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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

Men regarded as experts in the mat
ter of natural gas have contended that
exhausted gas territory, would, after a
long rest, yield the coveted fuel again
in paying quantities. This theory has
received a setback by test at Kokomo,
Indiana. No gas wells have been drill
ed In Kokomo for eight years, and this
field has been looked upon as fair
test of the theory of revvification. Two
weeks ago William Moore, a manufact-
urer Of that city, began drilling a well
in the geographical center of the cor
poration, he having faith that in the
long interval of rest gas had again ac-
cumulated in the gas rock stratum. The
The well was finished week or so ago,
and, to the great disappointment of the
drilers and all concerned not vestge
of gas was found. The flood of salt wa
ter that rushed up from the hole did
not even bring with it the slightest
smell of gas. 1t is now believed that
ground once thoroughly gone over Is
exhausted for good and ALL The manu-
facturers are especially chagrined over
the failure.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

BLEACHED DAMASK.
56-in. Bleached Table Dam
ask, Sale price 2 &c
6O-in. Bleached Table Dam
ask, a number OF new pat
terms, Sale price 26c
64-in, Bleache ! Table DAM
ask, new designs.
Sale price SIC
66-in. all pure Linen Heavy
Damask. Sale price 4Sc
6S-in. extra heavy BIeached
All-Linen Damask.
Sale price 81 1-2c
Silver BIeache0 Damas k.
62-inch Al Linen Silver
1leached Damas reliable
wearing goods. Sale price ACC
62.inch AI1-Linen Silver
BIeact ed Damask, German
manufacture, of unsurpassed
wearing quality.
Saleprice SIC
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

A friend of the late Baroness de
Hirsch writes to the Westminster Ga
xette: I am sorry to see how all the
obituary notices about her in the Eng
1ish press only speak of her great
wealth and generosity, which they
measure by pounds, shillngs and pence.
But what the papers did not mention,
and what the public does not know,
was her self-denying goodness, the SIM
plicity of her tastes, of her thoughts
and actions. She passed through life
with her mind as pure and unscathed
ais If she had never been in contact
with this earth. To her all creeds were
good, and the poor of all nations equal
Nv entitled to share her wealth. / am
certain that had she lived she would
have given everything she possessed
away, as she despised luxury and had
no wants for herself.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

Chicago has system of paper COL
lection which is worth the attention Of
other cities. A company has contract
with the city for a term Of ten years
and pays percentage Of it's gross re-
ceipts for the privilege of collecting
and removing all the paper found in the
streets. Over 1000 sheet iron boxes,
costing about $3.50 each, are anchored
at the pavement at convenient points
about the city and into these citizens
may put their waste paper. At inter-
walls the company hauls the contents of
the boxes away. together with the
scraps of paper collected by the COM
pany's servants from the cutters. The
boxes are emptied twice a day in the
down town districts and once a day
elsewhere About eight tons of paper
are collected each week. The Salvation
Army looks after the work, collecting
and asserting the paper.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

Robert Little, an assistant engineer
on the steamship Paris, has had an I'M
common experience. He has Just been
discharged from Ludlow street jail,
where he has been confined for the past
thirteen months as witness in connec-
ton with an alleged smuggling of laces.
For this confinement he has been COM
pensated at the rate of 81 per day by
the government and $3.50 per day addi-
tional by special arrangement with the
custom house officials, by permission
OF the treasury department He has
drawn for the 34S days of his in1prison-
ment total of $1,566. His board has
also been paid by the government, as
well as other expenses, and the total
expense of. his Imprisonment has been
$1,924.75. His confinement has paid him
well.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

ical factors which determine the worth
of nation. AS to the possibility of
abolishing war, Professor Won Stengel
thinks all endeavors in that direction
are futile, because. so far as can be
foreseen, this object will never be at
tanned.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

Baron Won Stengel, professor of law
at the University of Munich, and one
of the delegates of Germany to the
peace conference at The Hague, has
Just published a pamphlet entitled
perpetual Peace" The essay discus
SEES the question whether the entire
abolition of war is desirable and wheth-
er 1t is possible. The baron is unable
to consider perpetual peace as true
ideal civilization, or to agree that war
is injurious to civilization, science, art,
commerce and industry. Ia his opin-
ion 1t is not intellectual achievement
that ultimately decides. the fate of a
nation, but rather it's capabilities for
war. In war he contends not only
physical strength is involved, but also
a large number of intellectual and eth
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15
The umrnuI and Uu,rrier
VIEW HAVEN, CONN.

