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Daily camera., 1897-04-23
A botanical Ereak.

One of the curiosities of nature is
known as a plant atol. There are but
two or three of these known to scient-
lists. This atol is made up of a circle of
growing plants. They are found float
ing on the top of ponds or lakes. They
form a hoop-shaped figure and are
loosely matted together at the roots,
which make a sort of cup or basin, to
which more or less vegetable matter
falls or floats. There is a sufficient
amount of nutrimcnt in this to keep the
plant growing. As it increases, the
roots become longer and larger, and in
time the plant may anchor itself in the
soil at the bottom of the pond. These
rings, after many years OF accumuia-
ton and growth, make what appear to
be small islands. 1t is the opinion Of
certain scientists that islands may have
been formed in this manner. The roots
catch all floating vegetables or animal
matter. Leaves collect and form mold,
and after awhile birds may drop plant
or tree seeds on the little pod that floats
on the top of the water. These take root
and further assist in the growth OF
the little island. 1t may take centuries
for the plant to come to any size, but
with nature a thousand years is but as
yesterday.-N. Y. Ledger.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
AN AMERICAN ARCTIC CITY.
The Singular Town Growing Up in
AI2SI1n.

a correspondent sends from Circle
( City, Alaska, an account of that sill -gular
town, which has grown up out of the
rush of gold-miners TO the Yukon river.
and which derives its name from the
fact that it is within the Arctic circle
Perhaps no town, inhabited by civilized
people, was ever built before in so re-
mote and inaccessible place, even in
Siberia. It's nearest neighbor as a set
tlement, is 24O miles away: this is
Forty-AIile City, another American
mining settlement.
Circle City is 1000 miles from any
place of consequence. To transport
freight to or from the mines which
center at Circle City costs 40 cents a
pound.
However, at last accounts Circle City
was booming" Real estate was ridic-
ulously high. The buildings are sub
stantially constructed of logs, which
cost from four to six dollars apiece
Rough whipsawed lumber costs $3.50
a thousand. The unslIilled laborer re-
ceives ten dollars day for his services,
and any kind of skilled labor is paid two
dollars and half an hour.
For long time every letter that any
Circle City man received cost him one
dollar to bring up from the coast. Now
the government brings the letters, but
declines to bring newspapers, so that
Circle City, though in it every branch of
business is represented, never has a
newspaper unless it is brought up by a
newcomer. All the summer the Circle
City people knew nothing about the
presidential situation-not even who
were the candidates.
However, business was good; the peo-
pie, without any lawful government,
made a government of their own, and
lived peaceably and prosperously, eat
ing canned and desiccated vegetables,
with moose meat in abundance
Spokane Spokesman.
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VendIand Myths.

The water-niXy is dangerous to
Young women who wade into ponds
to cut reeds for thatch; the sandman
has his female counterpart; when a
boy mods it is Hermann that has come;
when a girl gets sleepy over her spin
ming it is Dremotka. Reapers who fail
TO rest for an hour at midday are in
danger of a ragged female demon called
Pshespolniza: she comes with a sickle
bound to pole and cuts off their
heads She seems to have been sun
stroke personifed, but is now, like
Serpowniza, only a bugbear used to
frighten children away from growing
crops. Here in the Spreewald exist
many Of the superstitions common to
Ireland and Scotland-the changeling,
the whirlwind, will-o'-t '-the-wisp, kobold,
leprechawn, and good little people gen.
orally. Here is the crafty spirit of.the
lake and the demon that springs on
mems shoulders at night. Here espe-
cially is the banshee; indeed, no less
a family than the Hohenzollerns have
a private and particular white lady who
appears in the unsentimental vicinage
of the Schloss in the heart of Berlin
and walls round the battlements when
a death is to occur in the family. Con-
nection between the British islands and
the lands drained by the Elbe and Wis
tula has been constantly renewed by
migration and conquest. In remote
periods the race seems to have been
alike in both ountries.-Charles de
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A QUEENS FIRST BALL.
Social Debut OF the Young Ruler of
the Netherlands.

