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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
County News.
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, March 2.-Rev.
Britton filed his last appointment
here Sunday night at the M. e.
Church.
Rev. Griffin, of Mexico, has been
chosen as minister of the Baptist
church in this city.
Mr.. Ackerman, of Iowa, arrived here
Monday with his goods and says his
family will be here in a few days. He
will begin to get the creamery in
operation at once.
j. P. Harper has just completed a
new four room house-in the east part
of town.
@. Casper shipped n load of hogs
to Chicago Monday.
Moving is the order of the day.
The celebrated lady painless tooth
extractor, DIR. Phila Daviatt, did a good
business in our town Monday and
Tuesday and gave the best of satisfac-
ton.
Chris Mattice, of st. Louis, arrived
here Sunday with his family, stock
and tools and will farm his place this
year himself.
1t seems as though the poll tax pay.
ers in District No. So are very much
dissatisfied with the road overseeI
that was appointed by the County
Court. We learn that there r about
forty eight who work in that district
and a remonstrance was gotten up
against him which has about forty
names to it. Should it be left to the
I people or not?
George Baehr bought q fine pair Of
mares of 8. II. German last week
Price paid was $3.50.
DR.. HALEY, of Mexico, was called te
Rush Hill Monday morning to see J.B
Clark, who is very low.
Charley Casper will move to Rusl
Hill in about thirty days. He will &C.
cupy the Foster property.
Samuel Tanner is very low.
Joe Kendall moved to his farm
southwest of Benton City Tuesday
We recommend him as an q No.
neighbor, and the young ladies Of thi
locality regret very much that he ha
left.
James Crockett and wife, of soutl
of Mexico, were the guests of relative
here Sunday.
Pete Erdel returned home last weel
from South Dakota, but says he is onl.
here for a short time, as he will g,
back soon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
JOHNNY Marmaduke's Fine Dog.

Johnny Marmaduke's Fine Dog.
The st. Louis Republic prints q cut
of a noble looking dog and under the
picture says:
The above is a likeness of John 8.
Marmaduke's promising young st.
Bernard, Schneider by Hubert F.
Countess Castellane. SCHNEIDER is 10
months old and has been entered in
all the classes he vas eligible to at
the coming bench show of the St
Louis Kennel Club. He was bred by
Georgia. Morris, Jr. of Mexico, Mo. His
sire had a great winning record or
the bench, and Mr.. Marmaduke is con-
fident SCHNEIDER will hold his own in
the puppy and novice classes next
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Seriously Injured by q Fall.

Mrs. II. ]. Bailey, an aged lady VINO
resides with her sister, Mrs. Carrnie
Brown, in the southwest part Of town,
slipped on the iced walk Tuesday
about 8 O'Clock and fell, sustaining
serious injuries. She has been I'M
conscious since the accident and grave
fears are entertained that she has Bus-
tanned internal injuries as well ns q
fractured hin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
News,

w. w. Mundy shipped a a of hogs
to st. Louis Friday.
Wallace & Wood had a car OF hogs
on the st. Louis market Thursday.
Browning Bross.hirrsd aaea< OF
hogs to St. Louis Monday night.
Lewis, johnson & Co. had a car of
hogs in st. Louis Tuesday.
T. j. Gibson g. Co. shipped a a of
eggs to Boston Tuesday night.
j. r. Bondurant received 5 car of
stock cattle from points in Iowa Mon
day.
The shipments of all kinds of stock
have been quite light for some time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
st. Louis Live Stock Mar ket.

ST. LOUIS, March 3.-The arrivals Of
cattle yesterday in the native division
were moderate. Prices ruled as fol-
lows: Steers from s.. go to s4.70, stock
ers S. So to s4.2O, feeders $500 to "a,
Hoas-Heavy culls $3.50 to 90, and
fair to best heavy hogs So. 40 to 1915
The medium weights $40 to 1910.
Pigs and light lights from $500 te
$3.50. Light hogs sa.15 to $3.50. In
ferior to fair mixed s3.15 to $3.50. The
bulk OF all the hogs above 100 pounds
average sold at $3.55 to s4.85.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
CLARK & POTTS
Combination Sole!

Books are now open for
our Combination Sale,
commencing April 81,
1897. Enter nothing but
High Class Saddle and
Harness Horses, Coach
and Carriage Teams Send
for entry blanks.
Clark & Potts Bros,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Five Cents a Pound.

