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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
Telephone journal
BY WIRE TO EVERY SUBSCRIBE
ER'S BEDSIDE.
The Telephone Herald of Budapest Has
5000 Subscribers and Been in OPP
Grafton Over Two Years.

The telephone newspaper organized
at Pesth, Hungary, has now been
working successfully for two years. II
is the only newspaper of the kind in
the world. 1t is called the Telephone
Hirnondo, or Herald, costs two cents,
like printed paper, and is valuable to
persons who are unable or too lazy to
use their eyes or who cannot read. 1t
has 5000 subscribers, who receive the
news as they would ordinary tele-
phone messages. A special wire 1858
miles long runs along the windows of
the houses of subscribers, which are
connected with the main line by sep
arate wires and special apparatus
which prevents the blocking of the
system by an accident at any one of
the stations. Within the houses long,
flexible wires make it possible to car
ry hereceiver to the bed or elsewhere
in the room.
The news is not delivered as it hap
pens to come in, but is carefully edit
ed and arranged according to a print
ed schedule, 10 that a subscriber at
any time knows what part of the pa
per he is going to hear. 1t begins with
the night kilograms from all parts of
Europe. Then comes the calendar of
events for the day, with the city news
and the lists of strangers at the hotels.
After that follow articles on music art
and literature. The staff is organized
like that of any other newspaper, and
is on duty from 1880 in the morning
until $3.50 at night. After the copy
has passed through the EDITORS hands,
for the paper is subject to the same
restrictions as ordinary newspapers
and is liable for it's communications,
it is given to the s'speakers." These
are ten men with strong voices and
clear enunciation, who work in shifts of
two at a time and talk the news
through the TELEPHONE. There are %
editions uttered a day. Additions to
the first edition are announced as
news items.
~ AA NJ oAO bAllO WHO'LL III LOWS ID
coming in the subscribers are enter
tanned with vocal and instrumental
concerts. These were at first given
for them especially in the office of the
Hirnondo, but now the wire is in com
munication with the Opera House and
music halls, and on Sundays and saints
days with the churches. The music is
transmitted at times to other place in
Austro- Hungary, and recently the
Hirnondo m~ichrophone was connected
with the circuit going from Trieste,
through Vienna, Bremen, and Pesth,
to Berlin, the music being heard in all
these places with equal c~learness and
force. The happy Hungarian can lie
abed all day and hear everything that
is going on in his town.
Such a newspaper as the one de-
scribed vas foreshadowed by a writer
in the British and Colonial Printer and
Stationer in December, 1898. In the
article, which was entitled ga Fairy
Tale for Printers," an attempt was
made to forecast the future of the
daily newspaper; and Telephone Har-
monde closely resembles the writer's
ideal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
MRS. LEASE HERE.
A Ledger Reporter Interviews the
Great Woman Politician.

NILS. MARY Lease, the IA
NOUS Populist politician, arrived on
the Wabash September rs and was
seen by a LEDGER reporter immedi-
ately after her arrival. The editor of
the LEDGER had requested his rem
resentative to ask Mrs. Isease how she
became a Mason. Since ne was n
himself he would like to know how
she entered the secret order, and when
the question was put to her she an
swered thus: eff the editor of the
LEDGER is a Mason and wishes to
know how I became one, Iethim come
over and talk to me himself, as / am
well aware that the greatest part of
Masonry is keeping it secret and l
think / have learned how to do that by
this time" When asked for her views
on the money question, Mrs. Lease said
she was emphaticaIly in favor of a 16
to ] ratio and that there was no doubt
In her mind that the present move to
demonetize silver was unconstitution-
al. She also stated that she believed
that there were over % states that
could not be carried ON a gold basis,
(this is where she is Off if the voice of
the people was heard.
She stated that the silver cause was
gaining friends every day and that
she thought the free silverites would
certainly carry Missouri in 1896. When
questioned as to the national prospects
for 1896 she said that as far as she
could see the Republicans would gain
a decided victory and that Harrison
would probably be nominated and
elected. Mckinley, she stated, had
no show on account of his radical
views or the tariff, and Reed was not
popular enough among the mass of
the people. Here Mrs. Lease stated
that Blaine was by far the greatest
statesman America had possessed of
late years, and that he had been the
idol of the people.
When asked if she had a cut of her
self she informed the reporter that
she had never carried a cut or photo
graph of herself with her unlike most
male politicians.) During her CONVEX
sation Mrs. Lease said that the capitol
of the United States should be remov-
ed from Washington to Missouri or
Kansas, where it would not be inf1u-
enced by Wall Street, and that this
would become an issue in the near
future. She told the reporter that the
recent articles about her having join
ed the Masons and all the gossip about
the same had been published without
any authority from her and that she
had not even read them. During the
interview the reporter asked her if
her name was really Mary Ellen, to
which she replied that it was not; that
her name was Mary Elizabeth and
that ever some of her best friends had
often called her the former, thinking
it was really her name. When ques-
toned as to what she would speak
about on Friday she said that she
would try to show the unconstitution-
ality of the action of the Democratic
and Republican parties on the land,
money and transportation questions.
Mrs. Lease lives in Wichita, Kas.,
and has a husband and four children.
MI. Lease is at home now with the
children. Mrs. Lease is a tall woman
and quite good looking. She has
been greeted with large audiences
everywhere she has spoken this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

