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Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

Miss Elizabeth Rice, daughter Of
Prof. John J. Rice, OF Westminster
College, Fulton, returned 10 her home
from the South this morning. Miss
Rice intended TO return home last
evening, but was misinformed by the
porter and got on the train which
went to Glasgow. Meeting President
Felton's car at Centralia the Presi-
dent brought her back to Mexico. and
expressed much regret that the mis-
take had been made, and said except
for the fact there was no engine
available be would give her a special
over IN TuIton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

THE LEDsEE regrets very much to
learn that Mss Martha Shez has Te-
signed as principal q The MeTioo high
sebosL Miss Shez Is OEBe % our Eness
essieni and Successful tascherx. pop
Hlzr not oislT with The patrons Of TIE
schocl and the other teachers and fbe
board. bgt With the seholzrS HeT
r1zny friends wish her EnDch prosper
ity In the future, and feel sure sbs
viz he successful In whzt eFer khs
undertakes Miss Slusa 3 place In ths
school WIl Be hard 10 III. and the
b1ard will hs very careful 10 lis selec.
ton The longer Miss shea taught il
Mexico ard the noEe the pegple knez
her the better she vas appreciated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Do Plants Thinkl

Professor Shaler, OF Harvard Uni
yersity, aflirms that we are not justiH.
ed in saying that plans have no capac.
ity for thought He ably points out,
In HdFPers Magazine for July, certain
reasons for crediting plants with their
own degree Of intelligence. He dis
sents from the tendency Of modern
naturalists TO view the lower animals
and plants as autOmata-their appar-
ent sense being merely mechanical
action, like that Of sensitive instru-
ments-and gives his reasons for so
doing. Professor Shaler is dean OF
Lawrence Scientific School and Pro-
fessof Of Geology at Harvard. He is a
kentuckian BY birth,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

WARRES HAEPEE is 10 favor Of
Mexico making contribution 10
the food sufferers. Mr.. Harper
should make afnoFe in this direction
and head the list with q liberal SUB
scription, and We feel sure that all Of
our people would respond. Quite
number Of Mexico people have already
contributed 10 sufferers at Cedar City
and Kansas City, Kansas. Mexico
people always respond TO calls OF this
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
WILL BEGIN WORK SOON.
HurliA~~-- -<--y vvIuIaruvc O0usGa ue
ton Of Short Line at ANY Time.

1t is understood that work on the
Bgrlington short line from here to
Old Monroe will be under way in a
few days, as construction train and
crew is expected almost any day. 1t is
also expected that the selection Of the
Burlington-AltOn depot site will be
announced in few days
A bunch Of horses consisting Of 3s
teams, drawing 20 wagons arrived in
Mexico Monday morning and have
been sent to the vicinity of Littleby.
An agent Of the contraction company
having the work in charge is here and
'ayS that Scarsof grading implements
VIII arrive In Mexico tonight or Tues
lay and that another train load will
be here next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
KILLS GERMS OF CATARRH
Hyomei Goes to the Root Of the Dis
ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.

ca1r anu AAAes A1t1lAAlA1h OlIcss
Cztlarrh cannot be cured By the use
Of pills liquid medicines and so-cslled
system tOnics. Under such treat
ment the germs Of the disease will
still live 10 the air passages and in
crease and multiply.
Hyomei is the only scientific and
thorough way TO cure catarTh. Killing
the germs in the air passages, IT en-
tiers the blood with the oxygen, de-
stroys the microbes in the blood and
efIectuaiIy uTIFss tfvaaa -~-~ ----
traces Of catarrhal poison.
Thousand Of testipr-3ials have been
given as 10 the s~sJnishing cures made
:. ,,,is yem~-5. J. S. Nngent, treas
,,rs, !, -se American Union Life In
de Ca, Of View Your city, writesp
HyODei has completely cured ny
daughter Of catarrh from which she
has been suffering for years. /"
Probably the strongest evidence
that can be offered as 10 the powers
d Hyomei " cure catarrh Is the fact
that Woodbridge & Purdy will agree
10 refund the money il you say Hyomei
has not cured yoa.
Now Is good time 10 cure your
satarrh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
MUST PAY TO GO TO CHURCH
Denver Pastor Objects to Strangers
Hearing Music for Nothing.

