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Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri, County of Audrain.
Audrain Circuit Court, June 10. 1850.
The State of Missouri. at the relation
and to the use of T.. +. Dob, rs.
Collector of Revenue for Audrain
county, State OF Missouri, Pm.
VIM. James, Defendant.

NOW, at this day, comes plaintiff,
~ by his attorney,an n on his motion
it was by the Court ordered that
order of publication issue for said
defendant, William James.
You, said nonresident defendant,
arc therefore hereby notified of the
filing of said petition, the object and
general nature of which is 10 obtain
judgment for back taxes for the years
1869, 1870, 1871. 1873, 1874, 1860. 1876,
1877 and 1878, amounting to $2I.73,
on the following described lands
situate in Audrain county. State OF
Missouri, to-wit East half north
west southwest, section 26, township,
81, range 10; and unless you be amt
appear at the next regular term of
this court, 10 be begun and held al
the court house in the city of Mexico,
on the first Monday in October next,
and on or before the sixth dav there
of, and plead to said petition, The
am will he taken rs confessed and
Judgment rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that n
cory of this notice be published. ae-
cordingto law, in the Mexico Ledger
a newspaper printed and published in
Audrain connty, Mo. A true copy.
Witness my hand as Clerk, and the
49,. seal of said court. Done at
SEAL office in Mexico. this 4th
So day of August, 1880.
JAMES CARROLL, Clerk,
S. M. EDWARDS, Pits Atty. l6-4
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TRTSTEE'S SALE.

WHEREAS, Frank Draper. Katie
w l.. Draper. his wife, rank T..
Parker and u. Irene Parker. his wife.
all Of the county of Audrain and
State of Missouri. did, by their ccr-
tain deed of trast. dated on The l3ti,
day Of May. A. II. 1876, duly cxecut-
ed, acknowledged aud delivered, aud
recorded III the Office of the Recorder
OF Deeds within and for the county
OF Audrain, aforesaid, in book "M."
at page IL, convey Ia a. ID. Crazy,
OF Audrain county. the tollowin.
described land, to-pit: al ufblnrks
sixteen (l6). seventeen "a. eighteen
(1S) and nineteen (t9), III the town
Of Farhcr. as the same appears on
the plat of said town as recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Deeds in
said audrain county. 1t was not
and is not intended by said parties
that said deed of trust should ron
Yey amy lots or parts OF lots OF blocks
not contained in, and n part of the
Southeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter of section twenty-one f2l),
township iitty-two (52), range six
(6), west, TO secure the payment of n
certain promissorv note in said deed
Of trust set forth aud described and
whereas, said note has long since be-
ON due and payable and default
has been made i'll the payment there
of. Whereas, the said A. d. Crary
is a nonresident Of the State of Mis-
souri, and refuses TO act rs the trus-
tee in executing the powers on him
conferred by said deed of trust, in
r-hfcf, oRnnt thu oas1 1.a - ..S
provides that the acting Sheriff of
Andrain county, aforesaid, shall be-
come vested with all lie pow rs of
said Crazy under said deed /; and
whereas, the legal holder of said
promissory note has requested the
Undersigned, FL. Glascock, the acting
Sheriff of Audrain county, aforesaid,
to sell said land, in pursuance of the
provisions of said deed of trust.
Now, therefore, | hereby give pub
lie notice that /, II. Giascock, Sher-
i'll, rs aforesaid, by. virtue OF the
power in me vested, by tho terms of
said deed of trust. will, on
Friday, the lst day of October, 1880,
between the hours Of . o'clock, a. IN.
md s o'clock, p. M, III the East front
door of the court house in the city Of
Mexico, county Of Andrain, and
State of Missouri, sell all of said
land, nj public vcndue, to the high
est bidder, for cash In laand,to satisfy
said note and interest. And will
to tlle pgreIgserer purchasers
thereof, a deed conveying . fec SIM
pie title. II, GLASClEK,
tbs. Sheriff Andraim Co. Trustee,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
THE GEKRENIY-

