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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
ANOTHER KANSAS CYCLONE.
One Man Living Near Mound Ridge
Is Mortally Injured by the
Funnel Shaped Cloud.

NEWTON, KAN, May Is. - Samuel
Bass was mortally injured in cyclone
this morning shortly after 6 O'Clock.
The storm passed from southwest to
northeast over an area covering
about six miles, two miles west OF
Mound Ridge, station on the Mis-
souri, Pacific on the line between Har-
Vey and Mcpherson counties. Four
or five persons were seriously injured
by the storm, but will recover. A
large amount of damage was done to
growing crops and farm buildings by
the storm in the area covered. The
entire population of Mound Ridge has
gone TO the scene of the storm to rem
der whatever assistance is possible.
Rain fell in sheets, accompanying
the cyclone, and has swollen the
streams in the neighborhood. The
funnel shaped cloud was visible foI
fifteen miles.
While in Chattanooga, Rev. n. r
Pittman was IN company with DR.,
Alberto j. Diaz, who few days age
was released from prison in Havana
and banished from Cuba. DR.. Dia2
told his experience with Weyler and
his view of the war and expressed hi;
belief that within six months Cuba
would be free. Pastor Pittman, in
his sermon next Sunday morning, will
u -g.I.
Cuba. The next session of the South.
ern Baptist Convention win be in
Wilmington, n. c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
THE WHEELS
Refused To Turn, and When Exam
ined the Mystery Was Revealed.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
He strobe into the secondhand BIZ
cycle dealers with look of rage upon
his face.
"Say, this is a pretty deal you have
given me. Why, it would take steam
engine to furnish power enough to run
this machine"
"Why, what is the matter with it?'
asked the dealer alarmed at the grow
ing rage of the customer of the day
before.
"Matter! Matter enough. You
told me this was an easy running ma
chine, and you can't make it bulge. l
oiled it freshly this morning just be-
fore going out, and in FIVE minutes,
sir, it was like drawing a load oi
stone"
"Sure you used pure oii?"
"Used the stuff you gave me in the
bottle. Bad enough, probably"
SIN the bottle? Why, man, | didn't
give you any bottle of oil. II is in
can"
"Can, eh? Well, what do you cal
that?" said the irate man, as he tool
the bottle out OF the leather case. %
put it in the behring's, just as yor
told me-" :,
"My dear fellow, that is the iiquit
cement for tires"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
Three Murderers.

From the St. Louis Republic.
Holmes, in the number of authenti-
Gated murders placed at his door, was
not the greatest criminal of the CEN
tury. That distinction, think, be-
longs to a Mrs. Van der Linden, who
was tried in Holland, in 1888, for pois-
oning a member of her family. 1t
came out at the trial that Mrs. Van der
Linden had done away with Is mem
bers of her family including five of
her children and had collected an in
surance policy in each case. Holmes
confessed that he killed q persons,
but there is no way of proving the
statement. He was bad enough, but
as a record breaker he must be placed
third to Mrs. Van der Linden and
Nine. Joniaux, who was tried in Ant
werp last year for the wholesale pois-
oning of her relatives. 1t was shown
that Nine. Joniaux had surely killed
her sister, her brother and her uncle
for the insurance on their lives, and if
the trial had been allowed to continue
the prosecution promised to prove her
guilty of six other murders.
These three cases stand out prom
inently in the criminal record of the
century, but there are scores only less
horrible in degree. The insurance
companies say that this mania for
murder is based on avarice, and that
is a natural outgrowth of knowledge.
The great prominence given in the
newspapers to murder trials and the
use of poisons has turned the criminal
mind into this new field of industry
and made the commission of murder
comparatively easy. Not long ago at
a famous trial in New York an expert
told how certain poison could be ad-
ministered in fatal doses without leav-
ing a trace in the body. The news
paper reports of this testimony were
complete in every detail. Insurance
men with whom 1 have talked say
that either expert testimony of thii
kind should be barred out or the
newspapers cease to print anything
about it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
BIG FOREST FIRES.
Dong Great Damage in Pennsylvania
"A High Wind Prevails.

