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The Washington times., 1902-08-01
DURAND THEIR CHOICE.
Michigan Democrats Select Gold Man
to Head Ticket

DETROIT. Mich, July S1.-Judge
George II. Durand OF Flint. was chosen
as the head OF the ticket on the fourth
ballot taken at the Democratic State
convention here today. This nomina-
tion was made in spite Of opposition by
associates OF the national committee
man. Daniel G. Campau, and by Justin
r. Whiting. chairman Of the State CEN
trail committee.
While advocates of free silver profess
TO be satisfied with the choice of the
convention. the nomination is especial
ly pleasing TO the gold men, who feel
that they nave inaugurated a new era
Tor the Democratic party in Michigan by
having wrested the control of the party
from the Bryan supporters.
All reference to national issues is
studiously avoided in the platform as
unanimously adopted by the convention
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TO INVESTIGATE RIOT.
Mayor Low Takes Action Regarding
Disturbance of Funeral.

NEW YORK. July 3l.-Mayor Low to-
day sent to Police Commissioner Part
ridge a letter In which he says:
II desire you to make careful re-
port to me on the disturbance yester-
day Of the funeral procession OF Rabbi
Joseph. Such on incident rs discredit
able to orr city and | want to be fully
Informed as to the origin OF It. so as
to be able. If possible. to see that those
who are responsible for 1t are properly
dealt with
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CAPTAIN O'FARRELL BETTER.
His Physician States, However, That
He Is Still Very III.

The condition of Capt. Patrick II.
OFarrell. seriously i'll at his residence.
2G02 University Place northwest, was
reported last evening to be slightly i'm
proved DR.. j. r. Wellington, the at
tending physician, states, however.
that his patient is still very sick
man.
about two weeks ago. The doctors have
been unable to positively diagnose the
trouble. but attribute his illness 10
nervous prostration, brought on by
oVerwork.
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OPPOSITION TO TRANSFER.
Chinese Want to Negotiate Treaty al
WI Chang.

PEkIN. July S1.-A proposition ha-
been made 10 transfer the negotiations
for commercial treaty from Shanghai to
WI Chang owing TO the fact that Chang
commissioner of commerce. has been
newly empowered to continue negotia-
tions.
The proposal is opposed by Mr.. Con-
ger, the American minister, and the
other ministers. who refuse to leave
Shanghai The board OF foreign affairs
has advised Chang Chih Tung to con-
form with the desires of the foreign
representatives..
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE to the purchasers Of tickets for the
excursion held July II by the Washington Rail
way Employees Relief Association:
Holder Of ticket No. 1890 has been voted the
par,or ear round trip ticket to Atlantic City.
Holder Of ticket 1919 has been voted SIC worth
street car tickets. Holder OF ticket 2iGI has
been voted 50 worth street car tickets. Parties
holding these tickets may obtain the above.
awards by presenting coupon to MR.. Il. +.
LEE General Superintendent Washington Rail
way system. at 18th and East Capitol sts.,
within thirty days. mi
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SPECIAL NOTICE-HIving disposed of my
business at the corner OF eth and d St NV. all
persons owing me accounts on my books will
call at 730 9th St NV. and make settlements
of the same early possible My clerk Mr..
James Crawford is authorized TO collect the
same. WASH B. WILLIAMS. e29-3
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EDUCATIONAL.

