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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
Daylight Diplomacy Would Eliminate
Much Bad Feeling Among the Nations
BY PROF. SCOTT NEARING

Secret diplomacy fruitful of misunderstanding among
nations weeks perhaps years the
between the countries grows greater intrigue breeds
people are white expectancy uncertainty Then pin
drops somewhere and the nations moblizing.
If Of the correspondence between the warning nations
Europe published before the began instead of after
started The negotiations between nations
should open of the legislatures the courts Day
light diplomacy would eliminate much bad feeling between the nations
politicians would make votes Such
undoubtedly hopeless minority the type exists and in
grave crisis it must be Teckoned with
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
Five Years
Capitol Building Delayed.

E. w. Stephens, of Columbia,
chairman of the capitol commission,
expressed the opinion that the next
session of the general assembly can
not be held in the new statehouse,
"for the very good reason that the
work will not be done in time.
parts of the floor of the building
will not be finished andthewhole
structure will be in an incomplete
state" he added.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
Man Accused Of Killing Brother.

Henry Sallin, son of Joseph Sallin,
farmer, residing near Linn, Usage
county, is in the Cole county Jail
awaiting a preliminary hearing on a
charge of killing his brother, Albert
Sallin, while the two were in Jeffer.
son City.
Sallin was arraigned before Justice
Fromme and entered a plea of not
guilty. Because he had no lawyer
and was not prepared for a prellmi
nary hearing it was postponed
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
State Boards Tax Report.

The total valuation of all railroads.
bridges, telephone and telegraph lines
and private cars in Missouri is $780,
821,S00.16, an increase of 1889 ,344.69
over the assessment for 1915, accord
ing to assessed valuation figures
made public by State Auditor John
Z. Gordon, secretary of the state
board of equalization.
An increase in assessments Of
nine-tenths of / per cent over the
assessments for last year for rail-
roads, telegraph and telephones and
similar items was made over 1915.
The increase in assessments upon
real estate and personal property for
1916 over 1915 was % per cent. The
assessment of the United Railways
remains az the same figure as before.
The assessments of the people of St.
Louis were increased $22,SS7,745. The
st. Louis Terminal Association was
not increased, standing at $6,306, 400.
The Mckinley System was decreased
100000, the st. Louis and Merchants
Bridge Terminal 100000 and the St.
Louis and Southwestern Telephone
and Telegraph Company $4,000.
Most of the big railroads were as
sesseo the same as last year. The
Frisco system was reduced $500
and the Missouri, Kansas G Texas
increased S150.000.
The assessed valuation is distrib-
uted as follows:
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14

LYDIA ~. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Com
pound. When l was
As and had the
Change of Life,
q friend recon-
mended it and It
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that I took
several bottles. I
am now well and
knaIk6-x anI ..aA-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
10000 Missouri Autos.

Registrations of automobiles in
Missouri amount to 100000. Although
only seven months of the year have
passed this number is $4,000 in ex-
cess of the number of automobile Ii
censes issued last year. In st. Louis
19,453 licenses were issued while H.
954 were issued in Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
Missouri Fifth in Losses.

A tabulation has been made of the
states which have shown the most I'M
profitable records for fire insurance
during the last five years, with their
average rates. Arkansas and Alabama
lead, Missouri is fifth. The list fol-
lows, with the five-year loss ratio and
the average rate:
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
September II, 1915.

German crown prince advanced
toward Verdun.
More allied troops landed on
GaIllpoli peninsula.
Ambassador Dumba protested
to U. S. that he was treated I'M
fairly.
Official account Of Zeppelin
raids on London give weeks
casualties at SO killed and 124 in
jured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
September 16, 1915.

Hindenburg drove Russians
across the DVina north of Pinsk.
British submarine Ell lost in
Dardanelles.
German cavalry reached the
railway at MoIodeehno.
Enali 4 prize court condemned
seized american meat carooes.
Entente allies demanded that
Bulgar.a declare her position.
Russian duma prorogued.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
panforth Gains ReIeass.

Danforth Gains Release.
Martin Danforth of st. Louis, SEN
fenced to serve four years for fraud
ulent registration, obtained his re-
, lease from the state penitentiary by
a habeas corpus proceeding filed be-
fore Judge Jack Slate Of the Cole
county circuit court.
DaEsorth's time would have expired
October /, but he alleged the 80 days
which he spent in the St, Louis Jail,
after the affirmation of his sentence
by the supreme court, should be de-
Quoted. Juge Slate took this view
and ordered Danforth's release.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
apeeIaI Elections.

