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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

best in moist and rich loan. 1t
commends itself to gardener and
farmer by its ease of cultivation,
early ~ripening, large yield and quick
return for the labor bestowed upon
it. It propagates itself by runners
that are easily transplanted. This
is best done in the spring in rows
three feet apart and from one to two
feet distant in the rows. If the sea-
son is fine runners from such a
planting will cover the ground if
they are kept free from weeds and
properly trained. 1t will be best,
however, to thin out to about six
inches apart every way, as to bear
we'll strawberries require room. Be-
fore the ground is covered with snow
in winter they should be loosely
sheltered with straw to the depth OF
about three inches. This is to pro-
tect them freezings and thawings.
In the spring the most of this COW
ering must be removed from over
the plants and the greater part of it
trodden down so as to make walks
between widths of four feet. This
is done to facilitate the gathering OF
berries and prevent escape of mois-
ture while they are ripening. The
most economical and successful
way to cultivate strawberries is to
set out new beds of them every
spring and plough up the old ones
when their fruit is gathered but if
the old beds are not very weedy
they may be cultivated for a second
crop. To do this successfully the
tops of the plants must be cut and
removed from the beds with as
much of the remaining covering as
possible, after which the beds
should be ploughed so as to leave
rows of plants from six to eight
inches wide and three feet apart.
The pillow is then followed by a cul-
tivator and harrow to level the
ground. After that the rows must
be thinned and all grass and weeds
removed from them with the hoe.
A bed treated in this way is some
times as productive as a new one.
Should the plants show need of it a
dressing of well rotted manure may
be given, but never apply fresh ma
nure Or manure full of grass seed.
Strawberries are of two sorts-pistil-
late and staminate. The staminates
are self-fertilizers, the pistillates re-
quire staminates every third or fourth
row to fertilize them. The Crescent
is an early and productive pistillate
requiring the Jessie to fertilize it.
The Jessie, Capt. Jack, Sharpless
and Cumberland are popular stami-
mates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

What the Hon. George G. Vest
says in regard to the superiority Of
Hirschberg's diamond and nom
changeable spectacles:
II am using glasses which I pur-
chased from Prof. Hirschberg and
they are the best | ever tried.
at affords me great pleasure to
recommend Prof. Hirschberg as an
excellent optician and his glasses are
simply u~nequalled in my ex-
perience. G.G. VEST"
These glasses are for sale by J. NJ.
Pollard. d&w-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
ID SAMPSON

OF the Supreme Court writes:
From mental exhaustion my nervous
system became shattered, and | was
utterly unable to sleep nights. Sui,
phur Bitters cured me, and my
sleep is now sound, sweet, and re-
freshing. 2tw.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
WANTEDI

Hides, Furs, Tallow, Wool, Pelts
Feathers, Rags, Scrap Iron, and al
kinds of country produce.
Special prices made on large lots
to butchers and country produce
dealers. Write for prices and ship.
ping tags. SAM NORRIS.
W till Ap 10.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

The Galloway Gazette says: The
Mexico children are wrestling with
such problems as this: How far
does a man travel while planting a
field of corn 1856 feet square, the
rows being three feet apart and three
feet from the fence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
&. n. HASKELL l. co.
Carriage Makers and Repairers,

Headquarters for carriage anG
buggy repairing. Carriage trim.
ming and painting. Horseshoeins
and blacksmithing all kinds. We
have also a fine line of buggies, sur.
ries, phatons, carts and spring wag.
ons. You are especially invited te
call and examine our spring wagons
We thank you for past favors. We
are still located at the old stand and
are better prepared than ever to dc
kinds of work in the blacksmith
line. GIN. HAsKELL& Co.
corner Jefferson and Lib.
erty Street, Mexico, Mo. 2-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
GET YOUR HORSES READY.
Clark l. Potts Sale of Fancy Sad
diers ana DrIvers April 25 to 90.

