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Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
AGREEMENT BEING REACHED.
Within a Few Days the Proposition
For A Military Academy VIII Be
Put Before the Public.
PRICE BAKING PowpER CO..
CHICAGO.

The citizens committee met with
Messrs. Fonville and Yancy at the Of
fee OF Geo. Robertson Thursday to
hear the report of the committee ap-
pointed 10 draw up the articles Of
agreement for the Military Academy.
The committee mentioned reported
the agreement which was adopted
sfter:an amendment had been insert
ed.
The gist Of the articles as adopted
Is: The gentlemen are to erect a
brick school building, with capacity
to room and board 125 boys. Fifteen
acres of gound are to compose the
school property. Dating from the
fall Of 1900, the school is to be run
fifteen years. II the school is dis
continued for q period of two years,
excepting through the death or dis
ability Of both Col Fonville and Mr..
Yancey,the Subscribers are to be reim-
bursed pro rata. The citizens shall
pay $4,000 within thirty days OF the
acceptance Of the agreement, and
shall build suitable sidewalks and
rock roads to the school site.
AZ another committee which had
been appointed was not ready to re-
port and probably wiilnot beuntil Mon-
day, the meeting adjourned subject
to the call of that committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
HERO OF PLEvHADE
0sman Pasha, Who Electrified the
World by His Military Genius
Turkeys Greatest Soldier.

VIENNA, March 3i.--A dispatch from
Constantinopie announces the death
Of Osman Pasha, the hero Of Plevna
and the greatest Turkish soldier OF re-
cent times. He was 90 years old.
His defense of Plevna with 81, 200 men
and 90 guns against 100000 Russians
with 500 guns, in 1875, gave osman
world-w wide military fame. By the
entrenchmsnts he caused to be thrown
up he arrested for four months the
advance Of the Russians. In three
pitched battles he overcame the
finest troops OF the Czar's armies. On
July 1, 1875, he inflicted loss Of $3.50
killed and wounded on his assailants.
The next battle cost the Russians 17o
officers and 71s6 men in three days
stubborn assault of Skobeloff later
on, when the Russian Grenadiers got
within 600 yards of the trenches, but
failed to pass the fatal fire zone,
ended In Russian loss Of from 1000
to 10000 men.
The story Of this siege and defense
is one OF the most important In militia
ry events In history.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
me Court Of Appeals Convention.

-
The Democratic Judicial Convention
will meet at Cape Girardeau, May
goth, for the purpose of nominating q
candidate for the st. Louis Court Of
Appeals. We understand that mem-
bers OF the committee were divided
as to the location. Some wanted it to
be in Mexico, some Roila, some 81.
Louis and some favoring Cape
Girardeau, where. It was finally located.
The district comprises the city "
st. Louis and fifty-seven counties in
the eastern half OF the State. The
basis Of representation was fixed at
one delegate for each 500 votes and
major fractions thereof cast for Bryan
in 1898. This viii give about 800
delegates In the convention, of whom
100 will be from the city Of st. Louis.
W. 81. O'Brien, Of st. Louis, was
proxy for W. w. Fry, of Mexico,
member Of the committee from the
Ninth district. 1t Is fact not general
ly known that the salary Of g Judge Of
the Court Of Appeals is $1,000 year
more than that Of Justice OF the Su-
preme Court Of Missouri, while the
term is two years longer. In the APP
pellate Court, the term is twelve
years and the salary $500, while in
the Supreme Court the term is but ten
years and the salary only e4,500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

"lF fuertsfRico stood alone" says
Senator Oullom, "our differences
might be easily adjusted, but good
many Senators fear that whstever we
do for Puerto Rico must be precedent
for whatever action we take In regard
to the Philippines. That is not my
view. Conditions are essentially
different. Puerto Rico is at our very
door, while the Philippines are 1000
miles away. The Puerto Rlcans,
generally speaking, are entirely
civilized and intelligent, industrious
and law-abiding people, whereas the
great majority of the inhabitants Of
the Philippine islands are In q savage
state and cannot, Of course, be trusted
with the constitutional powers and
privileges Of citizenship. They offer
us perplexing problem, which we
must solve with great deliberation in
order to be Just to them and to our
selves, but with Puerto Rico it is
entirely different. We will very
rapidly amalgamate with the people
on that island and l believe they are
entitled to the same treatment as the
population OF any territorial possess
sion.
"Of course there are some adVanta-
ges to be gained by Puerto Rico
from the Is per cent tax thai is
proposed by the house bill. 1t will
bring into the treasury about s2,0OO,-
900 within the next two years, which
can be expended to great advantage
for internal improvements, bnilding
roads and school houses and for other
purposes that are greatly needed. II
is probable that the same amount Of
money could not be raised In any
other way and felt less by the people,
but that is the only justification / see
for q tax on Puerto Rican commerce,
and believe the people OF Illinois are
pretty generally of the same opinion.
I have only received one letter In
favor of the house bill. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
MOUNTAIN HAS SUNK ma BODY.
Description Of the Remarkable Up
heaVal at San Jacinto Christmas.

