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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06
COURT
ADJOURNS TUESDA,

Tho county court sdourned Tues
day night.
The following are the election
judges:
Democrat. Republican
MEXICO. LIST Ward
Geo. N. johnson ". A. McMwtry
Jas. Lewis. L. s. Wilson
Henry Edmonds G. B. Lyman
and Ward
]. W. Atchtson Levd Jones
VIM. EIler ID. G. S. Wilson
d. A. Murphy WIN. Frazier
3rd Ward
c. A. Bast Chas. Dean
w. ]. Bolts G. W. Pease
Lan Jones A. 4. AyerH
sth Ward
VIM. viyion J. b. Fleming
Clay Mcclure d. NJ. Roberts
IL. A. Norris NJ. T. v~andergrift
UNION
G. D. Black A. Pfttzer
Hiram Threlkeh l.. r. Larkin
j. II. Diliard j. II. Hardesty
Mo1NO-
D. M. sIonaker Frank weinand
j. Z. Mundy Clyde Elis
Ed. Lowery Mih Householder
BURKE
Harry Brown VIII Allison
John Holman Newton Davis
B. A. Brown w. ID. Blair
CANT
Il. q. Jones c. w. Wilson
q. ], Sims Jos. Givens
Martin Flynt B. B. Daniels
THOMPSON
Ed Morris w. Fl. Dempsey
Geo. Poole Ed. Tiger
Baker Barnes Chas. Households
NAILOR-
H. T. Squirting Sid Hartley
Geo. NJ. Deane F. A. Ehret
Chas Weaver Enoch King
ROWENA--
c. M. Berry Byron Reed
r. C. Peck John Sharp
Chas. Sansbury q. L. Scott
MACEDONIA
Jonas Graves Paul Hawkins
Oscar Smith Tom Gordon
Jno. Spellman Newton Burkeye
CANADA
J.. C. Terry Geo. Eyerhart
Stanley Palmer Hiram Hartley
H. H. Long Grant Fickin
FRIENDSHIP
Jno. German Geo. Ficklin
Lee Prather Frank Kern
p. D. Forrest VIM. Nofzenyer
BURNHAM-
A. M. German j. C. Generich
J. w. Walker Geo. Waggmer
Andy Bowan e. l.. Stauterman
BLACK
r. N. Gray Lee Deaton
w. W. Cornett b. l.. Frisbee
r. b. Page Ralph House
FARBER-
w. ]. Crow l.. w. Mccain
w. o. Hostetter. Ed. Ehrlic
S. P. Sutton G.. w. Chase
GROW
VIM. Price Fred Fletcher
A. J. Middleton Geo. Sake
Jesse Gatewood Chas. Ford
VANDALIA-
j. II. Ellis VIM. Ferguson
II. +. Reed A. L. Webb
Jno. Renner VIM. Ralston
LADDoNIA-
J. j. Alexander G. w. Day
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

Wilkerson Nursery & Orchard Co.
will have q car Of apples in Mexico
in a few days, Ben Davis and Cana
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06
NEW FISH MARKET.

D. Crisis & Company are opening a
new fish market just south Of Sam
Morris Fresh fish will be received
every day. Prices right, quality first
class. d&w tt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

New Pancake Flour and new
Buckwbeat Flour in packages, 10c,
at
d2-w1t Smith Bros.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

T. p. Robinson sold hogs 10 w.
II. Pollard for April for &c 10 be
weighed al home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

Comforts and Blankets. A large al
sortment at all prices. Poisson's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-02-10
Prices Cut Down for Quick Clearance
Special Sale on Shoes

- All the new shoes are here for spring. We will
include them all and sell them at prices unheard
of before. Mems Children's and Ladies' OK
fords included. ~. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-02-10

The Hamilton Brown make of shoes are the most
stylish and durable shoes of today The largest
shoe manufacturers in the world.
Mems Lumberman's Rubbers, co
regular S2O0....... Observation-Disclosures. 90
Ladies' Dress Skirts, IN
at a discount of ...... ... ~ T t1CClll
Fleisher's Yarn, best grade, o.
per Skeln.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 60N
Ladies' Coats H1c
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-02-10
M ems Sweater Goats

