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cred TO be poor in worldly goods. having
always been dependent mostly on his GOV
eminent salaries for the support of his
family. SO he will be able to save very
little. il anything, while iii the White
House compared To what the predeccs sOrs
of Mr.. Roosevelt were able to save Wll n
that mansions capacity for Hosp tality
was relatively limited. 80 8
For family use the White House wifi a =
ford Mrs. Taft five rooms additional to
those accessible to Mrs. Roosevelt when
she took possession seven and q. half year s
ago. There are four bedrooms in the
space occupied by the offices of President
Mckinley and his predecessors. also a pri-
Vate presidential study occupying the for
mer cabinet room. These four extra bed
rooms are over the East room and there
are now ten bedrooms on the second floor
of the mansion, although some of these
are generally used as dressing rooms So
there will be sleeping quarters for the
Tart family when the three children are
home from school, ard even when there
are three or four house guests in addition.
The corridor separating the two new pairs
of sleeping chambers over the East room
Mrs. Taft will probably furnish as a sit
ting room. while the river room nearest
these suites will probably be retained by
Mr. Taft as his study, the adjacent apart
ment farther west his library and that
beyond the last named as his own bed
chamber.
:: y
These five extra upstairs rooms result
from Mr.. Roosevelt's insstence upon as
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and all furnished in the style of the first
French empire And the east room with
its chandeliers OF thousands upon thou
sands Of crystals its four great nantes.
its great walls of white. its cornices of
gilt and hangings of yellow is no longer
apartment rivaling those Of Versailles and
Fontainebleau.
Thus for the first time iii twenty years
the White House now insures home COM
forts TO new tenant. Indeed. from the
first it's repairs have generally been be-
hind the needs OF its occupants. When the
Adamses moved in, in the autumn OF
lsC0, they found a half-Gnished building
surrounded by brick yards and inclosed
by rough post-and-rail fence on what
Is now the pennsylvania avenue front.
They had TO enter at this side over
wooden bridge crossing the front
areaway, not spanned by the front
portico. which was not added until
Jefferson's time, when that in the rear
was also added The east room was I'M
finished and Mrs. Adams used it for dry
ing her linen. Indeed, the one winter
that the Adamses spent there was one
which they long remembered. The Sec
retarles of the Treasury and of War. to
whom Congress had given $4,000 for fur
nishing the house, had neglected to pro-
VIDE call bells or CRATES for the fire
places. Thus not only was it impossible
to burn coal, but no firewood was pro-
vided nor We're there any laborers to cut
it from the surrounding forests. So the
AdamseS received rather cold hospitality
from Uncle Sam. And while Jefferson was
living i'm the White House he was an
noyed by the din of the laborers. who
while he was the tenant the great east
room ceiling fell in. Indeed this main
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on learning that their uncles fathers
srandparent had been knighted for re-
moving an orange peel from the kingIy
path, and proudly hung the crest and
shield in the parlor beside the BE Good
ana You Will Be Happy motto worked
by Aunt Maggie and the plaster of paris
pug dog that father had purchased one
night after Il long and arduOuS session
at the lodge.
The reputation of the Library of Con-
SresS grew. Out-of-towners came hence
ward seeking whom they might claim as
relatives.
And ever since the list of SeneaIosical
researchers had been on the ascendant It
has been wonderful the way in which
people have accumulated ancestors in the
past ten years. From morning until night
the patient employees Of the library shin ND
family trees. bring down lemons, peaches
and occasionally. very occasionally a
giided apple worthy of the Hesperides.
They advise what books to use in making
researches and their task is an arduous
one. for there are about 100 books of
reference on this subject i'll the library
and they are Kept in constant use.
Professional genealogists have increased
numerically OF late. These gentlemen
have found that by careful perusal of the
documents at the library they are able III
many cases to get the original scent that
leads them to the more OF less honorable
gentry of the fifteenth century. The
manifold treatiSeS written concerning G4f-
ferent early settlers has often proved the
missing key unlocking the doors of the
past.
The student of human nature finds no
better place to learn the fOibles and
fraiities of human nature than by watch
ing the seekers after genealOgy as they
enter the library. ere are found all man
ner of people. Some sneak in quietly
as though they were about to dynamite IA
safe. and others march in with the self
laudatOry step that announces in advance
their unqualified belief in themselves and
all their ancestors.
But it Is the professional genealogist
who sees the seeker after a family tree
with his heart laid bare. One will ask 10
suggests the possibility of his doing the
genealogist Il vast favor by allowing him
TO discover who he is, while another will
creep up to the genealogist and say. Just
look me up will YOU, don't waste too
much time about it. 1t really doesn't
matter and will creep out though he
fears immediate arrest
Nor does the interest to the observant
student stop with the mere inquiry
to ancestors. The reception Of the news
their different progenitors' his
tories by the seekers is quite as interest
ing the manner Of asking for the news
One man Will step back and grin fatu-
ously when he learns that Sir Empty
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OR a home while he
is President Mr..
Taft will have the
fin est old house i'll
the land, and the
government will al
low him about S533.-
ono a year to run it.
This figure, how
ever, will not cover
the cost of lighting,
which will come
out OF the annual
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ENEALOGY HUNTERS AND THE QUEER THINGS THEY DO

