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Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
CUTICURA
OINTMENT
Purast Of EmOIIlents and
Greatest Of Skin Cures.
The Most Wonderful Curative
Of All Time
For Torturing, Disfguring
Humours.

Cuticura 0intmentis beyond question
the most successful curative for tortur-
ing, disflguring humours of the skin and
scalp, including loss Of hair, ever COM
pounded, in proof Of which q single
amounting with it, preceded by a hot
bath with Cuticura Soap, and followed
In the severer cases by dose of Cuti-
cura Resolvent Pills, is often sufficient
to afford immediate relief In the most
distressing forms Of itching, burning
and scaly humours, permits rest and
sleep, and points to a speedy cure when
all other remedies fail. II Is especially
SO In the treatment of infants and chill
dren, cleansing, soothing and healing
the most distressing of infantile hu-
mours, and preserving, purifying and
beautifying the skin, scalp and hair.
Cuticura Ointment possesses, at the
same time, the charm Of satisfying the
simple wants of the toilet, in caring for
the skin, scalp, hair and hands from in
fancy to age, far more effectually,
agreeably and economically than the
most expensive of toilet emollients.
It's "Instant relief for slxin-tortured
babies, "or "Sanative, antiseptic cleans
ing" or "One-night treatment of the
hands," or "Single treatment of the
hair" or /" Use after athletics, cycling,
golf, tennis, riding, sparring, or any
sport, each in connection with the use
OF Cuticura Soap, is sufficient evidence
of this.
Millions now rely on Cutlcura Soap,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
Gratified at Success Of the Dedication.

| feel gratitied beyond expression at
the success Of the ceremony of the first
day of the Dedication. The crowds
along the line of march were larger
than l bave ever seen in st. Louis or
elsewhere. The Military Parade was
a credit to the Grand Marshal and the
troops that participated therein.
The addresses of the President and
Mr.. Cleveland were able and scholar
ly, and will live. The representatives
Of foreign Governments who are in at
tendance expressed themselves as be-
ing deeply impressed, and the effect
will be still greater effort on the part
of their Government to make charac-
teristic and creditable exhibits.
/ hope the people Of st. Louis who
have responded so generously to the
calls made upon them, and who have
assumed so cheerfully the RESPONSE
bilities this undertaking involves, are
satisfied with the accomplishments of
to-day.
Ihaye alread made so many predic-
tiOns concerning the effects Of this
Exposition upon this city, this State
and this section that will not repeat
them. l shall henceforth depend upon
the results Of the Exposition to enable
the people to determine whether their
outlay and their efforts are justified.
To sum up the situation: We have
just begun to realize the benefit Of the
advertisement and the import of an
Exposition participated In by every
State and every Territory and every
possession of our country, and by every
civilized nation of the globe.
DAVID r. FRANCIS,
President
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07

MANY teachers regret the passing OF
the summer institute. While there is
no law requiring their organization
and attendance on them is not COM
pulsory, it is believed that county
boards OF education will provide vol
Hnteer Institutes or local summer
<chools for young, inexperienced teach
~. The first law compelling attend
nee on institutes was enacted in 1891
Hany counties had most excellent in
<ltutes in the seventies and eighties.
45any will have them yet. Under the
t<esent law teachers who expect to
<entinue in the profession will avail
|emselves of the opportunity to at
md summer schools. Teachers now
ave privilege of attending State
Snmmer School, receive good instruc-
hon in subjects that give broader cul-
(nre and professional training and they
bend three days in the fall in a coun-
@y association or institute to discuss
Practical school room problems and
Eather inspiration and enthusiasm and
sultivate the social and the profession
N relations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
Compliments Pike County,

LOUISIANA, Mo-, April 29.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived here on his
special train at 1:30 this afternoon
and addressed at least 10000 persons
gathered around a platform erected
for the occasion. With the President
was Governor Dockery, Congressman
Champ Clark and James Lloyd.
Great preparations had been made
for the coming of the party. BY order
OF Mayor Cole the business houses were
all decorated and closed from l till 2
p. m. Seats had been erected and
1000 school children were seated and
sung, each waving flag when the
train pulled In.
B. S. Carrick, President OF the Busi-
ness Mems Association, and Col. d. p.
Dyer went to Hannibal to accompany
the party here.
Champ Clark introduced the Presl-
dent In his characteristic way. He
said simply: Here he is. Look at
him." And the crowd applauded.
President Roosevelt spoke for 10 min
utes. He referred to the history Of
Pike county, complimenting the peo-
pie and the public men the county has
furnished. He concluded his speech
by saying, "Goodby and good luck"
At the conclusion of bis speech lit
tie Teresa Wald presented the Presi-
dent with bunch of American beauty
roses, and little Mary Francis Buffum
was presented to the President by Col.
Dyer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
ATTORNEY-GEN. DISAPPOINTED.
Refractory Witnesses Hereafter When
They Do Not Wish to Talk May
Plead the Constitution for
Protection"