The annual convention OF the Ma
tional Banks was recently held at
Saratoga, New York. At that meet
ing the maintenance of specie pay
ments was discussed from q more
ipractical standpoint than heretofore.
The country was told that resump-
ton was preceded by an elaborate
preparation, such as could have been
made only by a government possess
ed Of means and authority for pur-
chasing, importing and coming vast
amounts of the precious metals with
out regard to cost, and that SO far,
the condition of commerce and indus
try has been favorable in an unusual
degree TO the maintenance of specie
payments. The products of agri-
culture have been extremely album
ldant there has been a good market
for them at home and abroad and
the balance of trade has been and
still is largely in our favor. At the
same time people were reminded that
such prosperity cannot last forever ;
that periods of depression follow
times Of prosperity in this country
with the anne certainty and almost
with the regularity of the seasons ;
that a period Of depression is to be
expected whenever an extensive crop
failure shall occur, and foreign de-
mand for our products shall be dimin-
Ilshed by fine harvest in other coun-
tries.
According to Mr.. Mitchell, presi-
dent ofthe convention, it might then
be impossible to keep gold in this
country. It would most probably
be Withdrawn from the Natl onal
Treasury by the presentation Of
greenbacks and exported to other
nations, aud nothing would remain to
sustain specie payments but silver;
and that when that our condition,
financially, our entire circulation will
depreciate to- the value of the silver
dollar. Mr.. NJ. advances q step fur
tLer, however, in his suggestions and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

r.
NOW, at this day, ZONES the plain
tit1s, by their attorney, and file
their petition for partition, verified
by affidavit, alleging among other
things that defendants, VIM. Bowen,
j. ii. and Wilson Mcclure and Chas.
D~uckworth, arc non-residents of the
State of Missouri.
You said nonresident defendants
are, therefore, notified Of the fling OF
said petition, the object and general
nature of which is to obtain II decree
of partition and sale of the following
described lands situate in Audrain
county, Missouri, to-wit: West-haif
south-half of a tract purchased OF
John b. Morris by IL. A. Todd and
beginning at the northwest corner of
a piece of land sold to Oliver Gun
nlngham by said Todd, in West Mex
leo, being part of the southeast fourth
Of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-six l26), township titty-oRc
(51), range nine s(9), west; thence
west 20 yards. thence south 139 yards,
thence east 20 yards, t~hencenorth 40
yards to the beginning, containing
one-half acre. except 60 feet off the
south end Of said one-haif condemned
for Monroe street by the city council
of Mexico ; also the following lots,
or parcel of lots,in Montgo merry
ty, Mo-, viz: Lots 4 and 5 in block 6,
i'll J~oncsburg; also the following
lands in Henry county, Mo, viz:
southwest, northeast quarter and
east half, west half, southeast, north
east quarter section seven a., TOWN.
ship forty (i0), range twenty-five (251:
and TWENTY-FIVE acres, part south
west, northwest, section fifteen (i51,
township forty-two (a2l, range TWEEN
ty-seven (27), and that said lands
cannot be divided in kind without
great prejudice: and unless you be
and appear al the next regular term
of the court, to be begun and held III
the court house in the City of MeXi-
co, the first Monday of October next,
and plead to said petition, the same
will be taken as confessed and judy
ment rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered That Il copy
hereof be published according 10 law
i'll the Mexico LEDGER, Il newspaper
printed and published in the City of
Mexico.
Witness my hand as Clerk and seal
*-* Of said court, affixed NJ
SEAL Office in Mexico this 9th day
-. of August, "A. ID. 1850.
JAMES CARROLL, Clerk.
S. NJ. EDWARDS, pltf's atty. l7-fw
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
Sale Of school Lands.

