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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
TOWN WIPED OFF EARTH
"RoBURIT" FACTORY AT wITTEN
wEsTPHALlA, PRUSSIA, ENPLoDEs
The Conclusion Destroyed the Town
Broke Windows Miles Away-Peo-
pie Fled from the Neighborhood.


Berlin-A "roburit" factory, near
Witten, Westphalia, exploded wednes.
day evening, and was wiped from the
face of the earth
Many persons we're killed, but the
exact number cannot yet be ascer-
tanned
People say the number killed is far
above SO.
About 100 persons we're injured and
already have been conveyed to hos
pitfalls.
The defamation was heard through
the entire surrounding industrial re-
giOn, which is thickly settled.
All the windows in the adjacent
town of Amen we're destroyed by the
conclusion, and many houses we're un.
rooted. No house escaped injury.
The inhabitants of the immediate
neighborhOod fed, anticipating an
other explosion in the vaults of the
factory.
There were two tremendous explo-
sions.
The town of Amen is nothing more
than a heap of ruins. Houses we're
shattered right and left, and no house
escaped injury.
"Roburit" is an explosive of high
power composed of saltpeter, am
monia, sulphur and other ingredients.
1t is not easily exploded by a blow,
and it can be burned with safety in
the open air. It's power is second to
that of dynamite.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
WAS MISSIONARY AND'HERoINE.
Death Of Mrs. ean1ewelI, Who Was in
the Boxer Uprising.

New York-Mrs. Mary Q. Porter
Gamewell, wife of DR.. Frank d. Game
well, one of the secretaries of the mis-
sionary society of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, is dead at her home in
Summit, N. J. Mrs. Gamewell was
sent by the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy society of the Methodist Episcopal
church as a missionary to Pekin,
China, in 1872. There she was mar
ried to Prof. F. D. Gamewell, of Pekin
university. Afterward she went with
her husband to west China, but they
were soon driven out by an uprising.
Mrs Gamewell was mobbed by several
hundred Chinese during the temporary
absence of her husband from the
house.
Shortly after she came to America
much broken in health. When they
returned to China, Mrs. Gamewell and
her husband again began work in
Pekin. Here they were caught in the
siege at the time of the boxer upris-
ing, Dr. Gamewell having in charge
the Notifications of the legation dur
ing the siege, and Mrs. Gamewell rem
dering service in the making Of sand
bags and in other ways. DIR. and Mrs.
Gamewell came to the United States
shortly after the siege raised. Mrs.
Gamewell had suffered greatly from
nervous breakdown, which eliminated
a few weeks ago in paralysis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06

comparative statement which the
commission has made of these items
it appears that % of the companies
have issued bonds and stocks in ex.
cess of the value of the roads and
equipment.
These excesses," the commission
says in its report. Constitute what is
commonly called "watered stock" or
over-capitalization. Eighteen of the
roads reporting show a valuation per
mile on account of cost of road and
equipment in excess of the stock and
funded debt ranging from $42 to $780,
900 per mile. An examination of these
figures with a purpose of finding any
relation between known conditions and
the paper valuation is useless"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06

deposit this money in the bank, aft
er showing it to a committee of coun-
cilmen. The money disappeared mys-
teriously, and Richardson believing a
conspiracy was on to beat him out of
the money, entered suit. Richardson's
action disclosed several suspicious de-
tails, and the matter was taken up by
Mayor Guthrie, with the result that
evidence has been gathered, it is said,
revealing to the police one of the most
gigantic councilmanic bribery scandals
ever known in Pittsburg.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
sowINo TO THE WILL OF THE
CHURCH, HE LEAVES THE
PRIESTHOOD.
BELIEVES IN JESUS
But Does Not Believe "The Great
and Living God Had to Nio'
late His Wonderful Law Of
Human Generation"

