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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

The growth of the Mexico Pub
lie Schools shows clearly that Mex
ico is rapidly increasing in popula-
ton. No town in Missouri is more
prosperous than Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

FANDALIA is short on water this
year, as she is every year when a
drought prevails. A system of water
works is what Vandalia needs and
what the town will eventually have
to have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

WHEN a man gets frightened at a
shadow he is always ashamed of it
afterw ards, and seldom admits that
what he saw was not real buga-
boo; hence the slowness of some
men in getting over their financial
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

No issue was more prominent in
the last campaign than tariff reform,
and none was better understood, and
appeals from Republican news
papers will not prevent the Demo
Gratis in Congress reforming the
present one sided tariff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

The whole theory of the govern
ment is founded upon the idea that
the majority rules. Why. then, this
"kicking" over the prospect of ma
lority rule in Congress?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
KILLED AND MANNED.
Fatal Collision on the Fort Wayne
Road In Indiana-Eight Killed,
Twenty Injured.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger;
VALPARAISO, IND, Sept The
Valparaiso Accommodation train
on the Fort Wayne road, was run
into by the fast passenger train on
the Pan Handle road, thirty miles
west of this place, this morning.
The engineer and seven passengers
OF the latter train were killed out
right and twenty were injured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
After breakfast

To purify, vitalize and enrich the
blood, and give nerve, bodily and
digestive strength, take Hoods Sar-
saparilla. Continue the medicine
after every meal for a month or two
and you will feel"like a new man. u
The merit OF Hoods Sarsaparilla il
proven by the thousands of its won.
derful cures. Why don't you try it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
RumnYal.

We take pleasure in announcing
that after this date Parks Sure Cure
will remove all cases of Rheumatism.
1t is to-day the only medicine that IL
guaranteed to cure the diseases or no
pay. Parks Sure Cure lie sold by
Woodbridge & Macarthur,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
I. y. Harrison at the Worlds Fair.

7. S. Harrison, of Auxvasse, Mo. +,
captured the first premiums on Lady
Rex at the horse show<dt the Worlds
Fair in the ring for the best three
year old and under four mare. In
the gelding ring he captured fifth
prize on King Rex. In the ring for
the best saddle stallion five years
old and ovd he captured sixth
premium on Rex Denmark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

All that honesty, experience and
skill can do to produce perfect pill,
has oeen employed in making De
Wits Little Early Risers. The re-
suit Is specific for sick headache,
biliousness and constipation. French
& Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
Throw From a Train and Hurt,

VAsDALIA, No., Sept. Ga ne
gro, II years Of age, was thrown
from the train here last night and
received injuries from which he
may die. After being restored to
consciousness he said he boarded
the train at Centralia, Mo. He halls
from near Elk Lick Springs in Pike
county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
Children Cry for
Pitchers Casto4la.

Mexico gets what she goes after,
even at the great Fair where the
world ia against her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

THE country is anxiously waiting
for congress to revise the tariff. One
of the pledges was tariff reform, let
US have it as soon as possible,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

Tue Middletown Chips is eleven
years old and is bright newsy
paper enjoying liberal and we'll de-
served patronage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

One word describes it-"perfection.n
We refer to De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve. Cures obstinate sores, burns,
skin diseases and is a well known cure
for piles. French d GarrSit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

COMMON sense is good weapon
to fight panic, be it financial or
pestilential; it viii win nine times
out of every ten.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
It's q Girl.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. g.
At exactly 2 O'Clock to-day Mrs.
Cleveland gave birth to daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

MEXICO and Audrain county will
be represented when the strip is
opened in the Indian Territory by
some rustlers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

Hoods Pills cure constipation.
They are the best after dinner pill
and family cathartic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

IF you can afford to be annoyed by
sick headache aud constipation, don't
use De Wits Little Early Risers for
these little pills will cure them. French
& Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them cas6oriA.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
VOL. XXXV.

MEXICO needs another Public
School building, which should be
built not later than next year on
the south side.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14

The Sheriff Of Howard county
was in Mexico to-day, taking Henry
Mullins, crazy negro, to the Full
ton asylum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
An Item of Interest.

