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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-10
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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-10

The peculiar enervating effect Of Sum.
mer weather is driven of by Hoods Sar.
saparilla, which makes the weak strong
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tors bill II you take Simmons Liver Reg
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signment as follows:

T. H HISMAs, Chairman,
Q. l. PENNY,
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w. e. CAHooN,
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GB0ReE l.. Couch,
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but the bill now carries nearly e25 100000.
The house has unseated Breckinridge Of
Arkansas.
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SPEAKER REED has been reelected TO
the next Congress by q large majority.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-10
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

Congressional Ticket-20th District
For Member Of Congress,
VINCENT A. TAYLOR.
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Take Notice!

Now the time to bargains Desiring close out and reduce
stock Of Summer Goods much as possible,
shall offer
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
BARNETT's RADICALIsM.
An Audrain County Farmer
Warns Members of the F..
and l.. Union.

VANDALIA, Mo-, Oct. 11.-As
Mr.. w. O. Barnett, of this city,
Republican candidate for Congress
against Judge Norton, is y farmer
and member of the F. and L. u,
and as some Democrats may be
inclined to support him by reason
of his connection with the order,
you can say to all such that Mr..
Barnett Is a man of extreme views
and an uncompromising, rantanker-
GUS Radical. Tom Reed, OF
Maine, would come about as near
representing this district in Con-
gress and farmers interests as Mr..
Barnett would. He gets his tariff
ideas from that protection organ,
the New York Tribune. If he was
in Congress he would stick to his
party, the Radicals, through good
and evil report, and extreme Radi-
cal support.
New England protectionists and
tariff robbers would welcome Mr..
Barnett to their ranks.
l hope these few hints will be
sufficient tor farmers and all others
who are laboring for Western
interests and against Eastern op.
preston. AUpRAIN farmer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Straight Track Trotting.

E. J. Baldwin, the well-known
California horseman, in an inter-
view in Chicago said: "You can
tell horsemen generally that begin
ming with next season we're going
to inaugurate straight mile trot-
ting races at Monmouth Park and
then we'll see some record break
ers. Maud s. and Jay Eye See
will not be in it. You will see Q
minute mile record 40 sure as
you're born. We're going to offer
big stakes and get the best horses
of the country there. Can better
time be made over a straight than
a curved track? Why, there's no
doubt about it. The out horse
is always at a disadvantage, and
the pole horse always has the bes,
of it. In a mile race I'll venture
to say the out horse has to 60 fifty
to sixty yards more on a curve mile
track. There being such disadvan
tages then at the start it Is moi
remarkable that frequently it is no
always the best horse that win'
the race, running or trotting."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

Mr.. w. W. Fry informed the
editor OF this paper to-day that he
saw no reason for any one ''busting
q gallus" in regard to his position In
reference to the Salamander suits.
That no one had misrepresented
him, or tried to misrepresent him.
He is a large property owner and
tax-payer,interested in Mexico and
its future as much as any man, but
as attorney for the parties bringing
suite, he would do his duty toward
his clients as he always tried to do.
Nobody could expect anything else.
Nobody lntimated anything else.
The LEDGER does not claim an at
torney Is a "shyster" because said
attorney does not always bring suits
which We want to succeed, or be-
cause we can't use said attorney, OF
because said attorney happens to
be q personal friend of our con.
temporary. Don't measure US IN
your own half bushel please. Sdbe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Went Home Cussin'.

A couple of Carroll county farm
ers who are building houses went
TO a hardware store in Carrollton
some weeks ago to figure on the
cost of spouting. The price agreed
upon at that time was 8 cents per
linear foot. A few days ago they
went to town to purchase the
spouting, but they were informed
that since the passage of the Nc
Klnley bill the price of tin had ad-
vanced and that the spouting
would now be worth IL IL cents a
foot. Although the farmers differ
ed in politics they both went home
"cussing" the Mckinley bill, and
the Republican swore as loud as
the Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
VERDICT FOR $1,000.
4 Handsome Widow Makes q
Wealthy Lover Pay for
His FicklenesS.

Mrs. Burchard, daughter of DR..
Douglass, of Nartinsburg. Mo-, to-
lay got a verdict fer 81, 900 against
John M. Dickey, of Texas. Read
ers of the LEDGER will remember
that Mr.. Dickey failed to como to
time when the day arrived for the
wedding, but married some one
else. The court room was crowded
during the trial bat nothing sensa-
tional was developed. The love-
letters were just like other love-
letters and the hangers on of the
court were disappointed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Circuit Court Proceedings.

