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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

THE treatment received by
|c.,.,or Geo. Vest from the Demo
,.tic caucus at Jefferson City was
all deserved and meets with the
hearty approval of the Democratic
,Lv throughout the United States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

casraAcToR A. W. WOLF says
|s.,s is no necessity for our farm
J. being out OF stock water when
|.,,nv wells can be bored anywhere
!, tbs county and equipped for
than $500
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
How Do You Know?
From the Richmond Democrat.

FTUfI TIC hstIitHUHu De9ItUtfHts
A Mexico man presented his
wife with a phaeton for a Christ
mas present, and the LEDGER says
he could not hang it on the Christ
mas tree or put it in her stocking.
Anyone who has ever seen a Mex
leo woman's foot is prepared te
dispute the LEDGER's statement
Some of the stockings worn in that
town would hold an omnibus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Vernona Jarbeau and her great
comedy company, under the man.
agement of jeff d. Bernstein, will
appear at the Ferris Grand Opera
House next Friday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

THE organic ttion of the House
,soxs that the farmers of Missouri
us in the saddle. Tuttle,o ,ot Pettis,
i speaker and Smith, of Rails. is
disf clerk. No better selections
b these important positions could
lave been made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

YouR Uncie Jerry Rusk ls very
selive iii the Agricultural Depart
nsns nowadays. He is sowing
much political seed, and evident
i expects to raise a good crop OF
Yotes for the next Republican
Presidential Convention. He may
fnd, however, that he has planted
tao earlv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

W. L. REID, of the Monroe City
Meas, is going to remove to Arkan-
sas to take charge of the Christian
Monitor, to be published at Little
Rock, Ark. Reid is one of the
brightest newspaper men in Mis-
Duri, and will be greatly missed,
not only at home, but by the men,
asrs of the press association all
over the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

VIM. E. West has sold to Geo.
A. Morris two highly bred regis
tered Jersey cows, the dams of
both animals having been import
ed from the Island. MI. Morris,
we are glad to note, will soon have
one of the best stocked Jersey
farms IN the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

q. S. Hall, President of the
Farmers Alliance OF this State, in
conversation with a reporter of a
St. Louis paper, said he was of the
opinion that the three "farmers
in the Illinois Legislature would
vote for John NJ. Palmer Tor Sen.
ator. "You need have no fears
on that seore," he repeated with
considerable stress, sand as regards
our position in Kansas, Senator
Ingalls, will not be reelected
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

A little boy Of Ed Atchison's is
very sick with membraneous Group.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Prof. B. w. Torreyson, W. w.
Settle, Robt. Boatman and Geo.
LaForce left this afternoon for
Centralia, aid in the A. o. U. w.
entertainment tonight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

The sheriff will run the water
works of Moberly until debt past
due of So, 600 is paid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

yvrp your eye on Congressman
o..terv. He is making a record
any statesman might well
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

LApDoNIA is going to bore for
water. Laddonia is one of the
liveliest little towns in the State,
and a good living well of water is
lust what it wants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Joe Nathan, col, was brought
before City Recorder Riley Thurs
day on the charge of prowling g.
round Joel Guthrie's house last
night and fined SIT so. He was as-
signed winter quarters on the rock
pile.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Pat. Naughton left this afternoon
for Louisville, KY, to see his
sister who has just come from Ire
land. 1t has been just 26 years
sine he saw her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

u,ssouRI is fifth in population.
!. s.a,es that outrank her are
s.x York, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Whatever else the Ocala Con-
vention did or left undone it GER
tainly tended to a better under
standing of the North by the South,
and vice versa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Ed. Claybrook, proprietor OF the
Racket" moved his store to
Callao, NO., to-day where he will
open up a store in that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

A bill will be introduced in the
Illinois legislature retiring 30 out
of the 80 circuit Judges.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

nrTos. of R ais, is going to be
.a.d among the leaders of the
s's,,,; W. Legislature this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

W. w. Bolts is administrator of
the estate of DR.. w. V. Walker,
instead of VIM. Edmonston, as er-
roneously statsd few days since.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
Illinois Legislature Organizes.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 1.-THE
Thirty-seventh general assembly
organized to-day. In the house
the Democratic majority was just
sufficient to organize. The full
house, composed of II Democrats,
70 Republicans and 8 farmers, res.
ponded to the roll call. Clayton
E. Crafts, Democrat, was elected
speaker by the full party vote.
Senator NJ. W. Matthews, Repub'
liean, was chosen president pro
tenn of the senate, 27 to "a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

e..og saws that several Mexico
.sss men have made big
s..sv 's out of pork in the last few
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

