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Aerial Acrobats.

There was dearth of aerial acrobats
who are able to stay in the air longer
than the Langley flying machine. but
that did not matter, as there was an
abundance of ground and lofty tumblers
TO arouse envy in the minds OF the small
boys and to cause fear for their safety
in the minds of those whose joints have
grown too stiff for such exercises
The tight wire acts were good. and
ELECTED the usual calculations of as
constituent at the skill of the perform
ers. Clowns were as thick as flies
around a molasses barrel. clown is
a clown. and always Will be. and those
with the Main circus are as clever as
any others In getting laughs from the
audience.
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MOVE TO REORGANIzE
THE BUREAU OF LABOR
Objection to Merger With
Department of Commerce.
WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS
President to Be Petitioned to Appoint
Commissioner in Sympathy With
Spirit of Law.

At the regular monthly meeting yes
terday the Economic o. NJ. Club, of
Washington. unanimously passed the
following preambles and resolutions:
Whereas in the interest of the la
boring men, women. and children of the
United States, Congress on June 10, 1898.
passed a law creating a non-partisan
Department of Labor, the gem
eral design and duty of which
shall be to acquire and diffuse
among the people of the Uaited
States useful information on subjects
connected with labor in the most gem
erous and comprehensive sense of that
word. and especially upon its relation
to capital, the hours OF labor, the earn
ings OF laboring men and women, the
means Of promoting their material, So
cial, intellectual, and moral welfare;'
And whereas the same conditions ex-
list today for such Investigations;
And whereas Congress has taken
from the laboring people their non-par-
tisan department and placed it under
thus making of 1t a political Office and
destroying it's non-partisan character;
Non-Partisan Statistics.
And believing that the conditions I'M
der which laboring men, women, and
children live and work; how they are
clothed and fed and lodged; the sanitary
conditions of the buildings in which
they work; the hours they work and the
wages paid; the opportunities given
them for an education; and all questions
affecting their material and moral well
fare, can only be fairly and truthfully
gathered and collated by a non bipartisan
department:
Resolved. That organized labor ard
reform clubs everywhere be earnestly
requested to use every influence they
can bring TO bear upon the incoming Con-
gress. and each individual member
thereof. to reorganize the Bureau of La
Dor and restore IL TO a non-partisaa
basis as separate department. Be il
further,
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CIRCUS ALL RIGHT,
VERDICT OF CROWDS
Mains Show Pretty Good,
as Shows Go.
ACTS THAT ARE OLD FRIENDS
Killing of Monkey Rider by His Pony
Mount Not on the Pro-
gram

What's the use? A circus is a circus.
and always will be a circus When ii is
said that the Walter L. Main circus,
which showed in Washington yesterday,
is good circus that is about all that
can be said.
Main has three rings, and a big tent,
and drew a good crowd last night which
seemed well-pleased with the exhibition.
There was not the great wealth of acts
to be seen with some shows. but the acts
were good. and many thought fewer acts
on at one time was an Improvement.
All of the trained horses and the bare
back riding were good. and won much ap-
plause. The venerable bareback turns
that have been with us since long before
Dan Rice was in swaddling clothes were
TO be seen. and the oldsters present
agreed that It was like a scent of life's
springtime to see once more the lady in
feshings cavorting around the ring. head
downward. at the imminent risk of
breaking her neck, supported only by a
small strap around her shapely ankle,
or TO behold her kissing her hand to
admiring throngs from an uncertain
perch on the shoulders of her male part
ner as he stood upon the back OF the
weil-fed Quadruped.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS.


Little Miss Mary ROdes and Ryland
ROdes entertained a few OF theiI
friends Thursday afternoon They
played games % all kinds and thor.
oughly enjoyed every minute. Lovely
refreshments we're served.
Aboht thirty yOung people accepted
the hospitality Of Edwin Carter last
Wednesday evening, went out On a
large hay wagon TO the Maxwell farm
and ate their suppers by moonlight.
II was a glorious picnic, 50 they say
Miss Rilla Ricketts, had a crowd Of
her Jolly little friends 20 spend the
night with her last Monday night
They bad i fine time as only a lot Of
girls together can hsve. They we're
Misses Eliza Gibbs, G race Morris, Ruth
Bragg, Ella B. SpauldinR. Victoria
Brooks and Corrlne Barth.
Mr.. Sam Boles gave a picnic last
Monday Afternoon To about forty Of
his friends at the B0les farm near
Auxvasse. The girls took well filed
baskets and 10 was certainly enjoyed
after the I2-mile drive. This crowd
seems u be having more fun than any
other.
The Christian Endeayor held a very
interesting meeting with Miss Byrd
Locke last Tuesday evening. There
is always a pleasant programme given.
besides the regular business Miss
Tine Houston F~epressnte5 the Endea-
vor a. the national e~onVenti0u which
met 10 Denver this week.
Mn. Ned Rodes entertained the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
STOCK AND A NOTES.

