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result In former generations. The pion-
aor ~ the house of Aston favored MS
son William Backhouse Aston, who lett
The hulk of his fortune between William
w and John Jacob, the father or WIZ
liam waldorf Aston. The cousins OF the
nrssent John Jacob Astor and Wiinam
Waldorf Astor are not only not rlch as
wealth goes, but are of small conse-
quence ,. i. 4,
omen secret that during the enjoyment
of their great fortunes Cornenus anu
William X have lowered head ana
shoulders over their brothers Frederick
and George, and their sisters. 1t is not.
nerhaps, as visible In the social as In the
financial and commercial worlds. me
fortunes of those who were discrimi-
mated against being 50 large that they
could maintain their station with more
than dignity In the social world. but in
the present and younger generation, the
disparity will be more marked. The
sons Of Cornelius are Of the same gener-
alton as the children of Mrs Sloane. Mrs.
Webb and Mrs. Sheppard. The differ
ence in fortune here is very perceptible
and in the Mammon loving community
of New York, the difference Is differ
ence indeed. The sons OF Cornelius, Cor
nelius, Alfred and Reginald are not on
a parity. The money worshippers bend
their hinges of the knee to Alfred, who
got the mess of pottage while the others
got the drippings. The slight put upon
Cornelius developed the manhood Of the
man and an interesting fight Is evident
ly on. In spite Of the greater wealth Of
his brother. Alfred, 1t would seem that
Cornelius, by his grand energy and great
ability, will, in spite of all combinations,
make himself the Vanderbilt of the Van
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CHURCH PEWs AT HIGH PRICES.
In WashIngton's Exclusive ST. Johns
One Sold for $3.50.
I'M the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
At an auction sale held Friday at
sloan's auction rooms two pews in st.
Johns Protestant Episcopal church. La
fayette Square, were sold at big prices.
Pew No. 50 brought 2.75O while pew No.
II was sold for $1,000. While these prices
may seem large In reality they are not.
for 1t is a rare thing for a pew in old St.
Johns, which is the ultra fashionable
church In Washington. to be had for love
or money" The church edifice being so
small the pews have for years been most
sought after, and they have been attain
able only of recent years by auction.
Then they are sold outright to the pur-
chasers, and remain in family until that
family either dies out or moves away
from the capital. Often pewholders with
small families sell a seat in their pews
for a certain number of years. and even
single seat brings prices away up in
the hundreds of dollars. 1t has been sew
eral years since there was q chance to
purchase pew in st. Johns. The last
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one-sold at auction, of course-was dur
ing the Cleveland administration. 1t
brought better price than the two sold
Friday on account of its superior loca-
tion. There is a waiting list Of persons
who desire pews or seats in st. john
which, if filled, would take up all the
seatings in new church almost twice
the size of the present one. Some years
ago a Baltimorean bought a pew in St.
Johns and gave 1t to the church with the
distinct understanding that it was to be
placed at the disposal of the President
of the United States, and solely for the
use of the President and his family.
Presidents of late years, however. have
rarely used this pew, for Mr.. Cleveland
attended the Presbyterian church. and so
did Mr.. Harrison. President Mckinley
was a Methodist and Mr.. Roosevelt is a
Dutch Reformer. Mrs. Roosevelt is an
Episcopalian, and she with the Roose-
welt children. now occupies the Presi-
dents pew almost every Sunday.
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ANNOUNCE ENTS.

r. !. Monks.
Is a candidate for the State Legislature,
md asks the votes of tho electors of JEFF
fer son County in the Democratic primary.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05