DENVER, June I5.-The Rev. b. B.
Tyler, q South BrUadssy Christian
Church, charges an admission fee n 10
cents TO the Sunday evening services at
the church. The plan Eas started
last night for the iirst time TIE new
departure had the effect q raising the
collections from s2O 10 nearly $50
Mr.. Tyler said In explanation: ''our
church has been crowded every Sun
day night for six months by non mem-
bers attracted by the music and the
discourse. The collections have been
ridlcul0usly small and We have deter
mined that steady stream of strangers
should pay for what they get"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
THE CONFESSION OF A WIFE.
II Would Have Been in My Grave Long
Ago Had 1t Not Been for
PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND" !"

nOurished the weakened system. Mrs.
Hoffman says
"For about four years suffered
from liver and kidney troubles and
neuralgia Of the stomach. Ny doctor
could do nothing for me. Ny husband
read about Raine's Celery Compound,
and bought some for me. After using
one-hah bottle ! was able 10 be cut OF
bed. ] used two bottles and can now.
do my own h0usework. Ralne's Celery
Compounds Is the best medicine in the
world, and / recommend Il 70 all
sufferers Had Il not been for PaIne's
Celery Compound, | would have been
in my grave long ago"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Low Rate Excursion

To st. Louis via the Wabash. Only
sl.I5 for the round trip. Tickets good
going beginning with train No. 10,
June 20, passing Mexico at 7.O5 a. m.
and up 70 and including train passln-
Mexico at 7:05 a. m. June 2Ist Re
turning tickets good On all. regular
trains up 70 and including train leav-
ing St Louis at lois June 2lst.
/. NJ RICHARDS,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

HoN. HOWARD ELLIS sent the LED
eER this week circular regarding an
old settlers reunion to be held in New
Florence, Mo-, August first This
promises to be big day, and quite a
number Of Mexico people will attend.
The hasons Of Montgomery and ad-
joining counties viii celebrate st.
johns Day in New Florence on June
"a. There viii be good speakers, fine
music and plenty to eat. Audrain
Mzsons viii be glad to accept the kind
invitation TO attend. New Florence
people know hou 10 entertain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
DEAD BY AsPHYxIAT,o,
Jury at coroners Inquest D,..
That Ysager Was Not Drov,s

At the inquest held W.,
over S. G. Yeager's BODY ssu'' vsa
found dead in the intake al thsc ' !,
lake Tuesday afternoon, the r.H.
jury gave the verdict that he ,, y,
death by asphyxiation: ]. 7. pi.al' ~
A. d. Bledsoe, NJ. Trimbls ~ y
Jones and NJ. Creasey. "
The body viii be taken by th.s.
to Louisiana Thursday at one -
where 1t viii be inferred. y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Barbecue at Auxvasse.

II
"Wednesday a party consisting Of
J. +. Smith, W. d. Thomas, Ed.
Dunvant, J. Sam Watson, Lee Paisley,
Dick Penn and Jas. I'd. Berry, went
out TO the club house on the Auxvasse
10 meetanother crowd from the village
Of Auxvasse, TO have their annual
barbecue. This crowd makes the ex-
curSion every year, but they have gone
a little early this year. It generally
attends to this duty on the Fourth Of
July.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
MoberlH Street caniu.i

hoBKKLY, Mo. June l6.-The stree,
carnival opened here last night and
viii continue through the week.
Large crowds are in attendance, mapy
being from other towns and the ad.
joining Counties Last night the pave.
ments along the line Of the carnival
were. were completely blocked BY the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

This Is the closing sentence Of q
thankful and grateful letter of testl-
mony written by Mrs. z. Hoffman, Of
KylertOwn. Pa A complication Of
liver trouble. kidney disease and
stomach neuralgia resisted the best
treatment of an able and etperienc
I'd family physician. When all seemed
dark and gloomf, kind Providence
<iEscted an anxious husband 70
have hls wife make use Of the
medicine that ssses even at the
eleventh hour. Rzinek Celery Com
pound giori0uslg triumphed; II re-
m0Eed waste and poisan0us matters
from the blood, toned every organ and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

