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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
Mark Twain on Autographs.

Mark Twain on Autographs.
Mark Twain thus recently wrote
to an autograph collector in re-
sponse to q request for his sigma
ture:
"I hope I shall not offend you:
I shall certainly say nothing with
the intention to offend you. / must
explain myself, however, and ]
will do it as kindly as I can. What
you ask me to do, I am asked to
do as often as one-half dozen times
q week. Three hundred letters q
yearl Ones impulse 10 to freely
consent, but ones time and neces-
sary occupations will not permit it.
There is no way but to decline in
all cases, making no exceptions,
and I wish to call your attention
to thing which has probably not
occurred to you, and that is this !:
That no man takes pleasure in ex.
erclsing his trade as . pastime D.
Writing is my trade and I exerclse
it only when I am obliged to.
You might make your request of .
doctor, or . builder, or . sculptor,
and there would be no impro-
priety in it, but if you ask either
Of those for q specimen Of his trade,
his handiwork, he would be justi-
fed in rising to . point of order.
It would never be fair to ask doc
tor for one of his corpses to re-
member him BY"
And all this the humorist wrote
on the typewriter, signing his
name in the same method. The
autograph collectors feelings may
be imagined.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

"When | first began preaching, I"
says Prot. Swing, " my delivery
was very rapid. My words fell
over themselves and ! often got
ahead too rapidly. ! cured myself
of this by putting up sign-boards
In my manuscript, such as "slow
Up Here" in large letters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

A Kansas girl wrote to Jay
Gould and asked him to give her q
black silk dress, as she was about
to be married and her folks were
too poor to buy one for her. Al
though she has written four melt
ing epistles to the sutocrat, she
has no black silk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
fellow Carriers Bring Bad Luck.
From the Kearney tNeb) Enterprise.

FUN INC hoakuey tNeb.J Hutetk6xSus
Said q pretty girl to the writer
yesterday: "Three Of us girls hap
pened to be at my house one night
when I read an article In . news.
paper that . yellow garter on the
left limb meant an engagement in
six months and good luck ever at.
ter. So We three decided to wear
them. We put them on the next
night The six months will be up
tomorrow and not ono Of us has
become engaged. As for the good
luck which it is supposed 10 bring,
let me tell you Of mine. During
the six months Of expectancy I
have had q fearful case Of ID grippe;
I have fallen and sprained my
ankle; I have been cut by the
young man I liked best; I was
thrown of . horse and badly
bruised, and for the last week have
had an liberated tooth. To-mor.
row the yellow garter will have to
|go. I'd rather die an old maid
than suffer all the unlucky things
it has brought me while waiting
for . man. The yellow garter il .
fraud. Itrequires too great . stretch
Of imagination. That's all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The man Who invented the type
writer died yesterday. It was not
the typewriter that men elope with
that he invented. The inventor of
that enterprising machine didn't
take out a patent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Rural World: The Kansas
farmer knows that when corn is
selling in carload quantities in
Philadelphia at 80 and 40 cents per
bushel, he should be able to get
more than Is cents in Kansas, for
he knows that the cost Of haulage
is considerably less than ten cents.
1t requires no agitator to tell him
that either the Western farmer or
the Eastern consumer, or both, is
being robbed by some one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
The Earth Inside the sun.

