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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

THE st. Louis Republic makesa note
q the fact that the Democratic Con-
greasional contests are now on
tAroughout the State and that Bland,
Ozark, Benton, Robb, Cochran and
oowherd have no opposition, while
Vandiver and Cooney have candi-
tates out seeking to secure their
ooats. The Republic says Congress-
IN Bland in the eighth and Clark in
- ninth seem to have q walkover,
~ the same appears to be true Of
Benton In the fifteenth. In all three
q these diatricts 1t is asserted that
the nominaiing conventions will be
merely formal matters. Mr.. Bland
nas bsen nominated by acclamation
Almost - far back ~ the average
penticaan remembers, and Champ
Chxk and Colonel n, e, Benton ex-
pece 70 follow In his wake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

In to-day's LEDGER will be found q
card from Mr.. Orlando Hit, of this
.sytv withdrawing from the race for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

worse until I was un-
able to take my food
or handle myself in
any way; I was abso-
iuteiy helpless. Three
bottles of S.S.S. re-
lieved me so that I
was soon able to move
my right arm; before
long ! could walk
across the room, and
he'd ono dozef, bottles
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

APPOINTMENTS to the amount OF
~, 900 will be made in Mexico ssSly
this spring. T. w. Carter viii ptt
Substantial improvements on the RIM
60 House, Hon. w. M. Treioar will
build q new building for the Post
Once, w. H. Wallace is erecting .
new building for Haskell & Co., Joseph
LAkenan will erect modern residence
ON South Jefferson street, Jacob
6chopp's new house is nearly done
and several other improvements will
b made in the near future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

Jas. N. Beasley, of Fulton, was in
Mexico Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24
INSPECTORS REPORT.
Assistant Inspector General George
b. Roach Says Some Encouraging
Words in His Report of an In
spectlon Of Company G.

George Fl. Roach, Assistant State
Inspector General of the National
Guard, has made the following report
of an inspection of Company o of this
city:
"JEFFERsoN CITY, Mo-, Jan. 3D.
The Adjutant General, Jefferson City
Mo. Sir: I have the honor to report
that in compliance with your verbal
instructions Inspected Company @,
First Unattached Battalion, stationed
at Mexico, on the 18th day of January.
There were present at inspection 8
commissioned officers and 80 enlisted
men; aggregated strength Al, present
"A per cent. The appearance of the
company in line was excellent and the
ceremony OF inspection very good. So
far as the company has progressed in
instruction the movements were very
good, the bearing and physique of
officers and men excellent, showing
interest in their work.
I found, however, that the company
had not as yet taken up the firing
manual or any advanced instruction
in tactical movements. Since my re.
turn copies of circular from the office
of the Adjutant General, dated Oct.
26, 1897, promulgating the manual as
adapted to the Springfield Rifle has
been furnished to Captain Plunkett
with instructions to use such manual
In future in all instruction to which it
applies. The company occupies a very
commodious hall as an armory. No
examinations of non-commissioned
officers have been held in this compa-
ny, though steps have been taken since
inspection to have such examination.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE Fl. ROACH,
Assistant Inspector General
Since the inspection spoken of in
the report there have been six men
added to the roll carI OF company q.
The "new manual' has also been tax
en- up and the men are becoming quite
familiar with the movements. When
the weather becomes fine and the
roads good Captain Plunkett will be
much more jealous in field move
ment drills. He also expects to have
the company march to PowelPs ford
some evening and camp for the night,
returning early in the morning. The
camp discipline would be excellent
training for the men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24
Lincoln's Independence.


