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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20

DR.. ]. M. Buckley. an expert in mat
tiers pertaining to the deaf and dumb,
has the following curious note to con-
tribute concerning the dreams of persons
born deaf:
In visiting institutions for the blind
and the deaf 1 have made inquiry, and
have never found an instance of person
born deaf, or of child who lost his
hearing before he was years of age,
dreaming of hearing. Among the results
of recent inquiries present the follow
ing from the principal of the State Insti-
tuition of the Blind and Deaf at St. Au-
gustine, Fla:
81 have closely questioned the deaf
children here as to whether they have
ever dreamed of hearing, and the invaria-
BILE answer is NO l have asked the
same question of upward of fifty deaf
persons with the same result, except
where the person Intercepted had lost
his hearing after learning to talk. These
last mentioned are all grown persons of
some education who understood the ques-
ton fully, and are very positive that
they had never dreamed of hearing more
than a rumbling sound. st. Louis Re-
public,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
One Mans Way.

If one were to stand in any ia ed
audience in this country and e. N,
mo stranger should leave the city vat tn
out box Of and ask his hearers to
finish the sentence, it is hundred to one
that the audience would shout, "-'s
candyl" giving the name of a well
known Chicago confectioner. This gen.
tleman started in business few years
ago with two leading ideas distinctly in
mind: To make strictly first class goods,
to tell the public that he had them and
to keep telling the public that he had
them. He has not used large advertise
ments-in his line and for his purpose
that would not have been the best way;
but he has persistently and continuously
hammered out the statement that no
stranger should leave the city without
box of his candy, until his name and per-
sonality are associated with the candy
business i'll that city as no others are.
The illustration suggests three points:
Advertising matter should be plain in
composition, it should suggest the in
dividuality of the advertiser, and it
should be continued indefinitely in use.
Of course the plan referred to in the fore
going is better adapted to paid matter in
the form of "readers" than to displayed
advertising.
In mercantile advertising where dis
play is used it is well to make one adj
vertisement have relation to another
which is to follow. Having secured the
attention of reader for his announce
ment the advertiser can catch him for
the next by line inviting particular
notice to the proclamation which will
appear in the same paper the next day
or the next week, as the case may be.
The study of methods is one which
every advertiser can make very profit
able. Newspaper advertising is neces-
sity for the good business man, and pays
him well; but he can multiply its re-
turns by using his space with energy
and judgment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
Some People Never Learn.

1t is surprising how some people will
continue to use things in daily life with
out any attempt to learn how properly
to use them. There is, for instance, the
man who can never learn to sharpen his
razor, the woman who winds her watch
the wrong way, the people who do not
know that the time of starting the prin-
cipal trains on the different railroads
and the time of closing the mails is ad-
vertised in the newspapers, the people
who blow out the gas, the folks who
jump the wrong way from a moving
car, the unfortunates, who are always
getting left or suffering injury or losing
property because of unfamiliarity with
things they ought to know.-New York
Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
But They Must BE Good Ones.

It is the time now for merchants to
take advantage of the demand for pic
torial advertising. This demand is not
new. On the contrary, it has always
existed. Heretofore, however, merchants
have chosen to satisfy the demand with
pictures which, to say the least, were
coarse and repulsive, and which did not
properly reflect the taste of the age. 1t
is now time for merchants to use art in
advertising. 1t is no more expensive
than the inartistic method, and gives a
certain tone and character to a store
which the blatant, boisterous and alto
gether preposterous cuts do not give
American Storekeeper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
BEFORE THE SHRINE.

| butt a shrine and set my idol there
And morn and no3n and night my knees bent,
And cried aloud until my strength was spent,
Beseechins his cold pity wi my prayer.
Sometimes at dawninz, when the day was fair,
ray of Light to his stern visage sent
TIE semhlance of q smile. Does he relent,"
cried, thus strong god Love, whose high prizes
is Despairt"
But mon came on, and In its full clear light
saw his lips, e. ruthless as Of old
And his eyes Knocked me like relentless fate,
Til! was fain to hide me from his sight:
Then one swept of from him his mantles fold,
And 10! my idol was not Love, but Hate.
Exchange
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
T., X. & F. II. r. Time Table

On and after Monday. NoT. Il. 1890, trains
will leave on the T., X. & +. X. r., as follows
GOING SOUTH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
An Unworthy View.

