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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
FROM PILLAR TO POST.
ssCOlenel" James Follows the Repub.
lican COnventi0n-He will be ut
Jefferson City.

"COleneI" James Follows the Repub.
lican Convention-He will be ut
Jefferson City.
By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch
MoBERLY, Mo-, September al
understand from reliable authority
that a letter has just been received
from Frank James saying he cannot
be at Moberly the opening day of the
Fair, September 9, as he must be in
Jefferson City on that day on bust
ness to consult his attorneys in the
future cases in which he is interested,
but he will be at Moberly the second
and third days of the Fair.
A telegram received at this city to-
day is to the effect that Mr.. James
cannot be in Moberly on the 9th, be-
cause of his positive intention to be
present at the Republican Convention
in Jefferson City. The Republicans
of this locality are indignant and will
prevail On Maj. Warner to hustle uI
another quorum and discuss the pro
priety of holding the convention in
Renick, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
Traps of the Ages.
From the London Telegraph.

There is a harvest which is al
ways plentiful. The crop of fools
never fails. AS the unfortunate
nobleman languishing in Dart
moor, openly believed, "some
people has plenty of brains and no
money while others has plenty
of money and no brains" "Sir
Rogers inference is obvious. He
would have deprived the foolish
rich of their wealth and so left
them doubly poor. Rogue like,
he falsely calculated his chances,
and found too late that some peo-
pie had money and brains as well !;
SO that all his shallow philosophy
and deep-laid scheming ended in
q ~convict's fate. Orton's motto,
adapted, not originated, by him,
is the scripture of impecunicus
rascality ; and, by living up to it,
scoundrels have earned a dishon-
est livelihood in all ages. The
combat between cupidity and stu
pidity no doubt commenced in
prehistoric times, and will contin-
ne to flourish in spite of the spread
of culture. AS likely as not,
Athenian sharpers played at thim-
BILE rig within the shadow of the
Parthenon ; and that Roman gam
blers used cogged dice has been
proved to a demonstration by the
discovery of the prepared cubes
dug up at Pompeii nearly 1900
years after swindler and dupe
were hurled alive in one common
ruin. No amount of preaching, nc
exposure of the ways ofthe wicked
seem to be serviceable in guarding
!, the fools from the effects of theil
transparent folly. The genus foo.
never changes and never dies
Though he should be ''brayed ii
a mortar, yet will not his foolish
ness depart from him." Nearly
800 years ago a dissolute poet
: Greene, a contemporary Of Shakes
peare-published a book exposing
r the street %rogueries of the Eliza
t bethan period. Therein thu
: "coney catchers, conzeners, ant
b cross biters" who infested Londol
in the olden time were held up tt
scorn and obloquy. For a littl'
while the author went in danger O
his life from the daggers of tn
villains whose secrets he frs
wormed out and afterwards mad
a market of. Long before the ras
h Gals we're all hanged or the bool
was out of print, however, the
h same lodges were resorted to by
9 similar sharpers in London street
y and fairs, as we know from tn
comedies of Ben Jonson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
FRIDAY, SEPTIC, '84,

