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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THE Republicans are preparing
for a big blowout Oh Sept. 10Th,
when they nominate a county ticket.
They expect eminent Speakers to be
present, also bEass bands, glee
clubs, flambeau clubs, etc. The
Republicans of Audrain are few and
far between, but enthusiastic all
along the line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
BuckIen'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 eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by
J. f. LlewelIyn, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THE fruit show in the st. Louis
Exposition shows Missouri to be a
great horticultural State. Audrain
county made a mistake by not be-
ing represented. Galloway county
has a splendid show, under the
supervision Of Mr.. r. E. Bailey, of
Fulton, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

Mr.. HARRISON says that the
Democratic party will, if support
ed by the country, place the tariff
laws upon a purely revenue basis.
"If supported by the country is
we'll put in. But how is the coun-
try to support the Democracy ii
the slight reductions proposed by
the Mills Bill should prove in
furious to our Industries ? If a
revenue tariff is the wrong thing,
that fact will very quickly be shown
by a trial OF the moderate reform
now advocated by the Democrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THE President denies with en-
phasis the story that he said he be-
lieved in free trade as he believed
in the Protestant religion. The
Republican press by its persistent
falsehood shows that it is frighten-
ed out ofits boots.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

IT does seem strange that poor
Uncle john Sherman should be so
remarkably silent during the pre-
vailing crisis but, of course, I'M
like Roscoe Conkling, he is not
sulking in his tent-he rs merely
mending his fences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THERE used to be a good deal of
talk in Republican papers about
the size of Grover Cleveland's col
lar. Of late the editors seem to
have lost all interest in the sub
ject. In fact, his latest public ut
terances have turned their atten-
ton to the length of his head and
size of his brain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

The Mills Bill is Il free-trade
measure in this sense: If its pro-
visions should bring increased
prosperity to the country, it might
create a tendency toward free
trade. Its enenies dare not put it
to the test.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
the Republicans
THEY arrested a woman in Kan

THEY arrested a woman in Kan
sas City last week for wearing
trousers, and the municipal Dog
berry fined her $40. Of course she
wouldn't pay the money and she
was hustled off to Jail. Now a
higher court has released her and
decided that she can wear trousers
at her own sweet will. Ordinarily
the women who feel like wearing
the breeehes do not need to ask the
consent of any Judge In the land.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

SENATOR PAYNE's statement that
nine-tenths of the stockholders of
the Standard Oil company are Re-
pubIicans is undoubtedly true. 1t
is more than likely that an iavesti-
CATION would show a Republican
majority in every monopoly in the
TD1op
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
A Bad Case of Flux Cured,

My little boy about eight menths
old, was taken with fux. After
several days, we commenced giving
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy according to
directions. We were very uneasy
about the child, and sent for a
physician. I told him what we
had been doing, and showed him
medicine. He examined it, and
told us the best thing we could do,
was to go ahead and give the
remedy, We used about half of a
small bottle, and cured the child,
who was GLOW that he had no use Of
himself. We thought so much Of
your remedy that we would let nc
one else have It. ] told my wife q
few days ago that ] must write.
and tell you what your medicine
had done. G. W. Lugar, lions
Hill, Virginia. Sold by c. R.
Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
Mrs. Jacob Scondue, while visit

Mrs. Jacob Scondue, while visit
ing with her father-in-law, at
Gaynor City, Mo-, was taken very
sick with cholera morbus. A
physician was sent for, but as the
doctor was not at home, Mr.. S. E.
While, a merchant of Gaynor City,
handed the husband of the sick
lady o small bottle Chamberlain's
Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy, and asked him to try that,
and if it did not cure, he need not
pay for it, but it did its work and
before returning to their home in
Springfield, Ohio, they called and
procured another bottle. Uncle
John Scondue, says he will never
be without Chamberlain's Cholic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Sold by c. r. Gibbs, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

CLEVELAND and Thurman, pro.
lection for labor, tariff reform, OPP.
position to monopoly, a reduction
of taxation-these are the men anC
the principles that are going to wiz
this fall
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

VERMONT, under the high tariff,
has 375,027 less sheep than she had
in 1860. Possibly she has gone to
raising jack asses as q more pro-
fitable investment. The late re-
turns indicate this to be a fact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
SYrHn Of Figs.