The Earth inside the SUN.
If the sun was q hollow sphere
the earth could be placed in the
center Of it, with the moon moving
round it at its mean distance of237, :
0D miles, and there would still be
mere than 2OO, GOO miles between
the moon and the edge Of the sun.
New York Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Stephen Aliens Pocket Piece.
The Hon. Stephen Allen, who
had been Mayor of New York, was
drowned from on board the Henry
Clay. In his pocketbook was
found printed slip, apparently
clipped from a newspaper, q copy
of which is given below. It looked
worn, as if it had often been read.
1t is worthy to be remembered and
acted on by every young man.
Keep good company or none.
Never be idle. Ifyour hands can't
be usefully employed, attend to the
cultivation of your mind. Always
tell the truth. Make few promises.
Live up to your engagements.
Keep your own secrets if you have
any. When you speak to a person,
look him in the face. Good compa-
ny and conversation are the very
sinews of virtue. Good character
is above all things else. Your
character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
If anyone speak evil of you let
your life be 50 that none will be-
lieve him. Drink no kind of intoxi-
eating liquors. Ever live (misfort-
une excepted) within your income.
When you retire to bed, think over
what you have been doing during
the day. Make no haste to get
rich if you would prosper. Small
and steady gains give competency
with a tranquil mind. Never play
at any game of chance. Avoid
temptation, through fear you may
not withstand it. Earn money
before you spend it. Never run
into debt unless you see a way to
get out again. Never borrow il
you can possibly avoid it. Do not
marry until you are able to support
a wife. Never speak evil of any
one. Be just before you are gener.
GUS. Keep yourself innocent il
yeu would be happy. Save when
you are young, to spend when YOU
are old. Read over the above
maxims at least once q week."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

J. B. KELLEY, who was arrested
in st. Louis, thought to be "Mr.
Smith," who drove the wagon that
took DR.. Cronin to his death, prov
cd not to be the man wanted.
Another detective gone wrong.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The smallest, simplest and best
protected post-ofios in the world il
in the Straits of Magellan and has
been there for many years. Itoon-
sists of . small keg OF cask, and 10
chained 70 the rocks Of the extreme
cape, in the straits opposite Terra
del Fusgo. Each passing ship
sends . boat to take the letters out
and put others in. The post-ofice
is self-acting and unprovided with
q postmaster and Is, therefore,
under the protection of ali the
natives of the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Well, there will have to be q
change. Boys are growing worse
daily; whst will the next genera
ton be? There are four good
girls to one good boy-that is
the same as two good girls to one
good boy, as there are about twice
as many females as males.-Er.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
A Short, Excellent Sermon.
From the Interior.


From the Interior.
Here is a short sermon by q
woman, though not preached from
a pulpit. 1t is good one, and is
pretty sure to hit your own case
somewhere, whatever may be your
age and circumstances. "The
best thing to give to your enemy is
forgiveness; TO an opponent, toler-
ance; to friend, your heart; to
your child, good example; to your
father, Difference; to your mother,
conduct that will make her proud
Of you; to yourself, respect; to all
men, charity -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

We deeply regret that our farmer
friends who own the st. Louis
Journal Of agriculture and Col
mans Rural World have deemed it
proper to use some very harsh
language about each other concern
ing the Sedalia live stock conven-
ton. Such language as ''using the
convention for his own political
ends" etc., should never be used
by farmer editors in referring to
each other. Politicians and 9th ers
who are not supposed to have the
welfare of the farmers at heart may
talk about each other in this man.
ner with impunity, but farmer edi.
tors, never-Jefferson City Tribune.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

THERE is no Democrat in. the
i State of Missouri who is not now
and always has been in favor of a
free and pure ballot. There never
was any other kind in this State
that we ever heard of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

A Chicago capitalist named Lyon
has bet Col. Joe Hickey, Of Gala
way county, this State, $3.50 against
81, 600 that Robert Lincoln will be
elected President in 1892. That
time is q long way of, and it seems
like counting chickens before they
hatch, but when they strike Joe
Rickey for bet they don't find q
snipe by any means.-Laddonia
Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
New Grocery store.

On March / Gentry 4 Gentry
will open . grocery store ct d.
Franke's old stand on the east side
Of the square. A large stock of
fresh goods win be put in, and q
share of the public patronage is
solicited. The members of the
firm will be F. ". Gentry, Of this
city, and A. F. Gentry, his brother,
of Sailing. The latter will run the
business, as the former will remain
with the Southern Bank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
You Can't be Sure.

Four people swore to seeing .
certain man on the streets Of Ports.
mouth, o., one evening, and three
otaers to seeing him enter . store
which WAS robbed later on, and
yet the man proved that he wa
thirty miles away on that night and
In . sick bed under the care oil
watchers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Said Uncle Abe Hit !: eyes, /
like sassafras tea better than most
any kind of tea, unless it is Nc
Gin" but before he could get
it out the crowd jumped on him
and gave him an unmerciful beat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
The Small Difference.