INCE the opening
of the new Library
of Congress, over Il
decade ago, gene
alogy hunting in
Washington has I'M
dergone a distinct
a II d S I artlin &
change. Not only
have the delivers
into the bygone
past been given I'M
dreamed-of oppor-
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appropriation Tor the capitals public
buildings and grounds; nor will it include
Office expenses.
The White House appropriation for the
present fiscal year. ending next June,
carries the following items to be partially
expended while Mr.. Taft is tenant:
Care, repair and refurnishng ......... $50 900
Fuel for house and greenhouses ........ 5000
Care and maintenance of greenhouses. 80. 5000
Repair Of greenhouses. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Total. Observation-Disclosures 5S, COO
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tunity by the library, not only has the
gentle genealogical josh developed into
scientific reality, but the number of those
who would worship at the shrine of an
ancestry they wot not of has increased
marvelously. At least that's what they
say at the Library of Congress. and they
ought TO know. as they have been oblig-
insly climbing family trees until nothing
hut a creased pole stumps them at the
present writing, and it is highl probable
that they will DC able TO climb creased
poles before another year has passed
away.
Once there was time when the gentle
genealogist was a person who walked
stoop-shouldered and said "Ah-h-h' and
u M M m-m-m' when addressed, and at
fected side whiSkerS and glasses. He was
"A type usually clasSed with the insect
collector and the maiden lady who paints
'impressionistic' landscapes. Collectively
he was regarded as a good-natured, harm
less old person. who had hobby that
didn't injure anybody else.
Many Neutrality-suspicious. seemed but mild
Y Interested i'll their pasts. They did
aot enthuse over tombs and crests and
things principally because the means o.
discovery was so inadequate and the
prices were so large that ii was cheaper,
not 10 say safer, TO let things rest with
an eminently respectable grandfather But
with the opening Of the new Congressional
Library came the opening Of Pandora's
box.
The gentle Genealogist cast his mild
eyes upward and smiled as renewed hope
entered his heart. Washingtonians be
gan To grow curious and wonder If, after
all, ii was not well to let the children
know what fine line of ancestors they
had had This was because the Con-
sressional Library presented exhaustive
and eXhausting opportunities for the III
vestigation of family trees. Genealogical
charts were aplenty. and the most ia
nous writers on the subject had con-
t.ibuted 10 the vast store of information.
With this opportunity before them
these people began to frequent the Ii
brary in great numbers eager to learn
what the past had in store for them.
Honest labocers bccame all pulled up
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The wages OF part OF the household
domestics and laborers are included IN
the first item of $4,000 Such extra serv-
ants as he needs Mr.. Taft will pay out
of his own pocket. But when he wishes
a room repapered, the plumbing repaired
or a leak mended in the roof he will not
have TO dicker with mechanics. He will
he relieved of all such worries by the en-
gineer officer OF the army in charge of
public buildings and grounds, who is the
official custodian OF the White House as
well as of the Washington monument.
Nor will Mrs. Taft be bothered with any
% the petty cares of housekeeping, for the
government will supply her with a stew
ARC. who will attend to the marketing.
supervise the house servants and care for
the silver and plate. Under him Will be
4 SO househeeper, responsible for the
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The FlNE5r OLD HoU5E
TN The LAND"