Try virtue and authority of an order
of sale issued by the clerk of the
county court Of Audrain county. Mis-
souri,, r%eturnahle at the Oct. term of
the Audrain county circuit court 1880
and to Inc directed, | have levied up
OH the following described real estate
mentioned III said order. towit: For
ty acres, the southwest quarter of
the northwest quarter, and 40 acres.
the northwest quarter Of the south
west anarterof section sixteen lI6).
township tifty.two lh2), range seven
(7), in Aulrain county, Missouri !;
and | will, on
Saturday, October II, 1880,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and I've o'clock in the
afternoon of that dav, ut the east
front court house door in The Cite OF.
Mexico. County Of Andrain aforc-
saitl, offer the am for sale IN tracts
of 40 acres each to the highest bilder.
TEHMs.-TNcive mouths credit.
the purchasers to give bond with
Two securities, Ten per cent, interest
per a1lnIlIn. fl, GLAscocE,
lids Sheriff Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
Suthin' RDtten!

The Mexico Herald calls Hon. A.
III. Alexander, of Monroe county, a
political tramp and beggar. Such
language Is unbecoming to a gentle
mar and unworthy of a man.-Mobcr-
ly Headlight.
Correct! And further: If we
should call the editor of the Herald
q horse-thief, the latter statement
would be just as true as the former,
and perhaps a little more so.-Paris
Mercury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

No. ~,
300 acres i'm farm. 200 acres under hedge fence,
farm divided into 10 acre fields. good L. story
frame dwelling I ROOMS. grtOd barn and cribs,
good hearing orchard. 10 acres timber, all good
land. Situated near Laddonia, Audrain county
Mo. Price 5000.
No. af.
2so acres improved prairie land. good frame
luuS.. triunis. g.,rt smoke ittltS.. shnnlaace
living water. Land AL under fence. Price So
per acre.
Fa. %.
bnr of the best Stock farms i'm Missouri, con
faiiih. 200 acres. .tEp ;LcrcS under fence. lWI 10 rs.S
m"iaioH. sJ acres pil>tIirt. a fiIa. brick iIrlSe of
* fsf'lliS built IN modern style. good barn. three
clsicrIls. two large ponds never ELline HStPr. 10.
| orchard NJ jU, apple trrsS. situated 81. milvs
Stntili of A2Nicn, on the 1. 4 A. railroad. churches
and school house III iieighbarlioud. Price $500
fer ac.r.
No. -.
Farm of 80 orrrs all well fenced, good one story
irlinc dwelling i,nlls,. al four rttins. kitchen de
tacitest. good frame i;trn ifxii teet. aud other
cat buildings, Notlid orchard and abundance al
seltil fruii. ~ acres in cultivation istili.t, tim
ltcresi pasture, S;TttGi' . ~ miles vest of Mexico.
Price s2.hp. terms easy.
No. 10.
GaI acres number ole stock farm. all under
good raj fence, well wa+'rcti by creek. ponds
and wells. GHl acres in tame grass. iJ uf which is
timothy and clever, 30 acres iiiiibefed blue grlss
pasture. ga4Nl orchard nf three acres in full bear
iiig ;uld variety of small fruit, good frame, house
. T'lniliS. i'orriles add purtiro. good smoke house
AMI other nttt buildings, yard nicely oftauiPnitsl
Win eFcf7SfcehS and sii mulberry. 4 very desira-
bic fartIi, Two miles from teitrAlia. Price SI5.00e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
PARTIES.
No Change In the Principles Upon Which
They Were Originally Based.

