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Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Cures Eczema. Itching Humors, Pimples
and Carbuncles Costs Nothing to Try.

B. b. B. Botanic Blood Balm) isnow recognized
as certain and sure cure for eczema, itching
skin. humors, scabs, scales ,watery biisters PIN
Piles, aching bones or Joints, bofls, carbuncles,
pricking pain in the skin old eating sores ulcers
etc. Botanic Blood Balm taken internally cures
the worst and most deep-seated cases by en-
richIng, purifying and vitalzing the blood, there
BY giving healthy blood supply to the skin.
Botanic Blood Balm is the only cure, to stay
cured, for these awful, annoying skin troubles.
Heals every sore and gives the rich glow of
health to the skin. Builds up the broken down
body and makes the blood red and nourishing.
Especially advised for chronic, old ceses that
doctors, patent medicines and hot springs fall to
cure. Druggists, 81. To prove B. B. B. cures
sample sent free and prepaid by writing Blood
Balm Co, Atlanta, Ca. Describe trouble, and
free medical advice sent In sealed letter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

.hE address Of Mayor Reed before
graduating class OF the Mexico
ID School on Thursday night was
ened to by large, representative
appreclative audience, Mayor
u is a polished orator and his ad'
ss was listened to closely from
n to finish. The people of this
take an interest in our public
pols, and the teachers should ap-
Nate this fact. Teachers, as
eral proposition, are the hardest
|ked, the poorest paid OF any pro
Don, at the same time parents are
nd 10 appreciate the splendid re-
5 growing out Of the training in
Mexico schools. The School Board
teachers and the patrons Of the
Dol congratulate Mayor Reed on
address.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Mayor Reed Delivered Excellent An
nual Address -Twentw-Eight 6
Graduates Receive Diplomas.

The class graduated from the High
School last evening was the largest
one In the history OF the school.
There were twenty-eiglit In all,
twenty-one glrlsand seven boys. What
a pretty picture they made, the girls
allin their sheer white dresses and
the boys in their bran new suits.
The programme opened with music
by the orchestra. Rev. A. w. Koken.
doffer offered beautiful prayer, and
after another very pretty selection by
the orchestra, Mayor Il. L. Jones, OF
this city, Of the Board OF Education,
introduced Mayor Jas. A. Reed, Of
Kansas City, as one of the best ora.
tors In the State. who would deliver
the address.
Mayor Reed, in most modest man.
ner, denied the fact that he was an or.
ator and said after he had finished he
was afraid his audience would have a
very poor opinion Of him as an orator
or else Of Mayor Jones' veracity, but
the frequent applaus indicated the
favor with which his many good say
ings were received.
Mayor Reed has splendid stage
appearance. His voice is good and
his forceful gest1res and expressive
|conntenancc gave his every sent.nc
weight. He commanded he mo, pre-
found attention OF the aujience,
which is very sure sign II splendid
speaker. Mayor Reed is an orator of
great ability despite his denial.
His remarks, to tb, class particu-
larly, were Of the m st sensible and
practical nature, and II th y will only
take root In their Youthful minds, and
are cultiya ed, 1t is sure Mayor Reed
will ,me day feel proud OF the fruit
ion OF his ell rts Thursday evening
To the audience he soarei in elo-
qut nee that he'd then spellbound.
In fact, 1t was one OF The very best
addresses ever delivered to a gradu-
ating class, which is saying good
cal as some very brainy and bright
minds have given some fine addresses.
Principal D. A. Mcmillan then
made few remarks to the class and
presented them their diplomas.
The medals that have been won
this year were awarded: u. L. S.
medal, 'O3, Miss Floyd Blattner; Ex-
celslor medal, Sam Norris; Excelsior
recitation medal, Mildred Wymore,
Mary Day; U. L. s. defamation, E.
+. Ketter; No. II society, Inez Coil.
The graduates we're:
Misses; Lucy Meade Allen, Estelle
Boatman, Sara Donnelly, Martha S.
Garrett, Rosamond Guthrie, Frances
Mason, Alice Morris, Elizabeth Pow
ell, Flemma Snidow, Eva Tuttle,
Floyd Blattner, Ada Bryarly, Edith
Etheridge, Mary Gill, Esther Long,
Anna Miller, May Offutt, Ruby
Ritchie, Beatrice Tucker Cecile Wei
mer, Elizabath Price.
Messrs.; Minor Bolts, Walker Burns,
Cecil Cohoon, Jeter Crews, Hal Dan
iels, Clyde Ellis, lit Turley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Doctor favors killing Inourable Insane

