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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
Thursday
He Woke Up on the Roof.


When Robert Nelson awoke, yawn-
ed and sat up Sunday morning he
found himself on the roof of three
story building. As he had not the
slightest recollection of having gone
to bed on the roof of any building, his
astonishmet knew no bounds. Me-
chanically he felt for his watch. 1t
was gone. Down into his pocket he
dived for his purse. 1t wasn't there.
Just then his eye fell on one of his
shoes lying in corner of the roof.
This led him to take an inventory of
the wearing apparel he had on. Coat,
hat and shoes were gone. Utterly
dismayed, he crept to the edge of the
roof and lay down with his head over
the cornice. Wagons and pedestrians
were passing below, but he did not
recognize the place.
"Hey! Hey!n he called to the pass
ers by.
A score of astonished faces looked
up.
"What corner is thiSY'
"Milton and Chicago avenues was
the response.
Gam on top of Linn Bros. saloon,
then?n
81 guess that's where you are"
"How did get here?''
A shout of laughter greeted this
question, and Nelson got up and be-
gan search of the roof for his miss
ing clothes. Having found them he
raised trap and descended to the
street.
Nelson says he was out with few
friends the evening before, but, he
says, started home at seasonable
hour. He remembers being on Town
send street, near Chicago avenue,
only few doors from his house. Then
all was blank until he woke up ON the
roof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
The Yellow Dog.

From the COLUMBIA feratu.
The people were never as uncertain
quantity as they are now. There is no
figuring out what they will do. The
party traces are in q very demoraiized
condition. The unexpected happens
SO often that political prophets, and
bosses also, find their occupation gone,
and the day has passed when few
wirepullers in each county can be re-
lied upon to manipulate acampaign at
their own sweet will.
This is bad year for states and
worse one for the yellow dog. Ii be-
hooves the party to proceed cautious
ly In the matter of nominations, and
to select candidates whose personal
fitness will command the approval OF
the voters. People these days vote
for men rather than measures. They
have discovered that principle with
out a man behind it counts for little.
With a clean, able, judiciously se-
lected ticket the Democratic party
can rout the Filley crowd without
difficulty. But If any other kind OF
ticket is put forward there is no tell
ing what may happen. The statesmen
who manage our state convention
would be wise to think OF this. The
day Of the yellow dog has passed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
Highest of all in Leayening u. Govt Report
R>!a!a!l! g! fskdssl RfakidRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
RECEPTION FOR THE DEAD.
A Cincinnati Woman Sent Out Invita-
tions Before She Died.
From the Nilwaukee Journa,


Sunday, from 9 m. until p. M,
there will be reception at the house
of Mrs. Mercy A. Murch, relict of
Chauncey M. Murch, says a Cincinnati
dispatch. She died Tuesday, and the
remains have been withheld from
burial, and no notice of death has been
given the health department until to-
day. The cards to the reception were
sent out by her just before her death.
The delay in the funeral is in COM
pliance with the request of the de-
ceased, who held the remains of her
husband, who died several years ago,
seven days.
he was a prominent piano manufac-
turer, and his estate is valued at s1,-
600, 900. Mrs. Murch, at her request
will be buried In a white dress she
wore at the celebration Of her fiftieth
wedding anniversary. The shawl she
wore that day is to be wrapped about
her and she viii wear a peculiar
shaped cap, made from a portion of
the shawl.
The Murch home was once social
center, the house covering lot 200
feet by 400 feet, the upper floor being
a great ball room. During MI. Murch's
life many large entertainments were
given, and as many as 500 people were
banqueted at one time.
Preparations have been made for
thousands of people at the reception,
the first time the house has been open
to the public since Mr.. Murch's death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

