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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
OUR FAIR.


In no other way can farmers and
their families put in a week to better
advantage than by attending our
fair. It 10 at such places and upon
such occasions, above all others, that
agriculturists get both instruction
and encouragement. They there
learn that he that would succeed
must be intelligent as we'll as strong.
There is little to be seen there that
suggests mere emain strength and
aHkwardness," and on that account
the farmer that visits such exhibit
tions returns home better prepared
to meet and overcome the difficulties
that beset his daily path. If he has
improved the opportunities present
ed to him, besides stock of all kinds
or a better and more desirable char
acter than he has been accustomed
to, he will have seen agricultural i'm
plements and household and dairy
utensils Of which he had no previous
conception and have learned that he
who rides and drives develops q
higher ana more desirable life than
he who draggles weary and sore af-
ter old time plows on narrow and
shallow burrows. His wife too will
have picked many a hint that other
wise would not nave come to her
during her life time. She will have
seen bread cooked upon advanced
stoves, fine, firm and yellow butter
from out the latest churn, cheese of
the most attractive kind, splendid
cake, delicious preserves, sparkling
cider and cheerful wine. But this
is not all with the sight of them will
come new ideas and with them new
wants, the pioneers and sources of
progress. What does a man amount
to now q days, or a woman either,
who has no new wants? Who r
to remain what his father or mother
was? Who has no desire for fine
stock, improved implements, for
books, stoves, sewing machines and
pianos? He is already in the drag
and before long will find himself a
century at least behind his progress
sive neighbor. There used to be
room for those that would spend
weeks on the creek, whom half that
time devoted to the construction of a
good pond would have furnished
twice the amount Of fish caught; but
that day has passed. Neither is
there now place for such as used to
waste months after deer on the prai-
ries, who, had they devoted half that
attention to sheep, would have be-
come rich. In these days of go-a-head-
~ativeness such people are obstacles
to progress, drawbacks to society
and an incubus TO themselves.
Let all then attend the affair. Our
merchants and manufacturers have
many new things to exhibit, and
stock raisers from our own and adj
joining States but await the arrival of
our farmers and their wives to pa
rade the best ANIMALS that can be
found in this or any other country.
And when they come let them bring
with them all they have that is
worthy of calling attention to. A
fair is something more than a picnic
or a dance or a diversion. 1t is a
place to see and be seen, to find out
what one is and others are, to learn
what is going on and get determine.
ton to keep up with the world and il
possible to be ahead. of it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

NO. 1872.
GO acres. two and one-half miles west OF MeNi-
co. 2 dwellings 1 and 2 stories high, and all out
bulldiniiS in good repair orchard OF about 100
trees garden fenced with pickefs barn with
room for 6 horses and 1 tons hay corn crib and
grauary. Farm fenced with hedge, plank and
rails: 2 good cisterns. Price S2,000.OO, one-tllrd
cash, balance to suit purchaser.
:32O acres. all unner fence save 20 acres. Snn-
divided into 3 fields 100 acres pasture, 40 acres
meadow all enclosed susceptible of cultiva-
ton creek running through pasture. furnishing
water all year round. 2 story frame dwelling.
with one story l.. 6 rooms in all, good well and
good Out-buildings. Barn and stable sufficient,
fair orchard. Good tenant house. good rich land,
and one of the best stock farms in the county.
In good neighbOrh00d. convenient to school and
church situated 8 miles north of Mexico. Price
$3.50 per acre, one-third cash balance, time 10
suit.
NO. 1873.
2I0 acres. all under fence. 125 acres in %cultiva-
ton, 10 acres in pasture good orchard fenced
with plank. containing 200 trees good garden
fenced with picketS good frame dwelling of 1
rooms. hen house, smoke house, 10y stable she'd
ded all around, room for eight horses good corn
crib, good well. two large ponds school house
within 225 yards Of dwelling. Situated 6 miles
cash balance, time to suit purchaser.
NO. 2u3.
f0i acres. all under fence. 20 acres IN clover.
10 acres corn ground. balance in pasture and
timber. Good one and half story frame dwell
Ing of { rooms. good orchard, good ut-bulldlng>.
good plank fence around the yard, all other
fencing i'll good condition. Moderate barn. good
ponds. good ciStern. good living we'll that never
goes dry store and post office within 100 yards
of the house church and school house near by.
Situated 10 miles west Of Mexico. and miles
southwest of ~ThompSonS' Station. on the branch
OF TIE &. Il A. X. r.. Price $500 per acre
ti!s.e. T." suit purchaser
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE

Is sure IN its effects and mild in its action, as it
does not blister, yet it is penetrating and power
full to reach every deep-seated pain or to remove
any bony growth or other engagements, such as
spavins, splints, curbs, callous. sprains, swell
the joints or limbs, or for rheumatism in man and
for any purpose for which a liniment is used for
man or beast. 1t is now known to be the best lin
iment tor man ever used, acting mild and yetcer-
tain in its effects.
Send address for Illustrated Circular. which
we think gives positive proofof its virtues. No
remedy has ever met with such unqualified snc-
cess to our knowledge, for beast as well rs man,
Price 81 per bottle, Or six bottles for 50. All
have it or can get it for you, or il Will
be sent to any address on receipt of price by the
proprietors, DIR. b.. J. KENDALL & CO., Enos-
burgh Falls, Vermont.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
Read Proof of Wonderful Cures.

FREMONT, o., Jan. p, 1881.
DIR. Il. j. KENDALL Il Co., Gents II think il
my duty to render you my thanks for benefits
and profits which | have derived from your in
valuable and far famed SPAWN Cure. My cousin
and had a valuable stallion worth 81, 90 which
had a very bad SPAWN, and was pronounced by
four eminent veterinary surgeons beyond any
cure, and that the horse was done forever. AS
last resort l advised my cousin to try Il bottle of
Kendall's SpavId Cure. 1t had a magical effect,
the third bottle cured il and the horse is rs well as
ever. DIR. Dick, of Edinburgh, the eminent
veterinary surgeon, was an uncle of mine, and !
take great interest in assisting his profession.
Yours truly,
JAMES A. WILSON,
Civil Engineer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
No. l76.

go acres. leo Of which is prairie. 40 aoras IL
Der, detached one mile distant. Prairs M 4
fenced with hedge and rail fence. and su%
yided into I fields good orchard Of On ,N 4
Good n and halt story frame house CONT
ing Z rooms, good stable SIturted 3 miles s%la
east of Mexico and i miles south of Renton Si
on the Wabash railroad. Price so. 80 her s ss,
one halt cash, balance, time To suit purchase
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01

Dyspepsia, Mental Depression, Sick Head
ache, Jaundice, Collie, Constipation
and BIlli0uSnpSS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
NO. 1879.

rail fence good house. 6 rooms good Slat.
good garden, good weli-2l feet deem and , ! l
in diameter stable tor six horses with eoe ifa
attached !; good pond, creek rms lllro,sSt ~
Der situated four and Il half miles s"a,t u w
Mexico. Price S25.0 per acre, sfu0c s syIa' = .
ance, to suit purchaser. '0A'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-09-01
NO. 1qf.

1U7 acres. all fenced. three quarte,.,
north of court house, Brick house conta;a MI
rooms good well. orchard of about "a ,s saa
acres timber. balance pasture and cn M
land. Price 5000, one Third cash balancas' sta1
to suit purchaser. e'u A
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

plunging along into a chaos of words
lest, she should break down utterly;
"she is good and gentle and-and
everything that am not. She" her
voice failed her after ALL
"Why Mildred, what in this world
are you talking about" His arms
were around her. She was sobbing on
his shoulder. where did you hear
such ridiculous story?'
Maggie Wetherbee entered breath
iessly, ''Miss Parmenter-" then stop
ped short bewildered at the sight before
her eyes. Bobby Whitman and Har-
ley Jones had been quarreling. They
came up behind Maggie, each eager to
exonerate himself But the wet eyes
and flushed face of their teacher made
friends of them instantly. SIS it her
beau?" whispered Harley as he nudged
Bobby; but Maggie hustled them both
out of the room without ceremony
hurrying after them herself, and before
the teacher recalled them the question
appeared to have been satisfactorily
answered.
1t was well that the regular teacher
resumed her duties the next week, for
by that time Mildred was abundantly
willing to give them up. Yet she al
ways declared that teaching was the
most delightful work in the world, and
that she found the happiness of her
life on blackboard IFoman's Jour
nal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Green Room Gossip.