ACADEMY Rockville. Md, for boys; home
life; individual care and instruction; terms
moderate. Address ". 2. MASON, U. 5. y. A.
Ul7-60
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GRAND DUKE BORIS
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Cars Cousin Arrives on
Steamer Coptic.
To Remain in the United States for G
Month--Going to New
York.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9!.-Among
the passengers Of the steamer Coptic,
which arrived from the Orient late last
night, is Grand Duke Boris. Of Russia,
cousin Of the Gar. He is On tour Of
the world He is accompanied by four
young Russians.
The tour Of the grand duke is partly
official and partly private. He has Wis
tied Egypt, Ceylon, India, Hongkong,
and Japan. In Egypt he acted as the
official representative of the Car, and
paid his respects to the Khedive. His
visit to Siam was also official.
Honored in Japan.
While in Japan he passed Eve days as
the guest C; the Mkado. and was given
an escort of 300 soldiers. and in every
way treated as the representative of the
Car.
Ee viii remain in the United States
about a month. but will not make a
tour Of the country. From San Francis
co he viii go direct to New York and
from there home.
The Grand Duke Boris is the son Of
Grand Duke Vladimir, brother OF the
late Gar. He is thoroughly democratic
in his manners, and has made friends in
all the countries he has visited.
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Child's Hose, Ole.

Children's Fast Black Hose, double
knee. spliced heel and toe; regular
1212c value; Green Ticket price,
61Lc
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Sun ROnnets. lz4c.

Odds and ends OF Children s. Duck
and Pique Sun Bonnets; regular 25c
and 35c values: Green Ticket price,
l2iac
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l9c Tai. Ribbons. i0c.

Lot of all silk metallic Tafteta
Ribbons-315 inches wide and on
black, pink, blue and all the fore
most colors-guaranteed all silk
will be sold at i0c. ward. These
are the usual 19c. values.
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SI.00 Dressing Sacques, 39c
l9c Vests, SIC.
Ladies' Hose, 95c.

Lot of Ladies Lace Hose, fast
black, seamless; regular 19c values;
Green Ticket price, 91ac
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
I
They Form a Strong Organization and
are Ready for Work-Royally
Entertained by the JEFF
ferson Club.

About one hundred and twenty-five
Democratic editors Of Missouri were
in ST. Louis Monday, the 18th, and
organized as follows;
James T. Bradshaw, Of Chillic0the,
President
Robert NJ. White, OF Mexico, Re
e0rding Secretary.
/. L. Page, OF Bonnie Terre, Core
spending Secretary.
James T. Barbee, Of Ash Grove,
Treasurer.
The Tice-presidents elected for each
Of the Congressional districts aud the
! officers will constitute the executive
committee. The vice-presidents are
]. J. Heifner, Macon; ]. n. Shepler,
Milan; a. r. Alexander, Plattsburg;
James Todd, Maryville; A. ]. Adair,
Oak Grove; C d. Middleton, War
rensbuFg: Jules G. Cole, Higginsville;
B. W. Jones, Boonville; W. D. Thomas,
Fulton; f. L. Purcell, Frederick
town; w. r. Lacey, Charlottesville;
W. II. Cecil, Mount Vernon, and c.
f, L. Woods, Rolla.
Some splendid speeches were made
by State Officers and by members OF
the association. At night the Dem
ocratie editors were the guests of the
Jefferson Club at a fine banquet, re-
ferring to which the st. Louis RepUJ-
le says:
"R. NJ. White, Of the Mexico LED
GER, president Of the association, oc-
cupied the center seat, sharing the
post Of honor with Harry B. Halves,
President Of the Jefferson Club. Mr..
White was POSTMASTER Of the occasion.
president Halves made a brief adj
dress of welcome, extolling the wealth
of intellect represented in the assem-
bled guests and declaring that the
welfare Of the State and the future OF
the Democratic party lay in their
hands. He spoke Of the State issues
which would be paramount in the
coming campaign, called attention to
the Misrepresentation of the Repub-
lican press, and urged upon his hearers
the value of united action in combat
ing the arguments to be presented to
the voters Of the State through the
medium Of the Republican press.
After extending to the assembled
guests a hearty welcome on behalf OF
the city and the Democracy, through
the Jefferson Club, Mr.. Halves intro
duced Mr.. r. NJ. White, POSTMASTER.
Mr.. White is the editor Of the Mexico
LEDGER.
"Mr. White made a hit with a very
brief address, in which he declared
that the only way in which he could
hope 10 emulate his predecessor, Mr.
Halves, was at the banquet table, as
be could never hope to equal him In
oratorical or political ability. Mr.
White made another distinct hit wher
be suggested that as there were many
speakers whom the guests wished q
hear, the speeches be limited TO /;
minute and a half or thereabouts.
Some Of the speakers observed thii
suggestion closely, but one or TIVE
transgressed the limit"
Rousing good speeches were mad
at the banquet by Hon. Champ Clark
Col. Fountleroy and several Of thu
editors present The occasion was
most delightful one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
Col. Knott Enthusiastic Over Prospects

