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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
MR.. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG

81 have been a sufferer for eight years
with that horrible disease, Eczema, at
times all over my body, and no person
can describe the burning and itching I
had to endure.
"The extent of my sufferings can be
appreciated when I state that my o n
dition was such that I could not take
my bed, and for three months I never
laid down, but was compelled to sit in
my chair when not moving around. I
was treated by the best of physicians
with no success, and tried all the patent
medicines recommended for Eczema,
without any good results. / then went
to the Indiana Mud baths, with the same
results, and then to Mt. Clements, the
celebrated medical resort, where the
treatment partially helped me, but the
disease shortly returned. 1 went to
Florida, thinking that a change of eli
mate and water and the citron fruit
might cure me, but found no cure.
81 then tried SIS and after three DAYS
The burning and itching subsidized, and
1 continued to improve steadily until /
was well-entirely cured. After ON
mencing S. S. S. / neve put In exter-
nal application to my limbs or any part
OF my body. Tor may refer to me any
person suffering from Eczema. I will
always keep the S. S. S. in my house,
for / consider it the best blood medicine
of the present age. l am seventy years
of age and am now in perfect health"
For real blood diseases relief a only
be obatined by using a real blood RENE
dy. So many people who are sufferers
from an obstinate or deep-seated blood
disease make the mistake of taking rem
edies which at best are only tonics and
cannot possibly reach their trouble. It
is in Just such cases which other so-called
blood remedies cannot reach that SIS.
has made some of the most wonderful
cures.
S. S. S. cures permanently Cancer,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Eczema, letter,
Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, and
all other diseases having theirorigiu in
the blood. II is a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
CONFERENCE
To Boom BANDS Presidential Nomi.
nation.

SEDALIA, Mo-, April ia call will
soon be issued for a conference in st.
Louis of Missouri Democratic leaders
to advise means for giving definite di-
rection to the movement formally
started by the State Convention last
night to nominate Hon. r. P. Bland
for President.
Mr.. Bland slipped out of the con-
vention hall soon after his remarkable
speech last night, which was tingeo
with an earnest protest against the
hearty and enthusiastic Endorsement
given him for President, and caught a
midnight train for st. Louis.
The purpose of the proposed con-
ference is to select committees to 60
into other States, East, West, North
and South, as Bland missionaries, and
to raise money necessary to pay their
expenses. AS all the world knows,
Mr.. Bland hasn't q cent outside of the
small farm on which he lives, and if
his friends do not contribute the
money for the vigorous campaign
which it is desired to make for him,
then the movement will have to be
left to it's own natural momentum.
So plain and old fashioned states
man is Mr.. Bland that it is considered
extremely doubtful that he would use
a dollar to boom himself, even if he
had it to spare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
LOndon Purple for spray
fruit trees.
s.w.t FL. +. LhWeXVn.
William Hirth-

VIM. Hirth, of Audrain County, il
associate editor of the Howard
County Advertiser and is taking quite
an active part in politics there. Mr..
Hirth is attending college at Fayette
and is also one of the contestants in
an o%ratorical contest to take place al
Columbia shortly. Referring to Mr.
Hirth the Daily Democrat Banner says;
Many good speeches we're made al
the convention of Howard County
Democrats Monday, but a short talk
by Mr.. w. III. Hirth, associate editor
of the Advertiser, has been the subject
of most favorable comment. Mr..
Hirth is a young man of unusual abil-
ity, a clear, forcible writer and speak
er, with the proper conception OF
true Democracy and will, we predict,
some day BIO heard from in the legis-
lative halls of the State or nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
She's the Ripht Kind.


