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AZ Card From Superintendent Fox
The Road Law, .

Editor39of Tho Times-Dlspatch:
4 sir-Wlll you please answer through
your next lssue whether or not there Is
a law prohibiting any one from riding
upon improved boardwalks witha bicycle,
said walks having been erected BY the
county authorities, and ar not !. IN Z an
Incorporated place, Would 1t not have
to he a state law, II any? Thanking
H. r. P,
There is no State law on the subject.
.The use OF sidewalks by bicycists Is
under the control OF local authorities,
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Editor Of The ines-D Dispatch: iis u
4 tSr,-Plense answer rl3yollr next paper
how much money .the last primary cleo
ton cos. the stetse of Virginia; not the
candidate, the State only?
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Editor of The Times dispatch:
sir, please inform me through your
Query Column how long will q note hold
good made payable on demand and bear
ing Interest? q c. x
1 The statute Of limitations does not
begin to run against q demand note until
after demand Is illndc.
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CLYDE w. SAUNDERS, 1s
.WHITTET & SFIEPPERSON, III
EVERETT 8VADDEY$CO.,s .ss
5${ THE HERMITAGE PRESS, IA
@ per, L. H.4J enkins. Prest,;a
j. w. FERGUSON & SON.
MARE & DUKE
BAUGHAlAN STATIONERY CO..
Rids Disclosed

n Mr.. Bottom at first stated That he
would open the bids but would not z: make k
them public l.B.s
Mr. Nvaddey asked that the bids be
received, but that they should remain
unopened, 4 IA. Il ;j 5st
After all exa minations Of the law Mr..
Bottom decided tina tilt was Imperative
that lie should disclose the bids SUBJ
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QUERIES AND
.....ANSWERS
Code of #Virginia

Editor Of The T,nes-D Dispatch:
slr,-Where can the latest edition OF The
Code Of Virginia be purchased. and what's
the price7 CARROLL.
Write to j, Garland Pollard, Richmond,
Va. Il n
Use Of Capitals. "
Editor Of The Tlmes-D Dispatch:
Sir writing John Jones, Jr."
stot,ld a small Of capital 50 be used In
abbrevlatlng the Junior?
a SUBSCRIBER.
The capital ] should be used.
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Problems in Electricity. u

Editor OF The Times Dispatch: sss
Ne sir,--7--NWill YOU please answer in your
next Sundays paper, under 81 Queries Sanda
Answers" the following quotations n q,
a9t ID Can ore than one horse power Of
electricity be produced by a dynamo OPS
Grated by q one horse power gasol q or
steam engine H, IA 55 a5 81 33
(2j Also give me the total horse power
produced at the new power plant, foot Of
Twelfth Street. II x. 81 81 VII sgsjS35T
9ts) What portion Of the current, ex K
pressed In horse power, Is used to oper--S
ate each street car line Of Richmond 2S5S Isl
(4) The to tai power used In operating all
the lines sff g ~ .'Fi NERG
, ~ c;enerallysa dynamo and CINE cam
be operated Mt more than Its ted load I
for short time, but this depends on how
the manufacturer rates his apparatus,
az The power produced at the 2 welftll;
Street plant H yaries + The maximum
power that has Nee hsA&TY SSIaced there va
a little over 800 horse power. ss5i
(s) Cannot be answered.
(4) The total power for railroads some
times runs as high as $500 horse power
How to Keep Apples. .5ai
Editor OF The Timcs-D Dispatch; sSaE
FL sIr,--Will you or some reader p lease
give mo through this column some rell-$
able method for Keeping apples through
the winter? BY so doing YOU VIII greatly
oblge a SUBSCRIBER
Tho essential conditions for successful
storage Of winter apples are a low even
temperature. with a dry atmosphere. The
Temperature should be held as near freez-fi
{lng point as possible during the! winter.
and with the smallest range OF Yentila--48
tlon. BY a dry atmosphere Is meant the
absence Of that dampness which fayors
fungus growth, The apples should be-
put into the cellar Immediately after they
are taken from the trees. 1t Is best TO
place them on shelves In the cellar, where 4
they Will have good ventilation. When
the weather gets very cold. give them az
light covering with leaves. During the
fall the doors and windows OF the cellar
should be opened at night and closed dup-s
Ing the day, Good keeping varieties 8ot Il
apples can be kept until next summer
Apples should be carefully handed. net
bruised, ana only sound ones put IN the 2 a 4
CELLAR. Ii;
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the expenses.