LOW 1t Will Fit His
i = Domestic Needs - Will
Be Allowed $4,000 a Year
to Run It's First New Ten
ant in Twenty Years to Be
Assured Home Comforts
From Adams Time Presi-
dents Had. to Put Up With
Its Inconveniences-How It's
Office Features Overran the
Living Space Until Guests
Were Put to Bed on the Bill
lard Table.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

than there was last year. We have
not begun gathering it yet as we
have not had any good frost to
dry it and we are afraid that il
cribbed now it might spoil. Stock
is scarce and from what / can
learn there will be but few cattle
fed this winter. l know of two or
three punches, but a few years
ago there was a dozen or more
lots fed in the same neighborhood,
and as for hogs, they are certain
ly scarce. Half of the farmers in
my locality are buying hogs right
now for their own meat. Last win
ter when corn was scarce and
high and hogs bringing good
prices everybody shipped their old
sows to market and now they have
not got the pigs they usually
nave. Hogs Will remain high all
winter and possibly all of next
year"
S. R. Craighead of Boone
county, had the distinction Of
placing the record top for butcher
heifers ever paid on the East st.
Louis market this week. The SAFE
embraced 81 head of choice S33
lb. Angus heifers that brought
$3.50. The heifers were purchased
from John F. Baker of Audrain
county, Mo-. feeder who has a
reputation of always making
them good and his consignments
represent as good a class of ami
mails that are put on the open
market.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Sannebeck- Hanson Nuptials.

Mr.. Walter Sannebeck and Miss
Amanda Hanson were married at
the home of the bride s mother,
Mrs. O. C. Hanson, Saturday night
at s: 80 in this city, Rev. c.
NJ. Bishop officiating. After the
ceremony the happy couple de-
parted for bridal trip and visit
in Illinois.
The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Sannebeck and
is one Of the faithful and trusted
employees with the r. d. Worrell
Jewelry Co. His bride is one of
Mexico's fairest and most lovablc
young women. The Message wishes
them long life and prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
COUNTY PRISONERS.
Five Negroes Are Put to Work
on the Public Roads.

Five county prisoners, all ne
groes, We're put to work on the
county road this week. J. u.
Ford, road overseer. northwest Of
Mexico. has them in charge. He
works them thru the day AMI
brings them back to jail at night.
1t is an innovation in this
county. but we believe it is the
right idea. We understand that
recently the members of the
County Court visited the Jail and
the proposition to work the roads
was named to the prisoners AMI
each Of them consented to t
readily, glad enough to get out Of
confinement for part of the time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
UP TO MEXICO.
The Facts in the Case as to the
Building of the Electric
Railway.

j. j. Burns, president of Burns
& Co., of Chicago, contractors,
who are to build the Mexico,
Santa Fe & Perry electric rail-
way, gives out the following:
To the People of Mexico:
AS | have no other way to reach
you in regard to the interurban
railroad matter, will do so with
this short note and the courtesy
of the newspapers.
You are all quite fully acquaint-
ed with the proposition and what
is required. The subscriptions
have been coming in nicely, but
there is now a need for extra eff
fort for several reasons. If we are
to commence the work this fall we
must know it within two weeks
our contracts for rails and ma
chinery are such that positive in
structions must be given by No
vember 10th, as to their delivery.
In the absence of decision by
Mexico all Of it will be ordered
delivered on our other work ami
in that case Mexico will have }
wait until it can be secured. and
that may mean Il delay of six
months. These are the facts in the
case.
Another thing has been found
by me in looking over the 80 !
ton, and that is, the country dis
tricts will be ready in am
pie time with their subscriptions
and now it all depends on Mexico
as to final results and date of com
mencing work.
Having presented the facts ~
they are to you, it is your pleas
ure to respond or not. Everybody
help by offering their subscrip-
ton to the committees and by
helping to push the matter along.
| have no desire to force this
matter upon you, but it is your
interest to decide it quickly. We
have other work under contract
and if we are to build this road
now we must know it at once in
order to plan our other contracts
to fit in. If you want the road at
all you want it at once and want
the work to begin as soon as pos
sible. Everything is ready but
Mexico and it can be in a week
without much effort if everyone
will give it a little "boost. "
Very truly yours,
j. j. Burns.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
EAST END NOTES.

