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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
CRIME UPON CRIME.
Even Children Are Outraged By the
Brutal Spaniards.

HAVANA, May GA group of
school girls, five Or six, were stopped
by a band of soldiers on the outskirts
of Regia last week and carried into
abandoned houses nearby and kept
there for five days, a prey to the
band. Two of the girls were almost
dead when found, after being desert
ed. Another died while being carried
home and the others are in a terrible
state. A private warning was sent to
the parents that if any stir was made
about it they would be in danger of
arrest for "inciting to rebellion"
Near the hills of Matague, south OF
Santa Clara, a band of 25 pacifcos
was surprised last week. Not hear
ing from them for some days, friends
went to search for them. Guided by
buzzards into dense hammocks, they
found 10 dis6gured corpses of women
and girls, all nude, the bodies being
frightfully hacked and cut. ALI had
been outraged. Eight young girls, IL
to IL years old, are still missing.
CALHOUN BEING DoGGED.
While Mr.. Calhoun has persevered
in the face of DR.. Congosto's delays
in the Ruiz case, he does not under
stand why his footsteps should be
logged by policemen in plain clothes.
In Matanzas Mr.. Calhoun found
1000 starving reconcentrados and was
told that 5000 more had just been
driven into the overcrowded towns of
the district, where their plight was
hopeless. Children tottering from
weakness moved toward the party
from every door, in some cases falling
from sheer weakness.
The Ruiz commission of inquiry has
not resumed its formal sessions pend
ing the translation from Spanish into
English of the proceedings. 1t is ex-
pected that the commission in itsl re-
port will make clear the treaty was
violated and Ruiz came to his death
in some violent manner while Illegally
held incommunicado, but it Is doubt
full IL individual responsibility can be
fixed upon any one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

The Ia grippe, that dread disease that had
such a run throughout this country three and
four years since, left many who were pre-
viously in robust health with shattered con-
situations and seemingly confirmed invalids.
Prof. A. H. Nye, living at No. $500 Olive
Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa, was among the
number left by the disease in q preearious
condition, his nervous system shattered, and
with a general debility of his entire system /;
no strength, feet and limbs badly swollen, in
fact, he was almost helpless. Prof. Nye is a
native of New York State, having come west
in 1854 healthy. robust man. He is a school
teacher by profession, having served as coun-
ty superintendent of schools of this BLACK
Hawk county, several terms, and he has
the respect of all with whom he comes i'll con-
tact. His helpless condition called forth
the sympathy Of the entire community. He
tried the best medical skill proeurable, and
spent most of his ready means in the vain
endeavor to recover his health, and had
about given up completely discouraged. He
had stopped taking treatment, being fully
convinced in his own mind that there was
no help for him, and that he would nave to
spend the balance of his days as an invalid,
a burden to family and friends. Some one
who had heard of DIR. Williams Pin Pills,
spoke to him about them and urged his Civ
ing them a trial. His poor success with
eminent physicians made him skeptical and
he had no faith in what was called proprie-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
Hon. William r. Smith, {
Botanical Garden.
Maj Gen. Birney.
Commodore Howell.
Liant q A Mnauiafar

Lieut.. o. A. McAlllster.
Hon. F. Fl. Stickney, U. 8. Navy.
Paine's celery compound builds up
the "run down" health in a sure, I'M
interrupted, steadfast fashion from
which there a be no relapse. 1t
wipes out unhealthy humors from
the blood, opens up the skin and
makes it do it's full share in purifying
the blood. This cleansing the blood
through and through is one of the I'M
failing accomplishments of Paine's
celery compound.
From a lifelong contact with the
many forms of nervous debility and
impure blood, Prof. Edward E .Phelps,
M. D., LII. D., of the Dartmouth med
ical school, was led to the discovery
of Paine's celery compound as the
GROWING achievement of an extra
ordinarily active and successful pro-
fesssional life.
No acceptable substitute for Paine's
celery compound exists. Each year
further accumulates evidence of the
u%nequaled capacity of this greatest
of all known remedies for restoring
health and vigor.
Now that spring has come, nerves,
blood and vital organs cannot re-
main clogged by poisonous humors
nor starved by overwork and lack of
sleep without great risk. Paine's
celery compound is the most intelli-
gent, wisest means anyone can en-
ploy for driving out disease and re-
storing a healthy tone to the entire
system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

