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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Where the Cattle Are.


There are simply no native
steers east of the Mississippi, was
the remark gentleman made to
the writer the other day after an
extended trip in that country.
The same is true of Iowa, Nebraska
and a part of Kansas, if we exclude
those now in the feed lots eating
corn preparatory to the shambles.
There are many of these. but We
doubt if more than common at this
time of the year.
The question that presents itself,
where are the steers to come from
that are to take the place made va
cant when the ripened cattle are
gone? Montana, Wyoming, Colora-
do and the Territories west cannot
supply over 200, 600 this year, if all
shipments are sold for feeders.
This is less than thirty days sup
ply for the Chicago market alone.
Arizona, New Mexico, the Indian
Territory and Texas are the only
resources. Kansas has absorbed
10000 from these countries
already this spring to feed on grass
and grain, designing to market
them for Christmas on into spring
and summer of 1891. These Sec
tions still have a few steers unsold,
but if the local papers tell the truth
the number is comparatively small.
1t is universally admitted in Texas
that the steer crop is smaller than
it was a year ago-there has been
a cutting down year by year since
1887.
If the Southwest is our main re-
lance for beef steers; if the mum.
Der there is smaller than in the
past; if the corn States are out of
steer cattle; does it not begin to
look as if the time had come when
stockmen and farmers should
husband their cattle resources
The supply will continue liberal
until the steers now eating corn are
disposed of, and under a decline in
the foreign market prices may stiff
en- slowly. But when they are gone,
then what 2 Prices must advance
even without a foreign demand, for
the simple and very good reason
that the fattening pens can only be
filed up to the present standard Of
numbers by the purchase of year.
lings. Make money by feeding to
ripeness the cattle you now have in
your lots, it it takes until March,
1891. The future is bright with
hope, Notwithstanding a break in
the foreiop markets- Hold IN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Butcher Chas. Green.
From the Rural World.

Now let all who have any inter.
est in the st. Louis Fair, or Fair
Grounds, look at this. The butcn-
er Green will have no more com.
Functions of conscience In slaugh-
tering the whole thing than he
would in taking the life of an hour
old kitten. He has been prepar-
ing for it for years and will do 80
yet, but the day of reckoning for
Charles Green will come and he
will be made to remember it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Got 1t in jugs.
Bowling Green Correspondence Vandali
Leader

Bowling Green Correspondence SanUalld
Leader
A lady resident of Mexico, writ
ing to the Crusader, temperance
journal, published at Cameron, Mo-,
says she can't imagine why aschool
for boys should be located at Mex
leo, where there are three saloons
in full blast and where every in
ducement is placed before boys to
tempt them to ruin. She says the
daily and weekly LEDGER and the
daily and weekly Intelligencer have
more influence than all the preach
ers combined and she charges both
papers with being on the whisky
side. In respect to our local press,
Bowling Green is peculiarly for
tunate, as both of our papers are
squarely and unequivocally against
whisky, and it is largely owing to
their influence that there is not a
saloon in Bowling Green. Public
opinion has been educated up to
such a point that the bartender is
like Othello-his occupation gone
and it is foregone conclusion that
there will never be another grog.
shop in our little city.
Upon one occasion, when this
writer was in Bowling Green, a
large crowd was seen to congregate
around the hack that made daily
trips to Louisiana, and upon in
quiring the cause of the commo.
ton, a citizen replied that the men
were eager to receive their jugs
brought up in the hack. We were
also told that out a short distance
from town whiskey could be had
This is mentioned only to illus
trate that which we know to be &C
that where there is a demand fol
whiskey there will be supply
if not legally, then Illegally. We
were not in quest of the ''artickel'
and make these comments purely
on the strength of what Bowling
Green people said. However, W.
do know that a business man o
the town, who had 5000 or $40,
600 invested, said he wanted t.
sell out and leave, as the CLOSING
of the saloons had paralyzed hi
business, and he knew of man,
other business men in the sam,
fix. 1t may be altogether differ
ent there now. There may neve
be another saloon in Bowling Greer
but we dare say all the whiskey
; man wants can be had there.
this is not the case, Bowling Greel
is unlike any other "no saloon
town within our knowledge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

ing the offices with men from the
farms, and institute a new order of
things at the county-seats. The
farming community is amply able
to care for itself, and the indication
is that it will exercise It's strength
very generrlly this summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
The People Not to Blame.