1t is NATURES own true laxative.
1t is the most easily taken, and the
most effective remedy known to
Cleanse the System when Bilious
or Costive; to dispel Headaches,
Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habit,
ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles
etc. Manufactured only by the
California Fig Syrup Company,
San Francisco, Cal. For sale by
c. R.. Gibbs, druggist, Mexico,
Mo. Dec. IL, 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
THERE are fully 1900 campaign

THERE are fully 1900 campaign
orators on the stump in Indiana,
and in ten days more we are as
sured that nearly double that num-
Der will be at work in New York.
How devoutly grateful the peo-
pie ought to be who live in the
States of this Union that are not
considered doubtful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

NATURAL gas has been discover
ed in a large quantity at Kansas
City. If there was ever a town on
earth that didn't need gas, Kansas
City was that place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
GENERAL JAS. r. CHALMERS, the

GENERAL JAS. +. CHALMERS, the
ex-rebel officer who won the title
of aButcher Chalmers, in the mas
sacre of negroes at Fort Pillow
during the rebellion, has boen
nominated for Congress by the Re-
publican Convention of the Second
Mississippi District. Surely there
will be a concentrated howl of in
dignation from Ingalls,, Chandler
and the newspaper organs of the
Grand Old Party. We waltto hear
g.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

MEXICO Democrats are noted for
their work prior to nominations.
Now let us show to the world how
harmonious and enthusiastic we
a be for the ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THE Boonville 1drertiser is is
suing a handsome daily during the
Exposition. The people of Boon
vile should support such apublica-
ton the year round.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

In Maine the Republicans lost
On plurality 1856 votes, and the
increase in the Democratic vote
over that of 1884 is nearly three
and a half times as great as that Of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

WE are much obliged to the
Republicans for the effort they are
going to make on the 29th. 1t will
wake up the Democrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

The best spring medicine or
blood purifier you can take, is a
few doses of St. Patrick's Pills.
Fhey cost 25 cents a box and will
accomplish more good thar Loo
invested in any other medicine.
Guaranteed and sold by
c. r. GIBBS, Druggist,
d&w-tf Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

MEXICo will have Il grand reun-
ion of all The Democratic clubs i'll
the county some time next month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

DEMOCRATS who have no club in
their immediate neighborhood
should join the Mexico club at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

FIFTY thousand fer Cleveland
and Francis is the lowest majority
acceptable to any Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THE Democrats of Mexico should
raise the tallest Cleveland and
Francis pole in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

THERE should be q rousing big
meeting at the Democratic rally
Friday night. The club should
double in number that night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

JUDGE S. NJ. EDWARDS can skin
the Republicans with neatness and
dispatch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
Just Like Twins.
From the Sedalia Democrat.

IIbiH TIC IA DSlnV<tdts
Mexico has a Republican paper
at last. Not that Mexico never
had a Republican paper before.
Ithas. The journalistic hone-yard
is dotted over with the bleaehed
bones of similar enterprises. Bob
White and Sam Cook can now cease
their strife and combine against the
common enemy.
Jacob Sosey, of the Palmyra
spectator, the oldest newspaper
editor in Missouri, If not in the
West, died at his home September
s. He moved to Palmyra in 1888
and has ever since been engaged in
the publication of a newspaper in
that town. He was the founder,
in his early life, of that well known
journal of its time-The Staunton,
Virginia, Spectator.
We hear some talk of o band be.
ing organized. Mexico needs ,
lgeod band badly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

Lady and gentlemen agents want
ed for county and city for a fast
seller. Good terms. Enquire at
room IS, Windsor Hotel, Mexico,
Mo. Ww-d-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

DON'T fail to sign as a member of
the Democratic Club at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

MEXICO should have the banner
Democratic club in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

Two thousand majority is what
We want in Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

DEMOCRATS all over the county
should organize at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
The Road Will he Built.
From the Springfield Herald