Written for the Ledger
Scripture Cake.

One cup butter (JudgesV., 25), three
and one-half cups flour, First Kings,
", 22), three cups sugar, Jeremiah,
VI, 2O), two cups raiains, First Sam
uel, xxx, 12), two cups figs, First
Samuel, xxx, 12), one cup water,
Genesis XIV, I'D, one cup almonds,
Genesis, XLIII, III, six eggs, isaiah,
X.,14), one tablespoon honey, EXODUS,
XVI, 31), sweet spices to taste, First
Kings, X, 10). Follow Solomon's adj
vice for making good boys and you
will have a good cake. proverbs
MIL, 14.)
Mrs. EMMA MCCLURE,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
County, Missouri, Thursday. October 8, 1885,
The Niagara Falls Plant in Operation.

From the Scientific American.
After almost five years of work and
the expenditure of over $4,000, 600,
Niagara Falls are now being utilized
for power. The monster 5000 horse
power dynamos of the Cataract Con-
%struction Co. are now sending out
electricity for commercial use. The
first power was delivered to the works
of the Pittsburg Reduction Co. at 1880
O'Clock August 26, when dynamo No.
2 in the Construction Co.'S. power
house was set in motion. At the Re-
duction Co.'S. works there YER about
a dozen mel at work and the pots
used in the making of aluminium are
being tested by them.
The power from the power house is
sent over copper cables laid in a con-
duit to the aluminium works. The
current sent out is an alternating one,
and before it can be used in the max
ing of aluminium it must be trans
formed to q direct current. This is
done by passing through four of the
largest transformers ever built. These
are 2,100 horse power each, and three
of them are running.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

any daughter left without telling
us good-by or where she was going.
found out that her trunk had been
shipped to st. Louis.
81 see it all now. They have in
fuenced her against her old father
and mother, and have taken her from
US. But they will suffer for this sooner
or later.
81 feel at times as though I could
not stand this strain. The action of
these people, u~nrestrained, is too
much for me. Allow them to steal
my little girl, whom l have raised so
carefullyi Yes, I feel as though 1
might do something rash. Think of
it; I've lived all these years to find
myself compelled to disown my
daughter-my own flesh and blood"
He fairly shock with rage. Then he
Gained somewhat.
"The papers say I am opposed to
the wedding because of the disparity
in ages. This is not true, although he
is nearly 60 and she is but 10. No one
knows this better than Dalton him
self. I have not met him since Gov.
Stone defeated him for the nomina-
ton. / was a delegate and voted
against him. We had a warm inter-
view and he asked me why I did not
vote for him. Over twenty persons
heard my reply. He could not ex-
plain and that is why I refused him
the hand of my daughter"
a Post Dispatch reporter located
Miss Carr Tuesday at the home of a
cousin, Mrs. L. FL. Whitbrook, 1905
North Grand avenue. Mrs. Whitbrook
is a decidedly pretty brunette. She
treated the matter as a huge Joke.
She could not understand all the fuss
being made about the affair, and add
ed something about it being hard
enough for an old fellow to make love
let alone be bothered to death.
81 just think it shameful that Uncle
should carry on that way" she said.
SIS there any truth in the reported
secret marriage of Col. Dalton and
Miss Mayme?" asked the reporter.
A hearty laugh and a "Why, no."
was the reply.
az thought Maymie told her father
all about coming here. She just want
ed to be near the Colonel and go out
with him"
eyes, we have set the date of the
wedding. 1t will be quite swell, too.
Oct 8 is the day."
Mr.. Carr had not called on his niece
up to a late hour last evening, and
Mrs. Whitbrook said she wasn't sur
prised, adding that she was not OIL the
best of terms with her uncle.
The bride-to-be, who has caused all
of this trouble, was in the house, but
declined to say anything for publica-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Never Fail to Please.