Homer Bsssford in World s Fair Puck.
My friend, the country editor, is
one of the best fellows in the world.
I see a great deal about him in the
papers of the cities, but most of it is
untrue.
He is not the poverty-stricken
wight that the city journalists
would have you think him. He is the
biggest man in town. He owns the
best library in his section-contribu-
ted, volume by volume, for reviews
that never come. He has a pretty,
comfortable home, a good office,
with Country Campbell" power
press and type enough except cap
Me.
He is always out of these, for
Miss Jones and Mrs. Smith and all
the rest of them will keep coming
and going.
The country editors weak
est point is his "style," which, after
all, is matter of little Importance.
The other day l picked up a copy
of the Ozark Weekly AdpOcate. The
first thing that caught my eye was
this double loaded notice:
NOTICE:
The scarcity OF news in this week g
Advocate is not due to any actual
scarcity of that commodity. The
truth is-these things must leak out
we have been preparing to get
married; and even at the hour at
which the paper goes to press, we
are at Hymen's altar becoming a
part of one of the fairest flowers OF
Gods footstool. Congratulate US.
Congratulate you! Why, you
dear boy, We'll do it a thousand
times over. A million blessings to
you and your bonnie bride, ,and may
your circulation never grow less!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-09-14
NOTICE
In all that goes to strengthen and

In all that goes to strengthen and
build up the system weakened by
disease and pain, Ayers Sarsapar-
lila is the superior medicine. 1t
neutralizes the poisons left in the
system after diphtheria and scarlet
fever, and restores the debilitated
patient to perfect health and vigor.
The following is from the Perry
(Mo.) Enterprise Last Sunday
nine wheelmen, OF Mexico, started
for Perry via Santa Fe, but two
got crippled, leaving seven who
came on. They left Mexico a
seven, stopped at Santa Fe shor
while and reached here at eleven
! a distance of about thirty miles
They returned tvia Laddonia. Th'
names of those that arrived her
are J. F. Luckie, G. II. Kunkel
Thos. Riley, J. E. Martin, Y. o
Pindall, T. E. Gentry and Fret
Pitcher.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
bicyclinE in Denmark.

The flat little country of Denmark
~ paradise for Whcclmcn. One Of
tEcm who is visiting in this country,
says: They say everybody in the king
dom or Denmark rides bicy Gle. That
Is stretching things Il little, but still
the Danes are very fond of cycling and
the wheel is i'll great demand there
Gut or population Of 2,22j,GO0 at
least 10000 are riders, among them
nelhS Sccvral thousand Of the gcntlcr
SEX In my native city, Copenhagen,
10000 Of the 100000 inhabitants arc
devotccs to the sport. The young flrm-
crS are among the best riders we have,
one OF them winning a 3G0-milc road
race from field of thirty cracks last
year For many years the Danes have
competed with Norwegians, Swedcs.
Germans. Dutchmcn and English, and
nav" had varied Sllcc' SIS. In 1889 Bram-
son, the English champion, was defeat
cd by two Danes, and the next year
our man Bauer won the championship
OF Germany at Cologne defeating Il
large field Of foreign cracks.
There arc two tracks at Copenhagen.
one made Of wood and the other Of
cement. There are also many other
tracks scattered throughout the king.
dom. on which Sunday races are held.
At the recent German championships
our man Hanson proved himself SUI
pcriOr in the long distance events. You
may not know that one Of the records
made by Zimmerman in France has
been broken. Peterson broke the I %
kilomctcr record of % made by the
American on the Buffalo track, lower
ing it to II IA. The numerous Scandi-
navians in this country ought to take
great interest in racing. John S.
johnson was born in Sweden and Mel
son. who won this years Pullman, is
Il Dane
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
I'm lDrt.lln fuIh of Gas.

