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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07

Elizabeth News
THE Register is a great paper, ably
edited. and gives q vast amount of State
and national news"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
The Door of Life.

The fear of pain and the dangers OF
parturition fill many a woman's breast
with dismay. There is no reason why
child birth should be frought with
danger and distress. 1t is a perfectly
natural function, and should be per-
formed in a natural way without IN
due suffering. Nine out of every ten
women are troubled more or less by
weakness and disease peculiar to their
sex. 1t is so because they do not take
proper care of Observation-Disclosures
they neglect little ills and little pre-
cautions. A woman in perfectly
hearty health goes through her time
of trial with comparative ease. The
thing to do, then, is to make all ex-
pectantmothersh ealthy-to strengthen
them generally and locally. The
medicine and tonic to do it with is DIR.
Pierce,s Favorite Prescription. II is
a powerful invigorant and nervine. It
soothes and strengthens the nerves
and acts directly on the
feminine organism in a way which fits
it for the proper and regular per-
Torrance of all its functions at all
times. Taken during CESSATION itrobs
child birth of its dangersto both mother
and child, by preparing that system
for delivery, thereby shortening Ia
Dor, lessening pain and abbreviating
the period of confinement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
BRECKENRIDGE DREW A GUN.
The Candidate Was Attacked by an
Editor at His Polling Place.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 3.-Colonel
w. O. P. Breckinridge walked up to
the polls in precinct d at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. A number of men who
were standing about the voting place
cried: "Look at the political corpse!''
"Move on, move on with your hearse
there, Coloneli" s'The old bolter gets
left!n
Pat T. Farnsworth, editor of local
silver paper, was on the opposite side
of the street. He rushed acros just
as Colonel Breckenridge was asking
the police officer why he did not keep
the crowd back from the polls. The
policeman got mad and said that he
was formerly for Breckenridge, but he
would not vote for him because his
name was under the Log Cabin (the
Republican device.) Just then Farms
worth said:
eyes, Colonel, / would vote for you,
too, if your name was not under the
log cabin"
Breckenridge replied to Farnsworth:
"You have always pretended to be
my friend and promised to support
me-"
Farnsworth declared this to be un-
true, and after several words were
spoken by each, the lie was passed,
and Farnsworth attempted to strike
the Colonel, and others rushed toward
the buggy.
Breckenridge stood up in the vehicle
and drew a pistol. A number OF per-
sons saw the weapon and ran. The
friends of Breckenridge and Farms
worth rushed in and prevented further
hostilities. No arrests were made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
GREAT SIGHT
Will be the Next Demonstration by
the North Atlantic Squadron.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-It is under
stood to be the intention of Secretary
Herbert to have the North Atlantic
squadront to undertake more extensive
series of maneuvers and drills than
have been attempted as soon as the
ships al be made ready. The coming
winter will probably see the assem-
blage of the largest and most formida-
BILE squadron which has been under
one command in American waters
since the war. The word has gone out
to push steadily the work of complet-
ing all of the ships which can be made
ready within a reasonable time and as
many vessels will be put in commits
sion as can be manned. The North
Atlantic squadron will be reinforced
by the addition of such powerful craft
as the Monitor, Puritan and the ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn. 1t was in
tended to put the Newark out of COM
mission, but orders have gone out to
have her repaired at Norfolk within
80 days without laying up the ship,
which will then be attached to the
SQUADRON,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
WORK OF M1NTs IN OCTOBER.
Nearly Sc, 900 in Gold and So,
$4,000 in Silver Coined.

WASHINGTON, D. G., November -
A statement prepared by the Director
of the Mint shows the coinage of the
United States Mints during the month
of October az follows: Gold, s5,727,-
500; silver, s2,s44,009; minor coin,
$50, 5000; total, 4, 1858, 400. OF the sill
yer coined %, $50, 900 were in standard
silver dollars.
A statement prepared by the Comp
troller of the Currency shows that
the amount Of national bank notes In
circulation on October 81 was s234,-
S95 ,657, an increase for the month OF
81 ,345,0 f4, and for the year s2l ,099,-
429. The circulation based on United
States bonds was s216,5s0,o14, an in
crease for the month of 81, s42, $40, and
for the year s2s ,o5s. The circuIa-
ton secured by lawful money amount
ed to SIS, 49,, 843, . decrease for the
month of s496 ,6a3, and for the year
81, ,624. The amount OF United
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
Sure to Win.

