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Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
Maxioo Al classical Association.

Mrs. ]. W. Million, Miss Agnes Fay
Miss Helen Sewall, Major Shaw Of the
Military Academy, and Miss Clarke OF
the public Schools In Mexico, will at
tend, May 1 ard {, the meeting Of
Classical Association Of the Middle
West and South in St. Louis. The
party will have headquarters at the
buckingham Hotel. The sessions Of
this Classical Association will be helt
in Washington University. Many o.
the most eminent classical scholars In
America will be in attendance and vii
read papers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
Hears From San Francisco,

Mrs. NJ. L. Taylor, has heard from
her sister, Mrs. Maupin, Of OAKLAND
California, and she did not suffer from
the catastrophe. Mr.. and Mrs. Gains,
of San Francisco, also escaped With
.,,f fntuFv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
OOuOODOuuuUD4
COUNTY NEWS.
FROM aHoMPsoN.

fhOM 1dOMfoON.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
THOMPSON, May 2.-J.M. TRULY and
wife are home from q delightful visit
to Renick friends and relatives.
A. W. Clemens and wife and Mrs
John X. Brown and Miss Hattie
Brown were recent guests Of Mrs. Q.
Clark.
Misses Estelle O'Toole and Anna
Fecht were guests Of Miss Julia Gala
CHAN Friday.
Mrs. J. Z. Tileer was in Mexico
Tuesday.
John Murphy sold a team OF 3-year-
old mules to O. A. Candy for s34o
CANT & ConsidIne sold d team Of 2
year-old mules +, John Murphy fol
s220.
Mrs. Charles Clark recently enter
tanned c. 4. Clark and and Miss Fran
ces Clark, OF Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
VAhi0les.

Our Styles comprise large variety
OF very attractive fashions; also good
ly number Of stand-bys. Note this
Every job is backed by astrong guar
autee. You cannot make a mistake
by buying one Of ours.
prppts o. CArTHORN,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Riley Hall, age 81 7yean, vel known
in this city, died OF consumption on
April % at his home In PASADENA,
Cal. The deceased was 4 nephew OF
j. w. Beatty, Of this city, and form
erly resided here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
Eorteage Paid of.

The mortgage on The A. J. Winscott
property was paid OF this week and
the matter settled. Mr.. Winscott's
many friends will be glad to learn
that the matter will extend no fur
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

hrpet rags dyed With Putnam
beleSs Dyes will not fade, the col
are bright and pretty. Putnam
beless Dyes cost you no more than
1ers, but color more goods brighter
j faster coloEs. Ask your dealer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Dol, below, chief II the ways and
bans department OF the Alton r.
was In Mexico to-day and accepted
b platform built by b. A. Powell.
pronounced the job first class in
|sry particular.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

New clean line room size rugs, Ak
hster, Velvets, Tapestries and Pro-
|bssells. Big stock ingram carpets.
h our prices.
RIcKRTrs a EMMoNs ID G Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

|et US show you our line OF wash
bins, French 0rgandies, Silks, Mullsl
sian Lawns, Arnold Batiste, etc.
RICKETTS, & EMMoNs d g Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

rs Harvey Cordner, OF this city,
heard from her sister, Mrs. Q. r.
sley, of San Francisco. She es-
NJ without an injury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Moses Mayfeld has letter from
his brother Abe Mayheld, who went
through the California earthquake
without receiving any injury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
Amountsd to $224.2so.

The four per cent raise on the asses
ment Of farm lands, in Audrain County
as raised by the State Borad OF equiiiz
alton, amounted this year to 1924, 2So.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

o.resi HAsIHsT TERMS
IN PROPERTY FOR SALE.
4 eop SALE IN AuDRAiN AND
ADJOINING COUNTIES.
O,cH. WILD LANDS ~ SOUTH
.,sso,JRI AND ARKANSAS.
s,yeRs, EXCURSION RATES TO
SOUTH AND WEST.
|KENAN s. BARNES
MEXICO, MO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Martin OF Centralla has return
ne after a pleasant visit with
r. Arnold Jr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

L YOU seen our 27in Wash
I5c to 4Sc per yard.
|RtckETrs s. EMMoNs D G 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Mr.. G. S. Maddox and daughter Mrs
Wesley woods visited Rufe Maddox
and family last Saturday and Sum
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03
/, you s.y !. at PITCHERS n. right,
CUT GLASS
The good sort only.

