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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Go to MeKinley's for bread, fruit,
ice cream and all kinds of c%onfection-
cry. Stiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

At August term Of court the fol-
lowing divisions were made in the
election districts of this county ::
Dividing Wilson Township, begin q,
southwest corDe Of section Is,
township 5, range 20, and run east
On section lines to southeast cor
ner section IS, township 80, range
9; all CT said district south of said
line to be known as election district
No. 2 all of said district north of
said line to he known as election dis
trict No. 10, with voting place at
ROwena. Dividing Salt River Town
ship, begin at southeast corner of
section 2I, township ~, range 3, and
run west on section lines to south
west corner Of section -, township
80, range 9 ; all south Of said line TO
be known as election district No. 3,
voting place, Mexico; all north to be
known as election district No. l6,
voting place, Molino. Dividing Lynn
Township begin at northwest cor
ner section 4, township 81, range Z
and run south on section lines to
southwest corner of section 33,
township u, range Z: west of said
line TO be election district No. 8,
voting place Rush Hill east of line
district No. II, voting place, Ed
wards school house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

LAKENAN & BARNES, financial cor
respondents of Eastern capitalists, have
unlimited capital to loan for 5 to z years
time at a low rate of interest on farms In
Audrain and neighboring counties. Priv
iiege of paying part or all of loan before
due. We also loan home money on very
reasonable terms. IL you desire a loan
call on us and we viii give you terms that
defy competition.
&
Rsal ESlals, Loan and Insurance Agents,
MEXICO, MO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30
Ayers Pills.,

Prepared by DR.. j. c. Aver & Co, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Miss Ida Spencer, of Laddonia,
has just opened a fine lot of millinery
and notions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30
A COON'S CAPER.
Attempted Poisoning of Two
Families.
A YOUNG COLORED GIRL ACCUSED.
THE EVIDENCE VERY STRONG
AGAINST HER.
".ROugh Oh Rats" Mixed In with the
fO0d-AceuNed Denies all knOMi-
edge of the Poisoning.

On Monday last Henry Miller, liv-
ing about seven miles southwest OF
Mexico, csme to this city and pur-
chased a box of rough on rats" for
the purpose of killing some of the
rats that infest the out houses at his
place. Bringing the box Of rat poison
home he mentioned the fact that he
had purchased it and what it was for,
i'll the presence of 4 colored girl, a
! nurse, and laid the box of poison
away, unopened. Nothing more was
thought of the matter until yester-
day morning, when, a few hours after
breakfast, the families Of Henry Mil
Ter and Frank Gibbs. the latter family
living in the same house with the
former, were taken sick. The symp-
toms pointed TO arsenic poisoning,
and as rough on rats is largely com
posed Of that drug, Mr.. Miller at
once concluded that the box of rough
on rats was in some way connected
with their sickness. Upon going to
the place where he had left the poi
son, he found it missing, and as tie
colored nurse, known as Lizzie had
some difficulty with the family some
time before. and remembering the
fact that she knew the poison was in
the house, and of her access to the
flour, milk, etc, suspicion at once
fell upon the girl. She denied hav-
ing any knowledge of the where
abouts OF the poison, or of having any
thing to do with the supposed poi
sonlng. Immediately after the first
symptoms of poisoning were observed,
doctors yer sent for, and after work
ing all day yesterday and last night,
the members Of both families are sup
posed to be out of danger. Doctors
Gibbs and Robinson were the at
tending physicians.
Everything, thus fan, points to The
girls guilt, particularly the facts
that she knew the poison was III the
house, had access to the -four, etc !
and had some petty spite against some
members of the families. She could
not be induced to cat more t!an a
small portion of the bread, even that
however, making her sick. Owing
to the fact that she is Very young 13
years) she was not arrested, but sent
home. Some of the bread will be an
alyzed at once. Il is very fortunate
that the poison was gradual in it's
effects, and that physicians were near
at hand, or the result might have
been more DISASTROUS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

White Russian" the best soap in
the market, only sc. a bar at Casters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Twelve boxes of matches for sc. at
Casters. 100 matches in a box.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30
LOCAL NOTICES.

