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The times., 1899-07-09

ChHd's untrimmed hats, in all colors,
which sold fer 69c to S1.37 first OF Iuc
the season. reduced to......-......iJ ~
Mousselines. chiffon, liberty silk. in
81 shades, which sold for $1.I2 9Qc
originally. to go for. r.....--..--..-.-o ~
Finest imported silk flowers. consist
ing of large single poppies. roses. pam
sizes. and punches of silk poppies.
heather. pansies. etc. which sold 2Qt
for 9Sc to $L9S, for............. ~
The times., 1899-07-09
The 334 of Michael Cooper's
Wrappers, 39c.

L ut DufdHtC
of the thou
sands of slight
ly soiled and
hurt wrappers
which we Sc
cured from the
insurance ad-
justers of the
fire of Michael
Cooper's facto-
ry.' You heard
of them-ev-
ervbodv did.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
THEY TRAVELLED FAR ON FOOT.
A Farmer, His Wife and Three Chill
dren Make Thsir Way From
Kansas to Maine.

AUGUSTA, Me-, april 5.-oharles
Roberts, IS years old, bis wife and
three children have arrived here,
after having made their way from
Clay City, Kan, overl1 800 miles, 800
miles of the distance having been
covered on foot. Mrs. Roberts is So;
John and Thomas, twins, are "a and
Isaac IL.
The mother, father and children
carry packs on their backs which
contain cooking utensils, bedding
and some clothing. Falling TO make
q success Of farming, they returned
TO odenton, Me. At St. Louis they
were detained BY two of the children
being III, and Roberts found that he
could not fnish the journey BY ran.
road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
MACoN MILITARY ACADEMY.
Col. 2. ". Blees the Founder Of the
Promising Structure to Be
Erected in That City.

MACON, NO., April s.-Col. BIees
has arranged to build q Military
Academy here. It will be In the
Rubey place, the magnificent old
mansion being used for the main part
Of the new structure. Architect
Hirch is finishing the plans. The
Academy will be modern in every
respect, commodious, well lighted
and perfectly ventilated, having class
recitation, dormitories, gymnasium
athletic exercise ground, etc.
Col. Blees Is q thorough military
and classical scholar. he will prove
to be Q splendid military educator
The faculty Of the Academy will be
made mp of equally competent edu'
Gators.
The cost OF the Academy is esti.
mated at s10O, 900, the edIfios cover.
ing thirteen acres of ground.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
GIRL GOES WITH him.
Miss Shane and Captain Andrews to
Cross the Ocean in Dory.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 8. Miss
Belle Shane, aged %, q resident of
Morrlstown, Pa, and now q visitor in
this city, declared her intention to-day
OF accompanying Captain Andrews on
his next voyage across the Atlantic
Ocean TO attend the Paris Exposition.
Miss Shane read In the papers a few
days ago that Captain Andrews was to
make hiA seventh and last voyage in q
~ foot dory. She sought out the Cap
tain and proposed that II he would en-
large his boat 10 such size as to give
her suitable accommodations she
would bear the expense OF building
the boat. fw
Mics Shane said to-day that she had
arranged with Captain Andrews to
sail with him on June II from this
city. She said that 1t was her ambition
to be the Hrst woman to cross the
Atlantic In q small boat.
Captain Andrews said that he would
be delighted to have her accompany
him. BE has made q number Of trips
across the Atlantic, each time going in
small cockle-ehelL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
Bondsmen Nearing q Settlement


