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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
AN OFFER TO MISS LONG.
What Baird College is Willing to do for
the Heroic Young Lady.

The following letter from Mr.. H. T.
Baird, general manager of the Baird
Co lege for young ladies, is self-ex-
planatory:
70 the Kansas City Times.
CLINTON, Mo-, Feb. 19.-The he
roIc conduct Of Miss Maude Long in
rescuing the Mcconnell children de
~erves wider recognition than has
neen accorded, though Kansas Cit,
mas responded nobly to the plan pro-
posed of finishing Miss Longs edu-
cation. Baird College vii, tender to
the young lady such terms as will
insure her complete education al
one-half the general charge; thus
while boarding and tuition for ten
months is ordinarily 5000 this would
cost her 500, and should she take
music and painting lessons the charge
will he discounted fifty per cent.
Baird College needs no encomium al
this time, but should the committee
in charge of the matter see fit to
take advantage of our liberality the
assurance is given that the affair is a
sincere tribnte, which Miss Long
would doubtless appreciate. Very
truly yours, II. /. BAIRD,
General Manager.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
An UncaIled.FOr Insult.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo, Feb. 23.-Some one,
who evidently does not know what he is
talking about, writing under the assumed
name of "Mizpah" from Rush Hill in
communication to your paper of last
week regarding the manner IN which my
skating rink is conducted, maliciously
assails the characters of our most re-
spectacle young ladies and gentlemen, as
well as their parents and relatives in
fact, basely insults all the people of our
town, for they are all-or nearly all -
patrons of the rink your correspondent so
severely condemns.
cannot see what called forth the arti-
Gle. have aimed to, and believe sue
ceeded in, conducting the rinkin question
in a manner acceptable and satisfactory
| to all my patrons, who are considered the
most respectable people in and around
Laddonia, affording healthy exercise and
| innocent amusement to both old and
young in a manner the most exacting and
fastidious could take no exceptions to,
from a moral point of view especially.
As evidence of this fact can produce, at
| moments notice, testimonials from a
large number of our most worthy citizens.
| His statement that made a "desperate
effort to start a branch rink at Rush Hill,
and that it failed from want of patron
age" is unqualifedly false. No effort
| in the least was made to start a perma-
nent rink at Rush Hill; but can truth
fully say that while l did conduct a rink
there it was well patronized, and that by
the best and most prominent men of the
town, who brought with them their wives
and daughters. (Maybe l am little too
fast at this point. Perhaps "Mizpah''
nor his three daughters came-the latter
might have been busy with their school
However, all who did attend expressed
themselves as well pleased.
Not only myself but all our citizens fee
keenly the insult offered and resent the
slanderous attack made upon their wives
and daughters by the vile tongue of the
WIZ dSSullits tllc NOHb ut
plume of sMizpah."
Why this uucalled-for assault upoI
those who are a. innocent of any wrong.
doing as he or his family? He compare.
our honorable young business men tt
black-legs and libertines of the wors
character; he places our pure-hearted
yirtuous and innocent girls even lower
He has handsome and accomplished
daughters of his own whom he shoult
blush to face until he has made full ant
complete reparation to those young ladies
who are in every respect their equals, h
J SO basely and cowardly insulted througl
} the columns of your last weeks paper
! In my opinion such a creature shoul,
! be made to feel the lash.
Wy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Rhey Boyd, whose conduct "

Rhey Boyd, whose conduct was
such that it caused his young wife
to commit suicide in st. Louis q
short time since, Is said to be devot-
ing his energies to cursing newspa-
pers. Boyd Is an unprincipled villain
and should he ever turn up at his old
home, Paducah, KY, he will get the
punishment he so richly deserves.
Sundays Sedalia Bazoo says:
j. Rhey Boyd has not yet taken
his departure, and it was suggested
yesterday by a leading citizen that q
delegation of fifteen or twenty bust
ness men call upon him at his abiding
place on Fourteenth street and escor,
him to the depot, with view of hav
ing him make himself scarce in this
community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

A certain lady of our acquaintance
in Centralla has got the idea into her
head that she is the mother of the
earth and must purify it. So she
went to work first on the editors and
then the lawyers, whom she considers
the most wicked people in existence.
and writes long harangues to them,
setting forth the terrors of the judy
ment to come, etc. In one of these
epistles she declares her character is
AS pure as God himself" then soundly
berates an editor between whom and
herself there seems to be some little
difference of no consequence. No
body pays any attention to the wild
literature the aforesaid lady forces
upon those who are so unfortunate
as to come under her notice, as she is
placed among the many religious
"cranks" we have TO contend with in
this great country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Our Coal Interest.-We Should L0ok
After it.

