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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14
County Court.

County Court adjourned Satur-
day afternoon TO meet again March
4. The proceeding of the last
davis session were as follows:
T. II. Marshall, cou" treasur-
er, quarterly settlem on ae-
count of road and revenue fund.
Examined and approx +.
The following bills were allowed:
Nv Phillips J. p acting coron-
er, in inquest over ARCHIE
PinkingtoR 10 Oh
Mary Vim, keeping iInbiclle-.... s %
G q Graham, hauling bridge tim
10 w
Moore L Nelson, supplies county
l eo
DIR Al E Crawford, examining IN
ono nerson. / 90
NO uN,chnls s.uoe.... | 90
DIR Z II Eialiy, / w
uc, 10 90
T A. n.,.fea manner cuinu,..... 30
Barnard s. Co, supplies sheriff.. 10 on
d Rodgcr.. acct road CON-. IA 81
:! \ Guthrie, Justice co conrt.... 81 w
: = Kendall 81 90
NJ ~ Elpnt 81 90
~ W ADAMS acct >hrriff....... $50 10
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Died, at Fairplay, No, Feb. 2,
IsS9, ]. G.. Baynham, aged As
wears. IL months and IA days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Messrs. Smith IL Chinn, of VAN
dal'a, have the agency OF the"G!obe
Fire Kinder Tor Audrain Country.
1t IL simple and cheap, and saves a
world Si trouble in making fires.
Send and get enc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that /, as ari-
mini-tratriy Of the estate of J. +.
Whitley, deceased, will, Mt the March
term 1889. of The Audrain Probate
Court IN tx" my dual settlement ss adj
ministratfix Of said -~statn.
SARAH 4. WHITLEY,
As At ADMINISTRATIVE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

r. W. Tureman, a prominent
business man of Kansas City, for
merly of Mexico, is III town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14
I5 At

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that j as al
mInistrator at the estate If Jrri
A. Stevens, decd. viii. at the March
term, 1889. nf TIE Andrain Probate
Court. i.4Se my final settlement as
administrator of said estate.
II It !. II. STEVENS,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL SEFTLEMEET
Nuilrt IA hereby given that |, as al
mlni-:raiof Of ihe estate of DORIS
Michael. deed, *ili, AT Ia" March term
1882. uf the AuiFAin Probate Court.
mak- my Il .ai ~eitItment as admins
u4lor III said estate
". + MCINTYRE,
= Il Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14
Farm For Rent.

Known as the Capt. Edmonston
farm, 13 miles northeast of Mex
leo, containing 16o acres. Good
dwell, barn and orchard. Apply
to Mrs. \. w. Edmonston, Moiino.
Mo. II it'd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14
AZ LEDGER.
THURSDAY, FEB IT, 1889

FOR EASTERN MONEY On LON"
TINE LOAN, AT LOWEST RATES,
p TO EliG0RE X HOWELL,
LOAN AGENTS.. NENun, no.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

j. L. Beagles, of Nevada, Mo-, is
in the city visiting the family OF
his uncle, James NJ. Beagles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Chsirs Timothy. Glover, bsHe Grass,
Hungarian aud Mi.ist nerd for sale.
ttss,, t~auirefA+S isaEsien sst as.
44-it Buckley j. MOORE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Miss Maude Fritts has returned
from a pleasant visit of several
weeks in St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14
An Afternoon Blaze.

The fire department was called
to East Mexico, near Pollock's
mills at 3 O'Clock Monday afternoon
to put out a fire in a house owned by
Josiah Wright. The blaze was
quickly extinguished, with little
damage to the building, save by
water. The house was insured
for $500. Henry sennebec and S.
Goodstein, with their families, oc-
cupled the house. The contents
were badly damaged. Sennebec's
goods were insured, but as Mr..
Goodstein is absent from the city,
1t is not known tina. he is protected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Mrs. Bridges, of this city, reliet
OF e. G.. Bridges, who died here
over a year ago, Is dead. She died
at Great Bend, Kansas, yesterday,
after a long illness The remains
will be brought here for interinent
to-morrow afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Miss Minnie Tomlinson is very
i'll at her home in East Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

- Ron McPike, journal clerk of the
Senate, spent Sunday in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

