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Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27
Miss Molly nohvns Dead.

Miss Molly Dobyns aged about 65
years, died very suddenly Thursday In
Galveston Texas, where she had lived
for the past IL years. Funeral took
place In st. Louis. Mrs. Dobyns has
many friends and relatives In Mexico
who regret 70 hear OF her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

One Of Mexico's most prominent
merchants who favor factories in Mex
leo and opposes mail order houses has
his printing done in st. Louis. Is
that the way TO make Mexico a city?
How many home people are employed
in the Mexico printing ofices?.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27
Thumb Prints for e.nk cn.ot.

A new use for the distinguishing
thumbmark has been devised by 4
merchant of Plainfieid. N. ]. BY Il he
protects his bank checks from the o.
Grafton Of the check-raiser.
When this man writes a check, he
lightly prints his thumb end over the
figures This mark is known to the
bank teller, and, as no two thumb.
prints are alike. a simple and effec.
tive protection is afforded.
The merchant keeps on his desk a
small steel plate containing a light
coating of ink. and dips his thumb
In this as occasion requires.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

w. W. Braden who is actively en-.
gagged in the project Of the Perry and
Santa Fe Electric railroad is here TO.
day in the interest Of the Southern
Terminus and will correspond with
Mr.. S. L. Robinson and get him to
come and make a definite proposition
TO the people and show what is be.
hind the project. Braden is working
for the Southern Terminus to be at
Mexico as it is In Audrain county one
Of the best commercial counties in the
state
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Mrs. Menie Leon, died at her home
In st. Louis THURSDAY, Mrs. Leon is q
sister OF Mrs. 3. II. Robinson, Of this
city. Mrs. Robinson and daughter,
Miss Elsie left for 81. Louis Friday
morning. Mrs. Leon will be buried at
High Hin, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

A party possessing a three legged
horse is in town and intends trying to
sell the curiosity 70 the Ringing show.
The animal has one front leg that is
barly six inches long with a hoof upon
its end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

DR.. w. F. Traughber, Osteopathic
physician, will be found In his office,
east Of the P. o., every day except
Monday and Friday afternoons.
Treats acute and chronic cases. Calls
answered day or night. Office hours,
s q. m. to 5 .. N. Phone, 355, d&wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Punk parties are quite fashionable
on the Jersey coast" said the com.
muter. Each guest carries a lighted
stick Of punk and holds It carefully
until the party Is over. This IL on
account Of the mosquitoes.
Punk is the emily apparent remedy
for mosquitoes on the Jersey coast
| said apparent. All along tho coast
nj the summer resorts guests of the
hotels are recognized in the dusk By
the small torches of punk which they
always carry"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Mrs. Frances Wise, who sued the
Wabash railroad for $4,000 damages,
received a verdict Saturday morning
for 5000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

r NJ. White has bought from the
Ferris estate a strip Of ground north
Of the LEDGER Office. MI. White
will erect a business building next
wear.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27
INVITATIONS lsSuRO
Marriage Ceremony of Mia,
Smith and Thomas Kent oa ~
on October 4tb' ''u'

Invitations were issued W.,
TO the marriage of Miss Martb ~ \
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Smith, Of Columbia, and :,
Kent Catron, Of Kansas Citv
will take place at the Baptist W
In Columbia at s o'clock on Th uaai
evening, October 4th. |
Miss Smith is very popula, .
city having many friends bs,a
catron is a former UnlyersjtV IT,,
The LEDGER Joins the,,
friends In heartiest conpratnl,,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

NHeHE EVE 8JNsHI DIuI58 auu
burns, Chamberlain Salve is all that
can be desired. 1t is soothing and
healing In its effect. Price Is cents.
For sale by Buck1er & whitney.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27
SOCIETY

Those having news for the society column
OF the Eyening LEDGER win please comnnni-
cate with Miss Esther Hoaston At her honer
lust west Of the Episcopal church. on West
Promenade street,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Mrs. NJ. @. Porter has returned at.
ter q pleasant stay in Paris No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27
MARvELoUs ECHO.
Cottonwood Springs Adds Another
Freak to It's Many Natural 0ddi.
ties--A Kew Fashioned Alarm
Clock.

