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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
All of Which is True.

Mexico is a live town. 1t is an
enterprising town. 1t has live pro-
gressive newspapers, which make
1t their especial business of urging
upon the people any enterprise of
public. interest and benefit. When
there are advantages to be derived
from any movement, the papers see
to it that the people I fully in
formed on the subject. Then, too,
the people, when questions of in
terest are presented to them, give
them due consideration, and the
result is that Mexico is becoming
we'll known over the State as a town
which lets nothing ofinterest go by.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

George W. Hoffman and Miss
Sallie Bartee have been licensed to
marry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
MEXICO, Mo-, January 5,

Cure your cold while you can.
One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will cure any ordinary
cold. but if neglected, catarrh.
chronic bronchitis or consumption
may follow, and they are seldom if
ever cured by any medicine or
treatment. Only SO cents per bot
tie. For sale by C. R. Gibbs.
d&wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
JnO w. AtchiSOn.
The best known and most
successful
AUCTIONEER
In this part of the State.

Is ready to cry sales at short notice and
on reasonable terms. Address OF call on
him at Mexico, Mo.
Parties desiring his services should let
him know in advance to prevent conflict
in sales. Prompt attention always given
to engagements by letter. VIII attend
to printing sale bills, advertising, &C., if
desired.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03

A novel New Years celebration
took place at Liberty Church,
southeast of this city, last night.
An immense tree was erected, from
which presents were delivered just
the same as from a Christmas tree,
The entertainment was an enjoyable
one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
7 NJ EIHODIST AND 4
MASTER MASON
A Party at Progress.

Correspondence 0i the Ledger.
PROGRESS, Mo-, Dec. 31.-A
large company of friends gathered
at the fine farm residence Of Louis
Hubert, near here, on Friday
evening the 21st. to partake of that
gentleman's rich hospitality. Ex-
cellent vocal music was furnished
by some of those present, Mrs.
Anna Llewellyn presiding at the
organ. The party did not adjourn
until the very small hours Of the
morning, at which time it was en-
tirely too late for a number of
guests from Mexico to go home.
This just suited Hubert, the genial
host, who was delighted to provide
for them.
Here is another plain figure of a
wheat producing farmer: Louis
Hubert has sold $50 bushels OF
seed wheat, shipped one car and
has yet another 600 bushels in his
granery, waiting for spring when
wheat will will be s1.35. We all
hope it will turn out that way.
Don't think that there are many
others equal with Hubert in i'm
proving a place in such a shor,
time. Everything is done in a
Grst-class manner. X. Y. Z.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-01-03
A Good Man Has Fallen.

To the Edltar nf The Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo, Dec. 31.---The fol
lowing | clipped from the Globe
Democrat of yesterday:
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec.29.---The re.
mains of the late James P. Boyce,
President of the Southern Baptist
Theological School, will be ship.
ped by his daughters from Mar.
settles tomorrow. The interment
will take place here.
This obituary notice will fall will
sorrow on many hearts, on this, The
parting day of 1888. James Peti
gin Boyce, in fresh manhood
started in the race of life with 3:
other young men. He worked wei
and hard, much of the time unde:
most discouraging circumstances
Trustful, tull of faith and zeal, h,
has closed u useful. well rounded
life. He will be greatly missed il
his religious association. Whel
another class roll is called he toe
will be numbered with the major
ity of the SO, second to none o
them in these Il years. BILL
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
INDUSTRIES UNBORN,
Though They May Never See the Iigh
Yet They Must BE Protected.