W. A. Morris is still hammering
away on Tow prices on groceries. II
will pay you to go and see him.
Choice ~raisins, SC a pound.
Choice cooking figs, &c a pound.
Choice evaporated apples, SC a
pound.
Choice country dried apples, 4c a
pound.
Navy beans, 21ac a pound.
Honey drip syrup, Csc a gallon.
Plantation syrup, 25c a gallon.
Prunes, SC a pound.
Evaporated apricots, Sac a pound.
Sun dried peaches, sc a pound.
Last Out tobacco, 15c a pound.
Battle AK tobacco, zoe a pound.
Three Crow tobacco, Csc a pound.
Five-pound bucket apple butter, zoe
a pound.
Fifteen-pound bucket jelly, 45c.
Twenty pounds standard granulated
sugar, ST..
Twenty-Five pounds southern granu-
lated sugar, 81.
Twenty : six pounds New Orleans
sugar, 81.
Iwould like for you to just try one
pound of my 25-cent tea. 1t is, you
will find, all right.
The sugar stock advanced several
points last week. 1t looks like a good
time to lay n a supply.
Now is a good time to lay in your
millet seed before they advance. ]
have a fine lot.
Top prices paid for produce.
My timothy and clover seed have
been through the fan twice and are
strictly frst-class.
Don't fail to come and see me.
will save you from 5 to 10 per cent,
Respectfully Yours,
w A. MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Express Agent E'ritts had in his
charge atthe depot express roomTues-
day n Of the most superb specimens
OF Poland China hogs ever seer in
this county. 1t was being shipped to
h. A. Grier, Of this county. He also
had a handsome st. Bernard bitch
and three pups, which were being
shipped from Auxvasse to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Sheriff Stockton, of Boone County,
passed through here Monday taking
Ira Sparrow, white, and Tom Brown
aud Warren Fields, colored, to the
Jefferson City penitentiary. Sparrow
gets six years for assault with intent
to kill and Brown and Fields two year
each for horse stealing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Little Katie Leniton, the 10 months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Leniton, of this city, died Saturday,
February q, at 1 o'clock of whooping
cough and bronchitis. The remains
were inferred Sunday afternoon in
the Mexico cemetery after suitable
services at the residence of the be-
reaved parents by Rev. N. r. Pittman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Sam Craig, Stand Up!

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, March LA farmer
having q hog to weigh, but having NO
scales, hit upon the following novel
plan of getting the correct weight:
The farmers weight was 135 pounds;
his wife's 100 pounds. He put q board
through the fence and SO adjusted IL
that when he got on n end and she
on the other they would balance each
other. They then changed ends and
she took the hog in her lap and they
still balanced. What was the weight
of the hog2 w. j. M.
S2L pounds. Sam.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
For Rent.

Good 160 acre farm, two miles east
Of Benton City, Audrain county, no.,
section 5, township 5os range u In
good state Of cultivation; good house
stable, etc. Call on Hopkins & Pick
etts. Mexieo. Mo, w3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Don't endure the pains of rheuma-
tism. 1t is an unnecessary infection
on the flesh. Get q bottle of LALLE-
MAND's SPECIFIC for RHEUMATISM.
1t 10 a QUICK relief and a permanent
cure. Price, 81 per vial. Sold by @,
A. Buckner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

The workmen are busy remodeling
the store room at the corner of Mon
roe and Jefferson streets, formerly
occupied by M. Blum & Co., for the
occupancy Of Victor Bros, who will
take possession shortly,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Irregularity. Is that what troubles
you? Then it's easily and promptly
remedied by DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They regulate the system
perfectly. Take one for a gentle laxa-
tive or corrective; three for a cathar-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
S2L pounds.

Ensign Smith,, Of the Salvation
Army, Gays he thinks ''Sam'' was mis-
taken as to the weight Of that hog.
The combined weight Of the farmer
and his wife, the Ensign says, was 235
pounds. When they balanced there
was 117k pounds on each side Of the
fence. When they changed ends, and
before che took the hog on her lap,
there would be 1914 pounds on bis
side and s2h pounds on her side, so
that the weight Of the hog would be
the difference between the two. or jus,
20 pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
M-ARTTNSBURG ITEMS.