Tile Chicago, Hannibal Il Spring,
field railway has been dragging its
weary length along for a great
many months, and numbers of its
sanguine friends have become dis
heartened, 1t seems to be forget
ten that all these enterprises are
paper" concerns till they get
started; they can't very Well be
anything else. But when the time
for preliminary work has gone by
and the paper" materializes into
steel it comes very different.
Meanwhile iii is the province of ev-
cry paper in the country to hit the
new enterprise a lick, The Rajt-
Tay Register (trom what motive we
do not a yet know is the latest
and says;
The Chicago, Hannibal 4 Spring
field Railroad company is, as it has
been for months past, Just about
to get ready TO start to begin nc
tive construction"
just about--to get ready-to
start-to begin-seems to express
it, but when the line at last con-
meets the ''queen ofthe southwest"
with the Northern lakes, and
Springfield Is Il city of $1,000 in
habitants we can look back on this
captious criticism, with amusement
instead of displeasure. In the
meantime the Herald prophet
says the road will be here inside
of a year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

The Commercial Travellers Pro-
tective Association, of the United
States, has a membership Of over
sixteen thousand and is probably
the strongest association of the
kind in the world. Mr.. John R.
Stone, their NATL Sec'y and
Treas. 10 Dearborn St., Chicago, in
r letter states that he has been
severely troubled at times, for the
past twenty years, with cramp and
bilious collie which would compel
him to take to his bed from three
to six days-while in St. Louis al
their last annual meeting he pro.
cured a bottle of Chamberlain:
. Cello, Cholera and Diarrhoes
Remedy and has since used it with
the best results. It is the only
remedy he ever found that effected
a rapid and complete cure. NJ
one can safely travel without it
Sold by c. r. Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
NJ

As I am now going to ship In car
load lots, I am prepared to pay top
prices for live poultry and want al
I can get of all kinds. Also pay
the highest market price Up CAST for
hutteE and eggs.
THos. GIBsoN.
LIB North Jefferson St.. MexicOMo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

Now let's demonstrate what we
mean by harmony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
Chlcago,H Hannibal and Springfield,

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Sept. 49,
Joseph Lathrop, secretary of the
Chicago, Hannibal and Springfield
Railway, and other members of the
company were in the city to-day,
en- route to Chicago, from a trip
over the prospective line. Mr..
Lathrop denies the authenticity of
the interview in which c. H. Fudge
was made to say that the Chicago,
Hannibal and Springfield was a
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
project. Mr.. Lathrop states that
the road will be built from Peoria
to Springfield, Mo-, and that work
will be commenced in the early
spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

AUDRAIN will go 2000 Democratic
this fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

IT is a shame that Mexico has
no band.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
Administrator, So,Iee.

Administrators Notice.
Notice ~ hereby given that letters z
administration upon the estate OF jay
Heller, deceased, hare been 2rantea.ins
undersigned, K L. aud NJ ". Here, =
the Probate Court Of Audrsir tornW
Missouri, bearing date Aug rs, isss
Ali persons having claims against w.
estate arc required 10 exhibit them Il,
allowance to the administrators within ~
year after the date. or they may be n.
cluded from any benefit of such e
and If SUCH claims be not xbthited ~
In two yesrs from this date they. wiz :
forever barred.
21-t X. L. HEIZER,
NJ. n. Heller,
J Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
Free Fish.

OFFICE OF THE Missouri FISH
Confession, ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
Sept. 10, 1SSS.-On and after the
10th of October we will be ready
for the distribution of Young Fish.
We have this year IA full supply OF
young Bass, Croppie and German
Carp at our St. Louis ponds and at
our Hatchery at st. Joseph, Nc.
We do not ship out spewness,
only the Young Fry.
al persons IN the Stale Of Ws-
sour desiring to stock ponds should
apply during October and &ovem,
Der to Elias Cottsell, St. Joseph,
Mo, or to Philip Kopplin, Jr.,
Box 600, St. Louis, Mo-, and some
will have prompt attention.
Terms as follows: for cans and
carriage to the Express Offices.
S1.25 will be charged; when you
send a can prepay the same, and
send only % cents by mail, which
is for carriage to the express office.
No Fish sent out G. O.. D. Send in
all orders the name of P~ost-office,
County and nearest Express Office.
Upon receipt of three cents post,
age we will mail you 120-page cir
cular on fish culture, and how to
construct ponds and feed fish.
H. NJ. GARLICHs,
Chairman Mo-, Fish Commission.
ARCHIE P. CAMPBELL,
Sacraforv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
More Protection Nuts to Crack