THE Democratic party of New York
in convention assembled adopted a
platform on Wednesday, Sept. %, the
currency plank of which is as follows:
"We favor a sound currency and a
safe banking system, which can be
based only on an honest dollar of a
single standard of value, the standard
of the world. We oppose the free
coinage of sixty cents worth of silver
into a dollar. The governments should
not do our banking business, and
should limit itself to safeguarding
banking methods which will extend
throughout the country. The legal
tender notes, born of the necessities
of a struggle for national existence,
should be withdrawn. Their presence
in the currency is a menace to bust
ness and prevents the due use of sill
ver dollars already coined.
"We believe that the President will
permit no steps backward in tariff re-
form. Reckless Republican legislation
left to the Democracy a legacy of i'll,
eliminating just as a Republican Pres
ident left office, and long before any
Democratic laws had been passed, in a
disastrous crises, now happily disap-
pearing, as the results of Democratic
administration.
THE PRESIDENT HIGHLY PRAISED.
"We congratulate the country that
it has a Democratic President who viii
veto measures and will enforce for
the next two years a truce in the tariff
issue. We commend our Democratic
President for his wise steps to restore
the public credit and to maintain the
national honor, for his pioneer work
in tariff reform, for his steady improve
ment of the civil service, for his firm
stand in the maintenance Of law and
order when the public peace wash
danger and for the dignided policy
which has secured American rights
abroad without yielding to clamor
raised by selfish adventurous for en-
broilment in foreign relations. The
state of New York rejoices In tho hon
ors paid to her first citizen, twice
President, and we believe the electoral
vote can be assured for a successor
who will show the outspoken courage
and firm fidelity which have made him
honored and trusted by the people,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
lieutenant General schoaeld to Retire

Lieutenant General SchoHeld to Retire
On Sunday Lieutenant General Jno.
McAllister Schofield, now In command
of the army, will retire and Major
General Nelson A Miles, now in COM
mand of the department of the east,
viii take his place. General Miles,
however, viii not take the title of
Lieutenant Governor, as this was con-
ferred on General Schofield by act OF
Congress last February and General
Miles will have to be satisfied with
his present n until he has distin-
guished himself in some way. Gen.
Miles' position win be given to Gen.
Thomas III. Reeger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
N FOR BIcYCLIsTs.
Some Rules For the Lovers OF This
Sport in Mexico.

The LEDGER gives the following
rules for bicyclists and advises all
wheelers to read them carefully:
1. A good bicyclist is careful of his
roads, therefore when taking header
be careful not to hit the road too hard
with your forehead. You might make
a dent in the pavement.
2. In falling off your wheel do not
fall on both sides at once. Failure to
observe this rule viii result in divid-
ing you against yourself.
8. Keep your lamp Lit when riding
at night. The boy who thought he
was safe because he had a parlor
match in his pocket came home with
a spoke in his wheel that didn't be-
long there.
4. Do not be rough with Mexico ice
wagons. If you must I'll into one Of
them do it as gently and tenderly as if
it were a baby carriage.
5. A mercifu1 rider is merciful to
his wheel,so do not force a bicycle bey-
ond the point of its endurance, un-
less you want to walk back with your
wheel on your shoulders.
6. Keep cool. If in the course of
a ride you find yourself in a tight place,
with a skittish horse to the left and a
steep ravine to the right and a bull
dog directly to the fore, take the ra-
vine. You'll go into it, anyhow, and
if you take it along without dragging
the dog or the horse after you your
chances will be improved.
Z. Never use spurs ON the pneu-
matte tires of your wheel. The use of
spurs in this name is likely to leave
your bicycle in a winded condition.
Spurs r not comfortable, either, in
case of a throw.
s. Do not be stubborn with a balky
wheel. If the front wheel gets in a
rut going east, and the hind wheel in
another going west, dismount and
argue the matter standing, unless you
are tired and want to lie down by the
roadside without making the effort to
do so unassisted.
8. Be cautious. In riding from
North to South Mexico, do not try to
ride on the hand rail of the bridge.
You might slip and fall into the smoke
stack of a passing locomotive and get
SCOT all over your wheel.
TO-. Always be courteous. If a run
away horse has the right of way, do
not dispute it. You might wish you
hadn't, afterwards.
IL. In riding by Hardin College be
sure to go slow, especially M. M. A.
cadets, a the road along there is very
treacherous and there is scarcely a
young man in Mexico who al keep in
the middle of it just at that place.
Then, too, it would be SO embarrassing
to have to sit down on the edge of the
campus and mend your wheel.
By following these rules wheeling
will become a delight and the danger
will be done away with.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Divorce lis greatly on the increase
in England.
Wild dogs have begun to be a nuis-
ance in some parts of Kansas.
The eggs of a crocodile are scarcely
larger than those of the goose.
A pound of cork will sustain in the
water q man weighing 154 pounds.
Railway travelling in Norway is
cheaper than in any European coun-
try.
An Alabama father has taught all
his children to read with their books
upside down.
A Maine mother has an old slipper,
still in use, which has spanked sir
generations of her family.
There Is a man in Missouri whose
feet are so large that he has to put
| his trousers on over his head.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
Odd Size Mill Work,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
The Ladies Love Champ.

