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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09
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The silence dread' break it. What is fearl
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Envy the myrrh lay within your hand;
Dearer to me than Fame of earth or heaven
1t is, to know that you will understand
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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

Minneapolis Tribune.
At Winona Ole Thorsdale went out to milk
the COW, but before he had begun his task con-
cluded to hang himself Some people may think
it's fun to milk COW, but after a little expe-
rience they will come to the conclusion that
Thorsdale was about right
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

The great sale of the stock of fine clothing
purchased of the assignees of Simon Hays s.
Sons, Rochester, n Y, will begin this morning
this season, aud are all protected by our legal
guarantee of satisfaction given or money re-
funded MODEL CLOTHING COMPANY.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

How many home has been robbed Of sun
shine and happiness and rendered sad and desc
Ate by the loss of some dear and petted child
This is dangerous season for children. ano
narents should keep DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
handy. Price % cents.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09
Have Hendricks Lecture for the Benefit q
the Fund.


About $4,000 has been paid over to Major
Johnston, treasurer OF the soldiers monumen.
fund. and, altogether, about 81, 500 has been sub
cribed. In contributing this amount only
bout sixty out Of the $50 posts in the State havt
lSSisfnd
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

CATARRHAL throat affections, hacking, lrritat
ing Coughs, Colds cured by 'Rough on Coughs.
20 cents.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09
What a Pity

That the otherwise beautiful girl should have
such Dad teeth. And all because she did not use
Sozodont. 1t costs so little to buy it, consider
ing the good it does and it's benefits stretch out
into her future life Poor girl!
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

Now is the time for young men to learn bust
ness and get thorough practical education at
H. B, Bryant's Business College.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

FINEST Oyster Stew, % cents schaffner's.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09

Letter IN New York Graphic.
Beans soaked in pork fat are unspirituaL
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09
FUNERAL NOTICE.

OYSTERS. Stewed or Raw, % cents. schaffner's.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-09
lOO'CLOCK
THIS MORNING

Is the hour at which the GREAT SAC
RIFICE SALE of the stock of Fine
Clothing bought by us of the assignee
Of Simon Hays & Sons, Rochester, N. Y,
commences. Go examine goods and prices
any'oAere else IN Me City or State, and then
come and see what ne are doing. Never
in the history Of indianapolis was clothing
ever offered within 30 per cent. Of the
prices at which we shall close out this stock
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
National Fat stock Show.


Review of the result of the great
National Fat Stock Show, held at
Chicago Nov. 1884. We only give
the first prizes in the sweepstake
rings where all breeds are shown.
OF course each breed had its cham
pion within itself, but it will be a
matter of interest to our cattle breed
ers to know the prize winners where
all breeds and grades are shown.
All breeds and grades by ages-3
years old. First prize, "Charlie
Ross" Short Horn.
Two years and under 8, Barney
Short Horn.
Under 2 years, "Roan Boy" Short
Horn.
Under l year. "Lindall,' Hereford
grade.
Grand sweepstakes, all breeds an6
ages eligible. In this the grand prizt
of the show was won by Clarenc'
Kirklivington, a pure bred whit
Short Horn. Clarence Kirklivingtol
also crowned his victory by takin.
tie Lrst prize on the block as the hes
dressed carcass in the show. A grad
Hereford won the special prize OF
fered by the Breeders Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
order Of P~ublfeatisn.

