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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
TABLE CUSTOMS in SWEDEN.
Help Yourself the General Rule Through
out the Entire Meal.

Help Yourself the General Rule Through
out the Entire Meal.
Table methods in Sweden differ from
those in most other countries. An in
stitution which exists everywhere and
proceeds all meals is the so-called
''smorgasbord." This is high table
in every restaurant-room spread with
small appetizers, such as shrimp, an
choves, cold roast meats, radishes,
timed fishes and an abundance of
bread and butter. To this the guest
walks up and helps himself to his sat-
isfaction at the same time ordering Of
waiter what he desires for his next
later coarse. When he has finished his
standing meal he takes a seat and is
ready for the main meal, which
is very like what is to be had
in other countries. The visitor
will be impressed with the fresh
milk, cream and butter, which are
set on the table in lavish quantities, a
circumstance which is easily explained
when it is remembered that Sweden
and Denmark provide Great Britain
and some other parts of the world with
a great part of their dairy products.
The system of helping yourself often
extends to the entire meal, as at rail-
way stations where a halt is made for
dinner. A great table set with an
abundance of the most excellent viands
is placed unguarded at the mercy of
the guests, who each for himself walks
to the soup-dish and dips out what he
wishes and takes it away for silent con-
sumption at the small side-tables near
by. When the soup is finished he casts
his dish aside, takes a new one and
goes to the fish salver and SO on
throughout the meal. When he has
done he walks up to the cashier, re-
ports what he has eaten and pays the
bill, which is never extravaganza.
A feature of the table in Sweden is
the so-called ''fiadbrod," or fiat bread,
which stranger is not apt to like. It
occurs in the form of thick wafer ex-
tended to about the circumference of q
bucket top 1t has hole in the mid
die, into which one might poke his
head and adopt the thing as a new
mode in collars. It is mostly very dark |
and is made variously, usually from
wheat or barley, and mixed often with |
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
DRAINING THE ZUYDER
VIII Destroy the Very Important Id
Fisheries.

One serious matter in connect
with the Dutch scheme for the I'd
nation of a large part of the land
der the Zuyder Zee will be the dess
ton of the inland fisheries, in VII
5000 persons representing from a
to 2,500 separate households) and \
vessels are now employed. The 4
nues of the trade, which vary gres1
average about $s50.OO0 a year. VI
the completion of the northern
bankment the fisheries will be at
end, Independently of the land reels
ing. The embankment will Shut
the tide, while the sluices will LETT
the present sea water in proportion|
fresh water flows in from the Ysseld
the smaller rivers, or in still CRED
volume as soon as the pumping op|
tions in connection with the poa
are started.
The Zuyder Zee will thus be n
formed into a fresh-water lake u
experiments made in this direction
be depended on) within three y
and the fishermen will find their 4
patton gone. Unfortunately,
their craft, we'll suited for the shall
of the Zuyder Zee, would be %
valueless on the North sea, Will
one supposes that men who have
voted their lives to fishing could
once change their occupation
make a living out of agriculture
in the newly-reclaimed land woula
ready for cultivation. 1t is there
considered only equitable that
compensation should be made 70
fishermen, and the commission pro
to do this by supplying them W
craft equipped and adapted for
North sea fishery; by insuring
against accident; by pensions u
form of weekly payments to old
men, and exemption from harbOr
of all craft owned by the present
der Zee fishermen. To attend
this special committee of expern
be Observation-Disclosures
graph.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
mashed potatoes and peas

mashed potatoes and peas. Il !.
north it is sometimes made y y sis|
np bark. It is very brittle. 81 g 7
der the teeth like nothing H. J.se \
bill Of fare, and tastes AZ ~; oll
coffee, at other times no worsa us Y
left-over-from- last Christmas saa|
1t is set on the table ten \. .l NJ
thicknesses high, joy 20 tbo. a's
like it and q pest to those who ].
and who would like to see ~ y
filed up with something else ~ Y
delphia Telegraph.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
FOREIGN q osslP.

