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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Pleasant Party.
From the Troy Free Pres.

from the lroy FREE 4 rtss.
We spent a week in and about
Mexico visiting w. o. Parker and
family, attending the convention and
having good time generally. While
there we had the pleasure of an invi-
tation to a progressive euchre party
at the genial Mr.. Landon Morris. )
Sixteen couple participated in the
game, which was the jolliest and most
pleasant affair of the kind we have
ever attended. During tue enter
tainment, which was elegantly con-
Quoted by that afable Miss Belle
Morris, refreshments were served fire.
quently and when the game was over
the guests were treated to an exquis'
ite supper. There were five prizes
awarded and old dame fortune smiled
one of her sweetest smiles on US ant
we got the frst-an elegant writing
set, composed of gold banking pei
and an ornamented steel ink horn ant
pen rack combined. When it cam
time for the company to disperse
was with feeling akin to reluctanc
that company so pleasant shoul'
have to seperate. We enjoyed our
selves intensely and the reminiscence
of that evening will be treasured a
"dowers in memory's urn"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

T. A. Boris and j. Med. Trimblel
requested US to correct statement
made in the LEDGER on Mr.. Trimble's
authority. We did SO. Mr.. Bolts
don't appear to be satisfied, but comes
out in a caustic card referring to the
matter. Mr.. Trimble told US that I.
A. Bolts was among the first to sug-
gest to him the pulling off of Clay
and Locke IN the interest Of har-
mony. We SO stated in connection
with Bolts attendance at the clark
lantern" meeting. Afterwards Trim
BILE and Bolts had talk about the
matter and Trimble told US that he
must have been mistaken as Bolts
denied making the statement. We
made the correction and can do no
more. We do know that Bolts. by
his presence and his vote, sanctioned
what the convention did, but do not
propose to enter into any argument
with him, as be is too much for us
In conversation with Mr.. Bolts We
referred to what some other parties
might have said about his wanting te
be nominated himself, but in view O
the position he now takes we are sat
isfed any such a surmise is erroneou
and preposterous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

Dorsey Mcclure, formerly OF tbs
city, will open training school for Q
limited number Of boys, in South
Mexico. Mr.. Mcclure has taught
school at Stony Point, in this county
was very much liked by his pupils
and gave entire satisfaction to theil
parents. The people of Mexico vii
find him just the kind of man the,
| want for the moral and mental train
ing of their children, and thorough,
competent TO "teach the young ide'
how to shoe" t."--Paris, KY, Ir,t
| Hentuckidst.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

The Intelligencer lashes itself into
frenzy again and this time. goes
even farther than to abuse the editor
of the LEDGER, and tries to cast some
kind of a reflection on his antecedents
as follows: People who know
nothing of the antecedents and pc
culiar methods of the editor of the
LEDGER would reasonably suppose
that he came into the world shouting
for Andrew jackson, and that the
principles enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson had been part of his
catechism from boyhood. We sup
pose it Is necessary for Cook and
White to keep up row i'll order to
get people to real their papers, but
for heavens sake don't let's go back
and discuss Adam and Eve. Eve
Ihas been abused enough and we don't
know much about Adam, except that
t he was fred out of Eden for holting.
The editor of this paper has Repub-
. Ecan kinfolks. He is not ashamed
of 1t. We have known the editor OF
the Intelligencer to go frantic in his
support of men in the same fix. The
editor of this paper never voted any
thing but straight Democratic
ticket. We would like for the editor
of the InteHigeneer to make sam'
7 statement. We did not "come into
the world shouting for Andrew Jack
SON. or any other man. There ar
d too many men whose only claim t.
0 Democracy consists in their yelling
d during childbirth. A tree shall b
+ known by its fruits. We have bse'
reading the Intelligencer ever sine
we were a boy and for this reason q
g least we clam to have had chane
It to imbibe aJeffersonian principles.
l. Our santeeedents'' may have bee
e monkeys. If we had been there "
d should have had 1t otherwise. :"
Ut presume it is OF great importance
'e the people of Audrain who Cook
3, and Whites "antecedents' are, an
n if our contemporary wants to emit
ie into the matter extensively we will
II usual try to humor him. By goir
IN n far enough back We may be able
lind a colonel or major or . son
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Sanity in Politics.