AtttI
of the Ledger.
BELLEv1LLE, ILL, Feb. 23.-The
booming effort of the pictorial LED
GER of the 18th has met with favor
able comment from every person i'll
this city who has been shown a cop,
of the Issue.
After carefully reading the article
on Mexico a foundry man remarked:
"Yaw, das is good, frst-rate, und il
dem fellers up dere hat de shoomr
up and spring out, den dot leedle
seety would has more as den dousand
peoples already: don't it?''
Another said, With my machinery
and men L can easily make 100000
bricks a day; hut if l would do that
there how could burn them? They
have no coal mine.''
A third said, ''The fact is the city
that depends alone on the support
derived from the surrounding coul-
try will soon attain its full growth.
and that will not be very Jumboic.
General merchants, dealers in az
ricultural implements, wagons, bug
gies and harness, dealers in stoves,
and, in fact, dealers in every article
manufactured at distant places are
only the mediums by which neal ly aI'
the money paid for such articl. s Is
passed out of the city and communii,
back into the hands of the manufac-
tuter. From him the greatest
amount of it is dsbursed through his
employees to building up the city in
which the factory is located and to
the immediate country.
The manufacturing city grows rich
and prosperous by selling its wares
and reaching out and from every di
rection bringing in the money, which
is almost Immediately paid out al
at home for articles of necessity OF
luxury, by which the home dealer is
assured fair profit.
Where strong manufactures exis,
the farmer, stock raiser and gardene,
finds ready market for everything
be can possibly produce, and is strm,
ulated to skillful cultivation of the
soil in order to realize the best re
suits from the smallest amount ot
land. A ready and lucrative market
stimulates the demand for farms and
corresponding increase in the pric.
Of land, so that not only the inhabi
tants of the city hut every person ii
the county is interested in the sue.
cessful establishment of manufactur.
ing concerns in your midst.
Since last weeks issue of the LED
GER We have received nineteen letter
Of inquiry in regard to coal matters
As general answer We would sug
gest: Let some man of sufficient
financial ability determine to go into
the coal trade and open coal mine
Ii one or two men are not able to as.
sume the responsibility then form s
coal company of sufficient strength
to meet all necessary requirements
and then go to work at once. IL
your locality it is not necessary te
bore for coal. You will get the GOA
if you dig for it in the right place
Boring is needless expenditure Oh
time and money.
After this letters will be answered
direct and any assistance within oul
ability will be most cheerfully given.
Yours Respectfully,
s. A. CARPENTER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

Mexico business men can learn a
lesson from Vandalia. Last Satur
day morning several gentlemen of thai
city made up their mind to raise
a $4,000 stock company to start a
hig pottery and tiling factory. H.
Greer, MIR. Ely, Daniel, Blackburn,
and others went to work and before
night every dollar of the $4,000 was
subscribed. Work will begin at
once. If we want to do anything in
Mexico we must work and spend
money. Wind and talk won't bore
for coal or build factories.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
THE PRESS MEETING.

AS will he s>vn elsewhere III this
paper Mexico has secured the next
meeting of the Missouri Press Asso-
citation, TO be held here on May II
and II prox, This we consider Il
rare bit of luck upon the part Of ou
town and county. and everybody
should and will look at it in tina,
light. The fact that Missouri has
upwards Of five hundred newspapers
and periodicals. is a sufficient snaran,
tee that fair representation will he
present at the meeting and Mexico
will again be brought before the pub
lie, this tiue through the medium Of
every paper represented. and also
through the metropolitan press. Ii
word, we may expect n little free
advertising that will be advantageous
to our city and county. Now, let Us
go to work and give these people Il
hearty welcome, for, rs rrle, tn,
newspaper man is generous to a fault
where he feels his labor has proper
appreciation. As our friend Trimbl,
says, 1.-THE press is great and im-
portant factor for good" Trimhie ,
head. as usual, is level The print,
ing press is the educating, TIE up
lifting force of society. The creates
preacher is the preacher of the press.
room. The most influential factor IL
the Americans life is the press
The newspaper is the censor Of Amer
ica, welding far greater power than
the most famous human conqueror.
and dictators, of which history tells
The power of the press is felt by all
We want to enlist these editors, whC
are to be our guests, in our behalf
so they will go away and talk favor
! AMY VI Oui lOhh LSiICc ltIiS tNAi
some flattery" of the press.
Our efforts at entertaining tb,
Grand Army of the Republic, las
week, were crowned were enviabl
success and are commented upo
: favorably on all sides. New, lie
Mexico sustain the reputation she ha
acquired in this direction and do IL
handsome thing by the journalist:
who will show no lack of appreci'
ton. 1t is seldom these poor fellow
get away from home, and when the
do they should be treated like th
rest of common people. They don
care about brass bands and the lik,
but if there is one thing more tina
another they do appreciate it is
good square meal. Let them have |
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Pride and Satisfaction.