NJ. B. Guthrie recently paid 500 to
@. r. Brown for a iye.weeks-old "For.
est King" colt.
John Brewer got a good price for
eleven head of Missouri mules sold to
Hudson Brothers, of Kentucky.
+. NJ. Dowell, of Youngs Creek, re!
Gently sold a span Of mules to Hudson
Bros, of Louisville, KY, for $500.
johnson & Hendrix, prominent
stockmen Of Audrain county, had id
l23 head of Glib. lambs that sold at
s5.75.-Lire Stock Reporter.
st. Louis Star: David Rankin, the
great Atchison county farmer, had TO-
900 acres OF corn drowned out by the
food. He didn't stop, however, to
count the loss or consider the cost OF
rnplanting, but replanted, and now
the corn shows green all over the plan
tatIon, and because Of the fertillzing
OF the soil by the water, figures that
the increased crop will more than
make up the cost Of the seed sown and
the labor incident to planting the
second time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
New Yorks Tallest Buildings.

The tallest buildings in New York
are:
Park Row building, twenty-nine
stories or 1872 feet high.
St, Paul, twenty-six stories, or 3Os
feet.
Manhattan Life, twenty-five stories,
34S feet.
American Surety, twenty-three
stories, 306 feet.
American Tract, tw~enty-three
stories, 293 feet.
Home Life, sixteen stories, 2S0 feet.
Washington Life, nineteen stories,
273 feet.
Gillender, sixteen stories, 273 feet.
Bowling Green, nineteen stories,
272.6 feet.
Bank Of Commerce, twenty stories,
270 feet.
New York Life, twelve stories, 27O
feet.
Standard on, fifteen stories, 2O3
feet.
Commercial Gable, tw~enty-one
stories, 255 feet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

DINNERS.


Mrs. Chas GIendy gave a lovely
eight O'Clock dinner Monday evening
In honor of the brides and bride-to-be,
Miss nellie Lewis. The large round
table was beautiful, with a lovely
heart-shape6 center-piece filed with
sweet peas. 1t was a .~en-course
dinner. Covers were laid for ten: DR..
and Mrs. A. @. White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Elon
bearing; Misses Nellie Lewis and Sara
Crawford; Messiers. Latney Barnes
and J. w. Woodbridge. 1t was indeed
a success, as all Of Mrs. Glendy's
affairs are. She is an excellent hostess
always.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

Louisiana is entertaining an uneon-'
frmed rumor that the @. & A. has
purchased the old fair grounds and
will4ocate the round house there, max
ing one division between St.Louis and
Kansas Cit .-Laddonia Herald.
A discussion arose on the streets
Monday as to when the Chicago and
| Alton railroad was built. A history
OF the road says it was completed
through Audrain county east, Oct. 30,
1871. The Fulton branch was COM
pleted March 8, 1872. The Kansas City
line was finished March Is, 1870.-Lad-
donia Herald.
7. G. Wilson, who has the contract
for furnishing ties for the short line
which the Burlington is building be-
tween Old Monroe and Mexico, was IN
the city yesterday and spent the day
with his family. He reports that the
work on the line is progressing favor
lably. About ten contractors are work
ing on So miles Of the road. B. f
Eby, Of Ada, l. T., formerly OF Hanni-
bal, is one Of the contractors. He Is
in charge Of the work between Wells
vile and Mexico. Eight camps TO-
his men have been established by him
There is a woman contractor with Z
force of 100 men working on the line
Hannibal Coarier-Post
Model timetable foldeas, which are
superior to any timetable folders evei
printed, have been issued by the New
York Central's passenger department.
They are numbers "29" and $50" OF
the famous "Four-T Track Series and
both are literary gems and compend-
iums Of railway travel. General Pas
senger Agent George II. Daniels has In
Corporated various suggestions made
by bright people and be has tried te
include In these folders all that could
reasonably be put into such books.
They are worth a prominent posi-
tion in every library, and on every
business mans desk.-From the Buff
falo Commercial.
The Burlington surveyors, who have
been in Moscow for two weeks past,
left Wednesday for Geo. Browns, near
Highview, TO lay out the town at that
place. Col. II. b. Scott, OF Burling
ton, Iowa, was here Monday and Tues
day settling up for land and lots pur'
chased by the company. The town
lots are now laid of, the site for the
depot established and work In general
toward the building up the town is
being pushed forward. A two
story brick building will soon be
erected by one OF the business firms
here and a bank In the very near future
is a certainty. We predict for Mos
COW Mills a boom in the near future.
Moscow Mills correspondent Troy
| Free Press
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
SOCIETY A TALK.


