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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The people whe think they will
stop live newspaper by not tax
ing it, are getting few and far be-
tween. There are not a half dozen
people in Mexico who are not will
ing to subscribe and pay for news
paper which is run in the in
terest of Mexico and Audrain coun-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The st. Louis Republic, which
has led the fight for Tariff Reform
in the West, announces that it will
begin, early in July, a regular
Tariff Department, which will be a
featu of both its daily and weekly
issues until the end of the campaign
of 1892. Congressman William L.
Wilson, of West Virginia, will edit
the department, and besides con-
tributing signed articles himself,
will enlist the cooperation Of we'll
known and authoritative writers on
various phases Of the tariff question.
The Republic promises to make
its Tariff Department not only in-
structive and profitable current
reading, but permanently valuable
by its careful and accurate treat
ment of the subject discussed. 1t
will be indispensable to all who are
interested in the discussion Of the
one great issue of the Presidential
campaign Of 1892.
The Weekly Republic will contain
the Tariff Department, and with
two issues per week, one mailed
Tuesday and one Friday, is only
81 year. Sample copies free.
Address The Republic, st. Louis, Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The order of A. o. u. W. seems
to be in fourishing condition.
At the annual meeting of the Su-
preme Lodge recently held at De-
troit it was shown from the su-
preme records report that on the
first of the present year there were
1904 lodges-a net Increase for
the year of 1856, only two having
ceased to exist during that period.
The average membership of each
lodge was 81, and the total 251 1862.
limitations for the year were 49,
SS1 ; suspensions, 1928, and
deaths 2,496, leaving a net increase
IF 00 057
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Our contemporary says 1T is not
"yaller dog Democrat" There
is no need for any such statement.
There are no "yaller dog" in this
county or any other county, who
county, who are Democrats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

DEMOCRATS should get together
and keep together. This is no
time for personal troubles or party
differences. All Democrats should
stand shoulder to shoulder and sup
port the nominees Of the party for
Office all the way from Constable
up to President. This is no time
tor personal troubles or spite. We
are all solid for democracy and re-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
The Vane-Calvert Paint Co.

u AS GbAC-S0ANCEt 4 tbhhG w.
This company was established in
the fall of 1869 and is now the
oldest and largest exclusive mixed
paint house in the United States.
The trade of this well known house
extends from ocean to ocean; its
headquarters are in st. Louis,
where they have the largest and
best equipped factory in the coun-
try. They have since January of
this year added largely to the ca
pacity of their factory, the trade
demanding many improvements in
machinery to enable their output
to meet the demand and their con.
stantly increasing trade. Their
works at st. Louis are considered
now the most complete in the
country. Has been sold in Mexi.
co for 20 years. For sale at S1.OC
per gallon by J. f. Llewellyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The Kansas City Times says: At
the close of the very first day of
Uncle Jerry Rusk's assumption of
the role of supreme dictator OF
American weather, the storm king
gave lively and unmistakable signs
of rebellion. As betHsen Uncle
Jerry and the mast g. Of the rain
andfwind, the people will not bet
on Jerry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Iowa Republicans nominated H.
C. Wheeler for Governor.

Iowa Republicans nominated II.
C. Wheeler for Governor.
Governor Buckner, of kentucky,
says he is for Cleveland for Presi-
dent.
Raum is still resorting to his dis
credible methods in the Pension
Bur,au.
Alexander Weiss in New York
fatally shot his mistress and killed
himself.
st. Louis Hebrews will take steps
to mitigate the sufferings Of the
Russian Jews.
Brokers in the New York Stock
Exchange are being fined for NOV
ing faster than a walk.
E. E. Louther, telephone mana
ger Of Leavenworth, Kas., embex-
zled 81, 500 and confessed.
Mr.. Wanamaker's connection
with the Keystone scandal grows
more offensive day by day.
The lake in the Colorado Desert
is spreading and different theories
are advanced as to its origin.
1t IS rumored in Philadelphia that
Bardsley has confessed and that the
document has been concealed.
The shortage of John G. War
field, Sheriff Of Desha county, Ark,
it is now said, will reach $40, 600.
p. J. Huber, st. Louis agent Of
the Louisiana State Loan Company,
was arrested for operating lottery.
Prince George, Of Greece, is
spending his short stay in NewYork
in a quiet survey Of the metropolis.
The affirmation of the sentence
of d. G. Parker to ten years in pris-
ON fer murder will place behind bars
a man now out on 81. 200 bail at st.
Joseph, Mo.
Mine. Philo, who jumped from .
train to escape arrest, has confessed
to the Denver forgeries, and says
she did it for love. Her alleged con-
federate is under arrest.
Major Powell, director of the geo.
logical survey, says the possible
formation of a lake in the Colorado
desert is only temporary affair and
a very simple thing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The ladies of Mexico who are
paying a dollar an ounce for q
preparation to remove tan, freck-
les, sunburn or moth spots on the
face, are informed that there is
nothing that equals fresh butter
milk for this. Butter milk does
not injure the skin and will leave
q fair, rosy complexion. Bathe
your face with butter milk before
retiring. In the morning wash
thoroughly and wipe dry with a
crash towel. Two or three such
baths will take off all the tan and
freckles. 1t will keep the hands
soft and smooth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
The Age of Sport.

