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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

J.W. Fulton, q prominent farmer
of Indian Territory, was assassinat-
ed Saturday night.
Oklahoma Democrats organized
the Senate by electing a boiling Re-
publican President.
A train from st. Louis to Chica-
go was frozen to the rail for four
hours at a water tank.
The Republican caucus at Jeffer-
son City named Chauncey 1. Filley
as its choice for United States Sena-
tor.
r. C. Carter, convicted of the
murder of Robert Crockett at Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, in 1882, will be brought
back from Oregon.
The Democrats in the Nebraska
Legislature have further compli-
Gated the Senatorial struggle by
Topping over to the Independents.
Candidates for official position
are thronging Jefferson City, but
it is said the Governor will not
be in a hurry to make appoint
ments.
At Danville, ILL.,, w. J. Hender-
son, the man who refused to pros.
ecute the seducer Of his daughter,
added to his offenses by trying to
kill the girl.
Commissioner Raum estimates
that an appropriation of $172 ,0O0,-
600 will be necessary to pay PEN
sions during the fiscal year ending
June, 1894.
Several bills ofinterest in st. Louis
were introduced in the House at
Jefferson City. The amendments
proposed by the judiciary were pre-
sented to the Senate.
The House Committee on Terri
tories has favorably considered the
bill to give Utah the Statehood, and
will probably report it back to the
House in the near future.
Congressman Hatch thinks his
anti-option bill will pass; that
Edward Murphy will make an
acceptable Senator, and denies that
he is an applicant for a Cabinet
portfolio.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

THOSE of our business men who
are concerned in the success of the
Mexico Fair Association-and this
should include every citizen of Au-
drain county-will begin at once to
take an interest in the future of this
institution. The Mexico Fair AS
sociation should be put upon its feet
again and give US bigger fair next
August than ever. Thousands OF
dollars are invested in this property
and if our public spirited citizens
will take hold of the matter Mexico
will remain the permanent horse
center of the country. Everything
depends on what transpires during
this coming season. Mexico must
have big fair next August.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
MISSOURI AGRICULTURISTs.
The State Board I'm Annual Meeting at
Columbia.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
is holding its annual session here.
Ten members are present-Messrs.
J. A. Potts, J. w. Emerson, w. T.
Hearne, ]. II. Fullbright, D. A.
Ely, F. E. Bybee, C. Cook, N. j.
Colman and E. d. Porter. Others
in attendance on the meeting were
G. w. Waters of Rails county, who
wants Secretary Chubbuck's place ;
M. F. Doud of st. Louis, who was
booming Mr.. Letem of Clay county
for the same position; Secretary
Chubbuck and State Veterinarian
Turner. Tuesday the, board dis
cussed the report of the secretary
and transacted other routine bus
iness. The reports of the State
Veterinarian and Of the secretary
were approved.
The board made out a report TO
the State Legislature showing the
years work. Under the law the
board is charged with the duty OF
examining and investigating the
condition of the Agricultural Col.
lege and reporting its needs. The
special committee appointed fol
that purpose reported yesterday
They complimented the present
management of the college, but
suggested improvements and
changes. They recommended the
abolition of the farm superintend.
ency. They think the college has
not been given the money and
equipment necessary for its work,
and chide the curators for devoting
to other departments funds right.
fully belonging to the college. The
report is strongly against any separ.
alton or removal of the Agricultural
College.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
A DEAD LOCK.
Members Of the State Board Of Agri-
culture at Loggerheads.
From the a. Louis Renu,,lic

