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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
What Western. Farm Mortgages
Have nan0
WVO OOWOs
Pref. James Gleed In the Forum.

Pref. James Gleed In the Forum.
What has been done with this
vast borrowed capital Labor has
been employed. Thousands Of
villages, towns and cities have
been built. Thousands ofmiles of
railroads have been constructed.
Millions of acres of land have been
subjected to private dominion, have
become part of the estimated
wealth of the country, and have
been set to producing what the
world wants. Farm buildings of
all sorts have been constructed,
and farm machinery purchased.
The cattle industry has been enor-
'mously developed. Mines have
been opened, churches and school
houses have been erected. States
have been founded. The growth
which occupied a hundred years
in the older state, has been here
crowded into ten. The mortgage
did this. The people were an in
dustrious, hard-working, ambitious
people. The money which has
been loaned them has not been
squandered. If the loans made to
the West have been large, the in
crease in the wealth of the West
has been astounding. The money
advanced to the West is all there
represented by property, real and
personal, which is rapidly giving
back its increase. It is all there,
engaged in producing wealth.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
SIX FARMS.
A Citizen of Mexico Inherits 9
Large Fortune in Ohio
Real Estate.

Mr.. A. G. Whitman, an aged
resident of West Mexico, has just
returned from Springbury, Ohio,
where he attended the death-bed
of his brother, a wealthy real estate
owner of that place, who left him
his entire fortune. Mr.. Whitman
has long been living in Mexico and
is known az a poor, but upright
man. This fortune, principally
composed ofsix Ohio farms, and it
must be remembered that an Ohio
farm is young fortune in itself, is
a Godsend to comfort his latter
years. Mr.. Whitman has the
congratulations of the LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Land Sales.

Frank <. Barada to Angie II.
Tufts, lots 1S and IA, block s,
Clark's addition to Mexico, $500.
James a. Robertson to s. w.
Downing, 120 acres 5 miles north
of Centralia, %, 1000.
L. N. Luckett to J. r. Brown,
100 acres IL miles southwest of
Mexico, 81, 800.
Harvey Mellon to Geo. +. Fisher,
40 acres 9 miles south of vandalia,
500.
Jas. 8. Rollins by executors to
A. B. Ficklin, 157 acres z miles
north of Centralia, 81, 600.
Andrew B. Medley to J. M. and
81. G. Sipple, 80 acres 2 miles west
of Laddonia. q. 600.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
MEXICO. MISSOURI, THURSDAY MARCH IS, 1890
A Fine Jersey Bull.

Mr.. Geo. A. Morris has pur-
chased of e. Allison, Esq, Of
Clinton, the very highly bred Jer-
sey bull, Uproar Of st. Lambert.
2o621, A. ]. G. G., for which animal
a long price was paid. Uproar of
st. L. was dropped Jan. 10, 1888,
is solid color, black tongue. su-
perb body and skin, short legs and
deep carcass, and carries all the
evidences Of his grand breeding.
He comes from the highest bred
butter stock on earth, his sire,
Pogis Chief, 1898, being son of
Stoke Pogs 3rd, 2238, who was the
sire Of one of the grandest COWS
that ever lived and who made, in
seven days, on an official test, SO
pounds and IL IA ounces of butter.
Stoke Pogis 3rd was by old Stoke
Pogis, 846, English Herd Book.
Uproar Of st. Lambert's dam is
Khedive's Fancy, 1890. who has q
butter record of Is pounds and 8
ounces in z days. Her sire was
Khedive Pogis, who was the sire
of Princess I'd, whose butter record
is 46 pounds and 10 IL ounces in 7
days. "Uproar" is beyond doubt
the grandest Jersey bull in Mis-
souri,, with possibly one exception.
His sire, Pogis Chief, 1898, took
first prize at the st. Louis fair in
1879, in the grandest show ring
of Jerseys ever on exhibition. Mr..
Morris has a number of fine Jersey
COWS and heifers on his place and
it is his intention to establish a Jer-
sey stock farm that will be q credit
to Missouri. He knows the breed
it pays best to handle.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Elder Martin.
From the Paris Mercury,

