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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

J. w. Plunkett writes from Be-
vier, Mo-, to the editor of this pa
per to put him down $500 for the
school. He says he wishes he was
able to make it $500, and we know
he means il.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
"HoId, Enough!"

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, No., Dec. 6.-Please
give us a rest from the articles of
sFriend of Christi 80. P" and
ssElder Magee. Let the Great
Religious Weekly in its daily
edition give us more Religion"and
less "Baptismal remission" and
hurtful dogmatisms about Christ
mas observance. A SUBscRIBER,
who voices the sentiment OF
many of your readers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

We learn that the City Council
is going to endeavor to try and
"hold on" to Bryan's resignation
up to a certain date, SO his success
sor can be appointed instead of
elected. Bryan has resigned and
the voters of Mexico should be al
lowed to name his successor.
H0E p0puli roe Del.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Gene Burckhart now represents
the Phoenix Loan Association OF
st. Jos.ph with capital stock OF
"a, ,0O0,0 Gene will organize
q branch board in Mexico. and,
from what he says, we think the
matter is worth looking into.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Mexico is about to capture our
overall factory, and thus it will be
until some practical steps are taken
toward securing concert OF action
in the matter of attracting manu-
featuring enterprises. - Hannibal
Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Rev. Medley is conducting q
Methodist revival meeting at Mid
dletown. which is very successful.
The reverend gentleman is doing
finely, having some twenty addi-
tions to the church in the first two
ueaka
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Ed. Kendall returned last Friday
from Pike county where he was
buying mules. Mr.. Kendall ship
ped a car load from Vandalia a few
days ago and will ship another
from the same point Monday or
Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

The suit oe Sam Morris against
the school board and this city is
another reminder that Mexico
needs good system of sewerage.
The longer the matter is postponed
the worse it gets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

An Indiana man bet $40 that he
could ride the fly wheel in saw
mill, and as the widow paid the
bet she remarked: William was
q kind husband, but he didn't
know much about fly wheels.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

If the charitable people of Mex
leo favor a big Christmas tree for
the poor they should say SO at
once and the LEDGER will do all it
can to assist in the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

E. W. STEPHENS, President of
the Missouri Press Association, is
untiring in his work for the good
OF the fraternity, and is meeting
with deserved success. Before he
gets through he will have accom-
plished wonders and the practical
benefits derived by members of the
association will be all that ever Ed.
could have hoped for.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

THE Harvesters will have q
grand trades display on December
Wth. 1t will be a success, as is
everything these young ladies un-
dertake
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

THERE Is no necessity for any
one going to st. Louis to buy Xmas
presents. Patronize home lnstltu-
tons if you expect Mexico to
flourish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Hon. J. NJ. BARKER, of Wells
vile is going to locate lp.eMexico
Permanently. He is a man of
property and family who will take
3 substantial pride in Mexico's
growth and prosperity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Joe Williams, public admins
traitor, now has his office in the
County Recorders office. Joe rep
resents two first class insurance
companies and has a lot of fine
property for sale or rent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

The circuit court dockets OF Au-
drain county show entirely too
many divorces. When it becomes
less easy and less respectable to
get a divorce there will not be so
many hasty and ill-timed we'd
dinps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

We see, by the Auxvasse Revie,o,
that Fulton is anxious to have a
telegraph office. Poor old Fulton |!
1t is even without telegraphic con-
nection with the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

The City Council should en-
deavor to meet often enough to
pay the laborers what's due them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

H. Martin Williams will deliver
an address on tariff Reform at
Browns Hall, Laddonia, Mo-, on
Friday evening, December 13,
12S9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
The Presidents Message.