It is well understood by fair minded
business men that local enterprises are
dependent on the newspaper, while the
newspaper is, to certain extent, depend
ent on local enterprises. When the en-
terprise ignores the newspaper the
newspaper must retaliate in dian
caster IN. H. Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
Small Matters.

Advertisers cannot take too much care
in the typographical setting of their an
nouncements. Sometimes trifiing alter
alton, the substitution of slightly diff
ferent style of type, or the Encouragement
of headline, will tell perceptibly upon
the general appearance of the advertise
ment and the results to the advertiser.
The Question, "Is Marriage Failure"
Settled at Last.
The two lines above show the arrange
ment of heading of an advertisement
sent to well known magazine. Upon
the suggestion of the publisher it was
changed to read as follows:
The Question,
"Is Marriage a Failure ?"
Settled at Last.
In making this alteration the publisher
writes: sit may be a small matter, but
in my opinion the success or failure of
an advertisement oftentimes depends
upon just such small matters" And
just here the question arises, Do adver-
tisers in general bestow as much atten-
ton as they ought upon these small
matters?'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20

The convemences of modern life are
so many that it ought to be a part of
everybody's education to have at least a
general knowledge of how to use them.
You should know how to take care of
your umbrella and your eyeglasses, to
keep your clothing in order, to fight of
the insects that will overrun any house
without precaution, to meet the emer-
gencies that daily arise in civilized life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
A Question of Returns.

"You might just as well set hen on
china eggs and expect to hatch brood
of chickens as to do successful business
without advertising" is the way The
Monson (Mass.) Mirror states a more or
less obvious truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
Make It business Like.

An ingenious advertisement is not
necessarily good advertisement. A
clear, plain newspaper announcement is
worth many intricate though clever ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,

Correspondence to the Ledger.
THOMPSON No., Jan. GA ter
rible tragedy took place at Mrs.
Byrns', two miles east of here at
daylight this morning. Fielden
Byrns some time since sold his ef-
fects, moved his family to his
mothers, and shortly afterwards
went to the springs for his health.
Yesterday morning he returned and
this morning about daylight he got
up and told his wife that he was
going to cut his throat. She tried
to dissuade him and thought that
he laid his razor away, but he
secreted it about his person and
started to leave the house. She
went with him and after they had
gone short distance they stopped
and talked little while and then
it seems that he cut his own throat
and that she attempted to
stop him from doing so and
then he turned on her and
cut terrible cash in her wrist, then
severed her windpipe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
UNION ITEMS.
Correspondsnee of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
Union, January 5.-John Byrns
sold to Wallace & Co. twenty fai
hogs at 3 cents.
Wood Maddox shipped two ca,
loads of mules to St. Louis las,
week.
R. 7. Freeman & Son sold to
K1dwen & Hamilton one car load
mules. They have 20 head on hand
feeding at present.
Most of the farmers here will
have plenty of feed to run them
this winter.
Town Talk: You have our sym.
pathy in your misfortune and hope
to see you on top again.
We expect "Puella" knows more
about conducting Sunday School
than he does about playing euchre,
but come over and we will make it
warm for you.
Chas. Mcintyre, of Pendleton,
Oregon, Robt. Byrns, of Columbia,
BAIL Brown, of Fulton, Eugene
Mcintyre, of S.. Louis, Will Eller
and Claude Brothers, of Kirksville,
came home to spend Xmas with
home folks.
D. S. Burroughs has purchased
of l.. K. King, of Marshall, Saline
county, a fine Berkshire boar.
Will and Lutte Payne have rent
ed George Browns farm tor this
year.
We wish to say to the readers OF
the LEDGER around here, if you
know of any news, please send 1t
to US. We are paid a yearly salary
by the editor of the LEDGER to re.
port items OF interest from this
place and we are bound to have
them. We will pay you hand
somely for any items Of interest, as
we intend to have the news at any
cost.
John Byars has been remodeling
John X. Browns ice house. John
X. says all the months may fail,
but March never fails, and he ex-
poets to harvest a good crop of ice
yet. WHO.
CHURCH BURNED.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
Bids for Depositary
OF AUDRAIN COUNTY FUNDS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the
County Court of Audrain county ct
the February term, 1891, until noon Of
the first day of the said term of said
court, from banks or banking corpora
tions or associations or bankers In
said county for the deposit of the
funds of said county for the two years
next ensuing the date of said bid.
Such proposal must state the amount
that will be paid to the county for the
privilege of being made the deposit
tary of such funds and must be ae-
eompanied by a duly certified check
on some solvent bank for the amount
offered in said bid, payable to the
Treasurer of Audrain county, or, IL
preferred, the amount in currency may
be delivered to the undersigned clerk
of said County Court. No bid will be
considered unless such certified check
or the amount In currency shall &C.
company the same.
Witness my hand and seal OF said
court, this End day of January, 1891.
dtd J. V. WILLIAMS.
Clerk Audrain County Court
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
had befallen the household, and