The key of Libby prison and the flag
which fioated over the prison are pre-
served in the Soldiers Memorial Hall
at Rutland, VT.
A fifty foot granite shaft, the long
est piece of granite ever taken out of
a quarry in Vermont, was quarried at
Barre few days ago.
A woman working in a factory at
Coloma, Mich, for seventy five cents
day, last week fell heir to a fortune
of s62, 900 through the death of an
uncle in Germany.
Mrs. John Peyton, of Orange, Va,
will attain her hundredth birthday
next month. She has son 80 years
old, who is station agent on the rail-
road at a place near her home. He
was appointed agent forty-three years
ago.
The important question, "Shall
Woman Proposc7n has been decided.
The Bachelor Girls Club of Paw Paw,
Mich, debated it last week, and unan-
imously decided that she shall.
Strawberries are ripe and are being
picked for shipment in Hillsborough,
Fla. The first crate of this seasons
strawberries left that place three or
four days ago. The berries are in ex-
cellent condition, and the prospect is
good for large crop.
What is believed to be the largest
cargo of live stock ever shipped from
this country was being taken aboard
the Dominion liner Scotsman, at Port
land, Me-, last Thursday, destined for
Liverpool. 1t consisted of 1900 head
of cattle and 1,60c sheep.
Two poultry keepers in Bronson,
Mich, kept tally last year on the
number of eggs laid by a certain num-
ber of hens. One man had 320 hens,
which laid 32,7s2 eggs during the year.
The other got 24,s27 eggs from go
hens. The total was nearly car load
of eggs.
Orange growing in Arizona is de-
clared to have passed the experiment.
al stage, and will become an important
industry in the Territory. This years.
crop in the Salt River Valley, where
most of the experimental groves are
situated, is large and of excellent
quality. The Arizona oranges ripen
somewhat earlier than those in South
ern California.
Seventy thousand tons of the stern
and rocK-bound coast of Maine were
shipped from two quarries alone iast
year. The total amount of granite
shipped away yearly reaches an as
founding figure, and the geography of
the Maine coast is being considerably
changed by the cutting out and ship
ping away of islands of granite and
not little of the main land.
Last year 25,115, 1908 fewer cigars
were made in the United States than
in 1884, and s,s5s, $3.50 more pounds of
smoking tobacco was manufactured.
During the year there were manufac-
tured in the country 4,1s0, ,s15, ,203
cigars, s,76s,911.677 cigarettes, 1885,
100, sos pounds of tobacco and II, ,705, ,414
pounds of snuff. There was an in
crease in the output of cigarettes by
Abe, ,76s,077 over 1894, and a decrease
of AT, ,160 pounds in the amount OF
snuff manufactured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
W. H. ENGLISH DEAD.
He Was the Democratic Candidate
for Vice President in 1880.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 7.--Wil-
liam II. English died In his rooms In
the Hotel English to-day at 1895. MIR.
English had been LII with grippe two
weeks. Several days ago rheumatism
set In and heart action became bad.
The past three days he had lapses Of
inconsistencies and since last night
had been able only at long intervals to
recognize those about his bedside.
The interment win probably be next
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. English was one Of the most
prominent men in Indiana. Years
ago he was In the Legislature and in
1880 ran for Vice President on the
national Democratic ticket with Gen.
Winfield Scott Hancock, being de-
feated. He wrote q history Of In
diana. He was banker and built up
quite q fortune.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
A NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY.
The Success of the Popular Loan De-
clared the Forerunner of Good
Times.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Chauncey M.
Depew, in speaking last night on the
bidding for the bonds, said: ''This is
glorious. 1t will act like an elixir of
life upon the nation. 1t has shown
that the credit of this country is be-
yond power to tear it down. It is q
superb Tribute by the people of their
faith IN their country. The foreign
banks clamored for the issue, as is the
case of the German and European
banks. 1t shows that the people OF
Europe know that the country is
sound. The people have established
the credit of the country and will
maintain it. They will re-establish
confidence with bound. Things will
boom from this on.''
Ex-Governor Warner Miller said:
"I am glad to see this such a success
1t will restore public confidence and
boom business. We are in for an era
of better times, and everything will
start to move along with the prospoe,
of better times and the surety of ma
tional credit.'
Charles Foster, of Ohio, Secretary
of the Treasury under Mr.. Harrison.
was much elated over the way in
which the loan had been over-sub-
scribed. He said: 81 am gratified
and pleased that the people of this
country have rallied SO nobly to the
call. The nations credit is now the
best in the world. This outburst OF
national patriotism will do more to
dispel business depression than any
thing else could do. With national
credit sustained, business improving,
everybody cheerful, a new epoch OF
American prosperity ought to start
from this date"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
MR.. CARLISLE is PLEASED.
The Success OF the Popular Loan Is
Naturally Gratifying to the
Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Secretary
Carlisle was greatly pleased at the
success of the loan and said that 1t
showed what the people of this coun-
try would do when appealed to. He
thought, too, that the effect abroad
would be very marked in our favor.
The Secretary said it would be three
or four days before the bids could be
verified, scheduled and classified and
until that time he could give no de-
finite information as to how low bids
would be accepted. He believed,
however, from hearing the names and
amounts read, that it would be nec-
essary to accept some bids at rate
slightly lower than Ill, but how many
or in what amount he could not now
tell.
AS the last bids were being read,
the Secretary was shown telegram
just then received by one of the New
YORK bankers present, saying that the
new bonds were being quoted on the
stock exchange at 1i8.
The great success of the issue he
thought would have very beneficial
effect upon the financial and CONNER
cial interests Of the whole country
and he looked forward to year OF
marked business Improvement.
The success of the bond call was re-
ceived with general satisfaction in the
Senate. Some disposition was mani
tested. however, by doubters, who
will await details before expressing
an opinion on the success of the call,
especially as to the number OF bids at
high rates. Those who have been ee-
pecially severe in their condemnation
of the syndicate system were much
elated, the number of bids received
and the prices offered being COM
plete vindication of their course.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
How to Treat q Wife.


