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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

HON. Tom WATSON is still on the war
path and is making it hot, or thinks
he Ia, for all the Populists who favor
ed fusion with the Democrats. Wat
son declares that Butler, chairman of
the Populist party, is not Populist
and never was, and that he regarded
the Populist party only as merchan-
disc; that he is an unprincipied trick
ster, liar and traitor, with no convic-
tions, devoid Of honor, foxy, double
faced, false OF tongue and treacherous
at heart. After this choice array of
epithets Watson RECEIVERS his breath
and says that he does not care to con-
denim Butler too severely, but that he
does not propose to be sold out by him
any more. Once is enough. And he
adds:
"Too much Butler hurts us in the
nose. Too much Butler Iimbers us in
the region of our faith. Too much
Butler gives MS, involuntarily, the in
clination to look with longing eyes In
the direction Of the mountains of Hep
sidam. Too much Butler makes us
feel that we must have a seat, and
have 1t quick, and that somebody
must fan US and talk soothingly to us,
while we endeavor to collect our
thoughts and get some repose. Yes,
sirree!"
Can "too much Butler" possibly be
worse than too much Watson?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THERE may be differences of opin-
ion as to the wisdom of Senator Hills
course during the campaign, but when
he said that he would neither do nor
say anything during this session of
Congress to widen the breach between
Democrats, he talked sense.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

The old way of delivering messages
by post-boys compared with the
modern telephone, illustrates the old
tedious methods Of 'fbreaking' colds
compared with their almost instantan
eous cure by One Minute Cough Cure.
For sale by Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THE Executive Committee OF the
National Democratic party has issued
a statement, one clause of which reads
as follows:
sit is the unanimous opinion of the
members of the committee that any
alliance between the Democrats who
have been opposed to the Chicago
platform and the Republicans is en-
tirely impracticabIe. Those two ele-
ments represent radically conflicting
and seemingly irreconcilable theories
of the functions of government. ALI
National Democrats, however, earn
estly hope for a reunion of the two
wings of the old Democratic party
upon a sound and patriotic platform
of principles as time and again
they have stood upon together In the
past"
This is step in the right direction.
No true Democrat can ever become q
neither can our party
affiliate permanently with the Pop
ulists, If the utterances of their Lead
ers are true. If we are to win In tho
future it will have to be, as In the
past, with a united Democracy.
T. J. Gibson & Co. received car OF
live poultry from Missouri City FRI
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD.
A Steamship Sunk In . Gale Oh Spain
With 273 Persons.

Woo, Spain, December 1o.-The
steamship saiier, with 2lo passengers
and . crew Of sixty-five men, was
sunk In . recent heavy gale and ali On
board, passengers and crew, perisbed.
Tho Salief's passengers consisted Of
t13 Russians, thirty-fiye Galicians,
sixty-one SpaniArds and one German.
It was bound from Bremen to Buenos
Ayrss via Corunna and viIiagArica.
Ths passengers were mostly In the
steersge.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

Scaly eruptions on the head, chap
ped hands and lips, ,crts, bruises, ,scalds,
burns are quickly cured by Dewitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. II ID Ut presen.
the article most used for piles, and IT
always cures them. For sale by Wool
dridRe q Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

The poultry show at Columbia was
a success. Quite q number of fchickens
from Audrain county were entered.
]. B. Flemming had seven white Ply
msuth Rocks, J. r. Lampson u Bar
red Plymouth Rocks, Geo. 81. Kunkei
10 Barred Plymouth Rocks, O. e. Har-
rlson is Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Mexico County Missouri Thursday December ~ 1906
MONROE STOCK NOTES.