had befallen the household, and
did not seem to realize that the
lives OF those who should have
been their protectors were hanging
in the balance, with chances in
favor of Death. Such a spectacle
this writer never wants to again
witness.
An unlucky star, it would seem.
hovers over the Byrns family. 1t
hasn't been a great while ago since
George Byrns, brother of Flelden,
married young lady in Vandalia.
Their married life was of short
duration. Her clothing caught fire
from burning brush pile and she
was burned to death. Now, the
aged husband and father in a mad
house. and son and daughter in
law in the horrible condition they
are now. No wonder the aged
mother is bowed down with grief.
They are respectable people and
the family is one of the oldest in
Audrain county, John H. Byrns
and wife being pioneer settlers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
Live stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, No., Jan. 6.-The
National Stock Yards, of East st.
Louis, furnishes the following
quotations:
CATTLE-The receipts to-day
we're 1900 head; the shipments
were 100 head. The market ruled
strong. The sales ranged as fol-
lows: Good to fancy native
steers, "a .50a5. 10:fAir to good steers,
So 90a4 80: stockers and feeders,
at 81 10a3 25; Texans and Indian
steers, quoted at 50 25a3. 40; range
ste rs, not quoted.
HoGs-The receipts to-day were
$500 head; the shipments were
600. Market was steady. The
sales ranged s3 follows: FAIR to
choice heavy were quoted at 50 Goa
8 so; packing grades. not quoted;
mixed grades, quoted at SO 25a3 go;
butchers grades not quoted ;
light, fair to choice, quoted at
So 30as3 so.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The receipts
to-day were / 400 head; the ship
ments were none. The market was
strong. FAIR to choice grades of
sheep were quoted at 81 25a5. so;
lambs were not quoted; mixed lots,
not quoted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
Mrs. ByrnS Dead.

Mrs. Fielden L. .Byrns died Tues.
day eve at 7:30 o'clock ofthe fear
full injuries received from her in.
sane husband on Tuesday morn
ing. The funeral will take place
this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
and the remains will be inferred in
the old Brown graveyard, west ol
town. Rev. w. J. Jesse will preach
the funeral. Mrs. Byrns was a
member of the Baptist church;
Fieiden is a member of the same
church.
Mrs. Byrns passed peacefully
away. She recovered from the
an8sthetics administered before
the physicians were through stitch
ing up the wound, and while they
were at work made several attempts
to talk. When her throat had been
sewed together she was able to say
few words. While she was being
clothed in clean apparel some oil
her garments could not be found.
She told the lady attendants where
they were. Mrs. Byrns doubtless
could have told how the affair oc
cured if she had been allowed to
talk. Once, while the doctors
were stitching up her throat, she
said, You hurt me-"
Fielden is kept in ignorance ot
his wife's death. Every few min
utes he asks about her, and prays
for her to get we'll. He walls and
means for her constantly and asks
to be let into the room where she
is. Byrns is in about the same
condition he was yesterday. The
doctors patched him up all right.
and he may get well, but the
chances are against him. He sits
up and lies down alternately anc
is still in restless state of mind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
THE HAND OF DEATH.
1t Falls Upon One of the City's
Most Amiab1e Ladies, Mrs.
VIM. Pasqueth.

