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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-17

lNoh eAfsE-A sprcial bargain. A corner
Il properly Ia perfect order. ith all mod
srn improvements must be seen 10 be appre-
ciaten clear OF all iHcum berance owner Will
thke hIst mort gage TO suit purchaser, v
rooms and bath. Papered throughout, aud
M exec 1oDt heater, could be converted into
drug store. with little expense. good loca-
tton no opposition. drug man look TO your
Interest and save Thousand dollars. IL has
hten done. Apply to Charles w. aoodinR.
81 and Madison straeta a23-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-17

5HERIFF'S sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Levari Facias TO me di-
rected. win be exposed to public sale at
the Court House, on Market street be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmingto ton, New Castle
county and State Of Delaware.
ON SATIJRDAY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Arrival of Good Times.

FTNmI Ut SulCdSp kNctoiuF
1t seems that the benefits of return
ing prosperity are to be found in the
condition of mercantile and business
enterprises as well as in the wages of
the workingmen.
The statement published in yester-
days issue of the Record as to the
character and extent of this improve
ment confirms the belief that the tide
in business affairs has turned and is
already headed toward prosperity and
better times. AS the report notes,
there is, of course the prospect of an
added impetus due to the movement
of crops, with all the influences to-
ward business and financial health
which that movement emplies. The
agricultural interests of a country are
SO fundamental a part of. its general
business that the forthcoming activity
in crops of various kinds would in it
self justify an optimistic view of the
future. But the signs of a returned
prosperity are by no means limited
to transient causes, and there are the
present statements of business men
to prove the fact.
Whatever the theorists may say
about the situation, the statements
now published are statements of fact.
They were given out by merchants
and producers who were quoting the
actual figures as they find them in the
practical conduct of business affairs.
They were estimating the business
conditions in the light of the actuaI
effect on their individual There
could be no more forcible showing
than that based upon a disclosure Of
facts of this kind.
And there are no signs that the i'm
provement is due to merely temper
airy causes. The tendency has beer
one of slow, steady growth. On thu
the whole it may be set down that tn
industrial and mercantile enterprise
of the country have entered upon al
area of genuine and continuous pros
perity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
RidiculnuS.

The Post Dispatch is the only paper
published in st. Louis that is not
owned and controlled by the "gold
bugs'' or sound money men as they
say it.-Wellsville (Mo.) Wide-Acdke.
The above is ridiculous, to say the
least, when the situation is under
stood. The st. Louis Post Dispatch is
owned by Joseph Pulitzer, of the New
York World. Any school boy who
knows his A B C's is aware of the fact
that Joseph Pulitzer is opposed to the
free coinage Of silver 16 to l FIRST, last
and ali the time. Col. G. I'll. Jones,
who has been temporarily In charge
of the POST Dispatch, hates ex-Gov-
ernor ID. r. Francis on personal
grounds. Jones cares nothing about
the money question, the Democratic
party or anything else except his in
ordinate desire to do anything and
everything which he thinks will
initiate against Francis or anything
Francis may favor. Jones has been
called down from the Post Dispatch
by Pulitzer. When he comes back
If he comes back-he will get what he
| deserves and should have received at
the hands of the Missouri press long
| ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Jacob Ruloff Dead.

Mr.. Jacob Ruloff died at his resi-
dence on South jefferson street, in
this city, at $3.50 p. m. Wednesday,
Sept. 4, 1895. Mr.. Ruloff had been i'll
for some time and his death was not
unexpected.
Mr.. Ruloff was a native of Germany,
born in Prussia, August 25, 1922, and
was a son of Jacob, ST., and Anna
Ruloif, the father also a native of
Germany, but the mother born and
reared across in France. Mr.. Ruloff's
early youth was spent in his native
country, where he attended the native
parochial schools. In 1884, however,
his parents came to America, and To-
Gated at Winchester, Va, and when
nineteen years of age he came to st.
Louis, Mo-, where he was engaged in
deterrent lines of employment up to
1860. After this he began farming i'm
Galloway county, and followed it with
Gee for fifteen years. In 1875 Mr..
Ruloff came to Mexico, Audrain coun-
ty, and the following year commenced
the hardware business OF Mexico, by
associating himself with Mr.. Clacher,
and after several years of successful
business retired and lived quietly at
his residence on South jefferson street
where he died. In 1914 MIR. Ruloff was
married to Miss Anna nj. Andreas, of
st. Louis, but originally of Germany.
The deceased leaves q wife and six
children-one son., John NJ, who is
in business in st. Louis, and five
daughters, all married. Three of the
daughters live in st. Louis; one is the
wife of s. j. Buckner, of this city, and
one the wife of Mr.. McCune, of Aux
vase, Mo. Mr.. Ruloff, during his
lifetime, was a ma of wide business
experience, made friends easily and
held them. He was a substantial citizen,
n devoted husband and a loving faith
err. His death is deeply mourned by
all our people. The funeral took
place at 10 a. m. Friday, Sept. g., from
the residence, and the services were
conducted by Rev. A. A. Wallace.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Mexican Dollars.


