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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
CHAIRMAN SAM B COOKS PLAN
TO SUBORDINATE THE
WHITE METAL
ANTI TRUST, ANTI EXPANSION.
General Manager Cook, Of the National
Democratic Committee, Says That
Silver Be in the Back
ground in 1900.

CHICAGO, May i2.-samuel B. Cook,
general manager Of the Ways and
Means COMMITTEE Of the Democratic
National Committee, called on Mayor
Harrison to-day 70 invite him to the
big Democratic banqust to be given
by the National Committee IN 81
Louis May IS.
Mr.. Cook, who is in touch with the
Democrats leaders in all the states,
declares that the platform OF 1900 will
contain strong planks agaiust imrsr-
iAIlsm, expansion and trusts. He intr-
mates that silver wiz be put in the
background, and that this win be
made evident By the speeches at the
St. Louis banquet.
Ii is expected that 1890 viii attend.
The speakers scheduled are William
J. Bryan, J. O. 5. Blackburn, ex-
Senator from Kentucky; Champ
Clark, of Missouri; Col. NJ. O. Wet
more, the antitrust millionaire, Of
st. Louis; Congressman Benton, Of
Missouri, nephew Of the famous Sena-
tor Of that name, and Congressman
De Almond, Of Missouri, who expects
to be the minority leader in the next
session Of Congress- There is nothing
to Indicate that "silver Dick" Bland
win be present.
Mayor Harrison neither accepted
nor declined Mr.. Cooks invitation to
the banquet. Ex-Gov. AItgeld has
been invited and has accepted. Mayor
Harrison has declined two invitations
to political affairs to which ex-Gov.
AltgeId was invited. The Mayors
friends tell him he must go with his
President boom to this banquet,
"Altgeld or no Altgeld.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

LIv4 nc luAhIL DA4s
TAe case of the State OF Missouri to
the use Of the Collector of AudraIn
county We. ]. O. Renshaw, brought to
this county on 3 change Of venue from
the Andrain county Circuit Court, was
tried In Circuit Court here this week.
This was a suit brought to recover
certain taxes due the county of Au-
drain on mortgages held by Renshav
in that county. The taxes sued for
we're due for the year 1926 and amount
ed to q little over 800. The jury gave
a verdict for the full amount.
This case occupied all Of the day
Monday in taking the evidence. Il
was argued Tuesday morning by the
attorneys and the jury returned its
verdict at 3 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney R. d. Rodg-
ers and City Attorney John D. orear,
of Mexico, appeared for the State
and B. P. Bailey for the defendant.
The case attracted considerable In
terest on account of the prominence
Of the defendant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., n. Y, Nay
13.-I sailor rather steam-on next
Wednesday, the 18th, for Antwerp,
Brussels, Paris and London. thought
/ had bought the Southwark Of the
Red Star Line until I saw what q
small portion Of this great steamship
I was to occupy over and back 4
never before fully appreciated the
Inconvenience Of big feet; I don't
really know where / viii put them.
passengers are allowed 20 cubic feet
Of baggage free to each aduit~AnI
baggage must be plainly marked with
full name Of passenger and steamer.
Baggage tags furnished upon sppli-
cation. Baggage must be claimed on
pier before em~barking, otherwise it
may remain there at passengers risk.
Trunks or packages for state rooms
should not exceed Is inches in height,
2 feet in width and 8 feet six inches
In lesgth." / ind the above in small
print on my ricket and / thought /
had bought the steamer. Ny bag
gage don't need tagging, but they
need room.
r. P. Flower died on Long Island
last night Of acute indigestion. I.
thought that was what was the matter
with me, but guess not. Flower was
a great man IN many respects. He
was = farmer boy and self-made. He
was an optimist, looking en- the bright
side. He worked instead Of talking.
He did not believe IN finding fault,
but in working and in trying TO i'm
prove conditions. A few days before
his death, in speaking Of life, he said;
1.-THE first important lessons Of life !
learned were Independence, seIf-re-
lance and falr-pi2y, also n proper
sense Of humility. My mother taught
me as q boy that there wa nothing
go contemplate as . coward nor so
mean as q liar. That with her seemed
TO cover everything, and, when one
reflects, courage and t~ruthfuluess do
seem TO include all the essential vir-
tues. A man should either rise or
fall with his party. On the shoulders
Of the party must be placed the abso-
lutte responsibility Of the administra-
ton; no division, no compromise.
Ny success in Congress was due to
the fact that / always tried to learn
more about the work OF the commit
tee on which ! CHANGED to be placed
than any other member"
Flower was q useful, unselnsh pub
lie man and lived for others while
working for himself. BE died In the
harness, as most useful men DO.
The weather here ls delightful and
I hope for q pleasant voyage. A
storm at sea win do to write about,
but I do not care to experience one.
/ am not hunting storms, but q rest,
and I hope Old Ocean viii be still and
I win be awfully good.
r. n. WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
THAT SEA VOYAGE
EDITOR z n wHITE RESTING
UP A BIT BEFORE STARTING
FOR EUROPE
wiz Embark Wednesday for Antwerp
Higher Criticism in thu East
The Power Of Pulls Rx-
cspt With Better
Half and His
Physician

