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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Institute Notes.

Mr.. Painter says he would teach
small pupils that Monday is the
same as Sunday. Wonder if he
would teach them to rest that day,
too.
We fear that J. N. Cross arrived
at the conclusion yesterday that
very few of the Audrain teachers
"crounch" their food well.
We are glad to see that Messrs.
Gooch and Schofield have at last
taken up their quarters in section
II. The instructors feared they
would have to require some young
ladies of section III to wear close
wells.
Mr.. Braden thinks it is not ex,
actly right to talk to the little chill
dren all::the time about something
good to eat, but gave the impress
sion that it was his principal theme
He must be 'big eater"
Profs. Cross and Jesse required
written examinations this morn
ing in their branches of study
which were Arithmetic, History
Physiology and Writing.
The directors meet to-day will
the teachers to discuss the Insti
tute law and other matters of in
terest to both partron and teacher
| Every friend of education shoult
give the teacher all the encourage
ment in their power.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

The st. Louis Journal of Aqri-
culture says: "The editor of this
paper had the pleasure of meeting
Fielding Smith, of Columbia, re-
Gently at Kansas City, on his re.
turn from Arizona. No stockman
in Missouri is better known than
Fielding Smith, both from his con.
nection with the State Board ot
Agriculture, and for being one Of
the most successful stockmen and
farmers in the State. He still pins
his faith to the white-faces, wheth.
er for grading up range cattle, OF
for getting fat on the corn and blue
grass of old Missouri. We hope
he will make as big success of his
range cattle as he has of his Here.
fords."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
THE PEOPLE In DANGER.
The Government Should Not he Asked
to Aid Private Enterprises or
Individuals.

elect from llltn0lS, IN his reC6nt
speech at Moberly, said:
AS a matter of course I would be
glad to know and would be willing
to ask You to vote the Democratic
ticket if you have chance. 1t is
always right for public man or a
citizen to call the attention of the
people to the immediate danger of
their liberty. The most important
thing to the United States and
State ofMissouri is.that the citizens
shall maintain thier privileges and
immunities. I call your attention
to this fact, that the people rely
too much on the Government for
help. We have constant demand
that the Government must do
something for somebody. 1t must
fill our pockets with cash. The
true duty of Government is to pro-
tect me from the wrong-doer and
leave my property to myself. Let
my taxes be light, for l believe
each person can manage his proper
ty better than the Government can
for him. When I hear man talk
ing about the Gover4pasnt helping
him I feel this way: A man was
asked to contribute to the heather.
He handed out 10 cents for the
heathen and dollar to pay for get
ting it to them. When the Gov
ernment attempts to give man 10
cents it costs G dollar to do it. En-
ormous fortunes have been accumul.
ated by few when theGovernment
was attempting to benefit the many.
When We were engaged in the war
agood many Of you stood and look
ed at the tragedy while We were
fighting. Other men took advant-
age of US, and they so controlled
legislation that this great wrong
was done. The business of the
country fell into few hands and
was being controlled by a small
class. This condition of affairs
was the result of our inattention to
our interest. The men who did
the fighting had as much of it as
they wanted. They only wanted
to get home to get good meal.
But a great many people kept up
the war with their tongues. They
tried to keep us fighting while they
were sticking their hands in our
pockets and robbing us. Now, will
the Government engage in this or
that enterprise? Will it take your
goods on storage and advance
money on them7 Will it loan us
money? Will it build warehouses?
The constitution ofthe country is
the same as in the beginning. Men
should have what they earn and
no more. 1t seems to me the grow.
ing danger is inattention of affairs
of government. I think the true
method of electing Senators has
been adopted in Illinois-that o1
election by the people-and il
seems to me that you have three
Senators, for ] think the Legisla
ture of your State elected me last
winter before it did Mr.. Vest.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Premium Baby,
From the Centralia Courier.


