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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Ponulist State Ticket.

The st. Louis Republic covers the
Populist convention at Sedalia with
the following headlines:
Missouri Populists Nominate a Party
Ticket ut Sedalia-Declare they will
Bolt Bryan if Democratic Electors are
not Pledged to Watson-O. d. Jones
for Governor-State Committee EN-
powered to Fill Vacancies on the State
Ticket-Mr. Atkinson olts-Sheridan
Webster Fights.
The state ticket nominated by the
Populists is as follows:
Governor-O. d. Jones, Edna.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. Fl. Hills,
MeFall.
Secretary of state-T. H. Day, Hen
ry County.
State Auditor-G. w. Williams,
Hunlansville.
State Treasurer-Judge OscarWood,
Sheridan County.
Attorney General-Frank E. Richie,
st. Louis.
Railroad Commissioners. F. Cow
an, Christian County.
Supreme Judge NJ. Voorhees,,
Chillicothe.
Appellate Judge, Eastern District
John w. North, Neosho.
Appellate Judge, Western District
George e. Elliott, Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
WE GUESS NOT.
T%aubeneck Says Sewall Must go With
in Ten Days, or Else Bryan Will
be Defeated.
From the st. Louis Chronicle

Wv - isoNi7 NHioniIts
ii. f.. ~Taubeneck, late chairman oil
the Populist national committee, states
that SewalI will certainly be taken off
the Democratic national ticket within
ten days.
Mr.. Taubeneck was busy Tuesday
clearing up his affairs and preparing
to 60 to his Illinois farm for a period
OF rest before engaging in the cam
paign.
"The Democratic leaders" he said,
"are beginning to realize that Sewall
must go by the board, or else Bryan
will be defeated. This view OF the
case is becoming so clear to them that
You will see Sewall pulled off the ticket
within ten days.
"This is no idle speculation on my
part, but a statement made with a
thorough knowledge of the situation.
SIN Ohio, for instance, they must
accept u electors, or face the GER
tainty of losing the State, owing to the
popularity Of the election laws. Does
anyone believe that they will hesitate
for a moment?
"They will have to take Watson or
run the chance of losing Tennessee,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia and
North Carolina. This they certainly
cannot afford to do.
"When we turned down Sewall and
put up Watson We knew just what we
were doing, and you will see that it
will turn out as l predict, that we will
hold the key to the situation through
out the campaign"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
B. & L. SHAREHOLDERS MEET.
The Association Reorganized Under
the Law of 1895 and a New Set of
Bylaws Adopted.

Pursuant to a call issued by Secre.
tary Glandon and signed by President
Pollard, the shareholders of the Mex.
leo Building and Loan Association met
i'll the office of the secretary Thurs.
day evening for the purpose of sub
hitting to a vote a proposition to re-
organize the association under the law
OF 1895, and to adopt a new constitu-
ton and bylaws in conformanee with
this law. r. NJ White was elected
chairman and j. A. Glandon secretary
of the meeting.
The law of 1895 provides that the
payment of premiums shall be divided
into 100 payments instead 100, rs here
t~ofore, and also makes a number of
minor changes in the constitution and
bylaws of an association. Although
any association has the right to con-
form to its old organization and is in
no way compelled to reorganize under
the recent law, yet, it was thought
better to do this and the proposition
was unanimously adopted.
As a result a new constitution and
bylaws were adopted, the main differ
ence between them and the old ones
being that the extent of territory
within which the association can do
business is enlarged. Under the old
constitution this territory was limited
to Audrain county, but the association
can now transact business in any adj
joining county.
This will increase the amount of bus
mess considerably, and there IS no
doubt that under the new organization
and with this extension of territory
the Mexico Building and Loans Asso-
citation will add fresh laurels to its
already splendid reputation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, las they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Cartarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
a quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials,
free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. To-
ledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Failure of Fusion in Indiana.

