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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

again. therefore, the great majority Of
farmers credited all good things to that
party. They could not believe that the
party Of Lincoln and Sumner and other
friends of humanity would do aught Of
injustice.
h Robbery.
The war tariff was prolonged In time
of peace despite solemn promises to the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

crops, the coun-
try rings with
frantic cries of
rage and denun-
citation. The
farmer has SUBJ
mitted too long.
He has lost the
respect Of those
who have robbed
him, and 1t Is
much to be feared
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Garry Largest Stock.

Many political speakers, clergymen,
singers and others who use the voice
excessively, rely upon One Minute
Cough Cure to prevent huskiness and
hryngitis. It's value ~ . preventive
y only equaled by its power 70 AFFORD
nseanuneous relief. For sale by
Woodbridge q Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

1881, for instance, $780,
$50, 900 bushels were val
ued at 1856, $50, AIT. and
in 1895, 467. 102. 947 BUSH
els at $237, 938. 998. And
yet the world has not as
much wheat as it wants,
and not much more. than
half as much as 1t would
buy II 1t had the where
with. There is evidently
.o-oSh;.. -oka~ kho&
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

ington,D
was for a long
time under treat
ment Of two of
the best physi-
clans of this city,
for q severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
The while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
! charged me three
hundred dollars.
Nv month WAS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
To Unload,

We are anxious to unload our cloth
ing. The stock consists Of boys,
youths and mems suits. If you will
give us a trial we will sell
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
To Trade.

To Trade.
Good residence property in Mexico
for small farm. Must be well i'm
proved and near Mexico. See Brown
ing & Minor. dst % ct
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

tne annual re-
ports for 30 years
and deduct that
used for export
and seed from
the crop Of each
year and that fed
10 stock in late
years you will
find that 10000,
900 people are
eating only about
the Same
Of wheat -four
that $1,000, 900
people did. In
Europe also it has
haen shown that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

years and has submitted to the robbery
and voted for more of it. He is despised
because he has consented 10 his own
degradation.
His very virtues have been made the
means Of his degradation. The farmers,
and especially the men who till their
own acres, are q great conservative
class They dread revolution. They
love their country with an impassioned
ardor born of close contact with the soil
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

two bushels per capita was left for
bread. 1t has been repeatedly shown
that the worlds cotton crop is still
5000, 600 bales short Of the worlds
eonsumptive demand. Our own agricul-
tural department has shown that the
American people are eating consider
ably less wheat per capita than they did
a few years ago, and if you will take
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

Home-Seekers Excursion, Tuesday,
October 20.
To points in the north, west and
south, at very low rates. For par.
ticulars apply to e. 9. WILSON,
Tk't. Ag't. C.& A.and wabash r. r.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

cannot be explained by that handy
phrase ''overproduction.n
Has there been any overproduction of
fat hogsa Every farmer knows that there
is just now a great scarcity, almost q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

DIR. nj. @. Parsons, 1912 Lucas Ave-,
st. Louis, specialist In surgical and
medical diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, win be at the Windsor
Hotel October 9th, 2s-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
Farm For Sale

I want to sell the F. B. Vaughn farm,
near Martinsburg, privately, on easy
terms. GEO. w. ADAMS,
27-4t Assignee,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15


looked the fact that parties are COM
posed Of men and therefore subject to
change. They were slow to believe that
the grand old party could contain
schemers.
On top Of all the rest comes a fnan-
cial system which has added so per cent
to the value Of money and deprecated
the price of the farmers products in
like proportion, and at the least signs of
q revolt IN his part he is denounced as
a traitor. It is assumed as a matter of
course that Wall street
should strive for a rise in -@
stocks, that manufacturers sEeH
should lobby for a higher GFT
tariff, that the Pacific @N
Railway companies should IVY
eyade payment Of their
debt. All other men can Judge.
vote and lobby to raise the price Of what
they own and be good Christians, but
at the bare hint that the farmer
is to vote for restoring silver to
get a little better price for his
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

Rumor says that one of Mexico's
most popular young ladies Is shortly
to marry q gentleman prominent in
railroad circles ut Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