Los ANGELES, CAL., March 2O.-Rs-
garding the remarkable upheavals
created at San Jacinto on last Christ
mas morning, Grant Taggart, SUPER
intendent Of the San Jacinto forest
reserve, writes In letter received
here to-day by Gen. B. F. Allen of
the forest reserves;
~ must say that it Is beyond my
powers Of description to picture what
is to be seen here. The whole noun
tain within an area of 400 to 600 acres
has sunk In body to depth of forty
or eighty feet; much of 1t Is broken
into the most complete jumble
imaginable. There are thousands of
crevices from few inches to four and
six feet in width. The upheaval Is ten
miles southeast Of San Jacinto and
three and half miles south Of Straw
berry road"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
veet baby d the greatest Injury In

sweet baby 10 the greatest luxury In
Nature.
81 have been defeated once for q
nomination and twice at the polls.
Have been elected several times. A
newspaper reporter once asked me
how it feels to be defeated. That de-
pends on circumstances and tempera-
ment. The fret sensation is that
produced by an ice-water bath. Then
one of anger. Then determination
to pick your flint and try 1t again.
That's the effect on q healthy, robust,
resolute man. Some have had their
hearts broken by defeat-Horace
Greeley, for instance.
"Nothing is so dreadful in prospect
or so unimportant In the retrospect as
defeat for Office. The people give;
the people take away; blessed be the
name Of the people.
"I knew q man who was q candidate
for Probate Judge; but the people
defeated him for that position and
the same day elected him Justice of
the Peace. He was happy as q clam
at high tide--he got an Office, and to
him an Office was an office just as,
according to Tennyson, "A lord lie a
lord.'
"a Pike county man ran. for the
Legislature In an early day, on the
platform that he would have law
enacted causing the east half Of the
Mississippi to run north and the west
half run south, so the people
could have fiatboating both ways
the year around. He was elected to
stay at home. In that campaign he
also proved to his own satisfaction
that instead OF Pike county having
three County Judges she really had
one hundred. Here is his his modus
operdHdi; Judge A is 1; Judges B
and O are two naughts; and two
naughts make 1000. E. d.
1.-THE sweetest recollection of my
professional life is that while Prose-
cutting Attorney, though l sent good
many persons to the penitentiary, I
let twenty. five of with fines or jail
sentences whom Icould have sent to
the penitentiary. They were boys
indicted for their first offense. OF
the twenty-five, twenty four are
good citizens to-day. The other was
an incorrigible, natural born thief,
and served q term.
1.-THE longer / practice criminal law,
the more firmly believe in two theo-
ries: /. Any man is liable to commit
homicide. 2. He is liable to do it
about nothing, practically. For In
stance, cleared a man for killing his
brother who had killed another
brother. The two killings we're pro-
duced by a quarrel growing out Of
the rent OF four corn rows. The man
I cleared lie now q preacher In good
standing.
slater, I cleared celebrated evan
gelist for nearly killing q man by
sticking g knife into him. That cut.
ting was caused by contention about
nifty cents.
"In the first case cited none Of the
tires brothers cared much for the
rent Of four rows Of corn; in the sec
ond case neither CT the men cared for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
MRS. BREWER RECOMMENDS PERUMA
FOR GRIP AND FEMALE CATARRH.