l run tHiCssso HttoTu.
The Peoples party of Indiana has
held its Convention and decided in
favor of the "middle- of-the-road"
policy. Efforts on the part of the
Democrats, who had named a free
silver advocate for Governor, to Sc
cure fusion met with failure. This, of
course, will be a source of gratifica-
tion to the Republicans, for, with the
free silver advocates divided between
two tickets, the Democratic and Peo-
ple's party, the chances of Republi-
can success will be the greater. The
outcome in Indiana is significant,
too, in showing the extreme difficulty
ahead in the attempt to secure gen.
eral fusion on a national ticket.
The trouble In Indiana was that the
Democrats had already named their
State ticket and refused to ask any of
the candidates to retire in order to
make place for Populist nominees.
Finally the Democrats offered to
divide members of the Legislature in
the indianapolis district for indorse-
ment of their State ticket, but the
Populists would consent to this only
on condition that they be given the
United States Senator, which the
Democrats refused. The news dis
patches of yesterday did not state
whether the proposition to put a sep
arate electoral ticket in the field was
successful or not.
The conditions in Indiana were quite
similar to those in Illinois. The
Democratic ticket in this State has
already been placed in nomination,
and it is intimated that there ls no de-
sire to have any of the nominees re-
tire in order to make room for Popu-
lists candidates on the ticket. If
that be the Ease there is likely to be a
similar difficulty in securing fusion
between Democrats and Populists in
this State as in Indiana.
In Minnesota and Tennessee the
prospects of fusion are more promis- |
ing. The Democrats of Hennepin |
County, containing the city of Mime
apolis, on Tuesday Endorsed John
Linn, the free silver Republican, for
Governor, and 8. M. Owen, the Pop
ulist nominee for Congress. The
Peoples party convention of Tonnes
see, which met Tuesday and named a
State ticket, gave the Executive Com
mittee power to arrange with the
for a fusion electoral ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
County News.
EAST END NEWS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
EAST END, July 29.-P. g. Gregory
Of st. Louis, was the guest of his fam
lily Sunday.
q. B. Ermy left for Santa Fe to-day
On business.
w. j.. Roach and family have re.
turned from a pleasant visit to F. W
Tinsley and family at Thompson Sta.
ton.
Mrs. Geo. Helwig and children Wis.
tied relatives in Benton Uity Sunday
Miss Mary Robinson and cousin
Miss Jennie Robinson, Of Texas, have
returned from q delightful visit Il
their cousins, Misses CLARA and Lens
Dye, at Maple Grove, Mo.
Mrs. z. B. Ermy, who has been sick,
is able to be out again.
Masters Archie and Lawson Tor.
bett have returned from q short visit
to their aunt, Mrs. Henry French, In
st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
OPPOSED TO STATE AND COUNTY
TICKETS.
Interview With j. Med. Trimble, Of
Kansas City, On the Third
Ticket Plan.

The Kansas City World publishes
the following interview with j. Med
Trimble and Mr.. Krauthoff, of Kansas
City, in reference to a third ticket:
Judge Trimble said this morning
that he would not accept a nomina-
ton for Governor, then added: "Per-
haps 1 had better state it this way,
that 1 am opposed to putting a second
money state or county ticket in the
field. Our fight will not be against
the Democratic organization, but
against bad principles. We will there
fore have to deal only with nomina-
tions of presidential electors, con-
gressmen and members of the legis-
lature who, this time, elect a United
States senator. In my opinion, our
ticket in Missouri will consist of sound
money electors, the regular state and
county tickets and sound money nomi-
nees for congress and the legislature.
"The sound money movement has
received much encouragement and
members of committee are re-
ceiving a vast number OF letters urg-
ing us to furnish a ticket that the writ
ers can consequently support"
awe expect our presidential ticket
to exhibit great strength and feel that
we may hold the balance of power in
selecting a United States Senator from
Missouri" said Mr.. L. G. Krauthoff
this morning. "If we carry our fight
IN valiantly we will be able to name a
sound money Democrat for United
States Senator. 1t is not unlikely that
we may be able to elect one of the
Senators and three of the representa-
tives from this district.
ono, sir, we do not expect to fuse
with the Republicans on anything.
That is out of the question. The Re-
publicans will have to make their own
fight. / have been of the opinion all
along that the majority of the Demo-
Gratis in Jackson County are in favor
of sound money; l believe SO yet.
"Many of us are going to make the
fight for sound money in the very face
of the apparent fact that it may mean
political suicide. That is a matter of
principle. Whether it viii help Nc
Kinley or Bryan is a matter of judg-
ment. Our opinion on that point is
settled. We are convinced that it will
help the cause of sound money!"
Asked what he thought of r. E.
Balls letter in support of Bryan, Mr..
Krauthoff said: "Mr. Ball struck the
keynote when he said that the silver
plank in the Bryan platform meant
depreciation of the dollar. He said
he would prefer that to force bills
and robber tariffs. We are not in ia
vor of either dishonest or deprecated
money or force bills, or robber tariffs.
That is why we propose a new ticket"
Mr.. Krauthoff said he had received
scores of letters indorsing the move
ment and that fourteen persons tele-
graphed their commentator of it
this morning.
ttSimilar organizations" said Mr..
Krauthoff, twill be formed all over
the State. Then we will elect deie-d
gates to a state convention to name
electors"
@In conclusion, T" said Mr.. Krauthoff,
81 wish to say that not a man ut the
head of this movement has a poiitiealj
ambition. They would be making
this fight If they knew absolutely that
the ticket would poll only a hundred
yatasD |
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Judge Bryan and the Smokehouse
4. Thief.
From the Chicago Record.


