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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
THE CENSUS WRONG.
What is the Matter With the
Returns PA New Census
Called For.
From the Troy Free Press

AASh thC AAoS fHSS
Audrain shows a growth in ton
years of 2,254, or not quite thirteen
per cent; Franklin increased !, ,164
or little over four per cent: Lin.
coin 1868, OF about FIVE per cent;
Montgomery, 563, three and . half
per cent; Pike actually decreases
594 or about two per cent; Rails
climbs up 400, or less than 8 3.4
per cent; st. Charles Climbs down
the ladder to the extent Of about
l IL per cent, while Warren goes
down at the rapid rate ofovsr eight
per cent. The actual increase of
the whole district is given as 81
635, or less than 2 1-2 per cent, for
the entire ten years. How many
of our readers think these figures
do justice to our district.
We have before us the official
vote of each county in the district
in 1880 and in 1888 ON president.
A comparison of the vote at these
two elections shows that the voting
population of each county in eight
years, increased at the following
rate per cent: Audrain, 19 per
cent; Franklin, Is per cent; Lin.
coin, 16 per cent; Montgomery, II
per cent; Pike, 10 per cent; Rails,
Is per cent; st. Charles, IL per
cent; while Warren lost about 2 IL
per cent. The total increase of the
district, in eight years, was 4,343
votes, or IA IA per cent. Yet the
census of lS90-taken a year and .
half after this indicated increase
shows total gain of only 3 ,635 per.
sons of all ages and sexes for ten
years.
A careful and conservative esti.
mate of the population of this dis
trict, based upon the vote Of 1880
and of 1888, would give an increase
of 17-S5 per cent. for ten years. and
would raise the population of the
district to 179, 9,562, which is only
% ,562, more than the unofficial"
figures shows.
There is something radically
wrong with the census of 1890 in
this district, and if the proper
authorities do not correct the
wrong, our next legislature should
take steps to have a census taken
of Missouri that will do justice to
our great State.
What do our readers and our
editorial brethren think of the
above figures?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
How He Lost His Corkscrew.

sis there a gentleman from
Georgia in the carr"
With his usual urbanity Maj.
Pulaski arose. "Yes, sir" he
said, 81 am from Savannah"
"From Savannah that is still
better. Then, sir" stepping
briskiy forward, 'may l trouble
you for your corkscrew a moment?''
An explosion of laughter greeted
the old chestnut, but the major was
equal to the occasion. "Certain.
ly, sir" he began, putting his
hand as though to seek the desired
implement, and then paused.
Excuse me-" he said, ''may !
ask you what State you are from2''
"Oh am from Ohio"
"Then, sir" replied the major,
as he calmly resumed his seat, 81
am sorry cannot accommodate
you; but every time 1 have loaned
my corkscrew-or, in tact, any
thing else-to an Ohio man, it wa.
the last ] ever saw of it,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

No wonder that Congressman
Enloe was indignant when a door
keeper blocked his way and refused
to let him out of the House. 1t
would appear that Speaker Reed is
losing confidence in his eyesight as
a measure of securing a quorum,
and so has decided to keep the
members in the chamber even by
force if necessary. The ex-Czar
should not hesitate about going to
further extremes. He might cor
raj the members and chain them
to their seats in order to secure
their attendance. That would
scarcely be grosser outrage than
the peoples Representatives are
already subjected to by this
incarnation of impudent imperial
ism.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

DAVENPORT declines to be bound
by anybody's understanding to let
the Fraud and Force Election bill
go over until after Congressional
recess. He has ordered the Re-
publican Senators to 60 on with the
fight. Whether he will put them
in iron cages if they disobey is not
yet announced. 1t is quite likely
the White House will sustain him.
In that event renewal of the con-
test may be looked for. The only
safe course is to continue to combat
the bill by popular remonstrance,
and take no chances on faith in any
Republican promises.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
STEALING KISSES.
A Sort of Kleptomania That
May Lead to Serious Results.