Emma Abbott is gaining a reputa.
ton as the great opera house opener
On the 2Sth ult. she opened one al
Springfield, o., owned by Mr.. Bookwal-
ter, democratic candidate for governor
of Ohio, and last Monday she opened
the Tabor opera house at Denver. She
lately said to an interviewer: II have
both grand and light opera | have
only been on the operate stage three
years, incredible as it may appear to
some people, and every season has been
greater than the one preceding it. This,
my fourth year, is beginning in such a
highly suspicious manner that | cannot
but think that this will eclipse any pre-
decessor, especially as | never was in
such good, healthful voice."
Ella LIE Claire, a yound actress who
committed suicide at Mobile last week,
left letter which ntained the follow
ing advice: Il left a good, happy home,
where | had everything heart could
wish for. From the stage, which has
proven my curse, advise all you. e
girls who have good home to take
warning, and remember that 'all that
glitters is not gold | went down the
bay. | met Emile Posey and married
him another warning to foolish young
girls. Do not marry out of your own
class. Mixed marriages bring th, curse
for then there is jealousy all the time
and nothing but trouble"
Miss Henrietti Vader's first appear
ahce as star at Chicago was failure
Her manager, Matt. Canning, says she
failed because the management of Hav-
erly theater did not mount the plays
properly, while Uncle Dick is out in q
card attributing the catastrophe to Mr.
Canning's shortcomings in not attend
ing to mis- business and providing an
adequate support. The critics give
the above reasons and the unfortunate
selection of plays as the causes of the
failure.
BARLEY Campbell has just finished a
new play entitled Daughters of Bohe-
mia. He thinks Clio is the best thing
he has ever written. The Galley Slav
has been the best financial success for
himself In two years it has returned
to him profit of So, 900. My Partner
has made the most money, however,
and paid him last season $41 900.
Anna Dickinson will appear this year
as Claude Melnotte, Hamlet. Romeo
and Macbeth, as well as in her own
play of Aurelian. She begins her tour
January 2, but will continue only three
m nths, as she begins her engagement
in London early in June.
Tom Keene begun his season at
Cleveland last Monday night, appear
ing as Richelieu before an immense
audience. His manager, w. r. Hay
den, says Keene made a clear profit of
$4,000 on last seasons business.
The Professor reached its hundredth
performance at Madison Square thea
ter last Thursday night, despite the adj
verse criticism of the metropolitan
press. 1t will shortly be replaced by
Esmeralda.
Barnum has struck new vein in ad-
verstlsing. Since the death of Spot, !"
one of the circus dogs, all the surviving
CANNES of his establishment have had
their necks adorned with bands of
Grape.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Beets and Turnips

Beets are familiar enough boiled and
sliced, either served hot with butter,
pepper and salt, or picked, but a novel
ty is beet pudding, Made by Mkt & a
pint of cooked sugar beets, chopped
with four eggs, n quart of milk, little
salt and pepper, tablespoonful of but
ter, and baking them about half an
hour; cold boiled beets sliced and fried
with butter are palatable; to cook them
so that none Of their color shall be lost
carefully wash them without breaking
the skin or cutting off the roots or stalks,
and boil them until tender, about an
hour in boiling sailed water.
Turnips, either white or yellow, stew
ed in gravy are excellent. Choose a
quart of small, even size; peel them
boil them fifteen minutes in well sailed
boiling water; drain them; stir in a
tablespoonful of -four; cover them with
hot water, add a palatable seasoning OF
salt and pepper, and stew them gently
until tender Or peel and cut them in
small regular pieces; brown them over
the fire with little butter and slight
sprinkling of sugar; add salt and pep
er and boiling water enough to cover
them, and gently stew them until ten
der; serve them hot.-Miss Corson
"a horse horse my kingdom for
horseW shouted tragedian in Black
Hills theater. Darn your kingdom, .
replied grizzly-bearded old miner.
put up $13 and I'll bring you critter
quicker'n a Chinaman can steal a
shirt" The actor escaped by back
window and lit out for Boston. Keokuk
Gate Citu,
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SHORT STUDIES OF SCIENCE.
Accuracy in Standards of Measure