From his farm Judge Bryan was IN
the habit of supplying the preachers
Of all the different churches with flour,
corn, hay and vegetables free of cost.
He also kept the country supplied
with venison from the herd of deer
which he kept for many years. He
built a big smokehouse In the real of
his grounds. One night, unseen him
self, he saw a man emerge from the
smokehouse with a side of pork on
his shoulder. He recognized the in
truder, but said nothing.
A week afterward the fellow ap-
preached him, saying:
"Judge, | understand you had some
meat stolen from your smskehouse?"
The old Judge raised his hand dep
recatingly, and said:
Ssh! No one on earth knows any
thing about that but. you and me-"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
THEY WERE FROM GALLOWAY.
And Wanted to Get to the Indian
dian Territory as Soon as Pos
sible, Apparently to Live
in Welded Bliss.

Shortly before loon Friday a young
looking couple entered the ladies'
waiting Dom at the Union Station and
proceeded to the ticket window.
after casting a number of low
ing bushes at the girl standing by his
side, the fellow, who didn't look a day
over 10, said, "Give us two tickets to
Indian Territory"
Ticket Agent Wilson looked at the
boy a few seconds to see if he really
meant what he said, and then asked,
ITO what part of the Territory"
"Oh! it don't make any difference.
Just give us two tickets to the nearest
place across the line" said he.
Mr.. Wilson produced two long slips
of paper, and after punching and dat
ing each, handed them to the boy in
exchange for a good sized pile of cash.
Then they took their seats, and he
looked at her and she at him till neither
could stand it any longer, so they kis-
sed each other and the men In King &
kemp's restaurant rushed out think
ing and hoping that the workmen had
begun to tear down tue "Union Sta
ton"
When the 1902 train came along,
they boarded it and their journey of
life was begun. AS soon as they reach
their destination, it will be, 81 pro-
nounce You man and wife," and they
will live happily eve afterward init
The couple had boarded the south
branch fast mail at Galloway, and if
the brakeman of hat cannon ball ex-
press is to be believed, they kissed
each other nc less than 1869 times be-
tween that place and this city, to say
nothing of an uncomfortable number of
loving looks and a "hand squeeze" ev-
cry two minutes.
Such is love, and let US hope that no
irate father with a shot gun will inter-
fere with such a dove-like scene as
this one was.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
INSTITUTE ADJOURNED.
A Certificate or Not a Certificate
That is the Question.

