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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

lIldt we may Dc lOfcu dIiu TcSptCtcu
by those by whom we are sur
rounded.
DR.. HALEY said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN:-Although l
have had the pleasure of the
acquaintance of our deceased
brother, DIR. Russell, for a few
months, l am certain that a
longer acquaintance with him
would not have heightened my
esteem for his honest intentions,
his purity OF heart or his generous
impulses, nor increased my adj
miration for his profound depth
of medical research and acute
analysis of the symptoms of
patients who entrusted their lives
to his skill. Though my acquain-
lance with him was only of short
duration it seems to me as though
l have had vast professional ac-
quaintance with him, for not infre-
quently has he shown me
pronounced courtesy by associating
me in the examination of patients,
and there | enjoyed the benefit of
listening to him; and his reasons
which were given in such a forci-
BILE manner that it was a rare treat
any medical brother might court.
DR.. Russell was free from egotism !;
although standing at the very head
of his profession he would often
ask a medical brothers opinion
about a difficult and complicated
case, though the medical brother
had far less experience than HIM
self.
DIR. Russell had a warm SYM
pathetic place in his heart for the
younger members of his profession
and for those who were among
strangers !; though there were no
strangers in the profession to DR..
Russell-for him to know a man
was a member Of the profession
was for him to be a friend to that
man as long as he was professional.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, we have lost
a member whose place will be diff
ficult, if not impossible, to fill in
our profession, in our society and
in our hearts; we have lost a broth
er whom we might with great
profit to ourselves and to our
patients attempt to initiate; one
whose counsel was greatly sought
after; one with profound depth
of knowledge, with unerring
judgment and conservative treat
ment.
DIR. Hamilton, of Benton City,
made the following remarks:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: DR.. Russell was
my friend and I heard with
much sorrow of his illness and
regret of his subsequent death.
We have lost an honored member
of the medical profession /; one
who a honored for his ability
and faithfulness he was a man
wholly devoted to his calling in
life and a true friend to all young
physicians. I have on many oc-
caslons protlted by his counsel and
advice in difficult cases and never
sought in vain his assistance. DR..
Russell will be mourned and miss
ed by the people of this city and
county and by all his medical
brethren. If not impossible it will
certainly be difficult to fill the
place left void by his untimely
death. He was a man of good prac-
teal sense, feared by all-not on
account of his obstinacy or DISPOSE
ton to impose his opinion upon
others, but because his opinion in
regard to medicine was the law IN
this community. He made few
mistakes. He was admired and
loved because he deserved it he
was successful because he learned ;
he was patronized because he mer-
tied it. With others | am very
sorry that an ornament to our pro-
fession has been taken away and
with many good people, 1 mourn his
loss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
Notice of Election.

Notice is here by given that there
will be a meeting of the Stock
holders of the Mexico, Missouri,
Water-works Company at the office
of the Secretary of said company
in the city of Mexico, on Wednes-
day, the oath day of October, 1888,
for the purpose electing five dlrec-
tors to serve during the ensuing
year. Polls will be open at said
place from the hour of 9 O'Clock,
a. M, until IL O'Clock m. of that
day. G.. B. MAcFARLANE,
E. R. CUNNINGHAM, Pres't.
Sae'y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
UNION PICK.-UPs.
snce OF the Ledger.

Correspond nce OF the Ledger.
UNION, Mo-, October 10.-Mrs.
j. r. Hodge is very low with ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. Beatty, of Kansas, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Jesse.
j. 7. Byrns wants TO rent his
farm. He is going to California.
The Union Browns and the
Beaver Dam club cross bats on the
formers grounds.
Union will be well represented
in Mexico on the 18th. Every
body is for Cleveland and Francis
out here,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
Public Sale !