) Not a cent. The candidates paid all
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IM|DDL[SEX.PACR
KILLS .||. RE |. D D {.
Interest int the A,neric at1-Jng-s
lish Hound Trial Con-
Is, tiilues.
AMATEURS VS.. SERVANTS \ rs,
/ Sketch 81 NJ. igginso,1's Hunt
Northern Man Appreciates /.
Virginia Hunters.
y

Az the time draws near for the Graf
ton Nliddlesex t1oun TRIAL III Piedmont
Valley near Uppcrville, the public, g.
pecially the Virginia public who Il owes yes.
sport bee.usc that love Is bred IN the
bone. Ia keen 10 learn something Of the
two packs that arc to take part IN tlic
much talked OF match. OF tho masters
who own the establishments and the
men who will hunt the hounds
. II, former issue Of the Times Dis
patch was printed Il brief sketch Of the
II Ora fton Hunt. together With pictures Of
d few couple OF tho American, HOUNDS
md Of Mr.. Harry w. Smith, he master.
The 4iddlescx Hint, which is briefly
z sketcted to-day MAS spr;ing rapidly
Into popular notice. and while Mr.. Hig-
4 gnson, the master, Is kDown rs keen.
y much and Is even doing iaoro for the
clean sport or fox hunting, the fact re-
mains that Ills establishment also boasts
tho best equipment Of hunt servants i hat
can bo found In America or Indeed In
England to-day.
ski1lful Handling,
8 II Mr.. HggInson's English hounds 40
not win the mat oh It Will not be on ac-
count OF any lack of skllftl handling
nor becausk he has not done al that
wealth and a devotion 10 sport was able
to devise. a AZ T. "a
Robert Cotesworth huntsman or the
Middlesex. IL as good q manic MOUNDS as
can he found In an: hunt establishment
and under him are Tom Cotesworth. his
4 son, and Will # Edwards us first and
second whlppers-in. 8, .s3.
IT IS OF Interest to knew that In his
I remarkable sporting match between
American and English hounds, the rival
~ continues beyond tie mere question
4 IS,,.r. l., tt1d
ana leads to the further question OF the
superiority in hunting those rival pa cks:
for the Grafton American hounds viii be
hunted by gentlemen. slr. Smith. u. =.
Fl. hunting his own pack. with Mr..
SIalbon G. Richardson as whip. while
the Af1ddlesex English hounds Will be
hunted by servants, Robert Coteswortn,
sile English hunteman with Tom Cotes--55
,twortt1-and Will Edwards ns whippcrss-
j IN s5Ftt
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i Cost. Of Prirnary.5
N = 80 ( 75-I77 } z El'J- T-7T.7l@ n
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Use Of Capitals.
Life of a Note.
Tie TImes- Dispatch.

The capital j should be used.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
ANOTHER ARREST IN
HORSE THIEF CASE.
Movers Arrested Thursday Say They
Traded for the Animal-Walker
Miller Coll Accused and
Arrested.

George Montgomery, Louis Haygood
and Geo. Fonder, all charged with
stealing a horse from Mrs. James
Ryan, who resides 2 miles, north Of
this city, were captured by deputy
sheriffs Geo. johnson and VIM. Bar
nett Thursday.
Sheriff johnson dispatched the dep
uties after them at $50 Thursday
morning and after an exciting chase
they were coralled In the brush near
Santa Fe before IL o'clock.
The animal taken was dun pony
worth about $40, which the above men
claimed they obtained by trade, de-
scribing the negro with whom the
trade was alleged to have been made
After further investigation Sheriff
johnson procured warrant, and al
9 o'clock Thursday evening went tt
the Earl Carter farm, 10 miles north
OF town, where the negro, Miller, was
working and placed him under ar
rest. On the way to town the negro
confessed to stealing the pony Sunday
morning at l O'Clock, and trading hin
to the movers about an hour later.
After trading he went back to Mr.
Carter's and slipped in unobserved ant
his absence from the place during tn
night was not noticed.
Montgomery, Haygood and Fonde
were placed under bond to appea
as witnesses against Miller when hi
trial come off, and released.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
ANOTHER CRUSH AT THEATER,
Little Girl Gets in Pushing Crowd
and Almost Choked to Death.

