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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Trimble n Slouch.''


The Bowling Green correspond.
ent of the Vandalia Leader has the
following to say of our former dis
tlnguished townsman, ]. Med.
Trimble, now of Kansas City:
By the way, speaking of ora
tors, Mac Trimble saint no
slouch," to use Mr.. Scotty Briggs
expression. His speech at the
convention nominating Judge Mac
farlane was grand-decidely the
best speech of the convention. 1t
was both witty and eloquent and
made the speech OF the gentleman
who seconded the nomination
seem all the more tame and com.
monplace by comparison. There
are not many men in Missouri who
can afford to follow Trimble in a
speech, and the Senator from Au-
drain doesn't happen to be one of
the number. Judge Macfarlane it
. cousin OF ex-Gov. James Bennets
McCreary, of Kentucky, their
mothers being double cousins and
most intimate friends. Mr.. Nc
Creary has the name of being not
only a very able man, but a
shrewd politician. Judge Macfar-
lane is a fine lawyer and an up
right, honorable gentleman and a
most excellent man in every par
tlcular, but does not pretend to
shrewdness in politics. Indeed, if
the Judge is a candidate for Su-
preme Judge two years hence and
be accused OF being a schemer and
a wire-puller (some good men are
NAL lgned), he has only to point to
the delegation he selected to rep
resent him at st. Joseph to make
the most prejudiced witness grant
him dissolution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
THE CATACoMBs OF PARIS.
Underground Quarries in Which
Three Million Human Bodies
Are Said to HepOse.

The vast catacombs by which a
large portion of the city of Paris is
undermined we're only known by
tradition until the year 1774, when
some alarming accidents aroused
the attention of the government.
The old auarries were then sur
veyed and plans of them taken,
the result being the discovery that
the churches, palaces and almost
the entire southern portion OF
Paris was undermined and in great
danger of sinking into the abyss
below.
A special committee was appoint
cd to investigate the matter, but
were very tardy in carrying out
instructions, doing but little until
the summer of ITS, and not then
until several houses had sunk 80
to 100 feet below the surrounding
level. Investigation proved that
the quarrymen who had honey
combed the foundation Of the city
had done 90 regardless of the con-
sequences, leaving pillars without
any regularity whatever and some
too weak to stand the enormous
strain of the weight above, some
of the pillars themselves having
been undermined or set upon
foundations that had been previous
ly followed out.
The aqueduct of Acunell passed
over this treaeherous ground; it
had already suffered some shocks
and if the quarries had continued
to be neglected, incidents would
have happened that would have
sut off its supply from the fount-
aims of Paris and flooded the ex-
cavations with water. For years
and years workmen were busily
engaged building pillars and sup
p~orters under the city, until about
the year of the revolution, when
everything was brought to a stand
still and the catacombs converted
into an immense underground dead
house.
How many innocent persons
were murdered during the awful
days of the ''reign of terror"' and
thrown down the shafts and wells
that led to this awful charnel
house will never be known. At
least three million human remains
are said to reposs in the catacombs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03

The sea serpent has been already
sighted, this time between Block
Island and Watch Hill. As usual,
'sthe huge monster elevated his
tail about thirty feet in the air,
whore it waved q few seconds and
then descended with a splash into
the water again" As the sea-
serpent appears to have nothing in
particular to do, what does it think
of the suggestion to justify its exist.
ence by towing an iceberg into
port and being photographed in
the act 2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Sill in Favor.

The great National sport, base
ball, is still in favor with the peo-
pie, and the players themselves
are still in favor of one of the most
popular things connected with the
game, as explained in the following
statement Norristown, Pa. June,
1889. 81, the undersigned, cheer
fully recommend st. Jacobs Oil to
all base ball players, having used
It for muscular rheumatism and
strained back, and guarantee it a
perfect cure. J. M. OWENS,
Second baseman, Norristown,
n n e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Improvement

in my condition, my appetite began to
return and with it came the ability to
digest all the food taken, my strength
improved each day, and after a few
months of faithful attention to your
directions, 1 found myself a well
woman, able to attend to all household
duties. The medicine has given me a
new lease of life, and l cannot thank
you too much"
"We, the undersigned, citizens of
Brockway Centre, Mich, hereby certify
that the above statement, made by
Mrs. Lake, is true in every particular
and entitled to full credence."-O. P.
Chamberlain, G. w. Waring, c. A.
Wells. Druggist.
my brother, in England, was, for a
long time, unable to attend to his occu-
patton, by reason of sores on his. foot.
! sent him Ayers Almanac and the tes-
timonials it contained induced him to
try Ayers Sarsaparilla. After using it
q little while, he wal cured, and is nov
a well man, working in a sugar mill
at Brisbane. Queensland, Australia."-
A, Attewell, SharbOt Lake. Ontario,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Ayers Sarsapari|Ia,
PREPARED BY
D.. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; six bottles. es. Worth tS bottle.
What Cured the Old Man.