W. W. Fry, Mexico; A. H. Waller,
Moberly; Wax Gordon, Columbia;
Geo. Robertson, Mexico; attorneys
met In conference In Sturgeon Tues
day with Samuel Kincade, John Kim
cade, Pose Palmer, Geo. Laxton, DR..
J. M. McComas, Buchanan Roberts,
F. NJ. Traughber, J. L. Palmer, O. A,
Sames, bondsmen OF 8. O. Palmer, fol
the purpose OF coming to some under
standing regarding the adjustment oil
Mr.. Palmer's shortage.
Provided the Probate Court of Au-
drain county ooncurs, the ourators,
3. 8. Stewart and d. A. Mayer, are to
realize all they can out OF all the evil
dences OF debt that s. o. Palmer
turned over to the bondsmen, also out
OF the James Palmer estate. The
bondsmen gave bond In the sum Of
%, 200 that they would pay fifty cents
on the dollar OF what indebtedness was
unpaid, which We understand viii lose
the Palmer boys about $4,000. Sam
Kincade also turns over s1,e5o to ths
curators.
The Leader trusts the matter will be
settled out Of court and as soon as
possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
LETTER FROM ASA HoLBRooK
Mexieo's Brave Soldier Boy in the
Hottest Of the Battles Around
Malclos, p. WAS Severely
Wounded = Details Of
One Of the Battles.

Mrs. q. NJ. Hol5rook, Of this city,
has received a letter from her son,
Asa Holbrook, who is with the Frat
Nebraska Volunteer Regiment, now
near Malolos, P. 1. This regiment
has been constantly on the airing line
In the recent battles In the Philippines
and has won distinction in every en-.
gagement. The writer of the letter,
which follows, was severely wounded
in the shoulder while storming MaIo-
los, the iusurgeut capital, few days
ago.
In THE FIELD, NEAR MANILA, P. l.,
Feb. %, 1895. Dear Mother and Folks:
AS I am now restingT I will write you 3
few Ilnes. This letter leaves me well.
We have been in the field for twenty
days and have had pretty hard time,
as We are up day and night. Our
company has been engaged In four
hard battles. We, with Company F,
made one of the hardest charges
which has yet been made. 1t was on
February 4 the morning aftsr the
NIGHT Of the tiras attack. our reOi.
ment was in Damn about four ,oIIes
from Manila doing out.noat sutv
About eight o,oIock Saturday n;ebt
Feb. 2, our camp was fred on blythe
insurgents. We al once formed 4 line
OF defense and remained there All
night under heavy fire About dav-
break our regiment formed for attack
and divided. our compauv beiug left
to hold a bridge across a ANAL river.
After about two hours Of hard lighting
the rebels fell back about 400 wards
and took a strong position at a bIook
house, where they kept up heavy
fire, Our company and COMPANY p
were ordered 10 charge the position
II was a run Of about 500 wards across
the open. when the insuroents saw
M coming thev firad voIlav altar
vollev into our ranks unt,l wa cot
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
PENSION APPLICATIONS.
Tbs Missouri Volunteers the Most
Modest Of All.

WASHINGTON, d. O., April 6.-Mis-
souri, is the banner State for the small
number of pension applications based
on service In the late war with Spain.
Some volunteer regiments have filed
from SEQ to 400 applications each
Many regiments which were never
under FIRE have filed as many as 200
applications. Missouri furnlshed elk
regiments and battery. The seven
organisations, all together, have filed
up to date only 1876 claims for pensions
OF these 1b1 are in the invalid class
and 45 are for dependent pensions.
The LIST Missouri has filed % applIca-
tions, Of which II are for invalid and
for dependent pensions. OF the regi-
msnts mustered out the I'd Missouri
shows the smallest number Of applica-
tions, there being only 1s claimants,
The Sd Missouri has put In 81 claims;
the 4th Missouri 30, and the 9Th Mis-
souri, SO.
The 9th Missouri is still in the serv-
ice. Under recent construction ol
the pension laws, claim cannot be
iled previous to muster out. Former
members OF the 9Th Missouri, 10 the
number Of 7, have filed applications.
The st. Louis Light Artillery has
presented only 2 applications for PEN
sions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
W. J. BRYAN Writing A BOOK
The Silver Champion Gives Expression
to His Views on Expansion.

