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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
Notice to Contractors

Ohice of the City Engineer, Mexico,
Mo-, August IL, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will he received by the City
Clerk at his Office in Mexico, Mo-, un-
til 1870 p. m, on the oath Of August,
1914, when the next regular meeting
of the Council will be held and when
the contract will be let for construct
ing along the following described
property sidewalks as herein describ-
| ed to-wit:
Along the north side of lot 3 of
Quisenberry's Park Add. to Mexico,
Mo-, as provided by an ordinance APP
proved July %, 1914.
Along the north side of lot ? OF
Quisenberry's Park Add. TO Mexico,
Mo-, as provided by an ordinance APP
proved July %, 1914.
Sidewalks to be of concrete in ac-
cordance with specifications set forth
in section of ordinance No. 40 OF
the Revised Ordinances of 1910.
Base of walks, 6 inches cinders; walk
proper, inches concrete, one part
cement, three parts sand, five parts
rock, with one-half inch wearing
coat, one part cement, two parts
crushed stone. Walks to be COM
pleted within 30 days. Payment for
the work made in special tax bills
issued against property next the
Iwalk.
Bids will be received for the com
pletion of the walk per square foot.
Contract to be left to the lowest
and best bidder. The successful
bidder TO give bond in double the
contract price.
| Council reserves the right TO
lreject any or all bids.
E. +. Ketter,
City Engineer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
THOMPSON ITEMS

James Smith and wife aud
sister-m-law, Miss Ada Burch-
man. of Memphis, Scotland, Co.,
visited friends and relatives
here the past week. They came
in their auto and were just one
day coming. Mrs. j. b. Nevins
and daughter, Martha, accom-
panied them home TO be gone
two weeks.
Joe Considine shipped one car
of hogs and Baker Barnes one
ear of cattle to st, Louis last
week.
j. r. Beatty got five first
premiums on his Shropshire
Down sheep at the Mexico Fair.
Walter Cummings of Colum
bia and Miss Jessie Squires were
married in Columbia Wednes
day, the 18th. They will make
that their future home.
John Thomas and wife hay,
returned home. Mrs. Thomas is
in very poor health. Her father
Mr.. Jesse Carter accompanied
her home.
Homer Prim and family an,
| Will Riggs and wife went {,
| Powell's Ford on two days
outing last week.
Lewis Brenton and sisters Wis
tied their uncle, Thomas Bren
ton Sunday and Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
THE BEN Greet
PLAYERS COMING
New Departure In Chautauqua
Entertainment TO Bring Art
lists In ShakeSEaaIGan Play.
1.-THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. "

Stage Customs Of the Elizabethan
Age Revived-EVery Performer a
Star-PIsy Rich In humor and SEN
timent--You'Il Enjoy the DroIIery Of
the Two Dromios.
The Chautauqua management scored
IA great triumph when they secured the
famous Ben Greet Players for sum.
mer tour through this territory. The
company is a production of Ben Greet
the foremost living authority on Eng
fish drama.
There are fifteen people in the cast,
and the play used will be "The Com
edy Of Errors" The plot is involved
and interesting, aud the play bubbles
with humor In every act.
The coming of this delightful com
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

True enough, they scratched
Judge Carter some in the pri-
mary, but didn't all the candi-
dates have a little experience
along that linc2 If Judge Car
ter had had an opponent You
would not have noticed the
scratching. But he will be elect
ed with the rest of the ticket in
November by an overwhelming
majority. You just wait and see.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
SANTA FE ITEMS
Very warm and dry.

u y W al III anu VI y
Large crowds attending the
Chautauqua. Louis TrimbIe o.
Oklahoma is visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Trimble. Mr..
Thomas Peake and Mrs. Erno,.
Smiley and children spent las.
week in Columbia. Miss Shor-
man of Monroe City is VISITING
her cousin, Miss Edna sherman.
Masters Earle and Brace Bailey
and sister, Mamie, of Columbia
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs, Geo.
McGee. Maurice Norman ID.
Kansas City is spending lhr
week with relatives here. DO"
Smiley made a business trip 10
Perry Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

John c. Brown, a prominent
banker of Wentzvillc, who at
one time for number of years
was in business at. Laddonia, this
county. who is brother OF
James Brown, Of Laddonia, has
been nominated by the Rcpubli-
cans as a candidate for Congress
against the Hon. Champ Clark.
.,oIn used TO be dycd-in-the
wool Democrat. As Roosevelt
would say, he is a bully good
fellow, but we are wondering
how he happened to stray off
with the Standpattcrs or Bull
Moosers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
FAIR AWARDS
Agricultural, Orchard and 9th.
err Products Considered

