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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

displayed at least twenty-four hours in
advance of the cold wave. When No. 5
is displayed, No. is always omitted.
When displayed on poles the signals
Will be arranged to read downward;
when displayed on horizontal supports
small streamer will be attached to in
dictate the point from which the signals
are to be read.
INTERPRETATION OF DISPLAYS.
No. /, alone Fair weather, station
arY temperature.
No 2, alone Rain or snow, station
airy temperature.
No. 3, alone Local rain, stationary
mperature.
No / with No. above it. Fair weather,
warmer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

dicate warmer weather. When placed
below the numbers it will indicate colder
weather.
When it is not displayed the indica-
tions are that the temperature will re-
main stationary, or that the change in
temperature will not vary more than 4
degrees from the temperature of the
same hour of the preceding day from
March to October, inclusive, and not
more than degrees for the remaining
months Of the year.
No. 5-White flag, six feet square,
with black square in center, will indi-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

cate the approach
of q sudden and de-
cided fall in the tenn
perature.
This signal will
not be displayed un-
less it is expected
that the tempera-
ture will fall to az
degrees, or lower,
and will he ordered
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

the weather OF this
country was dis
elimination again t
the farmers. lie
found that, while
city people were
getting government
forecasts regularly
in their morning
newspapers and by
flags in the big rail-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

showers will occur
| and that the rainfall
will not be general.
! No. BLACK tri-
angular flag, four
fleet at the base and
ssix feet long, always
refers to tempera :
ture. When paced
above flags Nos. /,
. and 2 it will in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

road stations, their country cousins OBJ
tanned no information until the weather
had come and gone. TIE Secretary
sent for Prof, Harrington Chief of the
Weather Bureau, and told him to figure
out scheme to give the country as
much and as valuable information as
the city receives.
Prof. Harrington began work at once,
and thinks he has solved the problem.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

No. 3 with No. above it. Warmer
weather, local rains.
No. 3 with No below it. Colder
weather, local rains.
No 1 with No. above it, Fairweather,
cold wave.
No. 2 with No 5 above it. Wet weather,
cold wave.
Prof. Harrington will also make ar
rangements to have the flag displayed on
railroad cars. The starting points of the
trains on all the raj roads will be sup
piled every morning with the forecast,
and one man on each train will be as
signed to the duty of displaying the
flags.
When the public has made itself IA
miliar with the code every person can
ascertain the forecast by looking at any
passing train.
THE WHISTLE SIGNALS
The professor has also invented plan
to have locomotives and factories whistle
the forecasts for the information OF
farmers who live too far away to see the
flags.
Notification will be given in every
town and village where there is a steam
whistle that at certain hour every day
tho whistle will sound the signal to indl-
cate the probable weather for the ensu-
ing twenty four hours
Factories will receive the forecast by
telegraph, and locomotive engineers will
receive it at their starting points.
The warning signal to attract atten-
ton will be what is called the long
blast, lasting twenty seconds. After
this signal has been sounded blasts OF
from four to six seconds duration will
refer to the weather; short blasts OF three
seconds each will refer to the tempera-
ture; those for the weather to be sounded
first, like this:
Blasts. indications.
One long Fair weather
Two long Rain or snow
Three long. Local rains
One short ................ Lower temperature
Two short. Higher temporal ure
1Qree eQOrb.. .NO1u WHts
He expects to have the system in full
narration before 1892.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

No. | with No. 4
below it. Fair wealth
er, colder,
No. 2 with No. 4
above it. Warmer
weather, rain or
snow.
No. 2 with No. 4
below it. Colder
weather, ra n or
snow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

So, apparently, does
Secretary, Rusk, for
an official circular
has just been issued
announcing that the
bureau wishes to find
in every town and
village a responsible
person who will un-
dertake to display
~voo+bor flaws "hoD
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WHAT OF THE WEATHER
A SYSTEM THAT WILL BENEFIT
FARMERS.
By Flags and Whistles on Railroad Trains
the News Will Be Carried Throughout the
Countrywide System to BE Put i'm Opera
ton This Year.

New Signal Service.
One of the first discoveries made by
Rusk after he took charge of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22
Our Inflated Nav.

