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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
BAKING POWDER TRAMPs.

The danger to the public health from
the indiscriminate use of the many LINE
and alum baking powders Of commerce
has been SO fully exposed that everybody
desires to avoid them. As ssforewarned
is foresrmed," housekeepers win thank
as for apprising them on the. special ef-
forts at present being made to dispose of
such powders In this vicinity.
The proprietors Of some of the worst
of these powders are now going from
house to house, trying by means of a
trick. or so-called test, with heat and
water, to show that their article Ii as
good as the Royal Baking Powder, making
the comparison with this brand becauee
everybody recognizes It to be absolutely
pure and wholesome, the object, Of
course, being to supply their ewn goods
in place Of the Royal, which housekeepers
have for SO many years relied upon TO
puff up the morning biscuit, and TO make
the light, palatable, and wholesome roll,
cake, and pastry for which it Is famous.
The housekecper will do well to be on
her guard against these baking powder
tramps. Every intelligent person knows
that any goods peddled from house to
house In this manner, or that are given
away i'm SAMPLES. or sought TO be introdu-
ced by secretly traducing the character
Of other goods well known to be pure and
reliable, have no merits of their own,
and have failed TO find purchasers through
legitimate means.
We are informed, as matter OF fact.
that one Of these tramps is trying to In
troduce powder that has been found BY
the Government chemist TO be ll.s5 per
cent lime, while the other peddles pow
der that Is 20 per cent alum-one pow
erful caustic the other q corrosive poison.
No such tricks or juggiery viii be ap,
to deceive any intelligent person. The
bousekeeper who has used her Royal
Baking Powder ever since she discarded
cream of tartar and soda knows more
about Its qualities than all the tramps 10
the country can teach her. The crucial
test TO which she has put the Royal Ba-
king Powder-the test Of actual and sue
Icessful work in the preparation Of pure
land wholesome food. under which II has
never failed-is entirely satisfactory to
her. She has always had good luck"
with Il In making light, sweet, and deli
cious bread, biscuit, and cake, and has
placed It, TO stay, at the head Of her
housekeeping favorites. She knows that
It has been officially approved by the
J Government chemists as the best, and we
Imagine that the baking powder tramp
who attempts TO supplAnt its place in ber
coufdence win nnd this bad year for
his business.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
A Wonderful Discovery.

Consumptives and all, who suffer
from any affection Of the Throst and
Lungs, can find q certain cure in DR..
Kings, New Discovery for Gonsump-
tion. Thousands Of permaneat cures
verify the truth Of this statement.
No medicine can show such q record
Of wonderful cures. Thousands Of
once hopeless sufferers now grateful
ly proclaim they owe their lives to
the New Discovery. 1t will cost you
nothing to give II q trial. Free Trial
Bottles at J.. F. Llewellyn's Drug
Store. Large size, $1.00. 1w
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
"What have You charged me with

'What have You charged me with
this old graveyard for2'
"That's.. fifteen cents for sleeve
elastics- The fifteen amt plain. but
that's what it is."
"How do you make out have
spent so much? Where's the vouch-
ers? Show me the vouchers"
81 don't know what you msan,'
said Mrs. Spoopendyke, "but you
spent all / put down."
Haven't done anything Of the
sort. Show me some vouchers.
Your accounts all humbug. You
don't, know how to keep an account"
"Yes, l do" pleaded Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, "and think it's all right"
mo, you don't. What do you
mean by getting up engravings of a
secondhand furniture store and
claiming that it's my account? You
are a great bookkeeper, you are.
All you want is a sign hung between
you and the other side of the street
to be . commercial college. II I
ever fail in business I'm going to fill
you up with benches and start a
night school. Give me that pen."
And Mr.. Spoopendyke commenced
running up the columns. Two two's
four and eight twelve and four six
teen and carry one to the next and
three is four. Here, this is wrong.
You've got an eighteen for twenty
here"
"Eh?" jerked out Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke.
"This is s2O4, not $ls4. / knew
you couldn't keep accounts You
can't even add up.'
"That makes your account even
bigger" replied Mrs. Spoopendyke.
81 didn't think it was 80 much"
Slam went the book across the
room. followed by the pen, and the
ink would have gone too, but Mrs.
Spoopendyke cautiously placed it oui
Of harms way.
"Dod CAST it!" howled Mr.. Spoop'
endyke, as he tore off his clothes
and prepared for bed. "You ain'i
fit to have a pen and ink. Next time
l want accounts kept I'll keep ZEN
chained up in the yard, and don,
Iyou go near 'em; you hear me?'
"Yes, DEAR" sighed Mrs. Spoopen'
dyke, as she slipped the obnoxiou1
book into the drawer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
STRENGTHENING the Accounts.