from the New YORK World.
We are a ajollier people than we
were generation ago, and being
so are much healthier in mind and
body.
Men still living remember when
in most parts of the country it
would have been deemed q strange
sacrifice of dignity for any grown
man to engage in playing ball,
while the woman who should have
played tennis or rowed boat
would have been deemed hopeless
ly "unsexed."
Now, we recognize sports as a
proper part of life, and we are
healthier men and women for the
change. Only the other day a
young woman carried off the
tennis championship. Yesterday
thousands of men and women of
this town grew enthusiastic over
the base ball contest between Yale
and Princeton Colleges, and the
grave dons of the colleges were by
no means the least enthusiastic
observers of shot fouls" and "base
hits"
Other thousands devoted the
afternoon to the supurb struggling
of the New York and Chicago pro-
fessional mines and the contests of
the splendid athletes at Travers
Island. and on Tuesday a vast
multitude of people with no in
stinct of gambling and with moth
ing but a healthy love of outdoor
sport will assemble at Sheepshead
Bay to see the great horse race. of
the year-a thing which their faith
ers and grandfathers would have
deemed it q sin to see at all.
tits a healthier world tor all
this
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

AUDRAIN COUNTY should by all
means be represented at the st.
Louis Exposition with a credltable
exhibit. The business men, We
trust, will take hold of this matter.
We think that the members of the
old Board of Trade should call a
meeting and re-organize. There
are several opportunities now pre-.
senting themselves where a Board
of Trade, such as Mexico once had,
could prove of great benefit to this
city and her interests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Steve Trice, a wealthy farmer
near Lathrope, Mo-, was buncoed
out of $3, 500 cash last Friday after
noon by two strangers who played
the old game of wanting to buy a
farm. Trice was go badly frighten-
ed by the confidence men that he
said nothing about his loss until
Sunday afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mr.. VIM. Christian, manager of
the Washington, Penn, Daily and
Semi. Weekly Reporter, with his
three sons, are guests at the resi- :.
dence of James r. Hamilton. They
are accompanied by Mrs. Hamil-
toms mother, Mrs. A. ]. Morgan,
also of Washington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

"UNcLE" JERRY RUsK, secretary
Of Agriculture, assumed charge OF
the weather July l. The old man
knew q good rain in this section
last night was about what was
uanfad
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A man may put considerable
money in a very few dogs if he is
so minded. Three st. Bernard
dogs, valued at s14 800, were land
ed in New York recently. The an
imals are the property of Colonel
Jacob Rupper. The dogs are all
fine specimens OF their breed, are
fox-colored and have long, glossy,
shaggy coats. The dogs are 1, 2
and 8 years old, respectively, the
eldest being worth s12, 900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Concord item in Fulton Tele-
graph: Mrs. 8. 8. Craig and son,
Charlie, Of Mexico, are visiting rel
asivss here this week. Charlie ID
one Of Mexico's most promising
youths and is always . welcome
suest In our midst.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The Moberly Monitor says Judge
CAN'T, of the Missouri Supreme
Court, has just handed down a de-
cision TO the effect that real estate
sold for taxes does not carry with
it the widows dover. Or, in 9th.
er words, the euit involved the
question whether a sale of land for
taxes in proceedings to which a
husband was party, woulc carry
to the purchaser the wife's right
dover. He holds that in such q
case she did not lose her dover.
Judge CAN'T is . widower in the
sunny shade of forty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Uncle Tom Williamson, the sal
walton Army assassin of Sedalia,
No., sentenced to be hanged August
IL, next, is writing his autoblogra-
ply under the foolish idea that the
public generally is as much inter-
ested in his wretched career as he
In himself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The laughing plant Of AraDla pro-
duees black, bean-like seeds, small
doses Of which, when dried and
powdered, intoxicate like laughing
gas. The victim dances, shouts and
laughs like q madman for about an
hour, when he becomes exhausted
and falls asleep, TO awake after sew
eral hours with no recollection OF
his Wild antics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

