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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
AN OLD SLAVE MARRIAGE.
The Parties to It United After
Thirty-Five Years Separation.
From the Globe Democrat.
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An instance almost as strange as
fiction itself occurred in the mar
riags license department at the Re-
corder's Office yesterday. 1t ap-
pears that about fifteen years pre-
vious to the late civil war a colored
man, who now gives the name of
Anthony Edwards, and who was
then married after the custom of
those times, resided with his mas
ter in Pike County, Mo. From
some cause not known to Edwards
his master sold him to a Southern
planter, but retained possession of
his wife and one child the only re-
suit of the marriage. After reach
ing the South Edwards lost all trace
of his wife and his former master
and child. After the war he re-
married, as did also his wife. His
second wife dying, he drifted to St.
Louis several years ago, and by a
peculiar coincidence his wife, hav-
ing lost her second husband, also
came to the city, the daughter by
the Pike County or slave marriage
accompanying her. The daughter,
having received some intimation
that her father was in St. Louis,
made indefatigable efforts to find
him, and after about three years.
search succeeded in locating him in
Edwardsville. The result was a
meeting between her father and
mother, after separation of over
thirty-five years. The sequel of
this meeting was the appearance at
the Recorders Office yesterday of
the aged couple for the purpose of
obtaining marriage license.
They gave their names as Anthony
Edwards, aged 70 years, and Lu-
cinda Gibson, aged IS years. They
looked remarkably vigorous and
hearty, considering their ages, and
still have before them a lease to
several more years of life. The
daughter was present, and ap-
peared overjoyed at the result of
her endeavors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Married While They Changed
Engines.

From the Paris, KY, Inteligencer.
Elder George E. Luckey of this
city performed rather a novel mar
riage ceremony last Wednesday
evening at the Paris depot. He
had procured marriage license,
as directed by telegram a few
hours previous to the arrival of the
evening passenger train, and going
to the depot he awaited the coming
of the train. When he entered the
coach and, during the time con-
sumed IN making an exchange of
engines, he commanded Mr.. H. A.
Boden, the popular druggist of
Springville, and Miss Laura Cald-
well, beautiful young lady from
Fulton, KY, to stand up in the
presence of quite number of pas
sengers, and in his usual happy
style he joined them in holy we'd
lock, and bidding them hasty
adieu they went on their way re-
ioicing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
CENTRALIA MATTERS.

CorrrSl ondence of the Ledger
Mrs. John Keiso, Of Mexico, was
visiting In Centralia last week.
The "Haliness Band" is getting
in some good work on the unsancti.
fed people of this vicinity.
Elder Saumei Magee is assisting
DIR. Mayes in a protracted meeting
at Clark, Randolph county.
Several of our Republican friends
are humping themselves for the
post-office.
White, Barron g. Co., have erect
ed several large corn cribs and are
now ready TO handle all the corn in
this section.
Prof. Davis, of Illinois, is en-.
deavoring to form a class IN book.
keeping and shorthand.
Mr.. Charles Early and family
have returned home from Nebraska
J. c. Miller, of Charlton county,
was visiting in this city last week.
Another bank is to be establish
ed at Centralia in the near future.
Aunt Martha Jamison is very i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
The Country Editors Picnic.


Some of the mere thoughtful and
successful of our farmers are in the
habit of remembering the editors of
their county papers at this season
of the year and of leaving at their
doors barrel of apples, a basket of
potatoes, big pumpkin, nice
young shoat, a fat goose or turkey.
They act, moreover, on the good
old principle of not letting the
right hand know what the left hand
does when engaged in such acts of
hearty good will /; hence, nobody
knows whence the gifts come or
who to thank for them. it does the
giver good, much greater good
than the ostentatious givings of the
rich, who love to parade their char
titles, as much as to say, behold,
how good l am. Nobody knows
the good of giving SO well as he
who gives on the quiet and private
ly. 1t does the heart good of both
giver and receiver. Try it, you
who have not already done SO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
A Preacher on Kissing.

