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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Plans For Good Roads.

The State of Massachusetts is pre-
pairing to take hold of the good-roads
question in earnest. Several years
ago a "state highways commission
was appointed. This body has thor
oughly investigated the subject of
roads and has reached intelligent
conclusions as to what should be
done. The commission will suggest
two plans of road improvement.
One Of these is to borrow SIS, 900, 900
upon the States credit and proceed
at once to build good roads with the
money. The other plan is not to
borrow, but to raise by taxation each
year a sum equal to 4 per cent, of
5000, 900 and use it for the gradual
construction of good roads. In the
one case the people would have
good roads at an expense of 4 per
cent. on the investment, with neces-
sity of ultimately paying the princi-
pal of the bonded indebtedness. By
the other plan the sum of SIS, OO0,-
0O0would have been collected and
expended after twenty years. One
plan obtains the improvement for
the present generation and leaves it
to future generations to enjoy and
pay for. By the other plan the pres
ent generation pays for the improve
ment and succeeding generations
enjoy it.
There is a growing demand for
good roads in Missouri, but there is
an aversion to paying for them.
Much of this feeling is due to the
fact that the taxpayer is seldom di
rectly and sometimes not indirectly
benefited by the money paid out by
him. With good roads, however,
the benefit of the expenditure
would be apparent in the increased
value OF the farmers land and
crops.
Good roads are not likely to be
bestowed on the farmers and other
citizens of Missouri free of cost.
They will have to be paid for. They
should be got, and got as cheaply
as really good roads may be had.
The people who use them most
and who will profit most by their
construction should help to pay for
them.
The action of the Massachusetts
Legislature on this subject will be
awaited with much interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
NEAT COTTAGES.
VIM. Waddingham to Erect Four
Houses to Rent Near Benton
City, This County.

On last Saturday VIM. Wadding-
ham contracted to have four neat
residences erected about two miles
north of Benton City. These resi-
dences are to be erected On each
quarter of section 5, township so,
range Z, west; and as soon as COM
pleted will be for rent with 100
of land going with each residence.
The contracts were let as follows /:
Harrison & Gregory, one house,
barn and out-buildings, 1863.
S. c. Harper, two houses, two
barns ank out-buildings, $1,13O.
Mr.. Hildebrand, one house, barn
and out-buildings, 1868.
These will have three large rooms
and the out buildings are to be neat
and commodious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Missouri legislature.

While the labors of the session
cannot yet be fully prognosticated
the Assembly has made a good
start, and there is every indication
that the Thirty-seventh General AS
sembly will make an exceptionally
economical and business like record.
The personnel of both houses is
above the average, embracing rep
resentative men from nearly all the
principal vocations of life. The
Senate consists Of 81 members. Of
these II are farmers, - lawyers, 3
physicians, 8 merchants, l editor, l
mechanic and l clerk. The House
is composed of 140 members. Sew
enty-one are farmers, 21 lawyers,
II merchants, 10 physicians, 5 cap
italists, 3teachers, 4 manufacturers,
3 editors, 8 clerks, 8 ministers, who
are also farmers, 2 mechanics, l
railroad conductor, 1 druggist and
one retired.
THE POLITICS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The political complexion of the
present Assembly is somewhat diff
ferent from that of the Thirty-sixth
Assembly. In the Thirty-sixth the
Senate consisted Of % Democrats,
s Republicans and 1 Union-Labor
Republican. The present Senate is
composed of 80 Democrats, 5 Re-
publicans, a Democratic gain of 4
members. The last House had 100
Democrats, % Republicans and II
Union-Labor and Independent men,
bers, while the present House has 90
Democrats and 48 Republicans,
showing a Democratic loss of IA
members and making the Demo-
cratic majority on joint ballot IS in
stead of SO as in the last Assembly.
The 80 counties out of the us, in
Guiding the city of st. Louis, which
returned Republicans, are: Andrew,
Barry, Benton, Caldwell, Camden,
Cape Girardeau, Cedar, Christian,
Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Douglas,
Franklin, Gasconade, Greene (2),
Grundy, Harrison, Hickory, Holt,
Jasper O), Laelede, Lawrence,
Linn, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau,
Usage, Ozark, Polk, Putnam, st.
Louis (2), Stone, Sullivan, fancy,
Warren, Webster, Wright and the
city of st. Louis (5).
For the first time in several years
the third party has not a representa-
tive in either branch of the General
Assembly. The counties of Barry,
Cape Girardeau, Crawford, Linn,
Sullivan and Webster, represented
by Democrats inthe last House, have
returned Republicans this year.
jackson county is represented by a
solid Democratic delegation, Jasper
county by one Republican and one
Democratic Representative and
Worth, represented by a Union-La-
Dor member last year, sends a DEM
ocrat this time.
Several of the members of the
House are old and experienced men,.
bers. Forty-ive Of them have
in former Legislatures, while
in the Senate eight of the thirty-four
were members of former Legisla-
lures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
He Likes Texas.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
BEAVER, Tex, Jan. 14.-DEAR
SIR: | have now located at the
above place in the western part Of
Wichita county. 1t is one of the
finest countries l ever saw; it re-
minds me Of Audrain county 20
years ago. The land produces all
kinds of grain and fruit. Wheat is
the principal crop and yields from 20
to 40 bushels per acre. Corn, oats
and cotton do we'll and the climate
is fne-plenty of good water for
man and beast. You will please
change my paper from Fort Smith,
Ark, to Beaver. Wichita county,
Tex. Yours Respt.,
T.. w. VIyIoN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Judge Waxem's Proverbs,