Your gold and silver dollars are sure
to win if you part with them at the
proper time and proper place. Put
them where they will BUY MORE
and better goods than any other
house in the city. w. A. Morris will
sell you 20 pounds standard granulat-
ed sugar for 81; 5packages Arbuckle's
coffee for 81; 1 pound Gunpowder
tea for 25c; 1 section of honey 10c; 1
gallon honey drip syrup, soc; Three
Black Grow tobacco, 25c h.; Last Out
tobacco zoe pound; 3 pound can table
peaches 10c; 2 pound can blaekberries
Sc; 2 pound can tomatoes DC; 2 pound
a marrowfat peas DC. With each
purchase you get a ticket on my nice
Christmas presents. Don't forget to
ask for the ticket. If you have never
tried the Diamond Drip coffee, try it.
You get a prize with every package.
One Id. of Diamond Drip coffee will
make twice Is many cups as a pound
of any other kind. Several families
have used over so packages of this
Diamond coffee and are still using it.
Don't fail to call and see the fifteen
Christmas presents 1 am going to
give away on Christmas morning.
With best wishes, l remain, yours,
w. A. MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05

ance. At other points in the State
speakers attempting to address meet
ings were prevented from being heard
through the concerted action of few
afternoon a number of hoodlums
wearing Bryan ribbons interrupted
and finally prevented a part of the
Mckinley and Palmer procession from
passing down Washington avenue,
east of Twelfth street.
No true Democrat can view these
occurrences with feelings other than
those of disgust and Indignation.
Nothing is SO dear to us as the honor
of our flag, sc precious as law, order
and the sacred right of free speech. 1t
is in no wise strange, therefore, that
emphatic protests against such acts as
have been mentioned have come to the
Republic from Democrats who repudi-
ate the thought that they were COM
mitted in the cause of Democracy.
No Democrat will refuse to vote for
the candidates and the principles of
his party because of acts such as these
by a few disorderly ruffians who rep
resent only their own disregard for
decency and law. 1t must be remem-
bered that those who we're responsible
for these outbreaks never have been
and never can be Democrats, except
in the sense that they have so styled
themselves.
True Democracy is the very reverse.
1t is represented in the worthy and
honorable men who have been select
ed in this city to lead the fight against
this very kind of ruffianism. 1t would
be intolerable to find the Four Courts
and City Hall gang put forward by
the Republican city convention lifted
into office through the indignation
aroused by the outrages ruftians pre-
tending to be Democrats have COM
mitted.
Let every good Democrat join in
preventing a recurrence of such acts.
They can do SO, and this appeal to
them need not be in vain. Remem-
Der that the ucces of Democratic
principles and the election of the
Democratic ticket are of infinitely
more importance than the squirming
of a handful of scoundrels under de-
served rebuke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
BUILT BY A BOY.
Exact Model of a Locomotive Dis
played at the Worlds Fair.

Wonderful as is the great engine sss
which pulls the Empire State Express,
a boy has just completed a model of it
which practical engineers say is in
some respects more of a marvel than
the real engine. The model is one
twentieth the size of the original, and
is such an exact reproduction and
works SO perfectly az to astonish all
who see it.
Struck by the mechanical beauties
of the monster engine while at the
Worlds Fair, Willis Brown, a young
mechanic of Waltham, Mass, has de-
voted no less than one hundred work
ing days to reproducing it in minia-
ture.
The model contains over one thous-
and pieces, all of which young Brown
made himself. The dimensions are:
Length, 174 inches; height, AZ inch
es; drivers, 2 inches in diameter; cyl
inders q by u inch. The outside di-
ameter of the boiler is ~ inches, and
it holds about half a tumbierful of
water. The firebox is held by Ga nuts
around the base and twelve stay bolts
on each side.
In place of CRATES and ash pan a
bran box is placed under the firebox
SO that alcohol can be in from the
tender and the surface set on fire. 1t
will burn for about ten minutes with
out being replenished. A steam press
ure of 80 pounds has been borne by the
boiler without injury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
a STILL EXIST.
The March of Civilization Has Not
Completely Driven Them Out.