In volume entitled, ''Republic or
Empire-The Philippine Question:"
William J. Bryan Is about to give ex-
tended expression to his views on ter.
ritorial expansion. The silver leader
is pronounced in his opposition 10
President McKinley's policy and ques-
tions whether It will be ratified by the
people at large. After Mr.. Bryan has
disposed of the subject, chapters in
support Of his argument are con-
tributed by Andrew Carnegie, Sem
ator George r. Hoar, Senator John
W. Daniel and Senator Henry NJ.
Teller. On the subject Of "Imperial-
ism" Mr.. Bryan says:
"Imperialism finds Its inspiration in
dollars, not in duty. II is not our
duty to burden our people with in
creased taxes in order to give few
spectators an opportunity for ex-
ploltation. Itis not our duty TO sacri-
fee the best blood OF our nation In
tropical jungles in an attempt to sthle
the very sentiments which have given
vitality to American institutions. II
Is not our duty to deny to the people
Of the Philippines the rights for which
our forefathers fought from Bunker
Hill to Yorktown. Imperialism has
been described as 1.-THE White Mans
Burden" But since II brushes the
wealthy producer beneath an incress-
ing weightof taxes it might with more
propriety be called The Poor Mans
Load
"If the peace commissioners had
demanded harbor and coaling sta
ton in the Philippines and had re-
quired Spain to surrender the rest Of
the land to the Filiplnos, as she sur
rendered Cuba to the Oubans, we
would not now be considering how %
let go OF the inslsnds. II the cum ol
es0, ,e0o, 900 had been necessary ia
secure Spaln's release the payment oi
the amount by the Filipinos might
have been guaranteed BY the United
States -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
ARNOLD THOMAS.
A Prominent Couple Married in Gen.
tralia on Thursday, April g.
Will Reside in Mexico.

At 1880 O'Clock last Thursday R. r.
Arnold, Jr., of this city, and Miss
Ruth Thomas, of Centralia, were mar
ried at the beautiful home Of the
BRIDES mother in Centralia. Rev.
Sam Frank Taylor, President of the
Baptist College Of Columbia, was the
officiating minister. Owing to recent
death in the family Of the bride the
ceremony was unpretentious and only
few friends outside Of the families
Of the contracting parties were pres-
ent. Directly after the ceremony
dainty wedding breakfast was served,
after which friends of the bride and
groom were informally received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold left on the fast
Wabash for st. Louis, from which
point they will start on two weeks'
trip through the South. Upon their
return to Mexico the happy couple
will be at home at the residence of
Mrs. n. E. Wells.
by the marriage Mexico acquires .
most beautiful and accomplished
young woman. She win be available
addition to our social aud religious
circles. The groom is a son Of r. r.
Arnold, ST., cashier and large stock
holder In the First National Bank of
this city, and Is a most excellent young
man. He is employed In the bank
and is man who will succeed.
The bride Is the only daughter of
Mrs. ]. H. Thomas, Of Centralia. Her
father, who recently died, was very
prosperous lumber merchant of Gem
tralia; also conducted large yard In
Fulton. She ia accomplished beyond
the ordinary and has many friends
throughout Central Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Tha Rahias in tha World


II has been computed that about
36,OOo,o0O babies are born into the
world each year. The rate Of pro-
duotion is, therefore, about 20 per
minute, or more than one for every
beat Of the clock.
With the one-a-second calculation
every reader is familiar, but it is not
every one who stops to calculate what
this means when it comes to q years
supply. II will, therefore, probably
startle q good many persons to find,
on the authority OF q well-known
statistician, that, could the infants OF
year be ranged in line in cradles,
the cradles would reach around the
world.
The same writer looks at the matter
In more picturesque light. He Inn
aginss the babies being carried past .
given point In their mothers arms,
one by one, and the procession being
kept up night and day until the last
hour in the twelfth month had passed
by. A sufficiently liberal rate is al-
lowed, but even going past at the
rate Of 20 a minute, 1900 an hour
during the entire year, the reviewer
ct his post would have seen only the
sixth part of the intantile host.
In other words, the babe that had
to be carried when the tramp began
would be able to walk when but .
mere fraction Of Its comrades had
reached the reviewers post, and
when the years. supply Of babies was
drawing to close there would be q
rear guard, not Of infants, but Of
romping six-year-old boys and girls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
FREE OF CHARGE.

