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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
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At the Vandalia school district pri-
mary recently, the meeting adjourned
to meet after the New London con-
vention and ratify the nomination for
congress. The meeting will be held
Monday night the 29 inst, and the
Congressional nominee is expected
to be present and deliver an address.
At the same time a Cleveland and
Hendricks club will be organized.
Every Democrat is invited to come
out and take part in the organization.
-Tandalia Leader-Argus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
"a Hen On.o

Can there be o ''hen on" IN the
Republican party in Audrain county
One by n the regular nominees Of
that party are refusing to run The
Greenbackers are going to nominate
. ticket. Can it be that the fusion
policy will be followed in this county?
Leading men Of both parties oppose
it but it looks that way now. The
result will be the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
They all Read it.

A friend Of ours stopped his paper
last week. II we remember right
we told you all about it There is no
use talking, people may get mad and
stop the LEDGER but they will keep
on reading it They just IS well try
to live without air as without the
LEDGER. We know q man who, just
for spite, swore he would never read
the LEDGE. He is not dead o in
the asylum; he ran for Congress in
this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

NOTICE Is hereby given that Letters OF
IN administration upon the estate OF Je.
romeHardesty,d deceased, havebeen granted
the undersigned, AC Barnes, BY the pro-
bate court Of Andrain county, Missouri,
bearing date August %, 1884.
All persons having claims against saao
estate are required to exhibit them TO NE
for allowance within q year from Tie
date of said letters, or they may be pre-.
cluded from any benefit OF such estxte;
and II such clsinas be not exhibited within
two years from the date OF the pubiica-
ton OF this notice they will be forever
barred. AC BARNES,
Goat Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
THE HAUNTED HILL.
"Why, nave you not heard of the Haunted

"Why, have you not heard Of the Haunted
Hill +"
Go where you may, 60 where You will,
Some one will ask this question still.
Who has not heard of Creasey's scare?
OF that brave man who, passing there,
Beheld the ghost, white sheeted, stare
At him, high in the midnight air.
And who that Hill may chance to see
Think it q fitting place to be
For some mysterious tragedy.
A deep rayine on either side,
The gnarled and scrubby oaks divide,
Where hooting owls dark ills betide,
1t seems q place where fiends abide.
Near by a country church still stands
Reared by true hearts and patient hands;
But in obedience to commando
Twill soon be moved to other lands.
Upon q long neglected green
Beyond, two chimneys tall are seen
Where once a mansion stood between.
This spot was once a happy home,
But now, tits said, that sprite and gnome
Ger it unfettered nightly roam.
While going down this Hill, we learn,
Oft sits the driver, pale and stern,
And gazes down with great concern
Upon his wheels that cease to turn.
| Why, in this age, so full of light,
Should disembodied spirits fright
The living on each gloomy night?
And why should they infest that Hill
And roam about at their sweet will,
And passers by with terror thrill?
Was some miser, grim and old,
Who boarded up his yellow gold
There murdered by a robber bold?
Or, was some maiden, young and fair,
Betrayed by man and taken there
To die of grief and dark despair
We know not; but who chance to see
This lonely spot, think it to be
The scene of some dark mystery.
Mexico, Mo-, Sept. 20. 's4. T. J..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
DIR. W.. G. PIPING.
Electro vapor Bath Apparatus.
OFFICE-Over Dobyns & Gibbs'
Drug Store, Mexico, No.

II Is not deemed necessary TO detail o. 3 ~
Way enlarge on the remarkable cares Deetekn.
81 through the agency Of thess 100 -
wonderful effect OF fumigaiion o. nee1e0l
body, has attracted the attention and eAAncag:
ed tho sdmiratien Of the most disttng.l1eee
medical men Of the age, and have eeoesnly -.
the humble - well - the higher Nslks g ~
In Chronic Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, DiIa.
liberia, Nervous Headache, &C., 4e . Ne IL
tFo-vspos Bath never fail TO a6ofd Seiief. y.
phuf Baths, for instance. combined win -
Electric Current, Ia considersd. even By ne No.
pfejudiced physicians, or The lost stupidiy y.
norant pretendef, to be the best remedy ~.
used for Chronic Rheumatism. and I'll eieeee,
and all kinds Of Blood and Skin Disease, -
the numerous f1ryns Of Cataffh. II.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Reluctant Republicans.

