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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12
nnr Caralrr.

Usually some farmer comes riding ~ ~. ~
horseback Id his shirt-sleevcs; laboilhS
Under the greatest excitement, halloolhg
Indians lndiansm and after he has pc
come sufficiently cooled down to tell ms
story, unfolds sickening tale OF tine
manner in which some of his relatives
have been butchered in cold blood by the
savages, or his horses and cows killed SO
as to leave him completely impoverished.
Then there is hurrying to and fro IN the
little fo1t-rations have to be drawn anu
put up in bundles, the pack mules saddled
and loaded, and then the cavalry horses
have to be saddlcd and made ready LOT
the field. Just at nightfall, perhaps, the
motley cavalcade moves out over hill ana
dale in search of the trail of the savages
After scouting from seven to ten days no
enemy is seen, no trail IS discovered, ana
the Indians themselves have vanished ike
the veriest phantom of the mountains
Not one scouting party in twenty finds
Indians, the greater number of scouts
rendering unsatisfactory results. Al
/ though similar, no two scouts are exactly
| alike, nor are they generally over the
same portion of the country Sometimes
an officer stumbles on a war party OF In
dians. when of course, there is lively
skirmish, and again. by dint of perseyer-
ance and determination. a war party Of
| savages is overtaken and receives merlted
punishment for depredations This fol
lowing the trail, day after day, is trying
ordeal for men and horses, and on these
occasions they may be said to suffer real
hardships No fires are allowed to be
| lighted. the bacon is soon consumed; and
there Is little or no hard bread. This
may occur in the cold and sleet Of WyO-
! mnig or Montana, or ON the hot and
parched plains of Texas or Arizona. Men
and horses must suffer, and dear price
Is paid, even though a few red men are
made to bite the dust. After capturing
an Indian camp, enough dried meat may
sometimes be found to appease the pangs
Of hunger, and not unfrcquent'y horses
and mules have been killed while travel
| ling along to furnish a meat supply for
the half famished soldiers.
In these days, when the savages are
well armed there is no small degree of
danger in the skirmishes that take place
with them, as we all know. They are a
| very brave race of men when Corncred,
but like their civilized brethren, they
take advantage of everything they can.
To kill as many of the enemy as possible
without loss to themselves is considered
the highest type Of warfare, and / am not
sure they are not correct about it. They
are never found throwing away thei. lives
uselesslt in war, though some Of their
exploits are daring in the extreme. They
know they have comparatively few men,
while the whites are as plentiful as the
leaves on the trees. They have no train
of subsistence stores to bother them, each
man carrying along what he can get in
the way of rations. An Indian can eat
more and at the same time live on less
than any other human being, their gas
tronomic feats at times proving perfectly
astounding.
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Errors Of Print.

The most common kind of absurdity in
print or used to becomes in the com
positor's work the mechanical process of
type-setting. As for instance: A com
positor on the Binghampton Republican,
who was recently handed a paragraph
which read, The lumbermcn in this
vicinity are busy sIiddng their logs
preparatory TO hauling to the MILL set it
up to read, The humber men in this
vicinity are busy SHINING their dogs,
preparatory to hauling their meals.
Sometimes however, we have to credit
the writer with the whimsicality-as in
eases of Irish English, or naire superflui-
ty, like the following
A Chicago morning daily found little
boy few days ago, who, according to
IFS veracious chronicler, was very dead
indeed The reporter wrote, 1.-The boy
was quite dead. No effort could resusci-
tate him in the least y
This is quite as good as the amusing
"bull' culled from a recent feuilleton il
The Paris Figure, which runs: Not g
cry did she utter, nor give any sign Of
life-not even when her brotherin-laW
put his hand to her heart and said tC
Vague, "She is dead
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12


DR. Robert Newton, la'e president Of the
Eclectic college of the c ty of New York,
andformerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, usel Dr..
VIM Halls Bal an very ex ens.ve'y in
his Practice, as many of his patients, now
living, and restored to health by the use of
thishvs'ua medicine, can amply testify.
y go. -. that SO good re ncdy ought
to Eptscrlb d freely b. every physician as
a soFereien remedy in all ca es of lung
disases. 1t cures consuml tion. and Has nc
equl for all pectoTa compla nts.
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A Curious Puzzle.