by DiucletiRn's scale ct prices, pnb-
llished by imperial edict Ia A. p. 30S, q
pint Of Falernian wine cost 80 cents;
Sorrento and Sabine the same; common
wine was 20 cents, and country folks
wine was cents.
In Rome, during the days of Nerva,
apples were . cents a dozen; cherries
were / cent; walnuts, u cent; chest
nuts, 1 cent; cncumbers were sold at
twenty for 18 cents; lettuce, at twenty
heads for 80 cents, and artichokes at
twenty for go cents.
English temperance men, headed
by the duke OF Westminster, have re-
Gently memorialized the German en-
peror, through Count Hatzfeldt, to as
sist in restricting or prohibiting the
trade in liquor in the German colonies.
This association labors under the title
of "The British United Committee for
the Prevention Of Decentralization Of
Native Races by Liquor"
The British museum has an ancient
weight, unique object, in the shape
of bit of green diorite, about four
inches high, carved in Mesopotamia in
the year COS B. G. 1t has long in
scription in Assyrian, which sets forth
that it was made in the time of Neb-
uchadnezzar III. and is the exact copy
of the legal weight 1t is somewhat
conical, with fat bottom.
The British Medical Journal states
that the comparison of figures obtained
from various sources leads to the belief
that down to the middle of July the
mortality from the plague in Canton
alone amounted to forty thousand peo-
pie. In striking contrast stands out
the health Of the foreign community in
Canton, who passed through the cpl
demic unscathed. This immunity they
owe in large measure to the excellent
sanitary arrangements that prevail.
AT Rouen lately a tenore robusto
was engaged by the theater manage
ment of whom the public disapproved.
On his venturing to sing his part in
ia Favorita," the audience, after
vainly trying to boot him down. arose,
turned it's back to the stage, and, with
hats on, sang popular songs. After
this scene had lasted for an hour and
l half the mayor quieted the audience
BY issuing an order forbidding the un-
ucky tenor from again entering the |
theater.
In the Farce islands, between Scot
and and Iceland, the temperature is
mild and equable, the annual mean be-
ng As deg. Fahrenheit, that of the |
hummer 81 deg, and of July, the hot
est month, 81 deg. Though the eli
nate is somewhat humid rheumatism
md rheumatic fever are rare. The sea
.ir gives the same advantages to per-
ons needing to recuperate from over
york and mental strain, says the
and they have the additional
of grandeur of scenery and
.bsolute quiet.
Last May Queen Victoria visited
for three hours to open the
ew ship canal. The bills for the cele-
ration, amounting to $4,000, are be-
ng now Investigated. Among the
TENS is one of $1,000 for badges for the
ity council. At the banquet they ate
trawberries at $1.40 pound, aspara-
us at 81 bunch, and pineapples at 81
piece. 1t costs $110 to look after the
ueen's horses and carriages. The
uditor reported that It looked as
hough something else had been opened
esides the canal.
-aD, O,ucrNnaC "a, e,ArN-.,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30

Here are cool MOSES deep
through the moss the ivies creep
in the stream the long-leaved %
weep. and from the craggy ledr'
poppy hangs In sleep.-Tennyson
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-30
Nothing Like Accuracy.

Traveler-How far will / have 70 4
going to reach Ruggles' Corners
Roadside Boy-Twenty-five thou
miles. You've just gone past it
cago Tribune.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
Editorial in the Review

The crime committed just a few
miles north of here in the edge of
Audrain last Friday evening was the
most foul and heinous ever commit
ted in this vicinity. A fair, purer
and more innocent girl never breath
ed than the victim. Happy and
innocent, she was trudging home
ward from school when, without q
moments warning, she was pounc-
ed upon as hawk would pounce up
on chicken. So sudden was the
villains movements and so complete
was her surprise that she hardly
realized her condition until after the
damnable deed was committed.
Choked into unconsciousness, she
still wears on her face and throat
the marks of the dare DEVILS hands.
Do you wonder that her friends
yearn for the blood of the cowardly
rapist? Beautiful and a favorite
with all who know her, do you won
der that the people are aroused and
will not be satisfied until the crime
against her and Audrain s fair name
is avenged?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
4 River OF Ink.

