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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

MRS. Jacob Scondue, while visit
ing with her father-in-law, Mt
Gaynor City, Mo-, was taken very
sick with cholera morbus. A
physician was sent for, but as the
doctor was not at home, MIR. s. Il.
While, a merchant of Gaynor City,
handed the husband Of the sick
lady q small bottle Chamberlain's
Colo Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy, and asked him to try that,
and if it did not cure, he need not
pay for it, but it did its work and
before returning to their home in
Springfield, Ohio, they called and
procured another bottle. Uncle
John Scondue, says he will never
be without Chamberlain's Cholic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Sold by c. r. Gibbs, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

The people of Laddonia have
been making an effort to secure the
school soon to be founded in this
PARTON of the State by the North
ern Methodists. For some time
they have been working to this end,
and now it appears that they will
not succeed in securing the institu-
ton. Mexico is to be given a
chance to secure the school and
doubtless, with little effort, the
college may be brought here. The
school is to be under the con-
troll of the Methodist Church and
all branches of learning will be
taught. Besides the departments
usually found IN schools of this
character, a commercial course will
be added for the thorough training
of those young men who wish to
enter a business life Thoroughly
prepared to fight their way ,unaided.
It is needless to say that Mexico
needs the institution; and all that
is necessary is the proper work and
it can be secured.
Prof. Adam Weimer has just re-
cived from c. G. Conn, Elkhart,
Indiana, one of the finest cernets
now in use in Missouri. 1t will be
used in the Schumacher Weimer
orchestra, of this city. The "Won-
der Cornet," manufactured by Mr..
C.. G.. Conn, presents to the must
clans Of to-day positively new and
essential features which are abso-
lutely necessary to make an lnstru-
ment perfect in every respect. The
valve action is durable, ~noiseless,
short and remarkably light, and
permits the performer to execute
the most difficult and rapid pass
ages with facility and ease. In
short, it is a perfect musical in
strument of its kind.
Republican Delegates.
At a meeting of Republicans at
their club roomsi in this city Satur-
day afternoon, the following dele
gates were selected :
To the Congressional Convention
which met at Louisiana Tuesday
at 10 a. NV. S. Hathaway,
wv. Howell, T.. E. Day, James
Gilliland and J. G.. Parrish.
To the Senatorial Convention, no
time or place fxed-I. N. Hatha-
way, J. B. Botkin, T. J. Roberts
and G. A. Smith.
The county convention will meet
in this city Sept. 29th, and put a
full ticket in the field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

DR.. Lemon has moved to
Ksarney, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06
NEW HOPE NEWS.

NEW HOPE, Sept. 3.-R. I.
Freeman is feeding a nice bunch
of mules.
Mrs. Mollie Kinslow is very sick
with fever.
Mrs. Kittie Brothers is quite ilr
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Dishman is very low with
heart disease.
Mr.. Claude Brothers and Will
liam Eller are attending the Kinks
vile school.
The cane crop is immense this
fall. We have a very fine mill in
this vicinity that is now in opera
ton at J. T. Watts.
R. R. Buckner bought of A. s.
Stevens, ~ head of sheep at So per
head.
Dyer Bros. are feeding 100 head
of cattle.
Hamilton C. McCue is feeding
one a load of good mules.
Geo. Martin is quite i'll with
fever.
R. Buckner is building three
new houses in Auxvasse that will
soon be completed.
N. Craighead spent a few days
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Thomas Housemond is feeding a
nice bunch of hogs that will soon
be ready for market.
William Kinslow is feeding IA
head of hogs.
r. r. Buckner bought of Martin
Bros, 4 head of steers at S25 per
head.
VIM. Kinsol sold to Geo. Ben
nett, 3 head of cattle for 2 1-2 per
pound.
r. D. Caldwell is feeding II head
of hogs that he will soon have fat.
The ice cream party at A. S.
Stevens was a grand ucces The
guests consisted of about sixty
persons.
r. r. Buckner and o. Woodson
are feeding 60 head of mules.
The ordinary costume worn by a
woman of medium stature is re-
markably light. Very few weigh
over nine pounds, dresses of silk
and jet being the heaviest. A
dress of cloth and jet averages
about six pounds, a long velvet
dress for evening wear about five,
a cloth winter dress five, a tailor
made dress about six pounds, and
a wrap of solid jet three pounds,
while a dress of surah silk weighs
somewhere in the neighborhood of
three and one-half pounds only.
Summer dresses weigh from half a
pound to two pounds.
The colored fair opens to-day
at the grounds of the Mexico
Fair Association. The manage
ment has made every effort to make
the fair a success, as it doubtless
will be. There is no colored fair
association, save the one at Fulton,
within fifty or seventy-five miles OF
Mexico, and this one can be made
TO pay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