At 5 o'clock Monday afternoon
the white winged messenger of
death bore the spirit of Mrs.
VIM. m.Pasqueth through the white
portals into eternity, while in the
death chamber stood her weeping
husband surrounde l by a host of
sympathizing friends, who were
mute in the presence of the deep
sorrow OF the grief stricken hus-
band, bearing sad heart over the
death of their associate and friend.
Mrs. Pasqueth's sickness was of a
short duration, being that of neu-
ralgia of the stomach of most
malignant type auo her death
is deeply deplored. She was
a consistent and faithful member
of the Episcopal Church and died
believing in the virtue of living
faith. She leaves a husband and
one little child who deeply
mourn her loss. She was a kind
and loving mother and a true and
faithful wife.
The funeral of Mrs. VIM. O..
Pasqueth at the Episcopal Church
yesterday was largely attended. The
services were conducted by Rev.
Matthews, assisted by Rev. A. A.
Wallace. A large concourse of sor-
rowing friends followed her re.
mains to the new cemetery, their
last resting place, where they were
deposited in the tomb.
The flowers that adorned The
casket were of the most beautiful
and appropriate character that we
recollect to have seen at any fun
eral in Mexico. These handsome
bouquets were three in number and
were composed Of exquisite white
lilies, japonieas, violets, ferns and
yellow and tea roses, yielding q
pleasant perfume, and each had its
appropriate inscription of "wife, u
'sister" and "our sister" in green
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

sympathy of this body are extended to
the bereaved wife and children, and
that our prayers have gone up to
Him that doeth all things well,n to
shed upon them the consolation of His
grace, and that the bright example of
the father may guide them into the
Way of Life. J. n. BAsKETr,
Ch'm'n. Com. ON Resolutions.
Resoteed, That this convention ex-
presses its appreciation of the work
done by the State Sunday School AS
sociation and teels that through the
instrumentality of its efficient agent,
J. II. Parsons, great good is being
done.
And that. whereas, this work is at
tended by certain expense, we earn
estly recommend that each Sunday
School in the county be urged to take
up collection once a year to be de-
voted exclusively to this work.
J. N. BASKETT,
Chairman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

About 10000 employees will be
dismissed by the Great Harves-
ter Combine but the farmers will
not gain a cent by this reduction
of expenses.
The President Of the Farmers
Alliance of Minnesota advises the
order to boycott the combine and
various other methods are being
suggested.
Mr.. F. W. 1erpening, ST. Louis
manager for D. w. Osborn & Co.,
and a gentleman named Thinner
man, formerly Chicago manager for
the same firm and q very wealthy
man, being owner of a large tract
of land near Chicago known as
Auburn Park, having organized a
new company to fight the trust.
The company is to be known as
theSt. Louis HarvesterCompany and
the works and offices are to be
located in st. Louis. The st Louis
Harvt sier Company people sey
that there are number of patents
and new devices that are great i'm
provements over those at present
used by the companies forming the
combine" and The new company
will put them on their machine.
Besides the St. Louis Harves-
ter Company, which is to fight the
com inc. ii is said that the Far
mers' Alliance of Missouri is TAX
ing steps looking toward the
organic atom of company on the
CO operative plan The Alliance is
opposed TO all kinds of trusts and
combines, but particularly to a
trust in farming implements.
Should the organization Of a
company on the cooperative plan
prove TO be practical it will be
organized at once, and the works
and Office located in st. Louis
The Alliance has the laboring eie.
ment with 1t in the scheme on &C.
| count Of the wholesale discharge o.
workmen caused by the combine
The people interested in the trus1
claim that they will not meet with
any serious competition al the hand;
OF the Alliance, as they own al
/ the valuable patents and should
the Alliance manufacture binders il
would infringe on the patent.
| The combine will be a monster
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

Owing to the high prices of oats,
corn and hay there is being fed in
Audrain county large amount of
oil cake meal. Several feeders are
giving their hogs daily rations and
claim that it is much cheaper and
healthier than corn. One promi-
nent farmer is of the opinion that
it is preventative of hog cholera.
1t should not be fed entirely alone,
and may be fed dry or moistened.
1t can be obtained in quantities of
1000 pounds delivered at railroad
depot at the rate sl.25 a hundred
pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
Farmers Department.
F. & L. o. Legislative Committee Meeting