X X * The whole thing was
just what had been advertised-a
sham-but the people of Mexico
are not to be blamed for the fall
ure, as they thought they were to
have 600 or 800 soldiers. There
was large crowd in Mexico Fri
day to witness the sham battle. but
as we had seen enough of the sol.
dier boys we returned home on the
noon train. Mexico is a good
town, full of enterprise and push,
and it is not often they get left, but
they did last week. Mexico has a
good system of water-works and
electric lights, and first.class SET
of people. May she grow and pros
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
THE SHELL GAME.
Just Guess Where the Little
Pea fs, Gentlemen"
From the New York World.

tue new fOfk world
Familiar to everyone who has
ever visited the race track or at.
tended a county fair is the shell
game. The outfit is very simple,
much more simple than almost any
other outfit known to the art OF
gambling. There is a little table
about foot square set on three
legs. The legs fold up into a cane,
and the top of the table, being OF
cloth on little frame, rolls up in.
to small cylinder like a black
ruler.
When the police come, and they
are always coming when the games
are in progress, presto ! the top Of
the table vanishes in the shape oi
q walking stick.
The rest of the outfit consists oi
three empty walnut shells, o,
rather three half shells, and what
looks like green pea, but which
is really little green cube.
The game consists of juggling the
pea under the shells and guessing
under which shell it is. The jug.
Cling looks easy enough and almost
any bright-eyed man would swear
he could tell under which shell the
pea is after the juggling is over. In
fact the shrewd juggler does his
work in such a way that the eye
can easily follow the pea and thus
convince the beholder that he
knows where to place his money.
But there is a trick. It comes in
just after the man has made up his
mind that he knows where the pea
is and is reaching for his money.
Quick as a fash the fakir changes
the position of two of the shells.
When the man who knows where
the pea is looks up, he sees the
shells in apparently just the same
position they were before, and he
antes his cash and with a look OF
eager triumph indicates the chosen
she'll. The juggler lifts it from
the board and underneath there is
nothing.
Angry, hot and excited at being
beaten he bets again and again,
wins once or twice but finally loses
all and goes away disgusted. Some.
times he "catches on" to the trick
and begins regular run on the
table. Here the juggler's confed.
crate comes to the front and when
the sharp man bets SIS he bets $40.
If the sharp man goes SIS he raises
$40, until he crowds him out of the
game, very much after the manne,
of the "bluff'' in draw poker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

SIXTY Republican Representa-
tives are absent from their Con-
gressional duties at Washington.
There is no special reason why
they should not be away. Reed,
with his ocular quorum, can do
alone all the nefarious business
necessary for his party. AS for the
country, it is getting ready to per-
manently retire a great many OF
those sixty Republicans.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

We are told tn at a Louisiana
newspaper man, with a copy of the
Mexico LEDGER in his hand, went
into dry goods store in his town
and addressing the proprietor, said:
"See here, why don't you fellows
advertise like the merchants OF
Mexico do in this paper ?'
The merchant very coolly
answered the editors query by
remarking:
"Why don't you print a paper
like that ?"
The editor is still busy Culler
advertisements for his paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

DR.. JESSE B. BOWMAN, of Ken
tucky, favorably mentioned in con-
nection with the presidency of the
State University, has filled num-
be of prominent positions, among
them that of president of the Ken
lucky State University. DR.. Bow
mans name is now being consider
ed by the curators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

aHf Republicans found all-suf-
ssns reasons for admitting every
sfnsory possessing a comfortable
publican majority, and for re-
sang every Territory believed to
uemoeratic in politics. 1t would
umcult for political PARTISAN
y 70 make a more shameless
Inhibition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Mills at st. Charles.
From the st. Charles Banner.


Will our exchanges please note
the fact that the date of the Mills
speech at st. Charles has been
changed from the 7th to the Sth of
August? As Mr.. Mills cannot be
here on the 7th, the Congressional
convention will meet, organize and
adjourn until the 9Th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
A CRANK" JOKE.
A Crowd at the Depot Search
ing for q DecompOsed HUI
man BOdy-Limburger
Cheese Found.