The following is an extended
list of Fair awards last week:
Best plate apples, Ed Harri-
son; peaches, Mrs. W. II. Turn
er: plums, Mrs. E. G. Starkey
grapes, purple, Mrs. j. W. Lee
grapes, white, Frank James.
Best % ears Boone County
White corn, Mrs. f. NJ, Yates,
first; r. f. Boyd, second. %
ears small cob yellow corn, Mrs
NJ. NJ. Brown; % ears any va
ricty corn, Mrs. d. NJ. Yates
peck wheat, j. G. Carter; oats
Mrs. w. r. Wasel; COW peas, }
lC. Carter; timothy seed, w. I
Wasel; Irish potatoes, j. NJ
Ward; sweet potatoes, j. Kelly
beets. Mrs. w. II. Turner; TO
matoes, j. c. Carter; yellow to
matoes, Mrs. G. +. ToalsOn; cab
Ibage. Mrs. w. II. Turner; pop
corn. J. c. Carter scanned goods
Mrs, NJ. NJ. Brown; jar pears
Mrs. II. C.Sannebeck; jar goose
berries, Mrs. Claud Powell; ia
cherries, Mrs. j. w. Gregory
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
GREAT ADDRESS
ON BROTHERHOOD
Father Austin j. Fleming Of the
Apostolic Mission Of New York
to Speak at Chautauqua.
"OIL FOR LIES MACHINERY

An Interesting Study by Scholar
Who Has Tasted the Bitter as Well
as the Sweet-His Life Story viii
Stir Your Blood.
Father Fleming was born in Tas-
mania and grew up under the very
shadow of the great prisons which
England so long filed with men she
had deported for political and religious
reasons.
He comes of an illustrious Irish fam.
fly. His grandsire was well known
associate of Thomas Davis. the Irish
poet and rebel. He was victim of
fierce strife and with many others was
transported to Tasmania. Later his
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Sad Experience of a Farmer
Boy"
Missouri Dead Laws To Be Cut
Out.
New War in Old Mexico
War Situation in Europe
Nude Pates, Scene Of Fly Tango
Parties, Made to sprout Hair
Neighborhood News From Skin
ner, Martinsburg, Moline
and Other Points
Negro Fined for Selling Liquor
Premium Awards at the Fair
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Mollie Minor of the Louisiana
Times called OH the Message
Monday. Mr.. Minor gets ont
a mighty fine paper and is one
of the distinguished editors OF
the State.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

We congratulate our warm
friend, Fred DeTienne of Var
dalia, on his being selected as a
member Of the Democratic Con.
gresSional Committee. He is a
Jealous party worker and is al
ways for the right men and
ISgAt things.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Jar raspberrics, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Brown; jar bIackbcrrics, Mrs.
James Roy; jar peaches, Mrs. Il.
L.. S. Miller; jar tomatoes, Mrs.
James Roy.
Best quart cherry preserves,
Miss Martha Layson; straw
berry preserves, Mrs. Fred
Mundy; tomato preserves, Mrs.
James Roy.
Best display apple jelly, Mrs.
Martha Layson crab apple Jelly,
Mrs. V. f. Morris; currant jelly,
Mrs. G. G. Wonncman; grape
Jelly, Mrs. j. w. Gregory; grape
Jelly, Mrs. b. ID. Brown; black
berry jelly, Mrs. w. $. Eller;
plum jelly, Mrs. j. w. Gregory.
Best loaf salt-rising bread
| Mrs. c. G. Shaw; loaf bread,
Mrs. X. b. Wilkerson; graham
bread, Mrs. II. p. Averitt plate
soda biscuit, Mrs. j. ID. Greer.
Best white cake, Mrs. f. b,
. Cook; plate molasses cookies,
Mrs. Harry Householder.
Best apple pie, Mrs. j. c.
NIundy; caramel pie, Miss Ellen
Carter.
Best homemade cider, Mrs. j
/ w. Lee; watermelon, g. T.Spots
wood; largest stalk corn, Ed
Harrison; homemade broom, f
J. Hoover.
Poland China hogs--best boar
any age, w. w. johnson, first
w. l. Britt, second; sow, any
age, w. |. Britt, first and see
ond.
Duroc hogs-best boar, an.
age, Smith Bros, first and sec
ond; SOW, any age, Smith Bros.
Sweepstakes-best boar an,
two sows, any age or breed
= Smith Bros, first; w. ]. Britt
second. Poland China pigs, 81.
months old, II. A Greer; boa
and two sows, any age ant
breed, owned in Audrain cour
V ty, w. w. johnson, first; w.
), Britt, second.
, Best draft mare and colt, i
!. p. Rudasill, first; f. Il. Crosby
second. Mule, either sex, yea
; old and under two, Georg
$. Dean, first and second; mul,
]. either sex, two years and unde
+. three, George Dean, first, r.
I. Price, second; pair mules, thre
years and under, Hollis Crew
} first; George Dean, secon,
J. Shetland pony, in harness, dri'
y en- by boy or girl under 10, Ste
, Carter, first; Mildred Yves
:. second.
e. Mr.. and Mrs. George WilsC
- &c AInlinn Loft Cor ENnnlS iI
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Yep, the grand jury does not
meet till next year, The gam.
blers can 90 and join the war in
Europe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