DR.. A. e. Gore and q Mercury
man went to Hannibal last Monday
and heard Elder 8. M. Martin
preach. Elder Martin is holding
a protracted meeting in the Chris
tian Church there and large audi
ences flock nightly to hear him.
He is a magnetic orator, a close
reasoner, captivating in manners,
and gives evidence of ripe scholar
ship and extensive biblical infor-
nation. He holds his audiences
spell-bound and presents the doc.
trlne in clear and comprehend
BILE light. He is doing great good,
and many are joining the church.
A number were baptized Monday
night. The singing is congrega-
tional and enthusiastic,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

A. w. Welt, of Pennsylvania,
arrived here Friday, on Ills way
to Bowling Green, where the suit
of the Mexico Mining and Manu-
featuring Co. VS.. Mr.. Wolf carae
up last Tuesday. The cafe tried
at Bowling Green sometime ago
was to decide as to whether or not
Mr.. Wolf was a resident ef Mis-
souri,. The jury thought not. The
question to be decided now is,
whether or not Mr.. Wolf abandon
ed the work he had contracted to
do. 'Abe" says while here he
will 60 down and look into the
hole and see if he can find any of
the 81 800 he has there.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Our New Story.

CLEOPATRA" the story now run
ming in these columns, ends in the
daily next Saturday a week.
Shortly thereafter we will being
the publication of the greatest
serial of the day, "The Diamond
Button" from the diary of a lawyer
and the note book of a REPORTER
story full of thrilling situations and
the very best detective tale ever
written Look out for the first
chapters 80 that the interest may
be kept up and not allowed to lag.
The story will begin shortly in
both daily and weekly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Two Strings to His Bow.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

fFout tno khiia0eipnla inquirer.
'sNo, William" she said, cold
ly, with a sidelong glance to note
the effect of her words, "I cannot
be your wife. You smoke and you
sometimes drink. I have register
ed q VOW not to marry a man who
had either Of these vices.''
"All right, Maria" was the
humble reply. aAnd now will you
please ask your younger sister
Lulu to come down stairs a mo-
ment? She said, when she kissed
me good-by last night, that she
would gladly have me if you re-
fused -
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

The Ancient Order Of United
Workmen in the jurisdiction Of
city and State is enjoying a boom
in the increase of membership and
at the same time notes a decrease
in mortality and number of death
assessments. The A. o. y. w.
was founded twenty-one years ago
in Meadville, Pa, by Father Up
church and nine charter members,
and is to-day the largest benefici-
ary organization in the United
States, if not in the entire world,
having a membership Of about
$50, 600 in the United States and
Canada, and pays annually to the
widows, orphans and other rela-
tlves .of deceased members the
enormous sum of 81, GOO, Co.,
Colman's Rural World.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Agents Wanted.

We have IN original plan in
dealing with our agents, which they
greatly appreciate. We furnish
them sny quantity OF our catalogues
Tree, with their name printed on
each as exclusive agents for their
county.
Agents have merely 10 see that
the catalogues are properly distri-
buted and the result 10 marvellous.
An agent in this way can also %.
tablish large mail trade.
Full particulars mailed on re-
oeipt Of 4 cents In stamps.
LxsrER PAYNE d Co,
d&w 47.1m Battle Creek. Mich.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
UPPER TEN DRUNKENNESS.
Described by a Pittsb,lrg Tenn
peranee Lecturer.
From the Pittsburx Tim Cd.

= .
A temperance revival, which
will continue all this week or
longer, was inauguratel at the
Centenary NJ. e. Church, Wylie
avenue, last evening by Win J..
Mcconnell, the noted temperance
lecturer. Mr.. McGonnel.'s subject
was Drunkenness Among the
Upper Ten" He said:
s.But we talk about the lower
classes and the upper classes and
of liquor as the curse oftt.e former.
True, it is their curse, but it does
its work no less among the upper
ten. Mr.. Upper Ten gets drunk
on his 15-cent whisky and we say,
What pity such fine young
fellow should be threatened with
ruin by drink Mr.. Lower Ten
gets drunk on 5.cent beer and we
declare him a nuisance and wonder
why the police are never around
when they are wanted. Lower Ten
is put in the station house to sober
up on Allegheny river water. Up
per ten is put into a carriage by a
policemen or friend, sent home and
his wife pulls his boots off, puts
him to bed and sends for doctor.
Upper Ten never dies of drunken
ness; there may be fat around his
heart and his brain may BE- cooked
like an egg, but the obliging doc
tor says he was carried off by in
fiammation Of the bowels or heart
failure. When a poor man dies
from the effects of alcoholism the
same physician tells exactly what
allied him.
'It seems to me we need little
more education along this line, and
if you will tell me how to get the
fine wines and brandies out of the
Fifth Avenue cellars I'll tell you
how to close up the low doggeries
of Plttsburg. I was turned out of
church for drunkenness, but it was
because I couldn't walk straight.
The men who could drink and not
stagger stayed in.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
The Mutual Life Insurance Com