Governor Major issued writs for
special elections in the Sixth and the
Twenty-eighth state senatorial dis
tricts to fill vacancies caused by the
deaths of Col. William H. Phelps of
Carthage and Dr. John S Wallace OF
Keytesville, both of whom were hold.
over senators. The special elections
will be held the day of the general
election.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14

There are but few unhappy mar
riages. The unhapplness shows up
later.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
September is, 1915.

September is, 1915.
Won Maekensen's army occu-
pied Pinsk.
Asquith announced enlistment
100000 munition factory work.
ers.
Italians again attacked ToImI-
no bridaehead.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
ELDERLY WOMEN
SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They Were
Carried Safely Through
Change Of Life.

Durand, Wis.--"I am the mother Of
fourteen children and owe my life to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
state Poultry Board.

Gov. Major reappointed for a term
of three years each A. A. Coolt of st.
Louis and ], A. Maxwell Of Fayette,
Mo-, members of the state poultry
board. Their terms will expire Aug,
16, 1919.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
Fire In Prison PLANT.

A fire which destroyed one addi-
ton TO the Central Broom Company's
plant in the state penitentiary caused
damage estimated at about $4,000,
The fire. the prison officials declare,
was set by convicts,
This is the fifth fire there in the
last two months, The first one did
damage to the extent of $4,000 On
the discovery OF the flames the con-
syiets were all ordered to their cells.
and all guards placed on duty. The
Central Broom Company Is operated
under the contract system.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14

Total .............$1, 905, 0S7,752
The state levies 10 cents upon each
hundred dollars valuation. OF this
amount Is cents is for revenue, 2 for
capitol and 1 for school certificates
of Indebtedness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
September "a, 1916.

September IA, 1915.
Russians assumed the offen-
sive In South Russia.
Russian advance along Sereth
forced Teutons across the
Strypa.
Severe artillery actions along
the French front.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-09-14
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK

September II, 1915.
Great German concentration
on DvInsk-VIIna line.
Russians repulsed Turks at
several points In Caucasus.
italian, British and French
wsrshlps sheIIed positions near
Smyrna.
September IL, 1915.
Russian forces at Wilma threat
ened with development.
Turks defeated by Russians
near OIL.
zeppellns made unsuccessful
raid on English east coast.
September 10, 1915.
Hlndenburs reached Rovno-
Petrograd railway between Wilma
and Dvinsk.
Russians advanced In Tarno-
pol district.
Won Mackensen checked north
west of RoVno.
Sir Percy Scott placed in COM
mand of London's aerial de-
lenses.
German aeropIane raided coast
Of Kent.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23
QUESTION NO. 16
WICKED ONEJ.
TEXT.

The wicked are es.ranged
from the womo; they 20 astray
as soon as they be born speak
ing lies.
Their poison ia like the poison
IT a serpent: they are like the
oeat adder that stoppeth her ear
(Psalms. 5S-9-4)
Dear reader please ask your
preacher who God had reference
to? Is ii ths little child? or who
can 1t have reference to? Preach
ers please answer thru re
CRESSET Or say by your silence
that you do not know. Ed
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23

