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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
A Big Leak.
"a DE IACtths
From the ST. LOUIS Post Dispatch

From the ST. LOUIS Post-DlSpatch.
Since 1862 the enormous sum OF
s37 ,0O0,0O0 has been paid to PEN
sion attorneys for work which any
clerk could do. It consists chiefly
of filing applications and proofs of
pensions claimants in the Pension
Office. The Department could
have the work done at slight ex-
pense, and thus rid both the
country and the pensioners alto
gether of the greedy pension sharks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
U0T. YVyJT
IN speaking of the Confederate

St'>an VI lAc tOuleU6fatS
Home project, the Lexington Intel.
tgeacsr' says, 1T is a real, bona
tide attempt, by intelligent, honor
able gentlemen, successful, practi-
cal business men to care for such
Confederate soldiers, their widows
and orphans, as may be unable to
properly care fer themselves. 1t
Is to be neither hospital nor an
alms-house. but home. No man
or woman, no matter how proud,
Who is from any cause in need of
such protection. should hesitate to
seek its portals. Those who can,
will have adequate tasks; those
who have families will have small
cottages, a few acres, a COW. a pig,
their own vine aud fig tree, assign
ed them. So far as possible it will
be made self supporting. There
need be no fear of imposition by
The Unworthy. The strictest scru-
tiny will be exercised as to that.
Several of the southern states
have homes and they work ad-
mirably. They are blessings of
inestimable value. There will be
from three to five hundred inmates,
it is thought. To maintain these
viii require an adequate endow-
ment." Remember any one will
ing to help in this charitable work
may contribute to the cause by
seeing Hon. w. H. Kennan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

A little son of l.. B. Smith, of
the State of Washington, fell from
a hay NOW a few days since at
Laddonia, and broke his arm. Mr..
Smith and farmily are in Eudrain
visiting old friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

"When my husband and [ quar-
rel we don't permit the children to
be present. We send them out OF
doors so they can hear nothing"
"Oh! now | understand why they
are ALWAYS on the street,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

Prof. Gass is over from Fulton
shaking hands with his many
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

The trotting interest continues
to increase, and is growing at such
a pace as can scarcely be compre.
hended by Its most sanguine advo-
Gates ten years ago. A successful
sire, or one with fast record, will
bring a little fortune when offered
for sale. The love of the fast trot.
ter is not confined to any one sec
tion of the country, but North,
South, East and West vie with each
other in attempting to get the
fastest and best bred once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

Wilson, the photographer, makes
one hundred stamp photos for 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

THE ice men and coal men are
both unhappy at the same time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

BASE BALL will attract very little
attention the C ,ning season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

YOU KISSED ME.

This poem was written in 1867 by
Miss Celia Gardener, lady under
twenty years of age. James Redpath,
the historian, thought so much of the
poem that he had an edition printed
on white satin. John q. Whittier
wrote OF its young author that she
had truly mastered the secret of Eng
lish I
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

A recent contract provides for
street lighting in Paris on a novel
plan. Power is distributed by the
compressed air system to a great
nu nber of some motors, each of
which supplies electricity for a
small number of lamps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
Missouri river that has been eyed with
envy by river men for years.

THERE was great deal Of efferves-
cence attending the meeting Of the new
partyites at Cincinnati and a unanimity
that was painful. The platform, al very
s'catchy" document, was handled very
cunningly, and debate on it's provisions
and consideration of its demands were
cut off by the previous question. The
dement's of the document were not
sn othered. The people who at first will
look with favor upon the Peoples party
will retrace their steps when they see and
understand the dangerous planks they
are standing upon. It will be a long
time before the Intelligent people of this
country, irrespective of the political par
ties, will allow the adoption of an unsafe
currency or the inauguration of gov
eminent loan shop. The history of the
Argentine Republic, that now threatens
is not one that those who
have the welfare of the United States at
heart will care to follow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
FOR SPEAKER.

