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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Schumann. the Composer.

Robert Schumann. the great COM
poser. tried to become lawyer to
please his mother and failed after two
years of wearisome study. At Heidel-
berg university he made the acQuaint-
ance of Willibald Alexis. who had al
ready trodden the path Schumann was
destined to follow-that through the
law to music And the eminent jurist
whose classes be attended. 4. r. j.
Thibaut. was an amateur musician of
high attachments and the author of a
work on precisely that aspect of music
10 which Schnmnnn was peculiarly sem
sitiye--n;filfsiis purity rA tnns4t.i4 arr.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Welcome Christmas.

Now thrice welcome. Christmas.
Which brings us good cheer.
Mince pies and plum porridge.
Good ale and strong beer.
With pig. goose and capon.
The best that may be,
So well doth TIE weather
And stomachs agree.
old Song.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
The Merry Season In Eden.

Adam sighed.
"If we could only stave off clothes
Till after Christmas so she can't give
me a necktie." he muttered.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19

She knew, Of course, when | found her
there
That she was caught in the kissing
trap.
got the kiss-she played the game
fair
But think she expected the other
chap.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
A PRIZE CONTEST,
For Efficient Work Done in the
Bible School.

The Rising Sun Bible School,
north of Mexico, had a most en-
joyable day last Sunday, a clos
ing of the contest among the
classes for prize for the largest
attendance and number of new
pupils brought into the school.
The day was made the occasion of
a big rally, although it was rain
ing and the condition of the
roads kept many away. The prize
was won by the Little Cleaners
boys class taught by Mr.. A. n.
Day. Judge Alex Carter made
the presentation speech,
The following interesting pro
gram was carried out: Song by
school; prayer, Judge Alex Car
ter; recitation, Geo. Spottswood !;
recitation, Carolyn Carter; song,
Helen and Mary Day; recitation,
Mary Leah Carter; solo, "Abide
With Ne, F" Olivia Carter; address
on the work of the w. c. 7. u,
Mrs. A. n. Day; song, "Hail En-
manuel," " choir,
They have one Of the most pro
gressive and up-to-date Bible
schools out at Rising Sun to be
found in the county. They have
graded lessons and that is far
ahead of many Of the city schools.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
POWELL FORD.

Many are anxious to butcher
but the weather is too warm and
damp. Many buying feed in this
ncighborhood. The grass is fine,
which is a great help to those who
can use pasture.
Miss Grace Copelan, teacher at
Carter. dismissed school last We'd
nesday to take Thanksgiving with
her parents i'll Mexico.
Robert Allen, Jr., spent Thanks
giving with his aunt, Mrs. Miller,
of High Hill.
Harry Cook of this vicinity and
several young men of Mexico
went on a hunt near Jefferson
City last week to be gone a few
days.
Miss Iona Dowell is home for a
few days. Will commence work
at Ragsdale s Cash Store next
week and would be glad to have
her many friends call,
The Willing Workers Of Rising
Sun church will give a bazaar and
\ oyster supper at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. Steve Vigal Saturday
evening, Dec. 13. A cordial invita-
uon is extended to all to attend.
Last Sunday was rally day at
NSlng Sun Bible school. Many
were absent on account of the
weather. We hear the program
was splendid. y
Mr.. and Mrs. James Powell of
"eAlco spent Sunday with his
mother and family here.
Mrs, Oscar Lewis and children
returned Sunday after a pleasant
VISIT with her parents, Mr.. and
NrS' Hedge. Her sister came
days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
Reichers- -Hieniecke Nuptials.

Mr.. Fred Reichers of Franklin
county, this State, formerly Of
Rush Hill, and Miss Annie
Hieniecke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hieniecke of Rush
Hill, were married in Mexico
Wednesday of last week, Rev. p.
W. Hafemeister officiating. Mr.
Alton Hieniecke and Miss Lizzie
Pruessner were the attendants.
Our best wishes extended Mr..
and Mrs. Reichers. They will re
side on the Henry Copeman farm
near Rush Hill next season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
CONSOLIDATED
HIGH SCHOOL