Rochester, N. Y.-Bowing TO the will
OF the church, but refusing to make a
"cowardly retraction" of the belief
which induced the church to terminate
his ministry, Rev. Algernon s. Crap
sey. rector of st. Andrews church, Of
Rochester has renounced his minis
try in the Protestant Episcopal church
in a letter to Bishop William David
Walker, of the Western diocese of
New York. In this letter Rev. Mr..
Crapsey reaffirmed his belief that the
notion of the origin of Jesus, that a
son of man was born without human
father is without foundation" in his
tory.
He also asserted that when say
of Jesus that He assembled into heaven,
do not mean, and cannot mean,
with His physical body Of
flesh, blood and bones, He floated into
space, and has for 1000 years been ex-
isting somewhere in the sky, in that
very physical body of flesh, blood and
bones. Such an existence would seem
to me not glorious, but horrible"
Appeals to the People
II appeal" he says, from those in
places of authority in the church itself
to the great body Of people"
He asserted that he does not blame
his judge, and though he bows to their
will, and feels that it is final for him,
he says: L am equally certain that
1t is not final for the church"
Having let go of the temporary and
unstable interpretations of the creed"
he declares that he holds more firmly
to the gospel"
His Position Defined.
In his letter Rev. Crapsey says:
what do mean by this phrase, when
say of Jesus that He assembled etc.,
Is that Jesus, having accomplished His
work in the flesh, assembled into the
higher life of the spirit. Also when
say of Jesus that He was conceived
by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin
Mary, 1 do not mean that the great
and living God, In order to get into
His world, had TO violate His wonder.
full law of human generation, break
into sanctities Of marriage, and cause
son to be born without a human IA
Their. Such notion is most repugnant
to my ideal of a wise and Holy God.
was not therefore alarmed; l was
relieved when a careful study of the
holy scriptures convinced me that this
notion of the origin of Jesus was with
out foundation in history. Jesus was
not lessened in my worship. He was
ennobled by this discovery. When
reached the conclusion, as did some
years ago, that the infancy stories
were not historical, did not cease to
believe in Jesus. l believed in Him
Il the more, and gave to the words,
Conceived by the Holy Ghost, born. of
the Virgin Mary an Interpretation
that harmonized with my knowledge
of the facts. He was a child of the
Holy seed, sanctified from his moth
ars womb. A son of God all the
more in my estimation because he was
the son of man.
Now this conception of Jesus, based
upon a careful study of holy scrip
lures, is OF the very warp and woof
Of my intellectual and spiritual life,
and 1t is not probable that it will ever
change. l will carry 1t with me into
that spiritual world, where shall see
Jesus face TO face"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
THREE ILLINOIS BANKS CLOSE.
Chambers Financial Institutions in
McDonough County.

Peoria, Ill.-Three banking institu-
tions in McDonough county, conduct
ed by c. V. Chandler, of Macomb,
closed their doors Friday. Notices
to the effect that the banks were short
of ready cash were posted on the doors
of all the banks. This decision was
reached Thursday upon an examina-
ton of the books by Mr.. Chandler him
self. The banks are the Bank of Ma
comb, conducted by C. " Chandler &
Co., deposits Of $45O,000 and capital
lied at $4,000; the Chandler & lines
bank at Colchester, capitalized at $685.
900 and deposits of 100000, and the
Chandler & Smith bank of Randolph,
capitalized at $4,000, with $4,000 in
deposits.
The money of the depositors In all
three banks has been invested through
Mr.. Chandler, the senior member of
the private banking firms, In Melon
ough county real estate, and the i'm
mediate cause Of the suspension of the
three institutions is given as lack
of ready cash. The Macomb bank
guaranteed the payment of the bonds
of the Macomb & Western Illinois
electric railway, and when the bond
holders made a demand for their
money they absorbed all the ready
cash of the three institutions.
A notice was posted on the doors
of the banks that all claims would be
paid in full. There was no excite
ment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
LONE TRAIN RoaaEa oApTuagp.
Masked and Armed, He Was Going
Through 2. q a. Train.

Kansas City, Mo.--A lone robber,
masked and armed, robbed 10 passen-
gers on eastbound Chicago & Alton
passenger train No. "a, near Glasgow.
Mo-, early IN the morning. He was
arrested before he could leave the
train, at Armstrong, and was taken
TO Glasgow and placed In jail. HIS de-
scription taIlies with the one who held
up Rock Island train In October.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
CHARGE SHE POISONED.
Woman Alleged to Have Killed Five
People for Insurance.

