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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29

CLOSEST lTIPIl(Ib tJu Sci lOuS'S
concerned oyer the tate OF
the cuban treaty. After
amending the convention so
that American cattle shall
receive a 40 per cent conces-
sion from the Cuban tariff
and adding a clause which
provides that during the life
of the covenant the duty on
sugar shall at no time bp
lowered below the concession
made to Cuha--2O per cent
discount from the Dinglev
rates the-commitee on For
eign Relations reported the
treaty vorably. Then how
eyer it wasfound that serl Jus
objection existed on the dem.
0clatic side of the cham Der
and as it will probably re-
quire ten democratic vote
to ratify, the situation is
regarded as grave, although
it is the belief o! your cOr-
respondent that the cOnven-
ton will be approved. Sen
ator Bailey has ennOrn"ed
of talking the treaty to
death because he believes
that it. is unconstitutional
in that it initiates tariff
changes in the Senate and
because be believes i will
work q hardship TO the sugar
and tobacco producers fOl
the south.
That President Roosevelt il
fast estranging the members
of his own party is evident
iu Washington. There is nc
question as TO the choice o
the Senator. With the pos
sible exception OF Senator
Lodge, there ls no doubt bu1
that every republican Sen
ator would cast his ballot
or Senator Hanna. There
is an alliance between Sen
ators Hanna and Fairbanks
by which it is agreed that
whsn the convention meets
Mr.. Hanna desires the non
ination all of MIR. Fair banks
, strength will be thrown tt
: him but if Mr.. Hanna, TO
; any reason, concludes not t.
enter the race his strength
will be thrown to the Indiana
, Senator. Mr.. Roosevelt
knows Of this combination
= and is trying TO meet it bu
r his lack of familiarity witt
t politics and his headstrOne
ness both stand in his wa
? and it is a question if he Wi
= succeed against the willy me
= thod of Hanna and Fair
} banks.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29

The Utah Mormons are
said to have been promised
a United States Spnatorshlp
by Mr.. Hanna, but this is
not the administration that
delivers Mr.. Hanua's goods,
free Press.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29
DOMESTIC TROUBLE.

1t is exceptional to find family
where there are no domestic troub.
les occasionally, bat these cannot be
lessened by having DR.. kings New
Life Pills around Much trouble
they save by their great Work III
stomach aud liver troubles They
not onIl rrleve ynn but cure 25c al
NJ. b. BlaGkbHns.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29
Don't Accept a Substitute |!

When you ask for Cascarets be
sure you get the genuine Cascarets
Candy Cathartic! Don't accept
fraudulent substitutes, limitations or
counterfeits! Genuine tablets stamp
ed G. C. G.. Never sold in bulk.
All druggists, roc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
The past week in Congress
has been one OF democrat tic re
joicing and many jokes have
been made at republican ex-
pense. The haste with which
the republicans rus b ed
through the bill removing
The duty from coal to relieve
the present emergency dem
onstrated how correct h e
democratic contention that
"A lowering OF the tariff is all
that is necessary to cause a
reduction of prices and de-
feat the efforts of the trusts
to maintain the cost of ne
cessities far above their nor
NAL value. BY the same meas
ure was demonstrated t b e
sophistry of the republican
claim that no single schedule
of the Diagley bill could be
revised in accordance W i t b
the necessities arising from
changed conditions without
u general revision of the en-
tire tariff and the preclpita-
ton of extended financial de-
preston.
A bill providing for the re-
batting of the duties collect
ed on coal during the n e X t
|year was reported to Il h e
House by the Ways a q d
Means Committee and was
passed by the House. 1t went
to the Senate. which 50 amen
ded it as to place coal on the
free list permanently IN d
was returned to the House
where the amendment was az
cepted all the same day. The
President signed the meas
ure the next day. Thus th'
first schedule. Of the sacred
Dingley tariff was revised
without any serious results
and 1t is hoped that the pre-
edent established may Prov
a useful lesson in the future.
, Wearylng with the do notl
ing policy of his own party
Judge Jenkins, chairman O
the House committee on Ju
dietary, has introduced a re-
olution borrowed from, t h
public ownership plank o
the New York democratic
platform which, it was claim
ed, defeated Coler for Gov
ernOr of that State. Judg
Jenkins resolution calls up
: on the Judiciary mite
to make an examination in
to the possibility of seizur'
by the federal government c
the coal mines of be countr.
and their operation by t h
e Federal authorities in sue
= emergencies an exist at tn
o present time. Had Mr.. Jen
kins' resolution been intro
= duced by a democrat it woul
have been greeted with erie
of "anarchy," socialism.
: ETC., but coming from a re
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29
A Cure for Lumbago.

