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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

Not a few who read what Mr.. Rob-
ert Rowls, of Hollands, Va. has to say
below, will remember their own ex-
perience under Ike circumstances:
"Last winter / had la grippe which
left me i'll a low state of health. Tried
numerous remedies, none of which
did me any good, until 1 was induced
TO try a bottle of Chamberlain'sCoug
Remedy. The first bottle of it so far
relieved me that | was enabled to at
tend to my work. and the second bot
tie effected a cure" For sale at % and
so cents per bottle by c. A. Buckner,
druggist.
independence Sentinel: About three
and a half miles southeast of Lees
Summit and near Greenwood, about
fifty families have been camped out
for over a week, and more than a
hundred pickers have been at work
gathering apples from the 300 acre
orchard of James A. Bayles, at the
rate of about 1,400 barrels per day.
This vicinity alone will have over
$4,000 barrels of good, marketable
apples.
Nothing so distressing as a hacking
cough. Nothing so foolish az to suffer
from it. Nothing so dangerous if al
low to continue. One Minute Cough
Cure gives immediate relief. Wool
bridge & Purdy.
Speaking of big corn yields, a cor
respondent of the Columbia Herald
recalls the fact in 1875 or 1876 a Saline
county man took a premium at a fair
on a 100 acre field of corn that aver
aged 1876 bushels to the acre. He says,
too, that in 1881, within his own per-
sonal knowledge, s31 an acr was paid
in cash for a field of thirty acres OF
corn that grew on land worth about
$50 an acre.
By an act of the general assembly of
Missouri at its last session, it is now
the law that when a wife shall die
without any child or other descend
ant being capable of inheriting, her
husband shall be entitled to one-half
of the real and personal estate be-
longing to the vile at the time of her
death, absolutely, subject to the pay
ment of the wife,s debts
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

Born, to Jesse Cleveland and wife,
October %, a fine boy. Mother and
child both doing well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

All Grades White Pine,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

partment of the school. Prof. Xaver
Scharwenka, the famous pianist, said
to have few equals in this OIL any other
country, is the director general. Prof.
W. M. Treloar wa for 10 years a pro-
fessor in this conservatory. He now
has a leave of absence of two years,
to which he will devote to lawmaking
in Washington. This college is beau
tifully situated. The grounds cover
10 acres. They are beautifully shaded.
There are ample facilities for outdoor
exercise in pleasant weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

Hoods Pills for the liver and bow
els, act promptly, easy and effectively.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

Were not the Missouri Military
Academy foremost as an educational
institution its foot ball team would be
sufficient to give it national reputa-
ton. The M. M. A. boys and their
wideawake president, Colonel A. F.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31
Tired Women

Should stop and consider the dangers
which threaten them because of their
weakness, languor and lack Of ambition.
Thousands of women find their strength
unequal to the demands OF duty. And
yet there is no escape from the incessant
round OF care and toll. They must have
strength. How shall It be givenf By
building up their systems through puri-
he'd, enriched and vitalized blood.
Hoods ssrsaparirla will give them
strength because It will make their blood
pure and enable it to feed the nerves upon
proper nourishment. It will create an
appetite, tone the stomachand invigorste
every organ. 1t is what tired women need.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

Red Cedar Shingles,
La Crosse Lumber CO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-31

Some of Audrain County's farmer
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
SOME ECONOMY HINTS.


Il
4 ried Out in Every Day Life.
Save your time by learning to dc
the right thing at the right time, and
in the best, easiest and shortest way
possible Save your strength in the
same way and also by using labor-sav-
ing machines. Take at least a few
minutes rest when you are too tired to
do your work well, for not to do work
right is waste of time and strength.
Make it a pleasure for the children to
'shelp mother" instead of duty which
they think il. more than should be ex-
pected of them.
Save your patience. You may need
it some time when greater than the
present trials surround you, and if you
keep losing it in part every day you
can never get it together again. If
you save your time and strength much
of your patience will be stored up for
future rse-will power must do the
rest.
Save your breath; don't scold. You
may die for want of breath sooner if
you scold than you might otherwise.
Save the love of your little ones and
the sunshine they bring into your
home. Some day your life will be dark
when this sunshine has entered the
home above. Some day their love may
go out to some one beside you.
Save food by cooking just enough
and no more, by avoiding rich pastry,
cakes, etc, and choosing only that
which is wholesome. Utilize cold Wet
uals by making appetizing dishes
whose origin is disguised.
Save clothing, not by merely buying
the lowest in price, but the most dura-
BILE and best looking that your purse
will allow. Higher priced goods some
times in fact, generally, prove to be
the cheapest in the end, as they will
look well if made over several times.
Save furniture by buying that which
will stand long and hard usage, and
depend on your artistic talents to
brighten and ornament it. Let your
first thought in buying furniture be:
First, comfort; second, use; third, du-
rability, and last, style.
Save money. One who saves time,
strength, patience, love, food, cloth
ing. and furniture generally has the
knack of saving money, but as there
are as many ways of saving money as
there are ways of making money it is
useless to attempt to tell them here.
"a penny saved is a penny earned
Good Housekeeping.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
His Choice of Two Evils.

