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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

Hon. @. Won L. Meyer desires a pair
OF warships for Christmas. Santa
Claus has received several other large
ORDERS and, judging only by Hon Taft's
apparent inclination to conserve the
national bank account, We fear that
santa Will be unable to deliver little
Georges package.
Col. Roosevelt has set aside Deem
Der Ii as the day upon which he will
tell the dear people Just how it Hap
pened- 1t appears that since November
8, the thirteenth has lost it's signifi-
canoe as an unlucky day SO far as the
colonel is concerned.
A gent near Paola touched a lighted
match to a gas field and exploded a large
package of the raw product. The local
distributing agency of the Kansas gas
trust should make q note of this in
cldent, and blame the Paola man for
wasting gas" the next time we suffer
a shortage. 1t is customary to blame
Scipio, but Scipio needs q rest.
Another horrible example of how
Demon Rum kills of citizens: A Kan
sas man was killed by a Wisconsin
sheriff. The Kansas man CHANGED to
be in Wisconsin saloon when the in
cident took place.
Pinchot, it is reported, has deserted
Roosevelt. Perhaps Pinch considers
Theodore a sinking Ship
| MOSQUITO SEASON ON OLYMPUS.
| I've wondered oft what Venus did
Dressed in a pillow slip and slippers,
While standing at repose amid
| A flock of famished gallinippers.
Her hobble skirt was few and thin,
| Her feet protruded from the bottom
And when the 'skeeters butted in
The poor girl had no hands to swat
j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

And that White Elephant, which has
been stalking around in the vicinity of
they. W. c. A and the Y NJ. c.. A,
died natural death. 1t was -incen-
ceivable that the people of Topeka
would not provide the funds needed by
these associations to make them what
they should be. 1t would have been
unnatural had the White Elephant
been permitted to live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

Now that the much desired snow has
come "to save the wheat crop, 1t is
quite likely that many farmers will be
protesting against it because it will
spoil their automobiling for a. spell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

1t is almost too late to do your
Christmas shopping early. Still, you
can materially lessen the terrors of the
final rush Of Christmas shopping for
the clerks and the store-keepers if you
get busy and do the most of yours
within the next ten days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

Some one of those jackies of the
United States battleships, now in Eng
fish waters, missed the opportunity of
his life the other day at the luncheon
that was given them at the historic
Guild hall, London. He should have
risen to his feet and outlined the naval
program that it would be well for
Great Britain to follow in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

The large percentage of gains made
by Idaho, Nevada, oregon and other of
the northwestern states in their popu-
lations during the past decade only
emphasize the fact that there was
plenty of room for them to grow. But
the whole state of Nevada, even now,
hasn't as large roster of Inhabitants
as has Kansas City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

AS an important incident to the lat
est successful bank robbery in Kan
Eas the plunderers made good their
getaway in an automobile. Presum-
ably the bank robbers of the future
will use aeroplanes. Then they will
be hard to tag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

That must be a pretty strong fence
between the location of the Panama
Canal exposition at New Orleans and
San Francisco. President Taft is re-
ported to be sitting on it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

It is quite apparent that the Diaz of
today is not the Diaz of yore. He is
actually offering terms of peace to
some of his countrymen who have
taken exception to his rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

A course of spring training is being
advocated for the umpires in the major
baseball leagues. Without doubt 1t. will
take the form of making them prof.
cient in the manly art of self-defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal Ia a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report Of that great news or
SANITATION for the exclusive afternoon
publication ia Topeka
The news IL received In The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

Every little while some scientific
shark comes around and expiodes some
pet theory But up to a late hour this
afternoon, none of them has taken the
trouble to expend any explosive on the
theory that cigarettes are injurious to
the human system.
1t is observed by the Associated
Press that never before has President
Diaz treated with rebels. In the same
connection it might be intimated that
never before has he had so many rebels
to treat with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

Oh, horrors! The girls at Vassar
may be forced to don aprons and do
q little cooking. The chefs who have
been working at that institution are on
q strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
FRON O7EER PENS
BREAKING AWAY FROM PARTIES.

