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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
lightning.

Do not be humhugged by ignorant
and loud-mouthed lightning-rod
men, who tell you we are out of the
business. If you want your buildings
protected in the most approved and
artistic style, send q card to Byron
Iiams, Worcester, Mo. 5-3m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Small chickens should never be
kept or fed with old ones; they are
apt to be injured. Have two or
three yards and separate them ac-
cording to size and strength.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

The Pike County Democrat says
it never heard of a paper booming a
man for office when the editor was
personally a friend Of some m else.
The Pike County Democrat, like the
rest of US, lives to learn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

The free use of clover seed and
keeping of farm stock enables farm
ers to maintain land in good eondi-
ton for ordinary cropping without
purchasing commercial manures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
LEDGER.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1856.
apply Welded, After All.

SpecisOispatch to the Globe. Democrat
JiEsBuRG, Mo, May 27.--Mr.
Frdk VanNess, a young medical
stdent of this place, was united in
rArriage to-day at 1890 to Miss
.nnie Rixey, at the residence of the
rides parents in Mexico, and re-
turned to Jonesburg, their future
home, this eyeing. This is the finale
OF a somewhat checkered courtship.
Frank and Annie we're both raised in
Jouesburg, and have been lovers
from early childhood. They were to
have been married two years ago, but
objections were raised by the parents
On both sides on account of their ex-
IRENE youth, and efforts were made
to dispel their childish fancy, but
they loved on and laughed at all at
tempts to separate them, and began
laying plans to elope. One evening
Frank hired the best team he could
secure and was met in the cleaning
by the faithful Annie, when the
couple vanished like a dream through
the gray twilight. All went merrily
until 10 o'clock, when they were
overtaken by a heavy rain-storm and
their buggy broke down, leaving
them at the mercy of the elements.
While in this dilemma a pursuing
party swooped down and captured
them and persuaded them to return.
Soon after this Miss Rixey was sent
away to school, when her lover was
neither permitted to visit her or write
to her, but letters were interchanged
and trystings arranged in spite of op,
posing parents and longheaded pro-
f~essors. A few weeks ago Annie
moved with her parents to Mexico,
when young VanNes openly renewed
his suit, and gained the consent o.
the parents. The happy groom is p
years old to-day, and his lovely bride
is 16 to-day. They are both o,
wealthy and cultivated families.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
WOOL, WOOL, WOOL
-WANTED.-

1 AN ready now to buy all the
wool l can get for top prices in spot
cash. am connected with the largest
wool house in the East, so, therefore,
l a do better than anyone else.
Give me q show before you sell.
SAM MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Remember it is the appearance of
goods that sells them. Nice, large,
fat, plump, white turkeys, ducks,
chicks or geese always bring outside
prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

J. W. Town, the pottery man. will
have a float in the Trades procession.
He is enthusiastic and will get to the
front in great shape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

The city should put in the DIR nix
ing fountains at once. The water
works company is ready to furnish
the water and the people would like
to get the benefit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
For Rent.

The livery stable which has been
occupied by J. B. Botkin for some
time is now for rent at reasonable
terms. Apply TO W. FL. White,
Rowena, Mo. 5-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
Warming.

All persons are hereby warned not
to hunt, fish, or otherwise trespass
on my premises, under penalty of a
rigid enforcement of the law.
AT WIN. G.. SINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Farmers and others who are think
ing of building should call at the
new lumber yard and see Frank
Buffum Or VIM. Angel and get bottom
sales. Att
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Thos. E. Pearson, formerly of
Mexico, now of Ianthe, Mo-, is in
Mexico shaking hands with friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
Wooden Mills,

Carding, spinning, boiling and
weaving done at the Montgomery
City Wooden Mills. Send your wool
along. Good work guaranteed.
Cat. J. r.. HANCE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Laddonia is to have an open air con.
cert by its band. Laddonia is get.
ting swiftly to the front.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Frank Armstrong, 3 miles north
of Mexico, has our thanks for elegant
strawberries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

