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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
Ryan Owner of Finest Barn in U. S.

L1NIHBURG, VA, Special
Thomas Fortune Ryan will shortly
be the owner at his Oak Ridge estate
in Nelson county of what is pro-
nounced to be tine finest and best
equipped dairy barn in the United
States. The building alone, without
equipment, has cost 100000, and it
will be ready for use in a few weeks
Mr.. Ryan, who has been abroad
this summer, has purchased a herd
of thoroughbred Gurneys, which he
has imported. Some of these cattle
will reach Oak Ridge this week and
others have not been gotten through
quarantine at New York
The barn has accommodation for
sixty cows and Mr.. Ryan will fill il
with thorough breds
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
LEADS IN CENSUS GAINS

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Fort Worth. Texas, placed a record
for census gains during the past de-
cade last night, when it was an
nounced that the count in that city
now showed 1892 souls, an increase
of 174.4 per cent. The population ten
years ago was 26,6SS.
This is the highest gain yet record
ed, another Texas city. Dallas, stand
Ing second, with an increase OF 11e
per cent
having now a population OF 36,e81,
against 37,7S9 in 1900. San Antonio
increased from 1891 to 1854 dur
ing the decade, q gain OF S1.2 Per
cent.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
TRAIN JUST GETS AWAY
AS BIG DERRICK FAILS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2a-Eran,,
Haggerty and George Wilson were at
work on the two-tier track structure
OF the New York Central at Licking
ton Avenue and Forty-sixth Street last
evening when someone yelled franti-
calIy for them to jump. They jumped
Just as some thing swept past them
with a force that carried their hats
from their heads.
The something proved to be a
steel derrick, whose mainmast stood
eighty feet high and whose boom was
torty-hVe feet long. 1t weighed more
than eight tons. and when il toppled
from some unknown cause, from its
concrete base into the cut just be-
yond the new Grand Central Terminal
the crash was heard for blocks
around.
Hundreds OF persons gathered. and
a policeman on post nearby sent in a
call for the reserves at the East Fifty
nrst Street Station. He also called an
ambulance from Flower Hospital and
told the authorities there that they
mad better hold others in readiness.
Tor he was sure there had been a dis
aster.
Foremen for Terry & Tench. the
contractors on the work, agreed that
IT was the luckiest kind of a chance
there was not a disaster. The main
mast OF the derrick fell directly
across the roofbeams OF the track
structure, while the boom fell
through to the tracks themselves,
blocking four of them. Less than five
minutes before a crowded accommo-
dation train had gone out over one Of
those tracks. II the boom had hit II
1t would have cut through even a steel
car like knife. the structural work
ers said.
I'D like to know who the fellow
was that passed us the sign" Wilson
said after he had got his hat There's
eight fingers OF the best; that can be
bought coming to him."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29

The most important period of the
young Africans life is that between
youth and manhood Cor womanhood).
1t is then that the witch doctor is ex-
tremely busy with his various mystic
rious rites 1t is an important part of
mis- calling to be hideous. as in most
cases he undoubtedly is. A ridiculous
mask covers his head, and wild cat or
other skins are hung around his loins
Pigment of various colors is plenti-
fully daubed over his body, and In this
h1deous state it is not to be wondered
at that he strikes terror into the mai
dens hearts as he dances wildly in the
dim hrelight, glaring at them with
hendish eyes. The timid young crea-
lures are like the hare which trembles
as the lowering bird OF prey futters
over its head. Self Will is crushed
and the erstwhile playful, wilful child
is transformed in most cases into
frightened creature with, for the time
being, no will OF her own. 1t is a curl
Gus thing that nothing connected with
what one may call the spiritual side
OF the blacks life is ever beautiful.
Their carved figures are always. to saw
the least grotesque and calculated to
brighten rather than comfort the be-
reaved. From the October Wide World
Magazine
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
ADMIT BURNING OF CHURCH.