Friday night the scene Of Thursday
afternoon was almost reacted at the
Grand Opera house. The rush for
gallery seats was great and at 7:3O
when the box office was opened almost
thousand people pushed into the
theater. In the front of the crowd
was the IL year old daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. Hunter, Mary Hunter.
She is just the heighth to look oveI
the shelf that protrudes from the boz
Office window and as she went to ash
for a ticket the crowd gave a surge
forward pushing her chin above th'
shelf and choking her. Those, abouI
the child tried to protect her but
their efforts were Of no avail. Man
ager Waterman noticing the littl,
ones plight opened the office door ant
pulled her inside away from tn
crowd In an almost unconscious condi
tion. Then slipping out he asket
them to refrain from such tactics.
Over seven hundred people wer
turned away as the management di'
not wish TO crowd the theater.
The entertainment will be repeate
tonight and during the morning sal
to-day a line was formed and ticket
were sold more rapidly than before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
CHARLES EDMONsTON
DIES FROM INJURIES
Body Was Brought Here Friday
For Burial-A Former Resident
of This City.

Charles Edmonston, late Of Leaven-
worth, Kas., a former resident Of this
city, and a brother Of Rev. J. o. Ed
monston and Attorney w. A. Edmon-
ston, Of this city, died Wednesday
from injuries received some time ago.
Mr.. Edmonston was employed at
Leavenworth by lumber company,
and at the time the accident befell
him, was working in the railroad
yards where he was caught and
crushed between two cars, fracturing
his skull and breaking a number OF
ribs. He never regained consciousness
after being hurt, and physicians at
tending him thought 1t best that he
be moved to bis relatives here as soor
as possible, but death prevented.
The body was brought to thi
city Friday at three o'clock and taker
directly to the cemetery, where tb'
services were held.
The deceased had many close friend
here, who learn with sorrow OF hi
death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25

Mrs. Winnifred Power, an artist, who,
in recent letter from 246 7th st., Port.
land, Ore, says:
Tsm pleased TO speak good word
for Peruna, as found IL an excellent
ionic and spring medicine and very ef-
fecfive In ridding the system Of cold
and cafsrrf.
"About two years ago my system was
all run down in the spring and I thought
I would try and see II Peruna would be
of any assistance in bringing back my
health and strength.
"T found that 1t was splendid and all
the medicine that needed. In o little
over o month I was well and did moi
need to take any more medicine.
81 shall recommend ID to every one In
need of tonic, and know that I have
only to take q few doses Of Peruna when
1 take cold and I will soon be over IT,"
-Winnifred Power.
Natures Assistance.
Spring is the best time to treat CO.
tarrh. Nature renews herself every
spring. Ths system is rejuvenated by
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Thieves Break Into Mason Creaseys q
Store and Are Captured.

On the night of May Sth burglars
broke into Mason Creasy's store, TAX
ing an assortment of pistols, knives,
watches and many other things. The
entrance was effected through a back
window.
Saturday Deputy Sheriff Barnett
caught the thieves, Who were two lads
Les Willingham, 16 years Of age, and
boy called Houck, age unknown. They
confessed having stolen the goods and
said they threw part Of 1t In a wei
and some In the creek.
Willingham has served a term il
| the reform school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
! MISCELLANEOUS.

Miss Richardson, who visited the
Misses Sullinger several years ago. is
to be married to Professor Savage, who
has lately accepted the position of
president of the college in Nicholas
vile, Ky.
On Sunday a most delightful dinner
party was given at the Rlngo Hotel
ny Messers. Baxter and James Price.
The guests were Misses Andrews, Fay
la nd and McKenna, of Moberly; Mes
sers. Ogle and Nordmeyer, also Of
Moberly; Mr.. Cortez Edmonston and
wife, Mexico; Madge Potts and Fanny
Clark and Mr.. Arnold Edmonston.
Mrs. Clarence Barnes most pleasant
ly entertained the Young Married
Peoples Club on last Tuesday even
ing. Dominoes were played, at which
Mrs. Joe wilkins won the lady's
prize-a prettily cut perfume bottle
and Mr.. Elon Dearing won the gentle
mans prize-a water color picture
The guests also engaged in a peanut
contest which consisted in carrying
one by one, nuts from one dish to an
other, each nut to be poised on the ent
of q knife. Mrs. Latney Barnes showet
steadlest nerve at at this, ,and receives
as a reward a tiny doll formed Of
peanutland fancifully dressed in tissn
paper. The evenings pleasures closes
with a delightful lunch.
Those who attended the publ
school entertainment at the Oper
House Friday night were more thai
compensated by the excellence Of th
performance. The Tom Thumb wed
ding went off In a most dignitie
fashion and was model for all VIII
are entertaining any thoughts of
similar affair In June, as we hear
the case. The ring had not been fo
gotten as frequently happens on occa
J ions Of this kind. The bride appeare
all smiles, the groom handsome an
| brave. The three recitations WEI
most excellent and the drills wei
, performed with the precision
clock work, showing that much lab
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
"A Typical Case.