The loss Of the United States ship
Dispatch is a serious one. The Dispatch
was the most accomplished junketing
craft in the navy. She could easily be
floated in the liquors that have been
consumed in her cabin. st Louis Re-
public.
The United States ship Dispatch was
only a Government pleasure boat and
was never intended for fighting, but
there may be some inquiry to find out
whether the naval officers are capable of
keeping the new cruisers off the shoals,
Buffalo Express.
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CURRENT COM MENT.
Parnell.


He was the ablest of Irish politicians
since Daniel O'COnnell wv ashington
Star.
Among the sons of Ireland there has
been no truer patriot Cleveland Plain
dealer
Parnell raised up the Irish nation and
then stood block to its progress. -Min-
neapolis Tribune
Ireland cannot sufficiently honor his
memory for the mob work he did for
her. indianapolis Sentinel
Impartial history will rank Parnell in
the front rank of political organizers
and leaders. -Indianapolis Journal.
1t will be said of Charles Stewart Par
nell in times to come that he died a
broken hearted man -Philade! phia Tele-
graph.
Parnell failed only because he so willed
it. His life, aside from the last sad
months, was shining success. Buffalo
Express.
Parnell being dead, perhaps wise coun-
sells may prevail, and Gladstone, if he
shall be spared, may become the great
Irish leader Cincinnati Gazette
1t would doubtless have been adyan-
tageous to the cause which he repre-
sented, and better for his own fame, had
he died year or two sooner -Pittsburg
Gazette.
That the death Of this man at this
time should be, as it is, of momentous
benefit to his country is % striking illus
tration of the irony of fate-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
None will deny the services he has
rendered, and the future will doubtless
forget his frailties in summing up his
claims to remembrance as benefactor
Cincinnati Enquirer.
AS simple as a child, as honest as the
day, as intrepid as Richard of the Lion
Heart, mankind could not refuse him the
homage of it's admiration and pity
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-22

Methodsm.
1t has been given TO few men to exert
the influence John Wesley did, and it is
doubtful if the world will see his career
duplicated Philadelphia Press
This conference of Methodists is q
notable gathering, one Of influence and
power in the religious world, and d sign
and proof of the increasing strength Of
Christianity. Memphis Commercial.
The day of the old circuit Elder, track
ing his way through the forest prime
VAL" and pausing wherever the curling
smoke told that some sturdy pioneer had
settled down to clear the way for coming
thousands, is past and gone. The term
Methodist is no longer one of reRAOach
Philadelphia Record.
AS consequence of such meeting
the horizon must necessarily widen and
enlarge, opinions will be liberalized,
new practical adaptations will be dis
covered, and more than ever Methodism
will become an active and potent inf1n-
ence in the moral, social and religious
world. Washington Post.
The fault of the religion of to-day is
that it tends to excluSiveness; that there
is too much PharisaiSm about it; too
many fine and expensive churches and
cushioned pews, and too little recogni-
tion of tho truth that the rich and poor
should meet together for the reason that
the "Lord is the maker of them all. p
Philadelphia Times.
Methodism is about to confront new
conditions and to face new problems
that will test to the uttermost it's capa-
city as system of propogating Christi
anity. Thus far it has not been disturb
ed by the spirit of questioning unrest
that has SO profoundly affected some Of
the other religious bodies. But it can
not always hope for such immunity
New York Tribune.
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Grant in Bronze.

