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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Resolutions of Respect.

At a meeting of the physicians Of
Mexico, Mo-, on April %, 1898, the
following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, we, the physicians of
Mexico, in convention assembled,
having learned of the death of our
esteemed brother, Dr.. j. Fl. Crawford;
therefore be it
Resotred, First. That in the death
of DIR. j. Fl. Crawford we recognize
the fact that one of the pioneers in
our profession in Audrain county,
after a long and useful career, has
entered into rest.
Second. That while DR.. Crawford,
on account of age and physical infirm-
aties, had retired from the active
practice of medicine, he still main
tanned an interest in his life work and,
while we eplore his loss, we bow in
humble submission to the will of Him
who doeth all things well.
Third. That we hereby tender our
sincere coincidence to his distressed
family in this hour of their bereave-
ment.
Fourth. That the secretary be re-
quested to furnish a copy Of these
resolutions to the city papers for pub
LEGATION and that q copy of the same
be sent to the family Of our deceased
brother. W. r. ROBES,
T. P. RoTHwELL,
T. j. BASKET,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

another trial, and will in the mean
time recommend it to every one need
ing It,"
1t is now time, if ever, to get health
and strength.
Nothing should now interfere with
building up weakened nerves and
purifying the blood.
Now is the time of year when rheu-
matism and neuralgia must be cured,
when debility and nervousness must
be checked, when bad health must be
mended-if one hopes eve to get
we'll.
1t is not that rheumatism, neuralgia,
insomnia and kidney troubles are hard
to cure-Paine's celery compound has
made a host of sufferers well-but
people make themselves chronic inva-
lids by neglecting the early symptoms
of disease.
Thousands of lives that are o fast
wearing out would be prolonged if
Paine's celery compound were in each
instance used to stop those ominous
pains over the kidneys, to build up the
rundown, nervous strength, and cure
permanently those mor and more
frequently recurring attacks of head
ache and Indigestion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Edward Cauthorn Dead.

Edward Cauthorn, aged 50 years
and 10 months, departed this life at
$3.50 o'clock April 81 at his home,
three miles northeast Of Moline, this
county. He died of pneumonia.
Deceased was born in Culpeper
county, Va, in June, 1885, and has led
an honest aud upright life. When
quite young he accompanied his par
ents to Missouri. He engaged In
farming when he became old enough.
He has been very successful and leaves
his family in good circumstances.
About twelve years ago MIR. eau
thorn married and his wife and four
young children survive him. He leaves
several brothers and sisters: Mrs. j.
d. Morris and Robert II. Cauthorn, of
Mexico; Prof. Cauthorn, Of Columbia;
Albert and Daniel Cauthorn, of Sonora,
Tex; Mrs. o. Summer, Of Vernon,
Tex, and Dado Cauthorn, of Moline.
Mr.. Cauthorn led an exemplary life
aad will be long remembered for his
many deeds Of kindness. He was q
thorough gentleman and as such
highly honored.
The funeral took place at Sun Rise
church at 8 O'Clock Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

: ga word to the wise is sufficient"
and a word from the wise should be
sufficient, but you ask, who are the
wise? Those who know. The oft re-
peated experience Of Trustworthy
persons may be taken for knowledge.
Mr.. W. M. Terry says Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy gives better satisfac-
ton than any other on the market. He
has been in the drug business at Elk
ton, KY, for twelve years; has sold
hundreds of bottles of this remedy
and nearly all other cough medicines
manufactured, which shows conclu-
sively that Chamberlain's Ia the
most satisfactory to people, and is the
best. For sale by Woodbridge &
Purdy, Druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Treatment of Our Troops.

WASHINGTON, D. G., April 21.-The
American soldiers in the field live in
fine style and the experts declare that
an army of zoo, 900 men can be sup
piled from domestic resources without
mountaineering anybody or causing
the price of food products to rise.
General Cushing says the domestic
of supply are SO abundant and
reliable that unless there should be oc-
casion to put something like 1000, 900
men in the field there need be no oc-
casion for an increase in the cost of
subsistence of any like effect upon the
food supply Of the country. The cost
of transportation will be less where the
army ia concentrated than where it is
distributed all over the country. The
field rations which will be made up and
shipped to the modified troops in the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