The people Of Mexico with one ae-
cord extend sincerest sympathy to
G. L. Ferris and wife In the loss Of
their only daughter, Tinnie, a lovely
girl, Just developing into splendid
womanhOod. Her death was very un-
expected and comes as a shock 70 this
community. Truly. "In the midst Of
life we are in death"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

R. r. Hall. wife and daUgb,.
visiting In Sturgeon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
MEXICO LEDGER BABY sEo
A Handsome Silver Cup Win !. ;,
to the Prettie.t Baby in ADs.'s y ~
County.

The Mexico LEDGER will
yercup 70 the prettiest babs snisaA
rain county under Is mon,h. % AZ
and a boquet to the second ~. y Y
The exhibition win be in N.9,1 s,sIlIa
the Fourth Of July. The S NY |
place 70 Be named later. aug Y
-, p.,.. B. N. wun
is-s Editor Mexico LE,n,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

Dox>T forget the MeTios LEDsEE
hahy ShJE CO the Fourth q July A
silver cup will be given TO TIE prettlest
0zby and a bo0qoes 70 the second
pEestieSt. All AU5rain county habses
are pretty, but sOne are prsttier than
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

W. H. FRESCB knows that MeKieo
a about % become aeity, and has ply
chased two more splendid brick bEi31-
ings- The bainingS occupied by the
MEXICO N1sic Company and The hard
uzre store On the south SIDE q the
square. This Is splendid property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Friday, the 10th Day oil
A. D.. 1903.

between the hours Of nine d
the forenoon and five o'clgi
afternoon OF that day, at d
front door OF the Court H0ua,
City Of Mexico, IN Audain d
Missouri, sell at public Tend1e,
highest bidder, the following d
ed real estate, viz.
65 acres the east part d th,|
one-half lt) OF the southeast 4
and 20 acres the south one.hi
the southeast one-fourth F
northeast quarter and % q
north one-half % OF the 7
one-fourth lil OF the NORTH 4
ter, all In Section twenty~E
and 20 acres the west one-hls
the northwest One-f0urth mE
southwest quarter OF Section \
six (26l all in Township fiftyj
Range ten 10, west OF the &
In Audrain County, MiSS0ul
in all lbs acres as pg
VIM. Steffins to James Claebgj
ed In Deed Record Book 46, ~
IN the Recorders ofiice Of liI
County, Missouri.
Terms Of sale, as follows, viz
In hand. QUINCY Jaw
ids
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
CONTRACT FOR GRADING
Lawder Brss. Of This City, win Grade
Four NILES Of Burlington Cutoff

LAwder Bros, Of this city, have a
suboOutnct to grade four miles Of the
new BurlingipncutotE. Full particu-
Iars cannot be learned, but the work
win probably start from the east end
of the nIl rOad yards and run four
miles out on the prairie. The con
tract Is asuboOntract from Mr.. Eby 4
who has a subcontract from Flick
johnson, OF Kansas City. for the flrst
eighteen miles Of the road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

A LIBERAL contributiln shJ1id Be
made toward The fund for the ex-
Coufederzte reunion al AuKTasse.
Quite q number u Mexico people de-
sire 70 EEzke contributions and sbOald
see County Surveyor Mckinney. Make
your c1ntributi0ns al once and make
them liberal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

-1ED ClAzlrAs " AeAf5y
PUBLAc1s favor q every movement
should. They should not ouly favor
I2ir Own pet enterprises, but should
co0trih1te toward ali undertakings
which advance the best interests Of
the city and county. Don't favor
grznitoid walks and oppose street
paving, or vice versa Let Us move
forward together.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Difficult Diagnosis

To the Editor: ] have a dog who
has been discovered and colonized by a
large, enthusiastic band Of feas. lie
is valuable dog and he is being ruined
By the heas. Can you tell me some
thing 10 cure the fieass Sincerely,
JoHs STORM.
To John: We can't prescribe unless
we know what ails the fieas.-tTHE
Ed. Exchange.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

No one need complain that he can
not have his paper stopped. Parties
desiring their paper stopped should
pay I'D in full 70 date and notify the
Publisher. All reputable publishers
viii dlsoOntinue your paper when 80
notihed. In other cases when a;.t,er
rezrx are paid in fun the Esr ogt a
should refuse 70 take tl''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Col Thomas Home From Cuba.