, rlS'lleon ness, VIII thou not
cease to pervert the right ways
of the Lord? (Acts IS 10Y
In this scripture subtitle is
thoroughly explained. Bnt now
Dear Reader, if you turn and
look at the definition given by
Webster you will see quite a
Inherent construction. paced on
shis word.
Subtle Thin, not dense, not
gross, nice, tine. delicate, not
coarse etc.
But thank God his definition
does not mako it so.
But Gods definition is ever
true. Having row before US,
Gods Eternal Truths teaching
US The subtilitv of the serpent in
the garden of God, and what it
was We shall proceed to show
his entire being and form.
AS we stated above the ser.
pent was numbered with the
beasts, What we have TO Go then
Is. to find out why he was mum.
bered with the beast, and then
IN THIS manner we will learn in
What manner or form lie pre-
scented himself unto Eve in the
garden. Ard in order to do this
We shaIl ask you to read this
scripture first.
And the great dragon was
cast out that old serpent called
the Devil; and Satan, which de.
ceiveth the whole world, he was
cast out into thu earth, and his
angels was cast out with him."
Rev. 12-9,
Now we have before as tina
serpent, cast out of heaven,
Isaiah calls him the son of the
morning, please read.
How art thou fallen from
heaven, O l.ucifef; son of the
morning. how art thou cut down
to the ground, which didst weaa.
en- the nations. Isa. lip.
lie was cast out of heaven to
earth. And when this was done
the angels of heaven sang out In.
This language.
And heard a loud voice say.
log in heaven, Now is come sal. |
Vallon and strength, and tue
Kingdom of our God, and the
power of his Christ. for the
accusor of our brethren is cast
down which accused them before
cur God day and night. :
Therefore rejoice We heavens
and ye that dwell IN them; Woe
to tie inhabiters of the earth and
OF the sea! for the devil is come
do"n unto you, having great
wrath, because he knogeth that
he hath but short time " (Rev,
l2-10 : to
With the rejoicing OF the an.
gels Of heaven over their accusor
being cast down; came a grest
mourning as it is written woe
unto The habitants Of the earth
for the devil is come down a,
mong yoa,' At this early period
OF mans existance on the earth:
the greater number, was the de
scendents Of the created man
spoken OF in this manner: I
And God said. Let US make
man In cur image, after our like.
ness; and let them have dominion
over The fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23

nation and subtitle, and mAny
more such sayings that could
bs named,
Is sufficient cause, to keep
men in utter darkness, If those
sayings are followed. Aud it
is true that there are many
who follow such sayings, and
prefer them in the place Of the
truth. because men, "love dark.
hess rather than light" Our
advice is for, all to turn to God
with pure heart and search for
the old paths That the prophet
Jeremiah spoke Of: and walk
therein, as God through the
prophet said we should. After
we bave oeen SO plainly taught
oy the word thatths serpent was
oAtan cast out OF heaven and
thas Leviathan and the serpent
and dragon are united In ona
ana that he Ia tho king over all
ina children OF pride. The read
or will still say this does not
tell or show US. the serpsnt,s
connection with the beasta
And in order that We NAV on.
tighten the minds Of the reader
on this, we shall AK them 10
to read this part OF Gods word
next,
Thou braksst the heals OF
IeVlathsn in pieces and gavsst
him to be meat to the peonIe
'nhabiting the wilderness Ps.
74-14
lnorder that we may get the
connection of the scriptures va
shall ask YOU to read this.
Thou didss divide the sea bv
thy strength; thon brakest the
heads OF the dragons in the vat
ers .(Ps. "A ia
Now We have in the same
connection, the serpent, Levia.
THAN and the dragon all in one
character, And all these are to
be meat for the children inhaoit.
Ing the wilderness And for Us
TO learn who the dragon and
Lev'athan was: we must 90 to
the word OF Coo for it. We then
will learn In what form. the
serpent came to Eve. aud beguIl.
ed her.
Tha question would arise
When vas it, that the dragon,
and Laviathian become meat
FOR the children inhabiting the
wilderness? we will answer that
Continued to page 8.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23

cattle, and over ali the earth, and
over every creeping thing that
creepe!h upon the earth.
So Coo created man in bis
own image, in the image of God
created he him; male and female
created he them (Gen, 1-26
'27) Those are the ones
who God had created as it
reads on tue sixth day male and
! female; and com manded them to
be fruitful and multiply, 1t
was this class of people the an
gels in heaven gave warning to-:
when they said, woe to the in
ha bitants Of the earth. And this
/ expression declares the fact that
the devil would come in cOnnec.
ton with the inhabitants, in
such a manner that 1t would
cause them woe And we must
next find out what this connec-
ton was; iIorder TO find out
Whist IL was that caused the woe.
Our next testimony then. we
shall read on this point Is this:
In that day the Lord with his
sore and great cnd strong
sword shall punish leviathan the
piercing serpent, even leyiathan
that crooked serpent; and he
shall STAY the dragon tnat Is in
the sea-" lisa. 27-1.) Here we
have levlathan She piercing, ser.
pent, and the piercing serpent is
the devil in the dragon, says
God. But when we turn to the
marginal readings which is the
sayings Of men. We see they
say the piercing serpent, is "A
crossing like bar We do
not believe what they say, yet
there are many tina! do believe
it. But SO that we may prove to
our Readers that they are wrong
and contradict themselves; we
Shall ask you TO read tho follow.
ing,
Canst thou draH out leviathan
with a hook2 or his tongue with
a cord which thou latest down?
JOB II Il,
here God speaks TO job OF La.
Vlatnan, and says WHO he is in
this language;
lie bsholdeto all high thin 60
lie Is q king over all the children
OF pride" Dob 4l-34.)
While God says that Leyiathan
is, the king over all the children
OF pride. Turning again to tha
marginal readings TO show the
contradiction Of mans sayings
In job and lisa. that which men
say, that he is a whale or whirl,
pool or crossing ike a bar, They
do not know which; and thew had
forgotten that they said that he
was crossing like a bar in Isa-
iah.
srom such analizing or parsing
o! the scriptures by men az the
above. vne reader will see that
shelr theory is false. They are
not able to tell whether Leviath
an the serpent is q whale or a
whirl pool or d crossing like a
bar, When God, tells US plainly
that he Is the king over al! the
children OF pride, which is old
Satan.
ooch sayings, as this, and rs
webster on Creation and For.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23