After one of the most successful
meetings since its organization, the
Teachers Institute adjourned Friday
morning, July 81, at about 10 O'Clock
to meet the first Monday in July, 1897
again in this city.
Much of the success of the late
session has been due to the highly
appreciated efforts of County Com
missioner French Strother, who has
used every means to make the meet
ing an interesting and beneficial one.
Mr.. Strother showed the best posi-
bio Judgment in securing the conduct
or and instructors. Not one COM
plant has been as yet heard in regard
to their work; nor will there, for
even should any be SO unfortunate as
not to secure the desired certificate,
he or she should realize that it is not
the fault of those in authority, for
truly their sympathies are with the
students.
Prof. j. d. Wilson has proven him
SCli q Liooe dpiO SNIfuuSttl anu a hidu
possessed of rare executive ability.
At the same time he would have been
handicapped but for the excellence of
his assistants, Principal R. G.. Hale, of
Rush Hill, and Principal J. f. Spaun-
hurst, of Laddonia. Indeed, as in
.structors in an institute these gentle
men cannot be surpassed, and all who
attended should consider themselves
especially fortunate to have been un-
der the tuition of such able, conscien-
tious and courteous gentlemen.
And now it remains to be seen
whether the certificates will be forth
coming to all who desire them. 1t is
to be hoped that the number of the
disappointed will be small indeed, for
it is naturally di~scouraging, after one
has spent two weeks, much study and
energy, and some money, to find that
ones efforts r entirely u~navailing.
And now let us commend again the
efficient management of Commission
err Strother, the able instruction of
Profs. j. d. Wilson, r. G. Hale and j.
F. Spaunhurst and the good work
done by the institute as a whole; and
let us hope that the term of next year
may be fully as prosperous in every
respect as this. j. Fl. s.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
PROGRAMME
OF the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of
the Audrain County Christian Mis-
sionary Cooperation.

To be held at Rising Sun Church
August 10 to 81, 1896.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10.
500 p. m.-sermon by j. q. Jones
President Orphan School, Fulton
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional exercises lee
by r. d. Chinn.
$3.50 a. disappointment of commit
tees: (a) Enrolment; (b) Pro-
gramme; (c) Ways and Means;
ID Auditing; (e) Nominations;
~ Time and Place; (g) Resolu.
tions.
1000 a. m.-Enrollment of Delegates
1915 a. m.-Report OF Churches and
Miscellaneous Business.
10:45 a. m.-Report of Secretary and
Treasurer.
1t:00 a. m.-Address by W. G. Surber;
subject, Hidden Powers.
11;40 a. m.-Miscellaneo GUS Business.
1900 m.-Recess.
Las p. m.-Song Service.
90 p. m.-Scripture Reading and
Prayer, w. w. Boatman.
2:15 p. m.-Open session G. w. B. NJ.
400 p. m.-Adjournment.
500 p. m.-Sermon, J.. s. Shouse.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional Exercises led
by Robt. Shelton.
9:45 a. m.-Reports of Committees.
1000 a. m.-Address, j. w. Coggins;
subject, Spirituality vs.. Formality.
1880 a. m.-MiscelIaneous Business.
HOO a. m.-Address, II. A. Abbott;
subject, A Co~nsecrated Life; What Is
1t?
1900 m.-Recess.
Las p. m.-Song Service.
300 p. m.-Praise Service led by w.
H. Hook.
2:30 p. m.-Address, III. F. Davis;
subject, Bible School Work as a
Means of Ch~ristianizing theWorld.
3:15 p. m.-Address, L. B. Coggins;
subject, The Macedonian Cry
and How Shall We Answer 1t.
3:45 p. m.-Miscellaneous Business.
400 p. ADJOURNMENT.
$500 p. m.-Sermon, j. B. Corwin.
The music will be in charge of Scott
Hamilton and W. W. Settle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Must Print Death Notices,

fTVEH tHt NtT REOH IEaUET.
The Leader has no doubt lost an
other subscriber. A lady subscriber
wrote US the following lines last week
which explain themselves:
DEAR SIR: notice that your paper
does not contain many death notices.
I like to read death notices, and if you
cannot publish nor of them / will
have to stop taking your paper.
Yours Truly,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
LITTLE A SAVED.
How an ~Impecunlous Person Was Res
cued From a Very Embarrassing
Situation.