First boarder-"Here I've waited
an hour for soup, and now that it
has come there's roach in it,"
Second boarder-"That proves
the truth of an old maxim"
First boarder-s'In what way2"
Second boarder-s'That all thanqs
come to him who waits"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
SUMNER SCHOOL OF srExoanAruY
Chillicothe Normal School 4 Business
Institute.
July 40 to Sept. 1. 1891.

The shorthand and typewritine
department of this popular and
highly successful institution will
continue in session through the
summer vacation. A splendid
chance for those desiring to take up
the study of shorthand. Rates ex.
ceptionaily low. A most profita-
BILE way to spend the summer va
cation. Rapid progress insured.
Send for special circulars. Ad-
dress E. F. Fielding. Chillicothe,
Mo. 2w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The Secretary Of the Navy is ar
ranging . series Of navy maneuvers
involving the problems Of actual
warfare a presented in the attack
of one Of our great maritime ports
BY foreign naval force and its de-
Tense by the American navy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A young society gentleman Of
this city, writing an invitation,
thought he wonld be sure to get
letters enough in the French por-
ton of it and wrote at the bottom
r. s. v. P, then added d. @.
The young lady didn't understand
the last two letters any more than
he did the first four.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

EVERY Democratic farmer IN Au-
drain county should join the ALI
ance. The r. & L. U. is a good
thing. It is not in politics and is
not going into politics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
For Sale.

l want to sell my property on
the north side of the road atThomp-
son. I will sell my store and IL
acres of land, etc., etc., with goods,
or will sell my goods and keep
the store and rent it to the buyer.
Will sell the entire property out
side of the goods for 81, ,500a Will
sell the goods at present st. Louis
cash prices without carriage.
I also have some property on
the other side Of the road for sale.
/ want to 60 on my farm and will
give you easy terms.
8 3m d. O'CALLAGHAS,
Thompson Staten. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The Ohio State Democratic con-
vention will meet on the 14th
inst. The indications all point to
the denomination of Gov. Campbell,
there being little or no opposition
to him except in Cincinnati and
Hape;tfoy eounfv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Miss "Mish" Edmonston. Of
Mexico, was the guest of J. A. Far
thing and family for several days
the first of the week. She will
spend the Fourth at Mlddletown
and from thence return home.
VandaIia GraDhie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The body of e. M. Haskell, who
has been dead for over twenty
years, was recently removed from
his grave at Northfield, Mimi, it
being purposed to put the body in
another lot. When his body was
exposed it was found that he had q
beard over % inches long. His
wife said that before he died he
had been shaven, and all his hair
must have grown after burial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A man in Sedalia got even with
his neighbor in a novel way. He
took the cover off and tied a piece
of meat in the enemy's deep well,
just beneath 81 dogs reach.
Eight dogs fell in during the night
and early next morning the cover
was replaced. The cold water of
the deep well preserved the dogs
pretty well-two months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
our eift over the cabbage.

A large number of Missouri
farmers go west every year in
search of q better location. They
leave the fertile soil of their native
state and travel thousands of miles
to find nothing but clay and sand,
billiards. and cyclones. They sell
off their we'll stocked farms, and
improved grounds to locate on a
desolate plain where not sign OF
a tree or shrub is to be seen, and
in the end return to Missouri bro
ken down in heart and with hard
ly enough to keep soul and body
together.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
SETTLED AT LAST.
The Supreme Court OF Missouri
Finally Disposes of the
Famous Armstrong
Libel Case,

