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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

The Domestic Incorporation bill
seems to have been loosely framed &c
that 1t might be picked toPleOsslin
debate and killed when put upon ia
final passage. The. effort 10 this dl
rection is no#=psobablY spent. But
in spite oi.the faults found with the
measure, the principle tof domestic
incorporation is right All corpora.
lions doing an interstate business
ought to be 50 incOF cfgtsd that they
may be sued insthe state courts Of
the states In which they do business
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

1t is not at all likely that congress
at this session will do anything
substantial for the western waterway
anything more than to continue
the light Improvements which have
been inE progress Tor yeas. But in
time the deepening Of the Mississippi
to accommodate ocean steamers will
become an issue which congress will
have to take notice Of The
importance Of this great waterway
viii grow with the years and 10 halt
a century its value will be beyond
calculation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
cosr Of SUNDAY HOLIDAY.

-. EHHa. N"- .HN|H .. ~a
According to a Paris newspaper,
a competent authority estimates
that the yearly cost to the railroads
Of France Of giving their workmen
a day off each week will be from
$e,oOO,OOO to So, 100000 1t will
be remembered that the Sunday rest
law, recently passed, exempted the
railroads from its provisions, the in
tentiOn being, apparently, to take up
the needs Of railroad workmen at a
later time; but the railroads con-
ferred with each other and agreed to
grant the seventh day rest tolun-
tarily.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

The Kansas City stocky ards ia
vestigation committee Of the Missouri
and Kansas legislatures h~agesreported
that the property is Incorporated fol
about seven times It's value and that
its net earnings annually are equal tt
its real value. The Kansas legislative
commltte has recommended chat the
iced and weighing charges be legal
lied; that adequate weighing facilities
required that full weight of feed
furnished be required; and that an
,eGord be made to have'uniform legs.
latlon by the Missouri and Kansas
legislatures. 49,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
ANOTHER RECORD.

The man who is strong on Stats
ties looked around.
"They are getting the shoemak-
ing business down to a very fine
point" he said. cit has got 50 now
that they can take a piece of leather
and feed it into the first machine
and send it whooping along through
IA other machines and SO different
pairs Of hands, and finally have it
come out a finished pair Of shoes
and all in SO minutes" :
The weary looking man in the
corner seat shook his head. :
"That's nothing" he growled:
Give got a ten-year-old boy whe can
wear EN- out in less time than that"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
ryeoDs pRoPRED From, CONS.
Sacred Name No Longer Used on
French curreney.

GrFsA3 IS
M. Bfiapd the French minister
of public worship denies the state
ment credited to him that France
chad hunted jesus Christ out Of the
army, the navy, the schools, the hos
pitfalls and the law eOprts." But as
instancing the extent Of the wave
Of irreligiop in France the minister
of inanee has directed the mint au-
thorities to drop from coins the
motto, "God Protect France In
place ofthe time honored device the
coinage will henceforth bear the old
Revolutionary watchword, 'LiBerty,
Equality and fraternity" This is
the most radical anti-e Christian in
novatiOn made by a European state
since the reyoIutionists banished
"Year of Our Lord (Anno
Domini) from the calendar for
"Year Of the Republic"
Most Christian nations preserve
some reference to God on their coin
age, whether in the form of the Brit
ish "Dei Gratia" or our own @In
God We Trust 1t has become a
religious convention, a survival from
the time when the protection Of the
deity was invoked for private no less
than for public enterprises. Did not
the old Dutch binder Jan Boschaert
bind his books "to the greater glory.
Of God?" British bills Of lading Of
less than a century ago contained the
invariable formula, "Shipped by the
grace Of God" and concluded, and.
60 may God send the good ship to
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

The Missouri State Senate is striv
ing to Guido the house as q reform
organization. 1t has passed bills
this week doubling the State saloon
license, preventing the employment
Of children under sixteen years Of age
In gainful occupations and legalizinp
bucket shops by imposing a tar upou
trainers Of grain, provisions, stocks
bonds.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

1t is very desirable to have railroad
fare as cheap as the railroads ca
afford TO make it But it woulc
be far better for the public Il
the legislature could give IT.
attention to some other things in
this connection than mere cheapness
More people arc sometimes killed IL
asinsle railroad accident In this S ate
than lost their lives IN any single
battle Of the war with Spain. Safet
devices and better service are more
desirable than cheaper service.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