Governor J. s. Marmaduke passed
through the city Saturday night en-
route t O Jefferson City. He had
been on a visit of inspection to Co
lumbia, Kirksville and other places
where the state has interests. As
the Saline County Democrat says of
him: He is making enc of the best
governors this state ever had and his
administration, while it has been a
source of pride TO his friends, must
be source of satisfaction to him
sell. ."-HiggipsvilIe Adrance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
THE SHOE FITS.

Our friends, The State Journal AMI
the Independence Sentinel, got feai-
fully ''riled' at our late editorial OIL
the "Bosslsm Cry" We had no III
tention of hurting the feelings of an,
one who entertains honest convic
tions ON tue points discussed, but we
did intend to throw club into a nest
of ''yaller jackets of pretenders
who claim themselves to be the salt OF
the earth, and assist on singing
and darting at everything and every
body that does not bend to theil
pharisaical ideas They insist that
there is such q thing as ''bossism" III
this state, but never give a fact OF
cite an instance to prove such thing
simply claim such and such and never
prove anything. Ii there were any
set of men i'll this state attempting t"
dictate 10 the party or attempting to
push anything unworthy upon the
people, then it is right and proper
that they should be set down up III,
but until we have more substantial
evidence of these things than a mere
howl from disappointed office seek
ers and soreheads, We will have t"
stick TO the belief that such stuff Is
nonsense and started for mere pre-.
tense. When fellows see anything
so easy rejecting upon their good
standing it must bc because of theil
consciousness of the fact that the
shoe fits.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Cal, II. u, Lahcas ter.

tfh WV AFHN-atasf Nf4tt A's'NttSr
No democrat III the state Of Mia.
soari has been "a persistently mis-
as Col, II, d Lancaster.
His recommendation for the Office
he now hoids were all that could
have been asked, and the preaideni,
being satisfied in tins ssspeet, homer
ed him with the appointment, This
was a general signal for every kicker.
grumbier, sore-head, radical aud Il p
doodle crank in The state to com
menee an assault I'm his past record.
Tins is not all They have practical
~ licked the hoots of every repubi-
can senator III the endeavor tn keep
that body from passing favorably up
ON the appointment.
The Tribune has no personal ends
to serve in this matter, let it termi-
nate either way, but il always has
and always will defend any democrat
who is being assaulted with SO much
venom IA Col. Lancaster. Other
papers may look at the matter as they
please, rs they must answer TO the
people for their course. and the peo-
pile never forget nor forgive an injury.
We have no ap logies TO make re-
sar,hug our past and present defense
of Col, Lancaster for, i'll our opin'
ion. when Democratic newspaper
offers an apology for supporting q
Democrat it Is high time that paper
was kicked out of the party. Now,
it is said that no defense can he made
of Col. Lancasters past record III st,
Louis. This is not correct; for as
u matter of truth, every charge made
has been denied and proof thereof
furnished. If it was necessary We
would follow up every single charge
and show its fallacy. However, We
shall notice one.
1t is charged that Col. Lancaster
as treasurer of the Big Muddy Iror
company, which was organized som.
fifteen years ago, misused the com
pany'- funds, and, a. treasurer, man
aged to save himself, while the othel
stockholders lost heavily. There ii
no question but what the stockholder'
who put money in this company lost
heavily, but in place of Col, Lancas
ter saving himself at the expense o
others, it can clearly be demonstrat
ed that the very opposite is true
Thomas O'Reilly who was preslden
Of the company lost s125,000 He sol
EMMY asserts that Mr. Lanraste
never received one cent of money
excerpt on a single occasion for travel
ing expenses, and that at the urgen
request of the president, and further
more, that Mr.. Lancaster lost man
thousand dollars. Hon. Alexande
Martin, well known to be one of tn
: ahlest chancery lawyers in the stat'
IS referee, examined into the affair
of this company and found the fact
te exist as claimed by Col. Lancaste
md Mr.. O'Rriiy.
So much for the main charge, an
2 ,'very other one can be met eqnali
as successful. There is no use
:, continuing a defense of man vii
needs no defense. Col. Lancastt
mas been recommended by a lars
majority Of democratic voters-me
f Who know his past aid present hi
: tory, and this of itself is a certifica
. If good standing, sufficiently stror
TO withstand any attack.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