Geo. H. Clark vs.. Theo. Lacoff;
after evidence for plaintiff was in
troducsd defendant demurred to
same and it was sustained by the
court; plaintiff takes non suit,
with leave to move to set the same
aside.
Hiram Hunter vs.. City of Mex
leo jury verdict for plaintiff for
$500.
A. E. Garrett vs.. E. B. Norris,
jury empanneled and the plaintiff
amends his petition and the de-
fenaant makes application for a
continuance and same is sustained
Anna Smith VS. Adron Smith; di-
vorce granted.
Martha Herndon ct al ys. Sallie
P. Mcdonald ct al; tried by court;
continued.
w. w. Bastle va. Wabash R. R.
Co.; plaintiff takes non suit.
Tudor Iron Works vs.. A. C Hit;
by consent continued.
J. w. Reed vs. Sophia F. Davis;
judgment for plaintiff.
Barney Hooton VS.. City of Mex
leo; motion to sue as poor person
sustained; leave defendant to an.
swer in 60 days and continued.
J. H. CAN'T vs.. J. H. Brockman
ct al; case continued.
Mary L. Burchard VS.. John M.
Dickey; jury t,ial; judgment fol
plaintiff, 81 600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Wheat Growing.

Seven years trial at the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station show that on an
average the highest yield of wheat
il produced when the seeding lie
done the last week in September
or the first week in October, and
as to quantity of seed, the best
results were secured from sowing
from five to seven pecks to the
acre. There was q smaller yield
when more or less seed was used,
but the results of a series of years
show that the total yield of straw
is augmented by sowing an in
creased amount OF seed. As to the
yield of grain, there is not much
difference when anywhere from five
to seven pscks of seed are sown.
If anything, the seven pecks of
seed yielded the most. Very likely
something depends upon the nature
and condition of the soil and upon
the season, but probably a bushel
and a half OF good clean seed per
acre is good average. The effect
of the season is shown IN the fact
that in 1890 the yield OF whea,
sown the first of the previous No.
vember was nearly equal that sown
month earlier, the open winter
having a favorable effect. A roller
following in the track of each drill
hoe is shown by five years. exper-
iment to be worth further trial,
and se= ding from one inch and a
half to two inches deep gives bet
ter results than shallower or deep
er seeding. This depth gives a
firm roofing, while greater depth
causes a greater exhaustion of the
vitality of the seed in pushing the
blade to the surface where it will
get the desired benefit of light and
air
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

Hon, NORMAN J. CoLMAN was Or
dered from the st. Louis fair
grounds last week by Chas. Green,
president of the association, for
some criticism made by the Rural
World. Mr.. Colman says he will
always be friendly to the st. Louis
fair, but that Green Is wholly un-
fit for its president. Mr.. Colman
further says, "Such 10 his unpopu-
larity with the horsemen OF the
State that they will not make en-
tries to his meetings, while at such
towns as Mexico, Sedalia, Mar
shall, Higginsville, Louisiana, Car.
thage, shelbina, Memphis and
other places, large fields OF entries
are made, and the most successful
meetings are held" If Charles
! Green does not resign from the
presidency of the concern, the once
great st. Louis fair will soon be
Total wreck. Green must 60!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
A Business ProDositiOn.

To the Editor Of tile Ledger
MEXICO, Mo-, Oct. 18.-I noticed
your offer of $l0O to Mrs. Behan,
the Christian scientist, for a cure
OF any disease, or even the allevla-
ton of the same without medicines.
Being an invalid l am quite anx-
ious to be cured by any process,
whatever. Therefore, I will offer
in addition to your offer, $3.50 to
Mrs. Behan, or any person in
Mexico or the United States, or
on earth, who can cure me OF q
simple case of paralysis Of the
lower ext, entities, either by pray
ers, faith or any kind of oonjura-
ton. l will pay said amount and
deposit the same in any bank in
Mexico, subject to their order when
they effect a cure, or even get me
so far along as to be able to walk
up town. l am we'll known in
Mexico, SO call and make an ex.
animation. J. c. BERRY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

