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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
The Gold Democrats and the Repub-
licans Will Not Fuse.
From the st. Louis, Republic.


There is talk among theRepublicans
in the Fifth Congressional District Of
nominating T. B. Buckner for Com
gress. Mr.. Buckner was one of the
leaders In 1896 in organizing the sound
money branch of the Democratic
party. Probably the move in the
Kansas City district will not amount
to anything more than it did In the
Eighth district, where there was q ru-
NOR that the Republicans would nomi-
nate Colonel N. D. Thurmond, of
Galloway county, to make the race
against Mr.. Bland. When the Repub-
lican Convention assembled Colonel
Thurmond's name was not mentioned.
The Republicans say the Sound Money
Democrats have not enough votes in
the country to entitle them to place
at the administration pie counter, and
they want them to 60 somewhere and
get q record before asking for any
prizes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
The Velvet Bean Wonder.
From the Louisiana Planter.


When Captain Newheart, two or
three years ago, told his neighbors
that he had found gold In the bean,
the old fogy element yawned and
whitfield, and kept on in the same old
ruts Of their fathers and forefathers.
But when they saw his cattle, hogs
and horses thriving, and the old pine
lands being renovated, they woke up
to the realization that the Captain
had "struck ile." So after losing two
or three years by holding on to the
old method, they began in kind Of
perfunctory way to adopt the wonder.
Cattle will eat them. Now for some
Of the benefits. Cattle will eat them
with cotton seed meal and some with
out it. It Ii . milk producer, though
given alone the milk is not 20 rich.
Horses eat them-I know Q man
who proverbially has lean, poor
horses, whose stock, for some strange
mysterious reason, have been fat over
year. Velvet beans did the work.
Hogs win fatten on them.--A GER
tain man who is not afraid TO take
hold Of a new thing, fed part Of his
hogs on velvet beans. The hogs fat
toned on the bean and had firmer,
harder lard than the corn-fed pigs.
But the very latest is that 1t makes
n good coffee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
NAVY GIVING UP MANY SHIPS
Reduces Expenses by Returning Char
tered Vessels to Owners.

WASHINGTON, d. O., August A.
Secretnry Long is now devoting q
good part of his attention to reducing
the expenses of the navy department,
which were so vastly increased by the
war. In this he is carrying out the
wishes of the President, and it is ex-
pected that, as a military policy, viii
be adopted by all of the other execu-
tive departments affected. One of the
first steps adopted by the navy de-
partment is the reduction Of the feet
of auxiliary vessels. Such of these as
are unnecessary, but are owned by
the government, will be retired from
commission, while in other cases, like
the American liners, the navy depart
ment will surrender the vessels to
their owners and cancel the charter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11


O. G. (White) Copeland returned
from the Klondyke to his home near
Martinsburg last Friday and spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends in
this city. He left Eagle City June IA,
and Dawson City June II, being more
than month en- route home from
that place.
Mr.. Copeland says the prospects
for poor man making any money
In the gold fields are very slight. The
fabulous tales of suddenly acquired
wealth are myths, and, although gold
is plentiful in some regions, the only
paying mines are In the hands of cor
rorations
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
welcome to Mexico.

W. d. Grow and family left Monday
for their new home In Mexico. They
go to one of the best towns In the
the best families from Shelby county.
Mr.. Grow is high minded, honorable
and wealthy. he will make Q valu-
able acquisition to the city Of Mexico.
Courier.
Mr.. Grow is now occupying the Mrs.
Gibbs property on Promenade street,
and Is one of the gentlemen who
bought the stock yards from Mr.. J.
W. Montague and will build large
mule barn and put in a new lumber
uard ---
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
!
KILLED BY THE CARS.
A MAN SUPPOSED TO BE A. L.
coNwELL, OF HIGBEE, NO.,
MEETS DEATH.
The Body Found on the Wabash Track,
West Of Town, in . Horribly Man
gled Condition-A Tailor or
Q Peddler.

