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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

should be filled with grateful senti-
ments, every mind utter the language
of its glowing thoughts, and every al
tar erected to justice and law, should
be crowned with garlands of rejoicing
and festivity. The great people should
come from their blessed farms and
cottage homes-should gather in from
the valley and from the mountains to
commemorate the era of their national
existence. This day, 81 years ago,
there sprang into being, the germ OF a
mighty constitution and people. That
great charter. of our iberties-that
great shield, broad and round as the
moon, covered with the thick bases of
liberal rights-that proud instrument,
the declaration of American independ-
ence, was proclaimed from the
continental congress and went forth
to arouse brave hearts and stir the
flames of war. It "was read from the
pulpit, and prayers went up for the
Divine countenance''-itw was read un-
der the quiet roof, and tender youth
and decrepit age, rubbing up his dusty
eye, went forth to the throng of bat
tle-iu "was read at the head of the
army, every sword was drawn in its
defense and vows were made to live
under the declaration" or fall on the
field of blood and of carnage.
By British tyrants it was sp- rned
and despised. Freedom was treated
as vagary of the brain, patriotism
and the endearments OF the native
soil, as the hypocrisy of faction, as the
murmurs OF rebellion. Proclamation
went forth that all were traitors and
rebels to a merciful throne, that the
| eloquent statesmen and patriot spirits
of Americans were to be conquered o.
bowed in death. Brazen navies how
cred within the headlands and British
legions, ratified their armory upon thu
hills and marshaled their hosts upoI
the plains. But ssthrice Is he armed
who hath his quarrel just" and youni
| America wrestled with the powers tina
came to conquer and to enslave. Sh'
triumphed upon land and upon sea
Upon land thousand bloody scene
marked the strength Of her courag'
and the splendor of her arms. Upol
the sea her sails rode before the gale
of victory, and the British lion growl
ed humble submission at the feet o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
Red Cedar Shingles,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
BRYANs PARTNER
Says he Has Always Been Q Re-
publican.

LINCOLN, Neb., October i3.-In
statement A. 4. Talbot, Republican
candidate for the State Senate and
law partner OF w. ]. Bryan, says:
sI zee that it is stated in the press
reports that have .boited' Mr.. Bryan,
my law partner, nov Democratic can
didate for President. ] have always
been, and am now, Republican, but
no man has greater admiration for
Mr.. Bryan than have. His honesty,
integrity and patriotism can not be
questioned. have not 'bolted' Mr..
Bryan and any statement to that ef-
fect In uutrue.D
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
EIGHT TICKETS In MISSOURI.
Time for Filing Nominations With
Secretary Lesueur Closed.

JEFFERSON, CRY, No., Oct. A.-At
10 O'Clock tonight, the time for filing
with the Secretary Of
State were closed. Eight tickets have
been filed and will appear on the
official ballot. They are: Republican,
Democratic, Populist, Palmer and
Buckner Democratic, Socialist Labor,
Prohibition and National party. The
Democratic and Republican congress-
ionaI nominations are complete, ex-
cept In the Tenth District, where Sec
retary OF State Lesueur to-day refused
to file either Democratic nomination
on the ground that both factions
claimed to represent thereguiar DEM
ocratic party and he was unable to de-
eide between them. The Populists
have fled no nomination In the Tenth
District.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
COVERED
WITH
HUMOR

When was thirteen years old began to have
sore eyes and ears, and from my ears q humor
spread. doctored with FIVE different skilfu,
doctors, but they did me 20 good. My disease
was Eczema. By this time IT hal gone all over
would live, and would not have but for Curic;-Rl
REMEDIES. I used four boxes of CuTicr IA
five cakes of CuTIcuRA Soar. and three bottles
Of CUTIcURA REsoLyEHT. h hair al came o,it
at that time, but now it Ia so thick can hardly
comb It. am sixteen years old, weigh 100
pounds, and am perfectly well.
Miss IREAN GRANDEL, Clayton, N. Y.
SPEEDY CuHs TREATMENT Warm baths with Gu
fTCURG soar gentle applications OF CurfcpRA font-
ment and mild Of curIcuEx RssoLyEsT, grsstest
Of humof cureA-
Sold throughout The world. Prses, Curicrxa soc.;
Soar, 25c.; RKsoLvKNr, Soc. and 81 PorrEg Dsua
AEp CHHN. CoEP., Sole Props. Boston.
-" How 10 Cure Every Skin Humer." mailed ffes-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
M,ssouri Rural Mail Delivery.