Philadelphia-The most remarkable
case Of wholesale poisoning of persons
to secure insurance money that has
ever been nnearthed in this city is
charged against Bridget Carey, who
has been arrested. The woman, who
is 80, is charged with having POI isoned
her husband, Patrick, her two children,
Mary aged 8 years, and Annie, aged 6,
who died week ago, and Patrick and
Cecilia Cook, tenants in the Carey
house, at 1912 Hamilton street,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
THERE WERE NO FIRE ESCAPES.
Ten Lives Lost in a Salvation Army
Hotel in st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo.-There are no fire
escapes, such as the law requires,
on the Salvation Army hotel at Ninth
and Market streets, where 10 of the
290 dodgers were killed and 16 were
injured in fire panic at 1920 a. m.
Wednesday, Building Commissioner
Smith says he has been trying since
March, 1905, to have the law COM
piled with. The owner is the Laura
B. Hilton estate, and it's representa-
tive insists that the duty of compli-
ance with the law rests with the Saliva
ton Army.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
CALLED AT THE VATICAN.
King Of Greece Saw the Pope Before
Leaving Rome.

Rome-Rumors are current that the
Grecian kings hesitation before finally
calling on the pope at the vatican re.
suited from an international struggle
in the matter. France, it is declared,
urged him not to go, and in this she
was supported by Great Britain and
Russia, while the vatican pressed the
advisability of visit through Austria.
Hungary and Germany.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
PRESIDENT RECEIVES LETTERS.
Majority from North, Commencing
Dismissal Of Negro Troops.

Neutrality-suspicious. of kilograms
and letters have been received by
President Roosevelt commencing his
course in dismissing without honor
the members of the three companies
of the Twenty-fifth infantry, some of
whom we're engaged in the trouble at
Brownsville, Tex. They come mostly
from the north, and include many
from persons who served as officers
and prlvates during the civil war, and
who have served with negro troops.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
pEArH RELIEvEp VATICAN.
stablewskrs Demise at Posen Wac
dust In Time.

Rome Referring TO the death in
Posen Of Mgr, stablewski, Roman
Catholic archbishop, a high vatican
authority said that the death of this
prelate relieved the vatican tempo
rarlly OF most difficult situation, as
the pope had been IN daily expectation
Of demand from Emperor William
OF Germany for the removal Of the late
archbishop.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
MADg 4 Ngw REooRD.
The Peoria District Pays Big Revenue
70 the Government.

Peoria, Ill.-The Fifth internal rev
enue district, with headquarters in this
city, Nov. 30 set a new record for the
nation in the amount Of collections for
a single day The receipts for the day
were S250.367. A previous recogd was
s231,S5s. made on Feb 10, 1904 The
total for the month was S3.67zS25, ex-
ceeding November. 1905, by over $780,
600.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
DAVID STARR JORDAN SAYS
Young Men Of Good Habits Wanted in
This Strenuous Age.

Boston-At the social educational
convention President David Starr Jor-
dan of Stanford university described
the twentieth century as Strenuous,
complex and democratic" He said that
there never had been such an age for
young men who could do anything. and
that there was room for "evefy young
man who could rise to the opportlfhi-
ties of the times"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
ON "AMgRIcAN LIsgRTY.n
American Invited to Lecture on That
Subject in Cologne.

Berlin-Prof. Burgess, dean Of Coz
lumbia college, and holder of the chair
of American history at Berlin univer-
sity, has accepted the invitation OF
association of Political Science Of Co
logne to deliver lecture there Dec.
on the subject, American Liberty"
The emperor has directed his fourth
son, Augusta William, to attend the
lectures.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06

stared at Gillen a moment, and then
killed himself.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-06
TwENTY-EIeHT LIVES LOST.
Steamer in Georgian Bay Goes on
Cape Cocker Rocks,

Detroit, Mich.-A Free Press special
from Wharton, Ont, says: The coast
ing steamer ]. 7. Jones, owned by the
Crawford Tug Co., local concern,
6oundered off Cape Cocker Thursday
afternoon and all hands were probably
lost. The crew consisted of IL, all
from Wharton, and the number of pas,
sengers is estimated at 16.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-07

my house was three hundred yards
from the other houses.
The Mexican is a safe man in all
ways. I think the government should
make an exception Of these people as
regards the immigration laws, and in
consideration of the stringency of
farm labor, allow them unrestrained
entry into this country.
Around San Marcos, in Hays coun-
ty, Texas, a great many landlords
will not rent to any other class of
tenants than Mexicans, and it is the
same in many other sections of the
state west of there.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-07
The Labor Problem on the Rura1ist
Farm.

