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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-08-15

| highest price the market will justify
because they give the assurance that
in dressing they will produce a larger
| percentage of beef to the live weight
| than will coarse, Inbred, paunchy ami
mails which are narrow top and wide
below, carrying their weight in the
belly rather than on the back, where
the ideal steer is best furnished. The
scrub or 1ow-grade steer may suit the
local butcher at low price, as he has
customers for all the parts. but in the
large cities the retail butcher is large
ly specialist, and caters to first-class
hotels and restaurants and to wealthy
families who are able and willing to
pay a good price for choice article
and who will only have the best cuts.
We are in receipt of several letters
from young men in the east who ask
about getting start in the ranch
business here in the west. Without
knowing anything about the special
qualifications of these men to endure
the privations of range life with all
its amenities we reply in general
way that there is strong competition in
the ranch business as in all other
lines and one must understand it
thoroughly to make a success of it.
For this reason we would advise any
young man who has an itching for the
COW business to come right out to the
ranch country and spend year or
more. We know of no way one can
get a thorough knowledge of the bus
mess except to be on the ground, and
see it from all sides. He can thus
learn the opportunities for loss as well
as profit, which are just as essential
to know. 1t also gives opportunity to
learn men as well as cattle The west
is full of funny fellows looking for a
tenderfoot. After he has spent a year
or two looking over the country, get
ting his location and learning the bus
mess in all details, it will then be time
of capital it is all the more reason for
edge before branching out very ex-
tensively
If owners would only lay out a
little more money in the purchase OF
bits fewer horses would have bad
mouths. AS it is, most people appear
to be welded to one pattern Of bit
and are extremely disinclined to adopt
any other. The result is that the man
ners and mouths of their horses are
permanently injured and accidents oc-
cur which might otherwise have been
AVOIDED Horse owners, breakers and
stud grooms should remember the vast
difference in mouths and that many a
horse is driven with wrong bits when
with others money could be saved and
many an equine reputation would be
spared 1t by no means follows that
horse which pulls will lose the habit
if driven in a severe bit for very often
it is just the reverse.
Although farmers are not as parti-
cular about their seed grain as they
should be for their own profit, they
nevertheless show more wisdom in re-
gard thereto than they do in selecting
animals to breed from. They will
patronize inferior stations, buy the
cheapest bulls, and in various other
ways cheat themselves out of hand
some profits. There are such things
as trusts, and combines, and dishonest
officials, but their effect upon the
farmers pocket book is not compar-
able to the losses he brings upon him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
GREAT BRITAIN AND
GERMANY NEAR RUPTURE
Two Great Nations Near the Point
Of Breaking Beyond the Knowl.
edge of the. Public.

BERLIN, Aug II. = According to
several high officials of the Govern.
ment Prince Van Buelow, the Imperal
Chancellor, who yesterday left Nor.
derney where he was spending bis
vacation, for Berlin, went to-day to
the castle Of Wilhelmshohe, TO see
Emperor William.
Doctor Won Muehlberg, Under Sec.
retary of the Foreign Office, was sud.
denly recalled to join the Chancellor
at Wilhelmshohe.
The reason for these movements is,
so far, only the subject OF conjecture,
but II is known that the relations be,
between Great Britain and Germany
have recently been on the point Of
breaking to an extent beyond the
knowledge Of the public.
Precisely what happened has not
been learned, but a serious situation
existed; indeed, il is understood it has
not yet been dissipated.
The British Government appears tc
hold the conviction that the German
Emperor is seeking to form a Euro.
pean combination against Great Brit.
ain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
RACE SUICIDE.
Decrease in Birth Rate in United
states-Report From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug l6 -That" there
has been a persistent decline Of the
birth rate In the United States since
1861" is the conclusion reached in a
bulletin issued by the Census Bureau.
The bulletin was prepared by Profes-
sor Walter f. Wilcox, of Cornell Uni
yersity, and it Is explained that al
though an analysis made offers many
suggestions as to probable tendencies
in the birth rate of the United
States 1t is primarially not study in
birth rates, but a study In the pro-
portion Of children to the total popu-
lation, or to the number of women Of
chil.bearing age.
The result Of the study shows that
at the beginning OF the Nineteenth
Century the children less than 10
years OF age constituted one-third and
at the end less than One-fourth OF the
total population. The decrease In
this proportion began as early as the
decade 1910 to 1920, and continued un-
interrupted, though at varying rates,
In each successive decade.
Between 1850 and 1860 the proper
tion Of children to women between Is
and 40 years, the child-bearing age,
increased, but since 1860 it has con-
stantly decreased. 1t is stated that
the decrease has been very unequal
from decade to decade, but that II
the computation is made upon the
basis Of twenty-year periods it has
been regular.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
A NOTED JAP TO ENTER.
fne Famous japanese Wrestler
VINO no. Gave George Baptiste
Hard Fight Will be
Student.