The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany since its organization in 1S43,
has paidto its policy-holders $751;
681.20. The wonderful growth of
the Company is due in large de-
gree to the freedom from restric-
ton and irksome conditions in the
contract and to the opportunities
for investment which are offered
in addition to indemnity in case Of
death. The Mutual Life was the
first to practically undertake the
simplification of the insurance con-
tract and strip it Of a verbisge in
the maxes Of which could be found
innumerable refugees against claims
or policy-holders who had, how
ever unwittingly, departed from
the strict letter OF tho agreement.
That this appealed powerfully to
the popular taste is evident from
the fact that Ii 1889 the company
wrote over t16I, GOO, 600 Of new in
etlr1nce,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

A gentleman just from Bowling
Green says that the people of that
town have the finest mineral spring
watsr in the world. It is his opin-
ion that if the people of that town
would brace up and let the world
know what they have there, Bow
ling Green would soon be one of
the grandest watering places in the
country,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

''Do you ever receive contribu-
tions written on both sides of the
paper?" asked a gentleman enter
ing a Newspaper Office. .sNo, sir;
never" emphatically replied the
editor. "All right; / was going to
endorse this check to your order,
but I don't want you to break your
rules" Then he went out leaving
the editor in a deep study.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Girls Fun.

Two Ohio girls wanted some fun
and the funniest thing they could
think of was to ride away in a bug
gy hitched in front ofa store. The
horse ran away as soon as they
started, and one girl had both legs
and the other both arms broken,
and each had . bill of t75 to pay.
They might have burned some
bodY's barn with less damage.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Farmers Advised to Avoid Store
Business.
From the Atchison Glob,

The farmers should avoid going
into business too much, ,as result of
the Alliance movement. No farmer
can come into town and do busi-
ness in competitor with trained
business men, precisely as no town
man can go into the country and
compete with a trained farmer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

The fence around the old grave
yard is about completed, number
of the large trees have been cut
out, and the place now presents
an altogether different appearance.
When spring weather comes per-
sons who have relatives or friends
buried there should have the grave
stones placed in proper position
and the graves fixed up nicely.
Certainly this much is due the
memory of the departed ones,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
FROG CULTURE.
An Industry that Will Yield
Handsome Returns, If Re-
ports be True.

The Mexico LEDGER advocates
the culture of frogs in this State
and suggests the subject to the con-
sideration of the State fish COM
mission. 1t says there is more
money and profit in this industry
than in the culture OF carp. A.
farm with 1000 females will pro-
duce from 600 to 1000 eggs at a
time. In nineteen days the eggs
hatch and in ninety-two days the
frogs are fit to eat and can be sold
at 20 cents dozen in st. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Our information on frog culture
comes chiefly from an esteemed
and wealthy citizen of st. Louis,
Col. VIM. Waddingham, who is
also extensively interested in real
estate in this city and county.
Col. Waddingham owns and oper-
ates a large frog farm in the ILL.,
inois bottoms near East st. Louis,
and realizes handsomely from the
culture of the batrachian tribe. He
has male frogs on his "farm" which
cost him as much as big fine hog
would, and there are usually, at the
proper season, about 5000 females
on the place, which comprises ten
or twelve acres and is so fenced
with wire that they cannot get out.
During the frog season these 5000
females will produce about 40, 600
eggs, which finally develop into
tadpoles, then into good big frogs,
the hind legs OF which are eagerly
sought by gourmands. Frogs sell
readily at 20 to Is cents per dozen,
and when wanted for the market
are run into a trap made for that
purpose and such as are marketable
are easily captured. In the spring
of the year Col. Waddingham's
frogs keep up such an unearthly
believing and racket that nobody
can live in ten miles OF the place,
and owners of land adjacent have
given up the whole country to him
for frog raising. Some 1900 were
sold last season to Tony Faust, who
had formerly shipped his frog legs
from the East. In winter time
such large fine frogs as are left
over from the previous seasons
crop are placed in a large, clean
pool of water, the temperature OF
| which is kept just right to preserve
them. In this basin there are now
about 1900 "head' awaiting the
coming of spring. 1t is said that
when the season is at its heighth,
| and "Uncle Billy" drives out to
his farm in his buggy, fully 1000
green heads will pop up out of the
water and greet him after the pc.
culiar style of a good frog glad to
see its master. Authority on batra.
chan matters says that "Uncle
Billy" owns the only frog ever I'm.
ported from Ireland. He is stand
ard-bred, registered and numbered,
and cost a large sum.
From the above it can plainly be
seen why the LEDGER advocates
frog culture in this State.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
w. e. West, of Mexico, a breede