MoBERLY, Mo, Oct. i5.-Tne free
mali delivery experiment for the rsrai
districts was begun this morning In
Cairo township. James Owens, w. =.
Tombs and Herman Patrick are The
carriers. The Government Pcet- Once
official was on hand 10 swesr In the
men and tell the farmers that all that
was required of them was 10 put up
boxes TO receive the mail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

tI had chronic diarrhoea for ten
years. says L. w. Kiohlein, a Justice
OF the peace at South Easton, Pa. 'sNo
remedy afforded me real relief until !
was induced by Chas. T. Kiliau, the
druggist, to try Chamberlain's Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. II
cured me and for year have had no
return OF the trouble.n 1t has also
cured many others, among them old
soldiers who had contracted the dis
ease in the army and given up all hope
Of recovery. For sale by q. A. Buck
uer, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
Fifty Years Ago.

rhis Is the way II was bound to look
when grandfather had his "piessr TOOK
These were the shadows cast before
The eomiag Of ceujurer Daguerre
And his art; like girl In panafore
some day to bloom to goddess fair.
Men certainiy were mot as black, We know
A. they pictured them. 50 yeAss sss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
FARMER JOHNS REVIEW.

I've been to hear gold man speak
About the pesky game
The silverites are tryin' to play
To ruin our great name,
Fur havin' honest dollars,
And fur payin' what we owe
In coin a. just ~ justice,
Though the process may be slow.
He says II they can play their game,
That fifty cents win make
The dollar OF the country
The poor man'n hat to take;
That the silver bullion owner,
To our great mints can come
With fifty cents in bullion
And take q dollar homo.
He said that what the laborer buys,
OF -four and pork and sich,
Would 60 a-scootin' up sky high
But that no one would get rich.
That the great advance In prices
We farmers would receive
Would more than all be swallowed up
In what 'twould cost to live.
He said that when Mckinley, Ben
Harrison, Carlisle,
With Lincoln, Blaine and Garfield,
And all the other pile
OF big men talked for silver,
In days not long gone by,
Twas because they was young and
green
Then he winked the other eye.
When he told os how Mark Hanna,
With Rothschilds, Morgan, Platt,
Was workin' for the farmers
And a-fryin' out the fat
From corporations, trusts and sich
To beat that silver crowd
So't we could pay our debts in gold
The cheers were long and loud.
He said II we should ever get
Upon that silver base,
The dumbdest clatterin ever heard
In this country would take place,
When all the other countries
Came a-dumpin' on our shores,
Their tons and tons Of silver bricks
And oil their silver ores.
I'm mighty 'fraid that silver'd take
The place Of buildin' stone,
And then my quarry business
Would be busted up and gone,
And that money'd be 20 plenty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

of the Rhine, with the geographical,
social, political and religious state OF
the land of the Holy Sepulchre.
Wilde quilted the theatre OF the
Congress and sought, as it
was thought, wiil-o'-the-wispa among
the mansions of Northern Italy. He
found on q wall, hundred times
coated over, the long-sought-for like
ness OF the great Dante and 10 now
preparing for the honor Of his coun-
try complete work of the writings
with a life OF this splendid poet and
eminent man of the modern italian
republics. Prescott burned the mid
night oil over the archives and time
worn manuscripts of old Spanish IL
braries ere he consecrated to his
country his "History Of Ferdinand
and Isabella which 10 not surpassed
in mastery OF language, beauty of
style, range OF thought and magnitude
Of learning. Irving read from the
same musty scrawled writings with
Prescott. His life of Columbus is an
honor to the age, combining all the
ornament and useful requisites that
reading people could desire. He
sought the solitude Of the Alhambrs,
that monument of Moorish skin and
life. In the brilliancy OF his genius ne
peopled it's solitudes and gave elo-
quence to its shadows. Stephens and
Norman have but yesterday edited
the world with their adventures amid
the wilds of Yucatan. They have lain
before it THAR interpretations of the
hyeroglyphics, their surveyings of the
mouldsring cities and crumbling tenn
pies, and their phiiosophizings upon
the origin and race OF the Numbering
nations. These and thousand other
labors in foreign parts have added and
are adding beauty. strength and di-
versity to our literature and science.
II in no other par ocular, America will
be great in science and letters; viii
form an aristocracy Of intellect sur
passed by none. (For the sake OF
brevity omitted my remarks upon the
national Judiciary and other points.)
Such are our remarks upon the
darker and brighter aspects of this
glorious land of liberty. tits remark
able for the stirring nature Of its
scenes, for the splendid virtue of its
institutions, for the bold spirit of its
people. Let the sons and daughters
Of freedom be proud of it. Let them
condemn its vices, love its strong
pillars, cherish its institutions, rever-
ence its constitution and 1t will stand
undivided during the washings of its
rivers, during the growth of its for
ests. Let them stand as host for the
preservation of the Union. For there
is beauty in firm sisterhood of states
| In firm sisterhood of states of kim
dred interests, of kindred feelings-ir
q firm of sisterhood of states OF the
same constitution, language, institu-
tions and laws. And as Sir William
Blackstone said of the Britash consti'
tuition say we of the glorious heritag'
OF our fathers, este perpetuu-be thol
| kSA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

