm bowling
Stopped later by parliament this wa
rcpublishcd by order Of Charles |. auC
finally suppressed by the long parla.
mcnt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

but please notice there is no allowance
made for fuel and Lighting, both
very important needs under existing
circumstances, nor for medical SER
vices of any kind. In family of
five, doctors bills arc apt to be quite
an item, unless this imaginary fami-
ly are Christian Scientists, and there
are no "sundries' mentioned
Everybody knows that sundries,
necessary sundries only, cannot be
overlooked. We pity the wife and
mother in this family, trying her best
to clothe and feed her dear ones.
Little, active, growing children wear
out more shoes stockings, dresses
and trousers than person without
children realizes and it requires
much thought, wisdom and hard
work to provide wholesome food for
five people at a cost of less than a
dollar a day for 36S days in the year
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
HARD WATER.
II IL Produced by the Absorption Of
Carbonate Of Lime.

Rain water us il dcsccnds from the
clouds is practically free from mineral
impurities, but 50 soon as It reaches
the earth and begins 60 pcrcOlatc
through strata II Is charged with va
rious mineral and earthly matters. II
the strata be chalk or limestone. thC
water, through the medium Of carbOnic
acid gas which il contains, takes NJ
the lime i'm solution and forms car.
Donate Of lime, and il Is the presence
of this mineral in an excessive quaint
~ i'm the water which gives 10 il the
peculiar property of hardness"
The degree Of hardness varies and
IS determined principally by the pro
portion of lime and the length Of time
the water is i'm contact with il.
This hardness is called tenn orary.
because it can be reduced by boiling.
rs is seen by the crust i'm "a Kettle or
boiler when the water deposits the
LIME it contains There is also a per
mancut hardness caused 10y the pres
cncc Of sulphatcs, chloridcs and nj
tratCs Of earthly metals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
The -Four o'clock.

Tho four o'clock, ornamental plant, n
native of Peru is 50 called because it
blooms from about p. m until the
next mornnc ID is regarded as a sym
bol of puncuaIity. The notion was nm
douhtydly suggested hy the rcmarka.
blc regularity with which during sun
NY weather los daily opening occurs
When thr sun is shining and trc plan.
Is in tayorah' position to receive the
light the time OF opening VIII not vary
ton minutes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

old Iro.hrt Cooley is q colorcd phi
l'-ophcr. bat DC is supcrsutious in tine
extreme. lie tells this story:
Il once WIZ In n house that WIN
haunted. but ! didn't know II. ns,
WIZ a bright ere burnin' in de room
WIZ in. wen all or a sudden de do
opened On a uan with his throat on,
shuck his head az me. Now. knowcd
right well IL WIZ a ha'nt. en- de only
thing ter do wuz ter ak him. In a.
name er dc Lawd. what does roo
wantT"
"And did you ask himY
NO. sub. Bless God. I wuz too
feared dat he'd tell me-'-Atlanta Con.
ttitution.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
LINGUISTIC PAINTING.
Tho Art wns Practiced by Ancient
Greeks and Romans.

The usc Of paint brushes Is Of great
antiquity. But as late as the fifteenth
century It was customary to apply var
nish by smcarin2 II on with the fingers
or with bit Of sponge, as the var
nishcs then uscs were too viscid "a
flow well with brush and could be pui
on more thinly and evenly with the lin.
earliest times of which there Is any
record. The Egyptian mummy cases
bear evidence of having been yarnish.
cd I'm this manner.
The use Of frcsco or water colo"
paints, though the oldest was not TIA"
The Greeks and Romans especially
practiccd cncaustic painting. Encaustic
plants were made of clarified bees
wax, with which, when melted, pig
mcnts were mixed. These paints were
applied hot with brushes or spatulr,
and when cold lNcy were given glazed
surface by holding II torch or hot iron
near them. The hot iron was called
the "cautCrium"
Another method Is said to have been
to melt the wax with rosin, and after
the pigment was added the compound
was allowed TO cool to hard and brit
tie mass, which would be pulycriZcd.
The colorcd powders made in this way
were mixed with water, SO that they
could be applied with n brush like fires.
go pgiut after which they were melt.
eel 10y the Cauterium. If rosins were
thus used with the wax, n sort Of var.
nish was the result. If the wax was
used alone, the finished painting was
sometimes vanished. These colorcd
wakes were also used for writing. The
red especially was used for royal sig
natures. whence the use OF red sealing
wax for seal And this "inCaustcum,'
ns it was called I'm the middle ages, l..
the origin Of our word nk.-Cassicr's
Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
rwo Differently Translated brethren