The young queen of Netherlands re-
Gently attended her first ball, an epoch
in the life of every girl. The great ball
room in the royal castle at S'Grayen-
hage was brilliant in a sea of light.
floating over glittering uniforms and
rich ball dresses and jewels. Nobody
who was permitted to appear at court
stayed at home On this occasion, and
like a wall the invited guests stood at
both sides of the passage leading to the
throne chairs. Begging and imploring,
the court marshal hurried through the
ranks and kept this small path open
for the queens, and about nine o'clock
they put in an appearance. Amid the
hourishing of trumpets and the stem
torian announcements: Hare majes-
teiten!" (Their majesties!) they en-
tered the room. Dead stiffness reigned,
interrupted only by the rustling
of the dresses of the deeply bow
in ladies and that made by the
queens and their suite entering.
Queen Wilhelmina looked truly charm
ing. She wore simple white dress,
adorned with only a few white roses
fastened on the right shoulder The
only jewels she wore were strings of
diamonds braided through her blonde
hair, the ibrilliancy of which was, how
ever, offset by the happiness and pleas
ant expression of her youthful, round
face. While hundreds crowded to the
throne to obtain the honor of being pre-
sented to the young queen, she looked
several times over into that small part
of the ballroom where some devotces
of the art attempted to dance. Shortly
after her arrival ''quadrille of honor
was danced. Queen Wilhelmina arose
and danced this quadrille with the Rus
sian ambassador, De Struwe, as the old
est representative of the diplomatic
corps. The same honor was extended
to the chief of the military cabinet,
Count De Monceau. Another reception
at the throne followed, the same crowd
ing of the people present to make an
exit for the queens occurred, and
through the narrow pathway the young
queen left the ballroom with her moth
er, after experiencing for the first time
the pleasure which young girls so i'm
patiently await-their first baIl.-Chi
cagO Inter Ocean.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Aromatic Baths.

Baths in which herbs and spices are
bruised and macerated have become
more and more popular in Paris, Ber-
lin. Vienna, and other large cities
abroad. In Paris, at the newest bathing
establishments, almost any kind of
bath can be mad. The lemon Juice bath,
pine bath, milk bath, salt, barley, rose
water, rice, cologne. and wine baths
may be INDUCED in, and are said to be
far more enjoyable and beneficial than
massage treatment-N. Y. Sun.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Ancient Dentistry.

The art of dentistry was practiced
among the Egyptians and Etruscans,
and there are evidences in mummies
and skulls that in very ancient times
teeth were filled and efforts were made
to supply the loss of natural by arti-
fetal teeth. The first writer on the
treatment of diseased teeth was Galen.
The science was introduced into Amer
lea by John Greenwood, who established
himself in New York in 1888. In 1880,
and again in 1875, he carved in ivory an
entire set of teeth for Gen. Washing
ton,-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Solitaire.

Mrs. Runluck-Why weren't you at
the whist club last night?
Mrs. Briden-Because Jack said he'd
rather stay at home and play solitaire
with me.
Mrs. RunIuck-But two people can't
play solitaire together. Why do you
call your game that?
Mrs. Briden-Because- well, be-
cause we use only one CHARM. Y.
Journal.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Paper Gas Pines.

Paper is now being used for under
ground gas pipes in England. The ma
terial is cellulose paper, soaked in as
phalt. The pipes are said to be ;mper-
meable to water and air, capable of re-
'sisting heavy pressure, not subject to
the ordinary causes of deterioration
and not affected by the action of elec-
trio Chicago Tribune.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
In TralP.

Mrs. .Quitt-So you cleared that Mr..
Liftem from the charge of stealing that
turkey? Wei, I'm glad OF it, but he's
such worthless character that don't
believe you will ever get a cent for your
pay.
A. Quit (the famous criminal law
yer)-I may not, but I've got blamed
good turkey out in the woodshed.-N.
\. Truth.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Easily Remedie1.

Clerk-We haven't anything but this
inferior quality of coffee left.
Groceryman-We We'll have to
make the best of it.
So the clerk took down the sign $50
cents per pound and put up go cents
a pound in place of it.-N. Y. Journal
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
She Knows Him.

Servant-Shau | put the masters
pipes away in the closet, mum, now that
he's swore off smokin'?
Mistress-No, Jane, just put them in
the corner of his desk, where he'll be
able to find them the day after to-mor-
row.-Philadelphi North American.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Trn ETncn LLil,.s Life.

Mrs. Biruipgham-LeG me read you
this story dear.
Mr.. mingham-Whati is it about?
Mrs. BiIningham-lt is called "But
Men Must Work.
Mr. Birmingham - No, don't read
that | don't care for so much realism
in fiction.-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Liquid Lines.