First, get a wife; second, be patient.
You may have great trials and per-
piexities In your business, but do not
carry to your home cloudy
or contracted brow. Your wife may
have trials, which, though OF less
magnitude, may be hard for her to
bear. A kind word, q tender look,
win do wonders in chasing from her
brow all clouds Of gloom. To this we
would add always keep n bottle Of
q 0hamberlain,s oougl, Remedy In the
house. Il is the best and Is sure to
be needed sooner or later; Your wife
will then know that you really care
for her and wish to protect her health.
For sale by y. A. Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
Accidentally Shot.

BOWLING GREEN, NO., Feb. g.
Joseph G. Ingram, six miles east OF
this city, accidentally killed himself
this morning. He had taken his gun,
short musket, to shoot some rab-
bits, and, in getting over his fence,
slipped and fell, striking the hammer
Of the gun against rail. The load
was discharged into his bowels. Mr..
Ingram was about so years old, and
leaves a large family,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
ALCOHOL A POISON.
Reports From Germany and France
Bad IN Any Quantity.
From the New York SIM.

From the New York sun.
To the Editor: In your columns a
teacher objects to the Temperance
Education law because it compels her
to teaen her pupils that sfalcohol ID
poison" whereas some OF these chill
dren 'suse wine and beer' and "their
parents use wine and beer" and all
are "healthy-" To observe accurately
is rare gift. / gravely doubt this
teachers conclusions; ;many insurance
men would deny it. Carefully collect
ed Insurance statistics demonstrate
that total abstainers are about 80 pei
cent safer risks than are even moder-
etc drinkers.
The Deutsthe Yersichernngs- Zeituag,
an insurance journal of Berlin, gives
an account OF q lecture delivered with
in the past year by DR.. Brendel before
theAnthropological Society of Munich
the centre of beer growing and beer
drinking in Germany. DR.. Brendel
said: "Alcohol, which apparently
brings SO much pleasure to its partaker
is poison, if even consumed in small
doses daily, by means Of its cumula-
tive action, as strikingly shown here
in Munich, the centre of beer con-
sumption, by the frequent sudden
cases of death of apparently healthy
men,"
According to the same paper, Prof.
DR.. Bollinger of Munich proved "the
prevalence of various diseases of a
definite nature of the internal organs,
caused by the universal drinking OF
beer in Munich. A normal heart or
kidney is the exception here. This
state of affairs also Injuries the pro-
geny in most serious manner" DIR.
Demme, also of Munich, declares he
"found that of the children of non
drinkers SO per cent were sound, while
of those of drinkers only II per cent
were sound"
The French Academy of Medicine
has recently adopted series of reso-
lutions, which not only declare that
the drink evil has become a "perma-
nent danger" attacking the every life
and force of the country" but lay
stress on the fact that even .sthe
purest and least poisonous alcohol is
none the less always and fundament-
ally a poison" These resolutions
were brought before the Acad-
envy by M. M. Bergeren and
Laborde. M. Rochard, who was fore
most among those taking part in the
discussion, declared that "alcohol is
always a poison, and the consumer
who can afford to drink pure brandy
many resist longer than the unfortu-
mates who poison themselves in the
saloons; but nevertheless he will sue
cumb to alcoholism in a short time.
The coalition of retailers with the
habitues of the WINE shops, the union
OF those who live by alcohol with
these who die by it, ought to be OPP
posed by all interested in public
health.n
On this awful subject of the alcoholic
drink traffic the conscience of the
American people is awakening slowly
but it is awakening, and when once
fully awakened it will never sleep un.
til the evil is ended. 1. K. FUNK.
New York, Jan. 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
Rich
Red Blood
Ii the Foundation of
the Wonderful Cures by
Hoods
Sars aparilla