4Judge g.. b. Macfarlane Is IN
Marshall, Mo-, on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Crusade Commander, A, F. Il
A. NJ, meets Friday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

A marriage license was granted
last week to Thomas Tillman and
Miss Susan Wilson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Lasst Friday night the members
of the Zeta Phi fraternity gave.
their sesond informal hop. This
entertainment, Was given III honor
OF Miss Bessie Lakeland and
Miss Cant. two visiting young
ladies from Mexicp. All who were.
present expressed themselves as
delighted win the entertainment
that was charming In its inform4h-
ty.-Colambia Statesman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Miss Ida West has returned to
New Bloomfield, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Mrs George Kabrich is reported
dangerously i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

between Q O'Clock a. IN. and ) O'Clock a.
m, sell said land at the east front door
of the Court House in Audrain county.
Missouri tn the highest bidder for cash
TO psv said note and costs.
4l-tds :. VI. LOCKE, trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Landon Craig, in northwest
Mexico. missed a valuable mare
from his pasture a few days ago and
Monday he found her in a we'll.
dead. The animal had broken
through and was chilled to death.
Phillip Shire entertained a large
party OF friends at a dance at his
residence north of this city Mon
day night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Hon. W. H. KEENAN, returned
Tuesday from Il business trip to
Columbia.
Miss Belle Ballou, of Fayette, is
in the city visiting her brother, j.
I'll. Ballou.
? Catalogues of Clark Il Potts
Combination Sale may be procured
at this office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14
Trustees Sale Of Land,

Whereas, Quincy A. Fisk and Eliza
beth Fisk conveyed to the undersigned
by deed of TRUST. dated December 18th,
1887, and recorded in book 3, page :3SS.
in record RS office, for Audrain county,
Missouri, nveyc'l to the undersigned
the fltoNing land The northeast
Il "f the northeast quarter of section
81, township 81. range Il, west, in said
county n State, containing 40 acres
IN re or less t. secure the payment of 4
note therein mentioned. At the re-
quest of the holder of said note, which
is due and unpaid, | Will, on
Wednesday, the 9th day of March,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-14

Mr.. aud Mrs. j. i. Richardson
are home from Fulton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
OUR COAST DEFENSE.
Advan tages to Be Derived from the EN-
plOyment OF Electricity.

Advan tages to Be Derived from the En-
PlOyment OF Electricity.
Electricity plays perhaps the most
wonderful part in all these huge works.
Not far from the main fort. there
would be built little round building.
This would be the place for the ''tower
of observation of the commanding
officer. From here he could see all
over the harbor and away out to sea.
The tower would be strong. and inside
would be the wonderful key-boards of
the electric system. By means of
these, the commander could telephone
to the Captain of any battery to load
his guns. and aim them at such and
such an angle and direction. The Cap
tain of the battery would do so and
telephone back the moment he was
ready. The commander could tell the
Captain to fire, or he could, if
he chose. press little key
and himself fire each gun
singly or all the guns at once
He could do the same with all the bat
teries and forts, and he could, from his
little tower miles away, by light
touch of his finger explode every gun
in the harbor, and send tons and tons
of metal flying with crushing force at
any vessel he pleased. He could do
even more. He could explode any. or
all, of the mines and torpedOes at
once, or he could have one grand
simultaneous explosion of all the guns,
torpedoes and mines. At. each fort
and battery would be stationed officers
who by means of instruments would
find exactly the course of The enemy's
ships. This would be telegraphed to
the commander, who would thus know
at every instant just where any vessel
is, and how fast she is sailing. So he
could predict that a ship will pass a
certain spot at a certain time. and, if
she did not change her course,
could press the key, and blow
up the vessel, or send at her a
huge bolt of iron or steel. If the
enemy had landed a force on the main
land down the coast, and it was
marching on the fort to take it in the
rear, the commander could wait till
he saw the force on road approach
ing a fort, when, pressing another
key, several iron doors of the fort
| would open and automatic machine.
guns pop out, and commence firing at
the rate of six hundred shots per min.
| ute apiece. and keep it up until Enc
key was pressed again. wh>n they
| would withdraw and the shields close
It can be seen that the commander
| should know absolutely all that is GO
ing on. as otherwise he might fire into
| his own forts, or on his own patrol
boats.-Lieut. w. R. Hamilton, u. S.
A., in St Nicholas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
Grave-Yards in London.