The following curious puzzle is said
90 heat the celebrated "13-14-15," and
Is we'll worth investigating: Take a
.trip Of paper or cardboard thirteen
inches long, and five wide, thus giving d
surface Of sixty-fve riches Now, cut
This strip diagonally as true as you can,
irving two pieces in the shane Of tri-
angle, and measure exactly five inches
from the larger end Of each strip and
cut in two pieces, take these strips, and
nut them into the shape Of an exact
square, and it will appear to be just
eight inches each way, or sixty-four
square inches, a loss Of one square inch
Of superficial measurement with nc di-
minuation of surface. The 1uestio is,
what becomes Of that inchs
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A Great Problem.
--Tgke all the Kidney aud Liver

--Take all the Kidney aud Liver
Medicines,
Take all the BLOOD purifiers.
Take all the RhcUmutic remedies,
Take all the Dyspepsia and indigestion
cures,
Take all the dgue, Fever, and bilious
specifics;
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
Ferirers,
Take all the Great health rcstorers
In short take all the hest qualities OF
oil these. aud the best
Qualities of all tho best medicines N the
world, and YOU viii find Gas Hop
-BiftcrS have the best tulaAve qualities
and powers Of all -conceNtrdted
In them and that they will cure when any
or all Of these siugly or combined
Fail A thorough trial will give positive
proof Of this
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Hardened Liver.

Five wears ago broke down with kidney
and liver complaint AMI rheumatism.
Since then lave ieen unable to be about
at all. Nv liver became hard like wood; my
limbs were pulled up and fllej with water
All the best physicians agreed that nothing
could cure me resolved 20 Try Hop bitters /;
have used seven bottles; the hardness has
all gone from my liver, the swelling from my
limbs and il has tcorked miracle in my
case: otherwise I would have been row in my
grave. j. w MoREY, Buffalo, October 1,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

are the records Of some Of the cuTes n IN.
sumption effected by that most I snaI q
remedy-Dr Pierce's Golden msu .,ooa us,
woman who have been snatched almost from
the very laws of DEATH can testify tlat con
sumption, in its early stages, is no longer IN
durable. The Discovery has no equai as pee
toral and Alternative, and the most obstinate
affections of the throat and lungs yleio % its
power. All druggists.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

"What we learn with pleasure we never
forget ALFRED MERCER. The following, sd = d
case in point: Il paid out hundreds Of dol Ia,
without receiving any benefit, says Mrs IN! ~
lily Rhoads, of McBrides, Mich. had Ie,
male complaints, especially dragging. low,
for over six years. DR. r. '. Pierces fa, .a,,
It's Prescription did me more good thah aJy
medicine ever took. l advise every SICK lauy
to take it." And 50 do we. 1t never disap
points its patrons. Druggists sell it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

The nutmeg trees grow on the Islands
Of Asia and tropical America, and look
like small pear trees. They bear fruit
seventy or eighty years Ia Janiica
there is one tree that every year az ja il
over 4, 600 nutmcgt The fruit il about
the size Of peach, AMI when ripe II
breaks open and shows the seed. which
is the article known to commerce as the
nutmeg.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

\ large quantity of beeswax is pro-
duced in California, but for some reason
it cannot be bleached white by the sun
owing, it is thought, from the nature
Of the plants from which the bees
extract the honey. For this reason
its commercial value is lessened.
Chemicals are not ordinarily used in
wax bleaching, as thev seriously i'm
pair its quality.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

Many ladies who for years .i Hal
scarcely ever enjoyed the luxury OF ie sa Y,
well have been so renovated by me u39 ~ y
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable ComPOqLi;ee s s,,a
they have triumphed over TIE Ills 1esiI MI NH
to be heir TO, and life has been cro"i'N 'i''
added charms and fresher beauty.
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Good at fienres---A dancing master.

however large, speedily and painlesss!y0 d"iso
without knife, caustic OF salye. oei as ~ -
cents in stamps for pamphlet refere4e sso ohu
reply Worlds Dispensary Mellcall l''7'eia
ton. 663 Main street, Buffalo, n. I.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

There is bell in Kroto, Japan ,WhlcIh = lung
in novel way. Eight natives sll . heo ~ VI
the outside with The end OF heaYy ''"'H'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

