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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-15

CH Rattle at John Nason's on Thanks
ging day at p. M. Silver watch and
Gold Chain. Only few chances left.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-15

T OST - BETWEEN MARY LAND
IL Avenue and Cornhill Street, October
3lst, a POCKET BOOK containing $4,000.
ly rewarded if returned to No. AZ Cornhill st,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-15

Worth its Weight in Diamonds.
G. A. Willis, editor 1.-THE Horseman. !"
Chicao, writes IF my experience was
to decide the value, Humphreys Witch
Hazel Oil, the "Pile Ointment" is worth
Is weight in dIamnds."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-15
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ORDER N1sI.
In the Mortgage Real Estate of WILL
LIAM MARTIN g. wife.
No. 1850 Equity

In the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
County.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-15

Subscribe to the CAPITAL,
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xRAvELLER's GUIDE.
Araspons sD.,s.-,oss Short Line x. 3

On and after Wednesday, September
7th trains viii leave Annapolis for Bal
.timore. via OF 4 u Is Short Line RAIL
ro,,I as lDllOWs Week days-6 40 a.
NJ. \ IS A. NJ, IL noon, aud Az L. nj.
snaday $50 A. 81, aud 4 80 Z. VI
Trains leave Baltimore as follows :
Week days-7 Is A. III, $50 a. M, Ito
p Nj .jOP. N oundays-o 90 A. M,
4 80 L. Nj. L y OooASs'
A freight train viii rdI daily except sunday
Fars.- Annapolis ~ baltimore and reIL Urn
Al ~ Frsigat saxon as lowest rates
GA. CUUMBo, Manager Director
8. 4. IIP ON, Train Master.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
The American Girl Abroad.

IA reminiscence comes to my
mind" writes Justin McCarty in a
volume of "Recollections of Parlia-
ment, )" "about American visitors to
the House of Commons. The
American girl has no respect for
musty traditions. Some years ago
we used to be permitted to take
ladies into the library, but the rule
was strict that they must not be al
lowed to sit down there. | was
once escorting young American
married woman through the various
rooms of the library, and l men
toned to her as a matter of more OF
less interesting fact, that it was
against the rules for woman to sit
down there. "Is that really a law
of the placer" she asked, with wide
opened and innocent eyes. ''The
very law | answered. Then,
said she calmly, Just see me break
| lit!' And she drew a chair ano
resolutely sat down at the table
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
BRO NCHIN E
For Coughs & Colds, 25c.
"The West"
From the New York World


The rule of the majority, which is
the supreme law of American poll
tics, was illustrated again in the Sc
lection of Chicago for the National
Democratic Convention.
The first ballot showed clearly
that all questions of fitness, comfort
and convenience were subordinate,
as they were likewise in the Repub-
lican national committee, to the de-
|termining circumstances that the
convention had to ''go West. y
There might be a choice between
Western cities but there was nc
question of choosing any Eastern
city.
This is significant fact and one
well worth considering. When ''the
West" is spoken of it means the
geographical area between the Ale
ghanies and the Rocky mountains
This area contains the preponder
ance of population and politica
power.
1t controls the actions of congress
as well as of national committees
May it not determine also the deci
sions of national conventions?
No one can reach an intelligen
understanding of the national politi
cal situation who does not under
stand the political sentiment of 9Th,
| West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
Chum for Grover Cleveland.

Mr.. Cleveland was not able to
complete his journey to Joseph
Jefferson's Louisiana plantation
without being honored by some
special attentions from the populace
en- route. When his train reached
Biloxi, Miss, a large crowd was
waiting, and it evinced enthusiasm.
"One of the loungers, typical
specimen from the backwoods,
dressed in a misfit butternut suit, -
says the Atlanta Constitution, "tap-
ped on the window of Mr.. Cleve-
lands stateroom and beckoned to
him to come out on the platform
The man would not desist until the
ex-President got up and went to the
platform. The country-man straight
ened himself up, grasped Mr.. Cleve-
land by the hand and said: sole
pard, put her there. We have all
seen yer picture and we wanted to
see the original. Mr.. Cleveland
Cunning toward another rura,
specimen), this is Biloxi's lawyer
He may be lean and lanky, but he
gets thar Just the same. This in
PRODUCTION was received with cheer:
and Mr.. Cleveland made a few re
marks in reply.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