The Mexico LEDGER brags on the
enterprise and Eli-nosity of that
town and yet Bob White continues
to call . cemetery . grave yard.
Don't give the show away in that
manner.--Louisiana Press.
uBob White calls, Louisiana q
grave yard and the place where we
bury the dead of Mexico q ceme-
tsry. There are no dead people in
Mexico eutaide Of the cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
Memory,

Youth is the enchanted land to
which the aged fee. They visit
the old house where they were
born, in their reveries; they sit by
the cheerful FIRE, they smell the
roses at their chamber window,
they hear the swallows and blue
birds; the family are still united,
there are the familiar voices, songs
and laughter, the footballs, the
merry life that used to fill all, in.
doors and cut, SO long ago. They
never tire of the old adventures,
the fiery purposes, the love-mak-
1ngs, weddings, births, funerals.
How minutely it is all reproduced
the shadows all gone, and the
light of youth and the hope of JOY
shining SO delightfully."- over all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The Masonic Lodge Committee
to make arrangements for q st.
Johns Day celebration is as fol-
lows: j. G. Bassford, A. G. Barnes,
J. v. Williams, T. e. Day, J. A.
Potts and John Abbay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

We have before US letter which
says quite number of South Da.
kota people will move to Missouri
next fall. Missouri is the place
for permanent happy homes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Circumstantial Evidence.--Land-
lady-"You haven't eaten your
soup, Mr.. Roberts. Is there any
thing in it7n Boarder-"I don't
think there ID; I couldn't taste any,
thing =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Acitizen Of Taunton, Mass, says
that he knows . woman who, for
several years, made from 1000 TO
/ 200 pies year for . family Of
three persons, and one member has
eaten moro than two.t thirds ofthem.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The cheapest place in Missouri
to live is at the penitentiary. The
daily cost of maintaining convicts
at that institution is only z IL
cents DER capita.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Gov. D. r. FRANCIS will die in
the last ditch or secure for Mis-
sour the Worlds Fair,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

DR.. .Eyy has bought . fine Perche-
rom Norman stallion. He is a
daisy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Dr.. Lemon has added greatly TO
the sppearence Of his property on
Harrison Avenue by planting some
nice shade trees along the sidewalk.
We commend the example set BY
the Doctor to other property own
srs Of our town. You can greatly
add TO the attractiveness Of our
''Prairis City" BY planting plenty
|of nice shade and ornamental trees
along the streets. - Auxvasse
Rsvisu.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
THE QUESTIONS

Where was Alexander Hamilton
born?
Which is the oldest school in
America?
What battle was lost by the
Americans through a drunken Gen.
eral2
What great American read the
entire Bible at the age Of six?
Name the Presidents that died
ON the Fourth of July?
What great American whose
sepulchre is unknown?
What American officer tool
command of a vessel at IL years OF
age?
Who made the only treaty neve,
sworn to OF never broken2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

SOME of the finest horse and
jack stock IN the State is owned by
parties who live in and around
Mexico-the horse center of the
State,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
"Must Have tt"

HONOLULU, q. l., Feb. INN.
R M. WHITE: Enclosed herewith !
send you postal order to apply to
my subscription to the sc. r. W."
Must have it, you know. I am
aware that the postage to this
benighted Island makes some dif-
ference in the cost of papers.
With best wishes for your oontin-
ued health and prosperity,
I remain yours truly,
w. o. LAKELAND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Louisiana Press: A Lincoln
county eolored man was In. the city
Saturday with . lamb which had
eight legs, Hour ears, two tails and
one head all attached to . single
body. His lambship wss sent 70
. taxidermist d Quincy and will
adorn Bowman's saloon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
New Suits Filed,


Joseph Boyd vs.. Asa Heath, at
tachment.
Z. G. Cunningham vs. W. P.
Quisenberry, replevin.
E. II. Mcdonald vs.. w. e. Nc.
Donald, decree of title.
Jno. n. Taylor vs. r. II. Wilcox
ct al, damages.
Elijah Robinson vs.. VIM. Wad.
bingham ct al, equity.
Mary e. Sturgeon vs. Jacob L.
Swope, 70 correct and reform deed.
]. n. Williams vs. G. p. Osborn.
Appealed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

