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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Attorney Joe Nc ntyre, Of st. Louis.
was, in this city, Wednesday, attend
ing the wedding Of his sister, Miss
Minnie Mcintyre.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
prs,snted with Handsome Pin.

John T. Ricketts, received a hand
some Elk pin, Friday might. Mr.,
Ricketts, Is the Past Exalted Ruler Of
the local lodge and very popular with
all the members.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Mrs. Porter Gregory, of this city,
was elected second vice president Of the
Women's Home Missionary Society at
the meeting in Moberly, Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

ranville Allison Caught In Iowa.
Granville Allison, charged with an
assault upon Miss Mystic McAfee, q
fourteen.year-uld girl Of Oentralia, on
Sunday, June 10th, was captured at
Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, by the
sheriff Of that place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

A new roof is to be put ON the Ringo
Hotel and the post Office building by
the Excelsior Roofing Company Of 81.
Iouia
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

]. W. Dowell, a prominent feeder Of
Audraln county, Mo-, sold In st.
Louis 3Osteers of l4o5 lbs averaged at
sc AZ
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

citizens OF Mexico should as
putting sewerage in the Old
Home on the boulevard.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Miss Mary Day, formerly of this
city, now Of Mercedes, Texas, will
shortly make q visit in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Jim Bratton, who has been touring
the West, is home. "They ali come
back"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

sYBoDy who lives in Audraln
always talk and work for Au-
Results will follow
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

liz who have no business Of
kn always know how to attend
\ peoples affairs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Drake
OF this city, June %, a daughter. MI
and Mrs. Drake are now In Durant'
Mississippi.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Geo. Burgess, OF this county, who
was taken TO the Hospital at Fulton q
few days since, Is not expected to live,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Miss Dapne Nelson, OF jackson
vile, Fla, is here for a two montn
visit with Mr.. and Mrs, Louis Mcke'
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Nelson.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

IF. Bell, P. Godfrey and W. Ed
Jameson, of Fulton, were here Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Mrs. Jesse Dayis,o OF Wellsyille,visit-
ed her cousin, Mr.. E7cur Rr1rdou,
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
convincing proof that the kidneys and blat
der are out of order.


What to DO.
There is comfor, in the knowledge so
often expressed that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism. pain in the
back kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II corecis inability
TO hold water and scalding pain in passing
Il, or bad effects following use of liquor.
wine or beer. and ovcrcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled 10 go often
during the day. and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root Is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won,
derful cures of tn: most distressing cases.
fyou need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in Soc. and ST. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of ihi;
wonderful discovery fI~-
and book that tells @aI'5T \; II
more abouti,. both sent III n, u,
absolutely free by mail - ssssz ~ u y :
Address DR.. Kilmer & Home Of swampRoos
Co.. Binghanton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in This paper
Don't make any mistake, but remembe
the name, Swamp-Root DR.. Kilmer'
Swamp-Root. and the address Binghan''on
~. T.. on every bottle
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Miss Nora Gregg, Of st. Louis, Is
here the guest of Miss Carrie Jesse.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
,NrzE home institutions.

to Mexico on the Fourth Of
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

Hon. Walter Burch is arranging to
move to Kansas City to reside.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04

The Supreme Court OF Indiana re-
verses the decision declaring all sa'
loon laws unc unconstitutional.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
CUTICURA GROWS HAIR
Removes Dandruff and Soothes
Itrhin0 Irritated ScaIps.

Warm shampoos with Cuticura Soap,
and Iight dressings with Cuticura, the
nurest and sweetest Of emoliients, stop
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04


Ting indicates al
unhealthy condi-
ton OF the kid
neys; If it stains
your linen It Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire tG
pass 1t or pain in
the back is also
- IL
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
FRANK BRUToN.

One of MexIco's most popular trav'
cling salesman who is going to Mober
ly to help bring the next State Drum
mers Association to Mexico. Franz
sells the Morris Bros. shoes, made II
Mexico. The best on earth
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.


Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let 1t stand twenty-four hours; a
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-07-04
AUDRAIN MARRIAGE
AND DIVORCE.

