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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Successful Season.

James Robinson, the circus rider,
On his return to st. Louis for the
winter, said to reporter: I have
just come home for the winter. l
rode for Barrett through California,
Nevada. Colorado and Texas. We
had a good two-ring show, and l
think Barrett cleared over $4,000.
He is the only circus man in the
country who made anything this
season; all the ethers, l understand,
lost money. I brought my wife down
to the theater tonight to hear young
Wacbtel, but it is hard to make me
believe that he is son of the old
tenor. They say he is, though. I
knew his father when he drove a
hack in Hamburg, in 1857. didn't
know him personally any more than
l knew Joe Jefferson, when 1 was a
boy and he was working for Forbes
in Charleston, S. G. Joe was very
common sort of fellow and didn't
promise to amount to anything
neither did he amount to anything
until his relative, Charles Burke, died
and left him Rip Van Wrinkle, the
Specter Bridegroom, and some other
plays that he afterwards appeared in.
Did ever hear old Wachtel sing
Yes; he was fine one. This opera
the Position du Lonjumeau-was
the best thing he appeared in.
have been in the circus profession
now for forty years-it was forty
years last August-and for thirty
nine straight years have been {
rider. Age don't seem to make any
difference to me. / ride with ths
same ease now that l did twenty-fiv.
years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Report of Rush Hill School.

The following is the report Of the
Rush Hill school for the 3rd month /:
Tstal number of scholars enrol
led-79.
Number enrolled for this month
"a.
Number Of days attended by all
scholastic 81.
Average number of days attended
by each--16 ZIG.
Average number of scholars per
day-52 1-2.
Number Of days taught-20.
The examinations show some ad-
vancement. w. E. VEERKAMP,
Teacher
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Correct.

Speak good for your own town and
county whenever an opportunity pre-
sents itself. More tewns die from
want of confidence and public spirit
among their own citizens than from
opposite rivalry on the outside or
frem adverse surroundings. When
q man is in search OF home or bus
mess location goes to a town and
finds everyone brim full of hope and
enthusiasm over the prospects of the
place and earnestly working to build
up its enterprise, he soon becomes
imbued with the same spirit and as a
result he drives down his stakes and
goes to work himself with the same
interest. -Warrenton Banner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Some Savings of the Late Josh Billings,


The nuze boy il natral br1k.
Proverbs are literature on the half
she'll
The gnatt il the smallest bug on
record.
There amt no logick so powerphull
az necessity.
Piety is like beans-it seems to do
the best on poor sile.
A lie is like a cat-,it never Gums
tew yew in straight line.
Flattery is like cologne water, tew
be sDelt ov, not swallowed.
Angels handle the dice when
doubtlets are thrown in the cradle.
The two American notices are ''E
pluribus unum," and "Let her rip"
I had rather undertake tew be two
good doves than one decent sarpent.
If a man haint got well-halanced
head l like tew see him part his hall
in the middle.
Going to law il like skinning a new
milk cow for her hide and giving
the beef tew the lawyers.
About the hardest thing a phellev
kan do il tew spark tew girls at ons1
and preserve good average.
There is only one great substitute
for the endcarments ov a sister ant
that is the endearments ov som.
other phellew's sister.
Mulch beauty is like strawberry
soon out of season, but exquisit whil'
it duz last, and like the strawberr,
amt perfekt without good deal O.
sugar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Tobacco Factory.

Mr.. J. NJ. Marmaduke, of Mexico,
No., came down to this city Tues
DAY with a proposition from the Board
of Trade of his city TO the proprietor
of the tobacco factory, asking them
to move their factory to that place.
The proposition was amended and
sent back for approval. and if the
Board accepts, the factory will likely
be removed. It's doing good bus
mess here anl we would dislike t,
see it removed.-Bowling Gree
Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Mexico,s Pluck and Enterprise.

Mexico, Mo-, now has water-works,
gas works, electric light and board
of trade, and is working hard for
woolen mills, shoe factory, reading
rooms, tobacco factory and a pork
packing house. This is one of the
few cities. that doesn't give up for
the so-called hard times, but on the
other hand is judiciously investing in
improvements while everything is
low, preparatory to the boom that is
sure to foEow. That is what makes
cities rieh.' Mexico is to be congrat
ulated on her pluck and enterprise
| Shelbina Inder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
The Country Journalist.