In SPEAKING of the amount of
money in the State Treasury and
the re-erection of the State Univer-
sity, the st. Louir Mirror, one of
the most conservative of Democratic
papers, says:
The State Board of Equalization,
viii probably increase the valu-
alton of property in the State to
S11 ,o00, 900 900 or $12 ,0o0, ,0o0, 900.
Already many of the counties are
petitioning the Board to raise valua-
tons very generally, as the county
officers claim that the present valu-
ations are not high enough to yield
sufficient revenue to meet expenses,
With just and proper increase by
| the Board the difference in return
between the enforced new rate oi
Is cents on the 800 and the pres
ent rate of 20 cents will be made up
and the State win be in possession
of its accustomed revenue.
Money appropriated for the new
State University now could be used
| for a year or more to come and the
necessary appropriation can be
made next January by the new
Assembly. In the meantime the
work of erecting the university
building will go on. The State is
morally, if not legally, bound to the
Columbia site, so that the agitation
for a removal of the university tc
some other town is not likely to be
needed.
There is no doubt that there viii
be sufficient sum of money in the
treasury to be devoted to university
building purposes when the time ar
rives for its use.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
THE SALOONS BURGLARIZED.
The Night Thieves Accomplish Their
Undertakings-Th0ught to be
Home Talent.

Life Norris and Saunders &
Kemp's saloons were visited by
burglars Thursday between l O'Clock
and O'Clock a. m. Thursday. When
Harry Wolf came down to open Mr..
Norris saloon he found the back
door had been opened whit chisel
and between $15 and $16 and a fine
revolver were missing from the
drawer.
J. T. Saunders discovered thai
his establishment was robbed of S.
in cash, two bottles of champagne
and few fine cigars. An entrance
to this saloon was effected through
a window in the adjoining billiard
hall.
The robbers entered the carpentel
shop of John Allen and procured th'
necessary tools. Evidently there wer'
two of them from the tracks in tht
mud back of the saloons.
A comb was found on the foo
of Saunders & Kemp's which il
supposed to have been lost by tn
burglars.
Some think the robbery was com
nlitted by home talent, as it look
as though they were acquainted
with the surroundings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

THE LEDGER insists that to say
the least it is bad taste for Demo
Gratis to abuse each other, especially
when there is no call for such feel
ing. The Columbia Herald, on this
point, says: "The campaign liar
has all seasons for his own. He is
specially active just now. Candi-
dates for the presidency are his IA
vorite game. 1t is SO much easier
and more pleasant to invent and cir
culate stories about persons who
can not contradict them. More
people are entertained by such
stories.
"The campaign liar has of late
been busy with the names and ac
ttions of Cleveland andHil. He makes
all kinds of assertions, prints al
sorts of fabrications and credits each
of these distinguished Democrats
with every crime in the politica
calendar. Occasionally time i:
spared from this task to talk o
other prominent men, always tt
their disadvantage. Crisp, Mills
German, Roies. Jones, Brecken
ridge and all Democrats who stant
in the front of the fighting come il
for the unjust criticism of the lag
CARDS.
Casually the campaign liar is
Republican. Sometimes he is
Democrat. When Democrat doe
prevaricate he does so artisticall,
and virulently. A family feud i
the bitterest of quarrels. Hence
lis good policy for Democrats at thi
time and at all times to beware @
| the campaign liar and the mischief
breeder.
"Do not trust the fellows who de
vote their time to saying meal
things of their own party leaders
Look out for the campaign liar
Shun him as you would a Republi
can pestilence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
A State Redistricting Scheme.

LEXINGTON, Mo- Feb. 4.-Jonas
T. Ferguson, member of the Legis-
lature from Lafayette County, has
prepared a map of the State redis-
tricted under the new apportionment
bill to be presented at the special
session. He makes jackson county
the Fifteenth District, the Fifth to be
composed of Lafayette, Johnson,
Pettis, Saline, Henry and Cass
counties. The Twelfth District
comprises Bates, Vernon, Barton
Jasper, Dade, Cedar and st. Clair
The Sixth included Howard, Boone
Cooper, Hickory, Polk and Dallas
No changes of Importance are made
in the other districts. The new
Fifth District would have 174, ,74i
population, with Democratic ma
jority of 5,4ss; the Sixth, 161, ,514
population and a Democratic maiori
| ty; the Fifteenth, 10000 popula
ton and 1913 Democratic majority
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
County Court Proceedings.