When Mr.. Lincoln was q youth
hardly of age and struggling with pow
erty and privation in his effort to
qualify himself for the practice of the
law, q devoted friend went, without
his knowledge, to Springfield, some
fifteen or twenty miles from his resi-
dence at that time, and on his return
said to him: "Abraham, / have pro-
cured for you clerkship in the United
States land Office at Springfield, which
will yield you a good living and enable
you to study law unvexed by debt and
want"
81 thank you, my friend" said the
poor youth; "but cannot accept the
place."
"Why not?"
"Because am Whig on principle
aud as such have no claim for Office or
favor from the present administration.
/ do not choose to incur an obligation
In that quarter, and could not take
the place without incurring one. Say
to those who have offered it that /
thank them, but decline.n
An exchange says: Editors are first
TO hear Of scandal or gossip, indiscre-
tions OF men and women, things unfit
tor publication, intrigues, clandestine
meetings, night buggy rides, young
girls gone astray, fiIrtations with mar
ried women, amours OF married men
l--snd, In fact, all neighborhood scan-
dals. Editors generally know all the
naughty doings In community, no
matter how secret. II one-half they
hear was published, divorce suits
would follow In some cases; social
ostrscism In others, shotgnns and gore,
imprisonment, lynching, shame, DESC
late homes, humiliation and misery.
Tho editor learns much OF the shame
and hypocrisy Of hfs, and IL is q won
der that he believes In anything or IN
the hereafter. People who abuse the
editor the loudsst sometimss owe theIl
standing n society TO his forbearance
Born, % Rev. A. A. Wallace and
wifs, : son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

Riley Brown is home nom : busi-
ness trip to So. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

b case the criminal
identity murder in
= from a financial
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

when I had finished one dozen bottles
was cured completely and am as we'll a.
ever. I now weigh no."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

ly. We Ill
send to anyone
our valuable
books. Address
Swift Specific
Co., Alta nta,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

Mrs. r. B. Sanford is visiting In
Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

Born, . Rev. a. A. Wallace and
wife, SON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-24

: was the first
tional provis-
lion of his ell
r.. Hits card
ID his many
rain County
regret his
cts for the
Z altering and
husiastic In
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
FARM WANTED-Send full particu-
lars, price etc. at once.
3-5tf A. Fl. RUSSELL, Akron, O
A Society of swearers Off.

A temperance society on the tontine
plan, composed of gold-cure graduates,
hard drinkers who have now sworn off, IF
and men who have spent years in acquir-
ing red color on their noses, has been
formed in Wabasha, MINI, to continue
for year. It began business on New
Years day with about fifty members.
The Tontine Temperance Association is
the name Of the organization, though it is
not formed to aid the temperance cause.
On Jan. all persons who had decided
to join the association paid SIS into it's
treasury, there being regularly accred-
tied treasurer. Three months later all
those members who have refraiaed from
drinking intoxicants during the ninety
days since Jan. / will pay another SIS
into the treasury, and the remainder will
be dropped. On July l the remaining
abstainers will each contribute another
SIS to the organization, and as before, all
who have not refrained from looking on
the cup in the interim will lose their
investments and their membership. A
fourth payment by the faithful will accur
on Oct. l, and another wedding out of
the ranks. On Jan. I, 1899, will be a
last wedding out, and division of the
proceeds by those who have continued
steadfast unto the end No man is
elipible to membership wh1 has not
been confirmed drinker. Citizens of
Wabasha think the entire pot will be
distributed in very narrow circle at the
end Of the allotted time-N. Y. Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
TURQUOISE AND SAPPHIRE,

Some Points Of Difference BetweeF
the Two Beautiful Gems.
Some one has recently sent an inquiry
in reference to the turquoise and the
sapphire, knowing only thai both We're
blue gems, but unable to state the diff
ference between them, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. The sapphire
is transparent gem, like the ruby
topaz and others. It is blue, and next
In hardness to the diamond. The sap
phire is pure crystallized alumina. The
turquoise is a hydrated phosphate OF
a1umina. It is also blue, like piece OF
sky, but is opaque, and comes mainlz
from the mountains of Persia. Tha
indefinab.e property, like the "wate! =
of diamond, or the luster of rca:'
is in turquoise called the Eat. In tt
middle ages many superstitiors vc'
attached to it, and virtues ascribed
it. 1t was said to strengthen the sigh
to save the bones in fall, to pale if t.
possessor was sick or died, but to r
cover its color when another OWE
took it. Most extraordinary fancy
al, it was asserted that when 81:
pended by string it was capable of co:
rect'y striking the hours in some mye
ferrous way on the inside of a glass
Some very beautiful specimens of tur
quoise can be seer. iii the National muse
UNI at Washington, both singly and as
incrusted On Persian boxes and bowl
as ornaments.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
DON'T GO TO THE KlONDIKE.
AFcSPCCUIuIi
3. W, HoAG.

