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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

HIS SHOES ARE THIRTY.FIVES.
A Colored Minister i'm North Carolina
Whose Foot Is Something C0lOs-
sal-Beats Bob Whites.
Boston Globe.

Business men are not supposed to
laugh at any order, however extrav-
agant, that may be sent them, but
if one of Lynn's big shoe-dealers
didn't indulge in a real CHASTITY smile
when he received Ole order this
fall it was because be had not suff-
cient strength left j. NJ. Farnum
is a colored preacher in Charlotte,
S. c., and his fighting weight when
skirmishing with the legion of Satan
is 410 pounds. He stands SIX feet
ten inches high without his boots,
and, taken collectively, would be a
dangerous man to fall under at a ska
ting rink. Some time ago a South
ern gentleman met Mr.. Farnum IN
the South, and the latter ordered q
pair of shoes made for him at the
North, for which this gentleman took
the measure. The order was given
to Lynn's leading shoe manufacturer,
but it was too much for him, and a
pair of shoes were made from o spec
ial last in Boston and sent the reyer-
end gentleman. The shoes are thir'
ty-ives. The length from heel to toe
is just twenty inches, and the width
Of the ball, including a protuberance
that may be a corn and may be nat
ural, is o trife over seven and one
half inches. Some idea of the ''tout
ensemble" may be gained from thu
fact that a pasteboard copy of The
sole of one of the shoes which a re
porter carried in his overcoat pocket
extended from the lowest depths O
the pocket to the arm-pits. Thi'
copy was taken from a measurement
of the bottles foot of the clergy
man, and those who know pronounce
it correct.
From the forward end of the sol
a piece the size of a dessert plat
could be easily cut. The heel, if o
the proper material, would make
decidedly generous hap-jack, and tn
whole thing, in the shape and size
gives one the irresistible impression
of o tennis racket or an elongated
shirt-front without its symmetry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
CURE FOR PILES.

Plies are frequently preceded by a
sense Of weight in the back, loins
and lower part Of the abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has some
affection of the kidneys or neighbor-
ing organs. At times, symptoms of
indigestion are present, as fiatulency,
uneasiness of the stomach, etc. A
moisture, like perspiration. produ-
ciug q very disagreeable itching, af-
ter getting warm, is a very common
attendant. Blind, Bleeding, and
Itching Piles yield at once to the
application OF DIR. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy which acts directly upon the
parts affected, absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and affec-
ting permanent cure. Price fifty
cents. Address, The DIR. Bosanko
Medical Co., Piqua, Ohio. Sold by
Dobyns & Gibbs. 29-1y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
Try Il yourself.

The proof Of the pudding is not in
chewing the string, but in having an
opportunity to try the article your
self. Dobyns & Gibbs, the Druggist,
has Q free trial bottle Of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup for each and
every one who is afflicted with
Coughs, Colds, Asthams, Consump-
ton or any Lung Affection.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

No -
NJ oH.
255 acres-so acres tlmbe, balance In $3.50
and cultivation good frame hanss pss.e.e
rooms !; Comfortable siab,ine smnLe ho,sa sse
good fencing : situated fun miias ncrsSssa.
Hissonri' Prize 1as % nvIsne.s.
92000 "a down haiance ffma 81 - srfe-
opetc eats
NO. 3s6.
SO acres saver mile, son.h :. r.- 49,
ri !. An nnder sanco Siv;Sad = SAaeos1 lsSoo-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
TbezRSm'.

An independent Newspaper OF DEM
ocratie Principles. but not Controlled by
any Set Of Politicians or ManipulatoIs
Devoted to Collecting and Publishing all
the News of the Day in the most Inter-
estine Shape and with the greatest pos
sible promptness. Accuracy and Impair
tiaIity; and to the Promotion Of Demo,
cratic Ideas and Policy in the affairs OF
Government, Society and Industry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

All ladies needing a nice Cloak,
Jersey, Fancy Goods and Notions or
Millinery of any kind should avail
themselves of the present opportunity
of buying at the very lowest cash
prices at Mrs. Harding's. 34-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that I, as admin
istrator Of the estate G. C. Scott deceas-
ed, viii at the January term, 1885, make
my final settlement as administrator of
said estate. GEO. ROBERTSON,
36-4w. Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18

