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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
BERLrN's CLEAN STREETS.
Residents Vie with One Another
Making Th@l PrNsentabla.

Residents Vie with One Another Il
Making Th~@ Prssentabls.
Blcyelists who have ridden much on
the asphalt streets Of German cities
say that the tendency to side slip il
there much less marked than on sim
liar pavements In this country. The
explanation Of this fact may possibly
lie in the statement which is made By
the American consul at Rreslau thai
the asphalt streets In that city are
regularly washed, the purpose Of the
washing being to remove the slime
which the asphalt seems to leave and
to keep the street from being slippery.
The washing has the further effect OF
preserving and hardening the asphalt
The care taken OF the asphalt b.
the city authorities contrasts strongly
with the methods usually adopted In
the United States. For instance. ths
space in front of the consulate Is di.
vided into four squares. which are In
charge of one man. After cleaning
the streets early in the morning be
wheels out barrow load Of very fna
sharp sand and scatters II lightly ever
the streets to prevent slipping. On
rainy days the process is repeated sew
eral times. Once a week the whols
street is siuieed and thoroughly
washed with sprinklirg carts. Thesa
are followed by ample roller brushes
which sweep the water and slime ints
the gutter, whence 1t is earted away
After this the man who has charge oa
the street comes along with his wheel.
barrow and sand sprinkler. In sprins
or autumn, when the streets are often
sloppy and wet, the washing is dola
several times during the weak
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

In Missouri court recently n rather
novel case came up for decision. Dur
ing the civil war a certain northern
soldier went into service. leaving a
young wife at home. In due time the
news reached him that his bride had
died, and when the war ended he did
aot return to his old home. but settled
out west He married again. and with
his second wife accumulated a large
amount of property in Pratt county.
Not long ago he learned that his first
wife had not died, but supposing him
10 have been killed, had ms-ried an
other man. This man died. Lens her
Q widow. When tSe Pratt county man
learned these facts he brought suit
for divorce. and the woman in the east
heard Of Il and came out and fought
the case, asserting q claim to part OF
the Pratt county mans property. How
ever. after the lawyers had made .
great fght before him. the Judge grant,
Cd the divorce and left the Pratt coun-
" man free TO marry the woman who
has been living with him for many
years a. his wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Some interesting facts have recently
bean compiled with reference to lshea
which have the power Of generating
electric discharges. OF the nifty spsciaa
Of hshss possessing organs capable ol
giving electric discharges, three havs
9 particular interest. These are ths
torpedo nsh, which u found in ths
Bay Of Biscay, and belonging to ths
skate family; the electric eel Of the
orinoeo. and tho thundersr nsh. fcune
In the Nile and other African waters.
The charge is developed BY some chem
ical process occurring In the plate in
which the electric nerve nlaments end.
and in some instances the discharge
u Lrom the head to the tail. while n
the case Of other fishes the reverse ia
true. In = full-sized eisctric eel or
gymnotus. the voltage Il probably from
three hundred to eight hundred volts,
and Is easily capable Of stunning .
man. The momentary currents ara
sufficient TO defect q gaivAnometey or
magnetic . needle. II IL 70 be noted
that the generation and intensity OF the
discharge are under the control Of the
animal, which 10 apparently In no way
affected by the action. Also. there are
no Insulating materials IN ne fish, and
the greatest economy is shown In the
generation of tAs electrical energy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE RUSH.
Bravery and zine norsemanship Ar
Needed 20 Check the stnmpeaa.

Bravery and zine norsemanship Are
Needed 70 Check the stampsas.
From Harper's Magazine: When a
cattle rush comes In the blaekest OF
the night. among the Understanding,
loE-limbed trees, with the nature and
levels Of the country unknown and in
visible. to stem IL calls for the finest
and fercest quality Of horsemanship.
As the cowboy swerves and swings in
the saddle to avoid mutilation from the
rushing trees, he must see to It also
that the horse shall win to the lead Of
that laundering multitude beside him,
II hands and spur may compass II
And when he does, the maddest OF the
danger is still to come. The riders
hands must do double duty now as he
lets loose the whip and guides the
horse as well. The rout must be
turned and directed against itself. The
horse Is dragged inward, the whip
Kisses and falls; the man, silent until
now. opens throat and lungs in the
stockman's battle cry. II the leading
cattle swerve and swing away, carry
ing confusion among the rest. and
breaking the directness of the rush,
II is the finest moment OF the drovers
life. As the beasts that come thunder
Ing blindiy on feel the scorching Of the
thong on head and flank, and hear the
note OF mans supremacy that they
have feared since branding time, the
eddy sDreada The blind rush becomes
. maslstrom, the maslstrom spreads
into eddies OF eonfusion--the clash of
horns and huge muttsring sounds.
Then the herd settles down and
spreads out. When the sound arises
Of big muzzles blowing and nibbllng at
the grass the horseman knows that lis
danger is past. Low down In an en-
brasure Of the woods a white planet
burns; II Is the herald Of the dawn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