WASHINGTON, May 14.-In all the
departments at Washington Paine's
celery compound has become the
office expression for an ideal invigor-
ator when one is "run down"b by over
work, combining duties, or any of the
many causes that result in i'll health.
Here is what a prominent official in
the Department of the Interior says
of Paine's celery compound:
Department of the Interior, |
General Land Office. !
1t affords me much pleasure to state
that Paine's celery compound has been
to me an excellent spring remedy and
particularly beneficial to the nervous
system and digestive organs. l cor
daily commend its use.
M. F. DoNoGHUE,
Chief of Contest Division.
Among the thousands of voluntary
letters of acknowledgment for bene-
fit derived from Paine's celery COM
pound, there have already been pub
lished in the Washington papers tes-
timonials from men representing
every department of the national
government-not only from many of
the best known congressman, but
from hosts of hard working clerks
outside of their immediate
circle of friends. Some of those who
have voluntarily Endorsed Paine's
celery compound are:
Congressman Powers of Vermont.
Congressman Meredith of Virginia.
Congressman Bell of Colorado.
Congressman Neill of Arkansas.
Congressman WILDER of New York.
Congressman Circuit of Vermont.
Congressman Ottey of Virginia.
Mr.. Carlisle's Private Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

bne snip OF tno QoSerU, u Q0ScrlDeu
to them its three stomachs, its gait
and its long carine; prepared by Gods
own handiwork, with faith sufficient
to step out on "the old road" COM
merce laden, with its eyes on the
pyramids, located then, with many
an apex complete, in the time of Mel
chizedek (sto whom even Abraham
paid tithes," when youngljust north Of
the tropic of Cancer. Yes, told them of
Mira, Miranda and Moloch, the chief
god of the Phoenicians, perhaps of
Mammur and Molmutius, of whom
Shakespeare writes. "Molmutius made
out laws, who was the first of Brit
ain which did put his brows within a
golden crown and called himself a
king" But certainly they told them
of the country in the heart of the des-
ert of Africa, inaccessible except by
one particular road and unknown to
the rest of the world, and of its gov
ernments, laws and its customs, being
highly commended as a terrestrial par"
adise and of its name, Memoranda,
pronounced med-zo-ra-me-a, and is 1t
not natural that the Indian audience
should honor 'the chief of the Mis-
sion's labor" by calling their middle
river Missouri.
One word more. Mexico Is a beauti-
full city, better located midway our
American prairies than st. Louis. We
are living in a day of railroads, and
these mighty powers are running wild
over our prairies to-day. Do we fully
appreciate che gifts of our great east
ern brothers? Are we jealous of their
accomplishments? Do we realize
community has been enlarged and
not contracted? Are we using these
mighty powers to reach the furtherest
limits of our free country in our daily
work? Like a mighty river furnished
with the finest boats, they are passing
by us daily in all directions humbly
asking to do our bidding. The man
or the community that fails to realize
that this is an era of railroads and
steam and electricity and fails to ap-
ply it to his daily use, is falling far
short of the opportunity of his day
and generation. In conclusion I will
say music has its mezzo and mezzo-
voce, art its mezzotint, the French
man his mezzonine, but under the
bright blue skies in the midst OF the
beautiful prairies we have Dur Mexico.
e. nj. BRATTON,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
Twenty Years Ago This Week.
William Wells was very sick.
Strawberries we're 5 cents a quart.
Judge Marshall had been quite

William Wells was very sick.
Strawberries were 25 cents a quart.
Judge Marshall had been quite
sick.
A. Holmes ran the California tea
store.
Mrs. Agnes Brown died, aged 80
years.
Col. Mortimer McIlhaney was in
Chicago.
DIR. s. M. Riley was a druggist in
Mexico.
J. G. Bruton, of Laddonia, was Wis.,
iting in Illinois.
Dr.W. e. Starr was a Mexico phyai-
clan of the homeopathic school.
The Fulton ball team defeated the
Mexico Ceam 20 to L.
Brooks & Bell were the proprietors
of the Ringo House.
Ed Rines was chairman of the Street
and Alley Committee.
J. P. Craghead, OF Auxvasse, had
his store broken into.
Mrs. Robert Tureman had been in
Kansas City on a visit.
Mrs. Redman Galloway was the
guest of Illinois friends.
G. FL. Simpson left here for Mont
gomery City to clerk in a store.
]. P. Gass was reelected teacher of
room No. s., salary $50 per month.
Judge Forrist and j. Med. Trimble
were in Jefferson City on business.
Messrs. Dunno & Sandison asked
for a 80 year franchise for gas works.
The farmers of Galloway county
we're planting corn without blowing.
Mrs. Mary Salisbury, mother of Mrs.
Jay Coatsworth, fell and broke her
arm.
Uncle Henry Williams was building
a two story residence on West jack
son street, a block from the square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