A successful operator Of skin games
recently arrested in the Northwest
when asked how he was able to work
face, said: ooh, that's dead easy when
you get hold of the right fellow. / go
to some small town and hunt up news
dealers. Then I get them to give me
list of fairly well-to-do farmers and
others who do not take newspapers.
balance of the job is light"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

An interesting relic at the Confeder-
ate reunion at Charleston, South Caro-
lima was the iron six-pound cannon
"Old Secession" which was used in an
nouncing the opening of the secession
convention in that city, and was again
fired when the ordinance of secession
was passed. 1t was also used to an
nounce the secession of each State as
the news was received in Charleston,
and whenever it's roar was heard many
persons rushed to see what State had
Joined South Carolina. The cannon has
been removed at night to various places
and buried since the evacuation Of
Charleston in 1864. 1t was recently dug
up in Savannah and returned to
Charleston, where it has been suitably
mounted and labeled with silver plates,
and will be kept as a relic.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

A Russian engineer, NJ. Chatisoff, be-
1ieves that by the use CT oil fuel the
mineral deposits of the Caucasus could
be worked with great profit. Tn partic-
ular there are vast deposits of iron ores
north of the Caucasus along the Black
Sea, and in the district of Elisavetpole.
Furthermore. there is a great demand
for iron in the immediate vicinity, and
1t is not possible as yet to treat the ores
near the mines on account of the diff
Guilty of obtaining fuel, there being
practically no coal in the Caucasus. M.
Chatisoff has carried on number of
experiments using oil fuel for smelling,
but has not as yet been able to over
come certain difficulties. He suggests
that the matter is of such Importance
that the Association Of Naphtha Pro-
ducers should provide means for elab-
crate experiments on the subject.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-15

Huck Twllled and Mon5fE
Towels. all linen. large size,
$50 dog.
Fringed Blchd. Monte and
Honeyc0mb Towels, 6csea9
CROCHET QUILTS. 'as
Full size, hemmed,
So. So. 70. sec edsy
Sheets and Pillow Gases.
All torn, hemmed and Iaun-
dered-New York Mills,
Dwight Anchor. Wamsut-
ia and Fruit Of Loom.
SHEETS:
1Hx2K long. 2oc. 35c
I Ax2N lono, CSC. 39c
2 yds. by IN, sec, 43c
2Hx2H, 39c, &c, 47c
2Hx2H, 4Sc. sac
PILLOW CASES:
42x3SH, 42x36, 9ceach
45x38A, 12c each
45x4O. 5Ox4O. 15c each
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
Jefferson City Letter.

Lincoln Institute which is
located at Jefferson City, is the
State school for the education
and training of oolored teach.
ers. AT this time there are 235
colOred young men and women
in attendance and preparing
themselves to help elevate the
colored people. This lnstitu
tion is under the care of an able
corps of teachers and is doing
excellent work. Prof. j. W.
Daniel, the teacher of Science,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Il former Monroe County boy
and is Il good man for the posi-
ton. On the evening Of March
fst the Institution gave an en-
tertainment in the hail of the
house OF representatives and it
reflected credit on those taking
part. The music and orations
were fine.
4 bill has passed the Senate
giving the State Auditor two
skilled agents to examine the
county accounts. The duties OF
these agents will be to check
up and examine all books and
records Of the various counties
relative to assessment, coliec-
ton and settlement of state
taxes and licenses and to in
vestigate claims against the
state.
The House has done very
good work during the past week
although the ever present Cler-
ical question has absorbed some
time which could more CROFT
anly have been devoted to leg
islation. The House has vast
ed enough money wrangling
over this question to have
paid the entire force during the
the remainder Of the session
With the reduced number of
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Monroe City is how in need OF
more labor employing inStitU-
tons aud rs now manufacturing
plants are being located in many
places Monroe City citizens
should try to get some OF them,
A plant to manufacture Jack
sons hay loader would be =
profitable institution for those
who invest their money IN it and
W. r. p. jackson, who owns the
patent will make liberal terms
to company. Now is the time
20 secure. this enterprise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