Rev. Sidney Smith long ago
wrote the following about kissing,
which, for a preacher, is n good ex-
PLANTATION of mans happiest inven-
ton. the art of kissing:
"We are in favor of a certain
amount OF shyness when kiss is
proposed, but it should not be too
long, and when the fair one gives
il let it be administered with
warmth aud energy; let there DO
soul in it,. If she close her eyes
and sigh Immediately after 1t The
effect is greater. BE careful not
to slobber kiss, but give it as a
humming bird runs his bill in n
honeysuclsle-deep but delicate.
There is much virtue IN kiss
when well delivered. We have
the memory OF one we received lii
our youth, which lasted us forty
years, and we believe IT will be
one of the last things we shall
think Of when we die"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Advice to a Young Editor.

Let me tell you how 1 write
mean letters and bitter editorials,
my boy. Sometimes. when q man
has pitched into me, and "cut me
up rough" " and want to pulverize
him and wear his glory scalp at my
glrdle, and hang his hide on my
fence, l write the letter or editorial
that is to do the business. l write
something that will drive sleep
from his eyes and peace from his
soul for six weeks. Oh, do hold
him over a slow fire and roast him.
Gall and aqua tortis drip from my
blistering pen. Then ! don't mail
the letter, and l don't PRINT the
editorial. There's always plenty
of time to cruelty a man. The
vIlest criminal is entitled to a
little reprieve. / put the manu-
script away in the drawer.
Next day l look at it. The ink
is cold; l read it over and say: 81
don't know about this. There's a
good deal of bludgeon and bowie
knife journalism in that. I'll hold
it over a day longer" The next
day read it again. I laugh, and
say, "Pshawl" and I can feel my
cheeks getting a little hot. The
fact is, / am ashamed that I ever
wrote it, and hope that nobody has
seen it, and have half forgotten
the article or letter that has filed
my soul with rage. Haven't been
hurt, haven't hurt anybody, and
the world goes right along, making
twenty-four hours day, and l am
all the happier. Try it, my boy.
Put off your bitter remarks until
tomorrow. Then, when you try
to say them deliberately, you'll
find that you have forgotten them,
and ten years later, alb how glad
you will be that you did. Be good
natured, my boys. Be loving and
gentle with the world, and you be
amazed to see how dearly and
tenderly the worried, tired, vexed,
harassed old world loves YOU.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
AmeIie's White Toes.

Mrs. Amelie Rivss Chanler is
nothing if not odd. The other day
she went to a reception with hel
hair in two pig-tails, tied across
her breast. She has taken to wear.
ing scandals.
"I have long thought of adopt
ing digitated Shoes" she says: "1t
seems to me heathenish to crowd
the toes all together in tight shoes.
Each toe should be as separate as
each finger. Why should we crowd
our toes all together and let oul
fingers go free You have no idea
with what comfort and ease | walk
now that l have adopted these
shoes. OF course l cannot weal
them in the city at present, but
hope soon to be able to do SO, for
am sure many women of sense will
adopt them"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
SHE RECOGNIZED HIM.
The Brutal Whitechapel Murderer
May Now be Found.

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The city was
startled and shocked this morning
by the report that another unfortu.
nate had fallen a victim to the ter.
rible knife of the Whitechapel
fend. The report stated that the
mysterious woman slayer had &C
companied his victim to lodging
house, cut her throat and mutilated
her person in a manner similar to
that of his previous victims and
succeeded in making his escape.
The police at once formed lines
surrounding the precinct in which
the crime had been committed. AS
the report spread crowds of mad.
dened men and women focked to
the scene.
She stated to the police that a
man visited her lodgings and sud.
denly attacked her with a knife,
She struggled and screamed and
the man becoming alarmed, fed
The would-be murderer was chased
fully 800 yards, but succeeded in
eluding his pursuers. The woman
states that she will be fully able tc
identify her assaiant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
EXAMINATION WAIVED.
Dick Dusenberry Held For The
December Term of Court.