1t is good for a man to be check
ed, crossed, disappointed, made to
feel his own Ignorance, weakness,
folly made to feel his need of God =;
to feel that, in spite of all his cum
ming and self.confidence, he is no bet
ter off in this world than in o dark
forest, unless he has a Father in
heaven who loves him with an eternal
love, and a Holy Spirit in heaven
who will give him a right judgment
in all things, and a Saviour in heaven
who can be touched with the feeling
of his infrmities.
True happiness is of q retired ma
ture and an enemy to pomp and
noise; it arises, in the first place,
from the enjoyment of ones self, and
in the next, from the friendship and
conversation of a few select compan-
ions. False happiness loves to be in
a crowd and to draw the eyes of the
world upon her. She does not re.
ceive any satisfaction from the ap,
plause which she gives herself, but
from the admiration which she raises
in others.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

1 have the finest lot of strong,
healthy cabbage plants ever offered
in this market. L. ID. SHIPPEE. Got
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

If YOU want the best Of bread and
all kinds of confectionery and fruits,
call ut Mckinley's. Stiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Mrs. John Touhey died last week
at her home about s miles South
east of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

T. F. Roden buys and sells for
cash, and in this way saves money
for his customers. 4-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03

Go to McKinley's for bread, fruit,
oysters and all kinds of c%onfection-
cry Stiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
Ten Dollars in Gold Free!
G. NOTICES.

Go to Mckinley's for fruit. 5-tf
Woodward & Son have a complete
set of abstract books. Att
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
Our Countenance SIandered,

1t has been intimated that Bob
White is posing for the ministry. All
hat Bob needs is a hymn book and a
collection box. He's got the shape
and countenance, and has no equal
as a Bible shuffier.-Centralia Guard.
The editor of the Mexico LEDGER,
Bob White, acknowledges his person
al preference for Judge Robinson for
congress; but says that Audrain
should favor the reelection of Hut
ton.-Louisiana Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
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success and run as a side issue viii most any.
thing. The apparatus Is always ready, lighfw
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times out OF ten get an order 10 .tSke a pietufs.
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group Of the whole family, or OF tie old home..
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with the Photo business yon can mn at nig1u
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10
Books and Their CrItIe,.

It's useless to depend upon the critics
to judge for us. These professional
tasters are rarely Of any other than three
kinds. One glances at volume only
just enoughto dash of a genial" or nom
committaI notice with tie appearance Of
being not wholly ignorant Of its con.
tents. A second mouscs in its pages to
find salient points for his slasling ridI-
Gule or magisterial condemnation. And
the third selects such books for review
as affords the best subjects for the dis
play Of his own special knowledge.
In a word, the new book, supposing
It has secured the intermediate services
Of q publisher and got itself born, ia
committed to a stream sluggish and bull
1ish-hidden and swarming with croco-
diles; and every Moses has not his
Pharaoh's daughter.-F n. Zabriski In
Lippincotts Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

Eight little girls held a fair il
Baltimore on Wednesday evening
for the benefit of the Charleston
sufferers, Previously they hat
written to the President and had
received this replM "My Dear Lit
tie Friends: | have received the Eve
tickets you aud your companions
sent me for the children's fair ful
the benefit Of the Charleston suffer
ers, and | send yuu as requested
the price Of the same. | am glaC
to learn that you are engaged in
such goOd, benevolent work, and
hope the fair willbe a grand sue.
cess, Yours truly, Grover Cleve'
land" With great business tact
the children placed the letter on
exhibition, charging a separate fee
for sight of it, aud thus added
considerably to their fund, one vis.
itor, a Republican, too, paying a
dollar fur the privilege Of reading
the Presidents letter.
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ATr,nnIe IN S.rnenI7

The small town OF Werda, in the
kingdom Of Dahomey, is celebrated for
its Temple Of Serpents, a long building
in which tie priests keep upward of
1000 serpenls OF all sizes, which they
feed with the birds and frogs brought ~
them as Offering by the natives. These
serpents, many Of them Of enormous
size, may be seen hanging from the
beams across the ceiling, with their
heads hanging downward in all sorts Of
coutortions, The priests make the small
serpents. 80 through various eyolutions
by lightly touching them with a rod, but
they do not venture to touch tile largest
ones, some Of which are large enough to
enfold a bullock in their coils. Il often
happens that some Of these serpens
make their way out Of the temple into
tlie town, and the priests have thegreat.
est difficulty in coaxing them back. To
kill serpent intentionally iS a crime
punished by death; and Il "a European
was to kill one the authority Of the king
himself would scarcely suffice TO save his
life. ANY one killing q serpent uninten.
honally must inform the priest Of what
has occurred and go tliroughacouse Of
publication. which takes place once q
year.-St. Jumes Gazette
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