The Legislative Committee was
represented in meeting by Bros.
G. W. Bstterton and l. J. Sims,
DR.. Newberry being unavoidably
absent. The committee met In the
Circuit Court room soon after noon.
Representative Medley was pres
ent by invitation of the committee,
as also were a number of the
brothers from different Unions of
the county.
A permanent organization was
effected by electlng G. W. Batter
ton chairman and ]. n. Cross was
requested to perform the duties OF
permanent secretary.
A plan OF action was decided up
on by the adoption of the follow
ing resolution:
Resolred, That this committee re-
ceive resolutions from all sub
| Unions as to legislation, consider
them and formulate and forward to
our Representative such as they
may think proper.
The afternoon was spent very
proftably in discussion of proposed
legislation.
The committee adjourned at 4
p. m. to meet at the Ringo House
at 6 p. m. The meeting was har-
monious and will provelof benefit
to the order. All were pleased
with Representative Medley's
views in regard to Legislation. Sem
ator Clay had not returned from
the South.
The following resolutions were
passed:
LIST. That this meeting Is not
held for the purpose of debating
to our Representatives, but to en-
list their cooperation and establish
fraternal feeling.
2nd. That they are respectfully
requested TO correspond with the
committee In regard TO Legislative
matters whenever thev believe that
it Will prove beneficial to the
order.
The committee met at the Ringo
House at O'Clock and formulated
the following:
To Green Clay, State Senator, and A. b.
| dey, representative:
DEAR SIRs--As the Legislative
Committee of the Farmers'and La
borers' Union of Audrain county we
present for your careful considera
tion tie following as embodied in
the principles Of leei- lation desir-
ed by the F. & L. U. of Audraln
county:
First. The publication of a
series Of text books by the State,
said books to be used in all the
public shoots of The State and fur
nished to the people at actual cost.
| Second. That all written evI
dences of debt not bearing the i'm
press OF the Assessors seal shall
profit one years interest on the
same.
Third. In making assessments
taxpayers shall be credited on
their assessment lists in amounts
equal to their respective indebt.
edness.
| Fourth. The repeal of the law
requiring county courts to appro.
pirate money for the building ol
rock roads.
| Fifth. The Australian system
of voting to apply to the entire
State
Sixth. Amending the laws so as
to make railroads responsible fol
all damages done on their respect.
i've lines, and if those suffering loss
are compelled to bring suit to re.
cover said loss, the defendant shall
be liable for reasonable costs and
attorneys fees, provided the plain.
tiff sustains his suit.
| q w RATTFRToS Ch'n'n
l. J. SIMS,
]. N. Cross, Acting Secretary
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

to fight but determination on the
part offarmers will bring them to
time. They have already propos-
ed an advances in prices and this
done so early after their consolida-
ton will prove disastrous to them.
l believe that the Farmers Al
lance and similar organizations of
the United States should unite in
building monster factory which
should manufacture every article
that is now or may hereafter be
turned out by these combines. An
assessment of one dollar to the
member would be sufficient and the
benefits would more than repay
every member within one year
from time of starting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

During the past week the Grain
Inspectors political machine made
several turns. A crumb of COM
fort was tossed to the farmers by
the appointment of one of their
members to 81, 500 position. One
minor office was abolished and
another created. One Of the ap-
plicants for the Chief Inspectorship
is still on the track, which means
q think that these premature ap-
pointments will be reconsidered
when Bro. Hickman takes his seat.
If these willy politicians should be
disturbed in their downy nest you
may look out for mighty squawk-
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
Farmers. Look Here.

When In need OF harness, sad
dies, brides, whips, blankets,
robes, or anything kept in a first
class harness shop at the very
lowest of low prices, don't fail to
cali on August Meyer, West Side
Square. w.4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08

We have 500 pairs gents wool
hose that must be sold before JAN
uary 18Th 1t will pay you to buy
them and lay them away for next
winter at the price We will let you
have them, FAMOUS.