STATE OF OHIO, CITY oFToLEDo,
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm OF
F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm viii
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of HALL's OATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day Of Decem-
Der, A. D., 1885.
SEAL A. W. GLEASON,
- Notary Public.
HALLS Catarh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
bFSold by druggists, 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

the farmer COM
plain that prices
go down as the
size Of the r
goes up? And
how can you
prove that elevat-
ing the condition
of the farmer
will elevate that
of other labor
ers?"
1t is impossible
to raise the agri-
cultural class Of
any country
without raising
all the other
classes who de-
pend on labor for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

II you want your watch cleaned OF
repairing OF any kind done neatly,
chespiy and promptly call on T. 8.
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Ntf 4. &. RuEy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
Feed the Nerves

Upon pure, rich blood and you need
not fear nervous prostration. Nerves
are weak when they are improperly
and ~insuficiently nourished. Pure
blood ia their proper food, and pure
blood comes by taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which lie thus the greatest and
best nerve tonic. 1t also builds up the
whole system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
DON'T BET ON THE ELECTION.
If You do You Win Not Only Com
INIT = Crime. Punishable by Law,
But You VIII Lose Your Right
to Vote.

II man bets on election he had bet
ter make the other man put up over
$50.
It costs that much to bet on election
in Missouri, whether one wins ornot,
That IL, II he is found out.
The law reads: Every person who
shall bet OF wager any money or other
valuable thing on the result OF any
election authorized by the Constitu-
ton and laws Of the United States, OF
OF this State, or or any vote to be
given at such election or who shall,
knowingly, become stakeholder Of any
such bet or wager, shall be punished
by a fine of not exceeding 800.
1t will be well to remember that any
man who bets on the result of the
State or national election is disfran-
chised to vote any State or national
ticket at the coming election. Some
of these loud mouthed politicians who
are making such startling offers had
better put up and lose their vote or
shut mp and vote whatever way they
please and not worry everyone else
telling about it either.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

duction Of land? In two-thirds Of the
country east Of Illinois you can today
buy thousands of splendid farms at what
they were assessed for in 1870, and in
some of the finest parts of New York
state they viii sell you good farms at
The assessment of 1850. Farmers do not
complain at reduced prices for products
of which there has been a very great pro-
d~uction, but the figures show q decline,
though moi SO great, in articles of which
there is an admitted scarcity and that
the general decline is very much great
er than can be accounted for by the
amount produced.
Starving Midst Plenty.
But as a matter of fact is there any
uo-o -.,Es.l -.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

vacations on their own
farms, among their horses
and cattle. They delighted
in rural pleasure, they
worked and personally di-
rooted their employees,
and from a season of this
kind Of life and close con-
tact with the people they
came back to Washington
wonderfully freshened by
having lived close to the
heart Of nature, more
American and more DEM
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
Renair,nr Neatrv Done

La Crosse Lumber Co.
Established 1874,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

whisker. but looks like a wisp of weather
beaten hay.
This is the farmer Of today as the
people OF the cities are taught to con-
slider him.
And why this changer It is because
he has been systematically robbed for so
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15


hog famine. And
yet fat hogs in
the central region
of the west are
selling at 8 cents
q pound or less,
when but a few
years ago they
sold at 8. Has
there been any
duotion
in milk COWS?
The census will
show you they
are less numer-
GUS in proportion
to population
than they were,
and yet the price
is going steadily
downward. /
there an oyerpro-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
THE FARMER.
As He Was and
as He Is.
He IS ROBBED.
Stupendous Decline in
Farm Products.
A PERN1CIoUs FINANCIAL POLICY.