d. HI. Woltz given contract to
make "a ballot boxes.
Poll-tax-Three days work or
So. One dollar day for team and
81 day for hand.
The follow bills were allowed
Z. D. Rodgers, account as road
commissioner, $67.
G. w. Adams, account as iailer,
s22.10
Same, account as sheriff, s29.0
Same, account as sheriff, $135s5.
Wilburn & Jennings, conveying
court to bridge sites, So.
L. B. Morris, conveying court to
bridge sites, So.
Houston & Trimble, supplies to
poor farm, 1854.
T. NJ. Mills VS.. Pane & Bunton;
judgment for defendants.
State of Mo. VS.. NJ F. Stephen
son: change of venue to Montgom-
cry City Circuit Court, second Mon
day in July, 1892.
State of Mo. VS.. Chas. Mitchell !;
tried by jury, failed TO agree; case
confined.
State of Mo. VS.. Schuyler Heyden /;
defendant withdraws plea of not
guilty and enters plea of guilty oi
petty larceny and sentenced to coun-
ty jail for two months
All other criminal cases continued
to adjourned term.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
Written for the Ledger.
THE INDEPENDENCE BELL, 1870.
BY LEIGH MITCHELL HODGES.

When Liberty her sword upheld
To suceor well the brave,
She broke the tyrant's mighty sway
And laid him in his grave.
Old England's host had met their
match
In the vast and mighty strife.
Her soldiers fought for wealth and
power
While our men fought for life.
And when at last that grand day
came,
And men renounced her power,
The Bell Of Independence rang
Forth, loud from the belfry tower.
1t rang as it meier had rung before,
The bellman pulled for joy,
AS he heard from below a shout,
Oh! ring
From bright. young, gold-haired
boy.
He rang so hard that he caused 9
crack
To come In its brazen side.
But he still rang loud, with unend.
ing zeal,
As the shouting crowd he spied.
The old Bell rests, its work is done
And 1t did its duty well;
But men meier forget, as they honor
yet,
That grand old broken bell.
May the land it rang DER ne'el
st: uggle in vain;
May its glories so grand never
cease;
May its emblem bright be an eagle
fair,
And below it in golden letters
Peace
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
February Weather.

Rev. Irl R. Hicks makes the fol-
lowing predictions for the month
of February:
From I'd to 9TH, inclusive, will
constitute the first storm period
for February. Rain, some light
ming and thunder southwark, witd
snow northward. Don't be unpre-
pared for cold following. Dates
touching the 9th will bring warmer
weather with storms central on that
date. Plan for such results and for
regular cold to follow. Storm con-
ditions will return on the 14th, 10Th,
and 10Th, bringing rain and snow
on or touching these dates. The
cold wave following storms will ap'
pear about the Goth. The 26th,
9th and 2Sth are regular storm
dates, sure to be heard from and te
| bring a cold ending to the month
| Much hard, trying weather IN Feb,
| ruary. Prepare for it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

Is wholly in using DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
The only pure Tarer Powder sold the market
Other brands contain either ammonia alum some other
aduterant. Ammonia alum powders dry out make the
dough too porous. leaving bitter taste, etc
No agency has assisted much toward perfection IN
cookery as Prices Baking Powder Its ingredients
simple blended exist in exact chemical pro-
portions after use of either left in
the food be impurities whatever left IN
the finished food No bitter tant of ammonia but
food raised with Dr. Prices Cream Bakpg Powder patakes
of the favor of the -four and keeps moist and
days This powder possesses qualities peculiar 10
it alone makes such delicious pastry No otheS
contains the white of eggs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
Pears
Soap

What is wanted of
soap for the skin is to
wash it clean and not
hurt it. Pure soap does
that. This is why we
want pure soap; and,
when we say pure, we
mean without alkali.
Pears is pure; no all
kali in it; no free alkali.
There are a thousand
virtues of soap; this one
is enough. You can trust
a soap that has no biting
alkali in it.
ALI sorts of stores sell
it, especially druggists
all sorts of people use it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
A KITE SHAPED TRACK.
Mr.. Griffin, OF New York, In Mis-
s0uri-He viii Likely Superin.
tend the Construction of
Mexic0's Track.