COLUMBIA Mo-, lAug, ls.-one ot
tne most noted exponents OF the Ian.
aneese art Of self defense, lin ll,su, io
70 enter the University next term
ais name Is Anata Suzuki, a graduate
OF the Imperial University Of TOXIC,
Japan, where he made a special Sind y
OF physical culture. He graduated
from the department Of political
science OF the institution. Mr.
suzuki is a class mate Of the jap who
Instructed President Roosevelt in lin
jitsu. March 81, he was pitted against
George Baptiste, the American wrest.
ler, at the West End Coliseum In ST
Louis for $500 a side.
The conditions were for two falls
out OF three and we're won by the
American. Mr.. Suzuki was formerly a
reporter on a Toxic daily, upon which
he worked to earn money to support
himself while in school. At present
Mr.. Suzuki represents a Japanese
medicine company and is advertising
his goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
WONDERFUL CURE
| OF SORE HANDS
D cuticura After the
Most Awful Suffering
Ever Experienced
HIGHT DOCTORS
nd Many Remedies Failed
to do a Cents Worth
Of Good

i was troubled with sore hands, 50
e that when l would put them In
Pter the pain would nearly set me
Ply, the skin would peel off and the
sh would get hard and break. There
Puld be blood flowing from at least
~ places on each hand. Words could
yer tell the suffering / endured for
&c years. tried everything, but
pa get no relief. tried at least
ht different doctors, but none did
any good, as my hands were as bad
en- l got through doctoring as when
egan. l also tried many remedies,
none Of them ever did me one
rs worth of good. I was discour-
= and heart-sore. I would feel so
mornings, to think I had to 60 to
and stand the pain for ten hours,
i'en feltlike giving up my position.
ore | started to work / would
TO wrap every finger up sep
.eiy' so as to try and keep them
and then wear gloves over the
70 keep the grease from getting
my work. AT night I would have
year gloves; in fact, had to wear
ses all the time. But thanks to
lcura, that is all over now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
Lawson Sued for $8.O0O.OOO.

BosToN, Aug, II. Thomas W. Law
son was to-day made defendant in a
suit involving s6,O00,O 900 and the city
collector advertised his residence on
the Back Bay to be sold at auction
fos unpaid taxes of 1902 and 1908,
amounting to $500.
The suit is brought by Paine, Web.
Der & Co. against Lawson and A. @.
Burrage and about dozen Others for
the recovery Of 10000 shares Of Copper
Range Consolidated mining stock, or,
failing in this, for the payment to the
plaintiffs Of s6,000,0O0. 1t is alleged
that Burrage and Lawson have broken
the pool In Copper Range, which was
to have continued until September,
1906, and that they traudulently con-
spired to illegally convert the COM
plaintants 10000 shares. The other
defendants are declared to be innocent
holders of the pooled stock sold by
Lawson and Burrage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
TWENTY BUILDINGS
| ARE DAMAGED
Lexington Mo, Suffers From Severe
Wind Storm--No One is Killed.

LEXINGTON, NO., Aug. 17.-A de.
structive windstorm struck the busi'
ness part of Lexington yesterday after
noon at O'Clock and much damage to
property was done. The Baptist
church was unroofed and the interior
ruined. Twenty buildings partly un-
rooted, among them W. P. Coles
residence, Morrison's notion store,
Meyers shoe store, McCausland's dry
goods store, Farmers drug store, the
K. Of P. Hall, Lexington savings Bank,
Kriehn's shoe store, Kriehn's dry
goods store, Sinauer's clothing store
and Haerle's saloon. The streets are
blocked with fallen trees and electric
light and telephone wires. The stock
in many Of the stores was ruined by
the rain.
The storm came from the northeast
and continued forty-fve minutes.
Much corn was leveled in the fields
Communication with several surround.
ings towns is cut off.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24

We, the little band Of workers ant
Sunday school, in hall over postoffice
desire to take a child in India to sup
port. We ask those who have woolen OF
cotton pieces and wish to help In the
work to send them to us, and we will
piece them into quilts and then sell
the quilts and take the money with
our little missionary collections once
a month to support our little child.
We will also gladly receive any cast oil
clothes as we know of some children
kept at home on account of clothes
and we would like to have them In
Sunday school. We will thankfully
receive any money for support Of child,
| have Bibles and testaments to give
free to any one not able to buy. Send
all bundles to little mission school ia
hall over postofflce. Yours In His
work, directed to Mexico, Mo.
Mrs. NJ. s. WALTON
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
Out For Fun,