1t is a very general belief that
pirates nowadays exist in name only,
but such is by no mean a fact. Pr
rates still survive the march of civ
ilization, and ply their outrageous and
bloodspiIling trade In many oceans,
and do not hesitate to board a vessel
which they deem worthy of a visit
and incapable of protecting itself.
They r even more bloodthirsty than
those of whom we read with SO much
enjoyment when we were young.
Modern Chinese pirates are as mer-
CHESS as men are made. They will
join a ship as passengers at the native
port, and when the vessel is far out,
suddenly rise at the dead of night,
surprise the crew and cut the throat
of every "white facet aboard. Then
they viii run the vessel into some ILL
guarded port and dispose of it and the
cargo at the best prices they can OBJ
tain. Or they will merely part with
the cargo, keeping the vessel to en-
able them to attack ships out at sea.
The most stringent measures have
been taken by European and Ameri-
can ships of war to exterminate these
pirates, who constitute such a serious
danger to property and life, but every
attempt has proved more or less a
failure, and every small and slow ves-
sci trading in Chinese waters runs the
risk of attack.
Pirates also infest the coast of
Morocco, and frequently attack small
vessels, for which they lie in wait.
Quite recently a steamship ran in
with an abandoned vessel eff the
coast of Morocco and found her deck
blood bespattered and bearing traces
of a terrible conflict. There was not
a soul nor a body aboard, but it was
perfectly evident that the vessel had
been attacked by pirates, who had
murdered all hands, cast the bodies
into the sea and left, for some mys-
FERROUS reason, the ship to make her
own course.
An English yacht, the Ailsa, was
recently attacked off the coast of
Morocco by pirates and not long ago
a small English trading vessel was
boarded and captured, and the crew,
or those of the crew who escaped a
bloody death, were carried into Moroc-
co as slaves. A cabin boy managed to
free himself and informed the British
Consul at Tangier of the matter, but
that is all the news we have OF the
whole affair, and the fac of The other
hands and the ship is sbrouded in ter
rible mystery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
THE BIGGEST PENSION.
It is $4,000 a Year, and England
Pays It.
From the ARMY and Navv Journal.

From the Army and Navy journal.
The biggest annual pension that is
paid in any part of the world is $685.
900. The Duke of Richmond is the
recipient, and he has never moved a
finger or a leg to acquire this vast
annuity, which is perpetual, passing
from son to son, for no other reason
than that the first Duke of Portland
had a pull with Charles II.
In 1915 Charles ii. granted the Duke
of Portland a pension of f1s,00o a
year, in p~erpetuity, a Lieu of duty of 1
shilling a caidron on all Goals export
ed from the Tyne. Up to 1899 the
family had received as procseds of the
duty upward of e., 0Oo, 600 sterling,and
in July, 1893, the duty was committed
for an annual payment in perpetuity
of f19,0O0 a year from the CONSOLE
dated fund. AS security for its pay
ment consois to the value of E33 !, 1888
IS Cd were purchased. In the follow
ing year f4s5,43 4s I'd of these consols
were sold, and the proceeds invested
in land, and during the present reign
the remainder of the consols were
sold and the proceeds similarly in
vested.
Taking the annual payment on &c
count of pensions at the present time,
Earl Nelson is in receipt of the high
est outside the royal annuities, viz:
$4,000 per anuum, payable in per-
petuity to all and everyone of the
heirs male to whom the title of Earl
Nelson shall descend.
The Duke of Wellington's annual
pension of $4,000 is for life, and Lord
Rodney's pension of $4,000 is, like
that of Earl Nelson, perpetual. The
amount of royal annuities, excluding
the Queens grant of f3s5, O00, is
f173,0Oo, and, counting the pensions
for naval and military services, f27,-
700; political and civil, f13,0s6; judi
cial, f7o,7o5, besides a large number of
miscellaneous pensions; the total
comes to e316, 75s yearly. The largest
pension on retiring from office is the
$4,000 a year given to retiring Lord
ChaucelIors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
sICKENING SCENE
At a Bull Fight Horse and Maj
Gored to Death.

NoGALEs, ARR, Oct. 31.-A bull
fight with fatal results occurred at
Nogales, Sonora, yesterday, and for a
short time caused a panic in the audi
ence. One of the bulls becoming more
enraged than usual at these rather
tame fights rushed about the arena,
goring everything within It's reach. A
horse was disembowled. A Picador,
Jose Angulo, in an attempt to place
a thorn in the side of the wild animal,
was caught on one of its long horns,
which pierced him like a sword. He
was tossed. and fell to the ground
bleeding and mangled, where the
beast held him between his horns and
hit and paved him. He was fright
fully injured and died a few minutes
later. There was intense excitement
in the audience, and at n time it
was on the verge of a panic, but was
quieted by the killing of the bull.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
For Sale or RENT.

