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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Missouri Game Laws.

missouri UaUlC LAWS
It is unlawful to kill game in the
State of Missouri between the fol-
lowing periods: Prairie Chickens:
Between February 1st and August
Is.
Quail I: Between January 1st
and October LIST.
Deer: Between February 1st
and October 1st-
Wild Turkeys: Between March
1st and September 1st.
(See R. s. 1889, Sec. 390l.)
Punishment: Imprisonment in
Jail not exceeding one year, or by
line not exceeding 81 600, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
{See R. s. 1889, Sec. 3930.)
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
We Have Been There,
From the Louisiana Journal.

Ff0ln inc L0ulSlana JOufha.
If Bob White and other boomers.
who live in the village of Mexico,
would come down to Louisiana and
see the wagons loaded with wheat
that throng our streets daily, they
would have some idea of what con-
stitutes Q city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

From the galloway GaZette.
When the ring is called for the
"Best mule of any age" you will
see Joe Coons, Jake Maddox, Sr.,
and Jake Maddox, Jr., and Bob
Buckner, John Buchanan, John
Glenn, sisera Threlkeld, Irvine
Maddox, Tom Fisher, DR.. Bob
Baker, Sam West and the Wise
boys prick up their ears and open
their eyes. Who can tie the rib
bons ?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
A Played-Out Scheme.

"Let us do our own registering,
our own counting and our own cer-
tification of the votes," is Speaker
Reeds motto in referring to q Fed
eral Election law. And he should
have added, Eve care not who
does the voting" That is the
system that prevailed in the South
during Reconstruction days, but
we hardly think the country is
prepared to go back and re-epact
the lawlessness that characterized
that period.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

DIR. J. f. MCWILLIAMs is presl-
dent of the State Dental Associa-
ton. This association meets in
Louisiana next July and will enjoy
an excursion on the river. DR..
McWilliams is an active worker in
the association and is well worthy
the high honor conferred.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

How the Other Half Lives.


How true it is, the remark that
one-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives. Take,
for example, the woman who plays
the orguinette on the street corner.
An sld sunbonnet Is pulled we'll
down over her shrunken and
shriveled features-for the femi-
nine instinct which shuns reveia-
ton of unloveliness fingers all
through life, and outlasts hunger
and humiliation. And the tune
she plays is "Home, Sweet
Home" From time to- time the
rhythm halts where notes have
been worn away by Use, and the
memoryladen melody seems to be
broken every now anu then by a
sob. Crouched down behind the
instrument, with her face almost
buried in the Calico apron across
her knees, she doesn't seem to even
hear the jingle of the coin that is
dropped into the tin cup before
her. Alone in the street, without
the slightest prospect of a friendly
nod or a kindly greeting, she plays
-"Home, Sweet Home"
One asks himself how she lives,
and when he figures it out that
during the day fifty people would
be likely to give her coins, averag-
ing not less than ten cents each !,
he concludes that at IS per diem
she ought to have a 7-room house
in good neighborhood with hot
and cold water and pie for dinner
whenever she wants it.
The Oceans s'Under-Tow."
Doubtless we have all heard a
great deal about this "under-tow,"
as though it were some mysterious
force working from the recesses of
a treacherous ocean to draw un-
wary bathers to their doom. AS a
matter Of fact, its presence is obvi-
ously natural, and the explanation
of 1t more than simple. AS each
wave rolls in and breaks upon the
beach the volume of water which
it carries does not remain there
and sink into the sand; it flows
back again, and, as the succeeding
wave breaks over it, the recedine
one forms an under current flowing
outward of strength proportionate
to the body of water contained in
each breaker, and again, proper.
tionate in great measure to the
depth of the ditch. Where this
latter is an appreciable depression
1t can be readily seen that the wa
ter of receding waves will flow into
it with similar effect to that o.
water going over a fall, and that {
lperson standing near is very likely
to be drawn over with it, and thus
if the ditch Is deep enough, carried
out of his depth. This is all there
is to the much talked of "under.
tow" and the numerous accidents
laid to its account,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