Springer of Illinois Commencing a Can
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 22.-Congress-
man VIM. M. Springer, the dean of the
Illinois congressional delegation, has
begun his fight for the speakership of
the national house of representatives.
To-day's developments would indicate
that as far as Illinois is concerned this
distinguished parliamentariap will have
the support and encouragement, not of
democrats alone, but of democrats and
republicans alike. By unanimous
vote both branches of the general as
sembly to-day adopted resolutions rec
ommending him for the place. Friends
of Springer claim tonight he will have
practically the unanimous support of the
northwest and that he should develop
strength in other sections of the coun-
try; that he confdentally expected that he
would certainly secure the caucus nomi-
nation. The announcement that Bynum
of Indiana is out of the race and the in
creasing rivalry between Crosp and
Mills in the southSwill, they insist,
greatly add to the strength Of Springer's
candidacy. The announcement of Con-
gresham Jerry Simpson that the con-
gressmen elected by the democratic-alli-
ance fusion tickets will also PROBABLY
support the Illinois leader has con-
tributed an increased confidence to the
Springer boom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

E. 1. SMITH, who for the past eight
years has been the guide of the able
Mayville Tribune, has sold the same to
Messrs. David and Eugene Larin. The
new proprietors are said to be newspa-
per men of experience and will undoubt-
eddy maintain the previous high stand
ard of the paper. Mr.. Smith closes his
vale in the following words: inlay all
our friends have long years of health
and prosperity in this glorious land Of
North Dakota, and when the final sum-
mons comes to Join the innumerable
caravan that moves SO mysteri ously to
that bourne whence no traveller returns
may Saint Peter with smile Of welcome
be ready at the Golden Gate and hand
every North Dakotan check good for
all time to come and the freedom of the
home over there"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
THE MISSOURI TORNADO
Detailed Account of the Damage Done
by the Cyclone.

Detailed Account of the Damage Done
by the Cyclone.
MEXICO, NO., May 20.-A terrific lorna
do passed three miles northeast of this
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the
vicinity of Bean creek. So far as heard
from, fifteen houses in the vicinity of
that place we're destroyed, some ten or
twelve persons killed, an equal number
fatally injured and large number badly
hurt.
Mexico, Mo-, May 21.-The cyclone
which passed over the northern portion
of Audrian county yesterday afternoon
killed three persons and seriously injured
score of others, of whom four will die.
The track of the storm was 100 yards
wide and passed over twelve houses, of
which only portion of one was left
standing. Balsen Kunkle received in
juries from which he died within an hour.
His sons Otto and Henry were seriously
hurt. S. S. Norris house was blown to
pieces and seven members of the family
injured. Three of them, Miss Gertie
Fletcher, Mrs. s. E. Seal, a mother and
little child, cannot live. John Doaeger's
six-year-old daughter was killed and the
balance of the family, five in number
were injured. All of Doerger's stock was
killed. Three men, Mason Herman
Thomas and Homer Rogers, seeing
the storm, laid flat on the ground and
clasped hands. Homer who was in the
middle was killed while the other two
we're uninjured. In the western part Of
the county the worst damage was done
at the farm of J. F. Harrison. His son
was blown half mile and lodged in q
tree. Both legs we're broken. A fine
stallion was blown 500 yards and killed
All the members of the family wei Q in.
jureo. Hundreds of cattle, hogs and
sheep were killed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
Gold Shipments.

New YORK, May 22.-The continued
outgo of gold has depressing influence.
The fall in the year of all commodities
has been about 2.8 per cent. in two
weeks. The local money market is as fairly
supplied at moderate rates as other
eastern and western markets are, almost
without an exception, but at few
southern points money is close or tight
and much caution in extending credits
prevails. The treasury has paid out
during the week but 100000 more than
taken in of ordinary currency, but has
also put out 100000 more fractional
silver. At most places the trade seems
healthy and there is not more than
usual complaint about collections. The
crop report at Chicago is very salts
factory and the same is true at st. Paul,
Omaha and many other points where the
recent rains have made wonderful i'm
provement. Indeed, the one rain of
Saturday last was probably worth some
hundreds of millions to the country, for
the extensive droughts seemed near.
The trade at western cities is quiet but
very hopeful. At the south also the
crop reports are highly satisfactory, and
trade, though only fair, orieven sluggish
now, and at Memphis generally de-
pressed, is expected to be excellent here
after. No material injury had been sus.
tanned from drought in the region tribu-
tary to New Orleans by cotton, sugar or
rice but heavy rnins have done great
good. In general it may be said that
the crop outlook has rarely been brighter
than now and this,giyes the strongest rea-
son for hope that any present depression
In trade will be Temporary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
BLAME ALL RIGHT.
Secretary Tracy Declares That His Health
is All Right.