Commencing at 10 O'Clock a m,
sharp, the following:
220 acres Of field corn, about l50
tons of timothy hay In stack, $50
Berkshire hogs and pigs, 10 yearling
mules, IL sucking mules, % brood
mares, 2 large work mules, 8 mich
COWS, z ealves-graded and / thor
oughbred-1 thoroughbred COW, !
thoroughbred bull, 2 years old IL
fine jack, 2 trotting FLIES, mtraining
now; 2 yearling FLIES, trotting
stock; s sucking FLIES, trotting
stock; some household furniture,
piano, &C., &c. Besides which viii
be sold all the farming implements
and machinery, among which is !
Mccormick self binder, l Champion
self rake and mower combined, l
Champion mower, l sulky rake, 1pul
verizer, l roller, 8 cultivators, 4 sui
Ky plows, ! corn planter and Chez.
er, / wheat drill, 1 wheat fan, / riding
spring wagon, l bob sleigh, l surrey
four seated, / tvfo seated buggy, ]
sleigh, and many other articles per
tanning to alarm. Among the brood
mares are a number of fine trotten
whose pedigrees win be furnished on
day of sale or on application.
TERMS OF SALE-Six months time
at Sper cent interest viii be allowed
ON all purchases above $25; below
that amount cash. The farm Is also
for sale OF will be rented If not sold
before January l. wv. Z. BLACK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
FROM LADDONIA.
Jurisprudence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
Mr.. James Hawkins returned to-
day from a visit to Hannibal.
Miss Fannie Gilliland has just re-
turned from a weeks visit to Madi-
sonville.
Miss Laura also returned home On
Saturday from a visit to Elk Springs
and vicinity.
Elder FAIR, of Curryville, preached
at the Baptist church Sunday.
Rev. Cook preached at the Christ
tan church.
The County Meeting of the Christ
ian church will commence here to-
morrow, and from the programme, we
judge the meeting will be very in
teresting.
The "Sanctiied' camp-meeting
will commence tomorrow five miles
southwest of here.
School opened this morning.
teachers, Mr.. J. N. Cross and Miss
A. Hughes.
Our Marshall is kept busy putting
up the stock that runs through our
town.
The innocent old COWS that have
been used to running around eating
the grass for so long, think it is rath-
er presumptious to catch them up
and put them in Jail, with some Of
those noisy, drunken fellows, that
disturb the peace of every one, even
to the cows.
The whiskey subject is being fully
discussed, and our council has a ma.
jority in favor of granting saloon
license, but the petition so far re-
quires a few more names before they
can grant it.
Mr.. Wallace Calhoun went to Mex
leo last Saturday. To-day a tele.
gram came that he wanted $40 sent
to him. 'Tis feared that whisky got
possession of him there.
The Republicans met in conven.
ton Saturday eve. to elect delegates
to the county convention. 1t was
well attended, most every Republi-
can in the neighborhood being pres.
ent. G. A. Smith was one of the
delegates, and if all delegates were
as honest, and worked for the real
good of all as he, we'd be safe, so
far as politicians are concerned.
But I wont say any more for fear
you take me for a Republican.
Watermelons are one of our chief
commerce" Wagons come in load
ed with them, and big, fine ones sell
for ten cents apiece.
H-yr T
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
The Kentucky Plan.

Late dispatches bring the details
of nearly half dozen elopements
in different parts Of the country.
The parties on each side were for
given with a suspicious .prompti-
tude, which makes US fear that the
Kentucky idea is spreading over
the land. The Kentucky idea, as
the reader is aware, is means of
avoiding a costly wedding ceremo-
ny, and preserving the dignity of
the families at the same time. The
young people elope by arrange
ment and the old people agree to
be reconciled beforehand. The
sacred cause of marimony thus goes
onward, and the fuss, feathers, ex-
pense and trouble of extravagant
nuptials are all saved.
Moberly Monitor: We learn from Mr..
R. W. Tureman, of Mexico, who has
just returned from Texas, that no rain
of any consequence has fallen in the
section he visited for about three
months. Consequently everything is
parched and dry. Wheat is selling at
40 to 55 cents a bushel; sheep so cents 9.
head; cattle are off 81 to $40 a head.
There is no money in the country and
live stock of all kinds can be purchased
at the buyers own price. He bought
many thousand bushels of wheat for a
large merchant mill he has in the
state, the highest price for grain of the
very best quality being 55 cents. The
banks have not a dollar to lend-indeed
have not SO much as the reserve re-
quired by law. He gives very gloomy
account o. the condition of financial
affairs there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
Tan Stand it.

Bob White, of the Mexico Ledger,
has placed himself in the way Of a
libel suit by printing a horrible Carl
cature of q North American Indian
with a few streaks of whitewash on
its face and labelling it Gen. John
S. Marmaduke." We don't suppose
the General cares anything about it
personally, but we wish he would
make White suffer for the imposture.
1t might have the effect of elevating
the character of newspaper illustra-
tions.-Columbia Sentinel.
Marmaduke's face, like his charac-
ter, grows brighter under misrepre-
sentation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
County Court Proceedings.