Editorial c~srrespOnasncs q ne Lsaeer.
NKw YoRK CITS, May I2-Just as
soon AZ ! get rested ! am going 20
arrange for that sea voyage which IL
to rest me for good. You can't rest
in Eew York unless you are blind and
deaf, and then you would not need to
rest. / have enjoyed my trip thus
far, except that ! was worried to
notice that every town ] passed
through that is one-half the size Of
Mexico has lie streets paved. Paving
the streets of Mexico would rest me a
whole lot.
New York is excited about "higher
criticism" and a man who is going to
escape hanging. 1t Is popular with
some to favor anything rhsoh naiit,es
the Bible. Every once in awhile you
viii find q man who is spovo the Bible
and feels bigger than God. We have
q few in Missouri-only q few; they
are more plentiful in New York.
Men with apulls'' are becoming
more numerous everywhere and need
looking after.
"rhe most corroding evil in Ameri-
can life to-day Is the power Of pulls.
In this Republic, by the theory of
whose government one nan is a. good
as another, and has all the rights Of
any other, there Is q discrimination
among citizens that can hardly be
matched anywhere else IN the world
outside of Turkey. II the schools are
over-crowded and some children
must be shut out, the parents with in
hnenee secure the places. Pulls OBJ
tain positions Ia every branch Of the
public service; they gain favor in
assessments for taxation; they relieve
their possessors from jury duty; they
secure contracts; they give desirable
assignments to ofieers of the army
and navy, and they enable one firm to
sell poisonous beef to the government
when another would not be allowed to
dispose of goods OF the arst quality.
ssThe pull IL rampant in private bust
ness and It has invaded the courts,
The poor woman who steals q pair Of
baby shoes is q thief; the rich one
who steals 9 thousand dollars worth
OF lace is a kIeptomaniac; the capital
ist who steals q street is q hnancier.'
The American people will leok after
the men with the apulls," and this
evil win be corrected; but those
holier-than-thcu people who perform
miracles as OF old VIII continue q
work the people just as long as poor
weak human beings are born who
think and act along the line OF "Ms
and God"
would "restp better II / knew how
TO swim. A man can't rest easy n be
don't know how TO swim and has q
cross the ocean, especially II he Il
used 10 riding on railroad tracks. II
had had a "puIln with my physician
! would have rested in this country
A man may have q "pull" every
where on earth except with nh
physician and his wife and then havl
to swim the Atlantic to get 3 s'rest.'
r. NJ. WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18