Talk about "new women," just read
this, clipped from an exchange, and
see if this kind of a girl is not ahead
of all the "new women in exist
ence:
The girl we love is frankly girllsh
with an fashioned sentiment
charmingly developed, which recog-
nizes her duty as a daughter towards
the woman who acts as her mother,
The lovable girl understands that
every day and all day cannot be de-
voted to holiday making, but hat life
holds duties without number. She is
a CHEEKY little party, and so she goes
about them with a step as light and
gladstone when on an errand of mercy,
as If shod with a pair of fairy slippers
and tripping over a well waxed floor.
All, this is the girl that will broaden
out and sweeten the life of the man
she marries. She can accept the
thorn with the roses without a muir
muir. Submitting to the inevitable has
prepared her to become a companion
well worthy the wooing and the win
ming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
STANDING ON HER HEAD.
In That Position a New York Young
Woman Plays the Violin.
From the New York World

There is in this town ayoung woman
who is quietly engaging to do a very
remarkable thing. Her name is Clio
tide Antonio, and she ID just Is years
of age. She appears nightly at a
music hall; but, although her recep-
ton is always cordial, it is doubtful if
many persons in the audience realize
just how remarkable is the feat
performed by this quiet young person.
In the beginning she esherself into
such bow-knots as were never see on
the stage before. She bends her ap-
parently homeless body into every
conceivable attitude; she balances
herself on chairs and tables, she takes
an iron rod in her teeth, throws her
legs in the air, and sits smilingly on her
own head while her assistant
whirls her like a top. She polkas,
waltzes and gallops on her hands.
And, finally, she does something which
arouses every one of her audience.
She mounts a platform on two
chairs. On the platform stands a
small, revolving pedestal. 1t is of
iron, nickel-plated, with a circular
base and vertical rod, which supports
a tiny, saucer-shaped rest for the
head.
Her head fits closely into this rest.
She throws her legs out at right
angles, the pedestal revolves merrily,
and in this position she plays "Home,
Sweet Home" on her violin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

For 10 years secretary of the Ma
tional butter and egg association, and
since 1882 secretary of the Chicago
produce exchange, Col. Robert nj.
Littler has been IN constant demand
as a bureau of information by CORES
pondents who recognize Chicago as
the commercial center of the coun-
try.
When such people as Col. Litter,
State Treas. Colvin, of New York,
Modjeska, the actress, minister to
Austria John M. Francis, and hosts of
other equally responsible persons
volunteer testimonials as to the won
derful virtue of Paine's celery COM
pound, no sick or suffering person
can with any show of reason hesitate
to make use of the great remedy that
has made so many people well. Col.
Littler says:
81 have used with great benefit sew
eral bottles of Paine's celery COM
pound and ! have recommended it to
my friends. 1t is a wonderful spring
remedy"
Go to the busiest lawyer, editor or
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
Itching,
Burning,
Eczema

Is the external indication of a con-
dition of the blood which produces a
fiery irritation almost unbearable. 1t is
a mistake to think that this local irrita-
ton is the disease itself-it is simply an
evidence of adisordered condition of the
blood. The sea of the disease is in the
blood, and this is why the various salves
and ointnents usually applied have no
effect whatever. They cannot possibly
reach the origin of the trouble; only a
blood remedy can do that. S. S. S. is
without an equal for blood diseases, and
promptly and permanently cures Eczema
and removes all faint.
Much torture could be avoided if the
first itching symptoms were needed and
a course of SIS. taken promptly, as ap-
parently insignificant skin irritations
usually develop into the worst form
of Eczema unless properly treated.
1t matters not what other treatment
has been tried in vain, S. S. S. always
gets at the seat of the disease, and
forces it out.
Mr.. William Armstrong, an old resi-
dent and highly respected citizen of
De Pere, Wis, writes on April Ist, 1896.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

business man of your acquaintance
who has taken Paine's celery COM
pound. There are hosts of such pro-
fessional men in every city who
hardly spare you a moments time for
strictly business matters. Ask one OF
them in his busiest hours whether he
can recommend Paine's celery COM
pound, and ten chances to one he'll
say: "Sit down. No matter about
my being busy; always glad to praise
Paine's celery compound"
That is the feeling among people
who have been made strong and we'll
by Paine's celery compound. They
never feel happier than when they
can persuade some man or woman
who is out of health to try Paine's
celery compound. Next to doing
good to ones self there is a delight in
doing good to others. There is no
more enthusiastic body of intelligent
men and women throughout the
country than the great army of those
who have recovered health by the
use of Paine's celery compound.
The vast majority of diseases that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