The adjourned term of Audrain coun-
ty court closed this forenoon. Among
the proceedings are the following:
J.. E. Kenyon and others, petition for
public road, dismissed.
Mary E. Sturgeon, change of road,
granted.
w, B. Reed and others, petition for
public road, road established and or.
dered opened.
w. G. Renfro and others, same petit
ton and same order.
J. C. Hit and others, application dis
missed, petitioners not being willing to
pay damages.
The following petitions were con-
tinued to Nov. term: A. w. Martin
and others; G. B. Horton and others,
]. A. Headington and others, T. Wayne
and others, ]. T. Davis end others
jury ordered to assess damages. w. T.
Callahan and others, dismissed.
Saloon license granted to w. R. Gar
ter and G.. W. Bennett, Mexico, Frank
Appel, Rush Hill, and R. J.: Wormsley,
Farber.
Wallace B. Yeager, blind, certified to
trustees Blind Asylum.
The following judges for ensuing cleo.
ton were appointed:
yandalia-Stephen Ely, Watt Ellis. W. o.
Shannon. r. 8. Alcoke.
Farber-J. B. Wells, Dan harrington, Joseph
Machin. Jas. Elzea.
Crows School House-Hiram Enslen, John ].
Mosby, Jacob Crow, Richard Tuggle.
Blacks School Household Pierce, J. N. Cart
nell. jeremiah Frields, Geo. RAINY.
Laddonia-Jesse Gilliland, I. N. Smith, Geo
Convey, Ed. Kennon.
Beagle's School House-Geo. Edmouston, ".
L. Corner. Frank Wiley. Chas. Harrington.
Rush Hnl-Wm. Walker. Robert Peery, Thos
Robnett. Hardy Doolin:
Marrinsburg-J. s. Brown. Henry Howe, E.
P. French, John Crigler.
Benton City-Joseph Boyd, J. i. staufer, Wal.
ter Tretchel, II. N. Neeley.
Mexico-Richard Byrns. C. n. Lack and. R. E
Lawder, Wat Wilson.
| Giants School House-Pat. Vance, Jos. Morris,
Garland Sims. N. c. Flint.
MAYORS School House,. 8. Snidow, John
Daniels, Pate Morris. c. r. Clark.
Friendship School House-Judge r. Philips
Thos. Wisdom, T. A. Holloway. +. N. TrauEh.
Der.
Canadas School House,. s.. Richie, U. Il.
Owings, r. P. Hopkins, C. A. Sames.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
BROOKS SPEECH.

Elder John A. Brooks, Prohibition
candidate for Governor, made al
speech last Tuesday evening at the
court house. His object was doubt
less to try to persuade the Republi-
cans of this county that they should
join in a fusion with his party, and
thus beat the Democratic nominees
of the State ticket. He courted the
Republican vote and handled that
party for it's mistakes in the past with
a velvety touch, while he poured forth
denunciation after denunciation of
the Democratic party. He scourged
its leaders, making a very violent at
tack upon the personal character of
Gen. Marmaduke, and which was as
false and indecent as it was violent.
He asserted, without the least effort
at proof of his assertions, that Mar
maduke is the candidate of the saloon
keepers and brewers of st. LouIs, and
that the policy of the Democratic
party of this state is now, and has
been for two years, dictated by %
Republican and n Democratic
brewer of that city. His speech
convinced nobody who heard it that
prohibition is right or desirable, but
satisfied many, who had learned to
respect him as a minister Of the gos-
pei, that he can descend into the
cesspools of Justification, degradation
and infamy, and drag up drowned
and putrid scandal, ~villification and
falsehood from the very depths, Will
the agility of ascandal-monger OR {
republican politician. Brooks is .
fair representative of the fanatics Of
which his party Is composed. While hi
has fine abilities, they are covered vi
with his fanaticisms and inordinatt
desire for office which lead him int
such outrageous exageratlons ane
contemplate statements with which
his speech abounded. His harangu'
will do no harm, but rather concen
trate the opposition and serve to il
lfustrate the fact that he is possessed
of an illiberal and ill-conditIoned dis
position. His speech was also full
of assertions concerning the policy
of the Democratic party of this Stat
which he can not prove, compliments
with the ordinary rawlings of the pro
hibition haranguer. His vote viii
grow inversely less as he increase
the number of such speeches.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

While Brooks did not say directly
that Gen. Marmaduke is an infidel he
did by innuendo make the charge in
his speech at the court house. Well,
suppose Gen. Marmaduke is an inf
del, politics is n thing and religion
another. Would that disqualify him
from making an able and consc,en-
tious executive? Men, generally,
have come to the conclusion that it
is fully as safe to trust an in6del as
a renegade or a hypocrite. Besides,
Brooks well knew, when he was trying
to create the impression on bis audi
ence, that Gen. Harmaduke is an
infdel, that he was telling a falsehood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
The Repuhlioan Convention.

