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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
DOOM OF CITIES PREDICTED.

Prepare for shocks. Prophet Edmund s..
Stevens, of this city, has prophesied long series
of dreadful catastrophes which will eliminate in
the destruction of all the cities Of the earth in
the year of our Lord 1882.
Mother Earth is not of plumb, according to
this prophet and all the terrible earthquakes that
have occurred and are yet to come are due to
the fact that the earth is gradually resumng
its proper position. When this stage of transit
ton is reached there will be new earth and a
new heaven referred to in the scriptures.
The prophecy follows
CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES.
THE earth is out of her place, upright
position. It is gradually resuming it. Whenever
there is an accelerated or faster motion then in
that period earthquakes occur. We are now in
one of these periods, from Mont Pelee, 1900, to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
Dldsrot and Scott.

Diderot is reported to have said
that he would cut OF an arm not 10
have written a certain one OF his nov
els. Some attribute to Scott the say
ing that be had written no line which
dying he would wish to blot.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
tIaher rhan Mount 49,.

Mount Everest Is 29,OO2 feet high;
but lately It IS believed that two
peaks behind Everest are actually
higher than II, which hitherto has
been considered the highest mountain
In the world.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

According to a recent magazine ar
ticle the men at work along the Pan
anna canal say: six grains of quinine
and ten minutes of Stevens the first
thing in the morning will key fell
low up all day." There is nothin
like working under chief who tones
you up. Some chiefs think they have
to take the crimp out of their forces.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
Vatican Mosaic Factory.

The pope maintains mosaic fac
tory in the Vatican. Here the patient
artists work in gallery lined with
$4,000 lockers in which repose sticks
of cillca of all the myriad varying
shades required to reproduce the tints
from canvas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
ReaI oId.Eaahlonad umhralIa.

There has been discovered at Green
oek, England, an old.fashioned u1nbrel.
Ia with Whalebone ribs, which mnst
pc quite 100 years. old When opened
IL Affords shelter Tor whole famiiy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
one london Man unafraId.

Every once in while something
happens to make us doubt all these
prosperity stories. For instance, a
man in London has offered for exhibit
ton purposes to live Fl days on
canned meat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
Subject Tor Another Lecture.

"Oh, DEAR" exclaimed Mrs. Slap
dash, when they were finally seated
in the carriage, 1--WE only got one of
my earrings on. left the other on.
my dressing table"
HUH" grunted her husband, Gust,
like my lectures on your carelessness.
in one ear and out the other"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
seekIna Only Bare Justice.

Creditor-So you've come around at
last to pay me what you owe me, havel
you?
Debtor-Not at adjust the con-
trary. You made statement at the
club last night that 1 owed you 600'
marks. AS a matter of fact the ac-,
counts show only owe you $50. I've:
come around to collect that balance Of
20 :. -
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Whether England likes America or
not, both countries will continue their
customary exchange of literature and
merchandise and be comparatively
happy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

A Massachusetts woman who had
spent but four dollars for doctors bills
in her life died at the age of 102, the
other day. The inference is that If
she had saved that four dollars she
might have been living yet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Those peace plans proposed by the
Interparlamentary congress are bound
to work perfectly until thernext occas'
ion for a foreign war arises.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

A special census gives the number
of deaf persons in the United States
as $4,000. The returns omit to say how
many of them are given to walking on
the railway tracks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
The New standard.

So few women are not Emartiy
dressed nowadays that the new stand
ard OF praise Is "she wears her
clothes wen" BETTER this than beauty
thar fades. Boston Herald
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

The tolling of a bell at a funeral is
a purely pagan custom. The idea was
to drive away evil spirits, Funeral
bells are known to have been used
by the church In the sixth century.
A. ID.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

An Ohio woman has so injured her
Jaw by yawning that she will not be
able to talk for two weeks. Let us
hope It is not a case of retribution.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

II has been ascertained BY expert.
nent that a diet Of pickles ana vine
gar. II persisted in long enough viii
remove not only the Fat, but likewise
the lean. from the scene of action.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
A MODERN SPARTAN.

