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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
Exeeutor,s Notice,

Notice d hereby given that eiE
testamenfary upon the estate
Thomas BOzaTth, deceased, ~
been granted to the undersigned I
the Probate Court Of Audrain 0asV
No bearing date May 7th, 1906
AL persons having claims lals
said estate are required 70 eIaa
them for allowance 10 the uHAs
signed Henry Showers within Z
year after the date OF said letAh (
theY may be p~recluded from any ~
dit Of said es5ate, and II such elalal
not exhibited within two year nl
the time Of the publication Of y
notice, they will be forever 6aTla
henry ST0WER
IO4t Execute
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

usmoeraae Candidate for Judge
Of ne s.. Louis Court Of
Appeals

Mf. Alexander II. Ro6oinA me
hrru.st zndIdats for ths Democrats
uoulustion for Judge Of the s. Loaia
|coart a Appab Is attraellns
ngrs tb.a usual attention in The nee
for kis nomiDstinn-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

Miss Unth Harrison, Of Au1yasse,
No, hss been appointed chief maid OF
honoF for the Eastern Brigade Of the
hhKouFi Division, United C0nfeder.
ate Veterans. b 0ne.of the most popu-
lar women 10 Galway county. she
viii attend the annual reunion at
Birmingham, Ala, June Q, 10 and IL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

many remarkable cures Of stomach
troubles have been effected by cham
Oeflaln's Stomach and Liver Tablets
one man who had spent over a.,
thousand dollars for medicine auc
treatment was cured by a few boxe.
% 'neSe tablets. Price, Is cents
drug store. w.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
WEpNNgDAY. JUNR IA laM.


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b nk1s a. Ne AuresE tern o. ts Pss
Coafsof An4EAtn 90 ahty MAAsosr, . \ :
e. Nextc0s Mta1oagf, 90 TIE ssooat ~
IN Aag1sa, tHE
FANNIE D. WTLFIL
IA NHUinfa-tA,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
DREANs cur rIME DOWN.

There Is this significant point in
such 9 test-the men who sleep I o.
hOun In the twenty-fOur had absolute
rest The person Who sleeps TO much
not only experiences = aeavy feeling
In the body, bat usually does not en-
joy absolute inconsistencies while be
sleeps
'iSbould il be put 10 test Mr.. Edi.
s0n continued, II think you would
End that IL time lost In ~ akenings
and dreams sere measured, the per
son who thinks be Is having bis full
eight bours' Of sleep d not having
more than five or SIX"
In Mr. Edisons opinion, 3 careful
diet was more important than sleep in
preserving ; mans strength and pre-
venting the decay Of Old age.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
SOCIETY

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
Take the Ledger for the News.

Prank Hzggzrd Is home from VIII
liam Jewell College on = visit. He
viii have charge Of 3 church near
Liberty this summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

Charles Stokes, manager OF the Mex-
leo C~haatauqua, Is In this city in the
interest Of that entertainment
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
'oEDERs eEVuTo FKEvUT
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

A marriage license was issued Sat.
urdaT 70 Justin Rose and Lillian
Wood, both Of LaddonIa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

nus Annie Crawford, who gvadu.
sea from the Mexico RIgh School
In Camden, Mo. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER ma
OF TRUST

Whereas. Hoyt 2. Merry And u.,,.
Merrys his wife. By their certain ~ !
Trust dated February - A. NJ tG I
seknoE lodged and recorded In ~
of Trust reeords within and ~ 49,
County. Missouri. in Book 3r n -
conveyed to the underlined TrpTs 4
following described raj estate sitns..
Auarafn co1uty. Missoarf, that d =
al Of lots One tD sud Two u of ~
west Quarter C4l Of section iii hi -
ship FiftyzTwo fszl. RAnze Ten III "
OF the 9Th p NJ and containing Ia "
dred and SIXTY upi acres mon 4, =
which said conveyance Was msas ID =,
10 seeure the payment Of c@riain 49,
sorry note In said deed Of trust deserssss y,
whereas sAtd note 4 now past doe ~ :.
paid Therefore. l. ]. 7. Mitchell IN ~
Tee named In said deed Of Trlsf. attt.s
guest Of the legal holder Of said ncts ~
WEDNESDAY, JUNE "a, 1904
proceed TO sell tue property aiore ds,ss
~ pubgic vsudue % the Highest lisjsss
the 'front.' door Of the Coan 70
Mexico. Misso0rf. for cash 70 pay al 4
aad the costs a1d expenses q eIscgsg
1T. MTTpHELL. Fus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