The following from the pen of
Eugene Field, of the Chicago Daily
Neacs, goes to show that the writer
has experienced some of the adversi-
ties of Country Journalism:
"The melancholy days have come"
He writes in philosophic mood,
And then he tells US, further on,
Subscriptions may be paid in wood.
Oh, editors of rural sheets,
Why pine and villify your luck,
When you exchange your brains for beets
And every other kind of truck9
You groan about the nations pride,
And nations honor going to grass,
And yet you swap your mental toll
For hickory sticks and garden sass.
Brace up, oh brethren of the pen,
And you may mock misfortune's laugh.
You'll quote no rueful poems when
You make your readers pay you cash!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Gen. Grants Book.

The first alition of General Grants
Memoirs was put on the market last
Thursday, and by evening 100000
books had been delivered to the
trade. The edition is not complete
yet, as 100000 will be printed.
Nearly G50.000 first volumes have
been subscribed for. and Mrs.
Grants profits on the subscription
taken will he s50s. 900. The book
was circulated in London and re-
ceived fiattering notices from the
London press. Publisher Webster
says that it is the largest sale Of q
first edition ever known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Don't fail to see card of w. A.
Edmonston, attorney at law, in this
issue of the LEDGER. He practices
in any court in the state and pays
particular attention to collections.
Mr.. Edmonston is known to the read
ers of the LEDGER as genial gentle
man and close student and man
who will attend faithfully to any bus
mess entrusted to bis care.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Ledger Booming.

The Mexico LEDGER is booming
every enterprise which the city Of
Mexico can afford to indulge in. Bob
White is one of the staunch support
ers of the waterworks enterprise there
and spares neither pains nor expense
to make it boom. He knows no such
word as fail, and the city owes much
10 bis energy, sound judgment and
grit.-Moberly Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Can't Come Now.

Bob White, of the LEDGER, is try
ing to get Sam Jones to Mexico to
shake up the Mexico sinners. Bob
always knows what will be good for
a town and generally succeeds in his
attempts.-Warrenton Banner.
The Rev. Sam is too busy in st.
Louis to visit Mexico now. He will
come as soon as he can give us date
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
The Right Kind OF Men

Ex-Gov. Chas. II. Hardin is presi-
dent of the Mexico Board Of Trade.
The formation of such an organiza.
ton by the business men Of Mexico,
and the fact that such men as Gov
Hardin are working members of It,
shows that our neighhoring city
means business-Marshall Democrat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Living Monuments.

On the tomb of Sir Christopher
Wren, architect of st. Paul's Cathed-
raj, London, is the inscription in
Latin: "If you ask for his monument
look around you" The Thousand;
and hundreds Of thousands Of people
whom we see to-day free from rheum
atism and kindred diseases are livin,
monuments to the power OF s
Jacobs Oil-The Conqu.eror Of Pain
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Don't be n Clam.


The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
Don't be clam!
His brow was sad; his eye beneath
Flashed like falchion from its sheath,
And like a silver clarion rung
The accents of that unknown tongue,
Don't be clam!
In happy homes he saw the light
Of household fires gleam warm and
bright.
Above, the spectral glaciers shone,
And from his lips escaped groan,
Don't be clam.
"Try not the pass" the old man said;
Ozark lowers the tempest overhead;
The roaring torrents deep and wide!"
And loud that clarion voice replied,
Don't be clam!
80 stay" the maiden said, "and rest,
Thy weary head upon this breast."
A tear stood in his bright blue eye,
But still he answered with sigh,
Don't be clam!
"Beware the pine-tree's withered branch
Beware the awful avalanche!"
This was the peasants last goodnight,
A voice replied far up the height,
Don't be clam!
At break of day, as heavenward
The pIous monks of Saint Bernard
Uttered the oft repeated prayer,
A voice cried through the startled air,
Don't be clam!
A traveller, by the faithful hound
Half-buried in the snow was found,
Still grasping In his hand of ice
The banner with the strange device,
Don't be clam!
There in the twilight cold and gray,
Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay,
And from the sky, serene and far,
A voice fell, like a falling star,
| Don't be clam!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Live Laddonia.