More Protection Nuts to Crack.
Why the poorer American spin
ners get S7.O7 and the poorer En-
glish spilners S7.2Oa week, though
the American makes two and three
fourths yards of cloth to the En-
glish two and one-half?
Why wages under the high pro-
lection tariffs O. Italy and Germany
are about half what they are in
F'free trade England?
Why "the condition of the miner
has for some years been growing
worse in Pennsylvania and better in
Great Britain ?"
Why Sin the very occupations
which we so tax ourselves to pro.
tect,' the English workman has,
as a rule. the advantage :"
Why workingmen earn higher
day wages in unprotected than pro.
teeted industries?
Why "the importation of wooler
and worsted cloths is increasing a.
a fearful rate, while our own
weavers are thrown out of employ.
ment?"
The Soldiers Not ALI Republicans
A crowd at the corner Of Wash
ington and Illinois streets yester
day forenoon were discussing poll
tics, when an old soldier with much
emphasis said: eyes, sir, at leas'
80 per cent. of the soldiers are
Republicans" Frank Miller, Dep.
uty United States Marshal, inau1r
Eeds "Do you mean that proper
ton in all the regimentsss
! "Yes, sir" retorted the veteran
I "Well, the regiment I was in
said. Miller, "didn't have a Repub'
lican in it; every man was a Demo.
crat."
"What regiment were you IMP
asked the soldier.
"The Twenty-seveth Virginia.
Confederate States of America
Miller replied.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

Have you heard from Maine?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20
R. N. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 90, 1888.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

ORGANIZE all over the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-20

JOIN the club.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12
MIR. BLAISE's HEALTH.
The Great stateman's Family Physician
Pronounce Foreign Rumors False.

The Great ststeman's Family Physician
Pronounce Foreign Rumors False.
AUGUSTA, April l0.-The family
OF James G. Blaine gives the
following statement TO the public:
AUGUSTA, April 10.
l have been the family ply.
.ician Of James G.. Blaine for more
than twenty years, have known him
intimately and thoroughly, have ex.
amined him carefully many times and
never found the least trace of any
organic disease. When he left Augusta
last June for Europe he was in perfect
health, in splendid physical condition
and weighed l67 pounds. IL Mr..
Blaine was in the condition described
by DIR. Haywood, | should have been
informed instantly by himself or
family. Letters recently received from
the family pronounce him in the same
good physical condition as when he
lett home.
GEO. +. BRICKETT, NJ. ID.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12
LIN nrlef. and TO the Point.

Dyspepsia is terrible. Disoreere d
liver is misery. Indigestion is a foe to
good nature.
The human digestive apparatus Is
one of the most complicated and won-
derfu things in existence. IL is easily
put out Of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food,
bad cookers. mental worry, late hours,
irregular habits, and many other
things which ought not to be, have
made the American people race Of
dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has
done u wonderful work in reforming
his sad business and making the
American people so healthy that they
can enjoy their meals and be happy.
Remember:-No happiless>wbhout
health. But Green's August Flower
brings health and happiness to the
dyspeptic. Ask your druggi,t for u
bottle. Seventy.6ye cents.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12

their Conduct in opposing its eonsld-
Grafton, Their position has been
stated in debate aud published from
time to time in the public prints. In
closing Mr.. Oates says: This bill has
provoked an agitation in favor of re-
funding the cotton tax, but no bill has
been brought forward aud pressed
for that purpose. / gave notice
(which | do not recall that IL this bill
is to be passed | will, at the proper
time, offer an amendment.
We could NJ any time since the con.
sideration OF thi. bill began have
allowed ID TO proceed to point in
committee OF the whole when We
might have offered any amendment
we saw proper, but our opposition to
the bill il such that no amendment
which can be ad,pted, except it he to
strike out the amendment clause, can
make il acceptable to US. This bill il
not before the house according 10 i.s
rules aud ia the course Of procedure.
1t has not been reached in its order on
the calendar. but has by an unusual
report from the committee on rules
been placed before ii other business
and held there to the exclusion of all
other bu iness.
In a matter involving such vital
principles of constitutional govern
nent NJ this involves, and in which
the people are tenfold more deeply
interested than IN the distribution
among the states Of any amount Of
money from the federal treasury, We
feel that 1t is our outy, though in the
minority, to resort to every legislative
means the house allows.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12
ATree-climbing A Coyote.

