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Fiye-Cent Cotton.

10 the Editor of The News and Cou-
rler: The average cotton farmer is
the only average farmer in the world
who does not make an effort to get an
income from land without ploughipg
it. The cotton farmers want to plough
too much. just plough, plough aud
plough all the time.
The nofence law in South Carolina
seems to have knocked out every speck
OF sense the average farmer ever pos
sessed about making something out of
his grass land.
Many people up here expect to see
cotton sell for cents this fall. They
figure that with $500, 900 bales carried
over in the next crop that the acreage
will not be reduced enough to prevent
very low prices. The acreage in cot
ton never has been reduced much un-
til it has sold at very low price du-
ring the fall.
A great many farmers all over the
cotton belt sold nearly all their cotton
for 8 1-2 to 10 IL cents. Such farm
ers as these will go to the ''reduce
cotton acreage" meetings and go home
aud plant more than they did last
year.
The farmers who have cotton on
hand now will reduce their acreage,
some of them fifteen to twenty We
per cent, but when you go to figuring on
west of the Mississippi River and the
Mississippi Valley reducing the cot
ton acreage much you will likely be
mistaken.
So unless South Carolina farmers
can make some money at six cent cot
ton would do like the mills did ct
fifteen cent-cotton. ] would close
down. read in Texas paper that
many farmers had more ploughing
done to date for next crop than ever
before.
think it would be better to SOW
some alfalfa and raise some good hogs.
That is very cheap food for hogs,
and if you take care Of it all right
you can feed them during the entire
year.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, thought it might
90 you favor to post you that the
North is expecting fve-cent cotton
next fall. f. Fl. Young.
Chicago, January z.
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sandy's Invitation.

A Scottish gillie was invited by the
laird to take pull at his flask after
gazing the first fish Of the day, says
Bailoy'a Magazine.
II Gamma trink oos a BOTTLE" pro-
tested the gillie, with . frown of dis.
approval. @,l
"Aweel, try, Sandy, said the laird,
enoouragipgly. And Sandy tried % %
tried SO thoroughly that the laird
gased in mingled awe and admiration
as the whiskey gurgled and gurgled
out OF the flask down the swarthy
throat, until, with scarce q heel tap
left in 1t, the "pooket pistol was
handed back 70 the owner. $ s:ss
"Hoot, Sandy, maybe 20, we're
rioht- maybe ye Gamma triuk DOT Of
bottle" gasped the laird, with IS
mighty sigh. abus, eh. mon. yo'd, soon
learn. {" 81 S=. -, VS.: Sis:,
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Sill Explodlng.

Some days ago the woodsin che
mountains known as London Heights,
opposite Harper's Ferry, took FIRE and
burned with great intensity. After
burning for some time 9 series Of ex-
plosions we're heard, which startled
the inhabitants, and the oonoussion
was 90 great, that it broke windoRs
10 some houses in Harper 4 Ferry,
aoross the Sher audoah. s.
The expicsions were caused BY The
.bursting Of shells which were thrown
on the heights as the. time when Gen.
'eral Mills surrendered I'd stonawall
Jackson, fin 1852 Thsse haa failed
to explode when theywere fred and
bad lain here Tor over FORT ears. - -
HagerstoWn Mail s. a ..i S
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Would You Carry Youth Into Age?

Expect good, long, useful life.
Hold young thoughts persistently.
Simply refuse to grow old by count
ing your years or anticipating old
ege.
One Of the best preventives Of age
is enthusiasm and interest in affairs
of the day.
Keep in the sunlight; nothing beau
tiful or sweet grows or ripens in the
darkness.
Avoid fear in all its varied forms OF
expression; it 10 the greatest enemy Of
the human -ace.
Nature ls the great rejuvenator;
her spirit is ever young. Live with
her; study her; love her.
Avoid excesses Of all kinds; they
injurious. The long life must be o
temperate, regular life.
Contemplate beauty in oil it's forms
and you will drive. everything that is
ugly out Of your life.
Keep mental cobwebo, dust and
brain ashes brushed Off by frequent
trips to the country, OF by travel.
Don't allow yourself to think, on
your birthday, that you are year
older, and 40 much nearer the end.
Never look on the dark side, take
sunny views Of everything; sunny
thought dFives away the shadows.
Be child, live simply and natural
ly, and keep clear Of ,entapgling alli-
anoes and complications Of all kinds.
Cultivate the spirit Of oontentment;
all discomfort aud dissatisfaction
bring age-furrows prematurely to the
face.
Keep. your mind young by fresh.
vigorous thinking, and your heart
sound by oultiyaliug o cheerful,
optimistic disposition.
Don't live to eat, but eat to live.
Many Of our ills are due to over eat
ing. to eating the wrong things and to
irregular eating. s
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The Agent Didn't Know.