We have still too many Mems Sweater Coats,
and in order not to carry any over will cut the
prices down to move them fast.
Mems Sweaters regular $500, DO m
sale. Observation-Disclosures. >QE.OO
Mems Sweaters, regular so, ~
Mems Sweaters, regular $500, 4 Or
All Sweaters, regular Sl.OO, ~
eaoA ':''.'' ......-......... W
One Lot of Mems Flannel Shirts ~
regular 81 90, SALE l0C
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-02-10

eb 4h Large crowds taking advantage Of this sale
the season. If you that would buy when the o.
ods and merchandise now All the winter merchandise
reserved. RI Tx: ~-."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Where he remained for five
years. After an interval of sea
service he came back to the bu-
reau and from 1893 to 1896 was
Inspector of ordnance in charge
Of the naval proving grounds.
During the Spanish-American
war the present head of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

however, wanted the place for him.
self. He entered the lists against
kerens and there was a deadlock
which lasted some time. Finally there
was compromise which resulted in
the election of William H. Warner
of Kansas City Warmers term will
be up next year and should the Re.
publicans regain control of the legis.
lature it was believed Kerens would
have good chance This may be
one of the reasons for his selection as
an envoy.
Mr.. Kerens is multi-millionaire,
aged SO years, and his home is in
Vandeventor place, a thoroughfare
three blocks long in which none but
millionaires live. He was a member
of the Republican national executive
committee from 1884 to 1900 and a
member of the Republican national
committee from 1892 to 1904. He made
his fortune in railroad building and
the only public Office of Importance
he ever held was as one of the three
United States commissioners on the
inter-continental railway commission.
Mr.. Kerens is Catholic and In high
favor at the Vatican. He was the re.
cipient of the Laetare medal from the
University of Notre Dame in 1904.
Mr.. Kerens has one daughter whose
friends predict for her brilliant en-
reer in Austrian society.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
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on one OF the largest lathes ever built. Later
the breech mechanism is attached. From a
technical standpoint the lathe work and kin
dred operations may be considered the most
important operations in connection with the
construction Of the 14-inch gun To indicate
the scope Of this work it may be cited that
one of the cutting tools in going from end to
end of jacket hoop travels IL miles and
requires Sc hours for the operation An ex-
tension must needs be provided to enable the
largest lathe at the naval gun factory to &C.
commodate the 14-inch gun, but with such ex-
tension provided there are several lathes at
the big plant any Of which are capable of
handling this new size weapon.
Extreme accuracy in fashioning the tube of
the 14-inch gun is essential, since the general
efficiency of the gun Is dependent upon the
uniform diameter Of this foundation tube upon
which in due course the layers of hoops and
bands are shrunk. The tube contains first the
entire bore in which the big projectile will
travel a distance of 542 inches ere it leaves
the muzzle of the gun. This bore should not
be more than two one-thousandths of an inch
out Of a straight line if it is to meet require
ments and it is fitted with 81 riiing grooves.
which decrease in width they approach
the muzzle and the purpose of which is to i'm
part to the projectile rotary motion that
will prevent the missile from turning length
wise in fight and thus losing it's force Sec
ondly, the tube contains the powder chamber.
In the new 14inch gun the capacity of the
chamber Is 15,S43 cubic inches, being designed
to accommodate the 365 pounds of smokeless
powder which will constitute the full service
charge of the new weapon.
Interesting as is the construction of the
new gun, it will be equaled by the Importance
OF the tests OF the monster shooting iron" at
the Indian Head proving grounds It has been
figured that projectile fired with fun
charge, will have a penetratiye power at the
muzzle of more than. % inches of the latest
Krupp steel armor. At 5000 yards range the
pro1ectile could pierce armor 10 inches in
thickness, and at 5000 yards the penetration
would embrace everything up to Krupp armor
l2h inches in thickness. At 5000 yards. an
extreme battle range. the penetration will be
In excess of IL inches, which is the thickness
OF the heaviest armor on modern battleehfne.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