The Doings Of Cupid in Cold Figures
and Percentages Twenty Years
Of the Little Chaps Work
Makes Interesting Read
ing Record Of Quick
Work Recently
Made.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
a MossAN SaiLER.
She lives AIoae In House Connected
With the Prison,

Rhode Island has within its bor-
ders O. woman taller who ls we'll on
In years, but who manages the most
unruly prisoners, as well as any man
could. She is Mrs. Evelyn G. Smith
and she lives in the old penal insti-
tuition known as the Kent county
ajil, In East Greenwich. She has
lived there all her life and by the
looks Of things will continue to make
that her abode until she goes to the
grave.
The old jail was erected In Kent
county about 100 years ago. 1t con-
sists Of a two and a half story house
Of box-like type. In the real there
s a wing made Of bricks in which the
cells are found. Mrs. Smith lives
In the house and has sole charge OF
the jail and It's occupants. She IL
able to hold her position as jatleI
efficiently, probably from inherited
ability in that line of work. Sixty
five yeas ago the old jail was presid-
ed liver by Earl Page, q grandunclc
of Mrs. Smith. Then title to the
property and the position OF jaileI
passed to her grandfather, then to
her father, and upon his death to her
husband. When the latter died there
was no other surviving member OF
the family, and, as Mrs. Smith had
been raised in the jail and knew al
about caring for the prisoners, the
county authorities gave her the Office
thinking that she would fill it as wei
aS any mar could.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
Earth's Angels.
ever saw an angel

None ever saw an angel
Except the ones in books;
I don't believe n mortal
Knows how an angel looks.
We guess at something misty,
With trailing wings OF white.
With amber tresses floating,
And garments strangely bright.
But | believe that angels
Walk here In mortal guise;
Though we discern but family
Through heavy-lidded eyes,
Or see them as they leave us,
Who walked before us here,
Their angelhood quite hidden
Because it lived SO near.
l can remember angels
Who seemed but common folks,
Who wore old-fashioned bonnets
And faded winter cloaks;
Who came when dire disaster
Crowned lesser home mishaps,
Or when new claimants crowded
The dear maternal lap.
With curving arms wide open
To take the weary In,
With patient love to listen
To childish want and sin.
Wnat better tnlnB cOuld anger
For childish sinners do
Than listen to their story,
And bid them strive anew?
And there are Preside angels
Upon whose faded hair
We see no crown Of glory
And yet the crown Is there!
Then, there are mother angels
With patient love, and true,
Whose loving hand upholds US
The darkest trials through.
All, me! the childish angel
Who beckons as I write
Perchanse | should not know him
In mystic robe Of white,
He wear a schoolboy's Jacket,
And where the shadows fall,
/ wait, through long and lonely
years
TO catch the long-hushed call.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17

PlGMIES LIKE APES.
Explorer Finds Very Low Typo of
Man in Tropical Africa.

In his report to the British Foreign
office on condition in the Congo Free
State, Viscount Mountmorres, writes
OF pigmies that represents the lowest
type of man. They look like apes
and were 1t not for the act that they
shoot with bows and provide shelter
for the women Of their tribes and
their children they would be taken
for apes. The explorer saw them
only for a few minutes, but he is the
first mar who ever saw enough of
them to write concerning their exist
encc. The explorer covered 3,4OO
miles in canoe and on foot. He takes
a hopeful view of the future of the
Congo native.
1t was while on the Uangi rive.
tnat he found the pygmies. He was
forcing his way through tho brush
when he was annoyed by the falling
Of small arrows He locked in the
trees and saw what he thought wa.
a numebr of c%hipanZes springint
from branch to branch. They were
about three fee nine inches tall
They showed their teeth do and chat
tired something that NAV have beef
their language. The explorer had lit
tie chance to Investigate them as hi
would have been compelled to fire fl
sclfdefence, If he had remained under
the trcos. He found that they i've
in trees. Their shelters were built ii
forks of trees and were made b,
plating the smaller boughS. TIL,
little men and women wore no cloth
ing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
RICH OCO ISLAND.
English Admiral Believed It Conceal.
ed Treasuse.

