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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Boy Covered with Scabs

My boy, aged nine years, has been troubled all
his life with a very bad humor, which appeared all
over his body In small red blosches, with q dry
white scab on them. Last year he was worse than
ever, being covered with scabs from the top Of his
head to bis feet, and continually growing worse.
although he had been treated by two physicians.
8 a last resort, I determined to try the CUTIcuRA
I could wish. Using them according to directions,
the humor rapidly disappeared, leaving the skin
fair and smooth, and performing a thorough cure.
The CUTICuRA REMEDIES are all you claim for
them. They arc worth their weight in gold.
GEORG L. No. Andoyer. Maka
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
THE LEDGER FREE.

We will senG the LEDGER free
the rest of 1889 to new subscribers
who pay in advance for the year
1890. The MEXICO WEEKLY LED
GER, the BEST country weekly in
the State, from now until January
/, 1891, for $3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Shoots Shot.

Last Wednesday night Bob Muir
and Dewitt Shoots had a fuss and
there Vas a disagreement over an
account. In the melee Bob Muir
was struck in the face by Dewitt
Shoots, who it is said wore "brass
knucks." Muir promptly drew a
revolver and fred point blank at
Shoots heart. The revolver was
held so close to his person that the
bullet hadn't much force, and after
passing through his clothing, bare
iy entered the skin above the heart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that !, as ads
ministrator of the estate of John O..
Dingle. deceased, will, at the Janu-
airy term, 1890, of the Audrain Pro-
bate Court, make my final settlement
as administrator of said estate. |
A. &. DINGLE, -
32-tds Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Notice Of Final Settlement

Notice is hereby given that ], a adj
ministrator of the estate of Susan Fad
dis, deceased, will, at the January
term, 1890, Of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement as ad-
ministrator of said estate.
34-td d. B. FADDIE.
Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Notice Of Final Settlement,

Notice Is hereby given that I, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of Ann
Corker, deceased, will, at the Janu-
airy term, 1890, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement as sd-
ministrator of said estate.
p. +. LOCKE,
32-td Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05

0i DVsc skin and Scalp preserved and heautified
y by CgrfcuRA soAp- Absolutely pure
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Notice Of Final Settlement,
Assignee's Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the cred
itors of w. p. Hooton that on the
Fourth Monday in January, A. D.,
1889, or As soon thereafter as counsel
can be heard, | shall apply to the Au-
drain county Circuit Court for u dis
charge from my trust as assignee OF w.
L. Hooton. Z. 4. LOCKE,
3l-St Assignee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Notice Of Final settlsmsnt

Notice is hereby given that I, as adj
ministrstor of the estate of Thomas
Hanley, deceased, will, at the Janu-
airy term, 1890, OF the Audrain Pro-
bate Court, make my final settle
meDt as administrator of said estate.
VIM. BARRY,
33-tds Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05

J. F. Hawkins has moved here
from New Bloomfield to reside
permanently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-05
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that I, as adj
ministrator of the estate Of r. Z. Nc
CURE, deceased, viii, at the January
term, 1880, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement as ad-
ministrator of said estate.
II. B. BUSH,
! 32-ft AaniAiAtratoe.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-03-07
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

vNYO CANAL CGMPANY.-Lo-
caticn Of principal place OF busI-
ness, Carson City, Nevada. Location OF
works, Owens Valley, Inyo county,
California.
Notice is here by given that
at a meeting of the Board OF directors
held on the 18th day ofFebruary, 1883, an
assessment (No. 81 of Ten QQl cts per
share was levied upon the capital sto3k
of the corporation, pay yable I'M Ineul- .Il-
ately, in Unite d states GOLD coin, 10 bne
Secretary at the office OF lhe Com pany'
corner of Carson and Pro tor streets
Carson City, Nevada ANY stock upon
which this assessment shall remain
unpaid on the 18th day OF March, 1853
viii be delinquent and 9dvertlsed LOT
sale at public auction ana unless pay
ment is made before, will be soio on
monday the 18th day OF April
1889. 10 pay the delinquent assess men ~ =,
together with cost OF dvertlslng anu
EXPENSES of sale. BY order OF ine
| Boaid of Directors.
T. r. HOFER,
Secretary
Ofice-At the Bullion and Exchange
Ronk corner OF Carson and PIoctoF
streets Carson City NeyadS. oecltu
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-03-07
FOR SALE.
TIE THOROUGHBRED HoLsrElN BULL
VI sKoBELEFF