On last Thursday morning, 40
Jacob Klein, shoemaker who works
in Steinman's shoe shop, was walking
east on the Wabash track, about q
hundred yards west OF the Ice Plant,
he saw q man lying with his ohest
across the rail and the upper part Of
the mans body was horribly mangled;
his head was nearly severed from the
shoulders as was also one of his arms.
When Mr.. Klein saw the mangled
remains he went to the Ice Plant and
got one Of the employees there to
return with him to the spot where the
body wss found. In the meantime
Mayor Potts and Marshal Lane were
notified of the accident.
The unfortunate man, it seems, was
walking In the middle of the track to-
ward the depot. When discovered
the body was lying ter-oornered
with the head toward the southeast
and the feet In the middle of the track.
1t is not known definitely what train
ran over the man. 1t is believed that
he must have been dead for quite q
little while. The last train over the
road just before the body was discov-
cred was freight No. 1877.
He had no money about him, but he
had package Of cloth cutting charts.
From this It is supposed that he was
either tailor or Q peddler. An envel-
.ope was found upon his person ad-
dressed to A. L. .Conweli, Higbee, No.,
also . letter addressed to the Graham
Paper Co., st. Louis. This letter was
signed, "Mrs. L. d. Conwell." The
letter contained no information that
would lead to the positive identity Of
the man, but 1t asked for draft which
was sent to the Graham Paper 90. On
the body was also . memorandum
book, but nothing of Importance was
found In It.
& The remains of A. l.. Conwell were
sent to his home In Higbee Thursday
on the O'Clock train. In answer to
an inquiry as to the character and
standing of Conwell, the Marshal OF
Higbee replied that he was . good,
honest man, weil liked by all who
knew him, but though he was q victim
of liquor at times, he was never quar-
relsome. He seemed to be a genius,
and had invented several articles,
which he made living for himself and
family by selling. He invented rail-
road switch that would throw itself
when the train had passed over it.
He was offered t1 400 for the patent
only a few days ago by prominent
railroad man. While he was in this
city he sold tailor patterns, which he
had made himself. He leaves wife
and three children. The funeral SER
vices were held In Higbee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Mexico. Thursday August
A Canadian View of the Results of
tha War
From the London Advertiser.


1t is surely interesting to observe,
as we are all observing to-day, the
large makings Of history. Halt dozen
considerable results have already
flown from the war between the Unit
ed States and Spain. They are the
following:
/. Spain has lost all her possessions
in the Western Hemisphere, and will
probably lose all Of her outside pos
sessions.
q. The war has thoroughly destroy
ed any sectionalism that has survived
as between North and South.
8. The view OF the United States
has been Withdrawn forever from
merely local or parish politics. The
day of a necessary widened or world
view has arrived.
4. The United States now denotes q
colonial or imyerial power. Like
England and France, she is now the
possessor of colonies.
5. The war has been the incidental
means of creating strong bond of
friendliness, and q sense of mutuality
of interests, as between the United
States and Great Britain.
6. The destruction of two Spanish
fleets and the capture of Santiago
have resulted in an enormous increase
in respect for the power of the United
States on the part of the nations of
Continental Europe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Education For the Farmer.


In giving reasons for the mainte-
nance of agricultural colleges, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson Gays:
ssThe uneducated man earns on the
farm from $40 to $40 a month; the
educated man easily earns from $50 to
$10O. An improved pasture will sus-
tain an animal to the acre; an unim-
proved pasture requires several acres.
The native horse without blood or de-
velopment in some of our northwest
ern states is valued at $40 head; q
well-bred, well-developed horse is
worth from 800 to $1,000. The ma
tive cow In some of our newer states
yields 81. go worth of products in a year
and the improved COW in the hands of
a skilled dairyman yields $75 worth of
products In the same time. Corn in
Iowa, some years, is worth 10 cents q
bushel where it is the one crop of the
farm; but the skilled feeder makes it
worth 40 cents bushel. The native
pineapple weighs from three to four
pounds and sells for 10 to 20 cents
apiece; the scientiest hybridizes the
same pine and makes it weigh from
eight to twelve pounds and sells it for
rs cents to 81 apiece. The uneducated
laborer produces cotton as his sole
crop and sells it for cents a pound;
the educated Iaborer diversitles his
industry and puts high. selling pro-
ducts on the market.
"The young mans labor when he
comes to college is worth no more
than that of the uneducated farm
hand; but If he studies the sciences
related to some one industry his labor
is in demand everywhere. His earn
ing capacity was equal to one laborer
when he entered; 1t is equal to half q
dozen when he graduates"
"The graduates of the agricultural
colleges of the several states, who
have laid the foundations of a scien
tific education, should be invited by
Congress to go to Washington to pur-
sue their studies IN speclal lines ana
get facilities and directions from the
chiefs of divisions, without expense to
the students. They could have access
to the departmental and congressional
libraries, to the museums of the de-
partments and of the Smithsonian In
stitute, which contains department
tai material. The university that
George Washington had in mind is In
existence now in the capital city. 1t
lacks only the students. shall in my
next annual report to the President
and Congress ask that this authority
be given to the Secretary Of Agricult-
ure. No additional appropriations
would be Necessary until large numbers
required q lecture room, which Con-
gress would promptly provide.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