What Cured the Old Man.
1t was a sad scene. The old
man lay on his bed, and by him
sat the faithful wife, holding his
worn hand in hers, and forcing
back the tears to greet his wander
ing looks with a smile. She spoke
words of comfort and of hope. But
he felt the cold hand falling on
him, and he turned his weary eyes
up to her pale, wan face.
"Jennie, dear wife, I am going"
"Oh, no, John; not yet; not
yet"
eyes, dear wife," and he closed
his eyes; "the end is near. The
world grows dark about me.
There is a mist around me gather.
ing thicker and thicker, and there,
as through a cloud, 1 hear the
music of angels, sweet and sad"
"No, no, John dear, that isn't
angels; that's the brass band on the
corner"
"What!" said the dying man.
"Have those scoundrels dared to
come around here when they know
I'm dying? Give me my boot
jack. I'll let 'em see.'
And in a towering rage the old
man jumped from his bed, and,
before his wife could think, he had
opened the window and SHE'D the
bootjack at the band.
"I've hit that Dutch leader, any,
way"
And he went back to bed and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Baked Beans For Two.

Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, and Walter Williams, of the
Columbia Herald, are seeing sights
ct Boston, Mass, this week, where
they went to attend a meeting Of
the National Press Association,
which convened on Tuesday, the
"A. They are two of Missouri's
representative newspaper men, and
very properly take rank with the
leading Journalists of the nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Great is

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, June 25.-
Salvador won the race with Tenny
this afternoon, making the mile
and quarter in two minutes and
i've seconds and lowering the
Suburban record of two minutes,
nix and . half seconds by . second
and . half Murphy rode Salvador
and Garrison rode Tenny.
Thousands of dollars were bet by
the crowd who saw the race.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
ssPound'' The Dogs.

Mexico il overrun with worthless
cure and the citizens are curs-ing
the CANNES. One member of the
council svors . tax OF $40 per head
including the tail, and . fee Of %
20 the dog catcher for each dog put
In the pound. The best way is to
appoint . dog FOUNDER, get him q
club and let him 60 TO pounding.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03

"That red star is Mars" she re-
marked as they sat on the piazza
and she pointed upward.
"Where's pa's?" he inquired,
facetiously.
"Oh, he thinks he owns earth"
answered the dear girl, sc~o.nfnlly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03

Wallace 8. Mactarlans has the
thanks of the LEDaER for . copy of
the San Francisco Chroniels Of
Sunday containing sixty pages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
Mills ut st, Charles,

Congressman Norton has sue
ceeded in coaxing Roger @. Mills
to make 3 speech at st. Charles on
August Z, the day on which the
convention of the Seventh Con-
g~ressional District, which is ex-
pected to renominate Mr.. Norton,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
woman.

The following is posted up con-
spicuously on q gate post at New
Harmony, down in Pike county:
"If any mans or woman's COWS OF
oxen gifts in these here oats, his or
her tail will be cut of, as the case
may be. / am q christian man
and pays my taxes, but DIN a
man who let's his critters loose,
say l."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03

"Has my husband been in here7"
inquired a woman ofthe bartender.
"He's a tall, red-eomplected man,
and wears q SLOUGH hat.
GA man answering that descrlp-
ton got a half pint bottle of whis-
key about ten minutes ago."
Chow big q bother"
"Half pint"
"Some other man." said the
woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
tFirst Publication May 8, 1885, 6w.)
SHERiFF'S SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS, 2 go
Phillips County. ss'
In the District Court Of Phillips County:
The Nebraska Loan and
Trust Company, plaintiff,
W. Case No. I14U.
Jesse n. Hiatt, Sarah j.
Hiatt, Levi O.. Hayden, def
Public notice is hereby given, that under, and
by virtue Of the Judgment rendered in the above
entitled action, in and by the above named Court
and OF an order OF sale issued on said judgment TO
me directed and delivered, / viii on Friday.
June IL, 1890, at the hour OF , O'Clock .. m. Of
said day, at the east door of the Court House, ia
Philhpsburg, in the County OF Phillips, State OF
Kansas, offer at Public Sale and sell TO the high
est bidder for cash in hand the following descfib
ed real property, namely: The west half Of the
northeast quarter and the east half OF the north
west quarter Of section twenty (25), in town
ship one d. south OF range nineteen l19), west
OF the 9th p. NJ ali in the County OF Phillips,
State Of Kansas. Said property has been levied
upon and is to be sold as the property OF the
above named defendants.
Dated this 9TH day OF May, A. D. 1880.
LEE SCRIFNER,
Sheriff of Phillips County.
JnO- Nj. Raglan, Attorney TOT Plaintiff
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
The Congressional Convention,