/ SAW Il curious method used the other
day in Illinois to take the foul air out
Of Il well. The well was to be cleaned,
but the man that took the job was
afraid to go down until he had asccr-
tanned the quality Of the air at the bot
tom. He let down 4 lighted candle, and
when it descended to about six feet Of
the bottom it went out as suddenly as
though cXtingllislcd by q Whit Of air
That was all he wanted to know. He
was then sure that the well had poison
GUS gas in it, and took Il small UNI
brella, tied a string to the handle and
lowered it open into the well. Having
let it go nearly TO the bottom. he drew
it up. carried it a few feet from the
well and upset it. He repeated this OPP
Grafton twenty or thirty times. with all
the bystanders laughing at him. then
again lowered the light. which burned
clear and bright even at the bottom
He then condescendcd to explain that
the gas in the well was carbonic acid
gas, which is heavier than air. and
therefore could be brought UP in an
umbrella just as if it were SO much
water 1t was Il simple trick. yet per-
fectly effective.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
THE SCHOONER,

Just mark that schooner westward far
ut sea:
'TiS but an hour ago
When she was lying hosgish at the
quay,
And men run to and fro
And tuggcd and stamped. and showed
and pushed, and sworc.
And ever and anon, with crapulouS
glee.
Grinncd homage to viragoes on the shore
SO to the jctty gradual she was hauled
Then one the tillcr took.
And chcwed, and spat upon his lulnd,
and bawlcd:
And one the canvas shook
Forth like moldy bat; and one with
And smiles, lay on the bowsprit end. md
And cursed the harbor master by his
gods
And, rotten from the g,,nwalc to the keel
ltat-rildicd. hil@c-hcstank.
Slime slobbcrrd, horrible, ] saw her reel
And dra" her ooZy flank.
And sprawl among the dcft young
waves. that laughed,
And lcapt, and turned i'll many Il sport
i've wheel,
AS she thumpcl onward with her um-
DC ring urauglt.
And now, behold! shadow Of rrphsc
Upon the line of gray
She sleeps, that transverse cuts the even
rose,
She sleeps and dreams away,
Soft-bcndcd in Il unity of rest
All jars. and strifcs obscene, AMI turbu
lent tiroes
Meath the broad bcncdiction Of the
West;
Sleeps: and mathnks she changes as she
sleeps.
And dies. and is n spirit pure;
10. on her deck an angel pilot keeps
His lonely watch secure;
And at the entrance of Heavens dock
yard waits
Till from Nights leash the fnc-breath'd
morning leaps,
And that strong hand within unbars
the gates.
#. T.. Brown in the Athcnaeum.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
LATEST IN ENGLISH SLANG.

lawfully Chastity" and lawfully
Charmfns>'' among the New In
pFexsions.
There are fashions in speech as well
as fashions in clothes. says the Pail
Mall Budget. Everything in society
just now is either '.awfuliy gfiastly' or
lawfully charming, don't you know.
If your new bonnet isn't awfuliy ghas1-
~ it must be- awfuily charming. and
if Miss Fourstars' singing at the local
concert the other evening wasn't aw-
fully charming, then it must have been
awfully ghastIy. Pretty is no longer
pretty, bur pGofy. y. the famous
man milliner, has caught the trick
from his duchess customers. You hear
him talk glibly of poorly gowns and
poorly gals. Gorgeous or deadly are
the correct adjective TO use when
speaking of the weather. Nowadays
it is quite customary for educated PEG
pie 10 talk Of The dock. In quite arts
tocraiic circles the final z is dropped in
many words They talk of ridin'.
shootin'. talkin'. sing:n'. / suppose the
next thing We shall hear will be that
they have ceased 10 aSpirate their rs
for the excellent reason that ii has be-
come 50 common for ordinary folks Ia
do so. But, after all. these examples
of affectation. ridiculous though they
sound. are not quite SO bad as the
mincing style of affectation fasl,iona-
BILE in days gone by. Mincing is now
chiefly confined to old maids or Young
girls under twenty. Other folks don't
seem to get time for it. In these days
of push side seems to so further than
mincing manners.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