Ex-Governor w. J. STONE, of Mis-
souri,, is one of the best posted and
most prominent Democrats in the
United States. He is i'm close touch
with the active leaders of the party
and is thoroughly up-to-date. Ex-
Governor Stone, during the last few
days, has expressed himself vigorously
in favor of annexation. He closed an
extended interview with the following
statement:
democrats are hating on the eve
of great future. Rather should they
press on and grasp the golden oppor-
tunity that lies within their easy reach.
Democratic papers and Democratic
statesmen-of more ability than my
self, doubtless-are either full of
doubts and bubble and fears and pro-
tests, or silent in this the dawn OF q
new era for our great and glorious
country.
"They forget that the Democratic
party has always been the party of
acquisition. They forget that Thomas
Jefferson made it possible that we
Missourians should be Americans by
consummating, in the face of almost
national protest, the purchase Of the
Louisiana territory. They forget that
Democrats acquired Texas. Talk
about stealingl Why, our present
contemplated acquisitions are virtuous
beside some in the past. Democrats
forget that in 1924 Thomas Jefferson
wrote to President Monroe that we
should have Cuba. So long as the
Democratic party was the party OF
expansion it was dominant and DOW
erful. When it abandoned that policy
1t sank into defeat.
"What will become of eDemocratit
party II 1t hesitates at this time and
permits another to lead this grea,
country into the era of its brightest
promisesf It win sink into oblivion
1t will cease to exist. sssguation and
death will fall upon 1t.
81 very much fear the De mocrat
viii let the chance pass. Missour
Democrats have splendid opportuui
ty 70 declare national policy ct thei
State convention this month. The
can be the leaders OF the nation II the
be wise. II win be a stupid and fats
blnndsr Il they fail to declare O ne,
policy Of progress and expansion.
"But I am afraid they win not se
the opportunity. wish to heaven th
people could be aroused ON this sui
ject, and see TO II that the delegate
who represent them make NO mistak,
Its our only hope"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Dougherty Named For Congress to
Succeed Dockery.

RICHMOND, Mo-, August 5.-The
long deadlock in the Democratic
Congressional Convention for the
Third Missouri District was broken at
1o:30 last night, when John L. Dough-
erty, of CIay county, received the
nomination on the 41sth ballot.
The nine candidates of the first day
narrowed down to six during the af-
ternoon. e9..
A poet sings in the New York Sun:
Somebody touched me as the crowd thronged by;
A half-averted face, flashing eye,
An unframed word of bidding and knew
The thing the plotting stars ordained is true, ]
am slave.
We are sincerely sorry that some
body "touched'' this gentleman, but
one should beware Of pickpockets in Q
crowd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Scrofu1a to
Consumption.

Any one predisposed to Scrofula can
never be healthy and vigorous. This
faint in the blood naturally drifts into
Consumption. Being such a deep-seated
blood disease, Swift's Specific is the
only known cure for, Scrofula, because
it is the only remedy which can reach
the disease.
ScrofuIa appeared on the head Of my little
crandchfld when only Is months old. Shortly
after breaking cut tt spread rapidly sii over
her boiv. The scabe on the sores would peel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK

called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink TO take the place of cof-
fee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who
have used 1t, because when properly prepared,
it tastes like the finest coffee, but Is free from
all its injurious properties. Grain o aids di-
gestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t Is not
q stimulsnt, but health builder, and children,
as well as adults, can drink It with great bene
ft. Costs about one fourth as much as coffee.
l5c and &c
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