"Now, my DEAR said Mr.. Spoop-
endyke. 'if you'll bring me the pen
and ink Ill look over your accounts
and straighten 'em out for you. I
think your idea Of keeping an ac-
count of the daily expenses is the
best thing you ever did. It's busi-
ness like and I want to encourage
you in it."
Here's the ink" said Mrs.
Spoopendyke, growing radiant at the
compliment. II had the pen the day
before yesterday. Let me think. !"
And che dove into her work basket
and then glanced nervously under
the bureau.
"Well, do you suppose I'm going
to split up my finger and write with
that?" demanded Mr.. Spoopendyke.
"Where's the pen? 1 want the pen. y
II put it somewhere" said Mrs.
Spoopendyke. "Ah! here / have it.
Now, you see," she continued, 81
put what money I spend down here,
This is your account here, and this is
the joint account. You know
"What's this!" asked Mr.. Spoop
endyke.
"That's your account; this
| mo, no: / mean this marine
sketch in the second line?"
"That? Oh, that's T."
"S'pose l ever spent seven dollar
with tail like that to it, II YOUR
going to make figures, why don't yo'
make figures? What dye want t.
make picture of prize fight in
column of accounts for? What 1
this elephant doing here?"
Il think that's 2" replied Mrs
Spoopendyke, dubiousIy. "Mayb
it's 4. l can tell by adding it up.
"What are you going to add up
Dye count in this corner lot and this
rose bush aud this pair Of suspen
ders? Dye add them ins'
That's a 6 and that is q and th
last is an 8. They come out a
right, and during the last month 20
have spent more than 1 and the joir
account together"
"Haven't either. When did
spend this broken down gunboat? !?
THAT amt . boat. It's S42 fl
your sult."
swell, this tramp fishing of
rock, when did 1 spend him?''
ut amt tramp. It's $50 cas-
you took, and I don't know what ye
spent it for. Look at my accoun
: now
Il whats that man pulling o &
for?"
Il ats nothing Of the sort. Th
: amt gig, it's 81 for wiggin. "
see I've only spent twenty-five d'
lars in month, and you've spent
hundred and eighty-four."
e '.You can't tell by this what T
e done" growled Mr.. spoopendyt
IL whats this rat trap doing in I
!. joint account"
i THAT'S fourteen cents for fri
n whelf you we're sick"
q "And this measly looking old he
70 what has she got to do with it?''
. That's no hen. That's . 2.
means two dollars for having 70
chair mendsd."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
Try itYeurself.

The proof Of the pudding is not in
chewing the striEg, but in having an
opportunity to try the article your
self. Dobyns & Gibbs, the Druggists,
have q free trial bottle of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup for each and
every one who is afflicted with
Coughs, Colds, Asthams, Consuipp-
tion or any Lung Affection.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
Bueklen's Arnica salve,

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns, and all skin er1p-
tions, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price IS cents per box.
For sale by j. F. Llewellyn. It
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
y.-Thou shalt not marry q lady