W. G. Williamson, of Amherst
Va, says: For more than a
year I suffered from lum.
bago. | finally tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and it
gives me entire relief. which
a II Others remedies had failed
to do" Sold by NJ. B. Black
b urn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29

pUUtN'du, HI''I ut lio N'oi'
man oi one of the most i'm
pOrtant committees of the
House, 1t il received with all
respect and it il yet possible
that Congress may be forced
by the strength Of public o
pinion to afford the consum-
ers some relief from the intol
cradle conditions now pre-
vailing with regard to coal.
The sub committee of the
judiciary committee. to
which was intrusted the draf
ting of IN antitrust measure
in accordance with the rec
cmmendation of the AttOr>
ney General, evidently mad"
a series of blundprs in t h =
performance of their task
for they were sent back to DO
| he work over again. They
had announced that I b Q Y
would be prepared to favora
bIy report the bill at once,
but when it was submitted
to Mr.. Knox he told the all
thors it was all wrong and
they must do it all over.
They are now working under
the immediate supervision o.
Mr.. Knox subordinates and
is hoped thateventualIy they
will squeezed in framing a
measure which will please
the people. work no hardship
to the trusts and stand the
test of the courts.
1t is quite obvious that
most,.members on the repub
lican side of the Senate are
delighted with. the setback
which the Attorney Genera
has administered to thecaust
of antitrust legislation
They have from the frs
desired to avoid all anti
trust legislation. Forced b!
the determined stand OF. TIT
President and has announce
purpose to call the next Con
gress in special session
nothing was accomplished a
, this session, the republican
leaders consented to give tn
,, matter consideration, stipu
lating however that an.
measure which would pas
the Senate must be extremel.
: conservative, in other worlds
must prove innocuous t.
their favoritG corporate IN
terests. Now that a membe
of the Presidents Ca bine
has taken occasion to hol
y up the measure and postpon
it's consideration until a late
date, the sentiment is grow
6 ing that it will be possible t
pass the matter over an
. then say to Mr.. Roosve|
!, that he is responsible for tn
failure to legisIate on th
subject as early in the ses
sion the Senate ready t
=, give the matter due cOnsid
q GRAFTON.
, The President and hi
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great medk
cal triumph Of the nine-
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emil
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist. and Is
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29
The Reformatory.

Charlotte. writing TO t h e
News and Observer of the pro
posed RefOrmitOrv for youth
ful criminals in NoI tn CarOll,
ma says:
ut was my good fortune
to be entertained by the Su-
pelintendent Of the Reform
ed school at Louisville. KY,
two years ago, when the Con
, tpderate veterans met IN thar
city. | wns there from We'd
nesday until Monday an d
made it my business to eX-
anime into il thoroughly
The land was.houghtln 1850
80 acres, on which were hnllt
suitable houses for thpyoung
criminals. sch DOL r 90 m =,
work shops, dining rooms
bathing house and Il chapel
for worship. Just 'as everv-
thing was gotten ready in
1861, the Yankee army took
possp~sinn and kept it till
the fall of 1865. The school
was now commenced with a
superintendent (Mr. Caldwell
who still holds the place. and
teachers, instructors in all
the departments, with a sui
ticient guard to see that none
escape or do mischief. The
Rpformitory belongs to the
city-not the State. In 1900
it was accommodating 400
pupils-white boys, b az K
boys, white girls and black
girls. Each class was kept
8 separate. Each class was sub
divided according tD age
!. and SIZE. Quite IL number OF
five to eight year old .chIldl'pn
we're there, beranse neglected
+ by parents or had no one to
-, care for them. They were all
fed and clothed by the board
, of directors. They were
taught all kinds of work;
and the board decided how
j., long each one should stay,
but TIE time was according
, to agp VII, II admitted, the OI
y Tense they were guilty OF and
, their behavior while in the II
b iormatOry. | enquired partl'
!, ularly about the expense o'
; the Reformatory, that is,
y what it cost to run it. was
: informed that a certain pei
h cent. of the city tax was dp
j, voted to keep this up, $780,
y 600 was appropriated every
II year, or rather that was thu
=. amount due. the Reformito
= ry, The superintendent tolt
me that the expense for on'
year vas $4,000, and TIT
other $4,000 was saved NJ
v to build other houses as th'
s Keiormatory increased.
Y made enquiry Of the supnrIn
!, tendent if hp followedi the in
mates TO know of what ser
vice they were in after lille
it "Yrs," he answered, Il hav
v kept a watch out for them.
" " know of a number OF ii rs
n class lawyers, bankers, do"
u tors, merchants, one minis
d ter of t he gospel and'one wh'
II was in command OF an arm
:, ed cruiser at the great ba
y tie of Manila. Yes, an
# proud of my boys. And We
IL he might be proud of them
'r 1t will take a 20 nsl'lprhn'
sum of money to make II sl
cess: hut then it will well b
worth while to save hn
l., dredS of oar h OyS > ngnl>h"'
d. Don'f Accent a Substitute
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-01-29
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure 10 knowof the wonderful
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30

