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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. w. If. Wallace and Brother, A.
Ellis, Gene Near browning
i'm Salt River.

Mrs. w. HI. Wallace, wife of City
Collector Wallace, and brother,
Arthur Ellis, came near drowning
at Reeds bridge on Salt River, just
east of Mexico, Thursday. Salt
River was out of its banks and over
the bridge. While crossing in buggy
the horse became entangled and the
buggy turned over. Young Ellis
not only saved sister but went back
and cut the horse loose from the
buggy. The buggy was lost in the
flood but the horse was saved.
Young Ellis showed great presence
Of mind and bravery in his prompt
action in saving his sister and
afterward the horse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
INDUSTRIALS STEAL A4RaIN.
seen" Saunders and His Army Giving
The Missouri Pacific Railroad
officials Trouble.

Pueblo, Colo May 9.-Missouri
Pacific officials failed to check the
Industrials under Gen. Saunders in
their Journey eastward with the
stolen train. AT Olney, SO miles
east of here, a box car and an engine
were ditched in a cut. The army
built track around the obstruction
and continued on their way.
The engine is a very powerful
switch engine, not built for speed,
yet at the time the train went at the
rate of so miles an hour. Super
intendent Derby has ordered all the
water to be drawn from the tanks,
hoping to kill the engine in that
way. A special train with armed
marshals aboard is in pursuit.
Early this morning the Industrials
met an engine on the main track,
west bound. General Saunders
ordered the engineer to 60 back.
After a brief parley the engineer
reversed and started back for this
city. Saunders told the engineer
to pay no attention to the engine
ahead, as it would have to keep out
of the way.
In cut west of Arlington another
engine was derailed by the orders of
the railway officials and the Indus
trials are now building track
around the distractions. Missouri
Pacific officials have ordered three
other engines ditched ahead of the
stolen train.
The lndustrials are now at cut
near Haswell, west of Arlington and
so miles from Pueblo, where an
engine and one car were derailed
by order of the Missouri Pacific
officials. The west bound passen-
ger train was held at Horace, Kas.
instead of Arlington.
A dispatch from Galatea to the
Missouri Pacific officials announces
that the Industrials passed that
station at II O'Clock. They built a
track around the wreck. A third
attempt will be made to arrest their
progress. Nothing has been done
yet by the civil authorities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

In Coiman's Rural World this
week Theodore Allen, the we'll known
driver, comments as follows on Joe,
2:29A, by Elial g., son of Aber-
deem:
To the Editor of Colman IS Rural World
BowLIHG GREEN, Mo-, May T.
| see in your last issue you mention
the bay gelding Joe, 2:29A, as a
"typical American road horse. :"
You might have added that Joe is
also born race horse. l was in
Mexico at the horse sale and saw
my old friend hooked to light buggy
and driven on the road by Mrs.
Runkle, whose husband owns him.
| never saw him in better shape.
brought Joe West and campaign
ed him in 1891. I gave $3.50 for
him in Washington City and when
we parted he did not owe me cent.
He won both his races at Shelbina,
Mo-, and ON that slow half mile
track, to an old style sulky, | was
told he put in one heat in 2:26. /
drove him at Independence, Iowa,
to an old style sulky in 2:21&. He
pulled me a half to a road cart in
l :0S on the same track.
At st. Louis in the "bull ring"
he went 10 seconds faster than any
other horse, but was uneeremonious-
ly swindled out of it. He is a stay
er, no matter how many heats are
trotted. To "bike" over a good
mile track he ought to beat 2:20
three times. Igive these facts about
my old friend because he is as hon.
est and game horse as | ever drove.
Very truly,
THEODORE ALLEN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
The jefferson City Bridge.


The bridge project is rapidly
drawing to the eliminating point
From mere conjecture and specula-
tion, the great enterprise has
grown to certainty almost.
A meeting of the board of direc
tors OF the Jefferson City Bridge and
Transit Co. was held Saturday
night. The board, after first adopt
ing a resolution to support and
maintain any location that might be
selected, voted to locate the bridge at
the foot OF Madison street.
The estimate OF the cost of the
bridge at this point is si9S, 900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