Evils Of Contraction-The Concentration
of wealth-Rise and Fall Of GoId-The
Enect Of the Free Coinage OF Silver.
What Gold Recommendation stands For.
Ar Honest Payment of Debtx-The Help
offered by the Ballot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

Lime, Plaster, Hair, ETC.,
La Crosse Lumber Co,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

~ "OHNH' HuCI 10 Do I6dI6U
that in great part he has lost his own
self respect. His poverty has become
Is reproach.
The Addiction of Abundance.
"But there has been SO great an in
crease in production. Now, why should
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

Cypress Finishing,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

Yellow Pine Finishing.
La Crosse Lumber Co,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

with their own land. Their N. Y. World.
names were coupled In the popular lore
with the names Of their estates. 1t was
Washington Of Mount Vernon, Jeffer-
son Of Monticello, Clay of Ashland.
Webster Of Marshfield and jackson of
The Hermitage.
Where is that farmer now?
The Viliacation.
He Is the gibe and the sneer of every
clown who ran oct on the CITY stare in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

For the above the Chicago & Alton
win sell tickets to Dallas and return at
1885. Tickets will be sold October
8, 10 and II. Good for return passage
until October ~. E. 3. WILSON,
Tk,t, Ag't.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,

Scroll Saving and Turning,
La Crosse Lumber CO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15

Rodes Clay is home from a trip to
CIT. Louis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
THOSE POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
The investigation Of Cases by the Civil Service
Commission.

Washington, Oct. 29.-There are a score
or more of cases of complaints of political
assessments of employees in federal offices
now on file awaiting the action of the
civil service commission In practically
all of lnese cases correspondence has
been going On between the commission
and parties Interested where the viola
tons OF the civil service law took place.
Most of the charges affect officers in the
West. though there is a relatively large
number in the East
More recent charges have come from
Worcester. Mass. and from P!:tsburg.
Pa. At the latter place the complaint al
ieges that threatening circulars We're for
warded to letter carriers and other en-
ployes in Allegheny county BY Chairman
,sarman of the Democratic state commit
tee. and County Chairman Howley of
Pittsburg.
All of these cases win be considered by
the commission together as soon as pos
sible. and test case for the vindica iron
IF the civil service law selected ana Wig
orousIy prosecuted. In many cases it has
been difficult to secure proof. and The
commission has been actinSt with great
caution. Delay in investigation has been
caused by the inadequacy of numbers in
the official force in the field as the regu-
lar examinations throughout the country
are taking up much of their time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
FoRMEp IH1o STOCK COMPANY.
Harper 4 Bros. Become a Corporation. With
Capitalization Of s2.000,O0O.

Nav York Gct l9-YhQ o11 and In
mons nublishing firm Of Harner &
Rrothers has become stock comnonv
The certificate Of the organization was
fled Tuesday with the secratarv IF
state ut ALBANY. the generators named
in the papers being Horatio r. Harner
Henry Sleeper Harper and James Far
nor The corporation is centralized at
- 600. 900.
i Henry Harper. Of No 2ee Madison
avenue. told a Tribune reporter that
the change had BEEN made simply for
the reason that the different members
Of the old firm had decided that nv
taking advantage of the business cor
poration laws of the state they could
the better promote the interests of the
concern and protect the ownership of
the Harper family therein.
There was to be no change in bust
ness policy, nor would any new persons
be admitted into or any of the present
members step out of the firm. The old
name of Harper & Brothers will be re-
tanned. and the only difference made
by the change will be that the publish
ing business in the future would be
conducted by a corporation instead of
private firm.
The original publishing firm of j. &
j. Harper was established in 1917 by
John and James Harper, "Seneca's
Morals being the first work printed
by them in that year. Two other
brothers, Joseph Wesley and Fletcher
Harper. were admitted 10 partnership
in 1888. and the name of the firm was
changed to Harper 4 Brothers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
A WEEK OF BRYAN PARALYSIS.
Then Thousands OF Contracts. Contiqeht 70
Bryan's Rout Will Become kctive.