Order OF Publication.
State OF Missouri, county of Audrain, h
circuit court, Jan. term, 1885.
D. H. Collins, plaintiff,
VS..
Martin G. Herman, Wesley Humphrey
and 4. Johnson, defendants.
Now at this day, 25th of November,
1884, cemes the above named plaintiff b.
his attorney, Geo. Robertson, before me-
the undersigned clerk Of the circuit courf
of Audrain county in vacation and dies
his petition and affidavit stating among
other things that the above named Martin
G. Herman is q nonresident of this state.
It Is therefore ordered by the clerk afore-
said IN vacation that publication be made
notifying him that an action has been
commenced against him In the circuit
court of Audraln county, Missouri, the
object and general nature Of which h p.
cancel q trust deed and two notes In 00z
trust ds.d described, said trust giyen 1y
said plaintiff to defendant Humphrey q
trustee for the use and benefit Of said
defendant Herman to secure two cef.
tain promissory notes In said trua
deed described and given on the follow
ing described real estate in Audratl
Cuuuty, f0lSSouIl, U.Wu -.
The westhaf Of the southwest quartes
of section twenty-nine (29), and the NORTH
half of the northwest quarter and tie
southeast quarter Of the northwest quar-
ter of section thirty-two (32), township
~fifty-one (61), Of range seven Cd west
said trust deed being recorded In the Of
fee OF recorder of deeds in said county
In ttBook B." page 100, and that unless
he be an6 appear a. the next term OF satd
court to he holden at the court house h
the city OF Mexico, AndrAin county, His.
souri,, on the 4th Monday in Jsnuaxys
1885, and on or before the sixth day
thereof answer or otherwise plead u
said petition judgment win be rendered
according to the prayer Of said petition.
And it is further ordered that Q copy
hereof be published in the Mexico LED
GER, q newspaper published In sid couns
ty Of Audrain- for four weeks before TIE
commencement Of the next term OF said
court.
A true copy as taken from the records
in my Office. Attest:
BEN G. JOHNSON, Clerk.
Geo. Robertson, Atty. ssh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Water Works.

From q letter in this issue, written
by Mayor Fowler, our readers will
learn that the Council is doing all 1t
can to get a proposition for water
works before the voters, and We trust
thew will be successful. We don't
know, though, as it would do any
good; the voters of Mexico, as a
mass, don't appear to favor public
improvements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Fact, Sure.

Read our advertisements aud when
in the city watch the trade OF the
houses represented. You win readily
see why they are able to sell at 9
lower price than their competitors.
Mr.. A. does not advertise and sells
only $40 each day. His expenses
are IS, consequently his margin
must be at least So 1-3 per cent. on
the cost. MI. B. advertises largely,
attracts good trade and sells 500 per
day. His expenses r $40, which
would require a margin Of only II
per cent. Study this question and
then trade at the place where your
dollar will buy the most goods.-Ne'
\ vada MnI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
The Montgomery Standard appears

The Montgomery Standard appears
to be for Graham for sergeant-at-
arms because he once upon a time sat
down on Bob White. This may be
q good reason but if you are going to
reward every nan who whips Bob
White We want to know it, because
every Democrat who wants q postof-
flee will at once get his work in on us
and there is no room for an army in
Mexico. Some of the applicants
would never be able to get any other
kind OF a recommendation any way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
That Do Settle It.

Remember that the Intelligence
has the largest bona tide circulation
Of any paper in the county.-Inteui-
gencer.
Don't blow ahou. your circulation.
Make affidavit to it as the LEDGER
does. II the Mexico Weekly LEDsER
has not more subscribers than the
Mexico Weekly Iateuigencer We will
stop Ginning that the LEDGER is the
best paper. There is only a few
hundred difference in the circulation
bat the difference is in favor Of the
IEpaER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

Last Saturday night five masked
men stopped a train near Little Rock.
Ark, and robbed the passengers and
express of 8 6 1000. The report that
Jesse James headed the band is false.
Train robbing is q capital offense
in Arkansas. The robbers who
stopped a train and got $4,000 near
Little Rock we're trailcd by blood
hounds and caught the next day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

We notice several journals ex-
planning how Marmaduke came to
run behind his ticket. There is but
m reason. Democrats scratched
and they did not have the itch either.
A large number of Democrats right
here in Mexico scratched the head Of
the ticket. aWhy?' because they
wanted him to run behind. They
we're not for him at first and after
he was almost unanimously nominated
they had only n way to get even and
that was TO try to make him run be
hind. These very same Democrats
from the stump and on the street
preach against scratching. They are
pretty well known aud sometine may
know how it Is themselves to injure
the party to GRITTY personal spite.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
oNh0 Asked You, Sir2"

