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Sharp County record., 1900-07-06
BALBOA ELAS 8.


good practice.
OaE and mllet cutting ii Ihf
Grrier CT the day.
T. j. HaneY4 youngest Ghild
if en- the sick list.
Grandma Brgfltweil il very
4ick at this writing
The gTaaailapperg are still get
| InG more numerous
Misses Marai1a. Jeg#e and
Nancy Powell are all On the SICK
list.
Since the election the worst
pests We have are ahiggers and
graaHhGppers
The farmers have got their
crops about clear and everything
is moving on lovely
The rain is gone and the sun
ia sending forth ita gotten rays,
filing all the land with beauty
Alex Ipnerg0n Of Wahb Citv,
Nc, is On visit to friends at
Balboa. He ia HGk at t!ns writ
ing
". 4. Franks. who has been
indiapGsed Tor several days, waa
taken very i'll again Sunday
nigflt.
We learn that 2. J. HaneY haa
purchased W. z. Simpson s
crop. Guess Simpson wants to
leave ua.
Rev. Lowry preached at II
a. m. Sunday and Rev. Ring
preached at 800 p. m. Coed
attention was given the minis
ters.
We learn that services at ths
christian church we're we'll at
tended last Sunday, They had
good singing and dinner On the
ground.
A Sunday school vas organ
ized Sunday with Mrs. W. A..
Franks, Hp't., j. L. Powell,
sec. and T A. Franks, asst.
5up't. There il a gGGd prospect
for a prosperous school.
viii Runack5 dog vent mad
the other day and bit several
other dogs, but did not try to
bite any person. The dog j
whereabouts IS not known and
We have not heard of hia being
killed.
On last Wednesday, the body
of an infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Russell was laid in
5he Powell Chapel cemetery
Christ SAID, suffer little children
to come unto me and forbid them
not, for Of such is the Kingdom
of heaven, and by this We know
that, while The little body sleeps
IN the mother dust, the spirit
has taken It's flight onward and
upward to that bright city where
there Is no parting nor suffering.
] DR.. Dydimus wants to know
what Jhe little towns and villages
have. We have nothing much,
DIR. Only one storo a saw mill
and gin, two churches, a post
office, two blacksmith shops, ten
pdeadheads, two preachers and
I plenty Of good water is all We
wish 10 expose, But, if you ara
very muohlY Interested in the
matter you can come down and
ace, Guess it would help you to
travel around some anyway.
When ycu get here We will tell
you what we are worth.
Success to the RECGRD.
Sharp County record., 1900-07-06
Arkansas
Leading
Newspaper.

In almost every staIe \
some one newspaper ',
considered the best. Ii'i
sas Gazette Is the DIV
of largest c.rouIption ana
est influence in this s'SN
1t IS the only n,l
Arkasas MoriHg ""
which carries the ~ y
Press dispatches, Uses ',s,, !,
improvements in se'.s \
newspaper, such as Eeo NJ, \
ing press and type.'sSss,c''.
chimes, and which enPp3'I'
Labor. You cannot anV's !,
without it if you ore . N
man aud want TO % y, N N
formed as to the state ''|
progress. -.
Reduction in price \
The Daily Gazett' ns y M N
duced in price from ~ :. ~ n
per year; from % w y Y h.
Six months and from ~,
65 cents by the month ii
The weekly Edii'1',
has been enlarged aIls, aIs N
and is WlJIlVOC N'Iinb'
newspaper pu0lis59e.ql, =, "a N
Every farmer ana .aIitot ~ /
need the daily su'"
have our weekly 0'
,.,,.i o~iy rt, oNE DoIL%l',) |. n
The weekly edition s%%
per \, wear, 30 cents iS,,, Z, = :!
or rs cents TOT 7, va Ss al
The year 1900 ylII yaI,v ~ In
tant one politically .@V
wise and evesybodys X Z IGsy
posted by reading Wv }
Address: "A
GAZETTE PV'f
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Sharp County record., 1900-07-06

approaching term Of E
Fayetteville News.
Sharp County record., 1900-07-06

FOR STATE SENATOR
David L. King
Sharp County record., 1900-07-06
COUNTY TICKET.

COUNTY TICKET.
Representadve-
We FOUNDERS
County Judge
H. Nv SMITH
County Clerk
HB HILL
Sheriff
JASPER HUTGHIgCN
Treasurer
Ell DICKER90H
A9HeggGr-
IA H.iRRELL
Surveyor
Y N ARNOLD
Coroner
FRANK KELLY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26

He Did Not Say Democrats Were Fools
and Traitors.