IF the present Legislature secures
cheap school books it will have
accomplished a grand result.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

A marriage license was issued to
J. B. Gibbs and Miss Ida Nc
Millin, of Vandalia, Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Joe. Wolverine, of Columbia, is
in the city visiting friends for few
davs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

100 will be a sure enough
.wn if the Water works
S.,,,ssy '. shuts down.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
New Suits Filed.

R. P. Hopkins vs.. NJ. D. Thomas
ct al, back taxes.
Jno. w. Allen va. c. D. Duffy,
account.
B. F. Clark vs. P. P. Collier,
note.
J. G.. Finke ct al VS.. W. J
Pike and J. w. Jamison.
Oil Well Supply Company VS.. A
Wolf, attachment.
Anna Legg vs.. Levi Legg
divorce.
s. E. Sanderson VS.. Jno. Lane
reversed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Z. H. Carter is home from q
weeks visit with friends inShelby-
Vile, Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

DR.. Crewdson, of Pike county,
formerly of Martinsburg, this coun
ty, is talking of locating in Mex
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

j. N. Morris, of Laddonia, has
opened feather renovator in the
soda pop bouse on north Water
streat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Born, to E. w. Corner and wife,
January 8, a daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Miss Susie Coons has been visit
ing relatives in Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

WoRKMEN in the New Jersey
Paeries are threatened with a re.
daeiion of 3s 1-3 per cent. in their
Wages. Iron works in South
eaicago have been shut out; Fall
Assr mill operatives have struck
BECAUSE Of inadequate wages, and
more Pennsylvania miners have
Als of work for the same reason.
What splendid thing for wage
workers. the Mckinley tariff bill is
proving to be! The working men
we're promised that it should raise
asif wages. Incidents like those
noted above show how beautifully
ass promise is being fulfilled.
increased cost of living and lessen
v wages~-that Is all that the
sorklngman has got or will ever
W out OF the Mckinley business.
ARE people often buried alive,
asaef by interring those who are
W. dead or by confining rational
PERSONS in asylums for the insane
Aone we're to believe all that sen,
Aaonal writer's say upon the sub,
,.s'' ne would be prepared to be
4sse a Cemetery place of fortune
.asaef IMAM one of rest and a luna
W asylum the invention OF sh,
.ea.eEemy for the CONTINENT o
~ sane, who somebody wishes.
1ffupt reasons, to have out o.
- way. As matter of fact, it il
uaikeiy that there is one casa
..1 = N this country of the buria
Persons who are alive and ther,
.ls very few instances of the con
3 mug ol sane persons as lunatics
= oest remedy for the latter evi
Y exssss--would be the aboli
a = aH asylums not subject t
ssielest supervision and sucl
snendment of the laws a
,s ,e make the preliminary il
'..on more searching. Let tn
s. anti Kidnapping Society," d
sad iss mission will be a goo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Gov. BoYD was declared elected
and sworn in as Governor of
Nebraska Thursday, but Gov.
Thayer, the present incumbent, re-
fuses to retire and ordered out a
company of National guards, who
stacked arms in the corridors of the
capitol. 1t looks rather stormy in
Nebraska at present but ao,hing
short OF death will prevent Gov.
Boyd from taking his seat.
"a. w. Wolf, of Washington, Pa
leaves tonight for home. He
says If he can get the contract
of boring several wells in the coun'
ty he will bring 1850 machine
here to do the work. Audrair
county needs several such WELL
and should see that such is done
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Hsslco will likely have an Ice
kline before summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Mrs. w. B. McIntire was elected
President; Mrs. w. B. Taylor, vice
President; Mrs. P. E. Locke,
Treasurer, and Mrs. s. NJ. Martin,
Secretary, for this year, Of the
Ladies'Aid Society ofthe Christian
Church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

]. S. Brown, Of near Centralia,
sold to John Northern, of Mexico,
21 mules for s2150, and w. T.
Summers TO the same man IL head
of mules for $1165.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Mayor G. l.. Ferris is able to be
out again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 1891.
Farmers. Wake Up!

