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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27

Care of the Eyes in Summer.

From the Philsdelpfia Record,
Avoid "squinting."
Shade the eyes from the full glare
of the sunlight.
: Never expose the eyes neediessly
to dust or flying particles OF any kind.
When the eyes are weak sleep all
that is possible.
Keep soap and all patent eyewashes
out of the eyes.
AS You value your sight, avoid
quack eye doctors.
Have an abundance of good steady
light for any work you may have on
hand.
Do not work in puny light, and
avoid glaring light, as it may be as
bad as too little light.
Never read or use the eyes for fine
work during twilight.
Whenever an eye is injured call in
an experienced physician or oculist at
once.
Do not use a Pickering light for
reading or sewing; use lamp with a
large burner, and use good oil.
Let the light come to your eyes
from one side or from above, not from
the front.
If the eyes are weak, wear green
shade over them, and cover the work
with a light blue cloth of paper.
When reading, hold the head erect
and at a distance from the light, and
do not bend the head over needlework
any more than is possible.
When the eyes ache, or are easily
fatigued, use them as little as possi-
BILE, and look up from the work fire.
quentIy to rest them.
When the eyes are hot and heavy
bathe them in cold or tepid water, an6
do not confine them too closely te
any sort of work.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
DAIRY NOTES.

The average milk in this country
tests only 1853 butter fat.
To make dairying profitable, the
butter must be choice.
Many cows are kept at loss, be-
cause no test of their actual value is
made.
A dairy writer truly says that the
farmer who neglects his cows in sum
mer, leaving them prey to heat,
thirst and flies, loses at least third of
the profits of the whole year. He
permanently Injuries the cows.
The Cincinnati Tribune says the use
of steriIized milk for infants has grown
to enormous proportions in that city.
Last year 5000 bottles were used
This year it lie expected that fully
100, 600 bottles will be consumed.
The advice of a dairyman is TO lei
one person do the milking, II they ART
kind to the cows. Cows get used to
| mixer and almost invariably "hoit
up'' their milk when new mike
comes. 1t is claimed that too frequeB
changing OF mixers has ruined man.
a good cow.
When the eager, hungry flies tor
ment the COW and make her restless a
milking time, do not vent epithet
against the annoyed animal or pune
| her with stool, says an exchange
but take with you to the yard or stabl
thin sheet to cover her back, and
sponge dipped into an effusion OF tan
sy or wormwood in water, or moisten
ed with kerosene oil, and rub IL owe
the cow'8 legs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
BIBLE INSTITUTE.
To Be Held at West Cuivre Baptist
Church, Audrain County, on
August % and 20.
PROGRAMME.

AUGUST 23-AFTERNOoN.
2:3O-Devotional services by pastor.
2:45-Bible study, The Best Help in
Sunday School Work, N. 8.
Johnston, J. ]. Griffin.
3:15-Character of Our Helps and
Literature, N. r. Pittman, j.
B. Hawkins.
s:OO-The Young Peoples Work,
Their Outlook, A. E. Burch,
John Riney, Bro. Witherspoon.
AUGUST 29-FoRENooN.
9:00-Devotional service, T. M. Wal
ton.
9:3O-The Best Means of Promoting
Christianity, F. M. Shouse, j.
s. Conner, E. s. Gibbs.
lO:OO-The Needs of Our Work, j. A
Guthrie, q. B. Rice.
IL 1:O0-Edueation and Religion, ]. T
Jesse, W. b. Craig.
200 p. m.-The Relation of Home
and Sunday School, John Roy
VIM. Fuqua, Sr.
2:3O-The Parents and Sunday School
j. B. Hawkins, N. 8. Johnston
s:30-The Holy Spirit in Suhda!
School, Joe Jesse, w. A. Bibb.
s:OO-Sermon, ]. 8. Conner.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
THE SANTA FE PICNIC
Was Held Wednesday and Was the
Grandest Success of the Year
Five Thousand People
Attended.