1t has been rumored in this city for
several days that a new and novel
wonder had been discovered at the
far famed Cottonwood Springs and
that Reuben O'Rourk Dill, press agent
for the great health resort, would
oilcially announce the find through
the medium Of the Associated Press in
the near future.
A LEDGER representative called at
the Springs Monday evening and find
ing Mr.. Dill on the veranda Of the
Wayerly, asked him regarding the
phenomena.
81 had intended keeping the matter
q strict secret, replied the weilder Of
the trenchant pen, 'but the requests
OF the LEDGER are not to be denied.
We have unquestionably discovered
the me- ~r ~ratu--s
mag
by the peculiar echo near the Sulpher
Grotto. which repeats four times a
CRY, with several minutes pause be-
tween each echo. The other evening
i was walking near the Grotto at a
spot we are erecting the new bath
house when ! had occasion 10 call to
one Of the numerous guides to be
found on the grounds. The next morn
ing at 7 o'cluck / passed the same spot
and TO my wonder heard the call / bad
made the previous evening return
ing from the rocky bills to the west.
Upon inquirlng Of the night watch
man / learned that the echo had been
heard at regular intervals during the
entire night II vas noon before it
stopped. Nature Is indeed odd in its
workings" Mr. Dill also STATED that
his new novel concerning the mystery
Of the Wayerly would soon be pub
1isnpd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Mrs. Walter Harris, OF Sturgeon,
was the guest Of Mrs. r. II. Edmonds
Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

NJ. B. Adcock and daughter, Miss
Halle, OF Fulton. are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Weir.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Miss Hunter has visited In this city
q number OF times and has many
friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

DIR. David X. Kerr, 0f Fulton,
passed through this city Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. @. +. wilkerson, Of
Fulton, we're In town Friday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Swift & Company

are more widely and favorably known
than any other brand. Their popular.
ity is due to the uniform quality and
favor OF the meat, and to their Ane
appearance when received from the
dealer. Each piece is branded on tho
rind, "Swift's Premium o. s. inspect.
3D." and wrapped in cheesecloth and.
white parchment paper.
Look for the brand, "Swifts Prem,
ium," when buying hams and bacon.
swift's silve, Leaf Lard
Is a strictly pure lard, kettle rendered.
and put up in 8, 5, and 10pound sealed
pals. It is Americas Standard Lard.i
and enjoys a high reputation and an
enormous sale.
swift's Soaps.
An interesting feature of q. trip
through the Chicago plant is visit to-
the soap factory, one OF the largest
and most complete TN this county.
There we manufacture numerous toilet
and laundry soaps, and washing pow
ders.
Among which are:
-. Wool Soap, widely and favorabIH
known; for toilet and bath, and wash
ing fine fabrics.
Crown Princess Toilet Soap; highly
perfumed.
swifts Pride Soap, for laundry and
household use.
Swift's Pride Washing Powder, un- .
surpassed for all cleaning purposes.
swift's specialties.
Swifts Premium Ham
Swifts Premium Bacon -
swifts Premium Sliced Bacon
Swift's Premium Lard.
Swift's Winchester Ham
Swifts Winchester Bacon
.Brookfeld Farm Sausage
Swift's Silver Leaf Lard
Jewel Lard Compound
Swift's Cotosuet
Swift's Jersey Butterine
Swift's Beef Extract
Swift's Beef Fluid
SWifts Premium Mflk-Fed Chickens
swift's Soaps.
Wool Soap
Scented Toilet Soaps
Swifts Pride Soap
Swifts Pride Washing Powder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Strength For To-day.

God promises strength to enable US
to do our present duty. If We believe
that, and act accordingly, we shall
never, never fail. "As thy days, 50
shall thy strength be- That is the
promise-a promise that never fails.
Yesterday has gone, not to return. To-
morrow has not come to us, and It may.
never come. To-day is our day, and 1t
is the only portion Of time that is.
Men who regret that they did not do
their work of yesterday, lose their pres
ent time because they are not giving
their whole strength to It. Men who
fear that they will not be able to do
to-morrcw's work are losing to-day,
and are not getting ready for to-mor;
row. God does not promise strength
for yesterday which is gone, nor for
tomorrow which may never come, but
for to-day, which is here. Let US
therefore, trust, and use, while we
have 1t, IDS promised strength for
to-day. "Sufncienr unto the dag is
the evil land the good thereof
Sunday School Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01