Contrary to what had been ex-
pected, Dick Dusenberry, confined
IN Jail here on charge of raping
sixteen year old Bette Sira three
weeks ago, was not taken to Mont
gomery City Saturday. Instead,
he remained in Sheriff Adams
charge, while his attorneys appear
ed before the Montgomery City
justice and waived examination.
Dusenberry's case will be heard at
the Montgomery County Circuit
Court at the next term, in Decem-
Der.
Reports from Miss Sira, who is
living with her aunt in this county,
near Benton City, are to the effect
that the girl is recovering from the
treatment she is said to have re.
ceived. Dusenberry is still silent,
refusing to say a word bearing on
his case. Otherwise he is as free
as the other prisoners at the jail
and is as jolly and talkative as any
of them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
y Is IL Right P
Fr,fn the Nandalta Leader

Business men of Vandalia, you
who have recently sent orders
abroad for printed work, ask your
selves the question, "Is il right?"
SIS it business to deprive one Of
the business institutions Of our
town Of one of the principle
sources Of its income and give it 10
a cheap John establishment that
never spends dollar with US or
puts a dollar into any Of the avenues
of business in the town %
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

No BUsTLEs, no stays, no cor
sets, no skirts, is the doctrine
preached by Mrs. Anne Jenness
Miller, the dress reformer about
whom the ladies of Kansas City
and st. Lsuis are going wild. The
papers print pictures of Mrs. Mil.
ler in her various "reformed' CO.'S
tunes, and some of them seem to
take a fiendish delight in filling
their columns with illustrations OF
Mrs. Miller's new fashioned leglets
and calling them "limblets." But
the leglets are said to be comfert-
able, all the same, if they do look
more like a pair of two bushel
meal sacks than anything else.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Not q Christian.
From the New York Tribune


Congressman Cox, of New York,
who is always full of anecdotes
bearing upon the taking of the last
census, asks his friends to believe
that in the District of Columbia a
certain census taker was making the
official rounds when he came to the
house of a wealthy member of Con-
gress from New England. The
door was opened by black boy,
to whom the white man began ::
"What's your manner"
"Sambo, sab, am my Christian
name"
"Well, Sambo, is your master a
Christian?"
To which Sambo's indignant an
swer was:
"No, sab, my master am MEM
ber OBJ Congress, sah.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

The appointment by President
elect Harrison this early, and with
out consultation with his friends,
says the Kansas City Journal, of a
private secretary, shows that Mr..
Harrison will not be influenced in
his appointments in the future.
This is just what Democrats have
argued since Mr.. Harrison's no1ni-
nation: he is a cold man-an icicle
who melts away before the warm
sunshine of prospective gain, but
who freezes up again and with.
draws to his own exclusiveness
when the ends sought for are Sc.
cured. But Mr.. Harrison will be
glad, thank the Lord, to turn some
OF the work of appointing over te
his friends before he gets hal
through his work of removing Dem
ocratic heads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Francis Plurality Greater Than
Private Joe's.

A correspondent writes: "Will
you please publish the plurality
that David B. Hill has in New
York State for Governor What
Fifer's majority, if any, is in IIli-
nois; also what his plurality is?
What is Francis official plurality
in this State?"
The official returns have not been
reported In New York and Illinois.
From semi official returns, how
ever, it Is computed that Hills
plurality will be between 1900
and 20, 600. Fifer has no majority
in Illinois: his plurality is 12,57l.
Francis plurality in Missouri is
49, .634.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caus-
ed .uch a general revival of trade
at J. T. Llewellyn's drug store as
their giving away to their custom
ers of so many free trial bottles oi
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable
article from the fact that it always
cures and never disappoints.
Coughs Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group and all throat and lung dis
ease quickly cured. You can test
it before buying by getting tria
bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Miss Bessie Elliot, of this city,
and Mr.. Lewis B. Wells, Of Chica-
90. were married at the home of
the biije's parents, on West Love
street, this city, at sp. m. Wednes-
day. The wedding was quiet,
only a small company of friends
being present. An elegant supper
was served and carrying with them
the best wishes of friends and rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. Wells left at
midnight over the Wabash fol
Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
KEENE's RECOMMENDATION.