Browns new hall at Laddonia will
be formerly opened on Thanksgiving
eve. The people of Laddonia are
alive to the interests of their town
and the village of to-day will soon
be aspiring to take rank as fourth
class city.-Pike County Democrat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Good News for the Little Ones

Let the children come unto Inc.
Mrs. ]. Sontag has concluded to sell
her Christmas toys positively below
cost to enable everybody to gladden.
the hearts of the little ones, notwith.
standing the hard times. 34-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
MEXICO, MISSOURI, thursday, DECEMBER 10, 1885
Caught and Killed.

MONTGOMERY Cry, Mo-, Dec. L.
j. r. Hance, one Of the largest gen.
eral merchants in the county, has
been suffering losses lately from
burglars who seemed to get in when
ever they pleased. They took the
money that was left in the drawer
night after night, as we'll as other
small things, until he decided to keep
watch until the thieves were caught.
Accordingly, he remained in the
store last night after it was closed
and instructed one Of his clerks to
return in short time and enter by
side door; / About 8 O'Clock, just
as the clerk entered the side door the
burglar entered through a back win
dow. He passed through two ware
rooms into the main storeroom, where
a hanging lamp was burning low, and
went directly to the money-drawer.
Mr.. Hance followed hiul, remaining
between him and the door by which
he had entered, while the clerk took
a position between the side door and
the coulter behind which the money
was kept. The burglar, who proved
to be muIatto, well-known in town
as Jordan, was so intent on getting
the money that he did not know any
one was in the room until he was
ordered away from the counter by
Mr.. Hance. He came furiously to
ward Mr.. Hance, threatening to kill
him and to shoot him, with his righl
arm extended as if leveling pistol
Mr.. Hance also raised his pistol and
ordered him to step back, but Jordan
paid no attention to his words and
when within arms length Mr.. Hanct
fred. He again stepped back ant
ordered the negro back also, but h'
still came, threatening murder, wher
Mr.. Hance fired second time. Th'
negro then turned and attempted Il
burst through the front door, bn
could not.
About this time the city marsha
arrived at the front door, which wa
opened, and the negro, who had teel
fatally hurt, was taken to the side
walk. A surgeon was called an'
both wounds found to be fatal. on
of them being in the chest and tn
other in the upper part of tn
stomach. He died in about tw'
hours. The inquest held this morn
ing revealed the above facts.
The dead negro had been partl
raised by Mr.. Hance's family and wa
trusted to roam about the store un
questioned, until some two years age
when he was detected coming out c
the store one night with some none
he had just taken. He was sentent
ed to Jail for that and seems to hav
had great hatred for his forme
benefactor ever since. The con
munity generally regret that such a
act should have been committed i
our community, but they are yer
generally glad to be rid of the negr'
| In this instance Jordan had an a,
complice who is said to be a whit
man, and who he refused to "giy
, away until just before he breathe
his last, when he told the doctor I'll
name. He cursed and abused NJ
Hance with his last breath.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
The Seal of the Cenfederacy.