It was. In, the thought Of our Puritan
ancestors, essential to the real keep
ing Of those, commandments that en-
force our duty. to God. They had a
fine recognition Of the limitations In
herent in the body" Their preparation
for the Lords day was remembrance
OF bonds" It is only the fashion In
these progressive days to ridicule the
religious practices Of these fathers Of
our country. With all Of which ridi-
cule we have no sympathy, continuing
to believe that our grip on God, for
loyalty to Christ and His law they
continue to be the most inspiring and
helpful examples. They certainly shed
a helpful light concerning the meeting
OF limitations in the keeping Of those
commandments that refer to God and
His day.
They made religion life and found
delight in it, largely because they re-
membered their limitations. Tney re-
fused to rob God by allowing the
world and its activities to 80 rush. IN
upon them during six days that there
was nothing for the Sabbath but physi-
cal WEAKNESS and dullness. In yet
another relation it is imperative that
we remember our own and Others linn
1tations. In relation to others we
should be quick to ask: Are we un-
derstood and do we understand?
Believing fully that "very man is
more than anything he does or says,
we are led to believe that all avenues
Of expression and reception are to a
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Packing Plants.

Employees.
The total number Of persons en-
'ployed in all the Swift packing plants
and branch houses aggregate over
2e0O0 persons. Conditions for en-
ployes in the various manufacturing
and operating departments is continu-
ally improving with the construction
Of new buildings and the installation
Of new and up-to-date equipment
Sanitation and Hygiene.
The housewife makes no greater ef-
fort to keep her kitchen, clean than we
do to keep in sanitary and hygienic
condition our. abattoirs. They are
thoroughly scrubbed at the close OF
each days operations, and automatic
appliances are used wherever possible
in order to eliminate the personal hand
ling of meats. Rigid rules governing
these points are strictly enforced; lax
1ty means dismissal.
Visitors Always Welcome.
Ne other industry in the world gives
such a cordial welcome to visitors as
Swift & Co. We keep open house the
year around, and maintain corps Of
specially trained guides, with special
elevators and rest'rooms. In one year
we have entertained over quarter Of
q million of men and women; In one
day-Grand Army Day, 1901-we en-
tertained $1,000. Among our visitors
have been ambassadors from foreign
governments, princes, noblemen and
distinguished citizens from all lands
and eminent folks from every State in
the Union. We wish to familiarize the
public with our methods, and the best
way to do that is to let the public see
for itself. We have no secret processes
or methods in any department.
swtfrs Premium Hams and Bacon.
Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Purchasing Live Stock.

The principal live stock centers are
Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha. St.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Robbed in Church.

inst think what an outrage it Is to be
robbed of all the benefits OF the services
by continuous coughing throughout the
congregation, when Ant'.Gr1p'ne Is g!aran' oI a..
+. W. Diemer, Ii. D., manufacturer,
Springfield. No.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Packing Plants.

All the Swift & Company plants are
located at the great live stock markets,
in the heart Of the great agricultural
sections, where can be purchased the
finest grades Of cattle, sheep and hogs.
We have seven packing plants, employ
ing at each from two to eight thousand
persons.
The following gives the locations
and sizes Of the different plants:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01

The infdel howls at the Bible mira
cles. but he aims at it's morals.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
COMPANY, MEGGETTs, q. G.

IL est Garden Seeds SIS worth Of Universal Pre-
lis MUM Coupons free with every order.
BOIGIANO'S SEEOETORE, BALTIMORE-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01