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 20.-Dr.
W. B. Fletcher, the alienist Of this
city, tonight addressed public letter
to the Michigan legislators, In which
he expressed himself as heartily In
sympathy with the proposition now
before the lawmakers Of that state,
in which it is contended that the
hopelessly insane should be put to
death by the state.
81 am aware, "sade the letter, "that
this idea win meet with much opposi-
tion, but | am convinced that this is
the best thing that can happen to the
incurable. They drag out their days
in misery and suffering, enjoying MOTH
ing and understanding nothing. l
am not speaking from Christian
standpoint Of view, but from the
standpoint of civilization and and the
welfare OF the State"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Rev. VIM. Jesse, Of near Mexico, one
of the pioneer Missionary Baptist
preachers Of Central Missouri and a
most excellent, pious old gentleman,
preached at the Auxvasse Baptist
Church Sunday last, morning and
evening.-Auxvasse Rerielr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
WILL BE RETIRED.
Surname Court Reverses Conviction
Judgments in St. Louis Bribery
Cases.

ST. Louis, May 19.--The State su.
preme court to-day reversed and re-
manded the cases of Harry A. Faux
ner and Julius M. Lehman Of st.
Louis, who appealed from a decision
Of the circuit court sentencing them
each to two years In the penltentiary
for perjury. They are ex-members Of
the st. Louis house of delegates and
were convicted In connection with the
municipal bribery investigation, con-
Quoted by Circuit Attorney Folk.
They were the first Of Folks con-
victl0ns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
1 axatiye Bromo Ouinine
Cures a Cold in One Day. Grip & ? Days
g m IL ON every
@ MX/svsr1s~ bon. ssc
Labor Troubles in Centralia.

From the Centralia Courier.
No Centralia lad need be idle this
summer. Cleaning the brick In the
burned block gives all who want To
work an opportunity to do so. The
boys were getting 10 cents per thous.
and for cleaning and stacking the
brick. Last Friday morning general
strike was inaugurated and a conces.
sion of 25 cents per thousand was
granted the strikers and the lads went
to work again. While the strike was
on some colored boys went to work,
but we're soon run of with brick bats.
1t was Juvenile strike with all the
regular trimmings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
THE SHORT LINE GRADE,
Some Big Cuts and Fills Necessary to
Make New Road Thoroughly
Up-to-Date.

Through the courtesy OF Mr.. III. A.
Butler, chief Of the Burlington survey
corpse, representative Of the Optic
was accorded the privilege of looking
over the maps and protiles of the new
Burlington railroad, the work in the
hands OF the engineers at the present
time is that of determining the level,
or rather the grade Of the road bed,
the maps that are being prepared will
show every square yard OF earth that
will have to be moved to bring the
track line to the proper grade, having
an incline or fall averaging about 26
feet to the mile.
Looking over the map we find the
road bed is represented by a straight
line, across which the tracing of the
actual surface is shown by wavy line
at one point above the grade line, then
dropping below covering a wide range
of elevations and depressions far
greater than the casual observer would
imagine sometimes from 40 to SO feet
above the line; this means that deep
cut must be made. Then at another
place the line drops away below the
grade, there a fill must be made In
some places along the route embank-
ments must be built up to height OF
so feet. In other places the grade
will come out on the surface for a
short distance, but to bring a rail
road to minim grade as the Burling-
ton is figuring this new line, even on
the comparatively level ground west
of town where the casual observer
would naturally suppose that the
tracks would follow the surface, cuts
and ills ranging from one 60 twenty
feet are shown on the map.
Among the other propositions that
are encountered during the work of
laying out the route, is the crossing
of the streams. For instance, at a.
point on Elkhorn, the line of the road
crosses in the center Of horseshoe
bend. Now while crossing could be
obtained at this point, 1t would make
a dangerous and troublesome wash
that would be continually cutting the
earth works away. Therefore, 1t is
proposed to straighten this creek and
as it were "take the kink out OF 1t and
make it go in the straight and narrow
way" where 1t crosses the track.
So we see that even nature is not
allowed to stand in the way Of the
railroad in its onward march. This
should be an item for some Of our
hard-headed farmers to consider,
especially those who have been so fool
ish as to imagine they could turn a
great railroad aside by pulling up the
survey stakes, when even old Elkhorn
that has had its own way for hundreds
of years, will have to take up its bed
and get out Of the way Of the greatest |
promoter of commerce, progress and !
wealth of the world, the great Amer
ican railway system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

