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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
Tho CountY 49,.

Ths following table is based on
complete returns from all the pre-
cincts in Christian county, two pro-
cincts being given by ma orities only.
These returns are from officers certi-
hcateS and are as correct as unofficial
figures can be. The total vote is the
largest ever polled in the county.
Gross irregularities are reported
in several precincts.
In many precincts She Democrats
had no judge OF the election a. the
law provideo and fraudulent votes
wore polled in large numbers. At
Beverly the Republican sheriff wsat
into tho booth with some OF the votCes.
A. Palmyra, which gave l26 majority
for Mckinley, nearly half the ballots
wore put In the box with the stubbs
attaehsd, This was kept up unail ii
O'Clock whom a Democrats voter
stopped it and demanded that the
stub be removed from his ballot.
These votes, most OF them the Repub-
liean votes rushed in early, were all
counted.
al dopklnBville No. z the regiesra-
tion books were not signed from A to
letter o and to keep these votes from
being challenged froiSth record a
copy OF the registration book was fur
nished instead OF the original. In the
same precinct one Of the election off
GERS had disqualified himself to serve
under the law by betting on the cleo
ton. EVERYTHING was counted inelud-
ing ballots stamped, marked with
pencil or blotted with fingers. Very
few if any were held to be doubtful
and it is impossible to materially al
ter the figures here given without
throwing out precincts. The official
count will be made to-day by the
County Canvassing Board, which is
composed Of County Clerk John P.
Prowse, Sheriff Nc. j. Davis and
County Judge Jno. W. Breathitt.
Bryan. McKin- Pal. Lev
ley. meF. ertng.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
The Second District,

The Second district gave Bryan the
handsome majority of 62l2. The
county majorities were as follows:
Daviess 1910, Hancock 60, Mclean
459, Hopkins 9S1, Union POLL, Hen
derson 1880, Webster zoos. This to
tai of 1880 is offset by 1868 majority
for Mckinley in Christian county,
This leaves 62l2 for Bryan. Clardy
will lead Franks by still more, his
majority being not less than $500,
The vote was the heaviest ever polled
in the county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
Down To A Yins POaas.

louisville, Ky. 2:3Op. m,-Repub.
leans now claim kentucky by 264
majority.
Democratic Chairman Sommers
will make no statement, but privately
claims the state for Bryan by a small
majority. The Democrats tonight
sont out from Lexington twenty mer
TO investigate the vote in the noun
tain counties, which are all repub,
lican,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
Louisville Cnudidates.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 4.-The sue
cessful candidates in this city re-
ceived the following majorities:
Mckinley 1874, Evans II, POP, Noble
l0,868, Todd 3,703, Crouch 1O,7S9,
Linney 1851, Beihnap 1924.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
This Looks Like Bryan.

New York, Nov. Sat closing of
the stock exchange, there was gen
eral break in stocks of all kinds of
from 2 to5 cents. Wheat declined
5 cents. There was general
rise when the announcement was
made yesterday that Mckinley was
elected,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
INDIANA