MEXICO, Mo. Sept. 20, 1884.
To the Republican Central COMMITTEE
Of Audrain County, No.:
GENTLEMEN:-Iu view of the fact
that our business will not permit us
to engage in the canvas, we most re.
spectfully decline the nominations
for Collector and Treasurer rendered
US by the convention recently held in
this city. Assured that you will not
deem us unmindful of nor ungrateful
for the honor conferred by said nom.
nation, we are with respect yours,
A. c. BARNES,
N. SyEED
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
MOd0e News.

j. f. Sims sold to Heath 6 Nc
Bride, his feeding cattle at 6 cts pei
h., to be delivered any time in Nov.
j. Campbell sold to Heath & Nc.
Bride, 81 head of fat cattle at 6 cts.
per Id. Averaged weight 1880.
Commodore VIM sold to Eugene
Jones, l mule colt for $45.
Thos. Murray sold to S. Campbell,
1000 bbls. corn at s 1875 per Dbl.
j. H. Miller sold to same party zoe
bbls. at Sl.35 per Dbl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Farmers, 1t VIII Pay Yez to Paste
Tins In Your Hat.

When you bring your country pro-
duce, such as feathers, hides, wool,
tallow, &C., to market, look out and
don't sell it to street runners; they
will swindle you every time. II you
want the full market price and good,
correct weight, be sure to look up
SAN MORRIS; he will always pay you
.op prices in cash. His warehouse
is one and a half blocks northeast Of
public square, near Mexico Custom
Mill, and you can bet on him treating
you so that you will call the second
time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Miles Orton's Anglo-American cir
Gus has a bad lot of men with it this
season, it would seem. At Burr Oak,
Kan, last Friday night they got int
a row with citizens Of the town, and
killed n man outright, besides
wounding a number of others, among
them the Mayor. The circus is ad-
vertised to show at Brownsville, Mo-,
to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

We take pleasure in calling the at.
tention of our patrons to the stock
of furniture kept by N. A. Robertson,
By carefully studying the wants Of
the people, Mr.. R. has succeeded,
this fall, in filling his rooms with just
the kind of furniture needed in this
market. He says his trade has great.
ly exceeded his expectations and is
extending into Boone. Galloway and
Monroe. The amount OF goods he
is selling is sufficient evidence of low
nrinea
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Rev. W. II. Lewis has been sent
by Conference to Montgomery City
this year. Rev. James B. Smith
succeeds him in the pulpit here. Rev.
Lewis while amongst US, made many
friends, and was universally popular
with all denominations, being a good
man and q sincere worker for Christ.
We know the good people Of Mont
gomerY will like him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

NOTICE Is hereby given that letters 9!
IN administration upon b estate q
Timothy Barney, deceased, have ben
granted the undersigned, Charles Barney,
BY the probsse corurt Of Audraln county
Missouri, bearing date August 20, 1888.
All persons having claims against saao
estate are required to exhibit them 70 me
for allowance within q yesf from tne
date Of said letters, or they may be pre-
| cluded from any benefit Of such estate;
| and IL such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the publication Of this no
tice they viii be forever barred.
CHARLES BARNET,
Goat Administered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Useful Anyway.

They had been quarreling about
his next summers clothes. She want.
ed him to have his light suit cleaned
up for 1885 and he wanted q heavier
suit.
"What's the use of fighting ahou,
this?" he said finally. 81 may be ir
the cemetery next summer"
81 think" she replied, "you viii
need your summer clothes wherever
you may be-"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Conductors On the Wabash r. R.
are now compelled to give passengers
who pay cash fares a check. A
''train master" goes through the
train and takes up checks. Wabash
conductors will 10 the future if not
in the past be honest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

NOTICE Is hereby given that letters Of
IN administration upon the estate Of
c. A. Hablutzel, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, A. C. Barne1s
by the probate court of Audrain county
bearing date September 2, 1884.
All persons having claims against sid
estate are required to exhibit them 70
me for allowance within one year from
the date Of said letters, or they may Be
precluded from any benefit Of such e.
tate; and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the publication Of
this notice they will be forever barred.
A. C. BARNES,
22-4t Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Miss Matte Mckinzie, of Moberly,
and Miss Laura Riley, Of Mexico,
received certificates on silk quilts a,
our late fair, which were highly de-
serving, being excellent work.-Mob.
erly Chroniele.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Mrs. Grove, a well known author.
ess, observes: / have often fancied
that there must be q man born in the
world for every woman; one whom
to see would be to love, to reverence,
to adore; one with whom her sympa.
thies would so entirely. blend, tha,
che would recognize him at once as
her true lord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

We get plenty of good advice about
how to run the LEDGER. Please
send us in a little more wood and O
little less advice. They both make
US hot, but one is more appreciated
than thesother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Attention, Republicans!