v.-Thou shalt not marry lady
whom thou canst not trust with the
of thy home and chill
dren; and then thou shalt not inter-
fere in her kingdom. II thou at
TEMPEST it she will be justified in
donning hat and coat and taking
charge of thy business.
vI.-Thou shalt not refuse thy
wife pretty things. Remember, to
dress her beautiful and keep her
true" is part of every Benedict's duty.
Thou shalt deny her nothing in rea-
SON, unless her love of yanities out
weighs the consideration of her hus-
bands mercantile honor, then say
firmly "no," and in the end she will
respect thee more for it.
VII.-Thou shalt not be GLOSSY"
and authoritative in thy manners to
thy wife. In all important matters,
when thou art responsible for the is
sue, thy wife shouldst yield thee obe-
dience; remember the bible says
..Man is head Of the Woman, as
Christ of the Church," yet thou
shouldst know any proud spirited
woman would resent a command when
she would sacrifice herself without
limit to comply with a request.
VIII.-Thou shalt not imagine
thou hast monopoly Of annoyances
and patent right on grievances.
Thou shalt consider the many trials
to temper and patience, caused by
sick children, inefficient servants,
smoking aues, bad plumbing and
gossiping neighbors, to which thy
wife Is constantly exposed, and then
thou shalt not always expect her to
be as sweet, fair and unruffled as q
beautiful Easter Lily.
IX.-Thou shalt not neglect to
talk pleasantly and intelligently to
thy wife of the current topics Of the
day-of the new and good things in
art, science and literature. Let thy
conversation be an exchange OF
thought as we'll rs discussion of feel
ing, and in this way thou shalt edu
cate her to be an intelligent compan
ion (sharing thy sentiments, tastes
and aspirations) as well as a wife.
X.-Thou shalt hold thy wife't
feelings sacred as thy own; remem
bering love and kindness is always
the ''open seasame" to a womani
heart. without which her life is .
dreary thing. Treat her as thol
wouldst wish to be treated if I
woman, then will she die blessing
thee, and recommending thee to tn
, prettiest girl Of her acquaintance
: with directions as to how ''Johl
, liked his salads dressed"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02
which Is the Christian!

DIR. John A. Brooks came to this
place Tuesday to make speech on the
subject of prohibition. He did not
come as Christian, follower of the
meek and lowly Savior, but came as
the 'big gun" to organize political
party, and with the avowed purpose
of organizing a party to carry the
election two years hence.
As he had formerly preached in
the Christian church, and does now
occasionally preach, he asked the use
of the Christian church in this place
in which to organize his new party.
A member objected to his using it
for that purpose, stating it to be his
views that nothing of a political
character should be brought into the
edifce-that church and state should
be kept religiously separate. The
speaker, therefore, did not use the
Christian church building for his po-
litical harangue.
He was even forced to the use of
Library Hall in which to make his
speech. And in that speech he ex-
hihited the ittleness of his true
character by stating that the men,
Der who objected to his using the
church did not have Christianity
enough to hurt him, but that he was
little fellow and did not know any.
thing but politics; that this was the
first time he had been refused by
members of his own church their ed
ifce in which to lecture, &c.
We are glad he was refused. 1,
is possible that he may yet learn
that the members of the Christian
church are not to be led around by
the nose by such a demagogue as h,
is proving himself to be, though hs
may claim to be a preacher and (
Christian. It is time that he learned
there are some members who vii
not use their standing in the churcl
to further their political or persona
ends as he does, and that there ar,
some persons who yet believe reigio,
to be too high and holy to drag int
the mire of politics at the behest o
every political charlatan who ma.
claim to be of the same religion
} faith. It is time he was taught tina
religion is not to be made a subjec
of traffic and barter IN politics as b
is doing.
It may also soon be time to shoy
how ne disrupted the congregatio
: in Mexico and caused dissension
that may never be healed while b
was preacher in charge, by his dr
: plicity and pressing demands fo
money, We suppose it was Will
+ exerting his christianity" in thi
direction that he discovered whe
christianity ''hurt' a person and no
much was required to hurt.
u But, there never has been a pa
partisan speech delivered that a
( tempted to lash members into liz
K as shamelessly as this same harangr
/, Of DR.. Brooks attempted to whip q
church members into the line Of su]
: porting him and his political dogma
!. To say it was an insult to the inte
& ligence of every church memb
Z present is drawing it mild. Hvas
;. disgraceful effort of a demagogue
prostitute his religious influence +
= the purpose Of political prefermer
}, Now which is the Christian.
Montgomery Standard.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02

"Papa, did mamma say yes to you
right of, when you asked her to mar
ry your" Certainly che did"
"Why don't she say yes now just as
quick when you ask her to do things"
Mammals hearing is not as good
now, darling-that's ALL"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02