The fearless editor may offend
and lose a subscriber, but, if he is
right, in the end he will gain five.
He may lose one advertiser, but
if he Is right he will gain two
thereby. If he labors not to dis
please any one he will please no
one. If he tries to ride all the
horses In the field, he will be un.
horsed by each of them. The
editor should follow his honest,
well-considered convictions, and
the man that he should labor to
please is himself. If he does this
with ability and without fear ol
favor, he will have greater follow.
ing and better support than he
who trims his sails to every change
able breeze and without chart OF
compass, principle or purpose
drifts aimlessly about with every
shifting tide.-IEx.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Mathematical Nuts.


The present Republican Ad-
minlstration came into power
with a surplus in the Treasury
larger than the whole revenues of
the Government in 1850, and it has
not only looted the Treasury Of its
surplus, but it has made a forced
loan of $50 600, 900 of trust money
held for the redemption of bank
notes, and if it shall pass the party
Tariff bill it will leave q Treasury
deficit of more than the entire reve-
nues of the Government when the
Republicans came into power, not
to count from S12, ,OOO, 900 to $40,
600, 900 of possible increased deficit
70. a Force Election bill and S..
OOO, 900 for subsidies.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Republican Untruths

The Mckinley bill increases the
protection enjoyed by the Sugar
Trust IA per cent, and yet certain
Republican papera have the polite
and elegant gall to tell the people
that the party is the enemy o.
Trusts,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

If the Mexico Street Railway
Company had held its franchise
on the property along the Boule'
ward and operated the road thous'
ands of dollars would have been
made. There are no prettier build
ing sites in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

R. P. PORTER, superintendent OF
census for the United States, says
Mexico has 4,7O5. Powell, super
intendent for this district, says we
have 1876. Which is right? Is
either right? Have we not over
5000 people in Mexico? If we had
the census of Hardin College, as in
tended, we would have had over
that number sure.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

Un6 CENSUS u1SCr1CL ID AuurdIu
county has not yet been heard
from; also one district each in
Boone, Montgomery and Pike
counties. For these missing dis
tricts the census of 1880 was taken
and the per centage of increase for
the balance of the county In which
each district lies, added thereto.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

The Laddonia Herald says: Prof.
S. T. Davis, of Martinsburg, has
accepted the principalship of the
school at Willow Springs, Howell
county. Nine months term at SS5
per term,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

The Farmers and Laborers'
Union of Rails county has organ
lied Mutual Insurance Company
for the purpose of insuring their
homes and barns. They will in
sure farm property for sixty cents
on the hundred dollars, for period
of FIVE years, and each one holding
policy is obligated to pay assess
ments from time to time to meet
losses. Henry Smith is county
agent. The company will do no
| business outside of the members OF
| the union in Rails county.-Van-
| dalia Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

rREsIDEST HARRISON has inform
q the National Guard that the
MN is the question of the day,
ma that the people should be thor
oghly educated on 1t. Unfortu-
aseiy for Mr.. Harrison and his
afsy, that is precisely what is
ping on.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

THE Galloway Gazette need not
be uneasy when the ribbon is tied
on the beet mule. R. I. Freeman,
of Audrain, will be dof1ing his hat.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

EVERY teacher in Audrain coun-
b should arrange to attend the in
kitute. Boards of education are
|sry correctly giving such teachers
be preference when choosing from
kpulications for positions.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

Rev. Martin Kraft has moved
from Baltimore to Mexico to reside
permanently, and is now at the
residence of Mr.. Kombrink. He
will open an English. German
school in Mexico on August 4th,
and we think he will have q good
school. He will also open a school
at Progress on Oct. 1st.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

GAYS Mr.. Blaine to his party :
inere Is not a section or a line in
0uf bull that will open a market
% another bushel of wheat OF bar.
ol pork" Says his party to
!. Blaine: "The weather is toe
ann TO discuss such matters. -
T. Louis Republic.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

1Hk Louisiana Press says there
40 foundation for the announce
aeai that ex-President Cleveland
" oe IN that town on August l..
~ paper adds that some sort of
representation OF the ex-Presi-
sas may be in a circus parade
I" takes place there that day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