Preachers and all if the Ed. is
not right with his twn man
theory Please explain the fol
lowing scripture.
The wicked are estrance j
from The womb; they go astrav
as soon as they be born, speak.
Ing lies. i FPS. 58-S)
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23
QUESTION NO 7.

Please tel! us why the Church
today has not the seven men
spoken Of in Acts. Ga to admin
lister on the same purpose If he
is !Apostolioy
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23
NOTICED!

ANY party or parties wishing
to ask questions through this
paper upon any subject, reli.
sl'usly or otherwise shall be
treated as IA friend. But in no
case will the Editor allow anv
slang or slang phrases 20 thru
it's columns
q fs,.-v->,e-,,.r.r
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23
Mr.. H0llenb9Ck DarpS
us TO come.
Continued from last week,
THE SERPENT,

lect, that the many have skepti-
cised on. And in close observing,
III all their commenting, will
teach us that they at any time.
have but family hit upon the
truth. The Serpent, shall be
our neN1 Subject, for Us to lca.
son on, and by it adding one
more lux, to tbs Two Man The
DRY; under the Heading of Gre
alton and Formation. Teaching
US who tho Serpent was that
besu'led Eve III tie garden.
Some will tell yo1 that the
tree was some kind of fruit.
Some will say an apple, others
a peach Some will venture to saw
mat 1t was Satan. But they fail
TO tell In what manner he came
10 Eve. Oar aim shah be, in this
chapter to give the Reader the
Truths from the Word; So that
tbe1 will be able to see who the
Serpent was, and in what man
ner lie came to Eve when he
presented himself in the garden,
and what the fruit was.
The first that We sbai! notes
fron holy Writ on this very
lmpo tant point is this.
Now the serpent was more
subtle than any beast o. the
field which the Lord God had
made. And he said unto the
woman, Yea hath God sold, thou
shalt NOT eat of every tree of the |
sarden.' (Gen. : ~
Toe Serpent is said to be, in
this scripture more subtle than
any beast of the field. We learn
by this, that the SERPENT was
c'assed with the beasts OF the
field. only more subtle.
The first thing We shall notice,
is the word Subtitle, now eener.
ally called suite. TIE Bible is
very explisit on this, forl1od by
one Of the early prophets says to
you and | this.
But Amron had d friend
whose name was Jonadab, tte
son of SHIN aah, D4vid's brother,
and Jonadab was a very suo,;i.
man" 2 San, 13-3.
Nov then the question arises
n what manner, was this man
presented by Gods Word, to be
\ uotlle man, We answer by
teaching Amnon how to deceive
his father; SO that he might have
The opportunity of running his
sister Tanner, (Seo 2ud, Sam, 10
- 81 And you will see bv the
OF this man; David was
deceived and lamar ruined by
Amnon her brother.
Therefore in turning YOU
again, to this language, we shall
lind more proof on this point.
And behold there met him a
woman with the attire of an har.
lot and su olil of heart, Prov
10 }
In tie character Of this woman
we have the true meaning of
No better representa-
tlon OF subtitle can he given: than
IN The two cases presented
above, in both circumstances
you see tha devices of satan in
the most heneouS form, in order
to deceive and allure person
into the lowest degredation' and
not only the person; out to bring
innocent characters with h
btlity used, to ruin. And in
order to further our claims We
shall ask you to read this,
And he said q ful) ne all e,l,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-11-23