Thursday OF the Mexico Fair
was the big day and biggest thing
about the big day was the LED
GERS baby show-there being Is
as pretty little babes as ever glad.
dened the heart of a fond mother
with its cooling laugh. But the
cutest, sweetest, most lovable one
in the innocent flock was Nadine,
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Hartly,
of near Centralia, and consequent.
ly the judges, Mr.. F. r. Jesse, Of
Mexico, Miss Lena johnson, oi
Mexico, and Miss Susie Rule, Of
Louisiana, awarded the premium
to the beautiful Nadine. Mrs. Ell.
la Hartley, the mother of the prize
winner, is the daughter of John
Sexton, a prosperous farmer of Sa'
ling township. To say that Mr.
Sexton is proud of his grand
daughter is putting it mildly. HI
is the happ1est man in America.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
ALMOST A CYCLONE.
Great Damage Done by the Wind at
Yandalia, Mo.

VANDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 13.-The
strongest wind storm that has visit
ed this locality for years was wit
messed at 5 O'Clock this evening.
II entered the town from the north
west in Daniel and McPike's maple
grove, twisting off trees low to the
roots. J. K. Smith and R. D.
Chinn's residences then felt the
shock. Trees were torn of and
carried for hundreds of yards.
Then the storm struck the premis-
es of c. G. Daniel, tore of tree
tops and played sad havoc with the
undergrowth. J. B. Lewellen had
trees taken out by the roots. Mrs.
J. J. Sperry's fine maple, Is inch
es in diameter, in front of her store,
was twisted off near the ground.
The following parties had trees up
rooted and tern from the stump
Price Bros, Phil Forbach, Mrs. J.
M. Beshears, C. e. Blain, Richard
Fryer, J. C. Pitcher, Dave Stacy
and others.
The city park trees were warped
In all directions. Cupolas and
flues were blown of houses, and
awnings, barrels and boxes were
carried with the current. George
W. Utterback's hay stacks, two
miles southeast of town, were scat.
tered to the four winds. It is re-
markable that, so far as can now
be learned, only one building was
blown over. That was a substan-
tial barn belonging to G. A. Pene-
gar. People sought cellars and
other places of safety during the
storm. The oldest inhabitants say
that they have never witnessed
such a wind storm. They call it
a regular cyclone. When the
clouds formed in the north it ap-
peared to be drifting to the east
ward, but within three minutes the
wind changed and brought the
force of 1t this way.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
A Good Thing.

There is a fierce battle raging be-
tween the local brewers at Kansas
City and the Anheuser-Busch Brew
ing TO. of st. Louis. The price of
beer has been reduced to 81 per bar
rel and the local men declare that
they will never give up as long as
they can mortgage a dollars worth
Observation-Disclosures City Tribune.
1t would be good thing for beer
sellers and beer drinkers in Mexico
If we had some competition in Mex.
leo. The LEDGER has been furnish.
ed some facts in this matter worth,
of publication.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

THE st. Louis Republic, in a
sound article on the F. & L. u,
says:
"When the attempt is made to
compel Democrats in the Alliance
to attempt theories of government
utterly antagonistic to Democracy;
to drive them to the support Of
principles which no Democrat can
indorse without ceasing to be a
Democrat, they will reply in the
language of the platform just
adopted by the farmers of Mary
land:
That the Farmers' Alliance and
Industrial Union is not, and cannot
become, a political party. The
proper work of the order is educa-
tional only, and its members are
free, each for himself. to decide
with which party he will act. II
is, on the other hand, for political
parties and the managers thereof,
each for themselves, to determine
what they will do to deserve the
moral support OF the order.
The Democrats OF the Missouri
Alliance have the constitution oi
the order back Of them. They can.
not be coe-ced in their political
opinions or governed in their polit-
ical action by the fist of any set oi
political slime workers" operating
through the Alliance. They can
not be driven out Of the Alliance
They will stay in and support its
constitution, and whenever they
are looked for, they will be found
uncoerced and uncontrolled, stand
ing ''four square" for their rights
and their principles as Democrats
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Jacks and Mules at Mexico Fair.

