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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Perfectly Fiendish.

Husband-Don't you think you are
rather unreasonable to expect me to
take you to ball, stay awake until 4
o'clock and then get up at to 90 to
my work!
Wife, may be little unreasonable
but it's brutal of you to mention it,
Odds and Ends.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

Walter Savage Lander. though he
often handled his fellow-men some
what roughly, hated to see an old tree
felled and even shrank from plucking
. rose One morning he collared his
man cook and flung him out of the
window Then. suddenly remembering
on what bed" In the garden the man
would fail, the nower-loving Lander
exclaimed: Good heavens! forgot the
-~.- vsssstsr'
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
FOR CLEANING THE SCALP

Removing Dandruff, preventing the
hair from turning gray, and pro-
noting q luXuriant growth, no finer
thing can be used than the electric
treatment, given by Mrs Demarest
ct HerpOlshoimer'S store
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
strange.

He-I can't get my wife to use the
telephone. She-That's strange! I
thought your wife liked to have a voice
in Observation-Disclosures.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
The Politiciaa's Visit.

The PO1ftIciaa'S Visit.
Twas just a social call" quoth he
That phrase is quite enough;
There's no use going on to say
He called my little bluff"
Washington Star.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
TO CROWN HER HEAD.

Black and white are combined very
skillfully, while the needed touch of
the needed color is given by the
jeweled ornaments.
Soft broad fat hats are
twisted into odd and fantastic shapes,
and have the crowns built with fiow-
ers and chiffon or velvet.
The lighter and more gossamerlike
the hats can be made the more are
they liked, and some are composed
entirely OF tulle or chiffon, with thu
exception OF the crown.
Tulle and chiffon play most i'm
portant part in hat trimmings. BIZ
choux Of the soft materials are put
around the crown of the hats or IL
soft rosettes under the brim, resting
on the hair, and the long, graceful
ends to tie under the chin.
Small toques and bonnets composed
entirely of flowers are shown In
great variety. They are not absolutely
new this season, for there were some
shown last year, but they are GER
tainly among the newest and
smartest hats to be seen.
Lace, tulle, chiffon, aigrettes, iei
and jeweled effects prevail largely in
dress bonnets. They are very frail-
looking structures, but are larger than
last year, and are worn further back
from the face, in contradistinction to
the tilted forward hats.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
Jumped Into a Well.

STURGEON, Mo-, April 1.-The fun
eraI of Mrs. William Quisenberry, who
committed suicide yesterday by jump
ing into a well, occurred to-day. She
had been married nineteen years and
was 43 years old. She had no chill
dren, was quite wealthy and owned a
fine farm at the edge Of town. MIR.
Quisenberry told your correspondent
that they arose yesterday as usual at
about 4 o'clock, and that his wife
seemed happier than common as they
partook of their last meal together.
The husband went out in the field to
look after stock, and when he return
ed to the house he discovered the
body of his wife floating on top of the
water. The husband plunged into
the well, shouted for help and with
the aid of neighbors got the body out
| of the water.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
OUTRAGE ON THE ALTON.
Attempt to Wreck the st Louis and
Chicago East-Bound Express
at Grain Valley.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April Am at
tempt was made to wreck the St.Louis
and Chicago east-bound express on
the Chicago & Alton road Wednesday
night at point east of Grain Valley,
station IS miles east OF Kansas City.
A lot of ties were piled on the track
and the rails were tampered with.
leaving the road so that disastrous
wreck was inevitable had the train run
into the obstruction while going at Its
usual speed.
That the wreck did not take place in
due to the watchful eye and cool head
of Engineer Chris Adleman. The en-
gine was derailed and crippled and the
train delayed one hour. Engineer
Adleman saw the obstruction and
checked the speed of the train so that
none of the passengers were dis
turbed.
This is the second time recently that
distractions have been placed on the
tracks in that vicinity, and searching
investigation is being made by the Of
ficials of the road, as it is believed
robbery was intended. AS soon as the
train stopped guards were put out and
robbery, If it was intended, was thus
prevented. The fact of the attempted
wreck was kept very quiet yesterday
by the company's Representatives.
| Several years ago train was held
up and robbed by gang of highway
men near that place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
An Evenings Entertainment

