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Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
Fire In Derby.

BIRMINGHAM, March 29.-[Special.l at
1880 o'clock this morning flames were dis
covered issuing from the house of Freder-
ick Knight, In Derby, and the house being
outside the fire district both 1t and Its con-
tents were totally consumed. Loss about
Al 500
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Confirmed by the senate.

Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March % The senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations
Stanton J. Peele of Indiana, judge of the
court of claims. United States judges
John B. Rector, northern district of Tex
as; w. K. Townsend, district of Connecti-
ont
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THAT BIG RAILROAD DEAL.

THAT BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Meeting OF the Officers OF the Corpora.
lions Interested in the Consolida-
ton.
PROVIDENCE, March 28.-The absorption
of the New York, Providence and Boston
railroad by the New York, New Haven
and Hartford was discussed by the officers
of the corporations interested in the con-
solidation this evening at the Nara
gansett hotel. Among those pres
ent at the conference were Presi-
dent Charles P. Clark, General
Manager Lucius futile and Second Vice
President J. w. Miller of tho New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
and General Manager J. R.
Kendrick of the Old Colony. Excepting
the statement that the relations of the Old
Colony and the New Haven roads were hsr-
monious the officers had nothing to say as
to the nature of the deliberations.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
Passed Without Debate.

PARIS, March 2S.-The chamber of dep
uties to-day without debate passed the
bill relative to inficting death penalty on
any person convicted of having destroyed
property by means of explosives. The bill
exempts concessories who give informa-
iustice.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
Ran Away From Home

Ada B. Jennings, the seventeen-year-old
daughter of Joseph Jennings of Seymour,
quarreled with her stepmother yesterday.
and about 4 o'clock in the afternoon left
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
AyaIe man for their Pastor.

BANGOR, Me-, March 2s.-The Third
Congregational church tonight voted to
extend a call to g. q. Beard of Yale divin-
ity school, asking him to become its pas
tor
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
Entertainments.


One Of the most amusing farce comedies or
the road. Boys and Girls" will be presented al
the Hyperion this and tomorrow evenin &
The whole company Is excellent.
George F. Marion as WiIlet Work anc
Bury U. Dacent is very effective, especially
in his italian dialect recitation. Otis Harlan
who impersonates William Tyre, is not only 6
great comedian, but a fine singer and dancer and
his burlesque dancing with Ss lie in the second
act never fails to elicit hearty encore. May
Irwin in her several characters is a star OF the
first magr itude.
The following are the attractions soon to ap-
pear: Little Lori Faunleroy,' Saturday after
noon an evening, Apr =; THE Old Homestead, -
April 5, and 4; "A Texas Steer" April and s,
and E III SOth-ru. April g.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
West Haven Real Estate.
Farm Wanted,

IN WITH stock and Tools In exchange Tor .
II nearly new two-family house with modern
convenience well located and near morse
cars In this city. Would like grass farm suit
able for raising stock, colts, etc.
For full particulars, permit to sec house, etc.,
please call ON or address
George A. Isbell,
7o7 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Peck's Bad Boy delighted a large audience at
Bunnell's Grand opera house last evening. Mas
ter George Cohan, as the bad boy was very good,
and Dick Morosco in the character of Max
Schultz, the grcceryman, was very original in
his Jokes and made a decided hit The special
ties were good, among the best OF which was the
dancing of Lizzie Anderson and Josie Conan
The play will be again presented this and to
morrow evening, with O matinee tomorrow at
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29

CHATTERTON-In this city, March "a, at the
residence of his son, F. Joseph ChattertoD, 178
Blatchley avenue, Frank Chatterton, aged 81
years.
Funeral Wednesday at 8 p. m.
FORDHAM-Att the hospital yesterday morn.
ing, James Fordham, 10 the esd year Of his age.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
WALKER-In East Haven, March q, Maria A.,
wife of w. e. Walker, aged 81 years.
Funeral services will be held from her late resi-
dence Wednesday, March 80, at O'Clock. Rel
atives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend without further notice.
HOWE-At Columbus, O., March "a, at the resi-
dence of her brother, Henry Howe, in the 18th
daughter of the late General Hezekiah Howe
Of this city and sister of the late Mrs. Alfred
Terry. 4
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District of New Haven, IS. Probate Court,