FfuIn Inc FulLon Journal
W. ID. Thomas OF the Sun returned
from a trip 10 Cuba last Saturday. Mr..
Thomas was on the last train that went
over the st. Charles bridge before it was
condemned. Hesays that that passage
over the Missouri river was not among
the more pleasant Of his experiences
during the trip. Mr. Thomas is try
ing to make record for trips to the
West Indies something like Editor
White has for European tours. Mr
White knows Europe almost as well as
ne knows Audraln county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

TEK MeIioo TKDsEK ooogratuzta
The Clty CozDcii and the Co1nty
C5zrt On getting t1gst1sT On the tnl-
zruzn1 The p1blie sguzre.
Ar eizht-f0os grz1itoid wzik Is 10 be
pzt dggn zroG1a the court ho1se
q szzre and the irun fence VIII Be- put
IN fFu1t q the cezsie<y. These are
mzguinoe1t improvements and lo1g
step forward for NeTtoo and Adrian
e01sfy. Il EouAd have been better i
TIE walk c1aia have bsen ten fee
wide but an etgtt-foof walk Eill b
rsry annepsah,s-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
THURSDAY. JUSE Is


Subscribers to the Weekly
Ledger viii please examine
the date after their names On
margin ofths Ledger and gov
ern themselves accordingly.
The Mexico Weekly Ledger
lie sl.oo per year, paid in ad-
vance. II you don't pay in
advance don't blame the Led
ger for not having notified
you
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
The C. "A Train Rasume.

MARSHALL, Mo, June 10. - The
eastbound Chicago s. Alton train To-
day was the first one 10 20 through
30 Glasgow since the track was injured
by the high water. A Temporary
track was built around the seven
washouts, and that will suffice until
they can be permanently remedied.
How to do this will be the question.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

A train Of eight cars passed through
this city wednesdayon the e. s. A. en-
route toBloOmington fromKansaSCity.
They had been in the food and were
covered with mud, the water mark
showing that 1t had been above the
car windows. e.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

THE present city government is go
ing 70 get splendid results At the
same time we understand movement
Is being made 70 change our city on
cials at the merit election. The tar
payers and the voters Of the city
should wake up and inform them
selves Of what is going on.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

The contractors Of the new Burllng-
ton road are unloading a large amount
Of material in Mexico, and active work
win begin at once on the short line 70
st. Louis. Every thing indicates nov
that Mexico will shnrtlY enter upon a
period Of increased activity. MEXICO
ls "arrivlng' all along the line
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Sale Under Deed of Tn3

Whereas. Jennie II. King and hef =
X W King, by their deed Of trlsi -
Der l3, ISIS. and recorded 10 Deed
Book L. page 81, IN the Reconiefss 4
Aadrain county, Missouri, cOnyeyed
.oSlng land TO Merritt y. Daneah'
The northwest fourth Of the -
quarter OF Section "a. TOWNSHIP ~
Nsst, m Andrain county. Missouri
/ which said conveyance vas Hles
% secure the payment Of four
notes In said deed OF trust desenass.
whereas, said notes remain Que ~ -.
aeIault having been made: ard, Nlel
trnstee Is now dead and the Circui
Andraln county. Missouri. on afidaflA
5onn u. Gregory. the beneficiary n
% trust. did. on the sth day OF slhs
Is orier, did appoint the underslsne,s,,
James. Sheriff OF said cOuniy,as uls,ss -.
said deed Of trust, % succeed salai az - =.
duncan. deceased. TO execute s.....,s
% 90 and perform al the acts sAle ~
uncovered 70 do under the sAu y
Now. therefore. I. Quincy James -
sald county. at the request OF 49,
said note secured hy said deed q ~
under the powers In ne vested y :
oI said court. and By said deed oi ul-.,,;s,I Z
Tue law In such cases made ana ~ ~.
pose said lands for sale to the hlslss,, y 4
LOT cash. at the east front door Z, 49,
House In Mexico. Aadrain coanly,
Friday, the 10th Day OF Juh
1908,
petveed the hours OF 10 o'elocs, o'el.'.,I : =
D clock p. m. Of said day 70 satsi rs
of trust. QUINCY -
1t-tds Sheriff Of ABdral.. -. y.
ana Acting -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