Thursday night, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hubbard chaperoned their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parker,
Of st. Louis, and Miss Katie Bender,
sister of Mrs. Parker, of Memphis,
Tennessee, on a moonlight drive and
a coon hunt, west Of town, what is
known as the famous and picturesque
"Possom Walk" 1t was a beautiful
evening for an outing and all those
present, and in the bunch; had jolly
time. Mr.. and Mrs Hubbard always
make their friends have a good time,
both at their handsome home and
when on an outing in the country.
Along with them were little Miss
Dorothy Hubbard and Master Thomas,
both bright children, and, OF course,
are good looking, like their parents.
Last, but not least, was Jay Bennett,
with his famons dog, Lauree. AS TO
the fun they had, or how much game
they captured, we will refer you to
Walter and Jay. Dill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
TRAIN FALLS INTO RIVER
ooO Excursionists Plunged Through
Bridge Near Portsmouth, Va
Many are Believed to Have
Been Injured When Cars
Drop Into 25 Feet of
Water.

NORFOLK, VA, Aug. 17.-An excur
sion over the Atlantic coast line rail.
way from Kingston, N. c., for Norfolk
this afternoon shot through an open
draw from Bruce's station, seven miles
from Portsmouth, Va.
The train was bringing 500 people
from Kingston and intermediate
points to Norfolk for a stay Of to-day
and tomorrow. A draw over the
western branch Of the Elizabeth river
was open for tug to pass through and
the excursion train engine and one
coach went over into 25 feet Of water.
Many people are reported killed and
injured, but authentic details are
lacking. A relief train with physi-
clans has left Portsmouth for the
scene.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24

|CSScERtNG the action OF men 10 an
|cIdent or catastrophe the Boston
|eald makes the following pertinent
marks. "The brutality OF man was
|aIn Illustrated in the panic occa-
|ned by the striking OF crowded
|lIey car by lightning in the Violent
brm which swept over New York
Sunday afternoon, when women
y children, and mothers with babes
their arms, were trampled upon,
|shed and brushed 10 the wild rush
most Of the men for safety. Nearly
! Of The casualties are said TO have
knCaused by their cowardly conduct.
bat heroism there was displayed
i mostly by women. From such
hIbItiOns 1t would seem that
Ivalry Is a thing OF the past, and
)man is the braver SEX
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
A STOCKING ROOM.
Rumor That a Mexico Bank Intends
Pleasing Lady Depositors.

An incident in Mexico the other
day and the discussion it has develop
ed on the subject of a women and
their money reminds me of the provi-
sion which has been made for the
ladies who carry money in their
stockings, at one of the big banks in
Kansas City.
In that bank there Is an elegantly
furnished room opening Off from the
main lobby marked For Ladies' be-
yond VIII 1se door no member Of the
masculine sex is allowed to pass AS
a matter Of fact, it is simply a place
where the somewhat complicated pro-
cess Of hosiery banking can be carried
on discreetly.
In the early days of southwestern
banking the women who had bank
accounts were so accustomed to carry
money in the good old fashioned way
that it bothered the clerks behind the
railing a good deal. The officers final.
ly hit upon the idea Of fitting up a
room where the ladies get hold OF
their money without embarrassing
the force.
This mode of "toting" money is
popular wherever hosiery is worn, and
the rumor that Mexico Institution
intends inaugurating such room
speaks highly OF our progress.
The incident above mentioned hap
pened not long since. 1t was three
minutes of closing time when very
pretty young women rushed into one
of our banks and asked If 1t was too
late to make a deposit.
"No indeed" replied the cashier.
Smiling her thanks, she rummaged
round her "Floradora'' bag but
couldn't find the desired wherewithal.
Suddenly a dark flush began to steal
over the natural tint of her comely
features.
"I-Oh: you, um, m,l"do you mind
waiting JUST a second? And rushing
out she disappeared. A few seconds
later she returned, still red but with
a roll of bills in her hand. She made
no explanation. Well, why should
she, it does mt seem to the writer one
was necessary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
CAN YOU PUT IT OFF
If so, Wait and be Married During
Carnival Week Read the In
ducements offered.