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PARTIES.
No Change In the Principles Upon which
They Were Originally Based.
-
The division of politics into two
parties is the natural sequence of lin
tied state and federal government,
commencing with the Continental
Congress and becoming more and
more established as the provisions of
our original constitution were devel-
loped.
From the first there were states
men who thought the exercise of the
powers claimed for congress and the
executive at the start, under that in
strument, would lead to a consolidate
ed empire more dangerous to person
al liberty than even the rule of an
autocrat OF Sultan. Through their
efforts ten amendments were added to
the constitution embodying demo-
cratic principles and forming the best
platform that party has constructed.
This democratic Interpretation Of
the constitution finds Its earliest ex-
preston in the celebrated resolutions
of the Legislature of Virginia, the
most ultra of which is as follows:
"The assembly doth explicitly and
peremptorily declare that it views the
powers of the federal government, as
resulting from the compact, to which
the STATES are parties, IS limited by
the plain and intention of the
instrument constituting that compact
and that in case of q deliberate, pal
pable and dangerous exercise of other
powers not granted by said compact
the States. who are parties thereto,
have the right, and are in duty bound,
to interpose for arresting the progress
of the evil and for maintaining within
their respective limits the authorities,
rights and liberties appertaIning to
them"
However much the construction
thus placed upon the constitution has
been appealed to and denounced as
justifying resort to force, it is certain
that neither those that framed that
famous resolution in 1898, nor the
national democracy that has ever
since sustained it as the cornerstone
of American free institutions, -centem-
plated in it anything beyond the
modes Of interposition suggested by
the constitution itself to the people
and the states, chef among which
are frequent popular and. Legislative
elections and appointments of federal
functionaries, the right of free speech
and popular and legislative assembly
to petition, council and alarm repre-
sentatives, senator's and other public
officials, by setting forth grievances
and suggesting the means Of their
removal to the extent even Of altering
aud amending the constitution and
introducing into it farther 3explana-
tions Of federal authority.
In a letter to Mr.. C. Il. Haynes,
Mr.. Madison, the reputed author of
the Viro;n r~oeoJnfiono said
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
Final Settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given to all
~ creditors. and others interested
IN the estate Of S. M. Duly, deceas-
ed. that we, r. II. Duly and &. w.
Duly, administrators of said estate, in
tend to make final settlement thereof
at the next term OF the Probate Court
of Audrain county, to be held ut
Mexico, Missouri. the second Monday
in September, 1880.
r. II. Duly,
&. w. Duly,
loot. Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
National Democratic Ticket.
state Democratic Ticket.

State Democratic Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. r. T. CRPrTENDEN,
of johnson County.
FOR IIEUrENANr-aovEKsoR,
HON. R0BEKT A. CAMPBELL,
at st. Louis.
FOR sEGRETARY OF STATE,
HON. MICHAEL X. McGRATH,
of st. Louis.
FOR STATE AUDITOR,
HON. JOHN WALKER.
of Howard.
o srATE TREASURER,
Phil. L. CHAPPELL, e.
Of Cole.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HON. DANIEL II. MCINTYRE.
Of Audrain.
FOR REGISTER OF LANDS,
HON. ROBERT A. McCULLOCH.
Of Cooper.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
HON. Il. ID. RAY,
OF Carroll.
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER,
GEORGE C.. PRATT,
OF Boone.
FOR STATE sENAToR-NINTH DISTRICT,
HON. J.. l.. STEPHENS,
OF Boone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
NATIONAL GREENBACK LABOR.

Fifteenth Plank of the Chicago Platform.
We declare that land, light. air and water are
the free gifts of manure to all mankind, and any
law or custom OF society that allows any person
to monOpelize more of these gifts than he has a
right to. to the detriment of the rights of Others.
We earnestly condemn and seek TO abolish"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

Jro. Ely, G.E.Frazcr and ). {. Woods.
Defendants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

The Stale OF Missouri. al the relation
and 10 the use Of Il. +. nohyiiS.
Collector of thcl;evenue If Audrain
county. Stale of Missouri, PIN,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
The County Convention at Mexico Next
Saturday,