Certain parties having, IN q manner
wholly unwarranted, started the re-
port that Prosecuting Attorney. T.
B. Buckner, of this city, is a candi-
date for Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. in this district, that gentleman
requests us to inform the public that
he has not mol will he be a candidate
for any appointive Office for the next
two years.-Mexico Lateltigencer.
'I cannot marry you, my pretty maid,'
"Nobody asked you, sir" She said.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

The senate committee which Is ex-
amining the state institutions will
some time this month reach the Full
ton asylum. They will give it a
thorough turning owe and If anything
is wrong they will find it. This is
not 6 whitewashing committee and
we are sure that none will be needed
at Fulton or anywhere else in Mis-
souri-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
VOTE ON HARDIN PARK IMPROVE.
MENT.


No gas, no water, no Improvement
for Hardin Park; nothing but old
fogyism. The vote taken yesterday
ON raising $4,000 to improve Hardin
Park was lost by the following vote:
222 for, Ill against; total 1913. Nee
essary TO carry, 262. Lost by 40
votes. It took q two-thirds vote to
carry the proposition. Those who
thought tsthere would not be a dozen
votes against it" we're mistaken. 1t
would have beea lost by a much
larger vote if several parties had not
turned out at the last moment and
put in some good work.
Ex-Gov. c.. Il. Hardin has done
more for Mexico and Audrain county
than any dozen other people. Har.
din College, the best female college
in the west and one of the best in the
world, is one of the living monuments
to his %Iiberality. He now presents
the people of Mexico with one of the
finest blocks of land in the city. The
council asks the people to put $4,000
improvement on it. They vote il
down. Does Mexico want to die
Is this the way to show our apprecia
ton Of such l~iberality? What shall
be done with the park, is now thu
question. We might SOW it IN oats
plant it in corn or use it for a GENE
terry but we would have to vote a ia,
to fence it for any of these uses
Why should the council try to Civ
Mexico any improvements if the cit
zens are opposedI Poor old Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Ruekner an Civil Service.

We take the following from a late
with Judge Buckner, Con-
gresham from this district:
Speaking of the new ADMINISTERS
ton, Mr.. Buckner says he believes
Mr.. Cleveland will be conservative
and slow in making removals. So
far as Postmasters are concerned, he
doesn't believe that men who have
done good service and have given
satisfaction in their respective COM
munities, refraining from political
partisanship, viii be disturbed. He
mentions as an illustration the case
of the Postmaster at Louisiana, Nc.
Though a Republican, he has not
run his Office on the theory Of reward
for political work, but in the interest
of the public service. Such a man
should and will be retained in his
place. As one of the other kind,
where a change is demanded by the
public good, he instances the Office
at Herndon, Nc. It was suggested
to Mr.. Buckner that Congressman
might take this liberal and praise.
worthy view now, but after awhile
when they began to feel the pressure
for place, they might change and
press the new Administration fol
patronage. He replied that he didnN
think the pressure would have thai
effect. A member of Congress would
be much better off if he told his con
stituents who were asking for post OF
fees that the Postmaster General re
ported that there was no cause to
removal than if he secured one tn
coveted position and thus disappoint
ed and made enemies of the othe
applicants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

We we're amused to hear q lady tell
her husband this morning that ''if he
wanted to smoke in the parlor he
must go out to the wood she'd" He
smiled. She then said, Throw out
your cigar If you are going to smoke
it in the house." She did not seem
to know why he laughed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Ledger in Good COMPANY.
LeUEtf III 0VVu
A correspondent last week writing

A correspondent last week writing
to the Laddonia Herald says:
Although you 1.-THE Herald have
moved away from Mexico and
changed your name, yet we see your
open c%ountenance every week, and
you are so welcome when you come
with your friends, the Mexico LED
GER, the Republican, the New York
Story Paper, etc. No use trying to
prevail on the children to cipher over
their arithmetic lessons that one
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Reyno,ds candidates for q. 8. Atty