The following inducements are Of
fered to the couple that will be pub
licly married here during the week
of October the 9th;
W. II. Upham, the south side hard
ware man, offers a Bement Palace
steel range, valued at s43, the cere-
mony to be performed IL front of his
place Of business on Jackson street.
The Ringo Hotel will serve a we'd
ding dinner to the couple.
The Pitcher Jewelry Company offers
wedding ring, and w. l.. Craddock
will frame the marriage certificate,
besides many other appropriate gifts
by different merchants.
In addition to this, Lombard g
Royal Italian Band, with the Parker
Amusement Company, will play the
wedding march, and and the carnival
committee will furnish license and
minister.
The conditions are simple. The
couple must be white, good natured
and not previously married and d.
vorced.
The first applicants get the benefit
of this offer, address all communica-
tions to A. Fl. Whitney, Sec'y. Mexico
Carnival. 1t is understood that, owing
to the number Of guests expected,
the officials will not allow any Of that
sometime popular and highly delight
full practice "kissing the bride.'
Here's the chance Of lifetime, II
you are contemplating matrimony
why not put the question before the
house at once, and II a favorable reply
is granted, lose no time in fling your
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
tt Mill to Make Pulp From Peat.

bnnLToN, O.-A Hamilton cod
lcting firm has been awarded the
bhact for the construction of The
n pulp mill in America for the
snufacture Of this product from
ht 1t will be erected at Capac
'Eh., on a thirty.acre peat lbog. G
Hemp has left to take charge Of
work Of construction. The plant
be 60 by $50 feet, and was de.
ped by architect Frederick G.
teller, Of this city. 1t is built fol
Pilgrim Paper Company, Of New
fk, and Hamilton men. 1t II
Ought that in view of the constant
Increasing difficulty In getting
b for pulp, that the enterprise
reVOlutionize the paper trade
same process has been successfully
10 Austria.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24

WANTED-Gentleman or lady OF
good standing to travel with a rig or
by rail. Salary s1072.O0 per year and
expenses; paid weekly and expenses
advanced. Address, with stamp,
Jos. A. ALEXANDER,
wilt Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24

|TuE Confederate Reunion at Aux
kSe is a reminder Of theltilght OF time.
Lei year the roster grows smaller as
M in his wisdom gathers these
land old men to their last camp
Hourds. 1t is indeed an inspiring
|tbt to see them clasp hands, their
|bIte heads bowed with the thoughts
1 the old comrads gone, but only for a
Mort space, for the festivities and
Il stories Of long ago, ill them with
Nv aud renewed spirits and tend to
Nike the bonds Of friendship and
|Otberly love manifold stronger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
W. H. Kennan and r. s. Mckinney
HonOred by Being Made Presi-
dent and Secretary Re-
spectively.

At the Confederate Veteran re
Union In Auxyasse Wednesday The
following officers were elected: w
II. Kennan, President; W. ], Gooldy
Vice e-President; r. S. Mckinney Sec
retary; S. S. McCue, Treasurer anC
Rev. J. W. Ramsey, Chaplain. Aftel
the election the new President enter
tained the old soldiers with a briel
address and some good stories on "tht
boys" that be told were greatly en-
loved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
A Kansan l04 Years Old.

WICHITA, KAs, Aug. l5.-Mrs.
Mary A. Brown, one of the Oldest per-
sons in Kansas, is celebrating her
104th birthday anniversary here to-
day. Mrs. Brown retains all her facul-
ties to remarkable degree and talks
Interestingly Of events that occurred
nearly a century ago. She was born
in Queens county, Ireland. Her moth
er died at the age of 102 years and
her father at the age of ITO years.
She is never seen without her rosary,
which was given to her nearly 100
years ago by Bishop Miriam, Of Dub
lin. She says she has three children,
but she lost all track of them many
years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
They Appeal to Our sympathies.

The bilious and dyspeptic are con-
stant sufferers and appeal to our
sympathles. There is not one of them
however, who may not be brought
back to health and happiness Iby 1.-THE
use of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. These tablets invigor-
ate the stomach and liver and
strengthen the digestion. They also
regulate the bowels. For sale by
Buckner s. Whitney.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
a CALIFORNIA LETTER.
George Kabrich Writes From the
Pacific Coast Sees Many Mexico
People in California.

