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For Dockery For Governer. Trenton, Mo., March 1.—The dem- | ocratie county convention to elect Le aoe | delegates to the state nominating Seventy Barrels of Missouri's Choicest | convention was held here to-day. Fruit Has Been Shipped for Display at the Expesition. issouRI APPLES TO BE SHOWN AT PARIS. | The convention was harmonious, en- | thusiastic and largely attended. E (ae , M. Haber, F. M. Madden and A. J Seventy barrels of Missouri apples | Rotiond were elected as delegates to gee shipped Saturday morning by represent Grundy county in the state L.A. Goodman, 6 ary of the Miss- convention. 8 oari State Horticultural societ New York for shipment to Paris, where they will be exhibited at the World’s fair. The apples were cinetly ofthe Ben Davis, Winesap, Jug Willowtwig. Mommoth Black Twig, Gano, York Pippin, Huntsinan’s Favorite and Clayton varieties, | though five of - Se | Americans Turn Tables ut twenty other varieties. ; Peeetary Goodman says that with- | A — sy sutexception they will constitute the | ARGErSOn. ; a3 Z 4 at | infantry, employi finest exhibit in the world, and that | : to Strong resolutions were passed in- structing delegates for A. M. Dockery for governor. Otherwise the deleg- a - : ates are hot instructed. but are sup- posed to be for Crow for attorney ; general, Cook for secretary of state and Pitts for auditor on Tagalos. 2 the (9a. m.)—Colonel with thirty-eig the insurgents’ none will be larger, with the exception | own tactics, has ambushed the ene 4 of New York state’s The exhibit is} meee Batangas. : made up of the commercial varieties { Through sp Colonel Ander learned that a detachment of insur- those that find the readiest sale. | They were contributed last fall by members of the Horticultural society who each selected one barrel or more for the display of Missouri fruit. about thirty counties. The apples have been kept in cold os storage all the winter at the plant of ee also the Armour Packing company and | The effect of the blow yill not be exposed to the air until | has been salutary. The enemy in they are to be shown at’ the exposi- that locality are dismayed. tion. three | a oo bushels of the seventy barrels were found to be spoiled. The appeles, ow reaching New York will be placed in cold storage com- partments on the steamer St. Paul, and upon reaching Harve, the French port of shipment, will be transferred to other refrigerators. Secretary Goodman expects that they will be in perfect condition when spread for display —Kansas City Times. He posted his soldiers concealed among gents would pass a certain road the trees lining the road, and when the enemy arrived the Americans vol- advertisement from s an They came leyed unexpectedly, killing twenty- four insurgents, wounding thirty and capturing several. Some arms and were captured In packing only about ey 3 The opening of the county cam- paign brings to the front the usual | crop of bleeders. These are the fel- lows who thrive and fatten upon the crumbs which candidates distribute. | They are solicitors of bribes. The candidate who hires them is guilty of bribery. The whole business ought to be suppressed. It can be if the candidates will resolutely and united- ly refuse to spend money foranything but the. legitimate expenses of the campaign. This would be cheaper and equally as effectual.—Columbia Herald. Fremont, 0., Flooded. \ Fremont, O., March 8.—The San- dusky River is the highest for fifteen years. The ice has gorged and the Maj. Newman's Opinion of Cronje. Macon, Ga., March 2.—Maj Henry Newman was in town yesterday in} consultation with Maj. B. R. Dysart im regard to organiz Dg a county as- sociation to solicit funds for acon- federate monument. The well known ext ederate soldier from Randolph jcounty differs with the almost unan-| |imous opinion of American journals about the wonderful heroism of Gen. “Why,” had us he said, in at weary Cronje’s defense. “Gen. Grant hemmed Vicksburg for 42 long and days, every one of which had its pro- gram of incessant cannonading from hill batteries and a long line of gun- boate, with frequent bayonet charges We would have to keep up interest. been there yet if we had not run out I don’t) wish de- of provisions to tract from Gen. Cronje as a brave and sagacious commander, but his ten days’ achievement in holding the English off seems trivialto the men who were in the Vicksburg intrench- And Vil tell you another thing about the South African war Phat man Buller is going tocome oui of this thing covered with laurels if you don’t watch out the country is making fun of him for his slowne: getting Lady- It is conceded fact that Joubert has as large an army as Bul- ler, and that he possesses the enor- mous advantage of positions. Yet Buller keeps right ahead like a bull- dog, capturing a hill here and another there, forced baek from one position, he dodges around and tries another. And in the face of all the odds against him, he is making progress, too. Military men don't these facts, and when the history of the South African war is written it will differ widely from the stuff you, are now reading in the papers.” ments, Everybody in s in into smith. a overlook Much pain and uneasiness is caused by piles, sparing neither age nor sex. Tabler’s Buckey Pile Ointment cures the most obstinate ease. ve MISSOURI CROP REPORT. Grain and Fruit Show an Improvement | Over 1890. ! Columbia, Mo., March 8.—Secretary J.R. Rippey of the Missouri State Beard of Agriculture issued to-day his estimate of crop conditions Wheat condition 87, against 74 for same date last year. While for last season it was estimated that 19 per cent would be plowed up and seeded | to> other crops, this season but a small area will be so treated, the es-| timate being that 1 per cent for southeast, 4 per cent for the south- for > central, 6 per cent for the northwest and 8 per cent for the nor Clover—Conditic for last Season fered but little g the winter, but in some localities old the west, 2 per cent tl So, against 73 t has f The pl lamage so far durit clover Was severely injured by grass hoppers during the fa Fruit—Apples, per cent alive is estimated at for last season. Peaches, 63, against 3. 