A return has just been issued from
the Home Office, dealing with the sub
ject of metropolitan cemeteries. OF the
twenty-three cases which have fallen
within the scope of this inquiry, it ap-
pears that the City of London and Tow
err Hamlets Cemetery, Mile-end. leads
off with a CHASTITY tenantry of some
247, 900 bodies, while the ALI Souls
Kensal Green, occupies the largest
area, comprising some sixty-nine acres,
and also enjoys the priority of age.
AS regards the space allotted for each
grave. some disparity is observable.
nine feet by six feet six inches being
the maximum limit The common in
torment system is very general it be-
ing, for instance, the practice in some
districts to bury as many as eight to
ten adults, or twelve children and
grown-up persons mixed. in a common
resting place.-London Telegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
GALLONS AND MOOSE.

Historical Information Concerning Jack
Ketch and His implements.
Jack Ketch" was the real name of
pubic executioner in the time of
Charles H., who died in 1856. One of
the earliest illusions to him is to be
found in the epilogue to Dryden's
'Duke of Guise,' 1852:
u Jack Ketch,' says L, is an excel
ent physician
The gallows was called then, as
later, the triple tree" Earlier writ
ers allude to it as the three trees;''
Herman. in his ''Caveat." 1878, says:
Repentance is never thought upon
until they clyme three trees with a
ladder" Rowlands fippantly speaks
of the fatal moose as .'Tyburn Tiffany. ="
A very common expression in seven
teenth-century literature. but not used
since. is ''Hangman's wages" which
represented the sum of thirteenpence
half-penny.
To find US pillories and cart tails.
Or hangman's wages,
says Butler in ''Hudibras." WHY
should 1 cate hempeseed at the hang.
mans thirteenepence halfepenny ordi.
| nary?" is a very abusive and idiomat-
ically-expressed question in one o.
Dekker's plays. The old Scotch merl
or mark was worth a trife over thir
teenpence halfpenny. and on the ac
cession of James L to the English
Crown, it was by proclamation mad.
current in England of that value ex
actly. If the hangman had previously
been paid one shilling a day-and thil
was then common wage for officials
of many kinds-he would slightly gail
if paid in the new coin, and hence ma,
have arisen the expression.-G
mans Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
hOLE-BORING CPICKETS.

Peculiar Insects Which Are Ranging the
Grain Crops of Algeria
A peculiar species of cricket, the
stanronotus naaroccanus, infects the
eastern provinces of Algeria, and is
ravaging all the growing crops of
grain.
This destructive insect, bred on the
dry and bare highlands of the Tell,
has been descending into the cultivat-
ed plains toward the shores of the
Mediterranean during the past four
years.
two strong horny hooks in the upper
jaw, moving horizontally, crossing
each other like the blades of scissors.
With these. having climbed corn
stalk, they first quickly strip off the
beard and husks of the ear of corn,
which they allow to fall to the ground.
and then cut open every grain, devour-
ing only its farinaceous part. and this
to the last crumb.
Five or six insects will ascend a
cornstalk at once, till it bends under
their weight; millions and millions
are in the field, swarming all round.
Sc0h1uS oil uuOCCdPAOo oedih, AVC eACY
will seldom eat the husks Or the stalk
itself.
The female insect which is much
larger than the male, lays her eggs
about the end of June or beginning of
July. She uses dry and sterile ground.
in which she bores a hole an inch deep
by the fundamentally of a valvular
sucking-tube at the extremity of her
abdomen.
Applying the end Of this tube to the
grains of earth or sand. which are
lossened by its moisture, she lifts and
removes them sticking to the tube,
and continues the process till the hole
is excavated. Then she deposits in
the hole cylindrical ovary. a case or
shell of hardened mucilage, contain
ing about forty eggs. very neatly
packed together.
The eggs remain nine months in the
earth. and are slowly Matched by the
heat of the sun. till the spring Of the
following year. when little white
caterpillar comes out Of each egg; il
= speedily transformed into . cricket;
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
COUNTRY AND CITY.
Why the Farming Population Ii Entitled
to Every Body's Respect