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction, on his farm, Z miles
northwest of Mexico, on Tuesday,
Oct. %, 1888, the following de-
scribed personal property, to-wit +;
$50 head of cattle, consisting of g.
year-old steers, 2-year-olds, year
lings, calves, cows and heifers.
Also brood mares and mules.
Terms made known on day of sale.
G. P. WADE.
The farm, consisting of ga acres,
is for rent.
Grain and Country Produce Wanted.
I am now buying fall and winter
apples for shipment.
WIS. HATHAWAY.
Office and w,ehouse, Gill &
Garrett building North Jefferson
street, DIT WITT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Excellence OF grain, perfection Of
water, expert knowledge of all the
best methods of distillation, ex-
tensive experience, abundant capt.
tai, complete and expensive equip
ment and high purpose /; all these
are used in the making Of
|. ". HarDcr's Nelson Ctaniy WHISKY
for which we have secured the sole
agency. J. T. SAUNDERS & Co.,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Ayres' Hambletonian, who has
proven himself such a slayer this
fall, will make a fall season OF the
farm of Wood Maddox, 7 miles
south of Mexico. Don't fail to read
ad. in the weekly LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

"Uncle'' Bob Allen died at his
! residence east of town on Saturday
and his remains were inferred at
Littleby Church Sunday. He leaves
only a wife, who is very sick, and
it is thought will soon follow her
huehand
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

II. T. Baird, of Clinton, Wednes-
day purchased of J. NJ. Beshears,
of Vandalia, the black horse,
morgan Chief" and will ship
him to Clinton tomorrow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Billie West sold in. st. Louis
this week "a, 500 worth of running
horses and bought $3.50 worth of
thoroughbred runners. Among
those he sold were "Gov. Hardin"
and "Fred Zeibig."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

I. S. and J. Harrison's "Mont-
rose' took first premium, $3.50, at
st. Louis in the ring for best saddle
horses, over ""The King" a noted
horse of Lexington, Ky. "Mont-
rose" is a dandy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Tom Daniel is up from Vandalia
and says the East End will send
up at least 1000 Democrats in line
on the 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

The little red meat wagon is still
On hand and doing a big business,
In fact, is branching out, and has a
twin wagon in the same business.
Selling good meat is bound to win.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

James McClelland, ofKentucky,
is in Mexico, on a visit to his
brother, Robert, a rrominenth horse
and mule buyer of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Mr.. Rufus Hisey, having dispos-
ed of his interest in the mill, will
devote his entire attention to buy
ing and shipping grain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Dame rumor intimates that there
is to be a wedding on South Jeffer-
son street shortly. The contracting
parties are residents of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

A gentleman from Centralia Is
coming to Mexico too often to
please one of Mexico's most popu-
lar young statesmen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

s. B. Cook has rented Mrs. I.
Franke's neat residence on East
Promenade street. The LEDGER
extends congratulations in advance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Grand Juries always please the
public when they indiet parties for
carrying concealed weapons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
A Talk on Tariff

Hon. NJ. Y. Duncan will address
the Democracy of Audrain county
at Laddonia ON Saturday evening
at 7:30 O'Clock on 1.-THE Tariff"
Everybody is invited.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

{ The sale of Jno. NJ. Davis, who
Is one Of the new proprietors in the
null, will take place Tuesday,
ocs. 30, at his farm, 8 miles east of
oanta Fe and 16 miles north of
Mexico, and viii include 1870 head
q cattle, 40 head Of horses, rs
mead of stock hogs, 20 head of
sheep, household goods, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

w. H. Potts sold SO head of
thee year old 1900 pound cattle to
Charles Householder, Monday, at
four cents,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Crigler & Shepherd, of Worces-
ter, + doing an immense bust
ness. See their ad. and give them
a call. They won't be undersold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Frank Terry's little daughter,
Oracle, died at La Crosse, Kan,
Friday morning. Mr.. Terry
has our sympathy in the loss of
his little child.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

John M. Daniel is whooping up
the Democrats of Wilson, and will
} be after the flag on the 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Thousands of bushels of wheat,
which have been going to Paris,
will come to Mexico now. The
Davis Bros. have bought into the
mill
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

