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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
rouR HUNDRED AVID AvEyrr-rHeEE SNAKES.

From The Foyette county (Ohto) Republican,
The fOUwl- sn1Ae story, though $eeuiIusY oXdgSer-
ated s n-YePle-ss every wOr OF 20, sad 10 be true,
and Will be voueAel for by Mr.. WAYNE Caldwell, OF
CircleYile aud 5r b. f. kenIck and kenck Rogers, Of
Harrison Township, Pickaway County On the Iirn oi
Mr. H. f. Rruicx large waste OF land known a. the
prsrie which infested SNAKES and Is said 20 De
literally alive with them. County surveyor Rowe once
refused survey this tract Of ud until the grass was
burned of II because OF It's deL-sted Inhabitants. The
rain Of week flooded the prairie and drove mum
Der OF the reptiles upon An elevation OF dirt thrown up
from ditch about ne-Aaf In III LENGTH which mas
recently been dug through In places. I~.,t
Sunday afternoon kenick Rogers, III company
with two hands, while vi@wing tho de-
structOn OF the late storm, came upon tlels
ground had they stepped upon than tuey
were with chorus OF nsses and were the tar
gets for almost tnuu nerahle lumber or snSAes, OH
fortunately they wore heavy higll-tOp gun boots ahd
suffered ury and needless 10 sag they vacated
tnat place ia snort meter Iley returned IA few mn
ues armed IN heavy clubs and commenced Iher Work
OF determination, when took them fully hall day.
When they shed thy were well nIgn given OUT
and had killed actual count ALB snakes which wnsn
piled together were three aud half feet high They
we're OF every species In tas part OF the county
one three feet long had nineteen rat
ties on IL nlack snake SIX ieet long, copperh-Ad
four feet aud a nOcSs.n Two feet long. aud -
thick ord nary mans arm At the wrist were among
the LARGEST killed IL tough experience AMI enc,
the say, they would not undertake again Any ono
doubling above story have IL verified by address
Ing tne gentlemen herein named.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13

you suffering rom debility and loss Of appeusei
your stomach Of order yeur mind eoruso take
Ayers sarsaparlA This medicine will restore ply scA
force elasticity the surOs and speedily
tam any tonic yet discovered
For months suffered from liver and stomach troubles
Wy food net pourisA and became weak sHd vsrJ
much enacated SOCK ak bosts Of Ayers sarsaUArW
aud Was curctL-Julius NJ Palmer. springfield. xAsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
Ayers SarsapariIIa.

Prepared By DIT. J. G. Aver Co. Lowell. kSsa Sold -
prusx,.,a Ppss "a. 80 s-aAlAA .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
PL.E,TY Of Ga AND GAS.
\ Bright Prospect for Mexico.

Ia view Of The proposed boring Of
q we'll 5000 feet deep III Mexico, the
following viii be read with interest
to the Stockholders and the pubic
at large:
PAoLA, KANSAS, Dec. 22.-The
natural gas interests Of this section
are attracting the attention Of many
leading capitalists of the East. Three
gas and OF! companies of Pennsylva-
Ma have sent their representatives
here, and they axe now busy leasing
land in various localities adjacent to
the vicinity Of Paola, for developing
purposes. The Bradford pa Com
pauy, which has had II representa-
tive beIe for the past year, is now ell
gagged in drilling a 3,000-foot well
about six miles from Paola. Besides
this, there are four more companies
getting ready to &c to work. The
Pennsylvania oil experts, who have
been here for some time, clam that
the larger portion of Miami and Lynn
counties is not only blessed with
natural gas, but a good supply OF
oil, and they give for their reason the
oil sand that is found in the shallow
wells which have been sunk, and the
oil which gathers on the surface OF
the water in the various streams.
which, when ignited, will burn with s
steady flame.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
Shields and the Ministers.