The reputation which Mexico en-
Joys as a horse market extends all
over the country. This is especially
so a to saddle and harness horses.
Clark & Potts sale of fancy saddle
and harness horses attracted a large
number Of buyers last year from
Chicago, Pittsburg, indianapolis, st.
Louis and other points and as a con-
sequence stiff figures were obtained
for all f~irst-class animals. Match
teams, which brought extraordinary
prices, ARE going to Paris, France.
The buyers will be well represented
at this years sale and the indications
are that there will be no trouble to
obtain good prices for good horses.
It is important, however, that both
the saddlers and drivers be in good
condition. Send to Clark d Potts
at once for entry blanks. 4S-tf
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Green, of
P,1ch Hill n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
ReUairing Neatly Done,

If you want your watch cleaned,
or repairing of any kind done neat
ly, cheaply and promptly, call on
I. S. Riley. Satisfaction guaran
teed. If L. S. RILEY,
At the Mexico Laundry window.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

A little i'll, then little pill. The ill is
gone. the pill has won. De Wits Little
Early Risers the little pills that cure
great ills. French & Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

We have a collar that is superior
to all open throat collars. Call and
examine Its merits. 4S at.
Roth & RICHARDS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

When she was q Child, she cried for Casteria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gavethem Castoria,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

some struggling bodies of ununiformed
citizens arranged by states. or according
to some political or military bond of
connection with the imam on horse
back"-fori in the earlier days of Wash
ington equestrian Methods of getting
about the city We're more in vogue than
the use of carriages, and the president
elect frequently concerned to the neces-
sity or the fashion of the time. The
Washington newspapers would begin to
nave a FEW stray paragraphs n adver-
tisements touching the Inauguration az
early as the I'd of March, followed by a
brief account of the arrangements made
on the morning of Inauguration day a
column or w of unpicturesque descrip-
ton the day afterward and a final men
ton of the emptying of streets and
hotels h day succeeding. AS for the
world outside Washington it neither
attended the ceremonies nor took inter-
est in more than the inaugural speech
and a brief general mention of the cere-
monies.
Railroads and Outside Representations.
Martin Van Buren's Inauguration is
the initial point of a marked change.
Rotation in office had begun to be a pop
ular incident of a change of administra-
ton, while the introduction of railroads
began to make the capital more access
1Ole. Inc rapid development of the then
Western States greatly increased the
business and patronage of the federal
government. Politicians soon acquired
the habit of coming personally to attend
the inauguration reception at the White
House, and to give personal attention
to their claims" upon the public pa
tronage. Then followed in time the
bringing. on of political clubs to join in
the parade, serenade the new President,
and give ocular proof of the loyalty,
power and merits of the political chief
tains by whose pains and expenditures
these bodies Were brought upon the
scene. Famous among these pilgrim
bands for many years was the Empire
Club of New York, under the noted
Captain Isaiah Rynders, whom no dem
ocratic administration ventured to
neglect or disregard. As showing how
the growth and development Of the
country affected land probably still
affects inaugurstions, it may be men
toned that the procession which es-
corted Franklin Pierce was every way
larger and finer, and attended bv
greater crowds, than in the case of
Zachary Taylor, a popular hero, four
years before. Observation-Disclosures,
in its turn, was a distinct advance upon
hat of Pierce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Pocket books, purses, combs,
brushes and toilet articles CT all
kinds at north side pharmacy,
WooLDRIpGE d McARTHuk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Take your prescriptions to the
north side pharmacy. 49-w2td1w
WOODBRIDGE & MACARTHUR,
Sues to DoBYNs & GIBBS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Before buying your lady's kid
gloves, laces and embroidery see
the new stock at the Temple of
Economy. d&wtf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Mexico will soon have a free de-
livery p~ost-office.
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WashinGton's First Inauguration.