Senator Pritchard, OF North Caro-
lima, became prominent in the CO.
operate movement in North Carolina,
the success of which resulted in his
election to the United States Senate to
fill the term of the late Senator z. B.
Vance. He was reelected to the Sem
ate In 1887.
Mrs. Pritchard's testimonial to her
faith in Paine's celery compound is
reproduced above.
Below Is a testimonial received from
the wife of United States Senator
Warren, of Wyoming, whose distin-
guished services for the country's
best farming interests are SO we'll
known.
81 was persuaded to try your Paine's
celery compound in the early spring,
when in a very rundown condition.
The duties developing upon the wife
of an official in public life are natural
ly very exhausting, and I was tired
out and nervous when I commenced
using the remedy. I take pleasure in
testifying to the great benefit I re-
ceived from it's use, and can truthfuliy
say that / am in almost perfect health
again. If 1 ever find myself running
down again, 1 shall certainly give 1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
KEY TO ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
j. r. Shells Plan for Working Our
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Money
If 1t Was Properly
Expended.
From the yandalia Mail and Express.

From the vandalia Mail and Express,
A Mail and Express reporter in
terviewed J. R. Shell Saturday as
to his views on the present read
law, and obtained from him the fol-
lowing, which we think is a plain,
practical solution of the problem,
and well worthy the attention of
those interested in the improvement
of the public thoroughfares. In re-
gard to the poll tax law, Mr.. Shell
said:
The working poll tax law is the
stumbling block of the road law. As
long as we continue the working
poll tax system we can never have
a change in the road law. Missouri,
being an agricultural state, we de-
pend on raising crops which have to
be worked in the spring. This also
being the proper time to work the
roads, we can not do both at the
same time; therefore any law to
make the people work the roads in
the spring of the year would be a
dead letter.
I would recommend first, that we
abolish the present working poll tax
system and in lieu thereof favor a
poll tax not to exceed 81. so, payable
in cash.
Second, ! am in favor of making
| the districts six miles square, as
nearly as practicable.
Third, I am in favor of letting the
district to some competent man
with teams to work the entire sea-
son, or as long as there is money to
pay them; commencing early in the
spring under the supervision of the
county court.
Fourth, l am in favor of these
overseers meeting once a year, not
less than one day, nor more than two
this meeting to be known as the
~overseer's institute. They should
meet with at least one member of the
county court at a suitable place to
demonstrate and discuss the best
method of keeping the roads in a
| good condition.
AS long as the present poll tax
system remains upon the statutes
we will have, in the fall, the grass
and weeds piled up in the middle of
the road, as has been done before.
Now as to the question of money
we find that last year we paid out in
Audrain county $12,25s to road
o~verseers for work, material and
other expenses, and we suspect that
Audrain county is rather more eco
nomical than most other counties.
There are about nineteen townships
of six miles each in this county,
which gives $645 to each township.
There are at least 100 poll tax pay
ers in each district at a dollar per
head, which is putting it very low,
added to the $645 paid to the over
seers makes about $500 to each six
miles square, which Think is all the
money necessary to keep the roads
in better condition than ever before.
This system will educate the people
to be more friendly to the road
cause. This system of working the
roads will work in one part of the
state as well as another.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Farmer" Hickman.

rIOul tlo hduodS Slty LllOo
"Farmer" Hickman is dead. The
typical old fashioned Missouri farmer
whom Riley Hall took from the pillow
during the noon day of power of the
farmers alliance and made railroad
commissioner, was killed by a falling
tree the other day upon his stoddard
county farm. Few people in Missouri
knew him when he was elected, but
during his six years in Office he be-
came well acquainted and many men
all over Missouri learned to honor and
admire him for his honest simplicity.
Captain Hickman was a gallant con-
federate soldier, a Mason of high
standing and a member of the Baptist
church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Minister Woodford Notified.

Woodford, Minister, Madrid:
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1s98.-"You
have been furnished with the text Of
a Joint resolution voted on by the
Congress OF the United States on the
18th inst.-approved to-day-in rela-
tion to the p~aciication of the Island
of Cuba. In obedience to that act,
the President directs you to imme-
diately communicate to the govern
ment of Spain said resolution with the
formal demand Of the government of
the United States that the govern
ment of Spain at once relinquish its
authority and government in the
Island of Cuba and withdraw its land
and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters. In taking this step the United
States hereby disclaim any DISPOSE
ton or intention to exercise sover-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
SPANS Coal Supply.
So Small 1t May Cause "a Col
lapse Of HOstilities
of q Sudden.

