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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
For the Weather Prophet.

January and February of 1916
were warm and spring-like. March
was cold and stormy. Vegetation
had gotten well along in April, when
real winter set in. Snow and sleet
fell on seventeen different days in
May. In June there was either frost
or snow every night but three. The
snow was five inches deep for several
nights in succession in the interior
of New York, and from 10. inches to
8 feet in Vermont and Maine. July
was cold and frosty; ice formed as
thick as window panes in every one
of the New England States. August
was still worse; ice formed nearly an
inch in thickness and killed nearly
everything green in the United
States. In the spring of 1877 corn,
which had been kept over from the
crop of 1915, sold for from S. to SIC
a busheI, the buyers purchasing for
seed. On May 18th, 1889, snow
fell to the depth Of a foot in James
town. Va, and was piled up in huge
drifts in most of the Northern Stltes.
There was snow IN many parts ol
Iowa and Illinois on May II, 1878,
, and again as late as May q, 1852
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
aps Future Vigorous work in the Living Present
die wrong when they know better,

die wrong when they know better.
There are scores of good people in
Audrain county who know better
than to favor the robber tariff but
J they do and will until they die, il
they "die for ii. y You might con-
Ivince a man that the ground work
OF his religion is wrong, but that a
fundamental principle of his politi-
cal plank is not wrong, never. The
best way is to educate the young
into the church and the Democratic
party. If all young men who vote
Tor the first time are for Democracy
this time the country is saved and
the farmer wont have to give an
acre of corn for a pair OF pants.
Some say the tariff don't amount to
as much as the silver question.
That's all rot and stuff. You can
pay your railroad fare from Mexico
to Toronto and back out OF the
money you can save ON clothing for
your family in one year.
AT NIAGARA FALLS.
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 17.-One
of the pleasantest trips in the world,
outside of shooting the rapids of the
st. Lawrence River, is from Toron-
to, Ontario, to Niagara Falls by
steamer. We were accompanied
by band of the "Queen's Own"
rifles and took dinner at Queens
Royal Niagara on the Lake and re-
turn to Toronto by special boat to-
night.
The National Typotheta is hav-
ing splendid meeting and is being
royalty entertained by the citizens of
Toronto outside of business hours.
We have drives, banquets, lake ex-
cursions, etc. There are about
three hundred delegates present,
most of them having their wives
with them. The National Editorial
Association is represented by Col.
B. B. Herbert, of the National
Journalist, Chicago; Col. Matt Par
rott, StateReporter, Waterloo, Iowa,
and r. M. White, LEDGER, Mexico,
Mo. The convention will be in
session all week but in order to get
home in time to vote for the next
Congressman from the Ninth Dis
trict of Missouri the writer will have
to reach home Saturday.
MI NY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The Columbia Herald will soon
begin the erection of a magnificent
building to be used exclusively as a
printing house and when finished it
will be one of the most complete
printing establishments in the State.
The Herald is Missouri's S dude news
paper as to typographical appearance,
its columns are alive with all kinds
of excellent news matter and nothing
but first-class work ever leaves the
jol, printing department.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

TT BEGINS TO look as though we
would soon have to maintain astand.
ing army in every State in the Union.
Troops are at Buffalo, N. Y; Home
stead, Pa, and at the mines in Ten
ntssee all at the same time. The
labor problem, unless it is solved in
some way within the next few years,
VIII likely cost much property and
many lives. These troubles appear
to grow worse and worse instead OF
better. The Mckinley bill promised
to take away the cause for any such
troubles, but the tree is best known
by its fruits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
yandalia seorehed.

VANDALIA, Mo-, August 1s.-A
destructive fire broke out in the res
taurant owned by Mrs. Mollie John
son last night, north of the railroad,
which resulted in the burning Of
the boot and shoe house of Phillip
Forbaeh, the furniture store of JIM.
Evans, Mrs. Sperry's business
house, the warehouse of A. E.Webb,
and also damaging theibuildings and
stocks of Smith & Crigler, dry
goods, and Read e. Coons, hard
ware. The FIRE is supposed to have
been Of ineendiary origin. The fol-
lowing persons had insurance: j.
NJ. Evans. 81, 900; Phil Forbach,
81 $50, Mrs Sperry, 500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
A rALKaTIvR RUSSIAN JEW.
He Learns to Read English OF of
Cr0ss.R0ad Signs-A Murderer's
Awful Punishment In
Russia.