The halting, hesitating, undecid-
ed, uncertain, compromising, trim
ming attitude Of the President on
all public questions, expressed in
his speeches during the campaign,
is maintained in his message. He
favors federal aid to education, but
it must be of a kind and of a
quantity which will not entail the
evils jnseparable from federal aid.
He admits that such aid could only
be given ia exceptional circumstan-
ces; this exception is the freedom
of the negro. But the negro was
free twenty-five years ago;
new generation is at school; the
circumstances which might have
justified aid twenty years ago have
changed, and the President admits
that the ability of the states to do
this work, and their interest in 1t,
have increased, so he wants the aio
extended SO as not to supplant
local taxation, and he makes the
astonishing suggestion that it
sf ould be SO distributed as to be
applied chiefly to the negro, as
! though an illiterate white were not
as dangerous as an illiterate black.
The President is in favor of a
law regulating elections, but he
wants one which entails no danger
and is free from all objections, and
he wants this, too, chiefly for the
negro. He will not get it.
| It's not worth while further to
discuss the message. 1t Is charac-
terized by timidity, by bigotry, by
hypocrisy; it holds out promises
which neither the President nor
his party intends to redeem.
Lacking any adequate grasp of his
subjects, the recommendations of
the President lack clearness, direct
ness and effect. They will neither
command respect nor excite oppo-
sltion. The Presidents message
two years ago was a great state
paper; a document which became
at once a part of the literature of an
historical political struggle. The
message yesterday is read by an
indifferent people and passes at
once to the limbo Of "public docu'
ments.''
If the Grange, the Alliance and
the Wheel do nothing more than
educate the farmers in the habit oi
/ buying and selling for cash it will
have done a splendid work. The
cash plan is the correct one for all
classes and especially are The
farmers to be benefited by rigic
adherence to it, Cash buys cheaper
than credit and prevents the pur
chaser from buying articles in ex
cess of his ability to pay. If every
| farmer would adopt this plan hi'
outlay for what he imag1nes hs
must have, would be less at the enc
of the year.-E1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

W. V. Roberts & Co., the home
nursery men, are still in business
and ready to serve their customers
as of old. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Lakenan & Barnes to-day sold
their residence property, on north
west corner Washington and Ander-
son streets, to II. A. Forgey for
$3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

w. ]. Bolts and Thos. Northern,
two prominent stock men of Au-
drain county, were in Perry yestsr-
day They are buying cattle TO
feed: are offering three cents for
good steers. They want 80 head.
Perry Enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

"uncle John" Romans, of Wells
vile, whose shoulder was dis
located some time since, is improv-
ing rapidly, we are glad to know.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Rev. Talmage is going to bring a
stone from Mars Hill, near Athens,
to be used as a corner stone for his
new tabernacle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
Marshall Williams Gets Seven
Years.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
PITTsrIELD, ILL.,, Dec. Mar
shall Williams, colored, of Mexico,
Mo-, was to-day sentenced to serve
q term of seven years in the peni-
tentiary at Chester for committing
rape on a little white girl named
Grimes, near Nebo, this State,
about two months ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Missouri will pay off s745,OOO OF
her bonded Indebtedness this year.
The funds to redeem the bonds
have already been transmitted to
New York, and there is now to the
credit ofthe interest fund sufficient
funds 10 meet the January and
July, 1890, interests on the state
debt. Next year s2lS,OOO of the
state debt will mature and this
will be promptly met notwith-
standing the fact that the levy
for state taxes has been re-
duced 25 per cent. 1t would be
difficult to present stronger argu-
ment for the continuance OF
Democratic rule.-New Haven
Mites
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Jos. Hit shipped in three car
loads of cattle from Kansas City
Friday. He will feed them near
here this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Mrs. Dugan, of Mlddletown, was
run over by cow the other day
and her hip broken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Call on Mrs. w. Fl. Norris for
dressmaking. One door east Of
Buckley & Moore's. div wit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Hiram Moore has moved here
from Troy, Mo-, and will practice
law. Office with N. c. Dryden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

s. P. Guthrie had his foot severe
ly injured Wednesday morning by
a horse stepping on it. He is now
able to be about.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Elder Joseph Bryan is in the
city on o visit to his parents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

1t is rumored that the c. & A.
Railroad will move their telegraph
wires from the union to the freight
depot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

THE " Noble Outcast ~ tonight
at the Ferris Grand will be a first
class entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Miss Nadine Bush, of Centralia,
is the guest of Miss Rose Hite.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

J. G.. Trimble addresses the
Youngs Greek Democratic Club on
Thursday night, Dec. 10.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
The Missouri Treasury.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, December
5.-State Treasurer Noland com.
pleted a monthly report of the
transactions of the Treasury De-
partment this morning. Follow
ing are the interesting figures:
Balance November l, $3.50, 739. ~
Receipts for November, s17o,'
395.72.
Disbursements for November
s279, ,469 Al.
Balance December l, 1921 $50. 10
The penitentlary earned during
the month sI7,617 so. all OF which
was consumed by the expenditures
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
G. Blackburn e Bro DsgaG1oTg sGaG1oTnas ASD Van(