The Republican Congressional
Convention met yesterday at Colby.
At this writing we are unable to give
a reliable estimate of the strength Of
the various candidates. Mr.. Turner
would have enough to nominate if SO
many of his delegations were not
contested by the Hanback, men. Han
backs policy has been in every coun-
ty where Turner carried the cOnyen-
ton. to have his adherents withdraw
on some pretext or another and select
d contesting set of delegates. This
of course was done that the Hanback,
men might get control of the tenn
porary organization Of the Colby
convention and rule out delegates IN
favorable to Mr.. Hanback,.
This county was carried for Han
back by unfair methods and it seems
that these tricks are to be relied on
all the way through. The probablli-
ty is that the convention at Colby
will be a very stormy one.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

This Is the man who SO persistently
assails the editor of the HERALD by
firing at US epithets though we have
always treated him with courtesy:
This is the man who without a shadow
of cause for the cry, bowls that the
county is being robbed because it is
paying from $500 to $500 for county
printing which is only a trife over
half what the law allows This is he
who is straining every nerve to be-
come the leader of the Farmers Al
lance and to have his newspaper en-
dorsed as their official organ. 1t will
be interesting to watch the next six
months the movements of a man who
is endowed with supreme egotism,
who reasons mainly by villifying and
defaming his opponent, who believes
that nearly every man is dishonest,
that if his neIghbor does not act with
the same political party he does, that
he is therefore a hyPocrite and a thief
we say it will be interesting to note
the successive movements of this rip
roaring reformer as he develops his
plan for capturing the Alliance and
doing up all the other newspapers in
the county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
WANTED

A bank at Long Island, Kansas,
where is located 2 elevators, 2 patent
process flour mills, 3 hardware and
implement firms, 2 lumber yards, 3
livery barns, 3 hotels, 2 real estate
firms, 2 newspapers, 3 general mer-
chandise stores, 1 drug store, 1 furni-
ture store, 1 harness shop, 1 restau-
rant, millinery store, and other bus
mess interests well represented and
only one bank. Long Island is 10
Gated IN a rich agricultural country
where many of the farmers are large
feeders of stock. On the north it is
20 miles to a bank, 25 on the south
and east and 10 on the west. A good
bank can find an opening here seldom
offered. Come and look the territory
over and see the people. mar. 28-2mk
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

His banner TO the public gaze,
His work artistic all may see
Eul5lazOued as If in heraldFy.
But The brightest col0Es tnat grace his show
And the fairest picture is the face below,
'Hae face of his bright eyed banner bearer,
3 E-eet .Je- sic, us hard 10 HuG q falEeE.
ADAMS, TIE coNFEcTIosER.
Come all We weary, and worn and sad
Each blooming laSsip and generous lad.
Here's candy ana cukes. nuts, notions and stews,
oysters as big as a dEtchmens shoes,
Here rest your weary souls and feed
On the best of all that the hungry need.
And City VIII take all your orders down
To the very best restaurant there is in town
SMITH, THE HARDWARE NAN
There's another hardware man. left out
In the merchants list, forgotten about,
Between the bank and the billiard hall
He VIII furnish you anything for which you call,
Ills stock Is immense and his charges are. low
The smith Is the place where you all want 80 SO.
WAGON MAKES ARD CARPETS.
II any of these young ladies and gents.
These future gay bellies and grave Presidents,
Are somewhat inclined to commit matrimouy
Thay'l want a good wagon and carpet that's
To ride to the west in, and take up a claim
Where they'll lay down the carpet IA little SOD
And grow with the country to honor and fame
or die OF starvation and want and so "piug out
If they do twill be better to die u rug
And Cora will weave one as warm and as snug
As Cora herself is, 1.-THE little june bug
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
And last of all the public schools
hIch ought to save our land from fools
" GfCu ought TO make each mothers
As good and great Washington.
As ready his best blood to shed
As any of our Patriot dead,
As ready at his country call
To rally to her aid and fall,
Or stand in Freedoms fight as those who stood
In one great band of brotherhood
When Father Abram from the west
The north the east, called out the best
and every yeOman answered with the patriots
song
We're coming Father Abraham a hundred thOus-
and strong.
Minerva, Goddess of the spear and shield,
The hosts Of ignorance, and vice. and crime,
Shall Victor conquer on the battle field
And send the PaeOn, pealing down the shores OF
time
! Till all the bands of darkness melt away
And liberty and light shall shine, in endless day.
GA. b.
/ Close up the ranks ye veterans worn and thin
Your tolls are OVeF-yOur tramps now begin,
/ The Nation, saved az last has walked to know
! And feel the debt to you owe.
/ Peaceful and sweet the remnant of your days
J Shall pass-and when you die, in grateful lays
/ The patriot bard shall sing the daring deed
/ The courage brave, that nerved you in the hour Of
/ need
/ And fired your souls to do and dare and die
/ To save your band from chains and slavery.
| Pass out no more the Bugles wild alarm
/ Shall call you to the strife. No more,
/ Close up the peaceful ranks. The days of strIf
are DER.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
First Publ ication May g, 1880. 4wI
PUBLICATION NOTICE