Mr.. A. Cauthorn, formerly of Mex
leo, died on June first at Corvallis,
Oregon. Mr.. Cauthorn would have
been 81 years old next September, and
enjoyed very fair health up to the time
of his death. He leaves three sons,
w. L. Cauthorn, of Oregon; B. r.
Cauthorn, Of this city; Dr.. Frank
Cauthorn, Of Old Mexico; and two
daughters, Mrs. Purdy and Mrs.
Finley, both Of Oregon.
Mr.. Cauthorn was born in Essex
county, Virginia, September 10, 1915.
In the year 1890 Mr.. Cauthorn began
TO learn the tailor's trade, and opened
a shop In Hermitage, Essex county,
Va. In 1885 be opened q store at
Warsaw, Richmond county, Va, but
later moved back to Hermitage, now
known as Center Gross.
on january 10, 1884, Mr.. Cauthorn
was married TO Frances A. Brooke,
who died at Corvallla, Oregon, Feb.
2s, 1883.
In the year 1910 Mr.. Cauthorn NOV
ed TO Mexico, Mo-, with his wife and
three children, W. L., j. A. and B. R..
where he carried on the merchant
tailor's business until 1859 when he
went TO California and worked In the
mines until September 1850, with some
success, returning to Mexico after a
tedious and stormy voyage by the way
of Panama and New Orleans, arriving
here Dec. "A, 1850. He commenced
merchandising here In 1851, and re-
mained in business, until 1865, when
he moved 10 Corvallis, Oregon, where
he died. He was in business In Cor
wallis until 1888 when he sold out to
his son, Thomas, then coming to Mex
leo on a visit. He also visited here in
1888.
Mr.. Cauthorn was constable of Salt
River Township in 1871, afterwards
Justice OF the Peace. He was also
Captain Of Militia Company under
Governor Edwards, and was a member
OF the first City Council of Mexico. He
was councilman, recorderand treasurer
of Corvallis.
In 1884 Mr.. Cauthorn joined the
NJ. Il. Church at Goals Chapel, Essex
county, Va. He was stewart in the
church for over forty years, and was
connected with the Sabbath School as
superintendent and teacher.
Mr.. Cauthorn, before his death, at
the request of his family, wrote a brief,
personal historyof himself, which clos
ed with the words "My last request is
that my children meet me in Heaven
Mr.. Cauthorn was a man of large
influence, living a Cody life, and was
a grand man, of strong character
highly respected by all with whom hC
| assocfafpd-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
BENTON Cry, June 4. Homer
Wylde, Of Mexico, is visiting friends
here this week.
DR.. Dlven was in Centralia Friday
on professional business.
Miss Boyd, Of Mexico, is visiting Miss
Minnie Harrison.
Earl johnson visited in Montgomery
City recently.
The ice cream and strawberry sup
per given by the Ladies' Aid Society
OF the Presbyterian Church, was a de.
cided success.
Bart Waddingtonan and family attend.
ed Decoration Day services at Mexice
Friday.
Miss Kirkpatrick is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Smith, west Of town.
Miss Maggie Moore came down from
Mexico last Wednesday and ATTENDED
the ice cream and strawberry supper
Miss Lou Hamilton has returned
from a pleasant visit with friends II
Fulton.
Mrs Mag ROmansan and Claude Brow
went to Mexico saturday.
John and Stella LAnig, Mrs. Hicks
Kate Mullins and Fred Kellerhal
were in Mexico Friday.
Tom Moore is again in u town.
Chas. Kimball, Of Centralia, cam
down Monday.
Dr.Hunter vas here Monday LOOKING
after a mule OF Chas. HildehraRd'
which had gotten cuton a wire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
Poor Mans Rotation.

Walter Pearl, Of near New Hope,
gives the agriculture Journal his ideas
as to rotation of crops, as follows:
about the first of September
SOW land to rye. This will make a
good pasture all winter and also make
a good coat OF manure IL turned under
about the first Of June, and the LAND
can be put to COW peas. The pasture
you get off the rye in the winter win
over pay for the seed and the trouble
of sowing, to say nothing Of the Zine
coat Of manur you turn under, and
then you have your land in good shape
to take cowpeas, and peas r almost
as valuable as corn.
"StOck will leave corn to eat the
peas, or the best Of timothy or clover
hay to eat pea hay. And peas add
more to the land than they take, Sc
by this way youcan put the same field
in corn every second year, and also
add to its fertility and grow bettel
corn every year.
81 consider this the poor mans
rotation. This is, a man with an 100
acre farm can raise as much as bis
neighbor does with 800 acres.
81 do not believe we want bettel
farming and better farms. A poo.
farm is sure to produce poor stock. So
brother farmer, let us take up tn,
best principles and best methods Of
farming, and do our best, and God will
add all things.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
RUSH MIL ITEMS

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, June 3-Plenty of rain,
The creek west of town was higher
Sunday morning than it has been for
years.
Crops are looking fine.
Our new railroad agent, ]. o.. Holly,
has relatives visiting him from Texas.
Mrs. James Tanner, who has been
very i'll, is slowly improving.
w. Il. Maxwell is disabled on &C.
count of a mashed finger.
Several from here attended the Re
publican convention at Mexico Satur'
day.
We should not forget the Sunday
School picnic next Saturday at Coax
ley's grove; bring all the children AM
have an enjoyable time.
Carl Elder is home from Mexico
where he has been attending school.
Misses Alva Roberts, Gala Rosseri
Olive Elder and Olive Sipple attended
commencement exercises Of the Mex
leo High School last week,
Rev. r. D.. Chinn preached TO a full
house Sunday morning.
Joe stephens, Of Hatton, Galloway
county, and VIM. Moore, Of Worces
ter, were on our streets Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
CLAY VS.. LAKESAE g BARNES.
Statement From Both sides Of the
Case.

