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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
Who and What Did 1t Z?

Under the above caption the
Brunswick Brunst0icker, one of the
best edited weeklles in the State,
has the following:
Snow that the election is over it
is proper to refer to those men
who contributed largely to it.. In
the first place we must mention the
Democratic press; and of the city
papers in the order of the efficient
work done come the St. Louis
Republic, the St. Joseph Ballot and
the Kansas City Times. When the
merits of the work done by the
country press is considered, we
find in some cases intelligent and
able discussion, in others the most
contemplate negligence and igno-
rance. Some of our exchanges.
calling themselves Democratic and
brazenly boasting that they have
been such for years, have not dur
ing the entire campaign had a
single original article in which was
contained clear, or fair, or decent
discu sion or exposition of the
tariff question, or the force bill, OF
the new code of governing Congress
These papers were issued weekly
but there was scarcely a line in
them that indicated that the coun'
try was quietly passing through
one of the most perilous and i'm
portant crisis in its entire history
But there are come exceptions
among the country papers. Among
those which had intelligent discus
sions and put the Issues of thu
campaign squarely to their readers
were the Columbia Statesman, thu
Lexington Intelligencer, the Hunts
vile Herald, the Carrollton Demo
crat, The Glasgow Missourian, th'
Sedalia Gazette, the Mexico LEDGER
and Intelligeneer, and a few others
These did efficient work ant
Democracy IN Missouri is unde
lasting OBLIGATIONS to them. The.
were Democrats from honest
patriotic convictions and not be
cause there was money IN it. a
were some of the very pretentiou
papers. Next to them come th
great crowd of efficient speakers
Never perhaps in the canvass G
the State have there been so man
able speeches made"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
Albert White on the Train.

Albert White on the Train.
Mr.. Albert White, of this county,
was a passenger on the train and
was in the coach next to the de-
molished sleeper. Mr.. White was
returning from Chicago, where he
had been with stock. He says
none of the passengers knew there
was danger ahead until the Wa
bash engine was right upon them.
Mr.. White says the crash was ter
rife and the scream of women and
confusion among the passengers
beggars description, and those who
were in the wrecked car were all
wedged in by and between the
broken timters and had to be ex.
tricated by those who came to their
relief. Mr.. White was in the rea'
seat of the coach next to the sleep
er, hence when the engine STRUCK
the latter, he was shaken up pretty
lively. He says it was the closes
call he everhad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
THE NEWEST BALLOONACY.
Scientific Sharps And Arctic
Travel With Air Ships.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Two Frenchmen, Mr.. Besancon,
an @ronaut, and Mr.. Hermite, an
astronomer, are seriously talking
of trying to reach the north pole in
a balloon. Their p oject is under
way, but they do not propose to
start until year from next May.
They want an enormous balloon
that will carry four tons. Their
equipment will include scientific
instrument, eight dogs and sledge,
a small, unsinkable canoe, and pro-
visions for month. Starting from
Spi,zbergen in a favorable wind,
they think they can cross the pole
and reach some civilized place in
America or Asia In about ten days.
With the aid of a urag anchor they
expect to sail near enough to earth
to take photographs and make
scientific observations.
1t is a fascinating scheme, and
the members of the Paris College of
Aerial Navigation are said to be
much interested, and will assist to
carry 1t out. A fw years ago
Lieut.. Cheyne, one of the English
navy, conceived the idea of making
a little jaunt to the north pole In a
balloon. He elaborated his idea
quite ingeniously, and was greatly
disappointed that the scientific
men Of Great Britain would not
listen to him. Then Cheyne came
to this country to tell on the lect-
ure platform what great trip he
was going to make to the north
pole In a balloon, and how safe and
practicable the idea was. He told
his story in several cities, illustra
ting it with stereopticon views,
most of which, however, were oi
things terrestrial, showing the
Arctic explorer on terra frma in
stead of in mid-air. But wher
Cheyne returned home, he had moi
| added many dollars to the fund fol
his ballooning enterprise.
| We dare say that some day tht
world will know by actual obser
vation just what the country is lik'
around the north pole but th'
discovery will not be made By
i balloon, at least until the scienc'
OF aronautlcs has reached a NOR,
advanced position than it at pres
ent occupies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

laE Rocky Mountain Ne,os,
saslng of new bills being intro
ed IN Congress, says: Congress-
g Mansur, of Missouri, and
'es, OF Alabama, are strong advo-
= Of an income tax. The advo-
- Of this proposed legislation
e heretofore confined them
's' 70 talk. At the present ses.
1 : bill viii be introduced look.
.0@ard the enactment of a law
sne subject. 1t is being pre-
1sd ~ Congressman Oates. The
sp0slticn Is to levy a graduated
90 oil incomes above $4,000 a
In referring to this measure
s's. Oates and Mansur both ex.
-. ~ we belief that public senti-
= npe for legislation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