rSnIkMAroLA Ind, Nov. G--f4nsS rseUzzu
cana EAPsaa ezanty uzs1ARA 2oEsl saRppr9
Nm nsv6HAnna ahilAs - lnzSR Aad ssRap14
Rn.hnA 1N9h1aeesns are that xaaRs UAAi - q
9zsn u - = ghs Ezeoinst, whtss zTG1 sa~e tas
ssv 10 Hzs2r3Sasy by t,es Aa& ne sSantT W
Aeea ESea1aY sBs unofllctAl eTetuxzs trSEn the
paass 4n1HS0ss Depublioaz ssAzA, Bono
3rEes coz7sas Ne election 81 oTISusWsSS fao
sszESo<s Gem bzhs district
= . sez1snGa. sec % sary - ne Ind44hN
E=aa oaEGasscns selegpsghed rqGA uss repub-
hsazs 80 ~ ssvsAin to oasEy IaAtzaa By A.eos
- Asy 80 - carry nliDeh Kroosv1lLs hAs
kVse SeSsEstssn Big gains are reported u
tss ess ksrt. VKndsrbuTg sSansg returns give
= BatkIERy nzA5epity.
IxnaAuagoI.,B, Ind. Nov TOO oaly guess
sesa 6sssn EaEksRa Is the siSs OF HeKinisyNs
tss5xfty- BGR6oen IndiaR& precincts GAOV
thaa HArsoa county has been carried bv nos
lsse Seaa Ia.eso. At republican besdQu aRters
ne sSzs a .zimed for hsKtatey ~ zat
lezs tsea BlQ0O. At democratic ssasa
heo1quaRS1Ps kilograms received SHOW
ea1SH taz Ns5sn Chairman Asssin said his
seVSoes Tia wbsle lead kim 10 bet1sys thse
ne 1szsoGPGss will hold their ma teStty OF f68s,
walkA FzD a.0ee The repusftoAns ctstn ID QUE
q 30 90ongszasmen and ~ issisiseaes b.
AaSA.tcs majority in both brenohes, meATtrG Q
BsSzaeo9n ea0ssosor 10 Senator yorrAe. TIE
sSs&i Sa~5,a nr governor are runzia9 very Gloss
- - ess1rss 1.-The nattoni ttsfsk
1apIEEAFoKBS, Nov. 4--At . ID 0ha4rmAn
Gsw6J saAhsaod Lhe state for AcHtnlAV By 81
60 saa D u Ne 10 cODS5sssneE. ohsarnnAa
NsSiaL 81 tAe semocratic eommtttsa. saysI
We h~vS 'sasSsad Indiana. have had no ttDA
10 nAAhs azSssaAsOs."
efsoO nlhsuiEst the returns have had = dir
tinrtty republican favor and it now seems
Ss0ar thst HBe Pepublcans have both branches
Of the Legislature and at least ten congress-
With a IBEObability O IL
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
The Second District Vote.
The Judicial District.

Perhaps the Republicans MAY be
able to extract some comfort out of
the returns from this judicial dis,
trict, but we doubt it. Here are the
majorities:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
THE PRESS REPORTS.
The First Misleading Claims Sent In.

CINCINNATI Nov. A--Accordiug 10 the re-
turns so far received, over 800 OF the al cleo
torEl Voteswill 90 to Mckinley. The ma or also
receives tremendous popular msioriIL re
reiving over 200, so9 more votes Shan Bryan
SJot slneo the reelection OF James Monroe
n 1870 has any presidential candidate received
80 large a majority as that given for Mckinley.
Bryan Bryan
No MeKtn~ and and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
1t Looks Like Mckinley But
Bryan Has a Chance.
KENTUCKY CLOSE AID cLAINED BY BorH.
Telegraphic News Up to Yesterday Afternoon. Official
Counts Necessary To Settle 1t.