From the Paris Appeal. ~
VIM. Phillips sold to Creigh Bros. 10
head OF 2-year- old steers at $3.50.
II. L. Outright this week sold to L.
Combs head OF f,1s7- pound steers at
$3.50.
a. ]. Boatner on "wednesday bought
20 head of yeariings from Dennis
Fields at s2s per head.
w. T. Youell, auetioneer, reports q
fine sale at John Dyes Monday. Cows
sold as high as $50 and corn at "a cts.
bushel.
John Burton this week sold 20 q
year old steers to Dick Bridgeford; |;
also 8 yearlings to o. T. Rice and 3
year olds to Bob Yowen.
Chris. Sanders last week sold 15 q
year-old mules to 10 Kindig; George
Sanders II; O. A. Atterbury 6; all at an
average price of $50.
Burks, Moore & Co. shipped q load
of hogs from Goss Tuesday. One load
was bought from Jim Kent at BIO.
Ben Singleton sold them 20 and John
Wright IA.
Barker & Deaver shipped loads of
cattle and loads Of Scent hogs from
Holiday Sunday. Two loads OF the
cattle were bought from Ben Durbin
at 4 cents and the other load from
John Foster.
McCann & Smizer shipped load of
hogs to St. Louis Monday. They
bought 81 from Jim Alverson that
averaged 200 pounds and IA from Geo.
Uline, and 10 that averaged 256 pounds
from Henry Luttreli; all at 8 cents. =
Large sales of No. red wheat for
May delivery were made on the Pro-
duce Exchange In Toledo, Ohio, on
Saturday morning at 81 per bnshei
amid loud cheering. At the same time
the New York price was 81 cents and
Chicago s51a cents. The demand there
is for export milling.
Hog cholera is raging in many places
in Monroe county. Bird Bros, just
north of Paris, have lost 80 in the last
two weeks. James T. Bland, just
across the road, has $50 OF all ages and
if the disease gets into them he will be
heavy loser.
The SO fine hogs recently bought by
j. r. Collier at the Grosboll sale show
ed signs of cholera and were shipped
to st. Louis Monday by d. w. Helm.
To fill out the load he bought 20 more
from Miller Coppege at 3 cents. They
averaged 191 pounds.
The two loads of cattle marketed by
Obe Smell last week were perhaps as
fine lot of 2-year- olds as ever went
out of the country. They averaged
], ,442 pounds at Chicago and sold for
$500. A. K. Wheeler had two loads
of southwestern steers at Chicago the
same day and sold for s4.75.
Mat Zollner shipped load of high
grade Shorthorn calves from Paris to
Texas Monday. He bought thor
oughbreds from Thos. Barker at $22,
and high grades from Pose CURT
right, 2 from VIM. Arnold, 2 from
Judge Woodson and / from Charley
Allen at $25. Pretty good prices for
spring calves.
Two of the finest loads OF cattle
shipped out of Monroe county this
season were recently sold by T. B.
Powers to B. F. Vaughn at $3.50.
They averaged 1,10o pounds when
they were put on feed nine months
ago, and were ON full feed only fifty
days, yet on Nov. 21st they averaged
1,642 pounds drifted. On Monday OF
last week they brought $5.15 at Chi
cago, and Mr.. Vaughn cleared s175 on
the deal. Mr.. Vaughn also had two
loads of his own feeding, most of which
brought s5.15.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
After the Election,

FIRST New Woman-"Well did you
voter"
Second New Woman-"Indeed,
didn't. They handed me a piece of
paper and told me to make mark
opposite the names of the persons for
whom 1 wanted to vote. The impu-
dent thingsi Just as if couldn't write
my nar1ei"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless
and invariably reliable are the qualities
Of One Minute Cough Cure. IL never
fails in colds, Group and lung troubles.
Children like it because II is pleasant
to take and 1T helps them. For sale
BY Woodbridge & Pnrdy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THE Republican Congressman who
promised their constituents appropri-
ations for new public buildings at this
session of Congress will have some
explaining to do, as the party bosses
have declared that no such appropri-
ations shall be made.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

To cure old sores, to heal an 1ndoient
ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you
need simply apply DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve according to directions.
Its magic like action will surprise you.
For sale by Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

HON. CHAMP CLARK, some time in
January, will deliver his famous lee
ture at Steelville, Mo. The entire
proceeds will go towards the erection
of a new M. E. Church, South, there.
Mr.. Clark's lecture meets with great
favor wherever delivered.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
A Mans Logic.

