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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-04-27
St. Louis, Iowa & North
western Railway.
ELDoN, IA, April 1, 1899.
B. F. BLANToN,
Paris, Mo.

ID. r. DLANIONy
Paris, Mo.
DEAR SIR:
Your letter of 18th read to-
day on my return from st.
Louis, and have to say that
we are working for an early
construction and expect to be-
gin at Shelbina and build north
and south.
Owing to sickness of one Of
our men, who has the busi-
ness in hand which starts the
work, We will be delayed for
a time. This matter we are
trying to-arrange with another
party until he RECEIVERS and win
be ready to take up his part.
We will ship materials to
Paris on the NJ, X. & t. while
building the line, such only as
we cannot get in Monroe eoun-
ty. We hope to give you definite
news within a short time, and
are as anxious to begin as your
people are to have US.
Truly Yours,
]. E. HoUGHLAND.
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THE farmers Of AudraIn county are
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Eeeks free leave his name at theLED-
aER Office at once. At the end of q
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|upport any outerprIso undertaken in
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3 Il. Locke, Of the frm of Guthrie
Eocke, is in New York Oity.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-04-27

Jas. Dowell and wife have moved
to Mr.. Dowell's fine farm near BEN
ton City.
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surely interested in the prosperity Of
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The case Of R. A. Hanger VS.. the
city Of Laddonia has been COM
promised and the case dismissed.
Two or three years ago the town board
of Lsddonia deposed Hanger as City
Marshal. The case was taken into
court and the court quashed the order
OF removal. The town of Laddonia
again deposed Hanger and he sued
for wages during the time OF contro-
versv.
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be interest Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-04-27

years I read Dr. Hartman's book called
The Ills Of Life l took seventeen
dollars worth of his remedies and am
entirely cured"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-04-27

MszloO and wIIl o0rdlaIly and lIberaIly
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-04-27
Example is Better
Than Precept. Z"

If Is not 4Uhat aUe say, but
vhat Hoods SarsaparilIa
does, that tells the story.
Thousands of testimonials are
examples of SUhat Hoods
has done for Others, and
SUhat It Sviu do for you.
scroftila -" Running scrofula sores
made me Stunned by neighbors. Medical
treatment failed. relative urged me to
try Hoods Sarsaparllla. Did 50 and In few
months the sores completely healed" Mrs.
J. NJ. HkToH, Etna, n. II.
lnflaf1n1atory RheuFnatIsni-"T Two
attacks Of the grip left me with intamma-
tory rheumatism. Am 50 years old, but
Hoods sarsaparllla cured me and ! can
climb stairs and walk anywhere J. LovK-
LAND, 37S Fargo Ave, Buffalo, n. Y.
HSod1 Saldqba'&
IllZlzSEtl1JzEaU
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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-04-27
Frank Bruton.

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SCOTT y BOVINE, Chemists, Hsw YOrk,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07

CONDENSED LOCALS,

Bicycle Policeman Robertson found a
colored infant girl in the side yard of l417
h street, about 1:30 O'Clock this morning
The infant, apparently about a month old,
was in a basket Officer Robertson took
the child to the police station Later she
was taken to the Founding Hospital.
Joseph Walker, colored, forty-five years
old, sustained a broken rib in a runaway
accident on the Long bridge yesterday az
ternoon. He was on his way across the
bridge when the animal became frightened
Walker was thrown from his vehicle
against the rail The fourth precinct patrol
wagon was summoned, and the injured man
was removed to the Emergency Hospital.
Samuel Wilson, colored express driver,
was overcome by the heat yesterday after.
noon while unloading a freight car at LIST
and H streets northeast. He was taken TO
the Emergency Hospital by the police
There was slight fire in house No l<s1
Ohio avenue yesterday afternoon caused
by the explosion of coal oil lamp. Fire
men of No. engine company extinguished
the flames before much damage was done.
The District Commissioners today sp.
painted Anna r. Fout a pupil nurse at the
Washington Asylum, at $50 per annuu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Probably Not the Disease.
Immense Holdings Secured for Them
Up in the AdfrOndacks.