The storm which ragged in this
section of the country Thursday
afternoon and that night was ac-
companied by one CT the heaviest
rain falls we have ever had. For
nearly two hours Thursday afternoon
the rain fell in torrents and there
was light shower all night. From
yesterday noon until ! o'clock this
morning AS inches of rain fell.
The creeks and branches are all out
of their banks. 1t will cause severe
losses in crops, fences and stock.
The ex-eandidates on the Salt River
excursion are in luck as far as plenty
OF water is concerned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
Mexico High schoof wins,

Friday night, Charles F. F.Steele, Of
the Mexico High School, took Sec
ond honor in the Inter State Orator
ical Contest at Kansas City. Mr..
Forsee, of the Kansas City High
School, received first honors.
The Kansas City Times says !:
Then began the serious work of the
evening. Prof. Buchanan intro,
dueed Mr.. Charles Steele, of the
Mexico, NO., High School. Steele
is young and slender. He owns a
deep baritone voice and the subjecl
of his Grafton was "The Jews
Steele treated the subject in a mas
terly style. He started in with the
assertion that the Jew was the mar
vel of the world and the enigma.
''In fact," ne continued, "they
are Gods peculiar people" !" The
speaker then traced the origin of the
Jews as nation and people. He
called attention to the fact that al
the laws of modern times had al
their inspiration the original laws o
Moses. He argued that the jews
were prominent in literature, and
that the songs of their great poets
had never been approached. Conn
ing down to modern times, Mr..
Steele called attention to the Jew
of to-day.
He said that they were thrifty
industrious, intelligent, law.abidini
and patriotic citizens. Necessit,
had compelled them to turn their at
tention to commercial pursuits, ant
they were now the recognized none,
kings and merchant princes of th
world. No European monarch
would dare to declare war unless h
had first gained the consent of th
Jewish bankers to carry his wa
debts.
He paid a glowing tribute to Dis
raeli and said that Rosebery, th,
Jew, ranked second to Giadston
as a leader of the English Liberals
He spoke of the charities OF 81
Moses Montifiore, and finally turne
his attention to America. He men
toned Congressman Nathan Frank
Iof st. Louis, Isadore Raynor, tb
Congressional leader from Maryland
and Isadore Strauss, who succeed
Colonel John R. Fellows as one {
1.-THE Congressman from New Yori
He closed with an eloquent pr
diction of the future greatness {
the Jewish people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
1t Is Settled.

After an hour and half of bot
debating last evening, the Mexico
Literary Society decided that
Coxey's movement on Washington
was not a detriment to the peace
and happiness of the great United
States and that the intentions of The
leader of the Industrial Cd army Of
buns were good in every respect,
and that philanthropic motives
alone moved this great man TO gath
er up his hest OF Common wealers.
So be Ii,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

why any man should ask an in
dorsemenf from a convention that
did not nominate him unless he
feels conscious of weakness and
wants to be bolstered up. BY pass
ing resolutions denouncing the
President in a convention in which
we nominate candidates for Supreme
Judge, State School Superintendent
and Railroad Commissioner we haz-
ard the election of all those three
candidates.
! am, therefore, thoroughly con-
vlnced from some knowledge of the
people of this State that the part of
of wisdom, prudence and justice
can be best subserved by confining
the resolutions TO matters upon
which we can agree and bring TO the
support of our State ticket united
Democracy.
"Let every delegate ask himself
the question: Am | sent to aid
in the nomination of men we can
elect and to put them upon plat
form that will bring to the ticket an
harmonious and united Democracy,
or is it my duty in this off year to
theorize and speculate on contested
and controverted national issues,
and denounce an honest Democratic
President and hazard that ticket?"
| ask that the responsibility of
defeat, if such a calmity should be-
fall us, be placed where it belongs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

In his campaign speeches Col.
Breckinridge censures the press and
all who oppose his reelection, es-
pecially outside of his district. He
appears to think that it is not right
for one district to be concerned about
the character and ability of an
others representative in Congress.
OF course he knows better than this,
although his conception OF right il
evidently quite dull. Every Con-
gressional district in the nation is
surely deeply interested in ths
general makeup of Congress, and
we believe they are all desirous o
the Colonel's defeat. He acknowl
edges bis sin and says he has beer
making attonements secretly. This
is certainly to his credit. Now lie
him retire on probation and evi
denee his sincerity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
Col. w. II. kennan.
From the yandalia Leader.