Louis, st. Joseph, st. Paul and for1
Worth. The same methods Of purchas-
ing cattle, sheep and hogs prevail at
all cities. At Chicago, which Is the
largest market, there are about TWO
hundred and fifty buyers, representing
packers, local slaughterers in various
cities, and exporters. OF this number,
less than a score are employed by
Swift & Company.
The farmer ships his live stock to
Chicago, consignss them to a commits
sion firm at the Union Stock Yards,
who sees that they are unloaded and
put in pens. Then the buyers inspect
them, make their offers to the commits
sion dealer, who accepts or rejects as
his judgment dictates. All buying must
be finished at 3 o'clock each day, and
the buyer must pay spot cash. If the
commission man has no satisfactory
offers, he can hold his stock over to
the next day. He gets his commission
from the farmer, ard naturally strives
to get the highest possible price for his
client.
Wholesale Dh tributlnr Houses.
A wholesale distributing house: Is
giant refrigera tor, but instead Of
shelves there are trolley rails, from
which are suspended hooks to hang the
carcasses. Some Of the houses cost as
much as hundred thousand dollars to
build and equip. As rule they are OF
pressed brick, the insides being lined
floor, walls and ceiling-with highly
polished hardwood. The floors are Gov
cred daily with fresh sawdust and all
are kept spotlessly clean. There are
over three hundred Of these wholesale
houses in various cities Of the United
States. and the public is always well
come to visit them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01

of Gibraltar the British channel fleet
has been prccticing night firing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01

Last year about 201o persons were ar
rested for bc~cin~ in London.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-02-01
Year 1905 Sales.
The total distributive sales Tor I9oo
exceeded
$500, ,ooo, 900.

exceeded
$500 ooo, 900.
This total Is realized from the sale
of fresh meats beef, mutton ana
pork, provisions, produce Pouluy'
butter and eggs, soaps, Clues. OILS,
bones, fertilizers, feathers, casings'
hides, woods, pelts and other by-prod-
ucts derived from cattle, sheep, hogs
and poultry.
Margin ofPro1t.
The industry is operated on a mar.
gin Of less than cents to each doi'
lar of sales. Swift & Co. do not sell
at retail. Their entire, output is sold
.at wholesale to many thousands OF
dealers in various parts Of the world.
There are hundreds Of local slaughter
ters throughout the United States, who
buy their live stock in competition
with the packer doing an interstate
-,and international business. Likewise
the packer must sell in competition
with the local slaughterers. There are
mo secret processes in the industry, no
Complicated and expensive factories,
and as live stock can be purchased in
almost every hamlet and city, End the
preparation Of meats is simple in the
extreme, local slaughtering will long
remain a factor in the production OF
fresh meats and provisions.
Economic Advantages.
The large packing houses will, how
ever, always have these advantages:
Locations at the chief live stock CEN
tiers. with the opportunity to buy the
best live stock; manufa cturing in large
quantities. at the minimum Of ex-
pense; utilization Of all waste mate
rial; refrigeration; mechanical appii-
ances; highly efficient business man
agement These advantages are re-
flected in the quality Of the packers
output, quality that has reached its
highest development in the products
bearing the name and brand Of
Swift"
Purchasing Live Stock.
The principal live stock centers are
Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha. st.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-22
SECOND HELEN KELLER.
COngenitaIIy Blind and Dumb, She
Makes Remarkable Progress.

COngenitaIIy Blind and Dumb, She
Makes Remarkable Progress.
The case of 11-year-Old Maud Scott
promises to rival that of Helen Keller
in interest. This child is sold to be
the only congenitally blind and deaf
person whose education has been under
taken.
One extraordinary part Of the story
is that up to the time she was years
old Maud Scott had lived entirely in
a cradle made for her use. Not a thing
had been done to teach her the merest
beginning of normal existence.
She did not know that she could
stand or sit or walk. When she was
taken to the institution FOR the deaf
and dumb at Jackson, Miss, even
prominent educators pronounced the
case hopeless.
Like Helen Keller, little Maud Scott
found a teacher who was willing to
devote herself even to a seemingly
hopeless task. The teacher was Mrs.
M. A. Bodkin.
The first task undertaken, says the
New Orleans Times-DemOcrat, was to
teach her the use of her lower and
upper limbs. She was lifted from the
cradle and held in a standing posture
and after days Of patient perseverance
to the darkness of Maud's m.nd there
came it's first light. She was taught
that these legs and feet were to stand
and walk on and that the standing
posture was proper and the custom OF
other people in the world.
It was then evidenced to her mind
that the cradle she had occupied for
seven years was to be used in future
only for rest. Tutoring the little arms
and hands was the next undertaking.
1t was made clear to Maud that her
arms and hands we're given her not
merely to be waved in darkness from
cradle. A ball was placed in the hand.
Maud's fingers were pressed about it.
She was given the object to handle
day after day, and finally she became
acquainted with it. She was familiar
with the shape and size, and when 1t
had one day been changed TO one slight
" different in proportions the little
girl noted the difference in her facial
expression.
This was tie first evidence of the
workings of the mind of this benight-
ed child Before this time, at inter-
walls, Maud had felt her fps pressed
open by some oval-pointed object and
food was put in her mouth. That was
all she knew of eating. She had no
idea of the necessity of this process,
and if certain tastes pleased her there
was no method Of communicating the
fact that they might be repeated. II
she might become hungry before serv-
ing time there was nothing to do but
wait
Mrs. Bodkin acquainted Maud with
the process of feeding herself. Al
most for endless days, the pupil at
table beside the teacher, a spoon was
pressed into her hand, the fingers were
closely pressed about it, and motion
Of conveying it from platter to mouth
was repeated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-22
@UUEHNVH
eRMINa