We are sorry to hear that some
,ae Mexico boys behaved very
~ the Bean Creek picnic by
.S0'lng and in other ways dis
1isne the peace. This is a shame
= disgrace. When young men
ue 70 Mexico and endeavor to
~. sae town they are arrested
y nned. We trust that our at.
- on VIII be called to no more
uch occureanees
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

MRS. FRANK LESLIE has given
ut that If she ever marries again
ne will take unto herself a journal
ssof her own country. Tumble
that onee, Walter Williams.
on could have a mother and wife
omblned by capturing Mrs. L.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

Thomas Bracket Reed has the
pretty honor of presiding over the
rottenest House OF Representatives
that ever sat in Washington
GourierJourn al.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

Butler Guthrie left Friday for
Denver, Colorado, to spend six
or eight weeks among friends and
relatives. He took his bicycle
with him with the expectation OF
having jolly good time viewing
several miles of the far West from
the "sh sheel."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

IT is our opinion that the bills
ang circulated in regard to Gro
ta Cleveland being in Louisiana,
TO-. on August 1st, are "fakes."
There will be a circus in Louisiana
hat day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

The census report now given
ut shows that Audrain county has
R,EO people, with one district
h to hear from, a gain of 3,23S
bince 1880. Mexico furnishes / , ,141
fthis gain.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

We we're satisfied all the time
|hst il was strange thing for ex-
Prsiden. Grover Cleveland to stop
\ louisiana when Mexico is
vithin one hundred miles.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

TIE Democratic clubs of Au.
bnjn should have a reunion in
Msxieo this fall and invite some
ks Democratic orator here to ad.
slress them.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

TIE census returns we publish
kadsy are official only. There
!. ma entire district in Audrain
|,bich has not yet been reported.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
FUN FOR THE FISH.
The jolly Mexico Crowd Fish
and FrOlic-The Finny
Tribe Not Dis
turbed.


party which went out to the mouth
of Littleby seme days ago, return
ed Friday. Oceans of fun was
enjoyed by the jolly crowd, but
we are told they had little or no
fish to eat. When line was cast
the fish all seemed to have busi-
ness elsewhere. One or two girls
did get bites, but when the cork
went under they screamed and run.
The other girls, not caring to angle
for the finny tribe, fished for COM
pliments and were highly success.
full, as nearly all the pretty young
ladies efMexico were on the trip.
The boys spent the time in fish.
ing, shooting at rabbits, birds and
targets, and playing Might've,
euchre, etc., while the evenings
were passed by the entire party in
singing and conversation. Sixty.
nine persons partook of camp din.
ner on Thursday and the fare was
pronounced excellent. Visitors
were entertained daily and il nc
fish were caught some tall fish
stories were told. Among those
who called at the camp were W. J
Bolts, Mr.. Tally, Jos. Ringo, Jas. c,
Ringo and family, Clay Judy and
family, and a number OF others
who live In the neighborhood
Several visitors from Mexico also
partook of the hospitality of the
camp, among whom were Mrs. J
E. Moore and daughter, Miss Rosa
Mrs. E. D. Graham, DR.. Walker
and family, Miss Mollie Ricketts,
Misses Beulah and Pearl Williams
and number of others. The sp",
where the camp was located is &
delightful and picturesque place, ir
as fine neighborhood as there il
in the county, and the many kind
nesses extended to the party by
residents of that locality will mo-
soon be forgotten. To Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Ringo and Mr.. and Mrs
Clay Judy the merry fishers wish
to especially return thanks. Tht
first trip proved to be SO delight
full that it was unanimously decid
ed, before camp was broken, t
visit the spot annually and camI
out for a week. A club will be or
ganized to be known as the "Lit
tleby Lettering Lollers." The fol
lowing named persons composed
the party:
Mrs. Ready, Mrs. G. D. Ferris
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Davis ant
son and daughter, Clarence ant
Bessie, Mr.. and Mrs. John M
Pollard, Misses Belle, Allie, Mami
and Julia Morris, Julia Ross, Jen
ME Hit, Hattie CAN'T, Leon
Williams, Ute and Mary Heading
ton, Lutte Cave, Kate Ferris, Poll.
Bryan, Matte Spence, Mildre'
Buckner, Willie Woodward, o
Kansas City; Maize Gibson, of st
Louis; Miss McGee, of Kentucky
Willie Potts; Messrs. E. H. Car
ter, J. G. Wilkins, Luke Morris
DR.. L. o. Rodes, DR.. T. J. Turner
DR.. E S. Cave, S. A. Grantham
| A. B. Smith, F. R. Jesse, Chas
Wade, J. G.. Trimble, Geo. A. Mo,
ris, Jr.. Fred Morris, Geo. Lee
Lewis Mason, Noah Beagles an
J Frank Head.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

