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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
LOST WITH $50 LIVES.
A South African Steamer Sunk in Col
lision OF France.

BREsr, FRANCE, June 1.-THE Brit
ish steamer Drummond Castle, Cap
tain n. Nj. Pierce from Cape Town,
South Africa, for London, collided at
midnight with an unknown steamer
and sank three minutes later with i44
passengers and 1o3 officers and crew
on board. Two men we're picked up
by fishermen. The Drummond Castle
was of about 1850 tons register.
1t Is hoped that some of the pas
sengers and crew escaped in boats.
The Drummond Castle belonged to
the famous Castle line of steamships
running between South Africa and
London. She was last heard OF at Las
Palmas, Canary Islands, last Friday.
Tugs have been sent to the scene OF
the disaster in the hope OF picking up
some survivors. The fate of the
steamer with which the Drummond
Castle collided is not known and hopes
are expressed that she may be afioat,
with some of the crew and passengers
of the coast liner on board of her.
LONDON, June 17.-Inquiries at the
Office of the Castle line confirm the
dispatches from Brest about the loss
OF the steamer Drummond Castle.
The sole survivor at Ushant OF the
Drummond Castle is q man named
Macquart. Six bodies have already
been recovered there. One is that Of
an officer of the lost steamship and
another is that of girl six years old.
Two additional survivors of the sunk
en- steamship are at the Isle de Molene.
The cause of the disaster is un-
known, but it is believed to have been
due to the lights of the sunken steam
er having been misread or not dis
cerned by the officers of the watch on
the other vessel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25


THE PLATFORM.
The Republicans of the United
States, assembled by their represent
atives III national convention appeal
ing for the popular and historical JUS
tification of their claims to the match
lessachievements for thirty years of
Republican rule, earnestly and con-
fidently address themselves to the
awakened intelligence, experience and
conscience in the following declara-
ton of facts and principles:
For the first time since the civil war
the American people have witnessed
the calamitous consequences of full
and unrestricted Democratic control
OF the government. 1t has been a
record of unparalleled incapacity, dis
honor and disaster. In administrative
management it has ruthlessIy aaeri-
hced indispensable revenue, entailed
an unceasing deficit, eked out ordi-
nary current expenses with borrowed
money, piled up the public debt by
s2o2, 600, 900 in time of peace, forced
an adverse balance of trade, kept a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

Be sure to get Simmons Liver Regu-
lator for your Spring Medicine. It's
the old reliable that did the old folks
SO much good. Don't let anyone per-
suade you to take anything else in
stead. You can always tell Simmons
Liver Regulator by the red 2 on the
package. Don't forget the word Reg
ulator : Simmons Liver Regulator =
better than anything else, and cure to
do you good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
Satisfying Summer Drinks.

From the New 'fsrs EvsninR Post
The drinks that quench thirst most
effectualiy are, according to an au.
thority on the subject, those that pos
sess little sugar and no salt. Among
the favors to be combined with water
are lime and lemon juice, the juice OF
the grape fruit, and phosphates of or
ange and cherry. Cold tea and coffee
with slice of leraon and no sugar are
also beverages that will satisfy thirst.
Both of the latter should be poured
from the pot AZ soon az brewed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
Sunday Sum- Dead

The last issue of the Kansas City
Sunday San has been printed and the
infamous sheet which existed for
years in defiance of law will be seen
no more. The mechanical parapher-
MALTA of the plant was sold last Satur-
day, says the Kansas City Star, to a
local job printing house. The pro-
prietor and publisher of the paper is
under $4,000 bond to appear before
the Criminal Court of Buchanan
County to answer TO charge Of Grim
inal libel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
LYNCHINGS.