from the 81. Louis Republic.
A hard fight is being made at Co.
lumbia to relegate to the rear Levi
Chubbuck, the present Secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture. As
the result of failure to do so the
Board, which is now in session, is
without quorum, Secretary Club
bucks opponent having withdrawn
from the meeting and prevented his
reelection. Chubbuek is a Repub-
lican, and as the Board is supposed
to be a Democratic body it was re-
Gently decided at a caucus held in
Jefferson City to ask it not to e-eIect
Chubbuck and to place a Democrat
in his stead. For this purpose J. F.
Letton, of Clay County, was center
ed upon as his successor. A petit
ton asking for his election, signed
by 43 members of the House, all but
three Democratic members of the
Senate and prominent Democrats
from each county, was prepared and
entrusted to messenger to be sub
mitted to the Board.
That body convened on Tuesday
with the following members present:
D. A. Ely, Alex. Maitland, W. T.
Hearne, J. A. Potts, DR.. Porter, N.
J. Colman, J. w. Emerson, J. H.
Fulbright, F. A. Byvee and c. P.
Cook. On Wednesday morning the
election of officers was begun by the
election of ]. A. Potts, of Mexico, as
President. When nominations for
Secretary were called for the Board
refused to hear the petition indors-
ing Mr.. Letton. Ten members of
the Board, quorum, were present.
Mr.. Byvee, who is one ofthose favor
ing Letton, left the meeting to pre-
vent the reelection of Chubbuck,
only two others of the members pres
ent, Ely and Cook, favoring Letton.
Mr.. Byvee hastened to Jefferson
City, and has telegraphed to the alb
sent members of the Board to hasten
to the meeting and prevent snap
Judgment being taken. He has also
laid the case before Governor Stone,
and asked that the Board be adjourn
ed to meet in Jefferson City. Gov
ernor Stone is ex-ofhcio a member
of the Board, and has been asked to
attend the meeting. In the mean
time, however, the Board is adjourn
ing from day to day for lack of a
quorum to transact business.
Byvee and the friends OF Letton
assert that if the Board re-elects
Chubbuck they will carry the fight
into the Legislature and secure a
clause in the Board of Agriculture
appropriation bill forbidding the
funds to be made available as long
as Chubbuck is Secretary of the
Board. This course was adopted
by the Legislature four years ago to
get rid of Secretary Sanborn, whom
Chubbuck succeeded.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
ELDER MARTIN IN KENTUCKY.
His Controversy With Pastor Of An
other ChuFch--Mr. Martins
Explanation.

Most of our readers will remem-
Der Elder s. NJ. Martin, formerly of
this city, while conducting a meet
ing in Cynthiana, KY, where he
had 143 accessions to the church,
was engaged in controversy with
a Mr.. Cox, member of the Baptist
church. Elder Martin, in answer
to a letter Of inquiry, refers to this
matter as follows:
Mr.. Cox's interference was in this
wise: was using a query-box in
my meetings, and at the close of
the service I was answering the
queries and the question asked was,
"Why no Baptists re 4bsptize persons
who have been immersed?"
gave their own reasons for so doing,
just as they give them, and wound
up by saying that they did not al
ways, however, re-baptize those who
had been immersed in other
churches, when Mr.. Cox sprang to
his feet in great anger and said,
"You are telling what is false and
you know it is falsel" 1 then asked
him to state the truth, when he
said, "There is not Baptist
church in Christendom that would
receiye reformer without re-bap-
tism unless he would repudiate his
baptism in the Christian church as
having been for the remission o!
sins." But 1 had said nothing
about repudiation. l had only said
that they did sometimes receive
without baptism.
accepted his proposition and the
next night read an affidavit from a
member Of his own congregation
who had been received without any
reputation of former views and
who swore that he still believes that
baptism is for the remission of sins.
The next night l read another. The
next night another, and l had re-
ceived scores of letters from 10 or IL
different states all testifying to the
truth of my statement. was the
one who demanded that Mr. Cox
should act the gentleman. l was
entirely composed from the first tc
last and commanded the situation
fully.
Not a single member of oul
church but who wholly exhonoratss
me from even the slightest blame
The secret of the trouble was, tina
I was succeeding IN town where al
others had previously failed, anc
some five or six Baptists had joined
with US, and Mr.. Cox Was made
angry by it. He has not yet said
and no one has been able to get min
to say, what it was that | had saic
that WAS false.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
A New Town.

Arrangements are being made to
erect a store and blacksmith shop
in Audrain county, twelve miles
northwest of Mexico, on the corner
OF James Lewis farm. The lumber
has been bought and the store will
be erected at once, and it is thought
there will be no trouble to secure a
post-office for this locality. One is
needed there very badly. Other
buildings, we understand, will be
erected shortly. The name Of
the new town will likely be Lewis
town.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
MEXICO, MISSOURI THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1898
The Great Wall Of China.
From January Century.