Grant in Bronze.
Chicago has glorifed Gen. Grant in
bronze. How is that New York mOnu-
ment getting along?-Cincfnnati En-
Quirer.
Chicago has unveiled her statue of
Grant New York-but the less said
about New York in this connection the
better.-Omaha Bee.
The Grant monument at Chicago was
unveiled, but the one in New York is
still yelled in the mists of an uncertain
future Detroit Free Press.
Chicago deals New York stab In it's
tenderest spot by the defeating with
impressive ceremonies $780, 900 monu-
ment to Gen Grant. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Enthusiastic Chicago shows dilatory
| New York and it's multitudinous million
aires how to carry out to successful COM
pletion great memorial to Ulysses s.
Grant-Boston Globe.
Chicago's splendid tribute to the great
captains memory should serve as
fresh incentive to the people of New
York to fulfill their duty likewise in the
same regard. Philadelphia Record.
St. Louis was the first city in the
| country to erect statue to Gen. Grant,
| although it made no parade of it's inten-
| tions in this direction. Even Chicago is
ahead of New York in this work. st.
Louis Globe Democrat
Cheap Enough.
Rainmaker Melbourne proposes to
water 2, 600, 600 acres of Kansas land for
| 10 cents an acre If the proposition is
| accepted Mr.. Melbourne will be in the
way of receiving handsome reward for
his faith in providence. st Louis Post
Dispatch.
It takes great deal to shake the
faith of some people. Melbourne seems
to have secured firm grip on the
credulity of the farmers of Western
Kansas, and, though he has done moth
ing to onfrm their faith, they til stick
to it Kansas City Journal.
The citizens of Western Kansas are
about osing contract with Prof Me-
bourne to water some 1000, 600 acres OF
farms at 10 cents an acre for the season.
This is cheap enough, surely, and at the
same time it is very remunerative to Mr..
Melbourne: but how are they going to
decide whether it is the Professor or
Jupiter Pluvius that does the watering?
Philadelphia Press.
Our Inflated Navy
The loss of the United States ship
Dispatch is serious one. The Dispatch
was the most accomplished junketing
craft in the navy. She could easily be
Aoafod IN tho Iinrnrc that havn hnnn
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Attention. Girls.

Henry Burckhartt, we'll known in
this city, editor of the Fayette
Democrat, who knows thing or
two about girls, says: Nobody likes
a fast girl. She may be pretty and
rich, but if she is bold and fast
among men, she will never be
we'll respected. Well bred people
appreciate modesty in women and
can not tolerate the want of it. We
are glad to say that as rule girls
are retiring and modest, but occas-
ionally we see one that is hoidenish
and bold and the younger she is the
worse she seems to be. The
proper place for girls under IS, is
among her books and dolls and in
short clothes, and the longer she
stays there the better it is for her
future happiness. The girl who
"sets out" at IA viii be an old
woman at 25. Mothers, keep your
daughters around your knees as
long as possible and you will never
have cause to regret it. There is
nothing lovelier than a dutiful girl
child.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Another RUNAWAY.

Mr.. Adams, of Texas, and Mrs.
Lucy Massey, north of Mexico, met
with a bad accident yesterday.
They were in buggy on their way
to Cant, and as they reached the
railroad bridge on Water street the
horses took fright and ran off. Mr..
Adams was thrown out and the
conveyance passed over him, while
Mrs. Massey fell to the ground
with such force that she is consid-
erably bruised up. They were
picked up and taken to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Eld. s. NJ. Martin,
where medical aid was summoned
and to-day they were able to con.
tinue their journey. The buggy
looked as if it had been in the Au.
drain tornado.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
The Smallest American City.

Many people have been told that
Vergennes, VT, is the oldest city
in the union. But they are misin-
formed. Vergennes took out her
charter in 1888. Hartford and New
Haven, Ct, took out theirs in 1854.
Vergennes, however, can truthfully
claim to be the smallest and most
quiet city in the United States, as
she has a population, after 1O5
years of cityhood, of 1873 souls,
and covers territory of 1, 200 acres.
Her boundaries are a mile and a
half one way and q mile and q
quarter the other. She has May
or, a City Council, full Board of
Aldermen and a complete city gov
ernment. There are offices enough
so that nearly every man in the
town may have one. In this way
the political squabbles and selfish
struggles for power common to
most cities are entirely overcome.
There are offices enough to go
around and everybody is happy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

THERE ls no question but what
the raising of wheat is one of the
most profitable businesses in Mis-
souri,. The more wheat raised by
our farmers the more they find this
to be fact. The Paris appeal,
in regard to this matter, says: "In
a conversation with a gentleman
this week he told US he had sold
his crop of wheat and received pay
for it. His crop brought him
1850. He says after deductine
the rent, the work of putting in
the wheat, harvesting, threshine
and marketing his crop and pay
for seed, that he cleared between
$500 and $500. Now, if this state.
ment be correct, and he seemed te
know exactly what he was talking
about, as he hired everything, whea,
raising, even at Is cents a bushel, .
is not such bad business after all
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
From the Rural World.