ANY adult suffering from a cold set
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat
or lung troubles Of any nature, who will
callat the drug store y. F. Llewellyn,
will be presented with sample
bottle OF BosoHEE's GERMAN SYRUP,
FREE OF CHARGE. Only one bottle
given to one person, and none to
children without order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such q sale as BosoHEE's GERMAN
SYRUP In all parts of the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millions of
bottles were given away, and your
druggists will tell you its aucoess was
marvellous. II Is really the only
throat and lung remedy generally
endorsed by physicians. One 75-cent
bottle will cure or prove It's valne.
Sold by dealers In all civilized ooun-
tries. arr ne
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
ST. LOUIS ALLOWS wIFEBEArlNa
Striking . Woman Held Quite Justi-
fable ct Times by 9 Police
Judge in That City.

81. LOUIS, April GA decision was
given by Judge Peabody in the city
police court yesterday that under
certain conditions husband has the
right TO beat his wife. The case was
Of one Bernard Kretzer, charged with
beating his wife because she would
not agree with him In the manage
ment OF their children.
Judge Peabody said In passing
judgment: "In this case the wife
was more guilty than the husband for
trying to contradict and thwart her
husbands viii in the presence OF the
children and setting them q bad ex-
ample which he had right to re-
buke. There are times when a wife
irritates her husband to such an ex-
tent that he cannot control himself
and uses his hand or fist. AS long as
there is no serious harm done l
don't believe In punishment
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
Mexico County Thursday April
ROAD ovERsEERs.
The County Court Selects Substantial
Citizens to Look After the Roads
During the Year 1899.

The County Court has selected road
overseers for Audrain County foI
1899. The Office Of road oversser is a
very Important one and we are glad
to know that the County Court has
made such splendid selections.
The following are the ovsrseers for
this year by road districts:
ROAD ovERsEERs.
1. j. B. Hamlett, Middletown.
2. W. d. Hutchison, vandalia.
8. A. A. Ganaway, vAndaIis.
4. by schriefer, vandaIia.
8. ]. L. Darnell, WellsvIIle.
0. J.H. Gelvin, Laddonis.
Z. D. P. Boswell, vandalia.
8. r. A. Davis, Farber.
Q. e. M. Walker, Martinsburg.
10. 3. P. Maxsy, Martinsburg.
II. J, II. Scott, Martinsburg.
H. by Weber, Rush HilE
1s. J. 8. Davis, Laddonis.
IA. O. A. league, Laddonia.
is. T. o. Hicks, Benton City.
10. Fred Thompkins, Mexico.
II. J. L. Stuart, Mexico.
Is Alex Paris, Mexico.
10. d. D. Gray, Santa Fe.
20. Harvey Eubanks, Mexico.
21. 2. w. Brand, Mexico. N
%. Y. G. Thomas, Champ.
20. W. J, Freddie, Mexico.
1. B. I. Price, Youngs Greek.
%. J. b. Patton, Concord.
20. 10. Sims, CANT.
30. J. n. Dempsey, Thompson.
81. George F. Mayes, Thompson.
80. Jno. Cleveland, Skinner.
SO. J. W. Yager, Skinner.
"a. John Day, Rowena.
85. John F. Harrison, Centralia.
80. J. T. Douglass, Rowena.
81. W. T. Hulen, Sailing.
ss. J. NJ. Reynolds, Clark.
80. Geo. A. Pollard, Middle Grove.
40. ]. II. Harding, Farber.
Il. e. L. White, Centralia.
AZ. o. B. Mackey, Oentralia.
4S. O. L. Brooks, Sailing.
A. L. A. Northcutt, Thompson.
45. 7. q. Stuart, Molino.
46. B. r. Fox, Skinner.
Al. O. T. Jesse, Thompson.
4S, J. A. Miller, Cant.
40. G. @. Wilson, Thompson.
80. Glenn W. Ahrens, Martlnaburg.
81. j. W. Hammett, Laddonia.
{ SO. ]. H. MorthIand, Worcester.
a. G.. A. Besmer, Mollno.
55. M. T. Garnett, Sturgeon.
So. O. W. Dodd, Centralia.
81. e. B. Brown, Thompson.
6s. W. 8. Smith, Wellsville.
SO. L. e. Winn, Cant.
90. Willis Eastman, Laddonia.
81. U. q. Msskey, Mt. Carmel.
50. O. NJ. Quisenberry, Centralia.
So. NJ. ID. Qulnlan, Mexico.
"a. d. B. Barnes, Farber.
65. A. B. Smith, Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
WIFE PUBLICLY SPANKED him,
William Adams Was so HumiliRted
That He Cut His Throat.