Yesterday morning as James
Bunton, baggage master at the
Union Depot, opened the doors OF
the baggage room a most horrible
stencil prevailed which caused
him to make thorough search of
boxes, trunks and valises that
were piled upon one another. AS
the boxes and things were being
moved and shufHed about the smell
became more offensive and was
almost unbearable. Mr.. Bunton
called in several bystanders to
help him investigate, supposing a
dead rat had lodged behind some
thing in the room, but the search
proved futile. At this point some
one suggested that perhaps it was
a dead body in one of the trunks
or boxes. This expression so arous-
ed the curiosity of Mr.. Bunton
that he began to think perhaps
it might be a "stiff" that
had been shipped in, and he pro-
ceeded to open boxes, trunks, va
lises, etc., until only one very large
trunk remained intact. By this
time good crowd had gathered to
see the "dead body" taken out of
the trunk. All of them held their
noses tight, so sickening was the
smell. The work of opening the
last trunk was begun, everybody
anxiously awaiting the result with
eyes dilated and necks craned to
catch glimpse of the contents.
The lid was removed when, horror
of horrors what should meet
their gaze! Strong men weakened
at the sight and became pale as
death. Some one broke the ter
rible silence and said:
"Oh, we'll (! I told you so."
Mr.. Bunton removed a light
coverlet from the decomposed mass.
Another expressed himself, saying:
81 was confident, from the first,
I was right.''
An old gentleman with gold
glasses on-a stranger-remarked,
as he crowded closer, "A dead
body, sure!''
All this time Mr.. Bunton was
busy delving down into the trunk
to find out what the mystery was,
when, lol what should meet his
sight, wrapped up in nice piece
of tin foil, but a big chunk" OF
limburger cheese which the hot
weather had gotten the better of.
We never saw such a foolish look
ing crowd in all our life when a
travelling man came out of the
crowd and wanted to know If they
were done with his trunk, saying
he wished to go to Moberly on the
train then about due.
The commercial ''tourist"-a
German, by-the-way-got awfully
mad and wanted to fight when a
young hoodlum suggested that his
"Iunch" had better be taken out
and buried.
! Lots of people, when they read
this, will say, ooh, cheese it I! ,;
but it's a true story. The bag
gage room has been fumigated and
Jim Bunton now wears perfumery
of the loudest smelling brand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

koER s. NJ. MARTIN, the untir-
and successful evangelist of the
Pnsaan church, came home to-
J, smiling as usual. Elder
sfsln may not be making as much
onsy as Sam Jones, but he is
wing more souls,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

WHAT in the "samhill" are the
press and the public kicking about I?
A sham battle was advertised and
a "sham" battle was what they
got. 1t seems to be the general
impression throughout the land
that the sham part overshadowed
the battle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

aE1lco girls should organize
saturday Morning Clubs" They
growing quite popular now all
=. The country. The chief re.
afement Of the club is, that the
Fis mall stay at home of Satur.
J mornings and help ther moth.
90 up the homework.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

The CentraIia Guard says: While
in Mexico last week we witnessed,
through the courtesy of our old
friend, G. D. Ferris, the perform
ance entitled "The Silver King"
The Ferns Grand Opera House
continues to be the popular resort
for the amusement loving public,
and when our people visit Mexico
they patronize this place of amuse.
ment. -.,'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

IT is right amusing to see a
"public officer" endeavor to pre-.
vent one newspaper from getting
the news and at the same time act
as though he was employed as q
reporter for some other paper,
Such "of1icers' generally make
about as efficient reporters as
they do officers and it don't take
the people long to learn this fact
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

AZ eastern editor says that what
vsntsd in Congress is more
iesmanship. There are thou
1ds Of aspiring politicians in the
aah and on the prairies in the
ess who would regard this as a
rsonal call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

Hon. r. @. Mills speaks at st.
Charles on the day of the Congress
sional Convention, August 7th, not
the Sth, as number of papers in
the district have published.-In-
telliqencer.
As the LEDGER remembers, the
date for Mr.. Mills to speak at St.
Charles was al first fixed for Aug.
7th and afterwards changed to the
9Th. The date of the Senatorial
Convention at Warrenton was
changed from August Sth to the
18th on account of the Mills speak.
ing at St. Charles on the Sth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

The case against Ray Phillips,
in the police court, for gambling,
was tried this afternoon by jury
and Phillips was found not guilty,
The case against Geo. Anthony
will be dismissed from the docket
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Sells Brothers and Barrett's
Recent Consolidation.

