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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23

"They are coming back to old GUS
toms again." remarked a prominent
stationer to reporter.
whats that?" queried the reporter.
II mean" continued the stationer,
.'that there is fast growinga craze to
use sealing-wax on letters instead of
mucilage Why, do you know that la
dies are most anxious to revive the
custom. They have lots of time to
spare, and they see flavor of @stheti-
cism in several dainty stamps Of red
seaIing-wax, with the words "My love
to thee" on the back of the envelope.
Business men are far different. They
find the already muciIaged envelope
the most convenient aud readiest, par
ticularly when In . hurry"
"NVhat is the process of manufac-
tureg"
"piles of paper, cut into the required
sizes. first catch the eye upon entering
one Of these mills. These slips of pa
per are passed through small and by
no means complicated machine, and
they come forth as envelopes, gummed
and ready for use. at the rate Of about
100 per minute These are piled in
stacks BY the million, and are shipped
in cases containing from 10000 to
100000. The machine that does the
work is known As the Leader. and
does its work well. BY means Of q
simple attachment to this machine
postal envelopes are made. printed and
stamped 1t the same time"
'.What Is the cost Of manufacture n
~0rdinary letter envelopes can be
made as low as 80 cents per ]. 200. and
the number Of envelopes manufactured
daily in the United States is approx
mately 10000. 900 per day. These are
consumed principally ii this country.
Some ere sent to Canada. South Amer
lea West Indies, Australia and Russia
At one time large shipments were sent
to Liverpool. but they have our i'm
proved machinery there now and are
manufacturing for Themselves
How long have envelopes been
manufactured ii this country
Since 1848. by PieEaOn; but il VA
il 1916 that Jacob Berlin took hold
and made It : paying business O.
course. we took our ideas from che
Japanese who were the nEst to PSI
envelopes cor the purpose Of containing
perfumes rinting ond StotionslI
World.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23
household Hints

Medicine stains may be removed
from silver spoons by rubbing with
sifted wood ashes and soapsuds
A little borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red-bordered
towels are to be washed win prevent
tho color from fading.
It is claimed that if gilt frames,
when new, are covered with a coat Of
white varnish all specks can then be
washed off with water without harm.
Canvas bags, it is said, can be made
as impervious to moisture as leather by
sleeping in a decoction of one pound
of oak bark with fourteen pounds OF
of boiling water, this quantity being
sufficient for eight yards Of stuff. The
cloth from which the bags are made
has to soak twenty-four hours, when it
is taken out, passed through running
water and hung up to dry.
Slightly soiled white woolIen articles.
knitted or crocheted, may be made to
look as we'll as new if they are care
fully rubbed in -four. Cover them
with -four and rub gently, as if wash
ing, until the flour becomes dark.
Shake out the article and rub in clean
-four until all soil is removed. Shake
well and hang in the wind until no
atom OF -four remains in the WOOL OF
course one would not care to cleanse
in this way articles that are worn next
to the body. but for shawls, capes and
head coverings -four answers admir-
ably.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23
Fertnizing.

Where the soil is known to be poor,
or scantiIy MANFRED. topdressing of
phosphate, at the rate of 200 pounds
to the acre, will often increase the
yield the first season enough to pay
the cost Of It's application. Wood
ashes, at the rate of ten or fifteen
bushels to the acre, will produce
equally good results upon some soils.
particularly such as need potash, and
upon others plaster gives large in
crease Of the crop. but more particu-
larry of the clover crop.
The result obtained from plaster
differs greatly upon different soils. and
no rule can be given for determining
where it will do well and where it
will not. yet. as ton (enough to top
dress ten acres) can be bought for
$3.50, and in many locations for much
less, and as 1t can do no injury when
used to that extent, each farmer
should try for himself whether its use
will be profitable to him or not.
All topdressing of grass land, ex-
cept such as may be done with the
nitrates or ammoniacaI salts, should
be accomplished as early in the spring
as the grass begins to start, or even
before that time, but not while the
ground is frozen. Nitrate Of soda, or
those fertilizers which contain it in
considerable quantities, give best re-
suits if used later in the season.
The profit Of buying fertilizers for
topdressing grass lands depends very
much upon the cost of breaking up
and reseeding the land, and the objec-
tions which there may be to doing so.
Fields have been kept in grass many
years by such topdressing about one
year in three or four, and have paid
fair interest on cost Of land and fer
tilizer; but not every field viii do this.
and where land can be broken up and
reseeded without more expense than
the usual cost Of such work, it viii
usually pay best to let it so until the
fall, and then do the work thoroughly.
-NesO York Herald
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23
4 Romance Of the Frontier.