The Republican County Conven-
ton assembled at the Court House at
l o'clock Tuesday. At the request
of the County Committee, Judge W.
O. Forrist delivered one Of his char
acteristic speeches. R. f. Lswder
was elected Chairman and j. W.
Howell Secretary of the Convention.
The following named gentlemen
we're selected to represent Audrain
County in the State Convention:
Judge W. o. Forrist, DR.. j.. c. Par
ish and G. A. Smith.
In the Congressional Convention
Ira Hall, Frank Fryer and A. c.
Barnes.
In the Senatorial Convention: Con-
rad Menu, r. f. Lawder and l. N.
Hathaway.
The county ticket named is as fol-
lows:
For Representative, Judge W. G.
Orr.
For Treasurer, Nicholas Sneed
For Circuit Clerk, D. C. Wright.
For Sheriff, Frank Fryer.
For Assessor, W. R.. Cook.
For Collector, A. C. Barnes.
For Prosecuting Atty, Ira Hall.
For Judge, Eastern District, W. S.
Boyd.
For Judge, Western District, Sam
uel McCord.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, The Republicans Of Au
drain county earnestly desire thu
nomination Of Judge W. O.. FORTS
for Congressman from this district
Therefore be it
Resolved, That our delegates to tn
congressional convention be and ar,
hereby instructed TO use all honorable
means in their power to effect hi
nomination for said Office.
A resolution was also adopted call
ing upon the convention to take step
looking to the establishment Of a Re
publican paper in Audrain county.
Each man placed on the above tick
ct is strong in his party, and all ar
we'll qualified to fill the offices 70
which they have been named; bu
, there is mighty little hope Of the Re
, publican party ever making niue
progress in this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

Mr.. P. E. Locke and family, who
have been on a two weeks visit to
Monroe, Lynn and Buchanan coun-
ties, returned last Sunday morning.
Mr.. L. says he saw some very fine
agricultural country, while gone, but
the farms were not in as good condi-
ton and things did not look as home
like and thrifty as in Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
AdministratOr's Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that letters Of admin
IN istrati0n upon the estate OF William Burs-
ton, deceased. have been granted the under
signed, james III. Scott, by the Probate Court Of
q, 1854.
All persons having claims against said estate
art required to exhibit them to me for allowance
within one year from the date Of said letters or
they may he preciuded from any benefit Of such
estate and If such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date Of the publica-
ton OF this notice they viii be forever barred.
JAMES a. SCOTT, Administrator.
Mat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
%GLEANINGS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Sept. 1st.-"Oh dat
watermillion.'
The summer fades and melancholy
days. dawneth.
Thompson boasts of nine families,
and half dozen transient boarders.
As the days grow shorter Hutton
pimps grow wonderfully "scarcer."
Jno. Y. MCLEAN teaches at the
Potts school house.
G. r. Pool talks of attending Gem
City Business College the ensuing
year.
NJ. b. McDonald's half-acre coun-
tenance smiles benigniDgly upon his
friends once more.
j. B. Pool and John Sims attended
the Greenback convention at Kansas
City.
Emmett Mcdonald left to-day for
Westminster college.
Fred Mowry, the Wabash Jack-of-
all-work, has connected his residence
with the depot by a telegraphic line.
The son of a Mr.. Roberts, living
near this place, died last Tuesday
evening of cholera infantum.
j. ID. Pulls besides being deputy
constable is in the eggs, butter and
popcorn business.
Fox Baldridge, Earl Morris and j.
o. Linsley represented Thompson in
the Booth capacity at the fair last
week.
j. Roberts and C. W. Edwards &C
to Kirksville again this year; the
former to graduate, the latter to take
the two years course
=
A fitznoodle figure head of self i'm
portance, too dignified to bend ant
and too polite to bow, who wants tt
60 to congress on his record rs al
x -Grange organizer is the way
prominent democrat of this vicinity
puts it.
Alex. Pulls complains Of being
way worn pilgrim drifting sadly dow
life's dusty highway with no II t.
love or caress him.
Two gentlemanly gents, by tn
name of Water-the one of indig'
notoriety, the other Of "watch'' re
nown, stand ready to do the admira
) BILE at Mcdonald & Co. of late.
Some narrow souled, shallow pate
cuss, who ought to be sweltering i
orthodox birthstone, had the unparal
leled meanness to enter in, like
thief, through the window, Of West
ern Grove Seminary during vacatio
and mutilated the pictures, entirel
:. destroying valuable tablets and dom
other devllment that would bring
blush of shame to the haggled cheek
Of the bowling hays that populat
Hades with sin. Words fail to tie
the inestimable smallness Of such
contemplate, miserable degrade
whelp.
The general s%upposition that tn
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Democrat "
referred to last week, was ThomI
sons delegate to the Montgomer
:, convention is not correct by an
means. The DIR. is a pure minded
high toned gentleman who would stoo
) to none of the ~nincompoop bragadt
d clos that characterizes the Democr.
> alluded to.
8 JEREMIAH SWADDLETON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

Brooks evidently thinks, judging
from the tone of bis personal allu-
SONS in his speech, hal there is an
element in this county so dissatisfied
with the recent nomination for Gov
n that there will be scratching
done here this fall. Allow us to as
sure you, Doctor, that you are reck-
Oning without your host.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
Mexico Tammauy.

