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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
that stand in greater need of that

that stand in greater need of that
than your humble servant. The
poor fellow that promised and called
on God as witness that he made
the promise that he would not vote
for any man that was opposed to
the free coinage of silver and then,
like trembling slave, went back on
his VOW on his road home, prayed
that rocks or trees might fall on him
and hide his shame.
No, sir, don't waste your sympa-
thy on such as /, when there are so
many poor repenting souls that are
more deserving. A financial cyclone
has burst upon us. Thousands are
going down in the crash and reaping
the reward of their ignorance or
faithlessness. No, sir, if you have
any sympathy to spare after you
have used what your own case re-
quires, give it to some of the poor
creatures that would appreciate it,
is the advice of the Thompson
orator, l. J. SIMS.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

as a theatre one week in a year.
The rest of the building is library
and art gallery. In the garden ad-
joining this place is fine statue OF
Shakespeare.
From here we went to the house
where Shakespeare was born. This
is a most interesting building. Here
are his armchair, pictures, school
desk and will.
Last we visited Ann Hathaway's
cottage at Shottery, small village
near Stratford. An old woman, a
descendant of this family. acts as a
guide. She points out the room
where Shakespeare courted Ann
Hathaway and the other places of
interest.
We arrived at Narberth this
morning. 1t is quaint old Welsh
town. Near here are the ruins of
very old castle. Yours truly,
f. w. Buckley.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
Agricultural N0ies.

Forty bushels per acre is a good
crop of stock peas.
Keep the harness clean and well
oiled or they will soon rot and crack.
The Michigan farmers are turning
more attention TO beans than ever
before.
Under-drainage is costly, but
sometimes it almost pays for itself
in one season.
The results of experiments made
in detasseling corn do not seem to
justify farmer in wasting much
time in that way. He can employ
himself more proiitably.
The good farmer will see that the
fertility of his soil is maintained,
and gradually increased from year
to year by rotation, the application
OF manure and proper drainage.
An agricultural writer claims that
a good hay barn holding fifty tons
of hay can be erected at COS. OF
800 to 1925, and not infrequently
enough is saved in one year to cover
the cost OF the barn.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
DudgeOn-JOi,usou,

Mrs. Lizzie Kemp Dudgeon,
formerly of this city, was mar
ried in st. Louis July 9th to
John d. Johnson, n prominent at
torney of that city and brother Of
Charles P. johnson, the famous
criminal lawyer. Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson left at once for the Worlds
Fair and then will visit the eastern
cities, after which they will return to
st. Louis TO reside permanently.
The st. Louis Republic says: Mr..
John D. Johnson, the prominent
st. Louis attorney, was married
yesterday evening at 4 O'Clock to
Mrs. Lizzie K. Dudgeon, at the
home OF the bride in West Cabanne
Place, Rev. J. L. Parsons of the
First Christian Church officiating.
The marriage was a very quiet affair,
being attended by relatives only.
The couple started for Chicago
last night, where they viii spend a
week in visiting before returning to
their beautiful home, 426S Morgan
street. The best wishes OF many
friends are extended to the veteran
lawyer and his bride.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
JOHN d. JOHNSON WEEDS AGAIN.
He Takes as Wife the Pretty Stem
Ographer In the Law Office or Chas.
P.and John ID. johnson.
From the st. Louis Star Savings.

A quiet wedding occurred at the
residence of the brides mother on
Etzel avenue, last night, the par
ticulars of which are interesting
and prove that love goes where
Cupid's dart carries it, whether
into the heart of society belle or
pretty stenographer. The bride on
the occasion mentioned above was
Mrs. Lizzie K. Dudgeon, bewitch-
ing widow, employed by the law
firm of G. P. and J. d. Johnson,
Temple Building, and the groom
was a comely widower, the junior
member of the above firm, and d
brother to Elk Governor C. P. John,
son, his law partner. 1t appears
that the pretty stenographer was
"dictated" to once too often,
She was compelled to leave the
employ of the law firm, and will
soon be able to give her entire at
tention to the dictation of Mr.. Johr
D. johnson. The groom is no
only a widower but proud granc
father. Tie happy couple left St
Louis last night for Chicago, wher'
a brief visit will be made. They
will return to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
III We're YOu. NV BOy.

