davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Il there were not so much tariff d.
vision. perhaps we should have more
real, genuine tariff revision.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

I Will fight johnson says Jeffries.
Sounds promising I have fought John
son viii bring much greater relief, how
ever
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

News and Courier Unless. mayhap. It be
q South Carolina Congressman who has
been fattened on protected rice.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Hidden In the Foliage.

'Drat the cat"
What's the matter, giTlZ
"Oh. the eat vent 10 sleep on my neW
hat and 1 wore her down town and back"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

II begins 10 look as II those Senator's
favoring free lumber VIII have to be
content with something like free knot
holes.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Cheer up, Doubtless April has some
hfty-seven more varieties OF weather TO
spring on Us yet
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
IL NAV BE So.

They say that silence is golden
7 begin 20 believe it. Nothing ever got
ne into trouble but my CAB"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Some eounterfei, NO9 bills are reported
TO be IN circulation. So. you see. the
predatory rich have Their troubles. also.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

when informed that he really must
accept another term as President Of
Mexico. senor Diss wept, said It was so
sudden. and al that. but cid not neglect
TO say yes all right
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Protection and fair treatment 10 the
consumer are incompatible" says tar
III reformer. But not incomstandpatible.
according TO the Payne idea.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Forty cents a bushel is 10 be the duty
on onions. The more one pokes around in
this tariff bill, the louder II smells.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Nothing succeeds like success. and,
when Il comes to the annual peach crop,
nothing fails like failure. il appears.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

The baseball season was opened in
PittsbuTg in a snOwstorn. Il generally
concludes in Washington in a frost.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Joe Bailey. Joe Bailey, you are the one
best bet on your side OF the chamber
and our moneys on you yet,
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Probably the most imposing spectacle
70 be seen in Washington is a Virginia
Congressman who has been fattened on
protected peanuts" says the Charleston
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Kansas threatens TO elect William Al
len White lieutenant governor. whether
Or no. What's the matter with Kaasas?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
Personality.

From the NeT Trk Word
The worlds force to-day is personality.
Just as in the time Of Julius Caesar, Ma
poleOn Bonaparte. and Oliver Cromwell.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

The Balkans seem quiet these days?'
Better be. No use trying TO annex
newspaper space with the ball season
just opening
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

incidentally, the Young Turks are do
ing the most vociferoUs gobbling.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

According TO reliable information.
Kansas is soon 20 come into her ovu-s
Cabinet position" said Bruce :. Weeks.
OF Topeka. a. the Raleigh. she Is to
he given the position OF Secretary OF Az
ricultUre." continued the Kansas Iswye-
who IS here on business While there =
no absolute authority for saving so. the
general understanding is that Congress
man Charles F. Scott. OF lola. viii Ser
the place. that IS. II he wants Il Presi-
dent Taft recently let Il be known %
some Kansas callers that he would uks
TO have Kansas man in his Cabinet as
Secretary OF Agriculture. and said he
was open for suggestions Of names Only
two kansans are regarded by the lead
ers as fitted for the place. Congressman
Scott and Secretary T. \. Coburn.
For several years Mr- Scott has kept
IN closer touch with the Federal Agricul-
tuTal Department than any other man,
except Secretary Wilson He has made
a deep study Of every branch Of the
work Of that department. As chairman
Of the House Committee on Agriculture
he felt II necessary 10 know all about the
department. Secretary Wilson has let L
be known In no uncertain language that
when he retires from the Agricultural De-
partment he wants 10 see Mr.. Scott sue
ceed him
L had q bachelor apartment az one tine
with an Eaglishman. who vas always
talking about his bawth. you know
George F Maginn, banker and broker.
of New York. who is at the Arlington.
began The first thing OF a morning ne
said, I must take my bawth. you know.
Really. now. I must take my bawth.
Haw. haw
he cid so much talking about his
bawth' that I stayed one morning 10 see
him take ito see IL il was different
from the bath OF the American.
IT was. This is what he did. First,
ne spread a soft towel at the bottom OF
the bath tub. then turned on the water
until II was about two inches high.
So as not 10 chill my feet. YOU know.
haW- haW. he explained 10 ne
Then he stood on the soft towel In the
two inches Of water. turned on the spray.
sprang through 1t. lesped out, and rush
ed for towel
He had taken bis 'bawth. yea ksSx,
haw, hsw.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