An interesting discovery has reward
ed the researches OF officials at Hamp-
ton Court palace, London. There has
always lurked a suspicion that the
walls Of the famous Queen Anne's
drawing room, which is in the center
Of the east wing OF wrens famous
building, contained more than tie Sec
ond rate portraits Of the Georges. Never
however, was II supposed than an i'm
portant work by that once famous dec
orative artist, verrio. had been con-
ceaied from the public eye since 1875,
owing to a stupendous act OF vandRi-
ism, which, Il Is presumed, was car
rted out by Queen Caroline in 1885,
probably to prevent the apothesis Of
Queen Anne from meeting her eyes In
her drawing room when she became
queen. The date is known by the ex-
traordinary act OF the paper hanger OF
that time, who, in covering up Verrios
work, scratched on his name and the
date Of the paper hanging. In taking
down some Of the portraits OF the
georges, which were intended for Ken
sington palace, It was noticed by al
official that the top right hand corner
closed to the ceiling seemed abruptly
cut OF from the general scheme of the
beautiful ceiling, which everyone had
seen and admired, and which repre-
sented Queen Anne in the chariot Of
Justice. dressed in purple lined with
ermine. Over her head is a crown,
held by Neptune and Britannia, whils
surrounding and floating in the clouds
are various allegorical figures repre-
senting Peace and Plenty, etc. Ths
discovery now made shows that the
whole OF the walls were originally
painted by Verrio in the same manner,
the subject being Queen Annsia
apotheosis as Queen Of the Sea in the
four great quarters Of the globe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
OF HERRlNos AND sAwDusr.


Asphalt PHvements May BE Made from
These Substances.
The notice OF making asphalt arti-
ficially from herrings and sawdust
seems so extraordinary as to suggest
burlesque. Nevertheless, this surpris-
ing feat has been accomplished by
Prof. W. C. Day Of swarthmore college,
near Philadelphia. Specimens of the
product are now in possession OF the
geological survey in Washington, and
were shown TO a Washington corre-
spondent by Prof. Diller, one of the
members of the scientific staff of that
government bureau. Not long ago a
very curious mineral substance, up to
that time unknown, was found in
Utah. deposited In veins which had
once been fissures in the rocks. These
assures had been choked up by bitu-
minous matter gushing from the bow
els of the earth, and in this way the
deposits of gilsonite, as it is now
called, were formed. 1t is a singu-
larly pure species Of asphalt, and is
now being mined In large way, the
production Of 1t constituting an inn
portant industry. The stuff is used for
making varnishes, For this purpose
It Is especially good. because varnishes
made Of It win not crack. Conspicu-
Gus streaks of the gilsonite run like
strips of ribbon over hill and dale, so
that they can be followed with the
eye for miles. Some OF this gum
asphalt" as It is popularly called. was
placed in the hands OF Prof. Day for
analysis, and he found that its make
up was such as to suggest an animal
origin, at least in part. II is believed
nowadays by scientific men generally
that asphalts ordinarily are derived
from vegetable matter. Such matter.
being laid down In vast beds during
the conforming period. subsequently
underwent chemical processes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
HIDES AND FURS WANTED.

I want your hides and furs OF al
kinds. Top price paid.
sat- sAa MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
PEARus A DISEASE.
A Sign, Say the Scientists. That a
Oyster IL unhealthy.