The c.. & A. roundhouse here
has been completed. Contractor
Reid had charge of the work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

On account of mud the race, in
which Ayers Hambletonian was
entered in St. Louis, was declared
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

P. w. Harding has disposed of
his long established grocery bust
ness on the West Side to Frank B.
Delaplane, who, for over twelve
years, was the Wabash freight
agent In this city. The LEDGER is
glad to state that Mr.. Harding will
remain in this city, and will likely
re-engage in business. Mr.. Della
plane is well and favorably known
to all Mexico people, who will re-
joice to learn that he will remaIn
IN this city-one of our business
men.
r. H. Herman will remain with
F. B. Delaplane, at Harding's old
stand, and would be pleased to
have his old friends and the public
at large call on the new firm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Court adjourned at II O'Clock un-
til Monday at | O'Clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Jas. Marshall was indicted by
the Grand Jury for assault on Rev.
G., FL. McDearmond.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

A Moberly girl without any
diamonds or French name about
her toilet danced down the whole
outfit at the ball ofthe Yelled Pro-
phdts at st. Louis and was just
getting in trim for Waiting when
tl3e party broke up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

E. S. Wilson and wife will re-
turn the last of this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Jas. Kessler was indicted by the
Grand Jury for forgery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Jas. Caldwell and family of VAN
dalia, have moved to Mexico to re-
side.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Mrs. Mccarthy, of Illinois, who
was injured in the Wabash wreck
and settled for $50, is going to
bring suit for heavier damages,
claiming that she was unduly in
6uenced, or something ofthat kind,
when she settled.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Audrain lodge, A. 0. U. W., has
one of the finest organs in the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

The Mexico LEDGER till January,
1889, to new subscribers for 50
cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
FOR EASTERN MONEY ON LONG
TIME LOAN, AT LOWEST RATES,
APPLY TO KILGORE Il HOWELL,
Io.N AGENTS, MEXICO, MO.

George Adams, Democratic nom
inee for sheriff, is sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

"Unele" Rube Pulls and wife
are going to Kentucky on 4 visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

The Improvement on West Jack
son street will cost 81 200.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

The Grand Jury reported the
Jail in good order and well kept.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

James Bailey, of Concord, is
back from the West to remain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

The Audrain hunters are not
going to Usage county this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

It is wonderful the amount of APP
pies being brought into Mexico
daily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
Hoop PolOs,

want, at once, 1000, 600 hick-
DRY hoop poles. Will pay from IS
to 81, cash on delivery. wSt
W. T. THOMAS,
Mexico. Nc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
For Sale.

/ have fer sale 60 tons of hay,
40 acres of corn and 100 acres of
grass. Good feed lot.
w. S, HATHAWAY,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
Wanted. shet,p.

, Wanted, $50 ewes "a, winter on
shares ; plenty Of pasture and
field. Address box 7l7, Mexico
Mo. zI-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11

Mrs. e. J. Sears, of C~entralia, is
the guest of Mexico relatives.
, 1888-11-14

With few exceptions the east or north
east winds act unfavorably upon human
beings. DR.. Richardson says: THAT all
nervous conditions in which, for want of
a more correct term, we say the nervous
tone is lowered, are much intensified by
the east wind, and, indeed, the special
action of this particular wind is to pro-
duce want of tone or debility. Under its
influence almost all sick persons say they
are depressed; they do not complain of re-
duced appetite, nor of pain intensified, nor
of arrangement of the secretions, but they
declare hat they are rendered PROSTATE
both in mind and body. They are also
more irritable in mind, which perhaps
leads them to feel acutely the sense of
prostration. In brief, If q single word
were wanted to express the morbid effect
OF an east wind on the sick man, and on
all the members of the sick community,
that word would be prostration."
The same authority continues: THAT
the presence of the east wind increases the
mortality of those who are suffering from
diseases of debility of every kind is a fact
that seems undoubted. The physician,
through the whole of the spell of an east
wind, will find his patients complaining
OF not making satisfactory progress, and
Will see extreme cases rendered moro
speedily h~opeless-facts indicating the ex.
istence of a general and all pervadinp in
fuence in the atmospheric sea itself as
the cause of the whole of the evil. What
that influence is, how the air is modified.
whether it is modified by some change in
the constitution of the oxygen, or whether
it carries with it some foreign deleterious
product, it is impossible to say, for up to
this time no special chemical examination
of the east wind has been made with the
object of determining it's special physical
properties. We know the effects of it. and
we know no more. "-Herald of Health.
, 1888-11-14
The .IocLIng Bird on Guard.