The County Convention at Mexico Next
Saturday.
At a meeting of the Audrain coun-
ty Executive Committee the following
proceedings were had:
Resolved, That the Democrats in
each school district in Audrain coun-
ty meet at their respective school dis
tricts, at 2 O'Clock p. M, on Satur-
day, August, Ia, 1880, and there
elect, viva voce, Ii delegate to a
county convention to be held at
Mexico, on Saturday, 21st day of
August, to nominate county officers ;
except the school district in which
the city of Mexico is situated, which
shall be entitled to six delegates to
said convention. +
Resolved, That the Democrats
living in the fractional school districts
lying along the county lines of the
counties adjoining Audrain county,
shall meet and act in electing a dele
gate to the county convention to I've
held at Mexico the 21st day of Aug
ust, 1880, with the school districts
lying contiguous in Audrain county
and that each township be entitled TO
one vote in said convention for every
twenty-five (25) Democratic votes
cast for TiIden in 1876 and n for
every twelve and a half in excess
thereof.
Salt River township with p dele
gates from school districts will cast
in convention to nominate county
officers tits Tilden vote in 1876 be-
ing 962) SO. votes.
Sailing township, with 8 delegates
from school districts, will cast (its
Tilden vote in 1876 being 201) eight
votes.
Wilson township, with ID delegates
from school districts, will cast (its
Tilden vote in 1876 being 329) Is
votes.
Loutre township, with 8 delegates
from school districts, will cast tits
Tilden vote in 1876 being 1929 eight
votes.
Cuivre township, with Is delegates
from school districts, will cast (its
Tilden vote in 1876 being 2s7) IL
votes.
Prairie township, with 8 delegates
from school districts, will cast (its
Tilden vote in 1876 being 229) nine
votes.
Linn, with 4 delegates from school
districts, will cast TITS Tilden vote in
1876 being 67) 8 votes. Aud fur.
ther
Resolved, That should any school
district in any township fail to send
q delegate to said convention, then
the delegates from said township
shall cast the entire vote of said town
ship. By order of committee.
w. II. KEENAN,, Chairman.
r. NJ. WHITE, Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

worst could be accompanied by moth
ing Q alarming than a slight adj
vance in prices.
But that is not all Mr.. NJ. hints
at. He evidently alludes to export
Of silver also, accompanied with ~
pension. Even in that event green
backs would prove a more reliable
currency than bank notes. People
would place more confidence in gov
erament than in mere corporations
and the facility with which the equi-
librium. of the currency was restored
without resort to silver when con-
gress set to work in earnest is the
best guarantee of its ability success
fully to provide for whatever may
happen In the financial world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
Order of Publications.
State Of Missouri, County of Audi all
Audrain Circuit Court lin v~acation)
August Q, 1880.
JAS. w. Pratt, ct A., plffs.,

VS.
John G. Hutchison aud Martha II. V.
Hutchison, his wife, Elizabeth
Goshaw, William Coshaw, jain
Coshaw and Fanny Goshaw, John
IL. Mcclure, Wilson Mcclure, Citas.
Dnckworth, Mary Caroline and
William .Gardine, her husband,
William Bowen AID JAS. c. Bowen.
defendants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

II Stop Organs S Ssss J ! and I s si'issssd
only $as..5. New Planes, slas 10 81 sas. Mid.
SIMMER aaier Illustrated Tree. Address DAME.
i. Beatty. Washington, n. j.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
Order Of Publication.

State OF Missouri, County OF Audrain.
Audrain Circuit Court, june 10, 1850.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

so acres river bottom land. nj. in eol,l S,.,.
la acres blue grass. 1863 acres timothy. ~, w
tini'ered pasture. balance under pillow. ali - ws
fenced, snoi ! i-2 story frame house lex4s ir
with ell lGx:f2 feet, good lee house. Iuis,.y h.s
&c. Barn 4oN6b feet with basement ils,a -
plenty water for all PURPOSES. imtfayp,,ss
nearly new and in good shape, good land M n
usite 1--WE miles north of Mexico, IN county ral
Price SO per acre,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

2j2 acres all under good fence exeept "a ~.
timber detached IL miles. 20 acres tin, sns
good orchard. balance in cultivation. voad ~
Story irallle nous hfe r""his. good siasle ~,
ciStcrn. fine lot oi Shade trees around the 4, ~
good school house oI Farm. SchoJ! flhd snssax
10 run school 3 months in the wear. alnu,lasasmh
SLock wafer Situate on the Mexiea I'M .
Charles road. nine miles etst ~ Ntyipa ( asi
from I4ssitoiiifI and l;cnton t'ity. 4 tae. ss -
well loeitetgnod range Tor stock. Price Sss,
per acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19