NJ. 3ll.
$50 acres-160 acres under fence, 20 acres tim
bel, % acres meadow. 10 acres dasture, balance
and porch !; good frane barn good milk house,
e 81 q about sssensy-nve trees !; good ponds:
good well good hedge and rail- fencing situaf-
ed II miles north OF Mexico, Missouri. Price,
$40 % per acre.
ga acres, 8 miles south OF Mexico, Missouri !;
oil fenced with rails, save 9 acres timber; d.
vided into 6 fields about IS acres Of timber.
story frame hSoaseo s rooms TAR barn good
well fair orchard never falling stock water
school house on corner of land !; churches con-
s ssaien' on II't TIE o. suo 4. Raiiroad. Price'
5000 eo-one-hall cash, balance ime at 8 per
cent. per annun.
100 aeres-eo acres in cultivation a under
good garden, good weil-2l feet deep and 8 feet
In diameter ; stable for SIX horses with c0frscrib
attached ; good pond, creek rms through tim.
Mexico. Price sso.oo per acre, 5000 cash bal
ance, to suit purchaser.
No. 81.
Farm OF 80 ocres all well fenced, good one story
t tssns d Sood fEa nosi Ss 81 iS salt tpG Eel. ki .nd other hsr
out buildings, yound orchard and abundance OF
small fruit, q acres in cultivation balance dim
bered pasture, situgte big miles west OF Mexico.
Price 42,b0o. terms easy.
NO. IT'S,
$40 acres, all unner fence save 80 acres. SnD-
divided into 8 neads 100 acres pasture, 10 acres
meadow ; all enclosed susceptible Of cultiva-
ton cr~eek,running through pasture, furnishing
water all year round. 2 story frame dwelling,
with one story L, s rooms In oil, good well and
good out-buildings. Barn aud stable suilcient,
fair orchard. Good tenant house. good rich land,
In good neighborhood, convenient to school and
church /; situated 8 milea north Of Mexico. Price
u.s. % per acre. one third cash ; balance, time to
No. sss,
800 acres, ALL fenced, save 20 acrest imber ;
| subdivided into six itelds ; 40 acres in meadow
and pastu4e. balance in cultivation. Good two
good orchard Of 100 trees well watered BY four
ponds and two wells. Situated three-foufths Of
q mile south of Concord, Galloway county, No.,
| and four miles west of Auxvasse station on {. &
and churches convenient. Price SO per acre !;
one-half cash, balance tim at 8 per cent.
No. s2s.
80 acres, 1 "a miles north Of Laddonia. All
well fenced 80 acres in meadow 20 acres In
pasture snd fenced hog tight large pond and
plenty OF water - young apple trees 20 cherry
s sFeiss; e Ss p,u% ons sssss f f1s%s house ana oi isss, s Witn
Ell 14x16 frame barn 14x32. All fenced with
plank and wire I; good well at house. Prizes
$2,40o.
40 acres, 2 1-2 miles north Of Mexico, Mo. al
with hedge and plank ; good lots and garden
fenced separate good orchard. One-st0fy
frame house of 8 rooms : smoke-hohse with eel
lar under 1t /; good barn cow house fof I cows
garden has raspberrIes, strawberries and grapes
Two elegant ponds that never fail and good els
tern. Price $35 per acre ; one-third cash, bal
ance one andtwo years time at Q per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
AGENTS


nsls.n The most sarti
Biogfapksel-Pictori
in2 with Persona POI
CRIMINALS, $50 royRi o
price. 81 TO- Il Is q y
thrilling historic fRfert
. pro<eund impression.
ands. A grand chance
AGENTS WANTED
that this Is the most "a
established or. 20 saw
oaee for Canyassiug Bo
Of townships d
Co, q b &C. L0uis, ]
E-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-18
". Baker,
REAL ESTAT
Loan 4 Insurance Agent,
- O~FFICE-Front Room. upstairs, Over the
Mexico Savings Bank,
MEXICO, MISSOURI

have fol sale or exchange 1000 acres of the Finest Grazing and Fumiue I.na.
the State of Missouri, AT BEDROCK PRICES. Also, desirable Residence .nS
Business Property in the city Of Mexico.
Having correspondence all over the United States, nv facilities for e.m,. =
exchanging properly are unsurpassed by n other agency in The CUNT
The largest portion of my farming lands are situate within easy dst..o.A
Mexico, the county seat of Audrafn county, and, for all purposes, are eouaI ia =.
nds In the United States.
The following list represents q portion of my Land Register.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08
Events Al Chicago.