We proclaim our unqualified con-
demnation of the uncivilized and bar
barous practice, well known as lynch
ing or killing of human beings sus-
pected or charged with crime, without
process of law.
NATIONAL ARBITRATION.
We favor the creation of a national
board of arbitration to settle and ad-
just differences which may arise be-
tween employers and employed en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
HoMEsTEADs.
We believe in the immediate return
to the free homestead policy of the
Republican party; and urge the pass
age by Congress of the satisfactory
free homestead measure which has
already passed the House and is now
pending in the Senate.
TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission of the re-
naming territories at the earliest
practicable date, having due regard to
the interests of the people of the ter
ritories and of the United States. All
the Federal officers appointed for the
territories should be elected from
bona fide residents thereof and right
of self-government should be accord
ed as far as practicable.
ALASKA.
We believe the citizens of Alaska
should have representation in the
Congress of the United States to the
end that needful legislation may be
intelligently enacted.
TEMPERANCE.
We sympathize with all wise and
legitimate efforts to lesson and pre-
vent the evils of intemperance and
promote morality.
RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
The Republican party is mindful of
the rights and interests of women.
Protection of American industries in
cludes equal opportunities, equal pay
for equal work and protection to
home. We favor the admission of
women to wider spheres of usefulness
and welcome their cooperation in
rescuing the country from Democratic
and Populist mismanagement and
misrule.
Such are the principles and policies
of the Republican party. BY these
principles we will abide and these
policies we will put into execution.
We ask for them the considerate judg-
ment of the American people. Con-
fident alike in the history of our great
party and in the justice of our cause,
we present our platform and our can
didates in the full assurance that the
election will bring victory to the Re-
publican party and prosperity to the
people of the United States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

THE Republicans who did not walk
out at the National Convention claim
that Teller and those who did, repre-
sent only silver states states that
"dig up silver out of the ground" and
that it will be class legislation to in
crease the value of their silver. Mex
leo, Mo-, and Audrain County Republi-
cans claim that they want legislation
in favor of their corn, cattle and hogs.
AS matter OF fact, the Republicans
of this county are ''right smart. mix
ed on the financial question, even
more so than the Democrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

%SS ~ wv
cred his body,
81 was in a hor.
ribie fix" he
says, land the
m ore tire at
rnent / receiv-
ed, the worse !
seemed to get.
A New York
specialist said
he could cure
me, but his
treatment did
me no good
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
Beware
OF Mercury!

Mr.. Henry Roth, of 1s4S South 9th
Street, st. Louis, was given the usual
mercurial treatment for contagious
blood poison. He was twice pronounc-
ed cured, but the disease returned each
time, he was seized with rheumatic
pains, and red lumDs and sores cnv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
EVERY KIND
HuMoR \
PIMPIEs 'I
scR0FULA

Speedily cured by CuTIcuRA REsoLvEST,
greatest Of humor cures, assisted externally
by warm baths with CUTIcURA SOAP, and
gentle applications of CurIcuRA (ointment),
the great skin cure, when all else fails.
soli throughout the world. Price. cuTfcrRA, SC.
SoAF. zse-' REsoLyEsr, Soc and tl, foTTks DkeS
sa-" How to Cure Every Humor." mailed free
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
The Lasidonfa Herald

The Laddonta Herald says: Some.
body asks the s,,xico LEDGER why i;
10 that a cyclone always twists to the
left. The Louisiana Press says II
dsesn't. When cyclone gets through
there is nothing left to twist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

Lots OF Republicans are now ready
to endorse the sentiment that "all is
vanity and vexation.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

Louis Hubert, who lives in the north
ern part of Audrain County, says that
the storm last Wednesday afternoon
northeast of Mexico was very threat
sning, but did not result In any serious
damage,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

THE Republicans of Missouri who
are building cyclone cellars are acting
very wisely. The Democrats will chase
them to their holes next fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

REPuBLICANs who were mentioned
for Vice President can now figure up
how much it cost them, and decide
whether the money was wisely spent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

THE South and West received moth
ing, not even decent consideration,
from the Republican National Con-
yaptinu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

NOTWITHSTANDING The assertion OF
Gas Addicks that lie was tue backbone
OF the Republican party i'll Delaware,
he was ignominiously turned down at
st. Louis
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
Struck hp Lightning

Daring the storm Wednesday after
noon a barn belonging TO Vim. Fer
guson at vandaiia, NO., was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground
Two valuable horses and a jack valued
at 500 pesished in the flames. There
was quite wind storm at Vandalis
and everybody went into their cell
lars
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

LADDoNIA, Mo, one of the liyeliest
little cities in the west, will have a
Fourth OF July celebration that will
bring hundreds of people to that little
town. l.addonia is always to the front.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
Icing Vegetables for Shipment,