A good joke is being told on
well known young Third street
man, says an Omaha exchange.
He is handsome, polished and
something of dandy. He is quite
good looking, and pair of glasses
balanced on his aristocratic nose
give him an intellectual air that he
would not otherwise possess. For
year or two he has been devoted
to well known young society
woman. Not a week has ever
passed that he has not been at least
twice to- see her. About a month
ago he proposed and was accepted.
About two weeks ago the engage.
ment was broken, only to be patch
ed up again shortly afterwards.
The cause of the engagement
being broken was that the young
man made his accustomed visit; he
was shown into the parlor. While
sitting there he heard his betrothed
coming down the stairs. He step
ped to the door, and as she passed
the door he leaped out and printed
a kiss upon her lips. A faint
scream above startled him. He
looked up and saw his sweetheart
at the head of the stairs. He look
ed down and saw that he had the
housemaid In his arms. He tried
to explain matters but his sweet
heart would not have it, and the
engagement was broken. She
afterward accepted his explanation
and reinstated him.
This experience would have cur.
ed most people, but it did not cure
him. A few nights ago he called
again and entered the parlor. In
a short time he heard his girl COM
ing down the steps. He stepped
out into the hall, and as she reach
ed the bottom of the stairs he in
closed her in his arms and imprint
ed long, lingering kiss upon her
ruby lips. Releasing her, he
| struck match and lit the gas, then,
turning to snatch kiss, he was
horri fed to see before him the
black cook. He gave her a dollar
not to say anything about it, but i.
was too good to keep and she told
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

Mr.. E. E. Carroll, a prominent
citizen, aged 81 years, died at his
home in this county, near Perry,
on August IA. Mr.. Carroll never
fully recovered from having the
grip. His death was not unex.
pected. Deceased was a member
of the A. o. U. W. order with an
insurance of $1,000; was also a
member of the Christian church.
His remains were buried in the new
cemetery Friday from the
residence of his brother in law,
John w. Atchison. The pail bear
ers were J. V. Williams, J. B.
Jackson, R. M. White, P.W. Hard
ing, Horace Mundy and Joseph D.
Morris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
The Lost Found.

A two year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Forgey strayed away
from home Friday and was
gone at least two hours. The rest
of the family were frantic and the
police were called on. The little
toddler was found about noon at
the residence of Richard Graham
as happy as a clam. She had been
there over an hour, but Mrs. Ora
ham did not know whose child she
was,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

departure of the children of Israel
from Egypt, their entrace into the
Land of Canaan: the Incarnation
Passion; Death and Resurrection
and Ascension of our Blessed Lord;
the coming OF the Holy Ghost; and
the preaching of the Apostles
D'Israeli, in his Amenitus of Lit
erture, points out striking re-
semblance between parts of Gen.
esis and Paradise Lost. The above
are nine of the oldest translations,
and next to "the manuscripts"
they give the greatest assistance to
the scholar in ascertaining the
ipsissin,a uerbn of the Holy Bible,
and also the meaning in the ear
liest ages of the words. The five
principal ones are the Septuagint,
the Latin, the Chaldee, The Syriac
and the Samaritan-two Jewish,
two Christian and one Samaritan.
Of the manuscripts, there are
twenty-seven uncials, SO called, as
they were written in capital letters,
MY SOUL DOTH MAGNIFY
THE LORD. Among the twenty
seven, there is not counted "The
Psalms," ''The Hymn of the Bless
ed Virgin (the magneicaD, that OF
zacharia Uhe Benedictus), nor that
of Simeon (the Nunc Dimmittis), j,
all found in st. Lukes, nor yet the
church lessons, of which there were
not few. The cursive manuscript
(ordinary writing) number over
800.
These various manuscripts and
versions tell US that we have in
our hands to day as the church re-
ceived them-the holy scripture
although various sects have taken
with them copies of the Bible, yet
it has not been tampered with in
the interest of any of them. From
the vast number of manuscripts-a
number far exceeding that of any
other ancient book and brought
from all parts of the world, we
have positive proof that the Bible
is as the early church left it, and
as the Apostles and other writer's
committed it to her care.
T NJ
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

some folks have a curious idea
Of what constitutes fun. Here, for
instance, is a Baltimore girl who
put arsenic in the breakfast coffee
"1uss for fun," so she says. When
the law got after her she began to
see that there was not so much fun
In the business as she had imag-
inad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Work For the Grand Jury.