85 against 61, and strawberries 83, against 70 forlast season of buds| 80, against 74 Small fruit See 8 lot of Portuzuere men in another eo! amn treading grapes with their feet for mak- ing wine Read about it 0 sbout Speer’s cmcrered method of Dg grapes and wine. For the Weak and Aged The best thing for weakly persons and in yalide is Speer’s Port Grape Wine. His Bur- gundy and Claret Wines areused at a by the best soctety people in New York Washington. Reward for a Murderer. Nevada, Mo., March 8.—John Sni- der of Milo, this county, to-day offer- ed $500 reward for the apprehension and conviction of the murderer of his son, John G. Snider, whose dead body was found on the Missouri Pacific Railway on December 23 last. This with the $250 each offered by Ver- non county and the state makes the full reward $1,000. Snider had been to Nevada on horse back the preceding day. His horse entire lower part of the city is sub- merged by backwater. The tracks of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway are covered and traffic is impossible. Several factories have been compelled Helena, Mont., March 8.—Fuller E. Brown, 36 years old, committed sui- cide in the city jail by dashing his brains out upon the cement floor. He was to have been arraigned for for- cents in bottle, tubes 75 cents. At H L. Tucker's. was found in the road with the reins SS tied to the pommel of the saddle. He Mr. Cleveland's Illness. was to have been married on Christ- New York, March The New| mas day and a gold ring, purchased that day for his fiancee, was found in his pockets. York Jouraal says that ex-President Cleveland ‘s dangerously ill at his home in Princeton. He is not con- toclose down. Houses are surround- ed and many families vacated in boats. The business section of the} 2 city will be inundated if the rise con- | Upper tier of cells. tinues. tana from Kansas. RAW AS BEEF FROM ECZEMA’ gery, but when summoned by an of- ficer jumped head foremost from an He came to Mon- burn. This is but the beginning, and will lead to suffering and torture almost unen- This Fearful Disease. tion of a humor in the blood—of terrible Eezema—which is more than skin-deep. and can not be reached by local appli- No Torture Equal fo the first symptoms of Eczema, but it is not lon durable. it is a common mistake to regard ® roughness and redness of the skin as syeations of ointments, salves, etc., applied to the surface. The disease itself, the real cause of the trouble, is in the blood, alihough all suffering is produced : before the little redness begins to itch an {Itching and Burning of merely a local irritation; it is but an indica- se skin; the only way to reach the disease, therefore, is through Mr. Phil T. Jones, of Mixersville, Ind., writes: “Thad Eczema thirty years, and after a great deal of treatment my leg was so raw and sore that it gave me constant pain. It tinally broke into a running sore, and began to spread and crow worse. 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First come, first ands 12 ere, therefore One CHESTNUT SADDLE STALLION, 16h ars old. large One. stylish. erry Bay Stallion, trot record 25 hanc a This is a fancy individual and has few e« Standar d registered. » One Fancy Black Stallion, 4 years old 16 hands Standard and registered. 210 mark but very ade) stallion 9 years old, 1,500 fb, »od one registered and subject to registry 15 Jenr All the above stock for sale at reasonable prices, will try to make terms Pedigrees on application. WACKS AND STALLIONS FOR SALE. ~ | sourstomach, malaria.const D. A. COLYER, Butler, Mo. | fined to hia bed, but he seldom leaves his room on the upper floor of his home. Herarely sees visitors and takes practically no interest in auy events ofthe world at large. Princeton, N. J., March 2.—The re ports of the illness of ex-President Grover Cleveland, according to his physician, have been exaggerated. He says Mr. Cleveland has had an- other attack of which has confined him to the house. There a feeling in however, that Mr. Cleveland's health is not as robust asit’ was some months ago. The only information given out at the Cleveland house is that the ex-president is not seriously ill. When the information was convey- ed to Mr. Cleveland that reports were being circulated that he was danger- rheumatism is Princeton, ously and was an: ious to have the reports denied. ill, he expressed indignation Missouri Pacific Extension. Jefferaon City Press. The Miesouri Pacificsurveyors, who have been surveying the line from Eldon to Springfield for theextension of the Bagnell branch, hdve reached Springfield. The distance from Eldon to Springfield by the line surveyed is 1184 miles, making the distance from this city to Sp field 152 The Sp field Republican is autho ity for the statement that the ch neer estimates the cost of > line from Eldon toSprin nut $12,000 a knows noth about posed building of the railrc miles. will mile x more that he was ordered to mak vey. Hehas heard nothing about surveying aline to Carthage. The Republican has informati to the effect that there is trouble with some of the holders of Dallascounty bonds who will not ise on gree to compro them. and this may prever in that county | furthe at unless this road will not tour it does, it will no go near t the vote aker It says is done the Lawton Left no Will. Washington, March 8.—Letters of administration were issued to-day to Mrs. Mary C. Lawton in the matter of the estate of her deceased husband Major General Henry W. Lawton. Mrs. Lawton set forth in her petition for the letters that she had made di!- igent search and inquiry for a will of the deceased and had not found any or obtained any information that he he left or made one. Those entitled to the estate, it our children of the deceased general The petition set forth that at the time of his death the only personal estate of General Lawton consisted of his accumulated pay as an army officer, amounting to about $1,000. explained, are the f A fellow at Enterprise, whose ease seems to be hopeless, jumped out of the dark at a girl last week—just for fun—and now she may die of nervous prostration ant, £ Each sy Nature ne that there is trouble ns concerned. n in any of the n't take any m advertised to troubles. BRADFIELD’ FEMALE REGULATOR is the one sat medicine fi | Tried Friends Best. Forthirty years Tutt’s Pills have proven ablessi i | | re truly the sick man’s friend. A Known Fact | For bilious headache, dyspepsia | | tion and all kindred diseases. | TUTT’S Liver PILLS) AN ABSOLUTE CURE. | e Ww. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, GA. 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