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Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11
TAOPl.

Sunday school every Sabbath in the school
All. Smith and wife are in Adams this
week.
Prof. W. Il. Triggs is spending his vacation
at home.
Walter Turlon is happy father number one.
1t isa boy.
Alec, Bell has recovered from sickness and
is now about.
Miss Nellie Davis closes the Taopi school
this week.
Horace Mitson.o our former fellow townsman,
was here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wright are here from
Winifred, Dakota, visiting with Mrs. Wright's
parents.
Lutte Billings was in town Saturday last.
He has been suffering with severe attack of
inflammatory rheumatism and we are glad to
see him SO far recovered as to be out.
MIR. Bell, of Farningt on has been in town
some weeks past experimenting the building
OF his house, which now looms up very sub
stantially northeast OF the village.
The Ladies' Soc .ty. which has been reor-
ganzed, will meet ut Mrs. H. H. Crossett's
mex, Thursday afternoon, young people in the
evening.
The meetings held here by Rev. Stark have
resulted in the organization OF a Christian So
ciety of eight members, under the leadership
OF Mr. McGinty.
Alec Bell's house in town is nearly finished,
but the we'll drillers have suspended on &C.
count of getting he drill stuck.
4 literary club, called the Taopi Owls, has
been organized for the purpose of spending
pleasant and profitable evening every other
week.
Rev. Stark has broken a large tract Of land
northeast OF town and has sown it to flax.
Others have done considerable breaking on
the prairie in that direction.
James Sanders while returning home
from LIE Roy, was thrown from his wagon
and very seriously injured in the spine.
The festive chinch bug has made his ap
pearance among us, but it is hoped that the
recent rains will chech him.
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11

NV little boy about eight months old,
was taken with hux. After several days,
we commenced giving Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
according to directions. We were very
uneasy about the child, and sent for a
physician. | told him what we had been
doing, and showed him the medicine.
He examined it, and told US the best
thing we could DO, was to go ahead and
give the remedy. We used about half a
small bottle, and cured the child, al
though the child was 50 low, that he had
no use Of himself. We thought so much
of your remedy that we would let no one
else have it. I told my wife few days
ago that l must write, and tell you what
your medicine had done. G. W. LUGAR,
lions Hill, Virginia. Sold by Giles &
Tryon. ~s@
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11
The Verdict Unanimous.

w. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind,
testifies: Il can recommend Electric
Bit:ers as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
of rheumatism Of 10 years standing" "
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohio,
atf1rms "The best selling medicine l
have ever handled in my 20 years. ex.
perience, is Electric Bitters." Thousands
of others have added their testimony, so
that the verdict is unanimous that Elec-
trio Bitters do cure all diseases of the
Liver and Kidneys or Blood Only a
half dollar bottle at Dorr & Wold's
drug Store. 2
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11
1t Is So,

Tha: we are daily guaranteeing Kemp's
Sarsaparilla to the people. After taking
three-fourths of bottle without relief,
we will refund the money. It is the
greatest and best remedy on the market
for cleansing the blood and giving you a
new lease of life. A we'll known bust
ness man informs us he has gained eight
pounds on two bottles of this Sarsaparil-
Ia. Price 81. For sale by Giles &
TrYon. june
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11
EDUCATIONAL.
C. d. BELDEN. EDITOR.

Miss Edith Nj. Shortt Of this city has
been elected principal of the Lyle vii
lage school for the coming year. Miss
Callie A. Welch will continue in the
Primary department.
Miss Cora Chadbourne is at home from
Washington Territory for vacation visit.
She will eturn west to teach next year.
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11
Bucklen,s Arnlca salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilbllans
COrns, and all Skin Eruptions. and pos
itively cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price Is cents per
box
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11

SHILOH'S VITALIZER is what you need
for constipation loss of appetite, dizziness
ana all symptoms Of dyspepsia. Price 10 and
rs cents per bottle. DOrr Y VOID.
Mower County transcript., 1888-07-11
Lake Park Addition.