CHRISTIANSBURG, VA, Special
william Lee, arrested a few days ago.
mas confessed that he and another
young man named George Akers
burned the Failing Water Church.
near. here, last February.
While they had been suspected for
sometime, it was not until a few DAYS
ago they were apprehended. Akers
was arrested by Sheriff Graham, of
Pulaski, and is now In Jail at that
place. 1t is likely that others will be
implicated later, as the fire was the
outcome OF grudge against the pas
tor.
Lee pleaded guilty before Justice
Fiagg, and waived hearing to the
grand jury.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
MILLIONAIRE % YEARS
OLD WEEDS YOUNG NURSE

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-with a
fortune estimated as high as $50, 000,-
900 John s. Lyle, who will be ninety
three the 18th of next month, has
just taken a wife, whom he estab-
lished yesterday in his beautiful coun-
try home at Tenaly.
The bride, who was Miss Julia G..
Harmon, a trained nurse, is sixty
three years younger than her hus-
band, whom she met when she was
sent from the Presbyterian Hospital
to care for his sister-in-law two years
ago.
The marriage was almost an elope-
ment, for the pair Tuesday went by
automobile to Yonkers to have the
knot tied, without saying a word to
anybody.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
RabbItInr I'm Au.troII,

While engaged in waging war against
rabbits in the neighborhood of the
Bulloo Hood water, says a writer in the
october Wide World Magazine. Invent
at one time to an eXcavated tank to
poison them with arsenic water. My
dead bushes. Scores of rabbits made
for this break when the poison began
little while. then suddenly I would
hear an agonized squeal and a tremen-
dous clatter among the dead leaves. 1t
was startling at times, after perhaps
half an hours quiet. I woke up one
night to find a motherless lamb but
ting at my ear Another night I was
scared by terrific commotion that
seemetao be rushing at me like a cy-
clone from the tank. This at last dis
got its foot fast in Length of netting.
II bounded and tumbled, rolled and
kicked, and the netting swished and
swung with IL till the meshes caught
on a gidgee root and the frantic mar
supial broke clear
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
SUFFOLK MAYOR HEARS
FROM LONG LOST BROTHER

SUFFOLK, VA Special Mayor
John B. Norfieet has received informa-
ton of a brother. Hamlin L. Norfeet.
whom he has not seen in forty-four
years. and who has been mourned as
dead for more than a quarter of a
century.
The missing man, now SEVENTY
three years old. located in Brazil,
where he has married a Portuguese
woman of rank. Word of the missing
man came through General Joseph
Anderson, president of the Virginia
Military Institute Alumni Association.
who is collecting data on former stu
dents.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
NORFOLK NEGhU BANK
FORCED TO LOSE DOORS

NORFOLK, VA Special-Because
the directors could not meet the re-
quirements OF the State Corporation
Commission, following a report OF the
State Bank Examiner, the Gideon Saw
ingS Bank. Inc. a colored institution
ment OF its assets to NJ. Landlord, trus-
tee, Wednesday afternoon, and closed
its doors today. The deed OF assign
ment was hled this morning in the
Court OF Law and Chancery.
The deposits amount to $4,000, with
$4,000 assets, consisting Of real es-
tate, cash on hand, notes, and furni-
ture.
1t is claimed that the liabilities are
about $4,000, and that the depositors
Will be paid every cent in full.
The pital stock was $1,000, and il
was claimed that this was not as large
as required by the Corporation Com
mission. 1t has been in operation FIVE
years.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
Freight Cars Piled Up.

CLIFTON FORGE, VA-Special-
freight wreck on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad near here this
morning blocked the tracks six hours
and caused money loss of several
thousand dollars
Two freight trains were passing
each other about a mile from Low
moor when an empty coal car jumped
the track and side-wiped the other
train. Seventeen loaded and empty
coal cars were piled in a heap and
both tracks torn up for some distance.
No one was injured.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29

connection with the proposed increase
assessment on the property Of that
company.
One of the items la dispute Is the
valuation OF $4,000 on the steamer
Luray, which plies the waters Of
Hampton Roads and the tributaries
thereof The boat is not one of the
modern sort. has seen a good deal of
service and is good for a number OF
years The boat is believed to be
worth at least $4,000. but the COM
pany has placed il at $500 for taxa
ton purposes
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL Special
That Joseph Folk, Of Missouri, will
try to get his presidential boom
launched before the State Democratic
convention, which meets here tomor-
row, was the announcement made by
his followers here today.
Folk is the second Missourian to be
the convention for President. The
other is Champ Clark, minority lead
er in the House. Roger Sullivan, of
Chicago, the boss" of the party, will
oppose any presidential booms at this
time. He will arrive this evening
prepared to talk all delegates out of
endorsing a candidate for President.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
wIfe's Release Anrcrs Hin,

SUFFOLK, VA, Special.-Accused
or threatening to kill Councilman To-
seph B. Holiday on sight, Robert
CHERRY, negro, yesterday was tried
ana acquitted. Mayor Norheet or
oered him TO leave the town.
councilman Holiday, who did not
press the charge, gave Cherry fiftv
cents with which to buy a ticket. HoI-
hday, who is an attorney, was instru-
mental in getting Cherry's wife par
ooned from prison, and this, ii is al
legeu' caused the enraged husband
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
Convicted of False Marriage.