ed T%reasuse.
Thousands Of dollars have been
spent in vain efforts to unearth hid
den treasures in Cocos island. The
island is in the Pacific ocean, 500
miles southwest Of Panama. The
latest expedition for the recovery of
the hidden wealth was made by Ad-
miral Palliser Of the British navy. He
died recently at his home in Chiches-
ter. England. The admiral served
in the Baltic and Black seas, in the
Carish war in 1917 and iii the Paci-
tic.. 1t was while in the Pacific that
he heard of the Cocos island secret.
Admiral Palliser learned the secret
from Capt. Hackett. The captain re-
lated the story of the hidden millions,
while on his deathbed. He declared
that in 1912 a British ship turned
pirate and hid it's treasure on the is,
land and in 1886 the barkentine Mr.,
DER carried bullion and jewels from
the Peruvian town of Callao and de,
posted them on the same piece Of
land. A man named Keaton once
found $4,000 worth Of jewels Oil the
island. He bequeathed the secret tt
Hackett and the latter handed it OF
to the admiral.
The admiral made a half dozer
fruitless attempts to unearth tho
treasures, but failed. In the last ex
petition the party was broken III
when six men we're injured by {
landslide during a blasting opera
ton.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
GOOD JOBS OPEN.
Civil Service Places Seem to 60
Begging Iii Thsse Parts
Commissioner M%cIlhcnny's Undertake
ing SccOned by President. Thinks
Prejudice is Being Overcome.

An effort Is being made to popu-
lar1ze the civil service among the
people OF tho South and It Is under
stood that 1t was with that idea in
mind that President Roosevelt q few
months ago appointed j. A. McIlhen-
ny, one Of his rough riders, as civil
service commissioner.
1t Is known that the President has
not been satisfied with the class of
people who enter the civil service
lists from the South. Inquiry deyel-
oped the curious fact that among the
better class OF people in the South,
there existed a real prejudice against
the lower grades OF the government
service. In a measure, at least, this
prejudice was due to the fact, doubt
less, that many, perhaps a majority
of the applicants for civil service
positions from the South were ne.
groes.
In the opinion of Commissioner
Mchhenny this prejudice gradually
Is being over come. The people are
beginning to understand hat poll.
tics cut no figure n a civil secvice ex.
animation, and that, although the
Republican party has been in nation,
al control for many years, the sub
ordinate positions in the government
service are open alike to persons o
all shades of political opinion, If they
satisfactorily demonstrate their ca
pacity to fiji them.
Commissioner McIlhenny is con
vinced, too, that an important rea
son for the receipt Of so few applica
ton from young white men and wo
men OF the South through the Civil
service is that hat section Of TIN
country is experiencing a phenomena
industrial development. This ha
afforded both men and o
good capacity exceptional opportuni
ties to better themselves in a materia
way and the government service doe
not offer them SO many attraction
as it might offer them If the condi
lions were different.
Practical steps have been taken
however, to induce well equippe
young white men and women of tn
South to enter the public service
Some Southern educational institu
tons arc now preparing their stu
dents particularly to take civil SCI
vice examinations, and 1t is expcctc
that this will have al important in
%luence In improving the class Of al
plicants from hat part Of the CouT
try.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17

BEST TIME TO GET WE'LL.
All Poisons Can BE Driven Out OF
tho System Now.

Right now is the best season Of
the year to get rid OF the blood, liver
and kidney affections that have beer
troubling you You need building
up in order to stand the strain of
the hot weather Of summer. Let
Rheumatism, Sciatica, Govt Catarrh,
Indigestion or Constipation run
through these months and they be-
come chronic and hang on for years.
A regular course Of Rhcumacidc
taken at the present time will thor
oughly cleanse the blood, tone up the
stomach, set the liver and kidneys to
doing their normal work again, and
will build up the entire system.
While it is the most wonderful
blood purifier, in the world, yet Rhe-
macidc is a purely vegetable prepar-
alton that operates through entirely
natural methods. 1t has been tested
in the delicate stomach Of a baby
without the slightest harm.
Better get a bottle today and start
to get well. Rhcumacidc has cured
hundreds Of stubborn cases after all
other remedies, noted physicians and
even the great Johns Hopkins Hos
pital have failed. Rhcumncide has
cured thousands of cases and we
believe 1t will cure you. Your drug
gists sells It.
Rheumacide "gets at joints from
the inside" and makes you we'll all
OYer."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
FORTUNE Or PRISON
The Awkard Fix Confronting a
Man left a Forums.
He Is Up Against a Forgery Indict-
ment III Ho Returns to Claim the
Millions Left Him.