Convenient to e. M. & St. P R'y shops
and Austin Pressed Brick works, is the
place to invest this spring, rs permanent
improvements are being made in that vi
cinity. Price Of lots, from $50 to $10O
on easy terms. E. B. CRANE, Ag't
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

scrutiny, and we congratulate the
people upon the prospect of an
overwhelming approval Of the
State and National administrations
as conducted by the servants of the
people and the representatives OF
the Democratic party.
3. We approve the action of the
Democratic House of Representa-
tives of the present Congress in
passing the Mills bill, and declare
1T to be in obedience to the terms
of the constitution limiting taxa
ton to the purpose of raising the
revenue for the payment Of the
necessary expenses and obligations
of the Government.
4. The Democratic party. nc
the special champion of the people,
condemns all trusts and rings, and
favors such wise legislation as will
secure to both producers and con.
sumers prices based on the laws ol
supply and demand, seed sid gaI
5. We deplore and ,.decpls
lament the untimely death Of GOV
John s. Marmaduke, and the Dom
locracy Of the State bear wilIins
testimony to his honest and faith
full administration as Chief Execu
tive of the State, and to his exalted
character as citizen and public
servant whose integrity was above
suspicion.
6. The splendid judicial ticket
nominated by the Democratic
Judicial convention, recently as.
sembled at Springfield, meets oul
approval and we hereby indorst
and commend it to the hearty sup
port of the people of the State.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
Base Ball by Gas Light.

The first attempt ever made at
playing base ball by natural gas
light occurred Tuesday night at the
ball park in Indianapolis, says the
Journal, of that city. 1t was
merely preliminary test, no reg
ular game being attempted, and the
illumination not being nearly so
extensive as is contemplated when
regular game is to be played.
Only two lights were used. Nearly
all of the members of the Indian
apolis team got out and practiced.
Balls were batted in the air, to the
outfield, and along the ground, and
the players seemed to get them as
easily as in the day time. The ball
could be seen clearly when high in
| the air. A new bail was tried at
| first, and afterward An old one was
thrown in, but it seemed to make
no difference. President Brush
| was much pleased with the result,
and no sooner did he see the effect
of the display than he ordered six.
teen lights to be put in by the nat
ural gas companies at once. The
difference between sixteen lights
and two will be very marked, and
Judging from last nights display il
will be an easy thing to play reg.
ular game with that much illumi.
nation. A test game will be played
Saturday night, September /.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

THE Warrenton convention on
the 2Sth will end all contests among
Democrats in this district, and we
trust after that contest, which will
be spirited but in good feeling, that
harmony will prevail in the 7th
district over the nominee for Con-
gress, as now prevails all over
the State in regard to the State
ticket. Let US have have harmony;
not only in the State but in eyerv
district, county, township and
ward. We want fifty thousand ma.
jority, and harmony insures such
a result beyond doubt.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

THE loudest howl of the Chinese
Republican party at Chicago was
because last year 1,S16, ,22S farmers
imported s412 ,279, OFT worth of for
eign manufactured goods in part
payment for their agricultural sur
plus sold to foreign nations. II
pledged itself to stop this payment
and drive these 1,S16,22S farmers
off the land and into the county
poor-houses. Why? Because it is
owned by 14,5OO protected mill,
owners, employing 905, ,5S5 hands
to manufacture here the same kind
of goods the farmer imports for his
payment.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
OH : HAS 1T P