end disastrously might be quickly and
permanently cured if sick persons
could only de induced to take Paine's
celery compound. If women, bur-
dened beyond their strength with
household cares, would only take
Paine's celery compound, when they
feel that dispirited, enervated condi-
ton coming on, they would escape
martyrdom of %backache, headache,
~disordered liver and heart trouble.
Instead of being thin, nervous and
unhappy they would experience the
joy of perfect health, sound digestion
and quiet nerves.
Paine's celery compound is just the
remedy needed by women who are in
continual ill-health and spirits, SEEM
ingly well m day and almost sick
abed the next. Their trouble lies
plainly in the want of rich blood, and
plenty of it, and in the consequent
famished state of their nerves. Paine's
celery compound should be taken
without delay. 1t will restore the
health and stop every tendency to-
ward a debilitated condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
MAFFITT RESIGNS
As Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 17.-Charles @.
Mafitt has resigned as chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee, but
will still remain a member of the COM
mittee Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary. He denies that he resigned
as q result of the Sedalia convention.
He said that he had been considering
the question of sending In his resigna-
ton for some time and that he had de-
cided to resign before he went up to
Sedalia, but had waited until after the
convention before taking that action.
Mr.. Mafitt said that even if he had
been elected q district delegate to the
Chicago convention he would still have
sent in his resignation as chairman of
the state committee. MI. Mafitt has
about decided to 60 before the nation
al convention at Chicago and contest
the action of the Sedalia convention
in refusing to ratify his nomination as
n district delegate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
Good Horse and lack.

The following named stock will
make the season of 1896 at my place in
southeast Mexico:
The fine coach horse, Excelsior, at
SO the season or IS to insure.
The well known jack, Black Sam
son, at the same figures.
Both animals are fine breeders and
are well known in this section.
In all cases cots stand good for SER
vice. No. 1 4tw A. M. HARRISON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
FROSTS IN
Grapes and Other Fruit in the Center
OF the State Badly Damaged.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-Severe
frosts during the last two nights have
caused much damage to fruit in the
orchards in the center of the State. A
dispatch from Fresno says that serious
damage was done in vineyards there
and that the frosts will cause a short
raisin crop. Two-thirds of the grape
crop in the vicinity of Calistoga were
destroyed fruits of all kinds suffered
to some extent. Cherries, apricots
and prunes suffered in the vicinity of
San Jose and ranchers are discouraged
over the prospects of the seasons
crop. The frost had q killing effect on
grape vines in the vicinity of Stock
ton, and the vineyardists declare there
will not be half a crop of grapes from
the neighboring counties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
HUNDREDS WERE SLAIN.
BlO0diest OF Cuban Battles Death of
m Amazon and Her Husbands
Attempted Suicide.

New YORK, April 1.-THE Herald
has the following special from Tampa,
Fla:
Further information received from
private sources in Havana shows that
the bloodiest engagement of the war
was fought Tuesday at Lachuza. The
Spanish forces, under Col. LinareZ,
suffered overwhelming defeat at the
hands of Antonio Maceo, VINO COM
manded a force of 5000 men in n strong
position.
Spanish reports place Col. Linarezs'
force at 1900, of whom $50 were killed
and 500 wounded. The insurgents lost
200 killed and about 100 wounded.
The Spanish plan was for three
battalions to attack Maceo simultan-
eously, but Col. Echoverreas' battal-
ion failed to arrive. He is low being
court martialed.
Maceo led his troops INTO the thickest
of the fight and Col. Linarezs' forces
retreated in disorder. They finally
made a stand on the wharf of the San
Claudia Plantation behind rude forti-
f%ications until a warship came to their
rescue. The Cuban forces on the
shore made sad havoc with the troops
as they embarked, shooting them
down in their boats.
In the battle the AmaZons, a COM
panyo Cuban women, fought bravely.
In an effort to capture Col. Linarez
an insurgent, Alvarez, vas separated
from his comrades. Seeing his danger,
Mrs. Alvarez and several others fol-
lowed him. Both husband and wife
were caught in the Spanish lines and
tried to fight their way back with
machetes. Thinking that his wife was
at his side still, Alvarez made his es-
cape, but she was cut off at the last
moment and was literally hacked to
pieces by Spanish machetes.
In his grief and chagrin Alvarez shot
himself seriously. Gen. Maceo COM
manded him to appear before him.
On demanding a reason for his crime,
Alvarez said he could not endure life
purchased by his wife's death. Maceo
replied:
"Pray God you may die for if you
live | will surely hang you. Cuba
needs men too sorely to lose any ex-
cept in the face of the enemy"
The news of the Spanish defeat has
produced a great sensation in Havana
and the censors have been forced to
admit many details.
Gen. Gomez is reported in good
health and marching toward Santo
Espiritu.
Gen. Maceo is moving to join his
brother at Bahia Honda. Col. Nunez's
force crossed the strong line last week
and burned the Pulide estates, which
had been fortified and were protected
by n guard Of thirty ~Spaniards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
EARLY CLOSING A SUCCESS.
Many of Our Merchants Will Clos,
Their Places of Business at $50
P. NJ. During the Summer
Months.