BARCELONA, April Alt has been
learned from an excellent source that
Spain is incomparably worse off for
coal than has hitherto been imagined.
This fact is attributed to the govern
ment's neglect to obtain aproper sup
ply and to its reliance upon the sue
cess of the i~ntercession of the Pope
and the powers.
The result is likely to be a prema-
ture collapse of hostilities, followed
in the end by the downfall of the gov
eminent and the monarchy. There is
extreme depression among the few
who have been intrusted with the
painful secret.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
VERY Affectionate.

"Have you seen fathers new dog
Carlo2" Tommy asked his big cousin,
as they sat in the parlor.
"Yes," he replied, ~uneasily, "Ihave
had the pleasure of meeting him."
"Isn't he splendid? He is so affec-
tionate. Don't you think so, too?''
he inquired, with sweet simplicity.
"I notice he was very demonstra-
tive" returned the big cousin, as he
moved very uneasily in the chair.
"He's very playful, too; I never
saw a ORE playful animal in my life
BEFORE"
81 am glad to hear you say that"
"Why?"
because l was rather afraid that
when he bit that out of my leg the
other evening he was in earnest. But
if he was only in play, of course, it's
all right. l can take fun as we'll as
anybody"
We are the leaders in prices of all
kinds of carpets, mattings and oil
cloth. DIT wit
TURNER JACKSON MERCANTILE Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

WAsHNGToN, April 22.-Secretary
Alger took to the White House for the
Presidents signature the proclamation
prepared at the War Department for
125, 900 men to serve as volunteers for
one year. In many respects the call
follows the outlines of the first call
for troops made by President Lincoln,
on April Is, 1851, when he asked for
5000 men. Necessarily, there are q
number of changes, because of the
different purpose for which volunteers
are asked. II the precedents are fol-
lowed, Secretary AIger, promptly
upon the signing and issuance of the
proclamation, will request the Execu-
lives of each of the several States to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Be CALLED THROUGH GOVERNORS.

cause to be Immediately detached
from the militia the quota they may
be called on to furnish. The Govern
ors will communicate the time at
which such militia will be expected
at the rendezvous where they will be
met by officers of the United States to
muster them into service OF the gov
eminent. Following this, the Score
tary of War will designate officers for
the muster service and they will re-
port at the places in each State where
the troops may be rendezvoused,
President Lincoln's first call was for
but $4,000 men, but the total number
furnished was 91,s16.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

HAVANA. April 2I.-Gen. Ramon Blanco to-day issued a
to the Spaniards in which the bitter war spirit is
A portion Of it is as follows:
'sIf the United States want the Island of Cuba, let them
come and take it. Perhaps the hour is not far distant in which
these Carthaginans of America will find their Zama in this
Island of Cuba, which Spain discovered, peopled and civilized,
which will never be anything but Spanish.
sit is our turn to have the honor of defending her and we
will know how to do it with decision and an effort many a time
put forth. l count on you for this with absolute certainty. |
believe there is no sacrifice you are not prepared to make in
defense of the national territory, whose integrity is sacred to
all Spaniards, of whatever origin.
tsTo arms, then, fellow-countrymen; to armsi
s'There will be a place for all in the fight. Let all CO.
operate and contribute with the same frmness and enthusiasm
to fight the eternal enemy of the Spanish nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
United States Troops.
Negotiations to BE Opened For
Cooperation With Amer
lean Forces.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-An
army officer has been dispatched to
Cuba to make arrangements with the
for cooperating with the
United States forces. He is under
stood to be now in Cuba on his way to
the camp of Gomez.
There are now $1,000 Cubans in
arms and Senior Albertini, first secre-
tary of the Cuban delegation here,
says that an army of 10000 men can
be put in the field at any time, the
only thing they need being arms, am-
men know every foot Of ground, are
accustomed to the hardships Of fight
ing in swamps and mountain passes,
understand from experience the
effective mean of sapping Spanish
strength and are fully acclimAted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
xTwenty Years Ago -
This Week.
Boss Tweed was dead.

