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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
John N. Clark Cut to Pieces BY Circu-
lar Saws.
From the Louisiana Press.


Just after we went to press Tues
day a telegram from Kalkaska,
Mich, was received by W. c. Free
man announcing the death of John
M. Clark, one of the lessees of the
Freeman manufacturing company's
plant at that place. A letter from
W. H. Sykes Yesterday conveyed
the particulars of an awful tragedy
which cost human life.
The company had just put in a
lot of new machinery for the manu-
facture of clothes pins and one of the
machines was a drum saw about
four feet long and containing gang
of small circular saws, a dozen in
number, about five inches apart and
ten inches in diameter, which was
used to cut the timber for the clothes
pins. This machine was being test
ed and one of the saws choked up.
Mr.. Sykes stopped down to look un-
der the machine to see what was the
matter and when he looked up a
terrible sight met his gaze. Mr..
Clark had attempted to pass side
ways between the saws and the wall,
distance of only eleven and a half
inches, when two of the saws caught
his clothing and pulled him over on
their teeth and cut his stomach,
lungs and bowels into shreds.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
SAVED THE TOWN FOR $500.
Sam Jones Takes the Contract to Re-
fern Bowling Green and Does 1t.

BOWLING GREEN, KY, April 19.
"A religious wave has swept over
Bowling Green and has carried
everything before it. The most
hardened sinners become converts
and the most interesting results
have followed. Sam Jones was
hired by some of his admirers to
come to this city and rescue it from
its depths of sin. For $1,000 be
undertook the job and seems to have
earned his money. He preached
ten days, made professions of relig-
ion, 800 of the number joining the
various churches Sunday and being
baptized last night.
Besides the work of converting
sinners the Georgia evangelist start
ed great moral wave against the
liquor traffic, and for the next twelve
months, at least, Bowling Green in
ebriates will irrigate their stomachs
at the town pump, the city council
having refused to reissue the saloon
license. Two weeks ago the man
who had predicted thlt the saloons
of Bowling Green would be closed so
soon would have been put down as
crazy, and the fact that they are to
be closed is the work of the great
moral reform which was inaugural
ed by Sam Jones. There are forty.
three saloons in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Don't Carry a Pistol.

The most dangerous combination
known to peace-officers is bad whis.
key and man with a revolver. The
practice of carrying concealed weap-
ons is not only crime in itself, but
leads to other crimes. Few men
guilty of the practice can, under
strong temptations, resist the inn
pulse to use weapons they carry.
The result is the commission of an
act terrible in its consequences.
The tragedy reported in our local
columns is but another in a long
list each of which was the direct
outcome of getting drunk and car
rying a revolver. 1tis far too much
to hope that it will be the last of its
kind in this county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Bills signed by Gov. Stone.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 90
The Governor to-day returned to the
Secretary of State the House road
bill, known as the "Local option
road bill," with his approval at
tached thereto. This is a part OF
the road law prepared by the Road
Convention held at Sedalia last jan
uary. This only leaves two bills for
the Governor to sign. One of these
is the mortgage bill and the other is
the measure requiring bond invest
ment companies to deposit 500, 900
guarantee. The 80 days. time al
lowed the Governor to sign bills
after adjournment expires to-mor-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
COCKRELL SPEAKS UP.
He Denounces the Clique Which is
Trying TO Control ALL Finances.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 90
The trouble at the treasury and the
gold stringency is exciting good
deal of interest among Senators and
Representatives who are yet in
town.
at is nothing but an organized
effort by party of sharp brokers to
force an issue of bonds," said Sena-
tor Cockrell to your correspondent
this evening. The Senator spoke
with great emphasis. "These peo-
pie came very near controlling Foster
and now they are after Carlisle. |
hope Carlisle will fight them to the
last. l believe he will and if he
does he will win. OF course these
people would like to bring about
bond issue. The more the merrier.
They would get a commission for
the negotiation, and they would
serve as further prop, stay an ar
gument for national banks. They
would continue, this ring would if
unchecked, until the national banks
were given complete and full con-
troll of the entire paper-money issue
of the government.
eff l were Carlisle I would pay
gold for nothing but the gold certifi-
cates," continued the Senator. If
they brought greenbacks or in fact
anything but the plain gold certifi-
Gates, they should get nothing but
silver. They say that this would
bring back our securities now
in Europe. What of it? There
is plenty of money here, which in
its idleness goes to gambling in the
stock market and the Boards of
Trade, which would snap them up
in moment. Once before in the
late 7O's when we passed a silver
law our securities came trooping
over from Europe and it was the
best thing which ever happened to
us. They say, too, that a refusal to
pay gold for greenbacks at the treas
ury would provoke a panic. l
don't believe it. 1t is simply a
threat. This very ring which is
reaching for the treasury throat right
now would no more dare create a
panic than anybody else. They
would be the first to suffer. But
even a panic is better than some
things. 1t is better than surrender
ing the nations finance to the con-
troll of clique, and l sincerely hope
that Carlisle will risk the worst be-
fore he ever does it."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Agricultural Notes.