| kEESE RECON- Nj MENDATiON.
Before leaving the city Mr..
keene handed Manager Ferris
the following note, of which that
gentleman isjustly proud;
at is with pleasure | state to the
profession that the Ferris Grand
opera house is one of the best and
incest arranged Opera Houses that
ever played in outside of the
large cities. With its large stage,
high scenery and general equip
ments, it is above the average for q
town the size of Mexico. Her citi-
zens have cause to be proud of the
Ferris Grand. T. w. KEENE."
Among the ladies present were
the following: Mrs. Green Clay,
Mrs. DIR. McWilliams, Mrs. Geo.
Robertson, Mrs. Joe Barth, Mrs.
Tom Gibson, Mrs. Wick Mason,
Mrs. Renfro Gibbs, Mrs. Bob
Hisey, Mrs. DR.. Walker, Mrs. j.
M. Pollard, Mrs. lewis Hord, Mrs.
E. P. Thorne, Mrs. B. B. Runkle,
Mrs. S. P. Emr.ons, Mrs. M.
Blum, Mrs. B. R. Cauthorn, Mrs.
w. w. Harper, Mrs. J. F. Llew-
ellyn, Mrs. William Llewellyn,
Mrs. T. c. Ready, Mrs. G. A.
Morris, Mrs. Leslie Ferris, Mrs.
J. w. Hill, Mrs. G.. B. Macfarlane,
Mrs. Will Pasqueth, Mrs. Barber,
Mrs. Charles Buckner, Mrs. T..
I. Torreyson, Mrs. Chas. B. Nor
ris, Mrs. Joseph Offut, Mrs. DR..
Rothwell and Misses Hit, Ferris,
Hiner, Bessie Lakeland, Johnson,
Menefee, Ringo, CAN'T, Williams
Mckinley and scores of others.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Strayed or Stolen.

From Henry Bakers pasture
near Benton City on or about the
10Th of November. One bay horse
Is IL hands high, blaze face, black
name and tail, short name. Horse
3 years CID. Will give $50 for the
conviction OF the thief and pay
reasonable sum for the recovery of
the horse. w. ID. THOMAS.
dit wifi Benton City, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

"ON TO oklahoma" is becoming
the cry of the solid men of the
West. The south Kansas raiders
are no longer the only men behind
the scheme to restore the fertile
acres in dispute to the white set
tiers. The move is now one in
which there is a national interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
MISSOURI NOTES.

St. Louis is in the throes of a
baby show.
Oysters and wax works go to-
gether at Mob erly.
There is a Cincinnati in Rails
county, Mo-, and there is red-het
Methodist revival in progress
there.
A Missouri exchange, which is
doubtless published in a section
where they have corduroy roads,
has an article on "Boughten Elec-
tions.'
Hannibal has broken ground for
a new church. That place has
more churches for the amount of
police business which it does than
any other town in Missouri.
The defeat of the three Demo-
cratic congressman in St. Louis
determined the complexion of the
national house of representatives.
A prominent colored Republican
of Sedalia will be an applicant for
the post-office at that place and al
ready has petition in circulation
for signers. Of course he will be
successful. Of course!
The successor of Circuit Clerk
Houk at Boonville is George Pen
dleton, who has just attained his
majority. He is undoubtedly the
youngest man occupying that office
in Missouri. Mr.. Pendleton must
carry rabbits foot somewhere
about his clothes.
The Forest park, St. Louis, fish
hatcheries have been drained and
125, 900 German carp, 100000
croppie and 10000 bass are ready
for free distribution in the State.
Any gentlemen who desire to stock
their ponds can secure lots of fish,
from thirty to 500, by addressing
P. O. box 500. They will be sent
in cans upon payment of ex-
pressage.
The Sedalia Bazoo is disposed to
regard with pronounced disfavor
the programe of inaugurating a
brilliant social regime at jeff
City under the incoming admins
tration. 1t gravely admon1shes
Mr.. Francis that he was not elected
to pose before the people in a
Prince Albert csat with a rose in
his button-hole, but to do some
stalwart hustling for Missouri.
Mr.. Francis may infer from this
note of warning what he can ex-
pect if he ever goes to the rash ex-
treme of appearing in the ex-
ecutive mansion in swallow-tail
apparel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

MANAGER CRUMBAUGH, of Co.
lumbia, deserves the heartfelt
thanks ofa patriotic Mexicans fol
his effort to raise the standard o1
amusements in Mexico. He will
play select company here in
Hamlet early in January and he
should do good business. The
net receipts will be for the benefit
of the poor of the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Governor Frapcls' Inauguration
From the sc. Louis Republic.