Since the acquisition by the Rockefellers
of two large tracts of land in the Adiron-
dacks there is much speculation as to how
far their purchases may be extended, says
a dispatch from Malone, n. Y. Their pres
ent Adirondack holdings are well timbered,
and several lakes and rivers add to their
value Both tracts have been put into a
private preserve.
Their first purchase included some 2s.OoO
acres in the town of Santa Clara. On this
property they are erecting numerous cot
tages, guides quarters and boat houses, in
volvng an outlay of $3.50, 900.
The second purchase was the property
known as the Debar Mountain tract, in the
town of Duane comprising about 1900
acres. This property partly adioins that CT
the Meacham Lake Hotel Company, which
owns several thousand acres.
1t is reported here that the Rockefellers
have made offers for the entire Meacham
property and forest lands. a year ago the
Meach6m lake property was on the market
at $4,000, but this was before the new
hotel was erected.
Within the Santa Clara preserve were
numerous private holdings and a small vii
lage known as Brandon. These property
owners have been largely bought up during
the last few months, SO that the Rookie
felers practically own the town. Should
it is said the same policy would be follow ed
in Duane. which consists almost wholly of
sparsely settled farming community.
g.. All the purchases so far have been made
in the name of William Rockefeller of New
York, by Malone attorneys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
TESTING SERUM TREATMENT
Experiment Conducted on Patient at Swim.
burne Island
Miss Clendenin fs Improving, and In
Have Not Yellow Fever.

NEW YORK, July THE health officer
of this port, DR.. Doty, and his assistant
passed last night at Swfnburne Island in
attendance upon the yellow fever patients
who came here on board the United States
transport Mcclellan from Santiago, Cuba.
OF Miss Clendenin, whose father, DR.. Paul
Clendenin, medical officer in charge at San
tiago, died of yellow fever, after the de-
parture of the Mcclellan, DIR. Doty said:
Miss Clendenin is suffering with a mild
attack of yellow fever, and is improved this
morning, having a lower temperature. L
have every hope that she will improve right
along
Serum I'm Mr.. Leckey's Case.
The efficacy of the serum treatment is
being tested on the other patient, Oscar F.
Leckey. DR.. Doty said today:
MIR. Leckey was in very bad shape. His
kidneys were heavily involved, with 35 per
cent of precipitation. On arrival at the
hospital / found that it was impossible to
give him nourishment, as his stomach was
very weak and refused to retain anything.
His mind was clear, his temperature very
high. He was told, at his request 10 be
Informed as to his condition, that he was
in a serious plight and that 1 could not
give him any nourishment, l explained to
him the use of the yellow fever serum. He
said Doctor, do as you think best He
was given one injection under skin at IL
o'clock last night, another at am. and
a third at IN. While | can say nothing
of the effect of the serum, l can state the
facts. When he arrived at Swinburne Is
land his temperature was very high. This
morning his temperature has fallen. nearly
two degrees and he is somewhat more COM
Portable.
Probably Not the Disease.
Ferguson and Tidmarsh. the two sus
poets, are much improved, with their tenn
perature nearly normal, showing evidence
that their illness is not, in all probability,
caused by yellow fever. DR.. Fitzpatrick
and | will be in constant attendance on the
patients at Swinburne Island until the end.
1 have every hope that will pull them
through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07

tiers. She showed her ability as a teacher,
as the principal of large classical school
for girls, founded by her husband, Prot.
Theodore Lovett Sewall, A. B., LII. B.
Mrs. Sewall has formed and assisted in
the organization of more than fifty women's
clubs in the United States. She is a men,
Der of Sorosis of New York city, and has
been closely identified with the university
extension movements in all the large cities
Among the important missions intrusted
to her was the position of commissioner
from Indiana to the Worlds Congress of
Representative Women in Chicago in 1893.
She is the appointee of the National Coun-
Gil of Women to the Womens Congress
which will convene in Paris in 1900. In
1889 she represented the women of the
United States at the Universal Congress of
Women at Paris.
Last August Mrs. Sewall visited The
Hague to assist the women of Holland in
the organization of a national council She
has written many books and pamphlets on
literary, educational and reform subjects
She is the president of the United States
Council Of the Women's International Con-
gress and was vice president of the inter-
national congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
THE COURTS.
Eul,itv Court No IL

