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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03
ARE YOU GETTING DEAF?
The Following Explains Why, and
ShOws the Remedy.

Mr.. W. d. Stokes, Baton Rouge,
La, writes: 81 had chronic catarrh
very badly, noise in the ears, and
nearly deaf. l used your Pe-ru-na
according TO directions, and am
now well; can hear the tick of a
watch ten feet. Your Pe-ru-na is
a wonderful medicine"
Catarrhal deafness is always due
to catarrh of the throat passing up
through the eustachlan tubes to the
middle ear. The catarrh in rare
cases originates in and remains
confined to the middle ear. The
symptoms are: Roaring, cracking,
buzzing in ears, with gradually in
creasing difficulty in hearing. II
not cured the hearing will be en-
tirely destroyed. When the case
has not already gone too far before
the treatment is begun Pe-ru-na
will cure every case. 1t is only
after the catarrh has destroyed por-
tons of the middle ear that Peru
ma fails to cure. All such cases
should write to DR.. Hartman, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, for further advice.
A book on la grippe, coughs, colds,
catarrh, etc., will be sent free to
any address by The Pe-ru-na Drug
Manufacturing Company of Column
bus, Ohio.
Judges OF the Primary.
The following are the judges of
the Democratic primary in Mexico
next Saturday:
First Ward-J. W. Crigler, D. P.
Moore, Thomas Northern and A. j..
Rodgers; at Houston & Trimble's
lumber yard.
Second Ward-J. B. Chopper, H..
C. Phillips, c. F. Yerger and P.
Rebman; at Shepherds carpenter
shop.
Third Ward-R. A. Calhoun, l..
French, J. B. Harrison and Thomas
Hughes; at City Hall.
Fourth Ward-J. c. V. Baskin,
Thos. Board, W. H. Brown and r.
S. Mckinney; at Potts coal office.
The case of DR.. J. H. Crawford
VS.. w. G. Armstrong was decided
in favor of defendant yesterday in
the st. Louis Court of Appeals.
The case was tried in the Justice
Court and appealed by plaintiff to
Circuit Court, and appealed by
plaintiff to st. Louis Court of APP
peals, and each judgment has been
in favor of defendant. The case
has been IN Court since 1891, and
the costs amount to about 81 1000.
Edmonston & Cullen were attorneys
for DIR. Crawford, and L. P. Crigler
attorney for w. G. Armstrong.
Mr.. Redman Galloway leaves to-
forHotSprings, Ark. Mr.Cal-
laway's oldest son, Jamie, will ac-
company his father to the Springs.
Mr.. Galla~ay's intentions at pros
ent are to remain at the Springs
about two months; but if the Springs
improves his health to any great
extent he wilt probably move his
family there to reside. While every
one is anxious to see Mr.. Callaway's
health improve, no one would be
willing to let him and his family
leave Mexico to reside.
w ( Hancock Post e r. of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03

Something new and nice-ladies
four-in.hand ties at Halls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03
Band CONCERT Programme.

Following is the programme of the
Band Concert which is to be given on
the southwest corner of the Public
Square Thursday evening at 7:30
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03

K. c. Calhoun has purchased the
Charley Harrison PAGER for $175.
The horse can show better than a
40 clip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03

Are you Oh the lookout for some
thing stylish and serviceable in Shoe
Leather? If so, we solicit an early in
spection of u complete stock of fine
spring footwear. We want your trade
and are prepared to give you more
style and better value for your money
than ever before in the history of shoe
making. Our goods speak for them
selves. Styles and colors too numer
Gus to mention. We will be pleased to
show you our large and varied stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03
It's Fishing Tinel

And to catch good fish you must use
good bait. We are casting our lines
for trade and every hook is baited with
II ha: gain.
Seventeen and one-half dozen silver
Triple Plated Knives and Forks, very
slightly damaged, for $500 per dozen.
Former price was $500.
IN eight-day walnut. oak or cherry
Clock. newest style, cathedral gong;
strikes hours and halves, for S.O0
\ solid gold Ring, fancy engraved,
any size, Sl.50.
A three ounce silver case with Elgin
stemwind movement and rolled gold
plate chain and charm, all guaranteed
and warranted, only $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03

Recorder of Deeds.
are authorized to announce
w JAMES ii. MTNOR
a candidate for reelection to the office of Re-
corder of Deeds; subject to the rules and usages
of the Democratic party.
WE are authorized to announce
w C. 81. BRUCE
a candidate for Recorder of Deeds; subject to
the rules and usages of the Democratic party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03

". J. McLoney is in St. Louis
buying goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03
Cheap Excursion.