"One of the most remarkable now
departures In the freight business,n
said Omar II. bartlett, general agent
of the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road, ais the idea of icing vegetables
for shipping long distances. 1t has
been tried spasmodically In other
years, but never until this year was
the plan carried out to any extent.
Now the New Orleans shippers are
icing their vegetables right along. We
have already this season hauled 26
cars to New York City aloEe that con-
tanned iced vegetables, and the ship
ments TO Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburg,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and In fact to
all the northern cities, have followed
out this new idea. You know the
shipments of cnoumbers, cabbsges,
beans and all kinds of garden stun
have grown very rapidly In the past
few years, and now the producers
have found it necessary to ice them.
The process OF packing is quite inter-
esting."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

The FandaiIa Mai and Express says:
We are glad 10 chronicle the election
of our good friend and journalistic
brother, X. NJ. White, editor Of the
Mexico LEDGER, as Corresponding
Secretary of the Missouri Press Asso-
citation. He has held this office for .
number of years and II is Just tribute
to his efficiency and ability to dis
charge the duties Of the Office. Bob is q
genial and cordial gentleman and il
was our pleasure 70 be associated with
him on the excursion OF the Press As
ISOLATION 70 Memphis, Tenn, lsst
week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

THERE will be no walking out of the
National Democratic Convention at
Chicago. Democrats believe i'll the
majority ruling and all who take part
in the convention will abide by the
results.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

j. S. KARNs, of Lima, Ohio, who is
q manufacturer, says: al am personal
friend of Gov. Mckinley, but | don't
think it at all certain that he will carry
his own State. His administration
there was not altogether satisfactory"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eczema
A Cure guaranteed In ev1ry case
or money cheerfuIIy refunded.

OF money cneerfuily refunded.
We would say to those suffering with :
this most dreadful and tormenting trou-
Bile: If they would like 10 be cured of il at
once, come immediately to Hot Springs
ARK, and obtain the much desired relief
Our treatment is positive cure for ali
chronic Eruptions of the Skin, let it be
called by what ever name it may II it is
not convenient for you to leave your home
and business to come here and put your
self under our personal care, send for our
Treatment with full directions how TO use
: II and cure yourself at home. Each treat
ment Is both local and constitutional II is
: sufnclent to last Thirty Days, which is
generally sufficient TO perfect cure in
: any case. Ii you send for the Treatment
and after using it Ten Days You are not
: entirely satisfied that it will cure you you
can return what is left of the medicine and
: your money that you paid tor it will be
cheerfuliy returned to you. Hoping that
you will give it trial.
Hot Springs Eczema Specific Co..
Hot Springs, Arkansas. :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

narm than good. Beware of mercuryl
Books on the disease and its treat
nent mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

THERE are too many bosses and too
much bossism in both of the political
parties. This grows out of the fact
that there are too many people who
cannot make living outside of pol
itics.
r.
In the death of Judge James Ii. Shell
Audrain loses one of its most sub
stantial and highly honored citizens.
Judge Shell was one of Audrain's old
landmarks honest, upright, straight
forward, sturdy as an oak. When
such men die the community has good
reason to mourn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

ALL that was necessary to ENJOY the
stories teIegraphed from st. Louis by
the enterprising newspaper cores
pondents was faith in their truthful
ness, but few well informed people had
that. 1t was difficult to make men
believe things were doubtful which
they knew had been fully settled by
Mark Hanna before the convention
met.
THE thirty annual session of
the Missouri State Teachers Associa-
tion will be held at Pertle Springs,
Warrensburg, Mo, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, June 23d, 2Ith and
25th. Prof. ID. A. Mcmillan, Superin-
tendent of the Mexico Public Schools,
will take an active part in this meet
ing and it is desirable that Audrain
County be well represented. The rail-
road fare has been reduced TO one and
one third fare. Hotel rates are S1.50
day. Successful teachers attend all
institutions of this character. 1t pays
them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

THE RepubIicansare having "trouble
Of their own" about the financial ques-
ton.
MCKINLEY is prepared to lay aside
his one conviction, high tariff, II there
by he can get elected,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

nnateVer. 1 was stiff and full of
pans, my left arm was useless SO
lightest work. This was INV condition.
when 1 began to take s. s. s.. and
few bottles convinced me that was
being benefited. i Continued the
medicine, and one dozen bottles cured
me sound and well. My system was
under the effects of mercury, and I
would soon have been a Complete
wreck but for s. s. s."
>. ). s., guaranteed purely vegetable,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

