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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

II Audrain expects to have a
display at the st. Louis Exposi-
tion, . committee should be ap.
pointed at once to retain space.
The editor OF this paper while in
st. Louis ten days ago secured a
location 15 by 20 ieet, provided
Audrain would prepare a credita-
BILE display. Unless this matter is
attended 10 promptly the space
will not be saved for US. 1t would
be hard to calculate the good re.
suits which would follow q display
of the products of this county at
the Sc. Louis Exposition. 1t ssems
TO US as though the real estate
men of Mexico should be interest
ed in this matter enough to take
hold of It. Our real estate men
are active and well equipped for
the management of such an enter
r,yiaA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Sherman Harter died in st.
Joseph, Mo-, of hydrophobia, re-
sulting from a Cat bite two years
ago.
The Republicans are plotting to
outset Senator Brice in the event
of Republican success in Ohio this
fall.
Suits have been filed to recover
the business portion of Mansfield,
Mo, upon an alleged imperfect1on
of title. ....
Cleveland has been invited to
Ohio to deliver six speeches. He
will accept. Governor Hill is also
expected.
Advices have reached Chicago,
ILL.,, to the effect that a war is ra-
ging between Indians and whites
in the mountains of Mexico.
Captain William A. Gavett, OF
Detroit, has received a letter from
Joseph H. Manley saying Blaine
will accept the nomination in 1892,
if it is rendered him.
Tennessee miners demand that
troops be withdrawn. They will
tolerate convict laborers for sixty
days in the hope that the obnox
ious law will have been repealed
within that time.
| Lawn tennis caused q row be
tween Col. Merriam and Captain
Campbell, U. S. A. +, at Fort Logan
near Denver, with the result tha
Campbell is to be transferred t.
Fort Sheridan, near Chicago.
/ Charles O'Connor Hennessey
| city editor of the New York Dali,
| Nears, was arrested in New Yorl
for causing the publication of al
account of the electrical executions
|, at Sing Sing. The constitutional
Iity of the law prohibiting publica
ton of details OF executions will b,
thoroughly tested.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
WHAT FARMERs NEED.
They Need Enlarged Markets for What
They Produce.

Thomas G. sherman In the New York STANDARD.
Let US consider first the case of
the farmers. Apart from the gen.
eral injustice of our tax systems,
from which they suffer in common
with all who are not very rich,
they are especially injured by the
want ofsufficient market for their
corn, wheat, cotton and meat.
When crops are large, prices fall to
such q low point that farmers are
discouraged. When prices are
high, it is because crops have failed
and multitudes of farmsss have
been ruined. What American
farmers need is, clearly, new GUS
toners, who could afford to buy
$500. .OOO, 600 worth of additional
farm products, at present prices,
or even higher. Can such custom.
ers be got? Yes, they can. WhenP
Within the next twelve months.
The present high-tariff admins.
tration has officially stated that
there are 100, 600, 900 people who
never eat wheaton bread. Why do
they not? Would they not relish
it just as much as We do2 Certainly
they would. But they are too poor
to buy it. Why are they go poor9
Because We and other people "a fool.
lsh as we are refuse to take from
them the good things which they
would be glad to make and send in
exchange for wheat. Millions Of
them do not eat meat more than
once week; millions do not eat il
at all. Why not? Because We.
who raise moie meat than We know
what to do with, will not accept
their goods in exchange for our
meat. We insist that they shall
pay US in gold, and they have no
gold, and never will have, because
only q few ounces of gold and silver
are produced in all Europe outside
Of Russia. When they offer to pay
US in the only means of payment
that they have, that is' manufact-
ures or the materials for manufac.
lures, we shut these out by an
enormous tariff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Mr.. Zsd Austin, formerly of Full.
ton, is now in Duluth, Minn.. and
is one of its leading citizens.
While in that city last week he
took great pleasure in extending
favors 70 the editor Of this paper,
which We highly appreciated. Mr..
Austin has greet faith in the future
Of Duluth and thinks it will double
its population in two years. Mr.
Austin's many friends in Missouri
will be- glad TO know that he 10 en-
joy,ng fne health, and 10 extreme.
lyproepeTous In business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
The West for Cleveland.