JEFFERSON CPrY, Apr. 20. = Chief
Justice Waltour Robinson Of the Mis-
touri Supreme court and Associate
Justices Burgess and Fox, in an unani-
nous decision to-day ordered the re-
lease Of |. l.. Page and Cole Hickox
from the custody of Sheriff Smith,
where they had been remanded by
Circuit Judge HAZEL for contempt for
refusing to tell where they procured
the big bills which they admitted hav-
ing in their possession during the re-
cent session Of the legislature.
The Supreme court judges held, aft
er hearing the contentious OF the de-
PENDANTS and the State, that the de-
PENDANTS were entitled TO the protec-
tion afforded by the constitution, and
they themselves were the sole Judge Of
whether or not their testimony would
tend to incriminate them and subject
them to criminal prosecution.
The decision handed down was an
oral one, and was reached without
leaving the bench, the judges holding
a short conference before rendering
the decision, which was announced by
Judge Robinson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL.
Good Roads Mean Better Schools in
Missouri.

In speech before the ''Good Roads
Convention In st. Louis last Tues
day, President Jesse, of the Missouri
University, said in part;
"Good roads can make 1t possible for
the exchange of the one room school
house for the consolidated school in
rural districts. The benefits of the lat
ter are easily apparent when 1t is con-
sldered that six teachers, working to-
gether, can accomplish much more
than six teachers working separately.
"a part Of the consolidated school
system is wagonette for the carrying
Of pupils to and from school, but with
the present condition Of the Missouri
roads this latter is an impossibility,
and until we get modern highways we
must be content with the single
school,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
MRS. MARY oRADDoCK DEAD.
She Was a Charter Member of the
Baptist Church and Noble Chris
tian Woman.

Mrs. Mary Craddock, vile OF the
late Samuel A. Craddock, prominent
lawyer OF this city, died Thursday
evening at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. S. Sears, at LaPlata, Mo. She
had been i'll for some time but the i'm
mediate cause Of her death was pneu-
monia.
The deceased was born In Boone
county 80 years ago and lived in this
city for many years where, she has
many friends who will regstt to hear
of her death. She was one Of Mexico's
noblest Christian women and was a
charter member of the Baptist church
of this city.
Five children survive her. They are
Mrs. w. S. Sears, Mrs, John T. Done
ghy, both of LaPlata; Mrs. Charles
HALEY, of Fort Collins, Colo; DR.. +.
B. Craddock, of st. Louis, and W. L.
Craddock, a merchant of this city. All
the children were present at her death
bed.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Craddock
was conducted at LaPlata, Mo, Sat
urday morning. All of the members
of the family we're present. The re-
mains arrived in this city Saturday
afternoon, and were taken to the Mex
leo Cemetery for burial. Services were
conducted by Rev. II. e. Truck. Mrs.
Craddock was a charter member of
this church,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
FoRBIDs COOKING OF ONIONS
Indiana Appellate Court Passes Upon
an Important Question.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 30.-The Ap-
pellate Court Of Indiana has decided
that cooking onions is bad for the
neighborhood, thus affirming a decis-
ion by the lower court.
The family of James Shroyer Of New
Castle lives over the store Of Campbell
Brothers, who do general dry goods
business and carry with it the millin-
cry business also. The Shroyer family
is fond of cooking onions, and the odor
pervaded the store below and proved
very offensive to the merchants and
their customers.
Campbell Brothers brought suit for
an Injunction and an order was issued
by the Circuit Court forbidding the
cooking OF the onions, and from this
Shroyer appealed. The question was
then carried to the Appellate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
Money Basis of the st. Louis Worlds
Fair