|orHrNa will enhance the value Of
perty more than paved streets and
|n!toid walks in front OF same. 1t
good law that makes abutting
|perty owners foot the bills. 1t is
zewhat OF test as to whether you
~ mean what you say when a man
10 pay for these improvements.
|up, or shut up. II you are really
Hyor Of Mexico becoming a city,
pr all these improvements and pay
h part. II not, let "Br'er Rabbit"
1t his hole.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Albert Newton, chief OF construct
ion of the Burlington short-line to st,
Louis, was in Mexico to-day arrang
ing to buy teams and look after othel
details. Mr.. Newton says that the
contract was let on the eighteenth Of
May TO Flick & Johnson, Of Kansa:
City. Work on the road will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

you are in favor of making Mex
city you will stand for all i'm
1ements, no matter If they cost
q few dollars. We understand
some of Mexico's leading property
|ers are lighting paved streets, but
p improvements in another d.
bon. The improvements In the
nr direction do not reach their
ketbooks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Constitutional Rights is a Bad Law.

| C0n nrfifutinnaI RIGHTS IL q Rad TaW
After four weeks of faitbfuI effec.
tive work the Cole county grand iury.
comnosed of rarely good men has been
compelled n throw mn its hands ana
ouit becanse tbere 10 no Law n comnal
the g,v,ng ~ evidence Tho paoo ana
Hiclox decision has mt the mnT7le on
months that conld secure the nrosecu-
t,on N bloodlers or course conrt
must constrne the ,av consclent,ouslv
ana sor doinc 81, n cannot ho cr;t,c,s
od h,t IN ,b,s nrasont ;nstanco the
,w hos nrovad ttso,f voasnIIv wo.r
ana wronn
Tha a1yect % t,a .hovs r,or,,onaa
doc,s,on .,l1 no fret 80 dro, ,ha ~
ves,lss ,,on ~ ,ee,s,otivo corrnnt,on
,yer :, n rssts dosn,ta tha f.ct that tho
noon,o thro,,ghop, ,ho c,a,o rnow
that hord,v ontar edaas 90 tha corrnn.
- ss,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

LBERT NEWTON, chief Of con-
etion OF the Burlington short line
r. Louis, was in Mexico to-day and
Fmed the LEDGER that the con-
y for the new road from Mexico to
Monroe has been let to Flick &
oson, Of Kansas City. Work will
n all along the line by June first
vii be pushed as rapidly as pos
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

THE action OF the supreme court in
the Doodle cases should not discourage
law-abiding people; neither should 1t
encourage boodlers The prosecuting
officers are not dlsmayed, and the
cases will be retired as promptly as
possible. New evidence has been dis
covered and there will be no trouble in
convicting those who are guilty. The
Supreme Court has interpreted the
law, and the prosecuting officers will
have no trouble In the future In max
ing convictions that will stick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
ELECTRIC LINE ACROSS STATE.
Right Of Way for the Missouri Cen
tral Practically Secured.

BRooKFIELD, Mo-, May 20.-Witt
so per cent. of the right-of-way Sc.
cured, the Missouri Central Electric
Railway from this town to st. Louis
seems assured. The distance from
Brookfeld to St. Louis by the new
route is 200 miles. A strip OF ground
100 feet wide for It's miles Of the dis.
tance now belongs to the company,
and it is only a matter OF a fortnight
until the rest of the riglt.of-way will
be decided over for the use OF the
electric road.
's1n securing the right-of-way.' said
Walter Brownlee, cashier OF the Brown
lee Banking Co., and director OF the
new road, 1--WE have had little trouble.
The farmers through whose lands the
road will pass have almost in every
instance given the right-of-way and
very little, ifany, will have to be con-
demned. The increased value OF
farm property along the line of the
road is sufficient inducement for the
land owners.
GAS soon as the entire right-of-wav
has been obtained all construction of
the road will be let. They have al
ready been drawn and the terms set
tied. In New York several millions
OF dollars are awaiting the beginning
OF the construction work. The road
will cost near to $50, 900 a mile, $4,000
600 being needed to build 1t and put
1t In operation. This amount Of mon
ey, and as much more, should 1t be
decided to build a double track has
been provided by eastern capitalists. )"
The new road will be OF the newest
and heaviest construction. 1t will be
standard guage and the rails will
weigh SO pounds to the yard. Two
pOwer hopses. one at Rrookfield and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS s EaniEEEs ~.
Professor Powell, of Washington, q. c..
Recommends Pe-ru-F1a.