Senator MCPHERSON, OF new jersey.
Il do not profess to be familiar
with the Western sentiment, but !
will say that the general desire
among the Democrats whom I meet
is for the denomination of Mr..
Cleveland. I think myself, as a
good many other Democrats have
said, that Mr.. Cleveland's last pro-
nouncement against the principle
of free silver coinage was entirely
uncalied for and unnecessary There
is no use in making issues that
don't confront u.s."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Sub-Treasury Illustrated.

From the Kocheport Democrat and Chronicle
Peanuts, which were worth So
cents bushel year ago, are selling
at so cents. This moves the Boston
Herald to inquire what sort OF a fix
the United States government would
be in If the sub-treasury scheme had
been in operation and the planters
had turned their peanuts into the
sub-treasury and received 50 per
cent. Of the market price at that
time, in accordance with the details
Of this proposition of the Alliance.
The srerSment would be II pei
cent. out On every bushel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

J. W. Bookwalter owns 10000
acres of land In Nebraska, 10000 of
which are in cultivation. and 3O,-
GOO of this has been plowed this
season. He is harvesting a crop of
not less than 10000 bushels of
wheat. He keeps his land leased
out in tracts of 16O acres. He has
one II, 600 tract which has not been
subdivided. He says he intends to
build town in the center oft, and
farm it from the center out, on the
French plan. That is to say the
farmers are to have all the COM
forts, conveniences and social and
educational advantages of the town,
while farming will be their ocupa-
ton. Then he will erect hall, or
opera house, ifthey choose, to serve
all their purposes. 1t will be
constructed so as to furnish accom-
modations for all the town offices,
public meetings, amusements and
entertainments and a free library
which he will put in it, and which
will be complete IN every detail,
and suited to the most advanced
taste and thought, as well us to the
popular literary taste. Here all
his farmers will live togather in a
congenial, social atmosphere: there
will be no isolation, the young will
not get tired of the farm, and the
old will not spend their declining
years in vain regrets for the de.
parted joys of youth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

THE Columbia Herald, speaking
of the county meeting OF the F. &
L. u, of Boone county, says:
Boone county will be well repre-
sented at the Warrensburg meeting
of the F. & L. U. The delegates
chosen, Messrs. ]. K. Pool and
Henry Jenkins, are opposed to
all manner of schemes and jobs,
and are against the third party
movement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Mexico. 81 02 22s40 Total. Is
Fulton. o 0 OIL 90 90 4-Total. IS
Tony Buckner was umpire and
his decisions gave general satisfac-
ton. The features of the game
were the work of Mexico's pony
battery, consisting of Ed. Morris
and Lewis Mason, Bob Lawder's
coaching, the silence of the Mexico
small boy, Marshall Kemp being
present, the cigarette work done by
Fulton's catcher, the lack of loud
kicking done by Fulton's pitcher,
who was deaf and dumb, Mexico's
pitcher, Ed. Morris stricking out
nearly every man who came to the
bat, etc., etc. The Fulton nine is
composed of clever set of young
men, and while in Mexico they
conducted themselves in a most
gentlemanly manner and we hope
at no distant day will visit Mexico
again. There are some good ball
players In the nine and with little
practice will be able to hold Mexico
down.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Poor OLD MAN!-The wheezy,
broken-backed press owned by our
esteemed cotemgorary fell to pieces
the other day as he was getting
ready to work his outside form,
and as soon as We heard of the ac-
cident we rendered him the use of
ours. He gratefully accepted, but,
alas no act of kindness or gener-
osity can change the leopard's
spots. His circulation, while
given as 3, $50, is in reality only
2SO. He hadn't the manhood about
him to bring along his two hun.
dred and eighty sheets Of white
paper and depend on our honor,
but he hires cart and drives up
with two whole bundles, and then
pretends he has run short! Two
men were kept hard at work all
day, and hundl eds of sheets of pa
paper were recklessly wasted, that
the old hypocrite and falsifiel
might f1atter himself that we were
deceived. We don't like such men
We can't believe they are an orna'
ment to a growing Western town
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Fine Colts For Sale.