T. p. RIxEY is hustling around over
the state in the interest of good roads.
Hs has ofgahized about sixty counties.
Audrain county should line up at once.
Goodness knows we need better
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

WHEN last heard from Camara's
squadron was nearing the Straits of
Gibraltar. Ifit had gone on to the Phil
ippines 1t probably would have been in
much worse straits pretty soon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
EXTRA SESSION, SAYS HANNA.
The Ohio Boss Predicts Congress
Must be Summoned to Meet.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 4.-senator
n. A. Hanna stated to-day that an
extra session Of congress viii un-
be called early in the au-
tumn.
"The beginning Of the end OF the
warts at hand, p said the senator. "An
extra session win have to be called In
order to consider the ratification Of
the terms Of peace. I do not know
whom President Mckinley viii assem-
BILE congress. Az far a. I know no
call has yet been issued for an extra
session, bat tits sure to come soon.
81 believe that the negotiations for
peace win be acceptable to both this
government and SPAIN" he said.
s'The war win soon be over"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
DUTIES OF SCHOOL BOARDS.
An Audrain County Teacher Has
Word to Say Upon This I'm
portant Subject.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 3.-This SUBJ
iect is of great Importance in it's scope,
to the welfare of the greatest OF our
American nstitutions-our common
school system.
First. Their chief duty is to have
read, carefully obeyed and executed
the law, meeting all their official obli-
cations without fear, favor or partiali-
ty, and without hypocrisy or politics
80 called. This is germane to all the
duties of the Office of director.
Second. Importance of employing
suitable teachers. To get a teacher
who will fit the district is where the
point of chief difficulty arises. The
legal grade in the certificate is not a
very safe guide, for many holders Of
fret grades are among our poorest
specimens, while there are others
with third grades that are excellent
teachers. Powers in governing are
first and above all else.
Third. The paramount duty is to
sustain firmly and fully the teacher in
his government and discipline. AS
the artillery must be sustained or sup
ported In battle by the infantry and
cavalry, and vice versa, so must the
Board of Education sustain the teach
er. II this Is not the case complete
route may take place and the normal
influence of the teacher and Board be
prostrated. a. .-
The faults touching the supervision
OF the teacher in the school and lack
of corporation by the trustees are
legion, but wish to call attention to
a few, which show the fickleness and
inefficiency of school directors.
First. Mr.. Smart Aleek Is made
foreman of the Board because he is
the smartest man in the neighborhood
in which he lives. He knows all about
teaching, having been teacher dur
ing the middle ages or pioneer days of
public schools. After the teacher has
things cleveriy working under ap-
proved, up-to- date methods of school
management, though new thing in
that neighborhood is becoming to be
understood as part of the duties of q
teacher, but Mr.. Smart Aleck has been
requested to see the teacher at once
about q certain regulation which he
has adopted, to- wit: that Of separating
the males and females and not allow
ing them to occupy the same play
ground at noon or recess and refusing
to allow them to associate together at
school. Mr.. Smart Aleck comes by
request of Mr.. Goodenough and others
to get the teacher to abolish the rule
and allow the young people to enjoy
themselves in each others society, as
the good lady or gentleman used to,
who taught Us the best school we ever
had in our district, and she or he
never objected to any of the boys
waiting on Mr.. Goodenough's daugh-
ters and, in fact, others as well. The
whole community is kicking about
that, and your being too particular
and precise about your pronunciation
of words and pronunciation of sylia-
bles in spelling. Also, about teaching
them to do things that they are not
required to do at home. Such men as
Mr.. Smart Aleck should never be
placed in Office on any School Board
under any circumstances. OF course,
Goodenough should never even make
the race for director.
MORE ANON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

THE readers of the LEDGER should
inform themselves on the proposed
road law, extracts of which will be
found in to-day's LEDGER. Those
who ought to know say that it is q
step in the right direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

THE Spanish residents in Cuba are
in favor of annexation to the United
States. II the majority of the citizens
of Cuba want to be annexed their
wish should be granted at once.
Citizens in Cuba who are not Gorillas
have rights which must be consid-
arad
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

AFTER all, that dinner in honor OF
Admiral Cervera at Annapolis the
other night wasn't half SO lively and
30 interesting as his recent coming
out party at Santiago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