B. R. Middleton, after the first day
of June, will have charge of L. B.
Morris livery stable. Mr.. Morris is
going to st. Louis, where he will be
connected with the Western Sale Sta
bles. Mr.. Middleton thoroughly I'M
derstands the livery business, and is
accommodating and clever. Mr.. Mid
dleton intends to keep the Morris
stable to the front and will arrange
for liberal advertising, and will give
the business his personal attention.
We bespeak for him a liberal share of
the public patronage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
NaSon-FolleV,

Married, on Tuesday, May IS, 1897,
at the residence of Rev. M. L. Bibb,
Mr.. A. j. Mason, of Laddonia, and
Miss Mary Foley, of this city. The
groom is one of Laddonia's most
prominent business men, while the
bride is one of the most beautiful and
highly respected young ladies of
Mexico. We wish chem much pros
perlty and may their troubles be but
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

The following items are clipped
from the MoberIy Monitor:
Mrs. NJ. r. Wise, of Mexico, came
up to attend the Saengerfest.
Miss Pinkie West, of Mexico, is q
guest of Mrs. W. F. Reed.
Mrs. Bradley, of Mexico, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. DR.. Watts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

NEBRASKA is in rather hard luck.
Her Legislature recently made an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to i've a de-
iciency caused by theft. And now
one of her officials has stolen the $780,
600! 1t is not altogether clear what
ought to be done; if the amount be
appropriated again and again stolen it
is feared that many taxpayers, de-
spairing of the Republic, will abandon
honor, throw conscience to the birds
and move over into Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Green Ashby, the man who shot
Sallie Kennedy and Bob Baker, near
Santa Fe last Sunday, Is stiil at large.
A reward of s25 has been offered by
Sheriff Smithey, of Monroe county,
for his apprehension and capture. He
lie about 8 feet 8 inches in height,
weight 15o pounds, about 50 years old,
two upper front teeth out and when
last seen had O. black clothes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
The MayfieId Sanitarium,
Gle TAYLOR Avenue or Southeast Corner
TAYLOR and Belle Avenues. st. Louis Mo.

Home and hospital established and controlled
by Baptists, but admits of sick and afflicted of
all denominations or of no denomination. The
medical staff is composed of some of the best
known physicians of the city and who are
recognized authority in their special lines of
work. ANY physician of good standing can
treat his OVID patients in this sanitarium and
patients can choose their own physician If they
so desire. 1t has a nurses training school and
a woman's board of charity. The location of
the sanitarium is good and with its many other
superior advantages, without a doubt, makes it
one of the most attractive and desirable insti-
buttons of its kind in the West. and there are
hundreds Of patients who met treatment and
yet they hesitate to come because they are not
acquainted with sanitarium methods. To all
such we will say that the Nayfield Sanitarium
is a Christian Home and you will feel that you
are with friends; will be tenderly cared for by
trained nurses and will receive such skilled
medical and surgical treatment as each indi-
vidual case may require, and we solicit your
patronage. Elegant accommodations furnished
at SIS, 81, $40 and Sl4 per week. Nursing at SCI
to SIS per week. Medical and surgical services
reasonable. Our aims in this new sanitariuln
are just the same as when we first entered the
work twelve ll2) years ago. As In the past,
of all denominations and their fami-
lies receive free professional treatment. Also
no charges for professional serv ices rendered
INDECENT persons whose board and nurse bills
are paid by churches, lodges. &c.
For further information address
w. Il. MAYFIELD, NJ D..
Mayfieid Sanitarium, st, Louis, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
Thew all Come Back

Thos. y. Basket resigned his position
as assistant cashier Of the Auxvasse
Bank to take effect June 1. He win
be succeeded by Tate NcCue. Mr..
Basket is an excellent young man and
we are sorry to Q him leave Aux
vase. He will engage in the real
estate business at Mexico.-Auxvasse
Review.
Mr.. Basket is reliable, industrious
young man and the LEDGER welcomes
him back to Mexico. Before he left
here he had a position with Hopkins
& Ricketts,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Notonly piles of the very worst
kind can be cured by DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, but eczema, scalds, burns,
bruises, boils, ulcers and all other
skin troubles can be instantly relieved
by the same remedy. For sale by
Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
Profits on Daily Papers.