l have two Montrose colts, one a
horse and the other a mare, one
Luke Broadhead horse colt and
one Hambrlno Pilot mare colt, out
of Broadhead mare. This colt is
standard bred. All fine individuals.
Will be sold at public sale in the
ring on the Mexico Fair Grounds
on Thursday, August 6, at o'clock.
G. c. NIcoLsoN,
1tw-3td Calwood, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Kansas City Star, knowing
q good deal about Audrain county,
says: If the commissioners of the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago
want to get some pointers on how
to run that show in 1898, they will
run down to Mexico next month
while the Audrain County Fair is
in session.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Fulton Sun says: It's very
fashionable in our city for ladies to
sto p their buggy in front of a store
and have clerk show them goods.
This fashion was discounted this
morning by a young lady stopping
at store, calling for clerk to
hold her horse while she went to
another store to buy 20 cents worth
Of lace. Some of our girls will ge,
along all right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Miss Mary Breckenridge died at
the residence of her sister, Mrs.
Hooton, west Of this city, Wednes.
day. The remains were inferred
in the City Cemetery Thursday
Funeral services were conducted by
ED. w. B. Taylor at the residence
| of Mrs. E. D. Hooton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Died, in st. Louis Wednesday,
the 5-yeai-old daughter of: Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Brown, who live just
west Of Mexico. The remains
we're brought here Thursday and
the funersl was conducted Tnurs.
Little Meitie was quite 3 favorite
and will be greatly missed by hel
parents and friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The st. Louis Republic says the
promising young filly, Josephine
Cassidy, who won SO handily yes
terday, is now the property of Ted
Walker, of Kansas City. Clark &
West, of Mexico, Mo-, sold the FL
ly tor 81 900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Paris Mercury says: "Col.
A. s. Houston, one of the best and
most popular business men of Mex.
lco, was over this week to see his
friends, and was accompanied by
his little daughters, Marie and
SUSIE, who had been visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Buckner. Col. Houston was brag-
ging about his new baby.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
The 81. Iouis Chroniele ssvs

The st. Louis Chronicle says !:
''There have been several confer.
ences of Democrats IN 81. Louis
within the past month in the inter.
est of ex-Gov. A. P. Morehouse to
succeed Gov. Francis in 1892. The
plan is to give North Missouri .
gubernatorisl place on the ticket.
Some of the members Of the State
Committee favor Morehouse's
nomination."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Chas. W. Lewis, vice President
of the Mexico Fair Association,
and James T. johnson, one of fhe
directors, were over at Roodhouse
Thursday attending the races.
They report the attendance largs
and sport fine. A number of en-
tries for the Mexico Fair were Sc
cured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Some of the Anneyanees Attendant
Upon Journalism In the West.

WE DID IT.-Bill Burbanks, the
mule-whacker on the other side of
the creek, is trying to make great
mystery of the fact that he got a
dose of bird-shot in this town the
other evenig. He says that some
one certainly attempted to assassi-
nate him as he was riding along
Cheyenne street at midnight, and
he thinks of offering reward of
two hundred dollars for the arrest
of the wretch.
William is simply playing the
public, but he can't play US. We
had just stretcheded out on our cot
Thursday night, and the hour was
about twelve, when Bill came
along ON his old dromedary. We
heard him cursing while he was yet
long ways off. When he reach
ed the Office he dismounted and
hunted up club, and was about
to smash ins q window when we
peppered him with a handful of
fine shot kept on hand for such
emergencies. We hardly believed
any of them would get through
the buckskin and dirt, but it seems
they did, and he had to have a
doctor pick them out. The best
thing Bill can do is to keep shut.
He attempted a smart trick and
got left, and there isn't man this
side of Tombstone who would have
cared if all the shot had gone clean
through him and his dromedsry,
too.
CALL HIM OFF.-If the so-called
Maj. Skinner, who has loafed
around this town for the last six
months, has any friends who have
his welfare at heart, they will call
him off the perch. 1t seems the
major has been laying his pipes
for Office, and that our article of
two weeks ago, asking him where
he stole his last COW, has some-
what clouded his prospects. He
now threatens to shoot US on sight,
and was seen at the post-office yes
terday with a big revolver belong
ing to Luke Higgins.
We regret these little annsyan-
ces, but if they must be met we
are not the man to shrink from the
task. Tomorrow afternoon, after
our first form goes to press and we
work off two hundred auction bills,
we shall strap on our gun and take
a walk. If Maj. Skinner has de-
parted for Tucson, he may live to
be a hundred years old; if he
hasn't, he will make No. 10 in our
private graveyard. This ls official
and comes right from headquar-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Kind words are the brightest
flowers of earth's existence; they
make a very paradise of the hum
blest home that the world can
show. Use them, and especially
round the fireside circle. They
are jewels beyond price, and more
precious to heal the wounded heart
and make the weighed-down splri,
glad than all the other blessing the
world can give.-Ex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
The Monroe City Neans