The famous Ben Greet Players
give Shakespeare's Comedy of
Errors" at the Chautauqua Fir
day night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Miss Myrtle Duncan, one o..
Audrain S most successful tra'.
ers, is home from summer school
at Kirksville.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Get the Chautauqua fever. Ii 5
good Tor you.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

r. B. Kerr and Geo. Lier-
heimer, near Molino, are build
ing silos.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Reube Met.
are the parents of new SOL"
born last Friday,
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

pany of players acts as stimuiant for
Shakespearean reading. ana everybody
should post up on 1.-The Comedy OF En-
rors" to get the most good out Of the
play. The Chautauqua has never
brought "A greater attraction.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

FRl TEH ROo TN TIE"iNN'
family followed, and the penal colony
became their home,
Father Fleming saw the old atroci-
ties. He relates tales Of how govern
ment enticed shoals Of sharks 10 infest
the coasts TO act as guards against
escane He was schooled In nifty and
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Entered At the Pos, Office al Mexico, Missouri
., Second ClAn Matter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson
of Moline left for Excelsior
Springs Monday.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09

drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover"
Now, your common sense tells you, that
amt so.
You try it on your beloved pastor some
day: carry him highland moccasion in a
box, and ask him to take it up in his hands.
Will he do it? Not unless he's crazy.
Suppose you hand him some deadly thing
to drink, say prusslc acid. Will he drink it!
Not if he knows it.
Carry him to person sick with typhoid,
or pneumonia, or scarlet fever. or infamma-
tory rheumatism; and ask him to lay his
hands on this sick person in order that the
disease may be cured.
Will he do it? No: he doesn't wish to prove
that he is out of his mind.
Then how did any such passage get into the
Word of God? 1t isn't IN any, one Of the Old
est manuscripts.
It was forged by the priests during the
Dark Ages, when they prosecuted science, and
claimed to heal all sickness by faith.
In the Dark Ages, the physicians who
really knew the healing art were afraid to be
curing by Black Magic, and punished them
savagely.
The priests claimed to cure all diseases and
lunacies, by prayers exorcisms, relics, miracu-
lous waters and other fool doings which filled
the pockets of the priests with money, while
it filled the cemeteries with the dead
This humbug is kept up in Roman Catholic
countries, even now.
Recently, it has invaded these United
States. The priests have imported some Of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09

prevail of Washington, James Madi-
son submitted the first amendment
to the Constitution which was adopt
ed by Congress, September 23rd,
1889 and submitted to the State for
ratification. To the Baptists of Vir
ginia, with the aid of James Madison,
rests the honor of initiating the re-
ligious liberty amendment to our
Constitution. Today the Baptists, by
inh eritance, should be the staunchest
friends of liberty and the most
strenuous opponents of the encroach-
ments Of Rome, but while some are,
the mass of the Baptists have fallen
away from their first love, and if
they are great believers in religious
liberty, the fact is not so awfully
much in evidence. Professionalism
has lost it's protest, it has fallen from
it's former strength and power.-The
Crusader, lola, Kansas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
WHO WILL HELP THIS BROTHER
LOCATE THESE FOLKS?