Ngs thzs Mn Gu7ze&s M5e36 Vial
ara ws Estzg 70 d wtth TIE CEegsup
pig O. lose Ha5g4erE and hacaesorz II
.xhtx cn-rsv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
TERRIBLE HURRICANE

YEAE Aeo SETgEBAI
MExc0I0Ek BE HEAVY ESD
AND DugGD II 001D-
BUE1ZESTLDNEs u
R0oFD ASB TREx
UVEQsTER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
SLEEPS ONLY 2
Land Of Perpetual Light WozId
Eliminate 2zmbeF.

EeE Y0rk, June 3-"After all
sleep Is only : habit There IS noth-
ing TO prove that man really needs
IT," Thomas A Edtsoa said = few
dzFs ago. ~Men Erst learned 70 sleep
because when dArkne E cane they had
nothing else 60 do ThrDGgh The ages
their descendants, doing Likewise,
made sleep . e0ston-a matter Of
Ic0urse Bat IL nen had zlEzTs lived
in = Land Of perpetual light and sun
shine, / dOu't Suppose we wo8ld sleep
as an
Tne f1mous inventor backed up the
tdez hy telling u practical test On
100 ms in his izbratory.
F0uR HOUEs FOR Two YEARS.
aThe test va IEnzde," Mr.. Edison
said, ashiIe / was experimenting with
ny assistants st MEMO PARK Him
tied each man 20 four hours sleep 10
the tzenty-four. They kept It up fol-
tso yearx IL did not seem 70 hurt
them.
What vas the effect Of cutting
do1n their Sleep For the FIST week
or 90 It Exs hard, very hard. They
would como hack to work limp and
heavy footed, theis eYS sometimes
looking as II they had been drinking
heavily. The old habit Of sleeping
which men had followed for many
sgss vas telling On them The habit
vas hard to break. Bus after the
ant week or 30 The reduction in their
hours Of sleep seemed 70 make M DIFF
ference in their work or menta; ca
pseity. Indeed, they gained in agil-
ity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11
sTEUck Ox HEAD

Rasch vas struck ca the left SIDE q
the bead near the teEnpiG Whe1 b
fell 70 TIE exE, u d sid Oce q -
invaders ssrzsk him over the bear
with ! chair. When the dtstGraancs
WAS qzelled, be vas carried - Tie q.
ice o. DR.. Rotser, 1910 ArsenzAst
SbsEe bis W8Cnds were drszse1
T10ogh the upE02F cygA he beard
q bAoek zWzY, MT 3 policeman pat IN
al appezr1zce until Te@rss, who
hard q tie tEozb2s fnoza rzEsxbF,
|cozEa GET there froE the WYGming
district
Chief GiIisspT . n1c1 i1ce1sed
'UEeg the occurrence and be proposes g
bold s0zenne r~s&p11dhle fgr IT, Each
OF the cz<n xh0 hAndIed TIE 0r3e;
will be asked far q fEYl report and Os-
Eczr DJsSn vii probably os given AZ
opportunity % e1pEztn vhg b vas no.
Is the HEl CT On bis beat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

ID V. Williams is arranging n
MAKE a tour Of all the summer chan.
tauquas. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

Given under my hand and os...
seal a. Mexico. Missouri. IN \.
ninth day Of Nay, 1866.
lsEAL Z. Il. CARTER
loot Clerk Of the County On.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

MI. Robbins campaign is being di
.ectea oy Mr.. J. B. Austin, his score.
tary, from his Office, 324 Rialto Build.
ing In the city Of st Louis. M
austin reports that Mr.. Robbins' can
oidacy is receiving most unexpected
aoo encouraging assurances Of supper,
from all over the district and that his
aSn'natlon nov seems 10 be 4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-11

Committeeman Cuiyre TOvnsb,,
Committeeman Prairie ToSnsbip
Committeeman Linn TOWNSHIP
Committeeman L0utre ToEnsbi,
Committeeman salt River To1bs.,
Committeeman Wilson T0vnSbiS
Committeeman Sailing TUwnsbip
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