Why the Farming Population In Entitled
to Every Body's Respect
Some city people have acquired a
most unfortunate habit of sneering at
and ridiculing the country and country
people. 1t is not the active, successful
class of people who do this Such have
too much sense, and, besides, large
proportion of them were themselves
country-born and bred Any one hav-
ing true appreciation of the Importance
of the farming population as the basis
of public prosperity can not fail to treat
it not merely with respect. but with
Difference. Every class has some pc
culiarities. Those of country people
are such as adapt them to the necessi-
ties of their life. and it is upon the
workers in the country, rather than
upon idlers anywhere, that the prog
ress of mankind must always be based.
People from the city can learn much
if they will visit the country with eyes
and ears open to discover what is new,
rather than pursue the opposite policy
of sneering at every thing. May be;
if they will not be too supercilious,
they may find in their unassuming
country friends much of value to be
learned. 1t was a wise man, as well
as thorough gentleman, who once re-
marked that he never found any one,
however unprepossessing in appear
ance, who did not know on some SUBJ
ject more than he did. So, while shalI
low pates went through life constantly
poking fun at somebody, he was all
no Loo
There is besides another aspect to
modern country life too little appreci-
ated. 1t now requires more thought
and brain power to achieve notable
success on the farm than it does
in almost any other arocation
of life. Mere muscle, fitting
for the toughest kind of
manual toll. is no longer what is main
ly in demand on the farm. 1t is true.
hard work is yet to be done, requiring
much muscular development, but it
must be educated and skilled muscle.
Mind as well as body must be thor
oughly trained.
Through most of the Northern States
at least, the large majority of soil til
lers are as diverse as possible from the
ideal of the farmer and his life brought
from Er>.pe. never properly fitting
this cos-ntry, and now more unlike ex-
listing farming than ever before The
farmer of to-day has to work hard,
but he must work with thought as
well as with hand. He must possess
an amount or current information such
as scarcely any other branch of BUSH
ness can require. and every wear
sees. we believe, large proportion of
American farmers reaching this high
standard. Cultivator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
a DISHONEST oFFlclAL
How His Crooked Ways Were Exposed
by q POST once Inspector.

now His Crooked Ways Were Exposed
by Post-Omce Inspector.
While the Government does not re-
amburse the sender where money is
lost in registered letters. the chances
Tor losing money so sent is only one in
$500. If package is lost, and it is
traced to the carelessness or negli-
gence of the postal clerk. he has to
pay for it. We have a case of that
kind now. tho loss being about 1925.
and the clerk has paid about $50 on it.
paying stated sums monthly. Some
peculiar things in this tine develop. l
had case not long since where a
county treasurer in Mississippi was
the con- plainant. He claimed to have
sent $1,000 in a registered letter. the
package being made up of six 500
bills. six $50 bills and check for 800,
the remittance being made to the
State Treasurer for taxes. The pack
age reached its destination minus the
money Enclosures. / was sent to in
vestigate the case. l called the send
er into the post-office. He had pre-
viously made affidavit as to the details
of the matter, setting forth that his
daughter, who had received the six
500 bills for wedding present two
years previously. had given the bills
to him for this purpose, and that he
had procured the six $50 bills at
various places within his bailiwick. /
had previously secured the envelope
and Enclosures from the State Treasur-
er, and with them confronted him with
the fact that had he inclosed the money
as claimed he had not paid sufficient
postage. He admitted that the post
Office clerk weighed the package at
the time of mailing. I put the same
weighed it before him, showing that
the difference in the postage was so
great that even careless clerk could
not miss it. He thereupon began to
weaken little, but remained firm in
the declaration that he had inclosed
the money. / suggested that some one
might have stolen the money before
he had sealed the envelope; that a ne
gro might have been in the room and
taken it from the table. He readily
jumped at the idea. and before he left
the Office made an affidavit saying he
was not positive he had inclosed the
money. thus relieving the Government
entirely. 1t was afterward ascertain
ed. to my presumptive satisfaction.
that the man was short in his accounts
as county treasurer, and took this
means of escaping exposure. 1 think
Congress ought to provide some means
of Furnishing such offenders, or at least
to reimburse the Government for the
fifty or one hundred dollars expended
in Investigating the case.-St Louis
61Aho-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

