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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

cialized workers have been working
overtime, some OF them II and 1e
hours n day. They have succeeded
only In giving each city less than hall
whnt was requested.
Peremptory demands have been made
for an unlimited amount Of dimek.
quarters, half.dollars and dollars.
Within the last two weeks t3.000.000
In gold has been coined. Every de-
partment has been ordered to get
busy.
About s40.OOO.OOO in bullion is al.
ready within the vaults. More is COM
ing. II is all TO be coined without de.
lay. Massive new machinery has been
added lately and 10 now being tried
for the first time. very satisfactorily.
The mint officials are confident they
can complete the task on time.
The new issue Of gold eagles win
have 46 stars around the edge instead
of as. as heretofore. Oklahoma having
! become state.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

Office by appointment to agree. II pos
sible, upon q distribution. but when
they confronted the president they
found themselves Just as far apart a.
they have been In his absence. The
president saw the difficulty, and pro-
posed that they draw lots. The SEN
ators agreed, and the position OF na'
tional bank examiner being the place
for immediate dispute, the president
tossed up a coin, saying that heads
meant Kittredge should win and
tails Senator Gamble should name the
man.
The piece Of money fell heads up,
and the nomination was then awarded
to Mr.. Kittredge.
The twiriing of the coin by the
president also determined the appoint
ment OF land agents, Indian agents. a
United States district attorney. col.
lector OF internal revenue, an assayer
OF the mint and an auditor Of the
treasury department
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

nut Of the mist of bank failures,
" frenEied finance. horse shows and
The like, Douglas county rises to sub
limo heights OF ssthetic devotion, re-
Fiving the Bull Run controversy and
changes the name Of the classic town
u Starvout to the more tragic name
u Booth. Time was perhaps when
starvout was euphonious and appro-
pirate cognomen for the little cluster
u saloons and other more or less
ornamental and necessary structures
which kept back the sagebrush from
the bosom of Douglas county, but that
fay has passed, and now II IL Booth
IN the records Of the post Office do
partment.
But Douglas county does not seem
10 be the only one, nor does the great
and important question Of whether the
name Bull Run contaminRtes the
water Portland drinks seem to affect
III parts OF the country alike. The
post ONCE records show that many
different municipal christenings have
been celebrated throughout the coun
Try in the immediate past New baby
cities have been entered upon the
roll and, sad thought, some have had
heir names changed or lost in the
iArkness OF the records Of Other
PEARS.
Alabama has started things going II
good shape by creating a town bear
ing the energetic name Of "Getup.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
ODD P0STOFECE NAMES
ON DEPARTMENT RECORDS

Some poetic fancy not long ago substi-
tuted the harmonious name OF Bell
view for the old.fashioned and pio-
neer name OF Sallie.
California comes bravely TO the ro@-
cue OF modern language by the estab-
lishment of the post offices Of Crack
erjack and Skidoo. II also shows its
aversion to unpleasant refreshments
by abolishing the once Of Bitter
water.
Florida has caught the habit and
has cut Cat Creek OF her visiting list
while Idaho has disguised her desire,
spelling her new town according to
the phonetic system, Bull. Indiana,
has cut out Gent and Wishtown.
Louisiana, preparing for the future,
has established the town OF Brirl-
stone, while Maine, suddenly unfriend-
ly, has throttled Dutch Neck. Missis-
sippi, In remembrance OF certain we'll
known insects. perhaps, has chris
tened a new town Crawley, but has
relegated to the past the burgs OF
Dido, Mike and Shute. Missouri, utili-
tartan in her endeavors, has created
the village OF Useful. but now that
the war is at last a thing Of history
has abolished Arnica.
Montana, not yet weaned from her
other days. has dubbed q new place
Hellgate, while Just to the opposite
North Carolina has put Outlaws
Bridge in the catalogue OF the past
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
SENATORS TOSS COIN TO
DECIDE STATE PATRONAGE

WASHINGTON. - The newest and
w most unique method Of aispens-
ing federal patronage was exsmpli'
aed by President Roosevelt in the
White House the other day. II
marks q departure in the usual pro-
seizure governing the selection Of
presidential appolntees. There is
aothing complex or intricate in the
process. II IL merely a case Of
Heads win, tails you lose"
There were q large number Of va
rant o6ices In South Dakota due to
he fact that the two senators,
Rittredge and Gamble. have been un-
Ible 10 agree upon applicants, thus
permitting the old once holders to
'etain their positions long beyond the
line to which they were appointed.
enators Kittredge and Gamble scarce.
y have spoken to each other since
he former started in to defeat the lat
Ier for reelection two years ago.
The senators met in the presidents
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
PRESIDENT A BUSY MAN;
cANNOT SEE ALL CALLERS