The following is programme of i
the Farmers Institute to be held
in this city Friday and Saturday,
December 18th and Goth:
MORNING SESSION, DEC. 10.
Address of welcome, Senator Green
Clay, Mexico.
Response, Abiel Leonard, vice-Pres-
ident-elect State Board of Agriculture.
State Bookkeeping, J. W. Rouse,
Mexico, Secretary State Bee-keepers
Association.
The Poultry Industry in Northeast
Missouri, T. J. Gibson, Mexico.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
What are the Purposes of Fairs?
George Longman, st. Louis, Editor
Colman's Rarat World.
How to Manage Fairs, J. A. Clan
don, Mexico, Secretary Audrain Co.
Fair Associa ton.
A Missouri State Fair, Hon. c. F
Clark, Mexico.
NIGHT SESSION.
Conservation of Soil Fertility, c. W..
Waters, Centre, Rails Co., Mo.
A Road Law, Judge Van Court
Yantis, Marshall.
Importance to Railroads of Good
Wagon Roads.
Construction of Roads, T. J. Lowry,
Dean of the Engineering Faculty OF
the NJ. s. U.
MORNING SESSION, DEC. 20.
The Horse, Hon. Norman ]. Colman,
st. Louis, Pres. Horse Breeders Asso-
lciation.
The Trotting Horse, Thos. Lafon,
Columbia.
The Draft Horse, T. Butterworth,
Quincy, ILL.,, editor Western Agricut'
turist.
The Saddle Horse, J. A. Potts, Mex.
leo, Pres. State Board of Agriculture
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roads an Important Factor in Civ
ilization, Prof. III. C. Penn, Columbia
, of the Missouri State University.
, Dairying, J. L. Erwin, Fulton, Mo
Operating Apparatus for Determin'
!, ing Amount of Butter Fat In Milk
Prof c. P. Fox, Columbia, Asst. Chem
3 ist Agl. Exp. Station.
r Fruit Growing, Prof. J. w. Clark
, Columbia, Horticulturist of Agl. Exp
Station.
Stock Feeding, Prof. 81. J. Waters
Columbia, Asst. Agricultural Agl
. Exp. Station.
3 NIGHT SESSION, DEC. 20.
Plant Fertilization, G.. D. Purinton
Columbia, Prof. of Biology, M. s. Uni
iversity.
Address, A. s. Smith. Hannibal
Sec'y Mo. State Grange.
Animal Diseases, DIR. Paul Paquir
Columbia, State Veterinarian.
Education and Agriculture, l.. A
2 Martin, Chillicothe, School Commis
q sioner OF Livingston county.
q Address, Hon. L. E. Wolfe, Mobe1
ly, State Supt.-eiect Of Public Schools
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

ApvfRrisING pays. There is no
1uos otthis fact, as any successful
= aslnsss man will testify. During
- past month the Mexico LED
e mas had a display advertise
: a.Sn. IN the Centralia Guard. the
,feeon : Leader, Vandalia Leader,
,s'iI Enterprise, Vandalia Graphic,
eaaonia Herald, Martinsburg
aessage and Auxvasse Reuieao. We
a.se bad returns from all these
.'sfpsements !. and we consider
3 Investment good one. Many
names of substantial citizens
I'VE been added to our subscrip-
700 list by this means.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

A HaLIFAxman recently sold his
Iuily for $40 and the purchaser is
nnsed of ill treating them. Any
nsvho will abuse a $40 family is
fnckless of expenses as of pro-
eissy. Hereafter, when a man
kls bis wife to 60 to Halifax she
bill be afraid to accept the invita-
lon lest she should be "sold."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
A Remarkable Crop Contest.