Dr. Ditzler on account Of the food
Will not be able to Ill his appoint
ment at Santa Fe. This viii be a
great disappointment 10 the people
there, as they expected him 10 hold at
least weeks prOtfacted meeting at
that place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

President Felton, Of the Alton, was
10 heHico IN his private car last night
He bad been TO GlaSgox, where tbe
track has been laid arUund the wash
out 50 that the Alton trains nov run
70 Kansas City all right
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
sPEs7 A FORTUNE FOR DRINKS
Nathan Mshrnzz Ess6 Fifteen Glass
ss e Whisky EEsrT Day.


WHISKY AND TuEAuoo USED Er xoHE-
NAS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

Tobacco and whisky, City Hospital
doctors SAP, caused THE death q
Nathan MShrmzn. who has beea a
patient al that Institution fuE several
weeks MDhrnanS : o4n statement 70
the physicians wbo ATTENDED him bears
out the esnclusi0n q the hospital an
tb0EitisS.
Ever since his twelfth gs2t. NoaaT-
nan said Be bad eheEei = ten-cent
plug q tobacco every day. Thirteen
yezrz ago he commenced % use li4HoE,
and the allowance be rn.de himself
daily vas sfteen glasses q whisky and
from three 10 four glasses q beer.
Chief zno1g the DISEASES which be
has developed we're heart zHection
and q kidney trg1hle. beth q which.
IN the doctors opinion, were brogghf
On BY 0Eerinduiging 10 stimGlznts-
Although be used tOSzcc3 II excess
xben bat = child. M0hrnsns grOEth
was not sfanted and he Kzs of average
sine Co1tfnusd use Of Nicotine did
not impair his viii power, for three
n0nths ago be eschewe3 both whisky
and tobacco realizing that his habits
were killing him
During his indulgence in whisky
alone, Norman spent enOGgh money
to have made him a large l2Ddb0lder
had he 50 invested his earnings In
the thirteen years he drank over To-
ooo glasses q the Eore potent spirit,
while q beer he fook The n0dest
zno1nt q l., so glasses
The cost q the whisky II bought BY
the bottle WOgld have been &C 800. If
fought over the e0Bnter of any but
the cheapest salO0n it would have oost
s7,I17. His entire expenditure for to-
baeo0 and liquor during his IS years Of
life was abOzt $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Airships as a Possibility.


The subject Of aerial navigation is
one Of neyer-fslllng interest, particu-
larry at this time, when many engineers
agree that the problem is one whose
solution may be expected in the near
future. Almost all engineers, how
~'-=H ---s--~s $500 Sfsaa ttfr eyilliOn
will never come along the lines Of the
dlrigible balloon: and that the many
interesting experiments with so-called
airshipss which rely upon the gas bag
to overcome the attraction of gravita-
ton, while drawing popular interest
to the subject Of air navigation, do
toward advancing the time
when real airships will become a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Fine Apple Vinegar.

o. w. Smith this week sold two
barrels Of fine apple vinegar to the
grocery firm Of Luckie s. Cant, and
one barrel 10 Fred A. Morris, the
grocer. No better vinegar was evel
offered on the Mexico market. Call
and try it. d&wlt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Friday, the 10th Day Of July
f00Q
Executors Notice

Notice Is hereby given thai n 4
testamcsta-y On the estate ' z.
johnson, deceased, were grante. J, {
undersigned on the 2jrd gay =
1908, by the Probate court Of -
county, Missouri. -
All persons having olalns -
said estate are required " -. -.
them for allowance 10 tne :
within one year after the daHs diallHs.5 4 4
letters or they may be preolul'tg 4
any benefit OF said estate ano ... =
not be exhibited within two - -
this date OF publication tley y
forever harred. ox
r.4t NA" EIsaN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

TIE Columbia (Mo-l ssassSzsgA
edlt0rizlly szTs- The papers are Stili
szying nice things zbgut T. n White
being god material f0z secretary q
State And The beauty about them
Is. they are al true.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Dsaring.Riehardson Nuptials.