Rnsh Hill, Mo-, Dec. 1.-Editor
Message The patrons of Bea-
Giles district met at their school
bousc last Friday afternoon to dis
euss plans towards securing a com
soidmed high school as provided
for BY the last Legislature. The
district is solidly and enthusiastic
" for the proposition. Judge
John Beagles offered four acres
tovards a building site provided
tbe district would buy four acres
more O. +. Hafnery also, offered
! acres. but as the land offered by
Judge Beagles is adjoining the
school house his proposition was
not acted upon and the money was
raised in a few minutes by popu-
lar subscription. The chair by in
struction appointed committee
70 canvass the adjoining districts
in order to get the necessary petl-
tions for an election on the propo-
siton
O. +. Hafner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
OAKLAND STOCK FARM.

Thanksgiving turkeys plentiful
this time.
MI Lucy Ecton and baby Wis
tied }. j. Quinlan and family last
week.
Thco. Selb will move to his new
home as soon as Mr. Ghiefer gets
out.
Mr., Gheifer will start Monday
for Kansas, His family will fol
low the last OF the week.
Frank Summers went to Fulton
Thursday to the foot ball game.
Mrs, c, A. Hopkins will go to
Chicago with her little nephew
FPiday to visit her sister, Mrs. Joy
Boggs.
Ray Neighbors spent Monday in
the country hunting with Frank
Summers.
Johnnie QuinIan took his grand
father Mudd home last week to
Monroe City,
Mill Lilly Hendrix viii 30 to
st. Louis to spend the winter.
Mrs, N. S. Days birthday sur
prise was quite a success last Sun
day. Everybody brought some
thing for the dinner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
VERDICT FOR
100000

The jury last Saturday in the
Circuit Court i'll the matter of
Frank Pimpel against the c. & A.
railroad for $25, 900 for personal
damages, brought in verdict for
$4,000 for the plaintiff.
Pimpel was hurt over year
ago while acting as yardmaster
for the c. & A. in this city. Clar-
ence a. Barnes served as his at
torney in above suit against the
railroad. Henry Miller of Kan
sas City was attorney for defend
ant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
Salisbury, Mo.

viii Lewis, coIored, stabbed
and killed Wilbur Brooks, also
colored, at Auxvasse last Thurs
day afternoon. Lewis had been
over at Mexico on the afternoon
train and it is said that he was
boozing. He welded a knife and
struck Brooks in the temple
breaking the point of the knife off
in Brooks skull.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
Ritter-O o 'Brien Nuptials.

Mr.. Horace Ritter, of the
Beaver Dam neighborhood, and
Miss Elizabeth O'Brien, of the
same locality, were married in
Mexico Wednesday morning Of
last week, Father j. j. Dillon off
ciating, The groom is the son Of
Mr.. w. II. Ritter and the bride is
the daughter Of Mr.. VIM. O'Brien
A wedding dinner was given at
the home of the bride. A short
bridal trip was made to St,
Louis. Mr., and Mrs. Ritter will
reside in this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

OF the Reed school, who attended
PRIOR to the removal of the site to
II point farther north, and who,
as pupils, drank from this old
spring, be held, and that the
Spring itself be the point of as
sembllng, to the end that once
more we may mingle together as
we did 90 or 60 years ago. Our
ranks are thin now, and in few
years the last of us will be gone.
Will those who still live in the i'm
mediate locality talk this matter
up, correspond with those farther
away, and see to it that as many
as desire such reunion shall have
the opportunity
We cannot close these rambling
thoughts without acknowledging
our obligations to those who help
ed to make our stay among them
SO pleasant last week, especially
the families of John Stumpf,
Clarence johnson, John A. Clark.
Mrs. Kate Pledge, Mrs. Fannie
Owens, and Mrs. Shelf Bullard,
with many others, and last, but
not least, the Editor of the Mes
sage, whose friendship we so high
Iy prize and whose request called
forth this letter.
In the sweet by and by, when this
life is o 'er,
And we gather at last on the
beautiful shore,
How sweet it will be each other to
know
And renew those friendships we
had while below.
When the roll of the Reed school
the Master shall call
And we answer present, the
great and the small,
Will meet us and greet us while
together we sing,
The song Of deliverance to Jesus
our King.
A. w. Johnson,
Salisbury, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
0. f. IIafner.