Col. w. II. kennan, of Mexico
was in Eandalia last Thursday
The Colonel is getting on the shady
side and his hair is nearly white, bu
he has lost none of the vim O.
younger days. Col. Kennan is al
ways aggressive, especially in poll
tics. He would rather be in tht
arena in a hot political fight any
time than to sit in the grand stant
and wear diamonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
CHiNcH BIlGs.
Exterminatipg Them by Infection TO
be Tried IN Andrain County.

There have been several CON-
plants in reference to chinch bugs
throughout Missouri and some in
Audrain county. Quite a number
of our farmers are anxious to Try the
plan of exterminating them by infec-
ton. The following letter to Mr..
j. N Basket, OF this city, explains
to our farmers the manner of pro.
ceeding in this direction:
COLUMBIA, Mo-. May 10.-Dear
Sir: Your letter is at hand request
ing me to send you Injected
Chinch Bugs" to aid you in ex-
terminating these pests from your
fields.
1t will afford me pleasure to do SO
as soon as you will furnish me the
material to work with. Procure a
small tin can or box of some kind
with tight fitting cover and hold
ing from pint to a quart; baking
powder tin cans make good boxes.
Put some green wheat or corn leaves
in the can but no soil or water, and
put in about half pint of live bugs.
Be sure to send bugs in tin boxes,
made perfectly tight SO none can es-
cape through into the mail bags or
express offices. Do not make any
holes in the box for air. Wrap the
box securely in paper and send it to
me either by mail or express, charges
prepaid.
The name and postotfice address
of the sender should be written on
the outside of the box and letter or
postal card should be written stating
that the bugs have been sent, and
how. Be sure to give your post
office, county and state.
Upon receipt of the bugs | will
infect them and send you a small
box by mail of the diseased ones.
The enclosed directions will inform
you how TO proceed after you receive
the bugs. If these directions are
carefully followed the chinch bugs
will be either entirely destroyed or
so reduced in numbers as to render
them comparatively harmless. Ad-
dress Missouri University, Columbia.
Yours Respectfully,
EDWD. d. PORTER, Director.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
Rev. j. II. Jackson.
From the Fulton Telegraph.

Rev. J. HI. Jackson, pastor of the
Mexico Methodist church, South, is
assisting Rev. w. +. Packard in a
series of meetings in this city. fwo
services each day and large congre-
cations. Rev. Jackson is doing some
original preaching, calling things by
their right names, bold in his attacks
upon the popular sins of the people,
and earnest in his efforts to reach the
hearts of his hearers. He is receiv.
ing close and earnest attention from
crowded pews.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
TORTURING ECZEMA
sufferable 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, 1888, was
troubled with the peculiar skin disease to which
medical men a. eczema. Its first appearance
was near the ankles. 1t rapidly extended over
the lower extremities until my legs were nearly
one raw sore |; from legs the trouble extended
across the hips, shoulders and the entire length
of the arms, the legs and arms greatly swollen
with an itching, burning pain. without cessation.
Although the best medical advice attainable was
employed, no less than five physicians of the
place being consulted and the prescriptions
being the result of their combined wisdom, the
disease, though apparently checked. would recur
In few days as bad as ever; during its progress
my weight fell away about twenty-five pounds
As an experiment began the use Of CUTIcURA,
following the simple and plain instructions
given with the REMEDIES, and in four weeks
found myself we'll, with skin soft and natural
In color, the itching and pain entirely relieved.
w. r, MEAD,
Editor Iowa Plain Dealer, Cresco, Ia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

Mrs. Mary Lease wants TO run
for congressman at large on the
Populist ticket. The leaders in the
party are unwilling to turn down
Congressman Harris, but say Mrs.
Lease may have the nomination in
the Seventh district, provided that
Jerry Simpson is not candidate.
The party leaders believe that Mrs.
Lease can carry either the district
or the state for congress. Mrs.
Leases friends claim that her nom
ination wilfhave tendency to bring
more harmony to the party than any
other move that can be made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

Oh. ye disheartsnsd and care worn,
With feet Oft pierced by many thorn,
Great shah be your reward in Heaven.
For great is the cross you We borne.
Oh soFrowing hearts, worn and weary,
On which no ray Of sunshine fab,
Look MP through the ssrkness. dreary,
To the light that fs shining for ali.
For have you not the promise sweet
To the faithful teiiers givenY
There ys shall bathe your wounded feet
And rest. at last. in Heaven.
.MsDsE HsRL0vE,
weIIsyiiie, No.. Nay 10.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