This. it seems, bears out Irvine's
statement that his wife was being
drugged by Schofeld.
Schofsld's story is entirely diff
terent. He stated that Mrs. Irvine
was in the act of counting out the
money to pay him when Irwin en-
tered the house. Believing he was
in danger, Schofeld fled when
Irvine begun firing at him.
Farmer Eddlen1an says he stop
ped at Irvine's about 10 O'Clock
on Thursday morning to get a
drink of water and to see what time
it was. He says he saw Schofeld's
horse hitched down the road about
$50 yards from Irvine's house. After
Schofeld received his death wound
he told Eddieman he was IN Irvine's
house when he (Fddleman) called.
Irvine returned to his house about
1870 and then is when the shoot
ing took place.
The unfortunate affair has many
sensational features connected with
it which will come to the surface
in court. All parties are well con-
nected and have their friends. Mr.
Irvine is one of the best citizens of
this community and has always
borne the reputation of a quiet,
peaceable, law-abiding citizen
Mrs Irvine is decided blonde, of
fine figure and appearance, dresses
styllshly and comes of a good fam
lily. The dead man was also well
connected and his untimely taking
off is regretted ou all sides.
1t is feared the end is not yet.
One of the dead mans brothers
made bold to say yesterday that all
he wanted was to get his eyes on
Irvine; that to rob a man and then
kill him was a little more than he
could stand. People who know
the brother say he meant every
! word he uttered.
| AS regards the $50 in money
claimed to have been entrusted to
Mrs. Irvine by Schofield, Farmer
Eddleman and others say that to
have heard Schofield's side of the
story one could not help believing
he gave her the money; and then,
again, to listen to Mrs. Irvine tell
it you could not possibly think she
had ever received a dollar from
Schofeld. Both told such plsusi.
BILE stores that it was difficult to de-
eide which to believe However
it is the opinion of those best &C
ouainted with all the particulars
that Mrs. IRVINE has Schofeld's
money. OF course | give this mere
! ly as the judgment of those with
whom I talked. She made state
ment to some one that Schofele
loaned her the money to buy al
organ. 1t is claimed she told hal
a dozen different stories about th'
$50. no two of which were alike
Mrs. Irvine is still confined t.
her bed and physicians are hourl.
in attendance upon her. 1t is fear
ed the shock Will impair her mind
as she is delicate woman and of
nervous temperament. R***kS
/ Missouri will nav off S745. 600 O
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

"A FINE monument will be erected
to Jefferson Davis at Richmond
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
A FlOurishing Institution.

The Union Literary Society of
No. Is of the Mexico High School,
is still in a fiourishlng condition.
Yesterday afternoon was the time
for the election of officers. James
Jesse was elected president, Ar
thur Lee, vice-president; F. w.
Buckley, treasurer and Miss Min
ME Basket recording secretary.
This is an old institution and is of
great benefit in instructing the
young In parliamentary usages
and how to express ideas in the
most effective manner. Every FRI
day afternoon is set apart for the
meeting of this society, as well as
for the Excelsior Society of No. IA,
when declamations, essays, debates,
etc., are had. Yesterday afternoon
Miss Hebe Grantham read the
society paper, "Union Literary
Success" with satisfaction to all.
MISS Grantham is an editress of
rare ability.
The following named pupils at
tending the Carter school have
been present every day for the last
month Maud Dowell, Elmer
Dowell, Este Powell, Charlie Vim
cent and Otto Powell. Those alb
sent only one day; Edward Carter,
Iona Dowell and Ora Powell.
Those not tardy the last month:
Zella Byars, Edward Carter, Iona
Dowell, Clyde johnson, Annie
Eldridge, Sophia Holtkamp,
Charlie Holtkamp, Alice Mason,
Este Powell, Elmer Dowell, Matte
Morris, Charlie Vincent, Willie
Powers, Dick Mason, May Pierce,
Sydney Dyson, Ora Powell, Otto
Powell anc Frank Wisdom
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Galloway hides are now being
used for buffalo" robes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

Oscar Kreiger and Charlie Stein.
ann went to st. Louis Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12

The three year old daughter OF
John I. Brown died at 6 o'clock
FRIDAY of membraneous Group,
three and one-half mileswest OF
town.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-25
THREE NILES A MINUTE.