trIot. The representative. 90 times IN
100. won't be bit pleased at being
called on, but he win take good care
not TO let his constituents know T. II
he can't fnd an excuse that Il ample
and that won't give offonse. he win
take his callers TO the executive man.
sion. where they WIN have chancs
70 shake the presidential hand.
Mr.. Roosevelt win say that ne ID
very glad to Gee each one Of them. and
be WIN tell the callers somothinE
about their home town which thoy
knew before. but which they VIII, be
very much surprised 10 know that he
presldent knows Mr. Roosevelt AZ.
parently knows something about evbry
city, town and haanlet IN the Unlfed
states fFom which lhere u any pobal
billty shAf . iournseF p Wasnlnakpn
may come.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
BOY stranaIen to Death.

Macon-While dressing, Nelson sla
gel. the s-year-old son of John STA
gel, travelling man, was holding a
bone collar button between his teeth.
The button slipped down the boy's
throat and lodged in his windpipe
Physicians we're summoned and made
an incision In the trachea, and for
three hours worked to restore the
boys breathing, but II Is probable
that he was dead before they reached
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
~ RlZZZEszp TQNNE7cuZSe9

ever. that congress appropriated $780,
900 with which to build six frigates.
Among these were the Constitution.
now the oldest ship afioat under any
flag, and a training ship for appren-
tices at Portsmouth. With this feet
and It's later Auxiliaries Decatur
taught the rulers OF Algiers and Trip
of a stern lesson, and America soon
took her place among the naval pow
ers Of the world, a place which none
disputed after her victories over Great
Britain in 1si2-1S15.
Quick Work Of Preparation.
The president issued the orders for
the sailing OF this feet on August %.
and since then coal mines. railways,
provision dealers, and manufacturers
OF heavy ordnance and ammunition
have known the busiest season they
have had since the Spanish.American
war Altogether 35 vessels go to San
Francisco. and when all have a.
sembled in the waters of the coast Of
California, Fighting Bob" Evans will
have under his command the largest,
most invincible, the most perfectly
equipped feet that has ever modified
In one place since the history OF the
world began.
The aggregate displacement Of the
vessels sailing Is nearly $4,000 tons.
and the aggregate power is 664 guns OF
four inch calibre and over. The four
divisions OF this feet will carry 5Si Of.
ficers and IL. 500 enlisted men. as fine
an array OF iackies as any navy has
ever known. and an earnest and eager
set, too. for as soon as the news OF
the cruise was noised abroad enlist
ments increased rapidly throughout
the navy and assertions became prae
tically unknown.
The mooern wife who puzzles tol
days over the packing OF her hus
bands grips and lunch basket wher
he IL on for weeks hunting trip
can never begin to appreciate th'
enormity OF Columbia's task In fittinl
out her 1880 sons for an outing o
1l5 days. In which they are not ex
pected TO set foot on land at all. BE
sides all the stores that each shil
can carry when her capacity Is taxe'
10 its fullest. there will be two ship
that carry supplies alone. the Glacie
and Culgoa, and they will carry man,
novel foodstuffs that have never ye
been carried by any navy OF the world
Immense Supply Of Coal.
: The item Of coal alone is not Ia
considerable. On October i2, contract
were let for $4,000 tons to be deli'
: cred at the six seaport towns wheF
the feet will stop, Trtaidad. nj
Janerio. Punta Arenas. Callao, Maj
dnlena bay and San Francisco. II
, mined in West Virginia, shipped b
rail to four tide water cities OF IN
3 Atlantic. and whom there Is handle
D b. Ave American companies IN 80 70
y elgn steamers 20 the ports name'
I where Il Is piled on the piers read
: for the battieships. Fifteen OF the,
1 steamers 20 all the way 10 San Fra
r cisco with tlieir cargoos. The cost
= the coal win be about 81 q ton. a.
. the cost ~ transportation win come
4 over s755.0oo
; Eight colllsrs accompany tho nss
4 Tha Marcellus, Hannibal. Leonidl
. knd poaaibly the Sterling accompal
!. the llept y Tnniaad. and then !
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
EIfty.Four Actors Indicted.

Kansas City-Travellng actors,
charged with violating the Missouri
law which forbids Sunday labor again
felt the weight Of the Sunday-closlng
order Of Judge Wallace of the Grim
inal court, when fifty-four actors who
participated in performances on Sun.
day were indicted by the grand jury
and thirty three were arralgned aud
placed under q bond OF 5000 each.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
Missouri Singer Dies.