Gen. Harrison declares that
'the Republican party has by its
legislation shown it's capacity
wisely to reduce our revenue and
at the same time to preserve the
American system"
And when was this?
In the last tariff revision under
taken by the Republican party it
promised to reduced AZ per cent.
tariff 20 per cent. and to cut down
the revenues $4,000, 900.
Instead Of doing this the Republi-
cans reduced the average, rate less
than 2 per cent. and cut off less
than s4O,0OO,OOO of revenue. 1t
actually raised the duty on some
articles, through the tricky and
desperate expedient of legislatina
in Conference committee.
During the last six years of Re
publican rule the surplus revenue
wrung from the people by un,
necessary taxation averaged over
800, ,0OO,0 900 a year. When the
Democrats came in and undertook
to fulfill the unredeemed pledges 0.
their opponents the Republicans
in the House voted solidly during
two sessions Of Congress against
ever considering the subject. Ano
when the Democrats in the present
House proposed to reduce AZ pei
cent. tariff to AZ per cent.-or just
where it stood in 1SS1-the Repub
licans cry out that it is measure
of Gree Trade
The people have intrusted the
work of tariff revision to the friend,
and representatives of the tax
payers. And they should sustain
them in it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
BRUTALLY BEATEN,
The Pitiful Tale Told by Little
Nora Ella Gaus.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 22.-Dr.
Steinmetz brought into Chief Hue
bler's Office to-day a little girl
named Nora Ella Gaus and asked
them to examine her condition, so
tf at at some future date they might
be able to testify. The request was
not necessary the terribly bruised
and beaten condition Cf the child
could not fail to attract attention.
She was fearfully pale and emaci-
ated and black and blue spots and
red scratches covered her neck, tes-
tifying indubitably that she had
been choked by some one. The
doctor rolled up a sleeve of the
child's arm and that too was black
and blue from wrist to shoulder
and not much bigger around than a
pipe stem.
81 have examined the child, "
said the doctor, "and can testify
that her whole body is bruised and
sore from head to foot, and on one
side it is very much bruised, as
though it had been kicked. Now
look at her head here" and the
doctor brushed aside the child's
long hair and showed various bald
spots as big as silver dollar where
whole handfuls of hair had been
pulled out. -
The child is 10 years old, and a
daughter of Henry Gaus, a German.
When Mr.. Gaus' first wife died
about five years ago, the child was
taken to an orphan asylum, and
that subsequently a Mrs. Melting
took charge of the child and kept
her for one year.
About four years ago it appears
that Mr.. Gaus married a second
wife, one Sallie Rooney, by whom
he had three children, and with
whom the little step-daughter Nora
has lived.
1t is stated that three years ago,
according to the child's story, Mrs.
Gaus had poured coal oil on her
clothes and attempted to burn her
to death, and that then a lady took
the child and cared for it for long
time, but let Mrs. Gaus have it
again on the demand of the father.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.


. The nomination OF David Row
land Francis by the Democratic
convention at Jefferson City yester-
day afternoon was what everybody
in Missouri confidently expected.
Yet it was a glorious victory for
young, dashing Dave Francis.
Practically unknown, the successful
candidate for the place heading the
ticket entered the field Il few months
ago and asked that the highest
honor at the hands of his party be
conferred upon him. That he has
won big place in the hearts of the
people and that the people have
come to realization that Missouri
needs progressive, anti-fogy ad-
ministration is evidenced by the
freedom with which he was given
what he asked for. Long before the
calling of the roll of counties by the
clerk in the convention had been
completed, the number of delegates
necessary to choice were recorded
in the Francis column. The slight
opposition with which the Francis
forces met when the convention
came together melted like snow
drift before the warm sun of spring
time and the combine" collapsed
before the irresistible forces of the
St. Louis mayor.
But it is all over. Harmony
reigns and the Democratic party in
Missouri will go marching ON to
victory as it never marched before.
Every Democrat feels it his duty to
assist in fulfilling the prediction
made by Mr.. Francis, in speech
after the nomination, that the ma
jority next November will be 50, ,O00.
An old time turnout is what is
wanted.
AS We have repeatedly stated,
with Francis for Governor, Missouri
will enter an era Of prosperity such
as has never been recorded in the
history of any great commonwealth.
"Grand old Missouri" will soon
supplant the ridicule of the Eastern
press and people so frequently no.
ticed. "Poor old Missouri" will
no longer be known.
With David r. Francis for Gov
ernor and Grover Cleveland for
President. what more can the peo-
Iple of this grandest of all states
ask?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

JOE RUSSELL, temporary chair
man of the State Convention, and
ex-Speaker of the Lower House, is
the nominee of his party for the
Legislature from Mississippi coun-
ty. He says the Wheelers In his
part of the State have gone into
politics, horse, foot and saddle. A
full ticket is being run in his eoun-
ty against the Democratic ticket,
and the Republicans have endorsed
the Wheel ticket from top to bot
tom. The Wheel will go the way
of the Grange whenever it goes into
politics.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

