Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
FARMS IN THE EAST.
They are all Small and Have to
BE Fertilized-High Prices
For Everything.

Editorial Correspondence to the Ledger.
SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND,
New YORK, July 2.-I read in the
LEDGER that it is hot in Missouri.
| am sleeping under a blanket and
put on an overcoat every time l
go down to the beach, which is
only one-half a quarter from my
uncle's residence where l am stop
ping. 1 can just remember that
John Mounts, who is physically
one of the most intellectual men
we ever met, used to try to get off
some joke about the writer having
been born in New York State.
There is, as you know, whiskers
on the chestnut that it was our
fault we were born here and could
have been a native of Robinson
Crusoe's Island if we had so desir-
ed; but, taking into consideration
that We were born in the summer,
We still hold that we showed good
judgment in our birthplace instead
of in Missouri, where the ther-
mometer is now standing 100 in
the shade and boiling over the top
in the sun.
l am sorry to hear Frank Coats
worth has been SO sick. Frank is
one of Mexico's most energetic
young business men, and We trust
is not so i'll as reported. .
We would love to get home in
time to buy some lots in Lakenan
& Barnes college addition, which,
we are sure, will be sold to those
who appreciate Mexico and its ad-
vantages.
Highland addition should have
been incorporated into the city be-
fore the census was taken. It would
have made a difference of at least
five hundred in our population,
which, as it is, We are sure will be
something like 5000.
The farming country surround.
ing Mexico is the best we have
seen anywhere, and while the sum-
mers are rather warm for a few
days the winters are mild. There
is no place on this earth where you
can find soil, climate and adyan-
tages OF all kinds to suit every
body. We prefer warm summers
and mild winter to cool summers
and bitter winters. All in all Mis-
souri, comes nearer being the best
place to live in the year around
than any we ever visited, from
Vera Cruz, Old Mexico, to Canada.
We notice in the LEDGER that
the City Council of Mexico is going
to take up the dog question. If we
were present at the meeting the
First Ward would go on record as
being in favor of killing all the
mad dogs to-day and all the other
dogs tomorrow. A thousand times
better To- kill all the dogs than
to have one person have the hydro
phobia.
The farms in the East are all
very small and have to be fertilized
before crop can be raised. Farm
land here which sells for S75 ano
800 an acre would not bring S. ir
Missouri. Being close to New
York City the market is good
Chickens from 81 to $40 per dozen
eggs 25c. and butter &c.,; fish
CLAIMS and oysters are as plentiful
as hickory nuts in Missouri. W.
only wish Capt. Buckner, Billie
Morris and the rest of the Lake
view Fishing Club could be her
for week. We catch black bas
by the hundreds and don't have t,
bait, using what is called a spoor
hook, the hook having piece o
metal on it which looks like l1v
lminnow when it is trolled.
There was a little political meet
ing in Connecticut the other da,
which we attended. The fight ap
peared to be very bitter and tn
thought struck us, how can thi
political fight come out all righ
without the assistance of our oil
friend, Gray Hook, and other poll
sicians 80 active..in Mexico politics
f On investigating the result "
found it did not come out all right
f as the Republicans carried the day
II The farmers here are waking d
, to the need of tariff reform and
host of Republicans are anxious t
vote for Grover Cleveland. Ho1
longl How longl Oh Lord, vii
it be before the Western -Republi
, can farmer will give up his idea
/ and come over to the right sid
: and stop voting to protect all b
buys and not to protect anythin
he sells. Grover Cleveland is jul
+. as popular in the East as he is
: the West, and Democrats .here 81
enthusiastic over his nomination
/. claiming that New York will SURF
: ly 90 for him next time in spite (
the G. A. R., whose buttons al
, much more numerous in the Eai
, than our silver dollars. Many .
the members of the various pos
, here are staunch Democats an
. strong Cleveland men.
= SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, \
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