MCGILL UNIVERSITY, of Montreal,
will accept a million of dollars recent
ly offered by tobacco manufacturer
: Of Canada. They are wiser than the
female corregr71r tfiig side OF the line
that refused q gift from a brewer, or
the people who objected to receiving
anything from Mrs. Stanford'a vine
yard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

HoRART's got the money and pays
cash.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

Mrs. SUSIE NICK. FISHER, wife OF the
editor of the Pennington (Mo.) Times,
one of the very best papers IN the
State, gives most interesting account
of the Missouri Press Association. Mrs.
Fisher is one OF Missouri's brightest
women and great fayorite with all of
the members of the Press Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

Mrs. james Mckee IA home from a
pleasant visit to friends In Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

is the only cure
for real blood dis
eases. The mer-
curial treatment
of the doctors al
ways does more
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25
g. M. GIBSON,
.IOHN ANpFRgnS

Carroliton, Mo, was selected as the
place for holding the next annual con-
ference OF the Missouri District.
The first annual conference has
been great success and all the dele
gates who we're in attendance were
high in their praises OF the treatment
accorded them by the people of our
city. All the sessions were well
attended and much spiritual benefit
derived from the many addresses and
discussions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

Our foreign policy should be at all
times firm, vigorous and dignified, ,and
all our interests In the Western Hem
isphere carefully watched and guard
ed. The Hawaiian Islands should be
controlled by the United States and
no foreign power should be permitted
to interfere with them; the Nicaragua
Canal should be built, owned and op-
Grated by The Uidted Sta ss, and by
the purchase of the Danish Islands we
should secure a proper and much
needed naval station in the West
Indies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-25

The massacres in Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and just
Indignation of the American people,
and we believe that the United States
should exercise all the influence it can
properly exert to bring these atroci-
ties to an end. In Turkey American
residents have been exposed to the
greatest dangers and American prop
erty destroyed. There and every
where American citizens and Ameri-
can property must be absolutely pro-
tected at all hazards and at any cost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

crashing of teeth resounded therein, and
the thicket seemed to be all tied up in
knots and tangles. Not much later body
having the general appearance OF having
been a dog once, was shot out Of the bush,
and IL fell I'm the pen, but so torn ana
bleeding and MANNED that It's owner would
not have recognized it,. The dog
lay where 1t fell, momentarily, then sud-
denly staggered upon its feet revolved
dizzily once or twice, got his bearing fnal-
ly, and lit out across the Pawtucket plains
II is believed in the Pawtucket valley re-
gion that the dog Is going yet, and prob
ably has crossed the Alleghanies, for his
owner has advertised in most of the state
papers, seeking news of him without avail
well" concluded Miner, Il didn't see
the battle between fox and men, but a
belated Arkwright citizen got there just
According to him, that fox didn't lay Off
on its laurels after whipping the dog;
not much. With single bound, he climb
ed out of that copse, and tackled Cole,
landing squarely on him; and for a few
minutes that youth had a vague idea he
had somehow fallen into cage of Wild
cats. Cole, having also fired his charges
at random into the thicket, had no Wea-
pom of defense fit to cope with his extra
ordinary foe. ThereupOn he used his gun
for club, and jabbed and thrust and
pounded away at the bloodthirsty beast.
For minute or so, though, it was nip
and tuck between man and fox; both were
rolling on the earth, and the fox swapping
and snarling, nipped slices Of cloth out of
moreover failed to land on his nimble and
sinewy foe; but he finally got in stun
ming blow on Reynard's head, temporarily
disabling him. In a moment, though, the
fox was up again, and Cole hit him an
other smashing crack. Then he spranR
on the wriggling beast and frantically
rained blow after blow on him, so that
the stock of his handsome gun was shiv-
cred in his hands and dropped in frag-
ments. The fox was now dead without q
doubt but Cole, belabored 1t for minute
longer with the heavy twin barrels OF his
broken gun.
''Finaiiy NIiett, who had reloaded, got
to the front and to make things surer,
poured the contents of one barrel from
his gun into the fox's head. Cole, his
garments in rags and covered with dirt
and leaves and himself bruised, torn and
besprinkled with blood, stretched himself
at fun length and tried to regain some of
his spent breath.
1.-THE fact is, that fox probably was the
only one of his kind in New England-an
extraordinary beast, and he fought more
Ike a wildcat than anything else. Per-
haps he was a cross, for no one ever heard
before of Reynard voluntarily attacking
a man. His weight, too, twenty pounds
was double that of the average red fox.
The men, Nett and Cole, sold the mangled
pelt for s., and they will need all that sum
with which 10 repair their clothing and
Coles gun. The owner of the runaway
hunting dog is yet advertising for that
disgusted and panic-stricken fugitive"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
BRUNSWICK GLEANINGS.
A Number of Newsy Items From That
Thriving City.


