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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12
Especial Correspondence

The highest one is of percale, in blue
and white The yoke is cut to a point
in the front and the front breadth is
gathered on to that and then brought
forward so that all the fullness comes
within four inches, leaving the sides
smooth The back is arranged in pre-
cisely the same way, and the gathers
fall from the yoke belt in the same man
ner, or can be left to fall in Vatican
style if desired; but for young persons
it is best to have the gathers confined.
The yoke belt is trimmed with two
bands OF tape sewed on fiat. and the
same ornaments the yoke and sleeves.
The middle dress is of percale in
brown. white and green. though any of
the summer goods will be suitable. The
dress is cut plain princess. with or with
out Vatican back, and the front is gath
cred up to where the pointed ruffie meets
it. Plain rundown collar. The ruffled
collar is round in the back. Narrow
ruffies ornament the little postiche
pockets and sleeves. This presty morn
ing dress can be easily Numbered, and
would be equally pretty in chambray or
white muslin.
The third dress is Of zephyr bingham,
Ind has princess back. also with or
without the Vatican plait, according to
the pleasure of the wearer, and half a
breadth is gathered in at the neck under.
the collar The dress laps three inches
on the left and is finished by narrow
ruffie of neat embroidery. The sleeves
and pocket are also finished the same
way.
y With slight notifications, such as
would suggest themselves to any wom-
an, these three morning dresses would
furnish models for the making up of all
the washable gowns she intends having
Where the material is thin, lace and rib
bons can be added, and both lace and
ribbons will be very fashionable for such
dresses. -e
The newest and prettiest ribbons are
of gauze, with dainty floral pattern or
stripes. The groundwork is usually in
some neutral tint, with bright colored
flowers, in brocade or swivel pattern,
scattered over the surface, and the edge
is nearly always finished with little
loops called picot. These ribbons will
prove particularly suitable for the soft
printed muIls and fine muslins and chif
fons which will be popular for after
noon and evening dresses during the
hottest days.
1t seems odd to be talking about
dresses for hot summer days while the
skies are gloomy and the .'red ball is up"
which means that there is skating in Cen
trail park. but while the girls are out in
handsome fur trimmed cloth and We
ultima gowns gliding over the ice, their
mothers are giving orders about chiffon.
Chiffon in French really means rags
old, soft, castaway rags-but it means
also the dainty, flmy muslin and silk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12

The cost of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is only %
cents. single bottle will convince you of its
excellence. Sold everywhere.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12
CURRENT FASHIONS.
Cotton Gowns that Make Glad the
Heart Of Woman.

The Goods of the Year Are Admirably
Adapted to Pretty and Taking Styles.
! Picture Gowns for Receptions--Gossip
That VIII Interest the Ladies.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK. Feb. a. -Pretty new cot
ton goods are always dear to the hearts
of all dainty women, for there is some
thing so clean and refreshing in gown
just from the laundry that it is an un-
mixed pleasure to put one on. crisp and
smelling of the fresh air, and so, as these
new goods in the piece suggest ways OF
making them, | have obtained some OF
the newest ideas. for the making up OF
cotton gowns. These are from one OF
the great houses here which makes
speciality of summer ready made dresses
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
AphOrisms.

The world is a comedy to those
that think, a tragedy to those that
feel.-Horace Walpole.
Work is the inevitable condition
of human life, the true source of
human life.-Tolstol.
Kind words are benedictions.
They are not only instruments of
power, but of benevolence and
courtesy; blessings both to the
speaker and the nearer of them
Frederick Saunders.
A woman's best qualities do not
reside in her intellect, but in her
affections. She gives refreshment
by her sympathies, rather than by
her knowledge.-Samuel Smiles.
There's no possibility of being
witty without a little Immature
the malice of a good thing is the
barb that makes it stick.-Sheri-
dan.
There is nothing more precious to
a man than his will; there is moth
ing which he relinquishes with so
much reluctance.-J. G. Holland.
Wealth cannot purchase any great
solace or convenience. Riches are
only the means of sociality.-Henry
d. Thoreau.
Every individual has a place to
fill in the world, and is important
in some respect, whether he chooses
to be SO or nOt.-HaWthorne.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Tall stories of Tall Men.