Why Not Trot Him One Heat Now7
Colonel Ingersoll says be would
have given Moses better command
ments than those the great Hebrew
received on Mount Sinai. Well,
now. it isn't too late to sail in and
heat Moses record as lawgiver.
The Colonel can make his entry and
start in any time he wants to. He
has told ussso often what be would
have done if he had been there, peo-
pie are beginning to feel little Curl
Gus to see what he can do now that
he is here. This is good place and
a good time to start. A man of Mo-
ses' ability as leader and a soldier
and a lawgiver could not fail to make
marked impression on the world
even in these busy days OF gallop and
sulp. Any one Of us could have
done a great deal better than Moses
at the palace OF Pharaoh, at the Red
Sea, at Mount Sinai. at Merihah, in
all the wilderness-in our minds bu,
We weren't there, and now all that we
can do is to beat the record now.
! And with oil our superior advantages
that ought to. be very simple thing
and we would all be greatly pleased
to see Colonel Ingersoll do 1t. He
says he could have done it over 5000
years ago, and he must he much wisel
and better equipped by this time
Moses has done his best and gone OF
the track. Everything is clear to-
the other contestant. We are al
waiting. Time, Robert!-Bardette
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02

IF you want to save money buy
your clothing at the Bankrupt store.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02

Dicks celebrated heer:,can now be
boughs in this city 81 VIM. Wetter.
O6ee nsar depot 49-H
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-02

Why don't you buy Win. Wetter'a
ce .ebrated Dicks beer. 4o-tf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
No. $3.50 Land once = Wa seney. Kan

No. 800 Land Once e Wa-keeney, III
March o, 1855
Complaint having been entered at fhiB
Office by Frank Halbleib against Charlee
w Kimmell for failure to comply with law
as to timber-culture entry no. 2310, dated
March 6, 1879, upon the sw IA sec q,
to Is 8, range q ", in Trego county,
Kansas, with view to the cancellation Of
said entry; contestant alleging that tho
said Chafles w Kimmen has failed to
break or pillow ten acres OF said land at
at any time since making said entry, and
has failed to plant any part, whatever, Of
said land to trees, seeds or cuttings at any
time since making said entry, and has
failed to cultivate any part thereof for the
last five years; the said parties are here
by summoned to appear at this Office
on the 18th day of May, 1896.
at 9 o'clock a. H., to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure.
319 WHPILKENTON, Receiver.
Osborn & Monroe, Att'ys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
No. 3704 Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.
ADril T. 1884


Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Dennis Dooling against Charles
B Collins for failure to comply with
law as to timber-culture entry no.
3599, dated Dec. 81, 1880, upon the NV IA
sec 26, tip Ii S, r Is W, in Trego county,
Kansas, with1,.a view to the cancellation
of said entry. contestant alleging that
said Charles B Collins has failed to break
or pillow ten acres of said land at any time
since making said entry, and has failed to
cultivate or improve any part thereof for
three years last past,and has failed to plant
to trees, seeds or cuttings any part thereof
at any time since making said entry;
the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this office on the 25th day of
May, 1885, at l o'clock p. M, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure. :.
319 w Fl PlLKENTON, Receiver.
Osborne & Monroe, Att'ys.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
No. 37O1. Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.

x
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by William d Friend against
Andrew McCord for failure to comply
with law as to timber-culture entry no.
1866, dated June 81, 1873, upon the
W = ne IA and e y NV IA sec 2, tip Is s,
r "a W, in Trego county, Kansas, with a
view to the cancellation of said entry;
contestant alleging that Andrew McCord
has failed to replant or cause to be re-
planted to trees, seeds or cuttings any
portion of said land since the fourth year
of entry; that there are no trees growing
on said land nor has there been any trees
growing on said land since the fourth
year of entry; that said land is not cult
waited by said party as required by law;
the said parties are hereby summoned to
appeared at this office on the 22nd day
of May, 1885, at o'clock p. M, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure
319 w H PILKENTON, Receiver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
No. 1874. Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.