80, where are you going, my pretty new
maid?"
I'm going to dabble in stocks" she said.
and what kind of stocks will you dabble
in, pray?"
why, watered stocks. of course, you
jay"
-Up-to-Date.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
The bcpoyyerOfRenIism.

''How do you find it possible to act
that role of the prosecuted wife so
naturally" asked the reporter.
1T isn't very difficult replied the
greet actress "The villain is my real
husband. ."-Tit-Bits.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
EducntcfI Himself,

Dissatisfied Purchaser - 1 thought
you said this dog was trained.
Former Owner-So he is.
Purchaser-What is his specially?
Former Owner - Killing sheep-he
trained mself.-Harlem Life.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Strnfnfnr After the bizarre.

"Some men will go to almost any
length for the sake of being eccentric" p"
Yes, indeed; there's Browning, for
instance"
whats his freak?''
won't ride wheel." Jour
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
N En....cse-l..nt.

My husband was ii,
And ho-ed . TTOw stronger.
"ToOk Only 0L1 lut.lc."
But he suffers no ger"
Chicago Times Herald.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
NOTICE! !!
TO THE PUBLIC

TO The PUBLIC
Having opened new Under
taking Establishment at 2028
18th street, | am prepared to an
swer all calls day or night when
in need of anything in my line.
t1HWork guaranteed and prices
as low as the lowest.
Respectfully,
G. E. HARRIS, Mgr.
The Boulder Undertaking Co.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Holds oorGs long distance fast running.
From the Publisher Of "MCClUfe'S"

II have travelled on most of the importan
railroads in America and Europe, and have
dined on such of them as have restaurant cars.
| would rather dine on the Burlington Route
dining car that leaves Chicago at $50 p m for
Kansas City than on any dining car that know
OF in the world. S. S. MCCLURE,
Publisher McClure's Magazine"
The dining car service on the "Vestibuled
Flyer" which leaves Denver at $50 p m. daily
for Omaha, Peoria, Chicago, Kansas City and
St. Louis is identical with that between Chicago
and Kansas City, referred to by Mr.. Mcclure.
1t is believed to be better than that OF any other
western railroad. Thousands of Coloradans
are familiar with it and will gladly testify to its
unvarylng excellence,
Tickets and timetables at all y. & R. G.
and U. P. d. & G.. ticker offices.
G. w. VALLERY, Gen'l Agent,
1899 18th ST., Denver, Col.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23
Mrs. Pinchers-( -(indignantly)-Why

are you moving those umbrellas, do you
think the guests would steal them?
Mr.. Pinchers-No. But they might
recognize thcm.-N. Y. Herald.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23

onno negotiated. Secured by first lien on Bonl.
LUull0 der City real estate, without expense to
lender.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23

Yjnno We sell and exchange mining property.
Mlll60. We give u interest in good prospects, for
assessment work.
Daily camera., 1897-04-23

lotntno managed. We rent, collect rents, pay
t0lul60 taxes, look after assessments and repairs
Daily camera., 1897-04-23

lnllontinno a specially. We collect good bills at
OUll6UllUl0 2h bad Is, outlawed so per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
LOW WAGES.
j. N. Cross Asks About Promised
Prosperity.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, NO., Nov. 8, 1s97.-We
hear very little said about prosperity
in the Southern States nowadays.
II an election was near at hand in the
cotton States / wonder what kind of
a prosperity plea the Republican party
would invent to meet the emergency.
Cotton is nearing the 8 cent figure
and planters are still holding their
crops generally. It costs on an aver
age z cents a pound to raise cotton
and prepare it for market and if sold
for 5 cents, it means q clear loss OF
from fifty to seventy five million
dollars to the cotton raisers of the
south. 1 notice a detailed statement
from a western Tennessee farmer.
After making more than an average
allowance for all possible profits and
cutting expenses to the lowest notch,
the wages for one man, laboring con
stantly for eight months, amounts to
$50. This amount to each man this
season is to cover all costs of living,
DOCTORS bills, family expenses, mis-.
fortune, education of his children and
provide family lururies. I have let
tiers from friends that picture a gloomy
condition among the producing classes
there. 1 would suggest that the Gold
Bugs and Republicans, who are con.
tinuaIly prating about prosperity and
good times, might place the country
under lasting obligations by emigrat-
ing to the cotton belt. Bryan would
be elected by an overwhelming major
ity in 1900. J.. N. CROSS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
Green-Settle.