That is Why the cures by Hoods
Sarsaparilla are CURES.
That is Why Hoods sarsaparilla
cures the severest cases of Scrofula,
Salt Rheum and other blood diseases.
That is Why it overcomes That
Tired Feeling, strengthens the nerves,
gives energy in place of exhaustion.
That is Why the testimonials for
Hoods Sarsaparilla are solid facts,
and will stand the closest Investigation.
That is Why the sales of Hoods
Sarsaparilla have increased year after
year, while other preparations Of less
merit have come, held a little tenn.
porary favor, and are heard of no more.
That is Why Hoods Sarsaparills
requires the largest Laboratory in the
world. That is Why
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

For every quarter IN mans pocket
there are dozen uses; and to use
each one in such way as to derive
the greatest benefit is question
everyone must solve for himself. We
believe, however, that no better use
could be made of one of these quarters
than to exchange it for a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, medicine that
every family should be provided with.
For sale by @. A. Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

nations of $40 and muitiples thereof,
shall be issued in their places.
Section S-That hereafter the tax on
the circulation of national banks shall
not exceed one eighth of 1 per cent.
Section s-That all laws and parts
of laws inconsistent with the provis-
ions hereof be repealed, and a suffi-
cient sum is hereby appropriated to
carry out the provisions of this act.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
The Hathaway-Ke cath Grain and

The Hathaway Keath Grain and I'M
plement Company, of this city, sold
to-day a car load of clover seed to 60
to Kansas, also two cars of timothy to
go to New York. During the past few
months this firm has shipped the
products of Audrain and adjoining
counties into Texas, Colorado, Kan
sas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Him
ois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. In
their selling direct to the States where
the demand exists, this firm obtains
full value and is therefore enabled to
pay full market price for all products
In its line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
MISSoURPS DELEGATION.
Bland Says I'VE Must Win at Chicago
or Lose the State.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, February T.
The question of sending solid silver
delegation from Missouri to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention is being
agitated considerably at the capital.
Bland writes a friend here on this
subject: 81 think your ideas of secur-
ing solid delegation for silver are
correct. We must win at Chicago or
lose Missouri"
The country Democrats are almost
unanimously in favor of an unbroken
silver delegation, or If the gold ele-
ment have the majority of the con-
vention at Sedalia to give them solid
delegation.
Nick Bell, of st. Louis, while in the
city yesterday, informed his friends
that he proposed to be a candidate
from his district to the national con-
vention, and while he differed with
many of the silver leaders he was not
a crank, but for free silver at the ratio
of 16 to /, provided the government
would guarantee to maintain the
parity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
DoLAN's BODY MoRTGAGED.
Undertaken Will Collect S144 When
he Dies-Pays Ten Cents Week.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-An cad" in a
local paper, ,inquiring as to the where
abouts of John Dolan, of Dublin, was
seen by Michael Hoey, porter, who
came to this country several years ago
in company with Dolan. He traced his
friend to a hospital, where Dolan lay,
apparently In the last stages of con-
sumption, and advised him to go back
to Ireland.
sits no use. I can't co., said Dolan.
The sick man went on to say that his
life had been insured by Samuel j.
Murphy, AN undertaken, who was pay
ing 10 cents week premium, and
would collect s144 when Dolan died.
He had promised to support Dolan,
but the latter said he had been with
out food for five days. Murphy, he
said, would not consent to his going
to Ireland.
Murphy says that he insured Doiar
and several other men the same way
w. ]. Bolts and J. T. johnson have
just bought $50 cattle averaging Ioss
pounds fromMr. Eph. Hughes at "a. .12k
These gentlemen bought corn to feed
them at IT'S cents per bushel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