A Sign, Say the Scientists. That the
Oyster L. unhsaithy.
Some hold that fine pearls are the
result OF disease in the oyster, and
others that they are caused by the
shelliish coating intrusive bodies. such
as grains Of sand, insects, and even
small fishes, with nacre. so as to make
them agreeable to It's soft 1esh. Ac-
oording to a paper OF II. Leon Diguet,
presented to the Academic des Sci
ences. Paris, recently, there Is DIS
tinction between fne pearls and In
truslve bodies coated with nacre, which
renders both views more or less right
Il Is true that foreign bodies entering
the shell and probably Irritating the
molluse are coated with nacre. and
sold as pearls, often OF peculiar and
fanciful shape. They occur between
the mantle" and the shell. but are
usually, IL not always. attached to the
shell by q neck OF the pearly matter.
These pearls Of nacre," as NJ. Diguet
calls them, have not the fine rides
eence Of the true Orient" pearl. but
only that Of the shell or mother-ot-
pearl. They are the result of an aeci-
dental intrusion. On the other hand,
the true spherical pearl OF Orient luster
Is formed in any part Of the shellhsh
except the mantle and has no connee-
ton with the shell itself. II is q
pathological classification Of ''stone."
and seems to arise from parasites. II
begins in a small sac Of humor which
becomes gelatinous and elassines in a
series Of eoncentric layers. A pearl
thus formed is composed Of crystalline
matter and a substance resembling
eonchioline in alternate layers. At Its
heart Is 3 cavity holding organic mat
ter and calcareoas crystals, with re-
mains OF organized creatures. presum-
ably the parasites which have provoked
the malady In the shellfsh. In course
Of time the sac in which the pearl IL
made becomes thin, and the molluso.
.n-4- A. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
NICE HAVE a srANpIno N LAw


rhsy Figured in = Recent Contest Over
Land Ownership.
From the Spokane Review: The
land-contest case in which a family
OF mice played a prominent part has
been decided on the appeal to Binger
Hermann, commissioner OF the gem
eral land ofice at Washington. The
rodents are not mentioned In the deci-
sion. but the man whom 1t was claimed
allowed the mice to establish a resi-
dence in his bed is allowed to retain
possession of his homestead, the rul-
ing Of the local land office being re-
varsed and the contest dismissed. A
peculiar feature OF the case is that
when the family Of mice was first men
TONED II was vontended that their
presence In the bed OF the entryman
argued an abandonment Of the home
stead, and the local land Office appar-
entity took the same view of the mat
ter. But when the decision was ap-
pealed from It was set up that the
presence Of the mice was an argument
in favor of the homesteader. Fred o,
Grutt was the entryman, having taken
up homestead near Davenport three
years ago Last August John o'Neil
instituted contest to the homestead
entry. alleging that Grutt had aban-
doned the claim. did not keep up a
continuous residence thereon. and that
the only inhabitants OF the shanty on
the ranch were family Of mice.
After hearing the case the registrar
and receiver decided that Grutt's en-
try should be cancelled. From this de-
cision Grutt had sixty days in which
to flle an appeal to the commissioner
at Warrington. The appeal was flea
by Leo Walton. attorney for Grutt. In
the appeal the mice family was re-
ferred to as follows: ''1f there were
any mice in this entryman's bed dur
ing the early part OF September, 1898,
It plainly shows that the entryman
did have bed on the land at the
time"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

W. a. KEENAN,, Pres.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

An INF descent electric lamp about
the sis ( pea, called the translumi-
nator. va Oh has bsen perfected By Dr.
Phillips. O New York. now forms one
Of the INST remarkable and valuable
appliances in medical seience- Althouga
Of this diminuf've size. the lamp gives
a light equal to -Four eandle-power. Dr.
Phillips recently showed what the lamp
would do. DHrkening the room, he
placed the lamp in his mouth. 90 nat
his lips rested on Q rubber socket. ana
turned on the current Ths result was
a. If a strong light bad been placed
behind q thin canvas, upon which had
been psistsd q mans face. The light
shone through the chseEs. renderins
every vein pereepnble. By moving
ne lamp about the interior Of the
mouth every part Of the tAcs could b
tllumined. and By resting the lamp
against the gums the oatianas Of ths
teeth in the gums were piAtnly visihla
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Az. Jenkins, colored, editor OF the
Democratic Journal, st. Louis, was In
Mexico to-day on business. jenkins
Is one Of the leading colored Demo-
Gratis Of Missouri, and has Just return
ed from Kentucky, where he made
ffty-two speeches and organized
twenty-four colored Democratic clubs,
fourteen in the city of Louisville and
the other ten In different parts OF the
State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28