There will be Republican speaking
at the Court House next Saturday at
ZIP O'Clock P. N. by Col. L. A.
Thompson, of Montgomery City,
Judge W. o. Forrist, and others. All
Republicans in Mexico specially re-
quested to attend,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

NOTICE Is hereby given that lettefs Of admin
IN istration upon the estate Of william Bufs.
ton, deceased. have been granted the under.
signed, James 81. Scott, by the Probate Court Of
n, 1884.
All persons having claims against said estste
ne rsquifed to exhibit them 70 me foe allewano1
they may be precluded from any heneAs sf suet
estate and II such claims BE- noe exhibited
Within two years from the date Of the pubitea-
A'n u 'hls ncsiSs tnsy , III g fofcsss ossssa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

A Sedalia newspaper man was
yesterday discovered in an agonizine
attempt to pull the cork from one Of
the fire-extinguishing hand-grenades
that hang up in the press room. He
said he thought it was gin.-Globe-
Democrats Exposition Notes.
Wen bet that was j. West Good
win.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Maj. Jno. G provinces now has ed
itorial charge Of the Moberly Head
light, having, in conjunction with J.
W. Estes, purchased an interest in
the paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Sheriff. Sale I'm Partition.

Sheriff. Sale I'm Partition.
John A. Luckie, plaintiff,
Va.
Tennessee Wattenberger, defendant.
In the Circuit Court Of Audrain County,
Missouri.
BY virtue and authority of 3 decree md
order of sale made by the said court, IN
the above entitled cause, and Of q certified
copy thereof, dated June 1a, 1884, I WIN,
on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IA, A. D. 1884,
between the hours OF 9 O'Clock In the fore.
noon and 5 O'Clock In the afternoon Of that
day, ut the East front door of the court
house, in the city Of Mexico, In Audrstn
county, Missouri, sell, at public vendue,
to the highest bidder, the following de-.
scribed real estate, viz: The soutawe&
fourth 90 of the northwest quarter q
section eleven (ll), Of township ffty-one
(5l), range 8.
Terms Of sale as follows, viz: One
half cash, balance on Q credit Of sx
months at the option Of the purchase,
with interest on deferred payment ct the
rate Of eight per cent. per annum.
D. d. WOODWARD, Sheriff.
22.iw
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

From what we can learn the prohi-
bitionists of Audrain (?) will not
nominate q ticket,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

For all kinds Of dressmaking in the
very best style, call on Misses McIn-
tosh & johnson, over the post Office.
They guarantee satisfaction. 24-t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Australia stands at the head of all
sheep-producing countries. New
South Wales alone possesses as
many sheep as the whole of the United
Kingdom, Germany, and Cape Colo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
II CONVENTION.

Up to the time this paper goes to
press, there mas been no choice reach
ed at New London. After the 217th
ballot last-night the Convention adj
journed until this morning at 8.
Charley Peers withdrew after the
1S3rd ballot The Last vote st0od.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
HI. G.. McFALL.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
And Surgeon,

Vcftizens Of Mexico and vicinity. Once
with Dr.. Runner, east side square, over
Nulfs store. Regular graduate Of two
Nomeopath&c Msdkeaa Colleges 843
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Martinsburg is to have a grand
Democratic rally and fag-raising on
Saturday, Oct. 4th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Everybody will go to st. Louis
during the great Fair, which common.
ces October 9th. st. Louis NAV be
dubbed ''old fogy," and all that sort
OF thing, but no city in the world
can compare with it in point of grand.
eur and magnificence fair week. She
turns herself loose then. and asks
everybody to be her guest. The
great "Veiled Prophet appears upon
the scene Tuesday night, October Z.
The railroads will carry you in a hall
fare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Nothing exasperates the small
souled editor as much as to see 6
paper, which he refuses to recognize,
being quoted all over the country,
while none Of the small-souled editors
paragraphs are to be seen outside OF
his own columns. OF course, il
doesn't take the eonceit out Of him,
but it increases the contempt he has
for the intelligence of the American
reading public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Harry Lay, the tight rope perfor-
mer who gave exhibitions at our
late fair, while going through a per-
Torrance last Saturday afternoon at
Columbia, fell and seriously, if not
fatally, injured himself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25

Board and Lodging for Exposition VS.
tiers
Can be had on favorable terms at
hrs. Johnson's, 1906 Washington
Ave-, st. Louis. Onlys square from
Exposition Building. 2Ot2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
Don't Write.