The early days of the federal govern
ment show much variety in the ceremo
MES by which Presidents permitted
their inaugurations to be accompanied
Washington made a sort of state Jour
ney from Mount Vernon to New York
eliminating in the famous reception a
Trenton. and the administration of thu
path and the assumption of the Presi
dental Office had various traces of mon
archlcal customs about them. There
was just a little touch of s~elf-abasemen,
In h behavior of the Sovereign
people," according to modern views OF
things; but. on the other hand. the cir
cumstances were exceptional, for it was
a government as well as a President
which was i~naugurated, and not a day
sooner III everybody saw was sadly
needed. Furthermore, if the man who
looked so like a king was not one in
name and fact, it was chiefly because of
his w self-denying and patriotic
spirit, SO that a little bit of kotouing by
the populace was not much amiss. By
the lime Washington's second term had
come round things had somewhat
changed from what they were four
years before. With his customary dis
position to steer a middle course when
ever a difficult piece of navigation was
to be attempted, Washington stretched
q little the provisions of section Q, arti-
Gle 2, of the constitution, by requiring
the opinion in writing of the heads Of
departments as to hat ceremonies
ought to attend the taking of the Presi-
Dental oath. Hamilton and Knox were
Tor a ~tolerably stiff ceremonial, and so
were Vice-president Adams and Attor-
ney-General Randolph, but jefferson.
while advising the taking OF the oath in
n presence of the Senate, as being a
part OF the executive power. suggested
that it be done with brief and Main
formal1ty. Washington, having a soft
place in his heart for s'pomp and cir
cumstances' las witness the spectacular
resignation of his commission at the
close OF the war;, and finding such good
support as named above, came out in a
grand suit of black velvet, with dress
sword, chapeau-bras and powdered hair.
Besides the two houses of Congress there
We're present the glittering diplomats
and the scarlet robed judges of the SUI
preme Court. Then came the going In
state to church, escorted by guards of
honor, followed by the two houses, rid
ing IN an open chariot. and so hearing
divine service quite in a regal way.
Jeffersou's Ride.
jefferson was the first President In
augurated at Washington. At that
Time pennsylvania avenue was but a
spongy track, along which the alder,
bushes had been slashed away to the
width called for by Major LEnfant:s
plan of the city. The few inhabitants
that the city had were lodged in two
groups, one about the Capital and the
other beyond tbs Executise Mansion
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoSia.

Piles Of people have piles, but De-
Witt's Hazel Salue soaU cure them.
French & Garrett
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

W. S. Hathaway has just receiv-
a a load of northern seed potatoes.
d3t-w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

The best wearing collars are
handstuffed. They can be had at
Roth & Richards. 48 4t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Physicians prescribe TUFTS Pills.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Thomas Purdy's residence in Cen.
tralia burned down Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Green, OF
Rush Hill, a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
What is

Castoria Is DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. 1t is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing syrups, and Castor OH
II is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and alIays
feyerishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castorln relieves
keething troubles, cures constipation and hatulency.
Castoria assimtlates the food, regulates tn. stomach
and bowels, giving health and natural sleep. Cas-.
toria is the Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
Castor1a

sCnseoria is an excellent medicine for hill
dsca. Mothers have repeatedly t.aa me of its
good eftect upon their children"
Dk. G. c. osGooD,
lowell. Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

The strawberry is a delicious
fruit. II grows in almost all soils
and climates but with US succeeds
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
HORSE RADISH.

Horse radish is a fine appetizer
and much used in spring. 1t re.
quires a deep, rich soil and is
grown from rootlets set out in either
spring or fall three feet apart with
their upper ends below the surface.
They require little attention and may
be dug the year after being planted.
Once set out they will endure sew
eral years. 1t is best to top dress
them with manure in the fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
WINTER ONIONS

Winter onions are set out in Sep
TENDER and are used green in the
early spring. They do not produce
a bulb but only top sets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
Castoria

"Castoria Is SO we'll adapted to children that
Irecommend it as superior toany prescription
known to me-"
Fl. A. ARCHER, n. D.,
Iii So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. z.
sour physicians in the chiidren's depart
ment have spoken highly OF their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although We only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
produces, yet We are free to confess that tho
merits of Castoria has won US to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL IN ~DIspENsABy,
Boston, Mas
ALLEN C. SMITH, Pres,
Street, New York City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

. /. eomueeu r. ~ 49,. % SANDEM ELECTRIC BELT
RsSeeS s IN pr aomd earsnts xhdh are inamdyf E fhmn@hom III r. I'll g .na and Z
Is aI - - sSrs :. the . @ae es:smt NO ,Hs month. Iaa~. aa nI Sk% ann.ao ans Ased@
~" sIECIRtc Cos ioeia Sale g., HlcAc Ill
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ma osn4aur Company, II Murray Street, New York City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15
LITERARY GATHERINGS.