CLEARFIELD. Pa, May 13.-Fires,
immense in proportion, are raging in
the woods of Clearfield county, threat
ening destruction to the entire timber
interests. The high wind of the past
few days spread the flames like hur-
ricane and all efforts to combat them
have been unavailing. No lives have
been lost SO EAR, but many narrow es-
capes have been reported. The town
of Karthaus narrowly escaped de-
struction Saturday night. In that
vicinity many saw mills, sawed lumber
and millions of feet of logs have been
destroyed.
At this place the mountains sur
rounding the town are all on fire, and
the town itself is filed with dense
smoke. The greatest destruction in
this vicinity is on the Lick run, where
the finest timber in the State wal
standing. Nearly the whole county in
this direction has been swept clear
and millions of feet of lumber, sawed
and standing, have been destroyed
The heaviest losers in the county art
Leavey, Mitchell & Co., John NJ. Trox
ell s. Co., r. II. Thompson, Weaver
Bell, Mahaffey & McGee, A. w. Lee 4
Co. and G.. nj. Dimeling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
BABY INTERVIEWS CLEVELAND.
Little Girl Puts the THIRD Term Ques-
tion to the President.

WASHINGTON, May I5.-An amusing
incident, which caused President
Cleveland to smile, occurred during
the last public reception at the White
House. James Maloy, who is editor
of a paper at Maueh Chunk, Pa, and
his wife stood in line in the east room
waiting for their turn to shake the
Presidents hand. Their little niece, a
child of years, was with them. They
had been talking while they were
waiting of the chances of Mr.. Cleve-
land wanting a third term. The little
girl overheard, and the third term
conversation was uppermost in her
mind when the President took her
hand. He said:
Elbow do you do, little girl?"
The child answered: 81 am very
well, Mr.. Cleveland. Is you looking
for third term?"
A smile broadened the Presidents
face but he made no reply and the lit
| tie girl added:
"Den, Mr.. President, hope you will
| find it."
Before Mr.. Cleveland could regain
his equanimity and reply the
usher, who no doubt wanted to relieve
the chief executive from such direct
thrust, took the child's hand and led
her along.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

A YOUNG woman living in San Fran
cisco makes a living by selling her
skin for grating purposes. "A year
ago she first contributed little skin
to a friend who was in need Of whole
heel, and finding that she could stand
the pain, and her skin was particular
ly healthy, she concluded to profit by
It. She sent letter to nearly every
physician and surgeon in the city and
Oakland, calling their attention to the
fact that she had healthy skin for sale.
Since then the young woman has had
all the orders she could fill at very
reasonable rates. She charges 81 a
square inch and usually parts with
twenty or thirty square inches at
time. Altogether she has had nearly
seven square feet Of her skin removed
from her body, and has now got
around to the second growth. She il
probably the only woman on eartt
who has been fiayed alive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
in County, Missouri, Thursday, May 81, 1896,

character of the pupils under the
tutorsnip of Mrs. A. K. Yancey, that
we may follow in the footsteps of
"Him who went about doing good"
and attain that culture of the brain
and heart that will mark them truly
"as corner stones, polished after the
similitude of a palace"
have only partially made mention
of the many advantages to be secured
at Hardin, but l trust have disclosed
sufficient to enable you to gain clear
er idea of the working of Hardin
Ladies' College, and the opportunities
here open for available knowledge.
/ must tell you before l close that
Prof. Xaver Scharwenka, director of
Hardin Conservatory of Music, and
his wife, are here, and that Professor
Scharwenka has already given several
recitals for the students benefit.
Trusting that this may prove inter
esting to my literary friends, and that
l have not wearied you with too long
recital of the merits of our "Vassar OF
the West,'' remain,
Yours sincerely,
S. WARWICK LEFTwICH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
In the Countrywoman's Eyes.


"It beats ALL" exclaimed Mrs. Glow
ertop, who had just returned from
visit to the city. at beats all how
some folks git along in this world.
Theirs Harry Stavers, for instance.
You know Harry. When he was to
home here he never was no good at
real work. He'd 60 dawdling about
all day long starin' into book, and
when he wasn't readin' he was scrib-
blin' stuff for the papers and maga-
zines. / never saw the like of him,
and I always said he'd never amount
to nothin'.
"But law, it does seem as though
the lazier and the good-for- nothin'er
some folks are, the easier they slide
through the world. When l was in
the city 1 called on Harry. always
kinder liked Harry IN splte of his
shiftIessness. Well, what do you
think! Harry's editor of a paper
down there, and they do say he gifts
pretty good wages, too.
"But, for my part, I can't see how
folks can pay a man for doin' nothin'
at all.
"Harry has nice room full of books
and things, and a big desk, with big
krinkly klver that shuts it up as cute
as you please when he amt usin' it,
and here he sets all day as grand as
lord raoeiyin, callers
"Folks are all the time comm IN
to tell him what's goin' on, and they
tell him wnat side to take on all kinds
o. questions, and what ought to &c
into the paper and what oughtn't and
more than that, they bring in stuff
already written enough in one day
sometimes to fill his paper for week
"And they tell him just how to rur
his paper, so you see he don't have Il
bother his head much about it.
81 never did see such luck. / toit
Harry he ought to bless his stare, TO
never see anybody who got livin
half so easy.
"Harry jest smiled and said: 'Thinl
so, Mrs. Clovertop?' Jest in his quie
way, you know. Think so!' said
well, should think did,
"But, do you know, l don't b'liev
he half appreciates his good fortune
Some folks, you know, never are sat
iafied -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
CANNIBALISM.
The Desire to Eat a Fellow Man
Stronger at Sea.