The following from the st. Louis
Chronicle will fit in many places
outside of the States metropolis:
1t will surprise the public to
read that there is a Missouri law
making il the duty OF grand juriss
to investigate the assessors' lists.
The object Of the law is 10 punish
perjurers and tax-dodgers. There
is a probability that the next grand
jury will be called on TO revise the
assessment. If it does, and acts
on the information il obtains, the
criminal courts will have to work
night and day until far into the
winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
RObertS-Gex.

Mr.. Lee Roberts, of Hallsville,
and Miss Sallie Gex, of Monroe
county, were married Thursday at
10 O'Clock, at the residence of the
BRIDES parents, by Rev. Craig.
The happy couple left this after
noon for Chicago, New York and
other eastern points.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

George Anthony, OF Centralia,
who was arrested here during En-
campment week for gambling, and
whose trial was set for Friday, fail.
ed to appear, thus forfeiting his
bond. Suit will be brought against
his bondsman ,..Millard Rogers, next
week unless Anthony pays up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Evils of PromiscuOus Bathing.
From the Ladies' Home journal,

EV1lS O1 FrOInlSCuOuS hdLHlHSs
From the Ladies' Home JOURNAL.
A few years ago stockings were
not worn; now they may be of silk
or cotton, and the latest advices
tell us of stockings cut SO as to ex-
pose the toes, which some news
paper correspondent describes as
"ten tiny pink shells" AS I see
them thus arrayed-or disarrayed,
to speak correctly-I fear the girl
will soon begin to calculate the ef-
feet of what some one lately called
"artistic baroness" on the mind OF
masculinity, and the men to be too
conscious of the value OF muscle
and calf which he exposes.
As the mouthpiece of the crowds
who come to witness these exhibi-
tions, let me quote the little girl
who, in the innocence of her heart,
asked her mother eff she might
take off her dress and play in her
underclothes like the ladies did OF
the beach,"
After the bath these young peo'
pie settle themselves on the sand
for perhaps an hour or so, rarely
having any chaperon or elder per-
son with them.
Is it right that an innocent and
childish creature should be thrown
in such close and utterly unguarded
companionship with one of the op-
posite sex? A girls purity and
perfect unconsciousness are her
greatest charms, and can We expect
her to retain these graces in such
an atmosphere7
You may say bare legs are no
more demoralizing than bare
shoulders, of which we have sur
felt in every ball room. Granted;
but because we condone one in
delicacy are we to smile quietly on
all3 Round dances have been the
subject OF pulpit oratory; let the
moralist and preacher now turn
their attention to this rapidly In
creasing evil.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

Speaker Reed and Senator
Quay are at logger-heads with
one another over the force bill, so
much SO that Speaker Reed was
made to say, "If Quay had his just
dues he would be doing time In
the penitentiary for robbing his
(Quay's) State Treasury"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

some strict Sabbatarians are
already at work against the open
ing Of the Chicago Worlds Fair on
sundays. They are prematurely
anxious. 1t is not yet clear that
the Fair will ever be open, even
on the secular days of the week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

J. II. Brocker. OF Audrain coun-
ty, has q couple OF thoroughbred
Poland-China BOWS, shipped from
Hancock county, ILL.,, which drop.
ped half dozen pigs each last
week. Brocker will have some
nice pigs for sale in Q few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Damages Wanted.