IRON the 81 Joseph news
John A. Knott, Democratic nomi-
nee for railway commissioner, is In St.
Joseph attending the Confederate re-
union. Mr.. Knott has been on a cam
paign tour with W. j. Bryan, and is
very enthusiastic over the prospects
for Democracy IN Missouri this fall.
''The opening Of the campaign was at
Joplin Tuesday" said Mr.. Knott,
when seen at the st. Charles hotel
this morning, and was the largest
opening In the history Of the State,
almost every county In Missouri being
represented. There was a party Of us
on the tour consisting Of Bryan, ex-
Governor Stone, S. B. Cook, Major
Salmon, Governor Dockery, Superin-
tendent Darlington, Judge WoOdson
and myself. Mayor Reed, Of Kansas
City, Joined US at Joplin. Stone,
DOckery. Reed and Bryan all made
speeches there to the most enthusias-
tic audience | ever saw.
Yesterday we went to Clinton .
continued Mr.. Knott, 'where Mr.,
Bryan spoke TO 1900 people. Be.
tween Clinton and Sedalia, Bryan
spoke from the train at three places
Mr.. Knott and Judge WOodson left
the party at Sedalia last night and
came to st. Joseph TO attend the re.
union this morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
REBUILDING
The Broken Down Structure,
PAINE'S CELERY
UNI
Repairs the Diseased Parts Of
the Human Body and Es-
tablishes Health, Com
fort, and Happiness.

Can we rebuild our pain racked,
emacIated, and wasted bodies? Yes,
the work can be done even through
the spark OF life glimmers but fitfully
and feebly. This work Of rebuilding
only be effectually accomplished
by the use Of Paine's Celery Compound,
that marvellous medicine that has
saved 50 many lives In the past.
Paine's Celery Compound, natures
fortiher and builder, acts directly on
the great nervous system, giving pure,
vitalizing blood, nerve force, digestive
ylgor, refreshing sleep, and increased
weight.
Begin the good work OF heaith build
ing to-day. Take home a bottle OF
Palne's Celery Compound, use it faith
fully, and you viii have cause for re-
joicing and thanksgiving. Mrs. James
Arthur, Spokane, Wash, a lady almost
helpless from cruel rheumatism and
terrible neuralgia, and cured by Paine's
Celery Compound, writes thus
81 have suffered for three years with
neuralgia and rheumatism, and tried
many different remedies which would
give me only temporary relief. FROM
last January, and through the spring
months, l suffered terribly. ! could
walk but a short distance, and some
days not at all. l used Paine's Celery
Compound and have not been troubled
since. Before using the Compound my
knees were so bad / could not get
down or up, but now | can walk a mile
or more every day, with no stiffness OF
lameness In the joints"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
poubls.Headsr at Hedge Park.