The great annual Santa Fe picnic
of 1896 has gone into history as the
most successful one of its kind ever
held in Monroe County, if not In Mis-
souri,. The weather was all that could
be wished for and the crowd was per-
haps the largest ever assembled at
such a picnic in this part of the State,
a conservative estimate placing the
number present between five and six
thousand people.
There is no better country on the
face of the earth than that which lies
in the vicinity of Santa Fe, and no
better or more hospitable people any
where than those who reside in this
vicinity. If anyone doubts this fact
that person should make it point to
attend the Santa Fe picnic next year.
Early Wednesday morning the
crowd began to gather from all the
country round within radius of forty
miles. They came in carriages, hacks,
buggies, on horseback and on bicycles,
and by noon the beautiful picnic
grove, which consists of IA acres of as
pretty ground as there is anywhere,
was filed with people, all having a
good time.
But the good time the crowd had
during the morning was not circum-
stance to that which they had when
the dinner hour came. The writer
would not attempt to ever give the
bill of fare, to say nothing of the guam
tity of each Wand. The 700 feet of
table was loaded down with good
things from fried chicken (the yellow
legged variety, of course) to ice cream
and fruit, and, thanks to the matrons
and maids of Santa Fe and vicinity,
everything was served in beautiful
style. There was more than an
abundance of eatables and as one who
was there expressed it to the repre-
sentative of the LEDGER, "enough was
left to feed as many as had already
eaten"
Everyone on the grounds had from
twenty-fi FIVE to hundred invitations
to take dinner at particular table
and the only thing that worried the
guests was the fact that they were moi
able to accept every invitation.
After dinner there were several
good speeches made on issues of the
day. United States Attorney Bashaw
of st. Louis; Hon. Robert Bodine, Of
Paris, and Hon. R. Fl. Cauthorn, o.
this city, each delivered able address
es, while General D. H. Mcintyre, o
this city, and Hon. Joe Rodes, of Sc
dalia, argued the capital remova
question, General Mcintyre coming
out ahead, of course.
The Mexico Band, one of the best il
the State, furnished the music for tn
Occasion and a fine dancing platforr
was well patronized by the youn
folks present.
Mexico was largely represented a
the picnic and it was the universe
verdict of all who attended from thi
city that the picnic was the most en-
ljoyable one ever held in the county
Everyone had a good time and want
| to on AGAIN
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
A QUESTION PUT TO SHERMAN.
How Has He Become Multi-Million-
aire on Five Thousand
q Year?

ZANEsvILLE, o., Aug. 20.-W. G.
Munson, one of the prominent free
silver Republicans of the State, a
brother of Judge Munson and jour
nalist here, addressed the following
letter yesterday to Senator Sherman:
"Your close political associates and
distinguished men in the Republican
party take delight in saying that the
Hon. w. j. Bryan is in the employ, at
a salary Of $4,000 year, of the silver
millionaires of the West. This Mr..
Bryan denies, and, as he is an honest
man, believe him.
Sand now, Senator Sherman, few
words to you. For years have watch
ed your career and am aware that you
once carried a chain for the surveyors
on the Muskingum River improve
ment and honor You for that, as 1t was
honest toll. You have been before
the public in various capacities for
three dozen years. In that time you
have held office constantly. 1t is
presumed that you had little, if any,
time for anything else. We have
heard you say that accepted office was
sacrifice, for you could not live or
the salary of $1,000 year paid mem
bers of the United States House oi
Senate, and yet, after three dozen
years of self-sacrifice for your coun-
try, living at a s1O,0 900 rate on s5,0O(
salary, you are rated as a millionaire
from four to eight times over.
"You often, in your speeches, ehal'
lenge your political opponents te
answer close questions. Can and vii
you, before retiring to private life
tell the dear people who 80 long hav'
supported you the secret Of serving
your country 80 years on $1,000 sal
ary, at the same time living at $40,
600 q year rate, and retiring multi
millionaire? 1t would be interestin,
information for the rising generation
even your young friend, William
Bryan, naight profit by it-and be Al
incentive for others to emulate you
career. The plain people have 70
years been wondering how their sell
sacrificing public servant, John SheI
man, could accumulate wealth
rapidly, while they, his constituent
grew poorer each year.
NW q Mt1NSnNu -
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
Agricultural Notes.

xA6 - 4hSSS~f
Wheat ground should be broken
several weeks before seeding, SO 1t
will have time to settle.
Don't allow the farm machinery to
lie out in the sun and rain. 1t will pay
in dollars and cents to protect them
from the elements.
The Maine station cautions against
the importation of dangerous weed
seeds in foreign woods. 1t has discov-
cred two such weeds brought into that
State.
The Michigan station has succeeded
with alfalfa. 1t moved it twice the
first year simply to clip the weeds be-
fore they seeded, leaving it on the
ground as q mulch. In subsequent
years, IL cut and raked several times
each year, the total yield viii be con-
siderably more than could be gotter
from the same area of red cloves.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
WHALES
Formed in Line and Attacked the Yes
sel-That's the Story OF q
Ships Grew.