WASHINGTON, April 19.--In reply to
letter from Editor Homer Gard OF
the Hamilton Democrat, Hamilton, o.,
relative to paragraph which has
been going the rounds Of the news
papers, Admiral Dewey to-day sent
the following communication
WASHINGTON, April 10. Dear SIr:-
I am in receipt of your letter of the
17th inst, asking II l am correctly re-
ported as saying, swell, I'lI tell you
what Democrat is: In time Of war
Democrat Ia q damned traitor; In
time of peace he is damned fool"
In reply l have to state that this is
one Of the thousands of lies uttered
concerning me, to attempt to CONTRA
dict all Of which would require more
time than is at my command. How
ever, since you extend the opportunI-
ty, 1t gives me pleasure to state that I
have never said or thought OF such q
thing as the foregoing statements ac-
credited to me. I have q very fond
remembrance OF thousands and tens
of Thousands of war Democrats, whom
l knew and who were some Of the best
fighters this country ever saw. Very
truly yours. GEORGE DEWEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
LEFT HER BOY IN THE DEPOT
Mother Goes Up the Street" and the
Lad Nearly starves While She
Is in Hospital.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 1s.--Frank
Endeen, aged IA, sat nearly all day
yesterday in the Dearborn Street
Railroad Station waiting for biz
mother to return to him. The boy
and his mother had arrived from St j.
Paul In the morning. Their home ia
in Seattle, and they are bound for
England, by way Of Halifax. The
boy said they went to Dearborn Sta
tion, and we're to have departed from
there by the Grand Trunk at S:02 p.
M. for Halifax. At II O'Clock his
mother told him that she was "going
up the street," and would return, He
had not seen her since.
Later it was learned that the mother
had been taken to the Detention Hos
pital, and the boy was removed to the
Harrison Police Station for the night.
ave were on our way to England .
he said, "to visit my fathers relatives.
Father is at our home in Seattle, and
ia going to Cape Nome with q mining
company" He said he had eaten
nothing since Monday noon. This
was not due to poverty. In Mrs.
Endeen's purse were 800 and 3 pair
Of diamond earrings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
JOHN W. GATES SUSPECTED.
Eastern Manufacturers Eaysteel Stories
Are Part Of His Speculation
Scheme.

PTTTsBURo, Pa, April 1s.-The
Plttsburg manufacturers generally
believe that the recent closing
of the mills of the American Steel &
Wire %. is only q matter Of specula-
ton. 10 is known generally that Pres
ident ]. w. Gates, of that company,
has recently pocketed several million
dollars by speculation in stocks. Gates
Is the man who Is prosecuting Alex.
Jester for the murder of bis brother
many years ago.
Neither of the mills of the combine
have been in operation for several
months. 1t is understood to-day that
the crew of rod mill workers that left
Pittsburg sometime ago, is about to
return.
This is taken to indicate that the
company's rod mill here VIII resume
operations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
EEUMERAToRs APPOINTED.
Census Supervisor Davault Names the
Hen Who VIII Take the Cen
sus Of Audrain County.

Editor Charles A. DavauIt, of the
Farber Forum, who is the Census
Supervisor for the Ninth Missouri
district, has appointed the following
enumerators for Audrain county. The
work begins June 1. One enumeration
for Mexico is to be supplied. Those
who win take the census OF this city
and county arc;
Cuivre township-Walter Burch,
Laddonia; Albert E. Jenkins, Farber;
David w. Hughes, vandalla City.
Loutre township-Andrew J. Doug
lass, Benton City,
Linn township-Henry Weber, Ben
ton City.
Prairie township-John r. Hodge,
Worcester; Charles q. Baker, Laddo-
mia.
Sailing township-Joe s. Hanna, Gem
tralia.
Salt River township-Bert @. Ber-
rey, Youngs Greek; Marchie NJ.
Brown, John j. Byrns and william e.
West, Mexico.
Wilson township-Allen stallInga,
Cant; John ID. Mc0ee, Youngs
Creek.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
Hon. CT. Clark's Record.