In letter to DR.. Hartman concerning
the merits Of Peifu-na, Mrs. Brewer
writes, among other things:
WESTERLY, r. I.
aDear Or. Hartmann dnd Pe-rn-na .
sure cure for all catarrhal affections SC
common IN this part Of the country. II
cures cold at once. There is no cough
medicine that can at all equal Pe-ru-na
As for la grippe, there is no other rem
edy that can at all compare with Pc
fu.na.
sI am among the sick great deal in
our city and have supplied many in.
valids with Pe-ru-na, simply because ]
am enthusiastic in my faith as to its re,
Suits l have never known it to tail tc
quickly and permanently remove that
demoralized state of the human system
which follows Ia grippe.
"In all cases Of extreme weakness
uss Pe-ru-na with perfect confidence Of
Q good result. In cases Of weakness
peculiar to my sex I am sure that nc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

COLUMBIA, no., March 21.-suil
was fled here to-day by Henry Lyons
a Oentralia, Mo-, merchant, against
his father-in- Law, J. A. Cox, of that
place, for $4,000.
The plaintiff alleges that while con-
Quoting q store in Centrslia, his father
in-law succeed In alternating the
affections of bis wife. It is further
claimed that the plaintiff was driver
from his wife by his father-in-lav
with abusive language and threats o.
murder.
Ned Boggs and ]. s. Banks will ap'
pear for the plaintiff and Judge JameI
for the defendant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
ABOUT HON. CHAMP CLARK.
The Ninth District Congressman Furnishes
a Bit Of Interesting Information.

From the Philadslphia Saturday Evening Post
Not long ago one of Mr.. Clark's
friends asked him for a short artobi-
ographIcal sketch, The following
characteristic communication was
the response;
aYour request that I tell you all
about myself and throw in two OF
three stories, sll in seven hundred and
fifty words, reminds me Of an intro
drction heard rural chairman give
an ambitious candidate: Ladies' and
Gentlemen, Mr.. We're de We're will
now tell you ell he knows-in ten
minutes When was q boy back in
the hill country Of Kentucky I heard
man preach who knew much more
abouttheology than about grammar.
After reading his text, he said:
'Brethren and sisters, the whole Cos
pei is all squz up in that one little
verse; When Abraham Lincoln was
asked by the compiler OF the Con-
gressional Directory for particulars OF
his early life, he replied: They may
all be compiled 10 one poetic line
The short and simple annals of the
poor'-an answer literally true and
full of pathos. II my biography we're
fall squz up in few words it would
run thus: Forty odd years of unre-
mitting toil.' / can't remember back
to a time when I was not at hard
labor of some sort-on a farm, In q
store, teaching school, editing news
paper, practicing law, serving as q
legislator. began teaching before I
was fifteen and was president OF a
college at twenty-three.
"The happiest hours Of my life were
when / graduated, when / married,
and when my children were born; the
saddest, when two of them died. A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
CITY RUN 4As JESUS WOULD"
Mayor Of Moundsville, w. Va, An
nounces q Radical Departure.

MoUNDsvILLE, w. VA, March. al
Mayor Parkinson has given out the
information that he will soon adopt
the Sheldon plan for municipal govern
ment and run the city "as Jesus
would"
The new move 10 the result Of the
religious meeting which has recently
effected 600 conversions here. The
minority il making q vigorous obisc-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

other remedy can spproaeh in & Iod re-
suits the action Of Pe-ru-na. 1t meets
all the bad symptoms TO which females
are subject. The irregularities and &C.
vousness, the debility and missriea
which affiict more or less the women
from girlhood to change Of life, are one
and all met and overcome by this ex-
cellent remedy. I wish every young
lady in our city could read your book.
@Mrs. Lizzie M. Brewer"
Pe-ru-na Will cure the worst cases Of
catarrh. La grippe is acute. epidemic
catarrh, for which Pe-ru-na Is spe.
cific.
Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, New Lisbon,
Ohio, suffered for many years with
chronic catarrh Of the lungs, head and
throat continuous cough; many physi-
clans failed to cure. Permanently cured
BY Pe-ru-na. Thousands Of testimonials
could be produced. A valuable treatise
on catarrh sent free by The Pe-ru-na
Medicine Company, Columbus, o.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

W. b. Gamble, son OF O. r. Gam.
BILE, sails from New York this week
for London, England, having in charge
a large cargo of horses. Young Gam
BILE, during the last year, held q very
important position with q large lrn
In Kansas City, and his many frisndI
wish him successful voyage, Groom
Gamble now holds q good position
with the Columbus Buggy Co., oI
Kansas City. Both Of these younl
men are hustlers, and we predict fol
them much success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
Kentucky Situation Again seriou

Kentucky Situation Again Serious
The Kentucky political situation Is
again threatening. Taylor's armed
mountaineers are expected In force In
Frankfort to-day at the preliminary
trial of suspects in the Goebel assassi-
nation. Governor Beckham, the police
and sheriff are determined that the
court shall be protected. Three
women Witnesses will appear against
Powers in the trial of his case. Re
pubiicans are endeavoring to have
Congress investigate the Kentucky
situation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
POWDER WORKS BLOWN UP.
Two Men Were Instantly Killed
Near Auburn, Pike County.