When a mans patriotism gifts to
be over a yard wide and all wool,
thar's an offs somers in site.
Some farmers hain't got no better
sense than to think they can i'm
prove Their crops by top dressin'
with politicks.
1t is a good deal harder fer a onest
statesman to stay poor than to git
rich.
The Amerikin eagcl lays eggs all
over the world.
Polliticks and law is purity much
the same in all la~ngwidges.
Pulpits can't purify elections.
Mighty few Congressman has got
any backbone to spare.
Government ofises is a pore in
vestment.
Hen polliticks is mostly fuss and
fethers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
MISSOURI LEGISLATURES.
Letter From One of Audraia ceaaty's
Clerks In That Body-H. Martin
Williams Said to be a Hess.
correspondence af the Ledge!

Norfesppnlrnce az the LoAsi' 4
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo Jan, l6.-
Things are a little interesting here
tonight, Speaker Mahrey annonn-
ced his committees this afternoon,
and the old members are asking
what has struck them, A new mem
Der, Mr.. Rust Of Kansas City, gets
the appropriations committee, an
other new member and a young
man gets the committee on criminal
jurisprudence-Paul b. Moore, OF
Mississippi county. 1t seems like
Fl. Martin Williams has gotten in
the saddle again and has made the
committees. After Williams hav-
ing been knocked out in the Chief
Clerkship fight Mabrey packs his
committee on clerical force and
tells them that FL. Martin worked
for him and he must have a place.
Various members of the committee
told it around that Mabrey wanted
Williams lis Reading Clerk, so that
he could assist him in performing
the duties of the chair. The report
of the committee was held up till it
was ascertained that the House was
willing to favor Mabrey if he really
wanted assistance. Then the COM
mittee reported and recommended
that Williams be one of the Read
ing Clerks and the report was unan-
imously adopted. The men that
elected Jacks and downed VIII
liams' man for Chief Clerk have not
learned that they were duped when
they adopted that report and that
Williams has virtually made the
committees.
A good many bills have been in
troduced and q whole lot of bad
ones. Davis, of Henry county, in
troduced a bill to compel all rail
road companies to furnish separate
compartments in cars for the
negroes which promises to be a pop
ular measure.
A score of bills have been laid be.
fore the House concerning roads
and highways and there seems to be
a general disposition to work on the
road law, but whether it will bs
made better or worse is hard to tell
Representative Medley introduced {
resolution to amend the constitu
ton so as to give any township the
power to vote a tax of Is cents or
the hundred for road and bridge
purposes whenever it SO desired.
Pe~nitentiary Warden Morrison's
term expired to-day and every
body expected a new INT appointed
but Gov. Stone did not make il
known.
Grace Episcopal church caughI
fire last night by some of the deco.
rations around the altar coming in
contact with gas jet during ser
vices and quite a panic occurred
several women fainting but no ONT
was seriously hurt. Damage 5000
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