A suit vas filed Saturday evening
by Col. Green Clay against Lakenan
s. Barnes, real estate agents. Col.
Clay alleges in his petition as filed,
that in 1898 he executed to the defen-
dants a note for certain commissions
due them and that in 1900 he paid off
and fully discharged said note, that
afterwards t'sald Lakenan & Barnes
uniustly got possession Of said note,
and now unjustly, wrongfully and UNI
lawfully detain it," He asks judg-
ment for the possession OF the note
and damages for the taking and de-
tention Of the same.
@. A, Barnes, attorney for Lakenan
& Barnes, made the following state
ment to a representative OF the LED
GER in regard TO the suit Of Colonel
Clay against them:
sin April, 1898, Green Clay applied
to Lakenan s. Barnes to negotiate a
loan Of $780, 900 for him upon his farm
near Larabee upon which there was
already a mortgage for $4,000 to the
Connecticut Mutual Life ms. 20.
Lakenan & Barnes made the loan, the
Northwestern Mutual Life ms. Co.
furnishing the money, for the negotia-
tion of which Mr.. Clay agreed to pay
Lakenan & Barnes s1S5, so per annum,
so long as the loan stood. Mr.. Clay
afterwards borrowed $4,000 more from
the Northwestern NJ. L. Ins. Co. for
which he executed a second deed Of
trust.
"Mr. Clay made a payment upon his
note TO Lakenan & Barnes In 1889 and
1900, but has failed to make any other
payments. The agreement to pay
Lakenan & Barnes 1885, 0 per annum,
50 long as the loan Of $4,000 was I'M
paid, wa evidenced by Green Clay's
note, which has never been in the
possession Of anyone save Lakenan &
Barnes. To avoid the payment OF the
note in controversy Mr.. Clay employed
the subterfuge Of having the North
western Mutual Life ms. Co. cancel
his notes to them for $ 5000 and $40, 0OC
and gave them a new note for s25, 900,
giving them another deed Of trust
upon his farm for that amount, it
being merely a change of form Of the
other two loans, no money having
been paid on the loans.
'Lakenan & Barnes refused to mark
their note paid and deliver it to Green
Clay until he had in fact paid it in
accordance with its terms, which they
claim has not been done, and can't
until the loan for $40, 900 is paid of. >
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
Fay Bates has returned from Rem.

Fay Bates has returned from Rem
salier. 81
Or. Kennedy, Of Perry, was in town
Tuesday.
Miss Mosley closed a very successful
term Of school here Friday. She
treated her scholars to Ice cream and
cake.
James Kendrick, Of Ventura, visit
ed friends here Saturday.
Jess Craig and wife and children, Of
Wisconsin, are the guests OF James
Chapel and family.
VIM. Massey, of st. Louis, visited
his parents last week.
Quite a number OF Masons attended
lodge at Florida Friday night.
Elmer Chapel and sister, Mrs. Fred
Quisenberry, we're in Mexico Friday.
John Beemon, Of Strother, was in
town Saturday.
Berta Bledsoe has returned from
William Woods college, Fulton, where
she has been attending school.
Anna Aakjer and Lee Turner, Of
Strother, we're the guests of Bessie
Crump Sunday.
The surveyors have been surveying
In and around Santa Fe.
Joe Flemming left Saturday night
for Kansas City to visit his wife who
is at the hospital.
Preaching Sunday morning and
night at the Methodist church.
Mesdames Daniel Flemming and
James Camplin visited Mrs. Robert
Fairbairn Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
PRIMARIES IN BOONE COUNTY
Walker Has Majority in Incomplete
Count for State Senator.

COLUMBIA, Mo, June democrat
lc primaries in Boone county were
held Saturday. The vote was by
school districts and the returns have
been slow coming in. Seyenty-three
out OF LOG districts have been heard
from. William ]. Stone carried the
county for United States Senator. In
Columbia Stone got 2,l96 and Wallace
GIG.
Thus far Charles ]. Walker leads
Webster Gordon by 200 votes and is
practically certain of Boone county
for State Senator. He had already
carried st. Charles county and with
Boone is secure of the nomination.
The race between ]. II. Murphy and
j. G. Gillespy for Representative is
close, the former leading by l34 votes,
The returns indicate that the fol
lowing county officers are undoubtedly
nominated:
George H., Barrett, Recorder; Lewis
M. Switzler; Probate Judge; Hugh M
Hall, Circuit Clerk; L. t. Searcy,
County Clerk; J. NJ. B~atterton, Treas
urer; H.. b. Bush, Collector; f. @.
Bradford, Sheriff; G. G. Turner, Pre-.
siding Judge; S. N. Woods, Judge
Northern District; w. S. Wilson
Judge Southern District: NJ. P
Parker, Coroner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05