The only natural ink in the world
is found in Algeria, says E. C.
Nebrecht, an indefatigable globe
trotter. think | would be disposed
to look upon it as fairy tale if
had not seen it, but having tested
ink | know it TO be true. There are
two small rivulets which join to-
gether and make a small stream fif-
teen or twenty feet wide, and posi-.
bly, three feet deep ON an average.
One of these rivulets comes from the
iron district and is itself highly i'm.
lregnated with that ore. The other
rivulet passes through peat marshes
and in the journey has become i'm
pregnated with gallic acid. When
they come together there is at once
chemical combination formed
which, OF course, makes ink. | had
heard that it was better than the
manufactured fluid. This is not
true, but it will last, and, while it
gums to some extent and does not
flow as freely from the pen as might
be desired, it will, nevertheless, AM
swer all the purposes of ink and let
ters written with it keep as well as
those written with the best writing
fluids. I have used it and, while as
a discovery OF ink it is not com,
plete success, as natural curiosity
it is one of the wonderful things in
the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
Rainmakers' Cars.

The rainmakers' cars, used by the
Rock Island Railroad Co., are ordi-
nary box cars. In one end of the car
the operator lives. In the other there
are retorts, huge bottles and jugs and
various contrivances which belong to
the science of rainmaking. A bat
terry of twelve jars capable Of produc.
ing forty-five volts, the amount of
electricity required, is ranged close
under the root. On the opposite
side of the floor are six large jars ar
ranged in sets of two. From these
sheet-iron tubes extend through the
roof through which 5000 gallons of
gas are shot into the air every hour.
Three cars are now being operated,
one at Beatrice, Neb., one at Hors
ton. Kas. and one at Pawnee City,
Neb. 1t costs 800 a day to operate
q car.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
Breekinrldge's Campaign.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 20.-The
announcement here to-day that
Colonel Breckinridge had been
invited to deliver Fourth of July
address at Tammany Hall, New
York, caused much comment. The
news came through the Colonel's
son, Desha, who has just returned
from Washington.
Breckinridge has decided upon
the following dates in the Congress.
ional canvass: Monterey, next Sat-
urday; Versailles, June 30 and
Flat Rock, in Bourbon county,
July Z.
A number of Chautauqua Assem-.
blies have priced his services.
James B. Clay, a grandson OF
Henry Clay and a prominent ex-
Confederate, in an interview here,
says that he will support Major II.
G. Mcdowell, Il Republican, should
Breckinridge receive the nomina-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
XanteiI to Fight.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 21.-Assassin
Pendergast was in an ugly mood
when his insanity trial before Judge
Payne was resumed to-day. After
having been seated, the prisoner
started toward the Judge, waving
his hands and scowling. When
stopped by plaintiffs he attempted
to strike them, but was overpowered
and put into his chair with thumI
which Kept him moodily silent dur.
ing the proceedings. The day was
occupied with an attempt to secure
a jury, most of the talesmen called
confessing to prejudice in the case
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
MEXICO, MISSOURI. THURSDAY JUNE as. 1894
BANKS filLEp Min MONEY.
The Financial SitHalion Never isetter--
. business Improvement Predicted.

CHICAGO, June 20.-comptreller
Eckels of the Treasury department
is in Chicago and to day will have a
conference with number of national
bank receivers of the West. "rhe
conference is OF a private character, +"
said he. 81 thought it better while
| was here to call these receivers to-
gether to talk over the condition OF
their banks than to have them make
the journey to Washington. The
banking business of the country was
never in a better condition than at
the present time, SD far us money on
hand was concerned They have a
plethora of it now and are as much
worried to put it out as they were
last year at this time to keep it in
their vaults. | look for resump
ton of general trade as soon as Con-
gress adjourns and the tariff schedule
is settled. The stocks OF the coun-
try are pretty we'll used up and /
look for a healthier condition of
trade than we have had for some
years, -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
The Silver states Coed Credit.
From the Washington Post.


The reputation of Missouri as 4
"Silver State,' with free coinage
advocate in its executive chair and
a free coinage delegation inCongress,
including the most conspicuous lea
der of the free.coinage cause, does
not appear to have hurt the credit OF
the State in the least. Mr.. Stephens,
the State Treasurer, is promptly pay
ing off the public Indebtedness as it
natures, and announces that after
the July bonds are paid he will have
money enough left to turn about
$500, 900 into the school fund. This
looks as if the tax payers of Mis-
souri, were standing we'll up to their
obligations, Notwithstanding their
financial heresies.
The Treasurer has also been in
formed by the American Exchange
National Bank, which is the state s
fiscal agent in New York, that in the
event he is short of funds on the 1st
of July to meet the 6 per cent bonds,
when they mature, the bank will
gladly take them in at 81 per cent
and carry them until the State is in
better shape to cancel them. There
is not much apprehension of repudi-
alton in a proposition like that.
Missouri is good for all it owes and
though favorable to the enlarged use
of silver as money, has no thought
of liquidating its debts at so cents on
the dollar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
In MemOriam.