District of New Haven, So. Probate Court,
March 28th, 1892. (
E>STATE of WILLIAM R BAILEY, late of
IL New Haven, in said district, deceased.
Pursuant to an order from the Court of Pro-
bate for said district will be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder, the 31st day of March,
AID. 1892, at II o'crk in the forenoon (unless pre-
viously disposed of at private sale), the follow
ing real estate Of said deceased, situated In the
town of New Haven and known as No. 317 Ferry
street.
Sale to take place on the premises in said
New Haven Terms made known at time of
sale GEORGE E. BAILEY,
m2Q1t Administrator.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29

CDR. Bill" to be at Proctor's New Haven opera
house this evening, can cure the blues while you
wait. The play is being interpr eted this season
by strong and well arranged company. Sun
set,"a curtain-raser that is just pathetic enough
to make the farce to follow all the more enjoy
able, will begin the evenings entertainment The
kangaroo dance is still the sensation OF "Dr.
Bill" 1t il audacious, but never too much So
Evans and Hoey, in "a Parior Match" are
billed for Saturday afternoon and evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
Grand Chance for Business.

ENoR Sale: Boots and shoes. dry goods and
T. gents furnishing store IN a thriving city in
Western Mass. Would Inventory about
s.. 600. VIII sell At liberal discount Great op-
portunity for one or two nnen. with push. to
make money. Good reasons for selling Call or
address MATHER & MAYOTT.
Republican Building.
unh2s 81 Sir- nvfirld Mass
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FUR SALE,
a. At Auction April 2d.at 1e o'clock noon Gun.
Fiji i-ss previously disposed Of the genteel
ls3- cottage house and lot, No. n Rosette
STREET. near Howard avenue. House has7 rooms
and all of the modern improvements. Terms
reasonable L. B. HINMAN Auctioneer,
mh2S Ct 60 Church street.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
FOR. RENT

A. The End floor at 24l Sherman avenue
:;I Closet, bath, set tubs, etc., in first class
ksiG condition. Also half of stable on the
remfses INQUIRE at GA TT THIS OFFICE.
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For Sale or Rent

o. Entire building (store and tenement) now
occupied by Mr.. L. L. Adler, $40 Chapel
- street, for rent. Address
f2O If P, O. BOX 1894,
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FOR RENT.

- House No 21O St. Roman street; has 20
rooms with all modern improvements. Will
wv be put in first class order for suitable ten
ant JOSEPH T. WHTTTELSEY,
mh3O It P O. Box 1872
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For Sale or Rent.
- farm in North Bradford; stock and
tiH tools on the place. Inquire Of
II. T. HEMINGWAY,
mh17 14tt Fair Haven.
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A Property IS Greene street, IA rooms and
::j store; price low if sold at once. Enquire
wv on premises, or address
GEORGE BECK,
mhI2 7tx No 90 Elliott Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29

FOR RENT,
49, The store No 796 Chapel street. now &C.
All cupied by Plymouth Rock Pants Co.; pos
sR session May list.
THOMAS R. TROWBRIDGE,
mhStf 204 State street.
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FOR RENT,
FOR. SALE

= FVJFC ECENIS
~ A convenient house of six rooms, No. 147
:.I Mansfield street. Enquire at
5f6 1S9 ST. ROMAN STREET
m26 If For particulars.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
~ House on William street, 10 rooms
I" GO St. John =" "
k1B I" Ed st 10
i" Humphrey " 12.
All the above properties are in desirable loca-
lions, have modern improvements and will be
sold on easy terms, if desired
MERWIN'S REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
mh2S 3t* T59 Chapel street,
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$1,000
To RENT

a. Down. room brick house, Grand ave
nue.; so foot lot. EDWARD M. CLARK,
wv mh7 If 12t Church street, Room 10.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
DEATHS.

sUN RISES, 5:39I heoN SETS, ! HIeH WATER
Sun SETS, 6:14 1859 1914
Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-29

This popular house was thronged yesterday
and the various featu res Of the new bill were well
received. In the curio hall Fairy Lucy, the pref
ty little midget, the smallest woman living, was
admired by hundreds of deligh'e ed visitors. and
on the stage the Mcdowell and Stevens Comedy
comp my gave universal satisfaction in pleas
ing program.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06
Interesting Farm Statistics.

