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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-02-02
Ten Years Younger.

Mrs. Mary Montgomery, of Boston,
writes: "For years, 1 was compelled
to wear dress cap to conceal bald
spot on the crown of my head but now
gladly lay the cap aside, for your Hair
Vigor is bringing out new growth. L
could hardly trust my senses when
first found my hair growing but there
it is, and I am delighted. look ten
years younger"
A similar result attended the use OF
Ayers Hair Vigor by Mrs. o. o. Pres
colt, of Charlestown, Mass, Miss Bessie
II. Bedloe, of Burlington, VT, Mrs. j. j.
Burton, of Bangor, Me-, and numerous
others.
The loss of hair may be owing TO inn
purity of the blood or arrangement OF
the stomach and liver, in which case,
course of Ayers Sarsaparilla or OF
Ayers Pills, in connection with the
Vigor, may be necessary TO give health
and tone to all the functions OF the
body At the same time, it cannot be
too strongly urged that none OF these
remedies can do much good without
a persevering trial and strict attention
to cleanly and temperate habits.
Ayers Hair VigOr,
Prepared by DIR. J C. Aver & Co, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by Druggists and Perfumers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-02-02

A committee of Floridians is in
Washington trying to pursuade Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland to journey
southwark this month.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-02-02
.Rrrv advertisements.
Luxuriant Hair

Can only be preserved by keeping the
scalp clean. cool. and free from dam
druff, and the body in healthfui
condition. The great popularity o.
Ayers Hair Vigor is due to the fact
that it cleanses the scalp, promotes the
growth of the hair, prevents it from
falling out, and gives it that soft and
silky gloss so essential to perfect beauty.
Frederick Hardy, OF Roxbury, Mass,
gentleman fifty years Of age, was fast
losing his hair, and what remained was
growing gray. After trying various
dressings with no effect, he commenced
the use of Ayers Hair VigoT. IL
stopped the falling out" he writes !;
'and, to my great surprise, converted
my white hair (without staining the
scalp) to the same shade Of broacn it
had when was % years of age"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06
from the party"

from the party"
In 1886, Massachusetts, gave for
prohibition (nominally anti-icense)
1O9, 7S2 votes, with the party casting
s,251 votes.
In 1886, Rhode Island gave 1900
votes for prohibition and 1855 for
party"
The six States above named gave
each a majority for prohibition. the
aggregate majority being 1877, ,604.
Their total aggregate vote in favor
of prohibition was 766, 593 and their
aggregate party" vote, at same
time was 2O,349, or, in other words,
the vote for prohibition was nearly
forty times as large as that for the
party" of large pretensions.
We come next to Michigan, where,
in 1887, 17S, ,656 votes were given in
favor of prohition and 1868 for the
party" Michigan gave larger
proportion of party" vote than
either of the States we have named
but it was the first Republican
State voting upon prohibition that
failed to give n majority in its sup
port. Competent authority declares
that the failure to enact prohibition
in Michigan is directly chargeable
to the partisan Prohibitionists, but,
be that as it may, the actual record
is as above stated.
In the same year 1SS7). there came
next, Oregon, with 1923 votes for
prohibition and 2,775 for party"
Tennessee with 1l7,5Oi votes for
prohibition and none for party"
and Texas, with 1929 for prohibi-
tion and 10, ls9 for party"
And so we find, in these ten States
1.211 ,99S actual votes cast for abso-
lutte prohibition, more than nine
teen-twentieths of which were out
side of the party of large pretensions
and small performance.
Has not the bombastic humbug
been tolerated about long enough
Has it organically done anything ex-
cept support II few adventures for
revenue only, and soothe the anguish
of few disgruntled politicians
If SO, what
Instead of being pioneer or lea
der i'll the great reform whose name
it has usurped, instead of helping to
bear the burdens of that reform, it
loads itself upon the reforms shoul-
ders and demands to be carried by
1t, and claims an assignment of the
seats of honor and advantage that
belong of right to the working party
whose members it treats with con
tempt.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06

What is this fishery question
1t is simply whether Canada shall
have more rights and authority in
catching fish in the waters around
and about the lines between Cana.
dian territory and the United States
1t is over one year since the Cana.
dians first denied to our fishermen
the right to ship their fish duty free
through Canadian ports to the Unit
ed States, and it is surprising, as
Senator Edmonds, remarked, that
with the means at his command, the
President has failed to take any step,
and now sends to Congress a mes
sage asking for more power. 1t looks
very much as if his chief aim in send
ing his message to congress was to
draw the attention of the country
from the tariff question, discussion
of which is working so sad havoc in
the rank and file of the Democracy.
But before he is much older he will
discover that his scheme won't
work.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06
The Prohibition Party.