BREAKING AWAY FROM PARTIES
1t is the vice of all organizations that
they begin very early to substitute
themselves for the causes which they
are supposed to represent. From the
professional politicians standpoint a
man who votes a Democratic ticket
one year, a Republican the next and
then a third party ticket is a vacillat-
ing, uncertain and inconsistent indi-
vidual Why the professional politi-
clans detest him is plain enough, but it
may be that in voting with a different
party each year he is consistent in his
loyalty to political principles.
Partisanship, against which George
Washington warned his fellow country
men in his farewell address, is the bane
of our political life. Wherever the ma
jority of the voters can be depended on
to support one party the self-seekers,
the professional politicians and the
political crooks will certainly get con-
troll of the party organization, dictate
it's policies and its candidates in their
own interest and depend on the voters
to support, them at the polls, no mat
ter what they think of the policy or
know of the candidates. Where the
managers of the political organizations
cannot count on popular support I'M
less they give popular satisfaction they
become a little more careful about
keeping their pledges and little more
fastidious in their selection of candi-
dateS.-Ph1ladelphla Record.
%
SOME CALL 1T SPORT
Deer hunting in Massachusetts,
shocks the tender hearted and hardly
edifies the true sportsman. A factory
was closed two days ago that all hands
might go deer shooting, and the sport
is carried on largely in this wholesale
fashion, so that the panic stricken
creatures. treated for fifty weeks of
the year like barnyard cattle, are
escaping as best they may into Con-
necticut and other bordering states
| Every unskilled man or boy with a
weapon at command is out for slaugh-
| ter, and the deer, if they have some
rudiments of the reasoning faculty,
| must think that their human neigh
bors have suddenly gone mad. The
hunt under natural conditions is g
noble and exhilarating sport, one that
| brings man near to nature, fills his
lungs with wholesome air. and his
limbs with WEAKNESS that makes
sleep sweet and waking a delight, but
| on any terms but those of hardship
| patiently endured in the delicious wilds
of nature hunting is little better thar
butchery. The populous districts OF
| eastern Massachusetts, are no Longer
the natural haunts of big game. and
our efforts to make them such have
| eventuated in a dangerous sort of alb
| surdity.-Boston Herald.
|
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06

Pinchot, it is reported, has deserted
Roosevelt. Perhaps Pinch considers
Theodore a sinking ship" 80
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Another $500 Fine.

Last Saturday in the Ray cir
cult court William William, Il
druggist at Lexington Junction,
was arraigned to answer number
of indictments charging him with
selling liquor in violation of the
local option law. The defendant
plead guilty to three counts in one
Indictment and was fined 5000 on
the first count, sentenced to six
months in Jail on second, and a
like sentence on the third count.
On each of two other indictments
he was sentenced to serve twelve
months in Jail, making a total of
three years. The defendant was
at once committed to Jail.
During the first days of court
another defendant was fined 1906
for selling hard cider in violation
of the local option law.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

the soldiers threw up a ditch, con-
Meeting the heels of the horseshoe,
behind which they could defend
themselves if attacked. The marks
of the ditch are yet plainly to be
seen. Their next rendezvous was
near the mouth of Littleby and
here the Federals came up with
them. There was a skirmish and
several Federals were wounded.
The Federals camped that night in
Capt Davis prairie pasture, south
east of Santa Fe, near the home
Of the late DIR. H. Houston. The
Confederates retreated some dis
tance down Salt River. The Fed
erals fell back to Mexico with
their wounded. A minister of the
Christian church was one of the
wounded. He went to his home
in Iowa and afterwards died of his
wounds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Barnett Of
Vandalia celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary a couple of
weeks since. We said they cele-
brated-friends and neighbors
helped them, came in and gave
them a surprise. The house was
filled with guests and a purse
containing $50 in gold was pre-
sented the venerable couple. Hon.
Chas. G. Daniel making a presen-
tation speech. Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
nett were married near Frankforj
Pike county, Feb. %, 1860. They
are the oldest settlers of Vandalia
vicinity. Mr.. Jesse Barnett is a
brother of Mr.. Thomas Barnett Of
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