Mr.. Atlee of Laredo, Texas, writes
to the New York Herald that the silver
dollar of Mexico sells in Laredo for
about 80 cents. If it is worth o
than that in Mexico, he asks, why does
it leave thatcountry2 The silver dol
lar of the United States buys about
two silver Mexican dollars. A Mexi-
can dollar in Mexico win buy but 80
cents worth of labor. He asks IL this
is the result of the free and unlimited
coinage in Mexico for silver, may not
a similar result follow free coinage
here? Perhaps no one doubts that it
would, and across the Canadian border
the same observation could be made,
unless the United States is able alone
to maintain the ratio of value to gold,
which would be frightfully expensive
and would result in a rapid movement
of silver TO this country. Mr.. Alice
therefore argues that the wise and
conservative policy would seek to
maintain our silver dollar at par with
gold, as 1t is to-day, by limited coin
age at present ratio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

The Darlington, Wis, Journal says
editorially of a popular patent medi-
cine: 1--WE know from experience
that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is all that is claimed
for il, as on two occasions 1t stopped
~excrueiating pains and possibly saved
us from an untimely grave. We would
not rest easy we night without 1t
in the house." This remedy undocbt-
eddy saves more pain and suffering
than any other medicine In the world.
Every family should keep IL in the
house, for Ii Is sure to be needed
sooner or later. For sale by G. A.
| Buckuer. druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Missouri's wonderful Corn Crop.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, September 5.-The
predictions made August l of a re-
markable yield of corn seem fully
verified by the present condition OF
crops. The monthly crop bulletin,
which will be issued from the State
Agricultural Bureau tomorrow after
noon, will have this to say regarding
the corn crop:
"Corn has proved in condition from
los to 115 per cent of an average crop
since the first of August, and this in
crease on the estimate then made
win give a total yield for the State,
in round numbers, of 800 600, 200
bushels, the largest crop produced in
the history of the State, and proba-
bly, larger than hat of any State in
the Union. Further precipitation is
not necessary for the improvement OF
or for maturing the crop. An early
freeze appears the only source Of
danger, and that is improbable. The
earliest killing frosts on record were:
At Keokuk, To-, September IS, 1875;
at st. Louis, October IL, 1875; Kansas
City, October 8, 1894; Columbia, Sep
tember 2s, 1890. The average date for
a term of years of killing frosts for
Keokuk is October Ia; st. Louis, Oc-
tober IL; Columbia, October IS;
Springfield, October O., and Cairo, oc-
tober IA. By killing frost is meant
one of such severity as would Kill
tomatoes, potatoes or melon vines, OF
damage other tender vegetation. The
surplus corn of the present season
may be profitably disposed of in grow
ing hogs and in feeding cattle. But
this should be done only when profit.
able prices can be realized and moi
for the solution of the problem what
Is to Be Done With the Corn Crop?
a,problem that seems to be worrying
the metropolitan press. The corr
crop will keep, and should not be dis.
posed of without renumerative prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Some of Our Merchants Have Their
: Assessments Increased-Th The Board
of Equalization to Hear Com
plants September %.

Elsewhere in the LEDGER will be
found a statement of property given
in by our merchants on which mer-
chants taxes will be assessed.
The County Board of Equalization,
composed of members of the County
Court, Assessor and Surveyor, met
a few days since and increased the
valuation of some. This same
board will set in Mexico the fourth
Monday in September, which is
the 23d, to hear those who may
complain on account of the valu-
atoms being increased. The follow
ing will show the names and amounts
which the board has raised:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
DEAD IN BED.
A Missouri Farmer Supposed to Have
Been Assassinated.