FROM tine DoctorA5 weekly.
Turner, the naturalist, declared
that he once saw on the coast of
Brazil a race of gigantic savages, one
of whom was twelve feet in height.
nj. Thevet, of France, in his descrip-
ton Of America, published in Paris
in 1875, asserted that he saw and
measured a South American which
was II feet 2 inches in length. The
Chinese are said to claim that in
the last century there were men in
their country who measured Is feet
in height. Josephus mentions the
case of a Jew who was 10 feet 2
inches in height. Pliny tells of an
Arabian giant, Gabara, 8 feet 8
inches, the tallest man in the days
of Claudius. John Middleton, born
in Hale, in Lancashire, in the time
of James L., was s feet 3 inches in
height; his hand was IL inches long
and So inches broad, says DIR. Plat
in his "History of Staffordshire."
The Irish giant, Murphy, contem-
porary with O'Brien, was 8 feet 10
inches. A skeleton in the museum
at Trinity College, Dublin, is s feet
6 inches in height, and that of
Charles Byrne, in the museum of
the College of Surgeons, London, is
s feet 4 inches. The tallest living
man is Chang-tu-Sing, the Chinese
giant. His height is Z feet 3 inches.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
A Pike County TRAGEDY.

Bovine GREEN, Mo-, Aug. "a
VIM. +. Brown, a highly respected
farmer residing seven mites west oil
this city, near Curryyille, was shot
and instantly killed by George M.
Lewis tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
Lewis had been paying attention to
Browns daughter and the latter OBJ
jeeted. This morning the daughter
left the house and went to the home
Of Lewis. MIR. Brown and his son
James went there after her, when
some hot words were passed and
Lewis shot Brown through the heart
with a revolver. Lewis fed and
has not yet been captured. Public
sentiment y very strong against
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Stub Ends Of Thought.
Dollars brinp dollars

Dollars bring dollars.
Unqualified wishes maintain hope.
If everybody had a million dol
lars everybody would be dissatis-
fed.
Reform begins at home.
A blind man can tell a pretty
woman by hearing her talk.
The happiest husband always
knows just a little less than his wife
does.
Women love to believe the lies
men tell them.
All silly women are not pretty
women.
A girl who is vain of her little feet
doesn't worry much about the size of
her head.
ledge Wexem's Political Proverbs.
An ajourned Congress is money in
Tic IatloI b
Ded statesmen air the only kind
without lenses to fix.
It's mighty pore appropriashun
that amt got friends.
A pull in polliticks comes handy
sometimes.
Penshuns amt always patriot
ism.
Some patriots think the country
ought to die fer them.
A man owes the nation something
more than his taxes.
Pulpits amt bilt fer polliticks.
Pollitishuns is not fer rent as often
as they air fer sale.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, A. s. Whisner and sanf
J. Whisner, his wife. by their dsedf
trust dated April %, 1883, reeordedh
book L. at page 800 in the Recordu3
office of Audrain County, Missouri
veyed to C. w. Baker, as trustee, q
following described property, tor
the west halt of the qusx1
section twenty-six f261 township h1F
two t521 range seven ca in AudHh
County, Missouri, to secure the paymN
of q note in said deed described; u
said g. w. Baker is absent from 8
State of Missouri and is THEREBY e
aple 10 act as such trustee; at fheT
quess of the holder of said note, th6k
fore, I will, on -
Thursday, the 22nd day Of september, -
at the east front door of the epaz
House in Mexico between the hound
y O'Clock a. m. and 5 O'Clock p. %
that day sell said land at public -
due for cash to pay said note and aoa
this sale. GEO. w. ADAMS.
Sheriff of Audrain County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
IMPRISONED IN THE EARTH.
An Illinois Coal Shaft Caves In and
Buries a Number OF Miners.
special Dispatch 10 the Ledger.

Special Dispatch 70 the Ledger.
Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-The
main entrance to the billiard coal
shaft in the Wesley City ceal region
caved in to-day and a number OF
miners are imprisoned behind an
immense mass of debris and are in
imminent peril. The rescuers are
using almost superhuman efforts for
their liberation. There is much
excitement in this city and vicinity
in consequence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The Mexico Fair is not run to
make money but for the good of the
citizens of Mexico and Audrain
county. This fact should be thor
oughly understood and appreciated.
A great many who are not interest
ed in the fair reaped large benefits
and should assistinit its maintenance.
The Mexico fair is the most sue
eessful fair we know of anywhere
but some of our people do not show
the appreciation they should. 1t is
an Audrain institution and our peo-
pie are all interested in it. Let the
October meeting be the best ever
held.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Democratic Tariff Law.