Though They May Mover See the Light
Yet They Must BE Protected.
The demand for protection to infant
industries has had greater growth
than the industries themselves. With.
in the last year or two this protection
has been asked for infants yet unborn.
This was noted last year in the dis
cussion of the Mills bill, when the
placing of tin plate on the free list
was vigorously opposed. 1t was
argued by the friends OF the bill that
there was no tin plate manufactured
in this country, and that the Govern
ment did not need the revenue; the re-
ply was that there was fellow some-
where in the United States who con-
templated establishing a manufactory
to make tin plate within a few years
if he could see his way clear in max
ing it pay; and, for the protection Of
this industry unborn, we are paying a
tariff of one cent a pound on the ma
terial of many articles of universal
use.
1T seems we are not paying enough
tax on this article of prime necessity.
Tho Bulletin of the American Iron and
Steel Association, while admitting that
our importations of iron and steel are
about as small as they have ever been,
refers mournfully to the fact that we
are importing increased quantities of
tin plates from Great Britain, and
calls for such an increase in the duty
as will enable this country to supply
its own tin plates.
AS a specimen of the arrogance Of
protection, this demand is worth re-
mem6ering. 1t is nothing to this ia
vored interest that the cost of the la
borers dinner pail shall be doubled,
provided a market be produced for
a few tons more of iron. The iron
monger is beside himself; much pro-
lection has made him mad. Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
DRIFT OF OPINION.

Up to date Colonel William Dud-
ley had been appointed only to row.
ing commission, The genuine Offices
| appear to be out of his reach. Atlanta
Constitution.
1t is reported from Washington
that Senators Quay and Sherman have
fallen out d" If there is any truth in
the old proverb there should be some
hope that honest men may prof.
thereby. Chicago Leader
-The Philadelphia Press (Rep. J
said of Quay in 1885 that his nomina-
ton for State Treasurer of Pennysl-
van1a would take the lid from off the
treasury and uncover secrets be
fore which Republicans would stant
dumb
Corporal Tanners iuterpreta-
ton of the intent and meaning of the
laws in relation to pensions Is against
the United States Treasury every
time. His generosity with other peo-
pies money is something stupendous.
Boston Herald.
In the death of William H. Bar
mum the Democratic party loses one OF
its ablest fighters. His sagacity, ex.
perience and nerve will be missed in
the battles that are to come. Mr..
Barnum belonged to the Jacksonian
school of politics, and his motto was:
"a never give up the fight before IT,
battle is begun. IN. Y. Herald.
Even the protection organ, the
Philadelphia Press, admits the force
ofthe apprehensions of tariff reform
ers regarding Porter 1t saws: "The
free-traders are afraid that under the
direction of Superintendent Porter the
new census will show up very strong
Tor protection. We don't mind ac.
knowledging to these anxious gentle.
men that their fears are not who'll, |
groundless. There is no doubt that
the new census, unlike any preyiou.
census, will show up very strong TO,
protection, for Porter is the hired
agent OF the protectionists, and that's
the kind ofcensus they want Chicago
Herald
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
DRAWING THE LINE.
The Great Indiana Corruptionist Repu,
ated by His Friend Harrison.

The Great Indiana CorruptiGnist Repudi
ated by His Friend Harrison.
| The attack on President Harrison by
W. W. Dudley will strengthen the
President with all respectable people.
1t was by Mr.. Harrison's association
with such men as Dudley. Blaine,
Quay, Eliins and Others of that class
that he first laid himself open to sus-
picions which ought never to attach
to a President of the United States.
That he is now attempting to redeem
himself from this association, at least
Ia Dudleys case, appears plainly from
the letter written by that notorious
corruptionist to S. Van Pelt, of Ander-
son, Ind. MIR. Harrison, Dudley
writes, 'has lost his backbone and is
too cowardly to be seen consulting
with me for the simple reason that the
copperheads and rebels of Indiana
have trumped up lot of charges
against me. He seems entirely OBJ
livious to the fact that it was through
my ohol 10 ludt luuldLd was SdV6u 10
him."
1t will be greatly to Mr.. Harrisons
credit II he remains thus oblivious.
Dudley is no more responsible, per-
haps, for the frauds in Indiana than
Quay or Clarkson, who co-operated
with him in carrying them out, but he
alone was detected, He exposed him
self and the frauds in letter over his
own signature; and though the frauds
were eonsummated; though through
them Indiana was carried for Harrison,
he, as President, would be guilty of the
grossest indecency in rewarding man
who not only gave him his seat by
fraud, but did it in such a way as to
put the stigma of fraud upon it.
In word, Dudley was caught So
also was Blaine, whom Mr. Harrison
at once made Secretary of State, but
he could no more avoid doing this
than he could avoid appointing Win
dom, Wanamaker, Proctor and Clark |
son. 1t is necessary, however, to draw |
the line somewhere, and the inference
from Dudley's latest letter that he has
drawn it at Dudley is extremely graft
Tying to that by no means inconsidera-
bic class OF people who believe that
the President OF the United States
should have sense of decency. Chi
cago Herald.
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
CARE OF BROCMS,
What Kind to Buy and How to Wash and
Clean Them.