Dehorner Haaff, who is an Or
ganizer of the F. M. B. A. of Illi-
nois, speaks truly about having
good meetings. ''It does seem as
though there is as big q dearth as
there was in Paul's time of men
who can "say something" Tell
something that will stick when
they have left. Stir up the moss
backs. Put a FIRE under the Rip
Van Wrinkles and awake them.
Scrape off the barnacles and make
some ofthem hopping mad. Why,
reader,d do you know that up at Day.
ton, Wis.,, our good Brother White
who got up the meeting there, has
men-farmers who won't join their
club for fear that some speaker will
come along and tread on their toes,
toes all covered over with corns,
corns that they nurse, corns of pre-.
judice that they cling to; wont
allow them to be pared off and
wont even wear loose slippers or
use Horn Killer, not though they
know a cure will follow. One of
those moss backs sat in front of US,
while We were speaking at Dayton,
Wis, and took it ali in and did not
raise his head once during our
speech. Did not look up-not
once. A great big, noble looking
farmer Of fifty years, there he sat,
stiff as a rail, head down, like a
frosted squash vine. "bilin'" all
over with rage, ready to "bust,"
and yet not knowing what for, only
some man had come along and
dared to speak In his bailiwlck, land
perhaps had not humored him or
patted him On the back" Our
work is for the presents and the
future. In our agricultural broth
erhood and in its purpose We shall
recognize no North, no South, no
East, no West. Ours being pecu-
liarly a farmers institution, we
cannot admit all to our ranks.
Many are excluded by the nature
of our organization, not because
they are professional men or arti-
sans or laborers, but because they
have not sufficient direct interest
in tilling the soil, or may have some
interest in conflict with our purpo.
ses. But we appeal to all good citi'
zens for their cordial cooperation
to assist in our efforts toward re.
form, that we may eventually
remove from our midst the last
vestige of tyranny and corruption
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
reversed.

The F. A. d l. U. have com.
pleted their State organization in
California, whith representation
from thirteen counties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Congressman Hatch says the
force bill is too dead to skin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
John Jones' Calf Story,

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
Mexico, No., Jan. 1e.-I see in
your paper of January the 9th that
Senator Piersol, of Monroe county,
has a curiosity in the way of .
yearling heifer which gives milk
and had never had a calf nor had
been bred, which reminds me of .
conversation I heard between
Squire Joe Hall and farmer John
Jones, of Boone county, Mo. Hall
said he was then milking a heller
that had never had calf nor had
been bred and he said that it was
the strangest thing that he had ever
heard of. Jones listened very at.
tentively to Halls story and after
Hall got through Jones said there
was nothing strange about Halls
heifer, for his father had MIXED Q
COW for several years which had
never had a calf and her mother
had never had q calf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

THE political prophets have fore
told only evil of cur farmer legis'
lature just meeting at Jefferson
City. For the benefit OF our read
ers and such prophets we quote
the following paragraph from a
Georgia letter with reference to
their new legislature, which, like
our own, is composed largely Of
farmers: "Our legislature, three.
fourths of whom are farmers and
Alliance men, has met and legis-
lated, making good and wholesome
laws, corrected crying abuses, in
stItuted needed reforms, inaugu-
rated retrenchment in expendi.
lures and are gone home to enjoy
the holidays. They have not full.
filled the prophesles of ill-boding,
broken-down political hacks, who
said the farmers would draw theil
pay, do nothing and go home
Harrah for the farmers "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

M. d. McCue shipped one car
of cattle to st. Louis Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
French scientists have pronouns

FRENCH scientists have pronounc'
ed against the project to reach the
North Pole by balloon. They say
that the condition of snow, adverse
winds and low temperature are
such as to prevent the navigation
of a balloon in those regions. The
secret of the North Pole seems
to be as far as ever from discovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15
w. P. QUIsENBERRY.