JAcKsoNvILLE, FLA, Aug. 16.--
With great dents in the plates on each
side, and with some of the delicate
machinery in the engine room disar-
ranged, the steamer Seminole, of the
Clyde Line, arrived here from New
York yesterday. The damage to the
vessel was the result of an encounter
with monster whales. Soon after
passing Sandy Hook Purser r. e.
Morton says the steamer ran into .
school of whales. Soon ak Of the
monsters appeared almost under the
ships bow, and she crushed into one
of them. The impact apparently
broke the whales back and 1t began
to squirt blood.
Then the officers and passengers
witnessed remarkable sight, when,
as If in a rage, the FIVE other whales
drew off short distance and dashed
madly against the vessel, causing her
to tremble from stem to stern. The
whales repeated this performance
four times, and at each collision the
Seminole quivered az II about to 60 to
the bottom. Many of the passengers
were hurled to the deck and bruised.
Several women tainted. So terrible
was the shock that some Of the furni-
ture in the saloon was broken from
its fastenings. The whales were bad
ly injured by the collision, and after
the fourth rush drew away spouting
blood. They tried to come again, but
moved slowly because Of their injur-
les, and the vessel soon distanced
them.
1t was feared the Seminole was bad
ly damaged, but examination shows
only the superficial injuries mention
ed. The passengers say the whales
were nearly 100 feet in length.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
NANsEN AND THE NORTH.
Lieut.. Brainard's View of the Explor-
er's Alleged Discoveries.

FORT RILEY, KAN, Aug. 19.-Lieut.
d. L. Brainard OF the End Cavalry,
who accompanied Gen. Greedy on his
famous Arctic expedition and was
with that officer in the most hazard
GUS of his exploits, is rather skeptical
as to the value of DR.. Nansen's dis
coveries. In conversation with a re-
porter Lieut.. Brainard said:
"The information contained in the
accounts of Nansen's return is SO
meager that hesitate to express an
opinion as to the scope and value of
his work. will say, however, that
the report of the return of the jack
SON Harmsworth relief vessel wind
ward from Franz Josef Land within a
month from the time of her departure
from England would seem to admit OF
grave doubts as to the truth of the
story, as the Windward would not
reasonably be expected to reach hei
destination and return short of ten tt
twelve weeks.
sIf the reports prove true, and Nan
sen is returning, then his journey haI
indeed been a wonderful one ant
he deserves the applause of the scien
tific world for that pluck and energy
displayed by him under most trying
and d1scouraging circumstances. Sc
far as can recall, no Arctic authority
except one, treated Nansen's plan o
reaching the North Pole as sane and
feasible one. To push the Fram nortf
of the New Siberian Islands into the
icy seas from which no vessel hat
ever escaped the clutches of the Polal
pack was regarded by those having
knowledge of the subject as hazard
GUS in the extreme-almost the worE
of mad man-and few expected Nan
sen to ever return alive; and l doubt
If there were any who believed it pos
| sible for the Fran to long escape being
crushed in the massive ice of tina,
region. The safe return of Nansen ant
the Fran, however, will not changt
in the slightest degree the opinion o
experts that Nansen's novel plan o
drifting to the North Pole was fool
hardy, senseless, and that he displayed
lamentable ignorance of the danger
urking in the treacherous ice pack.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
Tennessee Forty Thousand.

Why do we see nothing in the met
ropolitan papers about the result of
the recent election in Tennessee2 Did
they fail to get the returns?
AT the election held last week the
Democrats carried the state by 10000.
This is 1000 more than Cleyeland's
majority In that State In 1892, the
year OF the big landslide. Two years
ago the election was doubtful. Many
people are still uncertain as to wheth-
Or Turney or Evans was elected Gov
srnor. The landslide this fall will
break the record.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
THuRsToN MAKES AMENDS.
The Nebraska Senator Issues Q Brief
Statement Virtually Apologizing
for Circulating the Chicago
Chronicle Story.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2o.---United States
Senator John NJ. Thurston, OF Ncbras-
ka, made public last night, az he had
promised In the afternoon to do, the
following card:
ITO the Public: On July ii the
Chicago Chronicle charged w. j. Bryan
with being saiaried employe OF the
silver bonanza interests. On July 81
at Madison, Wis, ] read the editorial
OF the Chronicle and insisted that MIR.
Bryan owed IT, as duty to the Amer
lean people, to answer the charge.
His explicit denial appears In the
press this morning. ] stated In Me-
braska that Mr.. Bryan's denial would
be accepted by me and that would SO
notify the country, which take this
immediate and public manner OF doing.
"JoHx NJ. THuRsros."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
Free From Debt.