Some years ago the son OF q gsns.
man residing in Camden, \. = :
officer Of Che United States army !
an attack against a prominent true
Indians 10 one Of the Western Ieii' J.
RES. In the skirmish the chief O !
tribe was killed, and there
strapped to bis back child Vn ~.
the soldiers was in the act OF An
the child also when the officer cam !.
its rescue and brought theinfan' ~
to his mother. 4
He is now a very bright boy = :. i
i fond of his studies, and has =
hest traits Of the warrior cnlsi'.
Richard. as he Is called, was OF 80
too young when taken to reias' |.
anything Of his parentage' Ou' = y
often heard the story. and Dis =
ambition appears to be fully eaus
and to return Ia his people VII s.hia
be,,onaes : man, and 70 do e!e' s,.g.l
ID his power TO raise anu
them
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23

There is q variance of opinion as to
the prolltableness Of swine farming.
Mr.. Peter Henderson does not think it
pays TO keep large number except
where it is made a special business.
Still, he says it is well. on most farms
st least, to have 3 few to eat up the
garbage. Or the ORAL from the dairy.
AS to their food. experiments have
proved that corn is not the best for
the production OF pork when fed alone,
but It is employed more extensively
than ali other grains, roots and vegeta-
bles together. II used as > chief arti-
Gle ii combination with other foods it
Il unequalled By any other cereal or
vegetable that can be successfully
grOwn over IS great : range Of cOun-
try.
Peas. barley, oats, mangelss potatoes
and artich0kes are undoubtedly valua-
|ble 10 certain extent. but they can
never nupersede corn for reasons obvi-
Gus to every intelligent farmer. Corn
should be soaked II water twenty-four
hours to soften il. because some hogs
with defective teeth cannot thoroughly
masticate i when hard. and conse.
ousntly waste J great deal. Soaked
corn contains all che fakkanfn0 nnall-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23
cor TRE FARM 80 ION.


Feeding value ~ Different Products.
Recent experiments have shown that
the relative value Of the substances
named below are as given: One hun-
dred pounds Of hay arc equal to Us
pounds of green Indian corn, 400
pounds Of green clover. 442 pounds Of
rye straw. 800 pounds Of wheat straw,
164 pounds Of oat straw, $50 pounds
of barley straw, 153 pounds OF pea
straw. 200 pounds OF buckwheat straw,
400 pounds Of dry corn stalks, 175
pounds Of raw potatoes. 5O4 pounds of
turnips, 800 pounds Of carrots, 81
pounds of rye. 46 pounds Of wheat, SO
pounds Of oats. As pounds of mixed
peas and beans. 81 pounds of buck
wheat 81 pounds of Indian corn, So
pounds Of acorns, los pounds Of wheat
bran, 1877 pounds Of wheat, pea and
Oat chat, 179 pounds of mixed rye
and barley, SO pounds Of linseed, 339
podnds of mangel wurzel. The price
of q bushel of Indian corn being
known, it will be easy to determine by
the above relative feeding value Of the
rest or any one of the other products.
For example. if hay is worth $40 per
ton, oat straw will be worth for feed
ing. 500 per ton; or If corn is worth
20 cents per bushel, wheat should cost
26.6 cents only to equal corn.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23

safety he 0etoolx himself mo;;a.s.
the beginners room and A.
around with the others like 4 vsI n
legged duck.
Verify. there Is no royal ro.a
roller skating.-NesO York Hero1s
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-23

Beef StesC. To utilize dry bread and
cold beefsteak, toast the bread. cut the
steak in pieces. put in fryingpan with
a small piece Of butter and water to
cover it. Pepper and salt to taste.
Boil gently ten minutes and turn it
over the toast.
Lemon Rice Pudding. = TO two
thirds OF a cup of rice, boiled and
cooled, add the well-beaten yolks Of
three eggs, salt, a teaspoonful Of but
ter, three tablespoOnfuIs Of sugar and
the grated rind Of two lemons, with
milk enough TO make very moist. Bake
forty-fve minutes. Use whites Of eggs
and juice Of lemons for frosting. and
brown.
Vegetable Soup.-Put 4 soup bone
weighing two 81 three pounds into as
much water as you want for soup.
When it comes to q boil remove the
scum and salt to taste. Take bunch
Of parsely and : couple Dc stalks of
celery with the green LETT On; chop up
with : knife On board and put into
The kettle Add halE : teacup Of
barley, two potatoes. : small turnip
and carrot, also chopped up. and lastly
. keacupful Of canned tomatoes DO
not stir Il &c al Cook thres hours.
The last hour let il boil slowly On TOP
of che stove
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC CEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
mol Business Done.-No Yacancy for
Mayor.