Anatural oil, clearly, one that will not be
CONF rancid, one that is penetrating, one that
combines all these qualities is Carboline,
the most elegant haiI-dresser and restorer.
Try it,
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strnnner1h1nEI ctIol

Positive, love; comparative, marry super
lative divorce.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

A bad miss Marrying a hlgn-'en-
pered girl.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

1t seems funny to say that perso 2 Is home
sick when in reality they are away SicK.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

Ola Bibulous generally calls st,o,,yA
beer an Alderney, because il is short horn
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

Rough on Itch" cures humors. eIlui; t
ring-worm, letter, salt rheum, chilpi'ins
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

If YOU are losing your grip on life try"Wells'
Heath Remover, Goes direct to weak spots
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The reputation Of

The reputation Of
, tIostetters Stomach
Brtters as a prever
tive OF epidemics, a
stunachic. an ilvig
Grant. a general r.
storattve, and a speci-
tic for fever and Hgus
indigestion. bilious
affections. rheuma
tism, nervous de
bility, constt ltiOnAl
weakness. is estab-
lished upon the
sound has s Of more
than TIVE nty " nrs
experience, and can
nomore he shaken by
the c laptrap noe
trums of unscientitic
p-etenders. than the
everla stirE hills by
the winds that rustle
through thsir defiles
For sale by all Drug
gists and Dealers
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C G II. !. FL q. /! Ray Fever

I was afflicted for
tw nty years. during
the months OF August
andSeptember withIiay
Fever, aud tried various
remedies without relief.
Twas induced totryEiy's
Cream Balm haveused
ttw tn favorable results.
and can conhd G emily.
Iecunlnead il to all.
kOHERT W TowNL5Y.
leA Mayor, Elizabeth,
n j
Cream Balm is a
rerncd founded ona cor
rect diagnosis OF this
disease and can be de
s 60 cts by mail Sample
- druggists, Oweg0, n Y
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-12

Instant relief for neuralgia, toothache, face
ache. Ask for Rough on toothache '15&25C
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
works in the back part of the post
office, thought it was the moon or the
end of the earth and began to get
things ready to move.
LADDoNIA's LUCK.

Special to the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, Dec. Is, 1884,
The elevator known as Hisey's burned
at $3.50 last night. The fire started
in the main part of the elevator.
Parties here think it was incendiary.
The fire did not start in the engine
room or where there was any fire.
Only few years since Carter d
Hisey's elevator at this place burned
down with heavy loss. They lost
27, 900 bushels of No. 2 corn, besides
their valuable elevator. The elevator
now belonged to Pearson, Wilder &
Fowles. 1t was worth about $4,000
and was insured for good deal less
than one-half this amount. Hisey &
James had about 10000 bushels. of
corn in the elevator. 1t was insured
for 5000. E. K.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
5 AND 10 CENT COUNTER,
POSTOFFICE STORE.
Carrie Porter's Predicament.

Carrie Porter's Predicament.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Carrie
Porter, of Mexico, Mo-. aged Is
years, was arrested here tonight for
deserting her one-month old babe.
She arrived at z o'clock this evening
on the Hannibal & St. Joseph train,
and walked deliberately to lumber
yard where she left the child. Its
cries were heard quarter of an hour
later. and the heartless mother was
arrested as she was about to leave
the city. She claims she was ruined
under promise of marriage by cltl-
zen of Mexico, who left town when
her condition became known. Being
unable to procure employment as long
as she had the child, sine finally de-
termined to desert it.
We have thoroughly investigated
this case and can find no one in this
city who ever heard of Carrie Porter
The party IS either travelling under
an assumed name or she Is not from
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
SPARKS.