We understand that the reports
having been sent out that there was
a tie in the State Board Of Agricul-
ture for the reelection of Secretary
was untrue. Nine members were
present; seven of them are for Mr..
Chubbuck. In order to prevent
election, one of the members oppos-
ed to him withdrew and broke the
quorum. Afterwards two or three 9TH
er members arrived and all of them
were for the old Secretary, but the
Board having adjourned no election
was held,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Trustees Sale,

Whereas, Missouri A. Force, By h.
certain deed of trust dated July4
1890, and recorded In the RecordNS
office of Audrain County, Missouri,
Book No. Z, page 416, conveyed to6ee
kabrich, as trustee, the following a.
scribed real estate slit a.ed In Audf1m
County, Missouri. to-wit: Lots nun
bered nine t9) and ten no., Ia hloe
nine (9), Morris Addition to Ms1ul
Missouri, which said conveyanoe -
made In trust to secure the pawn
OF certain promissory notes In said a.
described. And whereas said notnae
now due and remain unpaid. NOV
therefore, at the request Of she ~
holder ofsaid notes and under the reg
visions of said deed OF trust, the upo9
signed win, on
Saturday, 21st day of January, lSsss
the east front door of the Co.,
HHuse, In the city of Mexico, State =
County aforesaid, between the hoalse
O'Clock In the forenoon ana ~
O'Clock In the afternoon on said ~
sell the above described real estsOn
public vendue to the highest bloe
for cash, to pay off said notes, nteEs
and costs. GEORGE KABRicHs
I'd. Trustes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Nates and Comments.

The moneys raised for the Pan
anna Canal appear to have been
used as q sinking fund,
AS Miss Canada failed to take
advantage of the late leap year,
Une'e Sam will now renew business
at the old proposition stand,
Nowadays, the convicted hereto
gets a call to a liberal church at a
higher salary than he received when
he was orthodox.
With all the appliances that
meas art a bring to bear In
navigation, he has not yet been able
to abolish the ''perils OF the great
deep"
II the III, name Society succeeds
in furnishing the lockers OF horses
tails 1t should at once turn its at
tention to the dudes who bang their
hair.
There are thirty towns named
Washington in this country, and
they are all telling the truth
about their wonderful growth during
tbs past year.
Father Bassett and his step lad
der should be invited to the inau'
gural ball. As it occur on Satur
day night, it may be necessary te
date the clock back u few hours
federation of grande crossings il
crowded cities is one of the man,
outward and visible signs that thu
pursuit of money is the most absorb
ing occupation of America.
Never until now has the shat
of an ocean vessel been repaired IL
mid-ocean, though it has not beef
an uncommon practice to splice tn
main-brace frequently during
voyage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
The Sedalia Bazoo is going to i!

The Sedalia Bazoo is going to is
sue a ground hog day edition. The
Bazoo does not believe in keeping in
the ruts of Journalism, and while
other papers issue Christmas edi-
tions, Fourth of July editions and
boom editions, that paper will make
an innovation by publishing ground
hog edition. This issue will be watch
ed for %anxiously by the public and
press of Missouri, and something in
teresting and unique may be expect
ed which will fill a "long felt want"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
PUBLIC SALE
"WEDNESDAY, FebruaryL

I will sell at public auction ct -
farm, IL miles northwest Of Mext1AI
Mo-. on Wednesday, February IL
the following described properly:
Four hundred and thirty head q
sheep, consisting of 23o head Of good
breeding ewes and 200 head Of tam1E
Three jennets and three mules.
One Promontory mare.
One Charley Ross mare.
One cleveland Bay mare
One COW and two h~eifers.
Two hundred barrels of con-.
Twenty tons of good hay.
Terms made known on day Of 50
SAM A. CROCKETT
j. T. Johnson, Auctioneer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Fifty Persons Killed by Dynamite.