The development of names under the
influence of foreign environment Is
shown I'm the experience Of n lawyer
who was endcavoring TO locate the
heirs of German family named
Kline, who had been over here scarce
ly more than generation. Two broth
crs were supposed 10 be the sole de
sccndants, and he finally found one in
san Francisco under the name of Lit.
tie and the other in Boston known as
Mr.. Small Boston Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

IT is understood that Rhode
Island people are under obligations
to Senator Aldrich for the visit OF
Secretary Cortelyou last week and
for the proposed visit of Secretary
Shaw who will speak before the
Young Mems Republican Club late'
in the month. 1t will be remem-
breed that Senator Aldrich's term Is
about to expire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
4 Snrr ThinE.

A witty individual one morning wa
gcrcd that he would ask the same qucs-
tion of fifty different persons and re-
CcivC the same answer from each. The
wit woe 10 first one and then 20 an
other until he had reached the number
of fifty. And this is how he won the
bet; lie whispered. half audibly. TO
each:
Il say. have you heard that Smith
has failcdf'
what smith, qucricd the whole
fifty. one after another. and il was de-
rldCd that tie bet had been fairly won.
London Tit-8lts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

The very active contest tor thc
clerkship Of the Common Pleas
Court, this week, is interesting
in this way; it shows a change
in the Republican party OF
the state for the better. In former
yeas there would probably have
been no open contest, but the CLAIMS
of the rival candidates would have
been set before the boss, who would
pick out the man he wanted and that
would end it; except the ratification
by the General Assembly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

Licoricr r.a once lj~Ilv esteemed
incidentally @nl ijs cultivation iu Eng
land began early i'm the ra.ga of Quepr
Eli2gl",h Il was thought sovereign
rcmnCy for coughs and at ono time wa,
a very profitable crop. Its name come.
from two Greek words Si-nlfyin.
Sweet root The root was first i'm
ported from Spain. The extract oi
licoricc Is still used in candy and lozcn
ges ana. it is said must bc made from
the dried roots, otherwise Il is not SC
bright and CleaV I'm color.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

In the Providence Journal OF
Monday, March 9TH, we read
a sermon by one of the well
known clergymen of this city.
The subject was "rhe Possibility OF
Christian Homes on Narrow In
comes" 1t seems to us to he IN
teresting rather than instructive
Doubtless there are many "Chris
tian homes" on small incomes, but the
$1,000 90 schedule which the rever-
end gentleman gave to prove his
statements is not practical. True,
the following items:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

THE Providence City Council
should be credited with little com
mon sense in refusing to make the
Board oil Canvassers an all Re
publican body, as has been intimated
would be done. Occasional flashes
OF "good politics" likethe above are
SO rare, that surprised public is set
to wondering as to how it came about
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
The wntchfuI One.

"Now, Thomas" said Il certain bish
op after taking his servant TO task
one morning, "who is IT that sees al
we do and hears all we say and knows
all we think and who regards even M
IN my bishops robes M but vii,
worm of the duStT
And Thomas replied, The missus
sir London Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11
The Polite EoruuIa

Little four-ycar-old Margie was a
model Of poltcness.
How Is your baby brother this morn.
ing. MargieE' asked the doctor when
she opened the door in answer TO his
ring.
"Oh, he's dead, thank you.' she re.
plicd.-St Paul Pioneer. Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-03-11

THE TIMES is informed that a
notice has been posted IN the Jour
nal office enjoinlng the employees OF
that paper from "dabbling in poll
tics" This seems like case of
Shocking the stable door after the
horse is stolen"