The Monroe City Negs says:
"Mrs. E. L. Anderson has had her
heart gladdened and her home
made more CHEEKY by the receipt
of q fine piano. q present from her
father, DR.. Patterson, Of Mexico .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Tom Harrison, formerly the
Prosecuting Attorney Of CalIaway
county, is now q resident of Duluth,
Mimi. Tom has a fine practice
and he thinks Duluth will soon be
one of the best cities In the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
AGreat Bargain,

For sale, the finest Jersey bull
calf in Audrain county. Highly
bred and perfect; solid light fawn
color. Price low for such an ami
NAL. Call on or address B. B. Run
kle, LEDGER Office, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Killed Fifteen Rattlers.

Thomas Rogers and Mason Jer-
man, while cutting FAX Thursday
on the JEFF Harrison farm, between
Laddonla and Rush Hill, killed
fifteen big rattle snakes, many Of
the reptiles having eigat or ten
ratt,es and 3 button. The snakes
were placed in the road and made
. large pile and attracted good
deal Of attention from lassers by.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

THE newspaper men of Missouri
ere especially invited to attend the
Mexico Fair this year. Come Mon
day and stay all week. We assure
you you will have a pleasant time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
People who don't believe in sd

People who don't believe In ad-
vertising are always those who 60
throught the world just like they
we're never born. Il was in 1881
that the FIRST display advertise
ment appeared In print, and - P.
T. Barnum used 70 say. SIT is still
essential 10 advertise to do Q pros
porous business. The deceased
Snowman spoke from experiences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

R. M. WHITE, member Of the
Mexico City Council from the First
Ward, has resigned. At the next
meeting OF the Council an election
will be called to elect his sue
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

THE farmers of Audrain are es
pecially interested in the Mexico
Fair and should see that they are
properly represented in the agri.
cultural department.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Centralis Guard says: Gen.
ial Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, has returned from the Nation
al Editorial Convention at ST.
Paul, and, as usual, he carried of
the honors. Bob always "gets
there with both feet.".
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Shoe Your Horses.

J. w. Hum, opposite front OF
Windsor Hotel, will shoe your fine
trotting and saddle horses as good
as it can be done in the State. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. Prices rea-
sonable. All kinds of blacksmith
ing. Horse shoeing q specially.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

The Odd Fellows OF Mexico
have appointed a building commit
tee with power to act. We trust
this order, which is strong In Mex
lco, will erect a fine building.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

AT least five hundred Democrats
from Audrain county will hear
Gen. Palmer speak at Louisiana
next Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Miss Maude Daniel, of Thomp'
son, who has been visiting hel
many friends here, returned home
this afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

JOE PoTTs carried off the stuff in
the saddle rings at Marshall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

WILL the Mexico track record of
2::24 l q be lowered this year? We
think it will. Jessie Gaines, who
made it, can do it herself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
Dying.
From the Macon City Times

From the macon CITY Times.
The Mexico LEDGER which ia
mighty good authority says that
"Blaine is not expected to live
neither is the Republican party"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Why can't We have an old set.
tiers reunion in Mexico some time
this fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

DoN'r forget r. 7. Freeman's
colt show Friday afternoon, July
81, 1891.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

GET your babies ready for the
LEDeER's prize, which is offered
fair Y eek to the prettiest baby.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Hon. G. r. Clark is home from
the Marshall Fair, which he says
10 q good one. He says ell the
stock there will be at the Mexico
Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Two one thousand dollar trots in
enc day-Tuesday-at the Mexico
Fair
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

DAYS until there is change
in Blaine's health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

On Tuesday, August IL, Con.
gressman Mills, Congresstnar ''6ii-
yer Dick" Bland and Hon. U. 8.
Hall viii address the public e
Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30
NOT d" IN IT."
The Mexico Kid Nine Wipes up The
Earth With FultOn-MexicO's
Pony Battery.