IT is certainly very desirable
that the American who contem-
plates murder should 60 to Canada
to commit the crime. This course
saves any one of the United States
the trouble and expense of a trial
and gives reasonable assurance
that the criminal will be promptly
punished. The latest exempli6ca-
ton of this praiseworthy promptl-
tude is in the case Of Mr.. Day, of
Rochester. who will be hanged in
December next for having pushed
his wife over the high bank of the
Niagara River, on the Canada side,
His arrest, trial, conviction and
sentence occupied less time than
would have been required to obtain
jury in a case of like Importance
on this side of the line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

REPORTS from McKiuley's dis
trict indicate that the author of
the tariff outrage is in a desperate
condition politically. The farmers
will not be cajoled into supporting
him, and the declaration of Secre-
tary Blaine that there is not in the
Mckinley bill single line that
will open additional markets for
agricultural products is depriving
him of whatever advantage he hop
ed to gain from the wool duties.
NapoIeons in politics do not seem
to get along much better than the
Napoleons in finance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

In Illinois the Palmer campaign
is making great progress. Gen
eral Palmer, who is indorsed by
the Democratic party to succeed
United States Farwell, and who is
canvassing the State on that issue,
is ,mpressing the people with the
force of public utterances. He is
forcing the Republicans to a con-
sideration of important questions
of public policy-the tariff, recip-
rocity and honest and economical
appropriations-and he holds them
down close to the points of issue,
greatly to their discomfort. There
is abundant reason to believe that
GeneralPalmer is carrying the plain
people with him in his appeals to
intelligence and their patriotism.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

The sudden and unexpected
death of Major R. E Lawder casts
a gloom over our entire commun1-
ty. The Major, as he was known
by all his friends-which includes
all who knew him-was one of our
most public spirited and liberal
minded citizens. Socially, politi-
cally, and in business matters. he
was broad guage. Few men had
more friends, and few men were
more popular with friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

SIGNAL lamps exp lode and burn
depots at Wellsville and every-
where except at Mexico. There
appears to be no way to get clear
OF the Mexico depot except to wait
until 1t rots down. .iexico is one
of the most important points on
the Chicago & Alton and Wabash
railroads. 1t does look to US as
though we ought to have a decent
Union Depot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
jesse Harper at Mexico.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
THOMPSON, No, y, Oct. 14.-Please
say in this and next weeks issues
Of the LEDGER that Jesse Harper,
nf Danville, ILL.,, will address the
Farmers and Laborers Union of
Audrain county, and surrounding
counties, on October 81, 1890, at
Mexico, Mo-, at 1:30 p. m. sharp.
Everybody invited, and l assure
you that you will be as we'll repaid
for the time spent as you ever
was in life for the same amount of
time listening to any public speak
er. I. J. SINS,
Pres, Audrain Co. f. & l.. u.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

The Ohio law, which demands
that all executions be conducted in
prison and between midnight and
daylight, was intended to suppress
newspaper particulars, but in this
it is grand failure. Full particu-
lars are always to be obtained by a
hustler. If there can be any cruel.
ty in hanging a murderer it is GER
tainly cruel to rouse him up at
midnight to walk to his death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Which Is 1t?

A travelling phrenologist advised
the Widow Turner, of Iowa, to
make a preacher of her boy, and
she sold her farm to get him off to
q the logical school. He stole the
money she received and ran off to
Arkansas and shot q man. There
is either nothing in bumps, or else
the same one answers for both
preachers and desperadoes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
A. HI, T. A. Association.

VIM. Vivion, VIM. Llewellyn,
w. T. Lott and G. G. Wilson are
home from the State meeting of the
Grand Lodge A, II. T. A. at Union
vile, Putnam county. William
Llewellyn was reelected vice-pres-
ident. This association is in q
1ourishing condition and growing
all over the country. Audrain is
one of its strongholds, and some
of our best people throughout the
county belong to the association
The above named gentlemen at
tended the meeting at Unionville
as delegates from this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

The engineer of a locomotive on
The central division of the Balti-
more e. Ohio railroad, a few weeks
since, hid the misfortune to pull
the throttle valve entirely out, SO
hat he had no means of stopping
his machine. No cars were at
tached, and it few along at the rate
of a mile a minute. In passing a
station, he threw off telegram to
to be sent ahead directing the track
to be cleared. Quick as a thought
the yardmaster, few miles ahead,
set bis men to oiling side track
up steep grade to coal chute. As
soon as the wheels struck the oiled
rails, they lost their grip on the
track and the engine soon began 10
slide back, though the wheels we're
still In motion; and this process
was kept up with the help of the
oil until the fire had cooled down.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
The Wicked Flee.