The Message commends Beaglcs
District for this action. The con
soIidated school district is the
idea if you want to build up the
interests and institutions of the
immediate home community. 1t
tends to hold the interest in the
farm and farm life.
Thompson and Rush Hill and
Farber are also discussing the
consolidated high school idea
Nay we see results soon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
HAZEL ITEMS.

4, me weather. The green grass
N'oks like spring.
MISS Nellie Kysar visited at B.
= Naye's Sunday.
, orph Mayes visited at Morris
Tqhanks' Sunday.
!. A'ltIe Johnny seiger who had
,n. ''''ok of fever is able to be up
81 "''s Ella Kombrink will leave
rs.. 9''ay for Illinois to spend
''@'mas with relatives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
SOME INTERVIEWS.

Mrs. Ei1ie Garrett: | used TO
live in Mexico but am now with
my son looking after a farm down
northeast of Rush Hill. We feel
that we must have the Message
and here's my subscription-to
help us keep posted on county
seat affairs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

c. NJ. Fox is the sdperintendent
and Miss Ellen Carter is secrc-
tary. They Gac efficient workers
and with their assistants are ac-
complishing Il thing for good in
that community that eternity
alone will measure.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

The coming marriage of Miss
Laura Serelda Schopp, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schopp.
Just north of Mexico, to Mr.,
Royal Mccall, Of near Fulton, has
been announced, the wedding to
take place Dec. II.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
SOME ECHOES 6 TANGLES

am reminded that the farmers
of Missouri will get $225, 900 for
road dragging the next few
months. | reckon nobody wanted
any of that money in Audrain /;
haven { heard of anybody doing
anything to earn it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

a. G. Moore and daughter, Miss
Mildred, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Cauthorn were among those from
Mexico who visited in Fulton last
Thursday and witnessed the
Westminster-Central College foot
ball game.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

c. ID. Holbrook: | milk eight
Jersey cows the year around and
sell about 5000 worth of butter. !
make my poultry pay, too.
farm down near Benton City.
Didn't raise much this season,
but | have 80 acres fall plowing
done and | expect, after the Sab
bath my ground gets this year, to
make it bring forth abundantly
next year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

Miss Anna Belle McGee, teach
ing in the High School at Kinks
vile, spent Thanksgiving here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
G. McGee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

| went to hear Rev. S. w.
Hayne at the Methodist church
last Sunday night. The Metho.
dist folks are having a great re
yival. On this occasion the pas.
tor talked about Paul before Felix
and Drucilla. Paul reasoned with
Felix about righteousness, and
justice and Judgment to come.
Didn't use any diplomacy with
him but pointed his finger at him
and told him of his great sins.
That young woman who sat at his
side was not his wife but he had
stolen her from his brother. Felix
was cOnviced and trembled lie
got enough-and said, eco thy
way, at a more convenient season
| will call for thee. " But Dru-
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

w. w. Cornett. Alonzo Jen-
kins, son of Robt. Jenkins, who
used to live just south of West
Cuivre Baptist church, was here
recently from Arizona, visiting
old friends. He had been gone
3o or 80 years. 1t was quite a
treat to see him again after so
long an absence.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04
BENTON CITY.
Reunion of Old Schoolmates and
Teachers Is Proposed.