There are today some thousands of
varieties of life insurance policies,
each Of which has a technical name
aud is capable Of being made quite
unintelligible to the average man.
Some uhsc.apulous agents trade ON
this; many do not really understand
the meaning Of terms themselves, but
have learned their lesson parrot like,
and most of them apparently find it
unnecessary to describe IN plain Eng
lish to those about to insure what they
are contracting for. The resul: is a
mass Of misiuformation and confusion
about the whole subject.
For instance, an agent was trying
to insure an editor on some new plan.
The editor had a-theorr that any fact
cou'd be put into plain. everyday Eng
lish, if the man behind the fact really
knew what be was talking about. Af-
ter listening to an involved row cf
premiums deferred dividends,
leash surrender values, and "option-
al choices," he said gravely:
"See here; d,n't understand what
you're talking about. But III tell
you what II! do. If you'll write that
proposition out in ordinary English,
30 that an ordinary man can under
stand it, I'll not only take the policy,
but Ill publish the explanation as an
article and pay you hundred dollars
for it,
"Wili l? Sure, I wil.," exclaimed
the overjoyed agent, thinking he had
indeed struck an easy job. And he
departed, adjuriDg the editor not to
forget.
A week passed by. The agent call
cd up on the telephone 60 say that
he was working on the thing. There
was less exultation in his voice.
Two weeks more elapsed. The
editor had forgotten the whole thing,
when the ogent'e card came in one
day. It was followed by the man
himself.
"Well," said the editor, "got my
article3"
"N.no," said the agent, sheepishly.
"TThe The fact ;s, 7 guess, 7 obu' ddo it
the way you want it, after all. Lets
call it off,
It is hardly too much to say that
this is typical.
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why Game lss Growing Scarce.