According to the census returns
farm lands in massachusetts, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, New York
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio and
Michigan are practically of equal
value and are rated from $33. IA to
$65.1 per acre. The next in value
are Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin,
valued at $23.30 to $32 .33 per acre,
Following these come Iowa, Colora.
do, Utah and California, valued a,
$22. so to 1852 per acre. Then fol.
low Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota,
Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, New
Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington at $3.50 to
$14. .45 per acre.
Census statistics further show that
in 1890 there were in the United
States 4,OOS, ,9O7 farms, 71.5 pei
cent. of which were cultivated by
the owners, 8 per cent. by tenants
who paid money rental, and III
per cent. by tenants on shares. Illin
ois had the greatest number of farms
viz; 255, TAI; Ohio comes next will
247, ,1S9; New York had 241 ,05S
and Pennsylvania 213, ,542. Arizons
had only 767 and Nevada l ,404.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

Hard to t1ke
the big, old-fashioned pill. k's
pretty hard to have to take it, too.
You wouldn't, if you realized fully
how it shocks and weakens the
system.
Luckily, you don't have to take
it. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are better. They're sensible. They
do, mildly and gently, more than the
ordinary pill, with all its disturb
anoe. They regulate the liver,
stomach and bowels, as well -
thoroughly cleanse them. They're
the original Little Liver Pills, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, the
smallest and the easiest TO take.
One little Pellet for gentle laxa-
tive-three for . cathartic. Sick
Headache, Bilious Headache, Con-
stipation, Indigestion, Bilious A.
tacks, and all arrangements OF the
Liver, Stomach and Bowels are
promptly and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest, too, foz
they're guaranteed to give satisfac.
ton, or your money Is returned.
You pay only for the good you get
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

On behalf of the American public
in general and that very considera-
BILE fraction of it composing the
Peoples party in particular, some
one ought to register an earnest pro-
test against a new and hideous usage
which is now creeping into politics.
Finding it difficult to denote the
members of the Peoples party with
out somewhat clumsy circumlocu-
ton, divers orators and writers
have begun to allude to them as"pop-
ulities.'' Looking at the aggrega-
ton of letters in all the unblushing
effrontery of its grammatical turpi-
tude the friends of the People s
party and the English language must
experience shudder of dismay. 1t
is not a noun; it is not a word II
has no character of standing in any
dictionary OF any tongue. 1t Is ab-
iectly meaningless. 1t is an ETY.
mological freak and an orthographi.
cal nightmare. "Populistso is bad
enough, but it is better than the
other. ssPopulares" is good old
word, though rather clubfeoted for
ordinary American use. But pop
ulitiesu is too much.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

The mind is susceptible to high
er cultivation than the heart.
More girls dance themselves tc
death than work themselves to death
A man may win a women, bu
never her love.
No birds plumage can equal
birds song.
The flowers speak in their fra
grance.
It is easier to love than to unlove
Cupid goes it blind.
There's as much happiness in ont
dollar as there is in one million /
you know how to get at it.
It is not altogether Scriptural, bu
nevertheless quite as true, that ou
best friends are not always our near
est neighbors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06
Carl Schurz.