The Democratic Central COMMITTEES
met Monday night at Geo. Robert
sons office to attend to calling q con-
vention to elect a mayor, but it was
found that no election could take
place or convention be called till there
vas a vacancy, which will not occur
till Fowler's resignation takes effect.
As soon Us a vacancy occurs the CON-
mittee will meet again and call a con-
vention. There will be no election
for mayor Sept. 9Th. There can be
no election till at least ten days after
the vacancy occurs.
The committee is composed of the
following gentlemen;
LIST Ward-Geo. Robertson, A. S.
Houston.
I'd Ward-T. T. Torreyson, David
Campbell.
Sd Ward-J. W. Mason, ". B.
McIntire.
4th Ward-W. W. Fry, -
9Th Ward-J. Rulof, T. P. Roth
we'll.
9th Ward-H. A. Ricketts,, j. NJ.
Coons.
A. D. jackson was elected to fill
the place of B. F. Dobyns, resigned
by reason of leaving 4th ward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
SLEEPY HOLLOW ITEMS,

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
SLEEPY Hollow, Mo-, Sept. L.
Chills and fever the order of the day.
r. n. Price is on the sick list.
Ed Renie with his horses represent
ed Sleepy Hollow at the Columbia
fair.
J. P. Moore is visiting his sister in
Barton county, Mo.
Miss Matte Sallee has been en-
ployed to teach the winter school at
Hisey school house.
Prof. Evans, the Prairie View min
lister, will preach his farewell sermon
at that place next Sunday.
John Wilde says his broom
corn will do to cut, when it gets ripe.
J. I. Hit sold to T. w. Harrison,
of Mexico, 4 car loads of fat cattle,
at $685. per hundred lbs.
Irwin Calhoun sold to Brown Bros.
II fat cattle, at 81 81 and one-halt
per hundred lbs. Brown Bros. sold
the same to VIM. Wailace,o of Mexico,
at $4.75. ELI PERKINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
OLD SETTLERS REUNION.
Grand Picnic September 17th-EYery.
body Invited.

There will be an Old Settlers re.
union at the Mexico fair grounds
Thursday, September 18th, 1885.
Senators Cockrell and Vest, Hon. A.
NJ. Alexander, Attorney : General
Boone, Hon. D. H. Mcintyre, w. o.
Forrist, NJ. Y. Duncan, Capt. John
M. Gordon, O. Hit, ]. E. Hutton
and other fine speakers will be here
and a big time is anticipated. The
following officers were elected last
year:
President-Dr. w. H. Lee.
Secretary-C. A. Keeton.
The following r the vice-presi-
dents from each township:
Salt River-G. P. Williams.
Wilson-Ruben Pulls.
Saling--Richard Phillips.
linn. G. Canterbury.
Loutre--Dr. Douglass.
Cuivre--J. j. Mosby.
Prairie--Thos. A. Bolts.
Executive Committee II. H. Hay
don, Frank Kilgore, Judge William
Sumner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

The new pianos are the best We
ever heard.
Everything bears the stamp Oh
good taste.
President Yancey is an elegant
gentleman.
Col. L. Hord presided with becom.
ing dignity.
Miss Helen Blaylock is a most &C.
complished elocutionist.
The prospect is bright for a sue
cessful scholastic year.
The teachers are all sociable and
popular with all who have met them.
The board and ex-Gov. Hardin are
very much pleased with the outlook.
Prof. Ayres makes the keys of a
piano feel that he knows where they
are.
Ex-Gov. c. 81. Hardin may we'll be
proud of the institution bearing his
name.
There is some talk of having a COL
lege paper issued monthly. This is a
good idea.
The chapel is greatly improved and
the proposed galleries will give much
more room.
Every person in Mexico or Audrain
county should take a live interest in
Hardin College.
The life and hustle at the college
gives the public a fine impression of
the new management.
Prayer meetings were postponed
till Thursday night so all could at
tend the installation exercises.
The young ladies who have arrived,
if we are Judge, are unusually bright
looking and appear to be anxious to
enter upon their studies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
A AND DELIVER.
mother Train Robbery Near Glendale.