81 read OF q man. said Mrs. Bilkins
in faraHay tone, .swho whenever be
spent any money on himself, gave his
wife an equal amount for herself"
Hwhew,n said MIR. Bilkins, In an
eminently nearby tone, "that fellow
must ha' been awfully rich.n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

A few days since q. L. Whaley, Of
this city, killed q good sized garter
snake near Benton City. 1t is very
unusual to see snake out at this
season Of the year, but many unusual
things are liable to happen as long as
this glorious Missouri weather con-
tinues.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

j. Il. Sallee sold a y months-oid
Jersey cow and calf for s25.
Skaggs & Bryan, of Centralia, we're
here Monday buying horses. They
bought four at $50, two at s35 and one
at $3.50. j. E. McNair and son, of the
same place, bought one horse at $40
and one mt s35.
Howard Bailey, of Sc. Louis, was
here Monday buying mules. He paid
Jameson Wright sIlo for pair of aged
mules; nine mules at from s2s To eco;
twenty mules for 81 ,05o.
r. r. Buckner, of Auxvasse, paid
from s47.5o to $52 30 for eight head OF
mules.
Wood Maddox paid from s27.60 to
800 for IL head of mules.
JOS. Coons bought one mule at $50
and j. r. Smith one as $40.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THE arrest of the officials OF the
Iowa Soldiers Home indicates that
there was truth in the charges made
against the management of these insti-
tutions, by members of Congress, at
the last session.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

B. r. Wilson, Of tho firm OF Finley
& Wilson, Of Auburp, Lincoln County,
Mo-, breeders Of registered Poland
China hogs, was In Mexico this week,
the guest Of J.. =. Cropper. Messrs.
Finley q Wilson WIN have . public
sale Of thoroughbred hogs In Msxieo,
st Graham's livery stable, on jan
uary II.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

. "Excuse me-" observed the man in
spectacles, "but am q surgeon, and
that Ia not where the liver is." ''Never
you mind where the liver ISL re-
torted the other. HIf it was in his big
toe or his left ear DeWitt's Little Early
Risers would reach it and shake IT for
him. On that you can bet your gig
lamps" For sale by Woodbridge &
p1rdv
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THE United States Senator'S should
be elected by the popular vote. The
closer to the people their representa-
tives are the better for the cause of
the people.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

MARK HANNA's rating for wisdom
would be several points higher had he
kept his mouth shut since the election
and continued to allow money to do
his talking.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

WHILE the other Republican leaders
are making known their wants to Nc
Kinley Tom Reed is saying nothing
and waiting to see how much will be
offered him for his support.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

Albert White, who was seriously in
jured in a runaway about two months
ago, Is able to be out again and win
shortly enjoy his old time good
health.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Store Robbed.

Marshal Lane is in receipt OF the
following telegram:
LADDoNIA, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Look out
for tramp wearing new shoes. Store
robbed last night; all kinds of jewelry
taken. (Signed.) @. @. STEVENS.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THE ornamental part of monarchy
comes high. The Prince of Wales is
very elegant gentleman, of whom the
English people are exceedingly proud,
and well they may be, for he has
spent $50, 900, 900 in thirty three years.
He has received 100000 from the
English government, with $4,000, 900
added for travelling expenses and
special allowances, and has accumu-
lated a very respectable little debt of
$40, 0,OO0, 900 in anticipation of his ma
mas decease,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
You Can Be Well

When your blood Is pure, rich and
for nerves and muscles.
The blood is the vital fluid, and when
it is poor, thin and impure you must
either suffer from some distressing
disease or you will easily fall victim
to sudden changes, exposure, or over
work. Keep your blood pure with
Hoods Sarsaparilla and you will be
we'll.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

THE Mckinley Republicans
will talk louder after the big patronage
of the coming administration has been
disposed of.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

WHY should Hanna, with his clear
title as boss of the whole outfit, be
willing to become a member of the
cabinet?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

No TOWN the size of Mexico In the
world has as large a crowd of farmers
in on business Saturdays as we have
in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

REPRESENTATIVE Dockery, of Mis-
souri,, displayed knowledge of the sit
uation when he said: 81 do not ex-
pect any currency or tariff leg
islation at this session, and I appre-
hend an extra session for the enact
ment of a tariff law to reimburse the
managers for their campaign outlay"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Repairing Neatly Done,

utpdIIIHB NodIIy OUu6.
If you want your watch cleaned or
repairing of any kind done neatly;
cheaply and promptly call on T. 8.
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
WITT T. 8. RILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists. 25c.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Mules Wanted.