Boss Tweed was dead.
H. w. Gleason was q timer.
The bankrupt act was repealed.
Miss Bessie Bolts was In st, Louis.
There was not a pound of Ice In
Mexico.
]. D. Plunkett was Postmaster MT
Concord.
There were no National banks In
Mississippi.
Miss Everett taught a summer
school at Laddonia.
Sam WoItz was salesman ut the Lit
tie Red Cigar Store.
There were 3ss patients at the Full
ton Lunatic Asylum.
Mr.. Hightshoe was proprietor OF
the Rock Spring Dairy.
Deacon Dunbar was building q new
residence on Monroe street.
Mrs. r. w. Tureman and son, Her
bert, were visiting in Denver, Colo.
Col. Vest, Of Sedalis, was pushing
his claims for United States Senator.
The Sturgeon Leader advocated D.
a. Mcintyre for Congress or Cover
nor.
It cost six cents per bushel totrans-
port grain from st. Louis TO Nsw
0rtaaua-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
How Laddonia Was Named,

FTUu Tue IHuuO1IH f5Fdlu.
Here is al interesting item concern
ing the early history of Laddonia-
how the town got its name. 1t was
named for Amos Ladd and his wife.
Mr.. Ladd helped Stay off" the town.
The place had been called Grafton and
Mound City, but other towns were SO
named. An original name was wanted.
Finally Mr.. Ladd said he could offer q
name that could not be duplicated
Ladd- Onia; formed by joining his sir
name and his wife's given name. The
christening was readily accepted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Where Life was Ohean

The Boston Traveller says: Perhaps
the greatest waste of human life ever
recorded was caused by the cutting OF
a canal In China. The work was be-
gun In 1926, and, though the canal
was % miles long, so feet wide and IL
feet deep and passed through forests
and marshes, it was finished in six
weeks from it's beginning. No fewer
than 10000 men worked at it day and
night, and 1000 died of fatigue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Mexico Ledger Free.

The Mexico Weekly LEDGER will be
sent four weeks free to any resident
Of Audrain county, who is not a sub
scriber and who win make application
attnis ofice either in person or by
mail. This offer is not made to get
your name on the book but in order
that you may have q chance to read
tho Weekly LEDGER for four weeks
In the hope that you will become q
permanent subscriber. The paper
will positively be stopped ut the end
OF four weeks unIes you order II con-
tinued.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halr's GrestDis-
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures dia-
betes, seminal emission, weak and
lame back, rheumatism and all irreg-
ularities of the kidneys and bladder
In both men and women. Regulates
bladder trouble in children. II not
sold by your druggist, will be sent by
mail on receipt of 81. One small bot
tie lie two months treatment, and will
cure any case above mentioned.
E. w. HALL,
Sole manufacturer, P. o. Box 21s,
Waco, Texas.
GONZALES, Texas, July 4.-This Ia to
certify that l have used Halls Great
Discovery for kidney and bladder
troubles, and l am satisfied that I have
been very greatly benefited by it. /
can fully recommend 1t to others
similarly afflicted.
JAS. F. MILLER,
Banker and ex-Congressman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
St. Louis Goes WiId Af tha News.

st. Louis Goes Wild At the News.
ST. LOUIS, April 21.-Mayor Zeigen-
helm had made preparations for a
patriotic display when the joint resolu-
ton Of Congress should be signed.
The fact that the President had put
his signature to this document was
promptly telephoned to the Mayor by
the associated press and he imme-
diately ordered the fire bells rung and
100 bombs fred.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
The Mexicn Ledger.

From the Vandalia Mail and Express.
The Mexico LEDGER has entered on
its fortieth year. The LEDGER is n
of the best newspapers in the state
and we wish for its editor many more
years OF prosperity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
rheumatism Oured.

My wife has used Chamberiain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism with great
relief, and 1 can recommend it as a
splendid linament for rheumatism
and other household use for which we
have found 1t valuable.-W. j. Guy
LER, Red Greek, N. Y.
Mr.. Cuyler is one of the leading
merchants of this village and one of
the most prominent men in this vicin-
G. PHIPPIN, editor RedCreek
Herald. For sale by Woodbridge &
Purdy, Druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

Body Brussels, Tapestries, Mo-
quotes, Administer, two and three ply
Ingram carpets, mattings in endless
variety. Prices to meet all competi-
ton. DIT wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