AeeAA VIZ 0NhNk tAa COuAAehs
In the last General Assembly, Hon.
Q. F. CLARK, OF Audrain, was CHAIR
man Of the most important committee
in the House, that of Ways and Means.
Through this committee all legislation
pertaining to taxation passed. During
the session this committee never
failed to recommend any bill that
would give relief. to the people, and
the fact is that the last General AS
sembly did more to relieve the peo-
pie from taxation than all other sea-
slons In recent years, and for this the
House Committee on Ways merits the
larger share Of praise.
Hon. o. F. Clark, as Chairman or
that Committee was instrumental in
passing the Beer inspection bill, which
adds half million of dollars Of reve-
nue to the State annually.
He introduced and passed the State
Fair bill and put tax on race tracks
to provide for the maintenance Of
the State Fair and had a provision in
corporated in the bill that thereahould
never be dollar appropriated from
the general revenue for 1t.
He favored a bill which enables
counties, townships, districts and
municipalities having bonded in
debtedness to refund the debt when
ever 1t can be done at a lower rate Of
interest. This viii be saving of at
least tifty thousand dollars annually
to the people of the State.
Mr.. CLARK was instrumental In
securing the submission Of the con.
stitutIonal amendment looking to as
Bessing property on which there is 3
mortgage the value of the property
less the mortgage. BE also supported
the per cent interest bill and later
the per cent interest bill.
He supported the bill to put the
stock yards under the supervision of
the State and regulate the charges of
the same.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill putting
a license tax on every corporation in
the State and advocate the principle
that the special privileges Of this
State should maintain the Govern
ment without any tax on property ct
all.
He advocated the 2 cents a mile
railroad fare bill and was the firm
friend OF ell bills looking to the tax
ing of franchises. He was instrument
tai In passing two separate bills look
ing to that end through the House,
both Of which were killed In the
Senate. He then assisted in in
cooperating the franchises tax into
1888, relating to assessing and
collecting revenue, but the Senate
even killed this.
These are the salient features In the
legislation of the last session and Mr..
Clark's connection with them fairly
and impartially stated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
ABOUT CENSUS TAKING.
An Article Which win be Of Interest
to All Our People at the
Present Time.


The most difficult task Of a census
enumerator lie 90 obtain information
about the ages OF people. 1t is assum-
cd that a woman may lie about her
age and man about the fish he
catches without committing sin, but
the phenomenon goes still further.
Young people ususlly want to be con-
sidered old, middle-aged people re-
port themselves younger than they
are and very old people viii add few
years to their actual age Children
under 10 throw their ages forward to
1o, girls stretch point to be IS and
boys 10 or more always like to be con-
sidered men. Therefore the age re-
turns Of oensus are usually more In
correct than any ether, and 1t is Inn
possible 70 determine accurately
whether the average duration Of life
is increasing or decreasing. 1t is i'm
possible, for the same reason, to
ascertain the death rate, the number
of men Of military age or the number
Of women capable of bearing children.
For example, 1t ia interesting to know
whether the period Of child bearing
among the different classes of people
10 longer or shorter; whether negroes
die earlier than whites; whether the
laboring part OF the population live
longer than those Of sedentary occu-
patton; whether criminals are recruit
ing from younger or older element OF
society; whether the employment of
children is increasing or decreasing,
and many other estimates whose
value Is threatened by the inaccuracy
Of the age statistics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
A Few Facts Concerning the Big Show
That Are Not Generally Knswn.

The Paris Exposition originated In q
motion Of M. Jules Roche, Minister OF
Finance, who in July, 1892, proposed
the plan to President Carnot. On July
10 of the same year the President
issued a decree announcing q "uni-
versal exposition Of works of art and
of industrial and agricultural pro-
ducts" In 1900.
Eight years have been consumed in
the preliminary preparations and In
the actual construction of the build
ings.
The total cost OF the Exposition
proper has been $27,0O0,0O0 (l35,OoO,- :
900 francs). OF this sum the govern
ment gave 2O,OOO,O0O francs, the city
of Paris like sum and the remainder
was raised by an issue of popular
bonds.
It is estimated that 1000, 900 people
will visit the show and that strangers
will spend about 5000, 900, 900 in Paris
during the time OF the Exposition.
About $4,000, 900 has been invested
In side shows and amusement enter
prlses outside the grounds.
ALI the buildings, including the Paris
"Midway," occupy an area of 800
acres.
Space allotted to the United States,
200, 900 square feet.
Appropriation of the United States
Government, s1,2io,OO0.
Duration Of the Exposition, from
April Is to Nov. 5, 2o4 days.
Number of classified exhibit groups,
IS.
Number of buildings, including pa
vIllions of foreign states, e5.
Foreign powers cooperating, a.
Number of regular exhibit build
ings, %.
General admission to the grounds
will be franc go cents) between 10 q.
m. and 6 p. m. At other hours the
admission will be 2 francs In order 10
prevent too great crowding. But
tickets may be purchased outside the
grounds at much cheaper prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26