Lebbeus and Xenophon Pindall are
visiting here.
Miss Cora Woodlan, OF St Louis, is
visiting Mrs. E. ID. Graham.
Miss Sadie Clabaugh, Of Cbillicothe,
Is visiting friends In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. Moore are in
Waukashaw, Wis, enjoying the lake
breezes.
Mrs. Dea Carr Smith and Miss Vera
will spend the month OF August at
the lakes.
Miss Helen Cross will go to Chicago
next week to attend the summer
school of art
Miss Cecile Weimer leaves Monday
for an extended visit In st. Louis and
Carrollton, Ill.
Misses Stella and Fay Snidow are
home from a pleasant visit 10 Indian
apolis and Cincinnati.
Mrs. Elmer Henderson and Miss
Sallie Frost will be the guests Of Miss
Edmonia Foster next week.
Miss Regina Seigfeld, of Ruma, Ill,
arrived Thursday t. make an extended
visit to Miss Minnie DObyns.
st. Clair Emmons left to-day for
Excelsior Springs, where he will be
connected with the daily Call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Duncan and
children will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
nergan, in Kersey, Colo, next month.
Miss Rosamond Guthrie has return
ed home from a most delightful visit
with Miss Mayze Pittnan in st. JOS
eph.
Miss Mary Burks, OF Houston, Tex,
will arrive next Friday to be the guest
Of Mrs. W. G. Burks for several
weeks.
Mrs. josephine Claus, Of West Belle
Place, st. Louis, returned to her home
today after a pleasant visit with Mrs.
Alfred Larsen.
Miss Sarah Linn, OF Stanford, KY,
a charming young lady, who has been
the guest of Miss Minerva Anderson,
has returned TO her home.
Mrs. Yancy left Thursday for Kan
sas City to join Miss Virginia, and
they will at once go to Colorado TO
spend the remainder Of the summer.
There were riding parties this week.
In fact, / believe the riders have de-
cided on Monday and Thursday eve
nings OF every week for their regular
canters. 1t is quite a popular as well
as a delightful fad.
The Mexico people are indeed glad
to claim the champion photographer
Of the State. Mr.. Alfred Larsen won
the silver loving cup, valued at sl75,
for the best six portraits at the pho
tographets's convention held at Pertle
Springs this last week. We cnngratu-
late him on his success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

A. Larsen, photographer, OF this
city, won the Latour trophy at the
Photographers Convention held in
Pertle Springs July :, 5 and 9. The
trophy Is a silver loving cup, valued
at SITS. Mr.. Larsen exhibited six
pictures and carried the prize from a
large field of competitors. The pic
lures will be on exhibition soon in
his studio. The cup will be placed as
soon as it arrives in r. d. Worrellis
show window.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
3 DYING PRAYER"
Poem Written by the Pontif When
He First Caught Glimpse Of His
Setting Sun.