wouldn't be ashamed to do
right anywhere.
would not do anything that l
would not be willing for everybody
to know.
1 wouldn't conclude that / knew
more than my father before l had
been so miles away from home.
wouldn't get into sulks and
pout whenever l couldn't have my
own way.
wouldn't let any other boy get
ahead of me in my studies.
wouldn't abuse little boys who
had no big brother for me to be
afraid of.
I would learn to be polite to
everybody.
I would try and see if l couldn't
get people to like me, being civil
to everybody.
| would never make fun of child
rem because they were not dressed
nicely.
/ would try to learn something
useful every day, and whenever
saw men making anything woulo
watch to see how they did.
/ would keep my hands and face
clean and my hair brushed, with
out being told to.
/ would be respectful to ole
people and behave SO that my pa
rents would not be ashamed OF me
| / would be in earnest abou
Everything. When | had work
would do it with all my might;
would study with all my might
and / would play with all my might
| / would read books and paperl
which would want me to know
lsomething which would benefi
lother people.
| | would have as good time as
lcould in this world, but | wouldn'
tell lies, nor steal, nor be mean t
anybody.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

CONGRESSMAN BLAND, in speech
at Sedalia Il few weeks since, ex-
plains as follows how h NEST dollars
can be made with the free coinage
of silver: "a note or piece of
bullion that can mt once be convert
ed into cash will not be discounted
but will pass current as cash, hence
gold bullion is money without
coinage, or at least it will be so
received in commerce. 1t will pass
at the value fixed by the mint. If
| hold a piece of silver bullion that
| am free at all times to have coin
ed into dollar I will not suffer a
discount, but will demand dollar
for it because at the mint | can
convert it into dollar. Under the
system of free coinage all silver
bullion would be worth what it
would coin. The amount OF bull
lion in the dollar, instead of being
discounted as now, would fetch a
dollar because it could at any time
be converted into a dollar at the
mint. This proposition is sell
evident. The silver dollar to-day
is worth as much as gold dollar.
The amount OF silver in the dollar
uncoined is not worth as much as
the coined silver dollar, for the
reason it can not be converted at the
mint into a dollar"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
Umbrella Thieves Arrested.

John Kelley and Tom Ryan, the
latter claiming to be from Chicago
and the former from Pennsylvania,
were brought to Mexico to-day and
placed in Jail. They stole an UNI
brella in Vandalia and were sent to
Jail for ten days. If everybody who
"faked" an umbrella WAS treated
likewise the attendance at the
Worlds Fair would not be quite SO
large. Constable Mat. Nelson es-
corted the prisoners to Mexico.
They were tried in Squire Moore's
court.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
AT STRATPORD.ON.AYON.
Frank Bickley's Visit to the Birth
place or Shakspeare-T0uring
the Country Of His
FOrefathers.,
Correspondepce of the LEpGER

Correspondence Of the LEDGER.
NARBERTH, WALES, June 81
We left New York on the White
Star Steamer, Majestic, Wednesday,
the 14th, arriving at Liverpool on
the 21st, after a very pleasant voy-
age.
The crowd in our cabin was a
very sociable one and all of us had
good time. Various ways were
studied out how to pass away the
time, one of which was the concerts.
On the morning of the 21st we
passed along the Irish coast. The
scenery along this coast is very
beautiful, consisting of hills, farms,
villages, old ruins and light houses.
From here fiocks of sea-gulls fol-
lowed the ship almost to Liverpool.
Thursday afternoon we rode over
a good part of the city. One of the
sights here is the docks; they ex-
tend for nine miles and are built
almost entirely of stone.
Liverpool has number of statues
scattered about the city, the most
important of which are those OF
Wellington, Victoria, Prince Albert,
Disraeli and Nelson.
The chief buildings are the Ex-
change, Town Hall, st. Georges,
Walker Art Gallery, Picton Lecture
Hall and Browns Library and Mu-
scum. The last three buildings
JON one another and they contain
many things of interest.
st. Georges Hall is large chapel
and contains several statues and q
very large organ.
After leaving Liverpool We passed
through quite section of English
farming country. While the farms
as rule, are not large, they present
a very neat appearance and are sur
rounded mostly by hedges, and in
some sections by walls. The country
roads of England are very fine.
The first stop We made was a
Rowsley. Here we visited Haddol
Hall, very old castle, belonging t.
the Earl of Rutland. Some OF thi
castle was built in the eleventh cen
tury and it is still in a fair state O
preservation. The furniture is YER
rough and clumsy. The walls ar
covered with tapestry OF aneien
date, and the ceilings in some OF tn
rooms are carved. Nearly all of tn
woodwork is of oak. A very larg
park surrounds this castle.
/ From Rowsley we went to Strat
ford -on-Avon. This is very beau
tiful place. 1t is very clean and ha
fine surrounding scenery. The frs
place we visited here was the Hol
Trinity Church. This is a very oil
building and has old-fashioned
high-back pews. In this churc
are buried Shakespeare and hi
:. wife. The font in which he wa
}, baptized and an old chained bible {
his time are also here.
i Near this church is the Memoirs
Theatre. One part OF this is use
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