Judge T. III. Marshall is very i'll
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03
WORRELL
The

Mrs. John Abbay is in st. Louis.
Friday is field day at the NINA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03

M. B. Guthrie, +. V. Gentry,
Notary Public. Notary Public.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
NO. 15.
Still They Come.

Even the New jersey Elections go Re
publican, and the New York Tide
Culminates in the Complete Overthrow
ofthe Cleveland Democracy at Albany.
The tide of Republican victories which
have been gained in town and city cleo
tions all over the states of the North and
West during the winter and spring, culmin-
ated Tuesday in more victories Of the
same sort in New Jersey, New York and
California. In charter elections held in
New Jersey there was little but over
whelming defeat for the Democrats. In
Trenton the people showed their disgust
with the course of the Senate Democrats
by crushing out what is known as the Nc
Dermott Democracy. In Newark the
Republicans elected the mayor by
majority of 1000, and made a gain of 5000
over the figures at the last charter election.
In Trenton the party was successful in
nearly every contest. A Republican was
chosen mayor of Orange, the ordinary
Democratic majority of 800 being replaced
by one of about 500 the other way. A
similar story comes from Elizabeth and
from other places all over the state. In
Jersey City the Republicans won greater
victory than they did two years ago, when
they elected Mayor Wanser. His major
ity was 800 then, while the completed
returns for the different districts now
give 1859.
The story of Democratic defeat in the
spring elections in New York state round
ed up at Albany Tuesday with a sweeping
victory for the Republicans, and the com
plete overthrown of the Cleveland Demo
cratic organization. Oren +. Wilson,
Republican, the candidate of the "Honest
elections" party, a fusion of the new Dem
ocratic organization and the Republicans,
was elected mayor over James Rooney by
an estimated majority of 34O0 votes. The
"Honest elections party also elects the
minor candidates on the city ticket and a
good working majority of the board of
aldermen and supervisors. Both these
boards have been Democratic for years.
Last fall the Democratic majority for the
state ticket in Albany was about 5000,
while James II. Manning, the present
Democratic mayor, was elected two years
ago by majority of nearly 5000. For
years Albany has been a stronghold of the
Cleveland Democracy.
In the charter elections in Lockport, y.
Y, the Republicans won by sweeping
majorities, electing James Atwater for
mayor and fiveout of six aldermen. The city
is normally Republican by from so to 100.
The Republicans carried a majority of the
town elections held in California Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

a Washington despatch says: The
speech of Senator Hill Monday struck deep
into the minds of congressman. There
has been no utterance in either branch of
Congress for long time which created so
striking an impression, and which was re-
garded:by men of all parties as an epoch
making declaration of principle. In spite
of the impression created by the speech,
or perhaps by very reason of it, the leaders
in Congress are rather chary of expressing
their real opinion about it in way that
may come back to plague them later
Everybody, however, whether Republican
or Democrat, is willing to admit that it was
a strong and able argument and that it
places the New York senator on distinctly
higher plane as a national statesman than
has heretofore been accorded him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
O,NcII,s Pmrdnm Kermsrd.