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Mr. Rey-
nolds, the recent Republican candi-
date for congress in the Seventh dis
trict, is DESTROYS Of succeeding Nj:
Bliss as United States attorney for
the Eastern district of Missouri. Mr..
Bliss term will expire in a few days.
Mr.. Reyolds is on hand looking after
his interest. He is very active.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

If there is any one man in the
State more than another who deserves
recognition from General Marmaduke
it is Capt. Jamison of the Louisiana,
No., Press. He was a Marmaduke
man first, last and all the time, and
did good and effective work for the
GaparoI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Schurz's Fufure.

Several editors are bothering their
heads as to what Carl Schurz will be
when Cleveland comes to get upon
his throne. Some well informed
persons imagine that Schurz will be
in the Cabinet, or perhaps snubbing
Bismarck as our minister to Ger
many. We are reminded, in this
connection, of old Sam Crowder down
in Pike. He was running for Justice
of the Peace. His wife, in antiei-
patton of honors in store for her
said: "My dear, when you get to
be Justice of the Peace, what will I
be-"
"You." said Sam; "you will be the
same damned old fool you always
was"
1t would not be surprising if
Grover were to make some such re-
mark to Carl when he comes nosing
around the White House for informa-
ton on this, to Schurz, important
subject:
Fourth Missouri Internal Revenue Dis
trict.
WASHINGTON, D. @. December, g.
There is a vacancy in the Fourth In
ternal Revenue District of Missouri
to be filed. D. A. Stewart, the
present Collector, a resident of
Louisiana, is on the point of resign
ing. In spite of the uncertainty of
the tenure of the Office, there is an
influx of Republican candidates who
are willing to take the chances of be-
ing sacrificed after the 4th of March.
The contest is between Taylor Fryar,
who held the position of chief depu.
ty, and Stewart Gardener, a we'll
known Republican of Northeast Mis-
souri,. Both of the gentlemen are
here, and to-day called on Missouri
Senators and members to obtain in.
dorsements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

L. p. Payne, formerly of this city,
aow of Wellsville, will be an appli-
cant for the postoffice. Payne is a
thoroughbred Democrat dyed-in-the-
wool. He is q clever gentleman and
Straightforward business man and
would make q good postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

Speaking of the LEDGER eating
Congressional crow reminds US that
we would rather eat crow than be
eaten by crows. (The point to this
moral will be apparent before another
electiOn1,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

Frank NJ. Brown, formerly of this
city and private secretary to D.. H.
Mcintyre, has been appointed SUI
preme court reporter in place of I.
r. Skinner, resigned. They might
have raked the state with fine tooth
comb and not found a better man for
the place,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