THE Mexico boys will not 60 to
Porto Rico. They may 60 to Havana
later.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

Miss Anna r. Underwood, Of Wor-
cester, has just received bicycle
from st, Louis, presented to her by
her brother, DR.. A. M. Underwood, Of
that city. Mrs. Spinney, who 10 visit
ing them, also has her wheel mp with
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

If Lieutenant Hobson is wise he will
lose no time in sinking another Mer-
rimac between himself and the i'm
pressionable American girl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
MOTHER! r.: J; e: s:::':i !: !: g. 6

and about which Sucn tenuet ano
holy recolleetions cluster as that
of MorHER"-she who watched
over our helpless infancy andguid-
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all ef-
fort should be made to avoid It.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

AN appropriation should be made to
clean up the old cemetery in north
Mexico. This cemetery is in a de-
plorable condition and is in need of
immediate attention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

A COUNTRY boy has to live about
ten years in the city before he can ap-
preciate what good home he had on
the farm,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

GEN. CoxEy's daughter is travelling
throughout the west with a circus, but
1t isn't her fathers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
8truck it Rich,

It is reported that Dennis Fields
and james Fisher, representing the
Paris, No., Mining Company, have
struck It rich In the Kloudyke coun-
try. We hope this 10 true. Lakenan
& Barnes, Of this city, are interested
In this company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

SAGAsTA says he didn't tell Toral to
surrender, and Blanco claims he
didn't. Why doesn't Shafter speak up
like q man now and admit that he did
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
SsS.S!t2fss. n. Blood

IL the only remedy equal to such deep
very foundation and forces out every
faint. It is purely pegetabae, and Is
the only blood remedy guaranteed to
contain no mercury, potash or other
mineral substance whatever.
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

would arise made the at
mosphere of the room
sickening and unbeara bic:
The disease next attacked
the eyes, and we feared she
would lose her sight. En-
inent physicians from the
surrounding country were
consulted, but could do
nothing to relieve the lit
tie innocent, and gave Il
IS their opinion that the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Had Many Troubles.

s'Dizzy headaches troubled me 30 I
could hardly walk. I also had ague
and broke ont with sores every sum-
mer. was very drowsy at times and
was troubled with sour stomach.
Since taking Hoods Sarsapariils these
troubles have all disappeared" JANE
MoULDER, Coelieda, Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

Mrs. Judge ID. w. Summer, while
visiting Mr. Thess Browning Thurs
day, fell from porch and was In
iured seriously, but we hope not dan
geroualY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
FOR BETTER ROADS.
A PROPOSITION TO BE SUBMIT
TED TO THE VOTERS OF
DISTRICTS AFFECTED.
The Six-Mile Road Law to be Voteo
Upon at the November Elec-
tion-A Few Extracts
From the Law.

In answer to petition the County
Court will submit to the voters &C the
November election the proposition to
adopt the six-mile road law. The
following are extracts from that law:
AN ACT to provide for working and
improving the public roads, by the
organization of special road districts
of territory not more than six miles
square, In which is located q city
of the third or fourth class, except
cities of the third class organized
under special charter, and to raise
revenue therefor, and to further
provide that when this act shall be-
come a law it shall take effect and
be in force only In such prescribed
territory wherein the County Court
shall, by order of record, declare
the same to be the law in such pre-
scribed territory where adopted by
the legal voters thereof-wfth an
emergency clause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

LATE advices from the Philippines
Indicate that Aguinaldo may cause
trouble-for Aguinaldo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Mother S
Friend

dread, suffering or gloomy tore
bodings, to the hour when she
experiences the joy of Motherhoed.
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child, and she
is found stronger after than before
CONFERENCE.-THE short, it "makes
Childbirth natural and easy" as
so many have said. Do MT be
persuaded to use anything but
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11

Is Don Carlos really a pretender, or
does he merely pretend that he is pre-
tending?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Bob Got Home.

From the Kansas City Times.
It seems too strange to be true, but
Mexico is actually having q baby show
with Bob White out of town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-08-11
Way to Study Women.

"The only way for man to learn all
about women Is to get married."
"And study the ways OF his wife,
eh?"
NAV. Listen to what she tells him
about the other women"