Sells Brothers and Barrett's
Recent Consolidation.
During the amusement vacation
last winter the two largest and
most important itinerary exhibi-
tons of America-we may say of
the worldly a bold and polite
move of their respective manage.
ments, effected . consolidation
that in point Of magnitude and in
extent and diversity OF attractive
features never has had q parallel.
This season, consequently, the
plants of the Sells Brothers and of
8. n. Barrett are on the road ex-
hibiting in vast and unprecedented
union, and causing most if not all
cotemporaneous travelling shows to
stand appalled, at this new and
formidable Goliath of the eques-
trian, geological and hippodro-
matte world. This formidable
coalition Is to exhibit here on the
date announced in our ADVERTISING
columns, and amusement patrons
may anticipate the delectation of
witnessing the largest, the most
interesting and the best tented
entertainment ever projected or
perfected. The Sells Brothers an
nounce their exhibition in, Mexico
on Thursday, July 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

PRESIDENT HARRISON the other
y took a plunge into the salt surf
Cape May. 1t is well that he
custom himself to a plunge into
u water so that he will feel more
home when he comes to Salt
ser in 1892.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

When the cruel war ragged Gen.
n. B. Forrest was one of the hard
men to handle on the rebel side.
He wasa fighter but was uneducated.
He once declared that success In
battle largely depended upon "get.
ting there first with the mostss'
men,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

ABOUT thousand Wabash rail
road employees and their families
want to come here from Moberly
to have their annual picnic. They
don't ask a cent for coming and de-
sire to pay liberal rent for grove
to enjoy themselves in. The offe,
Is of such an astounding nature thai
Mexico could afford to go to work
and build them a grove. Let ZEN
come
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

lM farmers throughout the west
saae 70 impress the public with
ncs that they are a power in
uacs when they succeed in mass
asR ,oeces. In . number oi
Gascuzi counties they are ell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Clean Paperl
The LEDGER
Is pre-eminsntly . family paper. 1t
is conservative and pure in tone.
Nothing of an unclean nature
ever gets into its columns.
The LEDGER has the Largest
Circulation Of any paper
in the county.
MAI. ANDRES SWORD.
A Fisherman on the Passaic
River Finds Ii Buried.

New York, July 17.-Henry
Reipe keeps boat-house and fish
ermen's resort on the Passaic River
at Avondale; just behind his resi-.
dence is little vineyard. While
hoeing among his vines q few days
ago he came upon a long, narrow
piece of rusted metal. After clean
ing off the gravel, dirt and mould
he saw that he had an officers
sword of Revolutionary pattern.
The sword was of the regulation
size, and had an old.fashioned En-.
glish handle. 1t was stuck almost
fast in . metal scabbard. Except
ing about six inches just below the
hilt it was in perfect condition.
Reipe polished it with cleaning
powder and was rewarded for his
pains with the discovery of this In
scription in old English letters:
"Major John Andre" There is
no other letter or mark on it. Maj
Andre 10 said to have traversed all
the ground in the neighborhood of
Reipe's place, SO that it is thought
there is little doubt that the old
sword once swung by his side.
Reipe said the sword lay about one
foot under the surface and six feet
from the river shore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

sEcRETARY GLANDoN says there
IL be nearly double the horses at
L Fair this year than were here
t. The Mexico Fair will be the
andest horse fair in the country.
sarival of the St. Louis Fair in
|is respect.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Fine String of Horses.

From the Montgomery Standard
s. s. Brandt will leave in short
time for Mexico with his string of
trotters, among them Grafton, Car
negie and Bernard. They will be
heard from on the circuit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

A MINNESOTA Republican paper
says unless the differences now ex-
isting in the Republican party In
that State are healed before cleo
ton, a Democratic victory will
result as sure as God made little
aDples
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

The Fulton Sun says: e. 5.
Henderson, Constable OF Fulton
township, took John Bryant to
Mexico yesterday. John is want
ed there in connection with q dia'
mond pin that was lost.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Thinks Mexico a Good Town.