Chillicothe-Prof. John Marshall
Williams, a noted baritone and vocal
teacher. and well known In muisacl
circles in St Louis and throughout the
west, died of heart disease at his home
in this city. He sang for two years
at the Metropolitan opera house, New
York City. and was soloist for Sousa
for one season. He il survived by
his wife and one son.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

turn for more coal. Others will 60
as far as Rio and return TO join the
feet again at Magdalena bay, and all
that have free space tween decks will
carry general supplies for the Mare
Island navy yard. The Connecticut
carries $50 tons OF briquettes made
OF slack coal and pitch to test them
as a suitable fuel for use in the navy.
The cost of coaling. exclusive OF the
amount OF coal carried by the ships
from Norfolk TO Trinidad, will be
81. 229, $50, a sum more than equal to
the bonded debt of the state Of Idaho
or the state Of Washington.
Provisions In Plenty.
As to provisions. Columbia must
pack enough in the giant hampers TO
feed her sons for the long ll5 days,
and have enough extra goodies for
Christmas. New Years and Washing
ton birthday dinners. and the list
shows she has not been niggardly In
her selection. Five million pounds of
provisions are carried on board the
I6 battleships and the supply ships,
the supplies from the attending yes
sells being transferred to the battle
ships when they stop at the ports fog
coal. There are 10000 TO $4,000 pounds
of fresh meat in the refrigerators OF
each ship. and for the first time there
will be a widely varied bill Of fare
where the meats are concerned.
There are a variety OF foodstuffs, In
Guiding tons of cereals. salt meats.
dried fruits and canned goods, and
sos, 900 pounds of -four for making
fresh bread in lieu of long ansthe-
matized hard tack. There are tons OF
dessicated foodstuffs that have al
ready been tested and found good. and
the more recent additions-dried egga
and dehydrated vegetables. There are
1000 pounds OF dried eggs. an equiv
alent OF $4,000 dozen fresh eggs. and
when the Christmas baking Is on and
the 10000 fresh eggs also carried are
not available. the mixer Of cakes viii
find that the dried product when
mixed with water will froth - easily
as the fresh
New methods Of communication be
tween the ships have been installed and
new methods Of controlling the fr'
from the guns. So new Is this system
OF IRE control that a retired naval OF
ncer was heard to remark when tn
news came to him: THAT Is a goo'
idea, a eSod idea. am glad to hea
Il. indeed. for fire IL a most dAngerou
thing aboard ship!" Tho, coloradl
WAS arst In this experiment Wireless
telegraphy has been q part OF bal
tleship's equipment for 80 many year
now that II II quits an old story, bu
tho feet decided II must have win
less telephony. too. 80 the past fes
! weeks have Witnessed a busy scene 4
! Hampton Roads, and In New York an
/, Brooklyn harbors. where experts haP
!, been busy putting in the appliances
: Connecticut 10 FIsssbIp.
= Admiral Evans chose the conno
4 tient 40 his iagBhip. Capt. Engernoli
q her commander and chief Of staff ,
Q the Atlantic feet Upon the shoulder
OF Rear-Admiral RfownIow At Was
/ Gngton, much 81 glio work OF prepar
. ton geli The splendid condition Of q
y ceet when Il left its anchoraae hel
y today ahoWa how veil Ne hae done
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
Revenue Bonds Registered.

Jefferson Clty-State Auditor Wild.
er has registered current revenue
bonds as follows: Cole county. Jeffer-
son City, thirty of the denomination
OF $500, bearing interest at the rate
Of per cent; Macon county, city Of
Bevier. four of the denomination OF
$3.50. bearing interest at the rate Of 8
per cent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
Banks VIII Reopen.

Kansas City-Three small banks in
Missouri and Kansas that suspended
following the close of the National
Bank of Commerce are to resume
They are the Union Avenue Bank Of
Commerce of Kansas City. the private
bank of d. A. Becker at stoesburs
and the State Bank OF Admire, KaS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

Mexsco-Ths committee in charge OF
the movement to adopt local option in
Mexico IL going 10 postpone Che date
Of election until early IN June. In
the meantime a iaw-cnforcement com
mittee. which has been appointed by
the AntI-saloon Association, viii en-
aeavor 10 enforce me liquor laws now
on the statute books.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
NEwSOF MISSOURI
Cypress Companies Win WrIt.