COLUMBIA, No., August 16.-In 1891
the Baptists of Columbia completed
their present church building. Since
then they have been continually re-
ducing the debt. The Building Com
mittee gave their note for So, 900, and
on January 1, 1896, it had been reduc-
ed to about $1,000. 1t was recently
determined to pay it off and destroy
the note at public service.
To-day a large congregation at
tended the service. DIR. Hatcher, the
pastor, preached an inspiring sermon,
after which he read the note above
referred to, and made some reference
to the lifting of the church debt. He
said:
"Since January 1 you have raised
3,176.5s. This pays of the last in
debtedness on this building. The
note given for s5, 900 by the Building
Committee in 1891 is paid, and nov
while we stand and sing praise Coz
From Whom All Blessings Flow
shall apply match to this paper
and the smoke win so up as incens'
from this place."
The note burned to ashes and flick
cred out as the last strains of must
died away. The names signed to tn
note as the original Building Com
mittee were e. W. Stephens, F. w
Smith, j. L. Stephens, NJ. E. Broad
head, w. w. Batterton, w. A. Good
ding, T. w. Barrett. A kodak arts
in the rear of the room took sna
! shot at the exercises, and got goo
negative. The pictures win be devel
oped later and distributed among th
members of the church.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
FLAT DENIAL BY MR.. BRYAN.
A Straightforward Answer to Cam
paign Slander- Sources OF HIS
Income.

UPPER RED Hook, N. Y, August
19.-Wm. ]. Bryan, for the first time
since Senator John NJ. Thurston, as
alleged, declared that he Bryan was
in the employ of mine owners, made
an official denial, coupled with a chal-
lenge to the National Republican
Committee to come out in the open
and accuse him or forever be silent.
Mr.. Bryan's attention had been called
to the controversy between Senators
Thurston and Stewart and had de-
termined to settle the matter il possi-
BILE. He, therefore, demands an open
charge, which, he says, he will refute
with details Of his private life and his
financial affairs, or silence. He said:
81 have already denied this charge
on several occasions, but the reitera-
ton of it by Senator Thurston, dis
tinguished resident of my own State,
justifies me in answering it again. !
never at any time or under any cir
cumstances have been in the employ of
any mine owners individually or col
lectively, directly in indirectly, nor
have / been in the employ of, or paid
by any Bimetallic League Association.
Aside from my editorial salary Of
about $3.50 per month paid by the
Omaha World Herald, and a small
amount derived from the legal pro-
fcssion, my income since my retire
ment from Congress has been derived
entirely from lectures before Chau-
tauqua Lyceums and lecture bureaus,
which have usually paid me fixed
sum, and from contributions made by
people of the localities where I have
spoken. In some instances, / have
received nothing at all. In most
cases l have received more than
enough to pay travelling expenses. In
only two instances, / think, has my
compensation exceeded 800, and in
these instances it was $500 at one
place and about $500 at the other.
"The first platform on which I rar
for Congress in 1890, before ! wa
known politically outside of my State
contained a free coinage plank ant
my Republican opponent that yea
was an advocate Of free coinage. 1
the compaign of 1892 again ran on
free coinage platform. In 1894
again ran on free coinage platform
and my opponent for the Senate, M
Thurston, while opposing unlimite
coinage at 16 to !, insisted that b
favored bimetallism. / wrote tn
free coinage plank on which ran
1890, and the free coinage pianks
the Nebraska State platforms in 1ss
1894 and 1896, and tried to secure th
adoption of free coinage planks in th
State platform in 1892 and 1893.
only mention this to show that m
advocacy of free silver is not OF re
cent date.
"Having made this answer to Nil
Thurston, / shall hereafter take n
notice Of individual or newspape
comment on the subject. If the Re
publican National Committee will 50
officially that have ever been en-
ployed to deliver speeches by an
mine owner, a group Of mine owner
or any association supported by min
owners, am ready to make state
ment showing in detail all money re
ceived by me for speech-making."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27

The Mexico Music Company, OF
which W. II. Upham Is manager, 10 re-
ceiving from the East one OF the lar
gest consignments of sheet music ever
shipped to the interior of the State.
The weight OF the entire shipment Ia
about 5000 pounds, or three tons, and
Mr.. Upham has had to have large
addition made to his cases 70 hold the
new rDusic.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
She Preferred Silver.