Fall-plowed land can generally be
seeded much sooner than spring
plowed.
A man loses time when he gets
in such a hurry that he works his
soil too wet.
Not only is shallow cultivation the
best for the plants, but it is easier
on the teams.
1t pays to stay up with the farm
work. Everything can then be at
tended TO in the right time.
Ex-Secretary Rusk says he will
go back to his farm in Wisconsin
and resume work where he left
off when he went to Washington.
Destroy the weeds while small,
or in other words prevent them from
getting a start. The harrow is
a good implement to use on the
start.
All kinds of crops should be grown
as eheaply as possible consistent
with good cultivation, for the profits
above expenses is all the profit
there is.
J. 7. KirgaD, Tulip, Mo-, writes,
April 6, as follows: Goats most all
in; grass starting nicely :mnst wheat
looking badly mo corn planted yet"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Cyclones and Wind.

Of course cyclones are dangerous
but wind, if there is too much of it,
is very near as bad. Here is a little
plain talk with the wind left out.
have not got the pull; neither have l
$25, 900 worth of goods athalf price.
But l have got enough goods to di-
vide and will sell them as cheap as
any man ;they are all for sale. Here
are some of the goods carry: Hats,
anything you want, mems furnish
ing goods as good line as any house
carries in the county. Ladies
hosiery and underwear, a big line,
and when it comes to shoes, if you
have never heard of Mack's shoes,
you either never read a paper or
your neighbors are long ways off.
In fact, you will find as good line Of
goods at McLoney's as any house in
the county. Now, here is where
the fun comes in: Mack won't buy
your produce at any price, neither
will he sell you goods ON time, but
if you have got the money and want
to spend it where you can do the
most good for yourself you will un-
doubtedly investigate at McLoney's
before you buy. Now one more
word: McLoney can afford to sell
you goods for less money than any
house in the county. Why? First,
because he sells for cash. Second,
bis expenses are less. Third, the
goods are bought right from first
hands. He can do it. Come and
see it he will. MCLoNEY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

THE HANNIBAL (Mo.) Journal,
referring to the charges filed against
Richard Dalton, Candidate for Sur
veyor of the Port of st. Louis, says:
The man-we suppose they are
human beings-who filed the
charges against Colonel Dalton with
Secretary Carlisle, must feel like
going into a hole and pulling the
hole in after him. While the
charges were anonymous, the post
mark on the envelope carrying them
afford valuable information. The
people will be given some evidence
in due time, upon which they can
form their own conclusion as to the
author of this villainous work. Mr..
Carlisle says he examined the tram
script in railroad bond case and
finds nothing in the slightest reflect
ing on Colonel Dalton's honor.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Latest S Govt Report
l0|%al Baking Bs!ta!g5
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Superior Horses In Missouri.