From the NevSta Democrat
Theo. Lacof, who came home q
few days since from Mexico, return
ed on the afternoon train to-day.
Mr.. Lacof is the contractor who is
building the Fleet Military School
there, and reports he will have the
building completed by Sept. 1. He
thinks Mexico is a good town and
that it is enjoying quite q boom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

The population of Louisiana, as
shown by the census, is 5,07S.
We know of no prettler town in
this section than the metropolis of
old Pike. 1t is little slow, but
mighty sure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

SENATOR VEST and Congresmen
|iIls and Bland are to speak at
kfs,son City Wednesday, August
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

IF THE price of feed keeps on
going up people will have to go to
feeding -four and meal to the cows
and hogs and eat bran and ship
stuff themselves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

aFARMER" Bob White and fam.
! are home from the sea shore
be farmer" says he don't know
h Just what office he is in train
]. fcv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

ANOTHER "coon" boarder for the
luny. This makes three color
guests for Sheriff Adams inside
q week ; all worthless negroes
d all in for petty crimes which
ould be expiated at the whip
|ng post.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

fHg Senate is in no hurry to
10 up the tariff bill. It cannot
done without taking hold of the
end, and that body has no use
The hot end of the political
|ker at present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

An effort should be made to have
ills make a speech in Mexico
hing iair week. There are but
Y Republicans here, it is true,
i We would like to see Audrain
unty unanimous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

The Vandalia Leader says: Here
after the law requires the circuit
clerk or recorder of each county TO
furnish the assessor with a list Of
mortgages and deeds Of trust held
by citizens of each county. in or.
der to secure q fair assessment.
This will cause a great swell in the
property list.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

THs Rural World is getting on to
&. Clement. The editor of that
lusr heads Clements last article
Bloc Bull Gossip.N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

IT is said that Colonel w. W.
Dudley has bought a house in
Washington. Well, that might
be expected. From blocks of five
to blocks of houses is not a difficult
c&op
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

TIE business men of Mexico are
kepuing for an unusually large
,de this fall and will not be
|appointed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

ys1ICo never does things by
dives. When we have a fizzle we
lave q good one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

GoyRRNoR FRANCIS knows a good
|rn when he sees one. Hence
|. investment in Mexico real
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

Gov. FRANCIS speech at the re-
D. unveiling of the Hendricks
LMs in Indianapolis was an able
d effective address. He did
edit to Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

.xoFHER charming story will
.au shortly in the daily and
eskly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24
Date of the CrucifixiOn.


That the time of Christ's cruci-
fxion may by approximately de-
monstrated by astronomical cal
culation, after paying due regard
to the historical data in our possess
sion, is asserted by Judge Joseph
P. Bradley of the supreme court of
the United States. The cardinal
conditions required are: First,
that the time must be brought
within the procuratorship of Pom
thus PLATE; secondly, it must be
after the fifteenth year of the reign
of the Emperor Tiberius and after
the thirtieth year Of Christ's age;
thirdly, it must occur on the 18th
OF the Jewish month Nissan (or
Abib), and ON the sixth day of the
week, or Friday. After great
deal of laborious research, Mr..
Bradley deduced the following con-
illusions: "There were only three
years from A. D. 81 to A. D. 25,
inclusive, in which the LIST Of
Nissan, and consequently the 18th
of Nissan, happened on a Friday.
There were A. D. 26, 80 and 33.
the last being very doubtful. But
the cruciixion could not have hap
pened before A. D. %, and prob
ably not later than A. D. 81
Therefore, the year 80 is the only
one which satisfies them, because
it gives opportunity tor Jesus te
teach publicly for about three
years and to attend three passovers
during his ministry, or four, &C
cordlng as it commenced on or be
fore April 3, A. D. .27. Now, since
in A. D. 80 the 1st OF Nissan fell OF
Friday, the Oath of March, thu
18th fell on Friday, the 7th o
April, which was the day of tn
crucifixlon."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-24

VIM. r. Carter is in Detroit,
Mich, with Dick Smith, where the
little chestnut gelding by Luke
Broadhead starts on Tuesday, July
%, in the 2:22..class, purse 81, 900.
There are seven entries, one of
which is McDouel formerly Seda-
liza Boy) owned by Budd Doble.
"Billie" says Dick Smith is bet
ter horse to-day than ne ever was
and we predict that he will make a
record this year that will put him
! in the PIG class.