From the Vandalia Mail and Express.
At a picnic which recently took
place near Middletown an accident
occurred which illustrated, in a strik-
ing manner, the strong hold Champ
Clark has on the hearts of the people.
The Hon. Jerry Simpson, of Kansas,
addressed the people and in the course
of his speech delivered a brilliant
eulogy on the Missouri statesman.
At the close of his speech a prominent
lady crowded to the front and grasp
ing the hand of the sockless Populist
gave him a hearty shake and said:
sGod bless the man who speaks SO
well of Champ Clark" Champ has
certainly got the ladies with him and
that is about all a man needs in this
neck of the woods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
G. G. VOORHEES, at Eureka Springs.

@. @. VOORHEES,, of Mexico, Mo-,
made us a pleasant call this morning.
He is one of a party of Missouri gem
tlemen who spent several weeks here
last fall. Mr.. VOORHEES, is very much
pleased with Eureka Springs and says
there is no doubt but that in the near
future Eureka Springs will be one of
the best health resorts in the whole
country. OF course, he spoke as to
the matter of patronage, but We told
him it was already the best, and that
the people were just finding it out. He
is representing the Equitable Life In
uranc Co., OF New York, and will be
here some four or five weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

INC UnIcago e Alton shops In
Bloomington, ILL.,, began operations
lately upon a nine-hour schedule.
The shops have not been run ON full
time for more than two years, ana
the employees n highly eiated over
the resumption. Every car and loco
motive will be in demand for moving
the immense crops, and 1t became
necessary to provide a complete
equipment, passenger and freight, for
the new Peoria extension, which opens
netohe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
Font Ball Notes.

The Mexico foot ball eleven mas
been organized and is practicing
regularly. The players and their re-
spective positions r as follows:
Fred Morris, captain and full back;
Red Allen, right half back; Roy Fer
ris, left half back; Tuck Graham,
quarter back; Bill Treloar, right end;
Bert Luckie, lett end; III. Z. G. Tucker,
right guard; Prof. Wauchop, left
guard John -Luckie.lrig tackle
Percy Treloar, left tackle. The sub
stitutes are George Bruce and John
Potts. This will be one of the strong
est foot ball teams Mexico has ever
had and some good games viii be
played this fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THE LEDGER is in receipt of a copy
of the Rrookfield Argus, published in
Brookfeid, Mo. 1t is a bright, newsy,
prosperous little paper and shows by
its advertising columns that it is being
appreciated by the business men of
Brookfeld, which is one of Missouri's
best little cities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
. MOST Excellent REGIME

SALMON SALAD-To / can of salmon
take half as much of mashed up pota-
toes seasoned with cream and butter,
mix salmon and potatoes well togeth-
er. For dressing-one pint of vinegar,
four eggs, two tablespoons of sugar,
pepper and salt to suit taste, table
spoon of butter and celery seed, cook
until thick and stir while cooking.
Miss FRANCES KARNEs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Treat Customers Right.