tFHH tti' SIaIlSDl atcDlntI.
1t seems that Capt. Shields has fal-
In into the error common with nearly
ri: temperance workers of d~enounc-
InE lie churches and ministers as
o4@ardiy on the temperance question
and afraid to speak out against the
liquor traffic, because they do not do
just rs these self-appointed temper
a.jce apostles would have them do.
l. Is no doubt true that some minis
tiers are too tinlid on this point, but this
does not warrant the sweeping accu-
s5tiOn made 10y temperance orators.
Il is uncalled for, unnecessary, and
does great injustice to the many
honest and earnest ministers who are
lab0ring continuously for the cause of
tie Master, and for temperance, which
Is always a prominent frature in their
work. Such able temperance labor
as Capt. Shields are capable of
doing much good when they confine
themselves to proper bounds, but
they make a fatal mistake when they
u..tertake to substitute their doctrines
f religion Or to make Haru upon mir
j. ers and churches. The modest,
unlssumiuS ministers of this country
accomplish more real solid good
every week than all the bowling tenn
petance lecturers OF the fanatical
stripe can III a year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
Resolutions 0f Respect.

10 the eiae.gs and members OF Mexico Lodge,
So. l-t.p o. T.
HAIL MEXICo LODGE, No 80, l q.
-. L. Dec. Z3rd, 1S66.-We, your
committee appointed at a call meet
INC on the 10th INST. to report suita
bic resolutions expressive of the
eeutilaents Of the members of this
Lodge ca the death of Past Grand
Brother, james NJ. McKibben, beg
leave to report the following:
WHEREAS, Past Grand Brother,
James II. McKibber, has been re-
moved from the Lodge below by the
hand q death; and whereas, we rec
cgtaize that il lie death OF our dearly
leiovcd brother cur Order has lost
a faithful and upright member and q
trGa Odd Fellow in the fullest sense :;
the bereaved widow a faithful and
a~-fectl0nate husband, and the commu-
lsty a good citizen and whereas, we
Sc reminded - the death of our
brother that we, too, may soon have
10 obey the call of Him who presides
over tile Great Lodge above; there
fire, be it
ResoEred, That we tender TO the
bereavcd family and relatives our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy in
It's their hour Of trial; and be it
farther
Resol1ed, That as q token of our
s.ITow for the loss of our beloved
tsothcr the members of this Mexico
Lodge, No. 80, L. o. O.. F., will wear
Inc usual badge, wearing it for the
s1ace of thirty days.
Resoiced, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this
Lodge and q copy of same be pre-
sonted to the family of our deceased
brother and published in the Mexico
LEDGER and InteIigencer, also q copy
he forwarded to the Triple Link fol
publication at Carrollton, Mo.
T. f. DAY,
in. RosEBERRY, + Com.
J. J. HoLT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
MONEY!! N
$500, $500, $1,000, $1,000
$4,000,

Good farm loans can now be placed
for three or five years time at fail
rates in Audrain, Boone, Galloway.
Randolph, Monroe, Rails and Pike
counties. Apply to
J. P. CLARK, Mexico, Mo-,
Agent for eastern capital and old.
est real estate and loan agent in Cen.
trail Missouri. 45tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Brother McKibben was born in
brownsville, Penn, July 18th, 1872.
.:I died in Mexico, no, December
18Th, 1sSG, and a consequently "A
years old at the time of his death
Car departed brother had for many
gsar5 been a member of st. Ferdi-
nsud lodge, No. 116, IL o. F., OF
Bfidgeton, Mo, but that Lodge ceas-
iag TO exist, Brother McKibben was
aanted a card by the Grand Secre-
jary, and also held at the time of his
death : certificate Of membership in
the Il W. Grand Lodge of the State
Of Missouri, bearing date of October
9th. 1882.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
The Cause Of 1t.


The recent temperance agitation In
Mexico has stirred up considerable
bad blood. This is due to the per-
sonal character of the discussion
Hence harm, and no good, will be The
result. But such will always be the
case when unworthy men engage III
any cause
The Washington school. under the
instruction Of Mes Ella Stevenson
closed last Friday. At an early houl
the house was crowded to witness
the closing exercises of the school
consisting of recitations, essays ant
songs. After the literary duties, the
audience was entertained by a spell
ing match, which was enjoyed by all.
This is the second term Miss Ella has
taught at Washington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
ReneWS Her Youth,

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson Clay
Co, Iowa, tells the following remark
able story, the truth Of which is vouch.
ed for by the residents of the towr
Il am 73 years old, have been troub.
led with kidney complaint and lame.
ness for many years; could not dress
myself without help. Now I am free
from all pain and soreness, and an
able to do all my own housework.
owe my thanks to Electric Bitters fol
having renewed my youth, and re.
muved completely all disease and pair
Try a bottle, only so, cents at J. F
LIeWeliyn's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
TO THE Frs.