THIS is the time of year when all
can appreciate the value of good roads,
and it is to be hoped that something
will be done along the line of improv-
ing the roads in AudraIn county,
especially those adjoining Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

The 8. P. Emmons Wool Company.
The 8. P. Emmons Wool Company
of this city are shipping large guam
titles of wool to eastern markets. The
gentlemen interested In this company
are s. P. Emmons, Chas. Leeper and
Geo. Kabrich. About 200, 900 pounds
of wool have been shipped to Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago In the last
year and it is expected to ship $4,000
pounds more during the coming year.
The wool is bought all over the north
ern part of the State and shipped
here, where it Is packed for the mar
kefa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
Hoods is Wonderful

No less than wonderful are the cures
accomplished by Hoods Sarsaparilia,
even after other preparations and
physicians preparations have failed.
The reason, however, is simple.
When the blood is enriched and puri-
fed, disease disappears and good
health returns, and Hoods sarsapar-
lila is the one true blood purifier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

THE new Democratic Central Com
mittee is composed of Democrats
who have the best interests of the
party at heart- Thay mat ON Wednas-
day night and organized by eiecting
A. J. Winscott, chairman, G. F. Clark,
secretary and John Atchison, treas
urRr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

A CURIOSITY was brought to the LED
GER office to-day in the shape of a
card on which was printed in quaint
and manner "Joe Marshall
for Sheriff of People party" Just
where it came from and just what it
means Schrader is unable to suggest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

T. T. ToRREYsoN, ex-County Re-
corder, was in Mexico last week and
pronounces Schrader a fraud, simply
because he wont sprout Toms leg for
him. Mr.. Torreyson is unreasonable
enough to think that a man who can
raise the dead can furnish new leg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

THE recent war talk seems to have
tent that some of the participants in
the last one are fighting it all over
apain-in the neWspapers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13
A Good Roads Experiment.

Audrain county needs better roads
and we trust will soon have them. A
gentleman who has given the matter
a good deal of thought writes as fol
lows:
The question of the Improvement of
our country roads has been very Nex-
tensively discussed in recent years.
The use of bicycles mas contributed
greatly to this, but thousands who
care nothing for wheels are glad of
any pretext for awakening public in
terest in matter that they regard as
so important. There has been an
abundance of agitation, but, unfortu-
nately, there has been more of that
than anything else.
Nevertheless, there have been some
tangible results. New Jersey took ac-
tion two years ago, and the results of
the experiment for that length of
time are now at hand. The law there
provided for stone roads only, and ap-
prorriated 100000 yearly from the,
State Treasury to aid in their con-
struction. The State aid has been
given under the law only on condition
that the county pays two-thirds of the
expense of making the roads, in which
event the State pays the rest.
The net result of two years work
under this law is one hundred miles of
road, which cost the State $500, 900 and
the counties $400, 200, or an average of
Sc, 900 to the mile. Fourteen counties,
embracing about two-thirds of the
State, have raised the necessary funds
to become entitled to part of the
State appropriation. The first roads
were not less than ten nor more than
twelve feet in width, but afterward
the limit was extended to fourteen to
sixteen feet. This will naturally tend
to raise the average OF cost, but will
give more satisfactory results. Com
plants are also made that the stone
is not broken uniformly, and that
many of the pieces are too large.
1t appears that the quantity of
money expended is out of proportion
to the miles of road completed, as the
roads are SO narrow and of faulty con-
struction. Perhaps, with wider ex-
perience, it may be found possible to
reduce the cost. 1t is very probable
that in New Jersey, as has been the
case in some other experiments, the
sums paid for engineering have been
out of proportion to the work actually
| done. If so the complaint made of
faulty construction would suggest that
the engineers had not been judiciously
| selected.
Whether State aid should be given
for the construction of mere neighbor-
hood roads, which are the kind chiefly
needed, is a serious question; but, If
SO, the New Jersey plan of placing the
greater part of the burden on those
| chiefly interested is undoubtedly right.
At best, it will, doubtless, be found
that roads constructed by State aid
will be more costly than those made
at their own expense by those who
use them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

IL. MARTIN WILLIAMS will not be in
politics in Missouri this year. He is
going East in the interest of the s'sin-
gle tax league.''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-13

If some of the politicians would de-
vote half as much energy toward
securing better roads as they do in
discussing the financial question, prac-
tical results might follow.