Through the untiring efforts of two
of Mexico's most popular young bust
ness men, Will Wilkins and George
Pearson, the dry goods, shoe and
clothing merchants and the jewellers
will close their stores at $3.50 every
evening during the week except Sat-
urday from May 1st until September
LIST.
This is most admirable move
on the part of those who signed the
petition, as little or no business is
transacted after this hour during the
hot months, and yet the storekeepers
are required to remain at their stores
until 8 o'clock or later. Mexico has
been a long time in getting this, but
it is to be hoped it has come to stay.
Following is the petition and the
list of signers:
We, the undersigned merchants of
Mexico, Mo-, do hereby agree to close
our place of business every night in
the week except Saturday night, be-
ginning on Friday, May 1, 1896, until
September 1, at $3.50 p. m, fair week
excepted.
Boston Shoe Store.
Famous.
Morris & bearing.
]. ID. Morris & Co.
w. W. Harper.
NJ. Blum & Co.
Griffee s. Martin.
RICKETTS, & Emmons.
The Racket.
j. & V. Barth.
Shireman Clothing Co.
r. r. Hall.
L. Phillip & Sons.
VIM. j. McLoney.
Worrell, The Jeweler.
j. NJ. Pollard.
Mark Pitcher.
JOS. Steinman.
Victor Bros.
Turner, Jackson & Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
sHACKLEFoRD FOR CONGRESS
Disposition of Bland and Stephens
Leaves the Field Open.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April TO-
Nearly all the State officials have re
turned from the Sedalia convention.
They are enthusiastic for Bland fol
President. His endorsement and the
announcement of the candidacy oil
State Treasurer Stephens for Govern
or leaves the field open for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress for
this, the Eighth District, open for
other candidates, of whom Judge D.
w. Shackleford, of Boonville, is the
leading,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
HnW's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure,
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We,the undersigned have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
The Chinch Bug,

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station has in press a bulletin, No. SO,
treating of the origin, distribution and
abundance of this pest over North
and Central America, dealing espec-
tally with its occurrence in Ohio, par
ticularly in 1895. The following is a
summary of this bulletin:
The chinch bug extends over the
most of the United States east of the
Rocky Mountains. 1t is double brood
ed, the insect passing the winter in
the adults stage, very largely at least,
and depositing eggs for the first brood
of young during May and June, these
young becoming full grown and de-
posting eggs in July and August, ac-
eording to locality, and the young
from these eggs developing and pass
ing the winter a. previously stated.
Each female deposits about 500
eggs, usually placing them about the
surface of the ground on stems of
grass, grains and, in rare cases, other
plants. The young are at first of a
red color, later changing to brown
black, while the adult is black with
white wings. The wings are not OBJ
tanned until full development has
been reached, and hence, in the most
destructive period, the insects crawl
instead Of fly, and the true OF
injury is less on account of numbers
than of the habit of clustering in
myriads on the plant attacked.
A heavy fall of rain during the
Matching season is fatal to the very
young chinch bugs, and it is probably
this influence that prevents their be-
coming more abundant and destruct-
i've, though probably the fungus par
asite would also contribute to hold
the species in check, especially dur
ing seasons of reasonable rainfall.
The chinch bug is provided with a
sucking, and not a biting mouth, and,
therefore, cannot be poisoned. Kero-
sene emulsion, made and applied as
recommended in the text will be
found effective; %ditching in front of
their advance, and blowing, harrow
ing and rolling the ground will bury
and destroy large numbers. The
fungus can be used TO advantage
when the weather is favorable, es-
pecially OH fields that are inclined to
be damp. The burning of old grass,
leaves and rubbish in winter will de-
stroy many alternating adults and
reduce their numbers the following
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
TWICE VISITED BY LIGHTNING.
April 10 Seems to be an Unlucky Day
For Farmer Winston.