It was two o'clock in the morl
and colder than four kinds Of chal
when the policeman saw the
standing on the street corner shi
ing until his heels ratified on
sidewalk
"What's the matter?" asked the
ficer, approaching him.
'I-I-I-I'm cold," shivered
man.
What are you standing out |
for?''
Every place is shut up"
Have you homer"
Eyes"
:'Can't you get in thereP"
, "Yes."
"Wen, why don't you. YOU'LL
here"
81 wouldn't be surprised, " said
man, bracing up to a degree Of
ness, but I'd a blamed sight ratne
froze than be roasted, and my w
waiting up for me, because the
was turned up full when was 70
there a while ago"
"Um," grunted the policeman
invited him to remain where ne
and continue to shiver.-DetrOH
Press,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
Apples for Luncheon.

An elegant way to use apples for a
dinner dessert or a luncheon is to re.
move the cores, steam them until ten
der, and then fill the hollow left by
taking out the core with candied fruit
Select apples that are large and tart
and have red skins. For the filing in
eight apples Mrs. Rorer uses four
ounces of candied cherries and
two of candied pineapples. Chop the
fruits and simmer them in halfcupful
of sugar and a cupful of water. Ar
range the apples when cooked on an
ice-cream dish or chop plate; fill the
center heaping full of the fruit, drain
ing it free from the strip. Boil the
sirup until thick as honey, flavor with
vanilla or good sherry, and haste the
apples with it. Serve cold with whipped
cream heaped around the apples Just
before serving.-N. Y. Post.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
DOMINIC A VEIL.
An Accomplishment That Few Women
Have and Still Fewer Acquire.

An Accomplishment That Few Women
Have and Still Fewer Acquire.
1t is an accomplishment worth ac-
quiring in these days when American
women fore abroad almost universally
yelled as the beauties of the orient, to
put ones veil on successfully, that is
so that the hair is held securely in po-
sition, the veil itself does not droop be-
low the hat brim at any point, and
neither bangs loose nor draws across
the face, rendering wink inconven-
lent and the nose a martyr to the tick
ling sensation which every wearer of
a veil knows. Half the beauty of the
veil, or, more strictly, the enhancement
of beauty which the veil gives, is due
to the way it is put on. Worse than
no. veil at all is the veil put on before
the bonnet is assumed, as one fash
ion writer recommends. The filing
meshes, pressed closely against the
face and hair, leave no room for
the charming illusory effect which
is the wells chief excuse for being"
The first requirement in veil is that
it shall be of unstinted size, double
width, unless it is to be worn with
small bonnet yard long, SO that it
may be gathered up in generous folds
over the hat brim and pinned-a veil
should never be tied-well up at the
back of the hat. A better fit and
prettier effect is given by little
clusterof gathers directly in the middle
of the front 1t is to be hoped that
women will sometime learn that wells
figured with sprigs, or, indeed, any
thing but unobtrusive dots, are never
becoming and make them look, as a
man was heard to remark the other
day, "as if their faces were covered
with flies. "-Chicago Times.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
IN THE ELECTRICAL wa,