Charles P. Malone entered into
rest at Cape Girardeau, June, 1894,
and was buried at Quincy, Illinois,
by the love of his youth.
Personally and socially he was
amiable and winning. Gentle and
genial in character and disposition,
he had strong friendships and bound
his friends to him for life. He per.
formed every trust reposed in him
with fidelity. A manly man, a
lovely father and brother, his friends
honor his memory and sorrow at
losing him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
California ReDublieaus.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 21.-
When the Republican State Con-
vention met yesterday the resolu-
tions committee made its report. Ii
indorses high protection, calls for
low taxes, denounces the Democrat
ic Hawaiian policy and the Wilson
tariff bill, favors irrigation, declares
for free silver coinage at the ratio ol
16 to / and favors woman suffrage
in unequivocal terms.
Morris M. Estee, of Mapa, was
nominated for Governor on the firsl
ballot, none of the other candidates
making a strong showing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
A Storm at i,oonyiIle.

BooNvILLE, Mo, !, June 21.-A cy-
clone swept over the country mile
west of here about O'Clock this af.
ternoon, unroofing houses, blowing
down trees and fences and causing
great damages to crops. In Boon
vile the storm was hardly less Sc
we're. The steamers Aida and James
Stevens were swept from their moor.
ings. An ice house was blown down
and window glass was broken all
over the city by heavy hail, which
accompanied the wind. The rain.
fall in the city was over four inches,
and the streets were flooded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
FOUND DEAD.

Last evening person giving the
name of G. r. Thompson registered
at Hunts Hotel, and desired to be
called in season to take the 12 P. NJ.
train for Chicago. Being unable to
awaken him, the room was entered
by means of the ventilator over the
door, when the gentleman was found
to be dead. He was advertising
agent for Sulphur Bitters, which
has an extensive sale. The coroner
returned a verdict of death from
heart disease. His body will be
sent east immediately.-Cin. Com
mercial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
Salaries of iiaYernars.

Following is the list OF Governors
salaries:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Rhode Island,
each pay their Governor $4,000 pei
year. Colorado, Indiana, Ken.
lucky, Minn esota, Missouri, Mon
tana, Virginia, $1,000; California,
Illinois, 1000; Ohio, Massachu
sets, 5000; Oregon, Vermont
81 500; Pennsylvania, New Yorl
and New Jersey, $4,000; South
Carolina and Florida So, 500; Soutt
Dakota. Nebraska, Maine and Wy
oming, $500; Tennessee, Texas,
Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada
Connecticut, Louisiana and Wash
ington, $4,000; New Hampshire
and Delaware, 1900; Maryland
"a, 800; w, Va, ZOO; Wisconsin
s5, 600; Arizona Ter, 50, 400; New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah Terri
tories, 50 800.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
Circuit Court Proceedings.


S. and D. Henry, appellee, VS.. J.
L. Shotwell, appellant, defendant
and appellant dismisses his appeal.
w. Fl. T-iplett vs.. Goodman
Creason, judgment for plaintiff for
$3.50.
City of Mexico VS.. III. N. Porter,
dismissed at defendants costs.
City of Mexico VS.. James Chris.
well, defendant dismisses appeal.
st. Joe Plow Co. VS.. T. ]. Steph-
ems, by consent continued.
Platte, Thornburg GLASS Co. VS..
Fl. j. Moxey Ell al, by consent case
continued.
Hawkins VS.. Cogswell, by consent
continued.
Kingsman & Co. vs. Louis Sewers;
case continued.
j. W. Jamis,on vs.. C. Finke ct al;
continued at cost OF plaintiff.
! Enoeh Doty heirs vs.. j. N. Nc
Conneghy; continued.
Cornett vs.. N. Dix; judgment for
defendant.
Fleet vs. Johnson; by consent
case continued.
Moffett-We Drug Co. vs.. C. A.
Buckner; by consent continued.
+. NJ. Brewer vs.. John w. Gillas.
pie; case continued at defendants
costs.
j. c. Ringo vs.. w. P. Quisenber.
ry; judgment for defendant.
Henry Howe vs.. Olof Olson; by
consent case continued generally.
Ida May Sturdevant vs.. VIM.
Duggan.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan vs.. N. A.
Edwards, interpleader; judgment for
interpleader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28