The attention of Senator Pier.
sol is called to the above remarka-
BILE calf story, which goes the Sena-
tor one better. Senator Piersol is
a man of veracity as well as .
good farmer; we presume Mr.. Jones
of Boone is also a truthful man.
The reader can believe one or both
stories if he chooses. Our mind
ia rnada nm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Late Friday afternoon the Water
works Company made Mr.. Fry an
indemnifying bond and everything
was temporarily arranged to go on
and use the water from the hole-in-
the-ground, until some definite ar
raneements can be made with the
company who attached the ma.
nhinarv
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04

Lord Dufferin tells the following
story about his mother and Disreali:
My mother was among the first OF
Disraeli's acquaintances to recognize his
great ability, and she saw great deal
of him when at Mrs. Norton's when he
was young man about town. She
did not see very much of him after he
had once entered upon his political
career. Here, however, is little anec-
dote which is very characteristic and
amusing. My mother had great ad-
miration for the "Curiosities of Litera-
ture" and was anxious to make the ac-
quaintance of Disraeli's father, but
there was difficulty about this, as at
the moment he was not on good terms
with his father.
However, he appeared one day with
his father in tow. AS soon as they
were both seated, Dsraeli turned round
and, looking at his father as if he were
piece of ornamental china, said to my
mother: "Madam, l have brought you
my father. l have become reconciled
to my father on two conditions. The
first was that he should come to see
you; the second that he should pay
my debts"
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04
BEHIND THE SCENES,

Lille Langtry's American engage
ment viii begin in New York ON Jan.
25, lS0a
Bertha Ricci, the singer, was recently
left valuable property by RICH man
whose daughter she had once assisted
Sarah Bornhardt's latest pet is an opos.
sum. She calls him ST. Casilda She
bought big ST. Bernard dog In Califor-
mia and says "hees name ees oaklande. "
Cable reports pronounce Henry Arthur
Jones' new play, "The Crusaders" TO be
a failure, Fine acting and beautiful
staging did not apparently save II from
unfavorable criticism.
When "Alabama~ was produced In
New York the mayor Of Talledega,
where the play Is laid. made a speech
from the stage 20 the audience and gave
the author greeting from the town he
has immortaliEed.
Mmo, Bernhardt has high opinion Of
Ada Rehans acting. ~ hnd her In
Shakespeare aud In sheridan and the
old classic comedies" she tells a New
York interviewer, ''one OF the cieverest
ACTRESSES you have
Nelson Whealcroft, The Mirror re-
ports. has just completed drama which
he has called THE surgeon Of Senart.'
Ia she writing and building up Of the
work be has oollaboFated with = Brooklyn
woman. who is a. yet unknown as an
auihoreen, bat 10 whom Mr. WheAtcroft
loon leE ssms gEsal work
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04
WHISPERS ABOUT WOMEN.

The Baroness Rothschild could fill
peck measure with her priceless gems
and still have enough left over to stock
a jewelry store.
Mrs. Evangeline Wilson Carpenter,
daughter of the late vice president OF
the United States, Henry Wilson, has
presented the Philadelphia Knights OF
Labor with her illustrious fathers photo
graph, almost the only one in existence
There are no fewer than 5000 women
physicians in the United States, of whom
about 500, it is said, are practicing in
New York. The pioneer of them all was
Miss Blackwell, who found it most diff
ficult TO gain admission TO medical uni
versity.
A Norwegian girl creates great deal
of astonishment and admiration in the
city Of Gothenburg, Sweden, by driving
six horses, single handed, all about the
city. Her name is Sverdrup, and she is
the daughter Of the equerry to the king
of Sweden and Norway.
The widow of Mil!et still lives at Bar
bizon, but she no longer inhabits the
house that was the home of perhaps the
most original painter of modern times.
Nine. Millet lives on the other side of
the village street, In far handsomer
abode than was that in which she spent
her married life.
Mrs. A. d. T. Whitney, the old time
author of nice little stories which were
the fayorite reading of the good eel
mothers of the present day when they
were little girls, has just celebrated her
sixty-eighth birthday, and can look back
through long line Of literary labors, in
none of which she finds one cause of re-
gret or shame.
The member of the Worlds fair board
from Oklahoma, Mrs. Beeson, is dainty
little blond haired creature who makes
up in enthusiasm what she lacks In
stature. She says that Oklahoma is a
paradise for progressive femininity, for
there women are engaged in every occu-
patton from raising corn and cobbling
shoes to editing newspapers.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04
Crimes Acainst Animals.