In the course Of an attack on SEN
ator Vest the Mexico Intelligeacer
takes occasion TO condemn Messis.
Butler and Lancaster as .'the worst
elements of ST. Louis politicians,
and to say that the Republican has
been "a most willing instrument" oi
these worst elements. This is the
most arrant nonsense. The Rep,.b-
licaa has no more to do with the DO.
litical court of Messrs. Butler and
Lancaster than the editor of The
Inteltigeacer has. 1t has nothing tc
do with the factions in ward politics
further than to keep the public in
formed by stating facts as they trans
pire, with proper comment on prop
er occasion. And it is entirely prope
to say on this occasion that no san,
person, however prejudiced, who hal
watched the events Of the last thre,
weeks, can remain in the conclusion
that Messrs. Butler and Lancafte
are ''the worst elements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
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Audraiu Stock nj MObeE-lys

The following Audrain stock was
at the Moberly Fair
w. r. Carter, Ida Irwin, bay inGEss|
@. W. Miller, black stallion, twc
years old.
Joel Qaisenberry, King Rose, ~
stallion, three years old.
&. Clark, Mexico, Marshall Is
chestnut sorrel stallion, Moss Hose'
eight years old.
Clark g. Surber, katie b, nAy
mare, Two years old; Lena O., hsy
mare, three years old.
G. Everbardt. Brilliant, bay mar
/ ness stallion, three years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

At last il has happened. A barber
in Providence cut the throat OF Q
man whom he was shaving yesterday.
In all probability every man who gets
,b.ved in BARRIERS shops has thought
Of his helplessness while under tne
BARRIERS razor. The providence bar.
ber was maniac. The awkward
thought in the customers mind WA
always associated with maniac be
bind the chair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
A Fight With q Bull.
From the Laddonia Herald.

Last Friday at Peter Skelley' sale,
southwest of Rush Hill, Jim Rohinet'
was attacked by a savage bull. The
bull made a lunge at him and catch
ing him between its horns, carried
him about 80 feet and landed him a
the roots of q tree and, was about Il
gore him, but several men who hap
pencd to be standing near came t.
his rescue and drove the bull away
or he would, no doubt, have mangle'
him TO death, but as it was he eschp
ed with but slight injury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
oSmalI Fry.r
From the slater Index.

FfUH EDt EIdIFr FH"NNF
And now the small fry Is after
Senator Vest since bis speeth before
the Democratic State Convention.
Senator Vest has more sense and con-
sistepcy in one second than all Of his
abusers could possibly have In life
time Vest is no hypocrite- He has
convictions, and he is not afraid to
let them be known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

We trust when the Intelligencer gets
through abusing the LEDGER, its
editors antecedents and the masses
of the Democratic party of Audrain
county who did not make themselves
s.life long Democrats" because they
neglected to sign a petition to get
Carter to withdraw, or by holding
dark lantern meetings, that it will
devote a line or two in support of the
nominees Of the party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

The Star Theatre Co. will COM
mence a weeks engagement at the
Opera House Monday, Sept goth.
They play at popular prices and come
highly praised by the press. We clip
the following from the Monmouth
Herald: A good sized audience wit
messed the rendition of BARLEY Cam
bells great effort, Ivan, the Virgin
lan,' at the Opera House last night
by the Star Theatre Co. The house
below was well filed and there were
several hundred in the galleries. Mr..
Fed FELTON, as ..Van" did remarkably
we'll as did many of the others. Ht
is a natural born actor and with m
strong voice be fills character lik'
!'fvan" to perfection. Tonight moth
ing less than EAST Lynn" will b
presented.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Won't Work.
From the Bowling Green Times.

J FUfII IFIt bVWEIHE uIeeH IifHc1.
Judge w. o. Forrist is training As
an independent candidate for repre-
sentative In Audrain county. "Inde-
pepdent candidate" indeed! Why,
Judge Forrist is a rank Republican
and the independent dodge is only a
subterfuge to catch the ''sore" Demo-
Gratis in that county. We don't think
! II will work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
AID FOR CHARLESTON.
Meeting at the Court House this Morn.
ing-Committees Apprenticeship.
scription Books Opened.