HuRkAH! for the New Market
Manufacturing Company of New
Hampshire. 1t was so pleased over
the business outlook, now that
speedy legislation is assured, that it
has added 10 per cent to the wages
of its employees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

a TELEGRAM to the LEDGER last
Thursday from Montgomery City
states that Hon. Champ Clark was
dominated for Congress at the con-
rention held there to-day, and that
The members of the new Congress-
6onal Committee from Audrain are
George Robertson and Judge A. J.
Douglass. Alternates, d. Miller
and DIR. J. O. Terriil.
The telegram also states that Hon.
|Chas. E. Peers, of Warren, was
Nominated for State Senator from the
Tenth Senatorial District at the
Senatorial convention held there to
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

The vandslia creamery has en-
ployed an expert butter maker and
started up on Wednesday with a
promise of the milk of 100 COWS
daily. The capacity Of the plant is
10, 900 pounds of milk daily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

w. s. Hathaway is home from
Excelsior Springs where he attend
ed meeting of the prominent Re
publicans of this state. The place
of meeting of the State Republican
Convention will be at Excelsior
Springs and it will be held August
15. Mr.. Hathaway is of the opin-
ion that there will be about 1000
delegates present and says the Re
publicans are very enthusiastic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

Hon. u. S. HALL, writing to the
|St. Louis Republic, closes a long
|artlcle in reference to the endorse
ment of the national administration
as follows:
"The question now comes up,
shall the President, who has always
proclaimed himself opposed to the
free coinage of silver by the United
States alone, and who, for the rea-
son briefly indicated above, con-
scientiously believed that il was fol
the best interests of the nation, and
when he has never dealt deubly
with the people, be denounced by &
Democratic convention which has
three State candidates to nominate
at Kansas City?
While | do not, and while the
convention will not, agree with tht
Presidents financial views, and
while the large majority of the peo
pie OF this State do not agree will
him, yet as these three State officer.
have no Federal functions TO per
form, no dealing with national leg
islation, it appears to me to be
suicidal policy and a dangerous
step for that convention to go out
side entirely of its legitimate fune
tons and channels to denounce th,
act of an honest Democratic Presi
dent.
Il did not receive my nomina
ton from Democratic State Con
yention, nor do I ask the indorse
ment OF that body. Nor can Sc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

THE farmers of Audrain county
are in the very best of spirits over the
fine prospects for crops A good
corn crop in Missouri will do more
to bring about good times than all
the legislation which will be passed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
About 8 200 lives were losl in the
recent Brazilian rebellion.

About 4, ,ZUO lives were losi IN the
recent Brazilian rebellion.
A man of average size will be sup
ported in the water by pound oi
cork.
In Corea umbrellas OF oiled paper
have no handles an are simply
worn over the hat.
The value of real estate in London
is estimated at "a ,000, ,000, 600; that
of Paris 50, 800, 100000.
To be perfectly proportioned a
man should weigh twenty eight
pounds to every foot of his height.
The oldest lighthouse in the world
is at Corunna, Spain. 1t was orig
inally built during the reign OF En-
peror Trajan.
An alloy that adheres so firmly
to glass that it may be used to sold
er pieces together is made by a
French chemist.
The United States has 800 lights
on its coasts. Thirty of them are
displayed from lightships, the others
shine from lighthouses.
Bosouit's late pamphlet, "Man
of the Nineteenth Century, says
that only one man out OF each
203 at.ains a height of over six feet.
The oldest epitaph in English is
found in a country churchyard in
Oxfordshire, dated 1870. Its obso-
lete language is almost unintelligi-
bic.
California boasts of a number of
women who own and manage large
farms, and who make money and
keep healthy and happy in this
work.
Horse power is. common unit
cf measurement. The usual work
of horse is estimated at % 800
pounds raised one foot per minute
during an s hour day.
A former Judge of Illinois asserts
that autograph hunters have remov-
ed Abraham Lincoln's signature
from every paper on file in the
county courts of the state.
In some of the ancient temples OF
Egypt perfectly sound timber of the
tamarisk wood has been found con-
nected with the stonework which is
known to be 1000 years old.
The clerk of Queen Victoria s
kitchen, who always carves, re-
ceives a salary of $4,000 a year.
The chief receives the same and two
confectioners receive 81 800 each.
A foot of newly-fa snow makes
but one inch of water when melted.
The average annual fall of snow in
Maine is seven feet, New York -four
feet, and Iowa two and half feet.
A New York ife-saver, after a
series ofobservations extending over
a period of twenty years, says that
the superstition that a drowning
person rises to the surface three
times is entirely unfounded.
The first actual communication
through the electrical circuit was
made in 1897, when Lamond, a
French philosopher, placed two
electrical machines in different rooms
in his house and connected them
by wire.
A wonderful nugget of tin has
been discovered in the mines OF the
North Dundas, Tasmania. 1t is
estimated to weigh 5,4O0 pounds.
The assay of small piece shows
that the large mass of ore contains
81 per cent of metallic tin.
While fishing last year in Bowery
Bay, New York, ex-Ald. Smith, OF
Astoria, lost his vest, containing
valuable watch, overheard. Recent
ly, during a heavy storm, the
vest, with the watch still in its pock-
ct, was washed ashore and restored
to its owner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