New York, Oct. 29,-Not a day passes
now but evidence piles up that business
men and men with money Will not take
u step or risk cent of their capital until
The defeat of Bryan and repudia ton is
settled and settled for all time. Some
.iine ago a man IN Canton, \. Y, sold
the hard wood on 5000 acres of land near
Cranberry lake. BY the terms of the con-
tract the buyers We're to cut and take off
100000 feet this season and pay for each
month, 5 cut at the end of every month.
beginning Aug. l last. Up to the present
time they have not cut stick of the
wood and on Friday they met the man
VINO owned the timber They said they
We're ready TO pay for all they should
nave cut every month until the seasons
cut was ended, but that they did not
dare to do any cutting until after cleo
ton.
In case Mckinley was elected they said
they would take all the work they had
agreed to take and would increase their
order but if it should happen that he was
rot elected. then they wanted the lumber
TO stand where it was. They could not
afford 10 cut it because there would be
nc demand for the finished lumber. There
the matter stands now.
The condition is the same in the WOODEN
business. the dry goods business. the
ship building business and about every
other kind of business. There are con-
tracts involving millions OF dollars out
standing. their filling contingent on the
election of Mckinley and the utter rout
Of Bryan and reputation.
1t is safe to say. said a business man.
that there are enough contracts already
let in the United States. the work of fill
ing which is held off until after election.
10 put one-half OF the unemployed in the
country at work.
If Mckinley is elected these contracts
VIII be filed and millions upon millions of
dollars now tied up will be released and
put into business again: old contracts
filed and new ones made. If Bryan is
elected the money will stay where it is
locked up in vau.ts-and no work viii be
done except to meet immediate necessi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
BLUEBAcKlNG.
The Sport Not What il Used 10 Be in Days
Of Long Ago.

Bluebacks have begun 10 run up the
frednented brooks. and many of the
lovers of this old-time sport have made
Il gig. purchased a long-legged pair of
rubber boots. flied up the old lantern
and proceeded to the haunts of this
specie of trout which come up the
brooks in the fall of the year.
The hluebacks begin TO run about
bet 10. and, if the weather is cold fai,
sport can be had. The method of catch
ing them is somewhat different from
that used in ordinary fishing. Take
one, two or three good-sized hooks. fas-
zen them on to Il piece of iron rod
about two feet long. This is all that is
necessary until you get to the brook
cut a stiff alder about three or foui
feet in length. fasten the gig on tn this
tick ana you are ready for the fray
With the gig. lantern. and pail To put
what you catch in, you start down the
brook. You get a sight at one. you
make a ja5. and nine chances out Of i0
Tou miss, that is. il You are an unedu-
e;4ted gigger. Hut il YOU are an old
hand at the business an hours work
ril give you allsyou want for a meal
For year or two bluehacks have
Deen larger than ever, some even
Weighing half a pound. The ordinary
hluebaCk is about the size of a brook
trout
The origin Of the blueback in this
region is unknown. Some claim that
squire kangeley brought them from
england. but in conversation with Mr..
\ l.. cakes. recently. it was learned
prior TO the arrival OF Mr.. Rangeiey
tIr. Cakes says they look like the Loeb
leVen trout of Scotland.
Take a dozen brook trout and as
many bluehacks of equal size and to
The unframed eye one could not tell the
difference. And the difference is slight,
:, being in The form of the tail, the for
iner having square tails and the lat
ter more of forfed tail.
But they are not so plenty as in
former days. An incident was related
Fecently by a person who was present
It the time it occurred. 1t was several
Years ago. \ frequenter Of this region
Used to set a net across the brook and
;ake them from the net, putting them
iE.to . box that W2S made for the puY-
pose and placed in the brook This
: sherman had an idea that he owned
he brook and would not let the natives
get q fish Time went on and the lovers
Of bluebacks stood il as long as they
rould. one night several congregated
IT the bridge and waited for Blank
While they We're waiting someone
mashed the box containing the much
cherished fish. letting them go down
stream and on the arrival of the owner
gave him they said, the worst thrash
ing he ever got before or since
There was no more trouble after that
snd everyone that wished could get
all the fish they wanted.-Rangeley
Lakes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
A DEALER IN Beef.
w. II. Bezanson Has Learned by
Experience.

