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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-12

THE prohibitionists could not do
better than to nominate John A.
Brooks, of Missouri, for President.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-12

THIS weather is worse on stock
than dry and cold; although stock
in this county is wintering we'll.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-12

THE college and railroad do not
interfere with each ether. We
should have them both.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-12

The saloon at Laddonia is closed
and will not be reopened very
soon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-12
BEAVER DAM ITEMS.
Of the Ledger.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
BEAVER Dam, No., Jan. 6.-Jno.
Waugh returned last week frora
Fredericktown, looking hearty.
At residence of R. M. Price, Miss
Sallie Price and Miss Maggie Mil
Ter entertained their many friends
Friday night.
Last Sabbath election of officers
forPrairie View Sabbath School for
ensuing year resulted as follows:
superintendent, E. III. Dicus; as
sistant, Lester Farrah; secretary,
Mrs. s. A. McCord. After the elec-
ton Rev. Frank Mitchell preached
an excellent sermon. Subtance Of
text, "The son of man hath power
on earth to forgive sins.n
L. L. Crockett, superintendent oi
Bethel Sabbath School, was pre-,
scented by the school with large
Bible neatly bound containing
many handsome engravings hav
ling the old aswell as the new revis
lions.
j This is leap-year. The younl
manageable ladies of Beaver Dan
and vicinity should bear this fac
in mind ond ,yb;la 4hox, o,.a Iaoly
ing around to better their condi
tions they should not fail to ex
tend to the young men of their ac
quaintaDce the right hand of fel
lowship.
4 With the new year let us all turn
over new leaf and abide by th'
!. decision ofthat supreme being, wh'
rules all things we'll. What do yo,
! say? PUELLA.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
Dying Cotton.


l will endeavor to draw your atten-
ton to very serious matter in regard
to the cotton culture, which has, to my
knowledge, not yet been alluded to in
your paper 1 refer to the dying OF
cotton just before the opening Of the
first bolls, Perhaps cotton does not
die in this manner in the entire cotton
belt; but l am painfully aware of the
fact that it does die very badly in the
following counties in Texas: Austin,
Fayette, Lee, Washington and Col
orado. The cotton plant grows quite
well and develops perfectly up to the
point Of fruition; then it suddenly
droops, withers and dies, and within a
few days the roots are quite rotten.
Cotton dies a great deal worse in black
prairie soil than in sandy or timbered
lands. have tried fertilizing and also
fall blowing, but without good results;
it dies out as bad as ever. 1t has also
been noticed that sweet potatoes always
die out and rot in places where cotton
dies, but corn, grass or sorghum
do very well on such lands. The sea-
sons seem to make very little differ
ence; but | am inclined to believe that
cotton dies worse in wet seasons than
in dry.
Twenty years ago this malady in cot
ton was almost unknown in this coun.
try, now it has become the bane of the
farmer and is getting worse from year
to year, At least one fourth OF the en-
tire crop is lost from this source in
Fayette County every year, which en-
tails loss of over $500, 900, there be-
ing over 10000 bales raised in this
county annually. If any body could
find out some way to effectually pre-
vent the cotton from dying, he could
get rich, and at the same time bestow
blessing upon the poor, overworked
cotton farmers of this district. Should
any of your many readers know of a
satisfactory remedy to apply to cotton,
l should like to hear from him. Cor.
Farm and FSrestde,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
What the Cutworms Make.

Every farmer has bitter cause to re-
member the cutworm visitation of last
spring, and it will be an easy matter
to recall many discussions about what
the worms would "turn to-" Some
thought they would turn into grass
hoppers, others were certain they
would be lightning bugs. Among
them, Interested in the matter, was Mr.
Ben Salmons, an intelligent young
farmer, Of Livia. He caught a num-
Der of the worms April 1, and fed them
carefully for two months. Then they
ceased to eat, and finally went into the
cyrsalis state, making the change
common to the butterfly family, emery
ing about September 80 a full grown
moth Of dark, brownish-gray color.
This settles the dispute about the
worms. Mr.. Salmons predicts another
visitation next year worse than last;
He says the moths are to be found ev-
erywhere in vast quantities. He has
been making molasses, and on going
to his evaporation every morning he
finds hundreds of the moths which
have fallen into the pan, which is kept
full of water. Late fall blowing is the
only remedy for the pests, The eggs
are being deposited now, and after
Matching the worms burrow a few
inches into the earth. The pillow turns
them out, and the cold weather does
the business for them. Greensboro
Ky. Messenger.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
MOTHER AND SON.
Ehe DaughtAr-in-Law the Best Critic Z
Their Relations.