What is a machine? An organi-
zation within a party, composed of
officeholders or Office seekers, or
both, who ostensibly serve a public
cause for the purpose Of having that
cause serve them; politicians club
bed together for mutual support
and benefit; well disciplined under
shrewd and energetic leaders; seek
ing in the first place place to rule
the party to which they belong so as
to make its victory their spoil ;striy-
ing to control its caucuses and
nominating conventions so that only
such men be selected for publ C
positions of power and emolument
as can be depended upon to serve
their interests, and caring little or
nothing for any cause or any party
or any candidate unless their inter-
est is served. They may sometimes
support candidate of whom they
can expect no service with apparent
zeal, but only because they would
otherwise forfeit their party standing
and lose future opportunities. This
is the machine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Lates u Govt Report
R%al Baki9g Bssdsg,!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Agricultural News and Notes.

There are creameries now at work
in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana,
South Carolina and North Carolina.
The report comes from England
that the government has appropriat-
ed IS 900 to provide free teaching
in practical bee-keeping.
An English invention which has
been patented in this country is an
automatic device for weighing and
registering unlimited quantities Of
grain.
1t is said to cost less to send the
product of an acre of wheat from
Dakota to England than it does to
mature an acre in England SO that
it can grow good wheat.
A recent bulletin from an expert
ment station says: whenever pot
ash has been applied in experiments
the clover is clearly much stronger
than any other plots, not excepting
those where manure has been used. "
Hoard's Dairymsam says: "Keep
1t before the people that there are
SOC, 900, 900 pounds of COW grease,
which might have been butter, used
annually in America for soap grease
and shortening because not fit fol
table purposes.
The Standard Butter factory al
Owego, NY, tits claimed, is entitled
to the distinction of manufacturing
a larger amount of butter per annum
than any other concernin the world
The figures for the current year, ac
cording to Hoard's Dairyman, viii
exceed 100000 pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

ingly beautiful exhibit called st.
Louis Decorative Art Society without
envy. First, to possess the many
beautiful and elegant goods here
displayed and secondly that do not
possess the talents with which God
has gifted my more fortunate sisters.
Here are to be seen chiffoniers fill
ed with the rarest and most beauti-
full hand painting on china and wood,
as we'll as specimens of the most del
icate needlework. Notably among
the most admired is q chocolate set
pitcher, cup and salver-palnted
by Mrs. Laura Pickett, of this city.
Dainty cupids are painted all over
it and 1 long to drink cup of steam
ing chocolate to the health of the
gifted artist. Mrs. Pickett's talents
have drawn around her a class Of
scholars who promiee to be experts
in the same field.
Society has had its nerves severe
ly Jared by the fiat which has gone
forth that the invitations to the
Yelled Prophets Ball will be much
curtailed this year. The details are
profound secret, but your cores
pondent is able to state positively
that the utterances of His Royal
Highness are genuine authority.
The solution of the difficulty is
worthy of the best efforts of the bellies
and beaux and any favorable decis-
ion reached is hailed with delight.
Of course, the all-absorbing topic
is the death of our great leader.
Surely it would take away much of
the sting of death to be loved and
mourned as he is. His master hand
has yielded the baton for the last
time and the melodies which touch
ed the hearts of all classes of people
will be heard no more under his
skillful guidance. Gilmore's mis-
sion is accomplished, and as music
is one of the divine arts his divine
work is ended, but pleasant memor-
les of him will live in our hearts as
the stars live in the sky. Of him it
can be said ''his sun set too early,
but will rise again in the glorious
dawn of a perfect day which knows
no closing" FAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

A. L.Bryarly is in from kingfish-
er, Oklahoma, on a visit. He
has been absent from Mexico some
four or five years and expresses
himself as agreeably surprised at
the many Improvements made in
Mexico during that time. Bryarly
has travelled great deal and says
that he don't know of town any
where equal to Mexico for push, en-
terprise and business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06
"a Queer Fellow
From the Sturgeon Leader.