There are poor sorts as well as good
sorts Of cut glass. Some glass,
while really "cut," is little
better than good pressed glass.
So the safest guide to quality is the
warrant Of a reputable store.
We are proud Of our display Of cut
glass, which was carefully select
ed and which we can positively
warrant to be fine crystal, per-
fectly cut.
You will always find nice assort-
ment Of pieces here, and you can
take our word for 1t that each
piece is good, real value, for
its price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

et our prices before You buy, VIC
save you money. wit
FREpENpALL s. WILKINS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Frank Harrison. of Hospital Mol,
4 went to Chicago on business
ay night,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

l Marian Marques, Of Fulton
1 guest OF Miss Of Miss Stella
rtson Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

". Carter, owner OF the Ringo
bse, was up from st Louis Satur-
to help make Mexico a a city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

|sneclals In Lace Curtains, we
EerIng at SOC. CSC andIsl.4s
FnEpENDALL s. WILKINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

4 rural Mail carriers now start
4 the morning from Mexico at 7
h instead of 1880.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

d Waists In wash silks, Poplin
Lawns.
RICKETTS, s. EMMoNs d q Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

have the double woven finger
I'M gloves. d3w1
RICKETTS, s. EMMoNs d G 90.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

h Wash Belts and Hand Bags.
'e,oKrrrs d s. EMmoNs D G Co
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

becial values in Millinery at csc 81
BID 81 Us.
FREDENDALL g. WILKINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

bhn ?. Clark mas accepted q posi-
with the Alton road at the new
lion
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

ks Edith Taylor, who Is visiting
las in this city, win return to
|ago this week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

tuets from CSC yard up, special
4 at s5c and 800 per yard
FREpENDALL 4 WILKINS. {
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

Away. your moneys worth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

bItO and Colored Linen FOR Suit
RICKETTS, s. EMMoNs y O Co
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

IIldrens shoes solid as a rock at SOC
and 81 25 Ladies' ~ so and - 90,
FREpENDALL q WILKINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-03

a,ysps. EXCURSION RATES TO
SOUTH AND WEST.
KEENAN, & BARNES
MEXICO, MO.
u Wash Belts and Hand Bags.
p,cKrrrs & EMMoNs D G Co
klChhi - 3
Martin OF Centralia bas return
III after a pleasant visit with
. R. Arnold Jr.
sneclals In Lace Curtains, we
EsrIng at SOC. CSC andsl.49
FREDENDALL 8 WILKINS.
J. YOU seen our 2Tin Wash
|5c to 4Sc per yard.
RICKETTS, & EMMoNs d G 20.
Frank Harrison, of Hospital Mol,
l, went to Chicago on business
by night,
values in Hosiery at 10 aud l5c
\ will pay you TO examine these.
FREDFNDALL & WILKINS.
Marian Marques, Of Fulton,
I guest Of Miss Of Miss Stella
rtsou of this city.
have the double woven finger
Ink gloves. d3w1
4 RICKETTS, s. EMMoSs D G 90.
\ rural Mail carriers now start
\, the morning from Mexico at !
n instead Of 1870.
kues from CSC yard up, specia
4 al 35c and 800 per yard
FREpENDALL & WILKINS.
--------------4
|ss Edith Taylor, who Is VISITING
as In this city, will return t.
|ago this week.
EbIte and Colored Linen for Suit
RICKETTS, g. EMMoEs ID o Co
kIldrens shoes solid as a rock at s9I
and 81 25 Ladies' sl so and ~ 90.
FREDESDALL q wmKIss
SIt Waists In wash silks, PopliI
4 Lawns.
RICKETTS, s. EMmoNs d q Co.
-a----------..-..---
bhn P. Clark mas accepted q posi-
4 with the Alton road at the ne1
lOn
pecial values In Millinery at ssc 81,
md q 9S.
FREDENDALL & WILKINS.
n ----.---------.a.4---
". Carter, owner OF the Ring
bse, was up from st Louis Satur
\ TO help make Mexico a a city.
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|et our prices before You buy, "
save you money. wit
FREDENDALL & WILKINS
trs, Harvey Cordner, OF this city
|beard from her sister, Mrs. @. r
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
Insurgents and Poker.

REPRESENTATIVE Watson of Indiana. the
Republican whip" of the House, tells
a story to emphasize his confidence that
the stalwarts VIII not have 10 comDro-
mise with the insurgents on the Philip
pine tariff bin
Talk of our compromising with the
insurgents now. said Mr.. Watson to-
day, reminds me o. the man who
played a game OF poker with his friends
for a fine fat rooster. At the beginning
% the game his friends took out time
10 tell him of the merits OF this rooster.
and according TO their remarks. he saw
that the rooster in question was about
the finest IN the country.
The cards We're dCeit discarded, and
drawn and the man won the rooster.
He was surprised. however 10 see that
the others who had lost 10 him were
not particularly annoyed by his win
ming. Ene rooster was then brought in.
ard ne was a surprised man 10 see that
he lad been playing FOR his own rooster
He had won the rooster. but il was his
al the time
''Ihars The way it is with us con-
clUded Mr. Watson. What's the use
o. our compromising when we have The
whole rooster already ard the other
fellows have nOthin~@'
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
THE personal SIDE
oAT THE CAPITOL
Character Sketches in Pen and Pencil of Veteran
Lawmakers, and Some New Men Serv-
ing in Congress.
ing in Congress.