Geo. CLARK, who fell from the
new Fleet School building some
time since, has brought suit
against fheo. Lacoff for 81, 600
damages. He claims that negli-
gence, defective construction, etc.,
caused his fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

TIE poor of Audrain county, af-
ter the first of March, are to be
boarded for 80 cents a week. They
are to have plenty of good, healthy
food, we'll cooked. How people
can be fed so cheap is a problem
that many OF US would like to
solve. A few weeks stay in the
county poor house, we think, Is
the only way to demonstrate how
it can be done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Columbia Drug Stores Closed.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Aug. 14.-Col-
umbia has been stirred up this
week over the whiskey question as
it has not been for months. The
drug stores of Columbia have vio-
lated the local option law by SELL
ing whiskey, beer and wine unlaw-
fully. Several druggists have been
arrested, including A. D. Tyson,
F. o. Cheatham, DR.. Thomas Finn
and others. The heavy fines i'm
posed caused the Tyson drug store
to close to-day, and it is limited
that others will follow suit. Only
one drug store does not handle al
cohol in any form. The officers of
the town and county are in sympa-
thy with the movement to suppress
the traffic, and there is great con.
sternation among the doctors who
have been issuing bogus prescrip-
tions, as we'll as the druggists who
have been selling without authority
of law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21


The Mexico LEDGER has our
thanks for copies of their progress
i've, wide-awake and Hourishipg
daily. The LEDGER never gets
left, but when it comes 10 news and
enterprise the LEDGER always
takes the lead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

Billie Carter won two heats in
the pacing race at Moberly FIJI
day with Maud Neff. The race
stood between Maud and Little
Rock, with two heats each. In
the deciding heat Maud acted badly
several times in the route and Lit
tie Rock won.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

THE census returns for Audrain
afe growing beautifully less all the
ame. The latest returns cut
down one district TIA votes-about
naf what was first reported. By
'ne time Porter gets through there
wont be enough people in Audrain
70 harvestthe corn crop and we have
mad very dry weather this sum-
mer, too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

U. s. HALL says: "In 1856
aearly 76 per cent of the bank
MOCK was owned by the farmers !;
nov only one.fifth is owned by
.asm. In 1865, when the public
debt was $1,000, 900, 600, the far
nefs owned the bulk of the coun-
ays values now they are in debt
so,oU,U0O,OOO. The Farmers
ano laborers' unions of Missouri
have 190, 600 memhers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

The census returns indicate a
decrease of few hundred in the
population of Vermont. In Maine
there is an increase OF 9, 800 in ten
years, or less than 1000 per year
for the whole state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

c. l. F1LLEY has the Republican
party Of Missouri by the nose and
don't you forget it. He is going to
make some of the Republicans of
Missouri think they stepped in hot
ashes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21


AakRE is trouble ahead for the
= vvsafstte-smoking youths in New
lofk. A new law prohibiting the
'moking Of cigarettes on the street
y u public places by children &C.
suAliy Or apparently under sixteen
-" OF age goes into effect the
A'.' Of September. If the law is
'n'orcsd there will be a very
s1ked decrease in the sale of
Ssafsttsa. The peculiar wording
= sne statute may make it incum-
-. upon young men who are
a'Is youthful in appearance than
: 'act to carry with them ce.tifi-
Sases That they have passed the
us ol sixteen, We doubt if the
~ siil be very rigidly enforced,
- mere is an abundant field of
sstainsss for it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

HAVING wisely decided not to
pass the Force Bill in its original
form, the Republican Senators can
not too soon make up their minds
not to pass it in any form.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

TIE Republicans have nominal
cd L. Erwin, of Galloway, to run
against Bland for Congress. He
might as we'll run against a stone
wall for all the good it will do him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

Hon. CHAMP CLARK, of Pike,
had one of the best selected Ii
braries in the State of Missouri,
which was entirely destroyed by
fire on Wednesday, when his resi-
dence with contents were burned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

The assessment of property in
Mexico is $4,000 more than last
year. This shows healthy growth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

PROF. A. +. FLEET was in Mex
leo Friday and says the outlook
is fine and that he will open his
school on time and with q good at.
tendance. This school is found to
be O success from the start.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

AS suggested in the LEDGER some
ame since there will likely be a
grand rally of all the Democratic
''00s In Audrain county at Mexico
.ome time this fall. The Youngs
.fssk Club, which is the pioneer
e,uo Of the county, is taking hold
VI 'ne matter, which will insure it's
success. Every Democrat in Au-
ulan and many from adjoining
.0unhes should attend such a meet
me We would suggest some Sat-
ufday In October as a good date.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