Harry Hollopeter has resigned
his position in the post-office TO ac-
cept a better one in the transfer ex-
press office at the Union Depot.
He will likely have no successor in
the post-office at present, as Post
master Woodward thinks the force
now employed sufficient.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

A prominent citizen of Forest
City, Arkansas, pays the follow
ing tribute TO the excellent result
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy: after
spending hundreds of dollars for
medicine and doctors fees, with
out any good results for my wife.
who had been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea, / procured
for 81 trial two bottles Of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy, and | can say il effected
"a complete cure. "-EAsr ARKAs-
SIAN, Forest City, Arkansas. 1t is
the hest medicine ever produced
for pain in the Stomach. Cholera
horbus, Bloody Flux and Summer
Complaint. Sold by c. r. Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

konantz, a wonderful little bay
stallion belonging to Mr.. j. M.
Myers, of Memphis, Mo-, has been
down in this section testing the
speed of our horses: Konantz, it
is said, is capable of going down in
the 2Gs. We are under obligations
to Mr.. Myers tor favors shown dur
ing the Paris fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06
letter. List.

MEXICO, Mo.,August 30. 1883.
ISf OF LETTERS remaining In the
LPost-oilce at Mexico, Audrain County,
Mo, and which. IL not called for within
two weeks from date, win be sent 10 the
Dead Letter Office at Washington City:
Ash r John Miller Mrs
Bali hrusie Moure Emm1
Rlack William MorrisJ
Britt Mrs l. Murphy Thomas
Bowie Alice Odell Mrs W A
Bruce jas " Ode Thos
nougia- Sadie Phiiitns J
Dunning Jas Reighleg sieve
Eubanks Jamie ROBERTS William
Ford X. k.,berts W VI
Flutchsrd REGARD Tripleit Willie
Giichrict Geo Watts Nollie
Herald John Watts Logan
Howe Matte Wilson Ella
Hytsn Mallie Zeaman L T.
Hudson Thomas Mckinney Ma w y
Hutchinson j W Meadows Bonnie
Kelley Mrs Nora
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

WANTED An active, energetic
man to represent US as sales agent
in this city. Address,
WANAMAKER d Brown,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06
STOLE A GOAT.
After Being Released on Bond for
One Offence, Three Coons
Commit Another.

Edward Wilson, John Henry
Gatewood and Forest Haines,
three colored boys about twelve
years of age, were arrested yester-
day for stealing a goat from VIM.
Kendall, who lives in the First
Ward. The boys were taken be-
fore Judge Bass, and September
18th was set for a hearing of the
case, the prisoners being released
on the personal recognizance of
young Wilson's father. The
young rascals had not been out of
the court room two hours before
they brought up against officer
Bunton at the Union Depot. The
officer had proof that the boys had
stolen a %portmanteau from a Miss
Millidge, a traveller who was
waiting for a train. He forced
them to a confession ard in q
moment the hand bag and contents
were returned and Miss Millidge
went on her way. The officer
brought the young thieves down
town and locked them up in the
City Hall. This morning Justice
Winscott fined Wilson 81 and
costs, which was paid. The other
boys were broke and were sent to
Jail for ten days. The will be re-
leased just about in time to
answer to the charge of stealing the
nanny goat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

keIIey MIS- Nora
ID ID. WuoDwAgD, Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-06