One Of the gSSSet difficulties in the
path of the wis., and earnest protef tor
of game is the migration Of such fam.
lilies as the waterfowl, woodcook,
snipe, plover, etc. We are prone to
the framing Of such laws ss appear
good for our own grounds, while for
getting that the extensive movements
Of the birds compel them to run the
gauntlet Of two open seasons in one
year. When the Law Of the North de-
olares the open season to be at an end
the law OF the South allows the shoot
ing Of returning feathered travellers.
This, Of course, mears that the fowl
gats no respite except during The ac-
tual breeding season, Q state OK affairs
which few species will for long be
able to stand. Were there no shoot
ing in the North the South would
bese plenty of birds for years to come
and vics versa, but unfortunately it
10 impossible to do away with the dual
season. II sportsmen Of the North or
Soutk would feel called upon to lay
down their arms, the difficulty would
at nnae be overcome, bat 7 gTa=eiy
suspect that it would require no. few
pathological Bull Runs and Getsys-
burgs to convince either party Ct the
wisdom Of such a course. Northerners
and Soatherners rightly having equal
claim upon sport and game, there can
be no sroh thing as legislstion favor
able to the one over the other. The
sole feasible remedy appears to be .
judicious ourtailing Of gun privileges
at both ends Of the migration flight
till the present destruction has been
reduced TO 9 point which will permits
the fowl to hold their own. Should
this finally demand an cpen season Of
only one weeks duration, even that,
to my notion would be much better
than tho entire loss of the game in
question. M & & 4 Y. 81 ,s.
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= A woman's idea of silent part.
Der is deaf
- Some men spend lot of time
wondering why other men work.
The longer man studies wome en-
the less he knows about them.
= Wise il the girl who can tell
when man is making his fnal pro po-
sal.
a man may be able 10 read a
woman like book, but he can't shut
her up.
Every married man has two wives
the one he really has and the one he
just thinks be has.
= Tbs self made man is at least
considerate enough to relieve Provi-
dence of the res possibility.
- 1t is in accord with the eternal
fitness of things when bachelor girl
marries an old maid man.
- When a woman recommends her
physician to some other woman and he
fails to effect cure she never forgives
the other woman.
- Play ie she work man does that
is not compulsory.
- If man tests coin with his
teeth he bites the dust.
= A souvenir by any other name
would probably cost less.
What would woman do with a
secret if she couldn t tell it2
Dry bread &c Jour own is better
than roast from your friends.
= Many man who claims to be
welded to the truth is in reality Wild
over.
- The boy who caves his pennies
will be in position to blow in dollars
later.
- There are some widows who will
not Airt--but they are generally deaf
and blind.
- The handiwork Of some tailors
seems In accord with the eternal mis-
fitness Of things.
- Hugging an Atlanta girl contrary
to her wishes snd Or ose Of the haaies.
corners in the city at chat, proved
quite expensive to John Haynes, a
Sixteenth Infantry private, who was
fined fifty dollars by Recorder Broylee
and bound over to the Superior
Court FOR assault and battery. Atthe
time Of soldier's precipitate and in.
decent act large crowd saw bin, aud
only prompt measures by the police
saved him from rough treatment.
The ohapcery court Of appeale OF
Tennessee has decided that the South.
Western Presbyterian university can
not be removed from Olarksv,lle.
Tenn. There has long been en- efor;
by the Presbyterians Of Atlanta "a
have the university removed to that
city and combined with one now loca-
ted in South Cafolina. The. case will
now be carried to the Supreme Court,
and possibly to the Supreme Cours Of
tho United Skates. .'.;..s5it.S:f. s.ssl 3
= - q. -
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was provided by the local club or some
OF its enthusiastic members. This go.
called amateurism or yelled profes-
slonalism was in general vogue
throughout the country, and it became
so intolcrable to players and club
officials that it finally resulted in the
organization Of the National Associa-
ton of Professional Base Ball Play.
crs in 1871. From that date base ball
playing has been recognized as regu-
lar profession, and the game has since
been under the management and con.
troll OF regularly organized professional
clubs, banded together in associations
and leagues.
1.-The game advanced and prospercd
at first uIdcr this new regime, but in
the early seventies dark cloud grad
ually made its appearance on the base
ball horizon, caused by the demoraliz-
ing influences that always follow ex-
tensive gambling on athletic events or
sports of any kind. Every large city
had its base ball pool room, and near
~ every grounds had its betting pavil-
ion. Thousands Of dollsrs were wager
ed on all important matches, and it
was no unusual sight to see players in
uniform making bets with men in the
audience. The attendance dropped
away, and the base ball grounds in sew
eral of the large cities became simply
an exchange for the gamblers TO carry
on their business. In 1875 these con.
ditions became intolerable, profes-
sionable base ball was at death door,
and many predicted its ultimate COL
lapse. Ia this crisis an incident arose
that resulted in an entire reorganiza-
tion OF base ball government, and, as
! "s:a!.J happeus, d man equal to the
emergency appeared in the person OF
William "A. Hubert, afterward presi-
dent of the Chicago Club.
The latter part of June, 1875, it
became publicly known that White,
MoVey, Barnes and myself Of the Bos-
ton team generally known as the first
big four, aud Anson and Sutton Of
the Philadelphia Atheletics had sign
ed with the Chicago Club for 1876.
1t created o great sensation in the
base ball world, snd, under the then
existing rules. threats OF expulsion
were freely made, and probably would
have been carried out at the next an.
nual meeting Of the old Association,
to be held in March, 1876. This stu.
stion gave Hubert his opportunity,
and while the officials Of the old AS
sociation. under whose management
the game had suffered such setback,
were siring their intention Of expell.
ing the above-named players, Hubert
was quietly at work formulating plans
to organize new association to sup.
plant the old. Mr.. Hubert had little
difficulty in bringing the four Western
oiubs-st. Louis, Cincinnati, Louis.
vile and Chioago-into this revolu-
tionary scheme, and after this was
quietly accomplished Mr.. Hubert
sent personal invitation to the presi.
dents of the four Eastern clubs to
meet him =s .hs Grand Central Hotel
in New York city on February z, 1876,
with the result that then and there
was organized the National League Of
Professional Base Ball Clubs, with
Ex.Goveruor Bulkeley, Of Connecticut,
as its first president and N. E. Young
as secretary.
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KILLS GERMS OF CATARRH.
Hyomei Goes to tho Root of the Dis.
ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.