A THREE-YEAR-OLD, WEIGHT,
~ lIs0 pounds, Eow &c be seen at
the Orphans Home, at Carson Guy,
New
The animal has proven a Sure Gettef
of Very Strong strain, ahd the follow
ing is his pedigree, which can be verl-
fed by addressing Thomas b. wales,
Iowa City, Iowa, Secretary OF the Hol-
stein-Fresian ASSOCIATION of America
No. s,233, H. +. H. B. Vol ., Caived
April, 26, 1855. Color = Three-Ioarth
black; white strip on face; legs, belly
and tail white; three white spots on
left side well up. sire, Aagsie ldailne
4th's Roland II. H. B., Vol. s. 3,l22I.
G.. Sire. Jan, District Bull OF Oostwond-
Dam. Riding Hood, LIZ. IL. b. Vol o.
e,eI5,l by District Bull of Sutgebroek; +;
G. Dam, Bowman LIST.
Record II 4-5 los. in a day.
For further particulars, address,
r. II. PARKER,
Orphans Home,
Carson City, New.
TReno Journal, Elko Free Press'
and silver state, please copy.]
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
The Dread of Death.

Sir Lyon Playfair, in letter to Junius
Henri Browne, author of a paper in the
New York Forum, for October, under
the above title, says: Having represent
ed a large medical constituency 1.-THE
University of Edinhurgh) for seventeen
years as member of parliament, I naiu
rally came in contact with the most emf
nent medical men in England. I have
put the question to most of them, Did
you, III your extensive practice, ever know
a patient who was afraid TO die?' With
two exceptions, they answered No. One
of these exceptions was Sir Benjamin
Brodie, who said he had seen one case
that of young girl of bad character who
had sudden accident. I have known
three friends who were partially devoured
by wild beasts under apparently hopeless
circumstances of escape. The first was
Livingstone, the great African traveller,
who was knocked on the back by lion,
which began to MUNICH his arm. He as.
sured me that he felt no fear or pain,
and that his only feeling was one Of in
tense curiosity as TO which part of his
body the lion would take next. The next
was Rustem Pasha, now Turkish embas-
sador in London. A bear attacked him
and tore off part Of his hand and part OF
his arm and shoulder. He also assured
me that he neither had a sense OF pain OF
fear, but he felt excessively angry because
the bear granted with SO much sati3fac-
ton in nlunching him. The third case Is
that of Sir Edward Bradford, an Indian
officer now holding high position in the
India Office. He was seized in a solitary
place by tiger. which held him firmly
between the shoulders with one paw and
then DELHI srately devoured the whole OF
his arm, beginning at the end and ending
at the shoulder. He was positive that he
had NO sensation of fear, and thinks he
felt little pain when the fangs went
through his hand, but was certain that he
felt none during the munching of his
a -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
The Red Tape Nuisance

There is a lady living on the North
Side who, rightly or wrongley, is full OF
indignation at certain express COM
pany. A month ago she received a pos
tai card, stating that there wac a package
in the Office addressed to her. Anticipa-
ting testimonial benefits from some
thoughtful friend, she called for the
package and presented the card. But the
agent wasn't ready to give it up until he
learned some of the particulars.
"Were you expecting package" he
asked, in the usual stereotyped way.
The lady admitted she held herself to
ouch occurrences.
"From where we're you expecting one?''
asked the agent.
"How DO I know? I'm not a mind
reader"
"Have you friends in Dakotas"
eyes"
"Where?"
By this dime the holder OF the postal
vas becoming tired. She declined to pin
up an exhibit of her Dakota visiting list,
and left the office.
A few days later she got another postal
card con oerning the same pack age, and
went through the same formula of q ues-
tions.
81 wJsh," said she, finally, "you would
stop sending me cards about this parcel.
want the package or rest.''
"You don't get the package" said the
agent.
"What are you going to do with itf''
"Keep it year and then sell it,"
Thus the war stands. and the lady lives
in daily expectation of receiving another
postal care
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11