| Experience.
The manager of the Chicago Beef
company, w. II. Bezanson, who is To-
Gated at IS Blackstone street, Boston,
| is one of the best known men in the
market district. He says:
My wife has for many years been a
very sick woman, suffering from nu-
merous troubles of the stomach Size
lost her appetite entirely. had no en-
ergy, was SO weak and used up as to
be totally unfit for exertion of any
kind. She was at all times SO easily ex-
cited that this led to a species OF trem-
bling, which promised serious results
tried doctors without end. but to no
effect. and we were both utterly dis.
couraged. Some time last spring /
bought my first bottle of Puritana, and
my wife used it, A change was notice.
able almost from the first using of
Furitana. and it alone has put her on
her feet again. Puritana has done
what everything else failed to do, and
l regard my wifes cure as very re-
markable."
(Signed) W. H. BEZANSON.
Mr.. BeZanson is not more enthusi-
astic than George F. Dunning Of Fam
euil market. whose life was saved by
Puritana. Every patient tells a story
CT success and cure. Puritana is the
prize formula Of DR.. Dixi Crosby of
Dartmouth college. 1t makes the
stomach right. That's why it makes
the health right.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
WARNING TO the PEOPLE.
How Fall Weather Affects the
Vital Organs.
Without Constant Care Health is impossible.

You catch cold.
Why?
Because your system lacks nourish.
ment.
1t is not strong enough to resist the
changing weather.
The digestion is poor.
The bowels are clogged.
The blood flows sluggishly through
the veins.
The action of the vital organs is fee
BILE
The system is unhealthy,
Ard you catch cold
That is why a cold is called a filth dis
ease
Perfect health means perfect clean
Illness, especially inside.
Colds can be prevented by keeping
the stomach right
The digestion right
The blood right.
The health right
Puritana will do this and more. II
has healing and purifying effect on
the whole mucous track. The stomach
and bowels are corrected and given
new vigor by Puritana.
The liver and kidneys are stirred I'M
to do their work.
These organs are made to work right.
When they work right they purify
the blood.
The dyspeptic is subject to colds.
The man with a strong stomach is
not hurt unless a house falls on him.
What DO colds do?
The answers are many.
They introduce consumption.
Also pneumonia.
And death in many forms.
At this time of year they are espe-
c.ally liable to affect the stomach and
bowels
That's strange.
They start from poor digestion.
They make the digestion worse.
Cramps come.
And strange stomach disorders
All ara dangerous.
All can be avoided
Common sense shows how.
Puritana is natures remedy for the
stomach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

SO Puritana renews. through the
stomach. the whole system.
Another word about Puritana.
1t is q vegetable mixture.
The prize formula of Professor Dixi
Crosby of Dartmouth medical college.
1t contains no poisons. no opiates. no
narcotics.
No opium, for instance.
A child can be trusted to use 1t. 1t
can be safely put in general use.
Is it still effective:
Ask the people.
Its history is marked by success af-
ter success
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30
Wet Medicine
VS..
Dry Air.

Lipad remedies intended for use in
the air passages should be avoided
The macous membrane is too delicate
for such treatment besides DIR is the
only thing natiivc iatendcd should cntc:
the breathing organs. Did you ever get
drop ofliquid il ;he windpipc? Nature
instantly rcbel.cl ard threw il out. This
proves that s'aa7sS. sf1nyf. aoMeArs
and 0fouii-e2s are f'os5h7frIv aans.yons.
and that no liquids can cntcv the bron-
chal track
In using Boorn's pocHNr lNlALrl
yoa breathe AIR iinpresna,ed with tn,
aromatic. healing principle Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

The floor manager at the ball OF
Court Capital. A. Q. r.. at City hall,
THANKSGIVING eve, VIII be W. f. Per-
c:val The aids Will be II. A. Kelley
l.. K. Rowe. Dr. j. r. McAleney, J. p.
Chadbourne, a. A. Peltier and II. >
iiaskcn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

Many gentlemen connected with the
new social society THE knights of the
Ancient Essenic Order speak in glow
ing terms Of the work. The jewels and
other e,liblems are magnificent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

A new, quaint and curious magazine
is on exhibition at Pierce's. 1t is known
as The Symposium" and is edited by
George W. Gable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

The vacancy on the board of L. S.
pension examiners caused by the death
of DIR. Geo. w Martin has been filled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

Messrs. Turner and Jewett brought
in large lot of pickerel which they
caught in Togus pond. The fish are
beauties, and could be seen at Knowl-
ton G. Youngs. Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30

The new press at the Vickery & Hill
house is a big success. II
prints. folds pastes and cuts $4,000
papers day.