Louisville, Nov. 3 p. m.--Dom.
State Chairman Sommoss ssys Bryan
has carried K5utueky by 7,0W.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-06
Indiana Claimed for Bryan.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 4.
Courier, Evansville, Ind.
Indiana is doubtful and result de-
ponds largely on whether the Pop,
.ulist and Democratic Bryan votes have
been aggregated in returns already
Asnt Have advices from several
Sbnties that Populist vote has not
an reported, and if this prevails to
dsts large extent, Bryan will carry
lercS, Wholesale corruption 'and CO.
tent have been practiced to an ex-
Iod ijtherto unknown in the state.
sheetions of crooked work on tally
row a, Canvassing boards to-mor-
SUD Necessary to decide the re-
d. M. MARTIN,
irman Democratic Com.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, III. T. Warden and Alberta
Warden, his wife, and Catherine A..
McClanahan and James McClanahan,
her husband, OF the County of Au-
drain, State OF Missouri, by their GER
tain deed of trust, dated October 10,
1895, and recorded in the Recorders
| Office of Audrain County, Missouri, In
deed OF trust book Is at page $50, con-
| veyed to III. A. Ricketts,, trustee, the
following described real estate situated
In Audrain County, State OF Missouri:
The northeast quarter Of the south
west quarter and the south half of the
southwest quarter of section nine CO..,
township fifty 900, range eight (s),
amounting 70 10 acres more or less.
Also, lot number ten (10) Of block
number two ~ OF Clark's Addition TO
the City OF Mexico, Missouri. It 10
agreed that the said 100 acres shall
nrst be sold and exhausted In pay
ment Of the said note before the sRid
lot shall be sold.
Which said conveyance was in trust
70 secure the payment Of the promis-
sorry note In said deed described; and,
whereas, the said note described In
said deed of trust remains due and un-
paid; now, therefore, at the request Of
IN leg holder of said note and by
the authority Of the provisions of said
deed of trust aforesaid, 1 will, on
Friday, the Eighth Day Of January,
A. D., 1897,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in the City OF Mexico, In said
Audrain County, Missouri, between
the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock In the afternoon
Of said day, sell the above described
real estate at public vendue 70 the
highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said
debt and the expenses OF executing
said trust.
fl. A. RICKETTS,,
38-tds. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
Real Estate Transfers.

xtCaA 4lekNsS
The following real estate transfer
have been made since our last report
Robert W. Berry to Dora E. Nc
Donald, SO acres in 24-51-1o, s1,75o.
Dora E. Mcdonald to James @. Bass
ford, SO acres in 24-51-10, s1,534.75.
VIM. M. Ferguson to Alver Pike
lots 6, Z, 8, 8 and 10, Block 8, Utter
backs addition to vandalia, S210.
Joseph Offutt to Mark E. Crawford
102x334 fronting East Liberty street
Mexico, $4,000.
Henry Plate to Chas. W. Lewis
northwest northeast 9-51-9 and road
way, 500.
T. H. Self to A. F. Brown, southeas
quarter 25-52-7, s4,5oo.
j. G.. Berry to ]. W. Coleman, stril
east side southeast southwest 13-52-s
$50.
James A. jackson to Geo. W. Allen
lots 9 and 10, Block 2, Muldrow's addi
ton to Mexico, s1,10o.
Lizzie and G. D. Ferris to Kate Fer
ris, lots Z and 8, Block q, origina
Mexico, and lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 2
and lots 5, 8, ! and s, Block 2, Count.
addition to Mexico, and Boston Sho,
Store building and grounds, s1.oo.
Lakenan & Barnes to Laura Stall
ings, northwest northwest 1o-5o-10
$500.
Joseph F. Showers to G.. B. Showers
one-haif interest in 1872 acres in 15-52
II, $1,000.
W. O. Rowland TO w. T. Owings
northwest northeast s-52-12, s1,400.
John B. Crawford to David T. Cru
gin, southwest northwest 14-52-12
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
AN ATTACK EXPECTED.
Negro Mobs Are Forming in Neigh
boring Localities for an Assault
The Town Is Under Arms.

MAYFTELD, KY, December 22.-
This town is heavily guarded. Ne
gro mobs are expected at every hour.
The town is in a fever of excitement.
The negroes, since the lynching of
Jim Stone, have made threats, and
the white people have determined to
rid the town of all of the tough negro
characters.
The fire alarm sounded for assist
ance at 10 O'Clock.
Telephone messages from Water
Valley and Wingo, south of here,
state that negro mobs are being or
ganized.
About 800 citizens of Mayfield, arm
ed with Winchesters, met a large
body of white men from Fulton at
1890 O'Clock.
The guards around the city will re-
main on duty throughout the night.
Guns have been ordered from Padu-
cab.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24