The scenery from the great wall is
very fine. The wall is here divid-
ing line between the high, rugged
hills of China, which tower above US
on the one hand. and the great san
dy plains of Mongolia on the other,
With dim mountain SUBMITS beyond
in the far distance. Over these bar
rem, rocky spurs and activities, as
cending to the very submits, wind
ing about in irregular curves and zig
zags, its serried battlements clear-cut
against the sky on the top-most
ridges, descending into dark gullies
to appear again rising on the other
side, the endless line of massive
stone and brick runs on and on
until lost to sight behind the farthest
range. And SO it goes for miles and
miles, eastward to the Pechii Gulf,
and westward, mostly in two great
rambling lines, along the border of
the Cobb desert and Kansu, until it
ends along the foothills of the Nan
Shan range. However we may re-
gard it, whether as a grand concep-
ton for the defense of an empire, as
an engineering feat. or merely as q
result of the persistent application
of human labor, it is a stupendous
work. No achievement of the pres
ent time compares with it in mag
nitude. But it has outlived its use-
fulness. The powerful Tartar and
Mongol hordes. whose sudden raids
and invasions it was built to resist,
are no more to be feared. The great
Genghis and the Kublai could not
lead their people to a CORY conquest
now as they did centuries ago. The
Chinese civilization has endured,
while the once conquering Mongols,
the people who in their brightest
days established an empire from the
Black Sea to the China Coast. and a
court at Peking of such luxury and
splendor as Marco Polo described,
are now doomed to pass away, leav-
ing nothing behind them but the
traditions and records and ruins Of
a brilliant past.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

The Laddonia Hcfa d says: "The
Rush Hill creamery was sold at pub
lie auction last Saturday for $3.50.
Messrs. Farburger and Nchrnberg
were the purchasers. MIR. Farburger
is from Mexico, but formerly from
Illinois, and is an experienced dairy
man, while Mr.. Nohrnberg is one OF
Audrain's most thirty and sub
,stantial farmers. These gentlemen
will go to work and endeavor to
make the creamery a paying insti-
tuition. Tie original cost of the
plant was something like IS, 100.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
TORTURING eczema
Editor Iowa Plain Dealer Cured Of In
sufYerable Itching and Pain by
the Cuticura Remedies.
No Less Than Five Physicians Con-
suited. Their Combined Wisdom
Followed without Benefit.

am sixty.six years old. In August, 1850. was
troubled with the peculiar skin disease TO which
people Of my age are subject, known among medi.
the ankles. II rapidly extended over the lower
extremities until my legs were nearly one raw sore
from legs the trouble extended across ths hips,
legs and arms greatly swollen with an itching.
burning pain, without cessation. Although the
best medical advice attainable was employed, no
less than Ave physicinns of the place being con.
suited and the prescriptions being the result OF
their combined wisdom, the disease. though sp-
pareptly checked, would recur in few days ns
bad as ever; during Its progress my weight fetl
away about twenty-five pounds. As an expert
ment began the use Of CuTlcuRA, following the
simple and plain Instructions given with the RENE
skin soft and natural In cc!er, the itching and
pain entirely relieved. w. X. MEAD;
Editor Iowa Plain Dealer, CTesco, Ia.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

AMONG the young statesmen who
expect more or less to control the
destinies of the country might be
mentioned Col. Abner Smith, the
ambitious young man who represents
Rails County IN the Missouri Legis
lature. The Jefferson City Tribune,
referring to him, says:
"Gen. Benjamin F Butler is dead.
Senator Kenna, of West Virginia, is
dead. Mr.. Blaine is very sick man
and Gov. Eagle, of Arkansas, is dy-
ing; but strange to relate, Smith, o.
Rails County, is still enjoying good
health. He must feel uneasy, how.
ever, in view Of the present mortali'
ty among great men =
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
How to Raise Flowers in the HOus

How to Raise Flowers in the House.
A tiny garden can be made by
cutting piece of sheet wadding
to fit the top of a bowl or wide
mouthed jar, which is filed with
water just high enough for the bot
tom of the wadding to touch 1t. Two
or three small bits of charcoal will
keep the water pure and when all
is arranged the top of the wadding
is sprinkled with seeds of mignon-
ette, sweet pea or any other easily
grown plant. The roots pierce
down through the wadding and are
nourished by the water, while leaves
and blossoms, in reasonable time,
conceal the top.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

Hon. A. B. MEDLEY, member of
the Legislature from Audrain coun-
ty, has been appointed chairman of
the committee of retrenchment and
REFORM by speaker Mabrey. We con-
slider this splendid appointment.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
WORLDS s. s. CONVENTION.
ALI Nations Of the Earth to be Repre-.
sented at st. Louis Next
September.