Editor Martin tells-us that he is los
ing ten dollars a week On his Daily
Observation-Disclosures Ne,os.
There is not a town in Southeast
Missouri sufficiently advanced to sus-
tain a daily newspaper.-Cape Girar-
deau Press.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
Death of Barth Klein.

The following special dispatch was
clipped from the Chicago Record:
MAscoUTAH, ILL.,, May 26.-Barth
Klein, a young merchant Of Freeburg,
left that place last Friday for Missouri
to marry Miss Mary Clacher, of Mex
leo, to whom he had been engaged for
some time. Klein first went to But
Ter, No., and while picnicking with q
party of friends there was suddenly
stricken with heart disease and died
In a few minutes. His funeral took
place at Freeburg to-day. The young
woman came back with the remains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

From the Centrala Guard.
Miss Lille Ragsdale, of Mexico, is
spending a few days with her uncle,G.
A. Crowson.
Miss May B. Allen, of Mexico, and
Elmer Lippencott, of Laddonia, spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. T. H.Jones.
W. Fl. Winscott, of Mexico, was in
our city Sunday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Mrs. T. F. Roden, of Mexico, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Finn, No. 629 Concannon street.
Miss Catharine Hinde, who has been
visiting friends in this city, left for hel
home in Mexico Saturday afternoon.
Frank Forney and wife left Satur-
day night for Mexico to visit Mrs.
Forney's parents in that city. Mr..
Forney returned home this afternoon.
Mrs. Forney win remain q day or two
longer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

]. II. Brown, Of the Browns Com.
mon Sense Harrow Company, shipped
a fine st. Bernard pup to his home in
Rural Retreat, Virginia, to-day. The
dog was purchased from DR.. j. r.
Fritta for COS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
AUDRAIN COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT-3d Monday in jan
uary, list Monday in June, Sd Monday
in September.
COUNTY CoURT-1st Monday in Feb
ruary, LIST Monday in May, LIST Monday
in August, LIST Monday in November.
PROBATE CoURT-2d Monday in jan
uary, I'd Monday in March, I'd Monday
in May, I'd Monday in September. .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Mrs. Claude Asbury returned to her
home in Mexico Monday after a pleas
ant visit to her mother, Mrs. Potts, of
the Two-Mile Prairie.-Centralia
Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Fl. B.Medley vas awarded the con-
tract Monday to erect DR.. Vandeven-
ter's new dwelling. His bid was ST.
045. There were four other bidders;
Schlitz, of Mexico, bidding the highest,
$2,540.--Laddonia Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

New Florence item in the Montgom-
cry Neacs: Miss Alma Riley, of St.
Louis, is with her parents here for
the summer. Miss Riley is an accom-
plished pianist, vocalist and e:ocu-
ZIONIST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

McCredie items in Fulton Telegraph:
Milton Anderson, of Mexico, was a
guest of his brother, John Anderson,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Wise, of Mexico,
were at James Wise's Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

W. B. johnson, Newark o., says,
"One Minute Cough Cure saved my
only child from dying by Group" 1t
has saved thousands of others suffer-
ing from Group, pneumonia, bronchi-
tbs and other serious throat and lung
troubles. For sale by Woodbridge &
Purdy,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
A Lizard 800 Feet Long.

CHICAGO, May 27.-The FOSSIL zed
skeleton of the extinct lizard 800 feet
long which was found in the Cherokee
Strip is on exhibition at Hammond,
Ind. The Chicago Academy Of Sci
ences is after it.
Charles F. Gunther, who lisa direc-
tor of the academy, went to Q the
wonder and says it is the most won
derful and colossal fossil ever un-
earthed. There are fifty or more YER
tebrae, each as big as the joint of a
stove pipe. The head is 16 feet in cir
conference and has a long, protrud-
ing bone, 5 feet across, like the beak
of a bird. The ribs are 25 feet long and
the eye sockets are four feet across.
The propelers, or fins, are 8 feet wide
and II feet long.
Henry Patterson, of Perry, Ok, ia
the owner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

County Assessor Taylor Berry has
appointed s. 8. Galloway his deputy.
Mr.. Galloway is an active Democrat
and well qualified for this important
position. Messrs. Berry and Galloway
will begin at the east end of the coun-
ty at once and push the work as rapid
ly as possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

1t is officially announced that Gen.
Castillo, the insurgent leader, was Sc
riously wounded in the breast In an
engagement which took place recent
ly with the Altad battalion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