The tenth part of grain of musk will continue for years to fill room with its odoriferous particles, and at the end of that time will not be appre- ciably diminished in weight by the fin- est balance
 4 cubic inch of air rising from the flame of a Bunsen burner has been found to contain no fewer than 4S9.- 100000 dust particles. A drop of blood which might be suspended from the point of a needle contains about 1,0OO, ,O00 of red hattened corpuscles. Still though matter is so marvelously divisible, the olfactory nerves are in- fnitely, more sensitive. Much has yet to be investigated with regard to the differentiation of the points in these nerves 50 that they may discriminate with such apparently miraculous acc curacy; yet even the results in the scent of dogs show how wonderfully fine Is their discriminating power.
 Our sense of smell. unless in the trained chemist. is not even So acute as that of the semi-savage. The abor- igines of Peru can, in the darkest night and in the thickest woods, distinuish. respectively. a white man, a negro and one of their own race by the smell. Much have we gained by civilization, but not without some loss to our bodily energies and senses. Mans recupera- tive power after an injury is. in the opinion of the highest authorities. in the inverse ratio to his social advance ment. Similarly. he seems to become less acute and delicate in the sense of smell as he fares better and lives more comfortably.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Wives and Mothers
Save the Loved Ones from Drink Evil by Using Orrine-Cure Effected or Money Refunded-Can
 Re Given Secretly.

If your husband or son has fallen a victim to the drink habit, stop pleading. scolding and crying Use Orrine, which is recommended by thousands of leading druggists throughout the country because they know the good 1t has accomplished.
 Hundreds of letters attest to the re- markable cures made by Orrine Polk Miller Drug Co.,, of Richmond. Va, write: Mothers and sisters have told us of husbands and brothers who since they were given Orrine Gin most cases without their knowledge )seem to have lost all desire for drink. Thus your preparation has brought much com fort and happiness to once desolate homes"
 This successful remedy can be given secretly if desired. 'lsing Orrine, No. i, or the patient can take 1t of his own free will using Orrine No. 2. Either form destroys the desire for strong drink and builds up the bodily health. making the user strong and well, man in every sense of the word. Write for free pamphlet on cure of alcohol ism to the Orrine Co. Washington, D. c. Sent in plain sealed envelope.
 The regular price of Orrine is Sl box. There is no risk in buying orr inc as there is a guarantee In every box which entities you to retuna of your mcney if brine falls to eheet a cure. Orrine is for sale by E.. G' Fowler, Montgomery. Cawthon-Coines- ines man, Selma, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

death into the world cnd all it's woe" is weird and intensely interesting. Un- kuiunkulu sent this message by the chameleon: "Go. chameleon: go and say. Let not men GieI," This chame- leon accordingly set forth. but. unfor- tunately, it loitered on the way and ate the fatal purple fruit of Ubukwe- bezane. Then the Old-old-ona dis patched lizard after the chameleon The lizard ran exceedingly fast and made great haste. for 1t bore the mes- sage, Let men die" And 1t accom- plished its mission and returned to the Old-old -one before the chameleon reached It's destination and shouted Let not men die~ It was too latO. for men answered, "0h, we have heard the word of the lizard. and through its word men will die."
 To this day the Zulus entertain a profound dislike for the chameleon. 1t is killed whenever seen and used as a medicine. Among other things, the maize gardens arc doctorad with 1t to keep the birds from spelling the corn. The chameleon may be an object of dislike. but the lizard is loathed and detested. and when Zulus kill it they shout, "This Is the very piece of de- formity which ran in the beginning to say that men should 1ieF'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
ARTIFICIAL RAIN MAKING.
Congress Authorised Costly Experi-
 ments fin That Line. Yndlananolis NaWa

