Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-01


FEW people have time to manutact-
IRE all the excuse they need,
ANhN ien't always Il fool because
he permits himscI! to he deceived.
TIN people Of Noupgs Greek know
inw 10 entertain their guests III a pic
ME.
II the Republicans don't want Ben
ny to run they would better not offer
him the nomination.
TuE average consumption of sugar
last year waa 60. pounds per capita,
Did you eat that much"
TUE struggle for supremacy between
electricity and the steam locomotive
il a very interesting spectacle to those
of a scientific turn of mind.
THEKE is now absolute proof that
Indians cannot stand civilization. Two
Indian women III Nebraska have died
from drinking hard cider.
QUEER things happen. For instance,
the cashier of n Connecticut savings
c,,nk after stealing $50, 900 absconded,
ieaying $500 in cash in the hanks
"ault.
TuE people ot Washington have
made some bad political gucsses, and
nearly 5000 OF them tried to guess the
name Mrs. Cleveland would give her
baby, and MI failed.
THERE is no excuse for sending a
hoy "r girl away from hudrain county
to he educated. Hardin College and
the VI. NJ. y. are two of the very best
schools in the entire country.
DEMOCRATS who are lighting each
other this year should be careful not
to exhaust themselves so much that
they will not hc in good condition to
meet the common enemy next year.
HoN. joins NJ. BARRIER in to-day's
LEDGER refers to President Cleve-
land a~s"bcaottcd.' Webster says "bc-
aotted'' g s'scnscless, character
izedby drunken stupidity, stupcfying,"
etc.
THE difference between Il statesman
and Il mere politician consists in the
fact that whereas the statesman I'M
derstands the art of dcceiving without
lying, the politician lies without de-
ceiving.
Hos. john NJ. BARKER iii to-day's
Mexico LEDGER suggests "repudia-
ton and revolution lie should be
more explicit. Then let the people
eject him and his kind to Office so they
can make our laws.
Mckinney believes the office should
seek the man, but not knowing the
exact locality i'll which the office may
he seeking him, he has adopted the
policy Of showing himself in as many
localities as possible.
Hos. JOnN NJ. BARKER should state
his platform in plain language, 40 it
can he understood by our common
people. lie should then become n
candidate FOR Congress on his plat
form. Let the people vote.
THE Montgomery County Ledier,
published at New Florence, Mo, last
week issued a most interesting Trades
edition, which win prove OF great BEN
eft To New Florence and Montgomery
county. Such editions of country
papers should he cordially and liber-
ally supported.
THE people of Thompson object to
having nil the sensations that happen
west of Mexico located nj Thompson
Station. There is no more law abiding
community anywhere than at Thomp-
son. The matters, which have been
engaging the attention Of our coutrs
lately, occurred some distance beyond
there.
IN answer TO i question sent to this
office We would say that Miss Ida
Rosamond, OF this city, is the only
IdtE 'piIiiilifS4pntT AiiSSpllfl nus 10
the International Exposition at At
lanta, Ga. She was appointed by
Gov. w. j. Stone, who carried Au-
drain County when he was q candi-
date for the Office he now holds.
II you have farms in Audrain Coun-
ty to sell advertise them. Lakenan x
Barnes, real estate agents of Mexico,
we understand, are arranging to adj
vertise quite a number OF splendid
farms in this county. Audrain county
property is worth - an acre more to-
day than it was u year ago. y
year from now it will he worth 4 good
deal ore
IT is to hc regretted that Hon. John
NJ. Barker, of Mexico, Mo, could not
be President of the United States,
Secretary of the National Treasury,
member Of Congress and IN attorney
at Mexico, Mo, all at the same time.
The President of the United States.