the growing crops and ruin their pro-
dnctiveness.
Diseases are to the body what weeds
are to the soil. They divert the nutri-
ton which is necessary to sound health,
and tie body, instead Of being strong
and hardy, drags out sickly existence.
When the stomach is diseased, and the
other organs Of digestion and nutrition
are involved with it, there is a constant
loss of nutrition By the body. The stom-
ache and its allied organs are not able to
convert the foods into nourishnent, and
hence the body aud its several organs are
deprived Of the necessary elements OF
vitality. What is known as wweak
heart or uweak lungs, vweak nerves
and other forms Of so-called weakness, are
generally caused by Nweak" stomach.
When the stomach and the other organs
of digestion and nutrition are cured, then
the other diseases are cured with It. Dis.
eases which are caused by a diseased
condition of the stomach are cured
through the stomach. DR.. pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases
OF the stomach and Its associated organs
of digestion and nutrition. II cures
through the stomach diseases Of heart,
lungs, liver and other organs. 1t in-
creases the activity Of the blood-making
glands, so that the whole body Is nour-
ished by an abundant supply. Of pure
blood, rich in the bright red corpuscies
Of health.
There is no alcohol In It Golden Med
ical Discovery abd II contains neither
opium, cocaine, MIR any other narcotic.
1t is strictly Temperance medicine.
Persons suffering from chronic forms
of disease are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter Jtns. All correspondence
strictly private. Address DR.. r. ". Pierce,
Buffalo. N. Y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
WHAT WILL THEY DOT

THE LEDGER te unable to under"
stand what the Middle Of the Road
PopuIists expect TO accomplish, unless
it is TO lnjure the Democratic party In
Missouri. They met In Kansas CITY
and nominated straight ticket and
adopted platform. Every Populint
in Missouri who expects to accomplish
any reforms asked for must support
the Democratic tieket. Ths following
is the platform In brief, e. adopted By
the Middle Of the Readers: II rsaf-
firms allegiance to the Omaha plat.
form; denouncss both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties a.
being In league with the money
powers TO rob the peoples declares for
direct legislation, including the
initiative, referendum, imperative
mandate and proportional representa-
tion, and pledges the party, II placed
in power, to enact these reforms Into
law. On the money question 10 says:
"We demand . national paper
money, issued directly BY the govern
ment, that shall BE- . fun legal tender
for all debts, public and private, and
that shall be redeemable In the pro-
ducts and labor OF the psople, and IN
no other way whatsoever
The platform declares for the pub.
lie ownership Of ell pubic utilities,
and adds:
1.-THE issuance Of licenses, to trusts,
thereby making trusts legitimate, and
permanently fastening them upon the
nation, under the plan nov advocatsd
by William ]. Bryan and John d.
Rockefeller Of the Standard on Trust,
we denounce ~ 3 designing sohemeto
enable corrupt and decaying political
parties, By the lsvying OF blackmail
upon the trusts, to sxtort enormous
sums under the name Of campaign
funds, for use In corrupting national
and state elections.n
The platform concludes:
"We especially denounce the Dem.
ocratic party Of Missouri, its present
Legislature and chief executive, and
It's political leaders, for sxtrAvagAnos
in ONCE, for their vicious election,
police and other iegislation; for their
indefensible attitude toward trusts,
and upon all the paramount issues Of
the day, and for their utter disreRard
OF the rights and interests Of the pso-
pie OF the ntate.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
40 REMEDY EQUALS PERUEA,
so THE WOMEN ALL SAT-.

Miss Susan WyinAr, .eacher In the
Richmond school, Chicago, H., writes
the following letter 10 Or. Hartman re-
garding Po-ru-na. She snys: aOnly
those who have suffered IS I have, can
know what blessing 1t is to be able to
find relief IN Fe-ru-na. This has been
my experience. A friend In need is Q
friend indeed, and every bottle Of Peru
na I ever bought proved good friend
TO me.n-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, LIZA North
Superior st., Racine City, Wis, writes;
II feel SO well and good and happy now
that pen cannot describe II. Pe-ru-na is
everything to me. have taken several
bottles OF Pe-zu-na for female complaint
I am in tho change Of life and itdoes me
good" Pe-ru-na has no equal in all Of
the Irregularities and emergencies pc
culiar to women caused by pelvic
catarrh. .
Address Or. Hartman, Columbus, o.
for free book for women only.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
The Fire At Higbee.