clerks it will be crippled in
some parts OF it's work and 9th.
ers will have to be put on: Pro
Yided. however, that the House
gets down to business anG,
does that which the people o.
the State sent the various rep
resentatives here to do.
The seventy days will expire
Saturday and the House has vet
much business before it. before
the real work OF revision can
be taken up.
House bill taxing express
companies 5 per cent of income
derived from sale of money or
derS has been sent to engross-
ment.
Webster Gordon. the new
member from Boone Co.. has
been sworn in as successor Of
the late Capt. Kneisley.
a large petition came u;>
from St. Louis citizens asking
the House to pass the st. Louis
Police bill.
The members of the general
assembly are to attend ban
quet Saturday evening in St.
Louis. 1t is to be given by the
st. Louis Committee of 2OG,
which has the work Of org aniz-
ing for the big show.
A bill to tax telephones has
been introduced.
A bill has been introduced il,
the Senate. which if passed
and becomes a law, will prohib--
it the sale Of cigarettes or cigar
cite wrappers 10 minors.
MONEY TO LOAN!
IN any amount desired from 500 to SIOOOD. on
mi'ed amount 10 loan justil this time. Now
= the best time to get Low Ratios and
Easy Terms. Looms closed on short no
nee. Apply direct tO
w. W. LORcMIRE,
Loan and Abstract Lawyer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

All kinds of trusts are being
organized TO rok the people.
Our Republican friends are re,
sponsible for Legislation which
grows these institutions intend
ed to make the people slaves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

|. Ladies clean your kid gloves
with Miller's Glovine, for sale,
only by j. J. Rogers, sole agent
for the famous Voltaire and
Virginia Kid gloves; all the,
eSirabl e shades.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

The beef inquiry board APP
pears to think the soldier boys
should eat such beef as the beef
trust sees lit to furnish and not
grumble because it is not fit for
man to eat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

THE administration 1T WASH
ington is by the war on the
Philippines seeking to attract
the attention of the American
people from the fact that the
great trusts at home are grow
ing stronger and are preparing
10 strengt hen the chains Of slav-
cry around the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
The American people are glad
that Dewey is an Admiral

y bright, up to,date school
man should in all cases be elect
cd county school commissioner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Moa0poIies and trusts are the
greatest tyrants ever known to
mankind. Oar Republican
friends pass such laws as aid
these enemies of mankind and
then so before the people pos.
ing as the friend of the poor
man.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Congress dld the right thing
when Rear Admiral Schley was
placed ahead of Sampson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

The government has 10 right
TO make laws that take unjust
ly from one class their earnings
and give it to. another class.
Tariff does this.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Tariff is Il burden placed on
the poor for the benefit Of the
lew wealthy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
THURSDAY, MAR. 9, 1899

Sa%dsta is true TO Spain in
evil as we'll as good report.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Nou. who are citizens of Mon
roe are interested in making
this Il better town in every res.
pect. Are you?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

The German feet leaving Ma
Mia explains the political reas-
ons" of Dewey for wanting the
Oregon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
Market Report.

Shipments for the week were
light. Sharp & Gray 9 cars OF
hogs; Yates, Barger & Co., .:
cars of hogs; Gus jackson car,
hogs and cattle; Handley & vii.
his l car mules; II, M. Clark 2
cars bull calves; Jasper Hen,
derson l car poultry and eggs.
Total 9 cars,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
MONEY TO LOAN!