Gov. Fuller has refused the pardon of
John O'Neil. the Whitehall liquor dealer,
and the principal in the celebrated " jug
cases" which was asked for by his friends
in Whitehall and Rutland The reasons
which the governor gives for his action are
so well stated, and have so distinctly the
right ring that We have copied them from
the official documents in the case for pub
lication, There are few people in Yer
mont who will not feel gratitied at both
the substance and spirit of the governors
decision.
1t is true that O'Ncil's business as a
liquor dealer is legitimate in Whitehall.
He is a reputable citizen of the village, and
one of is trustees, and it is not strange that
his neighbors are anxious for his release.
But this does not change the case so far as
Vermont is concerned. II must not be
forgotten that he went into that branch of
his business which resulted in his mprison-
ment, with full knowledge of what he was
doing. He was originally a Vermont resi-
dent, and had found it convenient to leave
Rutland on occount of repeated violations
of the Vermont liquor law. This fact left
him no ground on which to claim ignorance
of the penalty of the business in which he
was engaged. The case was stubbornly
contested in the courts, going through all
the processes of trial and appeal in our
state courts, and then up to the United
States supreme court. The state of Yer
ment had been to large expense in testing
the principle involved in its prohibitory
law, and the people of the state will
strongly endorse the action of the Executive
in refusing to dispute the justice of the
courts final decision and sentence, or to
overthrow the moral effect of the result of
the long contest by pardon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

discard numerous reasonable tariff duties
and thereby imperil many industries and
create a deficiency I'm necessary revenues
simply for the purpose of atfording an op-
pOrtunity or excuse for the substitution of
an income tax. The substitution Of internal
or direct taxes for CustOm-hOuse taxation
means the reduction of the wages Of Amer-
can workmen to the European standards.
1t means the degradation of American
labor, 1t means the deprivation to our
wOrkmen of the comforts and luXuries of
life to which we have been accustomed.
Deny it or disguise it as we may, no other
result is possible under existing European
conditions. Senator Hill did not in so
many words say he would not vote for the
pending bill if the income tax feature
shoulG be retained, but the general inter
pretaton placed upon his utterances is
that with the retention of that feature the
bill will not receive his vote nor that of his
colleague. The speech is regarded in
Washington as one of unusual strength,
and the belief is general that it will have
marked effect upon the bill.
On Tuesday Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
of Massachusetts,. spoke against the tariff
bill. His speech is regarded by the older
Senators as a remarkably strong effort, and
a valuable contribution to the literature and
discussion of the tariff question.
The New York assembly adopted Tues
day, by a vote of 102 to ,, a resolution of
thanks to Senator Hill "for his mastery
auaignment of the foreign policy of the
present administration, his exposition of
the iniqutous income tax features of the
Wilson bill, and his denunciation of tn e
un-American features of the present pend
inn tariff lnnislatinn ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

The Senate passed, on Tuesday, a reso-
luton, offered by Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado,
looking to negotiations for the coinage of
Mexican standard dollars in the United
States mints. The fact that Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts favors this aided conspic-
uously in securing favorable action upon
the measure 10y the Senate. The resolve will
probably 60 through the House. Senator
sherman has a high opinion of its efficacy,
believing that under its provision S5O,0O0,-
600 of silver would be sent out of the coun-
try yearly.
The Democratic members of the House
held caucus Tuesday evening, when a
resolution was adopted declaring " That it
is the sense of this caucus that the prohib-
itory tax of ten per cent on the state bank
issues be repealed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
APnre Rnkinr Po,Yder.

A baking powder that can be depended upon
TO be free from lime and alum is a desideratum
in these days of adulterated food So far as can
be judged from the official reports, the Royal"
seems to be the only one yet found by chemical
analyses to be entirely without one or the other
of these subtances, and absolutely pure. This it is
shown, results from the exclusive use by its
manufacturers of cream of tartar specially
refined and prepared by patent processes which
totally remove the tartrate of lime and other
impurities. The cost of this chem ically pure
cream of tartar is much greater than any other,
and it is used in no baking powder except the
Royal the manufacturers of which control the
patents under which 1t is refined,
DIR. Edward g. Love, formerly analytical chem
ist for the L. S Government, who made the
analyses for the New York state board of health
in their investigation of baking powders, and
whose intimate knowledge of the ingredients of
all those sold in this market enables him to
speak authoTitativey, says of the purity, whole
sOmeness, and superior quality of the Royal"
Il find the Royal Baking Powder composed of
pure and wholesome ingredients, IL is a cream
of tartar powder and does not contain either alum
or phosphates, or other injurious substance
Prof Loves tests, and the recent official tests
by both the United States and Canadian govern
ments, show the Royal Baking Powder to be
superior to all others in strength and leavening
power IL is not only the most economical In
use, but makes the purest, finest favored and
most wholesome food.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
sale of the world. Fair buildings.