Jous AppryeTos Srsosps. tho Eng
!ish essayist and writer on art, died
rich. He left An estate valued at f75.s
3se, most of which, however. came u
him by bcquest>
JAMES SrrI.LrE, the Edinburg book
seller. who in his youth often carried
proofs TO Walter Scott At Abbotsfords
has Just died, in lis ninetieth year. He
was one Of those employed TO copy TIE
novelist's manuscript in order that the
secret Of his authorship should be nain-
tanned.
DR. EpwAEp EeeLKsros told friend
at Chautauqua the other day that hs
was working On another novel and
that it would probably be the last
novel he would writc- when I
started" he said, 81 had name for IL,
but have written away from the nAfns
and will have TO find another"
OsE Of DR.. Oliver Wesdsil Holmes
recrcations ia the measurement of the
girth of large trees that be happens "a
sec in his jauntA For this purpose he
slwayscarries = measure with him on has
daily drives More than fifty gears age
he began this cug:ou, exploring the
New England woods, tape measure ID
ha I'd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15
Flow Lake Wa. Created.

geographical times, not long ago, as
speaks the scientist, but very long ago,
speaks the chronicler of human follies,
rs there was deep valley on the east
ern slope of the Sierra Nevadas, at
the headquarters of the Truckee river.
About this valley lowered granite
mountains. But earthquakes came.
rents were opened in the rocks, and
from the assures poured monstrous
streams of lava One of these assures
crossed the lower end of the valley,
and through it poured foods of molten
rocks. Stream after stream issued,
to cool in solid sheets and blocks, until
Q wall was built across the valley two
thousand or three thousand feet in
height, and above it was deep basin
five hundred or six hundred square
miles in area. The storms that fell on
the granite and volcanic mountains
rolled in rivers to fill the basin, and
Lake Tahoe was created.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

President THwIxo says more yonr1
women arc hurt hy 100 rsnch dancing
and candy eating than young men ara
By too much smoking.
GEx. ANTONIO EzsrA. prcsidsnt-elset
Of Salvador. denies thz. he IL 70 marry
an American girl This IL probably
due 20 the prudence Of the girl cziiss
likely she prefers huabanc with .
steady JOB.
SIZE RICHARD wEesTKn, British eouos
sci in the Behring rea arbitration. ssys
his see didn't pay him When The law
yers IN the case los; money by IL the
nations Interested should feel resigned
over the outcome
WnIIAa BALI. conductor 81 = street
car In s. Louis. has secretly married
the daughter Of Ferdinand Mercer. tho
millionaire bzsk presi5>n. Of TIA. es.y.
The bride presented the ersdegroofn
with bell punch and he gsTs her
wedding ring. Tns-e is stu marked
strinyeney. however. II he passrral
blessing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15

The battle of Wounded Knee is the
last fight that has taken place in the
United States between the Indians
and the regular troops 1t may go
on record, says the Kansas City Times,
as the last Indian war in this country
after desultory conflict between
whites and reds lasting for four hum
dred years In that long span thou
sands of lives have gone out in Indian
warfare. There have been massacres,
long wars, assassinations, blood
butcheries-all manner OF conflict has
marked the advance of modern civili-
zation against the aborigine.
Twenty-four United States soldiers
were killed at Wounded Knee. S. D.,
on Monday, December %, 1890. The
battle was the elimination of an ex-
tended disturbance among the Indians
about Pine Ridge and Standing Rock.
Old Sitting Bull. the willy chief who
had so many times promised to be a
good Indian. grew surly and threat
ened to gather his warriors and go to
the Bad Lands to begin winters
campaign against the settlers. Trouble
brewed all through the early part OF
December, but until the middle OF the
month no serious outbreak was ex-
pected by those OF the whites who
knew the habits and disposition Of the
Sioux. On December Is Sitting Buu
again announced that he was about to
lead the warriors away from the
agency. Fearing that he meant to
put his threat into execution, the In
dian police were ordered TO capture
the aged chief They proceeded TO do
their duty ana skirmish followed. in
which Sitting Bull was killed The
news OF the chiefs death and the man
uer of it served to inflane the Sioux
nation and much war talk resulted
At Washington. however. the old In
dian fighters thought that the death
of the principal chief would put an
end to the troubles
Out in the bleak hills OF South Da-
kota the war spirit of the Sioux was
growing. The death of the old CHEZ
found the young braves nerved up TO :
struggle against the whites and Only a
word was necessary 70 name new
leader and 70 continue tie work o.
agitation. The Game was famed TN
I'll the closing DAYS OF the month wien
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15
A Frogs Cunning.