THE State Democracy Of Missouri
gives a banquet in 81. Louis Thursday,
Nay IS. Prominent Democrats from
surrounding States have been invited.
Ex-Gov. w J. Stone, Of Missouri,the
moving spirit OF the gathering, and
who is also Missourl's member Of the
Democratic National Committee, has
specially invited q large number Of his
associates on that committee to at
tend. His action has given rise TO the
impression that there lie to be a regu-
lar meeting of the National Commit
tee. There viii be no meeting Of the
National Committee until some time
next winter, when the time and place
for holding the Democratic National
Convention viii be fixed. Chairman
Jones will call the meeting a. soon as
he returns from Europe next fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
bridge NOTICED
al 1880 O'Clock, P. H., Satuiq
June 3, 1899,

At the east front door of the Coui
House at Mexico, Mo, the following
bridges win be let for repairs 10 ~
lowest bidder, subject to the spproTt
or rejection By the County Court
r. 7. Freeman bridge In Seetios 3
Township 50, Range 9, west.
Beaver Dam bridge In southeast
Section ~, Township 30, Ranges
Wes Stewart bridge in southeast
Section IA, Township 80, Rangea
Owen Rollins bridge, between SEC
ton II and 10, Township 50, Range j
Ouivre bridge in southeast See
tion 20, Township 81, Range 5.
Whitledge bride In Section 50, Tow
ship 81, Range 8.
Ed. Kendall bridge IN Section
Township 81, Range 8.
Lick Greek bridge in Section
Township 81, Range ..
NEW BRIDGES.
VIM. Stewart bridge IN southeast
Section 81 Township So, RangeL
knbanks bridge4n Section 10, Tow
ship 50, Range I.
Naylor School House bridge in y
ton e, Township 50, Range 10.
See specifications ct the County 50
veyor's Office.
R, 8. MCKINNEY,
County surveyOE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

The case Of O. W. Crawford vs.. @.
W. Crump, administrator Of the es-
tate of Archie Cottle, was settled In
probate court before Judge b. NJ.
Edwards Wednesday The settlement
was In the form Of q compromise, ia
which Crawford got $50; he sued for
e4s. Il viii be remembered that Cot
tie was driving q horse belonging to
Crawford when be (Cottle) and the
horse were killed by the railway cars
and Crawford was suing for the re-
coyery Of the worth Of the horse.
Attorneys Booth and Harris and
Mayor Bush, Of Centralia, were here
In connection with the case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
NONE SO POPULAR.
IT Is DAILY GAINING FAVOR IN
MISSOURI
Results Reported From People Who
Have Given a Fair Trial
to the Remedy.

Morrow's Kid-ne-o ids, the scien-
tihc kidney remedy and backache
cure, is daily gaining favor in Mis-
souri,. No medicine has ever been
sold in this State for kidney ailments,
backsche, nervousness, sleeplessness
and general debility that has gained
such popular favor as Morrow's Kid
ne-oids.
We give you the experience of Rev.
n. B. ~Broaddus, 800 Ault St, Moberly,
Mo-, who says: 81 have been afilct-
ed with kidney trouble at intervals
for the past twenty years. The pain
across the small OF my back extend
ing down into my hip joints was very
sever &C times; I could not bend over
readily or straighten up suddenly. !
had other distressing AID annoying
symptoms Of kidney trouble which
the doctor said indicated diabetes.
Ny nervous system was badly de-
ranged. / heard about Morrow's KID
ne-oids and decided 10 get q package
and give them q trial; | used them
according to the directions and was
greatly relieved Of backache and
lumbago In less than a week. Ny
nerves are stronger and I am 50 much
better in all respects that ! am en-
couraged to continue the use Of Kid
ne-oids, hoping for q complete and
permanent cure. I can heartily rec
ommend MoFrow's Kid-pe-oids 10 all
sufferers from kidney trouble"
Morrow's Kid-ne-olds are moi pills,
but Yellow Tablets which is q scien-
tlhc form Of preparing medicine They
are put up in wooden boxes which
contain enough for about two weeks
treatment and sell for fifty cents a
box at all druggists and at Buckner q
Whitney's drug store.
Descriptive booklet mailed upon
request by John Morrow & Company,
Chemists, Springfield, Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