In An Sable, Mich, last spring, q
horse that was sick was taken TO an
infrmary barn for treatment. He
was cured and has not since been
near the infirmary until q few days
ago, when he was again taken sick.
Some remedies were applied, but
did not bring immediate relief.
The horse, getting loose, made his
way to the infrmary, walked in
and laid down on the floor. Hewas
examined, given q dose of medicine
and soon cured of his trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

There is to be q wedding Of .
gentleman in Mexico and q lady
from Kentucky at no distant day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mrs. Taylor, Of Green Cove, Fla,
has a two weeks old baby that has
four teeth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Thos. Jones shipped in one car
load of calves from Higginsville
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

In the Police Court.-Justice-
"Well, sir, what brought you
here?" Prisoner-ssDem two po-
licemen, sah." 'Did liquor have
anything to do with it9" eyes,
sab; dey was bofe drunk"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Josh Bunton is spoken Of favor
ably as candidate for Constable.
If elected he would serve the peo-
pie well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

EVERYTHING indicates that there
will be more building in Mexico
this spring than during any two
previous years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Rev. ]. E. Chambllss, D. D.,
will assist the pastor in a meeting
at the Baptist Church, beginning
tomorrow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

THE Chicago & Alton Railroad
officials are in favor of the Federal
government owning all the rail-
roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mr.. F. s. Atkins and Miss Ad-
die Carter, of Boone county, will
be married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. J.
Carter, near Centralia, Wednesday,
Feb. 26, at Z p. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

I II. Martindale, of Rochester. N.
T., is in the city buying saddlers
and fox-hunters for the English
market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
O. I'll. Harrington.

From the 0afSnaH frogro06.
G. II. Harrington, of Mexico,
No., was at our Office to-day and
We were very glad to see. him, for
the reason, among other things,
that he comes to establish q very
useful industry in our city, and one
that has been made q success at
other towns in this State. He will
proceed at once to start q poultry
dressing enterprise on large scale,
and will ship dressed turkeys,
geese, chickens, etc., from this
point in great quantities. This
will give an excellent poultry
market for our farmers, and also
benefit cur city by adding to its
population and consumers. Mr..
Harrington has moved his family
here, and has come to stay, SO that
our farmers wives can 60 to rails
ing all the poultry they can take
charge of, and rest assured of a
home market for all that kind of
produce that they can possibly
furnish, as the bigger the supply
the better it viii please Mr.. Har-
rin0ton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

POLITICIANS in Mexico may
propose but the honest yeomanry
throughout the county dispose of
the candidates for Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Sam Goodstein has packed up
his dry goods stock and will re-
move it to Montgomery City. After
selling out the stock there he will
return to Mexico to engage in busi-
ness again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

MEXICO will be the first city in
the State to vote under the Aus
tralian ballot system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

P. Carton, of Flint, Mich, sold
to r. E. Hisey a span Of good
reldings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

w. O. Forrist ls no better-as Q
matter of fact, he is worse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

THERE will be no chance for a
voter to make a mistake at the
county primary election.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The Republicans are preparing
to nominate Warner for Governor
a In 1892.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Luke Emerson, of Bowling Green,
Mo-, has some fine imported jacks
for sale. See advertisement in the
LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The Mexico FIRE brick company
will double its capacity in the
spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mrs. Wilson Reid, who lives
near Sampson's Mills, Oregon, was
dressing Q grouse for her husbands
dinner one day last week. lts
craw held nice gold nugget worth
$50. Hubby ate the bird, but
madam bought q pair Of nice shoes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
Who Can Answer Them?