A Russian Jew was sitting on a
truck at the depot to-day, waiting
for a passenger train to Centralia.
Becoming acquainted with the gen.
tleman we found him an interesting
conversationalist and he talked of his
country. He said he arrived in New
York from Russia three years ago
and had resided in New Hampshire
until recently when he located in
this city temporarily. He gave his
name as ssShoitz' and wrote it in
English. The foreigner talked en-
eeedingly well for his brief time in
America; he is very intelligent and
quick to conceive. SIN my coun-
try" said the Jew, "I preached
for livelihood, but in America
travel and sell dry goods at the
houses. learned to read alittle in
this country by learning the alpha
bet off of cross-road signs; when
person would tell me the name of a
town when I was travelling through
the woods / would ask him what
letter it begun with to spell it. He
would tell me and when l saw the
sign, say Mexico 10 miles, l would
learn how an M looked. In this
queer way l have learned to read a
little and write like that (pointing
to his name he had written, which
was wrote better than the editor Of
this paper can write.) 1 have 9
family in Russia that am going to
bring to America, and, maybe,
Mexico, Mo-, to ive.'' Sholtz had
heard of the murder of Kerr, neal
Santa Fe, and he told the writer
it was few misdemeanors and mur-
ders that occur in Russia-the
punishment is SO severe. In Rus
sia a murderer is sent to the mines
in Siberia and chained to a wheel.
barrow and made to work, and mus
sleep chained to the wheel-barrow
He is given a few cents a day, ac.
cording to what he earns, and this
he must buy bread with at a higf
priee-maybe, if he works hard he
can purchase half enough of the
staff of life for workingman. He
is sent to the mines for II years
but rarely comes out alive. The
Russian said he never heard of but
one convict returning from Siberia
Sholtz carries Bible with hin
printed in Russian language and hs
defies anyone to ask him biblical
question he could not explain. Hs
also carries a Bible printed in oul
language which he is trying to learr
to read from.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
No New DepOt Yet.

The following correspondence to
this paper explains itself:
To the Editor of the Ledger.
THE WABASH RAILROAD CoMPA-
NY, ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17.-Replying
to yours of the 18th, / am sorry ]
cannot offer you any encouragement
at the present time as to the matter
of new Union Depot at Mexico. II
is something that will have to be
acted upon jointly by the Chicago &
Alton and ourselves and at such
time as our resources will permit its
consideration. AS you doubtless are
aware, our passenger rates the past
six months have not been such as
to warrant us in increasing amount
of our expenditures.
Yours Truly,
CHAs. NJ. HAYS,
General Manager
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The LEDGER is in receipt of a
circular from Willard C. Hall, Labor
Commissioner of Missouri, showing
the value and shipments Of the sur
plus commodities of the different
counties in the State during the year
of 1891. Audrain's total value is
placed at 81 sc, ,957; amount re-
ceived per capita, $116.47; popula-
ton, % ,o47. The grand total Of
the State is $126 ,o01 .737 value,
amount received per capita 1851,
uopulation q Il e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE proposed Democratic "rain-
bow chasing" in the west struck
editor Joseph Pulitzer as having at
least $40, 900 worth of reality about
it, as his check for that amount
demonstrates. Editors Taylor, oi
the Boston Globe, and Singerly oi
the Philadelphia Record, eaeL took
81 900 worth of stock in the scheme
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The Public School Board met last
night in special session, all members
present. The resignation of Miss
Anna Spence was accepted. The
Board ordered that school begin on
Tuesday, September 9Th. The Sec.
retary was directed 10 notify patrons
of change IN school books. All old
books may be exchanged for new
once prescribed by law if done By
August 9th. By this exchange one
half the cost of the new books il
saved. The exchange may be made
with either of the dealers in this city
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

HAPPY MEDIUM stock is far above
par since Nancy Hanks busted the
worlds trotting record. There are
three valuable sons of the grand old
sire of speed owned in this city,
viz: Prince Medium by Foote
Bros, and Llewellyn and Promon-
tory, the property of j. R. Baker.
Riley Medium, (pacer) who went
mile in Sedalia this week in 2:13A
is another worthy son of Happy
Medium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Has Arrived From New York.