WHILE President Cleveland has
pot at all times pleased all Demo-
frats, he is better Democrat than
! he average man who claims to be
b Democrat and abuses him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

Ir is claimed that the Mizpah A.
p. u. w. Lodge of st. Louis took
| n a member who was dying of con-
sumption in order that he might Sc
fure the 50 600 insurance. The
|irand Lodge is investigating the
matter and if the facts are as stated
Fyill likely take the charter from this
lod0e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

JOHANN Mosr endorses Coxey,
end Coxey would follow Most's an
Erchist methods if he had only
Enough force behind him. There
Is little doubt of his will being good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

THERE is one overwhelming and
|inanswera6le reason why Col. Breek-
|nridge should not be returned to
Congress his usefulness as a Con-
sressman was destroyed by that
kpaulaI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
LADIES WHO BLOAT

What a great number there are ;
how uncomfortable it makes them
it is almost impossible for those
afflicted to enjoy life. In my private
practice | have always found Sui.
phur Bitters to be the best remedy,
All who are thus troubled should
use it. MRS. DR.. CHILDs, Boston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

On the Gath of May the Warren
ton band viii give an entertainment
in Moberly under the auspices of
Tanereed Commandery Knights
Templar. Quite a number from
| Mexico will attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

The best medical authorities have
pronounced Ayers Sarsaparilla to
be the most skillfully-adiusted com
bination of alternatives and tonics
known to pharmacy. 1t is this fact
which has earned for il the well
merited title of the Superior Medi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

Morris Stephenson. the ie.year-
old son of Marx Stephenson, died
last Wednesday night at 10 o'clock,
of consumption. The funeral SER
vices were held at The family resi-
dence in south Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

The Republicans assert that the
Democratic amendments TO the
Tariff bill viii make it a protective
measure; but somehow we notice
hat the protectionists Senators are
ust as much opposed to the bill as
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

THE latest news from Hawaii i'll
Picates that many misrepresenta-
lions have been made concerning
he strength of the provisional gov
Ernment, which is now said to be
IN danger OF being overthrown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17

The Washington people have it
IN their power to say just how long
Coxey's army will remain with
hem. As long as the gate receipts
hre big enough to pay Coxey's
hotel bills and feed the tramps the
brmy will stay there and continue
10 increase.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
GHICaGG's PLAGuE.
Sma lipox May BE Carried TO Other
States From There.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 9.-Small
pox in Chicago was the subject o.
discussion at very important con,
ference called at the Grand Pacific
tonight, and steps We're taken look,
ing to decisive action.
The conference decided that the
greatest danger Of the spread of the
disease to the other states was in the
injection that might be carried by
clothing manufactured in the sweat
shops of Chicago. Ample proof was
presented that smallpox existed in
those sections of the city where the
sweat shops are found.
There was disposition on the
part of all the representatives to fol-
low the action Of the Indiana Board
in refusing to allow clothing manu-
faetured in Chicago brought into
their State. But before establishing
such quarantine it was thought just
to Chicago merchants that they be
given an opportunity to cooperate
in protecting themselves from such
quarantine.
Secretary Scott submitted statis-
tics showing that from January to
May 8 there had been ,407 cases.
In January, 12S cases; February.
232; March, 305; April, 544; May,
207, and it the ratio was kept up,
May would give grand total of L.
923 cases from the LIST of January.
The increase for May over January
was 461 per cent.