More exhibitors this year than
any time in the past five years.
Oxfords, Shropshires, Southdowns,
Cotswolds and Merinos were rep.
resented.
The medium woods had to all GO
in one class, and as there were
three distinct breeds of them they
each suffered, because some very
meritorious sheep in their class
and kind were outclassed by those
of other kinds, when all were
Jumped together, and dissatisfac.
ton is generally the result.
Long Wools-Best buck, H. M
Oliver, Fulton, Mo. Best eve
1st and End premium, II. M. OH
yer.
Medium Wool-1st premium
best buck and two ewes, J. H. &
R. II. Sampson, Rocheport, Mo.
1st and End premiums, best eve
one and under two years, to J. FL
& r. H. Sampson.
Best buck one year and over, Is
to Hamilton.
| Merinos-O. c. Roby, of Mexico
| took all the class premiums.
| Messrs. Sampson report in
auiries for stock good, an,
made some sales at this plac
where some people say there is n
stock interest aside from horses
This, however, is a mistake. Civ
the stockmen a show at Mex
leo and some pens suitable an
they will come. o. c. Roby ha
choice Merino rams and at 10,
prices.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Rev. yardeman i'm Kentucky.


Rev. A. M. vardeman, formerly
of this city, writes to the editor of
this paper as follows:
KEENE, JEssAMINE Co., KY,
July 30.-DEAR SIR: l am most
pleasantly located with a good
strong country church right in the
heart of the blue grass region-ten
miles from Lexington and six from
Nicholasville. l have nice par.
sonage and good salary, with
some of old Kentuck's most excel
lent people for my parishioners,
and not great distance from where
l was drought up" My recep-
tion by the community and church
has been most royal.
I hated to leave Missouri. A
little more than four years in her
borders convinced me of the nobil-
ity of her people and the vastness
of her resources. No one shall say
"poor old Missouri" in my hear
ing without a word of defense from
me. AS Ever Your Friend, etc.,
A. M. VARDEMAN.
Rev. Vardeman has a host of
warm friends all over Missouri
who regret to see him leave our
State, but are glad that he SO NICE
ly situated. Rev. Vardeman is
one of the most faithful and ambi-
tious workers in the Lords vine-
ward.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
How f0 Get to the North Pole.
DIR, Frini, of NauSep, in the Forum

DIR. Frini, OF NanseD, in the Forum.
We may seem fully entitled to
draw the conclusions that a cur
rent is constantly running across
the polar region somewhere north
of the Franz Josef land from the
sea north of the Siberian coast and
Behring strait, and into the sea
between Spitzbergen and Green
land. Since such a current ex.
lists, the most natural way of reach
ing the north pole, or point quite
near it, must be to enter the cur
rent on the side where it runs
northward, that is, somewhere
near the New Siberian Islands,
and let it carry one straight across
| those unknown regions which it
has prevented SO many from reach
ing. I shall build wooden ship
as small ard strong as possible; ii
shall be just big enough to carry
provisions for twelve men for five
years, besides the necessary coal;
a vessel of about 200 tons will suf.
fee. The most important feature
of the ship will be that she shall be
built on such lines as will give hel
the greatest power of resistance te
the pressure of the foe ice. Hel
sides must not be perpendicular
as those of ships generally are, but
must slope from the bulwarks te
the keel; or, to use sailors ex
preston, her "dead rise" must bt
made great, SO that the foes shall
get no hold of her when they are
pressed together, but will glide
downward along her sides art
under her, thus tending to lift he
out of the water. With this yes
sell, and crew of ten or twelv,
strong and well picked men, be
sides an equipment for five year
| as good in all respects as moderl
appliances can afford, think tn
enterprise has a good prospect o
success.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
BEAVER DAM VALLEY.
correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
BEAVER Dam, Aug. 13.-John
F. Harrison is contemplating mov-
ing to Mexico to school his chill
dren at the Fleet and Hardin col
leges.
Miss Lula Harrison is very sick
with fever.
Children's Day and quarterly
meeting will be held at Bethel
church Saturday, Aug. 10. Every.
body invited to attend. Dinner on
the ground.
And Beaver Dam was Sin it. u
Last week at the great fair at Mex.
leo J. II. Crockett, G. s. Harrison
and the Crockett Bros. all took
first premiums on their stock,
while Hiram Threlkeld had the
premium coin and r. NJ. Price
the premium apples. Col. Tom
Ford says he could have taken the
premium on the biggest potatoes
and finest onions if he had only
had the time to dig them.
G. S. Harrison is troubling the
boys at the Fulton fair this week
with his fine Montrose filly.
The Crockett Bros. will have
their annual mule colt show al
their farm on Friday afternoon.
August %. A number of mule
buyers will be on hand, and q
splendid lot of mules will be
shown. Everybody and his friends
invited to attend.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
r. M WHITE, Editor and PROPRIETOR