All of the big Worlds Fair buildings,
including the liberal arts, machinery hall,
agricultural, administration, electricity,
mines, fisheries and transportation build
ings, have been sold to a St. Louis CON
tractor for So, 800. The material in the
buildings is worth millions of dollars, but
it is a question if the contractor can make
large sum after paying the expense of
pulling down and removing the buildings
and then marketing the secondhand mate
rial.
In this connection many Worlds Fair
visitors will be interested to know what a
recent visitor to jackson park says of
the way the remnants Of the great show
now look; 'Being in the vicinity of the
park" he writes, 81 wandered through it.
| was amazed to find much of it as beauti-
full as it was last year. The Midway Plai-
sance is demolished and the beauty of the
Peristyle is gone, but the great manufac-
lures building, the transportation, admin
istration buildings, etc, were as before. 1t
gave me a new idea of the lasting qualities
of staff, which had survived the winter
wonderfully"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
Declines to Interfere.
Gov. Fuller Refuses to Pardon John
O'NeII. the ''Jug Case" Man.

Mr.. p. VI. Melton dHd others.
Gentlemen: | have examined the papers
in the O'Neil case which have been pre-
sented to me 10y yourselves and Others and
from them learn that John O'Neil, then
living in Rutland, Vt, was prosecuted in
1873 for violating the liquor law: he moved
to Whitehall in the state of New York,
and from that vantage ground sought to
continue his violation of and interference
with the laws of Vermont; he employed
able counsel and spent time and money to
break down the laws of this state; it was
no fault of his that he did not succeed.
He took his case to the supreme court of
this state, and had the benefit of review
of what had occurred by the supreme court
of the United States. Whatever has been
done in this case has been done by O'Neil,
with full knowledge of what awaited him.
From the record it appears that such
sales only as were made in Vermont were
taken into account by the court in cOmput-
ing his fine.
This case has been going on for so many
years that it has been question whether
Vermont should administer her own laws
or whether an outsider could break down
Justice; it has cost the state large amount
of trouble and much expense.
IL mas Deen SAID Indl lne Sldle IS harsh
in following this case to the end, but the
state could do no less than to defend itself
when attacked and to vindicate its laws
when violated.
Under the decree of the court in a few
days more he can pay his fine and go home,
and, as he appears to be a man of means,
it will then be a matter of choice whether he
goes or stays.
1t is suggested that there are special rea-
sons calling for executive clemency, but,
on inquiry find that these conditions, to
greater or less extent, have existed for a
long time, and that arrangements have
been made which his presence or absence
for the few remaining days would hardly
| be likely to change.
As the matter stands at the present time,
| do not think action on the part of the
! Executive is necessary. If, however any
emergency arises, you can communicate
with me and the matter shall have imme-
diate attention. Yours truly,
LEVI X. FULLER.
Brattleboro, April /, 1894.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

The Democrats of the Northwest are al
so unhappy. Their leaders in Minnesota
have issued a manifesto in which they ex-
pose the lamentable condition into which
the party's affairs have fallen, and CON
demn the Wilson tariff bill as hardly to be
distinguished from the measure it proposes
to displace The Senators whom they
hold spdmsibe-Hill, Brice, Mcpherson,
etc, are called by name, denounced as
traitors, and told that they are fit to stand
alongside with Benedict Arnold. Let the
good work 90 on.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

At the mouth of Octoraro creek, above
Port Deposit, Md, is a bed of gravel,
where shad, rock and herring go to spawn.
Recently gray eagle saw rockfish in the
water there and pounced upon him, sink
ing hls talons deep into the sides of the
fish. When the bird attempted to arise he
found the load more than he could carry
He could not release his hold either. FL
nally he was dragged under the water and
was drowned. The current carried the
eagle and the fish into a fishpot, where the
bodies were found, with the hold of the
eagle unrelaXed The fish weighed 16
pounds, and the bird measured six feet
from tip to tip of the wing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

Boss Croker got back to New York
Monday evening from his trip to Califor
mia. He came in the "Wildwood' direc-
tors car on the New York Central, and
Chauncey Depew was at the station when
he arrived. He paid no fare on the Cen
tral because the Vanderbits want to keep
in with the boss of Tammany, Yet the
New York papers denounce Croker as
worse than Tweed, while the great and
mighty of the city bow the knee to him.
Croker appears to be well satisfied
ton RecOrd
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
Brattleboro, April /, 1894.