The moisture rises TO the surface by
force of capillary attraction, the com
pact earth being porous. If the earth is
covered with any substance evaporation
is thereby lessened, and the water is turn
ed into the stocks of the plants. When
the ground is loosened or the surface of the
soil broken, it becomes dry mulch and
prevents evaporation in the same manner
as though a covering was afforded. 1t is
not necessary to cultivate deeply. What
is required is to keep the surface soil
loose, thus preventing evaporation of
moisture and enabling the crop to endure
severe drought. The earth itself is con-
verified into storehouse of moisture, and
the soil should be cultivated and loosened
even it not weed can be seen.
It is we'll to advise corn growers to use
only seed from corn that is adapted to
the season. While there are varietief
that may yield more, yet the period
when such variety natures must be
kept in view, as the frost may overtake a
variety not suitable TO the season. The
main point is to give the young corn a
start, and to have it as well grown as pos
sible before summer. IF this is done and
the soil kept loose, the drought will have
but little effect upon it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
Farm and Home.
THE SPIRIT SLAVE.
HELEN MARTIN.

There is a legend of an ancient ssge
In the dim regions Ct the golden morn,
Wise in the dreams of fair creed outworn
The learning of half forgotten age.
When twilight fell around the city wall.
And sleep returned to lull weary world,
The wise men called a spirit: wings unfurIed
Ready he came, to obey his masters call.
He sent him out far into boundless spa ce
To bring back dreams Of beauty, thoughts of
worth,
To search the starry heavens, the sleeping
For what might in his masters eyes find grace.
The years. rolled on, ,-strange-the sage
repined;
His heart was laden and his dreams were
faint,
He called the spirit and made bitter plant:
II am weary. Is there balm to f1nds"
The spirit answered: & have searched the sky
For holy thoughts the wisdom of the gods:
For heavenly music that would wake the clods
Of dullest earth with rapturous melody.
Higher cannot fiy' And yet the sage
asill at ease. dissatisfied and worn,
And yet he was the wiseSt mortal born
To all the wisdom of that vanished age.
At last the spirit came and.saii: MY lord.
One dream remainS-SO poor and dull thing
It seems unworthy of my rowing wing,
That to the highest heaven so oft has scared.
There is a land that lies just at your feet
With eager life and busy joy and pain;
Methought such scenes too idle for your BRAIN
For such high and holy sage unmeet."
Across the dreaming mind the pictures came
The simple scene, the life of brother man
The very same since the first day began,
Despite the varying creed, the changing name.
He called the spirit: ''Now thou hast excelled
Now do live, and live to love my kind,
Now all the changing visions of my mind.
In this one deepest dream are fixed and held
Only legend from the years that roll
In shifting currents DER the sands of time,
OF an old sage in far distant cline,
And of his spirit slave, who was his soul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
BILL ARP on THE CABINET.