A remarkable crop contest.
Nearly 1000 bushels of potatoes
or, to be exact, 974 bushels and
4s pounds-have been grown on
one acre of land in johnson County,
Wyo., the past season. This crop
wins the first prize of several
hundred dollars offered by the
American A9riculturist for the lar
gest yield of potatoes on one exact
acre. 1t was grown on virgin soil.
without manure or fertilizer, but
the land was rich in potash, and
the copious irrigation was of water
also rich in saline material. There
were %, 800 hills on one acre, and
! 1860 pounds of sets, containing one,
two and three eyes, were planted,
of the early Vermont and Man
haitian varieties. The profit on the
crop on this first-prize acre was
S714, exclusive of $500 in prizes.
Another large crop was that of r.
A. Chisholm, of Del Norte, Colo. -,
of S47 IL bushels on 1000 pounds
of fertilizer. There was great in
terest in the competition in the
famous potato-growing county of
Aroostock, Northern Maine, where
the crops secured ranged from 45O
to TAG bushels per acre. These
crops largely exceed those grown
in a similar competition last year,
when 73S IL bushels of potatoes in
Aroostock County took the grand
prize of 81, 100. Other prize crops
Hast year were-135 bushels of oats
on one acre, so bushels of wheat
and 225 bushels of shelled corn
It appears from the forthcoming
tissue of the american Agrieulturist
in which the results of the contest
are to appear, that the average
. Western po tate crop on virgin soil
is hardly up to that under ordinary
culture in the East, while in,elli
). fgent fertilization seems equally
profitable in both sections. The
wonderful operation of the myste
rious laboratory of the st.il ls EN-
, phasized by the evidence in this
| competition that crops were in
creased so to 100 per cent by tn.
application of actually pure plan
food at the rate of only l pound t,
100 or 200 square feet of land
The superiority of fertilizers o
chemical manures over stabl,
manure for potatoes is also em
lphasized by the two years. contest
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
STOCK SALES.
A Good Idea.

FROM tue t@tadontS t1cfdiu
We know of several parties who
have been feeding so cent corn to 3
cent hogs, that will not sell at the
present rulnous prices but will
butcher and pack their meat in
stead. Good idea. 1t can be sold
next spring ami summer for at
least 10 and IL cents, and often
bacon is IA cents and higher.
Another thing: you will not then
be making the railroads a presen,
of from 7 to 10 cents for transporta.
tion both ways. What will your
lard, etc.. be worth IN addition?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
In Front Rank.
From the Howard County Democrat.

From the Howard county behioerat'
While in Mexico recently we
drouped into the LEDGER office to
witness the working of Bob Whites
new Cranston press. 1t is beauty
and works as smooth as sewing
machine, The LEDGER office has
been renovated .hroughout-walls
newly papered, floor scrubbed, new
job and body type. If energy and
ability is a guarantee for news
paper success, Bob White will
keen in the front rank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

ELDER s. NJ. MARTINS lecture
g popular amusements" Thurs-
" Vas largely attended and is
Foaouneed BY all who heard it as
masterpiece. Ed. Martin is one
y as most prominent ministers of
q christian Church in the State
aa mas met with phenomenal sue.
aas during the past year. He is
aasst, outspoken, but not often
W. and while he handles his sub.
g without gloves says nothing to
mo or cause hard feelings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

MILL the ghost of Charlie Ross
W. down? If he is alive he is a
salsrown young man by this time,
nd Il he is bright one, he must
nnenber enough of hlzSparents
|nd his early life, so that the con
|Aans newspaper notices will evoke
sns answer or query. He may
= alive and contented with his
Nv conditions, but tits more like
y hat be is dead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

THE Mexico LEDGER has nothing
|hihe world against Mrs. Behan or
|AG assistant, who are the "Chrls-
|t,a scientists'' holding forth in
i1ieo. They are both, We are
(nn, most estimable ladies. 1t is
|M profession which we think is a
baud and would warn the poor
nd unread of. We never were
more mistaken in our life if not
s1eet in our position on this mat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

"Lodi," the we'll known trotting
horse belonging to Joe Mcdonald,
fell dead on the street at Fulton
last Tuesday. Stoner Lloyd was
driving the horse and was ,urning
around on west Asylum street to
speed him when he fell dead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

Is Indiana one person in every
hty.ssven draw a pension from
he national government. In Ohio
bis one to every sixty-fve. These
no States together have about
as.fourlh of all the pensions in
Aseountry. in Massachusetts, the
psoportion is less than one to each
me hundred of the population.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
STOCK SALES.
Auxvasse Has Regular Days on
Which to Sell Stock.
From the Auxyasse Review =.

From the Auxvasse Review.
The stock sales here is a fixed
thing for the town. The first sale
occurred last Saturday and was
we'll attended. The stock offered
brought good prices as the follow
ing will show
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
Not Yet.