From the New York Evening Post.
A pleasant variation in an evening
of games is the drawing of flowers
with colored crayons, and then hav-
ing your guests guess the names OF
the flowers. A list of flowers should
be made out, each one with a num-
Der. On separate slips of paper write
tie name of one of the flowers with
It's corresponding number, until you
have used, each one on the list. Give
each guest one of the slips, or have a
drawer for them, and provide them
with crayons and sheets OF paper.
Give fifteen minutes for the making
of the flowers, then collect the draw
ings and pin them up about the room.
AS the names of the flowers are read
from the list guesses are given as to
which flower among the drawings
represents it. Another pleasant game
is called matching quotations. Well
known lines are written on slips oi
paper, and then divided into bits, each
part having three or four words
These fragments are pinned about ths
room on furniture, curtains and hang
ings, and each person takes one anc
starts out to find the other parts that
will make the quotation complete
Sometimes the quotations may con
sist of an entire line, with the secont
line forming the other half to be look
ed for.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
MAKING A LAST FIGHT.
Rehearing of the Tsylors' Case by
the Supreme Court Will
be Asked.

CARRoLLToN, Mo-, April 3.-The at
torneys for the Taylor brothers held
consultation here to-day, and the next
step taken by them win be to ask the
Supreme Court for a rehearing. This
will be insisted upon very strongly,
because the decision OF the case by
Judge Sherwood is said to indicate
that many mistakes were made by the
trial court. II this fails, the attorneys
will try to reach the court In banc.
The Supreme Court of the United
States will be tried, Il there is time to
reach that tribunal.
The Taylors positively refuse to be
interviewed. The sheriff is making
preliminary arrangements for the
hanging, and unless stay OF execu-
ton is granted he will have every
thing ready by the 30th. The hanging
will take place in the Jail yard. A
high fence will be- erected by the
sheriff. The sheriff has received
many applications for cards OF ad-
mission. 1t is expected that hundreds
of people from the northern counties
will be here. The Burlington is figur-
ing on running several special trains.
Sheriff Standby is taking every pre-
caution to prevent jail breaking, and
there is no doubt that the prisoners
| will be here on the 20th.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
Highest Of all in Leayening Power-Lates, s. Govt Report
R3>!Az.!I! q! Rs%assE RRskiRs
ABSOLUTELY pUEE
FELINE FISHES.
A Cat Taught by Miller to Catch
Fish.

ST.. MARy's, April At is generally
supposed that the cat family has an
adherence of water, and the excep-
ton that proves the rule is a cat
owned by Judd Harrington, of Cherry
Hill, Penn. Judd is the owner of a
large fashioned gristmill, run by
water power, located on old Conneant
Creek, in the northwestern corner of
Pennsylvania. He is also the owner
of cat. Tom, the cat, when a little
kitten, nine years ago, was constant
playmate of the two young represent
atives of the Harrington family, Bill
and Harley, and accompanied them on
many a fishing excursion along the
banks of she race and mill pond and
soon learned to like fish and also
learned where they came from, and by
being frequently thrown into the
pond and having to swim out or drown
soon lost all fear of the water.
One day the next spring, after Tom
was a year old, he was seen coming
from below the mill with a large fish,
and it was noticed that whenever the
miller was closing down the gate Tom
would Immediately make a rush for
the tail race and as soon as the water
began to run low he would get on q
foot plank used to cross the race and
single out a fish he wanted and dive
into the water. He would invariably
bring out the fish, often diving into
eighteen inches or two feet of water
with a swift current and sometimes
catching bass weighing two or three
pounds. If anyone doubts this story
Judd will show the cat and also
show it in the act of catching the fish.
The cat has now had eight years ex-
perience and has been supplying
Judd's table with fish for some years,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
A FATHER RoAsTs HIS CHILD
He Sets Fire to a Corn Shock in
Which the Little One Was
Sleeping.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 2.-The s.
year r-old son of Farmer John Clark,
living five miles south of the city, was
burned to death yesterday. MIR.
Clark, with his sons, were engaged in
clearing corn stalks and rubbish from
a field near the house. He decided to
burn a few shocks of fodder near the
house. The 5-year-old child had
taken refuge in one shock and, it is
presumed, fallen asleep. The work
of firing other rubbish in another part
of the field took the members of the
family away from the place where the
child slept as soon as the blaze was
started, and if he screamed no one
heard him.
1t was over two hours afterwards
when the child was missed, and the
whole family turned out to search foI
him. BY mere ascident Mr.. CLARK
found the charred remains of his boy
as he passed by spot where the fod'
der had been burned. At a glance he
| saw that the child had been roasted
alive. The frenzied parent claspet
the crisp corpse in his arms and the
cooked flesh of the little body drop
ped in shreds as he ran to the house
The parents are well-nigh crazed Will
grief. Mr.. Clark is one of the bes
known farmers of this county, where
he has been a life-iong resident.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
The Step-Son Of Louis Hubert Burned
to Death-Lived Nearly an Hour
After He Was Taken
From the Fire.