MIR. ]. S. Roosevelt, in Harper's
Weekly, in.an exhaustive article on
American Carriage Horses, "refers
to Missouri horse stock as follows:
Missouri is sometimes ignofantly
classed with Iowa and Illinois as
showing lack of breeding and pre-
dominance of draught stock, but to
those who have been in the State it
is well known that this is not the
case. Any body crossing the
boundaries will be at once struck
with the superior stamp of horse
exhibited, even the most ordinary
showing certain amount of breed
ing. Thoroughbreds and half-bred
stations and their descendants have
stood in the State since before the
war, and during that period many
of the best Kentucky mares were
driven over the line for safety.
There is therefore strong strain of
thoroughbred blood throughout the
country, and the farmers, for the
most part Southerners of the old
type, cling to it, and hold in abb
horrence anything that is devoid of
breeding. The horses are gener-
ally large and well-shaped, with
well-cut-out necks and thorough
bred heads-a little light in bone,
but showing, as rule, great quail
ty and endurance. They make per-
haps better hunters and hacks than
harness-horses, as their action is
not generally high, though true and
easy. Occasionally one comes
across, however, a Missouri horse
combining breeding with exceed
ingly high action, and it is then diff
ficult to find anything better.
Among thoroughbreds which have
stood, and some of which are still
doing service in Missouri, I may
mention old Intruder, imported by
Mr.. Withers; War Sign, by War
Dance; Glendower, by imported
knight of st. George; Free Stone,
by Ten Brock, etc., etc. Here
again, as in Canada, the mating of
the native mares with stations
showing high and perfect action
would undoubtedly produce the
best results.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

Na nVC Skin and Scalp purified and beautifed
0NQt y by CUTrcuRA Soar. Absolutely pure.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Ought to Have a Fair.
From the Sedalia Bazoo.

The Mexico LEDGER feels at loss
since it will not have the privilege of
booming the fair this year, owing to
its discontinuance. Mexico ought to
afford a good fair; it is good town
and its newspapers, among the best
in the state, have done everything
they could to keep the fair on its
foat
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

PERRY RADER,a a leading lawyer OF
Missouri and editor of the Brunswick
Branswieker, speaking Of the brief for
the Supreme Court prepared in the
Joe Thompson vagrant case, says:
t.Mr. Geo. Robertson believed the
law unconstitutional and repealed by
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
A Pioneer Dead.

The Centralia Courier says
William Leach, one of the pioneers
OF Southwestern Audrain county,
died at his home Monday in the
S4th year of his age, of heart trou-
BILE. He had lived where he died
for over forty years. He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity
and had been a consistent member
of the Christian church for half a
century. He leaves eight children
to mourn his loss, among them Mrs.
S. w. Early, of this place. His
funeral was preached at Hickory
Grove church Tuesday by Eld. D.
J. Mayes.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Whitewash For Outhouses.

What is the best receipt for white
wash for fence and outhouses?
J. M. E.
Ordinary whitewash is but rather
thick lime water, but many things
may be added to give it bet ,er
quality. The following is a white
wash which, it is said, will neither
rub nor wash off Make the white
wash in the ordinary manner, then
place it over fire and bring it to a
boil. Then while boiling stir in each
gallon tablespoonful of powdered
alum, one-half pint of good -four
paste and one-half pound of glue
dissolved in water.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
1T Is Ftt0LISH

To send for the doctor every time
you don't feel just right. My doc
tors bill for years was over hum
dred dollars a year, which made a
pretty big hole in my wages. For the
past two years, | only spent ten
dollars, with which / bought dozen
bottles of Sulphur Bitters and health
has been in my family since using
JOHNSON, ,machinist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
A Needing al Benton.

Irwin j. Brown and Miss Hattie
Kimball were married Wednesday,
April 19, by Rev. o. S. Middleton.
The event took place at the BRIDES
home near Benton City. Only the
immediate friends and relatives were
present. Congratulations are ex-
tended to Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

WELL, we'll! So the extra session
came to an end before the much ad-
vertised war upon President Cleve-
land was started. The inclination
for war was shown by the votes OF
the Senators; every nomination, with
seven exceptions, was confirmed land
those only failed because of lack of
time to act upon them.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Stone For President.