This amusing songster, SO highly es-
teemed in the countries to which it is i'm
ported, is almost as common in some parts
of Central America as the robins are In
our country lanes. Free in the woods
they learn to initiate a number of birds
so correctly as to deceive any one. The
hooking bird is by no means weak or
timid, and can defend itself against a
score of other birds, as we have more than
once had occasion to see. They are quar-
relsome, living alone, except at certain
seasons when they seek mates, soon to
separate again.
The mocking bird selects some tree, par
~ticularly that called palma real, or royal
palm, and makes it it's headquarters as
soon as the fruit is ripe, appearing like
like clusters of golden berries beneath the
broad waving leaves. The bird in pos
session of the tree devotes his time and
attention to guarding the fruit. He can
not possibly eat it all, but will allow no
other a share of it, and this is not SO
much because he thinks of the morrow as
because he loves to dispute. He pre-
tends to be not at home while all the
time he is lying in wait. He will perch
on the roof of the nearest house.
or, if away from ~habitations, on another
tree, keeping as silent as q mouse does
when G. cat is hard by, not ever indulging
in forty winks." The instant some
bright winged songster alights among
that yellow fruit, down swoops the
watcher, and trouble ensues, generally
ending in the unwelcome visitor being
driven off as hungry as he came, temper
and feathers both rufied. Then back to
the housetop or tree flies the mocker to
await patiently another adversary.
The natives of Honduras and adjoining
countries take the fedglings from their
nest and bring them up IN corn, boiled,
ground, and mixed with water to the CON
sistency of dough. They thrive well on
it, and, having had one wing clipped, are
left free in house and garden, subsisting
on earthworms and other insects; but
they generally become in the end the prey
of cats.-Alice D, lie Plongeon in Homo
Journal
, 1888-11-14

A queer episode in C%onnaught life was
the case of the king at the relation of
Dennis Bodkin versus Patrick French.
The plaintiff and defendant were neigh
bors. The latter was of the "ould
shtock, full of airs, and possessed of an
intolerable temper. He and wife had
conceived o deep dislike for Mr.. Bodkin,
who entertained an equal aversion to the
Trenches. Bodkin had happened to Of
fend the squire and lady. That evening
they entertained a large company at din
ner, when Mrs. French launched out Ia
abuse of her enemy, concluding her wish
that somebody would cut off the fellows
ears, and that might quiet him" The
subject was changed after a while, and
all went on well till supper, at which
time, when everybody was happy, the old
butler, one Ned Regain, who, according to
custom, had drunk enough, came in. Joy
was in his eye, and, whispering some
thing to his mistress which she did not
comprehend, he put a large snuff box into
her hand.
Fancying it was some whim of her old
servant, she opened the box and shook
out Its contents, when lol L pair of
bloody ears dropped out IN the table.
The horror of the company YVES awakened,
upon which old Ned exclaimed: Sure,
my lady, you wished that Dennis Bod
kin's ears were cut off, SO l told old Geo
ghegan, the gamekeeper, and he took a
few handy boys with him, and brought
back his ears, and there they are, and /
hope you are pleased, my lady" The
gamekeeper and tho 'boys" left the
county. French and his wife were held
in heavy bail at the Galway a~ssizes, but
the guests proved no such order was
given, that it was a mistake on the part
of the servant. They were acquitted.
The 'boys" and their leader never reap
peared in the county until after the death
of Bodkin, who lost his ears many years
before his death.-Argonaut.
, 1888-11-14