Mr. W. L. Green and MRS. Hattie
Settie' DOM 0 Centralia, were quietly
married Dy rev. anvi! SUNDAY even
ing a. o'ciock at inc use ii1tie
Iesioence OF me ofioe on Ooiiege ave.
oniy low sela',ves anu Ir'enus were
N" "l'ol 'ne oefe-
ro"s lossn' iun0eon wa
I .oo W. .els 'as.uy
No|"s - WnI WIG
aape ~
"N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11

SENATOR GEORGE G. VEST, in an in
terview at Washington or the result
of the late elections, said: "The re-
suits of the election yesterday mean
overwhelming national disaster to
the Republicans; and they show
above everything the rapid growth OF
free silver sentiment in the United
States"
Senator Cockrell was equally en-
phatic. He said: s'The elections in
dictate very clearly that bimetallism
is gaining in strength instead of losing
it. 1t has been proven beyond a
doubt that the Democratic party, In
maintaining fidelity to the cardinal
principles of the constitution, has
greatly added to it's strength and
largely increased its prospects fol
future There is no doubt
that on sober second thought the
American people have leaned more
strongly to ~bimetallism."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
We Draw the Line at Doc.

The De Soto (Mo.) Facts says:
chairman Sam Cook and others are
attempting to discipline the Democra-
cy of Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER. The only time We eve knew
Col. Bob to LAY down was when Doc.
Graham, of the Sedalia Democat,
landed his right on Bob's head. 1t
may be explained that Doc. has a fist
that several large FORCES have offered
high prices for to be used as a trip
hammer in large forging, and, again,
Doc., at that time, was doing duty for
the Big Four school book houses for
emergency occasions like those which
existed in Audrain county at that
time. Col. Bob called Doc. names
and Doc. let fly. 1t may be said in
favor of the sound material of which
Bob's head is composed, that Graham
carried that hand in a sling for some
days. If there is any moral to be had
from this story Sam Cook may apply
it-Doc. is in Sedalia-no other course
will lay Bob out"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
A SMOOTH CANE
William Derringer Robbed Of ~
Done IN Arkansas,

A more detailed account Of ~ is
bling Of viii Derringer, q stafen66
of which appeared in Mondays II
GER, has been received In thi1 II
In company with his father, M
wife and children, DerringW
Mexico September %. He was !
for Kansas and passed down thru
Arkansas. When not far from m
Springs a man rode up to the V1naI
and told them that as the coe
around there had been victimisld ,
counterfeiters of late, they ~
have to let him examine their monr.
When they turned it over to htn,h
said he could not tell about It exlce3,
and they would have to 60 back m
him to a town they had latsIy -
through. They assented and m
they had fooled around tho town i
question some time the unhuom
party stated that it would DO nsooe
sary for him to go to the tslegll4k
Office to wire in regard to the me-.
Derringer and his folks very foolhhly
allowed him to take their money ~
him, and when he got to the depc1 \
boarded a train just pulling ont -
"never came back any moran
amount stolen was something uni
$50. w. l.. Kent, of this city, ~
Derringer some money he was m
ing for him until he should Iocato
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
Sale of Real Es1lk

Whereas, Ruphus B. Fuilingtca
Mile Fuliington, his wife, ~
certain deed of trust, dated
1856, and recorded in the kecosI. |.
Office In Audrain County, Missooss
Book Two ca, page $40, conye4exs
the undersigned trustee the onoss.
described real estate situated Y -
drain County, Missouri, town:
The southwest quarter OF eL.
east quarter of Section Thfrs~
(32), Township Fifty-two l5zl, -,
Twelve (12) west, containing 80
acres, more or less. -.
Which said conveyance wastLs
in trust to secure the paymessS
prom!ssory note In said deed q
described; and, whereas, ssid ncs.G
mains due and unpaid. Nowsss,
fore, ct the request OF the iegMss ~
Of said note, and by authority %
provisions of said deed Of IT,
will, on
Friday, December 10, 1891, -
Proceed to sell the property -
described at public yendue
highest bidder for cash % -
front door of the Court nge
Mexico, Missouri, between ~
OF . O'Clock in the foreI100n -,
o'clock in tbs afternoon OF ~
TO satisfy said debt and the exP
OF executing this trust.
JOHN 4. MCDONALD
Tres
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
q dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that
is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure ia the
only positive cur know to the medi-
cal fraternity. Catarrh beings con-
stitutional disease, requires q consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting d.
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
s1sting nature In doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that ii
fails to cure. Send tor list of testi-
monials.
Address, F.J. CHENEY &Co., Toledo,O.
DE-Sold by druggists, 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
A Gard tn the h