1.-THE cooks of today" writes Yuan
Mel, a Chinese author, ''think nothing
of mixing in one soup the meat of
chicken, duck, pig and goose. But
these chickens, ducks, pigs and geese
have doubtless souls. and these souls
will most certainly file plants in the
next world of the way they have been
treated in this. A good cook will use
plenty of different dishes. Each arti-
Gle of food will be made to exhibit its
own characteristics while each made
dish will be characterized by one domi-
nant flavor Then the palate of the
gounmand will respond without freak
and the flowers of the soul blossom
forth "--Temple Bar.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04

The worlds horse power represents a
billion men, or double the number Of
workers in the world.
The ladies Of Venezuela use fireAies
for decorating their hair at night They
are tied with silk thread
The two great religions of 1ndia--Hin-
dooism and Mohammedism-pro the
use Of alcoholic drink in every shape and
form.
Colored paper was first made by an
accident in feeding the material in an
English mill, and was sent to market as
damaged lot to be sold at any price,
but fashion at once marked it for her
own.
A new naphtha spring Of immense ca
pacity was recently opened in Bakoo, on
the Taggieff grant. If it continue with
the same power as at present, it will be
the richest naphtha fountain in the
world.
The sponge industry of the Bahama
islands employs 500 small vessels and
about 8, 900 men. This industry is being
rapidly developed on the Florida coast,
and the sponges in this locality are said
to be finer than on the Bahamas.
The waters Of the Dead sea well merit
their name, for they will even kill every
microbe save two-the gangrene and
tetanus bacillus. A French professor
has been experimenting with the water
in hopes that it might serve as an anti
septic in hospitals. and he has just made
the discovery.
In forest near st. Saens, in the Seine
valley, the foundations of a small, square
temple have been found by M. Castor
La Breton. Some terra Gotta figurines
of Venus rising from the sea were un-
earthed at the same time. The temple
is supposed to belong to the Second or
Third century after Christ.
The process of whitening sugar was
never known until a hen walked through
clay puddle and then strayed into the
sugar house. Her tracks were, of course,
left in the piles of sugar, and when it
was noticed that the spots where she
had stepped were whittier than the rest,
the process Of bleaching sugar with clay
was adopted
A clock is rarely seen in the farm
houses of Liberia, and many Of the town
residents have no timepiece of any sort.
The sun rises at n. IN. and sets at 0 p.
m, almost to the minute the year round,
and at noon it is vertically overhead.
Many of the people become so expert in
telling time by the sun that they are
rarely more than quarter of an houl
out of the way
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04

Blind Insects Act as If They Had Sight.
So far as insects of the caves are con-
cerned the loss of sight which they
gradually undergo is sufficiently well
understood. The first step is decrease
In the number of the facets which
make up the compound eyes, with a
corresponding diminishment of the
lenses and retine. After four or five
generations the eyes become useless.
1t would be most interesting to breed
these or other blind creatures of the
caves in the light, so as to find out If
they would get their sight back. In
all animals, including man, it is found
that nature tries to compensate for loss
of vision by increasing the power of the
sense of touch. Thus the atennae of
cave insects grow remarkably long.
1t is very curious to find that nothing
in their behavior suggests the fact that
they are blind. They walk, run, stop,
explore the ground and try to escape
from the grasp of the bug hunter just
as If they really saw. The light of a
candle startles them as much as if they
perceived it usually 1t is a remarka-
BILE fact, proving that the ancestors of
these creatures could see, that in the
embryo stage of their existence they
have eyes well developed. Washing
ton Star
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-04
why Arctic waters Arc yellow.

Arctic explorers never tire OF telling
how beautifully yellow the waters OF
the northern sea appear. To those
who live on the seashore in temperate
and tropical countries the stories OF
travellers concerning the yellow waters
of Greenland and Iceland are taken
with the proverbial grain of salt, " but
scientists have declared that the arctic
seas are yellow, and that it was Scores
by who first explained the cause OF its
peculiar color.
Perceiving that the waters were OF
an unusual color, he had some drawn up
and examined it with his microscope.
To his surprise he found that the color
was due to the presence of minute
animalcules, each SO inconceivably
small that single drop of the water
contained upward of 20, 900 of the little
creaturesl At that rate pint of the
water would show 10, 900, ,000 each
sporting about in his place without dis
turbing or crowding his neighbours
Louis Republic.