years ago, one bright morning in
1865, the writer left his humble
home, II miles east of Mexico,
Mo-, to fight the battles of life
among strangers, IA youth to
fortune and fame unknown. but
lfull of hope and a desire to bet
Tter his condition and carve out a
name that might endure when lie
should have passed away. His
struggles to obtain an cducation
a place among men of affairs, and
a competency, may be passed
over in silence, as unimportant to
the reader, but the call of his
childhood never left him, and a
longing for the old scenes, the
familiar faces, the boyhood
friends, kept Turing him back, m-
til on Monday, Nov. 23, 1913, he
found himself in Mexico, which he
had known as "A village since 1857
headed for the one dearest spot
on earth to him, where first he
saw the light of day, where he
spent his early childhood, and
where the remains of his father.
Henry j. johnson, and other rela
tives, lie buried.
A short ride on the Burlington
to North Benton, a drive of four
and Il half miles in surrey,
drawn by John Stumpf's best
mules, brought him to the edge OF
the "Old neighborhood," where
IN the days of yore he had played,
fought occasionally and studied
with the children Of II. Il. Gordon,
Isaac French, VIM. French, VIM.
Douglass, VIM. Clark, John Ro-
mans, Banks Hall, kit" Hall,
Hugh Hamilton, VIM. Hamilton,
Shell" Clark, Aleck Reed, Sink
Wilburn, Hade" Smith, Hugh
Todd, Wash Chrane, and host
of others, patrons of the Reed
School House, " one-room log
building with wide fireplace at
the south end, and a one pane
glass window in the north end,
where one of the logs had been re
moved for the purpose of giving
light, and where the boys in win
ter, at play time, chopped and
carried all the wood necessary foi
fire, and where the water foi
drinking purposes was obtained
from a spring that gushed out
from under the hill, on the edge OF
the creek, short distance north
OF the school house, and where
such men as Oat Hall, W. II
Wright, 7. r. Harris, L. Il. Doug
lass, VIM. A. Douglass, JAS.
Ridgeway, r. L, Gordon, Miss
Lizzie Ward, A. }. Worley, j. W
Bush and others taught the young
ideas how to shoot.
John w. Bush was a graduate
Of Yale College, but did not long
remain here as a teacher, being
called elsewhere by an increase of
salary. Most, if not all, of these
teachers have gone to their re
ward, but they left footprints on
the sands of time that eternity
alone can erase. The boys and
girls who went out from this hum
bic institution of learning, have
made good III all the walks Of life.
Space forbids following them in
their careers, but they succeeded
fully as well as many others who
had much greater facilities for
obtaining knowledge.
In our quest for familiar land
marks we were disappointed, as
time, the great destroyer, had re
moved, or changed, them as to be
beyond recognition. While we did
not visit it, we were informed that
the Reed Spring, which fur
nished cool, soft water for thirsty
pupils, still flows, and in the re
cent drouth was the mainstay of
the neighborhood for water.
n
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

| visited that county conven-
tlon of school boards last week
Some Of those fellows had stab
or two for Mexico cause we
charge $25 for outside pupils to
the High School called it graft,
etc. Well, you fellows out in the
rural districts, you organize. a
high school or two and see if il
doesn't cost you something to
run, and see if you won't want a
little graft, too, if somebody
comes in from an outside district
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

| notice that DR. II. f.. Trallc Of
Hardin College attended the
Johnson County "Round Up" Of
farmers at Warrcnsburg last
week. He made a speech, discus.
sing the rural church and Sunday
school. The farm women had
demonstrations in canning and
preserving vegetables and fruit
and in baking bread and meats
and the making of Christmas
candy. One feature was out Of
the ordinary. 1t was a Better
Babies y contest. That was bet
ter than "best looking baby"
contest. 1t brought hundreds of
mothers who were anxious to
have the good points of their off
spring scored The scoring was
done by committee of physi-
clans and ladies. This contest
was held behind locket doors and
the result of the scoring of the in
dividual babies is a secret be-
tween the physicians and the
mother. Here's the chance for
the Mexico Commercial Club.
pull of "Better Babies" contest
next year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

see the Street Commissioner
continues to dump the offal
gathered from the streets near
the Square into low places in the
streets out in the resident dis
tricts of town, making the con
dition of those streets worse than
the first You can t make a com
pact, good road out of horse
manure and a little soil and
leaves. That offal would make a
splendid fertilizer but it is not fiji
for building roads. MoVeover, it
ought to be saved and dumped on
some of the wornout fields around
Mexico. Some time we II see these
things and prevent these wastes
and look to every opportunity of
replenishing the hungry soils of
the fields whence cometh all that
feeds our mouths.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