State Senator George L. Morton. Of
Wilmington. y. c. who IS at the Raleigh.
said last night that even though Presi-
dent Taft was popular in North Carolina.
he would never succeed in swinging the
State from the Democratic column
North Carolina IS as safely Democratic
to-day as II ever was. he continued 1T
Is too early 10 express an opinion on the
success or failure Of the prohibition law
IN our State, IL only having gone into ef-
feet a short time ago. One thing seems 10
be certain. and that is. the revenue for the
State. has almost entirely disappeared.
while the consumption OF liquor has
increased, II anything New measures Of
taxation viii have 10 be provided for
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Read the BiuEFiHs Busls ,o-m7-0v.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

Read the BiaE'iIIe Basis to-moT0v.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-24

II al Of the above are nc. tru..
Why nots 0. o. :.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
ELECTRIC Line RIGHT-OF-
WAY ALMOST CONTRACTED

With the exception Of one or two
small sections the entire right-of-way
for the Mexico, Santa Fe and Perry
electric line has either been donated
or satisfactorially contracted for Mat
ters are nearing the actual work of
construction as the complete plans
of the whole road we're finished sew
eral days since.
The company has contracted for
acres Of land with j. J. Quinlan, OF
his farm, miles north of this city
This will be one of the power house
locations. The south branch Of sal
River, which passes through the pror
erty, will be damned and a lake som
eight or ten acres in size will b(
built. This lake will make an idea
outing point and thee ompany will lik
ly establish a resort there.
Chief Engineer Phillips is delighted
with the progress the line is max
ing. He says the people are enthusi
astic over the road and In most in
stances everything possible has beer
done to facilitate their work. The cor
struction of the line should begin
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29

SENATOR WILSON, of Pratt coun-
ty, Missouri, referring to the ques-
ton of the Senate submitting the pro-
hibition constitutional amendments
says "The real question before the
Legislature" Wilson said, is not pro-
hibitlon itself, but whether the legis-
lature is willing TO give the people
a chance to vote on the subject. We
are not asked to vote for or against
prohibition, but for or against letting
the people express their opinions on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
MEXICO FAIRAMPH|THEA-
TIRE WILL Be ERECTED SOON

The actual hard work preparatory
for the annual Mexico Fair to be
held Aug. gath to 27th, inclusive, has
at last begun. AT meeting OF d.
rectors Saturday the contract was let
for the erection of the amphitheatre
which viii start Immediately. Com
mittees have been appointed for the
arrangements Of the various racing
programs and premium lists and in
the words Of Secretary E. H. Carter.
''the fair viii be made better than
ever il hard work can accomplish
anything"
X. W. Q1iseHbeFEy has been sward-
ed the contract for the new anpANhs
atre and other buildings harmed Inst
year, The new anphithsasrs viii Be
almost an sx2eS COPY q shs burned
building, tA0asG several sllsAS eA2ag-
es win Be naas that better tie con
dltioas for tAe raelse e0zNszisEes.
Whether the Fair Association viii
have a sGeaa saddle horss ring in
which the sum wiz be divided IN
three parts or s599 ring il wAteA
the winner viii receive the entire
purse Is 3 matter under consideration
at present. Every effort is being put
forth to make the premium lists this
year better and larger than in the
mast.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29

MRS. TAFT deserves the thanks,
not only OF the idea she has conceiv.
ed of making Potomac Park one Of
the famous esplanades OF the world.
II beautiful spot and wherever
the eye rests historic ground is
seen. The river sweeps one side Of
II mirroring the Washington Monu
ment in its water and with peaceful
Arlington in clear view on the hall
opposite. To the east and north is
the White House and farther east
ward the domes of the capitol and tn,
Library are plainly visible. The Pres
ident has given orders for the erec
tion Of bandstand and the concerts
Of the famous Marine Band, to be
given twice week, will make the
park one Of the most frequented
places in Washington during the pleas
ant season, where the rivers banks
viii be thronged with residents and
visitors. There is an abundance o.
space for tennis courts, baseball and
polo grounds, and other outdool
sports. and II is the hope of the
President and Mrs. Taft that the es
planades will become a great recre
alton ground, similar to those which
make foreign capitols so attractive
where the notables Of this countr,
and the distinguished representative
of foreign governments and other Wis
itors may see and be seen. The
President and Mrs. Taft propose tc
attend the opening concert, and al
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
HIGH SCHOOL DAY At COL
lJMDIA LARGER THAN EVER
INTO DIVISIONS oAu AND ne,,