Bob White, of the Mexico Ledger,
is called the ''Tammany of Mexico"
Bro. Bob, are you the boss-the
Kelly part of the ring? Ii you are
you should capture a potion of the
Audrain delegation for second choice.
You know Kelly always has some fol-
lowing.-Perry Pioneer.
"a portion of Audrain'' is all
right not only for second choice but
first choice. What can one do with
q cut and dried unit rule when
screwed down on you by o few pro-
fessional politicians.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

Brooks uplifted the 1ood-gates at
the court house Tuesday evening and
poured forth his torrents of abuse
and defamation against the personal
and private character of the head of
the Democratic State ticket, so now
he must expect no amenity in this
campaign at the hands Of the Demo-
cratic press.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
DIR. w. c.. PIPING.
Electro vapor Bath Apparatus.
OFFICE-Over Dobyns & Gibbs
Drug Store, Mexico, Mo.

1t Is not deemed necessary to detail or in any
way enlarge on the remarkable cures perform
ed through the agency Of these baths. The
effect of fumigation or reducing
medical agents to a yapOf to the surface OF the
has attracted the attention and challepg-
ed the admiration of the most distinguished
medical men of the age, and have generally re-
ceived the plaudits of all classes OF patients in
the humble as well as the higher walks OF life.
In Chronic Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, Diph-
liberia, Nervous Headache, &c.. &c i, the Elec-
tro-Vapor Baths never fail to afford relief. Sui
phur Baths. for instance. combined with the
Electric Current, is considered. even by the most
prejudiced physicians. or the most stupidity tg-
norant p~retendsr, to be the best remedy ever
used for Chronic Rheumatism. me all CLASSES
and all kinds Of Blood and Skin Diseases, and
the numerous forms OF Catarrh. ~.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
The Reason Way.

"What was your real reason for
selling Maud 81" Vanderbilt was
asked.
"You won't give it away"
Certainly not"
Whenever I drove her on the
road people would say, there goes
Maud s. With any other horse
they say, there goes Vanderbilt.
That is the reason.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

Ed. Jno. A. Brooks, in his speech
Tuesday night, frequently made
sport of the Greenback party The
two great parties-especially the
Democratic-were fearfully berated.
We all know Jno. Brooks here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

II those Republicans of Missouri
who changed their convention from
Moberly are SO awfully prejudiced
against the state Frank James lives
in, why do they not move out? They
can't carry it, and whenever they are
in a fair way to reduce the Democrat
ic majority in it they make jackasses
Of themselves. So the only way left
for them to completely vindicate their
outraged virtue is to move.-St. Louis
Chronicle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

The Republicans of this city and
county made no kick about holding
their State Convention at Moberly
because Frank James was to be there
the same day. They considered it
childish to make so .smucn ado about
nothing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

Sue j. Rittenhouse, editor of
the Jonesburg Journal, had her room
entered one night last week by rob-
bers and all of her valuables were
stolen except a few editorials on her
fayorite for congress. The burglars
did not care to be caught dead with
such stuff on their bodies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

Any Democrat that will scratch
the name of Marmaduke from his
ticket for Brooks will vote for the
worst enemy of Democracy in this
State, and is not only a sorehead but
an apostate to the Democratic faith.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of
IN administration upon the estate OF
Timothy Barney, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, Charles Barney,
by the probate corur of Audrain county,
Missouri, bearing date August %, 1884.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within n year from the
date of said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of such estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the publication Of this no
tice they will be forever barred.
CHARLES BARNEY,
Goat Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

All members of John Beopple's
Own are requested to meet at Uncle
Billie Kemper's saloon tomorrow
evening at 8 O'Clock. Business Of
great Importance is to be transacted.
by order Of the President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
O Callaghan
Administrators Notice.

Administrators Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that letters of
IN administration upon the estate of Je-
romeHardesty deceased, havebeen granted
the undersigned, A c Barnes, by the pro-
bate court of Andrain county, Missouri,
bearing date August %, 1884.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within one year from the
date of said letters, or they may be pre-
Guided from any benefit of such estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date of the publica-
ton of this notice they will be forever
barred. &C BARNES,
Goat Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04
Different.

The InteHigeneer says that Norton
beat Robinson 1900 Votes at the first
primary in Lincoln county. We see
from an exchange that Norton got
about 400, Robinson 490, Hutton
ID
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-09-04

The statement by Brooks that Mar
maduke would not enforce the sun
day liquor law is statement of the
same type as that he is an infidel.