G NOTICES.
Trusses, large assortment.
j. +. Llewellyn.
Best of mixed paints.
J. F. Llewellyn.
Lard oil, machine oil. castor oil.
j. F. Llewellyn.
Little Grow cigars, S cents. Each
one crows. j. F. Llewellyn.
Twelve boxes of matches for sc. at
Casters. 100 matches in a box.
Pure baking powder, 40 cents per
pound. J. F. Llewellyn.
Car load of red cedar posts just
received at Houston & Trimble's.
White lead, paints and oil.
j. F. Llewellyn.
Prescriptions prepared carefully
j. F. Llewellyn.
White Russian" the best soap in
the market, only sc. a bar at Casters.
Lamps, chimneys, wicks, &c.
J. f. Llewellyn.
Go tr NaKiplov,S for b,ooI frr;t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Prescriptions prepared carefully.
j. f. LleWellYn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Lamps, chimneys, wicks, &c.
r r TIeweIiyn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Pure baking powder, 40 cents per
pound. J. F. Llewellyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

White lead, paints and oil.
j. F. Llewellyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Little Grow cigars, 5 cents. Each
one crows. J. f. Llewellyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Car load of red cedar posts just
received at Houston & Trimble's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30

Lard oil, machine oil, castor oil.
j. +. Ilewellyn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23
What Druggists,

SALT LAKE CITY, November %, 1885.
We have satisfied ourselves as to the
superior qualities of Hot Springs
mineral water, and cheeriully recon-
mend the same.
a. C. SMITH & Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23

SALT LAKE CITY, November %, 1885.
We can fully endorse the Hot Springs
Water as having no superior.
2. G. NJ. l. DRUe DEPT,
Per RoB'T CLEGHoRN.
Manager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23

THE WIFE, MOTHER AND MAID
who suffer from Female Weakness, will
find Gilmore's Aromatic Wine asposi-
tive cure. For sale at A. c. Smith &
Co. g Drug store. 5
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23

We have examined and tested Hot
Springs Mineral Water, left US by John
Beck, and heartily recommend it to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23
MCCORMICK & CO.,
BAN K e r s,
aALf LAKE CITY, UTAH. AND
HALEY. IDAHO

and bullion. We solicit Consi9nments
guaranteeing the Highest Market Prices
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23

We Sell Exchange and Tslegraphic Trans
fecs on leading cities of the United States
also Furnish Sight Drafts or Remit Funds To
London, Dublin. Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris
Stockholm, and all other Prominent Points
In Europe, at Lowest Rates OF Exchange.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23

Execute orders for Purchase Of Sale q
Stocks and Bonds ct New York and 5aS
Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23

Con.etions Msds at Lowest Hates
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ACTIVE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.

PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS:
INV YORK importers and Traders Ms
tioual Bank, Chemical National Bank,
KountZe Brothers.
CHIGAso-COmuereial and First Eatonel
Bank.
BAN FRANcIsco-FirstN National Bank
OkAHA-OmahR National Bank
DsFyER-City National Bank, Denver Ma
tional Bank
KASsAs CITY-Bank of Kansas City.
ST. LoUIs-States Savings Association
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
Books for the Guest Chamber.

At u time 1 was staying in a house
where the guest chamber contained
among the furniture a little shelf Of
books. have often thought of them
since, with u wonder that moreicareful
~hostesses. did not provide the. same.
Nights when l could not sleep, md
mornings when l waited in my room
for the breakfast bell, l dipped into the
contents-a volume or two of poems,
some short stories, and interestingtrav-
els comprised the wholeAand 1 found
not the least pleasant part of my visit
In those quiet moments by the window
whiet'overlooked the great; old-fasK-
Toned garden. Any housekeeper could
spare six or eight volumes from her
library, and almost any guest would
bless her for the "thought. A little
Work-basket fully stocked; pen, lux,
and paper ready ITO handLthe visitor
cares nearly as much for these, as for
fresh towels and extra coverings. The
golden rule, which is a guide to all
branches of good housekeeping, as to
all branches OF business, comes to ones
aid here, and what we care most for in
another's home we should endeavor to
give the conner to our OWL.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
The Chinese Language.