Maddox g. Montague are now locat-
ed here to buy mules. Bring them In
and get the market. WITT
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

Senator Green Clay Ia home from
Mississippi. While working on his
plantation there he was seriously In
iured and wssfor some time insensibls
through injuries received from an en-
give near which he was working. He
has been confined 10 his room since
his return from Mississippi but 10 much
better and is able to be ont again
While his injuries were painful there
will be no serious results.
Mrs. Ensler, Of Martinsburg, was in
town Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

WHAT important things those Can
ton callers do discover. One of them
found out the other day that Mckinley
was going to be a strict party man in
all his acts. AS Congressman and as
Governor of Ohio, Mckinley was a
partisan of partisans, and. no one
familiar with his record expected him
to .h&apy other sort of President.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

1rHE silver Democrats and gold
Democrats Of Chicago are getting to-
gether and will all support J. B. Payne
for Mayor. This will defeat the Re
publicans and go long ways toward
getting the Democrats throughout the
entire state of Illinois in line once
more. Democrats in other cities should
be moving toward unity. "United we
stand, divided we fall"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
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Merit In medicine means the power TO
cure. Hoods Sersaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there.
fore It has true merit. When you buy
Hoods sarssparilla, and take It according
to directions, to purity your blood, on
cure any Of the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain to receive benefit
The power to cure Il there. You are mot
trying an experiment. Il win mako your
blood pure, rich and nouxishing, and thua
drive out the germs Of disease, strengthen
the nerves and build mp the wholesystem.
/ Hoods
Sarsaparilla
Isthe best In nfacs- -theons Ifus Blood Purifer.
Prepareaonly By @. I. Hood D o., Lowell, MASS.
Hoods Pills ssips. q p al @ dlasslsss. a -. =
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

T. J. Gibson & Co. received car OF
live poultry from Missouri City Fri
day.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-09

the relative value OF everything cise Every
debtor must work harder or sell moro prop
erty to meet his obligations than he other
wise would. Money ought to be no
plenty IN the United States that II could be
borrowed for any legitimate purpose for
throo or four per cent. . When the
Greenbackcr declared that the government
should provide money enough to supply
every demand for It's use. no was right.
I assert that tho American people,
and especially thoso OF the west. demand
the FREQ and unlimited coinage of silver
In his speech to the legislature, nc.
cePting his election 10 the senate Jan
uary 10. 1896. Mr.. Thurston said:
II would put a stop to the outflow OF gold
from tho treasury. first by requiring That
all import duties should DO paid In gold q /
the option OF the treasurer OF tho United
States. ana second. by insiating on the
right of redemption. in either gold or sil-
yer, OF outstanding notes. whenever it
becomes apparent that the redemption is
being demanded for speculative purposc s.
II Ia said that such a policy would drive
gold TO premium. In my judgment We can
better afford to have gold at q premium
than prosperity at a discount"
Thurston then was about right, bur
how Is he now? He was with his pariy
then; he IL with his party now. But
they preach new doctrine. strange 10
say.--Advocate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-09
x'ailina Prices