w. E. West, of Mexico, a breeder
of thoroughbred horses, was a trav-
eler on the branch Monday. He
left Tuesday for Kentucky te' buy
stock. Mr.. West says that the
horses sold from Lexington, Ken
tucky, last year aggregated in
value nearly four million dollars.
"There is no reason" he added,
"why Missouri should not be as
good a market, and have as many
fine horses as Kentucky with all
its bluegrass. .o-Columbia H.rald.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

THE officers to be elected in
Missouri in November next are II
Congressman, State Superintend-
ent of Public Schools, Supreme
Court Judge, Railroad Commits.
sioner, members of the Legisla-
ture and county officers.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

The Columbia Herald says Will
liam Waldorf Astor has become, by
his fathers death, the richest man
in the world. The combined tax
able wealth Of Boone, Howard, An
drain and Callaway counties does
not equal one-elghth of his fortune.
He is worth thirty-five times a.
much - Boone county, alone.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
MEN MAYHALL, of the Rail

MEN MAYHALL, OF the Rails
County Record, is spoken of as a
candidate for County Clerk OF
Rails county. Men is worthy OF
any Office the Democrats of his
county can confer. He is one OF
the unflinch1ng, untiring workers
in the party, and his work brings
forth fruit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
J, A. PeirsoI. of Monroe CITY

J. A. Peirsol, of Monroe City,
shipped 1875 head of Chester White
hogs to Chicago last Thursday, 50
of which averaged 43o pounds, the
last named being only 8 months
old pigs. He also shipped thirty
nine head Of grade Holstein cattle,
which averaged 1861 in Chicago.
He received s4.00 per head for the
hogs, and $4.25 for the CATTLE
Monroe City Neus.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

On the evening Of April Is, the
young ladies Of the High School
will contest for . medal to be given
to the one showing the best
delivery in recitation. The young
gentlemen will contest for q meda n
for oratorical ability q week later,
April %.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

The three lots lying just east of
Or. WaIker's residence, on east
jackson street, were sold Friday
under deed Of trust. Lot No. 6 was
sold to Dr.. Walker, &465; No. z to
D. P. Moore. $500; No. 5, to J. T.
Nelson, for Mrs. Bush 1856.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
County Court.

R. P. Hokpins, collector revenue,
annual settlement by the Court
examined and approved.
Railroad values, same as 1889.
The following accounts were al
lowed:
r. P. Hopkins, commission on
revenue tax, 1889. S717 90
r. P. Hopkins, commission on
revenue tax, 1889. 90 03
commissioner ................ 40 90
J. V. Williams, fees. ........... 955
J. A. Guthrie, 8 days Justice
County Court. t...-....... Is 90
M. c. Flynt, 8 days Justice Co.
Court and mileage. ...... 18 50
8. E. Kendall, days Justice
Co. Court and mileage. ...... 16 90
J. w. Price, part pay for build
ing old cemetery fence. ...... so 90
The Court adjourned to convene
April 8.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Not o Candidate.
From the Centraita Guard.

Bob White, Of the Mexico LED
GER, has been favorably spoken Of
as a candidate for Mayor of that
city. Bob has done much for Mex
leo, and is the kind of go-ahead,
progressive man needed at the
head of affairs to make Mexico
hoo,n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

Louisiana had s-c eolored men
who were candidates for Council
men in the election there last
Tuesday. The raxzle-daxzle was
promptly given them when the re-
turns came In.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Retter Than Cana(la.