Plenty of rain and fall pasture,
and wheat looking well.
Fred Bishop ana Chas. Clithero
both have new concrete cellars.
\. c. SOx has a new granitoid
walk in front Of his residence.
Grandma Darnell of Vandalia,
mother of C. f. and J. l.. Darnell,
is very sick and not expected to
live.
L. A. Harris Of Benton City was
over shaking hands with his many
friends at the carnival last week.
j. NJ. BOndurant of Eigewo0d
visited his brother, j. N. Bon
durant, and other relatives last
week.
Mrs. w. S. Barbee is entertain
ing her father, Mr.. Keithley, Of
Frankford.
Quite a number Of the farmers
of this locality are preparing to
set large groves of Catalpa trees.
Rev. j. l.. Roberts filled his APP
pOintment at Pleasant Plains
Sunday.
Ed. Mcintosh has bought the
Lotion farm, about six miles
north of Wellsville, and will move
to the place in the spring.
The Vandalia carnival opened
last Tuesday with large crowd
and splendid prospects for a
grand success, but the heavy
rain Wednesday was a great blow
to the enterprise. Yet Vandalid.
with her well selected managers,
stood firm and undaunted and on
the clearing away of the clouds
determined to excel and at once
announced the carnival to con
tinue all week, and immense
crowds attended each day. The
live stock exhibits were excellent
in every class and would have
done credit to a county fair, and
many of our home citizens won
first banners. The agricultural
department was also a great sue
cess and a glance revealed the
fact to the visitor that the pro-
duction of the soil and the energy
of Audrain people are not to be
excelled, and that our land is not
over-estimated at the present
prices. We saw many visiting
faces, among them the smiling
countenance of the Message
editor. May the carnival be an
annual affair, and Vandalia and
vicinity will always be ready TO
push with degree of energy that
will always excel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Fleming,
over this side of Santa Fe, return
ed Monday from a pleasant visit
to Mrs, Fleming's sister in Kansas
City. Mr. Fleming while in Mex
leo called and renewed for the
Message, also subscribing for the
paper to go to r. L. Fisher at
Mutual, Okla. Mr.. Fisher has for
some time been visiting relatives
near Molino. He was married
lately to a Miss Petty and takes
the wife back with him. He and
two other brothers, all formerly
of Molino, Wood and Luther Fis..,
er, are in the mercantile business
at Mutual. They bought out Rev.
Billy Bolts, whose parents live in
Mexico. Bro. Bolts has taken no
the regular work Of the ministry
again,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

ways.
Mr.. Willingham and family de-
serve much credit to have manag-
ed the Farm so well under such
adverse circumstances.
May the following be Impress
ed upon the hearts of the County
Court:
Psalms 80, 3-"Defend the
poor and fatherless; do justice to
the afflicted and needy"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

j, Bobert Boatman of Belize,
British Honduras, visited his par
ents in Mexico this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Boatman. Mrs. Boat
man visited her parents in Iowa
and Saturday she met her hus-
band here and they departed by
way of Dallas, Texas, where they
will stop for a short visit with
James Boatman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Mrs. Sam HALEY died last week
at Fort Collins, Colo, after an
operation for appendicitis. The
body was brought to AuXvassc,
Galloway county, for burial last
Sunday. The husband and one
child, six years old, survive her.
Mrs. HALEY was the daughter
T. H. Lawrence of Auxvasse. She
moved to Colorado with her hus-
band about six years ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Rev. Nj. II. Kerr, of Potosi, Mo,
who was raised north of Mexico,
was here Tuesday on his way to
Columbia to attend the Missouri
Synod of the Southern Presbyter-
ian church, which convened there
yesterday. Bro, Kerr called and
subscribed for the Message while
here,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
THE VANDALIA CARNIVAL.
1t Was a Great SuCCeSs-A Few
Notes Thereon.