Falling prices lead to lower wagcs
and enforced idlencss, and for such loss
In income the wnge-enrncr Is not by any
means compensated. for retuil prices, for
reasons that are obvious. fall but slow.
ly. and not so far or fast an the income
of the wage-carncr. So the wage-earner
is impoverished by falling prices. even
though nominal rates of wages muy be
Kept from falling commcnsurately with
the fall In wholesale prices. And the
result of this is. of course. that neither
farmer nor manufacturer cnn reduce
the cost of production proportionatcly
with fall of prices OF their products.
such as is :nsepernble from an approach
ing measure of value. In ability TO re-
duce Interest charges. taxes and rents
at all. and inability to cut wages MS
fast as Wholesale prices fall. make this
out of thc question. Consequently, fall
ing prices cut into the profits Of the
farmer md manufacturer. and thus lead
TO curtailed production. the result of
which must be enforced idleness TO
many wage-earners, and enforced idle
ness for many soon leads through the
struggle for work to lower wages for
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-09

modities ns since measured by gold-a de.
cline which hns brought production to vr
helow cost limo In most things and now
threatens the foundation upon which all
securities rest. The decline has covered
European goid-standard countrics as well
as our own.
ITO show how dcstructively expensive TO
our country that decline has been VIC will
.citc single instance:
Had we received for our exports alone
for the ycnr 1895 the pricos OF 1878 they would
have brought to our people 5000. OK zoo moro
than they did bring. and this would have
been distributed through every interest pro-
cucing and handling them from raw ma
terial until delivery for consumption. Our
exports are perhaps five per cent. OF our
total product. The difference which a fair
price would give would be available for
oebt-paying. or for surplus. This Is only
one year of %. though one OF the worst
I'VE believe the single gold standard will
continue TO diminigh their power. Hence
we oppose It. We believe that tho full re-
monetization of silver by free coinage will
Increase their power. Hence we favor that
course. Our people are honest and will pay
n they can.
Fear of illogical ard impotent alarm by
security holders will not excuse the plain
duty of fortifyins the earning power OF tho
people to meet great and imminent peril.
policy adapted to borrowing moro
money must give way to d policy adapted
to earning more money.
"A policy to increase the value OF our
products. not the volume OF our debts
This involves moro money. As wo arc
writing to bankers we must cite bnrkera'.
opinions to sustain our position. We. there
fore. refer you to the conclusions reached
BY the Baltimore bankers convention as
to tho needs of more money to meet the
needs OF an energetic people.
The convention thought the banks ought
fF. -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-10-09
SILVER COINAGE A RsMgpY.
An Interesting Indictment brought
Against tho Gold standard.

An Interesting Indictment brought
Against tho Gold standard.
The Daily Financial News and Finun-
cfal Record are two well-known Wall
street papers devoted to financial mat.
ters. Recently they were asked to state
what position they would take I'm re
gard to national politics. In their reply
they bring most severe Indictment
against the single gold standard. point
out the real dangers II has occasioncd
and strongly emphasize the necessity OF
squarely facing the situation. Follow
Ing are few brief extracts from their
very instructive letter:
both the Daily Financial News and the
Financial Record are Wall street papers.
They have no politics md take no side, ex-
Sspt In 80 far an politics directly affect
finances. and particularly the value md
safety of securities based upon debts of
the country. public and private. Incurred
IN developing our energtcs of production
and exchange OF commodities.
"For seven years past both OF our papcrs
have steadily advocated the full rcmon-
itization OF silver by restoring Il to free and
unlimited coinage at the existing ratio with
gold. Such n policy has seemed to .us no
clearly and absolutely essential to a resto-
ration of general prosperity, to return to
surplus earnings for production upon which
the enfety of all Dccuritlcs depends. that
we nave held our couruc. though standing
alonc In this city and oncounterlng oppo-
Eition often unpleasant md always In
furious to our bank account"
wall street deals in debts Tho philoso-
ply OF the debt Is very simple When the
debtor Is mnking money and can nay inter
est and redeem principal at maturity, In
vcstmcnt In the labor OF other men In tnsy
and unrcmuncrntivc. But when man or
an institution I'm debt coases to earn sur
plus over actual and necessary living or
running expenses. there 10 nothing left for
the creditor. and the value Of the debt van
ishes. Tho man lives. somehow"
"Wo believe that Che adoption OF n gold
unit OF value and tho suspension OF free
coinage OF silver Uhe dollar OF which was
previously our unit OF valuo) by the act of
February. 1873. have been the main causes
OF tho decline In tho prices OF nil othsr com-