Years ago DIR. r. v. Pierce, now
Chief Consulting Physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
of Buffalo, N. Y, recognizing the fact
that consumption was essentially q
germ disease; and that a remedy which
would drive the germs and their
poisons from the blood would cure
consumption, at last found a medicine
which cured IS per cent. of all cases,
if taken in the earlier stages of the
disease. The tissues of the lungs be-
ing lrritated by the germs and poisons
in the blood circulating through them,
the germs find lodgment there, and
the lungs begin to break down. Soon
the general health begins to fail, and
the person feels languid, weak, drowsy
and confused. This is the time to
take DIR. Pieree's Golden Medical Dis
covery; it drives the germs and pois-
ons from the blood and has a soothing
effect upon the dry cough. In cases
of bronchitis the Discovery is iu-
valuable. sGolden Medical Discov-
ery'' increases the amount and quality
of the blood, thus lnvigorating and
fortifying the system against disease
and builds up wholesome flesh and
strength after wasting diseases, as
fevers, pneumonia, grip and other
facilitating affections.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
To Pension Those Who Were Slaves

To Pension Those Who Were Slaves.
A body known as the Ex-Slavers'
Pension Association recently, accord
ing to the dispatches, held a con-
vention at Birmingham, in Alabama,
and adopted the policy of organizing
all over the country those who were
once held in slavery, in support of the
Vaughan bill, as offered in Congress
by Senator Thurston, of Nebraska.
This movement may perhaps indi-
cate that some of those whose occupa-
ton chiefly consists in presenting PEN
sion claims, are apprehensive that the
supply of material for such claims is
giving out, and therefore seek to aug
ment it by adding the slaves to the
soldiers and the sailors.
But the two cases do; not stand on
the same footing, and we cannot i'm
agine that having been held in servi-
tude will ever become a ground of q
pension from the Federal Govern
ment. In fact, when it is considered
how great a burden of debt was en-
dured, and is still endured by the
country, in the struggle that resulted
in freeing the slaves, this should seem
quite enough to carry on that score.
Had the war perpetuated bondage,
that would have been a hardship; but
as it made the slaves free men, the
logic of demanding pensions In addi-
ton is not clear.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
SHERIEE'S SHE.

By virtue and authority of a trans-
cript execution issued from the office
of the CLERK of the Circuit Court Of
Audrain County, Missouri, returnable
at the January term, 1897, of said
court, and to me directed in favor Of
A. L. Robertson and against Charles
Stewart, l have levied upon and seized
all the right, title, interest and claim
OF the said Charles Stewart of, in and
TO the following described real estate,
to-wit: The east half 90 OF the
northwest quarter co and west half
(R) OF the northeast quarter (k),
section thirty-four (34), township
hfty-three (53), range twelve (12),
Audrain County, Missouri, all lying
and being In sain county, and State OF
Missouri; and will, on
Friday, the 22d Day of January, A. D.,
1897,
between the hours of nine O'Clock In
the forenoon and Ave O'Clock In the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the City of Mexico,
County of Audrain, aforesaid, sell the
same, or SO much thereof as may be
required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand (sub-
ject to all prior liens and judgments),
to satisfy said execution and costs.
j. N. STEPHENS,
ids Sheriff of Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
JERSEYS FINEST MISS.
Perfectly Healthy, She Eats, Laughs
and Cries as Heartily as the
Biggest of Babies.

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 22.-Samuai
D~onaidson's tiny baby daughter, who
was born last Thursday, as the World
told, is still the wonder of the town:
No other baby In the State OF New Jar.
sey is half 80 small as this cheerfuls
bright-eyed nine and a half ounce
youngster. The little lady wears dou,s
clothes.
The measurements of D~onaldson,a
wonderful child ought really to b
taken in millimetres. Inches are unita
too gross to us in estimating her pro.
portions.
When the child was born she waa
thirteen inches in height-a about a.
long as the average doll that children
of people IN moderate circumstances
play with. Her chest is about 8 inches
in width. That 9 that the little
girls chest Is not SO broad as the aver
age door knob. Her head Is go inches
in diameter. A tea cup car be put
over it without touching. The head
is but little larger than an ordinary
hens egg.
If it were possible for tiny Miss
Donaldson to walk she would take
steps hardly more than half q span in
length. Her legs as 6 inches long and
her foot is IL inches in length. That
is shorter than the little finger of an
ordinary man.
49,
IIfeths tiny es.i onnad stand erect, u
silver half dollar would make q plat
form more than big enough for her,
and she could walk around comforta-
bly, in an ordinary glass tumbler.
Small Miss D~onaldson's hands are
11s inches across. Doubled up as fists,
they r not much larger than a NAL
aga grape. A postage stam2 would
almost cover either hand IL all the
fingers were fully spread out.
The baby's eyes and ear are minia-
ture marvels of coloring and model
ing. The eyes are black dots, full Of
animation and speculation. They are
as big az peas and as bright "a
dew drops. Her ears are half an inch
long and less than three eighths OF an
inch wide. They are perfectly formed
and look like delicately carved rose
petals.
The baby's senses r all perfect.
She takes nourishment heartily, cries
Justify whenever her parents need
correction, and chuckles joyfulIy when
she is amused.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
MONROE COUNTY STOCK ITEMS.
From the Paris Appeal.