l-------S-- "A ST.
Secretary Tracy Declares That His Wealth
is All Right.
WASHINGTON, May % In view of GER
tain statements that have cast a doubt
upon the real condition of Secretary
Blaine, a reporter to-day called upon
Secretary Tracy and asked: "As you
have necessarily had much intercourse
with Blaine recently, perhaps you can
tell the facts in the case?" Secretary
Tracy replied: "The business Of our de-
partments brings Blaine and N.Y.
self much together, have seen great
deal of him; have had many interviews
with him, some continuing for hours at a
time. Any statement that Blaine is
not as strong, sound and alert
mentally as he ever has
been does him grave injustice. I have
never seen any manifestation indicating
that Blaine flashed and sparkled for ff-
teen or twenty minutes and then as sud-
denly became sullen, moody and bypo-
chrondiacal. The last time I saw him,
only few days before he left for New
York, we were together long time, in
consultation over most important pub
lie document. It was criticised and dis
cussed at the greatest length, and have
never seen him when he appeared to bet
ter advantage than he did on that occa-
sion. OF the character and details of this
last sickness, I, of course, know moth
ing except what have seen in public
prints. have never looked upon Blaine
as one seriously indisposed and I have
not regarded his last sickness as of suf1i-
Gent gravity to prevent his early re-
turn to the discharge of his public du-
hes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

AS IT turns out not a single place in
the state has taken advantage Of the
wool market law enacted last winter.
Bismarck, Jamestown, Lisbon, Bathgate
all have wisely concluded that they
could not run the risk of loss by fire,
theft, etc, as the attorney general said
they must. It is to be regretted that
such a construction had to be.placed on
the enactment by the states legal ad-
wiser, but, as his opinion does not seem
to be questioned by attorneys, it must be
the right Interpretation. Probably the
next Legislature can remedy the trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

The supreme court of the United
States meets on Monday next. to an
nounce decisions, after which it will adj
journ to the October term. More cases
have been disposed of during this term
than any other term in the history of the
court, the number already being 553, and
the decisions to be handed down Monday
will probably increase this to 600. The
organization of the new intermediate ap-
pellate courts is expected to relieve the
supreme court of two thirds of its work
and thus allow it to reach cases pending
for several years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
meeting of the Worlds Ft

n - meeting of the Worlds Fair
board at Grand Forks failed to appoint
an executive manager, and 1t transpires
that all is not as harmonious as it ought
to be on the board. The executive man
ager is the most important position con-
nected with the enterprise, and it would
seem important that the selection be
made as soon as possible. The legisla-
ture made mistake in making the ma
Stional commission ex-oficio members
Of the state board. The powers and du.
ties Of the ex-oficios are uncertain, and a
conflict Of opinions is likely to exist.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

SECRETARY EDGER1EY, of the railroad
commissioners, says that both the North
sern Pacific and the Great Northern
roads have agreed to make rate of one
fare for the round trip to those desiring
to attend the annual encampment of the
state militia at Devils Lake. 1t is ex-
pected q large number will avail them
selves Of this reduction and put in a
week on the beautiful shores of the sa-
tanic waters, where the scenery is superb,
the fishing excellent, the boating elegant
and editors are thumped regularly once
ID week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

The promptness With which the
third party advocates smothered reso-
luton favoring prohibition is not calcu-
lated to please, to any considerable ex-
tent, those truly good and conscientious
republicans who found it necessary to
jump out of the party because of its al
legged procrastination.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

The bankers of New York propose to
stop the extraordinary flow Of gold from
this country and ten of them have put
up 100000 to purchase and pay the in
terest on $100000,000 of gold for sixty
days. The idea is to make England and
Russia pay premium on the gold they
buy or leave it in this country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

Ed. I. P. Staede, who recently failed
at Devils Lake, states that he and Mr..
Whipple will each bring libel suit for
$4,000 against Senator Honsbrough, who
is proprietor af the Inter Ocean, and on
his return from Washington in June will
have him arrested for criminal libel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
CHICAGO TO EUROPE.
An English Syndicate Proposes to put on
aLine of Steamres.