Rev. j. G. Armstrong was chosen as
chairman Of the relief meeting at the
Court House last Saturday and S. B.
Cook secretary. f. II. Mitchell
moved that subscription books be
opened at the newspaper offices for
the reception of money for Texas and
Charleston, and that the papers pub
lish the names of the donors. Mayor
Emmons was elected treasurer, and
instructed to receive all money col
lected At the newspaper offices. Ex-
Gov. c. II. Hardin moved that sup.
plies be received also, if any suitable
way of sending them to Charleston
could be found. He afteward amend
ed his motion by the suggestion tina
the treasurer, assisted by Messrs
Settle and Hit, receive the supplies
Carried. A motion was made that
committee of one lady from eacl
church be appointed to do what the.
could in the way Of obtaining none.
and supplies. The motion was cal
ried, and the following ladies appoint
ed: Liberty Street, NJ. E. Church
Mrs. Josiah Wright; III. E. Churc
South, Mrs. S. P. Emmons; Catholi
Church, Mrs. DIR. Anderson; Regula
Baptist Church, Mrs. VIM. Stuart
Missionary Baptist Church, Mr.
Mary Sims; Presbyterian church
> Mrs. Bragg; Episcopal Church, Mr.
> IR. NJ. White; Christian Church, Mr.
'AG. B. Macfarlane.
Mr.. Settle moved that all tt
/. churches aid benevolent societi'
t place their contributions with thos
8 at the newspaper offices. Carrie'
The meeting then adjourned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Heartily Support Carter.

Had the LEDGER denounced the fraud
as it deserved to be denounced and then
appealed to dissatisfied Democrats to
heartily support Judge Carter, some sort
of respect could have been entertained for
| its erances.--Intelligencer
Nav we be allowed to ask why the
Intelligeneer did not do as it says the
LEDGER should have done instead OF
encouraging a bolt until it found
there was nothing in it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

SENATOR LOGAN has swung around
the tremendous circle that touches
and includes every State and Terri
tory of the Union. His latest Jour-
neyings have been on the faclhc
coast where the votes are relatively
few and where Brother Blaineis
mortgage upon Republican de'ega.
, tions is said to be still in force. And
yet Fighting John is a man who
never knows when he is beaten ano
who has laid it down as his "mui
timatum'' that he viii never, nj
never, take second place again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

thing that would entitle us to the
reverence Of our contemporary at
least to that extent. We were born
and are here and that is what appears
to be the trouble with the Iatelligeacer
and not where we came from and
how we got here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Fair Crop.


The Mexico LEDGER has been send
ing out requests to farmers all over
the county to send in statements as
to how crops are panning out in the
different localities. Many answers
were received and published showing
that corn will make about two-third
crop. Not so bad as many expected
and two to one better than the grum'
bling Of some people would lead ons
| To suppose
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

WANTED.-Good active agents in
every county in the U. s. to sell the
popular book entitled, "Life Public
Services" and speeches of the late
Vice President Thos. A. Hendricks,
this book is selling equal to Grants
Memoirs.
We have agents taking as high as
fifteen orders in day. any man or
woman can easily make $500 per
day taking orders for this book.
Send s1.I5 for agents outfit includ-
ing prospectus and secure exclusive
territory. Address,
HoosrER PUBLISHING Co.
Room 21 Vmes Building. Chicago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

THE LEDGER never intended to
leave the impression that I. A. Bolts
wanted to withdraw Locke or Clay
sswithout their authority" but that
he thought they should both with
draw in the interest of harmony. MIR
Bolts says he never proposed even
this, and, of course, we made the
correction with pleasure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

They tell OF a clergyman in Lynn
who hired out TO q church ut q NOM
inal salary of $4,000, agreeing pm
yately to make the church a present
Of 81, 900 of it. A congregation in
Connecticut heard Of the s4,oW
preacher, thought he must be extrs
good, offered him s4,50o, and go'
him. Then the Lynn people under
stood why be pretended his salar.
was 1900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

When the patent granolith'c s'de-
walk pavement is first put dc~n = z
vsrv sticky. but Il hardens q,iickly.
Tb;. is vby a Young couple Of Rridgs-
mort. who stood on fresh slab Of ~
composition while bidding; each Other
good night, had TO be dng out with 2
pickaxe. Their shoes were ruined
but they we're very grateful 70 tbs
night watchman who released tssn
and Who promised not 70 tell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Grant City, Mo-, Shocked.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept "a
special to the Herald says that three
distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt early this morning at Grant City,
Worth county, forty miles north OF
here. The first shock was the light
est and the third was hard enough te
cause the buildings Of the town te
sway to and fro. No damage is re-
ported. A severe rain storm was il
nrocress at the time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