tion. No corporation can bar you
from the splendor of the heaven
that arches over you, sand the
beauty of the earth that engirdles
you. The best things are open and
available to all. When you sit
down to think how powerful gold
is, think, also, how pOwerless it is.
1t is pOwerless to purchase sim
gle kiss of affection, or buy
bond of friendship.
"Don't fret because of what
people say about you, nor over
the past joys of life, nor over
business reverses.
eve have no right to go around
among our fellows dark-souled
and gloomy featured, emitting
the pessimistic gloom and spleen
of our disordered soul. any more
than man smitten with smallpox
has to spread the poison of this
disease among his fellow men. Wa
have no more right to dump our
and ill humor On
society than a man has to bring a
loaded scavanger's wagon into a
wedding procession. 1t is every
mans duty to radiate hope and
JOY, like band of music going
down the street, flooding the
whole atmosphere with melodies
and harmOnies.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Mr.. Crabtree. "Sell the farm pro-
ducts that are composed of air in
stead of soil. Things are made Of
grass and mineral elements. Corn
is largely mineral, butter is mostly
gas. Burn a ton of corn and you
would have lot Of ashes. These
ashes represent the mineral ele-
ments taken from the soil. Burn
a ton of butter and you couldn t
find the ashes. SO when a man sells
butter, beef or pork he is selling
products composed mostly of ele-
ments taken from the air. It
doesn't impoverish his land to sell
such products. But if he sells corn
he sells his land with it and must
become poor. That's what / mean
by farming the air."
"Cattle return the mineral ele-
ments to the soil. l see you people
are afraid of fertilizing your
land"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
MARTINSBURG.
Tom Bishop Buys Farm-Mrs.
Hamilton Very Sick.

Grandma Watts is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Hendrix.
Miss Ara McGrew visited Miss
Frances Kemp in Mexico a few
days first of the week.
Miss NJ. f. Rodgers will leave
for St Louis Saturday or Monday
to buy her stock Of millinery and
learn the new styles. Will be
back by Saturday, the 10, ready to
supply the Easter trade.
VIM. Bedford sold his farm last
week, known as the Ed Wright
place. for $3.50 per acre to Tom
Bishop. Mr.. Bedford and family.
also his sister. Mrs. Gill. have
moved to st. Joe to live.
Mrs. J. Hendrix is still quite
sick. also Mrs. G.. Detiene.
Rev. Jett filed his appointment
here Sunday morning and
evening.
The Misses Wilburn of Mexico
visited Miss Susie Wilburn first
of the week.
DR.. Pinckney HamiltOn's wife,
who is visiting Mrs. Alderman. is
dangerously i'll.
Mrs. o. Krieger visited in Mex
leo last Friday.
Ed. Larimore and wife of Wells
vile were guests of JnO. Lansing
and family Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Power House Equipment.

The 250 horse power generator
for the electric railway arrived
last week. This completes the
equipment at the power house.
When the steel bridge is put in
over Salt River and the track is
laid to it from up town and the
trolley wire put in position then
a car will be put into use. If the
weather remains favorable in four
or five weeks this work will be
done.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
THOMPSON.
Nuptials- Per
sonal Mentions-Live Stock
Matters.