From the Sc. Louis Republic.
The constitution-article 5, sec
tion /, says: 1.-The term of office
of the Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Secretary of State, State
Auditor. State Treasurer, Attorney
General and Superintendent OF
Public Schools shall be four years
from the Second Monday of Janu-
ary next after their election, and
until their successors are elected
and qualified" In this instance,
the second Monday of January is
the 14th dav thereof.
1t is now altogether probable
that the splendid reception and ball
with which Gov. Francis will cele-
brate his entrance upon the office
of Governor will not be given on
the night of his Inauguration. The
occupancy of the mansion for only
a few hours does not give sufficient
time for the preparation of a social
display of such a character, and it
will be found necessary to fix the
date of the reception at about JAN
uary % or "a. The Imperial club,
of Jefferson City, of which Mayor
Ewing is president, will no doubt
be consulted, SO that the people of
the Capital, as is customary, may
participate in the arrangement and
management of the affair. There
is no longer any doubt that it will
be the most magnificent society
event Jefferson City has ever
known, and it will be attended by
representative ladies and gentle
men from all portions of Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

THE audience at the Grand Opera
House Wednesday eve was a credit
to Mexico-it would have been q
credit to town of $4,000 inhabi-
iants. Our fallen reputation as an
amusement loving people bids fair
to be restored.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mr.. HALFoRD, the President
elects private secretary, was born
and raised in England. For sale
at this office, cheap, campaign
issue for 1892. This little scheme
/ of ours is certainly no more wick
ed than the many of the same ma
ture that were sprung on Grover
| Cleveland in 1888.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Mr.. E. S. Wilson, at the Union
Depot, Wednesday afternoon order.
ed a man named Mccoy out ot
the gentlemen's waiting room fol
using improper language. The
fellow did not go and was forcibly
elected. A couple Of hours later,
Mr.. Wilson had occasion to &c
across the street, and just as he left
the building, Mccoy, who was ly-
ing in wait, assaulted him. Mr..
Wilson was taken by surprise by
the man and before he could Offer
resistance, Mccoy was choking and
beating him at fearful rate.
Friends of Mr.. Wilson at once
came to his assistance and Mccoy
made off. He ran down the Wa,
bash track and hid in an ice house.
He was arrested that night and in
the morning Judge Riley fined him
s17.25. He didn't have the money
and is now on the rock pile. Nc.
Coy is railroad section laborer
Mr.. Wilson, though his injuries
are very painful, is by no mean:
seriously hurt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

THE president-elect rendered
Elijah w. Halford, managing
editor ofthe Indianapolis Journal,
the position of private secretary
Mr.. Halford is 45 years of age and
came from England when a child
with his parents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Don't We Need a Siberian Minis
n the Sc. Louis Republic.


We nominate Hon. Chauncey l.
Filley as minister to Russia. He
has such warm place in the affec.
tions of the Republicans of st.
Louis that this is the only method
we know of freezing him out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

Our rural weekly exchanges
are carrying this line at the head
of their editorial columns this week:
at might have been worse; it
might have been Blaine.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

BooNvILLE has set up howl for
an opera house, depot and better
hotels. Boonville is a good town
and could support such institutions
nicely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
His Feet Answer for One.
From the Louisiana Press.

The National Editorial Associa-
ton met yesterday in San Antonio,
Tex. The Missouri delegation
numbers six, of which Bob White
of the Mexico LEDGER, is two.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

AN effort is being made to Sc
cure the next meeting of the Press
Association at Excelsior Springs,
Mo. No better place could be
selected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Wanted.

Three energetic young men,
salary s75 per month, small capital
required. Address Williams 81
seiden, Quincy, Ill. s.. w. cor. 9th
and Main street. WIT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

MONROE CITY is clamoring for a
canning factory. 1t is part of a
small towns existence to call for
enterprises that never come.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

THE next event of importance in
Mexico will be the meeting Mis-
souri, teachers. The educators will
receive warm welcome.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

We trust the grave charge of
plagiarism preferred against Mr..
L. R. Whitley, well known here,
may prove the result of mistake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29
Meadows, the man who has beel

Meadows, the man who has been
a prisoner at the county Jail for
several days under a sentence tor
stealing, does not appear SO crazy
as when arrested. Sheriff Adams
thinks the man is perfectly sane,
and was only fcigning mental dis
order that he might be released
without punishment. Several days
ago Sheriff Adams took from
Meadows half pound Of some
peculiar white powder, which was
labelled, with the customary skull
and cross bones, "Poison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-29

WE would suggest that the lobby
and stairways at the City Hall re-
ceive a sweeping before Christmas.