Friend Cook, of the Hateliigeaeer,
would have his readers believe that
the LEpGER upholds fraud and abuses
honest Democrats who petitioned
Carter to withdraw.
The LEDGER is in favor of con-
demning fraud always on all oeca-
sions. Carter was not nominated by
fraud, as the ntetiigencer admits.
There may have been fraud on the
18th and on the 10Th. If so, 1t
should be condemned and if the In
telligencer wants q thorough and fair
investigation of the work done on
both days the LEDGER is ready to
ioin hands with it and thew to the
line let the chips fall where they may"
The LEDGER is not man-worshiper
and may see fraud in places where
the Mtelligencer unintentionaily over
looked it.
But what has this to do with sup
porting Carter, who, as the Intel
ligencer says, was fairly nominated!
| And why does that paper so loudly
champion the cause of those who
want to defeat him.
Less than one-sixth of the Demo-
Gratis in Audrain county petitioned
HIM to withdraw. In the face of
facts admitted by the Intelliqencer
and. all fair minded people he could
not consent. Nothing was left for
the petitioners to do but support
him." so says our contemporary.
Some of them are not doing it-they
will vote for a niger first. Why
does not our contemporary give them
J an editorial on this point? 1t takes
J Hale justly to task for bolting in his
J district Why don't it give us little
help at home?
As to the " soreheads y we want to
reiterate and rub it in, We think
, the parties who held dark-lantern
meetings "for the good of the party
and favored shutting out any Demo
crat who did not agree with then
l are soreheads. Not all the people
; who signed the petition, but tht
tricksters who did not want the igh
of day let in on their doings. Th'
/ LEDGER stood alone in its fgh
d against these political anarchists ex
), cept as assisted by the Vandali
= Leader. The IatelHgencer was in
position to crush this disruption il
4 the bud, and in our opinion shoul'
have done so instead of doing all
q could to cripple the LEDGER.
II If men who went into conventio
that nominated man fairly met te
gether privately to defeat him, an
e say openly that they will vote for
't nigger before they will for him, &C
q mitting that he is a representativ
l. Democrat and will make goo
member of the Legislature, are NJ
N soreheads and political anarchist
,e pray what are they? The LEDGER,
,e a Democratic paper, had duty
III perform. 1t was not pleasant.
is performed it's duty the best it coul
without fear or favor. 1t would hay
pursued the same course if every OF
.o of its opponents had been membe
=, of it's editors family. If party G
= ganization is worth anything it
- worth the hearty protection OF
- press. The Intelligencer will adm
the object we had in view was rig
but may object to the medicine
us administered. We have three-ye
lo- old boy down home who, when he
sick, don't like to take his medici1
ng but after he takes it and gets we'll
ms thinks "it was hard to take but "
I'VE lust what he needed" The stol
clouds are all passing away, and
zen are sorry if any one is offended, t
nd if we had it to do over again
ern would fill the same prescription.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

A MERRY and contented spirit goes
far toward the production of that
happiness which is lasting and con-
duciye to health. Where an absence
of happiness exists, the physical and
mental health of the individual must
snffer. 4 want Of happiness may be
consequent upon various causes
some of which are beyond our con
troll; but, except III cases OF incuraaie
nh, sica. or mental suffering, ou'
happiness and the number OF oul
healtnful days are very much within
| our own grasp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

A shrewdly observant newspaper
man has dis overed that it is a mis-
take to suppose that when man gets
mad and stops his paper he stops
reading 1t. No, indeed; he will read
it then or die. He will call the pro-
prietor all kinds of names and say all
the hard things about the paper that
his limited language will permit, but
he will borrow or beg it and read j.
all the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

THERE is vast difference between
the men who signed the petitions and
the men who favored dark lantern
meetings. The latter are what the
LEDGER calls "soreheads and political
anarchists The Iatelligencer calls
them reputable, lifelong Demo.
crats' etc, etc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

At Moberly, yesterday, Moss Rose
captured the premium in a large ring
of saddle stations. Marshal T.,
owned by Clark & Surber, of this city,
won second money in the free-for-all
trot, Gipsy Girl taking first in three
straight heats, without break. Time
2:27a, with the Mexico horse at hel
haaio
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
FeuBd Dead.

PARIS, Mo-, Sept. Io.-chat Branham,
who is well known here and was at one
time deputy county clerk, was found
dead on the court house steps this morn
ing. As to what caused his death Is not
known. He leaves q widowed mother
and brother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Regret.