From Science.
Then it comes to pass, when the
moment of keenest agony is reached,
that the starving man begins to eye
his companion with the wolf glare of
albeast of prey. His pangs become
paroxysmal. During their greatest
intensity there springs up within him
fierce impulse to slay his neighbor
that he may feed on his flesh and
slake his thirst with his blood. This
terrible prompting to cannibalism, it
may be noted, is, however, rarc, save
in cases of famine from shipwreck.
Although it is customary to regard
it as a common feature of starvation,
and to make thrilling statements of
the frequency with which even moth
ers will, under the goad of hunger,
kill and eat their children; and though
startling assertions to this effect have
been made by historians of great
seiges, yet it ought to be said that, as
general rule, well-authenticated
cases of cannibalism among civilized
people will be found to occur only at
sea. They are very rarely found on
land. And what is more curious still,
whenever famished, shipwrecked men
set foot on shore, no matter how des-
olate and barren may be their rock OF
refuge, they seem as if by magic at
once to Danish from their minds the
very idea of anthropophagy, or man
eating, and that, too, though they
might have been resignedly contem'
plating it as an imperative necessity
few hours before.
In the case of Ensign Prenties, OF
the Eighty-fourth Regiment, and hi
companions, who were wrecked OF
the barren island off Cape Breton il
1880, the difference between famine
on shore and on sea is curiously ex
emplified. Prenties records that the.
were able to endure the most fearfu
I pangs of hunger without even g.
much as a thought of resorting t.
J cannibalism for relief, SO long, how
ever, and only SO long as they kept o
land. But when they took to thei
boats-and it was not once merel
that they experienced this-in orde
to escape from their rock bound pris
on, though they were not a whit wors
off for food than they were on lane
yet the moment they put to sea wit
one accord they began to think of kill
ing and eating one of their number
{ On the other hand, when they foun
their attempt to escape futile and pu
back to shore, whenever they lande
the horrible idea of cannibalism seem
ed to vanish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

had better get job up there; but if
you fall in the river and get wet you
will get the pneumonia. One conso-
lation is, you will have something new
then.D
In the first mess was the Hon. Tom
Mcintyre, who is a perfect musician.
He is a good singer and one of the
best whistlers that ever curled lip,
and he seemed to enjoy the trip after
he got used to it. In the same mess
was Goodwin The Kid, who looked
sad as we went through Wilson town.
ship where, ,as youth, he used to fight
with the boys and play "skip to my
Lou, my darling" with the girls. AS
our boat wended its way up the river
that day there were about forty of his
Louis on the bank to bid him farewell.
The Kid is all right and will sometime
be in the United States Senate. In
the second mess was my young friend,
Billie Bolts, now Vandalla's efficient
Prosecuting Attorney. In that mess he
was alone, but took his defeat like a
little man, with good humor and
pleasant smile. He was a great com
fort to the rest of us.
| In the third mess was j. T. Leepei
and Thomas b. Brown, both nice gen.
tlemen. Each did their duty but botf
were surprised to find themselves
aboard. Both were very much in
timidated the first day out, but seeing
how the old veterans took it they go
over their scare and for the balance o
the trip they appeared to enjoy i
pretty well.
In the fourth mess was Jim Dandy
who, although this was his secont
trip, appeared very much surprised tt
find himself OH board. Jim is SURE
enough dandy and is serving out hi
second term in the same office.
does seem as though the voters dom
know a good thing when they have it
Then in the same mess was myself
Can't say was much surprised, hut
will say don't want to take the tril
| again IOr l. SdW iii hlAuo vi oh"nSS VI
the banks and will always believe
saw the famous Bean Creek BuggeI
This being my first trip, of course
acted very queer. The water had n
terror for me. /, being Campbellite
was right in my element. The mex
was Rex Nc. and his first go. Re
was very nice, although he acted a
the time like he wanted to run rae
and claimed he was sold and on hi
way to Kentucky. REX, we are sold.
l The next was S. a. Pulls an
it was his first trip. He is
4 kind of say nothing, honest man an
I takes everything easy and acted jul
. rs others. OF course, his capers wei
mixed. The next was my old frien'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gregory celebteted
Their 50th Anniversaay-Ten
Children Present.

Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Gregory, of
South Jefferson street, May il cele-
brated their golden wedding, they
having been married 80 years. The
happy event was made memorial by
a dinner party given by MIR. and Mrs.
Gregory to their children, ten in num-
ber, all of whom sat down at the
table. All the living children are
married and there is but onedead,
who passed away in infancy. An ele-
CANT repast was served in splendid
style and amidst congratulations and
wishes for many more years of we'd
ded bliss the hours passed quickly
away.
]. B. Gregory was born in Buck
ingham County, West Virginia, on
Oct. 5, 1916, and will be so years old
next October, although from his gem
eral appearance one would think him
much younger, and his wife was born
in Clark County, KY, in November,
1927.
On the 14th day of May, 1916, they
were married by Rev. James Love in
Galloway county, since which time
they have lived in Galloway and Au-
drain counties, having resided IS
years in the latter. During these 80
years of welded life their home, sur
rounded by their children, has been a
happy one indeed, and as the golden
rays of life's sun shine on their heads
they have the unusual privilege of
being surrounded by 10 children and
q grandchildren. To them the LED
GER extends congratulations and
trusts that they may yet be spared to
pass many a milestone of life's path
way.
The ten children present at the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b
Gregory were Mesdames M. F. Mon
roe, of Galloway county, M. J. Wind
sor, of Boone county, w. A. Bryan, oi
Galloway, Rose Windsor, of Galloway
c. P. Overfelt and V. Atkinson, both
of Galloway, and Messrs. G. P. Greg
ory, J. w. Gregory, W. s. Gregory, o.
st. Louis, and E. L. Gregory. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Gregory were the recipients o.
many beautiful presents from theil
children and IN return each child wal
substantially remembered by Mr.
Gregory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
WIND AND RAIN IN NEBRASKA
A Disastrous Tornado Does S40,O0O
Damage at Lincoln and a Good
Deal at Elkhorn.

LINCOLN, NEB., May ia tornado,
accompanied by torrents of rain, did
s4O. 900 worth of damage here yester-
day afternoon and the greatest hurt of
all to the State insane asylum, just out
side the limits. The other buildings
which suffered were the Kelley block,
the Leadwith block, the Beckwith
block, the Ideal hotel and the Bohe-
mian Catholic church. J. Workman,
A. l.. Woodry, J. T. Thorpe, Henry
Never and Mrs. ]. B. Abbott were in
jured severely.
A dispatch from Elkhorn says that a
tornado swept over this section yes
terday, demoIishing everything in
path 200 or 800 yards wide. Farmer
Carl johnson, his wagon and team
were carried bodily into the air and
the man was bruised badly. Wher
last seen the tornado was headed NORTH
and apprehension is felt for thai
quarter. ----.-----------
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
FATE OF A WISCONSIN GIRL.
While at a Hypnotic Exhibition is
Seized With Hysterical Cough.

APPLETON, Wis, May 14.-Olga
Ashman, young woman, attended a
hypnotic exhibition last night, and
while laughing heartily at the antics
of the subject under hypnotic control
was seized with a severe fit of cough
ing, which became hysterical. Several
doctors have been unable to give her
relief from the paroxysms of cough
ing, under the effects of which she is
rapidly weakening. Unless the cough
ing can be stopped soon the results
will probably be fatal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

THE people of Mexico and the pat
rons of Hardin College should appre-
ciate the princely amount OF money
paid by President Yancey to Schar-
wenka, the great pianist. No institu-
ton pays more money for the very
best musical talent than does Hardin
College. The people of Mexico ap-
preciate recitals given by Scharwenka
during his stay in Mexico. Hardin
College is what it claims to be, one of
the very best schools for girls in the
entire country. Money is not taken
into consideration when teachers are
employed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

A wolf hunt on grand scale took
place south OF Centralia a few nights
ago, near the Galloway County line.
Fully seventy five persons engaged
in the hunt, which proved highly sue
cessful, says the Columbia Mo- J
Herald. A pack of large gray wolves
was found and killed. These wolves
had been doing much damage the past
winter and spring and have killed a
number of lambs, shoats and other
stock belonging TO the farmers in the
neighborbood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
TO BLEND GOLD AND SILVER.
Congressman Howe's Plan to Solve
the Currency Problem.