Nav Weather in Mexico

The following data for the month Of
May has been compiled from the rec
ords kept at this place by Mr.. J. +.
Llewellyn, Volunteer Observer, U. s,
Weather Bureau;
Temperature IN years record =
The mean or normal temperature Of
May is 65 degrees. The warmest May
was that Of 1896, with an average Of
II degrees, and the coolest was that Of
1892, with an average Of 81 degrees.
The highest temperature recorded
was "a degrees, on the 10th, 1902, and
the lowest (record extends to 1870 "a
degrees, on the 14th, 1896.
Precipitation as years record)-The
average precipitation for May is 4.72
inches, and the average number OF
rainy days, II. The greatest amount
of precipitation recorded for any May
was SIT inches, in 1892, and the least,
.73 inch, in 1901. The greatest amount
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was $50 inches, on the 2~5th-26th, 1898.
The average number of clear days is
II; partly cloudy days, IA, and cloudy
days, s. The prevailing winds have
been from the south.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
Letter to Mr.. ]. r. johnson,

Dear Sir: Some think we take q
good deal OF risk in inviting complaints
of Devoe Ready Paint-we authorize
our agent to sell it under this guaran.
tee:
"If you have any fault to find with
this paint, either now in putting iton,
or hereafter in the wear, tell your
dealer about IT,"
ave authorize him to do what is
right at our expense"
The following story tells how little
the risk is;
j. II. Asher &Co., hardware dealers,
Rhinebeck, N. Y, have sold Deyoe
from '78 to now, and have had just one
complaint in all this time.
Three sides of a house we're per.
feet; the fourth was as bad as the
three were good.
Explanation-It rained the night be.
fore the fourth side IA painted; and
the painters didn't walt for the wood
to dry.
What is done in such a case? What
ever the dealer, who sold the paint,
considers it fair to do. We leave 1t to
him. He may not do exactly what We
should if we we're there; but we are moi
there. The best we can do is to leave
it 70 him. Yours truly,
II. w. DEvoE & Co.
p. S.-Mr. Geo. w. Robertson Il
Devoe agent in Mexico,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
TULIP ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger
TULIP, April 2s.-The Tulip Madi-
son-C entralia Phone Co. is attending
court at Sturgeon this week.
The farmers are blowing for corn.
Mrs. DIR. Lockridge and little daugh-
ter returned to their home in Column
bia Monday, after a two weeks visit
to relatives here.
Mrs. Lou Richie came home Sun
day from a four months visit to rela-
tives at Sturgeon, Moberly and Madi-
son; she was accompanied by her
brother, Thos. Raglin.
Miss Holloway, who has been with
her sister here for the past month, re-
turned home Sunday, accompanied by
her little niece, Miss Nellie McKin-
ney,
Mrs. Eula Mckinney and little son,
of Moberly, and Miss Ola Holloway,
Of Gass, are at the bedside Of Mrs. A.
A. Mckinney, who is very III.
e. B. Dry was called to Hannibal by
the serious illness of his nephew.
Mesdames Minnie Grow and e. w.
johnson have been wrestling with
tonsilitis.
Mrs. Sophia Brown is very poorly
with bronchitis.
Robert Brown and Mrs. Ben Carter
are recovering from a severe attack OF
pleurisy.
VIM. Brown and Alex. Hanna, OF
| Centralia, attended the Hanley sale
and visited friends here last week.
Mrs. James Burton and daughter,
Miss Ruth, from Idaho, spent last
week with relatives and friends here
They left Monday for Madison, where
they will remain a few days before
leaving for their far-away home. Theil
many friends here regret to see them
go.
The many friends Of Mrs. M. X,
Outright are glad TO know her health
is much improved; she vas able to re
turn home Sunday, after a two weeks
stay here for medical treatment.
Charles Western, of Mt. Sydney, Va.
visited Mrs. N. G. Western ant
daughter; he left Friday for Iowa.
Sterling Hickman left for Centralii
Monday, where he has engaged in thu
blacksmith business; his family viii
move soon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, April 28.-The G. & A.
is putting in large cattle scales at the
stock pens and extending the pens
further west.
DR.. McMurtry has concluded not to
leave Rush Hill.
James Muir sold a fine saddle horse
to a Vandalia mar last week for sl25.
Last week in the east end Of the
country some of the farmers sustained
serious damage by lightning, Cattle
being killed and one barn and a num-
Der Of hay stacks having been burned.
J.. P. Harper is working six carpen-
tiers every day and be has jobs con-
tracted ahead all the time.
Frank R%idgeway, former ticket
agent here, and his wife are visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. j. A. Goolsby is still confined
to her bed.
j. A. Goolsby is adding more shed
room to his large implement establish
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
SANTA FE ITEMS.


Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SANTA FE, April 29.-Rev. Mr.. Webt
filed his appointment here Sunday
morning and afternoon.
There will be preaching next Sunday
night at the M. L. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbairn returned to
their home at Whiting, Kansas, Tues.
day after a weeks visit with relatives
here.
Miss Alice Humes, of Florida, is the
guest of relatives here.
Mrs. G. A. Beamer and sons we're
the guests Of Moline relatives Friday.
Miss Bessie Crump entertained Mis-
ses Grace Camplin and LidaDull Sun
day in celebrating her eighteenth
birthday.
Miss Snyder has the measles.
Carl Wilson, Of Bean, Greek is the
guest Of his grandmother here.
j. e. Fairbairn, wife and daughter,
of Perry, visited Vess Henderson and
fumily Sunday,
Tom Crump and family, Of Perry,
were the guests of @. A. Crump and
family Sunday.
DR.. Baker, wife and two son visited
Thompson Sproul and family, near
Strother Thursday.
Santa Fe will have a two-room school
house next winter with Hugh Brown
ing and Miss Mae R. Maseley as teach
ers.
Miss Media Beamer is the guest Of
Moline relatives.
Stewart Trimble, Of st. Louis, is
sick in this city. We trust he may
soon recover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
Notice.
To Whom Il Nay Concern;

To Whom u Nay Concern:
Notice is hereby given that IN
Saturday, the 18th Day of May, 1908,
in the City Of Mexico and State Of Mis-
souri,, the Chicago s. Alton Railway
Co., in compliance with the statutes
of said State will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder the following
described goods and chattels, to-wit:
1bx. AID. matter O. l.. Foster, Full
ton; 1 bdl AID. matter, L. Void, Mar
shall; l box empty bottles, d. Her
man, Louisiana; 2 bxs. books, ID. v.
Reynold, Marshall; 3 bxs. Bates City; l
bx. books Selsa, l bx. books, J. I.
Howard, Independence; 2 bdls. books,
J. G. Lacquette, Mexico; 1 bdl. bed
ends, f. eastman. Fulton; l bdL bed
rails. E. eastman, Fulton; l bdl. bed
springs, #. eastman, Fulton; l bx.
clothes, John Hall, Louisiana; / bdl.
castings, Auxvasse; 2 pieces stove
castings, Konklat Thomas Fl. Co.,
Fulton; lcushion, r. E. Roberts, Full
ton; l bx. check rover, j.. A. Goolsbay,
Rush HIN; 2 castings. New Bloom
field; 6 stove castings, Cedar City; l
crte. casting, E. r. Page, Marshall; l
bdl. castings, V. B. Swisher, Norton;
1 piece casting, G. Black, Mt. Leonard;
4 empty cans. II. w. Wagner, Alma;
&c, sc, sc, SC, SC, SC. d&wtd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
LADDONIA Iq,EMS,

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, April 2S.-Elder Scarbor;
preached his first sermon at the M. E
Church last Sunday. In the future
he will have charge of this pulpit two
Sundays in each month.
Elder Roads will preach at the Chris
tian Church two Sundays in eacl
month.
Eugenla Stottler, who was in the
buggy with her mother at the time
her mother was killed by the cars, and
was injured herself, is thought to have
some chance for recovery.
Arthur Stottler and wife, of st.
Louis, are visiting here.
The streets of this town are being
put in good condition.
MR.. Nola Underwood is visiting in
st. Louis. She will remain there I'M
til after the dedication.
MI. and Mrs. James Martin, OF NAL
ia Bend, are the guests of r. w. Pear
son and wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
THE 9. & as PROPOSITIONS.
Agree to Return Depot Site if Either
Short Line or New Station is
Not Built-The Letter.