with a fortune Of millions of dol
iars awaiting him on his mere re-
SaFn 10 Lake county, ILL.,, John Tui.
omtth, the only brother of the late
silent Smith, who died recently i'm
Japan, Is In a perplexing predica-
ment. The whereabouts OF the miss
ing brother Is not definitely Known.
u he Is thought to be In Chilli. But
Wherever he is, he Is a free man,
while, II he returns to Chicago to
claim his share of his dead brothers.
$5O,00O,0O0 fortune, he runs a long
chance of landing in Jail. Many Of
the residents OF Lake county still
remember John Yule Smith, and q
great many Of these declare the heir
or h Smith millions will never an
pear. ~
For % years John Smith has been
a Fugitive from justice, having beer
ihd1cted on several charges of for
gerry and later jumping his bail. The
other members of the Smith family
Irled TO forget tic BLACK sheep
II as a result there was genera
surprise when, after SILENT Smiths
death, became known that he had q
brother. In the last ten years before
ms death the millionaire was no.
known to have mentioned his broth
erS name, nor wen the fact that he
had n brother living.
III John Smith fails to appear IL
Chcago for his share Of his brother.
fortune 1t Will only be because Of hi.
own e a OF arrest. The indictment
still hangs Over him, but he will moi
be prosecuted ever If he does re-aD
pear. The money which he fradu
lently obtained was refunded by "Si-
lent Smith, who also reimbursed tn,
man who went the fugitive's bond
time has also softened the wrath O
his victims and 1T Is quite certain tina
none of them would seek to hav
him punished If he should return. TIL
ollclal who caused hisarrest is no,
chlef OF police in Waukegan, and h
says that If Smith should return t
the State he would do nothing unles
compelled by II Of his victims, an,
that In all probability the indictmen
against him would be quashed.
The crime for which John Smit'
was indicted was frauduletly Obtain
ing money on worthless mortgages
He sold a large number Of these doc
hmcnts, and evaded suspicion for
long time by paying the interest upo
them when 1t became due. When tn
fraud was discovered Smith fed bu
a year later was arrested in Kansa:
and after eXtradition papers had bee
secured he was lodged in jail In LAX
county. He had considerable diff
Guilty in securing bail, notwithstant
ing the fact that SILENT Smit
worked hard for his brothers releas
When he finally was set free on
bond, he left the country, two day
later, and is at present supposed t
be located in Chilli, where he ha
considerable money, it is rumorcd.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
The Same Old Gag.

In discussing the chances of the
Democracy in the next campaign the
Greenville News says: Bryan has
driftcd away from the true princi-
pies OF Democracy as they were inter
preted and practiced by Jefferson"
What were the true principles of
Democracy as they were interpreted
and practiced by jefferson, and
wherein do they differ from the Dem
ocracy of William Jennings Bryan?
VIII the News please enlighten us.
The News goes on to say that ''the
party has too many false leaders, and
it may be said to be drifting aimless-
~. With true Democracy nailed to
the masthead of the good old ship,
with a leader at the helm who is will
ing to turn back into the old and
tried path, the Democratic party
could go out and meet the enemy and
become the ruling power" This is
the same old gag that we have been
hearing since 1896.
Papers like the News seem to loose
sight of the fact that the Democrat
lc party suffered it's greatest defeats
in 1894 when Cleveland was Presi-
dent and in 1904 when Parker tried
to be President. On both occasionst the
so-called safe and sound Democracy
were in charge of things, and what
they did, or did not do, about ruined
the party. Under the m~atchless lead
ership of Bryan the party won a glor-
ious victory in 1896, but was swim
died out Of it by the Republicans
with the aid of such so-called Demo-
Gratis as Cleveland and those who aid
Ell and abetted him. What the Dem
ocratlc party needs is a establishment.
There + many in its ranks who are
Republicans, and they should be
made to go where they belong. We
are, sorry to say that we have some
such Wishy-washy Dcmocratsi in South
Carolina Times and
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
Intelligent
treatment al.
your home