An. extraordinary story is reported
from Komorn. in Hungary. The off,
eials OF the municipality Of Mocsa, in
the Komorn Comitat, are accused OF
having applied torture to persons i'm
prisoned on suspicion OF theft. II
seems that some time ago the safe Of
the municipality was robbed OF nearly
5000 forms Numerous arrests were
made. but the thieves were not discov-
cred. II was then that torture was
applied to six of the prisoners. among
whom are three women. The mayor
and councillors were present. The pris-
oners we're thrashed with red-hot iron
rods, burning spirit lamps we're placed
under their bare feet, and the blades
Of pen knives inserted under their fin
ger nails, These barbarous proceed
ings did not lead to the desired result,
and finally the thief. who was not
among the six, confessed his guilt.
Strange to say neither the mayor nor
the worthy members of the council
have yet been suspended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Hamilton Hall, of this city, has for
sale the Quaker Folding Hot Air and
vspor Bath CabInet, a perfect sanitary
bathing appIiance-the latest, best
and cheapest; price S.. Recommended
by noted physicians and scientific
journals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Argentine Butter.-The Argentine is
not shipping butter to England to the
exteat which was first anticipated. a.
win be seen from the following fig-
ures: In the first nine months Of 1895
from January to septemberl Was sent
to England 1890 $50 pounds; during
tho same period in 1897. 6sl, ,oss pounds,
and In 1898. 1.072.s1s pounds. OF
cheese. H.s4s pounds went in 1895,
q, ,sis pounds in 1897 and 3.o15 pounds
10 1ss4-EL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
FOR SALE.
General Grocery Business Established
More Than Twenty Years

Owing to the death of J. Il. Buckley
and i'll health OF J. E. Moore the gen.
eral stock of the firm of Buckley &
Moore is offered tor sale. VIII also
sell store building If desired. Our bus
insss has been q good one. For furth-
er particulars inquire Of J. E. Moore,
administrator, at store. d4t W.T.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

- Hh
DAIRY Notes.
There are nrms in Chicago that are
selling what they call frst-class but
ter below the Elgin prices. An inves-
1gztion reveals the fact that much Of
this butter is process butter. Some Of
the men that have been buying It have
found samples Of 1t that were very
rank. In one case. on a sample being
returned to the retailer, he replied that
he had no objection to taking It back,
as he could always get rid Of It at the
boarding houses, no mater how rank
u waA The moral Of this Is that pro-
cess butter Is not by any means
the horoughiy converted article It
processes to be-
Our readers will take notice that &
new preparation Is being pushed onto
the market. which promises to relieve
the too trustful ones Of some Of their
hard-earned money. The preparation
is set forth as having wonderful prop
critics, by which rancid butter Is made
sweet and delightful to the taste. The
men that are advertising say that It
VIII take the worst butter and make II
pure, sweet, nice and elegant" The
manufacturers only ask that the far
mer shall trust them sufficiently to
send IS and they In return will forward
enough Of the preparation to treat 500
pounds Of poor butter. Let II alone.
No honest man can aiford to touch
such goods, and no chemical has been
discovered or can be discovered that
win make rancid goods into frst-class
butter.
Temperature Is Of immense import
Ance In the making Of butter. Too
high temperature is bound to detsri-
crate the product. No man must ex-
poet to make a good marketable prod
uct II he churns at so degrees or above
a. Is sometimes the case In the summer
time. A low temperature Is necessary
70 ensure good grain and excellence in
other respects. The old method used
hy some OF our grand-mothers OF pour
ing In hot water to raise the temper
ature and make the butter come gives
US grease. 1t may be all right on the
farmers table, because 1t is home
made, but the expert buyer Of butter
to be placed before people that are will
Ing to pay good prices for it, insists on
having a grain that Is unbroken-
Among our best butter makers II Ia
the practice TO cool the milk to about
b6 degrees before churning, and then
keeping the churning room as low as
that in temperature so that the temper
ature Of the cream will not rise during
the churning process. This applies to
cream that has been raised by the shall
low setting process and to separator
cream where the per cent Of milk with
the cream is very small The larger
the per cent Of milk in the cream the
higher must the temperature be to do
the best work. Where cream Is mixed
with say ons-fourth milk the temper
eture will need to be as high as 80 de-
grees at this time Of year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Chairman Hanna Of the Republican
National Committee issued the Official
call for the convention, to be held in
Philadelphia, June 10, 1900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

The Vandalia Leader says: A M.
vardemAn, formerly Of Mexico, now
Of the State Of L0uIsisns, has been
suggested for pastor Of the VaDdaiia
Baptist church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