Kansas city-Six express compa
mics, doing business In Missouri. the
Pacific, American, Wells-Fargo
Adams. United States ana Southern.
secured from Judge Mcpherson OF the
United States district court, an in.
junction against the state board Of
railway commissioners and Attorney
General TIadiey, restraining them
from enforcing the recent statute reg
ulating express rates, which was r.
become effective Jan. 15.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

Hampton Roads, Va, Dec. 16.-The
departure to-day OF the great Atlantic
squadron for the Pacific Is only an
other Of the many great proofs OF the
nations marvellous growth and devel'
opment The iron clad warship is only
%5 years old, yet. passing through a
process OF swift evolution TO its pres.
snt perfection, this American discov-
cry has revolutIonized the science Of
naval warfare throughout the whole
world. There are now go vessels In
commission in the United States navy
where at one time, In Washington's
administration. there was not one.
OF these there are 10 battleships of
the flrst and second class. carrying
guns into whose mouth this country's
Grst and only ''commander-in-chlef Of
the navy" Esek Hopkins, might easily
have hidden his disgraced head when
an outraged continental congress sum.
marily dismissed him.
II was In Hampton Roads that the
'IlTst chapter in the worlds history
of iron clads was written. 1t was
IN Hampton Roads that the nation
gathered 16 OF her finest sea fighters
ready for trip Of nearly 10000 miles.
Where the Merrimac swung clumslly
across the channel long ago and drove
terror to the hearts OF seamen who
had never yet seen such a monster,
iron clads as graceful and as swift as
greyhounds have come and gone all
summer until they have become a IA.
miliAr sight Among these is the
Minnesota. the largest OF Uncle Sans
big battleshIps, and next only in size
20 the Dreadnaught, which King Ed
ward Of England launched with such
ceremony q year or so ago. and "a
the satsuma. Japan's new monster Of
&he deep.
History Of American Navy.
Z The nrst appropriation made for I
aaVy for this country was that OF tn,
continental congress in IT'S and thu
sum OF 100000 was expected 10 pur
chase. equip and generally outfit 1:
ships. For the present year. endlnl
July, 1908. the navy viii have needed
St25 o41 SeS. an increase OF $1,000 0'
2WMN lGEt IhaAs ANNu0 tAAAftAth aAbnN ~
nor ordnance stores. The last appFo
CREATION Of congress for the building o
ships was $40. 0o0.0 900 to be expende,
on two big ships. each OF which is h
measure $40 feet in length. IS fee
beam, and make 81 knots an houI
Three million dollars was Rppropr'
atsd for submarines OF the Hollan
type. and in September Ave torped
boat destroyers were contracted fol
Think Of this In comparison with III
900. 900 that cost the continental col
sgFeas so much thought, and which wa
furnished by the people OF the COX
nlea after 20 much priyatiOn.
IF We are TO have commerce "
-murh have a navy 10 defend H." wrot
Cot Humphreys from the BaTbaE
States In 1873 after he had been ser
% see n there were means OF st0l
ring the piracy OF AlgierE and Tripo
on American trading vessels n
wears the nation had endured the hi
utilization Of paying tribute 70 thei
.eoantrias, and after Washington la
Incorporated this Bentlment "a b
message Of 1914 the United States Ell
nnaa frlbato. beeeaane there vas :
.napx Il pEpTa heg Independence. hpl
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
Rural Mail Carrier Held up.

Carl Junction-Thomas Goodwin, a
rural route mail carrier, was held up
and robbed near here. He was at
tackled with rocks. The mails were
not molested.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
Seeks pardon for "auek" Taylor.

oeeks FaTuOW TOT HUCN IaJIWFa
Jefferson City-Circuit Attorney
sager asked Governor Folk TO pardon
william, elias Buck" Taylor from
the penitentiary that he may be used
as a witness In the trial OF Eddie
Kelleher. charged with the murder Of
st. Louis Tommy" Sullivan in a St.
Louis saloon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
Sues Own Lodge for $4,000.

ob9a OWW GSNb~ w ~~StNSSs
Nevada-James T. Smith fled suit
In the Vernon county circuit court
against the Modern Woodmen OF
America for $4,000. Smith alleges
that while being initiated by the Erie
(RasJ lodge his leg was broken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

state prummers Meet In June.
Mexico-The executive committee OF
the state Drummers Association met
In Mexico. The date of the next an
nual meeting was fixed for June 1s.
10 and 20 at Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

Columbla--For the FIRST time In the
history OF Missouri University the first
ave members OF the senior class In the
College OF Arts and Science are won
en-.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19
ouarrel coatn rhree Lives.