Whatever standing the sclf-styled
Prohibition party has in the conf
dence of the people of this country
rests solely upon the fact that few
noble men, for reasons satisfactory
to themselves. have given it the al
lance of their names and influence
Such men as Gen. Neal Dow,
James Black, George W. Balm. the
Rev DIR. Miner and perhaps a score
of others of similar lifelong record
i'll works ofreform and philanthropy,
can indulge i'll occasional eccen-
tiIcity of political method without
forfeiture of their claim to the love
and respect of all true men and wo-
men. But in no sense do these
veterans represent the prohibition
party nor are they represented by
IT. 1t Is an entirely different class
of men that make the party states.
pull the party wires and bag the
party game. although the tolerance
of the few true rcfollncrs makes il
possible for the much cheaper men
to debase the party's standard and
look out for the main chance"
The party in question. as an or
ganization, has no record of credi-
table performance, but only of
abounding pretension and profes-
sion none of bravery, but plenty of
bravado none of true independence
but plenty of impudcncc. 1t claims
the credit OF the work that others
have wrought. and tries TO impose
upon others the responsibility of
the disasters to the cause it pretends
TO serve consequent upon its own
foolish, if not wicket, tactics. 1t
habitually earns and receives the
plaudits of its nominal enemies and
appears to find pleasure therein.
Up to the present moment it has no
visible power or influence as an or
ganization, except as promoting the
domination of the whiskey ring and
the liquor saloon political party.
These are plain words, but they
are based upon actual records,
whose significance cannot be mis-
taken by those who will take the
trouble to examine them.
Prohibition, in behalf of whose
establishment the prohibition
party claims to exist, has, as n
principle or policy, made mighty
strides during the last ten years,
and 1t is both wise and just to COM
pare the actual strength of that
principle or policy with that of the
party that claims to be its sole rep
resentative. We appeal to the facts
as officially recorded.
1880, Kansas gave 92, 3O2 votes for
prohibition, but had no 'prohibi-
tory party"
1889, Iowa gave 155,43G votes for
prohibition, but. like Kansas, at |
that time was not classed with a |
''prohibitory party"
In 1888, Ohio gave 1913, 1919 votes
Tor prohibition, of which S,362 came
from ''prohibitory party"
In 1884, Maine gave 20, 1888 votes
for prohibition, of which l,l5l came
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06
Harrison Wears Well

As n candidate Gen. Benjamin
Harrison of Indiuna wears well. He
has been exposed to the fierce light
that beats on the Presidential nom
inee for two months he has talked
Just enough to show everybody how
well he could talk, and how well he
knew what to say and what not to
say and his remarks have delight
ed his friends and disappointed his
enemies. Not only has he never
said the wrong thing. but he has
generally said the strong, the sin
cere thing and the positively and
reasonably right thing.
This contrast between General
Harrison and some other candidates
and orators-old Mr.. Thurman for
instance-will strengthen the conf
dence of intelligent, high minded
and patriotic citizens in him. He
has convinced every one that he is
an earnest, honest man, chock full
of brains and tact, perfectly self po-
sessed. never stopping over, never
saying rash things. Such man is
not likely to be anybody else man if
elected President. Harrison's ad-
ministration will be Harrison ad-
ministration and that will be the
best administration possible. 1t is
the only kind of administration Har
rison is built for.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06

The Union Labor State Convention
in session at Williamsport yesterday
declared for protection, and where.
ever labor is found unite d it will al
ways voice the same sentiment
Protection is the life of the American
laborer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06
REPUBLICAN STANDING COMMITTEE.

Adams-Hcnry Tobias. Tobias Mitchell.
Bcayrr-W. Y. Ecrsc, g. +. SUecht.
Beaver Wc.t--lI. VI. tlsh. J.ti. Snyder.
Centre-w. IA. Napp. X. H. walter
th,pmau--Simon Long, Gus. Truu mau.
Frdnklin-this Bocudcr, Jacob lItssingcr.
.lackson-W. =. Shully, !. :. lcdrick.
Middlcburgh-I. VI. SteininVer, VIM. Romg.
Middlccteck-.l.R x. Keller. J y. Mitchell.
Monroo--T 4 Hummcl, W. ". Bordncr.
pcnn-G. W. Witmcr, Isaac Row.
Pcrry-W. II. Harding. q. r. Brocious.
Perry Vest. &. Strawscr, T. n. Willis.
Seltnsgroye-M. J.. Wagcn,cllcr :. =. simpson
Spring.. l. Mauheck, -. T.. Rcigle.
Inion-lohu ID BnVaf. j. ". HCrruld.
Washington-E. W. Tool. q. A. Rotdorf.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-13
STICK no THE HOME MARKET.
Thrift LeAgne Bulletin.