INTO DIVISIONS "A" AND "B."
Columbia, April 22-The final prepar-
ations for high school day. May 1st, is
now occupying the greatest partof the
attention in the Tiger athletic camp,
and the committee that has charg
Of the sixth annual inter-scholastic
track and field meet is being worked
overtime in getting the entries from
the high schools over the state.
Present indications are that the NEE
this year will exceed in the
number of schools represented and
number of athletes competing from
each school the previous meets held
here by over 25 per cent.
Last year there were 25 schools and
1874 athletes on the field. The commit
tee has already heard from more thar
25 and each Of the old contestants Is
sending a larger delegation than IL
the past. The committee is Of the op
inion there will be over 210 entries
this year.
gram will be tried. There will b.
Several innovations in the regular PR
two classes OF schools so the contes
may be more evenly arranged.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
AMERICAN GIRLS WALKING
THROUGH EUROPE ALONE

Paris, April 22.-Two American
girls, Miss Yvonne de Kerstratt, Of
New York, and Miss Ethel |. Chase
an artist of Portland, Me-. will leave
Paris Monday on a walking tour
wearing sandals and carrying slaves
and knapsacks. They plan to go
through Europe, beginning in the
valley of the Loire.
The girls propose making the trip
absolutely alone. Their boldness is
shocking some Of their French
friends, who cannot understand Amer
lean selfconfidence. but Miss Chase
has purchased a revolver and says
she is not afraid.
The idea that il costs a fortune 10
see Europe is absurd said Mis- Ker-
strait. I'VE intend to show that one
may travel in France for dollar a
day. with plenty Of uni1ue expert
enee thrown in
The girls are friends ot Joe D2vss-
son and Fre5srsck Burlington whose
h1rsfoc<sd trip ass rear led tA=z
10 be aexnssa Of the EzgS3s- q SssEz-
he'll Miss de KsrssraE4 IS Snsaw1 IN
AzsrSea. having been ca t2s stage
wisa the SAnsszes, Her mother, the
Countess d KsrStrasE, s Evsns Il
Pialafhsss. y J.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
W0MlN'S CLUBS AFTER
A CARNEGIE LIBRARY

The Women's clubs of this city are
preparing to unite In a movement to
secure Carnegie library. For some
time this matter has been under con-
slderation. Mexico has long needed
such an organization.
Mexico is one of the few towns
its size in Missouri that has no Car
negie library. Moberiy, jefferson City
and a score Of others by no means
bearing the reputation for culture
we possess have them and enjoy the
benefits such an institution natur-
ally endows a community with.
For those who cannot afford to pur-
chase books such an institution is a
God-send. For the student in re-
search work library is crying ne
cessity. In the hands Of the consol-
idated women's clubs such a move
ment should succeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
COUNTY FAIR CLEARSs325
ATLEAsT;AGREATs SUCCESS

Now that the Mcmillan High School
County Fair Is over, those who
failed to attend are like the man that
passed up IS gold piece on the side
walk after having been fooled sew
eral times by some unidentified per
son that expectorated like the afore-
mentioned coin. Over 1926 was
cleared. All OF this money with the
exception of that from the South
Side and North Side school booths
Will be utilized in the general library
fund. The two booths from the grade
schools will use their proceeds for
the purpose of establishing libraries
in their respective buildings.
At present neither Of the grade
schools has library. The High
School has a small one Of 1000. vol.
umes. Practically all of the tents
and drayage with other work about
the fair were donated by citizens and
in this way much of the expense was
eliminated.
i That the entertainments were de-
cided success can be easily seen from
the fact the circus gave eight per
formances to crowded tents each tim'
and the minstrel had to give an extra
performance to accommodate th'
4 vast crowds that waited until late ii
L the evening unable to get sea
+ erliera. Over 125O0 1-2-cent tick
L cts were sold during the fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
THREE MONTHS OLD BABY
TALKS-NISSOURI STORY