IT appears not to be improbable that
Mr.. White may have to swim back to
this country. We fesl warranted In
saying that If the LEDGER editor had
started out to beat the best time on
record around the world he'd lay the
fests Of all other globe-trotters on the
shelf il he had to swim the ocean and
walk il from New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
A Man Who L. Tired


An the time, owing TO impoverished
blood, should take Hood's Sarsapa-
rflla to purify and enrich his blood
and give him vitality and vigor.
This condition Of weakness and lack
Of energy is a natural consequences
Of the coming Of warmer weather
which hnds the system deblIitsted
and the blood impure.
A good spring medicine is necessity
with almost everyone. Hoods sar-
saparilla lie what the millions take
in the spring. Its great power TO
purify and enrich the blood and
build up health is one Of the facts
Of common experience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18


TIE Chicago representative Of the
New York World has either misrep-
resented State Chairman s. B. Cook
or Mr.. Cook talks one way in Illinois
and smother in Missouri, which We are
10th to believe. Recently Mr.. Cook
was reported from Chicago as intimat-
ing that asllver viii be put in the
background In the approaching cam
paIgn, and athat this viii be made ev-
ideBt by speeches at the 81. Louis ban
qnet.p Mr.. Cook, In bis paper on
Tuesday, denies this in an editorial
and says;
aThe Democrats platform Of 1896
VIII be re-amrmed without 90 much
~ changing the dottiBg Of an II or the
crossing Of ~
aEet only must there be 3 coerags-
Gus stand for silver coinage bat there
muaf be no compromise on The ratio.
THIS will not prevent The Democracy
from psging 3 vigorous war on trusts
and imperialism. TIE people in con-
slderlng these new questions win not
nbnrdca the principles Of binstai-
ham, ;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

PBoY. MAcCRAcKIE has accepted
the presidency Of Westminster Col
iege at Fulton. The selection lie q wise
one, as the young professor lie wei
known In the East al = lsading stu
dent in philosophy and a man well
equipped for the responsible position.
He lie at present in Germany, bat viii
return in August.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
MEXICO, Mo. MAY IL.
8. Louis live stock Market.

ST.. LOUIS, May i7.-About 90 cars
OF native cattle were on the market
Tuesday. Steers sold from $3.50 to
$500, stockers $3.50 to $500, feeders
$4.6O, COWS 90 IS to $3.50, helfers ss.75
to $500, bulls % so to ss.75.
Hogs--The bulk of the hogs cold at
s3.70 to $3.50. The pigs and tight
lights at 1925 to 50. 20, bulk at $3.50
to $40; lighthogs at $3.50 to 50 IS,
bulk at 1910 to ss.75. Medium weights
at 1870 to $3.50, bulk gong at $3.50 to
ss.s5. The heavy culIs sold at $50
to $500. Good mixed hogs at ss.75
to 1885, and inferior to fair and lighter
mixed at $500 to $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

REV. De. ). p. GREENE, d. D., Of
Liberty, Mo-, president of William
Jewell College, and for ten years pas
tor Of the Third Baptist church in St.
Louis, has been unanimously elected
president of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, from which be
was graduated in 1879. DR.. Greene
viii address the graduates of Hardin
College on May 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

1T lie gratifying to know that the
drunksrd is fast becoming a relic of
the past and that yearby year intox-
icants are being less used. Man is
coming to a realization of the fact
that whiskey lie not good for him.
This is apparent in our own midst
where 1t is reported on good authori-
ty that two saloons may soon retire
from business from lack Of patronage.
AS long as there il a demand for liquor
there viii be q supply, but the day viii
come when the demand viii not war
rant it sale. Moslems are denomi-
mated h~eathens, but they do not drink.
A Mohsmmedan's creed prevents bis
use Of Intoxicants. The traveller IN
Moslem countries is struck with the
absence of the saloon and the drunk
ard, for which the followers Of the
Prophet are to be commended IL for
nothing else. France, Germany and
the United States are the leading
wine, beer and whiskey drinking
countries and our own Republic win
be the FIRST TO forego the evil. Then
win he world grow better in this par
ticular spot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
Three
Days
Only
DR.. Porter and staff Of Ply
sicians OF the Boston Electro
Medical Institute are making a
tour Of the State.