Geo. M. Fillmore, late 1st Lieut.. Bird
U. 8. Artillery, writes from 900 L st., N
W., Washington, d. O., as follows;
"I brought forward from winter into
spring sickening case Of catarrh which
was making existence miserable for me,
until was induced 10 try bottle of
Peruna.
"An immediate improvement gave me
hope, IL not relief. kept up taking Pc
runa and IL has so strengthened and re-
lieved me that I am now confident Of o
cure. heartily endorse Peruna for ca
tarrhal affections and as tonic for their
weakening effects."-Geo. M. Fillmore.
A short course of Pernna now win
be jusf In time. During the month OF
April you will find fhe strategic time TO
rid yourself of chronic cafarrh, one of
the most persistent, stubborn diseases
In the whole list Of human ailments.
After you have tried It you will say
Peruna is positively the best spring
medicine you have ever used.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
RESULTS OF 0CTOBERs
FIRE NEAR e. r. CROSSING.
Hisey Heirs, John Fox, ]. D. Pratt
and ]. M. Haskell Bring Suit
Against R. r. Co.

The following parties have brought
suit against the Louisiana and Mis-
souri, River r. r. Co., the Chicago and
Alton Railroad Company and the Chi
cago and Alton Railway Co., for dam
ages, done their property;
j. M. Haskell, ct al, for $4,000; j. d.
Pratt, 1900; Hisey Heirs, $4,000; and
John Fox, $4,000.
These plaintiffs were the heavy loos
ers In the big fire October %, 1904
which destroyed nearly $4,000 worth
of property, including Lee Bros. livery
barn and horses, ]. d. Pratt's black
smith shop; Haskell's and Fox's car
riage shops.
The Pratt case will be tried at thu
June term OF the circuit court ant
promises to be very interesting piec'
Of litigation.
The remainder Of these suits hing
on the result of the Pratt case and !
will be, in way; test case. 1t is al
legged that the conflagration wa
caused by spark from an engine be
longing to the above named r. R
Cos.
The plaintiffs are represented by {
| A. Barnes, P. II. Cullen, Fyke Bros
Snider and Richardson.
| Other similar suits will probably TO
low these.
OTHER NEW SUITS.
Rothwell Crews VS.. T. NJ. McCun'
revived.
State of Missouri VS.. Walker Mile
grand larceny.
Geo. E. Clifford, II. L. Moore and
E. Kike, application for license
practice law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering 1t through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physicians
as the damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney 4
CO., Toledo, o, contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh cure be sure you get the genuine
1t is taken internally, and made in Toledo, o
by f Cheney & Co. Testimonials tree.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
Is, 20 and 10 Years Ago
This Week.


TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
L. j. Wheat delivered a temper
ance lecture at Middletown.
r. Coatsworth was building a new
Office for his lumber yard.
]. W. Palmer moved his stock Of
pianos and organs into Harper's new
building.
John A. McIntire established a
news stand and cigar store in the
Mexico post-ofllce,
The census enumerators OF Audrain
county we're:
Cuivre Township-T. W. Raney,
Laddonia.
Loutre and Linn Townshlps--W. L.
Crigler, Martinsbnrg.
Prairie Township. NJ. Atkinson,
Worcester. 4
North Salt River Township. c.
French, Mexico.
South Salt River Township, Albert
White, Mexico.
Mexico-Joel Guthrie, Mexico.
Sailing Township r. d. Rucker,
Sturgeon.
North Wilson Township-W. d.
Day, Centralia.
South Wilson Township. H.
Carter, Mexico.
II. FRANKIE, boot and shoe maker,
fell from the porch Of his home and
was badly injured.
John NJ. Mennifee, Joe Moore and
Mark Pitcher were fishing in Florida,
Mo.
The committee on programme for
teachers institute, to be held at Du-
ly school house June IL, 1880, was: j.
II. Myers Frank Wilcox and G. D.
Bowman.
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Drs. Russell & Cane occupied a
handsome suite Of rooms in the IIar-
din block, over Smith & Browns
store.
Molino had new postmaster and a
new blacksmith.
A burglar was frightened from the
residence of l.. Phillip.
Miss Mary Craddock and j. T. Don
ephy, Of La Plata, Mo-, were married
by Rev. Pope Yeaman,a at the residence
OF the brides parents in this city.
r. Galloway, of Mexico, was elected
cashier Of the Paris, Mo-, Savings
Bank,
William M. Sims died at his resi-
dence In south Mexico after an Illness
OF two years.
TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Charles Hamlln, aged 90 years, of
lThompson, died.
Mrs. Mamie H. Trimble died ut her
home in this city. The funeral sery-
ices we're conducted at the NJ. E.
church by Rev. W. M. Sapp.
Frank Sutton resigned his position
as day clerk at the Ringo Hotel.
Harold Cluster, Of Mexico, was
manager Of the Hallsville (Mo.) Hust.
ler for o. D. Gray, Of Sturgeon.
Miss Bennie Fields, Of Tulip, was
III of typhoid fever
"Uncle" Jerry Shepherd, of neal
Molino, was suffering from stroke OF
paralysis.
James Clacher was home from St
Louis, and was shortly to leave fol
Scotland on a visit.
| Mrs. Tanning and family, Of Rnsh
Hill, moved to Houston, Texas.
| ]. II. Minor and ]. r. Browning
formed real estate and load partner
shin in this CITY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
st. Louis Man Bests Burglar-Plague
in Russian Army Woman Gamb-
ling Joint Raided-Junction
of Fleets.