@rhe biggest wheel in tho world" was
rolled into the lobby of an uptown ho.
tel few nights ago. It's diameter was
declared to be seven feet-eighty.foul
inches. A fifty-Cight inch machine is &c,
countedlarge by ordinary bicyclists, and
TO say that any nlan living can ride al
eighty-four inch wheel soundsflslly. But
this is a goarcd machine in which the
power Is applied by means OF chain belts.
Three men ordinarily are required To
hold the steed while he climbs into the
saddle. Then they give him push and
away he goes, He is in favor of tic
subway, the telegraph wires prove 50
great an annoyance to him. But sup.
pose he should take header land
every wheelman knows tho case is a
supposable one,-New York Tribune.
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sAsNxa Living sssoAu.
Amersspa csh' Fend Dsla,loas which
Are Dg.,lasl = 1s Raasly pl,psllel.


AmertsaA Girls fond Delasloas Which
Are Dp,,lnel II Be Ruasiy pl,psllsd.
There 4 something very pitiful In The
way clover American rirlS a limited
means persist ii a beiIefi tbst tbty can
do somsfbing On other n parn a living
abroad and % have A chance Al toreisn
st,,dy IA music ar art n lsncrase
Rverynow aii,i Ron we hea+ n somo
youns woman 6more an,bltio,,s than
prudenf going 4. GERMANY or France
with ycry little MONEY. biiE with a sub.
lime SonRdenco that she can AZ leask
teach Fnelislt 4. alllalsefails. Now thp
simple trntil IA that n 4 next 70 inpossi.
Sd for an american teacher 10 al pr.
nils on ille continent No matter hoN,
icorreotly go,l 1sbealr yo,,r Ianguasey q a
NOT FnFlish tn'tlie opInion n ia parents
Who want royernesSes fst tbeif giIls
andtb5arl, NON NAV & ,ieeilelly supe..
sriorin cdltifatiunsana oo,,tt,sy tact and
knowledre. NJ an EnrIlsh royo,pess
cotnpetitis for a Maze the rngIis6 iii
wiIlsot 4 6ecans Sbe never heard Of
oyour Adicrieablslnsnnd sags aio9r IA.
stead b ypiteherF II fancyr insteed q
u GOES and ahe 4eni ioss herselfs RI.
sseadoi hayifte d eood time. :
Another fond -delasion OF many ambi-
tious young women without any iour.
nalistic training Is a belief chat thew can
write foreign letters for the American
papers and 90 earn fame and a living AZ
tlle SAME time. It's hard to conyinc,
them that a such a, plan Il almo,t wholly
impraeticable. They win quote Kate
Field and Helen Hunt nt,d al, Il they
were not successful. quito forreltinr
that these women wrote before the de.
tails Of foreign life were known byhoart
in this country, as recent facilities Of
lnterrommunication have made them
known, before L became necessary 10
cable over the new styles from Paris
and tho chit.chat OF London drawing
rooms.
Ayulng high school teacher from a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

a Russian srIiiiouslr... sn,ot,sr.i,eon.
sRa,ia1 mil ioaaife M ~ ,ntly. hod
built for hin, IN 81 peterslburi, E 'r,ost
sumptuo,,s sH,oEinr.room. whisb & tis
a-tonisl,msnf u All the northsrn t,,,l.
al. rs richness consists not = much
m IA furniture; which 4 4 model N
dmni;ritv MI y 4. ,,sIl. Tv,.'', u, Z,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