On Wednesday, April 1, Fred Scho-
berth, the little five-year-old step
son of Louis Hubert, a prosperous
German farmer who lives north of
Mexico, was burned to death within
fifty yards of his father and brother.
Mr.. Hubert and an older son had been
raking up stalks in the field prepara-
tory to burning them. The stalks
were in rows when they were fired.
The little step-son of Mr.. Hubert, aged
five years and three months old, came
out to the field, when Mr.. Hubert told
him to iGook out now and keep away
from the fire." The little fellow said,
81 will, papa" The next thing Mr..
Hubert knew his 12-year- old boy was
shouting at him that Fred was burn
ing up. Mr.. Hubert, who was close
by, ran Immediately and found the
little fellow in the flames with his
feet about three feet away from the
stalk pile with his head and shoulders
in the fire.
The boy either fell on the stalks
in trying to jump over, or the wind
shifting the smoke strangled and over
came him as he was playing too close.
His head and shoulders were horribly
burned, even to crisp, his feet and
lower limbs escaping. Runners were
Immediately sent for physicians and
within twenty minutes doctor was
brought from Molino, but it was toe
late. Nothing, in fact, could have
saved the child's life, although he
lived in terrible agony for nearly an
hour after being taken from the
flames. Mr.. Hubert and his family
have the sincerest sympathy of theil
neighbors and friends in the terrible
loss Of their little one.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
scHRADERs UNwAsHED HANDS
The Healer Ordered by the Health Of
ficers to Leave Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, o., April IA man
named Schrader, calling himself the
divine healer, has been in Cincinnati
since Saturday last, freely "healing''
the sick, as he styles his work. He
wears a peculiar robe and on his head
rests crown of thorns, the inner
thorns made harmless by cutting of
the points. He asserts that his power
is transmitted from his hands, or even
from his clothing.
To-day he was taken before the
Mayor, Chief of Police and the health
officers for examination. The health
officer told him pointedly that he was
not only nuisance by blocking the
streets, but that he was a menace to
the health of the community by pass
ing his unwashed hands over the faces
Of hundreds of people, many of whom
are diseased. The health officer or.
dered him to leave the city at once.
Schrader promised to go.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
SUNBEAMS.

The girl pupils of Osborne, Kan,
High School have two excellent base
ball teams.
Fifteen hundred jack rabbits were
killed in a roundup hunt near Le-
moore, Cal, last week.
A grandniece of Gen. Israel Putnam,
Mrs. Lucy L.Deckery, died in Bangor,
Me-, a few days ago at the age of so
years.
The Oldest twins in Maine are Mrs.
Mary Wood, of Belfast, and Mrs.
Almira Belden, of Palermo. They
we're SO years old on March 14th last,
and both are in excellent health.
A husband and wife who died with
in a day of each other, after having
each just passed the age of 70 years,
were buried together In West Bridge
ton, Me-, few days ago.
Women are forbidden to enter sa-
looms at Astoria, Or, by city ordi-
nance passed few days ago, which
also provides for the punishment oI
women who violate the ordinance.
Two days we're consumed in the
Civil Court of Augusta, Me-, last week
over a case involving one dollar, in
the price paid for building a cellar
wall, the question at issue being
whether the wall was AL or 4212 fee
long.
Women bicyclists rode in a race a
a tournament in San Francisco las
week. The race lasted two hours AM
the four leaders in the race averages
nineteen miles an hour. The affai
was not a big success, very genera
disapprovai of women riding races be
ing expressed.
| A remarkable record has been mad
by Mrs. Luke Fish, OF Anderson, Mich
Last week she gave birth to twins
making her fourth pair of twins !
Ave years. She is only 2s years olt
and all the members of her large fam
lily of eight small children are sliv
and IN excellent health.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
wyQ Z
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Why wear wool ?