Is 3-4 hands, bred by X. H. Allen,
foaled, 1886; bought by w. B.
Jones, Mexico, so.
Beauty, Is 1-2 hands, bred by
X. H. Allen, bright bay, foaled,
1885; bought by J. A. Potts, Au-
drain, sS5.
Light bay filly, bred by K. H.
Allen, foaled, 1886; bought by J.
A. Potts, Mexico, $75.
Robin Hood, bay gelding, bred
by k. H. Allen, foaled. 1887; pur-
chased by J. R. Johnson, Audrain,
|, Toga, by gelding, Is IL hands,
pay, foaled, October, 1885; bought
by ). K. johnson, Audrain, 1922 50,
Bay filley, foaled, 1886, ared by
\. ii: Allen; bought by J. A.
|, Coaly, dark brown, mare, Is 1-2
hands, bred by XII. Allen, foaled
1888, colt at side; bought by Sam
Northern, Audrain, $40.
Betty, 10 1-2 hands, dark brown
bree by X. IL. Allen, foaled, 1884
bought by Samuel Northern, Mex.
ice, 155.
Bay gelding. Is IL hands. bref
by (. H. Allen, foaled, 1856
bought by j. A. Potts, Audrain
SO.
Black Ally, foaled, 1887, bred b,
K. II. Allen; bought by J. r. John
son, Audrain, $3.50.
Clinker, bred by K. H. Allen
bay, foaled 1886; bought by J. r
Johnson. Audrain, 77.50.
Bay FLY, foaled, 1887, bred b,
K. III. Allen; bought by J. r. John
son, Audrain, $3.50.
Dixie, bay filly, bred by K. II
Allen, foaled, 1886; bred by G. F
Clark, Mexico, $3.50.
Dot, brown FLY, foaled, 1887
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

a house large enough for mother and a daughter in-l law, but tho Bnrton's were an exception; whether 1t was from some peculiarity in tho build ot the house or In the disposition of its inmates, we do not pretend to say, but certain it is, that nowhere la the old Ray State was there a happier family than the one beneath the deacons roof. where the happy "little school marm" nestled closer each day into the affections of those about her, her own heart filled to overflowing with the blisstul happiness of being be. loved.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28
The Little Seed.

\ little seed lay Tn the carter's path; A little shoot bowed in the strong wind 6
 wrath;
 little shrub grew, by it's roots held fast; Then a stout tree braved all the winters
 blast
 4 little cough started-'twas only light. A little chill shv vered the hours of night; \ little pain came and began to grow, Then consumption laid all his brave strength
 low.
 Be wise in time. Cheek the little cough, cure the little chill, dispell the little pain, ere the little ailment be- comes the strong, uncoDquerable giant of disease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery, taken in time, is a remedy for these ills.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28
A TRYsT.
BY N. $ BRl,ssEs.

 Alone she waits for me, Oh, heart. be stills Only the field to cross
 Aud then the hill. And then her eyes soft charm Ny eyes will meet With welcome glad aud warm, And chidlng sweet, Across the sunny road
 Leng shadows lles The birds sing overhead The breeze ROes by Laden with clover breath, With summer dreams. Sweetheart, how far and far The distance seems. mount the hill at last: There m the shade Near W here the eruss-r0ads meet Our tryst was made. l see her robe of white, Her waving gtoves Alone she waits for me, My own true love -SGuac.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Kalo removes grease and dirt with out injury to the finest fabric. Also removes freckles and tAnj whitening the skin. Send 15c to J. P. Drom- goole < Co, Louisville, Ky, for a box by mail.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Little Girl (to lady caller)-"Sis- ter's awful sorry, but she can't see you today"
 Lady (compassionately>-T am very sorry, Mabel. l hope she is not ill.o
 Little Girl-"Oh, no !; she is getting engaged. ."-Harpes's Young People.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

To regulate the stsmaek, liver and bowels, and promote digestion, taks one Of Carter's Little Liver Pilii every night. Try them.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

The man who walks home every night says this h glorious corn wea, her.-Bu6'dlo Negs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28
TAKE THE IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE

To Tsxss and the sesthysss. .1hsss tsslns lseye Issssss ssss C sSsnk kkis. Isesis kesf, 0sivsssss. bslf.s. yt worst M Ssse ss1 n.s xsaes4eeg. vsstgD. TAs only tln< e thA fAn0na Hot 4pstugp es1 hnnt1ug gyc6n1e of AFkaneae, Fer faStBsF fD~ rNS::EEtWn4E, aag IoEE.EP.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Railroad Extension in 1888,

The forthcoming number of the Rail
way Age will contain the following;
When the year 1881 closed with the
extraordinary and unprecedented record
of having built nearly $4,000 miles of
railway, it had already become the set
tied belief that railway building had
been greatly overdone, and that the
present year would witness an almost
complete stoppage of enterprise in that
direction. This opinion still seems to
prevail and is frequently expressed In
conversation and in the newspapers, so
that more people believe that practically
no extensions whatever have been
mgde to our railway mile
age since the end of 1887. When, there
fore, we state that in the first three
months of 1888 more miles of track were
laid, on a greater number of lines and IN
a greater number of the states and terri
tories than. according TO our record,
were laid during the same period in 1887
the assertion will probably be received
with surprise if not increduilty. II Is,
however, true, as the following table,
compiled from the detailed records IN
this Office. shows. Summary of track
laid from Sanuary to April /. 1888:
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
The Greatest Railroad Undertaking Ever
Known.