IN any amount desired from 500 10 SlOOOp on
UNIFIED amount 10 loan justul this time. Now
y The best time to get Low Ratios and
Easy Terms. Loans closed Oh short no
tice. Apply direct tO
w. w. LORCMIRE,
Loan and Abstract LAWYER
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23
Bosses and Boodle.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispateh.
The election in Ohio illustrates boss
ism in politics. The use OF money was
open and notorious. Each side charged
the other with boodling and neither
one dared deny the soft impeach-
ment. Prosperity OF the Hanna-Mc-
Lean varieties prevailed in every pre-
cinct in the State, and nobody can
tell which boss bought the most
votes.
Elections conducted on a money
basis mean nothing. They do not ex-
press the public win, since the de-
terming factor is not the preponder"
ance of political sentiment, but cold
cash, which is the one and only ex-
pedient OF the boss.
Unless the voters shake of the bosl
and smash the machine II is sheer
hypocrisy to pirate of Democracy and
the rule of the people. An expert.
enced observer can calculate the hon.
est voter of either side, often to q
nicety. After that 1t is question Of
price. The boss who handles the funds
most skillfully wins the election. In
other words, the purchasable voters
rule the country. 1t is not pleasant
condition, but in many States 1t must
be admitted to exist. And 1t will con-
tinue to exist until the people over
come the inertia of habit and quit vot-
ing for boss -created candidates.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23

THE rank and file OF the Democrat
ic party and the members OF the
executive committee in Audrain coun-
ty are In favor Of county primary
to select delegates and instruct them
to the State convention. Thousands
of Democrats who are opposed to a
general State primary favor local pri-
maries. Now, when the county COM
mittee msetsto arrange for it's primary
we predict that some of the politicians
who now claim to be In favor of even
general primaries, win appear before
this committee and ask the committee
not to put the names Of the State
candidates on the ticket, even for the
county primary. In brief, ct least
one of the politicians who is now
loudest in his demand for q general
primary will insist that the county
committee prevent the Democrats Of
Andsein ecrnty, even at our local
primary from voting for State agiosvs.
Does the rank and file OF the Demo-
cratic party In Audraln county sup
pose for a minute that they will have
a chance at the next county primary
to vote for the nominees for the State
ticket? We make this prediction in
the face of the fact that the rank and
die OF the party and the members OF
the committee favor a county pri-
mary for State officers. There is, at
least, one politician in Audrain coun-
ty who now loudly claims to want a
general primary election all over the
country for every ofIicer from 0onsta-
BILE to President, who will surely be
before that committee, demanding
that the Democrats Of Audrain county
be deprived OF the right of voting for
theirchoice for State nominees. What
will be the resultS
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23
RESOLUTIONS Of Respect.

Once again death has entered our
ranks and claimed an honorable mem
ber. Neighbor James A. Harrison
was suddenly taken from this life on
Friday evening, October 27, 1899.
Therefore, be IL
ResoIved, FIRST, That in the death OF
neighbor James A. Harrison Mexico
Camp, No. 2o5O, of the Modern Wood
men Of America loses one of its best
members, Mexico cne of her noblest
citizens, the church one of its most
faithful defenders and his family q
loving and devoted husband and faith
err.
Second, That we will ever cherish
bis memory and commend to our
brotherhood the example of his un-
selfish charity and noble, Christian
character and humbly pray that Gods
protecting care may shield his loved
ones on earth and bring them together
again in joyful reunion in heaven.
ID. O. HASKELL,
j. N. GROSS,
e. e. JONES,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23
BoTTs-BOTTs.
Two Popular Audrain County People
Were Wed at the Brides Home
in This City.