Mr.. Seth Griffin, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, is in Missouri and will likely
superintend the new kjte-shaped
mile track to be made in Mexico.
Mr.. Griffin is in Sedalia in consulta-
ton with horse men there, who are
endeavoring to raise money to build
new track. Speaking of his visit
there the Sedalia Democrat says:
Mr. Griffin is stopping at Hotel
Kaiser and was met there by re-
porter at noon. He is rather an
elderly gentleman and has been en-
gagged in building regulation race
tracks for the past twenty years,
though he has never yet built a
kite-shaped track.
This latter style of track is only
about two years old, the first one hav-
ing been built at Independence,
Iowa, by c. w. Williams. the ia
nous owner and driver CT Axtel,
Allerton and other noted trotters.
There are also other tracks of this
pattern at Stockton, California !;
Columbia, Tennessee; Sturgis,
| Michigan; and one at point near
Trenton, New Jersey.
at is novelty" said Mr. Griffin,
and has a tendency to attract un-
usually large crowds Of people
AS to the difference of time be-
tween the regulation track and this
new one, it is very slight, being not
more as rule, than one second. "
Asked as to his method of putting
up track, the Brooklyn expert re-
piled that he first secured an accu-
rate sub-grade, then put on green
sod, cut into blocks twelve inches
square and ranging in thickness
from three to four inches. The sod
is laid off and cut in blocks ol
squares in very much the same way
that blocks of ice are cut by ice ma
chimes. Mr.. Griffin uses contri
vance made especially for cutting
sod in this way. Upon this greer
sod is placed layer of the riches
loan that can be obtained, thre,
inches in thickness, and this il
planed down by another machin'
invented and manufactured for tn
purpose by this gentleman.
"When this process is completed,
; said Mr.. Griffin, ''the track has
; spring and elasticity to it that cal
be secured in no other way, an
which in very many years of ex
perience have found to give the ut
, most satisfaction.
, cat Nashville, Tennessee, l bull
regulation track in this way an
there some Of the greatest trottin
and pacing records have been made
r cat Portland, Maine, ] also pu
e up regulation track Of this kin
E in boggy piece Of ground, and
. proved success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
Comfy t,ourt Proceedings.

Statement of fees for quarter end
ing Dec. 81, 1891, B. c. Johnson.
Approved by the court.
Statement of fees for the year
ending Dec. 3, 1881, presented to
the court and by the court approved.
School fund bonds of Kate B.
Sharp, Jos. J. Kennedy and JAS. A.
Craig are examined by the court
and allowed.
Dud, crazy negro, resident Of
the city of Mexico, appearing to the
satisfaction of the court to be in a
destitute condition, is ordered to be
sent to the County farm.
Court ordered that the Court
House, Jail and Aims Houses be
reinsured when policies expire, or
March 6, next.
1t is ordered by the court that
800 be offered as a reward for
,, Jethro Martin, murderer of his faith
er, Thomas Martin, said reward
! payable after his capture and con-
viction for said crime.
The following bills were allowed ::
J. F. Llewellyn, supplies for jail,
1856.
Blum d Co., supplies for jail,
| $3.50.
NJ. T. Vandegrift, painting Court
House roof and dome, as per
contract, $500.
J. d. Smith, four days, Justice Of
County Court and mileage, s22 90.
r. NJ. White, County printing,
$49. 90.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

J. K. Pool has changed the
shape and generally improved the
Centralia Courier. 1t is five col
umn quarto, all home print, cut and
pasted. 1t would be credit to a
town four times the size of Centralia
but there are few towns four times
the size of Centralia who are as
liberal in the support of its news,
papers as our hustling little
neiehbOr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
Nine fathers out of ten, if aske

Nine fathers out of ten, if asked
as to what occupation they hope
their sons to follow, will say
"Well, he won't follow my busi-
ness, if I can help it." The only
inference to be drawn is that a ma
iority of men are engaged in calling
not to their liking, either because
there is not any money in it or be-
cause it is not agreeable to them.
That is the natural conclusion, but
the real fact of the matter is, the
average man is "kicker;" he
wants something other than that
which he has and without making
any especial effort to meet the de
sire, grumbles at what he has
Meanwhile things move on as usua
and once in a great while a satisfied
man is revealed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
Crushed Hopes.