The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club to secure a definite
proposition from the @. s. A. as tc
what they wanted in the way of a
depot site and what the road proposed
to guarantee has received the follow
ing letter:
White. Committee.
MEXICO, Mo-, April 20, 19O3--If the
citizens Of Mexico will donate sufi-
Gent land SO located as to meet with
the approval of the Chicago s. Alton
Railway Company, the Chicago &
Alton will erect thereupon a modern
passenger station, which will be occu-
pied jointly by the G. s. A. and Bur-
lington; the land to be the property
of the Chicago & Alton Railway Com
pany.
And as a further consideration Of
the free donation Of this land, upon
the part Of the citizens Of Mexico, the
O. 81 A. will use It's best ~endeavors to
bring the Burlington short line, to be
constructed from Old Monroe, Mo-,
into the outskirts of Mexico, rather
than strike the G. & A. line at Lit
tleby.
The building of the short line into
Mexico will greatly increase transpor-
tation facilities of this city, and will
require the building of large yards
and a large roundhouse, with other
facilities for handling the business.
Should the @. Sc A. fail to bring the
Burlington to Mexico, or fail TO build
a passenger station IN the site donat-
ed, the land offered by the citizens OF
Mexico to the Chicago & Alton Ry.
Co., will revert to the donors. The
G. s. A. to accept within go days from
date. Yours Truly,
4. S. Wilson,
4 W I,I.fo1 x
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30

Presiding Elder Pritchett delivered
two very able discourses at the quar-
terly meeting held here Sunday.
"Grandma" Cantrell fell and hurt
her arm and breast badly recently.
Henry Scott and family, from near
Paris, attended quarterly meetin
here Sunday.
Jas. Young, ST., is able to be out
after a few days illness.
Robert Brown has sold a nice span
of mules for 1910.
While going home from church Sun
day night Jim Hanley's horse ran
away, colliding with VIM. Hoffman's
buggy, wrecking both buggies and
slightly injuring the young men.
Cal. Woodring and wife visited his
parents near Centralia Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Carter has 400 little chick
ms.
Mrs. W. @. Mason found a lady's
chatelaine bay near Sailing; anyone
describing the same can get 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
M~ARTINsBURG ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
MARTINsBURa, April 28.-Mrs. r.
W. Taylor made her regular trip to
Mexico Monday, where she Is taking
from Prof. Guerne.
DR.. W. f. Taylor was a Mexico
visitor Monday.
Rev. Gopher, Of Moberly, was on our
streets a while Saturday en- route to
Liberty church where he had an ap-
pointment Sunday.
Frank Ousterhout and wife, OF
Vandalia, are visiting Geo. Crane and
family this week.
The exercises Friday night Of room
2, of the Public School, with Prof.
Wilson at the head, we're excellent,
which proved the proficiency Of theil
most aimable instructor in this
/ capacity.
MI. Roy NARROW has been employed
principal Of the Americas, Mo-, public
school for the next term.
Messrs. Il. p. French, Jos. sand
both and R. W. Taylor we're Mexico
visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Chas. Arnold, Of Mexico, re-
turned home Thursday.
Mrs. DR.. W. f. Taylor, and son.
Carter, were Mexico visitors Thursday
Mr.. Edward Harrell and Misses Euli
and Jennie Russell, Of Montgomery
City, we're the guest OF Roy and Ora
NARROW Sunday.
Mrs. I. e. Romans spent a few day
with relatives in Mexico this week
Miss Grace McDermott, OF Wells
vile, is spending a few days with hel
grandma, Mrs. G.. r. Romans.
Miss Martha G. Hale and Miss Pear
Perry, Of Shamrock, were visitors herr
Friday and Saturday.
Rev. Childers, Of Troy, filed hi
regular appointment at the Christian
Church Sunday morning and evening
Miss Dillon, Of W~ellsville, is thu
guest OF her sister, Mrs. II. Pritchett
Miss Mary Martin was in Mexic'
Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-30
RENTON CI1,Y ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
BENTON CITY, April 29.-T. e. Ro-
mans was a business visitor from Mar
tinsburg Saturday.
Mrs. Diven and sons visited in Mex
leo last week.
The little child Of Jim Tanner and
wife died Thursday and was buried in
Benton City Cemetery Friday.
j. w. Moore, of st. Louis, delivered