i
gho DGughtAr-in-Law the Best Critic .
Their RelatIOns.
II has been said that there is no sucl
strict judge Of mother as her daugh
ter-in-law, although the daughter-in
law may lock into her own bosom the
secrets Of her Judgment forever It'll
she who knows the faults and frailties
Of her husband, the weaknesses thai
might have been strength, the sins
where there might have been virtues
and it Il she who, looking back to
causes, and reasoning, out of her love
and sometimes out Of her sorrow, ques-
Ions If the whole outcome might moi
have been different II his mother had
done her duty, had tried to strengthen
where the boy was weak, had encoufl
Aged Whers he faltered, had remem-
bered that, having given him birth she
was answerable for his life and s6ul
and body, and had not enjoyed her
ease instead, and let his life and soul
and body take care Of themselves. And
on the contrary, If her husband is
great and noble as some strong-winged
seraph. then it is she, again, who looks
back at his mother, and whether she
loves the woman or not, recognizes
the work she did and acknowledges it
with admiration, with gratitude and
with the devotion OF duty toward her
when needs be.
For, as rule, good mother makes
a good daughter-in-law, and few wives
who really love their husbands will
feel any jealousy of his love for q
mother who has been to him what a
mother should be, and there are cor
respondingly few but will feel the UNI
worthiness of the object on which that
love is bestowed if the mother has
been self-seeking and self-indulgent,
and. therefore negligent concerning
him. Perhaps mothers in general in
bringing up their boys may not think
Of any fttturs criticism from their
daughters-ih-laW, or care for it If they
do. Yet that criticism is #hat the
criticism of the world would be, if the
world knew the facts; it is what the
criticism of the mothers own con-
science would be if she had con-
science; it is but little other than the
judgment under the Great Seal at last.
And If the daughter-in-law's Judgment
be of no consequence, the others, the
judgment of God and her own con-
science, should have all the impor-
lance that any thing can have in NOR
tai and immortal tribunals. And the
Woman who suffers her own conscience
to accuse her tightfully is OF all
women the most miserable HAPPY
Bazaar.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
NEAT KITCHEN GOWNS.
How and of What Materials They should
Be Made:


Be Made:
Seersucker and bingham are no doubt
the most serviceable materials for
kitchen gowns. They are more expen-
sive than calico, but wear much better
Fine checks in blue and white and brown
and white gingham, and the seersuck-
ers in hair lines of different colors,
which are so thoroughly "color-proof'
that they may be boiled, are to be COM
mended for this purpose. These dresses
should be made in simple style, with
full "housemaid" skirts, finished with
simple hem or hem and cluster OF
tucks and no drapery, or a simple sash
drapery at the back and q round be1ted
waist with or without yoke, according
to the figure Of the wearer. Wrappers
are an exceedingly untidy garment, fit
only for the invalid, and should be dis
carded for other wear. The house
dress should be short enough fully to
clear the floor and display neatly tied
low shoe instead of slipper or boot.
A large white apron, which may be
made of cambria or a sheerer material,
as the wearer fancies, should always be
worn in the kitchen. Such an
apron is much cleanlier than gingham,
the sole recommendation of which that
it can not show dirt will not for mo-
ment commend it to a neat woman.
The advantages of white apron are
many. Fruit stains can be readily re-
moved by processes which would spot
and disigure any colored cotton. They
may be boiled, bleached and subjected
to the most thorough cleansing pro-
cesses, and they are dainty and taste
full. A kitchen apron should measure
from yard and half to two yards in
width and should reach nearly to the
bottom Of the dress. Bids are not worn
with these aprons. The tasteful house
wife of to-day prefers to complete her
kitchen outfit with a folded kerchief OF
muslin, which will entirely protect the
front of her dress, and, like the apron,
may be boiled and bleached. The Eng
fish habit of wearing close covered
cap which covers the hair is generally
adopted in cooking schools and pre-
vents the hair becoming impregnated
with the odor OF cooking and is GER
tainly neat and becoming addition to
the kitchen tOilet.-M y Tribune.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