kaTm.
In addition to the prize articles on
the labor question, in the last South
ern Ruralist, the editor, Mr.. Merriam
tells how he has managed on his own
farm The method may be help to
some of you.
While we have been unable to Sc
cure as much help as we needed dur
ing the busy season, we have four
regular men, including our foreman
and our salesman, who are excellent
hands and who stay with us. They
are all negroes, and we must admit
are decidedly above the average, for
they work hard the year round,
and lose very little time Three Of
them have been in Our employ ten or
twelve years and are devoted to our
interests. We have always made it
point to treat them fairly and pay
them promptly, and we have found
it necessary to advance their pay as
the demand for labor increased and
the general scale of wages became
higher. At the present time we pay
Our foreman and salesman $50 per
month each ~and the other two $18
per month each, besides furnishing
each with house to live in, wood to
burn and vegetables to eat whenever
we have surplus Those who work
all the year and do we'll receive
something extra at Christmas, $40 to
$25 each, according to service rem
dered. Under these conditions the
men have been satisfied and have
done good work. We doubt if white
help would have done any better;
certainly not the class we would have
been able to employ here at this
time.
An Experiment.-One year ago the
writer found his time So much occu-
pied by The Ruralist that he had to be
away from the farm great deal and
while he gave the farm his personal
attention by planning the work, he had
to leave the carrying out of his in
tentlons entirely to the foreman, and
the selling of the vegetables and other
produce entirely with the salesman.
He therefore decided to give these two
men, with whom the success of the
enterprise largely rested, share in
the net profits for one year and see
how it worked, and the first of last
September the following arrangement
was made:
They were to receive their regular
wages the same as before, and in ad-
dition to this one-fourth of the net
profits was to be divided equally be-
tween them. All the expenses of the
farm were Of course to be paid out OF
the gross receipts. If a horse or
mule died, another was to be pur-
chased in it's place. If the tools were
left out or broken, new ones were
to be bought and paid for out of the
gross receipts, and this of course,
would reduce their share of the profits
as we'll as ours. This was understood
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-07
A safe, speedy and
positive cure for


three miles below and across the river,
for all the members Of their family to
come to be there when she died. FL
nally some one Of them awoke my en-
gineer and asked him if he could do
anything for the woman. He at once
came up to my house and aWoke me.
It was about 2 a. m. Mrs. Runne1s
went with me down to see the woman
We found her in critical condition;
she was nearly gone-had lockjaw of
the worst kind. I did not know what
to do for this disease. I knew that
to place her on chair, wrap with
blankets and burn alcohol underneath
would produce good profuse sweat.
hoped by this method to relieve her
suffering. We worked with her this
way and in half an hour had the sat
isfactlon of seeing the jaws relax, and
with all pain gone we placed the suffer
er back in bed. My wife stayed with
her for quite while longer.
Those people-the entire family, on
both sides-were ever after my friends
and no man could give more faithful
service than did that husband, Victor.
Sometimes rats or bugs will bur-
row into the walls Of the irrigating
bitches, and in the so1f, loose, allu-
vial soil OF the Rio Grande these holes
are serious obstacles to the irrigator,
as when the water once breaks through
it washes out rapidly and requires an
expert hand and rapid, skilful work
upon his part to stop the break 9th
erwise it may mean a trip down to
the power house, half mile away, the
loss of time and water, and the spread
ing of the water all over the ground
where it is neither desired nor need
ed
Now, Victor had been good hand
before I cured his wife, and could
handle 1850 gallons of water per
minute on the crop with ease. But
after his wife recovered he was still
better, and when break occurred he
never failed to stop it.
Another thing; several times I was
compelled to be away from the ranch
all day and night There was not an
other white woman within five miles,
and my wife would sleep at home with
doors and windows open, not fearing
molestation from anyone. Had the
hands that were on the place been
negroes, or had any negroes lived in
the vicinity, we could not have felt
safe in her being alone at night, for
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every three months, thinking this
would encourage them. Each of the
two men received $125.OO in addition
to his monthly wages. The results,
while nothing to brag about, speak
for themselves. Sixty acres were
cultivated altogether and while we
put in the crops that were on the land
last September, still to offset this we
Continued on page 717.)
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-07

A record was kept of receipts and
expenses for the year with the fol-
lowing results:
Total receipts from vegetables, cot
ton and other produce sold, $3,92o.9 80.
Total expense for the year, 81, 727.-
IS.
Net profit, $1,1O2. O5.
Balance in bank undivided, 5000.
We have made division OF profits
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