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Cole.
Martin agt. Crocker; auditors report
confirmed Riley agt. Riley; pro confesso
against defendant granted. Ketcham agt.
Stanley heirs; do. Same agt. Barnes heirs;
do. Clark agt. Clark; testimony before r.
Newton Donaldson, examiner. ordered tax
en-. GLADDEN. agt. Kain's heirs; appearance
of absent defendant ordered. Pickford agt
Peters heirs; pro confesso against absent
defendants Oeser agt. Standard Oil Com
pany: motion to suppress evidence postpon-
time to take testimony limited to eighteen
days Gerlach agt District of Columbia;
decree cancelling taxes. Bias agt. Gee; sale
according to corrected description decreed.
Wood agt. Wood; divorce a vim mat. grant
ed. Meyers agt. Evans; order discharging
rule. Hazel agt. Hazel; testimony before
NJ. M. Murray, examiner, ordered taken.
Johnson agt. Johnson; do. before ]. A
Clarke, examiner. Dodson agt Dodson; do
before r. B. Behrend. Ulman Goldsboro
Company agt. Dunn; demurrer sustained
and bill of review dismissed. Keys agt.
Keys divorce a win. mat. granted. Cob
lenzer agt. Coblenzer; II. H. Classic ap-
pointed guardian ad litem.
Circuit Court No 2--Justice Hagner.
Offutt agt. Capital Traction Company;
on trial
Probate Court-Justice Cole.
Estate of Amelia Sherman; will dated
November %, 1892, filed. In re guardian
ship of Louis L. Prince; Jno. J. Hamilton
appointed guardian; bond 81 600 Estate of
Thos. Blac; will fully proved. Estate of
Christiana j. Mcqueen; petition for sale of
stock fled In re Catherine E. Barrett;
guardian; account filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
How Dewey Snubbed the SnObs.

From the Boston Advertiser
The Oriental Hotel in Manila has long
been the favorite abiding place of the wives
of army and navy officers stationed there.
Naturally they have theft little. all-import-
ant set This set does not include any
women of less aristocratic position than
theirs; any whose money is the result of
her own honorable 1abors, There was one
of the latter class of women staying at the
Oriental Hotel during the months of the
war excitement, Miss Thompson, who was
the correspondent OF a syndicate of Amer
lean newspapers, She was a woman of abil-
ity. She did her work well, and won the
respect and esteem Of every one who knew
her. She was universally liked, except by
the officers wives, who could not condo
scend to know her. Admiral Dewey smiled,
perhaps in an amused way at first, then
little grimly and ironically, when it came
to his ears that the wives of his subordi-
mates had entered into a crushing social ring
to ostracize ard prosecute the newspaper
woman. One day Miss Thompson had an
unexpected visitor. Dewey sent up his
card. He paid a long call. He and Miss
Thompson found much that was interesting
to talk about In the enjoyment of their
talk they We're apparently oblivious of the
fact that the rest of the Oriental Hotel had
gone mad. The world had quite come to
an end in the teapot district, with its self
righteous ideas of the fitness of things.
The admiral had called on working wo-
man. They were made to appear in the
wrong. Dewey rubbed in the lesson he had
given. He asked Miss Thompson if he
might have lunch with her the next day,
and again the whole Oriental Hotel knew it
and was afiame. The woman who had been
Inundated by the pettiness of petty people
was honored by a great man. And no one
can doubt that behind the iron commander
with the eye of an eagle, the brain of light
ming and the will of steel. there exists the
very tender heart of gentleman of the
old school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Robert POrter's Memory.