Johnnie Reb," writing to our con-
temporary in reference 10 Mr.. Trim
ble's expression, "When Lee deliver
ed his sword to Grant at Appomatox, .
asks il that event ever occurred.
Gen. Grant did not accept Gen. Lees
sword at the surrender, although ii
was rendered. No man knew this
better than Mr.. Trlmble, if he did
not exactly so state it. Besides, ''to
deliver a sword" is invariably, the
world over, the fgurative expression
for surrender.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Thar,s What He Is.

The G. A. r. meeting at Mexico
was well attended and a good time
had by all present. Bob White is
trying to get the Missouri Press As
sociation to holl its next meeting at
Mexico r. M. is hummer.-Far-
ber Eye.
And he got it, too; and Bob is
now in Washington trying to get the
National Congress TO assemble here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

j. Med. Trimbls, in his response
to the toast, 'Ths Press" which We
publish this week, must have had in
his mind some of the contemplate
scriblers who maliciously or ienor-
antly misrepresent public and private
citizens and who, when convinced that
they have lied, refuse to make even a
gentlemanly correction. The press
Of to-day, as a whole, pays especial
attention to the correctness of its
statements. and in spite Of this is
often imposed upon, but is always
ready to correct any false impress
sions or incorrect statements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

To our esteemed contemporary, in
the rear Of the Savings Bank, we de-
sire to convey the information that
the editor who "molds public senti.
ment'' and attends to the financial
department Of this paper is absent.
When he returns no doubt full ex-
PLANTATION (?) will be made to Mr..
Cook. In the meantime our friend
can console himself with the fact that
the situation is in no way embarrass-
ing to the LEDGER, his estatemsnts in
TUESDAYS paper to the contrary not
withstanding. Inferences 60 for
nothing; facts are what the Intel
iieeneer sesds in this case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MEXICO.


III there is one institution ia this
city which our citizens endorse and
point to with just pride, 1t Ia the
public school,
Since its organization years ago,
everything has been done by an in-
telligent and enterplisins board OF
education, sustained by an enthusi-
astlo and liberal people, to make 1t
not only the school of the city, but
TO render it so efficient and attractive
as To occupy n conspicuous place
among other schools of this class iii
the State.
Progress is the watch, word on ev-
cry side. Our corps of teachers Is
the abest that can 10 obtained; tn
system of instruction and discipline
is the very best; the schools are
equipped with excellent apparatus
appropriate for the common branches,
The High School which three years ago
numbered thirty.hve students now
numbers ninety-three. Its course Of
instruction is liberal and practical.
and affords to the youth of our city
rare opportunities in the field of ex-
relleuce and culture. The High
School Library, named for its found
er, Prof. j. p. Blanton, is extensive
and we'll adapted TO the wants OF
Young students The Union Literary
Society, whose organization dates
back to the organization of the
school almost, is IL permanent feature
of the High School. The benefits
derived from this Society are toe
manifest to the people of Mexico to
need mention. In short, our public
schools as they are managed, are 6
boon to Mexico. The following
teachers are employed for 1885 and
1856:
Room No. /, Miss Lottie May
No. 2, Miss Josie Hamilton; No. 3
Miss Lizzie Talbot; No. 4. Mis-
Matte SullInger; No. 5, Miss Anni
Spence; No. 6, Miss Florence Patton
NJ. 7. Miss Willie Woodward; No
8, Miss May Gibbs; No. 9, Miss Jen
ME Jeter; No. 10, Miss Jessie Saun
ierson; No. IL, Mr.. d. L. Gentry
No. II, Mr.. T. c. Bryan.
In these twelve departments AM
!. the four departments of the colore
school, the enrolment this year ha
reached 1,167. More than $50 hav
j been in constant attendance durin
a the year. The average daily attend
ance Is more than 60 pupils to til
room An important item to add
the fact, that in each of the last thre
- years, enough tuition has been re
ceived from non-residents TO pa
i almost one teachers salary.
The management of our publ
' school system is in the hands
Superintendent Mcmillan, who is en-
inently fitted for the place. E
throws his whole soul into his wol
antl the grand results achieved atte
. his ability.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
The Reason lie Did Not Come.