Only about three blocks from public
square on North jefferson street, the
best street in the city, . Ave room
house with down and upstairs hall,
well drained cellar under house and
never failing well Of water. The finest
kind Of bearing fruittrees, also shrubs,
vines and roses OF ali kinds. A good
two o summer kitchen and gran
itoid sidewaIks with 40 feet front ON
jefferson street land $40 feet deep,
making in all four good large lots.
This property / will sell ON easy terms.
No such place has ever been offered in
Mexico at as reasonable q price. Ap-
ply 70 me direct. Jos. GELvIN,
dt st. Charles, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
DEMOCRACY.

The following from the st. Louis
Republic is to the point and worthy Of
. close reading:
Democracy IL decency, and order,
and law. Every act conflicting with
either invites the emphatic condemna-
ton Of all who deserve the name oil
Democrat. Unhappily there have
been too many such acts lately with
which men protesting to be Democrats
have been associated. II is not well
that these should be passed in silence.
Il 10 true that this has been . cam
paign Of unusual excitement. It ID, per-
haps, not surprising that the bad ele-
ment Of each party should have been
guilty Of acts OF rowdyism andlawless-
ness. They seem to be inseparable
accompaniments OF political cam
paians In which earnest feeling and
1frpng emotions are involved. Yet II
8 then that AL who hold for
xssency. aer and law mnst speak in
wsrning. ~ ~ ccnssrn foE
srus Deeoszsey i sspsos'e -
nou.
q e-ocasfons Mo AmsRi-
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this seato ~ xn11ana Who mtsuellet
thoanszv1s nomocfa&e- On hse IA.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
POISONED PICKLES
Cause the Death of Two Children and
an Old Lady.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31.-Sue Lurzey,
the ten year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. @. s. Lurzey, died in Kansas City
last Saturday afternoon. Her four
year old sister died late the day before
under exactly similar circumstances,
both indicating poison. Mrs. Ellen j.
Terrence, their grandmother, died
four weeks ago with like symptoms.
1t is believed their deaths were due to
eating poisoned pickles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
HOLD UP A TRAIN.
Daring Robbers Stop a Katy Express,
but Get Little Booty.

ARDMoRE, I. T., November 2--The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas south
bound passenger tram was held up by
train robbers and robbed about one
mile south of Alvarado, Texas, at
about 7:10 tonight. But little treas
ure was secured. The robbery wal q
most daring one.
|. The bandits are supposed TO be
headed for Indian Territory. Off,
GERS on the border have been notified
and II on the alert The Sheriff at
Cleburne, Texas, has been asked to
come and bring bioodhounds to the
scene Of the robbery, and to take the
trail of the gang. Texas officers win
leave on special trains for the scene.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
MI. Fred Flittner Dead.

Mr.. Fred Flittner, one of Audrain
County's most substantial farmers,
who lived five miles southeast of Mex
leo, died suddenly on Monday night at
the age of 55 years. Mr.. Flittner
leaves a wife, four daughters and two
sons. He had been enjoying good
health and his death must have been
the result of heart disease. The mem
bers of his bereaved family have the
sympathy of their many friends and
neiphhora.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
administrator Notice..

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration on the estate Of
Martha A. Palmer, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the It'll
day Of October, 1895, BY the Probase
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri
ALI persons having claims against
said estate r required to 0xhiblt
them for allowance, to the adminis-
traitor within n year after the date
OF said letters, or they may bo pre-
cluded from any benefit of said estate
and II such claims BIO not exhibited
within two years from the date Of
said letters they shall be forever
barred. r. Z. PALMER
32-4t. AdministfatoEs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05

THE Palmer and Buckner Democrats
Of Missouri claimed to be arranging to
"keep house" for the party. Judging
from the vote polled by their ticket in
this part ofMissouri there amt enough
Of them to bring in wood and keep up
the fire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05

THE Mexico LEDGER cannot under
stand why any citizen of Audrain
county should have voted to remove
the capital. At the same time, there
was q large vote in Audrain county In
favor of capital removal. Every man
has . right to vote as he pleases and
the LEDGER does not wish to criticiss
any man for voting his sentiments,
but 1t ia hard to understand why any
Audrain county citizen should be In
favor Of moving the State capital from
Jefferson City to Sedalia-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
PRINCE MARRIED.
Securely are the Royal Houses of Italy
and Montenegro United.