In the District Court Of Phillips County, Kansas.
The State Bank OF PbillipsbuFg, Kansas,
vs. Plaintiff.
Geo. A. Weeks, Joseph Weeks BhiIetQs Weeka,
Frank Strain az adulintgtratOE OF the estate pf
b. Z. Morton, deceased, Defendants.
The said defendant Joseph Weeks, viii take
notice that he has been sued by the above plain
tiH in the District Court Of Phillips County, Kan
sass Tor upon certain promisGFy note made, ez-
ecnted and delivered TO this pIaintH by these de-
PENDANTS on the 3lst day Of May A, I. 1889, said
42Ee lBllH given IN the sum OF One Hundred and
Ten Dollars said defendant must answer the
petition Of plaintiff fled herein on OF before the
18th day OF June A. ID. 1890, said petition viii
be taken as true and judgment will be rendered
against said defendants and each OF them In the
sum of One Hundred and Five Dollars fS1G5 CD
together with interest thereon at the rate OF
twelve per cent per aunum from the fourteenth
day OF February A. ID. $780, and costs Of this suit
and for the sale OF all right, title and Interest OF
the said defendant Joseph Weeks in the follow
ing described real estate attached In THE action
as ms property 50 much thereof az may be nee
eEs8ry TO satisfy said judgment ana cost OF sale.
yo-WiE: The south east quarter OF the south " est
quarter of Section tBeEty-nIue t2Ji and the north
east quarter OF the north west quarter; and the
west half Of the north east quarter 6f Section
Thirty-twO 1871 i'm Township two TT south 81
range eighteen-L1sf west 9th p 81. KGnsas % b. -
Attest. '---i' ''+~' 'sfFNSaNf s. GILL
J. d: lIaTTESQE, Attys for Plaintiff
Clerk Of. the District Court. '.''- e
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
First Publication May g. 1890, 6w.)
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE or KANSAS, ,
Phillips County.

STATE or KANSAS,
Phillips County So
In the District Court Of Phillips County:
n = ROssnbeFger, plaintiff,
ease No. 1874.
". F. Mitchell, defendant.
Public notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue Of the judgment rendered in the above en-
titled action in and by the above Hamed court,
and Of an order Of sale issued on said Judgment
20 me directed and delivered, 7 VIII on Friday
Juhe -, 1880 at the hour of,tWo' O'Clock r ~ o.
said day At the east door Of the court house in
Ph{Ifipsbprg. iH the County OF Phillips. State Of
Kansas, offer al ppblic sale and sell 20 the high
est bidder Tor cash IN band the following descElb-
ed real property, namely: The south bali Of the
sqEt Re8st quarter Of seetiGn nineteen E1as sud
the north half OF the northeast quarter Of section
thirty t5Olt in township two (9J, south Q! range
sixteen (16). west Of the 9th q. M all in the
County of hilEpE, State OF Kansas.
said property has been levied upon and is 20 be
sold as the properly Of the above named defend
ant.
Dated this 9TH day of bay, A. D 1880.
LEE SCRIN EEEs
Sheriff Of Phillips ccuGtY,
G, a. Lewis, Attorney for PleiptiG
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
Tbe 20 poged water-Workg.