Last March Leo wrote a dying
prayer in verse. 1t was as follows:
Leo, now sets thy sun; pale is its dying
ray;
Black night succeeds thy day.
Black night for thee; wasted thy
frame: life's flood sustains
No more thy shrunken veins.
Death cast is fatal dart; robed for the
grave thy bones
Lie under the cold stones.
But my freed soul escapes her chains,
and longs in flight,
To reach the realms of light.
That is the goal she seeks; thither her
journey fares;
Grant, Lord, my anxious prayers.
That, with the citizens Of Heaven,
Gods face and light.
May yer thrill my sight.
That l may see Thy face, Heavens
Queen, whose Mother love
Has brought me home above.
To Thee, saved through the tangles
Of a perilous way
l lift my grateful lay.
The Dog Nuisance in Mexico.
To the Editor OF the Ledger;
MEXICO, Mo-, July l1.-Dear Sir;
Mexico is cursed with more dogs 10
the square rod than any town or city l
have ever known. There are dogs Of
all colors, sizes, shades and klnds-big
dogs, little dogs, fat dogs and skinny
dogs; dogs with long tails, dogs with
short tails and dogs with no tails at
all; mastiffs, mongrels and midgets,
pugs, poodles and pointer pups, bull
ferries, greyhounds and other worth
less varieties and breeds too numerous
To designate and fully nineteen-twen-
tieths of them are absolutely WORTH
less, whose chief delight is TO raid the
streets and alleys, differing in the back
yards Of houses Of people other than
their owners and to keep up a perpetua
howl and bark throughout the night.
OF course, there are a few who own
dogs and keep them properly yarded,
out there are vast numbers running
the streets with apparently no care at
all. 1t is a very serious thing to peo-
pie past middle life, who have to be
employed through the day, to be thus
broken Of their rest, and that contin-
ually, too. Such a condition OF things
is enough to drive very good people
from our city to seek homes elsewhere
Such is the sentiment, not only Of the
writer, but OF hundreds of Others.
III, B. GREEN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Valuable Time Saved.

Slight injuries often disable a man
and cause several days loss of time
and when blood poison develops, some
times results In the loss OF a hand or
limb. chamberlain's Pain Balm is an
antiseptic liniment. When applied
to cuts, bruises and burns it causes
them to heal quickly and without
ma~turation, and prevents any danger
of blood poison. For sale by all
druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

eeordifs to the census r.. -sccra.
s-f 1901. Sweden has a poDa.aaoa Of
a2zs persons. whereof 2.52G.I79
aias and 2.e49,o4s females. The
] . of the population during the
y-ar 1901 was IS, 7s7 persons (76-lO0
pe- ra7tl. whereof 1878 are males
aua 9i4 females. During said rear
the al population increased from
4.O524 to 4.O5s. ala persons. and the
urban population increased from l..
10S.s5I to 1,l21 .sl4 persons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Americas Summer Resorts.

When 1t begins to get hot and dry
ones thoughts naturally turn toward
the lakes and rivers and the seashore
OF New York and New England, and
we begin to wonder how much 1t
would require of time and money to
make the trip. A lot Of these ques-
lions are answered and a lot OF infor-
nation given free In "Four-Track
Series No. ,, Americas Summer
Resorts" Sent on receipt OF a two
cent Stamp, by George II. Daniels,
General Passenger Agent, New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad,
Grand Central Station, New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Didn't Bring the Team Rack

CESTRALIA, Mo-, July s.-A man
giving his name as G.. L. Bissel and
representing himself as a life insurance
agent from Ottumwa, Ia, came here
a week ago and hired a valuable team
and buggy for two days, and has not
yet returned. The livery man has
t~elegraphed over the State and is I'M
able to locate his team or the stranger
and today be left for Ottumwa to try
and get some trace OF his team.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
WEDDINGS.

The engagement Of Miss Maize Pitt
mau and Mr.. John b. Pew, OF Kansas
City, is announced. MI. Pew is a
young lawyer OF ability in Kansas
City. Miss Pittman is well known
here, where she lived a number Of
years. She is a lovely and attractive
girl, who has many admirers here who
will wish her success and happiness.
Mr.. Pew is to be congratulated on
winning such a charming young girl.
The wedding will take place sometime
this fan.
Last Wednesday evening at9o'clock
at the home Of Mr.. Chas, Lewis, three
miles northwest Of town, Mr.. Latney
Barnes and Miss Nellie Lewis were
united In marriage by Rev. Koken-
doffer. The wedding was a very
simple and quiet one, only the mem
bers Of the two families being present.
| Miss Lewis is the eldest daughter OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cbas. Lewis, and is a
lovely girl, both in face and character.
She is sweet and womanly, possessing
gifts requisite to a happy home Mr..
Latney Barnes is a young man Of good
business ability and integrity. In
the welded life OF these two young
people, may they have enjoyed q full
share of happiness and prosperity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Katy Brakeman Killed.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, July &c. o.
Woods, a brakeman on the main line
Of the NJ, X. & T., was killed this
afternoon about 2 O'Clock at McBaine,
being crushed between two extension
fiat ATS He lived but a few hours.
The brakeman lived near Walker, in
the southwest part of the State, and
this was the first run on the road. The
body was shipped to his home for in
ferment
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