To the Editor OF the Ledger,
| POMONA, CAL, Aug. 8.-Dear Sir:
Since my letter Of July 20 have been
through the State of Washington, and
seen the wonderful prune orchards
there, have been in Vancouver, crossed
the Columbia river at Portland, and
went TO the fair again
This time we went In all of the
buildings, even on the Trail, which is
the same as the st. Louis Pike. Our
Missouri building is grand, and has by
far the best corn exhibit of all the
states, and Washington, Oregon and
California lead In grain and fruits.
The next day we visited Portland
heights and Grand Park. This park
surpasSes any on the coast for gran
deur, flowers, water animals, fowls and
| fish.
The first OF the month we left Port
land and went over Mount Shasta,
from where, when we reached the
summit, we could see Mount Hood
and Mount Helen. This is the most
wonderful route In the world, we had
three powerful engines pulling and
pushing our trian of thirteen coaches
over the mountains, 10000 feet in
height; in ten miles OF travel we
gained only one mile in altitude, going
round and round the mountain and
could look down thousands Of feet and
see two or three tracks we had travel
ed over to gain the summit. We all
got out Of the cars at Shasta Springs
and dipped our bills" but did not
relish the taste Of the Waterloo much
sulphur. We then went down the
mountain and wound along the Sacra-
mento river to old Sacramento, and
then aboard the largest ferry In the
world; cars and all crossed the sound,
where 20 years ago we had to go
around by land. We soon arrived at
Oakland, where we took in the city Of
colleges. This city has improved
wonderfully since we last saw it.
On the fourth we started for Los
Angeles, on the coast line, and passed
through some Of the most beautiful
country on earth; stopped at San Jose,
Santa Barbara, Pasadena, and on to
Los Angeles, where we laid over three
days sightseeing.
The bathing, the tide and the coast
scenery is grand to behold; to tell of
its beauties is to see 1t yourself. Here
In Los :Angeles we met many of our
old-time friends-Lee Mcconnell, WIN
Eagon, wife and beautiful baby, VIII
Wright, the elder Eagon and many
Others from Mexico; W. W. Fry was
here, but we did not get to see him,
as he had gone to the beach.
We went to Pomona the seventh,
and stopped with our old friends. Mr..
and Mrs J. @. V. Baskin, who enter
tained us royalty.
They drove us through the garden
spot of Edan, where we saw many
beautiful flowers, sweet Magnolia,
everywhere, the prune, plum, orange,
lemon, fig, peach, grape trees and
vines all breaking down with their
weight of fruit We also went through
the largest peach cannery In the
world. IL Ia a sight TO see hundreds
of girls putting up 5000 cans of peaches
day. They receive here three car
loads of peaches every day from FreS-
no, and get the largest variety that
grows (some measuring a foot in Cir
conference. Without doubt this is the
most beautiful country we have ever
seen In our travels We will go
through Old Mexico before coming
home. AS ever yours,
GEO. KABRICH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
Rainbow at Night.

J. W. Plunkett says that he saw a
phenomenon Tuesday night in the
form Of a rainbow from the moon S
rays. About $50 o'clock there was a
gentle rain shower and in the north
west part Of the sky there was a per,
feet rainbow, the moon hanging in the
southeast Such things have happen
ed but, we are told they are very rare
occurrences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24

Baron Komura broke the record in
fee-giving upon his departure from
the Waldorf-Astoria, his tips ranging
from 500 to the steward, $50 to $40 to
the stewards subordinates, and $50 tc
the eadwaiters to $40 to the ordinary
walters and $40 to bellboys, chamber
maids and other employees. Thii
lavish giving was in accordance will
the courteous baron's idea of Ameri
can customs, but it makes the life ol
the man OF ordinary means, who would
enjoy the comforts Of his inn at rea
sonable rates, a sorry burden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
WALLACE CROssLEY
DRAWS LAND
Former Mexico Citizen Gets Prize in
Uintah Land Lottery.

Provo, UTAH, Aug l7.-Commis-
sioner Richards handed out 1,221 prize
packages to-day, mainly to residents
of Utah and Colorado, in the Ulntah
land lottery. The drawings will con-
tlnue here until 5,572 have been
awarded rights to 100 acres. The first
ones to make entry on lands begin
ming August 2S will be able to stake
out claims ranging In value from
$75, 900 down, the first 500 being con-
sidered Of great value. Among the
lucky ones are several from Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
Wallace f. Crossley, Warrens-
burg, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-24
Cigaretts Stir Din Mutiny.

SHELBYvILLE, IND, Aug. 1S-Indi'
ana's state law against smoking clga-
rettes has stirred up mutiny among
the Turks, Egyptians, Japanese, Hin.
docs and Indians with Robinson's cir
Gus, which is in this city, and many Of
the star performers of the show threat
en- to desert. The foreigners got to-
gether this afternoon and framed up q
telegram To the Governor, asking re
lief, which was sent in the name Of
Chief Iron Bird, but received noreply