Special TO the Ledger via Lacrosse Telephone
LOUISIANA, No. March 22.-The
''freszlng houser of the large powder
works at Lamotte, one and one-half
miles from Auburn, Pike county, No.
blew rp this morning, instantly kill
Ing two employees, Messrs. Garter and
Buck.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

WELLsvn.LE, NO., March 22.-Mr.
Albro Hanna, = prominent lumber
merchant Of Braman, Okla, and Miss
Eunice Hughlett, daughter of the late
Hon. Sol Hughlett, Of this city, were
united in marriage at the residence Of
the BRIDES mother tonight at eight
O'Clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

the half dollar. 1 believe that Grim
inal law is the highest branch Of the
law.
"what was the greatest fee ever
received The love of men whose
lives / saved and the gratitude Of
their wives and children. Yours,
"CHAMP OLARK."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
Champ clark Contributes.

The following self-explanatory let
ter has been received in Mexico:
To j. At. Brown, secrstary, Mexico, No.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, u. g.,
WAsHNeToN, D. o., March 17.-Dear
Sir: Enclosed please find one dollar
for the Richard Mason monument
fund. He gave hin young life in the
sacred cause Of human liberty, which
is all even the greatest general could
do. The private soldier, who does bis
duty, e as much worthy of remem-
brance a. the illustrious commander,
for without the heroism Of the pri-
vates the commander could accom-
plish nothing. A soldier who dies Of
disease is really more to be pitied
than one who dies amid the excite
ment and glory of battle.
Yours,
OHAlIP CLARK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
METHODIsTs FAVOR ExPAEs1Os.
Issue g Call from Philadelphia for
Missionaries to the Philippines.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 2l.-
Philadelphia conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church to-day adopted
q paper in support Of the expansion
policy of the present national
administration. The paper calls fer
volunteers to 60 to the Philippines
for evangelical work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
BLACKBURTs LAST DRINK.
The Senator Says He Has hot Tasted
Whisksy In Eighteen MonthG

WARRINGTON, March N.-It's beer
more than eighteen months sines
Senator Joe Blackburn stopped drink
ing whisky; this, at least, ia what th'
Senator himself says.
Senator Blackburn says he viii
never take another drink Of whisky
Senator Blackburn was never whai
the prohibltlonists call hard drinker
He was, however, steady In bis habits
and drank when be felt like IL; let Il
alone when he CHEESE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back. kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which Is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is not REQ
commended for everything butt you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
lust the remedy you need. ithas been tested
In so many ways. in hospital work. in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved SO successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried Il. may have a
sample bottle sent free BY mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Roo, and how to
find out ifyou have kidney or bladderirouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer In this paper and EsE
send your address to Z M ~ -
Or. KilmeF & Co.. .Bing- X -.
hamton, N. Y. The sssiaasls1.ls. azl :. "
regular fifty cent and Hunscf s-anD-Root
dollar Sizes are sold By ell good druggists
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

j. issue Of the LEDGER will bs
card from Hon. d. A. Bail, OF
ohnty, Withdrawing from the
Re- Governor. Dave Ball 4
pnehbred Democrat and will be
Sctlvely working for the cleo
1hn tioket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

|1IALLx Porto Rico can afford
IS per cent? Her laborers
+. iew days ago for an increase
r wages from 20 to 50 cents,
ieY will therefore only have to
p oome Of their luxuries In or
1spply the money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29