O.e of the greatest mistakes made
by people residing in the country md
sma | towns Is their failure to o3nsulh
the experienced specialist for their
detp.seated or chronic disorders.
They suffer al'ng day after day,
shortening thor lives by months and
year, either THROUGH Ignorance Of what.
thr specialist could do for them qr-the
belief hat special treatm mt would re-
qui Q their removal to tho city.
~ Is not necessary that you should
resi- 9 In the same city in order to re-
cells benefit of our special treatment.
we invite all sufferers from deep-
seated, lon2.s'a"oing troubles OF Heart,
Head, Lungs, Stomach, Bowels, Liver,
B'rdder, Blood, Nerves, or diseases pc
oui ar 10 either Sex, to write or call
upon us and Learn what we have done
for others similarly afflicted, and what
we con do for them.
There is no charge for this consuIte-
ton, n 1t is worth your time and eP-
fort whether you decide to begin treat
mon or not.
For moro than twenty years, I, and
the specialists associated with me,bave
given our entire time, thought and
study to the cure of the deep seated
CHR nir or aervous disorders, which
bave baiiied the less experienced all
round physician.
W'atever you may think your ailment
is, it is not probable that you can DO
quite sure OF your own diagnosis OF
that of the ordinary physician.
Or you may write us, first, In entire
confidence, If you choose. Some osses
DO not need a personal visit, although
alwa % adv'fable.
Send for our booklet on 'Brain and
Nerve Exhaustion Mailed free IN
imprinted Wrapper.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17
MACHINE
Intended For An Atlanta Girl Was
Opened by Her Mother.

Atlanta has another sensation on
hand. Fred Bush, arrested for send
ing an Internal machine to the home
Of his sweetheart. Miss Kate Nc
Carthy, was said to have been identi-
fled by a negro messenger boy, who
said he received the package from a
man "who looked like Bush and who
stood in the street after sending in
the call. The machine exploded
when Mrs. Mccarthy, mother of the
girl opened the package and the
house was almost demolished.
The negro said he had instructions
not to scnd the box until Thursday
morning but it went out last night
by mistake. Miss Mccarthy was at
the thcater, and her mother received
the package instead. An attempt to
open 1t resulted in IN explosion which
shattered the interior OF tho home
and threw Mrs. Mccarthy across the
hall into the DON where twins were
sleeping. She suffered serious in
%jurics, but will recover.
Bush is a business partner of c..
V. Doolittlc, a commission merchant
who accompanied Miss Bush to tho
thoatcr. Bush, when arrested, deni-
ed any knowledge of the Internal
machine. The box was OF oak, eight
inches long. 1t contained dynamite
and a pistol so arranged as to ex-
plode when the box was opened.
The conclusion shook the whole
block.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-17

REVIVED by RELATIVES.
n Man Who Was Hanged Brought
Back TO Life.

1T is reported that John Arm
strong, the negro hanged at Colum-
bus, Texas, Friday, April 10, for wife
murder, revived after being placed
in the coffin, and when delivered to
his brother at Sealy for burial was
given medical attention.
1t is declared that Armstrong is
now living, and that friends and rel
atives are keeping the fact quiet,
fearing the state may again step In.
Tho fact that the Negroes feet touch
ed the ground when he was hanged
lends credence to the report.
If Armstrong is living, he will be
the only living man who has paid
the death penalty. Tho fact that he
was pronounced dead at tho hanging
renders the state powerless to en-
force the death penalty, |. Is said.