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, NO., Feb. 21.-Can
you or any your readers answer
correctly all the following ques.
tions? Some of them "stump"
me and I hope to obtain correct
answers through the LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Misses Loua Steele, Kate Harri-
con and May Hughes, Of this city,
are the guests Of Miss Mamie
Richie, Sturgeon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

WINTER evidently thinks it bet
ter to come late than never.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
Mrs. ]. c. Ringo is much better,

Read DR.. Lanoix's card in the
LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Buckner & Woodson's sale, ten
miles south Of town, was we'll at
tended Thursday. Brood mares
brought from $50 TO 500; sheep
from "a to $3.50. The ladies of
the Presbyterian Church Of that
neighborhood served dinner. II
is said that auctioneer ]. T. John.
son is we'll adapted to the rapid
consumption of chicken pie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mrs. Lloyd Mcintosh, who lives
south Of town, is quite sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
The Democrats Redistricting
Ohio.
N.v r~rrr,. n r,h 10 TIL .

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 19.-The
Democratic members of the Legis-
Iature have united upon congress
sional redistricting scheme which
will give the Democrats fifteen
districts. Mckinley is transferred
to the Sixteenth district, which IL
easily Democratic by 1900 majori-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Tom Rixey says he never lived
anywhere he liked better than
Mexico and nothing but force of
circumstances will induce him to
leave this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mrs. Lloyd Mcintosh is very
much better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
There are thirty-six car-building

There are thirty-six car-building
companies In the United States,
and in the year 1889 they turned
out 70, ,646 cara, and at the shops Of
railroad companies there were
doubtless enough cars built to
swell the number. added 70 the
freight equipment Of the roads Of
this country last year 10 10000
cara
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

PoLITIcs make strange bed fell
lows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

The st. Louis Globe Democrat de-
nounces the unseating Of Republi-
can contestants by the Democratic
majority In the Ohio Legislature
as infamous, but regards the throw
ing out of Democratic claimants
for seats in the House at Washing
ton as perfectly just and proper.
The moral complexion OF such
transactions is always determined
by the politics of the OK that 10
lgored.-KAnsas City Star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Senator Clay left for the South
this week to look after his farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mr.. Cove, who is talking Of
starting an overall factory in Mex
leo, is closing out stock of goods
at Troy, but will return to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
Longfellox. druggist

C. LongfeIlow, druggist at
Machias, Ne, inserted an advertise
ment of his business in the first
issue Of the local paper, forty yseu
ago, and has kept 1t In ever sinos.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27

Mrs. DR.. Walker is one of the
very finest artists in the State.
The porcelain picture Of her daugh-
ter in ]. M. Pollard's window is q
beauty,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-27
The Cows PAY.

J. L. Erwin says of dairying in
Missouri: "Keeping farm accounts
led me to see that counting the
value OF the manure of the farm, in
addition to what I received for but
ter and milk, the cow paid better
than any other animal. My farm
account showed that without spec
ial attention I averaged about $35
per COW, besides milk and butter
for use in my family. I concluded
if special attention was given better
results would be obtained. The
labor has justified my expectations,
reaching in 1885, 25S pounds Of
butter per COW, which I sold at 25
cents per pound, and then I re.
celved an average of $40 per head
for the calves, making a total OF
$74.50 per cow in a dairy of 70
cows, or an average Of $1.32 per
hundred pounds of milk. Oh
course this was gross receipts.
Since that time calves have become
almost valueless, and the average
price of butter has declined nearly
20 per cent. This, coupled with
the losses sustained during the dry
seasons of'86 and '87 materially re.
duces the showing for the last four
years. The year 1885, 81 5-4 lbs.
of milk made a pound of butter;
1886, % 2-3; the dates for 'S7, 'Ss
and '89, I have not compiled ex-
cept for the months Of October and
November just passed when TWEEN.
ty-two pounds were required"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-23

A fine, large, old fashioned split is
inserting itself in the republican party
Of the state of Maine. A number of
the states most prominent men, a ma
jority of them republicans. have issued
a call for a citizens convention next
month to nominate an independent
candidate for governor on a local OPP
ton ticket, the republican party itself
being committed to the maintenance
of the present prohibition law. The
citizens convention, il is understood,
will give the gubernatorial convention
to a republican, and unless Speaker
Reed hurries 10 the scene and whips
them all in line the party is bound to
go to the dog is n nice condition of
affairs at the home of the man who
aspires to be the next republican candi.
date for president.