A language which has 'only 400 and
odd distinct sounds" with which to ex.
press ''10,0 0 words" would appear at
first sight to be in a very anomalous
condition. And, as a matter of fact,
many of these words are homophonous,
although, ''by an ingenious system of
infections of the voice, the number of
separate sounds-to a Chinese ear, at
least-is more than trebled. These in
Elections are the tones. In ;Pekin there
are only four'of them; but in the south
those who are knowing in such matters
declare there; are twelve OF" more::" It
is obvious THAT where the sense of q
word depends OH Such a nice distinc,
ton as the tone of the voice'in which it
is uttered, the opportunities for making
blunders become boundless:-LondM
AMenguan. !.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
Lauretus 4auras on Artificial Flight.

For my own part, however, I think
that old Lauretas Taurus had the true
theory and explanation. He says that
1.-THE shells of hens eggs, if properly
filled, and well secured against the pen
etration Of the all, and exposed to the
solar rays, will ascend TO the sky, and
sometimes suffer a natural change; and
if the eggs Of the larger description Of
swans, or leather balls, stitched with
fine thongs, be filled with inter. the
purest sulphur, quicksilver, or kindred
materials, which rarely by.their caloric
energy; and if they externally resemble
doves they will easily be mistaken for
flying animals.
"lf we should desire to give aerial
motio2nr to a wooden and ponderons ma
chine, we must apply tire. Should
there be any apprehension Of the dove
being burned, it can be covered over
with some incombustible coating, and
tubes OF tin introduced, so that the fire
may be kept alight in its bosom with
out injury to it. = 10 prevent the
cracking of flames, and the emission
Of sparks, the powder may be deprived
OF force by the mixture Of ochre and
butter. = An artificial throat may
be formed to change the cracking Of
the flames into an imitation Of tile COO
ing OF a dove. tubes could have been
easily" land probably were) ''con-
structed to ascend one after the other at
convenient intervals, so that the bird
would apparently be endued with life"
-''f1yang-MacAtmes," By Z. W. Muther,
IN Popular sciemce Monthly for Aovem-
Der.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
Life on a Coral Island.

The misery of life on a coral island,
says a writer in the London Saturday
Rsview, can hardly be exaggerated. Que
English family, stationed at Diego, lives
on a little islet east of the entrance. 1t
rains every day. The mosquitoes are
%unequaled for size and ferodity. The
only food is an" occasional fresh fish,
with timed meat and vegetables from
England. The monotonys of existence
sional ship, OF by a gale which unroGofs
the house. To the lonely inhabitants it
is nothing that beautiful" shells and
branching coral arc to be found on the
beach; that strange, bright, birds COME
across the ocean to build their nests in
the cocoa trees, or that the sea over the
reef is of IN ethereal blue such as no
n can imagine that has not seer it.
The stray visitor goes away d%isenchant-
ed with life on a coral Island and ready
to prefer the discomforts Of civilization,
the restraint Of society and clothes, the
pests Of the post and the telegram, to
green islands and blue sea, with rats,
thunderstorms, mosquitoes, and land:
crabs for company, and,a thermometer
always at summer heat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
A Wonderful City.

The City Of London is the most won.
derful place in the whole world, and its
f%requenters the MOST wonderful people.
1t is the smallest of cities, but the most
valuable. 1t has an area Of one square
mile, but that one square mile produces
a rental of four millions per annum,
and its inhabitants pay one-seventh OF
the general rates of the whole metrop-
oils, which has an area OF. l2o square
miles. Land is now sometimes sold in
the country at about 9l0 per acre,
which is equal to ] penny per square
yard. 1t us been sold in the city at
t64O per square yard, which is equal to
over $1,000, 900 per acre. In other
words, the price Of a square yard of
land in Lombard street has realized a
sum that would purchase a nice little
freehold estate in Berkshire of not less
than sixty-four acres. 1t is calculated
that 10000 people enter the city daily,
Sundays excepted, in hope of making
money without "toiling OF. spinning.H
London Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
some cufroussu