WHAT does the Chinese Repub-
liean party propose to do with the
1 ,Sl6, ,22S farmers who produced
last year the surplus of 1923 ,073,-
79S beyond the need of the home
market? American markets for
American workmen" will be hard
lines for them. Are they and their
families to go tramping around the
country begging? 1t says they
must stop their present work be-
cause their payment of S412, ,279,
OFT IN foreign manufactured goods
entered into competition with the
9O5, ,5S5 protected workmen.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
sEIsERr, NOLAN AND weOp.

In 1880. 3g
sEIBERr, NOLAN AND Wood.
John NJ. Seibert, Of Cape Girar-
deau county, had little trouble in
being nominated fof Auditor this
afternoon and Ed. Nalan walked
under the wire withant opposition
for the Treasurerslap. John M.
Wood, of Kohoka, Clark county,
won in the contest for Attorney
General. The convention will fin
ish its business tonight.
BIoGRAPHroAL.
David Rowland Francis, the
young and brilliant candidate for
Governor, was born in old Ken
lucky thirty-eight years ago. He
came to st. Louis ut an early age,
determined to make a man out of
himself AS soon as possible. He
went to work with a will, COM
mencing his business career with
his uncle, d. p. Rowland. From
his lowly position as Office boy the
future Mayor worked himself, step
by step, up the ladder of useful
ness. After time, with judgment
born of hard-earnei experience
and good share of hard sense,
young Francis went into business
for himself. AS in earlier life, by
strict attention to business he made
his way up until to-day he is pres
ident of the d. r. Francis Com
mission Company, one of the
largest commission houses in the
West. In 1888 Mr.. Francis was
elected president of the St. Louis
Merchants Exchange, after hard
contest for the place with the well
known Frank Gainnie. This was
the last fight for the presidency ON
Change. In. 1886 the subject of
this sketch was successful in his
candidacy for the office of Mayor of
St. Louis, defeating Ewing, the
previous occupant of the place.
Mr.. Francis is married and with
his family lives in an elegant home
in Vandeventer Place, where he
entertained President and Mrs.
Cleveland while in St. Louis on
their western trip last fall.
Mr.. Francis has only been in
politics very few years. but by his
push and brains has earned for
himself most enviable reputation.
He is good speaker, can converse
intelligently with more people in
an hour than any other man in the
West, and is possessed in an un-
usual degree with the happy fac
ulty of making himself agreea-
ble."
The efforts of the St. Louis Mayor
resulted in President Cleveland's
visit to Missouri's metropolis and
the bringing of the National DEM
ocratic Convention to that city in
June.
Stephen H. Claycomb, the nom-
inee for Lieutenant-Gev evernor, is a
native Missourian, having been
born in Waverly, Lafayette county,
August II, 1S47. He received an
ordinary education in the common
schools, after which he entered the
law department of the University
of Virginia. He was admitted to
the bar in 1868. He was in the
Thirty-third General Assembly as
representative and in 1886 was
elected State Senator. He is mar
ried and is a prominent real estate
agent and lawyer of Joplin, Jasper
county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
Next to the Best.


SIR L. A. Chapman treasurer re-
turned this morning from the meet
ing of the Missouri Pacing Horse
Breeders Association held at Mex
leo, and says the meeting was the
best that will be held in Missouri
this year outside Of St. Louis.
More than hundred OF the best
horres in the State were there, and
the attendance was very large.
Owing TO rain in the early part Of
the week the track was not in the
condition 70 make the tims that
otherwise would have t.een ~
corded.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

Yesterdays exhibition at the
Sportsman's Park, though amusing,
is not calculated to increase inter-
est in the national game in Mexico.
Better ball is what the patrons of
the p1ace want.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

The Board of Trade building at
Chicago, which cost 81, 100000, is
in bad condition. Great cracks
have begun to appear in the walls,
and the structure has settled three
inches at one end and six at the
other. 1t will not be many years
before the criticism that we have no
ruins in this country will be Unjust.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30
When He Wished Her Hand Was
Larger.
F."m texas slftiugs.