me ITO pCE6U w dJSE" w Ot4zS.
In another column may be seen the
call for an election to be held in Phil
lipsburg May 23d to vote on the pro
position to bond the city in the sum
of $4,000 for the purpose of estab-
fishing a system of water works. The
following may be said to be among
the advantages which will accrue to
the town if the Water-Works are estab-
lished:
LIST. About $4,000 of the whole
amount expended will be paid out
here for labor.
End The town will be much better
protected from the ravages by fire
than now.
3rd. Wells will be largely dispens-
ed with as water can be conveyed into
dwellings at a cost of about $500 to
$1,000 per year.
18th. Residence grounds can be wat
cred and the tame grasses made to
grow also fruit and ornamental trees
thus identifying the town and max
ing it attractive.
5th. The streets can be sprinkled
and the dust kept down thus making
life more pleasant here.
9th. It is believed that the Rock
Island railroad can be induced to sup
/ ply their round house and depot from
I the cities supply thus bearing all OF
a great deal Of the expense Of oper-
atIng the works.
Finally. The establishing of water
works is the fashion all over the west
| in towns having a population of 1,00(
or more, and such improvement is
| considered as so essential that strang
ers seeking new homes are not at
tracted to nOn-enterprising and non
progressive towns. Philhpsburg has
a very promising future and this
seems an Opportune time to give the
| town a little impetus.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

NORTHERN KAN sAs will have a
strong candidate for State Treasurer
in the person of S. G.. Slower of Re
public county. He was county treas
urer Of that county for four years
and has held other responsible posi-
tions. He is now president Of the
Belleville Bank. Mr.. Slower was a
good union soldier, is highly respect
ed by all who know him, is very pop
ular with the old soldiers and will
make a strong race for the nomina-
tiOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
Zeal Estate Transfers.

U to William Price, hf NV Or, 4-1-18
T r.-s. ..s..s--... ~
EphTiam Hopes to Alva MCJackson, u hf
NV or, 2O-4-i8, W d ...-........... so
John r. Bell to William E Adams sv or ne
or hi NV or nj NV or q W Or ne or sW or
28-3-17, and lots y and p, blk /, re 4, Bis
sells add. to PhilIipsburg. W d.-......... 12O
William Bissell to HELEN NJ Cole, lots 3 and
6, blk II, Bissell Place, wd................ 30
Edwin HOdgsOn to William R. Fleming, NV
or 1918, O c d 90. 900. .... ...,... go.
John SWaFt to John Z Hanna, hf sW Or 10
n ht NV or 30-l-17, " d -..,,-.,,.,...- 32G
Cyrus TWttchei to Z kOrps. Sc or ne or
2-5-19, W d.......,.......,.......
Carter to r Coffin, W hf ne or 134-I9
j : BlOuut to Edward Price, lot G, blk E, re
e, BisseIIs add. to Phillipsburg, Wd...
Emma Indy to Griffin CulbeTsOn, lots
and 10, blk 10, Long Island, wd.......-.... 16C
Sheriff to George Noble, Sc or ne or 8, sW
or NV or W hf sw Or 10-1-17, d ......... 1C
Chas W Hull to William E Goddard, " hf
sc or 1, INV or ne or 1928, wd. ........ 22C
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

The Supreme Court of the United
States has just rendered a decision
that viii cause untold evil. It is that
Intoxicating liquors in the original
packages may be sold in any State in
the Union notwithstanding the State
prohlbitory laws. This viii not Of
course cause the re-epening of saloons
in States having prohibItory laws but
will increase the sale and consump-
ton of liquors therein This trans
fers the contest between the home
and the saloon to the floors Of Con
gress. National legislation instead
of State is what all temperance PEG
pie must work for now. The liquor
power like the slavery power, has the
Nation by the throat. Every lover OF
his county and Of his race should
/ help to legally stamp the life ont Of
the liquor traffic
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

The report in circulation that the
Smith County Alliance had voted
down the proposition to sever the
connection Of members from all polit-
zeal parties seems to have been pre-
mature Such was the action Of some
subordinate lodges In Smith county
but not the County Alliance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

The Phillips County Bank, Phil
ipsburg, Kansas. does a general
banking business. Specialties: In
surance, farm loans, collections,
attending public sales and buying
sale notes. Farms for sale or rent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09
Treasures Rofiee Calling in Pear Fund
Warrants,

Notice is hereby given that there are funds
now III the treasury 60 pay all warrants drawn
on the poor fund Of Phillips county. Kansas.
that interest on the same viii eease 81 and
after May LIST, 1880.
- aAEaEE. LreaEurer ph----.- -l--.--,----
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-09

Exchange papers for sale st this
Office e the rate of so cents per hnrs
2Eed.