Weems railway system, incorporated
under the name Of the Electro Automatic
Transit Company, Of Baltimore, after
about year Of carefully conducted and
conclusive experiments, has patented its
multiplicity Of electrical and mechanical
appliances in the United States and all
over the world as q preliminary to put
ting the system regularly to work wher-
ever required.
By this electro-automatle arrangement
the morning papers may be delivered for
the breakfast table and the evening papers
before supper time at distant points. It
will deliver letters almost with the promp-
t!tude Of the teleeraph sending message
The mails betNe cen New York and Omaha
will be carried in a night. 1t will handle
perishable light freight from long dis.
tances, will deliver Nth celerity themails
and parcels In cities andssuburban towns,
and will multiply many times the bust
ness Of the postofIice and express con-
papies. Its advantages are not alone in
speed but In the economy and frequency
with which trains can be despatched.
The motor car is eighteen feet long and
two and one-half feet square At each end.
II is pointed In front. the wed,e or poin,
being below the longitudinal center, adj
justing II to the air pressure, thus keep
ing the car down ON the tr,,ck. To redu,e
atmospheric friction 10 a minimum all
Wbeels and electrical anpliances are
placed within the wall OF the cars.
The road il to be built ON The snrfsce
of the ground With track of twentv.fouy
INCHES yauOe. and will cost ahopt s5ON,I
per mile In tbicklv sqttled districts IN.
road can be elevated the varied length AZ
the unyivbts bsin0 a ,bean mode N cover.
inc irreguIayi,ies IN he suyfa,,e n ,he
vroprd over xb;,h tho rosd mace,
The mail md axnrass cars ,ys ,s,s-
scona5 n fo,min, 4 train ,ha tor,no, ;n,o
M md ~ Ire mo,or ~, onJ n" l.,,s,
into ,bs, ~ he ono n,acod;no /, to-,n,na
" aox,I,Io ,,a;n =, - ag.s;na - -
h,oLen sr,isce 10 ,ho a., Tho -. ~
~ ,he rasr 80, 1. violated - s;.,;,o.
m.Dnar ~ re tron, ~ M ,ro,o- -.
Chr. n,avsD,;n,, "ny .nc.,o, a. NJ -
49,. a. \. Wv
IT, r,o,o. 49,. ,,,,, 80
AUG ino'o' na! pun o,,e Val or uaIn
Of cars. All trains viii be controlled
from q generating station, where will be
placed an electrical generating nlant
rI,r,.;..l 49,, g. = -. - -
t''s0'i' aAes arc W usu' ana
trains are started, stopped, speed lessened
and backed at will from q station.
sperial appliances will inform the one.
-. l. 49, - ~. ,,ooo-.,;.. -..s!r
'a'oi w eushS VI Wv s'a''oh
OF the exact location Of any train nom
the time II leaves or passes any given
! mint until IL reaches lie des,,os,;on I,
- B. ~, 49,. s..o.,.ei..s -
na'' hot Wv pSen 'ue'e'"lineu no" hT
apart these generating stations shS.l be
placed. Possibly one hundred miles NAV
not he on, AZ rance "A The epyrant can IA
~. ~ ,,s-l.-e - ~ :, -
run 'o' my hileS eaen WY nom the
station as a center without much loss Of
electricity.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-25
NOTICE FOIR PUBLICATION.
LAND OyT1cE At NORTH YAKIMA, W. TIL
June 20, 1899,

LAND OFFICE AT NORTH YAKIMA, W. TIL
June 20, 1889.
NOTICE IL hereby given that the following
IN named settler has fled notice Of his inten-
hon to make final proof In support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the reg
lister and receiver at north yakima, ". T., on
Thursday, August Sth, 1859, viz:
EDGAR I. STONE,
Desert Land Application No. 49, for the sWI
NE1<, VIVA SCI and ElS SCI (, Sec: q, TIP. ii,
N RIO f., W N. He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of, said land, viz: william Steel,
Peter y. Brook u. J. bicknell and Andrew KuntE
all Of North Yakima, W. 7. Any person who de-
sifes to protest against the. allowance Of such
proof, or who knows any substantial reason, un-
der the laws and regulations Of the Interior De-
paTiment, why such proof should not be allowed
win be given an opportunity at the above men
toned time and place to crOEs-examine the wit
nesses OF said claimant, and to offer evidence In
rebuttal OF that submitted by said claimant.
iylauS IRA NJ. kRUTZ, Register.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-25

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN hrm composed Of j. J. Carpenter, j. n.
Cafpen er and ". W. AthertOn, heretofore doing
business under the firm name Of Carpenter Bros
4 AtheTtOn, at North Yakima, Washington, has
Meears J. J. Carpenter aud j. n. Carpenter,
under the hFm name Of Carpenter Brothers, will
carry on the business Of the late llFm, assume all
liabilities and collect all accounts.
Dated this 18th day Of July, 1850.
J. H. CARPENTER,
J, J. CARPENTER,
tyloLt w, w. ATHERTON
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-25