The Fulton boys arrived in Mex.
leo on Thursday afternoon, ex.
pecting, as they said, to shut the
Mckee Browns out in a game OF
base ball. They had brought their
Doodle with them and were offer
ing to bet two to one on them
selves. The Mexico boys are not
much on the bet but they play ball
just the same. The score stood Is
to 5, as follows:
Innings-1 9 g a s G z 6 q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Buy family season ticket to the
big fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Suits have been filed to recover
the business portion of Mansfield,
Mo, upon an alleged imperfectlon
of title.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-30

Cleveland has been invited to
Ohio to deliver six speeches. He
will accept. Governor Hill is also
expected.
, 1891-10-19
In Danger of Being Lynched.

Robert Day, who murdered 7. Q. Beebe,
near Woodland, in Cowlitz county, few
days ago, will be lucky if he escapes lynch
ing. There is bitter feeling against him
throughout the county. Wednesday night
a mass meeting was held at Kerns, and in
hammatory speeches were made. Some
the jail and kill the prisoner. Cooler heads
prevailed and trouble was averted. They
advised that no violent work be done at
present. Day has bad record. He was a
guerilla during the war and boasts of hay
ing killed thirty men while in service. He
told Portland young man who saw him
at kalama day or two ago, that he shot
men just to see them fall 1t is said be
has killed three men since the war.
, 1891-10-19
THE METuODISTS DEMAND
That the Worlds Fair Shall Be Closed
ON Sunday.

Editor Tribune:
Mary A. Liyermore in an address before
the recent National Unitarian conference
at Saratoga, tells an interesting bit of per
sonal experience in regard to the way she
enjoyed Sunday as a girl. She said: II
cannot remember one pleasant Sunday in
childhood. | cannot recall one Sunday
that | would like to live over I remem-
Der my ninth birthday. 1t was on a Sun
day, and it was utterly devoid Of pleasure,
SO that when | went to bed, said to my
older sister, who was not so energetic as /,
and did not require SO much occupation,
i am glad this Sunday is gone, and [ wish
we We're not to have another for twenty
years The sister Immediately began to
demonstrate. 7 Ou must not say that /;
don't you know its very wicked Don't
you remember that heaven is to be one
eternal Sunday? and if you cannot get
through one here, what are you going to do
when you get to heaven p I sat straight
up IN bed and tried to think out the awful
problem; but thrust it aside as children
do, and said, 4 will not worry about it;
because, perhaps, I shall not have to go
there This was said by child
who was perfectly familiar with
the teaching concerning the climate,
geography and occupations of the only
other place open to humanity, according to
the popular creeds of the time, but the
chilu was healthy, brave and thoughtful,
hence heaven arrayed on the
model Of a puritan Sunday had no charms
for it. How that idea of Sunday being
kept by enforced idIeness has faded away
since a generation ago. But the demand
OF the great Methodist World-conference
at Washington, that the doors of the Col
umbian exposition should be closed on
Sunday is proof that the puritan supersti-
ton about Sunday observance is not en-
tirely extinct. N. H.
, 1891-10-19
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Another Reason Why it Should be
Called as Soon as Possible.


Called as Soon as Possible.
A Veteran Guardsman" in the Seattle
Telegraph, urges the members Of the Ma
tional Guard to get in and rustic for an ex-
ira session of the legislature in order to
introduce bill for the expe~ ses of the
Guards trip to Chicago in 1898. He says:
Thepublic is informed that Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, in his annual report, recommends
that the National Guard Of the United
States be modified during the summer of
1893 at Chicago, relying on Congress for
the necessary appropriation for transporta-
ton, etc. This being the case, it behooves
the National Guard of Washington to be-
stir itself and get down to solid work
again.
This last week the news arrived from
Olympia that the state auditor had de-
cdned to honor any more military fund
warrants, claiming that the fund was in
the same condition as several other state
funds. This being the case, It VIII REQUIRE
the help Of the state legislature before any
military bills can be paid. This affects
the entire guard, from Gen. O'Brien down,
as the general cannot draw his salary, nor
the companies their armory rent.
Members of the guard ought to have
considerable political influence, and if all
unite in working for a special session, and
will do SO with will, they should be able
to convince the governor that an extra
session is necessary, especially as there are
several other funds in the same fix, notably
the university and geological survey lands.