The Fix It's easily won the two
games with the Corduroys yesterday
at Hedge Park by scores Of % to 5 in
the first and % to 5 in the second.
which lasted only five innings.
Mexican and Mason pitched for the
Fix Its in the first and second games,
respectively. For the Corduroys VIII
son took the box in the first game, and
E. Collins and Barnum Collins in the
second.
The Fix Its had no trouble In hit
ting the delivery Of either Of the three
Corduroy pitchers at any time, while
Mexican and Mason held the Corduroys
down to few hits.
Both games we're alike, in the fact
that the winners began making runs
in the first inning apd by well placed
hits-and the large number Of errors
made by their opp0nents-continued
TO score until the last inning was
closed.
The features Of the games were
Kemper's three home runs in the first
game, and the errorless fielding Of the
Fix It's in the second game.
Next Sunday afternoon, If the
weather permits, three games will be
played at Hedge Park.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
RICKETTS, s. ENMoNs d. G. Co
Andrain Frnit al st. Lnni.

To TIE Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Sept. l7.-Haying been re-
quested by the management Of the st.
Louis Fair Association, st. Louis,
Mo-, 10 procure and forward TO them
for exhibition at the st. Louis Fair,
TO be held from Oct. 9Th to 18th, 1902,
a collection Of fruits; all residents Of
Audrain county are hereby invited 10
leave any choice specimens Of fruit
they may have mot less than eight
specimens OF each VARIETY at the Office
Of Guthrie s. Ricketts,, Mexico, NO.,
with George p. Haley and same will
be forwarded TO ST. Louis for exhibit
tion. Each exhibitors name viii be
On a card on each plate Of fruit he
sends, and all Of the specimens sent
viii be exhibited as a whole or county
exhibit. VI. y. GUTHRIE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

At n watering place in the Pyrenees
the conversation at table turned upon
a wonderful echo to be heard some dis
lance off on the Franco-spanlsh From
tier.
ut is astonishing" said an inhabit-
ant OF the Garonne. "As soon as you
have spoken you hear distinctly the
voice leap from rock to rock, from
precipiee to precipice, and as soon as
1t has passed the frontier the echo
assumes tho Spanish hccent"-pear.
sons Weekly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
norHiN is WASTED.


The IRagpIckens Clean Fortunes Every
Year In Paris.
A duty of primary Importance ls
discharged by the ragpiekers Of Paris.
Working Ut night, busy under gaslight
with hoop and pannier, the value OF
what they collect is estimated at s10.-
900 a day. ASsuredly one-half of the
world does not know how the other
half lives, says a Paris correspondent
OF course. the conditions of Paris life
are exceptional. The population is
very closely packed; the tall houses
are crammed with inhabitants, there
are no gardens. as with us-there are
but the houses and the streets. The
Parisians have u way OF emptylng all
kinds Of lumber and refuse into the
streets. and then the ragpickers gather
In their harvest. A use Is found for
everything. and metamorphoses never
cease. Rags go 10 make paper; broken
glass is pounded and serves as the
coating for sand or emery paper;
bones. after a process Of cleaning and
cutting down, serve to make nail brush
90. tooth brushes and fancy buttons;
little wisps OF women's hair are care
fully unraveled and do duty for false
hair by and by; mems hair, collected
outside the BARRIERS shops. serves for
filters; bits of sponge are cut up and
used for spirit lamps; bits On bread
are carbonIzed and made into tooth
powder; sardine boxes are cut up into
tin soldiers or Into sockets for candle
sticks. A silk hat has a whole chapter
OF adventure in store for 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

The citizens Of Missouri have their
eve on Mexico at this time. If we fail
TO pave our streets with brick ii will
be years before we get over this back
ward movement. Along this line the
Columbia Herald says: 1.-THE only way
to get the streets Of Columbia proper
ly improved, - said one OF the largest
taxpayers Friday, sis 10 have the i'm
provements assessed against property
owners. Let each property owner i'm
prove in front Of his OWL property
The suggestion is excellent. The town
Of Columbia should not be asked to
spend money in street paving. The
expense should be borne by those
whose property Is most benefited.
The condition Of Columbia streets is
lamentable. After thousands Of dol.
lars have been expended upon them
they are worse than they we're twenty
years ago. This is not the fault Of
any man so much as it is the direct
result Of the methods employed.
Gravel should be abandoned as worse
than useless. Grading should be done
carefully and scientifically. The main
streets ought to be paved and the prop
erty along the highways thus improv.
cd. Columbia has gone ahead Of Us
neighboring towns in everything ex.
eept streets. Mexico, Marshall, Boon
VILE, smaller towns, all Of them have
paved streets while Columbia found
ems along IN the mud. Even Broad
way, the center Of the business life OF
the town, can scarcely stand a hard
winter without being In distressing
condition. Pave the streets, and pave
them at the property owners ex-
penSe.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
FROST
Tremendous Damage to Northwestern
Crops.