1t was cold night for fire.
Rush Hill has no fire company.
There are plenty of drug stores
left.
W. T. Lott, Jr., is the boss fire
fighter.
This was big fire for the size of
the town.
Uncle Bob Allen was in looking at
the ruins.
The Rush Hill hotel shut down
suddenly.
The depot and elevator both made
narrow escapes.
The boys were feeling badly as
usual the next day.
The Rush Hill people will now
carry heavier insurance.
Everything will be rebuilt. You
can't keep good town down.
Boarders at the hotel changed
boarding house without notice.
FIRE has no effect on W. 7. Lott !;
at least 1T has not on this earth.
Reudy & Fuetz feel bad, but you
can't keep live young men down.
Harvey Smith was down with the
LEDGER man. He was just one day
too late.
If the wind had been blowing hard
either way the town would have
gone up.
Zip Hagan fell off Lofts store dur.
ing the fire but sustained no danger.
GUS injuries.
Gus Reusch says he will give S10(
towards Reudy & Fuetz's rebuilding
Who will do the same thing? They
are gooo OOyS.
John Bick owns the building mex
to the fire on the east, which wa'
saved by the hard work of w. T
Lott and friends.
Those who burned out have th'
sympathy of every person within fif
teen miles of the place. Many o
them are now without cent
The LEDGER got to the scene o
the fire as soon as it could and go
| seven new subscribers. The peopl
| of Rush Hill believe IN rewarding en-
terprise.
i The postofice made a narrow es
cape. The tin roof is all that save
lit. Gus Reusch got all of the ma
and express matter in shape so b
could move 1t quick.
Old John, the shoemaker, VIII
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

Dick Phillips, Turner Hayes, John
Anderson and John johnson, all
colored, say that they saw a large
man, about IA feet high, without any
head, last Monday night as they were
going home. near the public school
building. These ''coons' had better
keep quiet, as a card was found
the next morning which read: 81
will down you all Christmas night
I am from the Haunted Hill and will
and mast have Turner Hayes and
Rich Phillips"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
Hummer Committee.

The following committe to decide
as to who was the most noted hum
mer of 1884 has been carefully Sc
lected by our citizens: John Creasey,
chairman; J. H. Runkel, Byron
Cluster, AL Campbell, Tom Hughes
and L. N. Bass. They are all good
men and will do the fair thing. They
meet January 10th in the editorial
room of the LEDGER office. While
the committee is in session the Office
will be closely guarded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

The l. o. 0. F. Lodge of Laddo-
MIA have our thanks for an invitation
to a grand ball and supper on Christ
mas eve. The committees are: On
invitation, w. F. Purnell, W. H. I.o-
gan, III. L. AhIfeldt; on reception,
I. G. Ford, c. A. Torreyson, w. G..
Gray; floor managers, F. d. Barr,
C. w. Montgomery, G. A Frank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
Not Dead bus SIeeu;nr.

Ex-Governor Hardin lately dona-
ted Mexico, in this state, nice plot
of ground for a park. on condition
that the town improve it for park
purposes. At an election this week
the citizens decided not to tax them
selves for that purpose, SO the
ground reverts to Gov. Hardin,
whose generosity is thas deprecated.
Mexico must be asleep.-Sedalia
Transcript.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

In half a century from now Belva
Ann Eliza Lockwood will gather her
grandchildren round her on Sunday
evenings and tell them how she ran
for President in the fall of '84. And
when any youngster ventures to ask
how many votes she got he will be
beautifully spanked and sent to bed
without his supper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
HIGGINSVILLE HOT.

As we go to press we learn that
there was fire at Higginsville, Mo. :,
Tuesday night. The Arcade Hotel
was burned and other valuable prop
erty was destroyed; also the fine C..
& A. depot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

Bill Nye, in writing to friend in
Denver, gets off one of the best
things of the season. Speaking OF
his probable recovery from the ef-
fects of his encounter with the cy-
clone, which, it will be remembered,
knocked him out of o buggy in one
round, he said:
''Many have asked me how the ae-
cident occurred. / cannot state def
initely, but think I must have STEP
ped on a peal of thunder and slipped.
People cannot be too careful, in peel
ing their thunder, not to leave the
peals around where some one may
step on them and get hurt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
A little school girl being asked the

A little school girl being asked the
other day by member of the Chi
cago Board of Education, "Whc
makes our laws?" answered, "Con-
gress." ''And how is it divideds" ask
ed the gentlemen. The little girl
hesitated, but finally said: 'Into
civilized, half civilized and savage,
sir. VERY good" said the gentle
man, ''but I do not see why you
should have hesitated in your reply" /"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
TOYS! TOYSl TOYS!
5 AND 10 CENT COUNTER,
pOSTOFFICE STORE.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Show of Centralia.
accompanied by the charming and
fascinating Miss Sophia Gates, OF
that city, called on US Wednesday.
Mrs. Show informs us that the Holi-
ness people are going to have 8
warm" time up there during the
holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