II you ever expect to run for Office
don't write any letters. Send what
word you please, but under no con-
sideration write a letter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-25
County Democratic Ticket.

Races at Louisiana October LIST, I'd
and Sd.
Some men know everything-ex-
cept that they are fools.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
o.. LVIT NEW SEKIES, VOL. XXX.

Illness Uf its own, aud which, like free ma
soury, ls superior to the accidental bar
rirrs of class. So far from detcriOratng
our manners, th"n, we hold that tobacco
has had n modifying and refining eff ct.
The boor who chokes you with blast
from his vile dhudeen IA he passes you
in the street is no more type of the
smoker than t1te boisterous roughs OF n
London or n Manchester or u Glasgow
crowd are types of Englishmen. Studied
ppsturing and genuflrcting were the evi-
dences of good manners in the days of
the Regency, but in 80 fur as manners
can note morals, we imagine there can be
no comparison between that age and our
own. A gentleman of our day, we take
it. is on the whole more exalted creature,
with his cigar or pipe, than WAS the gen
tleman of the last century with his dan
gled cane and snuff. box.
Salvation Yco was extravagant in his
laudation when he declared that, "When
all things were made, none was made bet
ter than tobacco, to be lone mans com
punion, bachelors friend, hungry
mans food, sad mans cordial, wake
ful mans sleep. and chilly mans fire.
There's no herb like 1t under the canopy
Vi HedVen' we ucprecdte tAlIaNdShuce
of praise, however, as We protest against
intemperance in condemnation. But
there is sufficient substratum of truth
in Salvation Yeo's claims to demonstrate
that the ethical as well az the material
influences of tobacco are great
Certainly, for one thing, more litera-
ture has been cultivated with the aid of
the weed than with the "little oatmeal
affected by the early Edinburgh Review.
ers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

are careful to observe the formS of polteness
it's importance Is naturally I'M ,rrssed and is
rules ARE speedily leurned. Therefore all
difference that would be shown in public
society should mark intercourse at home.
Aud it husband and wife are courteous chu.
dren imbDe n ID practice it. Example Is the
great teacher in this line
beyond lhis courtesy eYerts very decided
in1n,nce on character. Training to the
etiquette of pol,eness gives balance and
-veuness to character Its very inception
involves selt-control and conscious restraint
1t becomes second nature. The forms and
rules nre acquired, and the habits slowly
grated on. Where this is done, SO much
has been accomplished in the line of self
control that its Influence extends to temper
and habits of mind Such persons are apt &c
be set-contained in all emergencies. A gen
tleman will be such under all pIOvacationt
amid all trials or tests.
Hence children thus educated receive some
thing more than polish. 1t is somt thing tc
gracefully escort II badly to dinner, or to mnln
tain an agreeable conversation, or to show
at all times, the air of good breeding, but the
value of 1t all IL in the traits of mind that
have been Impaired. clean person vii
feel clean and one accustomed to polltenes'
will naturally realize the elevation Of feeling
that attends courtesy. So habits formed a
home are important and the habit OF courtesy
ranks among the first.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
SkObsleR.
rThe SPECTATOR

He had n "delicate. handsome face" q
fair beard. blue ewes. dark hair. He look.
ed like an Apollo as he rode into buttle
con a white horse. and dressed in white
coat" "a practice which won him among
the Turks the title of Akh Pnsha. or the
"Wuite Cienernl'O "looking rs though he
had come dressed for ball. is not a
battle the soldiers bnll . he asked some
one. Now. at last, | feel happy" He
WAS described a. s'iQbtipg like an en-.
sign" The answer given was, "Yrs. but
he does not hide himself like II General -
He WAS olwnys in the thickpst of the rain
of bullets and shrnpncl cheering on his
men. and showing the way TO the enemy's
batteries Bnt though he was careless of
himself. he WIS always careful of his men.
His division was always the best provid.
ed with fur coats, with soup, tea and
"corn brandy" He refused to have any
tliun to do with the Cotnmissarlat De.
purtmcut. and made each of his reul.
mants do IFS own commis,,riat Some
one suopestpl that the cnmmnnling off.
.c,r. ,mbrzzle His answer wus al
nv men get as much bread and meat aud
ten ana brandy ~ they want. if there ar,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
III Perkins on prohibiIion.