PARIS, Mo-, Aug. 1s.-Here is an
other evidence that free silver Is gain
ing with the Republicans OF this conn
ty: Saturday A. J. SharpIey offered
s5 in gold or silver 10 the person max
ing the most words out of the name,
"Aida lawrence
The prize was won by Miss Maud
Pelsue, daughter of n prominent Re-
publican OF this city, who made $40
words out OF IL, Mr.. Sharpiey handed
TO her s5 in gold, but che refused it,
saying: 81 prefer IS in silver" This
brought down the house.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
New Fashioned "Breastpin."


A verdant youth dropped into Cam
ada & Summers store Monday and
after gazing at some fraternity pins in
the show cases said to George:
"Them is mighty nice breastpins you
got thar" "What kind of pin would
YOU like to look at?" Pointing to a
Masonic pin, "35." "You haven't got
one with saw on it, hev you? Pm
goin' to set up as carpenter and jiner,
I thought I'd like to have something
to wear 30 folks would know what l
was doin'. Well, l'll take it, though
I'd like one with q hand saw, but
guess mebbe that's plain enough. The
compasses is to mark out your WORK
and the square is to measure it when
marked out, and any burned foo
knows that G stands for gimlet."
Miss Nellie Lewis is home from Q
visit to friends in Rocheport, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27

A little daughter of Mr.. Lewis Day
ton, an old and much respected citizen
of Barnitz, Pa. occasionally has trouble
with her stomach which gives her
considerable distress. In speaking OF
1t Mr.. Dayton said: GAS soon as she
has an attack we give her a dose OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy, and it has never
failed to relieve her promptly. We ell
use it in our family with the same good
results" For sale by g. A. Buckner,
nruuoiaf
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27
GAIL HAMILTON DEAD.
The Noted Writer Passes Away at Her
Home in Hamilton.

HAMILTON, MASS, Aug. lS.-mlSs
Abigail Dodge, the noted author, died
Monday night at her home from the
effects of a paralytic shock. Too much
work in mailing her last book, ''The
Valley of DEATH" during the hot
weather, broke her strength.
Miss Mary Abigail Dodge, widely
known under the pen name of "Gail
Hamilton" was a native of the town
in which she died, having been born
there in 1880. She was graduated
from Ipswich Academy at the age of
20. In 1851 she went to Hartford as
assistant in the Hartford High School.
She was also instructor in physical
science in this school for several years,
and was subsequently governess in
the family of DIR. Bailey, of Washing
ton, d. c., the editor of the National
Era, to which paper she became a con-
tributor.
In 1867 she was one of the editors
of Our Young Folks, a magazine for
children, published in Boston. From
1870 until little over year ago she
had lived most of the time with her
cousin, Mrs. James G. Blaine, in
Washington. In course of this daily
contact with the Blaine family Miss
Dodge WAS led into a very close
friendship with Mr.. Blaine, and at the
death of the latter she became his
literary executor, being in possession
of all his papers and documents of
value, bequeathed to her as his au-
thorized biographer. She was engag-
ed, as frequently as her health would
permit, on Mr.. Blaine's biography
from the time of his death, until her
illness of last year, and it is thought
her untiring devotion to the work was
instrumental in bringing about that
prostration.
Gail Hamilton was a frequent con
tributors to prominent magazines, land
her published works, written in
witty and aggressive style, consist
largely of selections from her con.
tributions. Her books include;
"Country Living and Country Think.
ing" "Gala Days" " "New Atmosphere
and Stumbling Blocks" "Skirmishes
and Sketches % "Red Letter Days il
Applethorp and SummerRest, ""Woo
Gathering" "Woman's Wrongs" "A
Counter Irritant,' "Battle of the
Books" "Little Folk Life" "Chilt
World" "Twelve Miles From Lem
on" "Nursery Mornings" "Sermon
for the Clergy" "First Love is Best,
"What Think Ye of Christi" "Ou
Common School SYSTEM" Divin
Guidance Memorial to Allen W
Dodge" and "Insuppressible Book.
In 1887 she wrote series of letter
on civil service reform for a Nel
York paper. Letters on wide rang
of public questions written for tn
Boston Journal were widely copie
throughout the United States.
Miss Dodge's novel, "First Love
Best" had not the success which al
tended some of her other work
, During recent years she engaged
/, political writing, and many famor
review articles and political intel
views have been accredited to ht
i which have aroused much warm dis
cussion, and have exerted more
a less influence upon national politics.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-27

VIM. ]. BRYAN is to make thorough
canvass OF New York and will begin
his work there this week. Those
who are in a position to know say that
New York will go Democratic by a
large majority.