Miss Mabel Davis has been en-
tertaining her cousin, Miss Davis
of near Mexico, for several days.
c. w. Wilson sold a mare t.
Chas. Householder for $11O.
William Zuck bought an extra
good mare from Y. j. Hoover for
5000.
c. II. Davis and wife of Hexico
were the guests Of Mrs. Martha
Davis and, daughter over Sunday.
w. II. Tiger of Moberly was
here Sunday with his son. Ed
ward.
Mrs. Will Tilger and daughter.
Mildred, are the guests of reid
tives in Moberly.
R. P. Tinsley and Joe Davis
went to Columbia on business
Monday.
II. Y. Cant bought four hogs
from Joe Pratt at 1910.
w. T. Hodge was here last week
and bought of Joe Considine 7
head of extra good butcher stuff.
from 4 to 5 1-2cts.
w. N. Maxwell left for Kansas
City and st. Joe Saturday to visit
his brothers, one of whom he
hasn't seen for several years.
Joe Considine attended the Bob
Buckner sale last week. He made
a purchase of a great deal of stock
while there. Joe bought this week
3 fat hogs of Frank Ehret at
800, and five $50 tb. hogs of j.
A. Lewis at 1915.
Miss Edna Cant was the guest
of Miss Shock in Centralia Sun
day.
Mr.. John Reagan of Battle
Creek, Mich, is here today Mon
day., visiting Mrs. Mary O'Calla-
han and daughter, Mrs. Thomas.
Turner Pulls and wife were the
guests of relatives in Centralia
from Saturday until Monday.
James Cogswell and wife of
Slater were the guests of his par
ents several days last week.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Ed. Crawford to
Miss Lizzie Nevins, this, Wednes-
day night, at 6 100 o clock.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
stevenson.Hecke Nuntials.

Mr.. James G. Stevenson and
Mrs. Ida May Hecke were united
in marriage Wednesday evening
of last week, Rev, A, A. Wallace
officiating, Mr., Stevenson Is a
popular young barber, Best wishes
extended him and his bride.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
New Citizens.

Messrs. Gerhard Welschmeyer,
Casper Aulbur and Frank Bernard
Broecker, natives of Westphalia,
Germany, who now have homes
near Martinsburg, this county,
were in Mexico a few days ago
and filed papers of intentions TO
become citizens of the U. S. They
are three good looking men in
deed. They will make good Am
orleans, all right, we are sure.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Funeral of Mr.. Harper.

The funeral of w. L. Harper.
whose death was mentioned in
this paper last week, was held at
the home Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock, conducted by Revs.
w. o. Edmonston and w. VI.
White. The interment was in Elm
wood cemetery, The Elks, of which
order Mr., Harper was a member.
conducted services at the grave
The pail bearers were: Charles
Claybrook, John Graham, F. II.
Sanford, DR.. Ned Rodes, Frank
Robertson and Frank Van Ness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Homer Marshall and Tom Bruce
were in Benton City Monday
evening in the interest of the Lay
mems Conference here today.
They sold FIVE tickets to the ban
quet. The same evening 81 D,
Stocks and L, P, Crigler sold six
tickets in Martinsburg.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Some Ancient History.

The Farber Forum last week
contained the following para
graph;
We learned something new Sat
urday, that w. H. Logan, cashier
of the Farmers Bank at Laddonia.
taught school in Farber in 1881 in
the building now occupied as y
Methodist church, and that Wm.
Machin was a substitute teacher
for Mr.. Logan for a few days.
John Beal, now editor of the Mex
leo Message, was also then teach
ing school north of town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Baby Burned by Lye.

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeter English, east of Mexico, was
quite seriously burned on the
hands and face by lye last Mon
day. The little fellow was brought
to town and given attention by
physicians.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Erratum.-Tom Barnett did
not live on the Paris road. as re-
ported above. He was born on the
John Barnett place, about one
mile south Of Powell Ford, which
is now owned by c. p. Arnold.
While Grant was in Mexico Mr..
Barnett lived on farm one quar-
ter of mile southeast of Powell
Ford. farm now owned by jim
DOwell. Mr.. Barnett still owns
land near Powell Ford and his
father and mother are buried in
that neighbOrhOod.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Raymond Brown, nine years
old, son Of Jack Brown, east Of
Worcester, was badly hurt, knock
ed to unconseiousness, one day
last week by mule pushing a
gate over ON him, the mule after
wards stepping on him,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Infant Child Dead.

The infant child of Judge and
Mrs. S. G. Groves died last Satur-
day. Burial in Elmwood cemetery
in Mexico Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
Little Child Dead.