The dean Of the Arkansas delegation
viii retire at the end OF this Congress.
The dean is Representative John S. Lit
the Fifty-third Congress. caused by the
resignation Of Representative G r.
Breckenridge, who was appointed by
President Cleveland Ambassador to ST
Petersburg. and has been reelected con-
tinuousIy since Mr. Little is a candi-
date for governor Of his State. and Just
now ha is among his people talking TO
them on State issues IN Ma rch the
people Of Arkansas will make the nomi-
nation for governor and at the same
time the nomination for Congress from
the district now represented by Mr.. Lit
tie will also De made. IN the betting
ring Mr.. Little is a hot favorite. and
his friends in the House say he'll be
nominated for governor on the FIRST bal
lot. And a nOIainati0u is equivalent 10
an election. II is something of coin
cidence that in recent years the Demo-
cratic side OF the House has lost the
services Of quite few Of the veterans.
who retired 10 become governors of their
respective States. The list includes Say
ers ana Lanham. Of Texas; DOckery,
OF Missouri and Swanson, OF Virginia.
II Representative Little Is successful
in his race for the goVeTn0rship. his
election VII create a vacancy ia his
district 70: .he short session Of Congress
which be55Ts next December. Il was
Mr. Little no secured the passage OF
the resolution last winter calling on the
Bureau of Corporations 10 make an in
yestigaliou OF the Steel trust
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
The Pink Member.

TIE pink members Of the House are
Ea3cOck and Loudenslager. Every
m, rning when they pat IN an appear
alce az the Capitol. the Top buytonhole
OF their coats is adorned with a fra
grant double pink. Sometimes the pink
is Of the deep carnation variety. but
more often il is of lighter hue. The
pink wearing habit II NOT OF recent
date. but is OF years growth. It is said
Of these TWO distinguished statesmen
and cronies FOR they have been closely
associated in Congressional campaigns
fer the past seven CongEresSes, that the
pink is emblematical and that il has q
connection with some secret order. For
twelve years not q day has passed but
that the pink has bloOmed upon the
manly bosom Of these two statesmen.
whether here a the Capitol during the
session OF Congress or al their homes,
or even On the hustings. Often, real
IS almost daily. the pink Identifies Bah
cock and LOudenslager 10 hundreds Of
strangers who are anxious 10 have
pointed out the leading members OF
the House.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
Authority on Indians.

When any member OF the House
wants TO know anything about Indians
or legislation relating To the Indians.
they are referred TO Representative
Charles Cfrtis of Kansas. The mem
Der from the SunfioWeT State Is the dean
OF the Kansas delegation. having enter
ed the House III the Fifty-third Con-
gTess and having served continuously
since. being part Indian
Mr.. Curtis was assigned 20 the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, Of which
iommitte he has been "a hard working
member for twelve years. He is the
author OF more legislation for the gov
ernment of the Indians than any other
member who has occupied "a seat in the
House in recent years
The latest measure Of his 10 br re-
ported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs is the Curtis bill making final
provision for winding up the affairs
Of the five civilized tribes of Indians
which go out OF existence on the 4th
of March: that Is 10 say, their tribal
form OF government VIII be- dissolved
and the tribes viii cease to exist as
tribes under the laws of the United
States
The report comes from Kansas that
Mr. Curtis rs away and far in the lead
of the race for Senatorship TO- succeed
Burton, whose term expires next year.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
Senator warren's Plum.

As successor to the late Senator Haw-
ley. chairman Of the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs Senator Warren OF
Wyoming. not only got one OF the most
desirable committees in the upper house,
but also got one of the largest and most
commodiOus committee rooms.
While chairman OF Claims Sena tor
Warren had "a room on the gallery floor
of the Senate wing The room was small
and in a sort of an out Of the way place
Upon his promotion. however, TO the
larger and more important committee he
became the occupant OF a large room
on the ground HOor.
The only other COMMITTEES room I'm the
Capitol To compare faToTably with il IS
that devoted 10 the Senate Committee Gu
the District Of Columbia Senator War
ren. however. was NOT altogether salts
fled with the condition and arrangement
of the room when ne moved into DO Jne
day after the Committee on Committees
made its announcements OF standing
and select committees. During the
Christmas holidays Senator Warren had
All the old furniture removed and IN
other respects the room put into new
dress
\ number Of comments have been
heard on the Improvement made in its
appearances much TO the satisfaction Of
the Senator from the Northwestern
state.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
StOrekeeping and High Finance.