FREELlNG, VA, Special.-Louis
NJ. Mullins, justice OF the peace, was
convicted before Justices Howell and
Hughes of officiating at a false mar
.Age. A penalty of thirty days i'm
prisonment in the county Jail and a
fine of $3.50 was imposed. Miss Luella
Mullins. party to the marriage, tes-
titled that she thought 1t a real mar
riage.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
SMALL ASSESSMENT FOR STEAMER

Rio Inn ond, Va, ecial-
counsel for the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company, is here before the
!he State Corporation Commission in
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29

Chesapeake and Ohio Earnings.
Earnings for the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway the second week in
September were $66s.716; increase,
$56,9S9. From July LIST, $6,S74,12
increase, t6S1,s1s.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29

NEW YORK, Special.-Captain
Thomas S. Baldwin, pilot of Clifford
u. Harmon's big gray balloon New
York, arrived in this city today from
Portsmouth. o., where the balloon
landed Sunday evening. He was sur
prised when informed that the bal
loon was almost given up for lost
and that she had not been reported.
Allen p. Hawley, who started in
the race from Indianapolis with the
America IL, reported that while over
Noble county, o.. farmers shot at his
gas bag.
He said that he heard two reports
and then the whistling of bullets. Au-
guStus Post, the we'll known New
York aviator, was his companion in
the basket of the America II.
The Buckeye was sighted at
Charleston, w. Va, on Sunday, and
the Miss Sophia at Pomeroy, O., Sun
day night.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
RACING BALLOONS
END GREAT TRIP
The Buckeye, With Aviators Wade
and Morgan, Come Down in In
accessible Mountain Place Near
Showalter and Has Probably
Won the Great Race,

There is little question but
that the balloon Buckeye is the
winner Of the championship race,
although official confirmation
has not been given out by the
Aero Club OF America.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
NEW YORK, SpeciaI -The

NEW YORK, Special. The
Buckeye, one OF the balloons i'm
the American championship race,
landed i'm the mountains near
Showalter, Floyd county, Va, yes
terday, according to a dispatch to
the Aero Club of America today.
The inacccsSfbility of the land
ing place prevented earlier It'd
ings- Another report says that
the balloon Miss Sophia landed
near Midvale, w. Va, last night.
This leaves only the balloon New
York unrepOrted.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29

The Young people evinced today no
less eagerness to get at the poll books
In Portsmouth, Mr.. Maynard's home
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26

parasite, in the bodies of men and
certain animals. Under favorable
conditions this parasite grows and
multiplies with great rapidly, caus.
ing thereby the illness and finally
the death of the man or animal in
which 1t grows. And, placed under
conditions where 1t can no longer
grow, it becomes like a grain of
wheat, simply a seed, capable of
waiting indefinitely until conditions
arise for 1t TO take on fresh
growth. This germ is usually con-
veyed from one person to another
Through the sputum OF through the
discharges from tuberculosis sores
and the medium of such transmission
Is usually the air, in which i'm the
form of dust the germ is breathed
into the lungs. Sunlight and fresh
adr kill the germ as do fire, boil
ing water and certain chemical sub
stances. But outside the body OF
its host, in damp, dark and unconven.
tional places it is capable of living
for many months. a source of dan.
ger to those who are susceptible tc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26
CLASS OF 1910, MCMILLAN HIGH
SCHOOL, GRADUATE IN BLAZE OF GLORY