The ten months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Abe Cox, northwest of
Mexico, died last Thursday If
pneumonia. The sympathy of the
community is extended the par
ents in their SORROW.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Miss Frances Whitley, one of the
High School pupils, fell down
stairway last Thursday afternoon
at the High school building and
was considerably bruised and
hurt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Our auld lang syne friend David
Wilson, of this city, now near so
years of age, has been under the
weather" for several weeks; con
fined to his room.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam T. Torreyson
and three little children, of near
Rush Hill, visited relatives in
Wellsville first of the week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Urban Weimer is seriously i'll.
His daughter, Mrs. James Bowers,
of East st. Louis, and his brother,
Joe Weimer. of Carrolltou, Ill.,, ar
rived this week to see him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. f. Beamer AMI
children of Oklahoma are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Fisher of Mex
leo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Clarence Martin who has been
living in Alabama for several
years has returned to this city Ia
reside.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10
KEEP SWEET. +"
Don't Shorten Your Life, Slay
Your Happiness and Destroy
Your Usefulness.

SELF out by needless worry. DO
not allow carking care, like an
ugly worm, to gnaw into your
vitals and kill out all the freshness
and force, all the sunshine and
honey, Of your life. Fret not thy
self means, do not make yourself
irritable, peevish, waspish, II
humored, captious, petulant.
splenetic, cross, as many people do
every day.
"There are people who take de
| light in worrying or fretting, max
ing themselves martyrs of self pity
by recalling and rehearsing all
the Sights and inattentiOns and
neglects ever shown them. They
load themselves down with trOu-
BILE and then borrow more. TrOu-
BILE is their stock in trade for con-
versation. They dish it up on every
occasion. One tells you of the aw-
full nightmare he had. Another
says he did not sleep a wink all
night, as though insomnia were
thing to brag about.
AS companion would rather
have a stinging wasp, or a well
bayOneted hornet, than some
mOrose, sOur-visaged, pessimistic,
i'll tempered men l have met. There
is only one thing worse, and that
is a peevish, discontinued, fretting,
nagging woman. From such mis-
cradle sinners. good Lord, oliver
us.
"To fret is as wicked as to steal
or get drunk. John Wesley was
right when he said: 1 would no
more dare to fret than to curse
and swear He made it part Of
his religion to be genially sweet
and hopeful.
"Oliver Wendell Holmes tells
us of a plain marble slab he found
in Mount Auburn Cemetery with
an epitaph of four words: He was
so pleasant. That short sentence
revealed the music of a life that
must have been benediction to
the home and community. Stop
your croaking, and mOping, and
do as the photographer bids you--
look pleasant. Do what the house
wife tries to have her preserves do,
keep sweet.
"TO fret and fume and worry
and wall is to disobey one of the
Iplainest precepts of religion. 1t Is
anxiety, it is worry, that makes
the world old. and wrinkled and
gray. Work is healthful. 1t
strengthens. invigorates, glad
dens. You shorten your life, slay
your happiness, destroy your use
fulness, dishonor your faith in
God by fretting.
/ If an invisible phOnograph
could follow you around all day
and catch up every sharp word.
every Snarly tone, every whining
sentence, every morose mutter,
and unwind it in your ear at night,
what a sweet lullaby song 1t
would be for you to go to sleep
with You fng out your snarly
words with little thought of what
they may do. AS they fall they
blight and blister wherever they
strike.
Don't fret about the mistakes
and follies and sins of yOur past
life. Believe the truth of tina; little
poem of Susan Coolidge;
Every day is fresh beginning,
Every morn is the world
made new,
You who are weary of sorrow
and SHINING
Here is a beautiful hope for
you.
"Don' 7 fret because others have
been more prosperous than you
The best things in life are more
evenly distributed than we are
willing to admit. There is no trust
big enough to get a corner on
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Mrs. VIM. Force of near Molino
has returned from Randolph
county where she spent some
months visiting her son, G. a.
Beamer.
"A wooden structure back Of
meat market caught fire
Monday afternoon. Fire put ont
before much damage was done.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il, Azdell and
little son, of near Rush Hill,
visited Mrs, Azdell's father here
last week, Mr., Caleb Berry,