aGaryyille, No, April 2s--Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Gray, residents OF
Hopkins, No, were thruEn into con
sternztioz last night whea their three
mo5lfhs old bA5y. Charlotte, who had
been crying vas ASKED By her mother
waas vast ks matrer, replied:
MF k2aa hurts me"
To-Day. according to D. C. W.
K1rS. a PzyzssaEa wAo was e&1ed lzst
zisak ~ tAs pzzissSzsakza qArsz1s.
sns S4AF s. saying -zE-za-~ @'FapA
s-s g1Askl2zg SHORT sszsaaees. win tn
vDSea q : sea ys&r oAa GAIA Docaor
ElrS Also claims tie h2hy ILzgAed
heartily q sAa S1y q rs si-ta An4
zsr ssHs sv0 teekA
Last Esgas wAea the taS Ez1s reFsy
to SIS zaaEAsr's 1ssSzscSing, rs grand
PRrsa&s and nany u<igahcrs we're
sszs foE y tAs hAtAsr and zaoshs- vha
feared SOMETHING tszriale had befallsn
The chsld
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
Columbia Tribune)

The Mexico, Perry and Santa Fe
Traction Co. is securing the consent
of property owners in Columbia to It's
entering the corporate limits. s. l.
Robson. general manager of the
road, was here to-day and said agents
of the road are seeing property own
ers on Clark's Lane, More's boule-
ward, Rangeline, Rodgers, Ninth. and
Broadway to Seventh, and Seventh to
Rangeline.
"The road has been decided ninety
five per cent of its right-of-way," sait
Mr.. Robson, "and has graded sew
eral miles of the roadway"
The roads route lis from Fultor
to Hereford and from there to Col
umbia and Mexico. The right-of
way is secured practically all tht
way. Mr.. Robson said: 1T is Ger
tain this road will be built"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29

A MAN doesn't necessarily have tc
be rich in order to be of Importance
when 1t comes to making a city out
Of town. Among the best hus
tiers are those who do not oontroI
large amounts Of money. A man
of a progressive spirit in meager cir
cumstances can be of much more
benefit to town than rich mar
without any public spirit. Along thi
line the Linneus (Mo.) Bulletin edi
torially says; ut is seldom the mer
of most means who make the most
useful citizens of our towns and com
munities. One good, rustling, public
spirited citizen Of limited means of
ten does more for his town than all
of the mummified misers in it com
bined.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
What Ailc You?

Do Won feel weak, tired, despondenk
have frequent headaches, coated tongue,
bitter or bad taste in morning, Theart-
burn" belching of gas, acid risings in
throat after eating, stomach gnaw or
burn, foul breath, dizzy spells, poor or
variable appetite, nausea at times and
kindred symptoms?
II yol>aave any considerable number Of
the above Symptoms you are suffering
from tillousness, torpid liver with indi'
eestlon. .NrtSHspeps+~> pr; PIerce.s Golden
Medical IseQyery-llss made UP q the most most
valuable medicinal rrlnclnles known .--ss e
medical science for the laalnsslt enre @ I q
such Abnormal cond 1t Is most
sfficlent liver invigorator, stomach tonic,
bowel regulator and nerve strengthener.
The HGolden Medical Discovery is not
a patent medicine or secret nostrum, a
full list of its ingredients being printed
on It's bottle-wrapper and attested under
oath. A glance at its formula will show
that II contains no alcohol, or harmful
habit. forming drugs. 1t is fluid extract
made with pure, triple-reined glycerine,
Of proper strength, from the roots Of the
following native American forest plants,
viz, Golden Seal root, Stone root, Black
Cherrybark, Queens root, Bloodroot, and
Mandrake root.
The following leading medical authorities,
among host OF others, extol the foregoing
roots for the cure Of Just such ailments as the
above symptoms indicate: Prof. r, Bartholow.
M, D., OF jefferson Med. College. Phiia Prof.
H, O Wood, NJ D. of Univ.of Pa; Prot Edwin
M. Hale, NJ d.. OF Hahnemann Med College.
Chicago; Prof. John King. NJ. D., Author OF
American Dispensatory: Prof Jno. NJ. Scud-
der. NJ. D.. Author Of Specific Medicines; Prof;
Laurence johnson. Nj. D.. Med. Dept Univ. of
N Y; Prof. Finley Elllngwood, NJ. D.. Author
OF Materia Medica and Prof In Bennett Medic
cal College. Chicago. Send name and ad-
dress on Postal Gard tc Or. r. v. Pierce, Buff
fslo. A. Y. and receive free booklet giving
extracts from writings OF all the above medi-
cal authors and many others endorsing in the
strongest possible terms, each and every in
gredient of which Golden Medical Discov-
cry Is composed.
Dr. Plercc's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invgorate stomach. liver and bowels, They
may DO used IN conjunction with Golden
Medical Discovery II bowels are much COM
stipatcd. They're tiny and sugsr-coated
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29