Brother Watson: / want the adj
dress of that Baptist deacon-Alford
Maddox. He is 'Rock in a weary
land" I also want the address Of
that aged brother, Amos l.. Griffith,
he says he is 83 years old and Grip
pied and wants the JeffersOnian, but
is not able to pay for it, I want to
give him the paper. Also the ad-
dress of B. L. Hensley, the good in
tended man who wants to convince
you that there is a literal hell other
than the grave-the state of death.
He can not do that and fight Roman
ism to a finish, that is their own
doctrine and they that are not
against them and theirs, are for
them and theirs. I have a booklet
written by an unlearned man, giving
a new vision of the 'Mysteries of
Cod" "Hell," Judgment" Heaven"
Baptism" "The Coming of the Son
of Man." "The Latter End" 1t
should be read by the wise and the
prudent" and especially by the
hungry and thirsty" / also want
the address of B. H. Lowe, the man
who sees of a truth that this falsely
called Christian nation is rapidly
drifting Soddomward, and suggests
logically that we 'speak often of
these things"
Yours in the service,
JOEL p. STEPHENS.
Tabor, N. c.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
am yours in the fight,
ALABAMA.
ADDRESS WANTED.

Dear Sir: My father, B. H. Nixon
has recently died, leaving an estate
for division among the heirs. There
is one son by the name of Benjamon
Franklin Nixon, that left from here
about six years ago, we have never
heard of him since. Any one know
ing anything Of him will please noti-
fly me and oblige.
w. B. NIXON.
Elba, Ala, R. F. d. 8.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
ROMANIST CHAPLAINS IN OUR
ARMY.
ARMY.
Especial to The Jeffersonian.)

Especial to The Jeffersonian.)
Y an Act of Congress provi-
IR sion was made whereby the
Hk authorized enlisted strength
of the regular establishment
of the United States Army
should be 1864 men. The same
law provided for the appointment OF
81 men to be chaplains to admins
ter to the spiritual needs of these
men and assigned them as follows:
Corps of Engineers, /; Cavalry, fif~
teen regiments, Is; Field Artillery,
six regiments, 6; Coast Artillery
Corps, IA; Infantry, thirty regiments,
30; and one regiment of Infantry,
Porto Rico, 1; total 81.
These assignments appear to have
been made with due regard for the
best interests Of the service, one hav-
ing been assigned to each regiment
and one to each of the principal Ar
tillery posts, or one for every 1928
men.
Notwithstanding the fact that pro-
vision has been made for 81 army
t'sky pilots" only s. men have
availed themselves of the honor if
such it may be called; and of these
the kiss-my-footers head the list with
IS; Protestant Episcopal, IA; Pres
byterian, Z; Methodist Episcopal, 7;
Baptist, 5; Congregational, 4; Meth
odist Episcopal South, 3; Lutheran,
2; Dutch Reformed, 1 Christian, /;
Unitarian, 1; African Methodist Epis-
copal, 2; and African Baptist, 2, max
ing total of IS.
1t is cutie evident that Christian
denominations are not so enthusiast
tic about the spiritual needs OF
Aunt Sans" boys as are the others.
If they are, they do not show it by
their actions like the chemise wear
ing foOt-kissers do 1t is possible,
though not at all probable, that there
are more of the men who believe in
Joe Sarto as King of Heaven, Earth
and He'll" than there are who be-
lieve in God Such being the case,
then the 16 "rumWies" are neces-
sary. Another possible reason is that
the opening for graft is better than
in ordinary life, and still another,
which is probably the best offered, is
the opportunity to- have sixteen of
Joe Sarto's flags flying over the
American Army. G.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
THE BAPTIsTs AND RELIGIOUS
LIBERTY.

The history of the Baptist colony
Of Rhode Island is record they may
well be proud of, and they could be
prouder if the present day Baptists
were as jealous and vigilant defend
ers Of Religious Liberty as they were
then.
When Washington was president,
the Baptists of Virginia wrote Wash
ington relative to amendments to the
Constitution giving guarantees of re-
ligious freedom. The following is
Washington's reply:
eff | could have entertained the
slightest apprehension that the Con-
stitutlon framed by the convention
where [ had the honor to preside,
might possibly endanger the reli-
gious rights of any ecclesiastical So
ciety, certainly l would never have
placed my signature to it; and if [
could now conceive that the general
government might ever be so ad
ministered as to render the liberty of
conscience insecure, I beg you will
be persuaded that no one would be
more jealous than myself to estab-
lish effectual barriers against the
horrors of spiritual tyranny and
every species of religious persecu-
ton. For, you doubtless remember,
[ have often expressed my senti-
ments, that any man, conducting
himself as a good citizen, and being
accountable to God alone for his re-
IigiOus opinions, ought to be pro-
tected in worshipping the Diety &C
cording to the dictates of his own
conscience While [ recollect with
satisfaction that the religious socie-
ty of which you are members have
been throughout America, uniformly
and almost unanimously the firm
friends of civil liberty, and the per-
serving promoters Of our glorious
revolution, I cannot hesitate to be-
lieve that they will be the faithful
Supporters of a free yet efficient
general government. Under this
pleasing expectation, I rejoice to as
sure them that they may rely upon
my best wishes and endeavors to ad-
vance their prosperity.
l am, gentlemen, your most obedi-
ent servant,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
This was written in August 1909,
and one month after with the ap-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
If YOU ARE NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER FOR
WATSON'S MAGAZINE