For scaid or burn apply inmedi,
Ately pulverlzed charcoal and oil.
Lamp oil will do, but linseed Is bet
ter.
"A cloth saturated In kerosene and
dipped into whiting, for cleaning tin
ware, is much better than any thing
else used. :
Boil one ounce of fax-seed In pint
Of water; strain it and put in an ounce
of rock candy, some honey and the
juice of three lemons; boil again. Re
sult--a nice old-fashioned cough med
icine. Drink it hot as you can bear it.
"A patent nutmeg CRATER and an
ounce Of nutmeg will keep restless
child busy and happy half a day turning
the tiny crank, while the grated spice,
carefully preserved from the air in a
tin box, is a real help when one is hur-
ried with cooking.
Oyster Macaroni. Boil macaroni
in cloth to keep it straight; put alay-
er in a baking dish; season with salt.
pepper and butter; then put in layer
Of oysters, and so on until the dish lie
full. Mix grated bread with a beaten
egg. Spread over the top and bake.
-Barberries make an exceedingly
pretty garnish, and may be very easily
preserved for this use, as they need only
to be placed in jar with brine to keep
Indefinitely. Green grapes, picked
while the skins and pulp are still ten
der, may be picked in the same way,
and have a piquant flavor that suggests
olives
"A good breakfast dish may be made
with the remains of any cold fish. Free
them from bones and flake into quite
small pieces, add pepper, salt, little
bread crumb or q cold potato and two
or three well-beaten eggs; form into
balls or small oval cakes, and fry a
light brown in boiling butter; drain
them by laying on paper. Cold tongue
grated and laid pretty thickly on hot
buttered toast is also very good
breakfast dish.
Ladies, when they purchase kid
gloves, should examine separately the
fingers of each glove and take none that
have broken stitches. Stretch the
seams carefully between the thumb and
forefnger; if the kid comes away from
the thread, leaving white seam, that
is not the pair for you. Elastic kid
generally wears well. Stiff and un-
yielding skins are worthless They
neither ftnor wear we'll. Marrow gloves
never fit or wear well, and disAgure the
hand instead of identifying it. Short
fingered gloves deform the hand.
Orange Sirup.-Squeeze the juice
of the orange through sieve and to
every pint add pound and half Of
powdered sugar with a little of the
grated orange peel and the juice of one
lemon. Boil the strip for fifteen min
utes and skim as long as scum rises. II
it does not look Gledr when taken off,
strain it. Next bottle and seal up tight,
and it will keep for long time. Two
of the strip mixed with
a quarter OF pound Of creamed butter
makes nice sauce for pudding, or d
pleasant flavor for Gustards and iees
Mixed with cold water and ice it makes
a delicious drink and can be safely
given to invalids.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17


Carpets are often badly laid down,
either from ignorance or carelessness.
The carpet should be laid down as it is
folded the way the widths are to run; it
must be unfolded by degrees, not
dragged>open any way. When the car
pet is opened out, let the center width
be laid out perfectly straight from one
end to the other, and tacks put at each
end to keep it in place, and all the 9th
err widths laid straight according to the
first. When one of the widths is
straight and thoroughly stretched, let
it be tackled down at regular intervals.
When the first end has been firmly
fastened down, let one side, at right
angles to the first nailed, be tackled,
taking care to keep it '.taut," as the
sailors say. When the side and end at
right angles have been fastened down,
the corresponding side and end are cas-
lily disposed Of, and the thing is DONE
H0useboId
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
HERE AND THERE.