The marriage OF Elon Dearing, Of
this city, and Miss Virginia Richard
son, OF st. Louis, were performed at
the Carondolet Presbyterian Church,
st. Louis, by Rev. DR.. Gauss at !
O'Clock Wednesday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

QUuK q nznber q citi1sns q Mex
leo have applied TO the LEDGEE for
perniszzn 70 fire lts eznno1 when the
improTeneutS zry1nd the square are
cUmpleted The Hold bog vii be
hard from Al rigYt e1ouga.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
LATE MISSOURI DEATv,

At Farber-MrS. ]. n G..
aged 81 years.
At Sedalia-John Amos -,
years.
AT st. Joseph-Chas. nc..
aged 70 years.
At Georgetown-R. W. Dan.
aged 10 years.
At Houstonia-David Jenkl,,
20 years.
AT st. Joseph. II. Hilda,,.
aged % years.
At EIsberry-MiSs Sarah n
aged 81 years.
At New Haven-Fritz Krr,|
aged 6S years old.
r. Z. Hall, wife and daDgh,,|
visiting in Sfurgann
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

RAILROAD Ensn sb0 ought 70 IfuoE
claim that Msxico within year vii
be the greatest rxilrozd ceEter q any
town a ia size in Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
Epworth League Social

The Epworth League social at the
home Of Z. F. Kunkel last evening
was well attended, nearly one hun
dred being present. An excellent pro.
gramme was rendered Of songs, recita.
tons ETC., including photographic
selections BY Earl Gibson. Refresh
ments we're served at Rev. d. s.
Smiths new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18
N LOVELY FRENCH
4 Letter Which Be- Whiss. sf the
&sxioe Ledger. coz6
Net Read

HAlser wL1zs IA see Cnlzzasz He-S3E-
The NiSsazri Press Association,
through iiseradite Corresponding Sec
retzry, Z. N. White. of the Mexico
LEiD8ER- better kD0En aS Bob, applied
reosntly foS membership IN The Oen-
trial BzTezu q the Press Assciat5oES.
Tse o1soe * The secretary q the zSsO-
ei1ii10s Is at Paris The distinguished
secretary, in reply to Mr. Whites let
ter q spplicztioa. snPlcyed the con
venient medium of The Preach lang
uage- NJ White tried AT the ling
usSfs IN Audrzin county without SIC
cess Ngae .o0uid rad PArisl2n
French, thozsh many bad studied
American Frerch In the colleges and
AZ least ous could Rad and interpret
Mr.. Whites 09n handwriting. II
lad seen generally believed By his
friends THAI Mr.. White had acquired
> bowing aoQuAinianosship with the
French language during the thirty
SIX hours that be spent IN Paris. but
The event proves their mistake. Final
Iy By ths assistance Of an interpreter
in MzpiesOad, ST. Loots county. Mr..
White read the letter. Ii IS here re-
produced, not 50 much for the words
but Is typical Of the courtesy Of the
Frenehmzn:
Mr.. President and Distinguished
Collegpe: have the hooOur %
announce To yOu that cur CON-
mittee a Directors decided in lis
meeting Of the Il o. April TO ad-
init the Missouri Press AssocIa-
ton among the Associations Of
the Press
/ an glad that have the bon-
our to be able TO 50 advise you and
beg yOu to kindly receive, Mr..
President and distinguished Col
legDe, with ny bsst wishes, the
erpresSi0n q 10Y sincere devotion
tsIGSEDl Y. TAUSAY,
Secretary.
IL wGs currently reported that Mr..
White expected 20 read the letter in
the original al the next meeting Of
the Missouri Press Association and
then give an Ofi-hand translation. This
advance publication will make it un-
necessary
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-06-18

The best and cheapest line Of Wash
Goods Paris Victoria and Persian
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