The lives of two Chicago mer-
chants. Levi u. Letter and Marshall
Field, shine reassuringly in the fog
of high finance" which now OBJ
scures the American business world.
Both stuck ali their lives to the old
fashioned trade of keeping store.
and while both acquired fortunes %
large as TO necessitate enormous in
Yestments along other lines, both re-
mained neutrality-suspicious. to sell
things OF tangible, honest value for
fair and undisguised proft-until
the end of their business lives.
Neither one was ever identified with
the trade of buying stocks with bor-
rowed money and pledging the stocks
themselves rs security for the loan.
Neither ever held any SlO0, 900 post
at the head of corporation. Neither
ever abstracted trust funds for the
support of his family. They merely
bought supplies as low as they could,
gave their merchant customers gen
erous, though judicious, credit, and
sold their wares at a fair price.
To the great Wall Street financlers
of our day such careers as these are
humdrum. But these men were pro-
dueers, not buccaneers. They digni-
fed trade-and trade dienifed them.
AS another newspaper has observed
concerning MIR. Fields death. the
business that occupied them did not
call for the maintenance of a legis-
lative lobby or political influence at
Washington. or control of an insur-
ance company's treasury. Il was
just business. And if anything were
needed effectively TO puncture the un-
American and unmanly pose Of Ger
tain classes as being superior TO
trade" it is offered in overhOwing
measure by the lives of these TWO
merchants
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
MRS. VANDERBlLT'S JEWELS
IN SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

NEW YORK. Jan. 17,-Ars- Regin-
aid Vanderbilt, under guard of coach
man and footman. was driven 10 the
safe deposit vaults of Newport Trust
Company and there deposited large
steel jewel case which contained the
greater portion Of her magnificent col
lection of Jewels, some being her we'd
ding gifts from her husband.
The Jewels are deposited on the eve
of AIr and Mrs Vanderbilt's sailing
for Europe. which they viii tour for
the greater part in their touring car
which has already been shipped. Mrs.
Vanderbilt did not care TO carry near
Iy a million dollars worth Of jewels
while touring in Europe
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
HAZlNG IN IOWA SCHOOLS
TO BE MADE MlSDEMEANOR

DES MONIES. Jan. l7.-Hazing in
Iowa colleges and high schools will be
made a misdemeanor, punishable by
thirty days imprisonment or 500 fine.
If a bill introduced In the legislature by
Representative Greeley becomes q law.
lie made an impassioned argument in
behalf of his measure. based on the re-
cent hazing Of Clifford Holmes. a stu
dent OF Iowa State College, az Ames,
of which he made personal investiga-
ton President Storms sought To avoid
publicity in that connection.
Greeley saws. however. Holmes was
brutally treated. lie saws the student
had Just recovered from an operation
for appendicitis The hazers, ignoring
his protests ard Cisbelieving his state
ments. seized his legs separately and
pulled them in opposite directions till
Holmes almost tainted from pain and
the wounds left BY the surgeon ; knife
were reopened.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17

to the card which he distributed Iiber-
ally among statesmen. has gone home
M Long had scheme which made
William J. Bryan's unlimited coinage
proposal look mean and penurious
Il have discovered he told Secre-
tary ShcS . when he first came 70 town.
the monetary secret Of the ages Il
came 10 me By 10 accident. I thought
it out, and / consider the feat one Of
the greatest efforts of pure intellect
ever achieved by mortal mind. As a re-
suit. sir, ] am prepared 10 show how
The commercial world may admit all
money metals 10 unlimited coinage: not
only gold and silver, but the subsidiary
metals. d means. sir, that the nation
"hlch hrst adopts this plan viii be the
""ria $ banker; that the statesman who
hFsl eApounds il VIII DE known in aI
--Hle as The Hrst benefactor or his fell
lows
Al the end Of FIVE minutes of The dis
course the Secretary Interrupted with:
Mr. Long, when were you dis
charged"
Discharged What do you neaug-
Just what asi-how long have YOU
"Ouf o. what @"
The insane asylum. Of course
Satisfied that the Secretary fnrei-
lectuaI grasp wasn't equal TO the effort
10 take ~ ms great discovery. Mr. Long
moved on Capitol Hill. He called on \
prominent Senator. sent in his card. and
Wnen the Senator appeared went right
10 the point
Senator. do You want 20 be Presl-
dent of the United States2"
Like ali Senators when this question
Is propOunded. the victim dissembled
But Dir. Long didn't wait
First, We must be- rid Of this man
| Shaw. Dangerous man. Then YOU must
/ take up my great financial discovery
and get il adopted"
Ihe Spokane HnanCier-Who Is Il farm-
er when at home-prCcecded 10 outline
his scheme. The Senator tried 10 es-
cape, but couldn't do il till he had prom
ised 10 read the Long bill and give au
oDiuiOu on IL. After that he saw Mr.
Long daily for TWO weeks. IN got 20
be nightmare. Long frankly declared
that this was his last chance, he had
not found another Senator who seemed
able 10 understand his proposal Of uu-
restricted coinage OF everything in sight
as means 10 unlimited national pros
perity. II he fliled, he should go home.
satisfied that the world didn't want or
deserve TO be helped. AT last the Sena-
tor said
Wait till Bryan comes home; he's
your man. m sure he'll be able To fol-
low you The rest Of us are mighty
limited in our mental equipment But
Bryan is your long-lost brother
Mr. Long gave IL up and went home.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
Hale Dislikes Tobacco.

