Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-07-01

)URI, THURSDAY
track and went to sleep, resting his !
head ON an old saddle tree. When
the kings man Lightning came up
he upset the goblet and went on. |
Marksman saw it in an instant and |
with his long rife fired and knocked |
the saddle tree from under Runners s
head, waking him up, when he ran
back to the spring, redlled his goblet
and beat Lightning three hundred
yards. The king became almost fran
tic with grief, but the old soldier said
to him, 81 will not take your daugh-
ter as the prize, but l will have your
treasure" Then the king ordered
three hundred and fifty wagons aud
teams to haul in the specie from all
the sub-treasuries. When it was all
emptied into the sack it was about
one-third full. Strong Man then
opened the mouth of the sack and
said, "Drive in your wagons and
teams, gentlemen, and come out, or
I'll lsew up the last one of you" They
drove in and out come the drivers.
Strong Man gave the mouth of the
sack twist and threw it over his
shoulder. Then the old soldier Or
dered a march and they moved off in
fine style, Whistler bringing up the
rear and keeping it well covered.
The king became crazed and ordered
the best regiment of cavalry in pur-
suit. The way lead down a canyon,
and when they all got half way down
1t, some half mile, the regiment made
a charge. But Whistler braced him
self against the bluff and placed his
thumb on one nostril, tilted his head
a little to one side, gave a slight
blow when horses, men, sabres and
uniforms were seen flying in all di-
rections, except one old soldier who
only went up about thirty feet, and
when he came down Whistler said to
him, "Go back and tell the king to
send on reinforcements."
Moral-When you lie, lie.
CAMPAIGNER.
Are Brains Needed in Farmings
| Reader, have you been satisfied
with the quality of the hay you have
made in the years past? Hundreds
of tons have been put up, it may be
but how much of it has been really
first class, both sweet and nourish
ing? Have you always handled it ir
just the way you would wish?
Nature perfumes much the large
part of the work of hay making ant
the farmer ought not to neglect hi
part of the job.
Nature and himself have been no,
: for year directly engaged in pre-
ducing this crop Of winter food, t
say nothing of the forces that hav
been used indirectly for ages for thi
: end. Could all the energy that ha
= been used by nature in producing
crop of the hay be placed, by figure
in comparison with what man put
forth in aid of the result how insis
nifcant would his part seem. 1t
a estimated that a crop of 10000 lb'
9 of vegetable matter utilizes of tt
l. force given out by the sun an amour
n equal to 10000 days of labor by
e man. Think, then of the might
u forces needed by the owner of 1e
J acre farm, for the development of b
IL seasons crop! How dependent /
IL is on the Controller of the forces
d nature! How puny his utmost e
u forts unless directed by that subti
q and overmastering force proceedir
- from q we'll balanced and traint
81 mind. 1t is that force which max
le man the lord of creation and enabl
IL him to control and use the wondero
4 forces of the Creator. And wh'
10 man is put in charge of these fore
and their products is he not terrib
guilty if he, by nelecting to use /
We brains, allows these forces and pr
le ducts of nature to be misapplied
e. wasted? Yet how often does o.
:" see q field of hay, for instance, UTE
r ly ruined or at least badly damag
~ by the lack of thought on the part
r the farmer. Allowing the hay
1g stand few days too long will c
re crease its nutritive qualities We
ed much; an hours exposure too mu
ld to that same sun that has given mu
es of its force to make it will dissip;
ig much of the favoring part anu f
all GRANGE of the hay and make 1T bal
'm so that it breaks and wastes in hsI
Mt ling. Exposure to the dews and IT
he after it is partially dry dissolves {
le- much of the soluble part of the /
ut and leaves but little else than WOO
or fiber. Improper stacking allows
lat stack to take water and complete
de ruin the (can we call him farmer
ne has seemed determined to effect.
nd All of these disastrous results whi
he in few days, cause the loss of VI
th- has been produced by the expen
he ture Of so much time and force
'se due to the lack of intelligence or Il
Ia of application Of knowledge aires
nd .S.oro of4o,, llo A