The young man in the Tuxedo wa
telling the old gentleman with tn
green necktie stories about embar
RAISING situations, according to tn
New York Press.
"One of the most nerve-killing sit
uations in which I ever found myself,
he said, "was out at the st. Louis con
vention. I had been playing poke
on the way out, and all I had left wal
so cents. l was hustling around to tn,
Planters hotel, where some none,
was wa iting for me, when 1 met d,
Bings.
"Hello, old chap!" / said, clutching
the SO cent piece hard, to be sure tina
l had it yet. "I'm blamed glad to Sc,
you. Come and have a drink.
"We fell into the nearest bar room
and, as we were about to order,
big fellow sturck De Bings on the bacI
and said that he had been looking TO
him all day.
Johnson said De Bings to me
permit me to present Capt. Marryatt.
81 shook hands with the big man
and said that l was glad to meet him
which I wasn't just then.
az believe said De Bings, that q
proposition was made.'
Seems to me there was,' l re.
sponded. "Just excuse me a moment
until I run into the Planters and see
Halliday. I'l be right back
Convention prices were reigning
in st. Louis, and / felt sure that 80 cts,
wouldn't buy three drinks unless the
big man took seltzer. He didn't look
like a settler consumer, and whisky
was reigning beverage. 1 was diving
around in my pockets and found that
instead of 90 cents l had so cents.
"'This is easy I said, and, jubilant
and elated, ! started back, for I reas-
ioned that if / went to the hotel |
could not get back for 10 or 10 minutes
with more money, and my hardness
would look rather strange.
"Well, sir, I found men lined up in
front of the bar four deep, and De
Bings was the center of the crowd.
He dragged me into the vortex, and
for two minutes l was being intro
duced to Jones, Smith and Robinson
and all kinds of strange, Iong-whis-
kered and short haired looking per-
sons. They were all glad to meet me.
"I believe said De Bings, regard
ing me with his eagle eye, that a
proposition was made.'
"My knees shook together, my
tongue chung to the roof of my mouth.
/ staggered toward the bar.
Eyes said q little man on the
edge of the crowd, there was, and l
made it,
81 could have Rugged that man for
Joy. | didn't, though. / said whisky
and then got away as quick as / could
with due decorum."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap-
propriately called the curse of mankind.
1t is the one disease that physicians cam
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system. to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in a total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank b. Martin, a prominent
jeweler at e26 Pennsylvania Ave, WASH
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
Be Fair; Be Court

| eouS.
From the Ceutralis
Courier. July 81, 1896.
| There is moth
ing gained by a
campaign fabuse
No party has a
lead pipe einch on
all the brains or
| patriotism in this
country. There
are Q lligent,
| we'll posted, hon.
est men in ali par
ties. Then there
are demagogues,
cranks and ignor-
amuses in all par
ties. The truth is,
we are all made
out of the same
kind of mud, and
do not differ much,
after all, in our
make up.
We are just en-
1ering upon a red
hot campaign. Ev-
cry man believes
his position tena-
BILE and right and
every man has a
right to his opin-
ion. Then let us
be fair and court
eous in discussing
the questions at
issue with each
other. You can't
convert a man by
calling him names
or belittling his in
t~elligence. Ridi-
Guile and invect-
ives don't win re-
cruits. Solid facts
and logical rea-
soning presented
in q fair and
courteous manner
induce the
man to 9
the r of his
way and turn
therefrom. But q
TRADE of abuse
will move
him.
We trust that no
friend of Mr.. Bry-
ans will SO far for
get himself as to
speak slightingly
DR. unexpectedly
Of persons of diff
ferent political
faith. We believe
we are right; let
rs labor to make
see it as we
10.
Come, let us
reason together
and let us be
brothers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06
We replied as follows:

DEAR MADAM: In reply to your
letter, I desire to state that as we
publish the notices of all deaths that
occur, you should not hold this paper
responsible for the Insult cient num-
Der. We desire, however, to please
u customers, and will therefore
mention your request to some of our
doctors, who clearly have this matter
within their control, and see if we
cannot publish a column at least of
these notices in each issue hereafter.
Yours Respectfully, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-06

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