At a meeting Of press agents and
advance agents the other night one
Of the most noted Of these gentry
briefly explained his theory Of
pushing a show"
''The important thing" he said.
with a burst Of commendable frank
ness, @is not to destroy our own il
fusion about the piece. / make It 4
point never to see any play that "a
under my charge. Then / really be-
liove ita great 7"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

her desired port In safety Every
captain of these good ships was
"Master under God for the present
voyage"
The piOus old phraseology is now
"cut OUT as irrelevant. Similar
motives have prompted the French
to expunge the name Of the deity
from their coins.-N. Y. World.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

az -
The substitute rate bfli offered by
-Huck and passed-bg~the- Missouri
house Of representatives, Monday
without a dissenting vote will not
do. acknowledgements rates fixed
in the Speer bill were right and fair
IT iS impossible tor any but an expert
to say. But the Speer bill fulflls the
Intention Of the Constitution which
Lays upon the legRhtaEe the duty to
tx from time n ms Tie maximum
lelg6t ratesH charged by the
railroads, whihh Bhe, Hdck bin does
not There his been npthih IN the
character of til ltcSaC ammlssion as
hitherto Constft arrStt conf.
dence in rates fixed eommlslon
The Huck pisns woulds insure that
the railroad w~culd@cepteF their in.
luence in both parties1n the nomlna.
tlon Of men f5sthisptAce favorable to
theirAnteress Besides a Commission
would be continually harrassee with
opportunities TO duiendg certain rates
and a maximum schedule fixed by it
would be liable to frequent and annoy,
ing changes. II the purposes OF the
railroads are honest, 1t would be bet.
ter for them to have the maximum
rate fixed by statute on a scale closely
ap%proxlmating actual rates in force
and found profitable. The object Of
maximum rate bills ought to be to
prevent the latitude which might
lead to discrimination against various
sections Of the state or various indus.
tries, and not to deprive the railroads
Of just remuneration. No devices Of
commissions could possibly serve this
purpose as well as a general statute.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

1t must be humilisting for Harry
Thaw TO have to plead insanity wher
everybody knows that If be is cleared
it will be because his case comes
within the unwrltten law. 1t is fo'
such things as this that the Frencl
are won't to call the English a natiot
OF hypocrites
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
Strictly Laah.

l have decided to do a strictly cash
business, and in order to do so | have
made reductions in scale OF prices.
-Four new horse shoes s1.OO. Farm
wagon tires reset $3.50. All other
work in proportion. This means one
and all. All work guaranteed.
]. F. CAGLEY.
SGT
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

The old Mark Hanna crowd is said
to be behind Fairbanks presidential
boom, and there is but little doubt
that the Hanna element OF the party
will triumph this time; at least, SO
far as the nomination goes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
STOCK ALE PERHAPS.

As he crept softly upstairs the
clock struck two.
"Where have you been, Alfred ~
she asked, quietly.
"At the office, taking stock" came
the glib reply.
q thought | smelt it." said his
wife. "And I suppose you'll keep
on taking it till you land the chill
dren and me in the poorhouse.@
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
Badly nurt al Mo- s Mine.

Ed Llttlewood, fireman en- Rocky
Branch switch engine, was badly in
jured at mine No. O., about IL: 80 q. m.
yesterday. He-wsS caught between a
car and post and badly crushed abou,
the abdomen. At the hour Of going
to press the extent of his injuries are
fully known.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

? 49, UfaU AIIarbei
The house of representatives this
week passed what Is called the prose,
cltors bill-a-meaSurs authorizing
the governor to send = special ptosecu.
tor into counties where, in his judg-
ment,l the LAWS not properly reinforced
and providing that no case can be
nolle pressed without the consent Of
the state prOsecntorAItisto- be
hoped that the senate will reject this
bin without even the courtesy of
debate The people seem to want
home rule where they have it not and
. satrapal form Of government where
they have. q 21s Y s@e
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
CAUTIOUS.

Il thought Maudie was going to
get a divorce" 90
"She is, but she's going to wait
until blouses that button in the back
90 out"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
Public Sale.

John H, Kenner will hold a public
sale Of farm stock and farm nipple
ments at his place on the Dover
road Tuesday, Feb. 20
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

The West Virginia legislature this
week passed a two cent railroad fare
bill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
PRESS AGENTS ILLUSION.

49,
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
THE GAME LAW.
1t Was a Compromise
Farmers Win a Point.

jefferson City. NO.. March IA.
Contrary 70 expectations. the SEN
ate aud House Conference commit
tees reached an agreement to-day
on the game and fish laws. Con-
cessions were made on both sides.
The House held out for q provi-
sion under which game may be
sold in the county where killed,
and the Senate conceded this.
The Senate held out for a Sec
ton retaining the Game aud Fish
Warden at a salary Of $1,000 q
year and appropriating $1,000 for
support thereof. This was a Sem
ate amendment to the House bill,
aud the House committee conceded
this point.
The shipment Of game from one
county in this State to another, or
the shipment OF game from an
other State into this State, is ab.
solutely prohibited. This is q
point of considerable argument,
but the proviso remains in the
bill.
Every Sheriff is made Deputy
Gaine Warden, and the deputies
that held jobs under the law will
now find themselves out of EN-
ployment. The modification Of
the law in regard to permitting
game killed in county to be sold
there was made to please the farm
ers, who held out strenously fol-
this change.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
= YOUR NEiGHBoRs =