Inc SUNDAY ScnOOi WORKERS OF
America, and particularly of Mis-
souri,, are making extensive prepar-
ations to receive the representatives
of the nations of the earth in the
great Worlds Convention to be held
in the city of st. Louis next Sept
ember. Wednesday, August 80,
will be given to the field workers
International conference. Thurs
day and Friday, and Saturday after
noon, August 81, and September 1
and 2 will be taken up with the
triennial International Convention,
embracing this country and Canada.
Saturday afternoon will be given to
a mammoth demonstration by the
Sunday Schools of st. Louis. Then,
beginning Monday morning, Sept
ember 4, and continuing through
Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 and 6,
will be held the great Convention of
Sunday School workers from all
parts ofths world.
Missouri's apportionment is sixty
eight delegates. AS this does not
allow one for each county, the del
egates will be elected in the District
Normal Institutes being held under
the direction of the Missouri State
Sunday School Association, and
every county will be given an equal
chance to secure a delegate. In q
district of five counties but four del
egates can be chosen. The county
having the smallest delegation in
the District Institute will fail to get
a special representative. Every
district in the state is to have a
three days Institute in the fore part
of the year. They are conducted by
Vice-Presidert A. E. Wagner, of
Kansas City, Mrs. J. Wallace Ford,
of St. Louis, in charge of state pri-
mary work, and w. j. Semelroth,
State Superintendent, of st. Louis.
One Of the Institutes is to be
held at Mexico, January 1928, one
at Lebanon. February ell, another
at Cabool, February 1918, and so
on. They are intended to arouse
and stimulate better Bible study,
better teaching and better Sunday
School work. They are free to
Everybody, and regular delegates
viii be entertained in the cities
named. This county ought to be
we'll represented.
There were reported at the last
convention 100, 1915 Sunday Schools
/ in the world, of which 1OS, ,939 are
in this country, together with ! ISL
$40 teachers and s $40, 131 scholars.
Illinois, New York and Missouri
rank first, second and third respect
lively in the states of this country in
Sunday School work. Missouri has
advanced in the last five years from
thirty-frst to third place. If the
Sunday School hosts of this state
stand together and support the
State Sunday School Association
heartily in the next six months,
Missouri may head the column in
the Worlds Convention. Such an
achievement would add materially
to the reputation and consequen,
commercial prosperity of the state
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

Miss Annie Daughaday, of st.
Louis, daughter of Hamilton Daugh-
aday, who owned the Famous in this
city, was married this week to Mr.
T. C. Drake, of Chicago. The we'd
ding was quite society affair.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
SOME of the over observing in the

SOME OF the over Observing in the
audience who attended the Waiter
.on lecture noticed that there was
10 pitcher of water placed on the
lecturers stand and are inclined to
enjoy the joke to the effect that
Watterson requested the commit
tee not to place any water where he
could see it during his lecture as it
lnnoyed him."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
A Handsome Bank.

The Mexico National Bank OPEN
ed this morning in its new palatial
quarters. It Is one of the hand
soonest bank buildings in the State.
For convenience it is unexcelled and
the exterior appearance ia beautiful
and the interior magnificent. The
quarter-sawed d~oak furniture and
the Tennessee marble counters are
admirable. 1t would be hard to
suggest an improvement. This is a
safe and prosperous bank and may
their progressiveness never wane.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

The Auxvasse Reriew says: O.
P. Jones, well known in this COM
munity has accepted a position
with Turner, Jackson & Co., OF Mex
leo Octave is a popular young man
and will make many friends IN his
new business.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

GOVERNOR w. ]. STONE has re-
quested all applicants for office to
tile their petitions. He is going to
take his own time and his own way
to find out those most eligible for
the positions to be filled.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