Mr.. j. r. Creasey is back from Him
oils to remain permanently. Mr..
Creasey is well known to the readers
of the LEDGER as the former owner Of
all the ghosts in this county. He has
been absent something more than six
years and is glad to get home again.
They all come back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
Barn Paint i'm Bulk,
La Crosse Lumber Co
Mrs. Nancy Swon. Aged "a.

MAn' AsoASy 1~oh, ~A6OA OS'
FULTON, Mo-, Sept. 25.-Mrs. Nancy
Swon died at her home in Auxvasse,
this county, yesterday, aged SO years.
She left nine children living, the
youngest being SO years old, and has
been a resident of the farm on which
she lived for 81 years. She has 13s
children, grandchildren and great
great grandchildren. There has oc-
cured in all this time only one death
in the family and that was her hus-
band, Richard Swon, in the year 1865.
Mrs. Swon was a native of Scott coun-
ty, Kentucky, and came to Missouri in
1884.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

Quite G. number of Audrain county
farmers are arranging to raise castor
beans. This crop is proving very
profitable in Missouri. You can easily
raise from Is to 20 bushels per acre
and the price is from $3.50 to % per
busheI. The castor bean crop never
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

VIM. Armstrong, Of Perry, was the
guest of his son, A. @. Armstrong,
last week. Mr.. Armstrong Ii delight
ed with the improvements made In
Mexico and thinks Audrain county
one of the very best In the world. He
says that no county has better bridge
facilities than we have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THE Mexico LEDGER extends con-
gratulations to III. NJ. Cornick, of the
Elsberry Nems, who, on September 26,
was married to Miss Nettie White, of
Illinois. Cornick is q thorough news
paper man and is deserving of a fair
and lovely bride. May they live long
and prosper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

Teacher-"Frankie Fizzletop, you
were late this morning9n
frankie FizzIetop-"Yes'm. We've
got a new baby at our house."
Teacher-"Well, don't let 1t happen
again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

Mr.. T. 7. TRIMBLE, formerly of the
Perry Enterprise and a brother of Mr..
Wood Trimble, of this city, is studying
for the Presbyterian ministry. Mr..
Trimble is a close student and young
man of fine talents, and we prediction
him glorious success in his new field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THE La Crosse Lumber Company is
satisfied that there is going to be a big
business boom in Audrain and adioin-
ing counties this fall and has contract
ed for liberal advertising space-in the
Daily and Weekly LEDGER. This
company has quitea number of yards
in the territory in which the LEDGER
~circulates and its investments with
this paper for advertising have always
proved profitable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

SOME of the Populists in Audrain
County are delighted with Mrs. Lease
and say that Bryan can't hold a can
die to her when it comes to expound-
Ing the doctrine of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at Is to 1 with
out the assistance of any other nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03
The Corn crou

From the Lannens Mol Bulletin.
SIXTY bushels of corn to the acresat
twenty cents per bushel means twelve
dollars worth OF grain per acre. Two
such crops would almost pay for the
land that produced it. Consequently
no industrious farmer has room for
complaint this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

The funeral of George Hatcher, OF
Auxvasse, aged 60, who died Wednes-
day night Of ANGER of the stomach,
raj held from the Methodist church
at that place Friday and the body was
brought to Mexico o. burial that
afternoon. Mr.. Hatcher was nm old
and respected citizen of Auxvasse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

NOTWITHSTANDING all the outrag-
eous lies printed on the subject, no
bond issue is contemplated by the
administration.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

SOME of the stats of the governors
at Chickamauga had on uniforms that
far outshone in spiendor and display
those of commanding officers in the
great five days. conflict.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THE Governor of Texas may not be
able to stop the Corbett-F itzsimmons
prize fight, but he ought to be able to
stop it. Prize fights are a disgrace TO
this country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THE Democrats of Maryland have
nominated McGil for Governor and,
after adopting Il sound money plat
form, endorsed Cleveland's admins
tration,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

The favorite recipe credited to Mrs.
Belts in the Mexico Weekly LEDGER
should have been Mrs. John 7. Betx,
one Of Audrain county's very best
housewives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

MEXICO can have a splendid cream
cry right away if those people who
will be directly benefited viii half
way do their duty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THE new M seems to get as
much enjoyment out of studying the
fall and winter styles a any of her
old-time sisters ever did.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-03

THOSE are brave church members
in Washington who propose having
three pastors, M of them DR.. Tai
mage, to one church.