Don't be fooled by the big blows
you see about selling out at cost. &C.,
but go to Ricketts, & Emmons' and
get a handsome cloak for less money
than you ever expect to; also their
large stock of clothing, dly goods,
&c, at prices as low, if not below
any house in town. 35-2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18


"Hello, Doctor! My wife is not
very well tonight. She has severe
pain in the back of her neck, and
complains of a sort of goneness in
the abdomen"
SCOT malaria collie, I guess"
81 think so. What shall do for
her?''
Here the wicked telephone girl
switched on a machinist who was
telling Mr.. Pollock, of the roller mills,
what he thought allied his boiler, and
the answer to the formers question
was as follows:
Il think she's covered with scales
inside about an inch thick. Let her
cool down during the night, and be-
fore she fires up in the morning take
hammer and pound her thoroughly
all over, and then take hose and
hitch it on the fire plug and wash
her out. I wouldn't be surprised il
she is full of mud, besides the scales
When you get through fill her VI
with cold water and build a gooi
fire under her, and if she don't get
hot enough to steam well in half al
hour, I'll eat her."
| The result is that No. 1 does not
now speak to No. 2 and DR..
has been kicking himself ever since
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
FIRE NEAR LADDONIA.

LADDoNIA, Mo-, Dec. l8, 1SS4-R.
NJ. WHITE-The residence of j. j.
Freels, three miles south of here, was
burned yesterday. If Frank Friar's
house was burned we have not heard
of it. ED KEENAN,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
5 AND 10 CENT COUNTER,
POSTOFFICE STORE.
A Joke on the Judge.

A Texas judge who is the perfec-
ton of dignity On the bench swore in
as a witness rather frivolous look
ing female. "What .is your namea'
asked the Judge. 0Dollie Dnnple. :
"Where do you reside?" The wit,
ness giggled and replied: "What's
the use of me telling you where
hvee You wouldn't call on me any
how-would you, iudge9"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
SMALL BLAZE IN WEST MEXICO

SMALL BLAZE IN WEST MEXICO.
The fire company was called out
about midnight Saturday night by the
burning of wood shed belonging to
Mr.. Richards in West Mexico. The
damage was slight and was the work
of an incendiary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
Christmas Presents.

Select from our large stock of
Books of all kinds, Dressing Cases,
Work Boxes, Writing Desks, Prangs,
Christmas Cards. Gold Pens, fine box
papers, Autograph Albums. Games,
Blocks, &C. SALLEE & BROOKS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

II wish my wife wasn't politi-
cian' said Snifkins, sadly. "Whyf'
asked his friend. SIS she a Repub-
hcans" ssNo, she's bolter; she won't
let me in after half-past ten O'Clock
/ at night"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
New Grocery Store

Opened in Harper Block in Variety
Store room, where can be found 6
full line of staple and fancy grocer
les; will also run 5. 10 and 25 cen,
counter of tinware and other goods,
Cash paid for eggs, chickens, &c
Pure crab apple cider and vinegar
We give a special invitation to oul
old friends, former customers, arc
new corners to give US call.
35-tf w. p. FROST & Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that | will
apply tothe Circuit Court Of Aud
rain County, Mo-, on the first day. OF
the January term, 1885, thereof for
final discharge from the position and
duties Of Assignee of John Cough.
36-6w J. 6. TRMBIE, Assignee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
TOYS! TOYS! TOYSl
5 AND 10 CENT COUNTER,
POSTOFFICE STORE.

Mrs. Fannie Honaker of Glasgow,
closed very interesting art school
last week. She was very much pleas
ed with the taste for art shown In
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

The report that j. F. Mounts had
bought our contemporary is a mis-
take. Mounts and Keeton are run
ming the paper and Hutton owns it.
They are all good men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

Late style millinery and Christmas
goods, nice books, handkerchiefs,
chair tides, etc, etc, at Miss Ida
Spencer's in Laddonia, which she is
selling very low.