When James De FOrde awOke In his
room at 1910 Walnut street early
Thursday morning and saw burglar
before the dresser, he grappled with
the armed intruder. They struggled all
around the room. DeEord was struck
on the head with a revolver. lie fin
ally threw the burglar into vacant
room and called for help but the man
climbed through a window and es-
capped says a st. Louis dispatch.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 18.-Grave
reports OF plague epidemic among
the Russian armies at Harbln are cir
cnlatlng here. The war Office poo
hoos a London story TO the effect that
the daily death list is in the nelghbor-
hood OF three hundred, yet there
is good reason for believing that the
correspondent OF the London paper
had grounds for his story.
New YORK, May ls.--A gambling
house for women has been raided in
West Forty-Third street by city de-
tectiyes Gaming tables, roulette
wheels. racing charts, and telephones
we're confiscated, and the only man
found on the premises was arrested on
charges OF conducting the place.
MABEL. Mo-. .Mayls.-A bloody battle,
In which Matt Pullen was killed and
Walter Rice, Charles Middaugh, Burr
and ode snow were oaoiy wounu-
ed, was fought on tne iarm " 'onn
Smith, near mere. IL was the ouU,
growth oil a quarfei Oh iong Stanuins
od A. ror,pvaI ~ the goods Of a tenant
nanad uo,n7e from the Smith place.
unnto.,llo "wednesday afternoon BY
mh,oh pea,l Winn a e.year.old girl,
was d,ownod in we'll at the home OF
her mother, who was a widow woman
! c,,oou NAV 1s-A iuncture was
effected May 5 by the squadrons OF
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and Reaf
Admiral Nebogatof. 1t took place
ouvsiue Vesi,'o.la. " n1sn :, ao,,a II
: seis staIveu sea"aiu Hi"' i'' e
anu eaS'ei'' u'io
hi'cl oohies'"s ,.,a Sna r.a,n,;t 81 Eos
posv oli0e az nosS a.n,nrod
hoiK eScapeo' ouO wac 'soap
Il. w. Whitehead Kills Mrs. II. a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-25

Tnk Jefferson city, Mo. )Cole County
Democrat edItorially says: Governor
|olk's declaration 90 the subject OF
|ynohIuz b SHIRT and to the point.
|.ynchIne wilI not be tolerated in a
kw->bIdIn1 oonmunity, and those
ho engage ID mob violence will do so
L theIz peril. Good doctrine. Nor
+ this Il any sense a conformation Of
be oiIsase Of he negro who kidnapp-
a ) woman and child and held them
BIZ ransom. For such crimes there is
b s5mpathy. and there can be nc
||eIen6e. Nesertheless the laws should
6 toheld, and no community has q
E|E1< z8 Ignore Them or set them
|sI1o. Il Is al very well TO say that
|1cEr4e5 Hh0 do not want to be lynched
||1o1|d |et white mems wives and
1<1|zs alone. The mob rarely makes
+ u|iz<zzes Gu5. for all that, the
3Ha 44a1 either be maintained or sci
1sIde, 21d e<pefience shows that In
ahe long run q sozernment by law Is
ess llkel1 - make mistakes and is
nore I'EnIy u 10 Justice 10 all, thar
Ro1eFuucnt b popular impulse in
lso2raa ~ es<ablished form ant
ttslcd laws ard, II we are to have
eo7ef8uec< b law, we must ODE!
be lava ID al ezscs, and not set then
>Ide xheoesef the impulse OF the
ncaIe1< BIDS Is % DO.