The National Democratic Convention
meets today. The choice for Temporary
Chairman fell upon ex-GOy. Hubbard, Of
Texas. He Is an able man and an excel
lent presiding officer. The New York
delegation yesterday had a long and
rather exciting session. The re-
suit was in favor Of Cleveland.
Tammany proposes TO contest the unit
rule in the convention, but Tammany
does not appear 10 have the sympathy of
the delegates, and the chances are that
the contest viii be short. If Cleveland
gets the entire New York delega-
ton, as he probably VIII under
the unit rule. the prospects
for his nomination viii be greatly i'm
proved. The tide appears TO be running
strongly in his favor at present. John
Kelly opposes him. but there appears TO be
a disposition 70 ignore Kelly and his Tam
many following. It is doubtless thought
that the Republican votes that Cleveland
|. is pretty certain TO get in New York will
more than Offset the votes he may lose on
account Of Tammany's hostility. There
nav be new developments to-day, but the
situation yesterday was Undoubtedly IA
vorable for CIeveland's success.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08

The death rate at ToulOn and Marssilles
from cholera is vet very small. It is prob
able that II those cities were in excellent
sanitary condition il would remain small
In fact, It Is probable that the cholera
would not have formed lodgment IN
either OF them If they had been clean.
Even now. filthy as they are, il Is believed
that the death rate VIII not greatly IN
crease. although the disease nav hnger
through the hot months. II IS the opin-
ion. however, Of the eminent German
physician. DR.. Koch. that il VII
spread All over Europe. The scare
which the outbreak caused was much
greater than that which has usually
followed the outbreak Of yellow
fever in our Southern cities.
one account SAYS that out Of the 81. 900
taxpayers in Toul0n fully A. 900 have fed.
Many were 50 stricken with terror they
abandoned their val0sbles in their homes.
The fright has tended to increase the
plague. because the stoppage Of al bush
ness has left the laboring classes without
work. and consequently without money.
Many. therefore, are starving,
and their physical conultlon invites
attacks Of the plague. OF course there IS
no want Of quacks and guack remedies
Confidence. it is said, that was
for day OF two felt in the oxygen cure,
has been lost. The people Of COgnac are
advertising their brandy as = sure remedy.
The Mayor Of that town has ordered that
every eitizen.as soon as he Is conscious OF
any bodily ailmezt, shall take a spoonful
Of cO=nac. and ten drops Of landanum mix
ed in a cup Of eamOmile tea lit were not
for the laudanum and tea there are many
doubtless who would be glad Of an ex-
cuse TO take. the Mayors prescription.
Even il the cholera does not increase,
Toulon and Marseilles viii suffer greatly
il the disease fingers for several
months. They are al standstill, as i
were. Business is paralyZed. II II Is
true, as stated, that the plague was
brought from Egypt in transport, the
health authorities Of seaports in Europe
/ and this country can hardly fail 10 see
the necessity Of vigilance. The introduc-
ton Of cholera into any one Of our large
| seaport cities would cause the loss Of
/ millions Of dollars. A great response
biIitT rests upon health officers
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A CINCISSATI young woman. who deserves
to be as richly rewarded as Job for her
patience. has made herself beautiful frOck
with woke and sleeves and hOunees Of rick
rack lace. using more than leo yards OF IL
TEE Protestant ministers OF New England
will meet in New Haven in May, lss5. TO take
part in the American Congress Of Churches,
an organization formed in Pifrsfeld, Mass
June Is. The object Of this Congress Is 70 pro-
mote Christian unity
TIE weIl-known African traveller, Com
mander V. Lovett Cameron, has issued = cir
cular advocating the establishment OF =
Commercial Geographical Society,"" which
shall have a library, map-room and museum
Of foreign products. IN the city OF London,
easily accessible to business men.
AccoRp1xG 70 a prominent Advent minister.
1t Is untrue that Adyentists ever prepared as
censor robes for the last day Of the world.
He SAYS: civilian Miller. the first great
preacher Of this doctrine in America began
his discourses in 1881. but il was not until lS4s
that he fixed a time and that his preaching
was much listened 70: he prepared no white
robes nor did any Of his followers. andI defy
any one now living 70 say that he has seen one,
or 70 produce documentary evidence that one
ever existed"
NATIVES IN Indis still adopt strange crazes,
Notwithstanding the advance Of education
just now there is ''Sapper scare at Banga-
lore. and native servants refuse % sir abroad
after dark. believing that the sappers viii
annex their heads as sacrifice re the gods 70
insure success in the public work begnn there
IN Madras the ignorant HindOos have steadily
objected 10 be Taccinateds even during the
late smallpox outbreak, considering that the
disease Is the work Of 8 goddess, whose Flslta-
ton should not be checked.
AT Nj. stuart Cumberland's exhibition Of
honxht readipg in one Of the rooms Of the
Houss OF Commons on the evening Of june e,
Nj. Waddy announced that the Prime Minis
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08
Setting Out = Spring Gun.
Lh3o1g0 Aeass.
-. - 80 s~T ,H-,