"hawl hawl" until I was half a
block away. How quickly the in
tuitions of a woman are! Poor
boy; I suspect they had to explain
to him.
Down South, you know, we u.s.
ually think that all the hogs
that travel are of the male persua-
sion, but in a crowded coach with
men standing I saw two women
hold four seats from Chicago to
Detroit; and elsewhere l saw evil
dences of feminine reconsideration
TO put it gently. l never saw it
30 much 80 at home. Perhaps it
is because up here it Is the female
pig alone that travels and the mas
culine porker stays at home and
contents himself with the end seat
in the churches. Home soon.
Yours Truly,
J. N. B.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
Paper Is Crowding Out Wood.

Paper is fighting wood hard in
the manufacture of boxes. buckets
and even packing cases, and SO per-
feet is the manufacturing process
that in many instances nothing but
the wonderful difference in weight
can afford a clew to the presence OF
paper in the manufacture. Paper
packing cases are indestructible,
apparently, and the saving they
effect in freight is enormous.
Thousands of dollars are already
invested in this comparatively new
industry, and new company with
81, ,250, 900 capital has been organic
ed to introduce paper boards into
other lines. Experiments have
been made with buggies, wagons
and other things where lghtness
is needed, and paper foorings IN
lieu of boards will soon be heard
of. 1t is easy to render the ma
terial fire-proof in course of its con-
struction, and this is an additional
advantage that is highly appreciat-
ed
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20
PROGRAMME
OF the Audrain Baptist Bible Institute.

Following is the programme Of
the Audrain Baptist Bible Insti.
tute, to be held with Bethlehem
Baptist Church August 2S, 20 and
30, 1891:
FIRST DAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 2S.
2:3O-Devotional service-W. j
Jesse.
3:00-Miscellany.
3:15-The Respect Due the
House of God and Religious Service
w. L. Dorgon and G. W. Alex.
ander.
7:45-Praise service-D. r. Ev.
ans.
8:15-Sermon-E. S. Gibbs.
SECOND DAY-sATURDAY, AUG. 20
500 a. m.-Devotion-J. r
9:3O-Exposition of Book Of
Philemon--A. E. Rogers and D. R
Evans.
1O:3O-Is Our Present Method o.
Collecting for Missions the Best
That Could Be Adopted2-Beatty
Rice and J. Il. Jesse.
11:30-At What Time in the
Year Should Sunday School Begir
and How Long Continue In Oul
Country Churches-H. G. Hide
brand.
12:OO-Dinner on the ground.
1870 p. m.-Praise and devo
tional service-J. T. Jesse.
2:OO-Duties of Superintendent
in Sunday Schools-W. D. Day
and r. G. Carter.
2:45-Essay-Jezreel Griffin.
3:oO-Obligation of Parents tt
Their Children With Regard t,
the Sunday school-R. A. Jess
and N. S. Johnston.
7:45-Pralse service-D. r. Ev
ans.
s:OO-Sermon-John, 3-5-J. W
Arnold.
THIRD DAY-sUNDAY. AUG. 81.
1000 a. m.-Sunday School.
11:OO-Sermon-T. B. Gamma
way.
Further services will be provided
for by the pastor and deacons. al
are invited to attend. All churche
are requested to be represented.
A. E. ROGERS,
J. L. WARE,
j. E. JESSE,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1891-08-20

The newspapers throughout
Missouri are already beginning to
poke fun at "poor old Mexico"
because our Council has ordered
the light out on Sept. 1st. The
City Council, when it made this
order, did not intend to do with.
out light for any length of time and
We are satisfied now that the order
will be rescinded and the lights will
continue to burn. The members
Of the Council, the more they think
of the matter the more they are
satisfied that retrenchment can be
inaugurated in most any other di-
rection with better results than by
leaving the town in darkness.