The case of the State of Missouri
VS.. A. G. Armstrong, of this city,
for libel, has been finally disposed
of in the Supreme Court of the
State. Sometime since Division
No. 2 of that court affirmed the
decision of the st. Louis Court of
Criminal Correction, but in doing
so over ruled a former decision of
the Supreme Court. thus changing
the law from what it was when
Mr.. Armstrong took his appeal.
Motions for rehearing and to
transfer to the Court in banc were
fled and nave since been pending
until both were yesterday denied.
The case involved some very
grave constitutional questions of I'M
portance to the people of the State,
and about which there has been no
little contention among the legal
profession. This case is deter
mined, but whether the doctrine
involved in the case will remain or
will again be overturned by the
Supreme Court remains to be seen.
This celebrated case, it will be
remembered, grew out of Kabrich
& Co. sending alleged offensive
duns to Mrs. Mary Belle Vincil, of
st. Louis, through the Sprague
Collecting Agency of Chicago. The
amount of the lady's Indebtedness
was a mere trifie compared with
the enormous costs incurred in the
suit. Mrs. Vincil claimed she did
not owe the bill(s3 30 with interest,
making it $500 but the firm de-
clared she did. She repeatedly re-
ceived letters threatening to adver-
tise the fact that she did not pay
her debts. These letters were in
large envelopes and SO marked as
to attract attention. Finally the
lady brought suit against Kabrich
& Co., and the jury awarded her
$500 damages. After reviewing
the case at great length, the Su.
lpreme Court found the verdict was
fully warranted and that Mrs. Vim.
Gil was entitled to damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Henry White, a Monroe county
farmer, sheared seventeen head of
Ootswold sheep this spring, from
which he got 231 pounds of wool,
an average of thirteen and one-half
pounds to the sheep, which is
enough to make q good suit OF
clofhaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Save Your Cabbage.


A lady told US last week how she
saved her cabbage from beng de-
stroyed by worms. Early in the
morning when the dew was on the
plant she sitted a little flour over
them. Twice during the year was
all that she found necessary. The
moth that lays eggs in the plant
would fly around over the plants,
but would not light on them and
she has no trouble from the worms
and raised fine cabbage. She used
a common hand SITTER and turned
the crank just enough to let q little
-four eift over the cabbage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
of 2O,O57. ,

During an electric storm near
Galveston, Texas, Friday, light
ming struck the powder-house of
the American Powder Company,
blowing up 1900 kegs of powder,
and resulting in the explosion also
of the Hazard, DUPONT and Latin
& Rand powder-houses, and a fire.
works magazine, all situated TO-
gether. Buildings were badly
shaken IN Galveston four miles
away, and there was great conster-
nation. One life was lost.
According to the West Plains
Gazette the peach crop of the Allen
fruit farm in Howell county has
been sold in advance to a New York
firm at fifty cents a bushel, and il
is estimated that the yield will be
in the neighborhood of 60, 600 bush
els. The trees in bearing are
65, 900. This sale includes only
peaches over an inch and a quarter
in diameter. This farm has turn
ed off 1000 crates of raspberrie'
and will have as many blackber
ries-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

When a man dies in Europe,
some one shouts in his ear three
times. Once is enough inMoberly.
A friend steps to the couch of the
deceased, and whispers, '.leta
take drink" If he makes no
reply, then he is dead, and the
funeral is proceeded with.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Walter s. Ryerson, of this city,
left last night for Chicago to ac-
cept responsible position as q
clerk in the Office of a large manu-
featuring company in that city.
Walter has a host of friends in
Mexico that will regret his depar-
ture, yet they will join the LEDGER
in congratulating him and wishing
him success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Martin Looks Like Dalton.

From the Monroe City News.
The Mexico LEDGER prints Ed.
Martins picture and calls it Ma
ior Dalton. If Dalton can win vo.
ters as fast as Ed. Martin can con-
vert sinners he will be able to
sweep the field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

An exchange says strawberry
shortcake has about played out in
this latitude but young squirrel
POT pie II Just coming in. There
q always something good to eat in
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
ARTIFICIAL RAINS.
Alleged to Have Been PrOduc.
ed by an Australian In
vent0r in Ohio.