y large party OF Union PacIflc survey
ors are in the vicinity of Como, Colo, ,
working on what is commonly supposed
to be line for q railroad from that place
in a nearly direct line across Mosquito
Pass and down into Leadville. The gen
erai course Of the line is said to be
around Mount Silverheels, striking the
London junction line, and thence up
Mosquito Gulch and through the pass TO
the west side of Park Range. The peO-
pie of Fairplav have been considerably
excited by the reports and will use
strenuous endeavors TO prevent the road
running north of their town.
To one familiar with the apparent inn
possibility Of crossing Mosquito Pass
with a railroad, it would seem that the
only practical course of the Union Pa
cific will be to bore long tunnel. In
any event, if constructed, the road VIII
be unparalleled for engineering enter
prise by any like project ever attempted
in America Mosquito Pass is usually
closed with snow from September 20 May.
On the west side the mountain is almost
precipitous for 4, 900 feet. The summit
of the pass is IL, 900 feet high.
The new road would cut off about
forty miles of the present South Park
line. Now the road runs from Como in
a northwest direction to Frisco, and then
turns again directly south into Lead
vile. BY the new line the general
course of the road from Denver
will be southwest. The view and seen
cry from Mosquito Pass would be the
grandest afforded by any railroad on the
continent. II is great undertaking,
but, if possible of accomplishment, it
would place the South Park far ahead of
all competitors on distance. The route
over Mosquito Pass was talked of in
1879. but Major Evans, the chief engi-
neer of. the Union Pacific, dissuaded the
company from the project. Since then,
however, greater feats of engineering
have been successful than Major Evans
dreamed of. The route may be now
deemed possible,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
NEW YORK AND ITS LABOR VOTE.

The leaders Of the United Labor party
in New York have formally decided to
be represented at the national conven-
ton of their party in Cincinnati May 10.
They are in favor of putting a candidate
for president in the field and running the
usual tickets. This, therefore, assures
the presence of labor party and a dis
Uinctively labor vote in New York this
fall Henry George, it is true, will have
nothing to do with it. he having already
declared'in favor of Mr.. Cleveland, free
trade and no custom houses. But the
labor party in New York is considerably
larger than Mr.. George. 1t has enough
men who really do work to make quite
a respectable showing when they vote.
DR.. McGlynn, with his inspiring enthu
siasm. is one of the leaders, and he is
heartily in favor of making a determined
fight for the principles of the labor party.
This fact should be a suggestion to Re-
publicans in selecting their candidate
and in making the issue of the campaign.
They should not loose sight of the fact
that there is to be a large labor vote in that
state which will go to the party that offers
the best arguments and the best induce
ments for the support of workingmen.
The party should select a candidate
whose safe conservative views will be a
guarantee of business prosperity and OF
course good times for the workingmen.
they should make prominent in their
platform the principle of protection TO
| American labor, and appeal directly TO
workingmen on this issue. Ii is great
mistake to suppose that the votes of the
Labor party Will be drawn exclusively or
for the most part from the Democrats.
The result OF the election IN New York
| last fall showed that the Labor party
drew from the Republicans almost as
much as from the Democrats The one
thing which the Republicans can do is TO
make campaign that shall appeal to the
sense of fairness ana of personal interest
of workingmen, and show them that
| they can get better results and quicker
results in the line of labor reform By sup
porting the Republican party than by
working through a seperate political
organization.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
TOO LITTLE MANHOOD.