We wish to insure your property
against fire and lightning IN as gooc
companies as are in the world, at the
following rates:
Fifty cents per 500 for one year,
Sl0O per 500 for three years.
$50 per 500 for five years.
Don't pay % to 80 per cent. higher
than above rates and give your note
for the premium, which soon falls into
hands of attorneys and banks fol-
collection. KILGoRE & HOWELL,
Insurance Agents, Mexico, Mo
Over Savings Bank. 33tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
What VII Surely Do 1t,

Ones hair begins to fall out from
many causes. The important ques.
ton is: What is sure TO make it
grow in again? According to the
testimony of thousands, Parker's
Hair Balsam will do it. 1t quickly
owe bald spots, restores the origi-
nal color when the hair is gray OF
faded, eradicates dandruff, and causes
the scalp to feel cool and well. 1t is
not a dye, not greasy, highly perfum-
ed, safe. Never dlsappoints those
who require a nice. reliable dressing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
/ New County.
FROM the AIiddletown Chips.

FROM Inc mtudleiOWn ShlpS
The idea may be hooted at, but it
is nevertheless true. that it is only q
question of years when there will be
c new county formed Of the territory
If Pike, Audrain, Montgomery, and
perhaps, Lincoln. Mlddletown would
b nearer the geographical center Of
tau territory forming the new county,
Ean would any of her neighBor
towns. A vote for the removal of
Tie county seat to Montgomery City,
"a vgte 30 throw that new counte
so far north that our town would
have 10 show for any favors in that
direction. BY keeping the court
house where it is, it doesen't lesson
o.ir chances for Il new county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
CHEAP MONEY |

We have unlimited sums of Eas
tern money to loan at a low rate o
interest on improved lands for a tern
of five years with privilege of paying
500 or any multiple thereof at any
interest pay day. Interest payable
annually or semi-annually to sui,
borrower. We a also supply you
with home money at all times.
KILGoRE & HOWELL,
Loan and Real Estate Agents.
e Savings Bank, Mexico, Mo.
4S-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Mr.. A. Fueger, COG Walnut street
st. Louis, Mo, suffered for 2 wears
with lumbago, and was confined tc
his bed for several months. He was
entirely cnred by the use of st
Jacobs Oil, which he says is also the
best cure for sprains and all other
pains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
DIRECTORS n
The Directors OF the Mining Company
Hold Another Business Meeting
The Bonds.

The Board of Directors of the
"AIexico Mining and Manufacturing
Co" met Dec. %, ut the office of
Bassford & Tucker to approve the
bonds Of the Secretary and Treasurer
and attend 10 any other business that
might come up. Geo. R. Jarvis,
representing the Diamond Drill Co.,
was present, and explained the advan-
tages of the system of prospecting
for coal, etc, that he represented.
The Board, however, was of the
opinion that the plan suggested by
Mr.. Jarvis was rather an expensive
one, for the diameter of the hole
drilled-two inches, and as a much
larger hole was wanted, they enter
tanned no proposition of making a
contract with him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
Drunkenness, or Liquor Habit, can be
Cured by Administering DIR Haines'
Golden Specific,

SufSu bN ftuEllntNbfEIhE UT L
Golden Specific.
1t can be gwen in a cup CT coffee
or tea without the knowledge of the
person taking it, effecting a speedy
and permanent cure, whether the
patient is a moderate drinker or an
alcoholic wreck. Thousands of
drunkards have been made temperate
men who have taken the Golden
Specific in their coffee without their
knowledge, and to-day believe they
quit drinking of their own free will.
No harmful effects result from its
administration. Cures guaranteed:
Send for circular and full particulars.
Address in confidence Golden Specific
Co., 1856 Race Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio. 32-1y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Married, on Dec. %, at Ne resi-.
deace of The BRIDES father. by Rev. W.
H. Wigginton, in South Mexico, Mr..
Richard Sappirgton and Miss Elders
8igginsoa, both of this city. There
wa QUITE a number of guests present
aad the display Of presents was
quite large Mr. and Mrs. Sappinc
ton viii make their home in this city
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