Congress Authorised Costly Experi-
 ments in That Ldnes
 Indianapolis News.
 Speaking of droughts. 1t may not be generally known that congress has dig nified the question of artificial rain making by authorizing costly experi- ments and considering an extensive re- port on the subject. Different methods of producing rain have been proposed at different times, the main features being by extensive fires or by causing a severe ocncussion of the upper air.
 Prof. James P. Espy was the origi- nator and for many years ardent adVo- cate of the fire theory. He was born in Pennsylvania. but spent most of his adult life in the West, and died in Gin cinnati in 1862 He maintained that extensive rains could be produced by extensive forest fires in the far West. and he demonstrated it theoretically to the satisfaction of scientists. His theory was that if the fires were con- tinued for a sufficient length of time they would cause an upward current of hot air which wauld certainly bring rain. His theory was indorsed by Eu- ropean scientists, and the distinguish ed French saN mt. Arago. said: France has its Cuvier. England its Newton. America its Espy." He tried to get an appropriation from congress to enable him to test ms IneOIys OuI AaAtSu. AA 1s43. however, he received an appoint ment under the War Department and prosecuted investigations in the Wash ington observatory
 In 1891 a Chicago man l-1med Gath man patented a method of making rain by suddenly chilling the atmos- phere by rapid evaporation through inc release of liquefied carbonic acid gas, This theory was never tested In 1880 Gen. Daniel Ruggles. of Freder- icksburg, Va, obtained a patent on making rain by explosions in the clouds. the explosions to be made by torpedoes from balloons. He also fail ed to get an appropriation from con- eress to test his plan. but Senator Far we'll of Illinois, took it up and sue ceeded in getting an appropriation of S7 900 for carrying on the experiments. The experiments were carried on in the vicinity of Washington and in Texas. Al the next session of congress an- | other appropriation of $10.000 was made for the purpose. of which about S5 900 was expended under the direct ion of the Department of Agriculture. and the remainder was turned back in 10 the treasury The experiments were partially successful in producing a little rain under certain conditions, | but were too expensive to justify con- ! tinuance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

face and weight proportion. Henson's formula was one square foot of surface for every half-pound to be lifted, and in the specifications of his patent, which was to weigh 5000 pounds. he pro- posed to employ 4500 square feet of canvass or oil-silk in the two wings. and i.500 in the tail, thus obtaining the requisite e,000 square feet. A steam-en- zine of great lightness but high power was to drive the two propellers, and the machine was to be kept afioat by the presentation of its aeroplane at considerable angle to the plane of it's direction on the principle of a kite. Some time. later. Stringfeilow alone made another model. which was tried indoors at Cremorne with some suc- cess. The machine descended grace fully from an eminence. and 1t was believed that had it had room enough to continue it's flight 1t would, nave conquered the initial fall. and, recover ing. would have scared. This little model. with water and fuel, weighed only six and half pounds.
 sourht to Emulate the Bird.
 Among the noteworthy attempts of 1s43 were those of Dr. Miller and Monck Mason. of Nassau balloon lame. pr. Miller. like the Flying Philosopher of 1902 and of the still earlier Prior of Tongland, sought a definite emulation of, the birl. His machine weighted fifteen pounds. and was to be pro neIled by an action precisely like row MeHek Masnn,sE Eeentrfvance was rather to be reckone among balloon than among flying machines proper. To an eliptical balloon he htted screw and rudder, not altogether an original device. for. in 1854. Blanchard professed to have guided balloon with large wings or sails Lunardi also pro- fa ha11ONn with oar. In 1850. Bell made similar at tempt at Yauxhall, with a machine almost identically the same as Mason's. On July 23 a host of people went out to witness the ascent curious to see If a balloon could really be controlled and propelled. The machine was imposing. An oblong. horizontal envelope held l5.oOo feet of gas, and the car was fitted with two large fans and a cauda- tory rudder. At seven F. M. Bell ascended alone. For time the aeronaut twirled his wings and Tapped his tail, but to no purpose. for the balloon drifted slowly down the wind and finally disappeared.
 Since these attempts the subject has been approached more scientifically. LilienthaI advanced the knowledge of aerial navigation materially although 1t cost him his life in the end, until now with the recent achievements of the wrights. The problem of human flight appears to be approaching a really practical solution.
 Farman'a Criticism.
 In view of the recent accident to the Wright machine 1t may prove interest ing to note Henry Farman's criticism of the American type Mir. Farman, dis cussing the machine, said that he was strongly in favor of French ideas, but considered that MT. Wright had ad- vanced further along his own line of thought than the French aviators had advanced along their line. and that he was superior to the French in dexterity