The Vandalia Korn Karnival last
week was one of the biggest events
of the kind ever held in the county.
If you were not there you missed
a great treat, Our East End
Notes" correspondent speaks of
the great success of the enterprise.
We second all he says.
The Message was disappointed
in not getting a list of the awar Is
but the faithful secretary, viii
Daniels, was worked to death,
nearly, and so we wait on him ,
next week. We append the follow
ing as some of our observations:
The Vandalia Coal Co. had on
exhibition chunk of coal from
their mine weighing LAO pounds
or equaling II bushels and one
peck of coal. w. II. Goran, IS
years of age, mined it. 1t was the
biggest chunk of coal ever gotten
out Of a mine in the county.
Chas. f. Inflow, of Rails county,
had on exhibition 36 varieties Of
wood which he had cut off his
farm.
The seven big teams of Per
cheron horses hitchcd to brand
new wagons made an imposing
show.
Among the articles in the old
relics corner was a spectacle case
of tin l25 years old; powder
horn so years old; a brace Is yeas
old; a quilt made by Elizabeth
Bartlett in 1871, the calico
bought from Indians; "A man s
cane l45 years old; "A picture,
"Courtship and Matrimony," $50
years old; life size picture Of
Uncle Fritz Schriefer, "The First
Settler Of the Prairie" who died
about two years ago.
f. d. Webber told the Message
he remembers the spot where Van
dalia now stands when the whole
territory round about was known
as an "Unproductive Marsh" He
says the records in the Recorders
office in Mexico, if you will @
back far enough, call it that. Mr..
Webbcr herded cattle in 1868 on
the ground where Vandalia now
stands. He helped dig the foundd-
ton for the first house built in
the town in 1871. Pearson & JEFF
fries kept the first store. The rail
road was built in 1871 and the
first cars were run that year. The
firm of Pearson & Jeffries was first
composed of C. p. Pearson, now
of Biloxi, Miss. NJ. C.. Pearson
now Of Joplin, Mo-, and John Jcf-
fries, now Of Arizona. Uncle Rufus
Pearson, now of Mexico, near 81
years of age, was a member Of the
firm for ten years. He is a brother
of C. p. and NJ. C. Pearson.
j. f. Elder, G. b. Klarenbach,
and r. NJ Shannon made us glad
on "Big Thursday" at the Van
dalia Korn Karnival by each
dropping into our palm a dollar
on renewal for the Message.
Geo. H. BeaSley, President oi
the Columbia Business College
was a Vandalia visitor Saturday
Mr.. Beasley gave IA ten dollar
gold piece for the one guessing
nearest to the State paid atten |,
ance of the State Fair held at
Sedalia. Clarence IIarrell of Lad,
dOnia was the lucky winner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Chas. r. Kunkel of st. Louis,
Mo, the youngest brother of the
Kunkel boys of this place, will be
married to Miss Grace May Stew.
art of st. Louis on Oct. 2Sth.
Charlie is well remembered in
Mexico and his many friends here
venture him hearty congratu-
latiOns in advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Taylor Gregory, 55 years of age,
and unmarried, was found dead
in his bed at his home near
MinneolO, Montgomery county,
last Sunday morning. The cor
oner's jury found that he died
from natural causes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

DR.. Mark Coils of Kentucky
is here and will assist Rev. w. NJ.
White in the revival campaign at
the Mexico Christian church,
which began Monday night. c. e.
Pryor of Franlford, Mo-, will lead
the singing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

The Message is indebted to !.
b. Weaver for IA treat from
wagon load Of fine potatoes he
brought to the Mexico market
Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

We are glad to see Mike Shoup
able to be around again-just up
from five weeks seige of ~
phoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pearson
and Mrs. r. n. Gray and little
daughter, Edith, all of Laddonid,
visited Mexico friends first of the
week. They were here to meet
Walter Pearson, who is home from
the hospital at Fulton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

DR.. j. w, Reed spent a few days
recently at Butte, Montana, and
other points north.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Miss Lila CulbertsOn of Van
dalia visited Mrs. w. c. Wallace
and other relatives Of this city
this week.