gun tests at Indian Head ere the army is ready
to try out the first of it's new heavy-hitters at
Sandy Hook N. j.
For the purpose of comparative tests the
war department is constructing one of the five
14-inch guns above mentioned as a wire-wound
piece, but the other four are built up in &C
cordance with the usual plan of concentric
cylinders assembled by shrinkage This is the
practice likewise in the case of the new naval
gun. The army is already firmly committed
to the 14inch gun and congress has authorized
the construction of four such weapons in addi-
ton to the five already mentioned, but work
on them has not been commenced.
1t is the claim of Brig Gen. William Gro
zier, the very progressive chief of ordnance of
the United States army, that the 14inch gun
is vastly superior to the 12-inch gun which it
Is displacing for the defense of wide channels
and harbors where the highest power is re-
CURED. He claims that the army's new IL
inch guns will be capable of firing greater
number Of rounds than the Pinch guns, mas
much as the same striking force be i'm
parted to the projectile with less velocity
Rear Admiral N. E. Mason, chief of ordnance
OF the navy, who has personal supervision over
the construction of the first 14-inch gun for
the navy, has not yet come out so unQuali-
fedly in favor of the heavier ordnance as has
his confrere Of the army but Admiral Mason's
verdict after the tests will be awaited with
great AAleIest, AoI Inere Is no Omcer In the
service more thoroughly conversant with the
ordnance requirements of the navy
During the greater portion of his naval ca
reer Admiral Mason has specialized in ord
nance work. native of Pennsylvania and a
member Of the graduating class of 1869 at the
United States naval academy, the young off,
Ger, following varied experience in sea SER
vice in all parts Of the world, was in 1884 de-
tailed for ordnance work at the navy yard at
Washington. After two years of this service
he was given post in the bureau Of ordnance.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

IRENE range, OF more than Is mile
but what might be termed its effecti
range. that is, the range at which
would engage the enemy in bait
conditions. is five miles.
The most spectacular operation
the construction of this new $1,000
peace-maker," as in the manufactu
OF all heavy ordnance, is the jacketil
OF the gun. The method of procedul
is to first bore the tube of the gun ar
nn1sh its outer surface; then finish Il
jacket inside, and, finally, shrink IL
jacket on the tube AS preliminal
to the delicate operation the jacket
heated to temperature of 600 d,
grees III cylindrical furnace, occup,
ing pit 40 feet deep Air, blow
through a furnace where white heat
maintained, is forced through an
around the jacket for 20 hours. Tn,
burning blasts of oil make roarin:
that completely browns voices an,
therefore the entire operation is di
rected by signals and without a wort
being spoken.
After the ponderous jacket has re
ce1ved its baptism of fire the mass O.
glowing metal is lifted from the heat
ing furnace by means of a crane
which, despite it's tremendous power
Is capable Of such delicacy of opera
ton that it centers the jacket within
one-thirty-second of an inch over the
tube and lowers it over the tube a,
the rate of foot per minute. Afte1
the Jacket has cooled and shrunk or
the tube its outer surface is finished
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

letter signed Katherine Mccormick
and found it's statements Incorrect.
''Who is Katherine Mccormick" he
was asked.
THAT is what should like to know
myself
'Have you any relatives of that
name?"
eyes, there are several. I have nc
means of knowing whether any OF
them wrote the letter.
The letter which stirred up the con.
troversy, after referring to the unveil.
ing of the portrait of Cyrus H. McCor.
mick, which was to take place the
next day, continues as follows:
II hope, however, that the gentle.
man who will pronounce his euIogy
will not fall into the stupid error.
which I understand has been made
several times recently, that Cyrus H.
Mccormick invented the reaper. Mr.,
Cyrus H. Mccormick neither invented
the reaper nor any essential part
thereof, and to the best of my recollec.
ton (and I knew him Intimately he
never made any such claim during his
lifetime.
''The reaper was invented by Rob.
ert Mccormick of Rockbridge county.
Virginia, in the early '3Os, and he man.
ufactured with the help of his third
son, Leander J. Mccormick, fine work.
ing, serviceable machines, which he
sold to the farmers of Rockbridge
county and neighboring counties in
goodly numbers. until he died in 1916
Ellis machine was never patented
After his fathers death Cyrus H. Nc,
Cormick, following some serious bust
ness vicissitudes in various localities,
came to Chicago, and with his broth
ers, William S. and Leander J. McCor
mick, established the Chicago manu-
factory of the reaper invented by thei,
father, which enterprise brought sue
cess and fortune to all three of them"
The writer adds book is being pre-
pared to prove Robert Mccormick tho
real inventor.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
|REAPER HONOR ROW
Mccormick Families in Dispute
Concerning Inventor.
Cyrus II. Mccormick, Not the Oriqi-
nator of Great Farm Machine, Says
Woman in Jefferson Says
He Was,