CnIcAeo. ILL September l2--Jack
Frost Travelled across the great West
ern and Northwestern crop countries
last night, leaving a trail marked by
tremendous damage.
Nebraska had the sourest VISTA
tion. The Dakotas, Iowa and COLO
RADIO had heavy frosts. Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Kansas had lighter
frosts. The forecast was not reassur'
ing. 1t predicts frost as far east as
Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Mis-
souri, are TO have low temperatures,
and the states visited last night are
promised further freezes.
Corn is the cereal most affected,
much OF the expected bumper crop be-
ins late. The government report
said yesterday that twenty or thirty
days Of good weather were needed 70
mature the late corn. Before the
opening OF the markets to-day dis
patches claiming damage began com
ing with a rush TO all the big commits
sion houses. The corn market opened
kaAc higher, and gained force as or
ders came from the West in support
of the damage claims.
Special dispatches give the follow
ing summary Of conditions in Nebras-
ka and Iowa;
McCool, Neb.-Killing frost, corn
badly damaged.
Sioux City-Minimum tempatnre,
80 degrees.
Webster City, Ia-Heavy frost; ice
formed.
Grinnell, Ia.-FroSt; ice formed 10
some places.
Corroll, Ia.-Frost; very little dam
age so far.
Columbus, Neb.-Killing frost.
Omaha, Neb.-Light frost.
Portsmouth, Neb.-Killing frost on
lowlands.
Shenandoah, Ia.-Light frost, nc
damage.
Lincon, Neb.-Heavy frost, but o.
killing severity only on lowlands.
Beatrice, Neb-Heavy frost, killing
in some places.
Nebraska City, Neh-Killing frost
on lowlands.
Dodge City, Kan.-Killing frost
Corn too far advanced TO be injured.
Denver, Colo.-Killlng frost in Colo
RADIO, except in southeastern corner
Coolest September day in twenty
years.
TEMPERATURE AGAIN LOW.
LINooN, NEB., september PA
frust all over Nebraska last night
heavy in places, nipped tender vegeta
tlon and did some damage TO corn, es
timated at Is per cent, at points II
north and western Nebraska. Tn
temperature is equally low tonight.
ANOTHER VISIT.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, Septembe
Il. Reports to the Nonparell from
nearly 100 districts in the western AM
southwestern parts OF Iowa lndicat,
that a heavy frost fell last night
Very little damage was done. Ind
cations are for a heavy freeze agail
tonight,
SECRETARY WILSON'S VIEW.
WASHINGTON, September Eth
spectators always thrive on bat
news" said Mr.. James Wilson, secre
tary Of agriculture, tonight when hi
attention was called TO the report
that the corn market In ST. Louis AM
Chicago, had been strongly influenced
By reports Of frost in Nebraska AM
Iowa. "The scare comes too late
The corn crop in the West is in splen
did shape and nothing but a genuin
killing frost can do 10 any materia
damage. Light frosts will hasten tn
rlpening Of the grain and, from VIVA
l can learn, the crop has not yet beeI
damaged. The crop will be the big
gest in the history Of the West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
Marriages WItho..