Tariff League Bulletin.
What makes eggs sell at forty cents per
dozen in Philadelphia and eight cents per dozen in
Georgia?
Why do not the eastern farmers sell their corn
and wheat at the same rates as the farmers of Ne
braska and Dakota?
Why do the eastern farmers leave wheat for the
extreme northwest unless they can do better by
supplying the home demand for other products
that pay better!
Why would not the farmer IN Dakota get as much
for his wheat, if sold in his own neighborhood, rs
the eastern farmer does for his if he had home
market for it-a demand from people in other pur-
suits? Why need he pay transI o:tation to England,
to compete there with wheat from India, where
men work for six cents day ana live on rice and
mllet, when by building up Il home demand he
could get just much at home and save the cost oil
transportation?
Why must the American wheat grower be subject
to the control of the wheat growers of India re-
CARDS prices, unless he is compelled by inadequate
home demand to send his supplies to European
markets for sale? And is there any way to get rid
of this competition with slaves and barbarians OK
tept by producing less wheat, by developing and
increasing the home market by fostering and pro-
noting diversified industries through protection.
Statistics of transportation show that the wheat
growers now receiving largely increased prices
what they did few years ago in consequence
of the diminished cost of getting it to market But
why not all his cost by selling it at home2 And
is not this declining cost of transportation all over
the world two edged sword? Does it not furnish
your competitors In your foreign markets Il means
of underseing you? For, while you seek to get the
benefit of cheaper freighs to enable you TO live in
the business Americans ought to live, your COM
petitors who satisfied to live next 10 moth
ing. and wear next 10 nothing aud sleep out OF
doors, ready 10 give these benefits TO the buyer
and 10 accept prices which returned 10 him,
which you cannot afford. Reduced cost ot trans
poItaton, inland and on the sea, is destined ere
long TO drive you ont Of the European markets and
compel YOU, in self defense, TO stand by your home
markets and strt ;then the wallis which are now
your barriers against the invasion OF Cuc Atlantic
and Pacific por;s by tsatc calgoes of TODD.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
Columbia and the Railroad.


r. NJ. White, the wide-awake
editor of the Mexico LEDGER, was
in Columbia last Monday. He
came over scared lest Columbia
people were giving their notes to
the c., III. & S. road ria Centralia,
but found that less than 81, 900 of
S25, 600 raised in this vicinity have
been given in that way. All the
other notes are conditioned upon
the road passing through Columbia
only; of course the notes given at
Centralia-some s11 ,0o0-are con-
ditionaI upon the road passing
through that place. The notes
given by Mexico are conditional
upon the road passing through
Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
Dockery Declines.

JEFFERSON Cry, February g.
Private information received here
is to the effect that Mr.. Dockery
will not. enter the race for Gov
ernor. His reason is stated to be
that he does not feel justified in
dropping his Congressional work
and coming to Missouri to make
the canvass that would be expect
ed of him for the nomination. He
has a number of important meas
ures pending which would most
certainly fall if he should leave
them now. He would also miss
the coming consideration of the
tariff. Under these circumstances
he is said to have about concluded
not to be a candidate. His first in
clination was to run, but his second
thoughts to decline. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16

THE inhabitants of the town OF
Mertilla, Kansas, s'have folded
their tents," packed their trunks
and departed to seek new scenes
far from the site of Mertilla. The
activity of rivals and the Qepress-
ing determinations adopted by Ger.
tain railroads have combined tc
overcome Mertilla, and on Satur.
day last two general stores of that
town, one grocery store, one livery
stable, the local newspaper under
the care of 'tFiat Just1tia' and
"Pro Bono Publico," three mer
who posed as athe Oldest inhabi,
tants," !" and such live stock as could
stand the journey, were placed up
on wagons and removed to the hos
pitahle precincts of a neighborint
borough. Mertilla is no more
Like Troy and Carthage, she has
become but memory, a suggestion
of things that were.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16

Mr.. J. C. Jamison, of Louisiana,
No., has written a letter to a friend
in this city which we are permitted
to copy. He will be a candidate
before the Democratic State con.
vention for the Office of Register OF
Lands. His opponent, Col. Nc.
Culloch, has been occupying the
position for eight years, (two terms,
and by every rule of party usage
should retire. Mr.. Jamison is g
gentleman of culture, endowed
with high intelligence and excel.
lent capacity, and will make, i
elected, most acceptable officer
The Democratic press of the State
has not been greatly honored by the
party, although it has done the
plowing, the sowing, the reapine
and the harvesting. Yet its table
has not been spread with choice
tidbits and delicacies. Mr.. Jami
son is worthy of the position he
seeks and we should be glad to see
him nominated and elected
Daily Monitor, February 4.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16

WHEN sewing-woman slips on
her thimble (taxed % per cent. }
and threads her needle( taxed % per
ct. with thread (taxed 55per cent. }
and snips it off with scissors (taxed
35 per cent. } and sews a button
(taxed 25 per cent on her hus.
bands winter flannel shirt (taxed
6S per cent she is quite uncon-
scious in her effort to get on insthe
world how the blessed tariff bears
down upon her. Probably not one
woman in the land ever thinks O
| it. BUTT is high time she shoulc
think of it, and make her. husband
who is clothed with the right tc
vote, act upon it. High taxation
lis the blight of labor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
NOT i CANDIDATE.
Hon. g. @. Daniel Cannot Allow
His Name TO be Ussd in the
Senatorial Convention.
To the Rditor of Ind Ledger.