The graduation exercises Of the
Class of 1910 Of Mcmillan High
School was a brilliant affair Friday
evening; twenty1fOur were graduated,
Mcmillan High. The Grand Opera
House, in which the exercises were
held, was decorated in red and white
the class colors and the front Of the
stage was banked with potted plants.
Proceeding the opening the McMil-
Ian Band gave a concert. The Rev.
Truck offered the innovation and
the Mcmillan Glee Club. Of girls.
sang. This Glee Club is something
new in the School and is a very capa-
Bile organization. Miss Wallace
trained them and their singing was
greatly enjoyed by the immense au-
dience.
The Rev. Walter NJ. White ad-
dressed the graduates. His subject
was "The Ringing of the Bells"
Mr.. White is a speaker of unusual alb
ity and his address was one of the
very finest ever heard in this
city. He hkened the periods OF life
with the school bells and his re
marks were full of timely advice and
hope for the graduates.
President s. p. Emmons, of the
School Board, presented the di-
pIomas. When Miss Eva Miller, vai-
e~diotorian, received hers, there was a
burst of applause that attested her
popularity as well as the pleasure her
friends felt in her success. After
another selection by the Glee Club
the Rev. Walter M. White pro
nounced the benediction.
The graduating class was entertain
ed afterward at the home of w. w.
Williams. The affair was in honor
of Miss Miller, the yaledictorian, and
the young people spent several hours
III pltdSdlll CoLNti nsttioH diuNf NhiNh
delightful refreshments were served.
The Glass Of 1910 outshone the
count in the brilliancy of their com
mencement.
Class of 1910 Memorial
From the proceeds of the Senior
play a handsome replica of the Greek
discus thnower will be presented to
the Mcmillan High School. 1t has
become a custom for each class 10
leave a memorial of some great work
of art. g.
Winners of ms"
The athletic trophies won at Nc
MILAN High School, during the year
were presented at assembly Saturday
morning. The various cups won by
the classes we're presented as well
as those by individuals. The "Ms'
were winners for the years work
and Stanley Pearson won three
Coach Finley presented the honors.
The following are the winners o.
the ms" and the number they re
ceived.
A. Gibbs 2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26
If You Read This

II will DO to learn that the leading medi.
cal writers and teachers Of all the several
schools Of practice recommend, in the
strongest terms possible, each and every
ingredient entering into the composition
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the cure of weak stomach, dyspepsia,
catarrh Of stomach, silver complaint
torpid liver, or biliousness, chronic bowel
affections, and all catarrhal diseases Of
whatever region, name or nature. 1t Is
also a specific remedy for all such chronic
or long standing cases Of catarrhal atfec-
tions and their re~sultants, as bronchial,
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but for lingering, or chronic cases It Is
especially efficacious In. producing. per-
feet cures. It contains Black Cherrybark,
Golden Seal root, Bloodroot, Stone root,
Mandrake root and Queens root-all OF
which are highly praised as remedies for
all the above mentioned affections BY such
eminent medical writers and teachers as
Prof. Bartholow, Of jefferson Med. Co..
lege; Prot. Hare, Of the uniy. o. Pa.i
nett Med. College, Chicago; Prot. John
King, M. D., Of Cincinnati Prof. John
M. Scudder, M. D., Of Cincinnati Prof.
Edwin NJ. Hale. NJ. D., OF Hahnemann
Med. College, Chicago, and. scores Of
others equally eminent In their several
schools OF practice.
The "Golden Medical Discovery " Is the
only medicine put up for sale through
druggists for like purposes, that has any
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more than any number Of ordinary testi-
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Is the best possible guaranty Of Its merits:
A glance at this published formula will
show that uGolden Medical Discovery
contains no poisonous, harmful or habit
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pure, triple-reined glycerlne being used
Instead. Glycerine Is entirely %unobIec.
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In the cure of all stomach as well as bron'
chlal, throat and lung affections. There
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use In all such cases. The Discovery IL
q concentrated glyceric extract Of native
medicinal roots and Is safe and reliable
A booklet of extracts from eminent
medical authorities, endorsing its ingre
dents mailed freq on request. Address
Or. B. v, Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26

ii. Consumption is durable in a
large percentage OF cases, II taken in
time, and on early recognition rests
the hope of it's cure.
In no way other than by care
fully gathered and best kept records
Of births. sickness and death, with
the causes of the latter and other
pertinent data made plain, a any
State or community take account OF
its vital resources and liabilities, and
learn the truth that Us OF fundament-
al Importance to its W existence
and well-being; and, sad to say, until
this year, 1910, there we're no means
IN Missouri by which, as a state, such
an accounting could be had. 1t was
only possible to learn such facts
with respect to certain localities
namely, the larger cities, which by
local ordinance require the reporting
and recording of vital, morbidity, and
morality figures, thus affording a
datumline from which Statistical
measurements and conclusions re
specting population, health, fecundity
sanity, longevity; etc, could bt
computed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26