EVERY Democrat should see that
his neighbor gets out on election day
and votes the regular Democratic
ticket atraight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

MEN without work can be hired In
any large city to carry a torch and
march in Mckinley parades, but when
it comes to voting large percentage
of these men will be found on the side
of BRYAN and free silver.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22


ONE of the best posted of Democrats
writes as follows of the political out
look:
The New York Herald, after care
full Soil, declares that in order to win
Mckinley must carry every doubtful
state. But among the doubtful states
which it counts for Mckinley are
Kentucky and Maryland. Comment
ing on similar table, made up by Re-
publican Committeeman Payne, the
New York Sun calls it can arithmet-
ical diversion" and tells the Republic
can managers that they must fight
from now until election day to save
the Republican states in the central
west. The Sun laughs at Mr.. Payne's
classification of Maryland as certain
Mckinley state.
The New York World admits that
beneath the noise and smoke OF the
campaign the quiet, steady progress
of fusion recorded from time to time
in a paragraph hidden mong the col
umns of political speeches has attract
ed little attention. Yet it now pre-
sents a very different aspect from that
of few weeks ago. Then Republican
hope was high on account of Demo-
cratic and Populist dissensions. Now
that hope has dwindled to few faint
and fading glimmers from afew states
that are normally Democratic by large
majorities.
Fusion has to reasonable certainty
added Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska,
North Carolina and Tennessee-hfty-
two electoral votes-to the forty six
electoral votes of Arkansas, Colorado,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming that
were already assumed to be reason
ably safe for silver. It has presumably
given &C, 900 Populist votes in Illinois
rs 1000 in Indiana, $4,000 in Iowa, 2o,'
600 in Kentucky, 10000 In Missouri
$4,000 in Virginia and 5000 in Mime
sofa toward making good the losse'
from the detection of sound money
Democrats and toward swelling ths
accessions of free silver Republicans
In brief, fusion has made it necessary
that there shall be enormous Demo
+. cratic defections from the free silvel
ticket IL Mr.. Mckinley is to have ever
q respectable majority of the electora
votes. For even IL he gets every state
east of the Mississippi and north o
Aho Ohio Al Potomac, which includes
delaware and Maryland, and get
West Virginia also, he still needs tw'
votes to make the necessary majority
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

HON. e. A. GLENN, of Louisiana,
Mo-, member of the Democratic State
Committee from this district, is doing
valiant service. Mr.. Glenn is also
chairman of the Democratic Commit
tee of Pike and is in active charge OF
Hon. Champ Clark's campaign. Ed
Glenn is an earnest, true and unsel-
fish Democrat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

THE Democrats at Laddonia have
arranged for a grand rally on the Gath
of October. All Democrats in Au-
drain and adjoining counties are in
vited to participate. 1t will be agrand
success
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

CHAUNcEY DEPEw has only to keep
on repeating his comparison of Chi
cago Democratic parade with Coxey's
army when it arrived at Washington
to keep on making votes for Bryan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

ORLANDO HIT, of Mexico, address
ed the Bryan AID sewall club at Lad
donia, Mo, OH last Thursday night
and was greeted with large and at
tentive audience. Mr.. Hit made a
logical argument and is most enter
tanning speaker. He does not deal in
abuse or demagoguery. He spoke fer
nearly two hours and had the close
attention of all present. Speeches of
thfs cnaezseser us-o~v~ss~s tells In - CAM
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

AFTER Bryan is elected the Nc
Kinleyites who are not satisfied may
find an outlet for their anger by be-
coming Cuban fiIlibusters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