Farmers will find it paying In
vestment to buy a vigorous cockerel Of
some of the thoroughbreds, to cross
upon their common hocks. 1t will in
crease both the looks and profits of
your focks.
England is said to have one COW to
eight and half persons; France, one
COW to three and one-third, and Amer
lea one COW to one and two-thirds
persons. America is ahead on the
COW.
Experiments in raising frogs arts
ficially for market have not proved
successful There is considerable de-
mand for frogs legs in our large mar
kets, which is supplied from thinly-
settled districts; they have become
scarce in regions near our markets.
"A successful fruit-grower attri-
butes his success with plums to thor
ough culture and having his trees in a
hen-yard. The thorough culture keeps
the trees thrifty and the hens take
care Of the curculio.
"A writer says: Undoubtedly the
birds are Of great assistance in keeping
down injurious insects, not only to
fruits, but to growing grain, and every
farmer should consider himself spe-
cial friend to them.
Gross breeding is the pairing Of
animals not allied in several genera.
tions. Good horses have been pro-
duced by both systems. Continued in
and-in breeding develops weak consti-
tutions-a loss of vigor and stamina.
The Texas Stocbmdn says: We
know of men who lost money by hav-
ing their wool too clean. It's all very
nice, this talk Of the buyers and deal
ers, about the desirability Of having
the fleeces skirted and tagged, but UNI
til they get ready to pay for something
for it, most of it will exist in their
minds.
I'm setting out an orchard it will,
In a majority of cases, be best to use
trees one or two years from the bud or
graft; they cost less at the nurseries,
are less expensive to handle while the
chances of their living and growing
are much better and they will general
ly come into bearing just as soon.
1t should be remembered that
young trees and plants require good
care and attention, at least until a good
start to grow has been secured.
Neglect is the principal cause OF trees
falling to grow, and in many cases the
cost Of properly caring for them would
be small item compared with the loss
Of the tree
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
MORPHlNOMANIACS.
The Startling Increase in Their Number
Among French Women,

The Startling Increase in Their Number
Among French Women.
The Prazel needle has been the death
OF many woman in France The vice
is one almost wholly confined to polite
society. Lack of stamina and high
nervous development so characteristic
Of the ladies who move-who are al
ways on the move-in the upper circles
OF Paris life are the conditions which
almost invariably lead to it. Women
DO organized, and who lead such lives,
are typical subjects of neuralgia in all
Ats forms, from tooth-ache to those
4ntercostal pains which make many
people believe they have heart dis
ease. The woman who lives for society
Il do not mean who sacrifices herself
for society in a noble sense-looks upon
pleasure as her right, and fiercely
resents pain when it comes. She will
not take it as a warning to change her
habits, but insists on having it
quelled Immediately by her doc
tor so that her plans may not
be upset. The doctor can do
it-doctors can do wonderful things
nowadays, although in conq uering dis
ease they are not much more advanced
than they were two thousand wears
ago. Physic has triumphed over pain,
but death still triumphs over physic
The little piqure in the arm sends
away the raging neuralgia as if by
magic, and what is more wonderful,
instead OF the pain it gives delight
full sensation of perfect vitality-a
happy mind in healthy body. What
. pity that the sensation does not last
very long! 1t may, however, be re-
newed by having recourse to the little
needle, and by gradually increasing
the dose of morphine as the body grows
accustomed to the poison.
The unfortunate consequence of this
habit in some notable cases-the death,
for instance, Of the Duchesse de
Chaulnes, a few years ago-produeed a
wholesome fear of morphine, and. al
though this fear did not cure those who
were already fascinated by the eyes Of
the seductive fiend, it kept many from
following their example.-Paris Cor.
Boston Transcript
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

fifty-fiVe cents over the cost 81 her
food. At this rate 1910 could be re-
allied from the 600 hens during the
winter, profit enough, certainly, and
yet profit that is being made every
winter by expert neutrality-suspicious.
and women who commenced with a
half dozen fowls, and increased their
flock with their experience. --COr.
Southern Cultivator.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