Some one. referring to the broom, face
tiously calls 1t the scepter of the housewife,
ana, whatever truth there may be in this
appelation certain it is that the broom
stands at the head of housekeeping tools.
There is nothing will take its place.
brushes and carpet-sweepers are good
things to use in house, but they only do a
certain part of the sweeping, and, although
good Tor everyday brushing, can never per-
form the work as well as the broom. that
makes itself familiar with every hole and
corner of the house. The housewife can
| get along without brushes etc. but no
matter how many OF the latter she NAV
| have in the house, the broom can never be
spared
when buying broom always get as good
one as possible, for poor one is a bad in
Vestment Choose one of medium weight
Tor heavy or light broom is alike tiresome
the one for its weight and the other for the
pressure that must be borne upon it, if the
sweeping is to be done properly. The brush
end should be of green tinge and of me-
dunn frmness, that it will require some
pressure to bend it See that the straws
composing 1t are long, and go each one to
the handle of the broom, where they are
securely fastened. If there are short straws
between the bottom and handle fastened
under either Of the wires on the brush al
though they saay look firm, the broom will
not wear for any length of time.
An old-fashioned way of keeping the
straws together Is to sew around the brush
from little above the center to within four
or five inches at the bottom, a flannel cloth
or the leg OF an old sock is still better
drawn down over the brush. This keeps
the straws in place, and they do not break
of as easily as If left plain This covering
can be taken off ard washed when neces-
sary.
Wash the kitchen broom In warm soap
nuds once weey, but for the ones used for
parlor and other rooms once month is
usually sufficient Aside from cleaning the
straws, the washing prevents them becom-
Ing too dry which is frequent cause of
breaking off HING the broom up always
when 1t can be done, by screwing into the
top brass ring, or boring hole through
the handle at the top with a gimlet, and
running string through. Don't let the
broom stand in corner with brush end
down, or it will Room be out of shape,
but II it must be on the floor at all stand ii
with brush end up
Always have, at thu least, two broons in
the house, one for the bare floor and one for
the carpets All good housewives know
that a broom used for the kitchen is not fiji
TO be used in sweeping the parlor. neither
In a broom used on any bare boards fit for
the carpets. In large house IL caves many
steps If there is broom on each landing.
boston Budget,
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
RELIGIOUS AND EpucATlouA, A,

Manhood is the best commodity ou,
colleges can turn out-blended yieor :,
muscles and morals.
There are 5000 girls preparing +,
the New York public schools to epte,
the Normal College. Only 800 can bs
admitted.
Recent news from Bermuda, Tur.
key, Africa, Australia and the Sand.
wich Islands reports Christian en-.
deavor societies that are doing good
work. E-..
Said heather to missioparv.
There must be something in your
religion which makes You come all the
way out here to tell us of it, | am Sure
I would not 60 so far to tell you Of
mine"
Education is the great safeguard Of
the people, and that education which
affords the best preparation for the
practical duties of life is indispensable
when the highest success is to be at.
tanned.
The American Educational Aid As.
sociation helps women to secure
scholarships and special favors in In.
stitutions of learning who have no one
on whom to depend to get self-sup-
porting education.
in the proposed Williamson Indus.
trial School, the college system with
central organization building will
probably be adopted. The trustees
are now examining some of the most
prominent schools of the country, in
order to get suggestions
The article in the new constitution
OF Japan guaranteeing freedom of re-
ligion is as follows: Japanese subjects
shall, within limits not prejudicial to
peace and order, and not antagonistic
to their duties as subjects, enjoy free
dom of religious belief"
"A plebiscite has been taken at Mi
Ian. The municipality has directly
asked the heads of households their
opinion as to whether religious teach
ing should form part of the curricu-
lum in public schools. Of the 1872
votes recorded, over 25, 600 were in the
affirmative. That is an answer which
agitators will hardly dare to overlook.
The New York trade schools are
accomplishing work which in a meas
ure fultills the need of some kind of an
apprentice system. Since the opening
of the schools in the winter of 1881
over two thousand. from sixteen differ
ent States, have been graduated. and
most of these are now earning good
wages as skilled laborers.
"A significant feature OF the mission
ary work at the present time is the
rapidly increasing number of instances
in which whole communities give up
their idols and become in name, at
least, Christian. 1t proves conclusively
that the influence of missions can not
be estimated by the number of con-
verts, but is permeating all classes of
people in every heather land.
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
BEFORE AND AFTER.
rhs Inevitable Result Of Taxing the Many
for the Benefit Of the Few.