OF course Mr.. Blaine can run his de-
partment, for that requires statesman
ship, and he is statesman. Bat the
other departments j require first class
business men-men who have succeeded
III business affairs. Bat few politicians
ever succeed In business. Daniel Web
ster and Cay were utter failures as BUSH
ness men. Our most noted Southern
statesmen were failures. Howell Cobb
and Ben Hill and Harsohel johnson and
Aieok Stephens were failures. SO are
Gordon and Coiquitt up to date, thong b
they may strike another rich vein some
of these days. I hope they will. Joe
Brown is an exception to all rules. He
can think large and think small stimuli
taneously. He will make q great tariff
speech in the Senate, and as he sits
down at the close will see stray shirt
button on the floor and pick it up. A
man told me that one time old Joe want
ed to fiod cut how mu,h it would cost
him to haul his iron ore by wagon from
his mines to the railroad. So he made
his secretary put down the cost of q
wagon, and how long it would last: the
the cost of the harness and how long they
would last--the cost of the mules and
how long they would DO service and how
mu III they would eat, and bow much they
could haul at a load, and how many loads
q day, and the wages of the driver, and
the shoeing of the mules, aud the wagon
whip, and the currycomb, and after it
was added up he studied awhile, and said:
Now put down ten cents month for
exile grease" and after a little more
| thinking, he said: "Put down per cent.
for wear and tear and time lost in STALL
ing at DR.. Felton's hill" If Gen Harri-
son had put old Joe at the head of the
Post Office Department, he would run it
| for about half it costs now. But the
wheels will roll on-nobody is scared.
There is one good thing about money
1t will get back to the people. A man
may steal million, but the more he
steals the mo7e freely he spends. No
| body locks up money nov. Extravaganza
has its good side and money keeps NOV
ing. This is a blessed country-es pecial
ly down South where there ale but few
beggars and no trsmps-where there
is no such latitude and longitude. If q
man don't like one place he can move to
another.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
Col. lngersoll's Story.

"Fil tell you story, boys" SAID Col,
Ingersoll, while waiting for the Kerr
jary to come in on Friday afternoon.
Col. Fellows, Lawyer Bird, Mr.. Kerr
and the reporters leaned forward expect
antly.
During the gold days in California
continued the Colonel, lit was the law
that the holder Of claim should be liza
bic to loose it if he let it remain idle for
ten days in succession. Well, there was
one man who had been working faithful
ly, when he fell sick and had TO take to
bis tent. Another fellow came along and
jump his claim. The first man pleaded
and argued, but the other was not to be
he sued the interloper.
"The case came up before the Justice.
He was very s"rry, he told the Plaintiff,
but the law was absolute on the ques-
ton, and the defendant could not be
ousted. No sooner had ne finished than
the plaintiff jumped up and hit the de-
PENDANT singing blow behind the ear.
The defendant fell over and the plaintiff
iomped on him and began to purnei
him soundIy. The constable ran up and
was trying to part the fighters, when the
judge arose, and pounding on The desk,
yelled TO the constable:
&C. -, you, sir, leave them alone
The law is the law, but if tbs gentleu>
want to compromise they mustn't be
terfered with"
The colonel's way of telling it was as
good as the story.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
THE COLOR OF HORSES.

Does it Have to Do With Speed or Bottom ?
An interesting discussion is going on
concerning the proper color for race
horce, writes New York Tribune cor
respondent. Kentucky turfmen disagree
like doctors as to the effect color has on
speed and bottom, but a perponderance
of opinion seems to be in favor to dark
bay, with chestnut as a strong second
choice. The Arabs have curious theories
on this subject, some of which appear in
the following anecdote, takeu from q re-
Gently published French book; Ben Dyar,
removed chief of the desert, happening
to be pursued one day by Saad ell Zanaty,
turned to his son and asked, "What horses
are in front of the enemyP" "White hor-
ses," replied the SOD. 'It is we'll; let us
make for the sunny side and they will melt
away like butter" Some time after Ben
Dyar again turned to his son and said:
"What horses are in front of the enemy?"
"Black horses" cried his son. "It is well
let us make for stony ground, and we
shall have nothing to fear. They are the
negroes of the Soudan, who cannot walk
with bare feet upon the dints." He
changed his course, and the black horses
were speedily distanced. third time
Ben Dyer asked; "And now what horses
are in front of the enemy?" Ozark
chestnuts and dark bays" "In that case,'
said Ben Dyar, 'strike out, my children,
strike out. and give your horses the heel,
for these perchance night overtake US
had we not given barley to ours all the
summer through"
This recalls the venerable rhyme that
every farmers boy learns as soon as he
can talk:
'One white foot, buy him;
Two white feet, try him;
Three white feet, look we'll abol
him;
Four white feet, 60 without him"
Yet some one calls attention to the fact
that the celebrated Flying Ohilders had
four white feet, the equally celebrated
Eclipse three, Fashion two and Flying
Dutchman two.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
Stanley and the Slave Trade.