Miss Lydia HUTCHINSON is visit.
ing in Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Hassler are
visiting at Auxvasse.
Rev. j. j. Griffin Of Troy is Wis
iting Mexico relatives.
Atty C.E.Anderson of Centralia
was u business visitor in Mexico
Saturday.
willard Potts will leave soon
for Hot Springs to take treatment
for rheumatism.
Mrs. Il. g. Kennen Of haddonia
visited her daughter and son in st.
Louis last week.
John Guthrie will leave soon for
Seattle, Wash, where he will 20
into the lumber business.
J. A. Abbay, OF the firm OF
Morris and Abbay, was in st.
Loris on business this week.
Mrs. james Dowell of Benton
City is spending a few weeks al
Bee Bee Springs, Bowling Green
Miss Lille Allison is in st. Louis
this week to attend the wedding oil
Miss Frances Allison. who for,
merly lived here.
Mrs. Ian Jones entertain ed thc
Board of the Kings Dau ghters al
a l O'Clock dinner last Friday. il
honor of Mrs. Galloway of Kansa.
City.
Mrs. L. ID. Vandeventer of Lad.
donia will go to Washington. ID
c., soon to visit her daughter
Miss Sallie. who is there attending
school.
Ed. V. Williams, Mexico's ia
nous singer, is home from hi
travels this winter with a lyceuu
troupe. He visited Wisconsin anI
q number Of other States.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
Rollins Day.

p, On April 10th former students
of the Missouri University Of Mex
leo and Audrain county will give
a big banquet in this city in cele-
bration Of the birthday of the
founder Of the University. James
S. Rollins.
f. r. Jesse is president of the
local alumni and G. A. Barnes,
secretary. The following commit.
tees have been appointed: On ar.
Engagements, DIR. L. s. Cave and
Prof. Mark Skidmore; on pro-
gram, Charles f. Clark aud C. A.
Barnes; on invitations, Judge w.
w, Bolts and Louis Barth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
Financial Statement
Of the Farmers Town Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of Mexico, No.
ASSETS.

Examination Of the Company
made. by Wallace bearing, City
Clerk, Jan. %. 1907. This home
Company is mutual. policy holders
get their insurance at cost, which
has been a saving of % per cent.
Insurance written in town aud
country.
No assessments are made; no
liabilities assumed.
We collect the same cash premi-
ums that eastern. Companies charge
and pay back the earnings in cash
at the end of the contract.
Do You want to help build up q
home company or must you con.
tinue to send your money to New
York and give the Eastern Com.
panies the profits that you should
save for yourselfi
ALEXANDER CARTER, Pres.
A. b. SMiTH, Vice Pres.
w. l.. FowLEs, Sec'y.
s. j. BCCKNER, Treas.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
CHAMP CLARK.
Puts Water Travel VS..
Railroads.

"One steamboat line plying on
the Mississippi River from st.
Louis to Cairo and New Orleans
will do more to bring about the
establishment of a l4.foot channe !
from the laGes to the Gulf than all
the oralory let loose in Congress
or the country at large can ever
do" declared Congressman Champ
Clark at the banquet of the st.
Lows Manufacturers Association
at Hotel jefferson in st. Louis
Tuesday night of this week. Con-
gresham Clark was asked to re.
spond to the toast of The Unite d
States in the Twentieth Century,
aud incidentally to make a few re.
marks on the deep waterway from
the lakes to the Gulf thru the
Mississippi Valley. Continuing
along this line he said, regarding
the future of the valley:
while there are devious stand
ards for measuring prosperity,
there are only two which are uni
versally accepted-increase in pop
ulation aud increase in wealth.
No doubt. in the days to come
the whole country will grow in
both these respects. but it will be
apparent to all, having eyes to
see and ears to hear, that the
principal growth will be in the
Mississippi Valley-the most de
lectable place for human habita
ton beneath the stars.
The chief factor in the devel.
ment of the great valley must be
the improvement of the rivers.
God in His infinite goodness new er
gave to any other people such a
magnificent system of waterways
as we Of this valley possess. and no
people ever so signally failed to
utilize them. but we are waking VI
at last. What the farmers, manu-
facturers. merchants aud business
men of every sort in the valley
need aud must have is cheap trans
portation, therefore water trans
portation.
The solution of the freight
rate problem with which Congress:
and various State Legislatures have
been wrestling is to make these
great rivers navigable in fact al
we'll as in theory. Water trans,
pOrtation is freight regulation, anC
it would pay the people to make
these rivers Manageable. even if 1
passenger or pound Of freight
WAS never carried ON them. for Ne
simple fact that they could be nav
gated would bring down railroad
rates"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