Lots of talk and writing now days
about Klondile. But it costs $500 to
get there. Every young person should
have trade or a profession. Edison,
the wizard of the wire, was first tele-
graph operator. Telegraphy can be
picked up at homo in your spare hours.
The Edison telegraph outfit costs 81 90.
It is a practical learners instrument.
Many expert operators have learned by it
We send with it wire, battery, all COM
plete, with full directions for operating
and course of lessons for learning at
home in ten weeks. Any boy or girl can
acquire this usefu! profession in a short
time by our system. Sent prepaid $1.14.
Money refunded if unsatisfactory.
ACME ELECTRIC Co.. Room 1926,
3-5-8 Marquette Bldg, Chicago, III.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
HORSE THAT. KNEW It's DUTY.

hen HIS Master ygaa sick he Got
Z on MS Well without Hi1n.
81. a remarkable display Of animal sa i
gacity was given the her.day in Ken
sington by the horse driven by old Har-
ry Pindle, an itinerant coal dealer, says
the Philadelphia Record. Harry has
been a small dealer for years, and' many
81 bucket of coal he sells to customers
of 20 years standing. Hector" the
8o4d bay horse, has been owned by
Harry for several years, and although,
he is old and lame, the animal serves
his master Well. Last week, while out
with a load of coal, Harry was taken
sick, and, leaving his six-year-old grand
son on the wagon, he. went into
friends house to rest. Now, Hector
evidently got tired of waiting, for when
HARRY, who had become very sick. came
out with his friend to be driven home,
the team was gone. Late that afternoon
the grandson came home with an empty
wagon, and explained that Hector had
gone over the regular route, and that
the people who had been waiting for
their coal came out and took what thev
wanted and paid for it. Harry became
very i'll, and was confined to his bed fer
over a week, but the supply Of Goa,
never stopped. as Harry's Oldest son
would load the wagon before going to
work, and the team would be sent out
in charge of the little boy. It has been
proven since that old Hector never
missed customer, and he is now
pointed out as a remarkable horse.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
III Oh @ Y PED Ills PIPE.
And the Loss Naturally Caused Him


Some Annoynncc. S;
One afternoon last summer was
standing on the great suspension
bridge just below Niagara falls look
ing at the great cataract and admiring
the wonderful colors Of the green and
blue river 200 feet below. Several work
men We're engaged in painting the,
bridge, and I became interested in their
operations. It required no little en-
gineering skill to rig up an apparatus
by which to enable a painter to traverse
the giant guy rope cables which radiate
from the center of the bridge, fan
shape, toward either end of the struc-
ture. A painters platform four feet
square was suspended from one Of these
cables by a trolley arrangement, a
grooved wheel running on the cable.
BY means CT rope attached to this
wheel q man on the bridge could draw
the platform from the river bank-the
terminus of the cable-to the bridge
above, and as the platform passed along
the cable a workman sitting on COM
mon chair on the platform would paint
the great iron rope above his head and
behind the trolley wheel.
I was especially interested in the
work Of a Swede, who, perched on a
small platform, was painting one of the
|, Canadian braces. He had begun at the
e1H of the cable ON the Canadian shore
far below, and had been pulled up the
cables steep incline toward the bridge
until perhaps two-thirds Of his Journey
had been completed. There was abso-
lutely nothing but air between him and
the seething river 200 feet below; but
shere he sat, on swinging platform
nethodically plying his brush and COM
placently smoking short clay pipe.
How it happened don't know. But
the man on the bridge suddenly let the
rope slip out of his hands. There was
sharp cry of alarm from the startled
painter as the platform began to spin
down the incline, with constantly in
creasing momentum. It seemed as if
the poor fellow must inevitably be
dashed against the rocky precipice and
tumble into the river mangled corpse.
The slack Of the rope on the bridge,
however, became cntangled around a
brace and the perilous descent came to
sudden end. The flying platform
stopped with a jerk. The chair, a pail
of paint, a brush and clay pipe went
sailing into space. The painter caught
a corner of the platform just in time to
save himself from following them.
Two minutes later the platform had
been pulled up to the bridge, and the
Swede was given q chance to stretch
his legs again in safety. The man on
the bridge had not word to say. He
was as pale as a corpse and trembled
like q leaf. But the Swede did have
something to say, and he said it with
out the slightest tremor Of emotion in
his voice. "You," he remarked. cay
tank you slSal laind me your pipe. Lai]S
big fool Ay drop mine" - Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
A Window xsox Flower Garden.