Senator Hale OF Maine cannot abide
the smell of tobacco smoke. and there
by endless embarra ssment is caused 10
his associates who have TO learn OF his
prejudice. The old timers. who know his
antipathy. never dream OF starting 70
smoke in committee room when he is
present. For some Of them II requires
"A long stretch OF Senatorial courtesy,
for nearly ali the Senators. ana especial
~ the veterans who serve with him on
the big committees. are in!eterate
smokers
us no mean prejudice OF the Maine
Senator, but a physical Inability to
stand the Odor of tobacco. He can't re
main in room where there is enough
ssu1oke TO be noticed. His friends per
fectly understand and accommodate
themselves TO the condition, but some
times strangers start painful doings by
lighting cigars in a committee meeting
when the Senator is present.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
Rare Ben Franklin.

Two hundred years ago today, in
a modest house in the city Of Boston
was born Benjamin Franklin, one of
the most illustrious of all Americans
and one of the few men cf ali times
TO whom the adjective may properly
be applied. With Washington him
self he must share the first credit
for the success of the Continental
arms and the present existence OF
this republic among the nstiol.s of
the earth
He lived eighty-four years, in the
course of which he passed through
almost every stratum OF human So
ciety. He was statesman, diplomat,
man of letters, journalist, scientist.
printer. and inventor, and in every
field he entered won q deserved and
enduring distinction To his dis
coveries the whole present extent of
electrical application is traceable.
and il is said that if these fruits of
his labOrs were removed from earth
nine-tenths of the whole value of
property in civilized countries would
be destroyed and a great proportion
of the worlds population die of star
vation
He was the mcst nearly universal
genius this country has ever pro-
duced. Perhaps there never lived a
man who united in his single person
real distinction in so many lines
of human endeavoT Certainly the
man never lived more determined
than Franklin TO make his life use
ful 10 his kind or more successful in
the attainment of that ambition. The
homely maXims of Poor Richard"
have been translated into more Ian
guages than any writings Other than
those of the Bible; to Franklin the
world owes ultilitarian inventions
that add now each day to the worlds
ples sure and comfort.
A great man, truly, who despised
dogmas, religious, political, social
and literary, with a hearty contempt.
He was one of the few men of his
time who perceived the full future
greatness of this country, and where
ever his influence was felt in the
molding of its institutions and
fundamental law the lines are broad
and free-permitting an unbounded
and indefinite expansion.
We know TOO little of man to
whom our Indebtedness is so great
and pay too little reverence to one
who always. in every walk Of life,
was first among his peers.
The Washington times., 1906-01-17
No Bull Frog Eggs.

Representative Joht Wesley Gaines.
or Tennessee. is noted for the faithful
ness and correctness with which he at
tends 10 all The wants Of his constitu-
ents whel4eVeT ne can. II is for this
reason, perhaps, that the voters of his
district have HC hesitation 5n asking him
Tor whatever they want TO get IN Wash
lngton. This morning. however, the
limit in these requests was reached
Mr.. Gaines received a letter from a
colOred man down in his district who
has just purchased farm with a pond
on it,
'Plees,' ram the letter. send me
some gov ment bull frogs so as / km
pa, dem in my pond and raise a big
sight of dem"
Mr. Gaines. remembering that. al
though the government does furnish
people with hsh eggs, its dealings in
frog eggs are very limited. tore his
hair in despair lie stands to lose that
vols.