Near the outskirts Of this town, in a
small house of two rooms, writes a Del
aware, o., correspondent to the Phila-
delphia Times, an eccentric family Of
three persons lead the lives Of hermits.
Their names are Benjamin Vaughn.
aged ~; Joshua Vaughn, aged rs, and
Sarah Vaughn, aged ~. The: other
evening, shortly before dusk, jour-
neyed. out to the dwelling. The door
was opened by Joshua in response. to
MY. Knock, and l was invited into. the
dingidst room / ever saw Inhabited by
three white people. The emaciated
faces of the three inmates were plainly
Visible by the, light Of a; bright fire,
which was burning in the wide, old
fashioned fireplace. The ROOM was
without furniture of any kind, except a
heap of bedding in one corner, An
pld-fashioned crane, in the fireplace
supported a ,teakettle of ancient pat
tern, while on the hearthstone stood
an old pewter teapot and three teacups.
This constituted the entire house,
keeping effects of these three strange
people. Neither chairs, table, stool,
nor any article of furniture whatever
was visible. e. Benjamin informed me
that the last time he was away from the
house until last summer, was forty
three years ago, when he as q tifer at
tended a general muster at Delaware.
About eighteen years aego a. nephew
named Robinson, then quite q ,,lad,
came to live with them and look after
outdoor interests. Overs Year.agO: he
was married, and the Aermits decided to
him their entire property, taking life
leases on the land and it's products that
they might be assured a Lying. ; The
recording. of these papers came. to the
knowledge.of other nephews and .kins.
people, some of whom began d. suit TO.
have a. guardian appointed for them on
the ground of imbecility. The. sheriff
served the proper. summons, but they
failed to respond, and the judge issued
attachments for, them, but 90 deter
mined were they not ito obey that the
officers had to force them into the car
riage. The judicial inquiry,lasted sew
eral weeks, during which over three
hundred witnesses were examined.
Seven of the leading" physicians pro-
HOuuceuttAe O1u poOPle pl SOulU m1uui
and the court decided that, they: were
not imbeciles. ..;,. ~,
i: Up to the trial Sarah Vaughn had
not been outside softthc yard within
sixty years, and had in all that time
never seer, the land which she owned
and had never been in the town of"Del-
aware, although it was only a mile or
two distant. Neither of them had ever
seen a railroad or a steam engine,
though for twenty odd years a railroad
was run within a few milesi'cf their
house. For years they cooked their
own meals, the provisions being pur-
chased for them by hired men and
neighbours: but aftet*their nephew came
to live with them he did all their mar
keting and finally the cooking. Their
neighbors testify that they, are unus.:..
TALLY sharp at a trade!:'2 Sarah once
knew how!to read and write, but had
forgotten even the letters of the alpha
bet. They are extremely sociable,. and
take great pleasure in the, society of
visitors, and are. always liberal with
their te;H.nd pipes - u ""a
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
Preparing for War in Times o Peace.

When we consider the enormous pen
etration Of modern guns, as compared
with those Of our war, which ten Of
eleven inches Of iron was More than
adequate to resist, it is apparent that
the earthen pafapets which then served
SO useful a'purpose' are now as q shin
gle before q rifle bullet.
Parapets' froh Seventy to seyenty-tiye
feet thick, if Of earth. are now neacteess-
sary. The guns must be fired over the
parapet, and be exposed todisa by
the enemy's fire, at ~allevents while BE-
ing pointed and discharged. Therefore
the iron turret system Of defense for the
larger and more important" guns, or
some equivalent thereof, = has been
adopted by all nations except ourselves,
andSis urgently recommended by our
officers here. Though there is 4 limit
to,the load Of iron a vessel may float,
the solid earth will bear a mountain.
Turrets thirty-six inches thick are pro-
posed, and if some years hence guns
Should be produced capable Of pene-
trating even this enormous mass Of ar
por. more can be added to the outside
to meet them.
1t is unnecessary to state we have
done absolutely nothing as yet ip this
direction. - '
Again we encounter the question of
time, for obviously such turrets can
neither be imported from abroad, nor
imFprovised in a day.
In short, examine it as he will, the
conscientious student of this question
must, however reluctantly, assentto the
conclusion of the Chief of u Engi-
neers: If the near approach of war
should find cur coast in its present con
dition, there would be no probable
chance of resisting a modern naval
attack made, as the interest OF an en-
envy would dictate, with force and Gel
Gritty"
To-day a million of men, armed with
q profusion of every appliance of a
modern tirst-class army, and intrench-
ed' about New York city, could not
protect it from capture and destruction
or contribution by even a second-rate
European naval power.
Economy is an excellent thing; but it
may we'll be questioned whether the
action OF a man who in a burglar-in-
tested neighborhood should decline to
spend the money required to provide
his front door with a lock would be
generally considered a very striking ex-
ample OF that virtue.
With our abundant revenue we can
we'll afford to spend ten millions a year
for this purpose; indeed, the question
is, rather, Can we afford to refrain
from SO doingP Six or seven years of
this course (and less time would not
serve, though we began to-day would
go tar to make L coast impregnable,
and leave us in Il condition to face fu-
ture emergencies with perfect conf
dence.-H. IL Vets, IN Halper's Magu-
ztse J0r November.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
Ore AmOne Thousands.