Farmer Lewis up in Lake county was
the fortunate p0ssessor Of a pair Of hand
some mules, for which he recently paid
$500 in Chicago, and an acre lot Of peas
Just now in a promising state Of luXuri-
ance. His affection was about equally di-
vided between the two, but his attention
has been centered on the pea patch OF
late. and long hours have been devoted to
deTising a scheme to save. it from the
nightly depredations Of a herd of tame
deer owned by a neighbOr. Hearing Of a
newly invented spring gun, warranted to
protect all kinds Of property from every
species Of thief at all times and under all
circumstances, he sat about imprOyising
one out Of an old flint-lOck musket which
descended 10 him from his grandfather.
He consumed the forenoon of one day
driving stakes and preparing a rack as a
rest for his gun in his cherished pea plat.
The musket was cleaned and duly charged
with handful Of powder and teacupful
Of carpet tacks. As night came on he
shOuldered the gun and with pillow line
soon had il securely fixed in the rest ar
ranged for il, about on level with the
body of deer when standing. One end
Of the line was attached to the trigger and
the other to a stake several rods away
in the direction in which the gun pointed.
After surveying his work and smacking
his lips in anticipation Of yensiOn steak
for breakfast. Farmer Lewis wentindOOrs.
He was up bright and early the following
morning and found a $500 mule dead
among his peas, which were worth at best
about $50,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08

The last health bulletin from Grey
stone was brought BY a New York Tels-
grrm reporter on Thursday last Ii says
of Nj. Tilden that Eat first glance he gave
the impression Of a galvanized corpse, as
almost an conscious expression appeared
20 have left the eyes, and the bps were
closed with q pale, rigid expression that
was a strong reminder OF death. He
seemed 70 take no notice Of anybody or
ANYTHING. never opened his lips, while his
rirIt arm and hand hung down limp by
Ms side and shook as II with palsy. His
face was paIlid and pinched around the
reefon OF his mouth and chin. and the
whole countenance wore an expression Of
the utrost vacuity- The impression his
auDearance gave was that a man in the
last stages Of physical decay, sustained
N his feet By a powerful effort Of the win
~ intellect such accounts Of the
4bvzieaI condition Of the sage Of Gram
ersev have been frequent, and yet as fire.
o-Ientlv do We hear Of his intellect being
Is clear and strong as ever in his hfe- It
- 70 be hoped that after the present week
- reporters and the crank politicians
VIII All let this noble old man alone and
ID him spend the balance Of his days in
psacs ana quietude a. be desires.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08