ments.
Few realize the great practical i'm
portance of extreme accuracy in stand
ards of weight and extension, and it is
not generally known what degree Of
accuracy has been attained III the
measurement of the standards OF length
now in use in different countries. The
carpenters foot-rule and the tailor's
yard are familiar articles, but, if asked, ,
probably neither the carpenter nor the
tailor could tell whether there is any
means by which the true length of a
foot or yard can be determined. 1t
is clear, however, that there must be a
standard with which the common
measures could be made to agree, in
order to have the same absolute value.
But we may reflect that the constant
use of any measure will change its
length, and that it will eventually be-
come worn out. We can, then, readi-
ly understand the great value of an
accepted standard, from which copies
can be made, thus preventing any grad
ual alteration in our measures. Such
standards of reference are properly
held in the custody of national COVER
ments, scientific societies, and institu-
tons.
1t is by no means a simple process to
compare one measure with another,
and determine the variation between
the two. On the contrary, the utmost
skill and long experience are required
for such work, as we'll as the most Ella
borate and costly apparatus. Allow
ance must be made for errors that are
SO small as to be almost inappreciable,
but which can not be eliminated until
they have been subjected to future in
vestigations of a very delicate nature.
Every careful observer will obtain re-
suits which are almost marvellously ac-
cordant inter Sc; but the results obtain
ed by two observers, with different in
struments, will probably not agree. The
personal equation" has not yet been
eliminated from work of this kind.
In the comparison of weights and
measures, science demands the utmost
accuracy, and it would not be possible,
even if it were desirable, in an article
like this, to more than allude to a few
of the steps which have resulted in the
final adoption of national and Internal
iOnal standards
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Mr. Eyarts on Disability.

Upon the subject of Presidential in
ability Mr.. Evarts said he had thought
somewhat and he had watched the
course of the discussion in the news
papers. He thought that it was ques-
ton on which the people should have
no differences. 1t would best be left.
he thought, until such time as q neces-
sity should arise for its settlement. He
did not think the people were disposed
to be unfair in considering it; but when
necessity should arise he had no doubt
the const tuition would be found elastic
enough to provide for the Vice Presi-
dents acting for the President. "0f
course" he said, "while there is a pos
sibility of termination Of the ,disabili-
ty, there cannot be two Presidents, and
the Vice President could only execute
the duties of the position as acting
President, but with no less authority for
the time of his temporary service than
as if he were President in fact and
law"
If Congress should find it necessary
to declare the disability of the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Evarts thought it would be
proper for the Vice President then to
act for him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Suear-Making in New Jersey.

New Jersey has gone into the raising
of sugar and will succeed. as she does
in everything that she fairly undertakes.
Cape May is the banner county. Over
eighty farmers have planted sorghum
there, one of them to the extent of lao
acres. They have been stimulated by
the enterprise of John Hilgert's Sons.
of Philadelphia, who have at an outlay
of upward of $4,000 erected the neces-
sary buildings at Rio Grande, on the
West Jersey Railroad few miles north
of Cape May City, and placed in them
the most approved machinery for the
conversion of the cane into sugar. To
still further induce the farmers in the
locality to grow the cane the firm have
offered premiums of $50 for the best
ten acres, 800 for the second best, and
500 for the best five acres. They will
also pay 81 per ton for the cane deliver
ed at the works or the nearest railroad
station the State gives another dollar,
and there is between 80 cents and a
dollars worth of seed in every ton. Ex-
perienced farmers in Cape May county
say that the average yearly return of
the products of farm is not more than
SO per acre, but with the sorghum cane
they believe. the return will be nearly
double.-NeWark advertiser.
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The Preservation of Eggs