SPRINGFIELD, o., July 2.-Tues.
day was the day that Frank Mel
bourne, the Australian inventor
now living at Canton, this State,
promised rains by the means of
apparatus which remains a secret.
Up to 8 O'Clock Tuesday there was
no rain, but the indications for the
rain were very strong. Melbourne
said last night on being interrogat-
ed about his promise:
II began operating the appara-
tus for Mondays rain around Can
ton Sunday morning. The atmos-
pheric conditions were most favora-
Bile and rain came about six hours
before expected, and was undoubt-
edly brought by my invention. I
commenced operating this morning
and expect to succeed before mid
night. It will surely be here
Wednesday noon. From past ex-
periences I predict closer in the
future.'
1t began sprinkling slowly at 10
O'Clock Tuesday night In and
around Canton, and the sprinkling
in time developed into fair sized
rain. 1t was noticeably cool here
yesterday as a result. The next
date set for rain is July II. A
proposition has been made Mel
bourne by a party of Kansas, which
he may accept and 60 there in July.
The apparatus is operated in a
laboratory he has fitted up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Texas sheep in Audrain.

From the Charlton COURIER.
The importations of Texas sheep
into Audrain county has been en-
tirely successful and has proven to
be a profitable investment. The
result has been an increased crop
of wool this year that exceeds the
most sanguine expectations of those
engaged in the enterprise. Sheep
raising in that county is success,
and cur farmers would do we'll to
initiate the example.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
will Be Called in Time.


Editor White, of the Mexico
LEDGER, refers to the editors who
will 60 to st. Paul to represent
Missouri in the National Press
Association as colonels. Bob is
nothing if not imprudent. Those
editors might have posed as colo
nels up there, but all is ruined
now, or will be when the great
LEDGER Is received by the people
OF the United States, Canada and
other health resorts. Here in
Missouri, where the above editors
are pretty well known, none oi
them seriously object to being
called anything the English Ian.
guage will make. We will be sat.
isfied if we are called In time to
enter when the gates are ajar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

g. G. Longley has bought an in
tsrsst in the dry goods house of
Kabrich & Co., and can be found
at his place Of business ready and
willing 70 serve customers. Mr..
Longley is . young man of fine bus
mess ability and will add strength
70 The firm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

An exchange says the slugger,
Sullivan, since his recent triumph
over Kilrain, is anxious to meet
Slavin in the ring. AS the big
fellow is willing to fight, the slug
ging match will probably come of
this summer. Ii they could kill
each other, the country would
have something TO rejoice over.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Civilized nations have been striv.
ing to put a stop to the slave trade
in Africa, and have succeeded in 9
measure. Now the savage tribes,
being unable to profitably dispose
of their captives, have adopted the
old custom of slaughtering them
without mercy. After successful
raid by the barbarous Wanagus &
few weeks ago, that tribe held {
feast at which 1000 captives were
slam,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
Hams Wanted.

Hams Wanted.
I will pay highest cash price Tor
choice hams and sides at my mar.
ket, two doors south Of Rodeu's
grt,cery store.
2.t-w. JNo. II. LANE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Ifyou want your watch cleaned
or repairing of any kind done neat
ly, cheaply and promptly. call on
T. s. Riley. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. T. 8. RILEY,
At Beck's Jewely Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

John Bardsley, ex-Treasurer of
Ph1ladelphia, was yesterday sem
fenced 10 fifteen years. imprison-
mens and TO pay . iine equal to his
shortage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

People who are always wishing
for some other kind of weather are
getting ii this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

MEXICO will make up 1or any
omissions next year and will have
a sure enough Fourth of July cele-
hration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

Mckinney Bros. ,of Monroe coun-
", sold . fine lot Of mules to John
Northern Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

THERE Is no third party in Au-
drain county There will never
be any third party in Audrain
county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

A Montana jury has decided that
poker 10 not game of chance, but
. game OF skill. This corroborates
the testimony of United States
6enator Stewart, who said that un-
der the law q man has perfect
right 10 play poker with Senator
FsrWell of Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09
At the Zoo.

At the Zoo.
She: Is that rattlesnake?
Attendant: Yes, ma'am.
Chow many rattles has he?"
Fifteen and a button"
"May make him rattle2"
"Certainly, marm. J"
"What must / do2o
"You touch the button and hs
will do the rest"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

The Georgia watermelon crop is
estimated at 10, 200 carloads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-09

NJ. Fred Bell, Of Fulton, was II
town Friday on his way homo from
81. Louis. Mr.. Bell ID enthusiasts
oser the prospect Of Caliawsy's big
exhibit at st. Louis this fall, and
is certain that no better advertise
ment for his county could be inside.