Falr.
At the first worlds fair, In London,
in 1851, there were q acres under COW
er; the Philadelphia Centennial had a
covered area OF Sc acres; Paris, in 1900,
had l25 acres; Chicago, in 1893, 200
acres, St. Louis will have 250 acres,
while the whole area included within
the exposition fence will be |, ,lS0 acres,
OF which 600 acres lie In Forest Park,
and the rest on leased ground, west Of
the Park. This is twice as much as
was included In the site Of the Chicago
Exposition. There still remain III
acres Of Forest Park out side the fair
grounds, furnishing a beautiful back
ground and surroundings.
The St. Louis fair has broader iin-
ancial foundation than any Of Its pred
ecessors, starting with $l7,000,000 in
hand, or available as soon as needed.
or this, s5,000,0Oo comes from the in
divldual subscriptions OF st. Louis cit
izens, S5,000,000 from bonds voted by
the municipality, 100000 voted by
the State Of Missouri, and over %, ,000,-
900 from the United States Govern
ment. Thus far, forty-two states
have voted appropriations aggregat-
ing over s5,OoO,OOo, much of it merely
for preliminary work. The principal
foreign nations have signitied their in
tention to be we'll represented. And
TO all this must be added large sums to
be expended by the concessionnaires,
bringing the whole outlay to proba-
Bile total of fifty million dollars
From"The Louisiana Purchase Expos
ition," by Frederick NJ Crunden, in
the american Monthly Revieso Of ReUie,cs
for MAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07

Nine persons are killed and 2l in.
jured by explosions in the powder
works at Gainstock, Pa, and 1t is fear
ed that worse explosions are to follow,
as large quantities of dynamite remain
among the ruins, where fire has brok-
en- ont.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
Roads in Missouri.

The time is not far distant when
the progressive counties of Missouri
will be known by the attention they
are giving to the public highways.
The old style road systems are out Of
date, Missouri is moving along too
rapidly for such things to be longer
tolerated. The people of to-day see
neither sense nor profit in consuming
one hour in going to market with half
load when they can just as well go
In an hour with a full load. Farmers
as well as merchants begin to realize
that they can not afford to try TO get
along with bad roads. They cost far
more than the other kind. Along
with Greater Missouri we must
have better roads and the people
everywhere are becoming aroused to
that fact. KirksrdIe Graphic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07


81 THE Chicago Record Herald referr-
ing to mob law in the state Of Illinois,
aitorially, says; Northern men who
herate the South for its manner
% dealing with negroes will do
Sfell to give more than passing
moments consideration to the lynch
Ing and race riot near Santa Fe, Ill,
Sunday. A negro, belonging to gang
.of colored bridge workers, attempted
ass ult on a little girl. An organiz-
|ed.mob of white men caught him, Sc
cured bis confession, took him to the
Vicinity Of the negro camp, hung him
"a tree and rlddled his body with
bullets. Not satisfied with this the
mob charged the negroes, shooting sew
|eral of them, drove all TO flight and
Burned their tents These white men
were the farmers Of the neighborhood
men OF class as law-abiding as any
Hsn the nation. Yet they acted with
the same Wild rage and hatred that is
30 often charged against the South as
BITS characteristic fault. The lesson Is
'clearly that there exists no such d.
veygence of moral character between
the two sections Of the country as
many northern critics seem to believe.
Put northern men in southern condi-
tions, and there is no reason to expect
that they would be more moderate In
their actions than are the southerners.
Such double crimes are not all there is
of the race problem, but their occas-
ional appearance in the nothern states
shows how great the need is for sobrie-
ty Of Judgment and thorough enlight-
enment upon that problem as a whole.
The 'holier than thou critic, besides
being wrong in his conceit, is an agent
of positive harm.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
George Gould's Start in Business.

Scarcely had George Gould taken
hold of the vast interests entrusted to
bis care than he had a serious alterca-
tion with J. Plerpont Morgan over the
proposed purchase of the New York
and Northern Railroad by the Man
haitian Elevated Railroad. Gould left
Morgan's offices much angered, and Is
said never to have entered them again
from that day to this. One Of Jay
Gould's intimate friends, hearing of
this circumstance, volunteered a bit
of advice to the young man in about
these words:
George, as an admirer Of your
father, and as one interested In your
highest welfare, seriously hope you
will not commit the blunder at the
beginning of your career, of antago-
mixing the leading interests in the
business world.n
George said nothing, but evidently
it set him to thinking. That ''remark-
able business ability" for which a
fond father gave him credit, not long
afterward developed in way that
showed that he was possessed Of an
acuteness that no one dreamed Of. If
he should not antagonize, thought be,
he should make alliances with the
great powers in the business world.
But he had broken with Morgan. He
should, therefore, join issues with
others equally great, or greater, II pos
sible.
He turned, says writer in they May
Cosmopolitan, to the Rockefellers, those
commercial giants whose supremacy
has been unchallenged for more than a
decade. Much has been said during
the last year or two of the financial
backing which the Standard Oil inter-
ests have been giving TO Gould. He
who can answer this question accu-
rately will be able to foretell the out
come Of the battle Of railroad giants
which is now in progress at both ex-
tremities OF the United States in the
effort to block the efforts Of the ag-
gressiye successor Of Jay Gould In
getting Atlantic and Pacific terminals
for his ambitious transcontinental
system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
SPIRIT OF SPRING
Sweet spirit of the spring,