Catarrh cannot be cured by the
use Of pills, liquid medicines and so.
called eystem tonics. Under such
treatment the germs OF tho disease
will still live in the air passages and
increase and multiply.
Hyomei is the only scientific and
thorough way to cure oatarrh. Kill.
ing the germs in the cir passages, it
enters the blood with the oxygen, de.
stroys the microbes in the blood and
effectually drives from the system all
traces Of catarrhal poison. ,,9
Thousands Of testimonials have
been given as to the astonishing cures
made by this remedy.
Mrs. lie Rendu, 76 Western Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio, writes: "I believe
Hyomei saved my life. I am better
now than ! have been in thirty years.
Many doctors, both in England and
France, treated me for oatarrh, but
I ives not CURED until I used Hyo.
mel. jis B @
Probably the strongest evidence
that can be offered 90 70 the powers
Of Hyomei TO cure catarrh is the fact
that Evans Pharmsoy will agree to re-.
fund the money il you say Hyomei
has not cured you. s.5 .s,.5.l
The complete Hyomei outfit ooste
but $1.00, consiating Of an inhaler,
dropper md snm moisnt HYomei & to Last
several wee This yill effect 3 ssnrs sur,
ya1I if1 dinarys Scases, 4 but fof chsoniu
'!;and deep.seated esaes of catarrh long
81 er5s !; ullse use may be necessary, and then
extra bottles os Hyomei can be obtain
led for 50s. i. SS
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The Salvation q EArn,Iy;, 3, in Chioalro

q - The Salvation Army In CHICAGO.
organizing ss novel met bod @ aoaTs
fall upon thas sEraata :oi the city as
night, Equipped With stratoh hats atks
.slapsds of ticers eons titnti the
ssd rankarda gesasssf ! 4 i ks
round ot ehe 81 Eaqual iida dialf sCss So
mig pick up shosS d ho appasr fO 4iEe3
6onpsetely vefcoIa d Wit Ii / liqd6f, and,
carry them 10 one of the Bavsn hoteis
maintained BY the Salvation Army iroEs
8 sChiesg and in Which more an 40 3,
900 gueatas we're aao boom lodi a last
pear. ssI ~
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lust for a Momenf.

In the early days in Iowa, write 8
correspondent of the Youths Com
panioD, village school was held in a
room of a farmhouse. The farmer,
Mr.. Jennings, told the pupils that
they must not holest his bees.
They were obedient children and
respected the farmers right. More
over, since most Of them went bare
foot, they were not anxious TO stir up
trouble in the hives.
One day little gir. went to aIr.
Jennings and made this naive expla-
nation: Please, Dir. Jennings, my
brother Willie stepped on bee, but
it was an accident, and he got right
off.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
DULY ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
DULY, May i0.-Rev. Paschall filled
his regular appointment at Trinity
church last Sunday.
Mr.. Paulin, of Bloomington, H., is
visiting his brother in this vicinity.
A new telephone line is being put
through to Mexico.
Charles Clapper and Miss Minnie
Pickett were married ut the home OF
the bride Wednesday evening. Here's
best wishes to the happy couple.
T. w. Lambert attended the 'log
rolling'' In Marshall last week.
Frank Spottswood visited r. W.
Powell Monday.
G. A. Hopkins, the Mexico postmanl
is taking his vacation at his country
home.
Misses Dixie and Eva Tuttle, OF
near Mexico, were In our midst Mon
day.
Letta Burns, of Mexico, is visiting
friends In this vicinity.
Another good rain Monday evening.
l. D. Lambert and sister, Miss Edna,
entertained a few of their Mexico
friends at at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Graham's accident by being
trampled by a COW, proved TO be
more serious than It was at first
thought, but hope she will bt
| able to be around in a few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
BURKE, May 10.-Preaching at
Prairie View next Sunday.
Mrs. Shan Brown was In Mexico
Saturday.
Mrs. Mettie Brown, OF Centralia,
was a recent guest at her sisters Mrs.
George Brown.
Curt Pryor and wife visited with
his father east Of town the past week.
The Misses Kelly, of Mexico, spent
a few days with their sister, Mrs. B.
f. Robinson.
Mrs. Cook Groves visited Mrs. L. Il.
Elliott, of Thompson, Tuesday.
Jim Sims, Jr.. and Hub Price re-
turned from St. Louis Sunday
night. Hub is going TO have a house
and barn built on his fine farm near
his fathers place.
Some Of our neighbors have to re-
plant some corn on account OF the
mice eating it up.
McCowen and Brown sold to Lee
Wilcox some hogs that averaged 200
pounds for s cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
FROM ROWENA.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RowENA, May S-A large crowd
was present Sunday morning to hear
Rev. Mitchell preach at Bethlehem.
Sunday school at Maple Grove was
well attended.
O. Il. Sansberry visited his parents
In Mexico the past week.
Mr.. G. FL. Rowe sold a load OF corn
to Mr.. Spratt.
A number from here went to tow
Thursday to haul telephone poles.
The Mutual will soon have a line to
Centralia.
Mr.. Charlie Ward of Independence
Kansas was the recent guest Of Mrs.
Ellen Ward and family.
Mrs. 9. +. Sansberry has 260 little
chickens.
Mr.. Coon, OF Centralia, was in our
vicinity %canvassing glass the past
week.
The base bali team played a social
game in our village Saturday evening.
Several Of the farmers have to plant
their corn over.
Ollie Fadis was kicked by a horse
and badly hurt the past week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11