An English Syndicate Proposes to put on
Line of Steamres.
CHICAGO, May 21.-J. d. Grant Fair
fax, representing an English syndicate
with $5,OO0,00O capital, is IN the city ar
ranging preliminaries with a view to
putting on line of steamers to ply be-
tween Chicago and European ports.
1t is the intention to build ten steel steam
ships which at first will run between
Chicago and the English coast probably
to port on the Bristol channel and ulti-
mately to extend the route SO as to in
clude Hamburg and Bremen. The syn
dictate will be controlled by the Great
Western railway Of England and the
Cardiff Dock trust. The line will be de-
voted exclusively to freight business and
it is expected to be put in operation next
war. 4r4 IlS3t Ea2fs1 ~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

JUDGE CALDWELL in Missouri case
decides that suicide cuts no figure in a
case involving the payment of life insur-
ance To the heirs Of the insured suicide,
Notwithstanding the reserve to that Of
feet ii the policy. 1t must be proved
That the party intended suicide when the
policy Was taken out, else any stipula-
ton ia the policy that in case of self-de-
sstruction the policy is void is of no
eject
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
Study These On.

Toms son. What ueIy, # Dicks father u
closely allied 1 - than the other one
"A man s staea, 70 It, which runs as follow.
sister, ~, before aportrait saws 81 Il:
Yet tha ana =, brothers have nome. - -
What ra,a.. An . iather Is my fathers son.
son den;cta as.on Is tie speaker q tba -.
Is often given - 4. inc portraits The answe s
the spsas .sen that tie portrait rsnrsssrt.
TACT i & rser. himself when, as mat 1900 u
xsrS Tribune Z no Speakers son. Nav
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

The peoples party leads off in Ken
lucky. The delegates to the Cincinnati
convention from that state returned
home and placed in nomination a COM
plete farmers ticket in that state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

Z The, first annual meeting Of the North
Dakota State Il Dairy meD's association
a d be held ct & brand Forks, June 25th
1l 18th very interesting and in
- 4 etiye progra anime has been arranged
ndes most Of the prominent
Ien5of the stat All the topics Of
Sfast viii be handled BY able speak
The session should be well at
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

TIE republicans of Kentucky have
nominated A. T. Wood for governor.
There will be two other tickets in the
field-the democratic and peoples, and
the result will be watched with inter-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
A Correspondents Idea of News

On one occasion, when l was holding
down the telegraph desk on wide awake,
city paper, and also corresponding for two
prominent eastern journals, 1 had on the
llst rural correspondent who had driven
several state and telegraph editors to drink.
Cne night he sent 300 words about the
Death OF IAN esteemed fellow townsman.
IL might have been well to have read the
Celesram as all eulogy at the funeral, but
u was OF no uNe to us us a dispatch. for
an esteemed fellow townsman" wasn't of
.he sllShtest Importance outside of his own
llttle nelshborhood. 1t was my intention
W hliluly snow the correspondent the error
VI his way as soon as could get time to
write him. | trembled to think how he
would deluge us with kilograms if any,
thing really important should occur Nv
lears were needless. About II o'clock the
next night after the receipt of his long dis
paCch about The demise of one of his ac-
qu In, lie sent this able special:
Inc poornouse. one mile from town.
ourheu TO the ground at o'clock this,
evening, and four persons were roasted
row." 'onaor-
~ say there was crashing of teeth
, "rounu our Office is putting it mildly We
wired the idiot to send us some news about
h hue holocaust 9' but he had gone home to.
peo. linen came dispatches from the New
iork papers telling me to rush 500 words
houo Inc hre' for they supposed we would
lave, something concerning it. We tried
w uo; Iall up the telegraph operator at the
p puiu' W mhere lived the idiot correspondent.
oni w ma that he had closed the Office
t thu gone nome Wesent a reporter ont
told I ~ ;ne next DAY to get the facts, and I
tbl' MN MN to call in on his way and throttle
'ne correspondent. Indianapolis Sentinel
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
Bishop Stanley to Leave Jamestown.