So ma,,y stories arc told about the
rise Of me- in Wall street that they
seldom attract as much attention now
as they did years ago. when ,specula-
ton was carried on with caution. One
of the most amusing specimens of Wall
street men is to be seen every day on
his way to the 'sstreet'' in a brougham
of his own, with a magnificent team Of
bays and an English coachman on the
box. Within the brougham sits the
speculator, leaning forward on his cane
and looking t%houghtfully at his we'll
gloved hands. He has q pale and al
most effeminate face, and his manner is
reserved and austere. He is very cx-
elusive and elegant in the manner OF
personal enjoyment, "a years old. and
in department nor digpitied than Mr..
Gould, Mr.. Conner, or Henry Clews-
most of whom 60 UP and down in the
elevated, or in yellow cabs. This young
MAJ had charge of a certain depart
ment' of yelvets in a firm on Worth
street, and made all the way from $15
to $25 a week. He lived in a board
iug-house on Twenty-second streat.. on
terms of special friendship with. the
landlady. His father had performed
the marriage ceremony for the landlady
in earlier years. and she kept her eye
on the .clergyman's son. and fed him
dutifully for So a week: He had all
ways,"played'' the bucket-shops, and
often made very tidy little winnings.
The. landlady had raised $4,000 during
her many years of keeping boarders,
and was about to devote it to paying
off "a mortgage on her house, when the
solemn little elergyman's son succeeded
In persuading her to invest some of it
in Wall, street. She was a cautious
woman, and agreed to let him have
5000 every Monday morning for five
successive weeks. This is not q great
amount of money, but he happened to
catch,the market as it rose, and he is
with it:yet.; His profits the first two
weeks were enormous, and the landlady
threw all of her money into the pool,
Now he,is living in bachelors chambers
in the Cumberland, tdines regularly at
Delmonieo's and lives in a state isuitable
to a millionaire: The older Wall street
men are immensely amused at the spec
tacle, for they say.that a"single. slump
of the market will wipe him out of
existence as completely as though he
had never liYed.-Brooklyn Eagle.~ &c
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15

XEYT more money than ut anything else
~ A!4lsN by taking an agency FOR the best
sSeliing DOOR out. Beginners succeed grandly.
Portland. Maine. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.

Second Annual Fair Of the Jeraule,
Co: Agricultural Society held at Yves?
sington Springs, September "a, % and
rs, 1885. Premium List. : !" 10 II.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15
A Maiden Lady's Complaint.

An exceedingly sprightly maiden lady
bemoans in a private letter the num-
erous hardships that befall her unhappy
class. A woman Of culture and means,
she has been DESTROYS of establishing
herself in her own house, but does not
DO SO because she signs herself Miss
instead OF Mistress. Would that the
good old times might return when the
single women OF uncertain age were
honored with the prefix of Madame.
Writes this lady. 81 now fully realize
that a man, a sure enough man, is a
household necessity. 1t has been, the
dream OF my life to have a home, but 1
IAN not because | never married. Be-
''atlse | am not a widow. A man is a
%luccssity, ever if he is dead.n
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-15

A, who holds a large reed or pipe,
blows a %so"p-bubbie Say five or six
inches in diameter. b, who has a
smaller pipe and is smoking a cigar,
oloWs a bubble one-third or half as
large as AS, filling it with smoke. Be-
fore the bubbles are shaken off thew are
pressed together until Slightly tiattened
at the point OF contact. In a second
or two the smoke from the smaller will
spring into the large bubble and re-
main. The smaller bubble will dison-
pear. There is no change in the size of
the surviving bubble. What drives the
smoke into the large bubble, how is the
place through which it passes healed,
and why does not the bubble increase in
slze.-HacD" (o@) Telegraph.