started from their respective points,
ana swan straight out seward in sin
gle lille in two columns. At IL wild,
sharp cry from all the Anus. the right
column wheeled left, and the left col
"lhn wheeled right. until the head of
eacn column met. Then, at another sig
maj, all Of them swan in line toward
inc shore advancing more and more in
crcscentir formation.
AS the dogs ncarcd the shore. increas-
ing numbers of fish appeared in the
swallow water, frightened forward by
'ne SplaShinS of the advancing column
Oh dogs. which, as soon as their feet
touched bottom, pounced upon the
nSnrS us quick as a flash.
me animals promptly brought the
nsh which they had seized to their mas
terS. who cut off their heads and gave
each dog the head which belonged to
nm as his share of the catch. The dog
VINO caught nothing got nothing.
believe this dog-lrill of the Anus is
entirely unique. 1t is all the more re-
markablc. too, as the dogs, many Of
winch have been captured from the for
cst, are still half-wild.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
Fishing With Dogs.

The savages Of Saghalin island have a
unique method of fishing for salmon
trout with their dogs, description OF
which is given in ''Trans-Siberian Saw
ages" The water around the island IS
wonderfully clear. The author. who
went out In a canoe. says the bottom
was distinctly visible, while from under
the canoe the frightened salmon-trout
were swimming seward in such num-
bers it seemed as if it would be dlfncuit
to drop stone into the water wi'hou'
striking one.
From the time we started i was puz-
zled to guess what the Anus could be
taking thirty dogs with them for. l
was soon to find ont At certain
point all the men and dogs came TO u
halt. Half the men and dogs then
moved farther along the waters edge,
about two hundred yards.
at concerted signal the dogs were
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement anc
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
atire; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
DON'T ENCOURAGE BLUES.
If You Want to BE. Popular
You Must BE au Optimist.

If You Want (" u" Popular
You Must BE an Optinist.
\ woman ln.iy he rs braniful rs
Helen Of Troy and rs allurin= us the
serpent of the Nile. We, if she h' not
cheerful She is altogether inrapaIc Gr
winning and Keeping affection after ii
is won. This old world is on the
lookout for Ill tina, is bright and gay.
says tn" Ihladrli ;lia Times There is
50 much Of sorrow hlrkin" in every
60 lirr that we want 10 turn oll.' Lacks
upon il whenever we can: therefore.
Il woman Ia he appreciated in home
and social life must b" like Il ray Of
iUISlln" rather siam Il clnud. NJ matter
hHW beautiful that cloud may BE-.
W" women are So ;!pl 10 b" depressed
by rainy days ANA other outside in
il'nlnr$ that really Shollld not have
III" power 10 dAmp"n the tone of our
Sliril. Sllrl">" lhr weather is gloomy
and W" -"l ZIP feeling certain THAI we
are in for Il very severe ease of the
llurS. Now if We have :: mind we
can ligh, oil 1h">" cclulran horrors
ana make ourselves and every ulir
about Us feel better and brighter. in.
Many Il Won ;in has been heard W
>ly: Il have the blues dradfliiir TO-
day. and YET | ion, know what for.
am sure. Now. in ra>r> Sllr! us
Vi, 50. it is n positive sin to H., gloom
settle down over or spirits whom "a
it'll" energy will Li>p"i it. There are
nalIy real rl,i>"S for drWn-hrnr1cd-
ness. i'll health. HE loss Of friends.
II, IL.
every life. and which are heart SORROWS
that are not talked Of openly. Yet
even these can u" lived down. and we
can cultivate Il seeming chcrrfulncsS
HAT after Il time loses its :rtiticiali'y
and brings with it Il tendency 10 Jack
on The bright rather than the dark
side Of life. The nplimi>t is popular:
therefore. encourage II spirit Of cheer
fun"<> for with i, all ills grow less
ard every burden becomes easier to
bear.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
Can't Catch a Yankee boy,

You can never catch Yankee. bog.
says cx-Judgc Rowland in an after-iiri-
ncr story. You never can corner him.
A gentleman travelling in the country t
Stoddord. y. IL, where ii is all rocks,
and powders and abandoned farms, the
old farm houses going to ruin, saw Z,
boy Of twelve Or fourteen hocips in 4
corntield on the side of what would b..
pasture land on any one clse's farm.
The traveller refined III his horse and
spoke to the boy. He said TO him:
Your corn is rather small
Well" said the boy, we planted
dwarf corn
We'll. it looks yellow, poor and thin. -
We'll. We planted yellow corn
Well said the traveller, Il don't
mean that. 1t don't look rs if you
would get more than half CROP
Il don't expect to- l planted it Oh
shares
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