j. NJ. Pollard goes to Shelbyviller
ILL.,, tonight to bring his wife and
little daughter, Mary, home. Mr..
Pollard and family during the next
two or three months will occupy the
Sanford residence on South Clark
venue. We are glad to know that
Mrs. Pollard's health is better, and
hope that she will soon be entirely
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
No Longer in the Market.

Some commodities which were on
sale in Missouri in the early part Of
the last century are no longer on the
market. The Columbia Herald re-
prints this odd-sounding bit Of news
which it first published eighty years
ago last week: "Mr. Powell, of
Thralls, wants to sell a few likely
negroes, or he would exchange them
for tobacco. He also wants to sell
from $1,000 to $1,000 Virginia money!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
LATEST FASHION NOTES.
STREET COSTUME OF BLuEr HoPsAck-


A stylish costume is an absolute
necessity, and an evidence Of good taste
and workmanship is shown in q gown
Of bluet hopsack. This has a novel
collar, which gives the long-shouldered
effect and the strappings Of which
cross in front, and r completed with
an ornament OF pendants. Narrow
plaits supply decoration, and all Of the
stitching a great deal of which appears
on the bottom Of the skirt and inst a.
bove the strappings on the skirt, is
done with Corticelli stitching silk OF
the same shade, size ID. This silk
comes on One-quarter ounce spools,
and has generally been adopted by the
best dreSs-makers, since it is just the
right size and twistfor stitching pur-
noses
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

FAYErTE, Mo, July 9.-The
Howard County court to-day ~effectual-
ly put an end to all "Uncle Toms
Cabin" shows in this county.
In rearranging the license rate for
ciscuses and shows, it was decided to
levy a tax OF $500 a day on all "Tom''
shows. Howard was the largest slave
holding county in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

II you are afflicted with piles try a
box OF Dukes Wonderful Remedy.
For sale at Llewellyn's Drug Store
Mr.. Henry Meyer,the well known con-
tractor Of this city, was cured with.
this remedy, after suffering for over
twenty years. d3t w3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

Pope Leos life continues to hsnp i,
a thread. His life Is believed to \.
gradually wearing away, but whetbs,
bis death II a matter Of hours or a..
no one in the Vatican will venture ,
prediction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

CESTRALIA, Mo, July CIV. Turk
Roberts, aged ~ years, was killed to-
day in a coal shaft five miles SOUTH
west Of this city. The air in the shaft
was foul, and he called for help, and,
being taken Outof the mine, he fell
from the bucket TO the bottom and
died a few hours later lie leaves a
family
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
natured is on each box. 25c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

After lodging the arrows OF Cupid
for sixty years, by her " confession,
Miss Lyons, OF Warrensburg, was mar
ried the other day to a SedaIia mar Of
fine game age.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

Miss Sadie Clabaugh, OF Chillicothe,
is visiting Miss Mamie Carter. Miss
Clabaugh is 10 newspaper work In
Chillicothe, handling the society de-
partment for the Democrat of that
affv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

The manager Of the horse SHOW !,
Milwaukee DEGREES that women mDs'
not ride ''straddle" at that e,hIh,
tion, declaring that this form =
equestrian exercise is ''ungracpt,
and yulgar.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
New Wheat Markstsd al Colnmhia

COLUMBIA. July a.-W. L. Lyman,
who lives two and a bali miles south
OF town marketed the first load OF
DeT whesSp this morning. The wheat
was Of excellent quality, and when
cleaned a Iittls~ore will rank as No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

The next meeting of the Rom.
county Old Settlers Association s.s
been announced for Monday, Apg ~,
10, 10 be held in Columbia. The a.
nual address will be delivered BY CAN
Odon Guitar. N'u'