GuaTESi Seste '"So GNS~'
Hannibal-A combination OF love.
jealousy and greed is supposed to
have been the motive leading TO the
quarrel that cost the lives Of one wom-
an and two men here. Isaac g. VIII
cox ended his own life after killing
Mrs. Pearl w'uterson and her broth
er. Frank Hansen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

Husband Kept Books on Hours.
St. Louis-Clrcuit Judge Klnsey
wants time to think over the troubles
OF DIR. John p. Holschbach and Mrs.
Nellie Holschbach. who kept books
on each others hours, before deciding
whether 10 give Mrs. Holschbach n
divorce. He took the case under ad-
vlsement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

ButlrfA al the local option election
Aeid hers tho drys won BY maiorits
& ise tbs iosel vpgs WA esq
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-12-19

Admiral Evans chose the C0nnee-
sient - his nagBhip. Capt Ingernoll Il
her commander and chief Of stan q
the Atlantic feet Upon the shoulders
OF Rear-Admiral RfownIow At Wash.
sngton, much Of Tie work OF preparas
ton tell The splendid condition Of tts
lieet when Il left lts anchoraae here
today shows hew ven be haa done it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08

Builds up waste tissue, promotes
apeptie, improves digestion, induces
refreshing sleep, giving renewed
lsfrehgth and health That's what
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will
| do. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Sex
lton.s Drug Store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08
To Him rhat Waits!

To Him That Waits'
From the Persiafl: God rights the
man that 4eeps siIehce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08

She-What horrId seats we have,
Tom, right in the middle OF the cheer
ing section! ! can't see single hat
Or dress
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed intends making application to the
Board of Excise Commissioners of the
CITY of Perth Amboy. at their next meet
ing for a license to keep a Bottling
ESTABLISHMENT in the City of Perth Am
boy. and IN the house owned by
Samuel Greenspan at 2o2 Prospect St.
1910 I'll e oew. DAVID NoLFsoN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08

tween Grand Central Station New
York, and Vermont, Green Mountains
and Lake Champlain. =
Tickets, parlor and sleeping Sar
accommodations, and all information
sat the principal City Ticket Office,
Central Vermont, R'y., 385 Broad
way, N. Y. A. ". Eoclestone. S. p.
AL, c. ". R'y., 3S5 Broadway, N. Y.
1885, 1-tu. I. If.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08

The theater green room is SO called
because its floor, in the time of
Shakespeare, was always covered with
green rushes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08
Practical Points.

The better country is heaven the
eternal home of Gods children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-08
SUMMER HOMES IN VERMONT,
LAKE CHAAtPLAIN AND THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS. -

Send &C. postage for illustrated
book with complete list of hotels and
boarding houses. Board $400 and
upward per week; new and improved
train service. s
Solid trains without change be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-12
Jacob A. Rlis Names Him
For New York Office
NO THIRD TERM FOR HIN
The Presidents Chosen BiOgraphsr Says
That Gotham Il in Need Of Roose-
welt to Drive Out the
Grafters.

New York. oct. Probably no man
n tho United States has been nearer 70
Theodore Roosevelt than jacob G. Ribs
Of New York, who ~ a police reporter
was stationed directly acIoas the street
from police headquarters when Mr.
Roosevelt was GothRms police commits.
sioncr. Later Mr.. Rils went into the
civic improvement movement and the
cleaning Of the East side, which resulted
in the Disappearance Of the old Five
Points and the appearance Of immense
breathing spaces IN the densely crowded
sections Of the lower part Of tho city.
AZ the Prcsident'a bioRrapher and CO.
worker IN many enterprises he should
be IN a position 70 know when he 10.
elsrcs, a. he did in Roxbury last even.
ing, that President Roosevelt has as.
surod him that be would not run for a
third term. There were hundreds, he
said, who hoped that he would not. for
be was needed badly "a mayor 81 New
York, where be can help tue cause Of
good mrhioipel government and drive
out the gralters.
1T would entail no loss Of dignity
Mr.. Riis declared. "but would BE- rather,
"A triumph Of democratic IDEAS"
"As further evidence OF tie growth Of
democracy" Mr. Riis went on. y want
to see your aristoeratic Grotou school
boys playing football with the Helrs
Kitchen eleven from your North end.
One VIII not then think the other
nollycoadle, and the ones now so re-
garded win learn that his poorer neigh.
Dor il a boy after an and not 4 tough.
Il want your Beacon Hill 10 visit
your Italian quarter, without the un.
pleasant disguise Of a civic committee,
which always causes the irritated tene.
ment dweiler disgustedly 70 inquire,
who's thcmr We cannot forget our
poor neighbor lest he remember "a in
way 10 be dreaded
Air. Riis was speaking on the sub.
'ect Of MY Neigabor,n az the Eliot
Congregational church, Roxbury, and in
iis remarks he deprecated that ten.
iency Of the rich and educated to snub |
he poor and ill.bred.