Four great, big burglars got into
a grist mill in New Hampshire and
began work on the safe. Only a
boy ten years old slept in the mill,
and yet when that boy happened
to awake and knock q candle-stick
off the stand away went the four
burglars in such a hurry that they
left $50 worth of tools behind them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

THERE are q few Democrats in
Missouri who have sucked the
puplic teat till they are fat and
saucy. They now sulk and fuss
and fume about the way the party
is being managed. They wont
take hold and do anything, but at
the same time backbite and abuse
the party managers. Thank good
ness only one or two such live in
this Congressional district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Ayers SarsapariIIa,
Or. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Pdes q; six bottles. Ss. Worth es bosalA.
PRKPARED III

IT is pretty generally agreed
now that the President will not
call an extra session of Congress.
From a Republican party point
of view that should be considered
wise. To the Republicans a ses.
sion after election would partake
too much of the character of a flu.
neral gathering to be wholly agree.
able.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

MEXICO MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 1890
Written for the Ledger.
BY THE SEA.
BY EMILY VAIL.


Busily stitching, Oh maiden iair,
On silken robe tonight,
While the low sun decks your soft brown hair
With golden arrows Of light.
Why are your blua eyes turned, pray,
So oft to the heaving sea?
Art watching for one who sailed away
And hath not come back to thee?
The waves come moarning to the shore
The tide is steadily flowing;
Oh say, will the good ship come no more?
The wind Is landward blowing.
Come whisper to us the fearful truth
One word-Oh tell it to me,
Thou hast harshly dealt with the absent
youth;
We feared 1t, Oh, treacherous sea!
The fair girl will watch through each weary
day,
TIL her rose-red cheek grows pa!e'
The silken robe will be folded away
With the orange wreath aud vail.
All little thou carest, oh pitiless seal
How many watch or may weep,
Or how many hedrt-cherished treasures may
be
Hid away in thy caverns so deep.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

The following Missouri egg story
takes the cake: A hen, halt Black
Spanish and half game, has been
doing a land Office business in
Rolla, Mo. She laid her first egg
on the 10th day of May, 1889, and
has continued to lay an egg every
day since. She went to setting as
soon az she laid her first egg, and
is still on the nest. She comes off
every morning to get water and
food and then goes back. She has
hatched one day except the first
three weeks of her career. She has
now been laying one year and is
the mother and hatcher of 344
chickens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

livery Democrat in Montgomery
a@sy should vote the straight
se.ss. Filley is after that county
aae u ne gets it no one Is to blame
usps the Democrats, who have a
w found majority when in har-
y. Let the Court House fight
% thunder and support the
saaigh. ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Joe McDOnald's Sale,

Stock sold we'll at Joe Nc
Donald's sale yesterday. There
was large crowd present and the
bidding was spirited. Dinner was
served and there was enough LETT to
feed as many more people. Jas.
T. Johnson was the auctioneer
and G. Guthrie acted as clerk.
The following stock was sold at
the prices appended:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

TURNER, the ice man, says if we
~ nave some cold weather this
lassf he is going to wreck the
IsIs Office. The public says If
nave cold weather this winter
sss white will be mobbed. This is
proper way to treat US for pub.
.'0s the weather prophecies.
sas prophecies never pan out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

dok. W. ii. KEENAN, has done a
leod and noble work in the inter-
" o' the ex-Confederate Home.
, asnnan never does anything by
laises and he has devoted weeks
u ums and hard work in this
aase, which should interest all
sno care for the welfare of their
allow men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

The woman who wears a seal
skin sack ten years hence will be
the wife either of a millionair or q
burglar. The price of sealskins
has already advanced in New York
to q figure Is per cent. above those
Of last year, and every season sees
the supply diminish and the price
increase in the most astonishing
fashion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Verdict for &3.6OO.