What Is the Accumulation of
Dsso'a!ion spoken OF by Daniel
the Prophet Spoken Of in thu
gospels standing ia the Holy
place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-18

Notwithstanding the fact that
prohibition laws have become ef-
fective in seven states since July
l, 1915, approximately Z IL mil
lion gallons Of whisky have been
produced in the United States so
far the fiscal year ending June 80
than ever before. Returns to the
internal revenue bureau. approx
innate the total increase for the
year at 10 million gallons. In the
same period the production Of
beer has fallen more than / IL
million barrels, or As million gall
Ions, from last years figures. The
total output Of beer for the year
ending June 30, it is estimated,
will be. about 60 million gallons
less than it was in the last fiscal
year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-18
Agree on Army Bill.

Washington, May 13.-The Sen.
ate and house conferees reached 8
definite agreement on the army
bill today, breaking the two weeks
deadlock over the measure. The
agreement provides:
A standing army totaling 206,.
600 enlisted men, peace strength
A federalized National Guard
of 1926, 900 men.
Elimination Of the federal vol
unteer army plan.
A 500, 100000 nitrate plant.
A seven-year enlistment term in
the regular army.
Military training camps organ
lied on the Plattsburg plan.
An investigation of the advisa-
bility of government manufac-
ture Of all war munitions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-18
REAL ESTATE TRANsrTRs

M. E. Purcell to R. Fl. William.
28O acres section IS Homer $1.OO
H. A. Nelson ct al to Leslie
Veede 200 acres sections 6 and
Charlotte and Homer $875O.OO.
Phillip Carroll to Rhoda A. Car
roll 40 acres section 30 Deepwater
81, 10000.
r. L. Kisner to Ed Brown lot 6
block SO Rich Hill $500.
Geo. P. Huckeby to Frank Bur-
CESS lot 6 block 3S Rich Hill
$4,000.
Frank Burgess to r. L. Keener
lot 6 block 38 Rich Hill $425.0O.
Ed Brown to B. Mcbride lot 6
block 38 Rich Hill $500.
j. W. Baker to R. j. Taylor lots
Z to IL; part lot IL; block 81 and
part block 113 Rich Hill $1.OO.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-18
RICH TO PAY FOR DEFENSE
Army and Navy Money to Come
From Big Fortunes.

Washington, May 13.-The ricl
and well-to-do will have to meet
the entire burden of the. cost Of
the preparedness program under
the plans Of the administration
House leaders, unless Congress up.
sets them.
While it has been known for
some time this was the general
plan of the administration leaders
in the House, the general provis-
ions Of the revenue bill were fin
ally decided upon at conference
today between Secretary McAdoo
and Chairman Kitchin. Secretary
McAdoo approved for the Presi-
dent the plan Mr.. Kitchin and the
committee had worked out.
Under the terms of the commit
tee bill, there will be no stamp
taxes, no increased whisky tax, or
special excise tax of any kind
the increased revenue to be raised
from three sources-income tax,
inheritance tax and a tax on war
munitions.
Although the administration
and President Wilson urged tax
on bank checks, gasoline, explos-
i've engines and pig iron, Secre-
tary McAdoo at today's confer
ence agreed to the Kitchin pro-
gram.
Under this plant the increase in
the income tax will be nearly
double what was originally pro-
posed at the outset of the session.
The increase will largely be on in
comes of more than $4,000 a
year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-18

All of those who signed the
Irish Declaration of independence
are dead. Sixteen have been exc
cuted for treason. They are P. II.
Pearce, provisional president Of
the republic; Connolly, John Nc
Dermott, Thomas j. Clark. John j.
MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett,
canon Ceanut, Edward Daley,
Michael O'Hanrahan, William
Pearce, Major John Mcbride, Cor
nelius Culbert, J. J. Houston,
Michael Mal1on, Thomas Kent and
Sheehy Skeffington. Connolly
for a number of years lived in
New York, where he was we'll
known as a Socialist and writer
on labor subjects.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-18

Foreclosure proceedings, based
on a default of $10,O00,000 first
mortgage collateral bonds were
brought in New York federal
court Thursday against the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway by the Bank
ers Trust Company which holds
the bonds as security.