Probably no man has ever excelleo
Stanley in his wise treatment of the Afri
cans. He seems to have a natural in
stinct of the best way to manage these
people, who combine great childishnes;
with natural ferocity. Stanley is firm
but kind, considerate and generous
The natives know that he is strong and
they have faith in his honesty and truth
He he's managed the savages with won
derful skill. The slave traders hate and
fear him, and many people have thought
that If he were ever sur prised and cut off
in Africa it would be by the malice OF
these bad men, who fear for their trade
Stanley, like Livingstone, saw enough OF
the horrors of the slave trade to be in
deadly earnest to do all that lay in his
power to stop it. Tippo lib, the Arat
trader, has long been a slave dealer
though he has pretended to give up that
horrible traffic since he has been associ
ated with Stanley. Very likely, if he ever
got chance to go into the slave trade
again, without being found out, he would
do it. And, if Stanley stood in his way,
some men think Tippoo Tib would not
hesitate even to kill Stanley, and so be rid
of him. Tippoo lib is now very great
HidH III CeubFal aIrlca. he is enormously
rich, and he can raise a force of many
thousands of men whenever he has COCA
sion to call for them.
1t is singular that it should now be
thought Necessary to send a search expe-
dition for Stanley, after all that he has
done in that direction himself. But Leo
pold, king of the Belgians, and others, de.
voted friends of Stanley, propose to do
this very thing, unless news of the white
Pasha's safety csmes to us.-From "The
White Pasha," by Noah Brooks, in ST.
Nicholas for February,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
Advantages Of Cultivs ting Corn.

The first work in spring is preparing
tor corn. The land is plowed hastily be-
cause the hurry to get ia the crop does
not permit of that preparation so neces
sary in order to derive the largest yield
The corn Land should be plowed in the
fall and plenty OF manure spread over
the plowsd ground in order to permit or
frost and moisture. A second blowing
should be given in the spring, running
the burrows across those turned IN the
fell. 1t is the practice with some to
check off the rows of land that has been
plo9ed in the fall, depending On cultiva-
lion in order to pulverize the soil, but
the better plan is, pillow the land again in
the spring and harrow the field over
until it is as fine as possible. This
first preparation will be found to great
advantage TO the corn at latter stages
of growth. especially should there be q
drought. The roots will have q better
and deeper field upon which to feed,
and the young plants will get an
early start that will greatly aid them
as the season advances and when it
is important to get ahead of the drought.
Experiments show that cultivation
benefits the crop in more ways than by
the destruction of weeds, though if the
weeds are kept down the corn crop will
be much benefited, as the weeds rob the
plants of moisture existing in the soil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11
Burglars to be Whipped.

bill for the better protection of life
and property by night has been intro
duced into the British parliament. II
proposes that if any one armed With q
dangerous weapon or instrument enters
or attempts to enter a dwelling house in
the night with intent to commit felony,
he is to be guilty of felony; and, in ad-
dition to any punishment to which he is
now liable, be liable to be SO ntenced to be
privately whipped three times. In the
case of an offender who is under Is years
years of age the number of strokes at
each whipping must not exceed twenty
five, and the instrument must be a birch
rod. In the case of any other male Of
fender the number of strokes at each
whipping is allowed to go up to fifty,
The court must, however, always specify
in it's sentence the number of strokes to
be afflicted and the instrument to be-
used, and To whipping is to take place
more than six months from the passing
of the sentence. For the purposes of the
measure the might" is made to COM
men &c at 6 in the evening and to last
until in the morning.