MRS. BERTHA SMITH, who received
her fifth divorce in Topeka the other
day, became quite angry when the
court mildly inquired for what causes
the frst four divorces had been grant,
ed. "I can't remember, Judge" she
remarked. "You can't expect me to
keep track of every Iittie thing like
that" Well, we should say not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

South consists of these articles, the
net weight of each 1000 rations being
as follows: Bacon, $50 pounds; hard
bread, a species of crackers, 1000
pounds; baked beans, $50 pounds, po-
tatoes, 1000 pounds; coffee roasted, so
pounds; sugar, 100 pounds; vinegar 80
pounds; candles, is pounds; soap, 40
pounds; salt, 40 pounds; black pepper,
2k pounds-a total of 3,307.5 pounds
net, or 1888 pounds gross.
The emergency ration will not be
furnished to the soldiers, even while
In Cuba, except on occasions arising
In active operations when the use of
the regularly established ration is i'm
practicable.
The Secretary of War has directed
the subsistence department to provide
paraSine paper for wrapping the bacon
and to furnish hard bread in grease
proof packages, the pea meal in cylin-
drical packages and the other articles
of the ration in suitable coverings.
The component parts in this ration
are: Bacon, 10 ounces; hard bread, 16
ounces; pea meal, 4 ounces, or an
equivalent in approved material for
making soup; coffee, roasted and
ground, 2 ounces, or tea k ounce;
saccharine, 4 grains; salt, "a ounce;
pepper, .o4 ounce; tobacco, Is ounce,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

If you want your watch cleaned OF
repairing of any kind done neatly,
cheaply- and promptly call on T. 8.
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
WITT Il. 8, RILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
A Model Country Newspaper.

n WUutI OUUHIIy
From the West Plains Champion-Gazette.
The Mexico LEDGER, like generous
wine, improves with age. 1t has just
entered the 40th year of q career of
which it may well be proud. Every
page bears the imprint OF the active
mind of big hearted Bob White. 1t is
q model country newspaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
VAC Il. ~
Banker and x-Conp
Farm Implements.

We intend to devote all our trade
to the Field and Garden Seed,
Feed and Produce business. There
fore, we will close vi our entire
stock OF Farm Wagons, Flows, Har-
rows, Disc C~ultivators, etc, at prices
that defy competition. Call and see
US before buying any farm implements.
WIT KEATH q. & /. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

Has Located Permanently in Mexico.
Prof. W. NJ. Crews, M. D., president
of ths American scientific institute, st.
Joseph, has secured rooms ut No. 81
Liberty street, Mexico, Mo. Free
treatment from Q to 10 each day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

There is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it q local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be Q
constitutional disease, and, therefore,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally In doses
from 10 drops to q t~easpoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous r
faces of the system. They offer you
one hundred dollars for any cas- It
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY &C.,, Toledo, o.
BEseSold by druggists, 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

War will advance the price of car
pets. Buy one now at a saving of %
per cent. dat wit
TURNER-JACKsoN MERCANTILE Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
For Rent.

one hundred and sixty acre farm,
two miles east Of Benton City; not
cropped in 1897, but q heavy crop Of
grass and weeds well plowed under
Sept. LIST, 1897. Good dwelling house
and out buildings, now vacant.
HOPKINS & RICKETTS,,
4s-u Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
Martial Law at Sheep Camp.

0SKAGUAY, Alaska, April Is, via
Seattle, Wash, April 21--Advices
were received here to-day that mar
tial law had been declared at Sheep
Camp. The condition OF affairs there
since the fearful avalanche has been
such ~ to impress Col. T. N. Ander-
son, In command of the Lynn Canal
district, with the necessity OF more
stringent means Of preserving peace
and protecting property. Accord
ingiy, he issued q proclamation, April
IL, establishing martial law and sent q
detachment of thirty men from Dyee
to put the order into execution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28

Bright men and women wanted
everywhere to learn q profession,
Legitimate and honorable. Success as
surpd. Prof. W. n. Crews, 81 Liberty
street, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK

called Grain It Is q delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink 70 take the place OF cot
have used Il, because when properly prepared,
IL tastes ike the finest coffee, but Is Tree from
gssticn and STRENGTHENS the nerves. 1t In not
q sfimniant, but q health builder, and children.
a. well as adults, can drink It with great bene-
at. Costs about one-fourth rs much as coffee.
lie and 26c