fl
In France the telephone 4 70
many railroad main lines. o. MI
lion Of the Vincennes railway oaa
novel system is in vogue bv LIT StaY
; given signal on the teleerarMh nlcA
ment, the operator connects ~ M
graph with the telephone fos sue
communication. Electrical po Veq
-Vulcanized rubber used 70.
ating electric wires is so iniu.,i
copper that it has been fonna ,iou
sary to plate the wire with tin ~ ~ ne
sulate it with unvulcanized , us
and then cover the whole with ruOI
lied rubber. In this wav tho a .ul
in the latter is prevented from
upon the copper.
"A new electrolytic method ..
use to plumbers is the joining ~
to earthenware. The eartban
should have an unglazed surfaoa
IT otherwise the glaze is removss
the surface is coated with nlnml
and placed in an electrolytic BATH
obtaining metallic COATING n,
coating the lead pipe can be sola
in the ordinary way by means
plumbers wiped" joint. The n,os
it is said' will probably supers pS
use OF rubber sleeves, washers
putty, with which Imperfect
have often been associated.
The Missouri Pan Electric 4
phone Co., which has shown no /
of life for several years, has hail
vived by the decision of Judge Cav,
ter against the Bell Telephone q
meeting of the company was callsd|
January 2, at which plans for M
ture work of the corporation
formulated. The Missouri Pan
trio Co. was organized in 1884, ana
speaking contrivances were in
slant use in st. Louis between 1894
1887. Over 1000 were in use in tba
until March II, 1887, when the deci
of the supreme court abolished The
tenn in favor of the Bell.
"A great many attempts have
made to obtain electricity direct 4
fuel, without the Intervention Of
boiler and the steam engine driyr
dynamo, and generally these ext
ments have taken the shape of thu
plication of heat to some thermou
netic apparatus. One or two trial
note have been made to consume
coal directly in cell, and some N
esting efforts in this direction
lately been recorded by DR.. W. Boz
ers. His first experiments were N
with carbonic oxide gas, but he
succeeded in producing an electric
rent by the combination of hydro
gases, and even d
pulverized coal. His great advai
seems to consist in the
Of cuprous Tor copper chloride as
electrolyte of his battery, it being
suitable to promote chem
combination in a gas battery, u
carbonic oxide and oxygen as its
ments. 1t would appear that in an
paratus still confessedly very ind
plete, one7quarter to one-third
energy of the fuel is couV
ed into current. With powdered
instead of carbonic oxide, an effcie
If fifteen per cent. of the possible
apparently obtainable. But the q
lal pollution of the liquid by the
lust stands in the way of higher
suits, and throws the experiments }
IN the use of gas elements as thee
way in which genuine success cal
cached.
His ChOice of Two Evils,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
Two Kinds of 1t.

The landlady had left the star y
er to carve the fowl while she wen
into the kitchen to see about S0I,
the other portions of the feast
emily she stuck her head in the y,
isn't that carving done yes
asked in a tone implying tnas .
not, and was not because tne ~.
didn't know any more about ea'
than a Philadelphian knows
rapid transit. -,
at is, madam" he responesu
the sweetest grace imaginaols
the chicken is not" and ne Pa's
over to her with the raw edge
ing through in half a dozen PD
Detroit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
To Wear Beneath the Capes

Sleepless jackets of wadded silk are
sold in the shops to wear underneath
the fashionable cape. Many of them
are quite pretty, and all are useful in
preventing severe colds, as the cape of
the hour, though stylish, does not pro-
tect the chest. The prettiest of these
jackets are made of brocade, heavily
wadded or lined with chamois Other
palmer ones are made of dark plush
n. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15
sure to he on Hand

Hotel Guest.-I want you 70 =
punctually at 5 o'clock o.
morning; it is of the greatest ~
ance that 1 catch my train. nOr
won't fail me.
Porter.-Niver fear, scr. ~
such a terrible toothache On ooS
pose DIN Shape . wink al -
Puck.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15

"A recent survey has established the
number Of glaciers In the Alps at ], l5s.
of which 24o have q length of no-s
than four and thrse-qusrtsrs mica
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15

The most important annual holi.
day at Babylon was in honor of Bel OF
Belus. 1t was celebrated with human
sacrifices
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-14
PEOPLE,,