From the Par1s Appeal.
Browning Bros. last week shipped
the load of steers contracted from
John Rudasil some time ago at 4.
Al Henning sold his load of 1450-lb
steers to Wetmore & Co. at $40.
He bought half of them from John
Miers a month ago at less than DC.
Wm. Vanlandingham, near Santa
Fe, has sold $3.50 worth of hogs from
s sows in the last Is months. Who
can make a better showing?
Charles Woods and Shelf Ragsdale
shipped two loads of cattle from Hol-
liday, Saturday night, and Barker &
Beaver two loads of $3.50 hogs.
On Monday, Wetmore & Go. re-
ceived 35 hogs from Charley Wills, %
from Joe Simpson, 16 from Michael
Simpson, 10 from VIM. Jenkins, for
which they paid $3.50 to s3.
The contract for beef for the State
Lunatic Asylum at Fulton, for the
next six months, a awarded to
Davis and Herring at 1922 per cwt,
gross. The highest bid was 1925.
Wetmore & Co., this week, bought
a half load of yearling steers from
Dennis Field, for $4.25 and a half load
from John Lipp at s4.124. 1t was a
toppy lot and will average over hoo
pounds.
Jim Sprowl and Frank Vaughn sold
the 40 head of steers they have been
feeding near Strother since August to
Arthur Browning at $40. They
averaged 1874 lbs. Uhesessteers were
bought at $3.75 in August.
@. o. Mason, auctioneer, reports a
rafting good sale at the farm of the
late Jas. M. Vaughn last week:
Horses sold from $3.50 to $50; mules,
$40 to $40; heifer calves, $40 and steer
calves, 1923; yearling steers, $s4; year
ling and two-year-old heifers, $25 to
$45; COWS $35 to SAT, one animal IL
years old selling for $43; corn brought
$1.10 and hay S. q stack.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
Advertised Letters.

List Of letters remaining in the Post
ONCE at Mexico, No., for the week
ending December %, 1895, which If not
called for in thirty days win be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
win please say "advertised:"
G. w, Anderson, Mrs. Matte Bolin-
ger, J. Boeland, A. E. Berry, VIM.
Cement, Mrs. 8. Crews, e. T. Eobyns,
Rev. Fluson, II. Garary, Sallie Calvin,
Belva Heron, Matte Hickerson, Jen
Hall, Martin Hamilton, David john
SON, II. A. johnson, Mat Lizenbery,
Bessie Gutenberg, Geo. Schinerman,
O. +. Shepherd, Lula Smith, Jef
Sharp, Matte Finsley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24

THE authorities throughout Kansas
are arranging to use bloodhounds ex-
tensively in the capture of criminals.
A public meeting has been called by
the Ottawa Anti Horse Thief associa-
ton and bloodhounds will be purchas-
ed to pursue the great number OF
horse thieves who have been operat-
ing In southern Kansas. Under the
first administration of the Popullst
party in Kansas bloodhounds were
kept at the penitentiary, and it is also
claimed that this precaution prevent
cd many attempted escapes. The one
prisoner who attempted to fee was
found twenty-four hours later in a
tree six miles distant, safely guarded
by the bloodhounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
CHRISTMAS
The Poor of Denver, Colo, Will Feast
This Year.