The honor conferred on our
worthy fellow citizen, Joseph 4.
Potts. by the National Live Stock
Sanitary Association in electing him
president could not have been bet
ter bestowed. Mr.. Potts is one oil
the foremost stock men of the Unit
ed States and is recognized lead.
ing spirit Of this industry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
by A TORNADO.
Liaeoia. Neb., Is Swept and Life En-
dangered-Peepie Injured and
Property Destroyed.

LINCOLN, NEB June 21,-This
city was visited by heavy storm
last evening, and oceasioned rumors
outside that Lincoln had been de-
stroyed. The wind blew as it has
seldom blown before and the rain
fell in torrents. Threatening clouds
were seen about 5 o'clock, and peo-
pile began to get home as fast az pos
sible, but the streets were we'll oc-
cupied with humanity when the
storm broke few moments before
6 o. clock. For the first ten or fit
teen minutes there was no rain, but
the air was full of everything else
! portable. Papers, baskets. wooden
sidewalks and branches of trees and
dust filled the air, and the only
wonder is that there were not many
more people injured. AS it was,
one or two marrow escapes from
death were reported and many pain.
full accidents. The velocity of the
wind was eighty-four miles per
hour. This would make it seem
that the city was visited by tor.
nado, if nothing stronger. The
greatest damage was probably TO
shade trees along the streets, and
the loss in this respect is almost
incalculable. Trees were broken of
close to the ground in many in,
stances and almost denuded OF
branches in others. In many places
the sidewalks were torn up and
progress of the street cars hindered
by fallen trees. Bill boards and ex.
posed signs were unable to with
stand the furious wind, and many
outhouses and roofs scattered about
assist in making the city look as
| though it had experienced a twister.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
Wheat Around Auxvasse.

The wheat crop in this vicinity is
very good. Frank Buckner has a
fine piece of wheat that will make
1S or 20 bushels per acre. Squire
Martin also has an excellent piece
that is quite as good. Charlie Nc.
Cue has piece OF wheat that was
fertilized with bone dust and the
prospect for a heavy yield is excel
lent. There are a number of good
average crops and the grain in al
cases is plump and large.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28

The nip of a poisonous snake is
but a slight remove from being more
dangerous than the poison of Scrof-
ula in the blood. Ayers Sarsapar'
lila purifies the vital fluid, expels all
poisonous substances, and supplies
the elements of life, health, and
strength.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
Congressional delegates.

The Populists, at their meeting in
Mexico, appointed the following
delegates to their Congressional con-
vention: /. J. Sims, T. T. Turiey,
]. r. Pool, s. o. Wright, G. Gil
bert, r. T. Steele, II. Fl. Sturgeon,
L. C. Barnes, F. Tompkins, r. III.
Cauthorn, I'll. Copeman. J. III. Pool.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28

THESE Republicans are queer
lot. Levi z. Morton was not good
enough for 4 place on the second
Harrison ticket, but now they are
anxious TO run him for Governor OF
New York. Perhaps they think
that Lewis grip on his cash isn't
what il was.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28

The City Council should see to il
that our houses are numbered and
that the names of the streets are
posted on the corners. This will
have much to do with our securing
free mail delivery. The Post-oflice
Inspector is going TO visit Mexico
right away and this matter should
receive the prompt. attention of the
City Council. If the right steps are
taken Mexico will have free delivery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28

The thirteen year loeusts have
all left Ed. Wright's neighborhood.
They We're frightened away by Eds
continual Populist howlings. The
chinch bugs will be next to leave
that section. The people are thank
full for small favors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-06-28
uon't DELAY

1t it your duty to yourself to get
rid of the foul accumulation in
your blood this spring. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is just the medicine
you need to purify, vitalize and en-
rich your blood. That tired feeling
which affects nearly every one in
the spring is driven off by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, the great spring med
icine and blood purifier.