The Democratic clubs of Audrain
hould have a grand reunion at
is1ico sometime before election
bis fall. Every Democrat In the
bounty should attend and some
pusing good speeches would be
listened to.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Strange Things DO Happen.

1t was only the other day that a
Michigan court fined eight young
men s5 each for hooting, yelling,
fiddling and bowling around the
house Of newly married couple
as a serenade. They supposed the
Constitution gave them this privi.
lege and encouraged them in it
and were amazed az we'll as dead
broke.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
MIR. MILLS OPPOSES 1T.
He Thinks There Are Other
Steps More Advisable.

CoRs1cANA, TEX, July 25.-
Hon. Roger Q. Mills has arrived
from his Missouri tariff reform
campaign. He thinks there is
enough patriotism in the Republi-
can Senate to defeat the infamous
force bill, but if it should be pass
ed as the last effort of the Republi.
cans to retain their hold, the peo-
pie of the North would get tired OF
the measure as soon as the South.
erners. Col. Mills emphatically
opposes the Georgia boycott senti.
ment as approved by Gov. Gordon.
He will enjoy the hospitality OF
his home friends for a few days aod
then return to Washington. He il
now paired with Mckinley.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

ARRANGEMENTS will likely be
made to run a train from Jefferson
treet to the west gate OF the Fair
Grounds every ten minutes during
|sir week.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Mrs. Noorich Goes Into Art.

Mrs. NO0rich Goes Into Art.
From the New York Sun.
"Is this Mr.. Mike?"
"Yes, madame.
"The painter of miniatures?"
eyes, madame"
"What'll you charge to paint q
life-size miniature of my daugh-
ter?n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
No Call For Mush.

Mary Anderson is married. She
married a fair, average man. She
ought to have been married ten
years ago. She will live as hap
PLY as the average wife. That's
the long and short and all of it,
and there is no occasion for gush or
ropsh
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

THE convention to nominate
ion. Z. q. Norton meets in St.
Charles on the 7th of August but
nu adjourn over until the 8th,
fhsn Hon. R. G. Mills will be
here te address the convention
md the public.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Written for the Ledger.
THE HARVEST.
BY EMILY VAIL.