MoBERLY, Mo-, April II. = The
thriving little city of Higbee, twelve
miles south Of this place, suffered q
severe loss by fire this afternoon.
The 6re started in the Hotel Hughes,
and before the flames could be
checked, spread to the three store
housed situated Immediately west Of
the hotel, and all we're destroyed.
The burned buildings were all frame
structures. Loss not known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26

When thinRs srs sths best'' they
become "the best selling" Abraham
Hare, leading druggist, Of Bellsvills,
o., writes; Electric Bitters are the
best selling bitters l have handled In
20 years." You know why7 Most
diseases begin in disorders Of stom-
ach, liver, kidneys, bowels, blood and
nerves. Electric Bitters tones up the
stomach, regulates liver, kidneys and
bowels, purifes the blood, strength.
ems the nerves, hence cures multi
tudes of maladies. Il builds up the
entire system. Puts new life and
vigor into any veal, ,sickly, rundown
man or woman. Price 50 cents. Sold
by j. F. LleweIlyn, drugRise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
UNIQUE INVITATION TO DEWEY
Paducah (Ky.) Easily 0utdOes All
Other Cities.

WARRINGTON, d. o., April 19.-
Representative Wheeler, of Kentucky,
called at the home OF Admiral Dewey
to-day and presented to Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey an unique invitation to
visit the City Of Paducah on their
proposed western tour next month.
Admiral Dewey has received many
queer presents and Invitations during
the past year and half, but the citi-
gems of Paducah believe they have
outdone all their predecessors.
The invitation from Paducsh reach
ed Representative Wheeler yesterday
by express. It was enclosed in an
oaken casket about is inches square,
with handles Of gold and silver. On
the lid is a silver plate inscribed:
"Welcome to Admiral and Mrs. Dew
ey.n
The invitation proper is on q thin
sheet Of curly birch, bears the grea
seal of the City of Psducah, and is
worded as follows:
"To Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
This town is yours. Pull the latch
string-we will do the rest. Don't
surprise us, but inform us when you
pulp.
The invitation 10 signed by James
NJ. Lang, Mayor OF Paducah; W. F.
Paxton, President of the Commercial
and Manufacturing Association, and
the following members OF the Invita-
ton Committee: Ben Well, Joseph
L. Friedman, Robert D. Philips, Geo.
q. Wallace, Robert L. Reaves, A. L.
Livingston, H. L. Meyer and Maj. ].
s. Ashcraft.
The unique feature Of the invita-
tion is disclosed when the lid of the
casket Ia opened, Inside are twelve
quart bottles of 2o-year-old Kentucky
whisky and q cut-glass decanter in-
cased in silver. On one side Of the
decanter is inscribed the brand Of the
whisky and the other bears this greet
ingi
"Admiral and Mrs. Dewey-We ex-
tend greetings, and earnestly request
that you visit Paducah, thus honoring
our city and citizens"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26

Experienced enumerators have
found that the tendency OF the people
Is to represent themselves younger
than they actually are. This impulse
seems to be irresistible between the
ages Of 25 and 90. The greatest pro-
portion of errors js ct the Goth year,
but the greatest number is at the
Soth year or 4oth year At this fatal
Rubicon people usually. falter. In
1890 there were 61s,64l persons re-
ported as 80 years Of age, 1,O47, 1885 as
40 and 4s6,s5s persons at Al. Among
women 50O,774 were reported to be
40, 900, ,s77 80, 224, ,551 Al.
With q fairly steady flow Of immi-
grafton and a stationary or increasing
population there ought always to be
fewer persons of given age than of
any single age preceding; less people
so years old than 40 and so on. But
census age tables invariably show the
reverse. At the last census 140,ss0
persons were returned as so years old,
while the number returned at so was
502,7ss.
When immigration is eight the
persons Of a gwen age at one census
must necessarily be less than the per-
sons ten years younger at the pre-
ceding census. Thus In 1890 the per-
sons 25 years old are necessarily
fewer In number than the persons is
years old In 1880, because the 26 year
cIass OF 1890 10 composed of the sur
vivors OF the IS year class in 1880.
These are facts, but English women
are not abashed by facts. In Eng
land the number OF women returning
themselves as between 20 and 25
years Of age is always greater than
the number of girls reported at the
preceding census from 10 to 15 years
old. And yet people can't be born 20
years old.