Brunswick, Ca, Feb. S.-There are now
on the docks at Brunswick about 90 900
barrels of rosin and turpentine that have
neen sold and are awaiting transporta-
uon The shipping outlook here is so IA
Norable that the business men are feeling
very cheerful
TIL, The announcement in yesterdays Bruins
Nlch dispatches to- the Morning
news of the prospective candi-
edcy or II. f. Dunwoody for the state
9S,e-n4 a. and his probable opposition by
w: +. Symons, was a. surprise to the poll
Leans and public alike. The movement
Ill DunWoody's interest has been SO quiet
anu me newspaper men that were in the
fb5cIet have kept so quiet that
cd Brunswick news via saTan-
nan nan has become looked-for thing by the
redalng public, and the Dunwoody-Sy-
mons item was more important than ap-
peared on the face to the casual reader.
resident Hilton of the Hilton & Dodge
lumber Company is here, looking over the
,,tnpIoVements being made in the COM
nahy mills. An additional force of $50
pleted. -
one of the owners of the Jacksonville
11s, nate Spencer, spent yesterday in
nIunsWick and stated that as soon as she
odIle on the ways the Spencer would
tpSIhG TO Brunswick for the rooster that
NE 2auntless took away from her some
r Ne IS attributed to the delay caused in
lars being made
me rice planters of Glynn are prepar-
ny lhelr ground for the new crop of '96
IL, rne, acreage cultivated this year will be
iiIort IMAM heretofore, the past season hav-
rs peen an encouraging one.
G. ne southern railroad authorities have
fHlaIly torn down the old wooden house
aap9LJIh1erly used by them as ticket office
e erlI baggage room. This leaves the pres
r w.. new and pretty depot free from sur
oUIulng eye-sOres. An effort will now
M made by citizens to have both roads
tlile IN identifying the grounds immedi-
cal park. WIN =" iopi-
f, 4l considerable cost, the city has about
staS!ed Smelling the middle of Mansfield
driyq5t The vehicle drivers persist in
ma Hls on each side in the heavy sand
paroIIds always prevailed there. An ordi-
ns sroe e, compel them to drive on the shell
elss VIII probably have to be passed. or
'ile money spent will be thrown away
Inevitable Result-Inspector Counting
Isr rlnl-Say, you've got ten dogs here. The
allows you only six.
faroiIIu pant of the Flat-My son and his
are ~. I'VE with me. Six of these dogs
to two We and four are mine. We're entitled
ahont5 more dogs. What are you beefing
Chicago Tribune
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

"A novelty in journalistic enterprise
comes from Spain, says the Westminster
Gazette. 1t is a weekly illustrated pa
per- printed on linen The journal is ap-
propriately entitled, La Tela Cortada, and
is sold at 2lzd. The price Is modest enough
in view of the peculiar advantages which
are offered to subscribers. From an ar
ticle on Hygiene and journalism we
learn that the reader has but to send his
copy to the laundress after perusal in
order to transform it into a superb pocket
handkerchief 1t will moreover, be use
full for busting ones hat, wiping away a
tear making ones tender adieux, taking
part in popular demonstrations, and pre-
serving diplomatic documents" Although
its special applicability to the last-named
purpose is not very clear, the TeIa Cor
tada must be credited with considerable
originality in it's aim of extending the
sphere of usefulness Of the press
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

Master: How was this vase smashed.
Mary?
down and broke itself
Master; Humphl The automatic brake
again!-Tit-iBts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

-"Ah, me. my heart is fullr' sighed the
girl who had been taking advantage Of
her leap year privilege until she found
herself engaged to five men.--Yonkers
Statesman.