In the class for jacks, three years
old or over, there were nine candi-
dates; all black with white points,
good style and every one a better
jack than the best shown in this
State a few years ago. While
Missouri boasts OF her improved
horses, the jackmen are keeping up
with them.
R. T. Freeman has out three OF
the best this section can produce,
in Sam Jones, Grover Cleveland
and Sweet Singer. Mr.. Freeman
and his son will handle horse, jack
and mule stock. both as breeders
and shippers, and are always Look
ing for the best. The first two.
named jacks are regarded by Mr..
Freeman as possessed ofgreat char
acteristlcs hence he has given
them these names. In the "Sweet
Singer" he has one that charms
the lovers of the long cared stock.
In the class two and under three,
first went to finely finished and
stylish jack owned by Brockman
and Spence, Centralia, and second
to Larimore. J. P. Wilson got first
premium on yearling jack, and
Crockett & Bro, on jack colt.
| Best mule four years old and
over brought out five mare mules
as good, if not the best, ever shown
in Missouri, and good enough for
any State Fair, or as one gentle
men remarked four of them were
choice enough for u Worlds Fair.
Mr.. r. T. Freeman & Son OF Au.
drain, and James Young of Monroe
county, were the contestants.
Mr.. F. was very successful last
year and wherever he went, carried
off the blue ribbon, even at Paris,
in Mr.. Young's own county. The
latter gentleman with true grit
determined if possible, to "get
even" some time; so here he comes
back in Mr.. F.'s territory and does
him up.
| Messrs. Freeman & Son were
given second, and had two other
very choice mules out also. The
show was a credit to both gentle
men. In the three-year-old class
but one entry, James Wright &
Son, Centralia.
For sucking mules there were
FIVE entries, and a right lively
time was had. Finally when the
ribbons are tied we ask for the
owner, and r. T. Freeman informs
US that the mule belongs to Old
Foxhunter Bill Eller. We object
to so much name for so little mule,
but Mr.. Freeman introduces the
gentleman with the long name and
We learn that he is bachelor, and
having no family to divide names
with, he is known everywhere by
this long name. While discours-
ing upon his pack of fox hounds,
twenty in number, a gentleman
from Arkansas is introduced and
says he has thirty-fve, and Mr..
Eller has to "come down" or
hounds, although cup" on mules
The second premium goes to J. w.
Fletcher. Both mules were sired
by r. T. Freeman's jacks.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
The Mexico Fair.


Our worthy citizen and leading
stock man, L. b. Hawks, attended
the Audrain County Fair at Mexico
last week. Mr.. Hawks reputation
as a breeder of fine stock is becom-
ing widely known throughout the
State, this fact being attested by his
having been placed on the commit
tee on blooded and fine horses and
jacks, one of the most important
committees at the above fair, which,
by the way, is considered the best
county fair in the State. Berry
says the stock exhibited at Mexico
would have done credit to any coun-
try in the world.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Echoes From the Mexico Fair.
Eram the Rural World

Echoes From the Mexico Fair.
Frem the Rural World.
Sheep and hog pens too small.
w. E. West raised the big beets
this year as we'll as last.
J. G. Trimble made a most ex-
cellent clerk of the races.
Jno. G. Sanford's sucking was
shown in several rings and never
was beaten.
"Chimes" is a Missouri horse,
and his parking" performances
were enjoyed.
The Mexico dailies were better
than ever and their advertisers
showed due appreciation of them
by their liberal patronage.
The LEDGER calls Luke Emerson
the "mule king of two Continents. "
Luke deals only in jacks they are
sometimes called by another name,
but never mules.
James Young sold his Uranium
mule to Mr.. Northern, of this
place. 1t weighed l, ,490 lbs.
The premium for best boy rider
under fourteen was given to Sam.
mie Wallace, of Mexico, aged 7,
weight fifty-fve. He merited it.
Secretary Glandon never stops
work when a runaway occurs. In
fact, he can do business with one
man and carry on a conversation
with another with great ease.
Better pens and little more
money - you had sheep stock
enough this year to have deserved
better accommodations, yet very few
people saw the stock or knew that
four hundred pound sheep, own
ed in Missouri, was entered for q
premium or on the grounds.
The LEDGER baby show had nine.
teen youngsters in the entry list
with some that failed to arrive al
the hour named. The first premi-
um was awarded to Miss Nadine
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Hart
ley, of Centralia. The second to
May, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
W. Brown. The reporters stand
was given up for the show and was
surrounded by a large force Of
bachelors who were awarded from
seats.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Col. Fleet will open the military
academy at Mexico with every
room taken. The success of the
institution is phenomenal. At the
end of the first year the size of the
building was increased two-thirds
and even now it is not large enough.
There is no occasion for any Mis-
souri, boy going to West Point te
secure q military education.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