An interesting account of how birds
treat wounds by surgical methods was
recently presented to the Physical So
ciety OF Geneva by NJ. Fatio. In this
1t was stated that the snipe had been
observed to apply a dressing OF feath-
ers to wounds, and even to bandage q
broken leg. ANY creature with legs
as long and brittle as a snipe's ought
really to know how to take care of
them. A case recorded OF q snipe.
both of whose legs had been broken by
q misdirected shot, is the most inter-
esting example of snipe surgery. The
poor creature contrived to apply dress
ings of feathers and a sort of splint
to both legs, but unfortunately, in do
ing so, its beak got wound fast with
feathers, and. as il could not use its
claws to get rid of them and open its
mouth, it was nearly dead from hunger
when it was found In another case.
q snipe that Jew away with broken
leg was afterwards found to have
forced the fragments into parallel
position and secured them by hga-
ture Of . kind of hat-leaved grass
wound around the limb spiraily ana
fixed by Rlue-like substance Dem
orsstss Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
ODDITIES OF GENIUS.
Why the Sioux Indians Were Afraid Of
Peaceful Prof Hayden.

Why the Sioux Indians Were AFRAID Oh
Peaceful Prof Hayden.
Prof. F. v. Hayden was the founder
of the system which developed into the
geological survey of the United States.
He was a man of great genius and a
renowned scholar, but cratic and
peculiar. It was not uncommon for
strangers to follow him several blocks,
their attention arrested by his bowed
figure as he almost ran for few steps,,
then suddenly stopped with his gray
eyes fixed on the pavement, then ran
again as if a sudden thought had struck
him; then they would inquire: "Who
can that poor insane man bep"
While Prof. Hayden was exploring
the land of the Sioux Indians some
years ago he once, in his enthusiastic
passion for geological research, wan
dered away from his party; he had
loaded himself down,with large speci-
mems of mineral, and while tramping
slowly along in his absent-minded way
the Indians captured him. They
whooped and yelled at their prize at
first, but upon seeing all the crooks
and worthless stones which the poor
man was staggering under, and his
composed, distracted manner, they
decided that he was afflicted with a
foolish mind" They took him with
out protest on his part, which only
confirmed their fears; and after a few
hours captivity the old scientist, with
his ''rocks," was led to the nearest
point of civilization and ''turned
loose" lest the Great Spirit should
punish them for any charm done the
foolish or simple minded
He was daring, fearless and reck-
less in danger, a most distinguished
scientific man, and much beloved by
the young men of his survey. His
death during the last year was greatly
mourned. Pitts burgh Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
Why Victoria Dislikes Gladstone.

Queen Victoria's dislike of Glad
stone is at last explained. A recent
writer says that when the grand old
man used to visit the regal old lady
he was wont to talk to her ..about the
polity of the Hittites or the relations
between the Athanasian creed and Ho-
mer." The Queen. perplexed and un-
comfortable, would seek to make q
depression. and would address q re-
mark to a daughter or offer a biscuit
to begging terrier. Mr.. Gladstone
would restrain himself with an effort,
wait until the Princess had answered
or the dog had sat down. and then
promptly resume - '.As / was say
ing''. Meanwhile the flood had
gathered force by delay. and when Il
burst forth again it carried all before
it Victoria used to complain that on
these occasions it was Gladstone that
was rude! She was probably in the
same predicament that Biddy Moriarity
was when O'Connen called her z
paralleiogram.-Chicago Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26
Two British AdmiraIs.

The youngest Admiral of the British
feet is Sir Godfrey Horribly. The
oldest is sir Provo Wallis, G. C. b.
Admiral Wallis is ninety-eight years
old 1t is eighty-five years-just the
year before Trafalgar-since he first
went to sea- And it Is more than
seventy-six years since he fought
In that famous sea fight between the
English Shannon and the Chesapeake.
of Boston-the latest fight between
England and her American offspring.
and may it be the last It il pleasant
to think that this grand old seaman. .
contemporary of Nelson. is still in fair
health and strength.-Cor. Detroit
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