JAMESTOWN, N. D., May 18.-Bishop
Stanley said tonight that he had decid-
ed to remove his residence to the Red
river valley, because most his people
lived there. Fargo will reliably be his
future residence but jamestown still re-
mains the See city Of the diocese.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

think ais Of mv AA Actor what did yoa
the A truth iE + en- 70 .sll
I'd h., snsn \ "a been the old mans ehost
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

don't d dnan !. then, ladies and gents
In ,er Nay. II yer wants to see the fat ladv
skeleton m lsan4 ohes jist bin Tilted by tho
she's los;' sen1lenan, an is takin, on 20 that
sbe n aosln weight hevery hour Tomorrs .s
Bits WV oe worth seein'AL ondon TIT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
fankee Ingenuity.

ua ~fpnale-Why do you put such horribly
t. tunaIa SUN on your hair' It's enough
aH EInb,ev ", keep from catching cold.
1T III, what good does that stuff dor,
men 20 n"s become the style now for gentle
ar sn " remove their hats in ali sorts -
l ad;ass places when there happens to -
tbar 49, - present; but when take off nina
no sy - aiways beg me to put it on again 80 a.
News. sn Is IL tie!''-Good
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

Congressman Pickler says South Da-
kota 10 all right Tor the republicans.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
% *,
;RA1.
.,rietors.'
DAKOTA.

EMIT.
%. Edward At
70 coinage ques-
free coinage is the
.ided it can be accom-
ty to the credit of the
says the danger is not
itself. s.All that is neces-
yshe, eto make free coinage
Ito enable the minis of the gov
lent to supply all the dollars of eth
.Aind that anyone is willing to buy
with bullion is slight amendment in
she act Of legal tender. Amend the legal
tender act SO that any man who has
promised to pay simple "dollars" for
\ anything except gold and silver bullion,
\ without any other word describing the
\ kind, shall be under obligations to pay
dollars OF gold; but also permit him to
make his bargains for any kind of goods
ia silver dollars, provided he says or
names silver; then the free coinage of
either kind OF dollars will be perfectly
safe. All can then have all the dollars
that they want, Of either kind, that they
can afford to pay for. Why not? This
may not be the kind OF free coinage that
i the owners Of the silver mines want; it
may not be the kind of free coinage that
men want who desire to pay their debts
at discount. Is it not the only kind of
free coinage and the only act of legal
tender that any honest man can advocate
or sustain?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

DIR. TALMAGE has cut off his whiskers.
It is now in order that the whiskers be
cut off of some of his sermons sent out as
nav
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

ndonI money TO pay coach fare The fret
year ne worked in Chicago was as clert- r. .; ~
a bank at salary of 500. Farwell's p - 81
chum, Senator Davis, of Minnesot, 800
one day last winter in the sonata oiaa, u
room that when he landed in ST pan1
after the war he had just six dollars IN -
pocket. In ten years he was earning sas l.,o
agar as lawyer and was elected poverno"
Inc TACT 49," continued the newsnona.
man, among all the successful mon 49,.
or recently IN public life there are ONLY two
of ehree VINO were born with silver snoons
N tnelr mouths. Senator Dixon. of Pbods
siand; CABOT Lodge, of Massachusetts anS
lew otners were born rich, but for avo,,,
sucn case there areascore or fifty instanoass
Oh pulnng ones selfup by force of charaotas'
genius, luck. or whatever YOU chooss =,
call it. Ex-senator Payne, OF Ohio NJ, =: =:
very rich man, and who did MOI ~ IS
generally supposed, make his MONEY IN - ~ -
Standard Oil company, was fa,io, ~ .ne
student with Stephen A, DougIas i, v Jaw
state. One of them lent the other - aork
WV, WIN wnlcn 70 go west and make his fort
lender and which the borrower was tne
senator Henderson once walked b.,o
luo'e DOWN pennsylvania avenue fras,
me Gapieoi to the White House, and eve. m
"; one Knows that Senator German, the noa;
lng man, used to be page in The sen a4s
cnamoer Senator Bfodgett, Of New lay
sey, very rich man, spent several year Se :.
nus me as an apprentice in a locom mot VI
snop. ana Senator Wilson, Of Iowa os mss
lolI elgnt Years harness maker. Sana "as
Carilsie used 20 teach school in the cnDa
.y districts Of Kentucky, and sen otn-
! Ssse STARTED outin life as second clera . -
e. sSseMa a running between Nashn, IN
80 Eew vrleans Which one al ns al..e
= ficn OF famous ten years henceso - wlil
ROBERT GRAVES,