"He's a fine boy" said the physi-
clan, breaking it to the father as
gently as he could, ''but he will
never be able to talk.
doctor, you're iokin'! Never
be able to shoot off his month at all?''
''No. Most of the organs OF
speech are entirely wanting"
It's bloody shame-that's wot
it isl" groaned the ex-pugilist,
turning away from the cradle. 81
was in hopes that there boyd be
the heavyweight champion O. this
country some daxi"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

THE Gallatin, Mo-, Democrat has
lust closed a most successful popu-
lar teachers contest similar to the
one conducted by the Mexico LED
GER. About forty teachers were
voted for and the votes ran from one
to 1h 7S7
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
THE Rush Hill Union Banner

THE Rush Hill Union Banner
contains about column this week
in regard to the resurrection of the
Rock Hill F. & l.. U. At this res
direction this Union passed the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, we believe that the
Legislature has been convened for
the express purpose to have an ap-
preparation made by the State 10 re-
build the State University, therefore
RESOLVED, That this Order in
struct our Representative (Hon- A.
B. Medley to use all honorable
means in his power, to defeat the
appropriation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

ACCORDING to Republican author.
ity the Democratic party is engaged
in bitter factional fight over the
Presidential nomination. After
wasting much valuable time search.
ing for the battle field we have dis
covered that it is Republicans who
are doing the fighting, and no
Darnonrafs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

GEAR REED, the Maine man, is
now the laughing-stock of the House
of Representatives. How things
do change! The victorious Demo-
Gratis can now rejoice with the bard :;
'Sing, for the pride of the tyrant is
hroken -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
An Imp0ster.

Perry Guthrie, brother of Judge
John A. Guthrie Of Mexico, died in
California in 1878. He went TO
California in 1S49 from Galloway
county. Last week a man claiming
to be Perry Guthrie visited Galloway
county and called on Judge Guth-
rie's brother there, claiming to want
to give each one of his brothers ane
sisters $1,000. He was recognized
as an imposter and treated as such
although he escaped without arrest
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

Edison is now credited with the
invention of a talking clock. What
a smashing OF timepieces there will
be by the FOUNDERS who slip in al
the wee hours and seek to calm the
domestic atmosphere byi plausible
story in the morning
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

Mr.. CLEVELAND very wisely de-
clines to say what sort of letters he
may write in the future, but we vio-
late no confidence in saying that
they will be anti-republican letters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

THE Mexico LEDGER has pur-
chased a splendid line of cuts of the
buildings and other leading features
of the Worlds Fair. We consider
these cuts very valuable and will try
to make the Worlds Fair Depart
ment of the LEDGER very attractive,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

WHAT a grand and glorious sight
it would be to see David B. Hill at
the Chicago Convention place Gro
yer Cleveland in nomination as the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dent of the United States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

"GRovER CLEVELAND and tariff re-
form" is big enough, long enough,
broad enough, deep enough and ex-
tensive enough in any direction for
the Democratic party. Let's stand
on it and win.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
"Neatess in the State" "

Col. Bob White is to be congratu-
lated upon the appearance of his
splendid paper, the Mexico LEDGER,
since its appearance in new dress.
It is now one of the neatest publica-
tiens in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11
A Great Paper.

From the Hamilton News Graphic.
The Mexico LEDGER has donned
a new dress of beautiful clear type
and now presents handsomer ap-
pearance than ever. The LEDGER
lis great paper, one of the leading
Journals of the great State of Mis-
cotlri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

THE New York Sun of Tuesday
morning contained an editorial that
had the right ring. We reproduce
a paragraph, as follows: at is
well for nations as for individuals to
learn betimes who are their friends.
Our differences with Chilli, now os-
tensibly settled, have done us at
| least the service of disclosing for the
twentieth time the malignant hos
tilitv with which Americans are re-
garded by a large and influential
section of the English people. The
spiteful comments of the London
newspapers, tory and liberal, on our
determination to uphold the honor
of our flag, have revealed what the
so-called ties of kindred amount to.
They prove that, outside OF the adj
yanced radicals and nationallsts
we have scarcely any real friends II
the United Kingdom. We are glao
our British ill-wishers have showr
their hands, and we beg &c assure
Them with equal frankness that thei
antipathy is reciprocated, and an,
trace of sympathy or admiration TO
things English on this side OF tn
Atlantic is confined to a few hun
dred silly women of both sexes.
The Sun concludes by advising gen
lerous subscriptions in this eoulitr
towards an ample parliamentar
fund for Ireland in the next gener;
, leIeetion as a fit and telling answer
r the viperish attitude maintained b
: English Unionists throughout tt
: Chilian affair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-02-11

IT begins to look as though the
House of Representatives would en-
dorse the idea of electing Senators
by direct vote of the people. The
Senate will eventually be compelled
by public opinion to do likewise.