No. 1874. Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.
April 7, 1885.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Calvin Boyer against Martin
o. Deane for failure to comply with law
as to timber-culture entry No. 4182,
dated Nov. 8, 1882, upon the Sc
IA sec 30, tip Ii 8, range "a W, in Trego
county KAN, with view to the cancella-
ton of said entry; contestant alleging that
said Martin o. Deane has failed to break
or pillow the second five acres required to
be broken thereon during the second year
since making said entry or at any time,
and has failed to cultivate any part
whatever of said land for two years
last past; the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this office on the
Goth day of May, 1885, at 1 o'clock p. NJ,
to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged failure.
BJ F HANNA, Register.
Osborn & Monroe, Att'ys. 319
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
], s, Land Final Proofs.
Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.
Anri1 IL 1885

dpIII II, 100.
No. 1923. Notice is hereby given IL that
the following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before register and
receiver q. S. land office at Wa-Keeney,
Kansas, on May Is. 1885, viz: jacob c.
Brown, homestead application no. 2795,
add. no. 59O6, for the ne IA sec Is, tip Ii S,
25w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: D F Matter,
John Stewart, A w Purinton, and L
Courtney. all of Banner P 0, Trego
county, Kansas.
800 BJF HANNA, Register.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
No. 1925. Land Office at Wa-Keeney Kan.
B J F HANNA, Register.
w III PILKENToN, Receiver.
A II Blair, Atty. 800

No. 1925. Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.
March q, 1885.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by William FL Fursman against
George w Miller for failure to comply
with law as to timber-culture entry No
1747, dated Oct. Is, 1878, upon the NV
IA sec 49,, tip IA S, + 81 W, in Trego
CO., Kan. with view to the cancellation
of said entry; contestant alleging that
the said George w Miller has failed to
plant or cause to be planted the first or
second five acres or any portion what
ever of said tract to trees, seeds or cut
tings during the third and fourth years
or at any other time since entry; that
said tract has been devoid of timber or
living trees and no trees, seeds or cuttings
have been planted thereon and no
portion thereof has been broken, stirred,
or cultivated since prior to Oct. 18, 1882;
the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this office on the 2lst day of
Nay, 1885, at l o'clock p. M, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure.
800 VIII PILKENTON, Register.
Osborn & Monroe, Att'ys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan.
April q 1SR5

No. 3102.] Notice is hereby given that
the following-named settler has fled notice
of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof viii
be made before register and receiver q. S.
land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan, on May
25, 1885, viz: Jamison G Dunn, homestead
application No. $3.50, for the ne IA sec "a.
tp 10 8, range 26 W.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation OF, said land, VIZ: G L Person,
of Collyer P o, Trego county, Kansas.
VIM Schrader, Q A Weller. Frank
Lewis, of Buffalo Park Pc, Cove county,
Kansas.
$40 b F HANNA. Register.
! Il Blair, Atty.
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No. 1857. Land Office at Wa-Keeney. Kan.
March %, 1885.


March %, 1885.
Complaint having been entered at this
office by Hudson Harlan against William
HDelancy for failure to comply with law
as to timber-culture entry No 4l19, dated
Aug. II, 1882, upon the sw IA sec %. tp
IA s, range % W, in Trego county, Kans.,
with view to the cancellation Of said
entry; contestant alleging that the
said William II Delaney has failed during
the second year since making said entry,
or at any other time, to break or pillow the
second five acres required to be broken
or plowed thereon, and has failed to cul-
tivate any part thereof at any time since
making said entry, and has failed to,
plant any part thereof to trees, seeds or
cuttings at any time since making said en-
try; the said parties are hereby summoned
appear at this Office on the 18th day iof
May, 1885, at l o'clock p. M, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure.
319 H PILKENTON, Receiver.
Osborn & Monroe, Atty's.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kan
March % 1888

No. 1898 Notice is hereby given
that the following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before regis
ter and receiver U. S. land Office at
Wa-Keeney, KAN, on June 6, 1885, viz:
Patrick Mulloy, homestead application
No. 1923, for the Sc IA sec 26, tp y of
range 4w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: George
Baker, Thomas Charlton, William Dickey,
Henry Davis and VIM Bell, all of Wa
Keeney P 0, Trego co, Kan.
81 BJ T HANNA, Register.
A II Blair, Atty.