Miss Laura Johnson closed a sec
ond successful term of school at
Grand Prairie last Friday. Miss
Johnson is an earnest school worker
and deserves the praise bestowed up
on her. Being in poor hearth, she de-
clined the school for another year
and will take much needed rest.
We trust her health may be restored
and her good work continued.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29

THE Democratic members Of the
Senate will either force the adoption
OF an income tax as part OF the tar
vi bill or they will succeed In placing
deir Republican colleagues In an
extremely embarrassing position. The
President has spoken so plainly in
favor OF an income tax that It will
be extremely embarrassing for the Re
publican millionaires to show why
It should not be adopted. In order
to avoid constitutional obstacles the
Democrats have gone back to the law
of 1864 and have decided to adopt
its language in 50 far as possible.
Five times this law was tested in the
courts and every time the Supreme
Court Of the United States pronoun-
ced 1t constitutional. Surely this
will make 1t difficult for the Supreme
Court Of to-day to reverse the decis-
ions of earlier tribunals and say that
1t is not so. 1t is proposed to tax all
incomes of over $4,000 year 3 per
centum. That means a man who en-
joys an income of 5000 a year OF
more will pay $50 year to the sup
port Of the federal government. The
rate will increase according to the
present plans, SO that he who enjoys
an income Of $4,000 or more would
pay per centum, that is $500 a
year on an income of that amount
There is one striking feature Of the
present disposition ON the part Of
many Republicans to impose some
special form of taxation. 1t carries
with it a tacit admission that the ole
claim that with tariff the foreigne
paid the tax is all nonsense. Republi
cans generally admit that the con
sumer pays the tax, that with duty
which protects, he pays 1t to the
American manufacturer, and nov
that the expenses Of the government
are increasing he is to pay an add
tional tax to run the government
However, the income tax is step IL
the right direction. 1t means direc
taxation and the next logical stel
! will be the abolition Of the tariff ant
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
JUDGE S. f. KENDALL RE-
PLIES TOMILLER MORRIS
To the Editor of the Ledger:
Mexico, Mo-, April "a, 1909.

Mexico, Mo-, April "a, 1909.
read a letter In the Ledger Of
recent date written by my old friend,
P. NJ. Morris. Of Modesto, California,
and | and all of his old time friends
are glad to hear from him after his
long silence, and / am especially
glad to hear that he has learned how
to catch fish.
His letter seems to me like re-
ceiving letter from home, as l well
remember the place where he fished
as /, with several others. camped
there about 10 days.
But when we were there we were
not supplied with shad nets nor a
little brown jug of saloon coffee mol
an auto, as they all seem to be q
necessary adjunct to his fishing out
fit.
Bro. Morris, in writing his fish
stories, seems to always have II In
for me, and this letter is no excep
ton, as he still has the chip on his
shoulder, looking for scrap. don't
know why he so singles me out as
never claimed to have any superior
knowledge in the art Of fishing, al
though ! am very fond of the sport
And he knows that fish stories
as a general thing, are read with {
grain of allowance, but it is easy 4
tell why he caught SO many fish
red auto standing on the bank of th'
river and little brown jug, witt
what he called w-w-water. eve usel
to in Missouri call 1t snake medicine)
And besides these he had saloon coi
fee. Such bait as this would lure tn
fish up from the depths of tn
ocean.
don't wonder that the shad wen
zig-zag.
Bro. Neut. Cross seems to hav
been kind of Handy Andy abo
the camp, and we are glad to hea
he is enjoying life, and, as am nc
a prohibitionist, II had come alon
while he was keeping saloon, l woul
have been tempted to go in and g
a drink. (Oh, what will Carrie Natio
say?)
In conclusion Bro. Morris aske
what Judge Kendall would say abo
this" My answer is, that l expe'
: to make visit to the scenes of n
early life during the coming SUNNI
J or fall, and will be sure to stop al
see Bros. Morris and Cross. and
7 they invite me to go fishing in
i auto, / will tell them that wou
5 prefer "hoss."
Z With best wishes to all my
friends and thanking them for ps
favors, | am,
n Yours respectfully,
Y. s. e. Kendall.