ROME, Oct. 31.-The civil marriage
of the Grown Prince of Italy to Prin-
cess Helene of Montenegro took place
Oct. "a in the ballroom of the Quirinal.
Later the young couple went in pro-
cession to the church of Santa Maria
Degli Angel, where the religious cere-
mony was celebrated. The religious
ceremony was concluded at / o'clock
and the cortege returned to the OUR
s,oI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05

THE Columbia (Mo.) Herald, one of
the most enterprising country papers
In Missouri, furnished the people of
Columbia with stereopticon bulletins of
the returns on the night OF the eIsc-
ton and issued an extra containing a
full report. The Herald is always IN
terprising and newsy, at the same
time substantial and conservative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
D R COUNTY RALLY.
Big Turnout at Vandalia, in Which
Republicans Participate.

VANDALIA, Mo-, Oct. 31.-The larg-
est political rally in Audraln County
was the Democratic rally held here to-
day. There were 5000 men, many of
whom were former Republicans, in
line. A noticeable feature was forty
young ladies from Farber and Pleasant
Plains, all on white horses.
Speeches were made by George w
Anderson, of st. Louis, Col. Jerry
Rose and Col. James Beshears, OF
Rails county, R. D. Rodgers, of Next
CO, and w. W. Bolts, of Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
Bankrunt Store.

Mr.. Evans viii open his big bank
rupt sale on Saturday, November ., in
the Arnold building on the west side
of the square. A few months since
the same store was opened on the
south side of the square and did an
immense business. Mr.. Evans has
contracted with the LEDGER for q
liberal amount OF advertising space.
He has a large line of goods and they
must be sold. He is going to sell
them. That's q way he has.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
A New Intnxicant.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
The very latest sort of drunkenness
is that which, it has been discovered
comes from the constant inhalation
of smelling salts.
SO great. a hold has the smelling
salts habit gained upon the modern
woman that when she is deprived OF
them she experiences all the cravings
that afflict the person who dearly
loves liquor, and finds himself de-
priyed of it. Some of the salts are oil
excessive strength, and produce a
sort of stupor most gratifying to the
victim. More than one woman has
been suspected of drinking when real
ly her inebrfety has resulted from a
too liberal use of the smelling bottle.
Not long ago a titled lady was car
ried from the cloakroom at o grand
reception in London in a state of
heiplessness. A bottle was founI, in
the folds of her gown containing mat
ter of a strength sufficient to take
away the breath of an ordinary per-
son. The rumor spread with wonder
fnl precision that my lady was a con-
irmed drunkard-the smelling salts
theory being derided by the majority
and the victim found it necessary to
Withdraw from the social circles she
had long graced.
Indulgence in this habit may be-
come expensive, for the seasoned
subject soon exhausts the strength of
the salts. As stimulation of the olfac-
tory nerves is not alone the reason of
this practice, it becomes necessary to
renew the supply, and once enchain-
ed the slave will accept nothing that
does not yield full virtues. The story
is told of an elderly lady who calls
upon o chemist every two or three
days and requests the rsplenishing of
no fewer than eight smelling bottles,
some Of which are not of q diminutive
size.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05

THE statement connecting Rev. Mr..
Maple with political speakers was en-
tirely without foundation. Rev. Mr..
Maple breaches the gospel straight al
ways and does not believe in ministers
Of the gospel taking an active part in
politice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
Where He Would Be.

From the Platte Center Signal.
If the country editor was to jump at
all the great advertising snaps held
out he would soon be a millionaire. If
he ran q paper according to popular
notion he would be in the poor house.
II he published half the items that are
sent him he would be in jail one-half
the time and in the hospital the other
half,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-05
Stock Shinments

The following stock shipments were
made from Mexico during the past
week:
October 26-Waliace & Wood, one
car hogs to st. Louis.
October 26-W. w. Mundy, one car
hogs to st, Louis.
November 3-Wallace & Wood, one
car hogs to st. Louis.
November IF. w. Brand, n car
hogs to st. Louis.
Browning Bros. will ship three car
loads of cattle TO Chicago on Novem-
her a.