The following special to the Kan
sas City Times explains why Capt
Shields did not fulfill his appointment
in this city:
MARSHALL, Mo-. Feb. 1S.-The re-
ceipt of newspapers this morning
containing an account of the dissipa-
ion Of Captain d. X. Shields, the
eloquent temperance lecturer, in a
saloon in Sedalia last night, created
quite furore in this citv. Captain
Shields, who is the G. w G. T. of
the state of Missouri. has been en-
gagged here for four weeks past, de-
ivering temperance lectures nightly
TO immense audiences. There had
never been such feeling of temper
ance known here, and he had secured
l 500 ~igners to the pledge, and had
organized go d templars lodge with
$50 members. Many people had no
confidence in him and thought he was
only working for the money that was
in it, which was so per night for
each lecture, aud his conduct at Sc
dalia only strengthens this belief
The Grand Worthy Chief Templar
has fully examined the case of Mr..
Shields, and decided not to revoke
his commission. Shields has resum-
ed his temperance work. He is said
to be man of wonderful power and
intellect, and in early days became g
victim to intemperance to a degree
which has rendered him at times
physically unable to resist his ap.
petite for stimulants, and more than
once has he sunk by the wayside, but
alway sobers up and comes to the
front battling for the cause of tenn
perance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Coed Lawyer.

The Leader very much desired
that we would be enabled to ship Z.
G. White to Mexico, but no such
good luck occurred Ito Chap we
mean as Geo. Robertson secured the
appointment Of prosecuting attorney.
But after all we are not so very badly
disappointed for George is a clever
fellow and good lawyer and will
make as an efficient officer.-Va. da-
lie Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letter. =
~ administration upon the estate oI ~. -.
Woods, deceased, have been granted -
undersigned, A. l.. Woods, by the prous~
court of Audrain county, Missouri, oesl.
ing date January goth, 1886. -
All persons having claims against -.
estate are required to exhibit them
allowance to the administrator WITHIN
year after the date, or they may be preclsJw =
ed from any benefit Of such estate. 80
such claims be not exhibited within ~
years from this date they will be fcfsss
barred. o. l.. WOODS,
49-4t Administrxtoss .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
Excellent AppoIniment.

Bob White, of the Mexico LEDGER,
Ben Dobyns and j. Med. Trimhle
had an interview with Governor Mar.
maduke at an early hour last Monday
touching the appointment of prose
cutting attorney for Audrain county
They left on the G. & A. train anG
this forenoon the governor appointed
Geo. Robertson for the position
Mr.. Robertson is said to he an excel
lent Observation-Disclosures Cit,
Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

Women, like men. must have some
thing to do in order to be happy and
contented. If they have no children
to care for they should at least have
some task to engross a portion Of
their time. Women who have no
cares or higher aims than to gad the
streets and gossip about their neigh
bors never accomplish any good On
this earth and are poorly fitted for
the land where the fairer sex should
all 60.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

Buck Kelly recently received load
of wood in payment for a subscrip-
ton. which was piled In front of the
Monitor office at a late hour. The
next morning he found six sticks left
This fact lod Kelly to believe that
the morals of Moberly were improv-
ing. A year ago there would not
have been a stick left.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
AGOOd Citizen.

We very much regret to say that
squire W. H. Pogue will shortly
move to Mexico to live. We are 10th
to see the Squire leave. He is an old
citizen. People severing old con-
nections and going hithsr and thither
goes to prove that everything chan
Wide-AUake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
New Citizen.

Our clever young friend, John
Stuedternan, came up from St. Louis
Wednesday, where he has been EN-
ployed for the last few months in q
grocery establishment. He was On
his way TO Audrain county and
thinks of locating at Farber. John
was formerly a Warren county boy
and to get the news from home he
advanced S150 for the Banner
Warrenton Banner.