SOME time ago an English gen.
tleman found a large turnip in his
field Of the shape Of a mans head,
and with the resemblance Of the fea-
lures Of q man. Struck with curiosi-
ty, he had a cast made Of it, and
sent the cast to a phrenologist, stat
ing that it was taken from the head
of a celebrated professor, and re-
quested an opinion thereon. After
sitting in judgment it was reported
that it denoted a man of acute mind
and deep research, that he had the
organ of quick perception, and also
of perseverance, with another that
indicated credulity. The opinion
was transmitted to the owner of the
cast, with 8 letter requesting, as a
particular favor, that he would send
them the head. To this he politely
replied that he would willingly do so
but he was prevented, as he and his
family had eaten it the day before
with their mutton at dinner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
Everybody Must Settle.

All persons knowing themselves
indebted to J. B. Miller are request
ed to call and settle between now
and January LIST, and save costs of
collection. You will oblige me by at
tending to this matter as soon as pos
sible. j. B. MILLER.
l1-wdt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Circuit Clerk b. G. johnson re.
membered the printers. May he en-
Joy many happy returns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

A BALTIMORE reporter has gone to
jail rather than give away an inform
ant who ''peached" on some rascals.
Loyalty is an infallible attribute Of a
conscientious journalist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Jackson & Massey. the grocers,
will consolidate January the first.
They will make q strong firm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Judges and clerks of the last elee-
ton should call at the county clerk S
office and get their fees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

WE SEE that State Auditor John
Walker is to be investigated. Won
der what ''honest John Walker has
been doing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

The stockholders of the Mining
Company are coming to the front
aud paying so per cent. Those who
have not paid should do so at once
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Z. Hughes, of this county, lately
shipped to Chicago, a 4-year-old
steer, of his own raising, which
weighed $3.50 pounds, and brought
s154.20. Who can beat it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Capt. d. e. Shea places US unde
renewed Obligations for faYors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
Personally Acquainted With Shields.

= r. s~IouHTs, In Aurora Springs Messenger.
Capt" Shields, the reformed
miuister," formerly a member of the
Illinois NJ. f. C~onference) well known
t. the writer, secured over 1,0Od
a.er5 for the temperance pledge
during a weeks solourn in Mexico,
ts state. Shields is somewhat like
San Jones, he works with great ap.
parent earnestncss and zeal for the
reclamation of fallen men as long as
tie contributions flow in freely and
literally. Otherwise he does not.
Shields receives from the citizens OF
Mexico for his lectures, free hall
rent, light, fuel, board for himself
Hui nife, and eighty dollars per week.
Z. Il CAN'T has bought the inter-
tsrest Of Z. Il. Locke and r. L. Nor
fas in the j. d.. Morris Dry Goods
Company. The firm will now be
composed Of J. d. Morris and p. II.
CAN'T, both well known all over the
county as reliable an experienced
business man. r. L. Morris and Z.
n Locke have not made up their
minds just what they will do in the
kastFsei they are live young business
aan, and we trust will go into bust
aess in Mexico again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
CHEAP TOBACCO,

30c We will sell Tobacco
wv equal to the Star for 80
cents per pound.
WILDER & PEARSON.
Soft Laddonia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30
ssnOu-t prohibit.5

The progress Of prohibition il
Georgia: Twenty new licensed dis
tilleries in two years, increased pro-
duotIon in the old stills, and a freshet
of moonshine whiskey. Garry the
news to st. John! 3
Clayton Miller, who has been with
j. f. Llewellyn for a numbero of years,
rendered his resignation to-day, and
will leave for Kansas in a short time.
Ciayt. is good, reliable boy, and will
do<well.
A.%G. Souther. of St. Louis, has
taken the John Campbell place, just
northeast of Mexico, and will put on.
it a herd of HoIstein (large black and
white) cattle. Nh. Souther is going
to breed Holstein cattle exclusively.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-30

Chillicothe, Mo, is to have 5000 0
water and gas works, the proposition
being carried by a vote of 664 to s.
The stand-pipe is TO he $50 feet high.
Work will be commenced at once.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
The Yankee Hog in Britain.