From the New YorN Sur
There is mystery, perhaps not so
but certainly as inpene-
trable ss the authorship of the Juniuss
letters, surrounding the great seal of
the Confederate States OF America.
Where is it?. No man but its pos
SCISSOR knows. 1t bad curious his .
tory. Not until February %, 1862,
did the provisional Government be-
come permanent, and net until April
80, 1868, wss an act approved by the
Confederate Congress for seal. The
design had for its center represen-
tation of the equestrian Statue of,
Washington at Richmond, with the
legend encircling it, Confederate
States of America, February p,
1852" In a wreath were mingled
cotton, rice and tobacco plants. en-
blematic of Southern products. Be-
low was the motto, "Deo Vindice.''
John w. Mason, notorious from the
Trent affair, was then in London,
and was intrusted with securing the
manufacture of the seal. 1t cost,
with accompanying press, wax and
waters, nearly 500. 1t was from
solid silver, and marvelously beau
tiful specimen of the engraver's art.
Not until July 6, 1864. was it COM
mitted to the charge of Lieutenant
Chapman, who sailed fef Bermuda
via Halifax 1t was safely brought
to Richmond, and few foreign doc
uments and very few domestic ps-
pers received its impress. 1t has
been enormously said that it was
never used. Z In the inal panic that
accompanied the closing in of the
Union forces upon the Confederate
capital the seal disappeared.
About 1870 there appeared in
Washington quaint brochure from
an anonymous pen. Its title page
simply disclosed its author as "An
Archaeological" With oppressive
pedantry a history Of seals was pre-
sented. Languages as dead as
Chaldean were cited with antiquarian
zeal, to trace the derivation of seals.
At the end was the abrupt announce
ment that certain jeweler in this
city could furnish, for specific price,
impressions in silver electrytype of
the lost seal of the Confederacy. 1t
soon became known that Col. John
T. Pickett was as certainly the au-
| thor Of this monograph as that Judah
P. Benjamin was "a Censi, q London
barrister," who wrote the famous
work, "The Republic of Republics"
From whom had Pickett got the seal ?
, Nobody knows. After he had secur-
ed enough impressions he returned
it, presumably to its original holder,
and the secret of it's abiding place
died with Pickett. He had the orig
inal, for one Of the electretypes was
sent to 81. Wyou, engraver of her
Majesty's seals, London" who had
executed the original. He certified
that he never made duplicates, and
that the electrotype showed such del
ieate tracery that none except the
original seal could have been used.
Pickett had been consul at Vera Cruz
, In ante-bellum days and during the
war was an aide-de-camp. In hi.
pamphlet, with jealous fondness, he
answers some ridicule that had been
, shot at the English make, and delay
in execution of the Confederate zeal,
by exposing the similar delay in the
procurement Of the great seal of the
United States, and the fact of the
latter's seal having been designed by
an English lord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

The State Mission Board of the
Missouri Baptist General Association
met in Mexico on Monday last.
There was quite full attendance.
Over $4,000 was appropriated to
mission work during the ensuing
year-Columbia Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Raccford & Tncker of fhi

Bassford & Tucker, of this city,
had a correspondence with Mr.. Silas
Fretwell, of Sturgeon, in regard to
moving his broom factory here. Mr..
Fretwell was here last week and was
much pleased. He is live man and
we trust he will come here at once.
Mexico has room for such men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
The Good Wishes Of a Host Of Fl

Inc G00u WISHES OI u HOST OIL ff1ends
DIR. P. S. Baker, of Clifton Hill,
this county, has purchased the drug
business Of H. Hall at Mexico, No.,
and will remove there January LIST.
to engage in business. DR.. Baker
has been a resident of Clifton for six,
teen years, and we regret to lose him
from the county. He will carry with
him to his new home the good wish
es of a host of friends in old Ran.
dolnh.-MoherlY HendLiqLs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Bob White a ssHummer.3

Mexico now wants a creamery.
When Bros. White and Cook brace
up and say s'do it it's done. She'll
get creamery, sure.
The Mexico LEDGER is making ar
rangements to issue complete direc-
tory of that city. Bob White is a
''hummer." Monroe City Neacs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

J. B. James has sold his interest
in the mill to VIM. Pollock & Co.
James is one of Mexico's most ster-
ling business men and we trust he
will 60 into business again in Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

1t is all right for the editer of this
paper to work days, weeks and
months to earn money to fence Har-
din Park, but when we try to collect
money honestly due US we are put off.
Mexco's dead-beats will some day
get their deserts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

@. III. Martien, of St. Charles, was
here last week and with U. Weimer
made us a pleasant call. Mr.. Mar
tien comes we'll recommended and
thinks of locating here and going
into the plumbing business. He would
do we'll in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Look out for two swindIers that a

Look out for two swindlers that are
going around the state. One of them
purports to be after crop statistics
and the other has a remonstrance
against heavy taxes. Both ask farm
ers to sign their names to papers
which afterwards turn up as promis-
SOry nOtas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