for the Benefit Of the Few.
Among the protectionist manutact-
drers who used bulldozing pay en-
velopes in the last campaign was I.
X. Dederick, who makes hay presses,
brick machines, ETC., at Albany, N. I.
One of his pay envelopes contained
the following:
THE ONE ISSUE OF THIS CAMPAIGN;
! SHALL AMERICAN GOODS AND PRODUCTS, OR
ENGLISH GOODS AND PRODUCTS, STOCK
OUR HOME MARKET
| SHALL AMERICAN WAGES OR ENGLISH WAGES
BE PAID To OUR woRKING-MEN AND
wORKING-woMEN:
The following headlines from the
Albany Express (Rep.) OF recent date
are valuable for comparison:
| WAGES HEAVILY CUT.
?. X. DEDERlCK's MEN MUST ACCEPT 2j PER
| CENT. REDUCTION OR GO.
| The woodworkers in the employ OF p. X
Dederck, manufacturer OF hay presses, brick
machines, etc., have been notified that their
wages will hereafter be 25 per cent. lower than
before. They have not been asked whether
they will accept the reduction; it has simply
been thrust upon them.
This is only one instance out of hun
dreds of others which occur as a mat
ter of course, for it is matter Of
course that however favored corpora
tions are benefited by the high tariff
laws, they will keep these benefits to
themselves as a matter of business
and not part with them to their work
men out OF philanthropy. The great
strike at Fall River was starved out
without loss to the corporations, but
with great loss and suffering to the
employees. Other strikes against or
ganized corporations will have the
same end
The economic principle is plain, and
all whose livelihood is not derived
from interest or dividends on capital
ought to understand it as we'll as cap
italists do, 1t is this: Where a mar
ket is controlled by combinations or
laws favoring combinations SO as to
prevent natural competition, the or
ganized manufacturing corporations
are benefited by strikes which limit
supply. On the same principle under
which trusts shut down mills to limit
supply, they can afford to force strikes
by cutting wages. The falling off in
supply in the controlled market en-
hances the value of the stock already
manufactured, while at the same time
it results in saving of wages. 1t is
only when prices become so high that
the high tariff tax can no longer pre-.
vent importations that the combined
corporations must begin manufacture
ing in order to hold their market
Under such conditions the strike
must fail. The strikers do not diminish
the supply of labor so as to control
prices, for they have no control over
the labor market and they can not so
organize as to control it. The labor
market is open to the worlds supply
The market for the corporation is shut
off by law from the world, and these
laws prevent his working-men from
forcing fair wages from him, simply
because in single market under cor
troll he gains during a general strike
tho wages he would have paid as well
as whatever enhancement of values Of
products results from Increaovd eur-
ply. If he had open competition, he
could not afford to cut wages and force
strikes. He would be obliged to run
his mill or lose his market. st. Louis
Republic
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