Before turning himself loose on the
editor of the EAGLE, the editor Of the
Oskaloosa Independent would have
shown himself more manly had he re-
published what we said of his town in
connection with the action Of its people
in electing a lot of old women to fill all
of their offices from mayor down and to
conduct their public affairs. But more
manly course could not be expected from
an editor living in such a town. Rest
assured that the EAGLE man will never,
by his vote or by any other action, put
his wife or sister OF mother in position
where it would be possible for Leaven-
worth beer seller, or anybody else, TO in
suit her sense of propriety, as was the
recently elected female mayor of the
dried-up village where manhood is at
such discount and where women have
such a small sense of their own duties
and of the proprieties. The EAGLE
meant exactly what it said when it
said that no man of enterprise would
ever invest money in such community.
As for going into spasms over this action
of lot of Oskaloosa cranks. there is no
danger. my dear Roberts, but we would
not live in a town twenty-four hours
whose municipal affairs had been put
into the hands of lot of women, how
ever superior they might be as human
beings to the male scrubs who essay to
husband, father and brother them.
| We don't deny that Oskaloosa will get
some gratuitous notoriety out of this
mellow matronly senility. such notoriety
for instance as we are now giving it, but
it will be at the expense of not only every
manly ideal and aspiration, but at the
expense OF the future material welfare
and the very life of the town itself.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
Written for the Eagle.
LIFE IS ENOUGH.

All day long through my heart Is ringing
A melody caught from some poets lay,
Who sang of this glorious summer
weather
The crowning joy of perfect day
A beautiful thought and one revealing
Unconscious praise of the passing hour,
That life is enough no matter whether
One be a bird, or a flower"
The bird-soul stepped in the summer sun
shine
Forgetful of winter's storm and sleet,
Gives to the world in happiest measure
Its wealth of melody rare and sweet;
And the fair-faced flower its perfume
lending
To bathe in sweetness the summer air,
AS gladly accepts the boon of living
While the summer days are sweet and
fair.
Ard so we too, in this glorious weather
Should catch the spirit OF bird and
flower,
And learn that life, and the joy OF living
That thrills our soul, is a priceless
dover.
To Him, who gives without stint or
measure
His best to brighten the passing hour,
Life is enough it matters not whether
One be bird, or flower"
-ALMEDA Z. WIGHT.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
MR.. coNKLINa IN TIE BLIzzAsD.

The critical condition of Hon. Roscoe
Conkhng for several days. which IS said
To be the result of his terrible experience
on the night Of the fearful blizzard in
New York. has revived the following
account of his experience as given by
himself TO reporter OF the Boston Globe
a short time ago. Dir. Conkling said he
had pretty tough constitution and had
been in some pretty tough places IN his
life, but he had never feared as on Mon
day night in Union Square:
Il had been AT the Stewart building in
the afternoon, he said. and had some
work 10 do III my office, and not think
ing that the city would be dark at night,
l went down 10 Wall street TO look after
the work. \ little after 6 O'Clock
wanted to 20 home. There wasn't a cab
or carriage of any kind 10 be had. Once
during the day l had declined an offer TO
ride uptown III a carriage because the
men wanted s.. and | started up Broad
way on my pins, Ii was dark, and II
was useless 10 try 10 pick out a path, so
went magniiicently along shouldering
through drifts, and headed for the north.
| was pretty well exhausted when | got
TO Union square, and wlplng the snow
from my ewes tried 10 make out the tracks
through. But IL was impossible. There
were no lines, and plunged right
through on as straight line as | could
determine upon. Sometimes l have run
across passages in novels of great adven-
lures In snow storms; for example, In
stories of Russian life. where there would
be vivid description of mans strug-
gle on a snow-swept and windy plain;
but | have always considered that the
presentation was an exaggeration- /
shall never say so again, for after what
encountered III last nights blizzard |
can believe that the strongest descrip-
ton would fail 20 approximate tho
truth. Il had got 10 the middle of the
park and was up To my arms in the mid
die of drift. pulled the ice and snow
from my eyes and held my hands up
there till everything was melted of so
that | might see; but il was too dark and
the snow too binding. For nearly
twenty minutes | was stuck there, and l
came as near giving right up and sink
ing down there 10 die as man can and
not do it. Somehow | got out and made
nv way along. When / reached the
New York club al Twenty-fifty street
was covered ali over with ice and packed
snow. and they would scarcely believe
me thatT had walked from Wall street.
It took three hours 10 make the Jour
ney."
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-15
TWO PICTURES.

To the Editor of the Eagle:
Some people by constantly looking at
the dark side of things are filled with
sadness and gloom. The forebodings
that fill their minds lodge clouds on their
countenance, while the mutterings OF
discomfort that falls from their lips
makes you flee from their presence as
the birds fly before the coming storm.
Others have their hearts and minds so
set to the bright side of things that they
see a bow Of promise on every cloud;
their faces are radiant with the light Of
hope and Joy gathered from every earthly
good. and as YOU meet them their smiles
and cheerful words thrill you through
and through Go dhelp us all to learn
the lesson Of cheerfulness. L.