Talking about the early days in Cali
fornia, there was an old fellow down in
the country who was the first senator to
60 to the legislature from his district.
His district was a rural one, and there
were no houses-only cabins there-rough
wooden cabins, with nails for hat racks
and a rope for a wardrobe and a cracked
looking glass for a dressing table. He
went to Sacramento, and when he got
back the entire district came in to call
upon him, and he gave them a wonderful
count of the magnifcence of civilization
in the capital of the state.
"Yas, boys; l had a china basin an q
cake o soap scented by gosh; smelt like
the lowers, an there wor a little place In
the wall with a row of big hooks in it. an
said to the waiter, What's that forF'
nc hang your clothes in says he. an
well, l didn't have my clothes to hang in
it,; but it wor splendid; but, boys, that
wor nothin'. What do you think / hadP
A real bureau, a real, carved bureau, with
a looking glass bigger'n this window in it.
1t wor gorgeous, gorgeous. Under
tones" in San Francisco Chronicle.
, 1888-11-14

Death foroseen never came.- Italian
Proyerb.
, 1888-11-14

The professional man killers, or bad
men," may be horse thieves or highway
men, but more often are neither n nor
the other. Some of them, like some of
the Texan cowboys, become very expert
in the use of the revolver, their i%nvariable
standby; but in the open a cool man with
a rifle is always an for one of
them, unless at very close quarters, on
account of the superiority of his weapon.
Some of the bad men" are quiet, good
fellows, who have been driven into their
career by accident. One of them has per
haps at some time killed a man in self
defense; he acquires some reputation, and
the n~eighboring DULLES get to look on
him as q rival whom it would be an honor
to shay; SO that from that time on he
must be ever on the watch, must learn to
draw quick and shoot straight-the for
mer being even more important than the
latter-and~p probably has to take life after
life in order to save his own
Some of these men are brave only be-
cause of their confidence in their own skill
and strength; once convince them that
they are overmatched and they turn into
abject towards. Others have nerves of
steel and will face any odds, or certain
death itself, without tlinching a hand
breadth. | was once staying in a town
where a desperately plucky fight took
place. A noted desperate, an Arkansas
man, had become involved in a quarrel
with two others of the same kind, both
lrishmen and partners. For several days
all three lurked about the saloon infested
streets of the roaring little board and can
vas city" each trying to get ''the drop"
that is, the first shot-the other inhab-
itants looking forward to the fight with
pleased curiosity, no one dreaming of in
terfering.
AT last one of the partners got a chance
at his opponent as the latter was walking
into a gambling hell, and broke his back
near the hips; yet the crippled, MORALLY
wounded man twisted around as he fell
and shot his slayer dead. Then, knowing
that he had but q few moments to live,
and expecting that his other foe would
run up on hearing the shooting, he
dragged himself by his arms out into the
street. Immediately afterwards, as he
anticipated, the second partner appeared,
and was killed on the spot. The victor
did not live twenty minutes. As in most
of these encounters, all of the men who
were killed deserved their fate. In my
own not very extensive experience l can
recall but one man killed in these fights
whose death was regretted, and he was
slain by a European. Generally every one
Is heartily glad to near of the death of
either of the contestants, and the only re.
greet is that the other survives.-Theodore
Roosevelt in The Century.
, 1888-11-14

The French never did well at ~translat.
ing Shakespeare. Even Voltaire did not
catch on" to the meaning of the great
dramatist. Shakespeare's expression, Il
will carve myself a fortune with my
sword" Voltaire rendered, With my
sword ! will make my fortune carving
meat, New York Press.