|
No gift can make rich those who
are poor in wisdom. Julia Ward
Howe.
"A man is never so much a master
OF himself as when he has given him.
self up,
The more perfect we are, the more
gentle and quiet we become of the de-
fects of others
If smart people never made any
mistakes there would be pretty lean
picking for the fools. Puck.
We never know people when they
come to see us. We must 90 to them
to find out how things stand with them.
Goethe.
1t is never the opinions OF Others
that displease us, but the pertinacity
they display in obtrudmg them upon
us. -Foubert
How rich we may be. not in lands,
perhaps not in learning, but in the
small, sweet courtesies Of love. Eliza
beth Eddy Norris.
A man never knows what he can
do until he tries; and then, afterwards.
he is often very sorry that he found
out.-Somerville Journal
There are two classes of people in
this world-those who make fools OF
themselves and those who don't need
to. to.-Burlington Free Press.
"A homely man of merit is never re.
pulsive; and as soon as he is named
his physique is forgotten; the mind
passes through it to see the SOUL -Ro-
mainvilla.
The vital part OF human culture is
not that which makes man what he is
intellectually, but that which makes
him what he is in heart life and char.
acter. WIN. Russell.
Life affords us many opportunities;
we should accept and use them. There
Is no such thing as coming back to do
what we have neglected in the accept
ed time. limited Presbyterian.
Five of the sweetest words in the
English language begin with H, which
is only a breath: Heart Hope, Home,
Happiness and Heaven. Heart is
home-place, and home is heart place,
and that man makes sad mistake who
would exchange the happiness OF home
Tor any thing less than Heaven. NY.
Ledger
There are many ways in which it
would be well for us all to carry our
childhood with us, even on into old age,
II 1t were possible, in Its trustfulness
and open-heartedness. and willingness
not only to love. but to show that wa
owe, as well. Why. that alone would
cure many heart-ache of to-day. May
\. Mexican
just as perfect and well-earned
est and sleep repair the waste OF the
'cdy and restore the tone and power OF
he system, SO tho quiet hour OF solitude
nay to the earnest heart and loving
oul bring renewed powers and rein
'igorated faculties with which again
0 go forth on errands Of good to man.
lind - Ouce q Week.
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25
STATESMAN PROCTOR.
A Specimen Of the Patriots Evolved by the
Republican Party.

Republican Party
The New York World sent member
of its staff to Rutland, Vt, to find out
what manner of a man Redfield Proc.
tor, the new Secretary OF War, is. He
finds that Proctor is the wealthics st
man in Vermont; that he has made all
his money in fourteen years; that he
was originally a lawyer, which led to
his appointment in 1875 as receiver
of Meyers d Dorr, who then ran
the Sunderland Falls quarries, and,
having had disagreement had their
affairs wound up in the courts; that
when the receivership ended Proctor
was found to be the owner of the quar-
ries; that the protective tariff gave
him a chance to operate them with
immense profits, which he improved
to the utmost; that by paying the low-
est possible wages, running ''pluck me"
stores where two prices were charged
for every thing, and compelling
his employees to live in his tenements
at fancy rentals, he kept them all SO
poor that they were never able to
leave his service, lest starvation over
take them before they could get out of
town; that he organized big marble
trust, which, however, expired by linn
itation last year; and that, as matters
stand, he comes pretty nearly owning
Vermont and is in fair way to get
| the whole State before he dies.
This enterprising statesman went to
the Chicago convention last June at
the head of the Vermont delegation;
and on every ballot, from the first to
the last, when his State was called he
responded: "NeEmont casts her eight
votes for Benjamin Harrison, of In
diana During the campaign he
gave the National Republican Commit.
tee great big check. And now he is
Secretary of War.
1t is thus that statesmen are
evolved in this Republic in these latter
days. Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25

After all, in this country all
power resides in the people. Some
times they are slow to exercise it, but
when their wrath is excited and they
move together nothing can stand in
their way. The trusts will not be
with us long. Sooner or later they
Will nave TO 20. Atlanta Constitution,
The Grenada sentinel., 1889-05-25

THERE is one debt which men always owe
to one another, and which they can never
so pay as to cancel 1t altogether; and that
is the debt of love. So Paul taught when
he said to the Roman Christians: "Owe
no man any thing but to love ope
another."-t rem. xiii s).-N Y. Indie.
pendent