DE soTo, Mo-, September 5.-There
is great mystery surrounding the
death of sterrit Mccain, a prosperous
farmer residing near Hillsboro who
was found dead in his bed last Mon
day morning. 1t was first supposed
he had committed suicide, but later
developments are such that foul play
is suspected, and the Coroner's Jury
returned a verdict that ''The deceased
came to his death by a pistol wound
fred by unknown parties"
Mccain is a married man and has
a wife and three children. The Grand
Jury meets next week and 1t is ex-
pected some sensational matters will
be brought out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
TRACKING FRAKER.
Betrayed by One of the Men in His
Fishing Party.

TOPEKA, Sept. 4.-Dr. G. w. Fraker
is in Jail here. He arrived last night
from Minnesota in custody of Chief of
Police Wilkerson. He talks freely of
his disappearance and tells this story:
81 did fall into the river the night
we were fishing and came near being
drowned. However, there was drift
wood floating in the stream and
caught a log and tioated down the riv-
er for a considerable distance. Final
ly I found a place where | could touch
bottom and waded out on the land. l
lay there all hat night and all day the
next day. I don't know just when it
was that 1 left the river, but with my
clothing muddy and bedraggled, my
hat lost and my hair full of sand, l was
in no condition to go back to the
Springs and accordingly / came to
Kansas City@Ihad formerly stopped
at a first-class hotel, but this time, be-
cause of my appearance, | did not
want to go to one of them, and SO
went to a rooming house on Grand
avenue, south of Fifth street, almost
diagonally opposite the ~Centropolis. I
stayed there four days. On the second
day | went to Twelfth street, near
| Walnut, and bought a razor, and then
l shaved off all my beard, and if any
one in Kansas City who knew me had
| seen me on the streets he did not rec
| ognize me. At the rooming house no
one asked my name, and / did not vol
unteer to tell it. Then / went to
| Chicago. While there / "a DIR. I. N.
Love of st. Louis, but he was talking
to some ladies and l did not approach
him. From Chicago l went to Mil
waukee and stayed most of the fall of
that year. By that time the name OF
Fraker had been too much advertised,
and / told q roommate that | was
from Denver and my name was Will
liam Schnell. / went by the name OF
SehnelI from that time IN. l lived in
Wisconsin and Minnesota ever since.'
Fraker says Harrie, a member OF
the fishing party, betrayed him. He
SAYS: 81 wrote to Harrie from Wis
consin last winter. He was in New
Mexico then. He answered my letter
and / wrote again, but never heard
from him. In my letter to him I told
him about a young man, whose name
l won't mention, who was very kline
to me when | was sick. [ told him the
young mans name and | think hi
wrote to him and got my address aftel
I moved into Minnesota. am salts
fled that Harrie gave me away. He i
in New Mexico now under arrest. HI
was arrested in Moberly two week.
ago for burglary"
The doctor declares that none of thu
beneficiaries of his will knew that h,
was alive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
THE DENSITY OF WOOD.

A cubic foot Of logwood weighs 81 LOT
pounds.
Satin wood weighs 1891 pounds to
the cubic foot.
The strength of wood increases with
its density.
The white popular weighs 33.08
pounds to the cubic foot.
Well dried locust weighs 45.5 pounds
to the cubic foot.
Seasoned dogwood weighes 47.25
pounds to the cubic foot.
Spanish mahogany weighs 53.2s
pounds to the cubic foot.
The Norway spruce, well dried,
weighs 80 pounds TO the cubic foot.
Well seasoned hickory weighs 52.37
pounds to the cubic foot.
a cubic foot OF the best cedar weighs
80 pounds green and % pounds dry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Imported Direct From France.

r. d. Worrell, the jeweler, showed
LEDGER reporter three large casks
of ware, which he has just received
from France and which he will display
with his Christmas goods the coming
season. These goods were imported
direct from ~theleading manufacturers
of such wares, in France, which is a
practice common only to the largest
city firms and speaks well for the en-
terprise OF a Mexico merchant. The
goods include French china from Linn
oges land cut glass, bric-a-brac and
statuary and are the same quality az
displayed by prominent eastern firms,
Who says Mexico merchants r no,
enterprising?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

The Louisville Courier Journal edi-
torially says: The Cincinnati Tribune,
in recording the lynching of q negro
In Ohio last week, headlined the re-
port 'Infuriated Kentuckians String
Up Fridman's Murderer" although
the text of the communication shows
that the work was done by citizens of
Ohio. This lisa very mean and malig-
nant way of slandering n state. Per-
haps the lynching of five men in Cali
fornia Monday was also done by Ken
tuckians. The truth Is, the inefIiciency
of criminal courts is general, not local,
and resort to extra judicial violence ia
the unfortunate, but not unnatural,
result.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