CAMDEN, N. j., April 5.-Becaase
his wife gave him q public spanking,
William Adams cut his throat and may
die.
After quarrel with his wife on
Monday he went to work. He did not
90 homo to dinner and bis wife found
him eating pie and milk In q restau-
rant. She had been waiting dinner
for him.
She grabbed him by the whiskers,
lugged him TO the sidewalk and,
placing him across her knee, whipped
him as she would q child. Then she
walked home.
Adams could not bear his humilia-
ton and, taking his knife from his
pocket made q few slashes ct his
throat, with intent to kill. He ia in a
precarious condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
GIRLS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
Inmates Of the Industrial Home Make
q Break For Freedom.

CHIILIcoTHE, Mo-, April Given
ty-five inmates OF the State Indus
trial Home for incorrigible girls, situ-
ated in this city, made q break for
liberty to-day, armed with butcher
knives and other weapons. They
drove back the guards, but were finally
run down and captured by the police
after long chase.
The girls gave as the reason for
making the break for liberty that they
had been told their getting away
would hasten the coming of tha
Legislative committee which would
cause the institution to be abolished
and that they would be sent home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
THE STATE FAIR.
The Bill Passes the House and Will
Become q Law.

al
A correspondent Of q metropolitan
paper, referring the State Fair bin
which passed the House this week,
says:
The House took another step to-day
In aid of the Worlds Fair, project by
passing the bill introduced by Mr.
Clark, of Audrain, providing for q
State Fair. The author Of the bill has
explained that State Fair viii have
the effect Of cementing the various
industrial associations OF Missouri. By
perfscting such an important oraanl.
cation and strengthening the ties thai
bind the various associations Il is con-
tended that the important industries
Of the State and the people themselves
will be given q practical demonstra-
tlon Of the many substantial benefits
of the State Fair. These once general
ly appreciated, 1t is regarded as cer-
tain that the interest aroused in an
exhibit of the States resources at q
State Fair is bound to be sustained,
and the experience OF the industrial
associations be OF great value to them
in preparing for their exhibits at the
Worlds Fair.
The purpose of the CLARK bill ls de-
clared to be ito encourage the devel-
opment OF the agricultural, horticul-
tural, mineral, stock raising and al
other industrial interests of the state'
by the establishment OF State Fair.
The Fair Is to be held annually, begin
ming possibly in the month Of septem-
Der, 1900. The site is to be selected by
the State Board of Agriculture within
so days after the law becomes effective
at SOME point in the State easy Of ao.
cess and well situated. The town
securing the location OF the Fair must
donate the grounds to the State. The
CLARK bill passed the House by q good
majority, and there is little doubt oil
its passage In the Senate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
WINTER wHEATBADLY HURT.
Nebraska Crop Believed to Be so Per
Gent Below That Of Last Year.