Hiram Hunter (col. got q ver-
dict Thursday against the City Of
Mexico for so, 500 for injuries re-
ceived, as he claims, from hurting
his leg by falling through side
walk. A motion for a new trial
was at once filed. The case will
be carried to the highest court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

. : PROMINENT business man in
saco in whom we have unbound
01ndence informs, US that he
wv several barrels of cement
'pOs In the 'hols-in-the-ground'
s@fsain day while the hole was
oored. He thinks oil or gas
- struck and the contractor
.ssd 70 conceal the fact. This
Will be investigated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
FrOSt.CarrOll.

Z Mrs. G. M. Carroll and E. 8.
Frost were quietly married at the
formers residence on East Monroe
Street Wednesday by Rev. A. e
Rodgers. Nj. and Mrs. Frost left
for short visit to st. Louis last
nipht.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

John Hill Thursday sold his resi-
dence just in iron, of DR.. Walkers,
to Miss Lizzie Burnett, the
Western Union Telegraph operator,
for 1,75O. This is one of the
neatest residences in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Napoleon's knowledge of Civil
Law.

During the long and difficult dis
cussions in drawing up the Code
Napoleon, French jurists and
statesmen were astonished at the
familiarity shown by the emperor
with the principles of Roman law.
He told them one day that when
he was young lieutenant he was
sent to solitary confinement for
some slight breach of discipline.
.The room had no furniture, only
an old chair and a dusty cupboard,
in which I found one ponderous,
musty. worm-eaten volume. 1t
was digest of the Roman law.
In those ten days of my imprison-
ment / had nothing else to do but
to become saturated with Justinian
and the words of Roman legislators
and judges. Thus l acquired my
knowledge Of the principles of civil
law'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

~. ]. E. HUTTON Thursday
p s.smsfoduced CongressmanStone
& f audience at theCourtHouse,
~ made q plain, practical
g -, which was we'll received.
~ : u one Of the hardest work.
: !. Dsmocrats in the State. It is
=. ..ne the speaking did not
90 in the afternoon, as ad.
- y the farmers could have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

There is often greater profit in
a small flock of sheep. e-p.eially
on Il small farm, than there is in 3
large one. Sheep are excellent
scavengers, and will eat more va.
rieties of vegetables than any other
animal on the farm. In the apple
orchard they are lively and quick
to gather fallen fruit and will eat
the earliest small windfalls that
hogs will hardly touch, ,even though
half starved. Almost every farmer
keeps few pigs to eat what moth
ing else will. He might we'll keep
few sheep for the same purpose
with better assurance that they
would not eat anything that could
injure the quality of their meat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

Joe McDonald's sale Thursday
was largely attended and stock sold
we'll. Joe had plenty for the crowd
to eat with several baskets full left
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

The depot at Wellsvills burned
Friday. A signal lamp explod-
ed and started the fire. LOSS to
the railroad and Western Union
telegraph company, 5000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

Joseph Gelvin, who bought L.
D. Shippee's greenhouse, is put.
ting in some fine improvements
and will give Mexico one of the
best flower gardens in the State.
Gelvin is the right man for the
business and will succeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

HARn0NY is what We want among
car business men, and all others
vlo favor the prosperity of Mex
iso. A pull together is what over
6. mes all obstacles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23
Horses and Mules.

/ have a bunch of select range
mares that l will sell owing to
them increasing 80 fast. They are
blocky and weigh from $50 TO 1850
pounds. / will cell any amount
from 10 head up to z5, or 80, or 75
head. Can pair them in blacks or
dapple bays, all bred to an Import.
ed French draft horse. l will sell
or trade for young weanling or
yearling jacks. Address,
Wh. CoLTER,
2Sw-2t Garden City, Kan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

THERE should be a law holding
property owners responsible for
d,usge suits growing out of poor
sidewalks in front of their prop
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

VrcEPREsIDENT Tom WISDOM
had, by all odds, the largest sub
,e,iption to the ex.Confederate
Home fund, raised outside of Mex
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

EVERY Democrat in Monroe
aunty will vote for Charley
cisigh. The dirty personal fight
esisg made on him should be
hoEned upon by all fair-minded
lsf'ons OF any party. Charley
lh0uld run ahead of his ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-23

Mrs. Mamie Moore, the young
est sister of Judge J. A. Guthrie,
died in Galloway on October 14th.
Mrs. Guthrie attended the funeral
on Thursday.