IT seem to be the general impress
sion that Governor w. j. Stone had as
much, II not more than any other
man to do with bringing about the
peculiar state of affairs existing in the
Democratic Central Committee. At
the same time we notice in his per-
sonal organ, the st. Louis Post Dis
patch, that he treats the matter rather
in~differently, to say the least. That
paper contains the following:
"What about the affairs of the State
Central Committee?" an impatient
bystander made bold to ask.
"Bah!" the Governor blurted, ~
am not n member of the State Com
mittee and have nothing to do with
the management of its affairs"
Then Governor Stone fastened into
the dining room to fortify himself with
a late breakfast for the seige of the
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
If Troubled With Rheumatism Read
Thia

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Apr. 16, 1se4.-I
have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm
for rheumatism and found it to be all
that is claimed for it. / believe it to
be the best preparation for rheuma-
tism and deep seated muscular pains
on the market and cheerfully recon-
mend it to the public. John g. Brooks,
dealerin boots, shoes, etc. N o.1sMainSt.
AIS READ THIS.
MEcHANICsvILLE, st. Mary County,
Md sold a bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm to a man who had been
suffering with rheumatism for several
years. 1t made him a well man. A.
J. McGill. For sale at 80 cents per
bottle by G. A. Buekner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Now comes j. J.. Weimer with the
champion ghost story. He says that
while In yandalia last night q telegram
came there that six men in three bug
gies had been een travelling out of
Laddonia and 1t was thought that they
were grave robbers. IL was also re-
ported that they had robbed a Lad
donna grave of the body Of a woman.
We are not able to obtain further
particulars in reference to this mat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
The Kansas City Horse Show.

From the Kansas Clby Star-
The sweepstakes for saddlers, purse
of $500, and the event of the show in
that class, brought out v contest
ants. They were Indian Boy, ridden
by the veteran jeff Bridgeford; Miss
Rex, owned by s. FL. Fulton; Red
Buck, ridden by O. G. Bridgeford The
Kid, with l.. B. Morris of Mexico up;
Betsy Diamond, with n. H. Luckie of
Bosworth, Mo-; L. L. Lyne's Potts
Artist, and w A. Rules King Squirrel.
1t was a hard class to Judge and took
Judge Harris a long time to decide on
the winner, and then his decision did
not meet with general approval. He
awarded first prize to JEFF Bridge
ford's Indian Boy, while many fancied
Miss Rex, who in the opinion of good
judges clearly excelled the winner at
the single foot, trotting and Looping
gaits. Miss Rex was given second
and The Kid third prize.
There were only three entries in
the class for boy riders under Is years
of age, which was judged by ID. A.
Hancock, of Blackburn, Mo-, who
awarded first honors to Joseph t.
Potts, of Mexico, Mo-, who rode a
beautiful white pony called Snow
flake.
The next was a special for gentle
men riders, in which horse, rider, sad
die, bride, ETC., we're considered
Church Bridgeford, of Kansas City OF
Artist Montrose, a awarded first
prize, r. A. Long, of Kansas City, or
Red Buck, second, and Robert Potts
of Centralia, Mo, on Potts Artist, third
L. B. Morris, of Mexico, Mo-, witt
The Kid, objected to the decision, ant
when another saddle contest came VI
in the evening protested against Han
cock serving as Judge, and ID. H. Har
ris acted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
GUARDING AGAINST CHOLERA.
to Prevent an Invasion
From Honolulu or the Orient.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 5.-The City
Board of Health held a special meet
ing yesterday to take steps to quaran-
tine this port from a threatened in
vasion of cholera now epidemic in
Honolulu. Every precaution win be
taken to prevent the disease being
brought to this port by both tramp
steamers and those in direct connee-
ton with the Orient. Some recent
arrivals have brought suspicious cases.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a ~reportre-
ceived at the Marine hospital Service
this morning shows there were in
Japan between Jan. / and July 10,
1901 cases of cholera and 1904 deaths.
In 1879 and 1856 the disease assumed
the most violent form, there being
162, 637 cases and 105, 7s6 deaths in
1879, and 1855, 923 cases and los, 40s
deaths in 1886. These figures are
taken from the reports of the secre-
taries of the Provincial Governors.
Surgeon-G General Wyman of the
Marine Hospital Service is looking IN
to the cholera matter. The steamer
Belgic was said to have brought chol-
era-infested Chinese and Japanese to
Honolulu and then came to San Fran
cisco, where her steerage passengers
were landed. 1t was said that there
were three dead Chinese in the steer
age who had died of cholera.
DIR, Godfrey of the Marine Hospital,
San Francisco, has reported that the
Chinese did not die of cholera. The
Marine Hospital Service, however, Ii
looking into the matter thoroughly,
and in a few days all the steerage
passengers will be located.
Cholera has never been brought tc
this country from the Pacific side, ant
there is little fear that it will entel
/ here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE question is now being discussed
as to what percentage of the value
of a merchants stock should be given
in to the assessor. The LEDGER under
stands that real estate and other tax
able property is taxed at 40 per cent
of its value except money and notes,
which, of course, are given in at full
value. The merchants stocks of goods
should be given in at 40 per cent of
their cost market value. There are,
Of course, no taxpayers in Audrain
county, either merchants or farmers,
who are not willing to pay what is
right. There seems to be some mis-
understanding as to just what is right.
The Board of Equalization at its meet
ing on the 23rd of this month will
hear all complaints and will adjust
matters properly and fairly so that
all will pay tax on the same proper.
tionate value of their stocks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
MERCHANTS STATEMENTS.
The Assessed Valuation of Stocks Car
ried by Audrain County
Merchants.