Why wear wool ?
To keep out cold? I No.
To keep in heat.
II the body is supplied with
plenty of fresh air-oxygen---
and proper food, 1t will gener-
ate sufficient warmth to pro-
tect you on the coldest day
Scott's Emulsion of Cod
liver on, with Hypophosphites.
Is the best warmth-food. Thin
people. people with poor blood
who are easily shaken by a
cold wind take SCOTS Emul-
sion and 1t makes good blood,
improves the appetite, In
creases flesh, furnishes bodily
warmth. and prevents the iii
results from colds, coughs.
and exposures.
scoTTS EMULSION h<s sAss ssaerseS :, ~
stdfrsftsiss fer frez.r yesyi fha tS~ Ssk'
far1 Iss q bessxH II IL ssrsyf fsssssA<-<fz1,
srisurr-sEpsys essfziss fss tsrfT hsrsestss Coz
Isssy Oa <sS HypstAsretsts.
| psf 10 rs 10 essf AHk ~ 80 1ysf. 5sS ssssa af
sasy b. ssssSh 10 s.ys yssr ss~Tt Or ses ys" ss-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
FRANK JAMES ON ROBBERS.
The Ex-Outlaw Offers Suggestions as
to How to Check Express Bandits.

ST.LoUIs, Mo. April 3.-FrankJames,
brother of the famous bandit, Jesse
James, when asked his opinion of
the st. Louis s. San Francisco train
robbery, said: 'When man engages
in the train robbing business he is
badly in need of money and viii take
desperate chances to secure it. All
this talk about some men having no
sense of fear, and especially when
they are making raid on a train, is
all nonsense. l have been in some
pinches and there were times when
realized fear, but there was nothing
to do but to fight my way out. am
opposed to train robbery and the only
way it will ever be stopped is to have
armed guards on each train. Two or
three would be sufficient, but they
should be we'll armed and be encased
in steel cage of some kind. The
car should have port holes, through
which the guards could command a
view of the ouside. One point in par
tiCuldE tACy bAouiu ACOP Ii Nt0W1 @hes
that is the space between the engine
and the express car. This point should
be watched for number of reasons.
First. Because robbers could un-
couple the express car from the rest
of the tram and, with the engine, pull
it several miles down the track and,
with dynamite, blow everything up.
The second and main reason is, that
the robbers would be aware of the
guards presence in the car and if
they could get to the couplings of the
car all they would have to do would
be to pull the engine away from the
| train for short distance, reverse the
lever and come back against the train
| with such force that the express car
would be demolished and the guards
killed. Until these ideas are carried
out the robbers will continue to think
that train robbery is a science. The
Sleeper Hill job was done by men who
knew their business but, as am not
in that business, and never have been,
1 don't care to discuss it further.
This, however, will say: The times
when I was credited with having been
| in certain train robberies l was miles
away from the scene hauling logs"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
Time Lost Lacing Shoes,

At one of the large thread factories
where some hundred Of girls are en-
ployed n rule has been made that they
shall wear only button shoes. II was
found that those who wore the ether
sort stopped their work number OF
times each day to tie the iaces that
constantly came undone. In the case
OF one girl the minutes lost would not
have been OF any great consequence,
bat when ID came to deducting the
same amount OF time for each Of the
two or three hundred, IL was found
that the daily loss was considerable.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
KENTUCKY's LOSS BY FLOOD.
Eight Persons Drowned and Great
Damage Done to Property.