Mr.. HARRISON has the virtues of
being candid. He said, referring
to the probable action of Congress,
Il cannot tell what may be the ex-
tent of Mr.. Cleveland's knowledge
on the subject, but know that
they would not have repealed the
Sherman law for me-" 1t is well
known that Mr.. Harrison tried hard
to get the law repealed by the last
Congress.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
Railroad Picnic.

The Moberly Democrat, referring
to the big railroad picnic to be held
in Mexico July 18th, says: The
railroad picnic is at last settled.
Mexico is the place. July Is, is
the date. In deciding upon this
place, the directors tried to please
all. To those who wish it, large
we'll shaded grove, with springs in
it, is offered. This grove is not
four blocks from the depot. Mex
leo is a beautiful city, splendid
driving and there will be a game OF
ball, bicycling, racing, in short
every variety of amusement. The
fare is put at the low rate of sc
cents round trip; children hall
price. Our people should take
advantage of this and they will be
insured delightful day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

THE st. Louis Chron Gle, in en-
dorsing Hon. Champ Clark's Fourth
of July speech in New York, says:
1t will be long time before New
York dictates the election OF another
President. The insolence with
which the Northeast undertakes to
dominate the rest of the country has
become absolutely unbearable.
Here the New York bankers and
money kings are squeezing the mer-
chants and business men of the Mis-
sissippi Valley to the verge of bank
ruptcy, not because it is necessary,
but because they want the Sherman
act repealed and are determined to
force Western and Southern busi-
ness men to the support of their
demands. And this they are doing
regardless of the fact that they them
selves dictated the Sherman act and
are wholly responsible for its most
pernicious provisions.
There must and there shall be ar
end Of this. 1t is intolerable. And
the end is in sight. The young mer
OF this generation will be grayheaded
before there is another Northeastern
President. The outrageous section
alism Of every Northeastern admin
istration of the Treasury Depart
ment impoverishes the West ant
South, demoralizes our business ane
takes the bread from the mouths o
our earners. 1t will not be lonl
now before the rallying cry will b
heard for the friends OF right ant
justice in the Mississippi Valley.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

The Lincoln county Advertiser,
speaking of Hon. Champ Clark's
Fourth of July speech in New York
says:
Congressman Clark's speech de-
livered at Tammany Hall on the
Fourth was indeed a great speech.
In the presence of 10000 eastern
Democrats he stood up fearlessly for
Missouri and the West. The speech
would have been an homer and credit
to any man, and we are proud that
it was delivered by the talented rep
resentative of the Ninth COMPRESSION
al district of Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

A Boy with three hands is report
ed as born in that vague locality
known as ''out west" and there il
good deal of speculation as to the
advantages he will enjoy in the race
for supremacy over boys born with
the ordinary complement. II
should be remembered. however,
that most of the boys born east are
"fore handed,' but that the west,
erners have no trouble in getting
away with them.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
MEXICO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY JULY 13 12e2
AN DER TRUE TALE.
A Mammoth Tat Fish stops the Jeffer-
son City Branch TraIn.