The LEDGER has left nothing undone
to build up an opposition to Judge Car
ter and it would regret exceedingly to see
all differences harmoniZed.- -Iatelttgeacef
There is about as much truth III
the above as in any OF the editorials
our friend Cook writes when he j:
using red ink.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

The following named young gen.
tiemen from Audrain are at the State
Uniyersity-the first three from Mex
leo: Geo. P. Dodson, Frank Hiner
Ernest CAN'T, S. o. Showers, r. E
Downing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Worship.

The LEDGER is not man-worshiper.
LEDGER.
Quite likely not. A dollar worshiper is
about the size of the LEDGER's aspira-
tions -Tatelligencer.
Better worship q dollar than to
worship man on account OF
| Inllar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

The Iateltigencer would leave the
impression that every Democrat who
did not sympathize with the "dark
lantern" meeting upholds fraud.
There were less than: 20 men at the
meeting. Not all of those favored
GIL ch O rnaetino
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

The VandaIia Leader is IL years
old and one of the staunchest Demo
cratic papers in the state. 1t is in a
fiourishing condition, Vandalla being
not only one of the best little towns
in the west but unusually appreciative
of its home paper, which is proper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

B. L. Locke has in his yard plum
tree that has borne crop OF piums
this year and is now in bloom again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

NEWSPAPERS that are edited more
or less for private circulation are not
qualified to express views which are
not more or less biased by the preju-
dices of their circle of readers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

A saloon keeper at Louisiana, Mo-,
was recently fined $50 and costs for
selling liquor to minor. The night
the liquor was sold to this minor, he
was run over and killed by freight
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
Col Green CLAY.
From the Troy Free Pre'

From the Troy Free Press.
Col. Green Clay, the head OF the
Audrain delegation, Is one OF the
foremost politicians of northeast Mo.
He certainly has political future be-
fore him of unusual promise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

1t appears right funny that we
have a man preaching the gospel in
this county and his church in Mexico
won't receive him as a member
Something Is wrong somewhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

Buckley & Moore have bought 40o
bushels of timothy seed from Chris
Smith, of Laddonia, and are ready to
accommodate farmers wanting seed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16
LAYORING WITH PRoHIBITIoAIsTs.

LAbVhlNu WIN EkUH1bITlONloI8.
The Republican organs are vsry
angry with the Prohibitionistsf for 60 I
ing into business on their own account
and accuse them Of inconsistency.
You know that the Democrats.
party as a whole opposes tempelsnce
legislation" they say, 'tand you ex.
pect that party to vote against Ill
such legislation and against allowing
the people to express their opinions
on the subject. Yet you help the
Democracy to power by taking your
selves out Of the Republican party
The Prohibitionists have been in
side the Republican organization for
many years. What have they gained
by the association? Where the tenn
perance party has been in the ascend
ancy it has found Republican politi.t
clans ready to 60 to the utmost cx-
tremity Of fanatical warfare against
beer and liquor. Where il has had !
hard struggle before it to estahlisk
it's principles, il has found Republts
can politicians prepared to win its
support by promises and to bctrsy it
after having used Its votes as step.
ping-stone TO power.
The Democratic party 10 opposed
TO all sumptuary laws which interiors
with the natural rights Of the people.
But it believes In the people nnd 4
always willing to allow them 10 ex-
! press their opinions on any subject.
| The Republican party, when Il want
ed the Prohibition vote in 1884,
I solemnly pledged itself in New York
to submit the question Of constitu.
5 tional prohibition to the people, and
D although it had the power to redeem
this pledge through the RepablicsI
v Legislatures Of 1885 and 1885 1t re
fused to do so. Which is the groatal
enemy of Prohibition? The Dsmoo
!. racy, which is its open and mani,
! opponent, or Republicanism, whiCl
d is its treacherous and forswo,n ally
:, The Prohibitionists know their busi
y ness. They are the champions Of /
y principle, as the original Aboli6ouist
ID were. They may not succeed In car
of rying Presidential election at pres
ne ent But they desire to extend thsl
IN influence over men so as to win con
y y verts, and they find their reward Z
- - the approval Of their own conscience
K Even those who cannot agrte wit
il their doctrines admirc their hamGnit
ed and acknowledge their sincerity
he They cannot hope To make th0ir gres
: principles respected il they allo'
themselves to be used as the polit
ag cal tools Of party which CHEATS An
'rt betrsys them, rs they can il the
as show themselves to be nm indspcni
oi ent Organization with q respectah'
'ii and rapidly increasing following.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-16

ON reading the Mtelligencer we find
Democracy In front of US and
democracy" behind us, ETC., etc.,
ad libitum, but not word in sup
port of the ticket.