"A Presbyterian lady in Phila-
9elphia has Sunday-school class, and
among her pupils is one littlo girl who
Is a sort of embryo Mrs. Darlington.
They were being drilled on the West
minister Catechism. In reply to the
question: What is GodP" to which
the answer in the book begins eGod is
q spirit, infinite, eternal and unchange-
able, this child answered seriously:
"God is a spirit, indefinite, external
and unmanageable."
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
The Special Offer

Of THR YbUTU's COMPANION, Of Boston,
Mass, which we publishes fsst week,
should be noticed by our readers, as the OBJ
portunity comes but once year. ANY new
subscriber to The COMPANION who will send
S1.T5 at once, can have the paper free to
January l, 1889, and for a full year from
that date This offer includes four holiday
numbers, for Thanksgiving, Christmas,
New Years and Easter, all the Illustrated
Weekly Supplements, and the Annual
Premium List, with 500 Illustrations Really
q $3.50 paper for only $1.75 year.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

People are apt to underrate the I'M
portance Of regulating the kidneys when
Inactive, Hence, and frot1 the perverse
disregard of medical aid, the prevalence di
dangerous renal disease. Give d healthful
impulse to these organs when necdful with
Hostetter's Stomach Bltters; and avoid inn
pending danger The bitters also insures
digestion and regularity of the bowels, and
prevents malarial complaints.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17
FrOn the District Attorney of West
chester Co., New York.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. April ia

WHITE TLAINhi N. I, April IOl IooO'
have received many letters in refer.
Rnce to my testimonial, lately published,
commencing ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs
/ cannot spare the time to answer them
Ii writing, therefore would again say,
through the press, that / bsvs found A11r
COCKS Porous PLAsTERs invaluable rs
chest protectors and shields against coughs
and colds. Furthermore, have found ALL
COCKS PLAsTERs unequaled for pains in
side; back and chest.
NELSON H. BAKER.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

She was an old-fashioned woman.
She stood on the step of an open car,
and the lady at the end of the seat
sulkily refused to slide along. The
old-fashioned stood there for long
minute, with the driver looking back
and ready to move on, and then loud
ly demanded: "Well, hain't you going
to hitchp" The lady gave her one
awful look, and agitated herself clear
70 the far end. Detroit Free Press.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

What horrible nightmare is
thisP" exclaimed Wauwatosa citizen,
in tragic manner, on a recent dark
night, as he climbed out of bed and
proceeded to turn a neighbours horse
out Of his garden. Evidently the
horse was opposed 20 puns, for it let
drive with its off hind foot and kicked
a dent as big as & pie plate in the
mans chest. -Pecb't Sun.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

Foul poisons that accumulate in the blood
and rot the machinery of the system, are
Graduated and expelled by using Prickly
Ash Bitters, a medicine that will not irri-
tate the stomach or bowels. 1t acts in d
gentle manner on these delicate organs,
and restores health in every case.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

--"And do you receive largo sail
aryP" asked the searcher after i'm
formation of the busy bartender.
"Well," replied the knight of the beer
pump, setting out half a dozen foam
ing glasses, Il draw the pay of hun
dred men daily. "--Bosto9 TrGnscrtpt.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

"The best thing yetl' That is the way q
young man put it who made arrangements
to work for b. F. johnson & Co., of Rich
mond, Va. You can get further informa
ton by dropping them a card.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

"A woman in Americus, Ca, fell
asleep during a recent Sunday night
service and didn't wake up until after
everybody had gene home and the
door was locked. She remained i'm
prisoned three das before she was dis.
severed and rescu
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

A THEATER door-keeper would make a
good fortune-teller If he could tell the fut-
ure as well as he can the passed. -Siftings,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

You can't expect a man to reason when
he's in love; and the object of his affec-
lions realizes that it is better so.--Journal
of Education
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

A DOSE In Time Saves Nine of Hale's Hon
ey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache drops Cure in one minute.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

IT'S the misfortune Of low life to long for
something hire
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

THE Brooklyn bridge is a marvel Of en-
cheering skill It islands without q peer.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-11-17

PRosPrRITY is no just scale. Adversely
Il the only balance to weigh friends.