At $3.50 last night as west bound
passenger train No. 48, on the
Chicago & Alton road, Conductor
Jas. Boggess, was at a point just west
OF Blue Springs, a bold attempt at
wholesale robbery was made by four
unmasked men who had boarded the
train at Blue Springs. They drew
their pistols and told the passengers
in the ladies coach to stand and de:
liver. Only two persons, however,
we're relieved Of money and valuables,
when the train vas stopped and the
four unmasked dare-devils, who were
green hands at the business, jumped
off and escaped before they could be
secured. Neither the express nor
mail cars were molested. Officers
are in pursuit of the fugitives. Jesse
James, as far as heard from, is not
accused Of leading the gang.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

The electric light that J. F. Llew-
ellyn will put up shortly will be
placed in two store rooms and six
lamps to light the square and one
block off the square. Four of the
churches may be lighted also. 1t is
expected to increase the lamps as
fast as subscribers can be had. Mr..
L. wishes to place around the square
100 i~ncandescent lights this fall.
These lights are made to take the
place of a gas jet and is q better
light and much cheaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
x-Mayor Fowler's Show.

r. H. Fowler is in st. Louis making
arrangements for his show. He is
engaging an orchestra and attending
to his printing. His show will be
like Prof. Andrews. He
will be the star. The show will be
in Mexico September 18th and 18th.
Admission Is, s. and so cents. Seats
for sale at Geo. Kabrich's store. r.
P. Wolff will be ticket agent. The
rest Of the company, whether ladies
or gentleman, are not known as yet
but all are stars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Man Killed.

A young brakeman named Sonnet
on the Wabash was killed just east OF
Mexico last night He was a new
man and did not know or think about
the bridge over Salt River, just east
of town, and standing on a high car
was caught and hurled to instant
death. He has relatives in Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

The Lyceum Dramatic Company,
under the popular and energetic
supervision of A. R. WILDER, will ap-
pear at opera house Monday evening
Sept. 18th.
Frank Tucker has a new kind of a
sewing machine in the manufacturing
department of his boot and shoe store.
It does fine work. Dave Tomlinson
has charge of this branch of Franks
business.
Chas. G.. Brown, of the boot and
shoe house of Smith & Brown, went
to st. Louis Tuesday TO add largely
to their stock. They will have all
the latest styles in fine goods to
select from.
W. H. Tratchell is going to start a
lumber yard at Benton City. He
has the stuff bought and on its way
and no mistake this time. Tratchell
is a live, steady man and will make
Benton City boom.
Robert Slocum, formerly Of Mexl-
co, died at st. Vincent Institute, st.
Louis, Mo-, September 2nd, 1885, in
his 6Sth year. He was inferred in
the new cemetery at 9 O'Clock, a. M,
Thursday, September 3rd, in Mexico.
The Misses Clark will commence
their school at Rush Hill on Monday
next. The young ladies are well
qualified in every way for their du.
ties as teachers, and we are glad to
know that the school will open with
q good attendance.
John F. Mounts, an old and expe.
rienced newspaper man, has severed
his connection with the Iateniqencer
and will, We learn, go into the news.
paper business somewhere else. John
is we'll posted in every department
Of a country newspaper.
There will be a big public sale a,
the old VIM. Sims place northwest o.
Mexico the last of this month. There
will be ITO COWS, 100 calves, 15(
sheep, 40 hogs, 80 horses, farming
implements, &C., &c. 1t will be one
of the biggest sales ever in the
county.
Smith & Cunningham are doing
some fine. cornice work for the Pres
byterian church of Fulton. This
firm is making a specially of THU
class of work. They have some fine
designs. Their workmen are all oil
the best and they are giving good
satisfaction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
NOTES.

NOTES.
The chapel was packed.
The parlors + elegant.
Every train is bringing in new pu-
pills.
Everything is fresh and neat as
new.
Mrs. Yancey sings like a nightin-
gale.
The sleeping rooms are well vsnti-
lated.
Miss Tony Baird was in the au-
dience.
The home department is as cosy as
could be.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Attracted to the Great Ceute,

Hon. j. L. Gartrell, of Mexico,
Mo-, IN extensive ranchman of Tex
as, and who for some time has been
a prominent politician in his section,
has arrived in the city with an inten-
ton of locating, and will bring his
family here in a few days. Mr.. Gar
trell says that he has selected Kansas
City on account of its continual
progress and expects it to equal the
population of st. Louis in five years.
"This is the central point and the
one most accessible to the stock In
terests Of the South and West" said
he, land I believe Kansas City will,
in the course of a short time, be the
greatest stock center and packing
market in the country" - Kansas
City Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
A COWHIDING
For Which $1,000 Is Asked - Parsons
VS.. Russell.