Correspondence of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, March Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotlieb jacob, a daugh-
ter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bussen, a
son.
Frank Kelso, of Auxvasse, had bust
ness here last week.
Work was begun toward the repair
ing of the Christian Church here Mon
day under the supervision of Henry
Hildebrand.
Mrs. John Davis Is quite sick with
pneumonia.
Nathan Taylor, of Jonesburg, was in
town Monday.
Frank billiard, of Shamrock, spent
Monday night here.
We had the privilege and pleasure
very recently through the kindness OF
our popular teacher, Prof. @. c. Wool
bridge, of examining u lei public
school library which is excellent and
speaks much for the good Judgment
of the Professor.
Miss Nora Billiard comes to the
front ahead of any OF your current re-
ports with a nice, healthy flock OF
chickens nearly large enough for the
frying pan. We will report later how
they taste.
Ton Mcdonald shipped q lot Of
sheep from here Sunday night.
Mrs. Smith, of Wellsv1lle, spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs. FREQ
Burwell.
Mrs. Burchard is back with US agar
after an extended stay with bei
daughter In Wellsville.
Our night telegraph Office is CLOSED
again. Our agent, Henry KIeinsorge
has been transferred to Centralia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

BY reference to our advertising col
umns it will be seen that DIR. Augusta
Smith, the noted specialist, is at the
Tucker House in this city. DR.. Smith
comes we'll recommended and is an
old and experienced practitioner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

THE Oklahoma Legislature has en-
acted a law to punish a maj who mar
ries his mother-in-law. 1t probably
compels him to live with her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mr.. VIM. Douglass has gone to
Southwest Missouri for cattle. A
great many cattle are being shipped
in here to feed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton visited In
Wellsville last Sunday.
We are enjoying q editors letters
in the LEDGER very much, and we,
together with a host of others, wish
him a continuance of pleasure and q
safe return.
Thornton Reed has rented the Cliff
ton House, made vacant by the death
of Mrs. Clifton, and is now ready for
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Good Farm for Rent.

ITO acres with 8 room house, new
barn, cribs and sheds, ~ miles north
west of Benton City. Inquire OF A. g.
Turner, Mexico, Mo-, or on the prem
;sas wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Rev. T. A. Abbott passed through
town Tuesday OIL his way to st. Louis,
where he is taking his daughter to
have her ewes treated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Vandegrift, the painter, has moved
his establishment to the storeroom
formerly occupied by the Hepworth
candy store, next door to McLoney's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Brooks johnson, Of the Grand Lead
or, St. Louis, ia spending two weeks
at his home in this CITY,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
l.. PHILLIP & Sons have made ma,

Il. IHIIIIP Sous HaVe madem many
and substantial Improvements on the
interior Of their clothing establish
ment, both up stairs and down. Glass
show ase of the latest design have
been put in in place of the old coun-
tiers, large mirrors have been added
and new paper put on the walls
throughout.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

We viii pay n salary of SO 90 per week for 9
man with fig to introduce our Poultry Mixturs
and Insect Destroyer in the country. References
required. Address, with staup Perfecffou Nfr
CO., Parsons, Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

B. Lowenstein, of Marshall, was a
visitor in Mexico TUESDAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04


Mrs. Dickinson, of Bowling Green,
Ia with her sister, Mrs. w. W. Rogers,
who Is still very sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Miss Alma Cast, one of Jefferson
City's most thoroughly charming
young ladies, is back from st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. H. A. Gass, of jefferson City,
is visiting her daughter, Miss Alma
Gass, at Hardin College.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Joseph Barth is suffering from a
carbuncle on the back of his neck.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

L. @. Cove, of Montgomery City,
was in Mexico on business Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Jos. Maxwell, of st. Louis, is in
Mexico, the guest of his son John.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. E. B. Watson, Of Roodhouse, is
the guest of Mrs. Sidney Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. Kate Hammond, of Salisbury,
is the guest of her father, DR.. William
Houston,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. M. V. Plunkett, of Brunswick,
IL the guest of ner son, J. w. Plunkett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

James T. Bunton, of Macon City, is
In Mexico on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

A warrant was sworn out Monday
on the affidavit of Daniel Smith
for the arrest of William Anderson,
charging him with beating his wife.
Anderson was tried before Judge Bass,
City Attorney CAN'T prosecuting, and
fined $50 and costs. The fine was sus-
pended on condition that he leave
town. Should he return he will be
Immediately arrested and Jailed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

The Misses Arlington, of Neelyville,
Mo-, arrived Sunday night to attend
Hardin College the remainder of this
ear
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. II. P. Warden, who has been
quite i'll with pneumonia, is rapidly
improving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

P. E. Locke has returned from a
sojourn at Hot Springs, Ark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. French Strother, who has been
suffering with heart trouble, is better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

N. d. Baldwin, of Derby, Connecti-
cut, is here buying horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. A. E. Kemper was a business
visitor Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

A Kempinsky, of Wellsville, was in
Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