| Chicago.-The unwilling of the por.
trait of Cyrus H. Mccormick in the
Farmers Hall of Fame in Memorial
hall of the College of Agriculture Of
the University of Illinois at Urbana
aroused controversy as to whether the
late inventor or his father, Robert Nc
Cormick, is entitled to the honor of
having invented the reaper.
Seemingly the controversy is being
waged among different branches of the
Mccormick family itself.
That the distinction ascribed by his
tory to Cyrus H. Mccormick was dis
puted, apparently within the family.
came to the surface when letter
dated at New York and signed "Kath-
crime Mccormick was printed on the
editorial page of a Chicago newspaper
published by one of the McCormicks
1t asserted Robert Mccormick invent
ed the reaper.
The claim of Cyrus H. Mccormick is
stanchly defended by his direct de-
scendants in Chicago. At his resi-
dence, SO East Huron street, Cyrus H.
Mccormick, son of the inventor of
that name, and president of the Inter-
national Harvester Company, secuted
the suggestion contained in the letter
Of Katherine Mccormick.
1.-THE claim that Cyrus Mccormick
did not invent the reaper is too absurd
to discuss" said Mr.. Mccormick. my
father did invent the reaper, but it
seems quite unnecessary for me to
make such statement, for it is an his
torical fact. Robert Mccormick, his
father, tried to invent a reaper, but
failed. He made few experiments,
but they did not result in the produc-
| ton of a practical machine. 1t was
| Cyrus Mccormick who worked out the
idea."
MIR. Mccormick said he had read the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

that he will not be treated as a Wis
ltlng member of a royal house. This
information is said by his friends tc
indicate a desire to receive a reply
from Miss Katharine Elkins. One OF
her closest friends is authority fol-
the statement that she will have made
up her mind by that time as to wheth
er she will yield her hand or not.
The report that no less a personaee
than King Edward was responsible TO,
the additional difficulties in the trou
bled course of the dukes lov We max
ing has gained credence from the an
nouncement of the dukes expected
visit to America.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
KERENs H0N0RED BY TAFT
sf. ~Louisan, Who Has Long Been Re
publican "WheeI Horse,"> Ap-
pointed Minister to Austria.

st. Louis. - Richard c. Kerens
whom President Taft has appointed
minister to Austria-Hungary, is one
OF the old wheel horses" of the Re-
publican party in Missouri. He has
battled for years for the success OF
his party, both as a leader and in the
ranks. Thrice has an attempt been
made to elect him United States sena.
tor
When the Republican party gained
control of the state legislature in
the election at which Joseph w. Folk,
Democrat, was elected governor
some persons believed Kerens would
finally achieve the honor he had
sought, but without avail, in the Dem.
ocratic legislatures.
Thomas L. Niedringhaus, who was
national committeeman that year
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
Talk,

Good talk has SO much shorthand
that 1t cannot be reported-the inflec
ton, the change of voice, the shrug
cannot be caught on paper. The best
of it Is when the subject unexpected
ly goes cross-lots, by flash of short
cut, to conclusion SO suddenly re
vealed that it has the effect of wit
It needs the highest culture and thu
finest breeding to prevent the CONVEX
sation from running into mere
persifage on the one hand-its com
mon fate or monologue on the other
Our conversation is largely chaff.-
lCharles Dudley Warner
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

ordnance bureau mad an OppOr-
tunity to study the other side of ordnance
work as an officer of the cruiser Brooklyn
After the war he was successfully inspector Of
ordnance at the League Island navy yard and
at the naval torpedo station and latterly was
promoted to the highest post in the naval ord
nance organization. ...-
Another officer of exceptional ability who
is playing an influential part in the creation
of the navy's weapon Is Rear Admiral
E. N. c. Leutze, superintendent Of the naval
gun factory. Admiral Leutze is native Of
Prussia and graduated from the naval acad-
envy in 1867. Early in his career he was in
charge of surveying parties that went over
the Panama and Nicaragua routes. During the
Spanlsh-Amer1can war, in command of the
Monterey, he ordered to the relief of Ad-
miral Dewey in Manila bay; was present 1t
the taking of the city of Manila, and took part
in several engagements with :nsurrectionists
1t fell to his lot to re-establish the Cavite
navy yard experience which aided to quail
ify him for his present responsible position
which he has held for upward Of nine years
In the eyes of the average layman the
navys tentative adoption of the H-inch gun
appears somewhat revolutionary in view Of
the fact that it was but few years ago that
the naval authorities seemingly proceeded IN
the opposite direction by declaring in favor Of
the Pinch gun in preference to 13inch gun
with which our earliest battleships were
equipped. Any inconsistency of policy is, how
ever, apparent rather than real and the new
14-inch gun will be much more effective in hit
ting power than either the IL or 13 inch type.
The new gun, with length of 33h feet, viii
weigh in excess of GO tons--that is, 10 tons
more than the 12inch guns built for the new
battleships North Dakota and Delaware ard
SIX tons more than the yet more powerful II
inch guns designed for the new battleships
Arkansas and Wyoming. The 14inch gun.
which will hud q 1,400-pound projectile at q
speed Of $500 feet per second. will have an e1-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
BRUzzI is COMING BACK
IKE Will Visit United States Next
Spring and Get Miss Elkins'
Final Answer.