The Chicago & Alton Railroad Com
pany is making preparation to bridge
the Mississippi at Louisiana with a
300 900 structure which will carry a
125 ton engine and any train it can
pull. Work will begin in the near fu-
fura
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03
From the Vandalia Leader,

from the VandaIia Leader.
Mark Pitcher, of Mexico, visited
his brothers, Joe and Ed. last week.
Theo. Williams was down from
Mexico last week on business
"strictly,n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

MissMaybird Smith is the guest of N.
R. Pittman and family, after visiting
several months in the east.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Don't neglect a cough because the
weather is pleasant; before the next
storm rolls around it may develop in
to a serious difficulty beyond repair.
One Minute Cough Cure is easy to
take and will do what it's name i'm
plies. For sale by Woodbridge &
Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Miss Lucy Lemon, of Auxvasse, re-
turned home this afternoon, after a
visit with her aunt, Mrs. j. T. McWI-
llama.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Mrs. l.. w. Morris and Miss Minnie
Baskett entertained the married ladies
at cards Friday afternoon at the res
idence Of Joseph Boyd In honor OF
Mrs. William Harrison, Of Duluth,
MINI,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

JUN Day
powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fail
Young men will regain their lost manhood, and old
men will recover their youthful vigor by using
REvIVO. It quickly and surely restores Nervous.
ness. Lost Vitality. Impotency. Nightly Emissions.
Lost Power. Failing Memory. Wasting Diseases, and
AL effects Of seff-abuse or excess and indiscretiop
which UNITS one for study. business or marriage. II
not only cures BY starting at the seat Of disease. but
Isl great nerve tonic and blood builder, bring.
ing back the pink glow to pale cheeks and 70.
storing the hre Of youth. IL wards OF insanity
and Consumption. Insist on having REyIYO, nc
other. II can be carried In vest pocket. By mail
91.0O Der package. or six for $500, with . posi
the money. Circular free. Address
Royal Medicine Co., as eR Rsssssfn n S.
For sale at Mexico, Mo-, by J. F. Lew
ellyn and Woodbridge & Purdy,
dow DRUGGISTS, Iyr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Col. r. O. Horne and son, Richard,
of Marshall, were in Mexico Friday
en- route home from Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Twenty-six car loads of strawber-
ries were shipped out of Sarcoxie
last Saturday. This lie about d mil
lion quarts. A pretty good days
picking.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

The Moberly Democrat displays good
taste in jumping on the Wabash Rail-
road Company for not putting on a
fast morning train to leave st. Louis
at 8 or $3.50 O'Clock in the morning
thereby giving the towns up this way
the morning papers at breakfast time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Mrs. E. b. Kerr, Jr., and children
are visiting relatives in Nashville,
Tenn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Charles Dobyns has been given a
position as night Waterman at the
ice plant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Hoods Sarsaparilla is known to be
an honest medicine, and it actually
cures when all others fail. Take it
now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

"Thes are ~dandies," said Thos.
Bowers, of the Crockett, Texas, En-
terprise, while writing about De
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills for sick headache and dis
orders of the stomach and liver. For
sale by Woodbridge and PurdY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Miss Bertha and Paul Edmonston
are the guests of Higbee relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Misses Winnie, Willie and Bette
Sims returned to-day from Fulton,
where they have been attending the
Christian Orphan School. Miss Bet
tie graduated this sprinp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

o. Lee Crigler, of Santa Fe, was in
Mexico on business Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Miss Marie Hooker, a charming
young lady from Centralia, is the
guest of Mrs. Thos. Hook on North
Washington street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Robert Buckner was In town from
Auxvasse Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

The funeral of Elwood Tuttle, of
Fulton, took place last Thursday at
ternoon. Mr.. Tuttle was buried by
the Masons. Services by DR.. John F.
Cowan, Rev. W. R. Taylor and Rev.
John E. Travis. Mr.. futile had So 1900
life insurance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

VIM. o. Lakeland has our thanks for
late Honolulu papers. MI. Lakeland
Is one of the substantial business men
of the island.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

The Mexico Fire Brick Works is adj
vertised to be sold at trustees sale
,Juna a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

SOME merchants try to find an ex-
cuse for poor business; others try to
find a remedy, and usually succeed.
What do you do?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Col. F. w. Blees was a business
visitor from Macon City Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

NOBODY asked for that tax of ten
cents a pound the Republicans are
trying to put upon tea, except the
greedy importers, who wish to make
1t An Excuse to double their profits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-06-03

Miss Ida Day, Of Mexico, IL visiting,
her aunt and uncle, MI. and Mrs. B.
A. James, in this city, and is accom-
panied by three young ladies of Har-
liz coilege.-Faton Telegraph.