Sweet spirit of the spring,
hear thee ON the wing,
saw thee leave thy darling where
the snowdrops shed their
light.
And heard thee singing say,
''Come, love, with me away,
And I'll chant sweeter matin as we
sunward take our flight.
will show the where the lilies,
The laughing datfodillies,
Are bright with golden halos and bend
ing o'er the brooks,
Whose pretty, playful ways
Have scooped out fairy bays
In the willow-wattled bankside and
by the aldershaded hooks.
Come, say, love, wilt thou fol-
low
Over height and primrose hol-
low?
l will give thee in solo the hearts
sweet overflow,
Till the merle takes up the
chorus,
And the throstles all assure us
Most pleasant it's to warble where the
daffodillies grow"
Sweet spirit of Spring,
'Tis heaven to hear thee sing;
For Spring, with flowers and sunshine,
and the merry Lark away,
Where but an eyeless grace,
With the soul out of her face.
Though children light the meadows
And frisky lamkins play.
--Edicard Cdperd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
SNOW STORMS GENERAL.
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wy
oming All Suffered Crops
Are Damaged.

TOPEKA, April 30--Snow fell in
many places in Kansas yesterday and
a cold drizzling rain was general all
over the state except in the extreme
southeast portion In this city the
thermometer fell twenty-three de-
grees in four hours yesterday. At
Dodge City last night heavy snow
fell, accompanied by freezing wind.
The leaves on the trees are frozen and
the vegetables are killed. In most
places in Kansas feed is scarce and
the cattlemen are worrying about their
stock.
Belleylle, Hutchison and Hoxie all
reported that heavy snow fell and in
the latter place drifts formed and it is
believed that cattle will suffer.
Eastern Kansas where it did not
reach the freezing point will profit
by the snow and rain as the wheat
had become stunted and yellow from
the continued drouth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
AUDRA1N ALL RIGHT.
Interesting Letter About Farms Near
Laddonia.

Editor Rurdi World: There has
been wonderful change in this part
OF the grand old State Of Missouri in
the last few years, and especially the
last year. A few years ago rural or
party telephone line was run from
Perry to Hutchison, Rails County.
Now l0lines enter Hutchison, ayillage
OF one store and blacksmith shop and
post office, and eighteen into Perry.
Almost every road has its line of poles,
almost every house its phone.
Without having experienced the
benefits it is hard to realize the con-
yenience and pleasure derived from
their use. In the last year four rural
mail routes have been run out of Lad
donia, and also many lines from other
towns along the G. & A. r. r., so the
farmer can get his mail every day.
One year ago land could be bought
for $40, with pretty good improve
ment on it. Now the same land is
selling for $40 per acre. People are
flocEing In from Iowa and Illinois and
buying cheap homes.
Our crop Of corn, oats, grass, etc.,
was enormous last year and was sold
for big prices. A few more years of
the prosperity we are now enjoying
and the farmer will be as 'indepen-
dent as a hog on ice. -
But did you ever notice that when
the farmer prospers or sells his hogs,
cattle, butter, eggs and other products
high, the poor Of the cities and the
laboring man "gets it in the neck?"
All persons have to pay SO much
higher for what they eat, etc. This is
surely the farmers inning.
In the last few years live stock has
been greatly improved; now there is
no breeding stock used but what is
high up In improved blood.
Well, winter is hustling along,
spring is right here and the farmer
has his hands full getting his last
years crop off and getting ready for
the 1908 planting There will be
very large acreage put out the coming
season.
A pecnliarity of this section this
year will be our hundreds of new
neighbors after the first Of March,
parties that have bought land and
moving in and our old familiar neigh
bors moving Oman eternal shifting of
the human kaleidoscope. II of any
benefit, | might give more particulars
Of our cheap telephone system.
Laddonia, Mo-, Feb. ]. w. S.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07