In the common Ginning" process, a
tight barrel is nalf filled with cold water,
into which is stirred Stacked lime and
salt in the proportion of about one-half
pound each for every pail and bucket
If water. Some dealers use no salt,
and others use a small quantity OF
nitre-one-quarter pound to the half
barrel of pickle. Into this the eggs,
which must be perfectly fresh and
sound, are let down with dish, when
they settle to the bottom, small end
down. The eggs misplace the liquid,
so that when the barrel is full of eggs it
lis also full of the pickle. Eggs thus
picked, if kept in q cool place, will
ordinarily keep good for seven months.
Long storage in this liquid, however, is
apt to make the shells brittle and inn
part limy taste to their contents.
This may be in great measure avoided
by amounting the shell all over with lard
before putting in the pickle, Eggs thus
prepared are said to keep perfectly for
six months or more when stored in a
cool cellar
A much better method of storing
eggs is the following: Having selected
perfectly fresh eggs, put them, a dozen
or more at q time. into n small vii ow
basket, and immense this for five sec
onds in boiling water containing about
five pounds of common brown sugar
per gallon of water Place the eggs
Immediately after on trays to dry. The
scalding water causes the formation OF
thin skin of hard albumen next the
g i, ~ IF
fecualy closing all the pores of the lat
ter. The cool eggs are then packed
small end down, in an intimate mixture
of one measure of good charcoal, fine
powdered, and two measures of dry
bran. Eggs thus stored have been
found perfectly fresh and unaltered
after SIX months.
A French authority gives the follow
ing: Melt four ounces of clear bees
wax in porcelain dish over a gentle
fire, and stir in eight ounces OF olive
oil. Let the resulting solution of wax
in oil cool somewhat, then dip the eggs
part of the shell. A momentary dip Is
ing wiped off with cotton cloth. the
oil is absorbed in the shell, the wax
Theoretically closing all pores. 1t is
claimed that eggs thus treated and pack
ed away in powdered charcoal in cool
place have been found after two years
as fresh and palatable as when newly
laid. Parafine, which melts to thin
liquid at temperature below the boil
ing of water, and has the advantage OF
being odorless, tasteless, harmless and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

| cheap, can be advantage usly substitu.
ted for the wax and oil, and used in q
similar manner. Thus coated and put
into the lime pickle, the eggs may be
safely stored for many months; in
charcoal, under the favorable circum-
stances, for year or more.
Dry salt is frequently recommended
as good preventative packing for
| stored eggs, but practical experience
has shown that salt alone is little better
than dry bran, especially if stored in a
damp place or exposed to humid air.
A mixture of eight measures of bran
with one of powdered quicklme makes
an excellent packing for eggs in trans
portation.
Water glass-silicate of soda-has re-
Gently been used in Germany, for rem
dering shells of eggs non-porous. A
small quantity of the clear. syrupy so
luton is smeared over the entire sur
face of the shell. On drying, thin,
hard, CLASSY film remains, which serves
as an admirable protection and substi-
tute for wax, oil. gums. etc. Eggs
thus coated and stored in charcoal
powder, or mixture of charcoal ana
bran, would keep very long time.
In storing eggs in charcoal the latter
should be fresh and perfectly dry. If
the eggs are not stored when perfect
ly fresh they will not keep under any
circumstances. A broken egg stored
with sound ores will sometimes endan-
ger the whole lot. In packing the
small end of the egg should be placed
downward; if in charcoal or other pow
der they must be packed so that the
shell of one egg does not touch that
of another, the interspaces being filled
with powder Under all circumstances,
stored eggs should be kept in as cool a
place as possible. Frequent change of
temperature must also be avoided
Scieati nc Americua.