FoR SALE-One thousand bushels OF
extra good oats for seed g. NJ. Day,
Benton City, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Mrs. Ernest Kemper has returned
to Montgomery City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Is NOW AT THE

Tucker House, Mexico, NO.,
And invites all afflicted with any
form of Chronic Diseases to see her.
She treats successfully ProlapsusUteri,
U~lcerations, Old Sores, Hemorrhoids,
(cured by q painless and safe method),
Dyspepsia, Kidney and Bladder Dis
eases, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Asthma
in fact all diseases yield to the aNew
Process Cure"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Step In and Look Around.
NORRELL,The jeVeler.

r. T. Freeman is in Kansas City on
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Reaves, of near Benton City, on Feb
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

r. A. Lewis and Miss May Lewis
are in Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

MAJOR Ricketts, is able to be out
after a severe illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
SHAMROCK ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SHAMROCK, March 1.-The roads are
slowly improving. They have been
almost impossible for q wagon and
team for the last few weeks.
Mrs. Annie Painter is the guest Of
Mrs. Nettie Arnold.
Misses Eva Lail, Mary MCGOWAN,
Dodie TratcheI, Jessie Clemens and
Annie Painter were the guests Of
Stella Higganbotham last Monday and
Tuesday.
Roy Hail left for Kirksville Satur-
day, where he will attend school.
Miss Jessie Clemens entertained
quite a number of her friends Friday
evening.
The exercises at the close of the
school Friday evening were good.
This Is the third term for Miss Stew
art at this place. She leaves with the
respect and best wishes of all the
patrons. May good luck and pros
perity attend her wherever she goes.
d. Hall made a business trip to Mar
tinsburg Saturday.
Mr.. Hutts, who lately moved to the
Bently farm, northeast of here, gave
the young folks a dance Thursday
night. A large crowd was present and
all seemed to enjoy themselves.
The correspondent OF the Fulton
Sun wants to know why Charley Lail
is 30 popular at the domino parties.
It's because he is a gentleman and a
scholar and a Judge of pretty women.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

The UMBRELLAS we have for
sale are made of the best
quality of silk, steel rod
with tight roll and the new
est style handles.
Every one is warranted and
we don't sell them for a cent
more than other people ask
for their Umbrellas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
EAST CENTRALIA ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
CENTRALIA, Mo-, March Mr..
Sanford, from Mexico, has rented the
It. T. Turly farm.
Marvin Bruce has sold his farm and
will soon move to Morgan County.
We are glad to say that there is no
sickness in this immediate vicinity.
Miss Stuli, of Illinois, is visiting
| Miss Ona Hendrix.
The combination sale in C~entralia
has fallen through, which was quite q
disappointment to a number Of our
boys.
The preaching at Littleby was
largely attended Sunday. Rev. Pes
ley delivered an able discourse in the
morning and Rev. Isom Roberts in
the evening.
We are sorry to learn of the death
OF Mrs. John Sims, of Arkansas. Mrs.
Sims was quite well known In this
neighborhood, as this was her former
home. She was a sister of Sam and
Jim Crockett and Mrs. Jno. Harrison.
WORCESTER ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, Mo-, March Mrs. DR..
Cornett and children visited relatives
in Mexico last week.
George Azdell, of Mexico, was here
on business recently.
Ed. Scherer, who has been sick for
some time, is able to be out.
For good seed oats call on Uncle
Jimmie Atkinson. He has about 800
bushels for sale.
At the sale of w. T. Lott last We'd
nesday things brought fair prices. Ed.
Atchison was auctioneer.
A. F. Scherer rented 40 acres of oat
land from Uncle Jimmie Atkinson for
q third of the crop.
F. NJ. Miller and son, Frank, have
gone Southwest with the intention of
buying cattle.
Mrs. Eliza Armstrong and family,
Of near Littleby Station, visited
relatives here Sunday.
' Zeal Wiedler is improving his farm
and will move TO 1t In a short time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