For some time past Joseph EDWARDS,
who lives beyond Wslkerville, has
been losing good many chickens, and
a. he has no'heighbors whom he would
for moment suspect OF thieving, he
was at loss to account for the dissp-
pearaDce Of his feather property. Night
before last he heard q great racket in
the hennery, and the children buried
out to see what was the matter.
Presently they ran back into the hou-e
shouting:
20, papa. there's coyote among the
chickens and when we went ont he
ran tp tree aud climbed upon it!'
This seemed a strange proceeding on
the part of q coy 'te. which 10 q kind
OF small wolf and not given to tr-s.
climbing any more than cow ls. So
Mr.. Edwards picked up two or three
sticks of stove wood and went out to
investigate. He could see the besst up
In the tree and let drive a stick OF wood
at il. The first throw missed 1t, but
the second hit il, and the Eext thing
Mr.. Edwards saw was the vsrmii.'
coming for him straight through ths
air. The jump was fifteen or twenty
feet. Mr.. Edwards is base bal
player aud a first.class man Al the bat
rhis knowledge stood him in good
play, for he still held one stick OF wood
iu his hand aud ss the animal cam,
sailing at him through tie air, he lei
I It have whack on the head with tn,
club that knocked its brains out. On
getting a lantern he found he hsd
killed a big lynx with claws on it like
pruning hooks.-Inter Mountain.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12
An Unpleasant Misunderstanding.

New York, April lO-Mayor Hewitt
to-day transmitted to the common
council a stirring message dissp-
proving the resolution taking from th,
mayor the power Of directing whal
fiagsshall he displayed upon city build
ings. He declares that under our free
government and boundless resources
the Irish mslconteDts bad exhibited
no restraint in claiming new privileges
now not known TO the law aud not de-
erred by the more conservative portion
Of the nationality in whose favor the
exception is demanded. He advises
the board OF aldermen to adopt u
measure whereby the yexed question
may be made squarely an issue before
the people.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12

channel for fraud. Any old brindls
COW that has chewsd her "eud" for
sixteen years and got grown up oxen
AL over the country, will never reach
greater aye than seven years-espe-
clally If offered for salt. In the abb
sence of all tell tale wrinkles, q COW
that has furnished the milk to fattsn
the babes OF our great grandmother,
could pass In crowd as q four-yeAY-
old heifer. IL looks MS il nature had
stuck on these horns to run wrinkles
out on as q sort OF an iDdellible tally
board, and when man comes along
with q hand-saw and completely
erases all record o. birth or age, 10
knocks the honest intentions Of nature
all out in two rounds, and gives 10 un-
scrupulous men m pyenue for fraud
wide ss the world Is long. With the
progress OF this practice people may
look for tougher beefsteak and higher
prices. Veal will be tougher than =
rubber boot and sold for spring calf
prices, and still consumes wonder st
crime. The proof Of the pudding is
the eating, and after tn consumer
has paid for "veal outlets. aud gets
round steak" from an OK that fol-
lowed the furrow in an early day,
he'll cry for legislation against de
horning.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-04-12
Veterans Want Uncle sam to stock Farms
for Them.

New YORK, April l0.-The veteran
association of the regular army and
navy OF the United States petition con.
gress to pass an act emitting all honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors to
the assistance needed to enable the
veterans and their families to res n, ,
occupy and cultivate bounty land. Aud
in the event of the passage Of such bill
the government will he asked to locate
the lands, lay out highways. build
schools and furnish each settler with
n small house, team, agriculture Inn
plemen,s, seed, etc. In return the set.
tiers would repay the loan TO the gov.
erument within ten years, with in.
tsrest at 3 per cent, and would pledge
themselves to serve In the militia OF
their several states.