"We denounee Republican pro
lection as a fraud, taxing the. Labor
of the great majority of the people
for the benefit of the few. We de.
clare it to be a fundamental princi-
pie of the Democratic party that the
Federal Government has no power
to impose and collect tariff duties
except for the purposes of revenue
only, and we demand that the col
of such taxes shall be limited
to tine necessities of the government
when honestly and economically adj
ministered National Democratic
Platform.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Exeeutor's Nnfisa-

Notice is hereby given thai lsltA
testamentary upon the estate Of c.
Hardin, deceased, have been erant1e
undersigned by the Probate Cor
OF Audrain County. Missouri. besfIaz
date August 2, 1892.
All persons having claims agar
said estate are required to exhlzz
them for allowance 10 the execu9e
within d year after date of grant
OF letters, or they may be preeind9
any benefit of such estate, -
II such claims be not exhibited viii
two years from the date they Will =
forever barred. .A.RICKETB
i9-4-t. Exeeuias@
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Exarutnris Enfine

Letters testamentary on the estsk
Oh Mathew Chandler, deceased, W
granted to the undersigned on the -
day of August, 1892, by the ProbeR
Court of Audrain County, Missouri.
All persons having claims agxiH
said estate are requested to exhlsa
them for allowance to the exeeut<1
one year after the date Of e
SAID letters or they may be preelud9
from any benefit of such estate, amt
such claims be not exhibited witt
two years from the date of said iefte9
they will be forever barred.
CELIA CHANDLER
Execufrix
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Exeautnr,a NntieA.

Notice is hereby given that lsttal
testamentary upon the estate of Mr.
L: Beagies, deceased, have BEEN eeszt
ed the undersigned by the PROT!
Court of Audrain County, Missoes
bearing date August 4, 1882.
All persons having claims asalN
said estate are required to exhdH
them fol allowance to the exesptl
within n year after date of gfaah[
Of letters, or they may be precise
from any benefit of such estate, -
II such claims be not exhibited will
years from the date they will =
forever barred. I'M. BEAGLE,Z
19-4-t. Exaeutof.s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

PEOPLE who have been asking
"Why isn't Raum dismissed?" may
now read the answer in Washington
dispatches. The discredited COM
missioner is preparing for his Gus
tomary campaign manipulation of
the pension bureau for the benefit
of the man vino has, all along pro-
teeted him, no matter how fragrant
his offences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The First Monster Meeting TO be
Held Mt Hannibal September 4.

The State Democratic Committee
has designated Hannibal as the place
for holding one of the three monster
State opening meetings of the cam
paign, and named September 1st as
the date. Senator Vest, Hon.W. j.
Stone and Hon. Dick Dalton will be
present on the occasion and the State
Committee hopes to secure the at
tendance of Senator Palmer, of Illi-
nois, and Governor Boies, of Iowa.
All railroads will sell tickets at one
fare for the round trip. Hannibal
will receive her guests in gala day
attire and extend all a royal well
come. No pains will be spared by
the local committees to make the
Hannibal meeting a grand success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

In view of the Knights Templar
Convention at Denver, the Mystic
Shrine assembly at Omaha and the
Knight of Pythias encampment in
Kansas City the trans Missouri coun-
try may be said to have another cpl
demic of the grip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Col. Ell. MARTIN WILLIAMS says in
his paper, the st. Charles Banner:
There must be no returning board
methods resorted to by the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee in
canyassing the vote cast at the Con-
gressional primaries last Saturday.
The Democrats of this District are
not in a frame of mind to stand any
monkey business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

EVEN with the helpo of a Lick tele-
scope Cleveland will never be able to
get a glimpse of the White House
Against. Louis Globe Democrat.
Is Benjamin Harrison so wicked
that he intends unlawfully to carry
the White House with him to In
d~ianapolis next March?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