Senator Whyte, Marylands picturesque
grand old man." who is occupying the seat of
the late Arthur German, had birthday recently
and ne is now in his eighty-third year. Whyte is
probably the most remarkable man in Maryland
to-day.
He has never tasted a drop of liquor nor
smoked and has never been inside of saloon
He is not a member of any club.
He defended 60 alleged murderers and all
were acquitted.
He always rides in an ordinary day on
a passenger train and on the street cars in a
city.
He framed the instruments which the
unique government of the District of Columbia
is founded. He lives outside of Baltimore, yet
is able to appear at a trial in Baltimore in the
morning and be in Washington in time to answer
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Horror of humiliation is SO instinc-
tive in us that from the throes of NOR
tai agony it hurls us back, by a mad
leap, into the ardent agitadohs of life.
Princess Aurelie Ghika.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

in Germany denatured alcohol costs
20 cents a gallon, and it is used for
heat, light and motors. What about
its odoriferous tendencies?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Ella Wheeler Wilcox says money is
q poor substitute for love, and there
are women who hold that love is
poor substitute for money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Some scientist has discovered that
gems taken from the dregs of French
wise barrels and introduced into wine
that has Just been made viii impart
e it the flavor and bouquet OF the
rerest old Moselle. Save your dregs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Owing to the high prices Of wood,
all-steel passenger cars for railways
can now be built as cheaply as wood
cars They weigh but one-tenth more
and kill you only half as often.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
pIsllke park.oeIored obIeeta.

Bees are said to have such an an
tipathy TO dark-colored objects, that
black chickens have been stung TO
death, while white ones Of the same
brood were left untouched.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

One bank in Naples handles re-
uittances of 100000 a year from the
United States, The army of Italian
immigrants vie with the Irish in re-
Numbering the folks at home.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

singuiariy enough, though the Well
man and the Peary expeditions are
rivals they are not seeking the oppo-
site poles.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Walter Wellmsn has somewhat the
better Of any previous pole hunter. he
is writing, editing and dispatching his
own press notices.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
10 Stable Japanese pls,.

The Japanese eat more fish than
any other people in the world. With
them, meat eating is foreign limo
walton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

In a few years from now we Will
be hearing Of reunions of people who
once we're incubator babies.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
coIdsst European Capital.

ST. Petersburg is the coolest capital
In Europe, the temperature in winter
sometimes reaching so degrees below
zero.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

British and American Cities.
Where London consumes 100000
gallons of water a day, New York
consumes 5OO,OOO,OOO. Where London
has an area Of 11S square miles, New
York has 326.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

One Of the gravest perils besetiine
the Romapon dynasty q that It's grand
dukes s-s hardly eFar grand
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
"CAUsE OF EARTHQUAKES.

1906 Again from 1925 1916 and again from 1865 to 1000
fall 2O35 34 the earth continual perturbation
EDMUND s. STEVENS"
ineligible him
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Anchoring facilities for political
craft are not good at oyster Bay In
these midsummer days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
peaert ReelaImlna Ita oMn.

Bokhara. the most populous part Of
Turkestan, is gradually being
changed into a desert by the incur.
sions of the sand dunes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20
our BLUEJAcKETs BEST SHOOTERS.

American sailors are the best target shoot.
ers In the world according TO our naval officers.
ship Bruizers six Founders, said TO have made
46 hits out Of Ga shots, shows excellent work,
naval officers here are not inclined TO give the
palm to the British navy for accurate shooting.
The record OF the American navy shows that at
least in one instance % hits out Of 20 shots were
made by a six FOUNDER In discussing the work
Of the Bruizer naval oficers say that before they
can make any accurate or valuable comparison
between British and American Workmanship 1t
will be necessary to know the size of the target,
the rate Of speed at which II was moving, and
the actual time ia which the GA shots we're de-
Iiyered The targets used by the British navy
are considerably larger than those used on this
.tda ~ the water
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Spelling Reform Order Of the President Causes Agitation in Off
eial Crces-DeaueiOn Of the Earth PrOphesiedCOndiOn
Of the Poor to Be Improved.

WASHINGTON.-There is considerable agita-
tlon in official Washington over the recent order
by the president directing the use of phonetic
spelling in all messages and other printed docu-
ments issuing from the White House. In address
ing the order to the public printer the president
has gone as far as he to modernize orthog-
raphy. He has instructed the public printer to
follow copy" and his cabinet officers will of
course fall into line. They will have all the
nual reports of division chiefs and other subor-
dinates as well as their own prepared with the
words spelled as the president has decided they
should be.
The photography advocated by Banker Mat
thews and In part approved by the president,
while phonetic, possesses the combined advantage
of brevity. It will save time in writing and type
setting and win economic on the printing bill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Lewis Single Binder straight &c. You
pay 10c for c gars not so good Your dealer
or Lewis Factory, Peoria, ILL.,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