No. b.
6sO acres, all under fence, sub.;yiaa5 ;.
fields. young hedge fence. 80 acres mead la.et ~
acres under pillow. $50 acres tInbsrei Nv z
two small frame houses. gaed water f.r,sssH.ak
creek runs through farm. a no. I stock r,,sa y
per acre. sNe
Daily globe., 1880-06-27
AFRICAN sALUTATIONs.

During his exploration of Tibesti, DR..
Nachtigel experienced many dangers and diff
ficulties, losing his way, and suffering from
want of water and forced night marches. A
very interesting account is given of the cere-
monials observed by the Tubu people in
greeting one another A most elaborate
performance is gone through when two
strangers meet in this wild country. Each
of the performers covers all his face but his
eyes with his turban, seizes his spear and
throwing-iron "a curious, boomerang-Gk like
weapon with long projecting prong on the
concave margin, and thus prepared, the two
approach one another At distance of
about six steps from one another, they squat
on their heels with spear upright in one
hand and iron in the other The one then
asks, How do you do?" about dozen
times by means of four different words hav-
ing that meaning used alternately, the reply
being varied of the use of the words Laha,
or Killala Then one of the two loudly
sings the word ihilla," which is returned
by the other in similar tone. The word is
exchanged again and again, being COM
menced in loud pitched notes and gradual
~ run down the scale until it reaches low
bass murmur. When it has become so low
as scarcely to be heard, on sudden it is
shouted again in high key and the gamut is
run through as before. This goes on for a
very long while, the performers going
through it as strict matter of ceremony,
and taking no interest in one another all the
while, but looking round at the horizon or
elsewhere during their vocal exertions.
After while various forms of the question
Chow are you ?" and the answer "Wel," {"
are introduced; at last questions or other
topics are brought forward, although now
and again the GO ihilla :" bursts out in the
midst of them, but the series of notes in
which it is shouted becomes shorter and
shorter. At last the ihilla is got rid of alto
gether, and ordinary conversation becomes
possible. Strangers do not shake hands,
but acquaintance do. The covering of the
face when greeting or meeting strangers is
considered as most important matter of
etiquette. Mature.
Daily globe., 1880-06-27
MINNOWS FOR BAIT.

Anglers are very often troubled to get
minnows enough for bait. A Tennesseean
now comes to the front, however, with a
simple little arrangement with which min
nows by the million may be caught. 1t is
made CT glass, and in appearance resembles
a cuspador, with an adjustable top. 1t is
constructed upon the old-fashioned ishtrap
principle, the inny tribe. entering the trap
through a funnel-shaped aperture, from
which they are never able to extricate them
selves, owing to the transparent character
of their prison. The glass trap is perfor-
ated to permit of the passage of the water,
while at the base is placeda metal adjustable
slide, covering miniature gate about a
couple of inches wide, through which the
minnows are removed as they are needed
Daily globe., 1880-06-27
THE FASHIONABLE WOMAN.

The late Lord Lytton was fond of relatina
little anecdote as an illustration of one
characteristic of high civilization. 1t was
this: Lord -, shortly after his marriage,
said to the author of g Pelham" my wife
cannot be leader of fashion" Why not,
my lord? She has virtue, beauty, rank,
fortune and establishment" ''You hit upon
the very reason first she is virtuous. The
lead in fashion is bestowed by the praises of
certain fashionable men. To obtain these
praises they must be earned The giyers
must be admitted to familiarity, which, if it
stop short of destruction, which it rarely
does, must carry with it the reputation of
vice. God forbid my wife should be
brought to this therefore she must be con-
tent to be classed with the humdrums" I
rel ica anecdote, for consider its appG-
ca.ion pa.Ser now than ever it was.