The laws of Missouri require all
merchants to make annually sworn
statements as to the value OF all goods,
wares and merchandise carried by
them between March ] and June l.
These statements are turned over to
the county assessor, who assesses
taxes from these affidavits.
Following is the list of merchants of
Audrain county and the amount OF
stock carried by them:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

SPANISH duels are not as harmless
as those in France. Both principals
were wounded in one the other day,
and, by-the-way, one of them was
Martinez do Roda, who married the
rich Nine. Barrios, widow of an ex-
President of Guatemala, who once
lived in New York and startled the
natives by her e~xtravagant expendi-
lures,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

j. w. MIDDLETON is going to start Il
newspaper Mt Rush Hill, TINS county
The EpGER wishes him much success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

An insane mar was brought TO the
jail on Thursday night, but was taken
to Bowling Green, Pike County, to-
day by Deputy Sheriff Taylor Dowell.
He lives somewhere in Pike County,
but wandered away from home and
was arrested in Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Va honey cron a. yeyv GOOD tbis

The honey crop Is very good this
. Probate Judge s. M. Ed
wards some time since took so pounds
of comb honey from one colony of
bees. He now takes 80 pounds more
from the same colony. These bees
must be kin to the fire-fiies and
worked at night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

1T is now settled that American
horse meat which goes to Europe
must be marked as such. The article
moi thus branded will be- reserved for
home consumption.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

IT is in evidence that a banana peel
will upset a bicyclist just as it does an
unwary pedestrian, and for that rea-
son some of our exchanges are taking
back all they ever said derogatory of
the deadly banana husk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THE Democratic disagreement on
silver is a very mild affair compared
with the Republican fight over the
same question, which, although STAYED
off this year, is bound to come before
tho Presidential election.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
WHY Not Ynu2

When thousands Of people are TAX
ing Hoods Sarsaparilla to overcome
the weakness and languor which are
so common at this season, why are
you not doing the same? When you
know that Hoods Sarsaparilla has
power to cure rheumatism, dyspepsia
and all diseases caused by impure
blood, why do you continue to suffer?
Hoods cures others, why not you?
Hoods Pills are prompt and eff
| cient. 25c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

WIN. HIRTH, of this county, has ac-
cepted a position as editorial writer
on the Howard County Adrertiser.
Hirth is n bright young man and knows
how to say what he thinks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

DON'T forget the time and the place
of the Clark and Hall debate. 1t will
be at the Court House in Mexico, Mo-,
at 100 p. NJ, Saturday, Sept. II, 1895.
This debate promises to be most in
teresting and largely attended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THERE is historic significance in the
fac that the old liberty bell goes to
Atlanta, and there is no city in the
union where it would he received with
greater reverence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

II is peculiar how many people
there are who preach the practice of
patronizing home industries but do
not practice what they preach. The
business men of Mexico will all find
that it pays to spend their money at
home when possible.