In Siam board can be had for
forty-6ve cents per week, and this
includes washing, the use Of two
servants to run errands, tickets to
shows, good fishing, three shaves
per week and all the cigars you can
smoke. American embezzlers..who
could reach Siam and spend q per
week would be looked upon as
nabobs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

RUMoR says John O'Day is go.
ing to build railroad from Spring
field, Mo-, to Jefferson City, Mo-,
to connect with the G. & A. to
Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Young Abe Lincoln Dead.

LONDON, March 5.-Master .Abra-
ham Lincoln, son of Mr.. Robert
Lincoln, the United States Atinis1
ter, who has been suffering for a
long time from blood poisoning,
arising from q malignant carbancle
on the left side, below the arinplt,
died at seven minutes altar IL
O'Clock this morning.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
AT the school election in ADJ

AT the school election in April
successors to j. II. Buckley and J.
T. Nelson, members of the Board,
will be elected. Mexico's schools
are the best in the State. We see
no reason for making any changes
in the Board. Buckley and Nelson
should be unanimously reelected.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Elder w. H. HOOK is down frou

Elder w. 81. Hook is down from
Bethany on a visit. He says il is
. mistake about him having heen
appointed an Evangelist for his
church. He win remain in Beth
any, whore he has . splendid con-
gregaHon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

B. F. Dobyns, one of Mexico's
most prominent young business
men, will, on April 3, be married
to lovely young lady Of Dover,
KY. The LEDaER extends con-
gratulations In advance.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

Lewis Renner Saturday bought
1O acres of fine land in Audrain
county, i mile from Middletown, for
81, 400. Lewis says there is no
better investment anywhere than
Audrain dirt.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

Hon. C. r. Clark has been ap-
pointed by the Governor one Of
the delegates from this State TO the
Z interstate Cattlemen's Convention
td meet at Fort Worth, Texas, on
thA 18th inst. Mr.. Clark will At
tend if he can find it at all conven-
lent 10 do 60.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

MEXICO young men have the
reputation of being very gallant.
Hugging girls on the public street
is not at all necessary in order to
keep up this reputation.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

R. II. Herman has q copy of the
Missouri Statesman, published in
Columbia, Feb. 4. 1848. It was
edited and owned by W. F. Switz-
ler. 1t is one of the very oldest
papers we have seen and contains
a good deal of interesting reading
matter and many curious adver-
tisements.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

LAcoFF, the contractor for Fleets
Military College, is going to buy
all of his material and hire all of
his labor in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

IF a successor is to be appointed
to State Treasurer Ed. holland, no
better man could be named than
Lon. V. Stephens, of Boonville,
Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
Notice Of School Election.

6OeACo Va SCAAUUA 6A0C6aOUs
| Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters Of the Mexico City
School District, in Audrain County,
Missouri, that an 5arrrs' e's''''7'
will be he'd u4 T1csIay, L-a -.
day Of April, 1890, IN said district.
The polls to be open and tho elec-
ton 10 be. held at the same voting
places as the eiscsssn for citv 81
icers, at who election the foi-
lowing viii be voted for:
First-To choose two members
of the Board of Education to serve
three years.
Second-To vots 20 cents In ex-
cess of 40 cents on the 500 valua.
tion for school purposes.
By order of the Board of Educa.
ton. J. T. NELSON. Sec,y.
March 8, 1880. did
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

George Francis Train is to fol-
low the example Of Nellie BLY, and
encircle the globe in sixty days.
He will start from Tacoma March
II. Az has been remarked before,
If he should get lost in the shuttle,
and disappear In ASIA or Africa, all
win be forgiven.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13
G.. D, RODGERS. County SURVEYOR

c. D. RODGERS, County Surveyor
is Commissioner and will have
charge of the mile of rock road
to be built north. The contracts
for rock, etc., will be let to the
lowest bidder on April 9. Charley
is just the man to attend to such
matters and will see that the coun.
ty gets good work at the lowest
possible rates.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-03-13

J. T. johnson attended Joe
Riggs sale, north of Centralia,
March 9th and says stock sold
well. LeGrande and Montrose FL
leys sold all the way from $75 to
$16O. Cows sold from $40 to $40.
Hogs sold for four cents. Jim
bought a toppy saddle geldins
which he SAYS is q daisy,