STANLEY. the explorer, is more seriously i'll
than at first reported.
JUSTICE MILLER. who Is now travelling IN
the Northwest with his family, may extend
his trip as far as Alaska.
REPRESENTATIVE HATCH. Of Missouri, is
generally ACCOMPANIED 10 the House by his
wife. who sits in the members gallery and
reads until he is ready 10 return withher.
MAX PATTIsoN, the we'll known rector Of
Lincoln College. at the University of Oxford,
has deposited in the Bodlelan Library a box
containing the greater part Of his papers,
with the condition that Ii shall not be opened
before the year 1870
CONGRESSMAN CHACE, Of Rhode Island, is Of
a wealthy. aristocratic family Of Friends. He
ssafsirms'f instead Of taking the oath when q
new Congress opens, and he says "thee" and
thou" which lends quaint unwOrldliness
to his familiar speech, as it also does to that OF
sfai Butterworth, ex-COngressman and now
Commissioner Of Patents.
SENATOR VANCE told Washington reporter
recently that he lOnged 10 get back 10 North
Carolina. and the sooner Congress adjourned
the better he would be suited. He said: II
want to wake up in the morning and see the
pine trees, and l want 70 smell them when
90 to bed. as their perfume noats into the
window and makes me dream that I am a
child again. / want 70 90 out into our old
fields once more and see a Niger blowing
with a one-eyed mule, with coffee sack for a
-ploW line"
Ten TEAHS AGO MARY " llklns- OF HOPKINS
vile, Conn. was employed in a needle fac
tory. One day she stepped on bed Of nee
dies. running several dozen into both Of her
feet. After a few days the pain stopped. and
IA a few years she married Eight months
ago the long lost needles beg an to come out OF
her elbow and since then whenever she
wanted needle TO sew with all she had to
do was to pull one out. The needles are as
bright as the day they came out Of the fac
tory.
SOME Of Benedict ArHold's descendants are
now living in Canada. The Brockyille, Can.
CORRESPONDENT OF the Toronto Globe says: His
sons. Richard. Henry and John. came to Can
ada about 1898 to look after the land granted
their father. consisting Of Il. 400 acres in the
counties Of Leeds and Greenv1lle. The sons
engaged in business and married, and were
leading citizens, and left large families, who
are now some Of cur most valued and hOnOred
friends and cOuntrymen, and Ike their grand
father, are generous and sympathetic. have
owned BY his grandson, which consider of
interest 10 the curious and anrlq uarl2n Of
your York pioneers"
FAY TEMPLETOx, Of opera-b0ufe fame. is
the daughter Of Mr.. John IempletOn, the
Southern manager. She was born Christmas
night. 1865 at her fathers home In Florida.
The papers in announcing Fay's birth said
that q new star had come 70 the managers
company in the person OF a daughter. some
DAYS after this Mr.. TemplefOn received LET
ter from q Western manager saying, ~Can
piece What are the lowest termsr The
answer returned was: ~An right Ny
daughter Is sixteen days old. and best act Is
CRYING chorus. but wait sixteen years, when,
II her voice does not break. she shall come 70
you as q star" The engagement was nled.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08

The value Of Blaine's book as politi-
cal history does not appear TO be very
great. The many instances in which i'm
portant portions Of it have been assailed,
and the general reputation Of the author
for political trickery. have combined 70
secure it a rather cool reception among
literary men, most Of whom are inclined
70 the Independents in the present cam
uafeu. The sales Of the book are said to
be much smaller than was expected. II
Is suspected that unless the sales improve
as the campaign advances the second
volume. Of which 50 much has been
promised, viii never see the light Of the
urfutfng offcs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08

The Philadelphia Times points out that
one OF the Blaine electors in New York
and one in Pennsylvania viii have to re-
sign. In fact the one in New Yerk has
already resigned. Heis a colored preacher
and was made an eleetoT with the hope Of
capturing the New York eOlored vote.
The dizzy height 10 which he was raised
exposed him TO the view Of some
OF his old Virginia Pensioners. 1t
seems that his home had been
in Virginia. and that he had left there be-
cause he found il uncomfortable to re-
main. Tales began 70 arrive from Nir-
GINA which led the eolOred preacher TO
discover that he was not citizen Of New
York. The Pennsylvania elect0r is Calvin
Wells. a wealthy Pittsburg iron manUfac-
turer and the owner Of the Philadelphia
Press. The TINES alleges that the at
tempt Of Mr.. Wells editor to
strike the iron manufacturers for a
$4,000 subsidy to help circulate
the WeekIy Press has angered the work
ingmen. and that Wells VIII have to re-
sign in order to avoid the loss Of a Blaine
slect0r in Pennsylvania. The Times may
be putting the case rather strong so tar
as Wells is concerned, but 1t is certain
that the coiored preacher has dropped out
Of the race.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08
A Governors Reason.

Gov. Vance, Of Ohio, on coming into
office paid a visit TO the State prison,
where there were about one hundred con-
victs, and ordered that every man there
be permitted TO come up and talk to him.
The result was a perfect storm Of petit
tiOns for pardon, every man pleading in
nOeence. One old and grizzled tough
stood apart and added nothing 10 the
clamOr.
The Governor called him up:
''What are you in for 20
t'Stealing."
well, were you guilty:"
"1es; it's the way / make my living
The Governor went back TO his Office
and pardoned the man. When remOn-
strated with. his only excuse was:
'Well, 1 was afraid the thief would con-
taminate those other fellows"