A naturalist paper relates an inter
esting incident of frogs cunning. A
brood Of chickens was fed with moist
ened meal in saucers and when the
dough soured little il attracted large
numbers of flies. An observant toad
had evidently noticed this, and every
day toward evening he would make his
appearance in the yard. hop to sau-
Ger. climb in and roll over and over I'M
til he was covered with meal, having
done which he awaited Developments.
The flies, enticed by the smell. soon
swarmedaround the scheming batrach-
ian. and whenever one passed with
in two inches or SO of his nose his
tongue darted out and the fy disap-
peared. The plan worked 80 well that
the toad made a regular business OF IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15

The study Of the hair upon human
species offers an extensive field for in
quiry, and one which presents many
unsolved problems Of the FIRST order Of
Importance Why man. Is n species.
shouid present the lind and the
amour. Of hair which he does Il va
riously explained. and the differences
between the varieties OF the human
race are so great IN iafs respect TIA:
one OF the nacs; popular subdivisions
Of species is fozaded upon s. That
the human family have the iougss.
hair @. any species Of animal is = we'll
ssneT-n fact. bu. vhT :hsy los. !, orer
nsost % the body Is . subsec; for mach
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15
Antiquity of Butter.

Butter, which is almost indispensa-
BILE to the meal nowadays. was former
IL used solely as an ointment. Herod-
otus, Greek historian, is the first
writer who mentions butter. B. c. 500
The Spartans treated it very much the
same as we do cold cream or vaseline,
and Plutarch tells how a hostess was
sickened at the sight of one of her vis-
itors. Spartan, VINO was saturated in
butter. The Scythians introduced the
article to the Greeks and the Germans
showed the Romans how to make it
But the latter did not use it for food
They. like the Sparsans, anninted their
bodies with it
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the battle of Wounded Knee began and

ended the war.
On that day the aroused Sioux at
tackled the Catholic mission at Pine
Ridge agency. The Seventh cavalry
arrived in time to engage the Indians,
and a terrific encounter ensued. Be-
tween seventy-five and one hundred OF
the redskins were killed, and twenty
four United States soldiers were count
ed among the dead after the fight was
at an end. Among the Sioux leaders
were High Hawk, Little Wound, Big
Road, Two Strikes, Fire Lightning,
Young Man-Afraid-of-Hi and
Spotted Elk. Two Strikes and Little
Wound were in command.
The soldiers killed at Wounded Knee
were Capt. George d. Wallace. Sergt.
Dyer. Sergt- Coffey. Sergt. Net
tie, Hospital Steward Pollock, Cor
poral Bone, and Privates johnson,
Frey, Kelly, Cain. Book, Muir
ply, Killner, Hodges, Forrest. Newell,
McCue, Logan. Costello. Raglan. Chris
tianson, Ranaka, Tafrey and Adams
1t is to these brave men, whose battle
CRY was Remember Custer" that the
Fort Riley monument was erected
They lived there, and it was from that
place that they went off into the Da-
kota hills to fight the redskins in the
snow of December evening. Fitting
it is that under the shade of Fort Riley
should be a shaft to the memory OF
these brave Indian fighters
Since the battle of Wounded Knee
Two Strikes and Young-Man-Afraid-of-
His-Horses have died. Two Strikes
was shot and killed few months ago.
and observation-disclosures
fell dead with heart disease only re-
Gently.
The Indians OF the United States are
generally peaceful now, and there Is
little chance for another outbreak
The march of civilization was never so
rapid as Eat this moment Let it be
hoped that the last Indian war is over.