The Mexico LEDGER has been
caressed and fondled for seventeen
years by Bob White and he has been
ably assisted by Bass Runkle. Bob
White is an exceedingly queer crea-
ture, but counts friends wherever he
goes. He rambles over the United
States every few weeks and is always
accompanied by his kind-hearted
and intellectual wife and the "kid,"
Mitchell. Bob was recently reelected
Secretary of the Missouri Press As
soeiation; he is one of the important
factors in every move in Mexico, and
is known as q tireless worker for
that city and his friends. If he can
gctagood cigar TO chew on and is
surrounded by a crowd of the boys
it is possible he can sit still three
minutes, but it is hardly probable.
He has recently added an improved
folder to his office and is figuring on
living in a bran new residence short
ly. Fact is, he is a hustler, and we
are pleased to know he is a neighbor
of ours. Long may the LEDGER and
its patrons thrive and prosper.
Go to Daniel & Mcdonald for
hardware. tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06
PLENTY OF COAL.
A Company will Likely be Organized
TO Sink Shaft In Mexico.

Mr.. Smith, one of Mexico's coal
dealers, returned from Martinsburg
to-dayiwhere he examined coal taken
from the shaft there. Mr.. Smith in
forms us that company will likely
be organized in Mexico at once to
sink a shaft in the southern suburbs.
He says that while the water works
company were boring for water they
passed through four or five foot
vein of good coal, the same kind
taken out at Martinsburg, and
there is no question but what there
is an unlimited supply here. A good
coal shaft would be worth thousands
of dollars to Mexico. We trust that
this company will be organized and
work will be pushed at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

Wow! but how the Republican
politicians are trying to stir up the
votersl And how mean it is of the
voters to refuse to be stirred up!
The country is safe, and the people
know it. A general sense of secur-
ity is the poorest condition under
which the professional.politician can
do his work. This:is not an apathet-
ic year; the voters will be heard
from at the right time, but until
that time they're going to keep
their shirts on, and we admire them
for IT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06
Home.
From the Christian at Work.

LILO SuIlStltl dt "OEh.
Home! To own child and feel
the title it clothes your memory
within its prattle and in its prayers; !;
to own the exclusive presence of that
woman in whom your manhood and
your reason embody all the good in
the broad world, to always warm
you into the remembrance of how
good you are, how happy you are;
to call that woman in all its meanings
your wife; to trace yourself and her
self in the actions, form and face OF
that child. Is the fullness and free
dom of this life to be lived in pub
lie tenement, or in the unintruded
home? No; there is no fortune like
a home. Home, sweet thought, a
place upon whose threshold the day
bound man becomes free-where a
man may fling down at his wife's
feet the tiredness, tyranny and
with her and the others, and his
own self unbound live away at leis-
ure, and then becomes the golden
idleness of life and that part of exis-
tence which SO near approaches per-
fectness Of being, that the angels, il
they are gifted with envy, envy it.
But there will be public living
places. The struggling youth, who
dared not for hearts sake sit sober,
ly down and think, but must strug.
gle and dissipate; the unfortunate,
who if he scanned the whole present
and future Of the great world, can
not point to bone; the business civ
ilty of the hotel, or the bought kind.
ness of the boarding-house, will dc
for them. Neither offers an impe
dent to the wild, wearing follies
needed to burn over the miserable
memory and the more miserable
| hope.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

THE Centralia Courier speaks in
the following terms of this paper
The. Mexico LEDGER reached
and safely passed its eighteenth mile
post, brighter, newsier and more Of
a newspaper than ever. 1t has lately
put in new folding machine and
now has one of the best equipped Of
fees in the state. Success, thy name
is the Mexico LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

THOSE who do the most talking
in reference to the silver question
and the tariff and every other ques-
ton of political importance as a gen
eral thing know very little about
such matters. We have in Mexico
and Audrain county men who can t
make a living for themselves, much
less for their families, who spend
from 10 to Is hours day talking
politics. The rest of the time, we
presume. is spent in sleep. Refer
ring to politician of this character
the Sturgeon Leader says: 'He
knows about as much about the sill
yer question as a mouse does about
cholera, and we would advise him
to continue at his trade-making
axe handles, and stop making a
monkey out of himself. :"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-10-06

Eugene Jones, one OF Audrain
county's most prominent farmers,
showed us to-day a sample Of his
corn crop, which shows clearly that
Audrain county this year will have
a crop away above the average.