THE building of kind and the better adapted the
intended than the s5 feet by feet
stone tile roof IFS feet
capacity provided with handsome Offices, toilet
The sixth annual exhibition of the Mis-
souri, State Fair will greatly any in its history - 20 e -
$4,000 is offered in cash premiums.
splendid exhibits special attractions Grs0f Speed EeES. Big
ge earth, big Missouri mules than
assembled. ExerJ| Day Big Day. Ample facilities
of visitors Business Mems Club will find homes for all
This fair belongs the people, visit and will appreciate the
grandeur Missouri. Reduced rafeS all railroads.
Address j. RPPEY Secretary Sedaa for other information
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

tho the
"daht instead
catalogue being
"caalog'
contemplating Che improved system the various
system
that undermining
gradual Should the changes in spelling be limited to easy stages OF
write letters
have hopes retaining their
mt asylum.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Let Us all unite in recommending
the simplifed spelling for Russia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

In the summer time everybody tray-
els but father. He remains at home 10
pay the drafts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

And no mere man knows what Il H.
to be q woman.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

If Adam had eaten the apple first
he would probably have declared that
Eve dared him to.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

Most emphatically, the New York
chorus girl has the center Of the stage.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

In the case OF the Sage millions 1t
becomes the widows might
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

the
a n
study boy sitting
Yorka and a
politics Sunday.
He s unquestonably gentleman of the old school, .
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

practice which the
that 1898 the size d the target has
impressed
TO
ofh and threehi within
the rapdy
loaded discharged
shooting 50 that y and ach
o nS
ee ans cenog Individual s %
~ 81
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-09-20

JOHN REAI. Pablisher.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-26
WE. STEWART TREASURER.
North Mankato Council Fills vacan-
cy at Their Last Meeting.

From Saturdays Dafsy.
The North Mankato council held a spe-
cial meeting last night and filled the
position of village treasurer, made va
cant by the death of Thomas Taylor, by
electing w. Z. Stewart to the position.
Mr.. Stewards bond was placed at 50, 600,
and another special, meeting will be held
Saturday night to approve the bond.
The salary was left at $50 year.
The committee appointed to look. into
the need for REMEMBERING the lots of
the village and remaining the streets
presented a report. 1t reported that un-
der the present plan there is a number
for each fifty feet, and that this has
caused some confusion where houses
have been. built closely together. The
committee recommended that the Phil
adelphia system be adopted, and num-
Der given for each twenty-five feet each
way from Center street. East of Cen
ter street, the numbers should be such
and such number east, and the same
west of that street.
The committee also recommended that
all streets running east and west, or
parallel with Belgrade avenue, be named
avenues, and numbered, except Belgrade
avenue, the numbers to run both ways
from the latter, at First, Second, Third,
etc, avenue east, and First, Second,
Third, ETC., avenue west. The commit
tee recommended that the north and
south streets retain their present names,
except where the same street has two or
more names at different points.
The council looked upon the report
favorably, but was not prepared to take
any action at this time, so left it in the
hands of the committee. The matter
will be taken up for action at an early
date, possibly Saturday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-26
PEAT Factory GOES
Plant TO be Established Near
0shawa.
WILL JOLT The COsL TRUST.
Proposed 10 Manufacture Substance
That viii Equal Black Diamonds
Produced from Pennsylvania.
From Tuesdays Dan..r.

From Tuesdays Daiir.
The papers in the matter of the peat
fuel deal have beer completed in man
ner satisfactory to the United States Peat
Fuel company and the AIankato Peat Fue
company. The former agreed to take
half of the stock of the latter, and it
is thought that the balance can be easily
placed in this city. President Bushnell
of the United States company returned
to Chicago today, taking the papers
with him for signature, while John Add
son left for Norwood
The site selected for the location of
the factory is near 0shawa, where the
company has an option on 800 acres OF
fine peat bed. This is about ten miles
due north of Mankato, on the Chicago
& Northwestern road. The peat is ten
to twelve feet deep, and analysis shows
that it is of very fine quality. The fac
tory will be erected close to this bog,
as early in the spring as possible, and
it is expected to have it in operation
within six months. The capacity of the
plant viii be 100 tons a day, which viii
use the peat from ten acres of land in
a year.
Peat bricquettes will be manufaetur.
ed, and will burn as well as hard coal.
While the cost of manufacture is esti-
mated at but 81 ton, the product
should readily sell for S. a ton or more.
This Will be one Of the first factories
to be put in operation in the United
States. There are several factories in
Canada that are doing we'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-26
WILL PUSH TO THE GULF.
Ultimate Point of the North and South
Railroad