Deacon Rabbit" by Edgar Blank
man, is one of the quaintest novels
since David Harum." everybody is
familiar with the New England dea-
CONN fact, with the deacOnS of all
parts of the country. Old Rabbit is
typical character, and his quaint do
ings and equally unique sayings make
the book a live one.
Miss Mary Mears is soon to publish
novel of striking possibilities. 1t is
entitled 1.-THE Breath Of the Runners"
If those who have read it know what
they are talking about, and some line
critics have done so, it will make the
readers breath "come Snort from the
first page to the last. 1t tells Of siren
uous'' times and strenuous" things,
which, of course, means it is telling the
tale of to-day in the world of business
and love.
The New York Times says Of Mr..
Harben's "Ann Boyd" that Ann does
not measure up to the typical Georgia
or southern woman. 1t complains that
she is too rough and rugged Therein
lies the beauty of the story. Ann is a
typical creature, but there are few Of
her kind. She is here, however, and
can be seen if hunted up. And Har-
ben has told her life story accurately
and filed the pages Of the book with
his usual witty sayings.
Mr.. Howells and Mrs. Wharton have
made some very virile remarks about
fiction in the late magazines. Mr..
Howells gives the opinion that the dol
lar-and-a-half novel of today is the
dime novel of yesterday. The expen-
siveness of the later work causes it 70
find a place on the library shelf, but
the literary quality does not make the
author famous. Mr.. HOwells thinks
not differently from the criticism
which, albeit not public criticism, IS
heard on every side, as to the charac-
ter and value of most fiction which IS
being deluged upon an unresisting
reading public. We say unresisting, for
there is no cutlery made. So we be-
lieve that these two masters of fic-
ton have given a timely message of
convictions which "ache" If they may
but influence the great indiscriminat-
ing reading class, and so bring about
n greater reserve in what is read, we
NAV hope for more deliberate as we'll
as more artistic work. 1t would seem
that to write a hook that will SELF
might be the lowest motive Of liter
ary aspirant. But, as Mrs. Wharton
puts it. we all know that for the sake
of a quick money-response. the Sin
tegrity of letters" has been injured;
and also that this influence has been
strong in turning creative talent
from the straight and narrow path"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-22

"Send 10000 rattlesnake SKINS" tele-
graphed a German firm of fancy leath-
er workers recently. The order started
an immediate boom i'll the snakehunt-
ing industry, and the queer mortals
who make a living-and a good ore
hunting rattlesnal1es in their hiding
places are out early and all day bag
ging the game. Perhaps the most sue
cessful snake catcher in the country is
Griffith Jones, a Welshman, who lives
at Tobyhanna, Pa. He has not only
succeeded in bagging hundreds of rat
tiers, but has formed a sort of COM
pany of snake catchers, and has some
times as many as thirty men and wom-
en- out catching every variety of snake
to be found in the Pennsylvania rocks
and woods. He rarely returns without
as many living and dead snakes in his
canvas bags as he can conveniently
carry. He has never been bitten, and
says he never need be unless he faints
while snake hunting.
The snake skins net 90 cents and 70
cents up to 81 each, according to size
and quality. Jones has a process of