Itis worthy of note that in not one single
instance have the perpetrators of the dyna-
mite outrages in Europe turned out to be
unemployed workmen driven thereto by
want and desperation. Most of them ap-
pear to be men of good education, who
have never lacked food, clothes or lodging.
Under the circumstances the opinion of the
prefect of police at Paris is to the effect that
they are chiefly led to commit these acts by
overweening vanity and a semi-lunatic
craze for notoriety seems to be based on
plausible grounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

The times are getting bad for train
robbers Monday night gang of them
attacked a Rock Island railroad train in
Oklahoma, and blew out one end of the
express car with dynamite. According to
the old program the train men should
have held up their hands at this point
while the robbers looted the car; but
what really happened was that the eX-
press messenger killed the first bandit
that showed his head, and the trainmen
rallied and wounded second and cap
tured a third member of the gang. 1t was
a mighty good object lesson for these
gentry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
scientific Potato Culture.

The article on potato culture, which is
printed elsewhere in this paper, deserve
more than ordinary notice from the farm
ing community. Its writer is a graduate
of West Point. He is young man of
about 80, and his present rank is that of
a lieutenant and regimental quartermaster.
For two years or more, previous to last
fall, he was under detail as military in
structor at Norwich university at North
field. Since that time he has rejoined hi
regiment, which is now Oh duty in the
West. He was raised on a Maine farm
and retains the ownership of the old home
stead. which he manages by correspon-
dence with the farmer in charge. He
studies and applies the scientific principles
of agriculture as related to plant growth.
In this article he tells what he has found
out about potato culture, including the
habits of the plant, the kind of cultivation
required, and the fertilizer which produces
the best results on the soil with which he
has to deal
Through his connection with Norwich
university GOV. Fuller learned of Lieut..
Kimballs knowledge of scientific farm ing,
and asked him to put in writing the results
of his experience in potato raising. By
this means we have a very valuable contri-
button to the practical literature of Yer
mont farming.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

Justice, Bateman Il Co. S wool circular
says: "FQreign wool markets at present
are largely sustained by the hope of secur-
ing larger share of the American market
through the passage of the Wilson bill,
and it is not improbable that the success of
this free wool measure might cause some
stiffening in prices abroad; but well-in-
formed Continental authorities are of the
opinion that the large amount of wool now
being held, awaiting the passage of the
Wilson bill, will be offered in such volume
when the bill is passed as to defeat the eX-
pected advance"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

CNTNTI4 UF ' I4ItWVNI' WHTIUOIN' %.
= BY the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of JULIA
A. LYMAN, late Of Newfane, in said district, de-
ceased, Greeting,
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the aCcouLt of j. IL.
Merriheld, executor of the last will of Julia A.
LYMAN, late of Newfane, in said District, de-
ceased and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled thereto at the session thereof TO
be held at the Probate Office in Brattleboro, in
said district on the last Saturday of April, A. d.
1894, when and where you may be heard in the
premises if you cause.
f. W. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

The Phoenix suggests to the Montpelier
Argus that, instead of distressing its soul
about the politics of the Cincinnati mayor,
it publish weekly a tabulated list of the
cities and towns all over the country that
are making a square overturn from the
Democratic to the Republican column, as
fast as ever they get chance to vote. 1t
is good thing to be able to see a fly on a
barn-door, but it is also well to be able to
see the side of the barn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13
Gbe Orrmunt 4B@mif.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1894.

The liquor law of the Indian territory
was intended to be prohibitory, but pur-
posely or otherwise it was so drawn that
lager beer slips through its provisions.
1t prohibits the introduction of spirituous
liquors or wine into the territory, and the
United States supreme court decides that
lager beer is not a spirituous liquor within
the meaning Of the law.