At the meeting of the Republican
Mass Convention in this city Satur-
day the following resolutions were
adopted:
We deeply deplore the death OF
President Mckinley, who had become
so universally loved that not only ever
section of our own country, but the
entire civilized world was plunged into
the deepest grief.
We reafirm our belief / sthe prin-
ciplee aud policies Of the Republican
party as declared In the Philadelphia
platform in 1900.
We heartily indorse the wise and
patriotic administration Of President
Roosevelt, his honesty and patriotism,
and his unflinching determination to
carry out the declarations of our party;
that trusts shall not be allowed to de-
stroy individual enterprises, stife
trade and prevent competition; we
cheer his declaration and express our
confidence in his determination to see
that where our flag has been put up in
the Philippines it shall stay put.
We express u hearty appreciation
of the tlreless labors for the party Of
our national committeeman, Hon. r.
q. Kerns, and of Hon. Thomas j.
Atkins, chairman of our State COM
mittee, and of DR.. ]. c. Parrish, mem
Der Of the State sommittee for this
district, and urge that all Republic
cans give them their hearty coopera-
tion; and we hereby recommend that
the delegates elected by this conyen-
tion to the State convention use all
honorable means to elect Mr.. Thomas
Atkins chairman Of the State commit
tee and DR.. J.. O. Parrish Is a member
OF b estate committed from this dis
trict.
We condemn the determination OF
those in control Of the Democratic
party to deny the people Of our State
the right Of local self-government,
giving them instead government by
boards appointed by the Governor, and
we earnestly appeal to all citizens to
unite in an effort to restore to our
people their rights. Recent state
ments by Cardwell sustain the CON
fession Of important witnesses, as we'll
as the actions of a mysterious Mr.. e.
o. Brown, disclose to the people an
intimate connection between those in
control of the Democratic State Com
mittee and the lobby, a connection
that has justly alarmed the people and
calls for the condemnation Of all good
citizens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
FROM ROWENA.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RowENA, June 2.-Quite a delight
full rain fell here Saturday night,
Miss lola Daily left Tuesday for a
pleasure trip to st. Louis. 3
DR.. Austin attended the basket din
ner at Red Top in Boone county Sun
day.
We are soon to have a free mai
delivery.
Mr.. Elliott, Of Hallsville, was hert
last week organizing a society called
the Married Mems League.
John Turner and sister ATTENDED
the commencement exercises OF th,
Mexico Public School Friday evening
j. j. Walkers little girls visited
relatives near Sailing the past week.
w. Y. Fountain and little Flol
Bryson were visitors here Wednesday
Mr.. Swartzendruber sold a fine stall
lion to Mr.. Myers, Of Skinner, fol
5000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
GOOD CORN
Condition Of a Few Of Galloway
County's Many Large Corn Fields.

From the Fulton sun.
r. r. Buckner, Of Auxvasse, has
between 800 and 600 acres OF corn on
his farm this year. He tells us that II
is all in splendid condition. 1t ranges
in height from 0 to 8 inches and has
all been plowed twice.
This is one Of the largest paintings
ON a single farm in the county. He
told us that oats and grass were very
fine and that meadows were develop
ing rapidly. He thinks that owing to
the recent rains, there will be an
average crop Of hay.
Sam Grant, Of Williamsburg, has
100 acres Of corn that has been plowed
over twice. He says his prospect fol
a crop In corn, wheat and oats was
never better.
Harris Bros, Of McCredie, have
nearly 200 acres Of corn which had
three plowings, this is n month in
advance OF corn last year; their corn Is
more than a foot high.
7. p. Harrison has plowed his liz
acres twice and thinks he never saw
corn looking so well on June /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
CASE OF IT.
Many More Like it in Mexico.