If people would watch the diff
ferent changes in the time tables
there would be less disappoint-
ments. Every day somebody is
too late for the train. Thee. &c A.
going East leaves Mexico at l:3O
p. m. now. The Wabash trains
will change time again soon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Rev. j. T. Williams,

CHILLrcorHE, NO., Aug. IA
Rev. J. T..:Williams, d. D.. of this
city, aged 81 years, an eminent
minister, died yesterday at Keytes.
Vile, Mo-, and was burned here to.
day. He was travelling agent fol
Harden College of Mexico, Mo.
when stricken down.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Save the Trees.
From the Kansas City Star.

The court at Monroe City has
decided that a man who tied his
mules to a handsome maple which
was barked to a degree which
caused it to die must pay the own
or of the tree S1OO. That is 6
proper precedent, and if there
were more courts of that kind ir
Missouri there would be more
shade trees.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

HARDIN COLLEGE will have sew
eral pupils from the State of Texas
and applications are being received
from California, Virginia, Illinois,
Iowa, Alabama, Colorado, Montana,
Kansas and two or three other
States. The outlook for this school
was never 80 bright as it is to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
j, Med. TrimbIe.

JudgeJ Med. Trimble, of Kan
sas City, is in Nevada to-day on
legal business. Judge Trimble is
one of the ablest lawyers in Mis-
souri,. He is a close student, a
gentleman of fine address and has
a large number of friends through
out the State. Judge Trfmble is
amply equipped legally to occupy
an important judicial position, and
it is among the probabilities of the
future that he will be thus pro-
moted-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

The Wellsville Wide-Atsake says
"The big fair at Mexico beat the
record. 1t was the best county
fair ever held in the State. There
were more fine stock and fast
horses in Mexico last week than
was ever seen in Missouri at one
time. Mexico is building up q
reputation for energy, thrift and
enterprise that will make her great.
Let the good work 90 on.''
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

THERE are people in this world
who love to see their neighbors in
trouble. A scandal of any kind is
a sweet morsel. Those who are
doing the worst talking in Mexico
to-day live in glass houses.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Jas. Russell Lowell, the cele-
brated poet, critic and patriot, died
at his home in Cambridge, Mass,
Thursday. Mr.. Lowell was born
at Cambridge in 1919. where, with
brief intervals, he spent the whole
ssventy-two years Of his life.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

The Montgomery City Ray says:
Rev. DR.. Watts, of Mexico, will
speak at the G. A. r. picnic, which
will be held southeast of Laddonia
and ten miles north of WeIlsville
on August 20, 1891.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Mr.. Corner, prominent grocer
of this city, informs Us that he is
reliably informed that the corn
crops in Illinois, Ohio and Iowa
are ruined by the drouth and are
not being cut and shocked. This
will make the immense crop raised
in Missouri worth that much the
more.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

THE buying or selling of options
on wheat has no more to do with
regulating the price OF this cereal
than the throwing of dirt has to do
with the price of white elephants.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

CAPT. D. H. MCINTYE is in Mex
leo ON a visit and "plowed a couple
of rounds'' on his farm near Mex.
leo to-day. The Captain is now
a farmer statesman and entitled to
consideration as an agriculturist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Tom and Jack Harrison, of Aux.
vase, who have one of the best
strings of horses in Missouri, with.
drew their stock from the Fulton
fair Monday and took the same tc
Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Royheed Days,

ttI was born and raised in a New
England village" said the retired
merchant, as he sat Oh his piszza
and looked at a newly shingled
roof across the way, ''and 1t il as
tonishing what memories that roof
calls up. You have no idea what
a relief it is to me, even now, to
know that those shingles are all
nailed securely down."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

The Kansas City Star says: The
Mexico LEDGER says that many a
mortgage in Audrain county will be
paid off this fall, and not farmer
in the county who has not this year
raised crops that will sell for nearly
the price of the land. Everything
seems to be fourshing in Missouri
this year excepting the Peoples
party.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

MART1NsBURG, Mo-, has new
paper called the Inde1. Martins.
burg is a live little town, surround
ed by the finest country in the
State. We see no reason why the
Indez should not receive a liberal
support.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
"The Only Great Ledger. -

The only great Mexico LEDaER's s
Fair Daily, edited by the only
genuine Bob White and managed
by the superb Col. B. B. Runkle,
was a gem this year of the puresi
ray serene. All home print and
crowded to the uttermost with all
chat makes paper readable,it was
1 thing of beauty and hence a JOY
forever to those who were so lucky
as to get to read it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Miss Corda Bradley accompanied
Miss Ellie Poilion 10 Laddonia Fri
day, where they will mingle among
relatives previous to Miss Poillon's
departure for the East under q diff
ferent name than her present one.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Pasture Lands.