W. g. Mcbride has sold 100 acres OF
the Rawlings farm, north Of town, to
Francis Mcdonald, Of near Sturgeon,
for $500, and so acres to Joe Riggs
for sl, sl,60O.-OentralIa Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

The Wabash Railroad In connection
with the AtchIson, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway has inauguRted o through
weekly tourist car line between 81.
Louis and Los Angeles, via Kansas
City. West-bound car will leave st.
Louis on Wednesdays at $500 p. M,
arriving at Los Angeles on Sundays
at S.2S q. m. East bound car will
leave Los Angeles on Mondays at $3.50
q. M, arriving In 81. Louis on Thurs
days at 6:16 o. IN. Particulars will be
gladly furnished on application.
II. 3, WILSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

A. a. whitney has moved from the
p. r. Sanford property to the Cove
place on South Jefferson street. SIR.
and hrs. Sanford will reture from
Center about Jan. 1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

"old Sister Grundy" has informed
the LEDGER that a society belle OF
this city and q prominent 81. Louis
gentleman will be united in marriage
aaon .".#"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Tue cost Of launching q battlsshlp
runs away with something like slo,.
ooo The great ieyiathan requires
GONE ave tons Of tailow and over A
ton Of oil and soft soap to persuade her
20 leave hsr cradle and glide peace.
fully into the vatsr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Miss Mary Hall, living near Edna,
No., was crushed 10 death by the
horse she was driving, and was back
ed on bridge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

s.. Haynes, Of Buffalo, Mo-, has
been appointed private secretary BY
Congressman shackleford. E. NJ.
Carter, OF Linn oreek, declined the
position.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK

coffee At night. II spoiis their sleep. You can
drink 0rain-0 when you please and sleep like
top. Fer Grain-O does not stimulate; Il
no1rishes, cheers and feeds. Yet Il looks and
-. vals nEs ,ne 2sat coaes, or aerEo1s per
perfect drink. Hade from pure grains. Get q
psekage from your grocer today. Try II in
place OF coffee. lkc and sc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Forney, of Mob.
erly, will visit Mrs. Forney's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Tucker, Christ.
mas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

The Board Of Ourators of the Mis-
souri, University held its seml-annual
meeting, receiving fiattering reports
from President Jesse and other offic-
Ials Of the institution,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Miss MAIZE and Alfred Pittmsn, OF
Clinton, and Virginia Ysncey, Of Lib
erty, viii visit in Mexico during the
holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Ho1sey a King have = iine IIus Of
fresh fruits for Christmas. Their meats
are the most choice. Prices most
reasonable. dkvtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Tucker Buckner, son OF Thomas B.
Bucknsr, Of Kansas City, Is the guest
Of bis cousin, Miss Belle Buckner, In
Auxvasse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Do your clothes look yellow7 II go
use Maple City Self Washing Soap as
directed. For sale By all grocers. 36.ls
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Insist on having Maple City Self.
Washing Soap u you wan. the best
For sale by all grocers. IS 49,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Miss Susie Threlkeld returned to
her home in Mexico Saturday, after
spending the week here the guest OF
Miss Eugie Bass.-CentralIa Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Christmas goods obeapI Candles,
raisins, nuts, ngs, oranges, lemons,
cranberries, currants, seedless ralsIns,
prunes, dried peaches, etc., etc.
r. q. PAIJI,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Misc May Allen, of Cedar City, IL
here to spend the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. NJ. r. Allen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Miss steils snidow, . student ct the
Q. o. g., Fulton, is home to spend the
holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

There are no real virtues which are
inconsistsnt with each other. and Il is
only our own deficiencies in some spe-
eial direction that could make 1t appear
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

"Take time by the forelock.n II
your blood iS out OF order, begin TAX
ing HOod's sArsaparilla at once and
prevent serious illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Mrs. @. W. Basterton, Of Sturgeon,
is the guest OF Mrs. h. NJ. Long.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28
Election Notice.

The Farmers Mutual Fire and Light
ming Insurance Company Of Mexico,
mo-, will hold their regular annual
election on Monday, Jan. 3, 1900, At
the sscrstary's Office. Polls open
from O'Clock s. m. until IL O'Clock
m, for the purpose of eIecting direc-
tore to serve said company; and also
10 vote on other propositions.
W. L. FowLEs, 6ecy.
W. n. KEENAN,, Pres.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-28

Both Houses of Congress have ad-
iourned until Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1900.