John b. Nevins: IN out south
west of Thompson. ] just recent
ly sold my good little so acre
farm to James f. Beatty, who will
occupy it March 1st. I'm going
to stay in good old ,Audrain all
right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

cllla-lt is not recorded that she
flinched in any way. When a
woman is bad she S bad.
The St Louis Republic objects
that when a chance visitor comes
to that city and it is desired to
show him points of interest" he
should first be shown five hotels
and one of them lssedr-siS,
theaters and two breweries-the
whole push belonging to An
heuser Bush and w. j. Lemp
brewing companies. Well, Mr..
Republic, a few years ago you
wanted these institutions saved
to "save st. Louis" +" what's the
matter, if you are proud of 'em
you don t want to show 'cm?
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

| see that the st. Louis South
western Cotton Belt) Railway is
advertising the visit of their ex-
hibit car to be in Mexico Decem-
Der II, from s a. IN. to 6 p. m.
showing the products of the
farms along the lines of said rail
road. Our farmers and business
men and the school children are
urged to visit the car. You will
see demonstration of the won
derful agricultural possibilities OF
the Southwest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

Bennett Clark: | came by way
of Mexico Friday from Washing
ton on my way for a short visit at
my old home in Bowling Green
How s DadP He's all right. Hold
ing down his job as Speaker You
see he will get no vacation this
time; the regular session of Con,
gress is now on and that will hold
him for months and months.
help him as parliamentarian. He
told me to be sure to call and see
the Message. It's a relief to get
back home again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-04

W. U. Coil: You ought to see
the great number of cars of feed
the farmers are shipping into
Laddonia They didn't raise it
and they have to buy. ! wonder
If Audrain county won't be out
about a million dollars for feed
stuff this winter It's taking
money out of the county all right.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-11
PASSING. OF SEAMEN'S BILL WOULD GUST A
CERTAIN BRAND OF SLAVERY


applicable to foreign seamen while
under the jurisdiction of the laws of
the United States, he will have to pay
as much for his seafnen as you will
have to pay for your seamen, and all
the discrimination against the Amer
lean ship owner will fall away.
"But it will go further than that.
A vessel coming from Europe and
staying in New York three days will,
in order to secure herself, pay about
the New York wages from the Euro
pean port from which she goes. Who
is hurt? The foreign ship owner?
Yes. Why is he hurt? He is hurt in
something he had no right to. He
had no right to a specific privilege
over the American ship owner in TAX
ing cargoes or passengers out of an
American port; and we believe-and
our belief is based on years of ex-
perience- this will equalize the
cost of operation and will do a little
more than that, because the foreign
ship owner whose ship is in the
United States has his ship in for
eign port, while the American ship
owner has his ship in the home port,
and any ship owner will tell you that
it costs more to do it in foreign port
than in the home port where it is
under his own supervision.
Robert Dollar, president Of the
Dollar Steamship Company, who an
nounced himself as representative Of
the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, opposed Mr.. Foruseth on that
occasion, but was shown up before
the committee as being an employer
of Chinese sailors.
Victor A. Olander, president of the
Lake Seamen's Union, told story to
the committee that clearly shows the
workings of this Twentieth Century
form of slavery.
81 was on ship in Conneaut, o.
Lying across the river was the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-11


Sen. LaFollette's seamen's bill goes
a step further than providing for the
safety of men, women and children
who go aboard steamers 1t also
aims to abolish an ancient form OF
slavery that still exists.
For right now, in this age of en-
lghtenment, there is on the water a
brand of slavery. Under the present
law foreign ship owners have the
power to use the American police
force to drag back to their ships any
sailors who wish to better themselves
by seeking employment here. They
are not permitted to remain here
even though they might have every
other right to land and become citi-.
Zens of the United States.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
Seamen's Union of America, summed
up the situation before the sub-com-
mittee of the committee of commerce
of the United States during the hear
ings on the seamen's bill.
Giving the foreign ship owner the
right to ship his men, as he unques-
tionably has in his own port, to come
here" said Mr.. Foruseth, land then
giving him the right to use the ma
chinery of the American police and
courts to compel the performance of
contract to labor, you are giving to
the foreign ship owner privilege you
have refused to your own citizens
long ago, and by so doing you are
putting a preferential against Amer
lean shipping.
"That has been the situation in the
past, and if it is permitted to go on
will be sufficient in the future to
make any competition with the for
eign ship owner in the actual ocean
trade impossible. If you apply the
true American principles of equal
freedom, if you apply the system of
free soil, making free men, which the
Supreme Court would, in all proba-
Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-20
sISBEE TEMPERATURE

Bisbee temperature yesterday high JS, low, 49. Precipitation trace.