GRANNY HoAR should wake up.
Editor Halstead is eminently right
when he proposes to u from the
Republican force bill. The people
will have the entire Republican par
ty on the run as soon as they get a
clear understandingof whatthe force
bill means
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE Post Dispatch says editorially:
There is a prospect of another scrim-
mage over the Clark orton contest
in the Ninth Congressional District.
Ii the convention, however, is COM
posed of sensible Democrats there
will be no fight or deadlock. The
Democracy has a better claim upon
the convention than any one, two or
ten men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

WATER should be put in the
Court House and Jail yards. County
property is worth taking care of
properly. There is not a member
of the County Court who, if he
lived in Mexico, would not have
water in his yard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Not &c Of Final Statesmen.

Notice Is hereby given that finalNe
tiefnent OF the estate Of Thomas Joz
sofi- deceased, will be made at the
tefnber term of the Probate Geulg 8
Audrain County, Missouri, to be hea :
Mexico In September. lsa2.
JAMES HEAT0Ns
I'd. Administratd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

MORE and better residences are
being erected in Mexico this year
than ever before. We also notice
that the business houses going up
are of a much better class. While
Mexico has no boom, no town in the
State is growing faster or steadier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Notice Of Final ss,,,smsnt.

Notice is hereby given thai Z
settlement of the estate of H.
watts, deceased, will be made ct
next term of Probate Courtof AUDI
county, Missouri, to be held at ~
leo on the second Monday in sep
Der, 1892. ID. il. SHEA.
I'd AdministratQz
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

IT is said Mr.. Depew went abroad
to effect a settlement of the Home
stead trouble. He should hasten
home to quell the disturbance on his
railroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE ballots are rolling in for the
most popular farmer. Much inter
est is being manifested in the con-
test. Clip the coupon out of the
paper and vote for your choice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Uses Of the Cyclone.

In the western cyclone belt they
do not take their carpets up when
they clean house. They open the
cellar door for a few minutes and
let the wind blow through the cracks
in the floor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
GeneraI Weaver at MoberIy.

MoBERLY, Mo-, Aug. 23.-The
farmers have been in council all day
and night. General JAS. B. Weaver,
candidate for President on the Peo-
PIES party ticket, addressed the
meeting A large number Of dele
gates N in the city. Hon. Pierce
Hackett, President of the convention,
delivered an address to-day. Promi-
nent Alliance men delivered brief
addresses tonight after General:
Wearer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Tue growth of Mexico is vigorous
and substantial. This is not to be
wondered at, since it is recognized
as the best city in this section OF
Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE Saturday matinee races
should be largely attended. Some
a r sport is promised.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE browning trust of the day is
the buckwheat trust, lately incor-
porated in New Jersey. This trust
will be certain to take the cake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Notice Of FinsI settlement.

Notice is hereby given that L
settlement of the estate of
IhTeikeld, deceased, will be maLIe]
the September term of Probate o
OF Audrain county, Missouri. e
hcid at Mexico In September. 10ez
I'd TT. yALANDINGHAM
Administrat4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

LET the Democrats of this district
get together and fight the common
enemy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
CLARK CARRIES THE DISTRICT.
1t Is Reported that Norton viii Con-
test the Election - Conservative
Democrats Are Confident That
No Raseality Will BE Per-
mitted - Audraln Al
most Solid for
Clark.
Clark.