There will be about four candidates
for U. S. senator, besides the dark
horses. Senator Cockrell will be're-
elected without any trouble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

The Bowling Green Post says
there is some probability of the to-
bacco factory at that place being
moved to Mexico. It will be moved
if Mexico can possibly get a chance
to tie tow line to it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

: Now comes Bob White, Of the
Mexico LEDGER, and admires the big
map of the Magic City which the
Monitor published last Wednesday.
Bob says, ''Why caa't the LEDGE
get up one like the Monitor9 What
did it cost? / must have one.
must keep up with the Monitor and
the Magic ''itY, let it cost what i
will. I."-Moberly Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Mexico has a new attraction on the
road. Prof. L. L. Cole, of this city,
advertises as mesmerist and shows
in small towns at small prices. We
Judge he is a first-class artist. When
Prof. L. L. Cole is at home he is en-.
gineer at the Touring mill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Dry Rot,

Mexico has just organized board
of trade. That is, they have put a
head on the town to think for it. A
town without an organized head is
exposing its brains to the dry rot
Marshall Proqress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
7. B. THOMPSON. formerly of th

J. B. Thompson. formerly of the
LaPlata Home Press, has bought a
paper at Bentonville, Arkansas.
Thompson is one of the best news
paper men in the West7a and the
LEDGER wishes him as much success
in Arkansas as he enjoyed in Mis-
souri,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

We learn that some young men Of
this county who disturb worship and
'spelling matches at country school
houses are to be brought before the
next grand jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
Bob White q Hustler.

r. NJ. White, of the Mexico LEDGER,
was in the city Tuesday. Bob's a
hustler, and he's always ''up and 6
flyin'," especially when there is 6
sensation in the air.-Laddonis
Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
How Cremation Looks.

rrom lAe report OF an eyewitness ~
The remains arrived at Lancaster
at $3.50 Sunday, and at 3 40 that af-
ternoon the body was placed in the
retort. The body was wrapped only
in q white cloth, which was saturated
in solution of alum (to prevent the
cloth from Being instantly destroyed
by the heat) and in this shape it was
laid in an iron cradle, which was
placed on q movable track, the same
height as the retort. This was then
wheeled up by propulsion obtained
with iron rods, that permitted the
attendants who did it to stand at a
sufficient distance from the furnace
to avoid being injured by the heat.
The furnace door opened, the cage
containing the body was rolled into
the edge of the opening, where the
carriage struck an obstruction, placed
there for that purpose, which threw
the body into the retort, leaving the
iron truck to be drawn back out of
danger. The body was thrown into
furnace heated beyond that one
that Nebuchadnezzar commanded to
be heated "one seven times more
| than it was wont tozbe heated" and
into which Shsdrach and his COM
panions we're pitched head first,
bound in their coats, their hosen and
their hats and other garments. -
The furnace door changed back again
and through a small aperture the
scene inside was noted. Owing to
the saturation Of the cloth, and, pos
sibly, also to the expulsion of moist
ure from the body, the first and in
slant effect was q dense vapor which
filled the interior of the furnace.
hiding the body. No fame entered
the inclosure, and in a few moments
the space became clear again, and the
body, still wrapped in the alum-pre'
pared sheet, was seen as dazzling,
incandescent mass, looking some
thing like the molten, glowing mas:
in the retort of glass-making fur
mace. At 5 O'Clock it was found tha
the body had been reduced to ashes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Those wishing a suit of clothes for
Christmas should leave their measure
at Murray & Sons. 1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Ira Hall is now back in Mexico to
stay. He has his Office opposite the
south door OF the court house. 35-2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Advertisers can hardly find stand
ing room in the LEDGER this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Don't fail to read the LEDGER ads
before you buy your Xmas goods. !!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

There are now 1,e04 conyicts in
the Missouri penitentiary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

There is more fall plowing in AT
drain this year than ever before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

See Harper & Turner'S ad. and
their locals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10
See Frank fuckers new ad.

Prairie View is to have an Xmas
tree.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-10

Cranberries, oranges, grapes and
celery at r. c. Pau's. 31-4t