LONDON, January ia dispatch
to the Central News from st. Paul
de Loanda says: "a train crowd
ed with Europeans and natives was
halted on the Congo Railway near
Matidi recently and the engine was
detached to join a car loaded with
fifty-four boxes of dynamite and
eighty-two casks of gunpowder. The
engine moved down grade with great
speed and collided with the car, ex-
ploding the dynamite. Fifty per-
sons were killed, including LIE
Queque, head OF the Societe Anon
yme Beige.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Written for the Ledger.
SUMNER.

Sweet hearted summer lifted up her face,
Her voice all music, all her gestures grace:
And spoke this claim to her own royal place:
Spring s skies are all too cold, her flowers too
pale,
Her birds chant only one reluctant note;
To me belong the rose, the nightingale
Pouring sweet sorrow from its slender throat.
The glad land welcomes me because I give
All the delights that make men love to live,
And all things beautiful and all things sweet
Spring in the pathway of my dancing feet.
For me the earth is robed in richest green.
The grain turns gold beneath my sunny smile,
Enthroned on flowers, men call me Beauty s
Queen,
And grieve because I stay so little while.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
MI. Daughaday on His Money Troubles.

Mr. Un MS uohc3 AioocteS'
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Hamilton Daughaday made a
statement concerning his financial
troubles to a Globe Democrat report
er yesterday. He says that they
commenced nearly two ago by the
closing of one of his stores at Fort
Smith, Ark, doing business under
the style of the Holmes Dry Goods
Company. The principal creditors
were H. Clafin & Co., of NewYork.
Mr.. Daughaday, when the crash
came, ran an attachment on his own
concern in Fort Smith for about
$12 900, but he was too late, and
when the stock of goods was sold by
the Sheriff there was not enough to
satisfy the claims. The Fort Smith
house was one of the largest in
Western Arkansas. The fact created
a panic among his creditors and
was followed by attachments on his
stores in Missouri, of which he had
several. They were also closed by
the Sheriff. Then came the attach
ment of his household goods in
Westminster place and other proper
ty in this city, which, being upon
the eve of his daughters marriage,
gave him no little annoyance. Mr..
Daughaday stated that the closing
of his stores, which was brought
about by Clafin & Co. of NewYork,
was altogether unwarranted, and
that in a few days he will be able to
adjust all matters. He also init.
mates hat some one will have to pay
the fiddler, and that it will not be
| Daughaday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
The manner in which the electoral

The manner in which the electoral
vote was split upin several States is
quite interesting to note. In four
States the vote was divided. In
California Cleveland received s
votes, Harrison 1; in Ohio Harri.
son got %, and Cleveland 1; in
Michigan, where the vote was by
districts, Cleveland got 5, and Har,
rison 9. The most interesting case,
however, is that of North Dakota,
where Cleveland, Harrison and
Weaver each received one electoral
vote. On the whole, Mr.. Cleve-
lands 27 votes make a goodly
showing, being "a more than he
needed. He could have gotten
along very well without any aid
from New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut combined.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
PUBLIC SALEl
On Tuesday, January u

I will sell at public auction In ~
town of Rush Hill, Mo-, on TUESDAY.
January, "a, 1893, the following 4
seribed personal property to-wit:
Sixty head of three year old steen
Forty head Of two year old steers
Twelve head of work mules.
Twelve work horses.
Four two-horse wagons, eight tP
buggies, four %surries, three apflng
Wagons, fourteen sets of wagon har.
ness, six sets of buggy harness.
sixty tons of choice Millet hsy.
Two thoroughbred male Poland
China hogs.
About s., 900 worth of Merchandise.
Aud other articles too numefous .
mention.
TERss OF SALE-Sums of SO and
under, cash; over $40 a credit dte
months at 8 per cent. interest, VIII
bankable note. Terms on cattle mads
kno wn on day of sale. JOHN BICk-
Jas. T.. Johnson, Auctionecr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Big Combination Sale.