Send in your subscription, a club, now, to
begin with the May number.
1t is going to be of the best ever.
Mr.. Watson clears up a great deal of the
historical fog about Henry VIII. of England,
and his clash with the Roman Catholic
church.
King Henry wasn't the fool the Vatican
would like us to think he was.
Then read what a really high caste native
of India thinks of OUR civilization, OUR
religion and the beams have in OUR eyes.
''Americus" writes of "Our Despicable
Press and he is in a position to know how
the cowardly editors permit their columns to
be filled with Roman Catholic 'snews items.''
There will also be some magnificent illus
trations, ordered especially by Mr.. Watson
for this issue.
Subscribe now. One Dollar per year, Fifty
cents in clubs of ten.
THE JEFFERSONTAN PUBLISHING CO.,
Thomson, Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
THE eJEFFERSONIAN

the nasty old bones that they find in the cata-
combs of ancient Rome, and also portion of
the True Cross, &C.
These fake relics work wonders. They
always have worked wonders. They are a
source of immense revenue to the takers.
But a07se1a the Popes and the cardinals and
the priests themselves get sick, THEY send
for doctor.
You have noticed that, haven't you9
Life-an Speeches of Thos. e. Watson will
encourage every ambitious young man who
has to struggle for success. Price, SOC, post
paid. The Jeffersonian Publishing Company,
Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
WHY DID OSCAR UNDERWOOD DO
THIS?

Dear Mr.. Watson: In the Mobile
Register of March 18th, there ap-
peared an article saying, |'The COM
mittee of Hibernians received notice
that Congressman 0. w. Underwood
had rendered them the use of the u.
S. Government Marine Band for their
st. PatFick's parade on March the
18th. This is said to be the greatest
band owned by the u. S. War De-
partment. He also rendered them a
U. S. Officer to have charge of the
parade" I also enclose you clip
pings Of the Montgomery Advertiser
of March the 10th and 18th.
Now what do you think of a Con-
gresham sending Federal bands to
do honor to Roman Catholics, AT
THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE
OF A PROTESTANT NATION?
| hope to see a full comment in
next weeks Jeffersonian from you
for the benefit of your Alabama
readers.
1 am yours in the fight,
ALABAMA.
P. S. One of the four bands men
toned in the Advertiser clopping as
"O'Brien's Minstrel Company Band"
is a negro band belonging to the
Negro Ministries, called the Georgia
Minstrels. They are here in our
town today Think of the u S. Ma
rine Band, sent by Mr.. Underwood,
and negro band leading the est.
Partricl1's'' in parade. A.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09
PAGE TEN.
Pastor Russell Knows More
About the Bible Than
Beecher and Talmage
Seemed TO Know.

YOU may say what you please about Pastor
Russell, but that old man sure does know
the Bible.
[ don't mean that he merely knows it
tertenoz1y, by its contents, by what is in it.
There are many who know it that way.
What mean is that he knows it histori-
cazzy. He knows how it was put together:
he knows how the union of Church and State
changed it: and he knows what portions of it
ere forged.
Of course, it shocks and unsettles the aver
age Christian to tell him that the Bible as
we how have it, is not the Bible of the PRINT
tive Church. Yet, that is the historic truth,
and Pastor Russell is brave enough to say so.
For instance, any learned preacher, of any
denomination, will tell you, IN private, that,
the last II verses in the Gospel of Mark, are
spurious But he will not tell his congrega-
ton that IN public.
Pastor Russell comes right out, and declares
to all the world that those twelve verses are
forge15es.
I think one reason the average preacher
avoids the admission in public is, that those
- false verses contain the most radical utter
ances in favor of foreign mission. However,
that's just notion of mine, and it may not
hold water.
The 18th verse, among these false - verses
reads
"They shall take up serpents; and if they
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-17
MoRE{KIcKs- ON CAR SERVICE

New kicks against. rotten street
car service are coming in. Charles
w. Jacobs, 1718tW 18th ST., clerk of
the municipal court, declares that
during the early morning rush the,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-17

18th st. cars going east are so crowd
ed person often has to wait half an
hour before getting even hanging
room on the rear steps.
And hanging room on these below
zero mornings is not very desirable"
Jacobs says.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-17
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