One of the secrets of the success Of Robt
P. Porter editor, 1tarift expert, superin-
tendent of the United States census of 1890,
and recently United States diplomatic agent
in the West Indies and afterward in Ger
many, is his wonderful memory for figures
He fairly reves in statistics. In his home
in New York there are several rooms filed
with volumes upon voltmes Of Industrial
statistics. Many Of these Mr.. Porter can
readily quote from memory. An illustra-
tion of this occurred not long ago. A Chi
cago man was boastfng OF the rapid growth
of his city. sssc IL
I'VE have 1900, 600 inhabitants now. You
gave us LOO 600 in, 1890" he said.
Not as much as that replied Mr.. Por-
ter THE exact figures were l ,099 $50.
Your school census of 1892 gave 100000"
The conversation then turned upon New
York city - e,
You underestimated that also"
yes, we gave New York ], 515 Dol, and
the state census of 1892 gave ,8O1, 1897
Where do you carry all these figures?'
asked the Chicago man.
Il believe I can repeat from memory the
best part of the important figures in my
census" returned Mr.. Porter.
Can you tell me how many negroes there
were in this country in 1S9O?" asked the
westerner with an air of triumph
There were 7,470O 40." repeated the stat
istician without a seconds hesitation; land
there We're 107 ATS Chinese"
The visitor took down the census report
from the book shelf and found that Mr.
Porter had not made single mistake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Fatalities In the Klondtke.

DR.. Leroy S. Townsend, who has been in
charge Of hospital in the Copper River dis
trict. arrived in Seattle yesterday. He
went into the Copper River country in
February, 1895. He confirms previous re-
ports of fatalities in that section. He gives
the following official list of those who died
in the hospital at Copper Center since Feb
ruary, 1898: Andrew Hotter, Dorchester,
Wis; A B. Gaines. Roslyn. Wash. Sam
W. Baker. San Francisco. The addresses
of the following are unknown: II. D. Shaw,
Nick Than, s. Milligan. Jack Hayden, Dan
Cushman Dan Manard. Dan Mccullough,
Wesley Schneider, A. Louis, j. Hackett
- Brown. Fifteen men are known to
have persisted in Valdeae glactsc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Compulsory Cremation.
From the philadalDhla Times


In England the idea Of making cremation
compulsory is being earnestly pressed, with
view of cheapening the cost of the dis
posal of dead bodies and upon the higher
ground of sanitation A bill in parliament
looking to this end has passed the commit
tee and the first reading, with an amend
ment that causes it to apply only to GER
tain large cities and to defined conditions
of society in them.
1t is twenty-five years since the first or
ganiZation was made in Great Britain to
establish a crematorium. 1t took six years
to get one built, and it was four years be-
fore an increratio took place; but from
the date Of its first use, that is to say, fif-
teen years ago, the number of incinerations
has increased rapidly, so that several thou
sand bodies We're cremated last year. Aside
from the sentimental phase of the matter,
one of the most potent Instructions thrown
in the way of the society that promoted
the plans was that cremation could be used
to destroy the evidence of crime. This OBJ
lection was met by the society assuming the
obligation to Investigate the conditions of
death in the case of everybody for which
application for incarceration should be made.
The prejudices were finally overcome, as
may be seen by the fact that the proposed
legislation includes provision that in the
whole kingdom cremation should be oblga
tory in cases where death is due to trans
MISSILE diseases, as smallpox scarlet fever
and tuberculosis. The measure is meeting
no considerable opposition, and the bill will
probably pass This is meeting the ques-
lions involved in wise and broad spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Holy Firecrackers.

From Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Independence day reminds me-" said the
missionary from China, "of the most en-
couraging and the most misunderstanding ex-
perience In my life. i had labored hard in
the work of converting the Chinese to
Christianity. and there was unfeigned re-
joicing among all the missions in China and
the churches in America when the demand
for Bibles on the part of our converts Gull
minated in orders for 81, 900 Bibles in one
shipment.
The remarkable number of new Chris
tians thus indicated, while 1t occasioned
much thankfulness in America caused the
heads of the missionary association to set
on foot inquiry as to the methods en-
ployed in saving the souls of such an I'M
usual number of celestials, and the uses to
which they put the Bibles sent them
You may not know that in China the
majority of the firecrackers with which we
celebrate our day of national independence
are made by the Chinese in their homes
Contractors for fireworks give each man a
certain amount OF powder. and that must
be made into a given number of crackers.
The paper used in the manufacture he buys
himself-and paper is not a cheap commod-
ity in China. The powder furnished seldom
Ills the required number of crackers. but
that does not disturb the celestial in the
least. he turns in his quota, all the same
and the American boy. in consequence. in
variably finds in each package of firecrack-
ers a few that won't go OF.
Il discovered that Yankee thrift had been
absorbed by the heather Chinee with much
more readiness than Yankee morals. In
contributing his labor toward our festival
occasions he hit upon an expedient whereby
a considerable profit accrued to himself In
other words, our great shipment of $1,000
Bibles had literally gone up in smoke
They were TO be had for the asking and
the celestial conscience seems never to have
suffered a pang as to their disposal for fire.
cracker wrappers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
Real Estate Transfers.