We presume the following article,
clipped from Tuesdays ''Foghorn,"
as a literary curiosity, takes the cake:
THE CIT PARK QUESTION.
The Iatelligeneer has been imper-
tuned by those who favor and also
by those who oppose the appro-
priation to Hardin Park, to be vo-
ted on tomorrow, to take sides in the
matter. Ordinarily we should have done
so; but in view of the fact that the sub
ject is one that has been thoroughly ad-
vertised and is well understood and is a
question upon which from expediency
alone, many of our best citizens differ, the
MteIigeacer declines to take a hand.
There are those who believe that the city
needs a pa K; that the ground so gener-
ously donated by the Governor is well
adapted to this purpose, and that 1t
should be improved to this end at once.
On the other hand there are others who
think the improvement of the park should
have been gradual, the city expanding a
few hundred dollars for this purpose each
year, Gin such small sums that the people
would not have felt it, INT as was con-
templated by the generous donor. The
people who will oppose the appropriation
tomorrow will a the view we have
herein outlined. They believe the city is
in no condition to make the %appropria-
+;op Thov boliova that tho eifv nropartv
| OF the corner of Jefferson and Prone
made streets should be improved, and
that rents for a city hall and engine house
should cease. There is alss a large class
important as evidences of pulic spirit just
now than appropriations for ornamental
purposes. There are others who are IN
favor of some system of waterworks-a
park afterwards. Others still who think
decent sidewalks should characterize a
city, particularly those which would lead
to said park, to its depot, college, church.
es and schools. But, then, vote as you
please.
If our contemporary was not going
to take sides why did it say anything
at all? The last statement explains
this. 1t proposes to let the people
of Mexico on this particular occasion
" vote as they please" Some one
in the past may have accused thai
paper of not being liberal. That was
a mistake. They are very liberal
when they allow the people of Mexico
to .'vote as they please" We al
thank it in an informal way. There
was a mass meeting of leading eiti
zens in the LEDGER Office to-day il
favor of passing formal resolutions
of thanks, but we presume our con
temporary will overlook informally
in this matter being as they have
liberal mood on - "ordinariiy
they would take sides.--Wher
was that?--.'They take no side
at the same time they argue the bes
! they can against the park improve
ments on grounds the most foolish
}, Any improvement put on the parl
has naught to do with water OF gas
: If the people want to vote for thi
particular Improvement why not ALLOW
them to do so? They pay it out o
their own pockets. 1t does not com
out of the city treasury. 1t Is a vol
untary subscription in the way o
a tax. We all want water; We al
want gas, and how this special Ia,
in favor Of the impro yement of Har
din Park could have interfered wit
other improvements we fail to see.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

Nearly every letter a newspaper
nan opens nowadays is to the effect
that some one wants an office and
wants all the papers to support him.
.sAll Democrats are good men,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

Two editors down in Southwest
Missouri got into a fuss and one
killed the other. That is not the
way for editors to fight. They should
shoot off only their mouths.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

The Montgomery Standard is en-
iarged, pnss on a new dress and is
now printed Gil a power press.
Johnny Jacks is n clever editor and a
practical printer and his paper shows
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
Silver Coinage.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December S.
Representative Buckner of Missouri
introduced a bill to-day in the House
to suspend the coinage of silver dol
lars for three years, and wanted it
referred to his Committees on Bank
ing and Currency. The speaker
ruled it to the Committee on Coinage,
Weight and Measures, which puts ON
end to the matter as that committee
is opposed to any such Legislation as
MI. Buckner proposes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

Cash Blackburn, of Vahdalia, is a
candidate for Collector Of Internal
Revenue in this district, and it he
should succeed in securing the place
would make a very popular and eff
cient public oficer.-Pike County
Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that I, as admin
istrator Of the estate C. C. Scott deceas-
ed, viii at the January term, 1855, make
my final settlement as administrator Of
said estate. GEO. ROBERTSON,
35-4w. Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11

The press. all over the State, agrees
with the LEDGER that w. II. KEENAN,
of Audrain would make q most eff
Gent Speaker of the Lower House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-11
NaHce.,

The board of directors of the Mexico
Southern Flank ut Mexico, Missouri did
on the thirtieth day Of September, leess
make their order Of record that p caH.
tai stock OF the hank be increased on
and beyond the amount Of the ca1!sa
stock at present established and exissaAe
in the sum Of fifty thousand dollars, e.
Is TO say i've hundred shares Ok "a !.
value Of one hundred dollars . ehass.
And the stockhold.rs Of said bank ~
hereby neHfed that . meeting 60
stockholdsrs 10 hereby called and ~
holden at the banking house OF sead -
in said city Of Mextso at o'cloek -
forenoon Of the 18th day Of Decemoas
1884, and continued at least three 49,
unless the object for which said meeaE
was called be accomplished sooner, =
give their consent 70 such Increase =
capital stuck Of the bank u deemee -
vis.hie hy them. 9. II. HARDIN.
Pres. Board Of Directofs q n -
q. A. RIcKxrTs, Secy. and Gamer.