From the Montgomery County journal.
They say Bob White, Of the Mex
leo LEDGER. is going to abandon
the quill and enter the pulpit. II
this is q fact, the churches will
have to enlarge their pulpits to ao.
commodate Bob's feet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

r. strikes US as rather funny,
| ,bsu We have so many home men
|rp,ssenting good life insurance
|s,upanies, that outsiders can come
|a md get the cream of the busi-
ys. It always pays to patronize
|,sns people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

THggE is such a wide diversity
| 4 opinion between the Farmers
Alliance and the Republican party
b Florida that the Republicans
live denounced the FArmers' AL
|Enes and say it is designed to
|kneft the Democratic party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

fas husbands of the world view
| i.h equanimity the prospect OF
| |ts sxtinetion of the tur bearing
|xsl and the coming Of the time
|vbsn they will be able to say with
|tush, II really can't buy one, my
|asr. there are nome"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
@5s! 5zEa
a HOUSEHOLD fAvoR!1E.

A young girl here had been suffering for Ii
wears with blood diseases until she had lost the
use of her limbs and was subject to many trou-
bles incident 20 the disease. The physicians
declared her case incarable and predicted that
her life would come to 4 speedy end After
taking s. s. S. she Feeuperated 50 fast that Il
was plain that she had obtained new lease on
LIE, and she has continued to grow better until
her permanent cure is assured Many other pa,
tents in our hospital have obtained signal sene
f. from s. S. s., and IL has become quite "a
voxlte in our hoase.
The ST. JosxFH HOSPITAL
Highland. Ill
Treatise On Blood and Skin Diseases naihH
I'm SWIFT SPKeIFIc Co, Atlanta, Ga
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
Sheriff Cleary, of Montgomery

Sheriff Cleary, OF Montgomery
brought J. D. Sherman to
this city to-day and placed him in
Jail for safe keeping. Sherman was
night operator for the Wabash com.
pany at Montgomery, No., and
was arrested few days since on Q
charge Of stealing eight tickets to
SanFrancisco. Mr.. Sherman was
considered to be one Of the Wa
bash's most trusted employees, and
bis arrest has caused quite ripple
OF excitement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

fHs Fulton Telegraph is forty
4. vssrs old and one of the land. /.
,,,ts in Western journalism
n, il live forever and get better
|,,sry year, is the wish of the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

rrs sditor of the LEDGER has
- the rheumatism just ten hours
.abss heard of nearly ten thous-
= ,smedies-not Counting tie
|arsr;stian Science"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

far Bowling Green Times has
ssu enlarged and improved in
.,r vay. 1t is one ofthe bright
snd stauuchest Dem ncratie
..,srs in the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

,,,rey farmer IN Audrain and
s.;njpg counties should attend
'DI e,,rsrs' Institute to be held in
" ~ =, Dec 18th and Goth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

su,prs of stock in the Louis
lo,.sry have fallen from 81 400
= E,,1e less than 500 This is
the results of the anti-lot-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

]. L. Erwin, the big dairy man
of Galloway, will be over TO- the
Farmers Institute on Dec. 18th and
Goth. See advertisement of his big
sale in the weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
Robert Swan.

Any one knowing the address OF
Robert.Swan will confer favor on
himself by leaving his address at
the LEDGER office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

w. A. Hunter and wife will re-
turn from Johnston, Ten some
time during January. They are
having q most enjoyable visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

ha,;eved that lis out of l25
: hsrs of The Kansas Legislature
'sI ,.,mers. So far as known there
-, four lawyers elected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

B. F. Doan, whe lives 5 miles
north of town, made US brief
call to-day. He says stock water
is very scarce all over the county
and he Is glad he lives close to
Salt River.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
Thanks, AvfulIy.
From the Middletowu Chips

NIUII
The Mexico LEDGER is soliciting
contributions of food and clothing
to be distributed to the poor of
Mexico on Christmas. This is q
commendable move. Bob White
is reckless sort of a cuss, but his
heart is in the right placs. Yes, SO
is his liver and stomach.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

Albert White sold car of good
cattle in Chicago at s4.05.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

John Northern shipped two cars
of mules to st. Louis Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11

A wedding that will surprise
people will soon occur In this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
To be Held in Mexico, Missouri,
December 1920.