This being an advertising trip and b introdao,
their new system, they viii give consultsnos
examination and al medicins Necessary 10 con.
plete a cure free. An patsrsta taking a~dyantag,
OF this oGsr VIII DO expected 70 state 70 her
friends ne result obtained hT their new systs.
Of treatment.
They treat an kinda Of chronic diseases a.
d~sformfties.
ft 4 seldom hat . community 20 situated !
the one IN which We 1.-Two has The privileged
In constant attendance 70 wall upon you, de
noee your case and give YoQ the benefit OF ID
medical kn~owledge, TheEe u no expeflmenus
q Ssn guess e .u ress a. 9 nas. ~ H s e sol ~, wA z %rI n
they WIN treat you K incufable, they VII Eis
you such adyice a. 10 prolonR life.
They cure deafness hy en- entirely new metha
Catarrn n All ~ varied forms cured % Il Wi
neysr return BY breaking ~ ne cold catching
Il you have weak lungs Or ogps,up- 20 10,
an te - enamined. u vii cost ~ l9thing iaV
al diseases and degormltles.
Their new discovery OF absorbing medicine !
electricity n paralysis, loaa O poVer, rheamt F
item and an Diseases o. nervous system, Is /
0od-send % suffering humanity. Medloal ms (
stand appalled, ct ne marvellous cures mat a.
being effected wherever this system has ~
introduced. Thousands WI have given % T
nope Of ever Being cured now nave an Opp0f
tunity o. lie time 20 consult, without oharn
doctors OF q national reputation. Remenbe
their knowledge OF medicine, combined VII
that Of electricity, gives them control OF dlssa
that others do not possess II you have a vsa
eye, II you aro hard OF hearing, IL you are an
and cannot walk, this new system VIII cure "a
quickly.
Dont fan to can on these eminent speciaia
as a visit WI cost o nothing and may N
II you suspect kidney trouble, bring a "
ounce bottle Of your urine for chemical q
microscopic analysis.
Go early, as their o1lces are always croEdE
II you are improving under your family pt
siclan DO not cone and take up our TlaaA
ume. We wish % give each one plenty Of tn
but cannot listen to long stories not pert1inz
% your case. The rich and poor alike treafz
idlers and curiosity seekers viii please ~
away. Our time Is valuable.
n. B.-Cancers, tumors, ulcers, al blood D.
eases, skin and scalp diseases cured By a .
tirely new method. Piles cured in from r. 8
70 thirty days without the knife. We maxi
specially OF diseases peculiar 70 either seL
Remember, not one penny viii be ehsrgds
an ne medicine required 70 make acure 10 I
those taking treatment 0n this trip.
Once hours, %. N. tob D m.
Positively married ladies' must be accoupr
cd BY their husbands.
Remember the dates, Thursday. Frdy =
Saturday May 3, % and q.
they VIII not visit any other tow n y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

TAz-noDGEK REssHAw mas at last
been run 70 cover b. the courts and
win be compsilsd 70 pay taxes, some
thing be has not done Tor many years.
Eow that Col R4nshaw has been
ssiocatedn be may be able y, tell where
be lives; bot It win break bis heart 10
pay. He owes Audraia county over
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

that there's trouble ahead II you're get
ting thin. It shows that your blood ID
impoverished, and your organs de-
rAngsd,so that whatever you eat fails
to properly nourish you. Just - long
&c you remain In this condition, con-
sumption, pneumonia and other dan
gerous diseases are likely to fasten
upon you. You should build yourself
up with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Purify and enrich the
blooe, ronsa every organ into natural
action, and build up healthy, tshole-
some flesh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