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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23

REFERRING to the movement to es-
tablish a general State primary In
Missouri, the Jefferson City State
Tribune oditorially says; "The State
primary plan of nominating State
officers has about been snuffed out.
After a meteoric existence 1t is just
now taking q bedimmed and flicker
ing departure over the political hori-
zon. Its zenith was quickly reached
and its descent is in conformity with
its ascent. The vox populi feature Of
the State primary plan, worked so as
siduously by it's supporters, is what
made 1t appear plausible and practic-
able at first blush. That this argu-
ment is specious and misleading 1t
took little effort to show. Many were
led to expressions In favor of State
primary because of the too prevalent
habit of taking things for granted.
The politicians who launched the
scheme declared 1t the only plan to
secure first hand the choice of the
people, and pointed out the many
abuses which the convention plan Of
nominating worked. A little intro
spection, however, on the part OF the
country press, and the shortcomings
of the primary plan were shown to
far outnumber the objections to q
State convention. From now on the
State primary bubble win grow beau
tifully less, and ere long will be polit-
ieal ancient history In Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23
wELLsvILLE NOT ALARMED.
Smallpox Confined to Negro Settle
ment-Mild Type.

WELLsvLLE, Mo-, Nov. H.--small-
pox at WeIlsville does not exist to
such an alarming extent as indicated
by reports from Mexico, publlahed in
st. Louis papers yesterday.
Up to this date there have been less
than a dozen cases and no deaths.
The disease is confined to the colored
population, and almost exclusively to
Jeff Town, portion of the town In
habited entirely by the colored race.
A medical expert from st. Louis has
pronounced the disease smallpox in q
very mild form.
Vigorous measures are in force to
stamp out the disease. Public schools
have been temporarily closed, infected
districts quarantfned, ana vaccination
ordered. Business continues good.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23
PRIMARY FOR AUDRAIE COUNTY.


Audrain county will have = primary
to select the Democrats ticket. Au-
drain county Democrats have tried
the primary plan.-Mexico Tntelligsn-
Ger.
The Democrats Of Audrain county
agree with the Mexico LEDGER In
favorlng q county primary, and not
general primary, to name the ticket
and instruct the delegates to the State
convention. The above and other
articles from our contemporary would
leave the impression that II favors the
same method.
During the absence Of the senior
editor OF that paper Mr.. H. o. Turner,
who seems to be managing editor, has
been very active in interviewing
Democrats, and finding that they are
In favor Of the primary. We predict
when the committee meets that the
senior editor Of the TmtcIIigsneer win
appear in person or by proxy before
the committee asking that the Demo-
Gratis of Audrain county bs deprived Of
he right of voting for candidates for
State offices at our local primary.
We make this prediction in the face
Of the fact that he appears, now, to be
very anxious for the primary plan
and claims to want to give the rank
and file Of the party chance to ex-
press themselves on the State candi-
dates. Do you suppose for moment
that ne will allow the Democrats Of
Audrain county to vote on candidates
for State Offices at the primary IL he
can help it9 He expects to name the
delegates and vote them clear down
the line as he chooses, as usual. Won't
hap
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-11-23
STOCK NOTES.


From the Paris Appeal
Geo. Hayden delivered 10 hogs to
Paris buyers Wednesday ct s3.65.
j. d. Tully bought two loads Of cat
tie from Bud Dooley last week at
$50 per head.
VIM. Mundy bought IS hogs from
VIM. Floyd and 6 from Wm. Smith,
near Santa Fe, at 1915.
J. W. Trimble tells US that corn Is
selling at s5e in South Fork.
O. A. Thompson, near Tulip, con-
tracted 5000 bushels Of corn to Jim
Young last month at soc.
W. II. Smiley, of South Fork, re-
Gently sold 40 head of 1,000-lb 2-year-
old steers to Warren county buyer
at s4.35.
]. W. TrimDle, near Santa Fe, sold
"A head Of 965-lb 2-year-old steers TO
]. II. Scott at s4s5. O. O. Heizer
sold 50 to same party at same price.
At John smizer's sale last week
horses sold at $50 to $50. Grow &
Bird paid s107 for q mule; W. 7.
6mizer, s65.5o per head for 21 fat
cattlei Fult Sanders, s2250 per head
for 10 calves. Cows sold at s25 to s4o.
At W. L. CrawfOrd's big sale on
Youne's Greek Wednesday, John
Maddox paid ss4 per head for 20 fne
yearliDgs and sS1.75 for g 2-year-olds.
Thirty-three sheep averaged IS. 45;
cows, $40 to $40; horses, ss5 to el5;
corn, SOC.