The following is programme of
the Farmers Institute to be held
in this city Friday and Saturday,
December 18th and 10Th:
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TopHAws VEnY Low Ph1ors

FOE VOTERS AND OTHERS.
CLUB sATCHELS,
a Imitation Alligator (real leather, canvas lined.
1on. IL in. 2in. 10 IA in. 15in. 16in
Soc 95c. sIO5 s1.I5 sl25 s135 sI.45
., Imitation Alligator treal leatherl, leather lined.
s Grain ss S sTo ssS $500
s,ro Gengins Grain Leather. feather lined lined S~'O
sISo Ns $50 st,s s1oG s@lo 80 500 s27o
$3.50 So 80 $500 $500 60 50
New Straight Grain Leather, soft bottom.
oo,u,, .,,,s2s9 $50 $3.50 $3.50 s4oo
$500 ga As $3.50 $3.50 $40 70 1867 s5.i5 s0 $3.50
GLADSTONE BAGS.
II IN. 10 in. 1S in. 20 in. % in. in,
Imitation Alligator, canvas lined.
e1s0 $40 sa.4O $40 $500 90. 80
Genuine Grain Leather, canvas lined.
asnsn: Gram easheE es 81 lined ne
$40 S11 sI2 els GA els.
Leather, iron bottom, bonnet tray.
$40 g "a g $3.50 10 40n
$500 $3.50 s7,25 $500 1876 $3.50
Extra Quality saratoga, Excelsior Lock.
$500 $500 $40 $ll S12
s4.oo $3.50 $500 $3.50. IS S7oo $500
Full Linen Lined, EXCELSIOR Lock, trays
$500 $500 49, $500 $500 si0 sis
ssuo 1 ssSo Sa sS5 very s it5Gas sl,so ais
We mark these trunks with your name and put on I
good strap, with leather loops, without charge
TopHAM's TRUNK MANUFACToRY.
tbs 1881 Pennsylvsnia ave. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

According to the Philadelphia Times guns
are raised so per cent by the tariff, and our
local marksmen-excellent marksmen they are
too, attest the Hilton Trophy-are hereby
warned to aim low in order to correct the eIe-
vatiOu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

The most significant victory won recently by
the English liberals was the capture of the
Eecles division of Lancashire by o vote of
4.9O1 to 1896. The preceding election re-
suited in the choice Of a conservative candidate
by vote of 4,277 to 1885 This change Of sem
tilnent was due to the return of the union lib
erals to the party fold. The Gladstonian re-
vival seems to be genuine, and the talk of Q
dissolution of parliament louder than ever be-
fore since the present government took Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

The French are surely q peculiar people.
The native population grows less than any
other European nation, but the party of the
right now proposes to tax all foreigners. At
such q rate of progress the historian Of civil
ization in the twenty-fourth century will write
at the beginning of one Of his chapters relat-
ing 10 Southern Europe: France was.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

There is food for thought and nuts for speech
for the political patriot from his lofty summit
On the stump in the Statements thst at . recent
election in one Of the states where the austria
liam system Of voting was tried for the frst
time many illiterate persons staid away because
they were ashamed to have people know they
could not read and write. It 10 Q shame that
these poor and unfortunate frsemsn in land
Of public schools should be thus excluded from
the exercise Of the dearest privilege known to
the citizen Of this grand and glorious republic
of ours. and the stump speaker knows it is and
he will pull the tail feathers ont of the Ameri-
can eagle in his attempts to communists the
fsct In the meantime knowledge is power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

Architecture IL receiving more and mere st-
Ssntion in the United States Time Vas
when the private buildings Of much comfort
and ornamental value were rare, and this time
W. nos % very remote from our own. With
Ne exception Of . few public edifcss, not 70
b compared with those Of the present in size
or architectural grace, We had no imposing
STRUCTURES in the last century, and il Was far into
TIE ainstesnth before the builder art Aad
msds much hssdvsy. All thst has besn
changed during the last fifty years. A arand
Capitol, various new department buildings and
other notable edifces have been erected At
Washington and hardly IN Amsriean state but
has from one 10 . dozen magnificent public
buildings, some Of them more costly than the
palaces Of Europe. This growth Of arehi-
tsctural art il due to the increasing wealth and
tsste sad refinement Of the people. II has
called for architects Of q higher order than
those who designed the buildings Of our ances-
tora In this city today are assembled an asso-
eistioa Of these leading enthusiastically
representatives Of architectural progress in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

When the late Boulanger fash-in-the.pan
occurred the general would have fed to America
had no. Editor Rochefort headed him OF and
sent him to the Isle Of Jersey Let % all,
with the assistance of New York, erect Q mouu-
ment Of thanks to Rochefort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

The electric railway for mail and small pack
ages is being urged in various quarters. 1t ID
proposed by this means to transmit packages at
the rate of say one hundred miles an hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

Tho governor Of Oklahoma has not yet signed
the bill making Oklahoma City the capital He
is waiting to see if he can't get several thousand
dollars more life Insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

We are now to have nickel projectiles for
our cannon on land and water. A sort Of q
scheme apparently to drop a nickel into the
enemy and get victory.