LINCOLN, NEB., April 5.-The warm
weather Of last week has enabled the
state board of agriculture to get
very fair idea of the damage to the
winter wheat of the state.
Reports from the various counties
south of the Platte indicate that the
loss is the heaviest in the states his
tory, being more than one-half. Sixty
per cent is believed to be very con-
servative estimate of the loss. All
winter wheat of the state Is south Of
the Platte and the wheat crop of the
state Is composed almost wholly Of
winter wheat. The wheat crop of the
state last year, q banner yield, was
S4,67s, 800 bushels on an acreage of
about 100000, about the same acre
age as this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13

Gal Barnes and Miss Essie Wood
were married Thursday evening ai
the home of the BRIDES parents, .
short distance southeast of Mexico
Rev. N. R. Pittman performed the
ceremony.
The groom is q son of Neble Barnes
of 81 miles southeast of Mexico, and
is prosperous young man, who has
every trait which goes to make . sue
cess In life.
The bride is q popular fayorite
wherever she IL known and is lovely
young lady. The LEDGER joins theil
host Of friends in extending eongratu'
lations TO the happy couple.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
Apt Quotations,

Proverbs, axioms and wise saying
have been uttered by Oonfuclns ant
other wise men from time immemorial
but few people realize how many
there are of them. o. l. Hood & 90.
of SarsspariIla fame, have over two
thousand and they have originated
the ingenious plan Of serving them ~
in delectable shape in thousands Of
newspapers, with each one neatly
turning point as to the merit of theii
well known medicine. The extensive
use of these proverbs is original ant
crsditable to Hood & 90.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13

A woman named Mrs. Clara Trip
lett applied to the Circuit Court OF st.
Olair county for q divorce last satur-
day. The court granted the divorce
and she was married again to John
Bailey in twenty minutes. Judge
W. W. Graves hoard of It and ct
once set aside the degree Of divorce
and annulled the marriage with
Bailey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13

|V. POPE YEAMAN has the thanks
he editor of the LEDGER for 3
q his history OF the Missouri
IS General Association. No man
zpri is better equipped for this
nj work than Rev. Pope Yea
He lie well-known TO the read
ne LEDGER and this publica-
I'll be OF general Interest, but
b specially attractive TO mem
q he Baptist church throughout
|e9zA This lie an entertaining and
i snlume. of facts, narrative, per-
Iasidents and life sketches, con-
Is not less than four hundred
printed on elegant paper, In
pew type, and handsomely
IS The work begins with the
Hpanish period Of Missouri
r. and comes on down ths
- Baptist line to the close o.
. thus covering . full century
ks=alning and instructive history
Ene and research have beer
to the preparation OF thil
by one known to all Baptist
- devoted about thirty year
enterprises Of Missouri Bap'
ID having for twenty year
81 over its General Association
qualified to supply the long
ii OF q reliable and entertain
Dry Of the now Venerable AZ
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13

common expression is:
he human race is grow
weaker and wiser. I"
at we are growing weak
S proved by the large
Enber of pale, thin and
|aciated people.
That we are growing
Eer may be proved by
Ercoming these disorders
Eh the timely use of
BITS Emulsion of Cod
er Oil with Hypophos-
[tes which gives strength,
Fiches the blood, invigor-
s the nerves and forms
SOC and fi.oo. all druggints.
|flfTaF q, pnvNE f-h.rut.,. A.. "a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-13
A Kansas Girl in the Trenches.

The Kansas City Journal says: Hers
is an extract from letter written By
W. 8. Cooper, an Ottawa boy with
the Twentieth Kansas, which testiiieI
not only to the bravery of . Kansal
girl, but also distantly to romance
'0ur lady nurse was with Us In thl
trenches that night. She sat righ
next to me and every time / took |
shot abe had smother cartridge read,
for me. They shot closer than the,
ever did before and the bullets wer,
Just nipping over our heads.n