F-"m exas slftings.
Wife: care you going out this
evening, John?"
Husband: "Well-er-yes, my dear.
| don't feel just right, and J. thought
I would step around the corner and
get just thimbleful Of brandy"
Wife (pleased that she could save
him trouble): "Well, you needn't
60 out for that, John; have n
little brandy in the clotet.n
So she filed her tbimbl., full and
he gulped it down and triel 10 look
| happy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

Hon. CHAMP CLARK, of Pike
county, made Il couple of rousing
speeches at the convention-one
nominating Ball and the other sec
onding the nomination of Jamison
Mr.. Clark held the audience clear
through and made telling points.
He is an able lawyer and one Of the
best orators in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

IT turns out in evidence that the
gentleman who "did not want the
earth, but would be satisfied with
the Seventh District, will, like the
rest of us, have to be satisfied, "
not with what he claims but with
what he gets, even when he only
pets-left
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

THE Democratic city official who
thinks "Warner could be elected
Governor" because he did not get
his personal choice for the Demo-
cratic nomination, should at once
cast his lot with the Radical party
or go soak his Uranium.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

A. NJ. Harrison stated to LEDGER
reporter this afternoon that the
Alton felix's have been negotiating
with him for the purchase OF brick.
Just how many are wanted he does
not know. He only knows that
they are to be used in the wallis OF
the new engine house to be built
by that road.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-08-30

DOD bCOlnc, OF monroe COunIy,
placed Francis in nomination. AS
he mounted the platform the
Francis forces recognized his mis-
sion and gave him a warm greet
ing. The anti-Francls people fire.
quently interrupted him, but he
held his ground until his "say"
was finished. He said he repre-
sented 1900 stalwart farmers of
Monroe County, the banner Demo-
cratic County of the State. The
Democrats of the country called
for Francis. The people of the
country had spoken for Francis be-
fore the action OF his own city was
known. ST. Louis, he declared,
only ratified the action of the
country Democracy. HIS record as
Mayor of st. Louis was sufficient to
call him to the Governorshlp of
the State. He has been faithful
over few things and we will make
him ruler over many.
When Bodine mentioned Fran
cis' name there was great out
burst of cheering that was contin-
ued for many minutes and the
most rabid nti-Francis men came
to the conclusion that the jig was
up.
After the speech-making, the
roll was ordered. The intensest
quiet was maintained while 1t pro-
gressed, most of the delegates
Keeping tally. When Francis
crossed the 235 point there was a
short whoop and the. friends OF the
mascot waved their hats. When
the result was announced there
was a great demonstration. When
Ramsey moved to make the nomi-
nation unanimous and the Glover
men seconded it, the cheering was
repeated, but not until Francis ap-
peared in the hall with the notifi-
cation committee did the lungs OF
the convention exert themselves to
their best.
A GRAND GREETING.
Francis entered the hall leaning
OH the arm of w. w. Ramsey, and
followed by the members of tho
committee. As he walked down
the aisle the entire convention
arose and whoeped. Fans, hats,
papers and handkerchiefs were
thrown in the air. Men stood on
their feet and clapped their hands
and roared all at the same time.
This lasted for eight minutes.
John d. Perry, the father-in-law of
the candidate. greeted him when
he mounted the stage, and his
father beaming with smiles, and
evidently as happy as an angel,
stood off short distance and
watched the proceedings. When
the candidate began to talk an in
tense stiffness pervaded the hall.
Every sentence he uttered was
cheered. He thanked the conven-
ton for the honor conferred on
him, pleaded for harmony, praised
the Democracy of Missouri and
predicted a majority of $1,000 in
this State next November. He
Ipromised to see most of the dele
gates at their homes, and retired
amid a volley of applause.
CLAYcoMB NOMINATED.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
! JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, Aug. 23.-
Stephen Fl. Claycemb, of Jasper
county, was nominated for Iieuten-
ant-Goyernor last night, on the
sixth ballot.
4 LEsUEUR FOR SECRETARY.
Alex Lesusur, Of Lexington. wa,