The poet and divine. Ian,
who became dean of st. PAM,
married a daughter Of S,
Moore without the consent a
ents. He was told by bis fstbss.
that he was not to expect N,
from him. The bridegroom W.
and wrote this witty note, "Js~t-
Anne Dome, undone," wbjrb
to the angry father. and tbk Y
effect of restoring them to f,,,
were very poor at first br \
soon got brighter, and they M
happily together.
Sir Joshua Reynolds after r,,.l
had married told him that M, y.
ruin him as an artist. When NJ I,
band related this to bis wii, 4,
solved that marriage sbOua y
and not mar her husband and IA \
end further resolved that be N
study at Rome and do everything h
be might have done without q
monial responsibilities. aBut "
asked FlRxman. Work ana
mize," reJolned the brave NJ
SO well did they do this that NM
that "wedlock is for an artist, \
rather than his HARM and tAr
discovered that they were ma
each other
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

On the afternoon Of Winslow's de
parture for Denver be was paying MS
bIil. when he called Willie. hanging
fa~scinatingly near.
Il want you" he said slowly, glaring
into the boys eyes. Ito go upstairs u
see II / left my toothbrush and comb IN
my room. Toothbrush and comb, tooth
brush. toothbrush. toothbrush Don't
forget what | want, boy, and hurry
too. Got 10 get my train"
"N-no, sir-ri yves. sir" Chartered
Willie.
wlnslow hung about ~impauentiy,
watching the clock like a hawk. Only
two minutes to spare. Just as be
caught up his bag to depart Willie
came on a dead run across the floor,
his face aglow with the sense OF a lofty
mission we'll performed.
ayes, sir" he cried eagerly, you LEFT
'emr'
Winslow gazed az his empty handed
emissary. His lips moved, but no words
came forth. Then, with an inarticnlate
snarl, he stepped into the waiting car
rIage.-Kansas City Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
The Coolest September.

COLUMBIA, Mo, Sept Is. - The
records Of the United States weather
bureau here show that up to the pres.
emit time this has been the coolest
September in the last fourteen years.
The thermometer has averaged eight
degrees below the normal. The low
est temperature this morning was 30
degrees. There was a light frost last
night. The temperature this morn.
ing was the lowest on record for the
first half Of September. The next
lowest was t~hirty-four degrees, Sept.
10, 1890. The earliest previous date
on which there was frost was septem.
Der -, 1890.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

The younger Dumas once Va,
Villers Cottercts, bis fathers NJ
village, to the unwilling Of a srip
the creator Of "The Three MukamI
At the banquet IN the eyaa
younger Dumas sat next to oe 4
Oldest inhabitants who, 10 paiad
nature, but without any tact bgu|
tell a story OF Dumas pere.
"Ah," said he, "he was 4 ~
your father How we loved IN
was so kind hearted and geneua
last time be came to villers ca
he gave n banquet in the Hat
Vile. He forgot for some tine
TO pay the bill. See that fat ma
theref He was the butcher who
nished the feast. | should not b !
prised II the meat were still ovid
him. But that is nothing He Is
to this day Of being the Vurvg
Alexandra Dumas"
The story was an nOHical uz
tary ON the set speeches Of Ia
noon. The son was anxious tAs
there to settle his fathers sors
Mall Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
r4.h nIowlnr Bait W The Line


How ON earth or In the water fsh
contrivc to blow large bats three or
four yards up the line has yet to be
explained. 1t is a common thing TO
find large slabs OF pilchard bait used
for pollack blown right up the line by
large fish. This happens only when
the pollack is itself hooked. have re-
Gently found that large bass serve n
the same trick. writes a correspondent,
but In this case the bass. which Is a
more cunning fish than the pollack,
sometimes getsSway. To realize the
immense difficulty Of such a feat let
any one put eve a piece of paper on a
hook and endeavor tho blow it up the
line with a bellows, Much more diff
cult 1t must be with the resistance Of
the water, and by what muscular ae-
ton the fish contrives it | know not. 1
have searched the textbooks In vain
for some hint on the subject.-London
Opinion.