with bis mother. He is looking fine.
Miss Anna Belle MCGEE spent Sat
urday rnd Sunday with Miss Emma
Watts.
Mrs. Campbell, Of Mexico, visited
Mrs. Hicks the first Of the week.
Miss Elsie Hilderbrand gave q birth
day party Monday. The little folks
had a very good time.
Irwin Harrison died Of consumption
Tuesday morning about loo q. m. His
relatives have the sympathy of their
many friends.
DR.. w. Il. Moore will preach at
Unity Christian church Sunday morn
ing at HOO o'clock to the old people
and 500 p. m. to the young people.
Everybody invited.
Miss Ella Hilderbrand is suffering
with the mumps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
SANTA FB ITEMS

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SANTA FE, May 10.-Preaching next
Sunday at the Christian church both
morning and night.
Miss Ida Dull entertained Tuesday
night in honor Of her cousin, Miss Love
V~anfossen, of Virginia.
Miss Matte Bess Sherman, Of Paris,
visited friends here from Friday until
Sunday.
Mrs. ]. b. Bates and daughters and
Mrs. j. s. Drake, and daughters were
in Mexico Friday.
Henry Biggs and Frank Smart, Of
Laddonia, visited Philip Quisenberry
and wife Thursday night.
Sylvester Henderson, wife, little son
and Mrs. Sallie Fairbairn were in
Mexico Wednesday.
Pink Rouse, of southwest Missouri,
visited old acquaintance here last
week.
Mrs. ID. l.. Fleming, John Thomp-
son, wife and children were In Mexico
the first Of the week.
Mrs. George Bybee was kicked by a
cow last week. Fortunately she was
not seriously hurt.
o. Lee Crigier is III.
James Camplin, wife and daughter,
Miss Alma, and niece, Miss Grace
Camplin, were In Mexico Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Howardton will give a
lecture at the M. e. church Wednes-
day night, May II. Admission 10 and
Is cents. Proceeds for missionary
work.
Miss Altye Beemon is visiting here.
Prof. Osburn and family, Of Perry,
visited J. L. Bullock and family Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
FROM AUXVASSE.

correspondence OF the Ledger.
AUxvAssE, May S.-Miss Lucy Neal
is very low.
Miss Mary Buckner left Monday
evening for Colorado, where she has
accepted a position in an institution
there.
Jim Atkinson and John VIII Bailey
shipped a car of fat cattle to st. Louis
Saturday.
Blattner's, of Wellsville, bought
wool here Monday paying % cents per
pound.
Anna Belle Criswell, of Mexico, is
visiting her aunt at the hotel this
| week.
Rev. Burnham, of Fulton, filled the
Baptist pulpit Sunday.
Mrs. Smith, of Fulton. visited her
mother, Mrs. Emmons, Sunday.
Mrs Zed Hook was called over to
Mexico Sunday on account Of the ser
ious illness of her brother-in-law, Mr..
Swartwood.
Miss BERTHE Rohn, Of. Fulton, and
| Mrs. Dick Rohn, Of Sedalla, visited
| Mrs. Lawrence.
Miss Minta Proctor, OF Sturgeon,
Mo, is visiting Miss Stella Ramsey
this week.
Bob Buckner and family have moved
back to their country home.
Frank Llewellyn, of New Bloom
field. visited Clifford 0verfelt ovei
Sunday.
Walter Harrison spent Sunday In
Fulton.
Auxvasse is booming. Three house:
are under way, which will add very
much to the looks Of our little village
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-05-11
SUPERINTENDENT OF
FULTON ASYLUM RESIGNS.
DR.. J. W. Smith to Resigns on Account
of Ill Health-Eew superintend-
emit and Assistants to be
Elected In June.

DIR. ]. W. Smith, the Superintendent
of the State Hospital No. lat Fulton,
Mo, at the regular meeting Of the
board on May Q resigned. on account OF
III health. Atthe April meeting Of the
board DR.. Smith was granted a thirty
days leave OF absence and it was hoped
by bis friends and the board that he
was able to resume his duties, but the
doctor believes that on account of his
health be should be relieved. The
assistant physicians, understand that
the board desires to elect q staff at
the time they elect q superintendent,
and ell Voluntarily resigned. At the
regular meeting of the board in June
10, 1905, a superintendent and three
physicians will be elected for Hospital
No. /.