In the Iowa State Register Eli Perkins
presents the effects Of prohibition in a
new light. His communication is as fol-
lows:
DATED INA Missouri SALOON, April 2,
1884,
Editor Of the Register
1t all comes to me like n revelation,
how your beautiful State is to be ruined
hy prohibition. | beg Of you to let me
hit my warning voice aud try to convince
you of your error before it is too late.
Tuere il yet time for you to save your
State from thcf"ui destroyer, Temperance.
Here one ! Now suppose You prohibit
the sale Of whiskey and the other States
have to drink the entire product, whero
will it leave Your fair state? Take one
thousand bushels OF Iowa corn aud watcl,
its progress uuder the soul-saviug regime
of Intemperance. This corn is sold for 40
cents per bushel to the distiler. the
State gets 800 forit. The distller makes
this Thousand bushels Of corn into 1000
gallons of whisky--beautiful health-glv-
ing whisky. If he is a Des Moines dishll-
er he pays $1,000 revenue tax on it to the
government or to the other States. Ihi,
$1,000 goes ont of the State. Then. this
1000 gallons of whisky is diluted aud solo
to the people for $sO00 What a beautiful
, idea How lovely for the farmer to sci
{ his Thousand bushels of corn for S400 anC
buy it back for $4,000. Then, withou
: prohibition, the happy farmers all go t.
5 work 10 drink up these 1000 gallons o
: whisky. What beautiful sight | Cal
: even now see the happy farmers as the
come home nights aud stagger in upo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

the happy wives.
| can see the m put beautiful mortgages
on their farms. 1 can see them whip
their horses aud children and make them
so happy. Some of them g to beautiful
iails-some sleep in picturesque station
houses, instead of those miserable feather
beds in comfortable homes. Then, when
the 1000 gallons of whisky is all drank up,
aud the $1,000 revenue tax ON it has gone
out of the State of Iowa. and the farmers
have paid ont $4,000 for what they sold
for 5iOO-whcn You see all this, how can
Now sedNhe dreadful picture of prohibi-
tiOn The Iowa farmer sells his 1000
bushels Of corn for 800 With this
money he slyly goes, with the devil in his
eye, and lifts the mortagage off of his
farm. Then the Infamous scoundrel goes
and buys dress for his WIFE Not con-
tent with all this he adds to his infamy
by subscribing for newspapers. Once
sunk in iufamy he goes down and down
until he finally takes IA pew in church and
sends--yes, the devil sends his boy away
to college.
And with prohibition in Iowa where is
that corn? Why has it gone over tc
Peoria. Lucky Illinois has paid that
$4,000 revenue OH 1t, and her citizens
her lucky citizens are drinking it up.
And when this is done, while the foolish
Iowa farmer is sunken so low as to ride
around in n carriage, and his shameless
wife is wearing sealskin sacque, the
happy Illinois farmer is putting beauti-
full mortgage on his farm, His boys are
not wasting their time in schoolhousct
like wicked Iowa boys. They are improv-
ing their minds in saloons. In the hap
pest condition OF drunkenness they are
slumberlng in the warm and cozy cutters
or their too happy parents are bailine
them out Of Jail
Now, Mr.. Editor, l have drawn thes
two pictures. ] have shown you how
your State without this deviish prohIbi
ton will go to glory. I have shown yor
how without prohibition your farmers vii
end their days in lovely poorhouses.
have ohown you how with temperauc,
yonr poorhouses will become bankrup
aud your jails empty. l have shown you
how with temperance your women vii
become so Infamous AS to buy pianos
paint their homes white, send their chill
dren to college and do all those inIamou:
things.
Now which will you choose? Think o
200 bankrupt poorhonses in your Stat,
| and then decide.