SUCH straightforward evidence can
l0 not be overlooked. What the COM
mon people say carries weight, utwheu
man Of national prominence says aPe-
runs should be used In every househoid,b
1t is significant fact TO fhe increasing
prominence and undoubted efficacy of
Peruns.
Peruna Is of national fame as aeataryh
remedy. 1t Is the only internal sys-
temic catarrh remedy known TO the med
ical profession. It makes diseased mu-
cous membranes healthy, whether It Ia
the mucous membrane lining the nose,
throat, lungs, stomach, kidneys or pei
vic organs. 1t cures various diseases OF
all these organs, because two-thirds of
the Ills OF mankind are due to catarrh.
With healthy mucous membranes cli-
matte diseases lose their terror, the sys-
tenn is enabled to throw OF contagion,
and health follows inevitably.
Mr.. A. T. Wood, Mt. Sterling, KY,
writes:
"For many years Ihave been q suf-
ferer from cafarrh, and have spent
time and money with physicians and
used many kinds Of remedies which
were guaranteed sure cures, but In
"Freaped no benefit whatever from
for relief purchased q bottle of Pc
ever at the time. This was about one
year ago. and I began to Improve and
was able TO attend to my business
without being constantly hanpeed by
every kind of pain known to q human
being. Ny hearing. which was sfmosf
entirely gone In one ear got very much
better Tho medicine not only seems
to cure, bat TO prevent disease.
"Thfs winter when every one was
suffering from ka grippe, stood Ike q
Stone wall, absolutely proof against N.
I am not a believer IN spafcnf medi-
cines, having found the majority of
them kakes, bat do not hesitate to
cine for cafarrff the world has ever
constantly and shall continue to do 80,
because Ibeiieve Il to be the besf med
icine ON earth. 4 never leave home
that I don't put a bottle Of e IN my
grip" A. \. WOOD.
Mr.. Evan d. Bowen, Dodge City, Kan,
Conductor on the A. 4. & s. II. r. r.,
writes: "Ihave had catarrh OF the stom-
ach for seven years, and began to think
that 1 never was going TO be cured. At
the time began taking Peruna, i was un-
able to make more than one or two trips
on the road at time, not being able to
keep anything on my stomach. I then
18S pounds. have been taxing
Peruna since that time and have never
lost trip, and now weigh 200 pounds"
-E,yaf1 n. R0uunfi.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
graduating class Of the No

'pE graduating class of the Mexico
Nd School reflects great credit on
&ico's Public Schools. Mexico's
|4ols have not only Statewide
Nation, but are known all over the
|Htry as the very best. Without
! OF successful contradiction the
xico LEDGER makes the statement
i there are no better public schools
where than In this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Too Great a Risk.

In almost every neighborhood some
one has died from an attack Of collie OF
cholera morbus, often before medicine
could be procured or a physician sum
moned. A reliable remedy for these
diseases should be kept at hand. The
risk is too great for anyone to take.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy has undoubtedly
saved the lives of more people and re-
lieved more pain and suffering than
any other medicine in use. 1t can
always be depended upon. For sale
BY all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
LIVES LOST IN TORNADO.
Buildings Destroyed, Crops Flattened
and Deaths Result in Storm in
Kansas.

SALINA, Kan, May 21.-Anothel
tornado passed over Saline county to
night and resulted In the death of
VIM. Olsen, of Assaria, a boy l3 years
old, and his uncle, Pete Olsen, who
was so seriously injured that he may
not recover. The storm struck
Assaria about O'Clock and the house
In which the boy and his uncle were
living was totally destroyed. The
badly of the boy was found thirty rods
from where the house stood.
A terrific rain followed the storm
and the bottom lands are under water.
At Smolan the tornado destroyed a
barn on the farm of August Drevetts
and at the farm Of Nels Ostenbery the
house was torn from its foundation
and carried distance of five rods.
AT Mentor large trees were pulled
up by the wind.
SCHOOL TEACHER KILLED.
KINsLEY, KAN, May 2l.--A torna-
do passed over Hodgeland county,
fifteen miles northwest Of Kinsely,
destroying Dan Gleason's house and
killing Mable Tuttle, who has been
teaching school and making her home
at Gleason's, and also injuring
Gleason's daughter.
RESIDENCE SECTION WRECKED.
ASHLAND, KAN, May 21.-The best
residence part Of Ashland was totally
wrecked by tornado just before 5
O'Clock this afternoon. The business
section was not much damaged. No
one was seriously injured.
FLOOD AT LAMAR, MO.
LAMAR, Mo-, May 2l. Three and a
half inches Of rain fell here to-day.
Three hundred yards Of the Missouri
Pacific tracks are washed out. There
is much damage to crops and some
stock is drowned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Hon. w. y. JAMESON, receiver Of
the Commercial Bank of Fulton, is to
be congratulated upon his splendid
management in winding up the affairs
of the institution, Mr.. Jameson is a
careful, conscientious financier, and
thorough business man In every sense
of the word.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Hue Moberly Democrm editorlally
ss: After reading the Mexico LED.
ER one must be convinced that its
Htor, Col. r. M. bob White, win
u candidate for secretary Of state,
|the proper time, lie has served his
Fty loyalty and as member OF the
spaper fraternity, we wish him
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