Why not Governor William j.
Stone for President? He has all the
Jeffersonian qualifications of integ-
rity, capacity and staunch Democ-
racy. Why not put genuine
Western man and Missourian in
the White House?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

J. w. Dearing, one of the oldest
men in Mexico, has just returned
from a visit to his old home in Paris.
He is right when he says some of
the best people in the world live in
Paris and Monroe county. We can
testify 10 the fact that some mighty
good ones came from there.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
WITHOUT wishing to be in 4;

WITHOUT wishing to be in any
way officious, we take the liberty OF
calling the attention of those vino
are frothing at the mouth and
sweating blood, because our flag no
longer waves over Hawai-, to the
fact that the war is over; they ap-
pear to have forgotten it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
$4,000 In Premiums.

Offered by Liggett & Myers To-
bacco Co., of st. Louis, Mo. The
one guessing nearest the number of
people who will attend the Worlds
Fair gets $5, 10000, the second ST.
10000, etc. Ten Star tobacco tags
entitle you to guess. Ask your
dealer for particulars or send for
circular. 3-13t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

Ex-EDIToR and minister Gil
bert A. Pierce ought to know better
than to rub the hair of editor Charles
A. Dana the wrong way. The man
doesn't live who can, with pen, do
a neater or more expeditions job of
fiaying alive than Charles A. Dana.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoSia.
Died.

The three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frazier, of south
west Mexico, died Saturday at 5
O'Clock, after a two weeks illness.
The cause of the death was bron-
chitis. The funeral occurred at the
residence Sunday at 2 O'Clock.
Services by Rev. Jackson.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Prohibited by Law.

From the Centralia Courier.
Some things prohibited by our
statutes:
Horse racing on public roads.
Shooting on public roads.
Cruelty driving or working Grip
pied animals.
Hunting within enclosures with
out consent of the owner.
Setting fire to woods.
Furnishing false pedigree ofstock.
Throwing at trains in motion.
Discharging fire arms near court
house, church or school.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

The cocoanut tree is the most val
liable of plants. Its wood furnishes
beams, rafters and planks, its leaves
umbrellas and clothing, its fruits
food, oil, intoxicants and sugar,
shells domestic utensils, its fibers
ropes, sails and mating.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
THE NEW ROAD LAW.
An improvement Over the Old Way Of
Working the Highways Of Mis-
souri,.

The new road law enacted by the
37th General Assembly, is quite an
improvement over former laws gov
erning the working of public high
ways. If this law is carried out, as
it should be, the public roads of
Missouri will not resemble hog wal
lows, as at the present time. We
here give the most important ex-
tracts from the new law:
All able-bodied male inhabitants
between the ages Of twenty-one and
fifty years, having resided in the
district one month, shall be subject
to poll-tax to work on public roads,
but no person shall be required to
work in more than one road district
in any one year.
Every person who shall furnish
at the request of the road oyerseer,
a plow, cart, wagon or scraper,
with pair of oxens, horses or mules
shall be entitled for such days work
for team and driver two dollars for
each day; the overseer may hire
such additional teams and drivers
as he may deem necessary, and shall
pay two dollars per day for each
team and driver, or he may employ
a traction engine to perform said
work, where the same can be done
without greater expense. The over
seer shall receive for each day he
may be actually employed in the
work or business of overseeing, a.
sum not to exceed two dollars per
day, to be paid out of the funds
provided for the road expenses.
Persons subject to pay poll tax
for road purposes shall have the
right, at their election, to pay the
same in money or labor upon their
proper road division, at the rate
fixed in sec. 1907 at such time and
place as they shall be notified by
their road overseer to do so, and
upon failure to attend in person or
by suitable substitute, who shall be
acceptable to the overseer, as other
hands properly prepared to labor,
shall be deemed to have elected to
pay the tax in money, which shall
become Immediately due and COL
lectable; and every person made Ii
able to work on roads who fail with
out excuse to attend either in per-
son or by substitute, as aforesaid,
with proper tools and implements,
having had at least two days notice,
or, having attended, shall disobey
the reasonable order of the road
overseer, shall forfeit and pay one
dollar for each day he may fail to at
tend, or, attending, fails to work with
due diligence.
The road overseers of the several
road districts in each county shall
furnish and cause list of all able
bodied male persons between the
ages of twenty-one and fifty years re-
siding in their respective road dis
tricts to be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county court, alpha
betically arranged, on or before the
first day of April in each year.
Provided, that any person listed as
able-bodied may, on sufficient proof
of his disability, receive certificate
from the county court, signed by
presiding judge, exempting him
from poll-tax.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
An Honor to the Ledger,
From the Troy Free Press.