TEE large increase in the number OF
speakers in Indiana, Illinois and Mich
igan shows that Hanna knows those
States are headed for the Bryan col
rrn,n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

ELECTION day should be nationai
holiday 80 everybody could vote.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

o. Hit made splendid Democratic
speech before the Mexico Bryan and
SewaH Democratic club Friday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

THE newspaper that pleases every
body has not yet been printed, remarks
an unidentified exchange. People are
quick to take offense at an item that is
contrary to their views, and too easily
forget any favors shown by their home
paper, There is a certain amount of
consideration and charity due to every
body, and the publisher of the local
paper should not be exempt. He is
human, and has feelings like other peo-
ple. If everybody were to cultivate
and practice the virtues,people would
understand each other better and en-
10y life more.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

POSTAL card votes may be fixed to
give any desired result, but the voting
on November 8 will be different.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
More Curative Power

Is contained In q bottle Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla than In any other similar
preparation. II costs the proprietor
and manufacturer more. II costs the
jobber more and 1t is worth moro to
the consumer, 1t has . record OF
cures unknown to any other prepar-
alton. It is the best to buy because
IL Ia the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

On Thursday night Rev. Pope Yea
man made a Palmer and Buckner
speech at the Court House in Mexico.
Prof. Million, of Hardin College, pre-
sided. Mr.. Yeaman's address receiv-
ed close attention from those present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

VorE for all the nominees on the
regular Democratic ticket. Inats
what knocks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

David r. Staples, Of this city. has had
three crops Of early June spples on .
trss IN his yssd this year. This beats
III former records and puts Audrain
county q the hsad Of The Iist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

Mrs. r. v. Dobyns Isft Tuesday for
her home m Msrshaii, SITTER spending
three months pleasantly with Mrs. ii.
r. 8. willis and other Mexico friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22
FlLLEY NOT REGISTERED.
The Republican Chairman Of Missouri
VIII Not Be Able 70 Vote.

sr. LOUIS, October 15.--Chauncey /.
Filley, chairman OF the Republican
state Central Committee, did not reg
ister for the election November 3. He
declares that because Of sickness, he
was unable to leave his homo on any
Of the days Of registration, but the
matter 4 esusfnR much comment here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

SEE the price of wheat go up. 1t
will reach 81 sure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

La Crosse Lumber Co.
Carry Largest Stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

Louisville Cement,
La Crosse Lumber ca.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22

Mrs. Charles Glsndy and son, VIII
ram, are visiting in Rush Hill.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08
NEoSHo VALLEY.

&C. L. Arnold is the authorized reporter and
agent for the REGISTER at Neosho Valley. Those
desiring to subscribe may do so through him. and
sny assistance rendered him IN gathering the news
Of the neighborhood will be apprecisted9
The announcement of Mr.. Claiborne
of lola that he is going to take up the
manufacture of sorghum as branch
of his business, should be an incen-
tive to farmers to plant cane. By so
doing it would not only be serving a
selfish purpose, but would encourage
business that would be of great
benefit in the future.
Six or seven preachers from dis
taDce attendended the regular month
ly meeting of the old School Baptist
at Union Sunday. The Sunday SER
vices were followed by communion
services.
Jim and Anna Valentine and Mol
lie Fulks visited near Chanute Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Meetings of more than usual at.
fractions within going distance
caused q default of our Sunday school
last Sunday.
The assessor is about through with
his work on the west side.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08
CARLYLE.

&C. A. Stpson IL the authorized reporter and
agent for the REGISTER At Carlyle. Those desir-
ing to subscribe may do 90 through him, and any
assistance rendered him In gathering the news OF
the neighborhood viii be appreciatsd.)
Booker Arnold attended the Y. P.
G. U. convention out at Lilly last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilkeson visited
at Mr.. Arnold's last Thursday.
Messrs. Waters and Price, of lola,
were in this vacinity Tuesday.
Mr.. Houghman, of Manhattan, was
in Carlyle last week looking after his
property.
g. w. Moore, OF Moran, came up to
his farm last Saturday.
81. Longshore sold two year old
colt one day last week for $225. And
the man who bought it thinks he has
q bargain. How's that for hard times.
Will Harden says he will have to
replant twenty-five acres of corn
owing we suppose to the wet weather.
Mrs. Beeson is still very sick. What
at first seemed an attack of grip hss
proved to be typhoid fever.
The social at Mrs. Adams last week
was we'll attended.
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SPRING BRANCH.