A LEDGER reporter was to-day
given the particulars of true fish
story. 1t may seem impossible, but
a mammoth fish stopped the Jeffer-
son City Branch train near Fulton.
The reader is thinking now that it
must have been q whale instead of a
fish that would stop train, or any
thing else, in or near Fulton. The
facts are these: Several months ago,
engineer Frank Wheeler's health be-
came impaired and he was compell-
ed to put a substitute in his place,
and go to Hot Springs to recuperate.
The gentleman who has been filling
Mr.. Wheeler's place is ]. w. Nor
ton, OF Slater, Mo-, whose word is
as good as his bond. His engine
pulls the train that leaves here at
Z O'Clock in the morning, makes the
run to Cedar City and gets back here
at about 5 O'Clock p. m. For several
days engineer Morton had exper-
fenced a good deal of trouble with
the water works of his engine. The
water would not come out of the
tender as readily as it should. 1t
kept getting worse. Tuesday morn
ing when the train was within few
miles of Fulton, the water supply
became insufficient and the train
stopped. The tank was examined
and found to be we'll supplied with
water. After stirring the water
around the train was enabled to re-
sumo its run. The trip was made,
and the passengers, freight, etc.,
were landed at their destination.
When the engine ran into the c. &
A. yard in this city, Mr.. Morton
told Dick Fuller, negro helper, to
examine the tank thoroughly and
see what had been causing the
trouble. Fuller let all of the water
out out of the tank, and you may
imagine his surprise when he found
a 81 pound blue cat fish, which had,
at intervals, stopped up the pipe
that delivers the water to the engine
boiler. You can readily see how
easy it was for this fish to stop the
train against its own will as we'll as
that of its passengers, in such des-
olate and remote part of the world.
1t is probable that this fish, when
a very small minnow, was carried
underground from the water works
pond to the tank, and had subsist-
ed on it's fellow minnows in the
tank up to the time of its discovery
and capture. Yesterday a jollifica-
ton was held among the inhabi-
tants of the tank, in celebration of
the demise of their merciless de-
stroyer. Pat Cullen was invited to
deliver an address, which invitation
he responded to in his usual able
and eloquent manner. Dick Fuller
took the fish to the Ringo Hotel and
sold it. Some of the passengers who
returned to Mexico on the train,
were so exasperated with the fish for
stopping the train where it did, that
they would not eat any of it, although
it was cooked very deliciously.
"'Tis true, tits pity, pity tits, tits
true"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

FROM every part of the country
come expressions of indignant pro-
test against the action of Gov.
Altgeld in pardoning the anarchists.
He finds but little approval outside
of those who are in sympathy with
the cause for the promotion of
which the released reds will now
pose as martyrs. Some of the
papers of the country go SO far as to
declare that Altgeld is tarred with
the same stick as are Most and
Schwab.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
Scores We're Killed.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION BY A
CYCLONE IN CENTRAL IOWA.
The Village or Pomeray Almost Wiped
Oui-Report Says 100 v ere XIII.
cd and 200 Injured.

LES "oiNESi July O.-lt Is re-
ported that "a cyclone, doing grea,
damage, has passed through the
towns of Pomeroy, Holley and Man.
sion. A telephone message from
Alta, says:
Meager reports just received in.
dictate that a terrific tornado passed
about four miles south of this place
between Aurelia ard Newell. Four
teen persons are reported killed and
large number injured.
A special train with all the ply.
sicians that could be gathered lef,
for Fort Dodge tonight for Pomeroy
25 miles west on the Illinois Central
Railway, near the scene of the cy.
clone this evening.
Pomeroy is town of 1000 in,
habitants, located on the Illinois
Central Railroad in Pocahontas
county, and about 25 miles west oi
Dodge. The storm came from the
northwest and devastated a large
territory.
The operator at iira, To-, ,telegraphs
that 100 are dead at Pomeroy and
200 are injured. Not building is
left standing in the town.
The cyclone of Thursday even
ing that sped across Iowa was the
most destructive which has visited
that section since it's settlement. The
storm was confined to the north
western quarter of the State, and its
worst form followed very nearly
the line of the Illinois Central Rail-
road from Lemars to Manson, a
distance of 100 miles. The loss of
life in this section is large. Much
damage was done to crops and
property east of Sioux City, in
Woodbury. County, and in the coun-
ties of Cherokee, Buena Vista, Sac,
Calhoun and Poeahontas. Some
damage was done outside of this
territory, but not much in compari-
son.
Last night the reports show that
about so were killed and twice as
many injured at Pomeroy, the town
which suffered almost total destruc-
ton; eight were killed and three
fatally injured near Fonda; from
10 to Is were killed in different
parts of Cherokee County; two
were killed in Wright County, near
Clarion and others near Alta.
Governor Boise went to Pomeroy
to superintend the work of relief.
He ordered tents from the Quarter
masters office at Des Moines, and
issued proclamation calling on
the public for aid.
Meetings were held in all the
larger cities in the State last night
and large SUMS of money are being
raised, not only in Iowa, but in
her nelghboring and more fortunate
sister State, Missouri.
A gastly feature of the storms
work was the terrible manner in
which bodies of the victims were
crushed and nangled. In many
cases only portion of a body can
be found.
A family of five are reported dead
near Newell, 10.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