A window I3ox Flower Garden.
A window box may be very cheap or
a very expensive affair, but a cheap one,
made out of a packing box, will grow
flowers just as well as costly one made
Of tiles. All that is necessary is some
thing that will hold soil. 1t is not
enough to simply nail window boxes to
the wall; a brace should run length
wise of the box, and be strongly brac]1-
eted at each end to furnish support for
the box. The soil with which the box
is filed should be rich; plants will not
grow in poor earth. It is often difficult
to get good soil in the city, but the adj
dition of q little bonemeal, which can
be procured from any store where gar
den seeds are sold, will make poor soil
sufficiently rich in all elements Of plant
food to insure success. If you do not
feel able to afford fertilizer the use Of
soapsuds on washing day will supple
ment, to a consid erable extent, what,
ever nutriment is contained in such soil
as happens to be available. Ladies
Home Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
A Bullet Set in Gold.

Perhaps one, of the most peculiar
p scents ever made by bridegroom,
to his bride, says the London Sketch,
was that of Maurice Clifford to Miss
Thorold on the occasion Of their mar
rage recently. 1t was the bullet which.
was extracted from the wound in his
shoulder which caused the loss of his
arm. The gold in which the bullet was
set was dug from a graveyard in Mata-
beleland, ard was fashioned in the
shape of double-headed serpent, the
heads supporting the missile, the whole
making Il very unique. "r;nlet.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
DIDN'T LIKE FAT BEEF.
First Experience OF q Bride on Mar-
y 1rAfirefr z.

First Experience OF q Bride on Mar
IxetinE Trip.
Almost at first glance one would
know that, she had not long been &C.
quainted with the duties of market
ing. In fact, she looked very bridish.
She wore a beautiful morning gowl,
and carried herself with grace. When
she stalked into the grocery with her
little white hands firmly closed over a
brand new pocketboolz, a self-satisfed
smile lowering about the corners of
her pretty mouth and q general air of
self-confdence about her, everyone took
time to gaze upon the fair creature.
But it was apparent that the role was
al entirely new one to her. She had
assumed r2atronly look, but it did not
harmonic with her real self.
She was not attired in a way to lead
one to think that she had recently been
led to the altar. There were no grains
of rice in her hair, nor were there any
old shoes attached to her person; still
there was something that plainly
stamped her '|bride.'
She wanted very much to conceal her
rev position in life, and even had
she succeeded in doing so by her action
her visit to the grocer's would have
given Che snap away.
The unmatronly-looking young wom-
an stumbled partly through her order,
and then she came to the item of ham.
She told the accommodating clerk that.
even though most people preferred ham
a little fat, she did not want it that way,
because she ''did not like fat beef in any
shape"
And not soul in the entire establish
ment smiled, for she made the remark
with so much feeling and earnestness
that to have even cast a knowing glance
would have been wickedness in it's
worst form.-Toledo Blade.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
or LOCAL. INTEREST.