The following case is but n Of
many similar occurring daily in Mexico.
1t is an easy matter to verify its cor
rectness. Surely you cannot ask for
better proof than such conclusive
evidence.
W. F. Jones, house mover, living on
West love street, says: "For at least
ten years, despite the use Of remedy
after remedy, l have had attacks Of
kidney complaint AT times the aeh-
ing across my back was simply excru-
c~iatiating. In addition trouble with
the kidney %secretions existed. I final
ly went to Buckner & Whitney's drug
store for Deans Kidney Pills and took
a course Of the treatment. From the
results obtained l have not the slight
hesitation in emphatically endorsing
the medicine"
For sale by all dealers; price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
]. @. bolt, of Kansas City, and Miss
EBma Morris Married Wednesday
Morning-Left for the East.

j. G. Holt, of Kansas City, and Miss
Emma Morris, Of this city, were mar
ried at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.and Mrs.J.D d. Morris, In East Love
street, at 1I:30 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. The ceremony "a per
formed by Rev. A. w. Kokendoffer, Of
the Christian Church and vas beau
tiful.
The Morris home vas beautifully
decorated in flowers. The room In
which the ceremony wa performed
was perfect in its beauty. Cape jas
mines and smilax carrying out the ex-
quislte scheme of decoration. In the
other parlor were decorations Of Ameri-
can Beauty roses and in the library
pink roses and smilax. Probably the
dalntiest Of decoration was shown in
the dining room, where strings OF smi-
lax were intertwined by white carna-
tIons. In this room punch vas served
before the ceremoney and cream and
cake afterward.
Preceding the marriage Miss Byrd
Locke sang the beautiful song, "You,r
and at its close the strains of Mendels-
sohn's wedding march, played by Mrs.
e. R. Locke, we're heard. To this the
bridal couple, preceded by flower girls
scattering daisies, marched before
King Cupid's chancel and theceremony
was performed.
The beautiful bride was attired In
an all-white wedding gown and veil;
the dress being white silk over satin.
She carried white roses. Her travel
gown was In blue silk.
The groom is a prominent and we'll
TODD piano merchant Of Kansas City
and is well known in this city as a
most excellent gentleman.
The bride is one of Mexico's fairest
and best women and has the love and
esteem of all. She has all Of the at
tributes of true and faithful woman
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt left on an after
noon train for Chleago-and the East.
The LEDGER joins the many friends
Of the couple in extending congratula-
tions to the groom and kindest wishes
to the bride.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
FROM AUxYASsE.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
AUxvAssE, June 3.-Everette Hol-
land and sister, of Fulton, visited
home folks Sunday
Misses Ruth and Edna BARLEY, OF
Fulton, visited their brother, Paris
BARLEY, over Sunday.
Little Lindell Craighead is quite
sick, caused from a pony kicking him
In the stomach.
Misses Gala and Eta Pemberton
came home Saturday afternoon from
st. Louis.
Babe Moore, Of Fulton, called on his
best girl Sunday.
Miss Sallie Beckley spent the latter
part of last week at Concord.
The Baptist Sunday School will cele.
brate children's day on the third Sun
day night.
The supper at the Atkinson Hotel
was well attended. Dancing was In
dulged in until a late hour.
Mrs. Ridgeway has moved from the
hotel to the Ed Swan property, and
will no longer run the hotel.
]. b. Slavens is moving his restau.
rant tothe north side of Main street
Rev. Llewellyn failed to fill his ap
polntment at Hatton Sunday on &C
count of the high waters.
Rev. Banks filled'hls regular appoint
ment here Sunday, also Rev. Jesse.
Miss Ramsey is progressing nicely
with her music class.
Mrs. j. B. Slavens is visiting II
Rush Hill this week.
Miss Georgia Swan is attending com
mencement in Fulton this week,
Quite a number from here ATTENDED
the stock sale In Fulton Monday.
Mrs. Jake Maddox's sale was wei
attended Tuesday and stock sold well
James Pierce, Of st. Louis is quite
sick at the home of his father, nortf
Of town.
The engagement Of Miss Gala Penn
berton and Mr.. Moore, Of Columbia
for June IL, has been announced.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
A. H. Meyer,
MEXICO, MO.

Owen Tlnsley is visiting friends.
Quite a delegation went to Mexico
Monday. We noticed the following:
A. +. Romans, DR.. Douglass and wife,
Mrs. Brent Erisman and mother, G.
Thompson, Neal Johnson, Hickman
HofIsess, Walker Woodbridge, Carrie
Kellerhals, Leirhiemer and DR.. Diyen.
Renfro Miller, oldest son OF Henry
Miller, has accepted a position with the
U. S. Express Company at Mexico.
Joe Stephens came over from Hatt0n
Tuesday in the interest Of the Mod
ern Woodmen.
Mrs. Ed Johnson returned to her
home in Colorado Tuesday.
w. II. Cornelius, proprietor Of the
Hoffsess s. Cornelius stock farm, has
been to Readsyille recently and pur-
chased a thoroughbred Polangus bull,
and a Poland China male hog. MI.
Cornelius always purchases the best
stock and some OF the finest in Au-
drain county is found on his farm.