British Hi!,y;ii!uS. Wien their dinner
parties turn Gus failures. lr,. AMI to
grulnhl" 1T their wives for The cook :
inis,lrn:cinnr>. bit ti,y abstain from
The practical style Of r'huki!ty I,rac.
,icrd by the rrlr>liAl$. Recently the
Chimes. professor III Il university -Hvr
Il NATIONAL banquet to fellow professors
and wA> much put out because the
cookery WAS moi to his lasts. After Il
time h" got up. bowed >olrmniy. said
60 iick"r wife" and departed, re-
turning presently. smiling as blandly
as usual. after having administered III
diciOuS ciastiSomcrt to his better half.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
What Could Have Allied Her.

The human body is a very delicate
aid highly complex organization. and
it is not surprising that it sometimes
breaks down for no easily asccrtainablc
reason. 4 farmer met the village doc
tor, according to an exchange. and said:
IF you happen to be out our way any
oime, ] wish you'd stop and sec my
wife. She don't seem to be feeling very
we'll"
What ais her: What are some of
her symptoInsE'
Il dunno. This morning. after she'd
MIXED the cows and fed the pigs and
got breakfast for the men and washed
the dishes and built a fire under the
boiler in the wash-hOuse aid done
few little odd jobs round the house.
she complained Of feeling tired-likc. /
shouldn't wonder if her blood was
poor. and l guess she needs dose Of
medicine"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
Terrible Suffering.

1t does not take a very large coin to
burn hole in small boys pocket
Did you have a good time in the
country, BilE'
NO: mos died. We boarded at Il
farmhouse"
Wasn't it niceE
Yes. nice 'noush: but ON the train
a old woman give me Il cent. an when
we got to the farm / found out there
wasn't store within ten miles Good
News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16
German
Syrup"

Justice of the Peace, George VIII
kinson, of Lowville, Murray Co.,
Mimi, makes a deposition concern
ing severe cold Listen to it. I'm
the Spring of 1888, through ex-
posure I contracted a very severe
cold that settled on my lungs. This
was accompanied by excessive night
sweats. One bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup broke up the cold,
night sweats, and all and left me
in good, healthy condition. I can
give German Syrup my most earnest
commentator. d
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

Wheat that is grown in northern lati.
tude produces much more seed than grain
gown further south.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

The Northern Pacific railroad has Jus,
put into effect series OF low rOund-lrir
rates 10 Pacific coast points. These Cal;
fornia tickets are good until April 20. 1894
and are good for st"p"ver under certain
conditions.
TheS" rates will enable those desiring
10 d" 50. 10 spend the winter in Southern
California. or 10 visit the niI-wintcr fair
to be held M san Francisco. This hitter
event will undoubtedly he second only 10
the worlds fair just closed. and will repay
Il visit. j; will exhibit The resources an!
capabilities Of california;
ST Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth to North
Pacific coast points and return. SG:,.:,tI: 10
San Francisco and return 10 Miss ,uri river
$500: 10 Los Angeles aud return 10 Mis-
souri, river. $50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

A sore throat or conch. if Suffered t
progress. often results in AN incilrabl
throat or lung trouble. ''Hrown's HioncIia
TrOcles' civ" instant relief
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

FOR SALE One GhOrge power Engine and
Boiler. cheap for cash. kcrrck Frost, IA lst Ave
North, MINNEAPOLIS. MINI
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

.'Earpets that can't be beat ar" adyer-
tisel by q Kansas merchant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

Siol.r and roses have replaced the r!lry>.
Anthcmum as the favorite flower for hou;0I-
uirraS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

Since the r.luction Of cab fares in Lon
don the ratio of patronage 10 population
has risen from l4G to II.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-16

The Thame. pDurs i0.Oc0.pOo cubic fee,
OF water into the sea very hour.