TILE Fulton San announces that the
6lumbia High School baseball team
4 play the Fulton High School team
anday. Is 1t possible that the High
4bool teamsof Fulton and Columbia
2 their base ball playing ON Sunday?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Osteopathy.

Those wishing to investigate osteo-
pathY win find DIR. Traughber at his
office Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
and Sundays. Examinations are free.
A lady in attendance. Office across
the street east of the post office. Office
hours I a. m. to p. m. Special hours
by appointment Telephone 355.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Mover Gets Another Contraoi

II. II. Meyer, Of this city, has been
given the contract for the erection Of
a 6-Oom addition 70 the cast side pub
lie school in Fulton. Contract price,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

rHE Farber Forum says: .sThe
pum doirs its hat and makes its
itest bow TO Judge Bolts and his
arming bride, with the hcartiest
shes for their happiness and sue
u and 4 lifelong honeymoon. 2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Pig, Not Poodle.

MONROE Cry, Mo-, May 20.-Mis;
Edna, daughter of E. S. Baulware, has
relegated pOodles and pugs to the past
and set new fad.
She has pretty white pig, weigh.
ing about ten pounds, that she has
. broken to lead at the end Of a white
silken cord.
When they make their appearance
together on the granitoid walks they
become the observed Of all observers,
Mr.. Baulware is big stock raiser,
having ], 1,200-acre farm, but his fan
lily resides in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

4
TIiERE seems to be no question in
y minds OF those who ought TO be
pd judges Of such matters that Mex
win shortly have at least one new
broad into The great northwest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
A COUGH
CONUNDRUM

When is a cough more
than a cough'
When its a settled cold.
When it hangs on in spite Of
all you can do. Cough mix
lures won't cure it because
they are merely for a cough
and this is something more.
Scots Emulsion cures the
cough because it cures the
something more. 1t heals
and repairs the infamed
tissues where the cold has
taken root and prevents its
coming back.
Wen send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT 8 BOVINE. 900 Pearl Street. New yori.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Demurrer Sustained.

FULTON, Mo-, May 20.-The de.
murrer was sustained to-day in the
circuit court in the $4,000 damage
suit Of Lee Allen against Dr. A. II.
Cox, Of Stephens Store, for NAL.
nractica-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

A special session OF the County
Court win be held Monday for tht
purpose Of granting the right-of-way
over the highways Of Audrain county
to the Burlington short-line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Miss Nina Mundy, who has been at
tending school in Fulton and who
was compelled TO return home two or
three weeks ago on account Of illness,
will not return to school this year.
She Is able to be out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Secures Winter School.

Miss Katie Varnon has been elected
teacher OF a 7-months' school at Sun
Rise, northeast OF this city. Her
school is a good one and Miss Varnon
is capable instructor and has many
friends in this city who are pleased u
learn that she is succeeding. She
taught in Benton City during the
past school year,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
Win Go to Southern Missouri.

Frank Beck, OF this city, has bought
a produce business at Exeter, Barry
county, Mo-, and will move his family
to that city soon. Mr.. Beck is a young
man Of good business ability,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

W. d. Thomas, Of the Fulton Sun,
was in Mexico last night en- route to
Cuba to look after a real estate invest
mcnt for Missouri parties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

A New York actress dances and
sings while her child lies dying at
home. Her physicians fear that the
ordeal may prove to much for her
constitution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Misses Player and Lockwood, of st.
Louis, are the guests of Miss Grace
McIntlre in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Louis Phillip and Postmaster Tre-
loar are home from Warrensburg, No.,
where they attended the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAX
INl

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
it Is simply Iron and Quinlne in a
tasteless form. Nocure, no pay. SOC.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

WORK on the French National Pa
lion, reproduction Of the Grand
rianon at Versailles, France, will be
gun soon at the Worlds Fair, st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

Prosecuting Attorney Folk, Of st.
Louis, has been invited to address
Tammany Hall In New York on July
Fourth,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28

MExIco has several fine advantages
b city Of homes. Splendid church.
fine schools, city and county out Of
|bt. Where could you find a better
Ace to live?