There is no English farmer so poor
that the broad hearth and capacious
chimney of his home are not well
stocked with sides of bacon and luscious
hams. Even smock-frocked Hodge will
not work without his cut of swine flesh
and his loaf of bread. The vulgar pig
Is intimately associated with the past
history of some of the first families in
the land, and there is not a school-boy
from Cornwall to York who has not
heard of '"The Fitch of Dunmow. 1t
was the pride of the English farmer to
raise prime bacon, and he certainly did,
fifty years ago. The Irish bacon mar
ket, owing to the poverty and bad for
tunes of the Irish farmers, had dwindled
down to almost nothing, and the field
was left clear for the English agricul-
turist. But now a change has come
over the scene. The English farmer
does not raise bacon to the extent he
did, and the native production does not
begin to satisfy the demand of the home
market Who supplies the deficiency?
Who but the irrepressible, far-seeing
YankeeP Every week the screw steam
upon case of the choicest American
Bull.
The first attempt to introduce Ameri-
can bacon to the English market on a
large scale was made twenty-five years
ago. 1t was q failure for several rea-
sons. Almost every part of England
has peculiar way of cutting bacon.
In Cumberland CUT bacon the ribs
and shanks are left in the side, while in
yorkshire cut" the ribs are taken out
"Staffordshire cuts" "Middlesex cuts, !"
and others are equally peculiar in their
way. At the outset of the venture our
American shippers did not understand
these peculiarities. but they were quick
to learn. The best curers and pork
butchers in the world are those who
learned their trade in Ireland. The
owners of the mammoth curing and pack
ing houses of Chicago, Cincinnati, and
other cities in the west no sooner learn
ed this than they imported from Great
Britain q force of Irish curers and
butchers who were familiar with the
customs and wants of the English trade.
These men, masters of their trade. We're
| given charge of the western establish
ments. American bacon now leads the
English market, and is purchased alike
bv rich and poor. In former years the
English shopkeeper who sold American
bacon did so surreptitiously, and gen.
orally palmed off an unbranded article
| ON the purchaser as being a native pro-
duct. Now the distinctive American
brands are sought for by the English
consumer, who will not be satisfied
with anything else. The American
bacon is cut to suit the fancy or old
time prejudice of the people of the dis
trict in which it is to be sold.-M Y.
| AaiI and Express.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
The Governor OF Georgia.

The governors mansion is a promi-
nent feature of Peachtree street. 1t is
more pretentious than some of the
houses that demand $4,000 q year.
There is a general impression that the
governor cannot live on the 50, 900 that
he gets from the state. A man can live
at a very low figure if necessity demands
it, but the truth of the whole business is
the governor does not. and probably
never will, live on the salary alone.
Gov. Mcdaniel came into office with an
income of about $4,000 from invest
ments, and that was supplemented by
about $1,000 of fees collected for ser
vices performed before the election. To
that was added the $1,000 paid by the
state, and the governor has thus had an
income of $4,000. He spends about
$4,000 year, or double the salary, and
yet he is regarded by everybody as a
man of exceedingly modest and mex
pensive habits.-AtLanta C01stitation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
A Connecticut Gipsy King.

One of the most singular men in the
State of Connecticut, writes a New
Haven correspondent of the New York
Herald, is Prince Williams, the cele-
brated gypsy king. who is now taking
to the road again, after spending the
winter at his residence on Whalley
avenue in this city. He is veritable
prince among the gipsies, and he is said
to be immensely wealthy. His usual
headquarters are in Boston, but last
winter he passed here, where he has a
large barn, with about twenty horses,
more or less valuable. He is about so
years of age, and is a tall, strong,
swarthy man, with an eye like lighted
cigar. He has beautifully ornamented
wagon, in which he lives on the road.
1t cost nearly 81, 200, and is marvel of
gilt and mirrors. He Is worth from
500, 900 to $3.50, 900, and when on his
trips takes with him his entire family,
consisting of seventeen children and
twenty-siX grandchildren. He owns
large and well cultivated farms In East
Hartford, and also in Glastonbury, and
has one of over four hundred acres
about ten miles out of Boston, Mass. 1t
is said that he is absolutely invincible
in a horse trade, and that no native
born Yankee has ever brought him into
camp in the sale or exchange of horses.