The Vienna Neuo Erie Prese e1presse.
It's astonishment on learning that Mr.
Gladstone during his recent visit t.
Austria conyersed with everybody
around him in easy and elegant Ger
man. This Is not so remarkable after
all when it Is remembered that thl
Grand Old Man can do his thinking
when he pleases in ancient Greek oil
Latin, can converse fluently in tile mod,
ern Hellenic language, can make after
dinner speeches and write verse in Ital.
ian, and talk Spanish like a CastiliaiI
and French like a Partisan, while hi,
mastery Of English is such that the
phrase-making Disraeli once raised q
laugh at him In the house Of commons
by describing him as a man "who wa.
intoxicated with the exuberanco Of hi.
own verbosity. Chicago Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

The Smith family was largely repre-.
sented in the army OF the Union, and al
one time there were upward OF 600 In
the army Of tie Potomac. On one ol
the regimGntal rolls in the Teutonlc
division, which gave names and birth.
places were entered, Giovanni Smith,
Italy, Juan Slnitlias Spain; Hans
Schmidt, Holland; Ivan Schmithiweski,
Poland; Jean smeets, France; Ion Skim,
milton, Greece and twelve John
Smiths born in this country, besides one
whose native land was sweet Erin, Of
whom it was recorded, named Pat.
rick, but says that he is called John fol
short. Ben; Perley Poore.
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] was good deal Of a Conservative
in my English political feelings till
went TO England, and when heard at
first hand of the low condition Of aris.
tocratic morals became more OF a Lib.
eral and think that II England could
wipe out lier aristocracy she wonld bu
much better of as country. How she
has held her own rs a great country
with such an encumbrance Is hard to
understand. 1t certainly shows that
moral qualities do not go very much in
tho makeup Of a nation. The French
people have the reputation Of being most
corrupt in their moral character, but |
don't think they compare with the Eng.
lish aristocracy. The English middle
class are all right. They are as decent
aset Of men as there are in the world,
but there are none more indecent than
titled families Of England, women as
well as men. l never in my life heard
such scandals as hear In London, ard
they came so straight and were 50 well
known that there was no reason for
disbelleving them. London Letter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

The cigarette habit is growing aston.
ingly among the women folks, There
are Thousands Of cigarettes smoked by
tho fair sex in this city to-day. Some
Of the ladies high in social circles smoke
them. How do / know Well, they
send their boys and girls and servants
after them, and these, after a slight ac.
QuaintancC, will tell cigarette dcalers
for whom they are purchasing the cigai
ettes.--0 B. W. In Globe. Democrat
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OanAMs o THt auIND.

IiItftf ~ 1 TI7lI7I17 sfI ~ H -
a. what Age MAJ a Chiid Le,e All iIsm.
e 6ty ot tBe tisIbis wsridt
Among he papers rcad bttofe tlIe bio
graphical seciioa Of tie Amerlur AHo.
eiaticn for the Advancement o. Hcipnce
was one on -The Dreams tf DE Bind
byDf. Joseph Jastrow, ot rhlladelphil
The object Of The paper was 70 deter.
mine the extreme age at Which q, child
may become blind and yet ioSe MI mem.
CRY ofthe visible world, % tliatlt no
longer sees in IA dreams
.Almast all dreams Of normal PEI.
fsdnS tliepaper says, are sight Jteani4
and a dream Is often spoken 0l Is y
vision. The blind are deprived n thil
most important sense; but Il they have
not been born blind they may Temeni.
Der enough Of what they have seen %
enable item 70 imagine how things
look, and when the Imagination hAs
free play in sleep to picture them.
selves as in full possession 81 ail their
senses Psychologists would explain
this by saying that during the yeas III
which they saw d certain part Of tic
.gbrain has become educated 10 receive
and interpret al these messages which
the eye sends and that when this part
6f the brain acts spontimeoasly n sleep
the person dreams of seeing. Such
portion Of the brlin would 10 called the
sight center
III, now, we find out The latest ago at
which blindness may set In and yet the
person keep on dreaming of seeing, we
will find out The time II takes for this
sight center tu-deyclop, for Of course II
Is not present In the newbom iniant
For this purpose about 200 ulInd persons
Of both sexes were questioned al the In.
stitutiOhs for tho blind In Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and Il was found that
those who became blind before their
9th year never dreamed Of seeing; Of
those whose sight was lost between the
9th and 7tb year some did and some did
not see in their dreams; while all whose
eyesight was destroyed after the 9TH
year had quite as vivid dream visions as
seeing people. The 9th TO the 9TH year
Is thus shown 10 be the critical period,
This period corresponds with the AIs
which authorities assign as the Limit at
which achild becoming deaf will also
L A sAe a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