Is employed by a large steel corpor-
alton of Pittsburg. He is a graduate
of the engineering department of the
Missouri State University, and is a
young man who has achieved much
success in his chosen profession.
Miss Walker has visited in this
city on several OCCASIONS. She is
one of MouroeCi ty's best families and
is a young lady of high accomplish
ments. The date of the wedding has
not been set, but it will probably be
some time in June. The Ledger Joins
the many friends of this couple in
extending most hearty congratulation
in advance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
(Troy Free PressA


The ST. Louis. St. Charles and
Norulern Traction Company. an ae,
count of the organization of which
Sompany appeared in these columns
recenuly, rs actively engaged IN the
prehmhnary work of the electric line
winch they propose to bpiId
lrom st. Charles in a northwesterly
direction through Troy, olney. Mid.
dleoown. Marllng, Mexico and points
northwest.
K. e. Race, field manager for rbe
company, was in Troy Monday. look.
ing over the situation and making ar.
r@lsements to include Troy on the
route. He stated to the editor of
TINS paper that 1t was the desire of
The company 10 come into Troy from
a noruhwesterly direction and 10 run
une line so as to cover the princi.
paa business section OF our city, and
TO run in an easterly direction pass
Ing near the fairgrounds.
The route of the run from
Troy TO st. Charles will probably be
by way of Old Monroe.
This route will open up a large ter.
rioory and give Troy much better rail.
road facilities than she has at pres.
ent.
The officers and directors for
uhe most part live along the line of
the road, and include some of the
very best citizens In this part of the
state. Troy win be asked to grant
a franchise to this company andas no
unreasonable requests will be made
We have no doubt that it, as well
as any other, needed concessions
will be granted.
Engineers are at work In two
places along the line and the Mexico
dasyion will be reached inside of a
few weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26
st. Louis. May 10.

Ten men were badly hurt late
last night, when the Diamond Spec
ial," of the Illinois Central Road,
crashed into a standing rocking
train at the mouth of the tunnel, In
this city, at Clark and Eighth SITS.
The engineer and fireman of the
passenger train were not seriously IN
jured and went back with the wreck
ed passenger train to Union Station,
where the train was again sent out
at II O'Clock.
The wnecking train had just emerg'
ed from the tunnel and was stand
ing on the main line when 1t was
struck by the outbound passengef
train. The passenger engine STRUCK
the rear of the wrecking train hard
enough to bury the passenger en-
gine's nose into the steel buttress o.
the wrecking derrick.
The wrecker was returning from re
pair work neal Twenty-first street
Employees in the yard offices, wher
they heard the crash Of the COLI
sion abandoned their work and RAJ
frightened into the railroad yards
shouting;
''The comet-the comet"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26

1t has about been decided to send
an exhibit of Mcmillan High School
manual training furniture to the
State Fair at Sedalia, this summer.
|. NJ. Greer and McPheeters Bros.
were called in Friday morning, to
Judge the exhibit and the following
pieces were chosen:
Library table,. Miller.
Morris chaiT-R. Gibbs.
Sofa-C. Blattner.
Rocking chair-F. Sullivan.
Arm chair-R. Gibbs.
Ordinary ehair-N. Livingston,
The shaving stand and bedstead
will also be included in the exhibit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26

Below we publish a part of Miss
Eva MiIIer's interesting essay on
'The Fight Against tuberculosis"
She was valedictorian and her es-
say is said, by her teachers, TO be
one of the best ever written in the
School:
The surest and THE sharpest sickle
the reaper, Death, carries is tubercu-
losis. Its most common form OF
manifestation is pulmonary consump'
ton. This disease which levies a ter
rlble tribute is caused by a minute
vegetable organism which lives, as q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-26
snnkane. Wash. MAY 81.

With an abundance Of this worlds
goods, stocks, bonds, mortgages,
cash and lands, with everything I'M
fact which is usually listed as a re-
quirement for happiness, life recent
ly has not been rosy in the family OF
William Huntaey .vice-president of the
Exchange National Bank, president OF
the Spokane Electric Supply Com