FfUnI tHe ITUy T tee I ftss-
The Mexico LEDGER was awarded
first prize of $75 for the best report
of farmers institute held in Mis-
souri, during the recent winter sea-
son. This is quite an honor to that
enterprising journal, but it only
shows how thoroughly our friend
White has everything done in his
excellent newspaper establishment.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
"SWeet" Watts Dead.
From the Auxvasse Review.

Silas Watts, who for years resid-
ed in South Audrain, died in Mon
tana..a few days ago. "Sweet''Watts,
as he was commonly called, was
well known. He was a peculiar
man and while his manner and ex-
terror were rough he possessed
many good traits of character. He
was honest, industrious and Jared
we'll as a farmer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

The Rails County (Mo.) Record
has a new dress and in other ways is
greatly improved. The Record is
one of Missouri's oldest and most
substantial papers, in every way
worthy Of the liberal patronage it is
receiving.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
GOVERNOR STONES SIGNATURE.
1t is Annexed to Seven Bills, But Re.
fused to Three Others.

JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, April 19.-
Governor Stone to-day signed the
Higginsville Court bill, the cities of
the third class bill, the primary
election bill and number of OF her
bills of no general importance. He
also vetoed three bills. One of
these, which, on account of a de-
fective title, did not receive execu-
tive approval, related to the fencing
of public highways, and another was
a measure which sought to allow
six months time for the prosecution
of appeals in the matter of estates of
insane persons in probate courts.
This the Governor thought to be too
radical departure from the prac-
tice in other classes of judicial pro-
ceedings and he regarded six months
as too long time for the prosecu-
ton of appeals, hence the veto Of
the bill. The other measure was
one which sought to hold fire in
surance policies good on vacant or
non-occupied houses, and also to
make policies on property of which
false or fraudulent representations
have been made good on any part or
portion of the property on which
such representations do not touch.
The Governor vetoed this bill be-
cause he thinks that it would have
been an incentive to fraud and for
the reason that he believes that all
well regulated insurance companies
should be permitted to maintain
safeguards for their own protection.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Five Lives Taken In Hour.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 19.-With-
in one hour yesterday afternoon F.
F. Hargraves, aged 81, shot himself
dead, Charles Heitzberg hanged him
self and William O'Brien, an en-
gineer, died from rat poison, while
Stella Gray was fatally stabbed by a
negress and Charles Hamilton, col
ored, was mortally wounded by an
unknown man,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

The Minnesota woman lawyer
who proposes to practice before the
court of which her husband is Judge
will probably find her services in
great demand, unless she differs
widely from the average woman.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

THE country can afford to wait
until it learns the Hawaiian pro-
gramme of President Cleveland be-
fore it passes judgment thereon. "It
is better to be slow than sorry."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

THE libel suit at Macon City,
brought against the ministers by the
St. James Military Academy Of that
place, will at least result in bad
blood. The entire community will
be brought into the controversy and
for years the social, business and
religious portions of the community
will suffer. For the good of the
community the matter should be
compromised in some manner.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27

Elder S. S. Beaver, of McAllister-
vile, Juniatta Co., Pa, says his wife
is subject to cramp in the stomach.
Last summer she tried Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy for it, and was much
pleased with the speedy relief it af-
forded. She has since used it when
ever necessary and found that it
never fails. For sale by c. A..
Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-04-27
Repafriuy seatIy Done.

II you want your watch cleaned,
or re epairing of any kind done neat
". cheaply and promptly, call on
T. S. Riley. Satisfaction guaran
teed. If T. s. RILEY,
At the Mexico Laundry window.