Makes me blue. to touch on this dear
old San Franeiscoi How often l clutch
at thee IN my dreams, hold thee fast
blIlsfnlly for moment; wake TO dull life
amidst Che rigors, the penufy, the clouds
and cold Of the eaete easti
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-08

thsn siSe 90 : ana1&liy appropriate c
- tie >Lxte. 1GeEs x1S sCls g1t = &
sen a1oEs Gosp I4is "a ths city
EiFs Brigade
1he extsag 2tsa-g u ares IA tbs
city = annually iet - contract Aad
awarded o several ofgsnlzzElons czlie1
tes fsFeUens Chsrit2G.4 As.sgs .
t.oAs- Eats engine boUsss are OsLs !
b. tse ely ALL the e2Elnss - e&e-s
Goa pAny. TIE osty ulalatsiGs Ihs hIe
SLaFtt systeza. 4i.d tAe 4l4fLa ~ Gre :
sfr9ck ga several church 2H0 elty t@sis.
40 aifefe'lt places throughout ssc elty
are riseef z1t0ulatlc nre aiarHs toxe,,
connected ~ electricity with fhe een-
tfal si4Len 4t the Csl5 Hal. The Aea
Ofle4ns system aud general manage
n8sng differs soiueR lat fIOlu the Grand
k2p.ds sysLenI
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-08
ALaugh-f.roducinr A Plant.

Palgrave, in his work on Central and
Eastern Arabia, mentions a plant whose
seed produces effects analogous 10 those OF
laughing gas. The plant is native OF
Arabia A dwarf variety Is found IN Kasum,
and another variety at Oman, which at
tains = height of from three 10 four feet,
with woody stems, wide spreading branches
and green foliage. The flowers are pro-
duced in clusters and are yellow in color.
The seed pods contain two or three black
seeds of the size and shape of a French
bean Their flavor Is little like that OF
opium, the taste IS sweet and the odor from
them produces IL sickening sensation and is
slightly offensive. These seeds, when pull
verized and taken in small doses, operate
upcn person IN very peculiar manner
He begins 10 laugh loudly and boisterously
and then sings, dances and cuts up all kinds
of fantastic capers. The effect continues
about an hour, and the patient is extremely
comical. When the excitement ceases the
exhausted individual falls into a dead sleep
which continues for an hour or more, and
when he awalens lie is utterly unconscious
that any such demonstrations have been
made by him.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-08
STUDENTS IN GERMANY.
Interesting Statistics COoser-a1s Thsn
work 4ad st1alcs.

work @nd SHADES
TIE following latsrestsax statistics ooxur
"a "a article GA Student Life Ia GermAEF, %
- Iir = 81 Warren, "A LAs CAsusa1qusB /;
We nae n tie tweEty schools OF Germany
some tHenty-slx Thousand stlGeAts, of
wa0n over twelve hundred are foreigners,
tie Resssia1s is..siEg. closely pressed ~
the Swiss, Aaslri2Bs sHd Americans, n
numbers that do not vary far from two
hundred FOR each Bsllon. As might DC sup
posed, tue largest towns coGtsin the largest
Institutions. The modern university, like
tEs medLleyal appears 70 demand the multi
pllC.ty or Industrial life. 1As aiyersity OF
Berlin numbers over i've thousand
studsBts, those of Leipzig sad Munich more
than three thousand each. To resist this
tendency toward the tlsiinctiYeiy urban
foundations, favored 20 the utmost by
states which they peculiarly represent, the
institutions OF the smaller ceatral powers
aud those less fOstered by tho pride Of
dynasty exert themselves - excel Ia some
one speclalty-in which effort they are
often aided by tradition and habit. Thus,
ia 1851, N spite OF the greatly superior ag-
fregate OF the three universities noted
above, certain Of the provincial faculties
have successfully maintained, not merely u
relative, bat even an absolute pre- emf
Esnce. The order OF attendance IN theology
(ooth Protestant and Catholic faculties be-
ing reckonsd together, when in the same
institution was, Berlin (794), Leipzig (672),
Halls (59si, Tubingen GA. In law. the
capitals OF the largest two States come
first, Berlin Q,2s2), Munich O,lS6). fol
lowed by Leipzig (13S), and Tubingen, u
bad fourth (34sl. In medicine, the capitals
again lead, but in reversed order
Munich Q,350), Berlin Q,2s0, Wurzburg.
however, has here a specially (s35l, which
puts her ahead OF Leipzig 7si). In Phi!os-
ophy, Berlin q, $50 and Leipzig Q,040) leave
the others far in the rear"