Emil Elliason OF HoNand was IN town
this,week.
g. A. Nelson came down from Lntaen
with the election returns Wednesday.
Commissioners Jackson and Engelson
are in town attending the meeting of
the county board.
Barney Mccoy, for many years resi-
dent OF Cook county, died at Fort
William last week.
Ole Brunes, ,of Rowland, ia in town
serving as one Of the justices of the
peace on the convassing board which
meets today. ~ =.
The bond election held in the several
precincts of the county On Tuesday last
resulted in a vote of to l in favor of
both propositions.
A child was born this week to Mrs.
Olson, wife of Peter Olson who was
accidentally killed near Carlton Peak
a couple of months ago.
The mail carrier from Two Harbors
was two days late in arriving here this
week; With the exception of very few
papers he brought only the letter mail,
leaving the balance on the way.
Commissioner Engelson received word
this week from his brother. Torger. who
unemployed on the Dixon, that that boat
will leave Duluth on her first mort
shore trip an Friday, April LIST. 1t is
reported that the Dixon will make three
trips week to Port Arthur the comming
season.
Mr.. Richered P Kuhn, of Alexandria,
Va, through his attorneys, O'Farrel
Fowler & O'Farrell, has patented lamp
which would be value in every house.
hold. This lamp generates gas which
destroys all moths and disease germs,
and disinfects clothing and rooms. It
is said to sell at a very low figure.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN CALIFORNIA.
Public highways That Cost $4,000 Per
Mile-The Idiosyncrasies of Mexi-
can Cow Boys,

Public highways That Cost $1,000 Per
Mile-The Idiosyncrasies of Mexi-
can Cow Boys
Written for The Cook County Herald
DEAR EDIToR:-Northward I wend my
way from Albert Lyman's ranch. For
eight miles the climb is gradual but
continuous. All about are the noun
tains, mighty peaks which seem to pierce
the very sky Here and there notice
ssettlement-half an acre, five acres, ten
acres, perhaps, most in fruit and grain,
but no large ranches The country is
too uneven. One north and south ROAD
here accommodates the thousands of
people who have occasion to use it. It
must have cost $4,000 mile to build
over the mountains between Santa
Margurlta and San Luis Obispo, a dis
lance of twelve miles. It is cut right
out Of the mountain side, and is wide,
smooth and of an easy grade. Every
body speaks of the ''grade" here in de-
scribing a road. All the public high
ways are laid out by civil engineer and
this one is q fair sample of the many
mountain roads in this state which are
built and maintained at great expence.
Il the 'grade" is light the road must
necessarily be very crooked in order to
reach the summit. Such thoroughfare
is this 1t is like corkscrew, and be-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
New Music-Llbsral Offer.

To Introduce our new monthly pub.
lication, American Popular Music, we
make the following liberal offer: Send MS
the names OF three or more performers on
the piano or organ, and fifteen cents in
money or postage, and We will mail you
sixteen pages Of the latest popular
songs, two steps, etc, full sheet
music arranged for piano or organ,
and American Popular Music for three
months. 81
Address POPULAR MUsIc Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
Do You RIDE A WHEEL?
RECEIVERS SALE
-Of-
HTGH IN 3NHTEr [,

HIGH GBADE WHEELS,
We have received instructions to close
ont Bicycle Manufacturer Stock of
6450 High Grade '98 Model Ladies' and
Gents Wheels, manufactured to retail at
$500 each. Fully warranted.
OUR PRICE $500 EACH.
i Send $500 to cover express charges (or
deposit amount with your Express Agent
and send us the receipt) and we will ship
you the wheel G. o. D. for the balance.
Western Brokerage Co.,
1926 r Chicago, LII, r."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19
New An esthettc.

a new anesthetic, which relieves at
once the pain of deep burns, Of ulcers,
and and OF cancer, has been discovered by
Drs. Eichorn and Heinz, of MnnicI
1 t is preparation Of benzomethy1ie
ether in the form Of a powder, to which
the name orthoform has been given. 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19

! I'VE know Of no review published, in this
country or in Europe. which combines so success
! fully as the AMERICAN MONTHLY the alertness,
/ timeliness, and energy Of Journalism with the
sound Judgment, carefully weighed opinion, exact
, knowledge, and well-chosen English Of the purely
| literary periodical. 1.-THE Outlook.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-19

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND Ar-
Wv tive sentemen or ladies to travel for re-
spnnsl5le. established house IN Minne-
sota: Monthly s55.0J and expenses Position
SIC ady Reference. Encl.se Sc fade dressed
stamped envelope. The Dominion gommny.
Dept x. hicsgo S. 80 97-s