To the Editor Of the Ledger
VANDALIA, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Re-
plying to your letter Of yesterday
in which you ask If my name will
be allowed to go before the Demo-
cratic Senatorial Convention a. q
candidate for State Senator from
this district ! weuld say that while
! feel deeply the honor that would
be attached to a nomination and
election to that important and high
trust, | cannotin justice to myself
and private interests allow my
name to be used in that connection,
and / take this means of thanking
you and other friends who have
mentioned my name in connection
with that Office, and assuring those
Of them who have 80 kindly urged
me to accept that my determination
herein, has been arrived at after
the most careful consideration Of
the interests involved, and I feel
safe in saying, that of the abun-
dance of excellent material to be
found in this grand Senatorial Dis
trict, the Convention, when it shall
have met, will have little difficulty
in selecting man more worthy II
wear the great honor than you
humble servant, and when it shall
have made its selection I will b,
found at all times heartily support
ing its choice.
am, very truly yours,
G.. G. DANIEL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
Killed His Sweetheart.

PLATTsBuRe, Mo. Feb. S.-Miss
Neya Everett, daughter of David
Everett, prominent farmer resid-
ing two miles from here, was shot
and instantly killed yesterday by
William Ball, young man whose
proposal she had rejected. Ball
then placed the revolver to his own
temple and pulled the trigger. He
fell dead within dozen feet of his
victim.
AT the time of the tragedy, which
occurred in the kitchen ofthe farm
house, Mrs. Everett and two of her
other children were present. Miss
Neva, when shot, fell back dead
into the arms of her Mortified
mother. :.
Ball dropped several letters to
the floor just as he shot himself.
They were addressed to his mother
in Kentucky, and to the parents of
Neva. In them be stated that he
had been refused by Neva, and
that he had made up his mind to
commit the deed. He requested
that they be buried side by side.
Neva was very handsome and in
her, sixteenth year. Ball slightly
past 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
MISERABLE MAXWELL.
His Old Father in Washington
Pleading with Justice, Believ-
ing Hugh Innocent.

WAsHINeToN, d. c., Feb. TO-
Samuel Brooks, father Of the sup.
posed convicted murderer of Prel-
Ter, is here with John I. Martin,
the st. Louis lawyer. Mr.. Martin
j. making q strong effort to delay.
the mandate Of the U. S. Supreme
Court.
] hardly know what shall do
when | get to st. Louis, but / shall
endeavor to enlist all the influence
that ! can in behalf of my boy. 1
know he isn't guilty of what they
charge him. He eonlden't be. It
isn't in him."
Then the old schoolmaster of
Hyde related several incidents
connected with the life of his son
the last few years before his de-
parture from home, showing him
to be model young man, chari-
table, kind, moral to the last de-
gree.
"Oh, no." the old gentleman
said, vigorously shaking his head,
"the never meant to kill that young
man, but he thought he could
operate on him, and the young
man thought so, too. They made
fatal mistakes, and then my boy
lost his head and ran away.
talked with the steward of the shir
on which they came over. He
told me there was something the
matter with the young man; thai
| he would be abed in his stateroom
almost all day. The gentlemen in
East say the young man was sick
We can't talk about these things
lplainly, but tell you that young
man didn't want to go to physician
with his trouble. He and my sor
had become friends. He told my
son his secret and my son tried tt
relieve him and failed"
/ "That," said the old gentleman
looking up solemnly, "was the
isecret Of the whole thing. Wheth
| er my boy is hanged or imprisoned
for life that is the truth as / be
| lieve it. -
| He went on to speak of tn.
scientific studies of his son which
had prompted him to undertake tht
experiment with fatal result.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
THE case of Mr.. Martin Brennan

The case of Mr.. Martin Brennan
reported by telegraph from Wash
ington, is indeed a sad one, but il
conveys a beautiful moral. Mr..
Brennan had been paying a young
lady attentions for two years and
regarded himself as her accepted
suitor, though he had not taken the
precaution to make definite arrange
ments to that effect. He now re.
CARDS himself a badly used mar
because che went to Baltimore the
other day and married some one
else. In behalf of young ladies
generally we desire to say that the
man who will not bring about an
expressed understanding within
the term of a two years courtshlI
deserves to meet just the fate o.
Mr.. Brennan. Young ladies' pre-.
fer not to invest many years IN 9
buuineass of such uncertainty.