Secretary J. G. Blaine has re-
laxed to q considerable extent OF
his high protective ideas, as will
be seen In his reciprocity with the
Latin-American States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

The Democratic clubs of Au-
drain county will have a rousing
biz rally in Mexico this fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

The late rains insure fine fall
grass and will fill out the corn
crop good deal more than many
think
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

JONATHAN EPLER represented
the F. & l.. U. of Audrain at the
Sedalia convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

U. S. HALL was elected Presi-
dent OF the State F. Il l.. Union at
its meeting in Sedalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

The Lodge Force bill will not
pass. The Republicans want to
but dare not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

SENATOR VEST will be renomi-
mated by acclamation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
NEU j. a L O. I A.

AT psrG0tSTs AND DEALERS.
m eSaaLes L. VoselEa CO.. Baf,imsss. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21


Champion Hills. In writing to
Col. Steve Cooper, of Howard
county, Ito whom we are indebted
for much of the information given
here) than whom no braver soldier,
better citizen or truer man ever
lived, and one of the surviving
colonels of the End and 9Th regi-
ments consolidated, in answer to
the question, "Was Clifton T.
Black a gallant soldier?" Col.
Steve Cooper's answer is the fol-
lowing laconic reply: !" There
was no better soldier"
What a fitting epitaph to be in
scribed on the tomb OF our depart
ed comrade ! Coming from one who
knows; from the pen and lips of his
much loved commander, both of
company and regiment, whose eye
had rested On his soldierly form in
camp-in line-on the fatiguing
march under the steady deadly fire
and in the dashing charge of battle.
When life's work is done--all is
over-could higher compliment
be paid to man than to say "There
was no better soldier" In 1866,
after the surrender of his regiment,
he returned to his home four miles
northwest of Mexico, and soor
after was married to Miss Sue Eller
daughter of Elias Elier, and sis
ter of William Eller. by whom
he had two ehildren-boy and CIR
both of whom survive him. Hi
wife died in 1875. He was agair
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-28
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Sept. N.-The day in the
house was occupied with the conference re-
port ON the tariff bill. In the senate Nor.
gan introduced the bill referred to the COM
mittee ON public lands to forfeit the lands
granted to the Northern Pacific for that
portion of its line between Bismarck, N. D.,
and Wallula, Ore. The senate then
resumed consideration of the immigra-
tion contract labor law. the pending ques-
ton being on Plumb's amendment offered
yesterday providing that the act shall not
apply to any organization of musicians or
orchestra. The amendment was agreed to.
Hoar moved that the amendment shall not
apply to teache rs. Blair objected. He
might as we'll let the bill go as to have it
picked all to pieces. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill went over without
action.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-28
Farmed Out an once.

WAsH1NaToN, Sept. N.-The house COM
mittee on accounts began an investigation
into the charges preferred against Post
master Wheat, of the house. He was called
and admitted that he let the contract to
Culbertson for carrying the mails of the
house to the postoffice at 5000 per year,
beginning December last. Culbertson was
to give him, Wheat, $50 PEI month out Of
it and did 80 till discharged employe told
OF it and it got into the newspapers. Then
he concluded the contract was violation
of law and wanted to give the money back
to Culbertson but was told it belonged to
the government. 80 he deposited it at the
treasury and stopped taking money from
Culbertson. He had consulted the clerk of
the house, Representative Caswell and the
speaker about the matter. The contract
had since been taken from Culbertson and
relet:for a. COO.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-28
THE BASE BALL RECORD.

Scores OF Yesterdays Games, the Home
Teams Being Given First
THE PLAYERS LEAGUE.
Pittsburg 3. Brooklyn 8.
Cleveland 8, Boston 0.
Buffalo 8, New York 9; Buffalo 3, New
York 8.
4 Chicago l, Philadelphia Z.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati 5, New York 15.
Cleveland 4; Brooklyn 7.
Chicago 6, Boston 2.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo 15. Athletics 3.
st. Louis z, Baltimore s.