Washington.-The duke of the Alb.
lzz1, in letter to a friend, declares
S recent promotion to the vice-ad-
lralty of the Italian navy will not
terfere with his. plans to visit this
ountry early in the spring. Accord
g to present arrangements he will
ach here in March, Under the au-
)lces of the National Geographic
ociety he will give four lectures on
lie ascension of the Asiatic mountain
ange. These lectures will be given
l New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Washington.
1t is reported here that this visit
i'll take place with the understanding
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
LLTCZE SANS GIN fHcTORy 80

every likelihood that the 14-inch gun
Will make its appearance in the equip
ment Of the heaviest of our new battle
ships. Indeed it is stated that the
board of naval construction has al
ready prepared plans for two different
types of battleships, each design call
ing for a main battery of eight 14-inch
guns.
In the construction of this initial
14-inch gun for the navy there has
been, as is customary with all our ma
val ordnance, cooperation between
private mandatory and the govern
ment ordnance plant. The naval gun
factory at Washington does not include
foundry, although congress has been
urged several times in recent years to
provide this adjunct so that heavy ord
nance could be constructed complete
under government auspices. The pres
ent limitations make it necessary to
procure gun castings from private
firms and finish them at the navy de-
partment shops. This procedure is be-
ing followed in the case of the 14-inch
gun. The contract for the assembled
forgings was awarded to the Midyale
Steel Company early in the present
year, the firm being allowed AZ weeks
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

lead over foreign powers and, In measure
forestaing the United States army, which parable
ambitions for heavier ordnance The primary object
the construction of this largest most powerful oil
naval rifles u.s. of course experimental but if there
favorable outcome Of the which the new gun is
undergo at the Indian Head proving grounds there is
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

to complete the work and make delivery at
Washington, where will be conducted the deli
cate operations of rifiing and chambering the
gun, etc.
In preparation for handling the 14-inch gun
some important changes have been made in
the arrangement and equipment of the great
naval gun factory the banks of the Poto-
mac-one Of the most important institutions
of the kind in the world. These emergency
preparations as they may possibly be termed
are but the forerunners of yet more impor-
tant permanent revision at the big factory
1t is the desire of the bureau of ordnance of
the navy to enlarge the gun factory buildings
and increase the size and power of the ma
chinery equipment to point where it will be
possible to handle all classes of breech.oading
rifles up to 17-inch. Of course there are no
17nch guns in existence now in immediate
contemplation, but the navygdesires to be pre-.
pared for all eventual1ties. AS in a measure
indicating the trend of development it may be
recalled that the United States war depart
ment few years ago constructed and has
mounted on Romer shoal In New York harbor
a 16-inch gun. To be sure there were rumors
at the time the 16inch gun was tested at
Sandy Hook that the showing made was
scarcely as gratifying as the officials had
ticipated, but evidently the naval experts are
confident that the deficiencies, If any exist,
will be remedied. No other Interpretation can
be put on their ambition to be in position to
manufacture 16-inch or even heavier guns
Just here it may be explained that the energy
which has been displayed in pushing toward
completion the new naval gun is In some
measure attributable to that perpetual, fnev-
itable rivalry between the two arms of the
service for superiority in the range and power
of guns. The war department has five 14-inch
guns under construction and two Of them have
had the construction work expedited In every
possible manner, but 1t would not be strange
AZ the navy was enabled to begin its 14-inch
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-08-05
Public Sale
of valuable
Personal Property.

intending TO move out OF the county
l will sell at my home at 4OS N. High
street Aartinsburg w. Va, on
SATURDAY, AUG. 6, 1910,
beginning at 10 O'Clock the following
personal property to-wit;
HEAD HORSES
all good work hor.es, good barshear
leaders will WORK anywhere hitched.
VEHICL rs &c.
1-horse dray wagon, spring wagon ,
dump carts one as good as new, one
old runabout buggy, lot extra wagon
and buggy wheels, lot OF harness.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS &c.
cock steve and utensils, heating
stoves and a quantity of other house.
hold goods.
TERMS.
A credit of G months will be given
the purchaser to give his note with
good security payable at the Bank of
Martinsburg with interest from date
but interest RENTED if paid at matIri-
ty, Under $40 cash.
j. b. Iepp.
j. w. Dodd Auctioneer.