Miss Louisa Won Flotow, who has
been engaged to teach at Hardin
College the coming scholastic term,
arrived from New York last night.
Miss Won Flotow was prima dona IN
the celebrated Castle Garden Con-
certs, New York City, and has sung
with fine success in Milan, Rome,
Berlin, Leipzig and Frankfort. She Is
a niece of the distinguished com,
poser Of sMartha,'' y the pleasing
opera of worldwide fame.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

EDITORS eventually find out every
thing, if they do not die too young,
so tits not surprising that one Of them
has discovered that ssthe chief use
of a picnic is not for enjoyment OF
nature but for observation of hui
man nature.'' He should have
stated whether he was the observer
or the observed, in order TO enable
one to Judge the true value of his
discovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
To the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
The CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD
COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. IL
DEAR SIR: Answering your favor
of the 10th inst, regarding Union
Depot at Mexico, | beg to say:
regret that [ can give you very little
encouragement, as the earnings oi
the railroads at this time do moi
warrant any extensive Improvements
in this direction. Our first duty is
to get our road bed and equipment
up to the highest standard before
we can do much in any way of en-.
larging our depot facilities.
Yours Truly,
G. II. CHAPPELL,
General Manager
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The farmers of Audrain county
are especially invited to assist in
making the October Fair just what
it should be. Extraordinary liberal
premiums in the Agricultural depart
ment are offered. We sincerely trust
that the farmers will appreciate this
move and prepare creditable displays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Hicks prophesies mostly hot
weather for August. To-day and to-
morrow will show another oppres-
sively warm wave, unless it breaks
into violent storms, and will con-
tinue and reach climax of sum-
mer heat and drought about the 222d
and 23d. At these dates storms
will appear. More rain Is promised
from the 9th TO last.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

"Wiyes, obey your husbands, -
comes from the Bible, but Eve did
not obey Adam; Hagar had her
way with Abraham; Rebekah did
pretty much as she pleased, and
fooled her husband when she brought
Jacob to the front as against Esau,
and throughout the Bible women
pretty generally had their own way,
Just as they do now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

IT IS announced by the New Lon
don Record that Hon. Richard Dali
ton, of Rails county, will remove to
st. Louis shortly and enter upon
the practic of law. The Record re-
grets his departure, but says he "will
always have the best wishes OF our
people wherever he may go.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The report is probably untrue
that since Mr.. Harrison's arrival at
Loon Lake the water has become
too cold to bathe in. 1t is true,
however, that Tom Reed and Boss
Plstt have considered the local
ity too cold for their personal COM
fort
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE Perry Eaterpr Sc this week
issued highly creditable illustrated
edition containing review of that
live towns institutions and business
interests. The pictures OF all the
leading citizens are given, and Per
rvs churches and schools are repre-
sented. Perry is good town, has
energetic business men and car
boast of as enterprising week.,
paper as any town of its size in Mis-
soJFi.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

WHATS the use of making a fuss
because Attorney-General Miller has
followed long line of Republican
preeedents and had his son put on
Uncle Sans pay roll by brothee
member of the cabinet in order that
he might draw 81 900 a year while
studying law? Such things will be
common as long as the Republicans
are continued in power.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

WHIrELAw REID is coming west.
1t is pleasant to observe that the
young man remembers the advice oi
the distinguished journalist under
whom he served on the staff OF the
Tribune
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
The Republicans regularly bref

THE Republicans regularly break
up the solid South once in every four
years-on paper-but the electoral
votes of the States south of Mason
and Dixon's line continue to be cast
for the Democratic ticket, and there
is no reason to expect any change in
the programme for this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The illinois Republican campaign
committee has made it hot for Cam
dldate Fifer by sending him to the
Southern part OF the State in August.
The Democrats will make it hot for
him later on.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
THE friends of Gov. r. A. Camp

THE friends of Gov. r. A. Camp
bell, of st. Louis, are urging Gov.
Francis to appoint him to fill the
vacancy oceasioned by the death OF
Judge j. C. Normile, of the St.Louis
Court of Criminal Correction. Gov.
Campbell would fill the position ae-
ceptabiy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
The Beaver Dam correspondent OF