Nineteenth street northwest between L
and M streets-John Prioleau to Chas. F.
M. Brown, part original lot 80, square III,
81, 800.
Meridian Hill-Edw. ]. CahiH to Theresa.
Ellen and Grace Thompson, lot %, block u,
$40 stamps, SO.
Columbia Heights-Everett Frazar, trus-
tee, to Hetty Mex Drane, lot So, block 80,
sc, 600.
Turkey Thicket-Harry NJ Packard to
Lena S. Phillips, part containing 1112 acres,
$40 Stamps, $3.50.
Myrtle street between North Capitol and
LIST streets1Chas. A. Sickel ct uX. to Katie
A. May, lot 176, square 675, $40 Stamps,
$1.50).
Tenth street and Massachusetts, avenue
northeast-Ernest A A. Dunn to Sara B. r.
Ralston and Harriet Van Auken Siddons,
part lot 1, square $40, IS stamps, 80 cents.
G street northwest between 4th and 5th
streets-James Lingenfelter ct ux. to Henry
c. and Martha A. Mcfarland, lot As, square
SIS, $40 Stamps, SID.
Myrtle street between North Capitol and
1st streetS-Jos. ]. Darlington ct al, trus-
tees, to Jacob N. Belt. lots 276 and 277,
square SIS, 81 (stamps, $3.50.
Sixth street northwest between Q and r
streets-Isaac H. Chase ct Tx. to Katie A.
May, part original lot 9, square AT, $40
Petworth-Nellie NJ Leadingham to Adah
v. Lewis, lot %, square 40, $40 Stamps,
Washington Heights-Ella S. Dubois ct
al, to Harriet Richardson, lot IA, block Z;
lot 81, block 5; lot "a, block 4, and lot 10,
block 2: $40.
Washington Heights-Chas. W. Richard
son ct al. to Mason n. Richardson, lots ], 2
and 8, block s. and lot ii, block 2; SO.
Washington Heights1has. W. Richard
Z; lot IS, block s; lot %, block 8; lot 1,
block g. and lot A. block 8: $40.
Washington Heights-Mason n. Richard
son ct al to Chas. w. Richardson, lot "a
block s: lot 10. block 5; lot 10. block 4, and
lot 8, block /; $40.
Washington Heights-Chas. W. Richard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
The Isthmian' Canal Commission.

The isthmian canal commission held an
all-day session yesterday and considered
the details of the work before the various
committees. The observation work begun
by the old commission is being kept up,
and four additional men will be sent to the
field by Saturdays steamer from New
York. They are J. o. Jones of Alabama
and Thos. F. Boltz of Philadelphia, both
with the expedition last year, and Stanford
A. Harris of North Carolina and W. c. c.
Magruder of Washington, both new APP
pointees.
The commission is hurrying to make up
its field plans, and 1t Is thought the ma
jority of the members will sail for the 18TH
mus by the end of July.
Lieut.. Sidney A. Staunton, flag lieutenant
of Admiral Sampson, has been chosen sec
rotary TO the commission. The Panama
canal section Of the commission probably
will visit Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07

Upon the recommendation of DR.. VIM. c.
Woodward, the District health officer, the
Commissioners today directed that the per-
nit and complaint office Of the health de-
partment be kept open each working DAY
until IL o'clock pm, and Sundays and hoii-
days during such hours as may be here
after decided upon. In making his recon-
mendation, Dr. Woodward stated that he is
of the opinion it will be an accommodation
to the public and especially to those seek
ing burial permits, and to those desiring to
make complaints, to have some one on duty
in the health office and accessible to the
public until the hour mentioned.