LAMAR, Colo, December 19.-La-
mars fifth annual rabbit hunt occur
red yesterday. One hundred hunters
took part and 1887 rabbits were kill
ed. Among the hunters were Vice
President Paul Morton and. Other
officials of the Santa Fe Road, who
came in a special car. The annua
hunt was organized by Rev. Thomas
A. Uzzell, of Denver, to whom the
game is given for distribution among
the Door of the CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
A MAKES A o
Says II War Is Forced Upon Her She
Will Fight.

NEW YORK, December 19.-The
Journals Madrid cable gives the fol-
lowing abstract from the answer OF
Prime Minister Canovis del Castillo
to threats of American Intervention
as given to the correspondent of that
paper:
81 desire to say in the strongest
manner possible that Spain is ready
to grant loyal self-government to the
island of Cuba as soon al the Spanish
arms have triumphed over the insur-
gent forces sufficiently to make il
clear to the world that the monarchy
is granting the reform of its own free
will, and is not yielding to domestic
or foreign threats.
"This government is ready to grant
even more liberal measures of home
rule for Cuba than were contemplate
ed in the scheme formulated by the
Cortes to which the word of the
Queen Regent and the honor of the
government r pledged, but Spain
will not, under any circumstances,
grant to Cuba autonomy after the
fashion of Canada.
Gan essential prerogatives of SOW
ereignty and powers of government
in that colony will continue to be ex-
ercised here in Spain. This govern
ment will not yield an inch to force
or to threats of force. No concession
of any kind will be made until this
instruction in Cuba has been brought
under control, and until Spain can
give what she refuses to allow any
one to take, either by armed insur-
rection or by reasonable intrigues or
with other nations.
81 cannot undertake to discuss the
domestic politics of the United States,
but I firmly believe that a majority of
the Americans who are assisting this
deplorable agitation are opposed to
the independence of Cuba, and r at
heart in favor of annexation. The
commercial relations between the is
land and the American mainland are
of the greatest Importance, but Cuba
as a Spanish colony is a much better
and more acceptable neighbor than
she would be were the impossible
programme of independence achiev-
ed.
"Independent Cuba would mean a
republic dominated by negroes, not
such negroes as r to be found in the
United States, but African negroes,
African in every sense. Independent
Cuba would mean civil war between
whites and blacks; it would mean
fifty years of anarchy, it would mean
destruction of the island and its COM
merce.
"Spain cannot undertake to be
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24

THE people of the United States
want peace restored in Cuba under
such conditions that it is likely to
prove permanent, and they wish this
done with the least possible amount of
bloodshed and disturbance to business.
The fault with the jingos is that they
seem bent on pursuing the course
most likely to lead to war, regardless
of whether or not that is the best way
of securing the desired results.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24
YOUR LAST CHANCE
To buy holiday goods
at half price. Come and
see. j. Z. MCKEE.

THE LEDGER does not think It good
policy to have public school six days
in the week. 1t is taxing the pupils
and teachers both too much. As q
result a large number of parents will
not send their children but. FIVE days.
If it is a good idea to have a six days.
school for six weeks or six monthe, it
would be a good idea to have q six
days school all the time. Much bet
ter to lose the little time the schools
were not opened during the diph-
liberia scare than to overcrowd things
and demoralize the school,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-24

IT is beyond comprehension why
some people rejoice at calamities of
all kinds. Some people actually enjoy
seeing other peoples property burn
and when a bank fails or a railroad
has a collision or a calamity of any
kind happens they rub their hands
with glee and appear to be delighted.
There were two or three people act
ually trotting around the streets of
Mexico Monday with smiles on their
faces rejoicing at the report that nine
banks had failed in Chicago. The
writer cannot comprehend any such
feeling. Prosperity is what we all
want and what we should rejoice to
have.