EpwARD EMERsoN, son of Ralph
Waldo Emerson, is lecturing In Eng
land on his fathers correspondence
with John Sterling and on the life Of
Thoreau.
A WOODEN crown was recently sent to
Emperor William by certain Herr
Eckermann, who had worked on ii for
three months. The emperor accepted
1t and sent him $3.50.
MARGARET YOU'VE, an intelligent
young woman, is forced TO act as queen
of the Mannan group of South Pacific
islands against her will. The people
regard her as goddess. The grand
chief is the only man allowed to APP
proach her.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS Is said to be
the most difiident of living American
authors--a regular "Brer Rabbit" in
shyness He lives in pleasant little
cottage three miles from Atlanta, in a
grove of sweet gum trees and pines.
He never goes into society or to the
theater, but finds content ut his own
hearth.
For the last fifteen years, at regular
intervals of three months, Alphonse
Daadet has received q note, written In
pencil, from the same man, who Is evi-
den thy great traveller, for his letters
bear all the stamps of the world. He
informs the great novelist that he
trains animals to pronounce his world
saEaed nams, and thsn lets them go.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-14

the best branches are left, and these
The branches left on, of course, must
be carefully selected, so that the stubs
start from the body at the proper
height to form good top.
Usually we cut the trees back in the
manner here suggested before plant
ing. Prof. Bailey suggests leaving the
tops ON until after the trees are set,
since one can then better estimate the
proper height of starting the top, the
operation is easier done, and there is
no further danger of breaking off the
limbs by the handling of the tree.
Every planter may suit his own no.
tons in this respect. In no case, how
ever, is it safe to leave trees planted
this fall untrimmed until spring, or
without trimming at any time. The
roots are more or less mutilated, and
not in shape to support the evapora-
tion of moisture going on all the time
through the comparative excess of
top. If fall-planted trees are yet un-
trimmed, the work should be done at
once on the lines herein suggested.
The young trees are now firmly estab-
lished in the soil, but for further Sc
curity against loosening the roots the
foot may be placed at the base of the
tree and the superfuous branches re-
moved. Make the cut from the under
side, while the left hand bends the
branch to be removed upwards. Have
the knife sharp in order to make a
clean, smooth cut.-Americap Garden
So
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-14
WlNTERiNG CELERY.
Leaving the Plants In the Ground Is Said
to lie Good Plan.

Leaving the Plants In the Ground Is Said
to lie q Good Plan.
Our plan is to leave the celery right
in the ground where it grew. Remov.
ing it is sure to wilt it; and l don's
care how well it is blanche-1, wilted
celery is always tough. Then it loses
those most desired qualities-freshness
and crispness.
We set our plants in June, and as
soon as they are five or six inches high,
"handle" them-that is, gather the
plants in one hand and draw the earth
around with the other. We have sue
ceeded best with level setting. We use
a bar shave plow for killing up as soon
as the plants are large enough, then
finish with hoe. The billing is con-
tinued as often as needed till danger
of heavy freezing, when we cover all
with earth save little of the tops;
over these place light layer of straw
and cover this with earth. Now cover
the whole ridge with fresh manure
from the horse stable, sufficient to
keep out the frost. Then you have 1t
ready for winter, and soon it will be
ready for use. Dig as much at time
as will keep fresh without whiting be-
fore used, but no more. This may
seem like some work and trouble, but
do not think anyone after eating Gel.
cry kept in this way will say he is not
paid for his trouble. Persons who are
used to good celery tried ours last win
ter and said it was the best they ever
put in their mouths.--W. A. McDor-
man, in Country Gentleman.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-14
nswLY.sET TREES.
humber of Different Methods of Prunr
ing Them Described.

Ing Them Described.
The amount of pruning to be done
on trees when newly planted is an
often disputed point. Frequently We
Taeet extreme views, some people be-
ing opposed to ouch or all pruning
while others think the best way is to
cut young trees, especially peach
trees, down to mere stubs at both ends.
The latter method was ably advocated
by the horticulturist of the Maryland
Experiment station at a meeting OF
the American Pathological society at
Washington some years ago. We have
planted peach trees thus trimmed, and
had excellent success, the trees maxi
ing good growth both at top and root
ends. Usually. however, we revolt at
the thought of this murderous slash
ing, and prefer to trim all peach trees
of average size to whips, possibly
with little stubs Of the branches left
on. If the body of tree is small and
slender, we practice whip pruning
anyway with pear, apple and other
trees as we'll as with peach trees.
Our aim, then, is to produce, first of
all good, stiff foundation on which
TO build up the branches at proper
height. Fig. l of the accompanying
illustration, adapted from sketches
given in recent bulletin of the Cor
nell University Experiment station
no SO, Hints on the Planting of Or
chards, by Prof. L. II. Bailey, shows
a well-grown, strong peach tree, and
Fig. the same tree properly pruned.
This style of handling peach trees
usually gives MS the best results. Prof
Bailey thinks it better to leave spurs
with at least one bud than to trim to
mere whip. There should also be a
number of strong, bright buds left
upon the top, for these are the points
where early growth begins, he says.
For standard pear and apple trees If
fair size we adopt a different style of
pruning. In Fig. 3 we see a strong,
well-grown and well-branched ,pear
tree. The same tree, properly trirnmed
for planting, is shown in Fig. 4. A
small number from three to fve) OF
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-14
SECOND PERSON SINGULAR.