MACON, Mo-, April 1.-THE first
damage of the season from storms was
reported yesterday from the farm OF
William Winston, about ten miles east
of here. During a violent wind and
rain storm his barn was struck by
lightning and the building and con-
tents, consisting Of three fine horses,
harness, saddles and large stocks of
oats and hay, were completely de-
stroyed. Exactly two years previous
to the day a similar accident occurred
on Mr.. Wilson's place, and yet he
carried no insurance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

Commissioner Eva Booth, (the third
daughter of General BOOTH will visit
st. Louis on Tuesday next, April 81 Land
will conduct IA Special Public Meet
ing'' in Exposition Music Hall at 500
p. NJ, on that day.
The Commissioner will be ably sup
ported by a large staff of officers and
delegates from the various states com
prising the Midland Division.
The Commissioner will also deliver
a special address upon the work of the
Army. Public invited.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
An Affidavit

This is to certify that on May 18th, ]
walked to Meliek's drug store on a
pair of clutches and bought a bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm for IN
iammatory rheumatism which had
crippled me up. After using three
bottles am completely cured. l can
cheerfully recommend it.-Charles H.
Wetzel, Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
on August 10, 1s94.-Walter Ship
man, j. p. For sale at so cents pei
bottle by G. A. Buckner, druggist.
Mr.. jeff Gatewood and family have
returned to Audrain County from Ne
vada, Mo. The LEDGER is glad to
welcome them back to the best coun-
ty in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

It's Just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as anything else. It's
easier to cure a severe cough or cold
with it. Let your next purchase for
a cough be One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better result; bet
ter try it. For sale by Woodbridge &
purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

Take a dose of DeWitt's LittleEarly
Risers just for the good they will do
you. These little pills r good for
indigestion, good for headache, good
for liver complaint, good for consti-
patton. They are good. For sale by
| Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

Burns are absolutely painless when
DeWitt's WitchH azelSalve is prompt
ly applied. This statement is true.
A perfect remedy for skin diseases,
chapped hands and lips, and never
fails to cure piles. For sale by Wool
bridge x Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
Real Blood Remedy.

and gets at the seat of disease and forces
it out promptly even after other so-called
blood remedies have failed. s. s. S. is
guaranteed purely vegetable.
Books on blood and skin diseases viii
be mailed free to any address by Swift
SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Go.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
AUDRAIN COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT-3d Monday in jan
uary, LIST Monday in June, Sd Monday
in September.
COUNTY CouRT-lst Monday in Feb
ruary, 1st Monday in May, LIST Monday
in August, LIST Monday in November.
PROBATE CoURT-2d Monday in jan
nary, ID Monday in March, I'd Monday
in May, I'd Monday in September.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

W. A. Webster. of st. Louis, has ac-
cepted a position in G. A. Buckner's
drug store. Mr.. Webster ONE to
Mexico well recommended in his line
of business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

1t is not a miracle. 1t won't cure
everything, but it will cure piles.
That's what DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve will do, because it has done it
i'm hundreds of cases. For sale by
Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
Farmers

Get as many pounds of our new
cream roller meal in exchange fortheir
corn as they do of the old burr meal.
Try it and you will use no other. Made
only by VIM. Pollock Mill aud Eaeva-
tor 70 PIT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

Make it n point to see that your
blood is purified, enriched and vital
lied at this reason with Hoods Sarsa-
parilia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23

We might tell you more about One
Minute Cough Cure, but You probably
know that it cures a cough. Ever one
does who has used it. 1t is a perfect
remedy for coughs, colds, h~oarseness.
1t is an especial favorite for children,
being pleasant to take and quick in
curing. For sale by Woodbridge &
Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-23
Stock Wanted to Pasture by the
Month or Season.

1 have 40 acres of good blue grass
pasture. Plenty of water and shade
for stock. Will pasture at reasonable
prices. Three miles southeast of Rush
Hill on what is known as the "M. Y.
Duncan farm" ROBERT DYE.