Professor Long, Of England, advises
working people TO keep goat, because
It Gun be kept more cheaply than any
other animal and will yield q profitable
return in milk. BE thinks the expense
Of maintaining one would not exceed IS
year, whileit will eat almost any kind
Of food and yield from the time Of kid.
ding and for SIX months from one
and one-halt TO two quarts Of milk per
day, worth at tleast s cents a quart In
some parts Of the continent Of Europe,
where goats are cultivated for cheese.
making, 1t Is common for them to milk
for nine months but in that case they
are well managed and selected It the
district Of Mount dor, France, famous
for its cheese, Che number Of goats kept
many years ago was 1000, and the av-
erage yield per head was two quarts
daily. These ilocks have gradually di-
minished, aud their place been taken by
cows,-Chicago Times.
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The Crow Of Nnrth AmrrIon.

A careful observer has discovered
that during the winter months radial
sweep of 100 miles, described from the
city Of Philadelphia, and touching the
cities of New York, Harrisburg, and
Baltimore, will include in the daytime,
in its western semicircle, uly two
thirds Of the crows inhabiting North
America, and at night an equal proper
ton in its eastern half. Tho eastern
area Of this circle, with the exception Of
more fertile portions Of west and north
jersey. is as notably devoid Of them by
day as il Is infested with them by night
Chicago Times.
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The Chicago Nercs. The Illinois
Central Railroad Company bought
some land near the Wisconsin Dor
der on which an Irishman had d
cabin aud a three years leass. =
The company gave him $500 for hi,
lease and agreed to move his cabin
TO any place he might designate
When the wOrkmen appeared tc
haul away his cabin they asked
him where he wanted il placed. =
son the banks of Lake Killarn,
ey, in Ireland" was the answer.-
Az first he was thought to be joke,
ing, but he soon convinced The
railroad company that he was in
eearnesI. He still lives on the
company's lands and keeps the
three hundred dollars.
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Tlred Of Lho rrrele. pralrln.

Not long ago family who resided IN
ST. Paul removed to north Dakota, Is
members include a little boy who can
yet count his years on the fingers OF
beth hands. One day, after they had
resided in their new home short time,
the little fellow, who had been gazing
out on the treeless prairie around, ap.
preached his mother very sobcrIy, and
asked, Mamma, do they have trees In
heavenT -Yes, dear,A replied th6
mother, -tley have everything nice in
heaven" -rllen, mamma, said tl,e NJ.
tic fellow, eagerly, Alets sell out here
and move to heaven right away.'-Pio.
neer PrpsS,
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The Boston Herald speaks right
out in meeting, That says
"Pinkerton's men are becoming a
national nuisance. Their presence
on a scene of a strike usually means
wanton and willfuI bloodshed.-
The employment of armed men by
big corporations on their own aC'
count is a dangerous thing, aud
one of these days it will lead to
serious consequences.
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Perhaps those Anarchists who
are writing threatening letters tC
the Judge aud Prosecuting Attor.
ney at Chicago, suppose they are
doing their condemned colleagues
a service. No doubt they think ia
intimidate the officers of justice
and thus To secure a reversal of the
death sentence on appeal, But
they could not have taken a worse
course. 1t will not rouse public
sympathy for the Anarchists now
in prison to observe their fellows
out of it breathing threats Of assss'
sina'ion, through anonymous let
ters.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-11-10

Have, first Of all, a home! No mat.
ter what your career, let It start from
the home and return to tho home.
There is no measuring the length Of
womans lever; nor how It will and must
reach and raise in all the great affairs
Of tile world, in the areas Of church and
state and society. ButllowevPr the lever
lengthens and strengthens, and moves
and upheaves, in the spacious fields OF
the future, It's fulcrum can never change
its place or It's base; anil that fulcruln il
the home,-The Chatauquan.