LINCOLN, NEB., April 80. Nebraska
is slowly recovering from the effects
of the widest April storm ever ex-
perience in twenty years. The deep
blanket of sleet and snow left by last
nights blizzard is fast disappearing
to-day under the influence Of the clear
skies, although the temperature still
fingers near the freezing point. The
fruit crop is almost certain to be
failure. Wheat is only slightly af-
Aoofad
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
STRAWBERRY CROP IN MANY
PLACES UTTERLY RUINED.
INJURY TO LARGER FRUITS GENERAL
THROUGHOUT FRosT BELT.
Total Loss Will Amount into the Mil
llons-Winter Wheat Apparently
Not Seriously Injured.
Mrs. Susan Fairman Dead.

Mrs. Susan G. Fairman, mother of
Mrs. J. @. O'Donnell, Of this city, died
at the home of her daughter in south.
west Mexico Friday night Of grip. She
was 81 years old and lived at Spring
field, Mo. The body will be taken to
that place for burial Sunday. Ashort
service will be held at the home Of J.
@. O'Donnell Sunday morning at 9:45
by Rev. A. w. Kokendoffer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
IN AUDRAIN MANY YEARS.
A Large Family Gathering Friday
To Celebrate Seventy-Fifth Birth
day Of Rev. w. ]. Jesse.

The children and grandchildren OF
Rev. w. J. Jesse gathered at bis home,
3 miles west OF Mexico, Friday, May /,
for the purpose Of celebrating the 18th
anniyerary of his birth
Mr.. Jesse was born in Virginia on
May /, 1928, and moved to Boone
county, Mo, with his parents, the
Rev. William NJ and Mrs Mary A..
Jesse in 1888. They lived ou Big
Cedar In that county about year and
In 1884 moved to within miles OF the
present location Of Mexico which was
not then In existence. When he be-
came old enough Mr.. Jesse entered so
acres Of government land, part OF 1t
being included In his present farm and
he still holds the government patent
for 1t.
In 1851 Mr. Jesse was married to
Miss Minerva Black, who wasa native
of Boone county. This estiinable
couple lived on the home place from
the time Of their marriage until the
death OF Mrs. Jesse in October, 1900
Since that time Mr.. Jesse has continu-
ed to live on the. place with two
daughters, Mis-. Eugia Tinsley and
Miss Sallie Jesse, and three grand
children, one child Of Mrs Tinsley,
aud Two cIiildrn OF Mrs p. A. Brown,
deceased
MIR. jesse was actively engaged In
preaching the gospel for 35 years OF
his life, being sturdy and rugged In
his views Of the leading problems OF
theage. lie has Leeu member OF the
Missionary Baptist Church since early
manhood. Although not being active
in politics, MIR Jesse is staunch
Democrat and, as with his religion
views, subscribes absolutely to the
tenets Of the cause
There were six children present at
the celebration, only one being absent
The children present were: Rev.
John s., J. Il. and J, Il. Jesse, of this
city; |. B. Jesse, who has a farm near
the homeplace; Miss Salie Jesse and
Mrs. Eugina Tinsley, who live with
their father, and @. T. Jesse, of
Thompson W. q. Jesse, of Aux
vase, was the absent one. There is
one daughter dead, Mrs. P. A. Brown,
who died three years ago.
Besides the children there we're 25
grandchildren present, they being but
six absent. Mr.. Jesse has four great
grandchildren, three being children Of
Rev. John s. Jesse's daughter, Mrs.
Carter, of Texas and one being the son
Of John S. Jesse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
FIFTY CENTS
A MONTH

A small bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion costing fifty cents
will last a baby a month-a
few drops in its bottle each
time it is fed. That's a small
outlay for so large a return of
health and comfort.
Babies that are given
SCOTS Emulsion quickly re-
spond to its helpful action.
1t seems to contain just the
elements of nourishment a
baby needs most.
Ordinary food frequently
lacks this nourishment; SCOTS
Emulsion always supplies it.
Wen ssnd you a Ezpls free uPOn EsqussL
SCOTT q BOVINE, 90 Pearl Street. NrvYork-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-07
Freight Conductor Killed.

Bob Wulsleger, a Wabash freight
conductor, well known in this city,
was killed in an accident near St.
Charles Wednesday night. 1t is un-
derstood that the train had parted, and
that be walked of the top Of box car
and fell under the wheels. Deceased
lived in Moberly and leaves wife,
whose parents live in Wellsville, where
she was at the time Of the accident.