T Land Sales
The transfers in real estate by war
ranty deeds since our last report are
as follows:
H. w. Matthews to O. F. Clark,
east half southwest 20-51-9, $1,000.
A. j. McColley to VIM. H. Berry,
north half northeast and northeast
northwest 3-52-1O, $500.
j. Alex. Roberts to Andrew T. Rob-
erts, southeast southwest 4-51-10, ST.
200.
W. H. Fox to Robert B. Schleppey,
lot 8, Block 8, Hughes Addition to
| Mexico, 5000.
Mary A. Moore to 8. P. Emmons,
lot IL, Block 5, county addition to
Mexico, 81,
Thos. F. Roden to Mrs. T. T. Mil
dred, 12O K 135 feet on East Prone
made street, Mexico, $500.
Andrew Jenkins to VIM. Burch, west
half southeast and east half southwest
21-51-6, $500.
Lewis D. Clark to r. A. Hanger, lot
4, Block 1, Clark's addition TO Lad
donia, 1874.
R. A. Hanger to Geo. w. Dudgeon,
northeast southwest 2 1928, $500.
Adelia H. and @. D. Vandeventer to
John Knipfel, $50 acres in 81 and 2s-
51-6, $1,000.
8. 8. Johnston to John Neal, north
half of northwest southwest 36-5O-10,
s400.
]. B. Woolery to ]. M. Squires, $3.50
acres in II and 28-51-10, $1,000.
J. NJ. Squires to J.. B. Woolery, lots
10 and IL, Block 6, county addition to
Mexico, $3.50.
W. ]. Grow to A. G. Branstetter, 13C
acres in 16, 81 and 27-51-5, $4,000.
]. H. Pearson to w. H. Logan, &C
acres part of southwest 3O-52-6, and ]
acre in 31-52-6, $3.50.
w. II. Logan to ]. H. Pearson, south
half southwest 22-52-8, $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04

J. A.:Potts, Robert Potts, W. d. Lee,
George Lee, Robert Hisey and Lutte
Barnett have returned from the Kan
sas City horse sale and report a good
attendance and fair prices. splinter
Barnett showed most of the horses
and added fresh laurels to his already
justly famed reputation as a rider. J.
A. Potts reports the sale by g. F.
Clark of a young saddle stallion by
Erin Artist, first dam by Black Spur
rel, to Milton Gustin, of Edgerton, Mo.
This is n of the best bred young
stations in the State and should be
highly appreciated by the people Of
Platte county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-04
Mexico Market Report.

have been quite light for some tim
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-09-21

All honor to Mr.. Bryan! While
many loYe him for his broad sympa'
thies for suffering humanity, all must
respect him for his morality and love
of justice.
Various Chicago branches Of DebSs
social democracy held meetings last
week. There was much lurid oratory.
Some of the speakers wanted to kill
millionaires. and others wanted to ap-
ply the torch to property.
Addressing an audience of $4,000
people at Sedalia, Mr. Bryan condemn =
ed these utterances of rank anarch-
ism. "Those who haYe suggested the
burning Of the property or the de-
structlon Of life as means of settling
the labor disputes" he said, "do not
understand the genius of our in sti-
tutions. The American people are
law-abiding people. When laws are
bad, they will change the laws. The
toilers will respect the rights of prop
erty, and the people as whole will
insist that the corporations shall also
respect the rights of life and lib
erty."
Mr.. Bryan's hold upon the affections
of the people is due to his fine sense
of justice, and respect for the law.
He is as courageous IN condemning
perniclous sentiments when uttered
by the representatives. Of powerful
labor organization as he is in con-
demning lawless utterances when ut
tered by organized capital and its
mouthpleces. He has, with judicial
mind, that tine sense Of justice which
tells him that wrong should be con
demned wherever fOund-in friend as
we'll as in foe, when advocated by la
bor or when committed by capital.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-09-21
Daily Capital Journal
BY HoFE2 BROTHERS
TUESDAY, SEPT. al, 1897.
EDIT ORAL.

One of the hopeful signs of the
times is the increased demand for a
higher sense of political responsible
ity and a more conscientious dis
charge of public duties, The man
who merely "hogs" public Office is
not considered as smart as he once
was, and his days of popular favor
grow beautifully less. The public
service is only lemon to be sucked
dry, says the spoils politician, but the
public are "onto" him. EYen strong
Republican partisans will not close
their eyes to the critical spirit of the
times, ard do not hesitate to criticise
the jobbing Of party patronage for
purely personal purposes. There is
not particle Of doubt that the dis
position of federal offices in Oregon is
being effected solely to extend the
surreptitious political dynasty of
mere political accidents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-09-21

bounties, are altogether erroneous
Ninety-five per cent. of their food
was found to be field mice, grasshop-
pers, crickets, ETC., which were inf
nitely more injurious TO farm crops
than they. Examination of crows
shows that they eat noxious insects
aud destructive animals, and that al
though twenty-five per cenC. of their
food in eastern states is corn, it is
mostly waste corn picked up in the
fall and winter. With regard to eggs
1t was found that the shells were
eaten to a very limited extent for the
lime. Crows eat also ants, beetles,
caterpillars, bugs, flies, grubs, ETC.,
which do much damage.