SINCE Congress was established
there have been only eleven extra
sessions held, and two of them
were called by Hays, both on ac-
count OF the failure of appropria-
tion bills
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

IT 10 not believed that the Sem
ate will hold out long against the
universal sentiment in favor of the
repeal of the Sherman silver law,
a sentiment that is largely shared
by those who believe in the free
coinage of silver.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND s message
to Congress will be powerful
factor in determining whether the
extra session will go into general
legislation or confine itself to the
financial question.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

SEVERAL hundred able editors
are claiming exclusive credit for
having changed President Cleve-
lands mind about the date of the
extra session. They are all mis-
taken. il. was the work of the most
successful commander of the age
General Common Sense.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

o. P. JONES is studying law with
w. w. Fry. Mr.. Jones is very
much interested in the law and if
he sticks to it will make his mark.
He is close observer, intelligent,
and has all the elements of a sue
cessful practitioner.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND displayed
wisdom when he called Congress
to meet in extra session August Z,
to deal with the financial situation.
That the weather will make it per
sonally uncomfortable for the Con
gressmen is certain, but what is the
personal comfort OF a few hundred
men when offset by the welfare OF
65 ,0OO, 900 people?
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

GAS | look for Congress to meet
the demand of the country by
carrying out the Chicago platform, -
says speaker Crisp Your hand,
Mr.. Crisp; we're with you.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

BENJAMIN HARRISON is about the
last man who should talk tiippantly
about the condition of Government
finances. No one man is more
largely responsible for their condi-
tion than he,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

In all kindness we would suggest
to those who are devoting their time
between drinks to advising Congress
what it should do that Congress is
not composed of idiots.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

Coon grain crops make it certain
that all of US will get enough to eat
this year, even if few of us do fail
to make connection with Federal
Offices.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

DR.. Browns elixir of life injected
into the right parties even at this
late day might give Mexico an erst-
while characteristic fair. We would
like to see 10000 people be present
at a fair in Mexico this fall for five
consecutive days.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

NOTHING slow about that Texas
bank cashier who is charged with
having embezzled 1929, 900, but it
seems odd that he did not make it
even money.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

w. A. Wigginton, who has been
visiting relatives in Mexico, return
ed home to-day. He says the corn
looks remarkably well between Mex
leo and Centralia, considering the
bad weather.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

. THE banquet given by the Knights
OF Pythias OIL Monday night was a
most enjoyable affair and highly
appreciated by the members pres
ent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13

THE Sultan of Johore is said to be
swooping down toward Chicago with
$40, ,OO0,0 worth of diamonds en-
blazoning his course with dazzling
light. We fear that the Sultan is
rushing into trouble. Diamonds
may be particularly becoming to his
style of beauty, but they are liable to
disappear in the city of the Worlds
Fair like sparkling dewdrops in a
torrid sun. He is liable to be shorn
of the adornment on which he seems
to depend for the most telling effect.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-07-13
VOL. XXXV.

EVERY citizen in Mexico should
consider himself on the reception
committee during the railroad pic
mic on the 10Th of July.