In the primary which took place
Saturday Hon. Champ Clark carried
Audrain, Pike, Rails and Mont
gomery counties, giving him sufli-
cient votes to nominate him. He
carried Montgomery by from 8 to II
votes as is conceded by the Norton
men. Rumor says that Mr.. Norton
will contest and the following from
Montgomery City, written by a warm
and personal friend of him, so in
dictates:
MoNTGoMERYCITY, Mo, Aug. I'll
Unofficial reports from all the pre-
einets in the county from the Con-
~gressional primary on their face give
Clark nine majority. There are
seven votes here and seven at two
other precincts which were sealed
up for the State Committee to pass
upon that are for Norton, which
would give him the county by five
majority, Y though none of the
Republican votes are thrown out and
all the reports r correct. The ru-
NOR that Republicans were permitted
to vote at some of the precincts and
that money is reported to have been
used at Wellsville, causes great dis
satisfaction, especially as several
known Democrats were not allowed
to vote. In this precinct Democrats
had their vote challenged by the
clerk or Judge and several were not
permitted to vote at all. In one pre-
cinct 80 more votes were polled than
the Democratic vote IN 1890, and it
is claimed that the eXsess were Re
publicans. The close vote in this
county was due to two causes, the
first of which was the reviving of the
court question, a matter over which
the people became ''red-headed" on
very short notice, and which has
been the cause of the disruption OF
the Democracy of the county for the
past six years. The primary election
of county candidates which occurred
the week before, cut some figure in
the Congressional contest and
aroused considerable antagonism, as
some of the defeated candidates at
tributed their failure to the support
ers of one or the other of the Con
gressional contestants. Mr.. Norton
and his friends claim that the Re-
publican votes will be stricken from
the list by the State Central Com
mittee, and that the delegation from
Montgomery county is legally and
justly theirs by not less than from
100 to $50 majority.
In view of the report that many
Republican votes were cast is appar-
ent that a satisfactory settlement of
the question as to who is entitled to
the Congressional nomination is no
nearer settlement than heretofore.
Under the rules for this election,
prescribed by the State Central Com
mittee, all returns must be certified
to that body, and the vote is SO close
in this county that under any cir
cumstances it viii require the official
count to determine the result.
MONTGOMERY FOR CLARK.
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo-, August
'21.-Full returns from all precincts
in the Clark-Norton contest in
Montgomery County show a major
ity of II for Clark, who carried four
of the six townships and eight of the
twelve precincts.
PIKE FOR CLARK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
einets-an precincts heard from-as

| learn that Mr.. Norton intends to
contest for the eight votes of this
county and says that there are seven
votes at this place that were not
counted for him, which, he says, he
is entitled to, and three at High Hill
and three at Jonesburg. Now, |
know nothing about the votes at
Jonesburg and High Hill, but | do
know the voters whose votes were
not counted at this precinct and
know they r not entitled to vote
at this precinct. l give you their
names and the reason these votes
were not counted which is as follows:
G. Mallerson is a person not cap
able OF attending to his own affairs
and his estate is in the hands OF a
curator and guardian. |, as one of
the Judges, held that he was not a
qualified voter. NJ. nj. Goodell
was the second man whose vote was
not counted, for the following reason:
He is q resident of Ohio and is a
red-hot Republican. Peter Cane is
the third man whose vote was re-
jected, for the following reason: He
is a resident of Ferguson, st. Louis
county, and not a resident of this
county. w. B. Palmer was the
fourth man whose vote was rejected,
for the following reason: Because
he is a resident of Salisbury, Mo-,
and is in business there at this time
and is not a resident of this county.
T. Vosberg was the fifth man whose
vote was rejected, for the following
reason: Because he is not a resident
of this county; is resident OF Kan
sas City, and is stopping here at the
hotel only temporarily; is a patent
right man, and will be here no long
er than he can dispose of his patent.
III. c. Glare was the sixth man
whose vote was not counted, for the
following reason: Because he is a
strong Prohibitionist and would
not say that he was a Democrat and
would not pledge himself to support
the Democratic ticket. Mike Moriari-
ty was the seventh man whose vote
was not counted, for the following
reason: Because he is not a resident
of this township and because he
lives in and makes Jonesburg his
home, which is in Bear Creek town
ship.
Now, | think l did my duty, as
| understand il, and | am quite sure
that none of these gentlemen that |
have named were legally or politically
entitled to vote at this precinct.
The above facts are true and can be
proven to the satisfaction of any man
who has any degree Of knowledge as
to what constitutes a legal voter and
as to who is entitled to vote in a
Democratic primary.
Clark has carried this county be-
yond any doubt by a majority of II
votes and they can't rub it out.
CLAUDE r. BALL.
STITI. IN A TANCIE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

MEN WANTED; salary and e-xpensee
sssEIy maneut place Apply At ozcc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Now, let's have harmony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Report of a mine disaster near
Peoria, Ill.,, had no foundation ex-
cept that some miners were detained
by the presence of a big blacksnake
in their exit passage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
eIark's Service to The Party.

A friend Of Champ Clark afflrms
that be has made more Democratic
speeehes than any man of HIS age ii