For Rent-640 acres OF timothy
pasture; good water; shade and
fences; two miles from Benton
City, AudraIn county.
B. FENNEwALD,
19-4t Martinsburg, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

We are sorry to hear that Roy
Stuart's house and furniture, in
Saline county, we're burned last
week. This is quite a loss to Roy
but being . young man he will
come apain.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
AT THE ENGINE.
How the Brave Men Obey Orders
without Flinching In the En-
gine Room.

Henry Pacet in Short Stories.
The light from the electric lamps
is reflected in patches on the
smooth steel beams of the engine.
In and out, in and out. like shut
ties weaving, work the rods, their
perfect rhythm of motion and pre-.
cision of movement giving no hint
of the great speed at which the
giant vessel is cleaving her way.
Days have passed without a sig.
nal from above, the engines throb.
bing steadily. Everything is re.
pose the lncessant motion of the
machinery is SO common to the
men that they do not notice it.
The deck man be ever so noisy and
these men, buried in the bowels Of
the ship, would never know it.
Suddenly the great signal gong
sounds upon the stiffness a single
resonant clang-stop. The engin.
eer and his assistants are at their
posts in an instant the engines
stop. This, the first signal 70,
hours, yes days, means to them
nothing, but that it must be In.
stantly obeyed.
1t may be a man overheard I; i,
may be in another instant some
vessels prov win cut the ship in
two, or the ship itself crash into
an iceberg-they only know theil
orders the bell has spoken-stop
With hands upon the wheels
they stood waiting, every nerve
strained, in utter ignorance ofwha,
the signal means. Soldiers in &C
tion see the danger the Off GERS or
deck know what ls going on bu'
these men know nothing but duty.
A moment passes without word
in that narrow room. Strong hand,
are ready for the next order. L
comes, 'clang, clang," ''revers,
the engine" The lever is drawn
forward, the valves open and obedi
ent to the touch the great pistor
rods move again.
The seconds seem ages, one, tw,
minutes and then-an awful crash
a grinding and the vessel staggers
"Clang'' goes the great gong an,
still at the posts quick hands stol
the engine. "Ting-a-ling-a-ling,
neutrality-suspicious. the en-
gine," comes the signal.
While confusion has reigne'
above, these silent men have stoo,
to their posts until this order came
They rush to the deck. The yes
sci is filling, great hole in he
bow from the collision with the ice
and all hands turn to the lif
boats.
| In the depths of steamer wher
that great heart of mans construe
ton beats out the vessels life, tru
heroism is to be found, firm, un
questioning obedience to orders.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

Charley Wade is home from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he
went to arrange for the manufac-
ture of the Ringo folding bed.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

r. ID. Dunbar is visiting his old
home in Indiana. Mrs. Dunbar
leaves tomorrow for a visit to rela.
tives near Rush Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

The lawn party given by the
Christian Endeavor at the resi-
dence of J. ID. Morris last week
was largely attended and q splen-
did time was enjoyed by all who
were present.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Repairing Neatly Done.

If you want your watch cleaned
or repairing of any kind done neat
ly, cheaply and promptly. call on
7. s. Riley. Satisfaction guaran.
teed. T. 8. RILEY,
At Beck's Jewely Store.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

MEXICO needs a first class Board
of Trade. Two or three very i'm
portant matters now demand the
attention OF such q body.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

ANY owner of stock in the Mex
leo Fair Association, who desires
to dispose of the same, should call
at the LEDGER office,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Changed Our Mind.
From the Kansas City Star.

s1ke St<Efs
The Audrain County Fair drew
30 many people to Mexico that the
town is now swelled up with the
idea that it needs an electric rail-
vav