THE Beaver Dam correspondent OF
the LEDGER is exactly correct in his
statement that "more manufactures
in Mexico mean better prices to the
farmers for their produce. The cor
respondent truthfully adds: ''This
is critical period in the history of
manufacturing interests in Mexico
and we should all work, without
compensation. to secure and keep
them.o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

MANY a man fondly imagines that
it III his good shape that causes peo-
pie to turn and stare at him in the
streets, when it is only some chalk
marks which a misehieyous urchin
has put ON his back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
MIssouri's Windy CITY.
From the st. Louis eslrontci

Sedalia has scrap on with Jeffer-
son City for the State Capital, ans
ether with Mexico as 10 which has
the best kite-shaped track, and is
now trying TO geuge Springfield on
the new road TO connect the two
towns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

CONSERVATIVE Republicans still
insist that the fierce bill is not an is.
sue; but the President and the Re-
publican National committee have
spoken differently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The regular weekly announce
ment that Whitelaw Reid had made
Il satisfactory settlement with the
typographical union was on schedule
time. 1t is beginning to get Just a
little tiresome.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Mexieo's Past Track.
From Clark g Horse Bevhsw.

The new kite track at Mexico,
NO., is a fast one, as the time made
at the late meeting there testifes.
From now until the October maet-
ing it viii be worked with the great
est care, by which time it is expect
ed to be second to none in The
country. Robert Rysdyk, 2:13s /,
will be shaped up for an attack upon
his record there this fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Mrs. Mary King, mother of Mike
King, who is in Jail for burning the
Mexico File Brick Works, returned
to her home in Hannibal to-day.
She came to Mexico to employ an
attorney to defend her son. p. I'll.
Cullen, we understand, has been
employed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Our Republican friends are not
claiming New York half as loudly
as they were a short time ago; and
yet, their chances for carrying the
State are quite as good now as they
have been at any time since Harri,
sons denomination. Those of them
who are well-informed have known
from the first that they had nc
chsace at all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THE Toledo( 0hio) Sunday Journal
prints the LEDGER's article on "The
Starting Judge" and calls Mexico a
"horsey" town. We enter a protest.
Mexico is horse town-not a
'shorseyn town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

WHEN Doble makes the next ef-
fort to have Nancy Hanks, 2:074 ,
lower her record he should bring
her to Mexico's kite track which is a
faster course than the one she went
over in Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The Democratic educational cam
paign of 80 was a corker, and no
excuse is necessary for continuing
the same educational methods this
year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Tue English liberals still call
Gladstone the ''grand old man." "
and some of them have lately de-
veloped a disgraeeful propensity to
speak of the Queen as the "crazy
old woman.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
MExICo MISSOURI. RI.THURsDAY. AUGUST 25, 1892.
We are glad to be able to announce

We are glad to be able to announce
that the Baptist church of this city
is going to erect a fine new modern
church, the cost of which will be at
least $12 900. The building COM
mittee consists of ]. A. Guthrie,
VIM. Harper, A. G. Turner, J. F.
Griffee and G. A.Witherspoon. The
action of the church in favor of this
much needed improvement is unani-
nous and we trust now that other
churches in Mexico which need new
church buildings will be imbued
with the same spirit of enterprise
shown by our Baptist brethren.
The question is being agitated by
several other denominations and we
are sure they are moving in the
right direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
IT would REQUIRE a more powerft

IT would require a more powerful
microscope than at present exists to
find the souls of those who abuse
Mr.. Cleveland for having written a
letter of sympathy to a female rela-
tive, of King, the Tennessee murderer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Mrs. 7. J. Kelso and little daugh-
ter, Dennie, are soieurning at Camp
Point, Illinois. Little Miss Dennle,
lit will be remembered, carried off
1.-The LEDaER's prize at the Mexico
Fair for the prettiest baby in Au-
drain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