(Mr Frank Jackson is the authorized reporter
and agent for the REGISTER at Spring Branch.
Those desiring to subscribe may do so through him,
and any assistance rendered him IN gathering the
news Of the nsisheorhood will be sppreclated0
Charley Willmuth has a new culti-
vator.
Mr.. Sanders lost a log chain with
a ring on one end and hook on the
other between here and lola. He
would be very thankful If the finder
would inform him or the correspond
ent
Deputy sheriff Hobart was in this
part Saturday doing business accord
ing to instructions from MORTGAGE.
He removed Mr.. John Clark's house
hold goods into the public road near
the creek without any warning, and
at this writing they are still there
soaring teams. Mr.. Clark refuses to
touch them.
The prospect for fruit of all kinds
is very good.
MI, anu MIS. " dIeOlJ vi AOio 'ASAe
ed at Mr.. Sawyers Sunday.
Some of the people of Rock creek
attended quarterly meeting at Lilly
Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Comstock and child
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
w. Fisher last week.
J. w. Beabout has treated himself
to new buggy and harness.
Mr.. Anderson shipped two more
car loads of cattle to Chicago Friday
night.
Some of the farmers that planted
their corn just before the big rains
have to replant on account of it rot
| ting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08

tend,-providing they bring well fill
ed baskets,-and will listen to short
program, and have good time. The
program consists of "Crowning the
May Queen" followed by recitations,
addresses and music.
Mr.. Rosenberger spends a great
deal of his time in his shop in lola.
His wife took advantage of his alb
sence to invite their friends to come
and surprise him on his birthday.
Friday afternoon he was at work in
the field near the house when he saw
host of people drive up. They in
formed him he was sixty-nine years
old and they had come to help him
celebrate. Not by plowing corn,
however) People were there from
Colony, lola and Humboldt. About
seventy including neighbors were
present. Several presented him with
a nice rocker, which he appreciated
very highly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-08
EARN For SALE.

Situated in Allen county, Kansas,
6 miles southeast of lola, the county
seat, and miles southwest of La
Harpe, containing 24O all fenced
with rock, hedge and barb-wire.
About 100 acres in pasture and prairie
grass, 40 under cultivation. Elm
creek with never failing stock water
near the barn. Good frame house,
s rooms, barn 24x54 feet, double corn
cribs and other outbuildings, good
well and cistern and all kinds of fruit.
Soil as good as any in the county.
Title perfect. Will be sold at a bar
gain if sold soon.
For particulars call on Leroy Run
yam, or A. d. Morrison, near the farm,
or address them at LaHarpe, Kansas.
(22-24) j. H. RUNYAN.
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SOUTH MAPLE GROVE.

wv. +. Gerall 10 the authorized reporter and
agent for the REGISTER at South Maple Grove.
Those desiring to subscribe may do so through
her, and any assistance rendered her in gathering
the news of the neighborhood will be sppreciatedJ
Mrs. Lou Beeman is visiting at Mr..
Beeman's at present writing.
There was fishing party on Coal
Creek last Friday afternoon.
Quarterly meeting at Jeddo next
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Laura Corn and Emma Bee
man attended the Teachers Associa-
tion at Moran Saturday.
The preaching hour at Maple Grove
will be at $3.50 instead of during the
summer.
1t is with sadness that we chronicle
the death of Mr.. Omer Slain, which
occurred in Chanute Friday morning
April 35th. He leaves a wife and
child to mourn his loss. Mrs. Slain is
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Winks
at present.
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THE COUNTY NEWS.
Interesting Items From An Over
Allen County,
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
DONE BY YOUR AEIcHeoRs FAITH
FULLY AND IMPARTIALLY SET
DOWN BY REGISTER
REPORTERS
CENTER GROVE.

Miss Belle Reynolds is the authorized report
er and agent for the REGISTER at Center Grove
Those desiring to subscribe may do 20 through
her and any assistance rendered her In gather
ing the news of the neighborhOod viii be appre
ciGted.
Miss Emma Beeman closed q sue
cessful term of school April 25th, and
was to have an entertainment in the
evening, but it was postponed on ac-
count of rain.
Mrs. Butts is visiting her son Mr..
M. Butts near Maple Grove.
Mr.. Binger has the measles.
Grace Hamilton visited friends in
Chanute Thursday of last week.
The young folks had dance at Mr..
MaIsbary's Monday night of last
week. A good time is reported.
Pauline Virgins spent last week at
Mr.. Milrs near Leanna.