In the year 1895 J. c. Renshsw wss
assessed by ]. a. Harrison, then
County Assessor, for s34,55o. He had
this amount Of money loaned in
AudrAin county. Renshaw claimed
to live in Virginia. Mr.. Harrison had
been corresponding with different
cornty assessors about him and found
he was lodging and beating the differ
ent counties out Of taxes. The case
came up st Fulton this week and Mr..
Renshaw has to pay some $500 or
more back-tsxes. The colonel 10 the
star tax-dodger, but the law ''located'i
him. He lie worth 100000 II he's
worth q cent and no county collector
for some years has e the color Of
bis money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
The Gutter.

The Mexico trust has gained another
small point by the Custom Mills re-
fusIng to cell US corn meal because we
won't charge the trust price.
We viii have better meal than was
ever made ia Mexico in q few days.
Another car OF that celebrated high
patent SIX Flush -four on track
to-day.
When you see -four marked "Fancy
Patent'' don't be fooled. This is the
second grade. All tirst-grade hours
bear the brand Of "High PATENT only.
Watch the brand, "Fancy Patent.n
II will fool you.
Oar load Of stock and dairy salt
just received, and It is like every
thing Sebree touches, tastes or
h~andles-the prices always go down.
This car win go at e2K cents per bar
rel. Come and get what you want.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

County Collector Leeper vent to
Fulton last Monday sss witness In
the Renshaw tax case, on trial in that
city. Il wiz be remembered that J..
@. Renshaw IL largely indebted to
both Audrain county and the city of
Mexico on back taxes. City Attorney
0rear Is also in Fulton on the same
qaaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

BY the middle Of June the
location of the State Fair will
have been settled. The atten-
ton Of the State Board Of Ag-
riculture is called to the in
controvertible fact that Au-
drain and the counties joining
up to her represent by far the
largest stock interests Of any
section in the State, which as
sertion can be backed up by
statistics to prove it. With
Audrain as the center and the
leader, there are IN the coterie
Of stock and leading agricul-
tural counties adjoining us
Monroe, Boone, Galloway,
Montgomery, Pike and Rails
withRandolph bordering right
on our line. Wherein Missouri
will you find the equals of
these counties along the lines
spoken OFF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

At q meeting OF the directors Of the
Tennessee Society held In 81. Louis
Saturday afternoon, capts. J. w.
Bryan, OF this city, and Thos. B.
Good, Of Sc. Louis, the pilots Of the
Nashville, were rendered . vote Of
thanks for bringing the big gunboat
successfully up the river.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

PRESIDENT J. A. PoTTs, Of the State
Board Of Agriculture, is the right kind
Of stuff. He win rake provision for
especial train from Mexico to convey
the visiting members Of the Board to
Jefferson City after their Inspection
of the advantages we offer for the
location Of the State Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18

PsoE. McMn4AE has again been
ch0ssn experimentation Of The Mexico.
Public schools. Prof. Mcmillan is
ons Of the leading school men Of the
West aud we can rely upon having The
best sehoOls IN the State as long as he
n retained
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
1T DON'T WORK.

Our friends tell you we are going TO
cell out; Dut II don't work. They'll
have 10 make another attack. We
pay no clerks and pay no house rent.
Can you run q out7 We win make
you weary 10 the attempt. Some
"Natural Born Caters cut only when
compelled 70 cut. sebree cuts be-
cause be don't know any better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
nr Iohn p nreena Rlected

LOUISVILLE, KY, May lS.-Dr. John
P. Greene, Of Missouri, was to-day
elected President Of the Southern
Baptist Seminary to succeed Or.
W. n. Wbitsitt, whose resignation
was accepted Thursday evening. The
election of DR.. Greene is considered 3
victory for the Whitsltt faction.