To the Editor of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Nov. z, '97.-There
has been a great deal of talk about me
studying law. I think a few words
from me would be justifiable.
understand that there are a clique
of "wishy- washy'' people who do
nothing else but talk about me pre-
pairing for admission to the bar.
would candidly ask those people who
are guilty of this charge what pleasure
there ear be in unlawfully conspiring
against a young man who is ambitious
to be something in this life? I would
kindly suggest to those people not to
NEEDLE with other peoples business
and study the Holy Bible more and
see what that book says about such.
1 understand that this has been the
neighborhood gossip for the past six
months.
I do not intend to cast any reflect
ions on anyone in writing this article
1 do this simply to show that I know
all about this gossip and that they
must not get the idea that I don't
know what they say.
If the cap fits anyone they will have
to wear 1t. That is all.
Respectfully yours,
EDWARD LEWIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11
Col. John 0'Day for Chairman Demo.
crat State Central Committee"

from the ROcnport Comnnerclal.
There is considerable conjecture in
the It'll District as to who viii be the
two persons chosen as members of the
Democratic State Central Committee;
but as far as we a learn Col. Jno.
O'Day is almost certain to be one of
these members, and it is an open
secret that his many friends r in
favor of making him chairman of the
committee.
The Commercial is for Col. O'Day
both as a member and chairman and
we know that in this we simply voice
the sentiment of a large majority of
the seventh district.
In.the past members Of the State
Central Committee have eve been
in touch with the people; they 60 to
st. Louis and put in their time in
sumptuously furnished rooms drink
ing the best of wines and smoking
expensive cigars, all Of which come
out of the pocket of the man who
is carrying a banner and "whooping
it up" in the rural districts. The
members of the committee have never
tried in any way to help the cause by
organization in the country, their
whole time is taken up by the cities,
and we do not think this is right.
1t cannot be denied that Col.O'Day
when he was chairman a few years
since Gid more work for the party
than any man who ever held the office,
before or since. He is a genial, frank
gentleman and has a large following
in the rural districts. To know him
Is to be his friend, and it is just such
men we want as committeeman. We
want men who are not out for their
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT regardless OF
party principles; but men who are
tried and true; who Rave been
weighed in the balance of public esti-
nation and have not been found
wanting. We adnt men acho hare no
dagger up their sleeves arih achich to
knife lifelong Democrats, for personal
reasons. We rant men pho are super
Tor to petty spite and personal anger,
and ,oho are aeilliag to sacrifice all OF
these for the good Of the party.
Such men as Col. O'Day;a thorough
politician; a polished gentleman, and
an incorporating FreeSllverDe mo-
Graf. He is thoroughly fitted to be
Chairman OF the State Central Com
mittee, as his past record shows, and
we are in favor of putting him there
because we do not think q man better
fitted for the place a be found in
the whole state.
The State Central Committee has
already too long been used as an en-
CINE for the ~furtherance of personal
quarrels, and it is time to put a stop
to it. Place Col. O'Day at the helm
and all will be changed, and instead OF
the cities getting all the attention the
country will come in for a just share,
Let every true Democrat in the 7th
district declare himself for Col. John
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-11

Don't think because you are sick
and nothing seems to give you relief.
that you can't be cured.
There must be a Ire for you some
where.
If your doctor can't cure you, per-
haps he has mistaken the cause. Any.
body is liable to make a mistake some.
times.
One in three of US suffer from indi.
gestion and one out of three dyspep-
tics doesn't know it. That is, he may
know he is sick, but he blames it tc
something else.
Indigestion is the cause of half Of
our dangerous diseases.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, made
from tonic medical roots and herbs, ID
the most natural cure for Indigestion
1t relieves the symptoms and cures
the disease gently, naturally efficient
ly, giving fresh life, strength and
health to sick dyspeptics.
At druggists. Trial bottle for II
cents.