Fred Hagedorn says that the
bridge just northeast of Mexico is in a
dangerous condition and has been
for some time. He crossed it this
week with 20 bushels OF wheat and
a four horse team and it came near
falling in with him. This matter
should be looked after by the over
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
Highest OF all in Leavening Powe-Late u Govt Report
R0Nhl Baking Bs.tasg'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE

pocket above country and his party
above convenience.
Wall street has not enough space
to bury all its suicides.
All our differences in this country
are merely local.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

In addition to large number of
residences to be erected in the spring
quite a number of our business men
are arranging to enlarge and in other
ways to improve their business
property.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

The writer on woman's topics
who tells ladies chow to sit down
gracefully" has left the entire sex
in a horrible predicament. AS she
loes not tell them how to get
up again gracefully, they must
.ither sit still all their lives or risk
committing a breach of etiquette.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
THE headquarters of the Missouri

THE headquarters of the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture are to be
moved at the next meeting. The con-
test for the location will be between
Mexico and Sedalia. Mexico is in
every way the best located and will
afford better accommodations. Be-
tween now and the time Of the next
meeting the LEDGER will have some
thing further to say in reference to
this matter.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

George Kunkel has the picture OF
his fine dog, Rose of Claremont,
valued at $500, on exhibition in w.
A. Morris show window. She is
one of the finest in the land and
George sold a litter Of her pups this
year for $l15. They went to Ne
braska, Texas, Chicago, Centralia
and Auxvasse. George is a dog
fancier and knows a good one when
he sees it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

1T is a shame that Democrats
should abuse and vilIify each other
when it comes to dividing the spoils.
The Democrats have not had their
noses in the trough for long time,
It is true, but that is no reason why
hey should act like hogs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

Henry Wyatt, a substantial citi-
zen of Vandalia, died last week. He
had been working for the Brown To-
bacco Company, Montgomery City,
and it is thought he was tobacco
poisoned. The deceased leaves a
wife and one child.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
We are glad to know that the

WE are glad to know that the
price OF hogs is advancing and the
farmers will get a fair compensa-
ton for their stock. Those who
know claim that this class of stock
will command high prices for at
least a wear.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
The reelection of J. A. Potts, as

The reelection of J. A. Potts, as
President of the State Board of Agri-
culture, was wise action on the part
of the Board. Mr.. Potts is in every
way well qualified for this position,
and takes an active interest in those
things pertaining to the Board. The
people of Audrain County appreciate
this compliment paid to one of our
most prominent citizens.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
Representative Davidson

Marion County, has introduced
liquor bill into the legislature.
1t raises the license to 81 900 a
year, prohibits brewers from 60
ing on the bonds of saloonkeepers
and prohibits the sale of liquor
To minors
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

1T pays to advertise during the
dull season. If it pays to adver-
tlse at all it pays to keep everlast-
ingly at it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

rhe vandalia Leader says: in.
Stephens, the new Sheriff, was in
vandalia last Thursday on official
business and made US a pleasant
call. Mr.. Stephens is an ener-
getic, stirring man and gives promise
of making an excellent officer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

The Republicans have nomina-
ted GhaunceyI. Filley for the United
States Senate. The only thing Fill
ley gets is something he can't get.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19
Cutjcura .ResoIvent

The now Blood and Skin Purifier, and greatest Of
Humor Remedies. internally ito cleanse the blood
Of all Impurities and poisonous elements, and thus
remove the cruse1, and CGTtcunA, the great Skin
Cure, and CUrIcuRA Soar, an exquisite Skin furi:
Ger and Beantier externally Ito clear the skin and
scalp, and restore the hairl. speedily cure every
humor and disease Of the skin, scalp, and blood I,
with loss Of hair, whether itching turning. scal.
pimpiy, and biofchy, whether simple, serofuious,
hereditary, or contagious. when physicians and all
other remedies fail.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

The citizens of Farber have been
living on "quail and toast" this
winter. However, none Of them ate
quail every day for thirty consec-
utive days.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-01-19

r. J. Nichols, temporary opera
tor at Auxvasse, was in Mexico this
week visiting friends. He formerly
lived here.