Clark & Potts viii have a big
combination sale, beginning April
%, and continuing till the stock is
all sold. The February sale has
been declared off as it is thought
that it is best to have the stock sale
in April. This arrangement is made
in the interest of horse owners of
this corinty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

HARDIN COLLEGE has the largest
attendance of its history for the Sec
ond term of the scholastic year. This
admirable school for ladies should,
by all means, have its building en-
larged. It's capacity is too small
entirely for its well-deserved repu-
tation. This is a grand college.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Edgar s. Barnes went to Sedalia
to-day to attend the road convention
which is in session there this week.
Mr.. Barnes, who is a progressive
insurance agent of Mexico, will
move his family from Springfield,
Ill.,, to this city next spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
A Lively Spring.

Mexico will be lively next spring.
There will be more building and re-
pairing than there are MEN to do the
work. One carpenter has already
contracted to erect over half dozen
new houses. Painters, plasterers
and carpenters are waiting on the
weather to begin the busiest season
in the history Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Hottie. of Allowances. If clsina

The creditors of G. r. Luckis =
hereby notified that I, as assignee s
said Luckie, will, at my tobaceo M
cigar store In the Ringo Hotel Oqsss<S
Ing. in the City of Mexico on p =.
day of February, 1888, at o o'caock9
of that day begin t. heal, So
and allow claims against said L.
and will continue until 5 o'eiock esA
or that day and besides two moro -
cessive days at the same place
tween the same hours.
w. p. QUIsENBERRYy
1T AssieDee.-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
THE people of California have left

THE people of California have left
no room for doubt as to their views
on the question of direct election Of
United States Senators by the peo-
pie. At the recent election 1877, 95s
votes we're cast in favor of the prop
osition to only 1892 against it.
The more the people see of the cleo.
ton of Senators by Legislatures the
stronger grows their conviction that
they can attend to hat duty more
satisfactorily themselves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Mrs. T. P. Rothwell received a
dispatch Monday morning from Mrs.
Adams. Of Upton, Mo, announcing
the death Of her sister, Mrs. Ellen
Brown. The remains will be inter-
red 1t Pitssbure, Pa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

THE Kings Daughters will give a
Dickens reception Jan. 81, which
should be literally attended. The
proceedings will be used for the ben
eft of the poor and a handsome
sum should be netted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Asaienes,a Notice.

Notice IL hereby given to the 80
tors of B. Holm that on Monday ~
23d day of January, 1898, or -
as counsel can be heaxa1z
will apply +, the A udrain counf4N9
souril Circuit Court for Q disee.
from my trust as assignee Of -
Holm. p. e. Locn5A
37-td Assignee Off. Hen
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

THE people of France are said to
be treating the Panama scandal IS
something rather humorous. In
France the only real misfortune is a
misfortune that can't be turned to
account in a Joke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The sea-serpent lately discovered
and talked about on the English
coast will no doubt fill his usual
summer engagement at Cape May
in June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

THERE is a fortune in some
patent medicine that will stimu-
late the salivary glands since the
Columbian stamps are now on the
market
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

THE freezing to death of a man in
Southern Texas suggests that this is
about the sold fashlondest'' winter
of the century.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The newt Columbian postage stamp
will be most popular with those who
can afford to hire a private bill
poster,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

THE Prince of Wales has decided
not to attend the Worlds Fair. A
good horse-race attachment might
bring him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
Pace Appointed Warden.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Jan. II,
1S93.-Col. ]. L. Pace, Of Bates
county, Mo-, was appointed War
den of the Penitentiary to-day.
Governor Stone win shortly send in
his appointments for Adiutant-G Gen.
eral, Mine Inspector, and Coal Oil
Inspector of Mexico. II is thought
that Wickham win be re-appolnted
Adiutant-G General and Mr.. Ripley,
OF Schuyler county, will be Inspec-
tor OF Mines. J. A. MEDLEY.
The week will be a busy one in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

The SchellC ityNews announces it
self for Gov. w. ]. Stone for Presi-
dent in 1896.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

EVERY business man in Mexico
should be a member of the Business
Mems Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

IT'S lucky for Thermometers that
they have no feelings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

SENSIBLE girls now ignore the
masher and smile on the sleigher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis HUI
bert, a Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
LEDGER.

MAN wants but very little here be-
low zero.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Jan. 7-6-w-d&w.