.F'oo LEDGER enters upon it
1 year this week undel
able conditions. We arr
Fred obligations to the peo'
ltain county and Missour
a6rdial, continued and sub
<apport. The management o
11f endeavors to print all o
3 Nat is fit to print all Of thu
Ii1out prejudice. While th'
Is rock-ribbed and uncom.
he ~ it's Democracy, it be-
the freedom OF speech and II
ed0m Of the press, and ouI
arc open for the discussion
publiE matters by men Of al
81 opinion. The Mexico LED
f14ts 10 the future of Mexico.
County and Missouri, anc
faSs be found anxiously and
'a4.f working for every en-.
Whseh promises to prove BEN
N Vie people. We have nc
1miaes to make; we try to
4sts issue Of the LEDGER bet
d Ihe one before. We try to
ne pause of the people on al
Is and we believe that the
i ne public lies in the ssuccesi
utmpcratic party, when ad.
Eed By conscientious, honest
s.While our opinion on ques-
plibiio policy is firm and stead
do not believe but that people
Isf with us are conscientious
oplnions, and we do not hold
are wrong who do not agree
We again thank the people
%, Audrain county and Mic.
a only Tor their financial sup.
ID lof their cordial words o.
1ahens. Kind words OF ap'
30 vary often go further thar
10 encourage hard-workinQ
per men. We enter upon the
~ With renewed allegiance tC
neipIeu which this paper, un-
present management, has always
'ed, and viii try to live closer
or 20 the motto we carry al
IA oi the LEDGER: "To oui
tbs past and our hope for the
'e1 ne add vigorous work In
ug present"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

pbinocratic programme this
tIudss a Fourth of July con-
: Fourth Of July platform, q
Of July ticket and fire works
|emher TO celebrate the election
1 aud - and 9 Democratic
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

Miss Eva Kanatzar is at home from
near Mexico, where she closed her third
year Of school work In the same district
this week. Miss Kanatzar teaches in
the Dinwiddie district this spring
Centralia Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

somewhat funny that Senator
when asked in the Senate
e President changed his mind
if 10 plain duties, should refer
s,|oner to MIR. Hanna, War
hKowinQ in Ohio again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29


cures made by DR..
Kilner's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research BY
DR.. Kilmer. the emf
nent kidney and blad-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29
TRY GRAIN.O! TRY GRAIN-OI

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you pack.
age Of GRAIN. o. the new food drink that takes
the place Of coffee. The children may drink i
without injury ae we'll as the adult. All who Try
II, Ike IL. gRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
Of Mocha or Java, but ii Is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach receives
Il without distress. 4 the price Of coffee. t6c
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

The police Thursday arrested"5hep''
Cunningham and James Muir on q
charge OF gambling. Before Judge
Bass that afternoon the former pleaded
guilty and the latter was found guilty
and both fined $40 each. The arrest
was made at the instance Of o. o.
Upham, Of st. Louis, who claimed that
he was fieeced by the gamblers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

Wisconsin, man who petitionet
n 10 be released from the pay
n|lmony to his divorced wife
married his father, is GER
ni'llsd, IN equity If not In law
LlAl asked for.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

editor OF the Bowersville
4 little weekly published In
1d, over the District line-an.
that next week be will run q
"a Capt. Kidd would have rur
|n1,afies all concerned to be on
I'D.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

Is worth ship load of argument"
What shall be said, then, OF thousands
OF facts2 Every cure by Hoods Sar-
saparilla is 3 fact, presenting the
strongest possible evidence of the
merit Of this medicine. Thousands
and thousands of such facts prove
that Hoods 6arsaparilla will cure all
diseases caused or promoted by i'm
pure blood. 1t is the best medicine
money can buy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

P. II. Mullins, of south Of Benton
City, win leave Monday for Toledo,
Ohio, to visit relatives. Mr.. Mullins
win be accompanied by his cousin,
Miss Katie Mullins, Of Benton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

~ Chicago grave diggerI
|TNed q union to bring influ.
hesF on the city council to re-
f|aI % a body unless enclosed
on ooiiln. Really, this is going
|lAa lAr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

nof1e interests in Audrain
sfe boxing up. All owners
b horses feel very confident
|sf pntlook. 1t pays to raise
|96k o. all kinds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

tblicans say that the sugar
lto trusts viii pay the Porto
I|||s How's thats We thought
! Nat IL was the foreigner
| wv tariff taxes q few years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

Y "a 4 temporary scarcity OF
'Aloo, the Kentucky governors
r11d 10 a short truce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

tsl easurday In April will be
day and every fine horse in
eonnty should be on exhibit
1rieo on that occasion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

people who know very little
tything, pose as those who
"A about party platforms and
ih HWhat fools we mortals
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

The Fulton San says; Mrs. w. A.
sharp, Of Mexico, after q pleasant
visit Of several days with Mrs. ]. B.
Sharp, Of this city, returned hons
Wednesday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

B. r. Middleton has q string of fine
horses which he will enter in the st.
Louis sale ON April 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-29

shouldn't the President have
tace as plain duty7