WAsuINGToN, May 15.-CoEgress-
man Howe, of New York, thinks he
has discovered way to settle tho
money question. He introduced
bill to- day to provide for the coinage
of union dollars and coins OF larger
denominations. His bill provides that
coins shall be made of gold and silver
together, the gold to be ornamentally
inlaid in the silver. The value of the
gold in each coin shall be equal to the
value of the silver. Mr.. Howe de-
clares these coins would be well adapt
ed to use in depositing bank reserves
in the United States treasury and in
international trade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
Shouts,

At five O'Clock Thursday afternoon,
Homer Moore and Miss Myrtle Shouts
were married in the parlors OF the
Ringo Hotel, Elder Hook performing
the ceremony. The bride was charm
ingly attired in white and the groom
wore the usual black. The attendants
were Misses Ollie Moore and Annie
Shouts and Messers. George Ely and
Samuel Caldwell, all Of Perry. The
bridal party attended the entertain
ment at the Ferris Grand in the even
ing and drove back to Perry to-day.
The bride is daughter of Mrs. NJ. j.
Shouts, who resides south OF Perry
and with whom the newly welded
pair will live, and is young lady Of
estImable attainments, while the
groom is a prominent young farmer
and young man OF promise. Both oi
the young people are well known in
the vicinity in which they live, and
the LEDGER wishes and predicts fol
them long and prosperous life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
5O(llllS
From the Larned Kansas Eagle.
HARDIN LADIES' COLLEGE, /
MEYInn Mo MaU2

In some conditions the gain
from the use of SCOTS
Emulsion Of Cod-liver Oil
IS rapid. For this reason we
put up a SOC. size, which IS
enough for an ordinary cough
or cold, or useful as a trial Tor
babies and children.
In other conditions gain
must be slow, sometimes
almost imperceptible, health
can't be built up in a day. For
this SCOTS Emulsion must De
taken as nourishment, tood
rather than medicine, food
prepared for tired and weak
digestions.
scoTT-s EMULSION has been endorsed ny
the medical psofesston for twenty seas n .,Ssxs
yystss.hie-aiwnys unifoFm-aiways eonLAIns
Ire nurest Norwegian ced-ilver OH ana hSpo-
p.s M In 60 eeas and si.eo sires ,s Ins
~wsu sfye NAV be eoouGh 70 S@fo y"~s
eoagh ar heip year baby.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21
DR.. L. B. Brown Dead.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 14.-Dr. l.. B.
Brown died last night at his home in
Browns Station, aged es years. He
was, probably, the best-known ply
sician outside of Columbia in Boone
County. He was man of remarka-
BILE ability, vigorous in body and mind
He leaves a widow and four children
Two brothers reside in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

A. L. Wooster, a prominent citizen
of Osseo, Mich, after suffering excru-
ciatingly from piles for twenty years,
was cured in a short time by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, an abso-
lutte cure for all skin diseases. More
of this preparation is used than all
others combined. For sale by Wool
bridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

For every quarter in mans pocket
there are a dozen uses; and to use each
one in such way as to derive the
greatest benefit is question every
one must solve for himself. We be.
iieve, however, that no better use
could be made of one of these quarters
than to exchange it for a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy, medicine that
every family should be provided with.
For sale by &. A. Buckner, Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

One Minute Is the standard time
and One Minute Cough Cure is the
standard preparation for every form
of cough or cold. 1t Is the only harm
less remedy that produces immediate
results. For sale by Woodbridge &
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

WALLACE RAsgFoRD, of Mexico, who
was private secretary to Hon. Champ
Clark, has furnished the LEDGER with
an interesting table, IN what he
prophesies will be the result of the
financial contest of the National DEM
ocratic Convention in Chicago. Mr..
Bassford is thoroughly in accord with
Congressman Clark's views on the
financial question and claims that the
free silver men will have 146 majori-
ty. Should they have majority they
will seat the sixteen silver men from
Nebraska, thus increasing the lead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-21

TIE Republicans of California en-
dorse free silver and Mckinley. The
Republicans of Missouri endorse the
single gold standard and Mckinley.
This is Repubicanism for you with
vengeance. Pie is the ultimate object.
No matter who or what is to be en-
dorsed, Republicans are sure to line up
at the pie counters. Principles, meas
ures and men are lost sight of in the
scramble for spoils.