LEXINGTON, KY, April 2.-The re-
cent cloudburst in Clay and Owsley
counties was more disastrous than at
first reported. Buffalo Creek, which
is across the south fork of the Ken
lucky River, suffered more than Sex
ton Creek by the unusual rainfall. The
stream is as crooked as a worm fence
and is closely hedged about by steep
hills, so that the water rose more
rapidly than it did on Sexton Greek
1t washed away every house on the
bank of the stream. Miss Mary Gar.
rett was drowned while trying to es-
cape the flood. George Capson's wife
and three children, two children ot
Will Burns, and two others whose
names are not given, were also drown
| ed. Mr.. John Crane, logger, res
cued his wife and small child wher
they were drifting down the stream or
some uprooted trees.
The south fork of the Kentucky
River rose rapidly and is higher thar
it has been for many years. Thous'
auds of logs are going down the
stream. The large booms at Boone
vile are choked with logs, and it ii
feared the booms and all will be car
ried away by the water. Part of th'
town is inundated and number o
persons have had to move their house
hold effects up on the side of thu
mountain. North fork and middle forl
are both overflowipg their banks, ant
at Jackson last night Military Instruc
tor Bull, of the Jackson Institute, wa
drowned while riding on raft.
All the streams in Eastern Ken
tueky are higher than they have beel
for years, and while the tide will b.
the means of running out over 10O, ,00
logs, the damage to property wi
amount to thousands of dollars.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09

Those who are troubled with rheu-
matism should try few applications
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, rubbing
the parts vigorously at each appllca-
ton. II that does not bring relief
dampen a piece of flannel with Pain
Balm and bind it on over the seat of
pain and prompt relief will surely
follow. For sale by G. A. Buckner,
"A of
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09

G.. B. Horton has bought tifty-three
acres of land adjoining his farm five
and one-haif miles southwest of Mar
tInsburg for s424. Mr. Horton knows
a good thing when he sees it, There is
no better investment than Audrsin
county farm lands.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09

Anxiously watch declining health OF
their daughters. So many are cut off
bv consumption in early years that
there is real cause for anxiety. In
the early stages, when not beyond
the reach Of medicine. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla will restore the quality and
| quantity of the blood and thus give
good health. Read the following letter:
sit is but Just to write about my
daughter Cora, aged 10. She was COM
pletely run down, declining, had that tired
feeling, and friends said she would not
live over three months. She had bad
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09

THE June term of the Circuit Court
OF Audrcil county will show as many,
il not more divorce suits than hereto
fore. II Is easier to get a divorce
than it is to get married, and that is
saying great deal.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
ELoPED WITH HER HUSBAND
He Was Cruel, but hrs. Fenton's Love
Was Strong.

TOPEKA, KAs,, April Mrs. Flor
ence Fenton eloped with her husband.
This was the statement made to Judge
Hazen of the District Court this
morning. Some time ago Mira. Fen
ton brought suit for divorce on the
grounds of cruelty. Her husband had
threatened to kill her, and was re-
strained from going to her house.
They lived apart, but they loved each
other still. Fenton hit upon happy
scheme. He went TO Missouri, there
settled down, and wrote his wife an
affectiouate letter, telling her that he
loved her as much as ever. Mrs.Fen-
ton left by the next train to Join her
husband. Their meeting was happy
one, tears OF Joy being succeeded by
vows of love.
So 1t happened that when Mrs. Fem
toms suit for divorce was called this
morning her attorney arose and said:
al understand, your Honor, that the
plaintiff in this case has eloped with
the defendant"
Dismissed" said Judge Hazen, and
he smiled as he thought of the muta
bility of hate and affection.
Take dose of DeWitt's Little eEarlS
Risers just for the good they will dc
you. These little pills are good fol
indigestion, good for headache, gooC
for liver complaint, good for consti'
patton. They are good. For sale by
woodbridge & Pprdy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09

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 &
pt.rdu
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
Ninety Per Cent

OF all the people need to take a
course of Hoods Sarsaparilla at this
season to prevent that run down and
debilitated condition which invites dis
ease. The money invested in nalf a
dozen bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
will come back with large returns in
the health and vigor of body and
strength of nerves.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-09
An Affidavit.

This is to certify that on May 18th, l
walked to Melick's drug store on a
pair of crutches and bought a bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm for IN
f1ammatory rheumatism which had
crippled me up. After using three
bottles l am completely cured. l can
cheerfully recommend it.-Charles Fl.
Wetzel, Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
on August 10, 1894.-Walter Ship
man, j. P. For sale at 80 cents pei
bottle by @. A. Buckner, druggist.