He turned the furrows in the field,
The furrows straight and long,
The thoughts that filled his happy heart
Were like ripping song.
He saw before him all that day
A form of witching grace
Eyes blue as heaven and sunny hair
Framing sweet young face.
He said. Il will not be in haste
iii sow my wheat and clover
III see her then. ah yes, will,
And talk the matter over"
He sowed the wheat, planted the corn,
And cut the fragrant hay,
And saw it in the spacious barn
All safely slowed away.
He said, "I'm getting nicely Oh
think will not STOP
When have gathered in my grain
III gather loves sweet crop.
While quietly the work went on,
A bright misehievious Charley
Had won and carried of the prize,
While he was cutting barley.
The harvesting was nicely done,
In the glorious autumn weather.
All crops secured--all, all, save one,
And that he could not gather.
A Prescription for Longevity.
oliver Wendell Holmes in Atlantic.
One of my prescriptions for
longevity may startle you some
what. 1t is said: Become the
subject of mortal disease. Let
half a dozen doctors thump you,
and knead you and test you in
every possible way, and render
their verdict that you have an IN
ternal complaint; they don't know
exactly what it is, but it will cer-
tainly kill you by and by. Then
bid farewell to the world and shut
yourself up for an invalid. If you
are three-score years old when you
begin this mode of life. you may
very probably last twenty years,
and there you are-an octogena-
rian. In the meantime, your
friends outside have been drop
ping off, one after another, until
you find yourself almost alone,
nursing your mortal complaint as
if it were your baby, hugging it
and kept alive by lift to exist ls
to live. Who has not seen cases
like this-a man or a woman shut
ting himself or herself up, visited
by a doctor or a succession of doc
tors q remember that once in my
early experience, I was the twenty
seventh physician who had been
consulted), always taking medi-
cine, until everybody was remind.
ed of that impatient speech of a
relative of one of these invalid
vampires who live on the blood oi
tired.out attendants, 81 do wish
she would get well-or som,ething?''
Persons who are shut up in that
way, confined to their chambers.
sometimes to their beds, have 8
very small amount of vital expen'
diture and wear out very little O
their living substance. They are
like lamps with half their wicks
picked down, and will continue tt
burn when other lamps have usee
up all their oil. An insurance of
fee might make money by taking
no risks except on lives of per
sons suffering from mortal dis
cases."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

THE Moberly B. & L. Associa-
=, b.. issued its 22nd series.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

The Hamilton News-Graphic is
|,,,rteen wears old and one of the
|,sry best papers in the country.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

r. B. Wofrell has returned from
Worcester, where he says crops are
looking unusually we'll. He says
he never saw any better oats and
that the outlook for corn 10 6ns.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

THE story to commence shortly
in the daily and weekly LEDGER
will be handsomely illustrated and
the developments form q most en-
trancing romance. The serial 10
entitled "rhe Danvers Jewels"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

Caleb Martin and family, of
Martinsburg, Mo-, were In Mex
leo Friday to have their pictures
taken in . group.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

A putrid Congress in a hot sum-
mer is extremely bad for the health
of the nation.-Courier,Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

ysssos county has forty-three
|..,d;dases to fill twelve offices.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31
Best Mules.

GROVER CLEVELAND will not be
in Louisiana on August /.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-07-31

TAKE the LEDaER If you want u
get the news.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-01-10
Meteorological Record for December, 1889.

Maximum temperature on the 26th, 6S degrees
minimum temperature on the Attn. II degrees
mean temperature of the month, AZ 25 degrees
Rainfall Q II of an inch.
Since 1870 inclusive, as appears by my record,
there has not been SO mild month of Decem-
Der. The mildest heretofore, that of 1876. gave q
ber VIZ. 40.25 degrees. Well developed dande-
lion blossoms were found on the 26th and be DIS
of chickw weed are in full bloom in he GARDEN
1t will be noticed that the temperature was low
er during the first week of the month than after
wards. Ice formed in water tubs about one-half
inch thick. Mean temperature of December for
10 years 33. 10 degrees.
The past has also been the dryest December in
twenty years. In december, 1873 only |. II inches
fell, and most in 1873, 702inch L o rams were
recorded during the past month. of which only
one gave more than one-tentH Of an inch. The
earth and air were SO saturated with previous
wet weather, that a very slight depression in
temperature would bring mist and light rain
The dryness of the last month gives some
hope for an ice crop yet, but the earth is still
full of water as the springs and streams show.
Rain and melted snow in l889-January. SAC
inches February, 2.22 inches; March. 5.5T inches
April TIT inches; May. 30 inches: June. g. a
inches; July IL 81 inches; August 3 68 inches
September 800 inches; october OF inches N ~
yemberS % inch 8; ID cember, {. IL inches Total
~ 80 inches or over q feet. The wettest year Til
the last curing the past twenty years. that of
1885, COST inch g. TIE drJes', tina: of 1871 AZ OF
inches Mean anuu Al rain tail As Is inches. oI
about two feet less than the rain Of the last
year. 6. G. e.
0aElQqd School, Fallston.