Pecullarities of Engiish Speech That Fur
nish Topic for the Scholar.
The peculiarities of English speech
at the present day are so many and so
odd that they furnish topic, not only
for the study and the lecture-room,
but even for the tea table. Quite
Young people, not very brilliant, can
make curious discoveries in that field.
and the mildest of curates can tell
stories; but the popularity most sig
nficant of all is commonly unnoticed.
Alone among European tongues ours
has discarded the second per-
son singular. 1t has not yet
actually vanished. Country folk of
the elder generation use it as freely al
most as ever-so freely, in fact, that
the distinctions which it was framed
to express are lost. Anyway, the end
is in sight The board schoolinaster
may be trusted to root out that "vul-
garism," for we have reached such a
height of gentility that thou" and
thee" are vulgar beyond dispute.
Those who lament the change most
earnestly can not deny it. But very
few are conscious of any loss. We
should all be shocked beyond express
sion If you" were substituted for
thou" in the service of the church, or,
indeed in private prayer, but the moral
which that feeling indicates does not
strike the public. 1t is clear, never
theless.
The second person plural can not ex.
press deep and solemn feelings when
used toward an individual or toward
an abstraction. 1t lowers the tone OF
the commonplace forthwith. And that
apparently was the reason why it fell
into disuse, if the Puritans be RESPONSE
Bile for the change. as is generally as
sumed. Their intense reverence for
holy things led them to regard with
distastc the employment of formula
essentially linked Herewith in the mat
ters of common life. George Fox, TAX
ing just the other view, sought to dis
connect ''superstitious fancies" by lev
Cling. up, as one may say. The Puri-
tans kept ''thou" for church by way of
distinction, the Quaker prophet insist
cd upon thou" under all circumstances
in order to prevent distinction. He
had the greater share doubtless in
impressing the notion that it is a
vulgarism, for the Quakers, an inter-
esting and honorable remnant now,
were multitude once, bitterly scorned
and hated. But, as has been said, few
are conscious of any loss from the dis
appearance of the second person sin
gular. Persons who have close relA-
tions with a foreign household may
feel vaguely that their own tongue
lacks tender delicacy in its form OF
address. Taught by experience they
perceive that a mother and her child
ought to have some word of commune
cation more endearing, more familiar
than that which is used to all the
world. friends and foes, strangers and
fntimates. Sometimes also they may
feel the want of an energetic formula
which expresses command of contempt
by its own native force, or asserts SUI
periority without offense, as in speak
ing to servant. We once had all
these advantages like other people.
They have persisted, and the ordinary
Briton sees no cause to think he is any
worse. London Standard.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-02-14
HIS GOOD ADVICE.
How the Young Lawyer Got Even with
the Judge Who Sneered.

How the Young Lawyer Got Even with
the Judge Who sneered.
The young man had been admitted
to practice at the bar. He sat within
the bar Enclosure, specializing upon the
chances of clients coming to him. bv
mistake or otherwise. He heard his
name spoken, and started to his feet.
MIR. De Novo, the prisoner at the
bar is unable to employ counsel Will
you defend him?"
Certainly your honor May retire
with him to the bar office for few
moments consultations
"Yes, sir; and give your best ad-
vice"
A hardly perceptible sheer curled his
honor's lips as he uttered these last
words. but the young man did not APP
pear to notice it. Motioning for the
prisoner to follow him, he passed into
the other room. The door was closed,
and for ten minutes the lively clatter
of many conversations filled the court