We see by the records in the cir
cult court that now comes Thos. Par
sons and states that Ward Parsons,
his son, is a minor and resides with
him, and asks that a guardian be ap-
pointed as he is about to bring a suit
against Matthew Russell for damages.
Thos. Parsons was appointed. 1t is
claimed that on the 18th day of July
Russell cowhided young Parsons
severely for which $4,000 is asked as
damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

For fine Cigars, the largest assort-
ment of Chewing and Smoking To-
baccos and Smokers Articles Of every
description, call at Urban Weimers
wholesale and retail cigar store, S.W.
cor. Public Square, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

Married, at l o'clock to-day, at the
residence of the bride, Mrs. Hattie A.
Bourne, of Mexico, and Mr.. J. Roe,
q prominent stock man of Monroe
county, by Rev. W. S. Trimble. Mr..
and Mrs. Roe will reside in Mexico
until Mrs. Roe sells her stock of
goods, when they will remove to
Monroe county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Sept. LIST, 1885.

j. Kelly Pool has the thanks OF
the LEDGER and the public for the
report Of the Normal Institute found
in our columns. Pool is . clever
teacher, q good writer and an elo-
quent talker. He has every qualif-
cation necessary for him to make his
mark in the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Hardware Advertisement.

In this issue Of the LEDGER will
be found the hardware ad- OF Geo.
NJ. Gill. BE deies competition in
prices and goods. He keeps every
thing in his line from a tack to the
finest make of stoves. Call and look
ct his goods and get his prices before
you buy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Hardin College.

Mexico may well be proud of Har-
din College. 1t is one of the best
schools for girls in the land, east or
west north or south, and we are glad
to e girls focking in from every
direction. We wdnt to say right here
that every young lady in the country
should attend this school,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Not a Bit Funny.

Last Monday night week some one
in North Mexico saturated a dog with
oil and set the animal on fire. OF
course the dog died in great agony.
You could hear the meat fry on bis
body as he howled and cried with
PAIN. This was not q bit funny.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

Dobyns & Gibbs the Druggists
who are always looking after the in
terest Of their customers, have now
secured the sale of DR.. Rosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup, a remedy
that never fails to cure Colds, Pains
in the Chest and all Lung Affections.
For prof. try a free sample bottle.
Regular size SO cents and sl.00.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

Younger & jesse sell all kinds OF
groceries for cash just as cheap land
many articles cheaper) as any house
in Mexico. Cash makes our goods
go cheap. I6-t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Successful Fishing Party.

J. C. v. Baskin, VIM. McCord,
Jake Stephenson, John Robinson and
John Patton, the swimmer, all OF this
county, went down near the mouth
of the Auxvasse last week fishing.
They had good success, catching
about 800 pounds of the best Of fish.
A good time was enjoyed. 1t is hard
to tell which one of the crowd can
spin the toughest yarn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
GUARANTEED

That d. c. Knoderer makes boots and
shoes not to squeak he will DO your
work neat and cheap, according to
material. Try him, over Buckley &
Moore's grocery store S-3m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03

S. U. B~ranstetter, of Vandalia, has
just received letters patent on a car
coupler Of his invention that will
prove a great benefit to railroads and
railroad men. 1t is a simple device,
yet it is a self-coupler that will do
away with any possible chance OF
employees being injured between cars.
1t should he in use on all freight
trains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
& ELpgIpGE.

Mr.. Wood cut a basque for me
with the National Garment Cutter,
which FITS perfectly without changing
Q sean. 1 think il the most accnrste
system for cutting I ever saw and
heartily recommend it Every lady
who does her own sewing should have
one EMAA Bass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
Here is 35 cents. Give me
Notice Of Dissolution.

NOTICE. Of D~fsb0IuII0n.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween the undersigned as hardware
merchants In Mexico, No. under the
style or firm of Smith & EIdridge. is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1885.
OLIVER p. SMITH,
Jos. J. ELpRrDGE.
PARTIES owing the late firm OF Smith
& Eldriige will please call snd settle
up at orlce All notes and accounts
can be found at the old stand.
PLAT SMITH & ELpRTDGE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-03
PaImer's New Restaurant.

Palmer's new restaurant, northwest
corner public square, is now open
for business. A good meal for rs
cents. A few regular boarders can
be nicely accommodated at reasona-
bic rates. A share of the public
patronage solicited. GOAT.