A Freedom citizen writing to The Al
bert Lea Standard, says: ''E. Il. Tobie
was here last week settling for right
of-way. There was some that had not
been settled for. He also called spe-
cial meeting of the town board to ascer-
tain whether the town bonds and rail
road stock were in proper hands and
found that they were safely deposited
in bank at Albert Lea ready to be
turned over when they are earned ac-
cording to agreement as specified there
in, which was very satisfactory to Mr..
Tobie He also stated that work would
begin early in the spring and be pushed
vigorously until the rails reach Duluth.
1t is also reported; that a. big force
would begin on the south end and ex
tend the work as rapidly as possible
toward the Gulf. The object is to make
short cut from Duluth to New Orleans.
1t is also reported that there will be two
division points, from Duluth to Glen
coe and to Albert Lea, but on account
of the scarcity and high price of land
in Albert Lea, they have decided to
make Freedom division point instead
of Albert Lea. AS the head contractors
have made Freedom their headquarters
all summer it is thought Freedom
would in many respects be a more suit
able place for the general shops. We are
also in direct communication with one
of the officials in Detroit, Mich, who
heartily recommends Freedom as di-
vision point. 1t is also reported that
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way is in no way connected with the
project and that the new company is
in every respect competent to carry it
through in every particular.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-26
EXTENSION OF MAINS.
This and Other improvements to BE
Made by Gas and Electric Light Co.
III, .,l.,r,, i Ill

This and Other improvements to BE
Made by Gas and Electric Light Co.
From Thursdays Daily.
The Mankato Gas and Electric Light
company has lately increased the limit
of its Indebtedness from $225,000 to
100000. The purpose of this is to be
ready to handle any Improvement in its
plant that may at any time be desirable.
One improvement projected for the pres
ent year is to extend the gas mains to
North Mankato, Dukes addition and
elsewhere on the outskirts. This will
require large outlay of money.
The company will be in a position to
build an electric street car line at any
time, although this is not the purpose
for which the large increase in the limit
of indebtedness was made. 1t will al
so be prepared to furnish power to fac
tories.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-26
EQuAtlZeRS WILL MEET.
Governor johnson Issues a Call fo
Special Session Feb. 6.


Special Session Feb. 6.
: st. Paul, Jan. Is. Governor johnson
has authorized q call for 4 special meet
ing Of the state board Of equalization
Feb. s, at The new capitol. lie also sup
piementel it with a call for meeting
Of the county auditors on the same
date.
The meeting is for the purpose Of an
ticipating the coming work Of the as
SCISSORS, by proving for a more uniform
system OF listing property, and for the
purpose OF discussing taxation and
equalization problems in general.
While the call, according to Gov. John
son, was decided upon several days ago
it was FASTENED by the visit today OF
number of county auditors who call
ed on the executive and State Auditor
Iyerson. They included Il. L. Scott
Hcnnepin county; A. /. Bolsta, BIC
stone; John Eid, Clay; u. y. Gayner
Meeker; Nels A. IIaiford, Folk, and
Charles Foster, Hubbard county. They
represent the state county auditors as
ISOLATION, and have been in st. Paul sew
eral days discussing county affairs in
general.
The special call of the board of equal
zation by Gov. Johnson is the first in
the history Of the organization, ana its
expenses viii be met out of the execu-
tAe's contingent fund. AT the last ses-
sion of the board many disputed ques-
tions came up, and these will have a
place in the extra session. One of them
viii be The taxation of franchise and
other intangible property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-26
IUDgON T0Nn l0TTlNCs.
How Old Mig Played Trick on Fitch
ard Vvigiey ard Family.

How Old Mig Played a Trick on Fitch
ard W,giey ard Famliy.
r. @. Roberts and wife and Conner
Evans were AIankato callers last week.
Charles Peterson is kept very busy
sewing lumber and grinding feed for
people. His premises are almost entirely
covered with logs hauled there to be
sawed fer lumber.
Several from Judson vicinity attended
the Farmers Telephone annual meeting
held at Lake Crystal last week. They
report the company prospecting.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen f. Jones' oldest
boy, Roland, is sick with lung fever.
c, S. Thurston shipped out carload
Of horses from Judson last Saturday to
Chicago.
Mrs. Hugh E. James was on the sick
list last week.
Nj. Henry Nelson took trip north
last Monday.
| Lewis Williams and Alfred Anderson
intend each to build barn the coming
lsummer.
VIII Lewis and William Roberts sold
each team to Thurston.
r. L. Thomas, Fred and Gwesyn Jones
are among those hauling logs to Peter
sons saw mill.
Mrs. i. 7. Evans went to Rochester
last Monday accompanied by DR.. Will
liams and wife to consult with the
Mayos.
Richard W7igley had quite an exciting
experience one evening last week. He
and his family had planned to spend
an evening with neighbor, Dave Davis
As he had been working all of his horses
that day, except old Mig, Mir. Wigley
decided that Mig should be hitched up
to the bob sled and haul them over, and
in default of having shafts, the tongue
was fastened to old Nig's collar. After
the driver and family were al on board,
old Mig was bid to start on his journey.
It was quite difficult trip, but they
finally reached their neighbor's place