A candidate for a county Office
who lives ct WEIGH, l. r., ahnoun.
COS himself in The following unus.
ually frank manners Owing to
the earnest solicitation Of those to
whom owe money | have con.
scented TO become a candidate for
the Office Of county treasurer sub.
Jest to the usual disclosure Of
character
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21


You hear the tap-tap of the ma.
chinist when he inspects the
wheels OF the railway coach; you
see the inspection Of gas. meters,
street lamps. telephones and many
other forms Of public activity.
These corporations pay for their
own inspection. Swift & Co.,
Armour and other big packing
houses have inspectors and the
governnnent-we. the people
pay the bills. $4,000. 900 per year.
Do we get government inspected
meat at reasonable pricef No,
indeed. The great newspapet
furry about impure meat products
was iugeniOusly gotten up by the
packerst hemselvee 10 get the PEG,
pie 10 pay for inspection. all be.
cause European countries refuse
70 buy packed meats unless they
have paused government inspection
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

The Legislature adiourged sine
die last Saturday. But there will
be a called session next month.
The Assembly did nothing to curb
the liquor interests in their viola.
ton Of law, aud Gov. Folk is de-
termined to place the responsible.
ity where it belongs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Centralia is proud of their newly
voted waterworks system and Of
the purchase of the lighting sys-
tenn. They would like to have Sc.
cured sewerage also hut on &C.
count Of the Ave per ceul in legal
parlance they were unable to vote
for it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
Mules For Sale.

Ten spans 8 year olds, mostly
broSe. will sell single or in spans
to suit purchaser Cash or salts
factory note. Apply to James
Qninlan. III miles N. u. Mexico.
r. r. ID. No. 4. Moline telephone
No. ID.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Creek or Prairie Lea. Say. can't
you scare up a correspondent out
that way There is much talent
there that would bear much fruit
Tit were only cultivated.
w. 7. ARHALL.
p. S. The boys have not yet been
able to catch u jack rabbit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

The editor of the MESSAGE. after
a ten weeks vacation. is back at
the old stand. Mrs. Beal had
editorial management in our alb.
sence. Several have told us that
had they not known we were gone
they would never have missed us.
Compliments have come from read
ers in distant States speaking OF
the paper as growing better and
better in recent weeks. Always
did know we have a capable wife.
She is a Kings daughter indeed.
all glorious Within" making
gladness aud rejoicing always.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

The railroad lobbyist with his
free passes was in evidence all win
ter during the session of the Mis-
souri, Legislature. We tell you
how to kill the lobbyist-vote for
that constitutional amendment
next year giving the voters the
initiative aud referendum.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Charlie Lyons. colored. aged So.
for several years janitor at Hardin
College, after a years illness with
lung trouble died Tuesday of this
week. Buried at Fulton. ou
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

DIR. w. F. Traughber. ostheop.
othist, will be found in his Office,
east OF postoffice. every day ex.
cept Monday and Friday after.
moons. Treats acute and chronic
cases. Calls answered day or
night. Office hours 8 a. m. to 8
p. IN, -Phene 355.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

An Audrain county young man,
aged %, married a widow this
week who has six children. Selah!
The Lord bless him and keep him
from falling.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

The drag is the best piece of
machinery to use in the construc.
ton Of good dirt roads. Keep ev.
erlastingly at it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Pike county is growing uueas y
because several teachers have
joined the host of-homeseekers.
The June weddings will throw
Pike short on teachers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

A Boston bachelor. 81 years OF
age, is bOasting of the fact that he
never told a lie. A man without
a wife and a mOther-in-law to ex-
PLAIN things to, says the AuxvRsse
review, has no occasion to tell a
lie.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Every Audrain county boy who
is a student in the Missouri Uni.
versity will be interested in read.
ing an article by One of Them"
on the first page Of the MESSAGE
this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

First Saturday in April will he
Stallion Day in Mexico. IL You
have a fine horse. bring him to
Mexico and show him Off on that
day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

j. V. Baker of Laddonia aud
j. M. Smith of Mexico are entered
on the MESSAGE subscription list.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Out of town people are moving
in and reporting for work at the
Mexico shoe factory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21

Keep your eye on that proposed
electric railway from Mexico out
thru Moline, Santa Fee and to
Perry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-21
For Sale or Trade.

Four good iennets, old enough
to breed. J. p. WILSON.
Wellsville. Mo.