REPUBLICAN organs are complain
Ing about Mr., Cleyeland's letters.
1t should be remembered that he is
not writing them to please the Re-
publicans.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Ex-SPEAKER REED is evidently
not familiar with the Republican
press of the West, or he would not
have said that Republicans lack
power of vituperation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Those who attended the picnic at
Perry Thursday say the crowd ap-
parently was as large as that which
attend the Mexico Fair on Thursday.
1t was truly a big picnic and all who
attended report great time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The KansasCity Star says: Mrs.
Mary Lnckie, who died at Mexico 9
few days ago at the age OF 90, never
knew any failure of eyesight and
could read print with the naked
eye at % years as readily as at 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

If indications count for anything
one thing is already certain about
the November election; there will
be good working majority of Dem
Gratis elected to the next House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Now, it is in order for RoberI
Bonner to buy Nancy Hanks and
Hal Pointer and put them away
nrgly with the other record breakers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The st. Louis Chronicle says:
Moberly has just finished weeks
very successful fair and only de-
plores that it has no kite-shaped
track like Mexico and Sedalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The Chillieothe Consultation says
the following gentlemen from Au-
drain are in attendance at the Road
Convention; Judge s. Z. Kendall,
J. S. snidow, ]. A. Potts, C. d.
Rodgers and ]. r. Shell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

DIR. ]. w. Crewdson, of Eolia,
Pike county, well known to several
persons in this city, has removed TO
Jaynesville, Wis, where he viii
practice his profession.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Mrs. Frank Smith, of Boone
county, was in Mexico to-day while
on her way home from Laddonia,
where she has been visiting. Mrs.
McWilliams joined her here and
accompanied her home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The Clark faction of Texas DEM
oerats completed their State ticket,
and the regulars renominated Gov
ernor Hogg by 697 to 1885, for
Clark, and s scattering.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

FRoa the preparations for the
State campaign one would suppose
that the Republicans considered
Maine a doubtful State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

There are four nominees for Cover
nor of Missouri, namely: VIM. J.
Stone, of Vernon (Dem.), Wna.
Warner, of Jackson (Rep.), Lever
EFT Leonard, of Saline (People's), /,
and John Sobieski, of Newton( Pro-
hibitionl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

DEMOCRATIC harmony is disturb
ing all Republican calculations now
ane it viii make them entirely un.
necessary next November.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

w. R. Beck is at Hot Springs,
Ark, for his health. He writes
that he will be home in three weeks
greatly improved in health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Flying Jib, the phenomenal PAGER,
went a mile in a race at Chicago
yesterday in 2:o91s. 1t is thought
he can hold his own with Direct and
Hal Pointer, the champions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

The old soldiers of the Mexican
war will hold their reunion at Keytes-
vile, Mo-, on the 18th of Septem-
Der next.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

B. F. swaggar,l, Sweet Springs,
! Mo-, has concluded to sell his entire
collection of trotting stock at auction
September 8.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Mrs. G. B. Macfarlane is stop
ping at The Elms House, Excelsior
Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Miss Rebeeca Johnston, of Pearl,
H., is the guest of T. NJ. Haskell's
family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Artie Dye, of yandalia, and Miss
Annie Gentle, Of Farber, were recent
Y married in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

THANK goodness there viii be no
moe primaries in Audrain county
this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
VOL. xxxIp.

The Republican way to get rich is
to pay two dollars for what might
lustas well be bought for one dollar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Thomas Woods has gone to the
Indian Territory where be viii go IN
70 ihe es:ttle business extensively
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25
Full of trouble

FNH OF HOuOke
the ordinary pill. Trouble when
you take it, and trouble when you've
got it down. Plenty of unpleasant
ness, but mighty little good.
With DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
there's no trouble. They're made
to prevent it. They're the origi-
nal little Liver Pills, tiny, sugar.
coated, anti-bilious granules, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, the
smallest, easiest and best to take.
They cleanse and regulate the whole
system, in natural and easy way
mildly and gently, but thoroughly
and effectively. One little Pellet
for laxative three for 9 cathar.
tic. Sick Headache, Bilious Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bill.
ious Attacks, and all arrangements
of the liver, stomach and bowels are
prevented, relieved and cured.
They're tho cheapsst pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed TO give
satisfaction, or your money Is re-
turned.
Yon par only for the valne re-
ceig1 m n1oEe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-25

Farmers viii find that Il pays to
patronixe I1 Daniel rIa s