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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

A frame house in northwest
Mexico known as the "Rodhouse
place" burned to the ground Sun.
day. The fire department re-
sponded promptly, but when the
fire was reached it was found that
there was not enough hose tc reach
from the nearest hydrant to the
house. By the time another rec
was secured the house was destroy.
ed. The company succeeded ir
saving an adjoining stable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

At the Abilene, Texas. district
fair, held recently, Charles o. Nor
ris, formerly of this city, secured
premiums on the following stock:
All purpose stations, two year old
flly, best illy, two year old mule,
hest iank
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
A Night Off.

One of the most hilariou.ly
amusing plays ever seen in Port
land Theatre was Augustin Daly's
comedy GA Night Off," presented
last night. Nothing so intensely
rapid in action, SO witty in dia.
logue, SO charming in stage dress,
so artistically metropolitan in
every detail, has ever been present.
ed at the theatre.--Portland, Me.
argus.
At Kabrich's Friday, November
9th. Prices 3, so and IS cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

The Western Union down tswn
telegraph office was to-day remov-
ed to Buckner's drug store. The
fixtures of the new office are es-
pecially neat and tasty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Miss NJ. Foster, niece of W. X,
Peery, age 20 years, died Friday
night of consumption.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. E. l.. Harnsberger, of EN-
poria, Kansas, who has been the
guest of Mr.. ard Mrs. James
Thomas, left for her home Satur-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
Christmas Goods.

E. III. Carter Is in St. Louis,
where he will purchase the largest
and most varied stock of Christmas
goods ever brought to Mexico.
Don't fail to examine his stock
when it gets here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Wallace Macfarlane, of Wood
land, Cal, formerly of this city, is
here, the guest of Judge Macfar-
lanes family. He is on his way to
st. Louis, where he will attend
school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

w. H. Heller had a patch OF
potatoes 81 yards by 20 yards,
which yelled $50 bushels. He
sold them for 40 cents per bushel,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

James M. BeagIes, of near Wor-
cester, has determined to remove
to this city TO reside. The LEDGER
is glad to welcome such substan-
tial citizens as Mr.. Beaples,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. Margaret Fish, mother of
Mrs. P. H. CAN'T, of this city, died
at Montgomery Friday of old
age. The funeral took place Satur-
day. Mrs. CAN'T attended from
here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

D. NJ. Roberts has just received
from Indiana q fine Poland China
pig for which he paid the fancy
price of $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

A large number of trifling acct
dents have occurred on the Alton
of late. Section men have lost
fingers and had their feet mashed,
while a man named Lafferty fell
from a car. breaking an arm and
collar hone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

The colored public schools, I'M
der the direction of Prof. l. j.
Hicks, are progressing nicely.
The quarter just closed was an un-
usually successful one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

The court has ordered the der
rick, etc, at the hole in the ground
sold to the highest bidder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
Very Truly Yours.

The Board of Education acted on
the letter as follows:
Sin view of the fact that A. K.
Yancey, President of Hardin Col
lege, has offered q $500 gold
medal to the most successful pupil
in English grammar, at the public
school, for the current term, end
ing May, 1889, be it
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Board of Education, thor
oughly appreciate this favor ex-
tended by Prof. Yancey that we
heartily endorse the estimate placed
by him upon a knowledge of our
mother tongue, the value of which
can scarcely be overrated in practi-
cal education and that, in accept
ing his generous offer, in behalf OF
the school, we tender him our sim
cere thanks, conscious of the fact
that his action is not only a great
compliment to our school, but that
it would prove such a stimulus to
our pupils as will awaken their
best efforts for acquiring an intelli-
gent use of English.
J. J. STEELE, Pres.
J. I. NELSON, Sec'y."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
a week here

Owing to a small breakage in the
town clock, caused by the ringing
OF the bell Saturday, we were with
Out time Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

G. A. Keeton, of the Kansas City
Times, was in the city to-day on a
visit to his family. He will spend
a week here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John Daniel, at
their home west of Thompson, Fri
day, rendered a delightful recep.
tien to Mr.. and Mrs Tom Daniel,
who were married at Thompson
Tuesday. A large number OF
friends and relatives of the newly
married pair yer present, and the
occasion throughout was one OF
eminent pleasure to all who were
Fortunate enough to be in attend
ance. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel will
will very likely reside at Thompson
instead of Vandalia, as heretofore
announced.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. Geo. Byrns, who was burn
ed the other day at her home west
of Mexico, is better, with a posi-
bility of recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Surveyor Rodgers has just COM
pleted a very fine road and bridge
map for the county. 1t is very
neat and correct and will prove
valuable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

w. HI. KEENAN, has rented his
hall to the A. O. U. w. lodge, and
Squire Harris has moved into the
Harper block.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Col. Green Clay and Hon. John
E. Hutton are in Laddonia, where
they make speeches tonight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. DR.. Reed, of Butte, Mon
tana, formerly of Mexico, is the
guest of relatives here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
Notice to Farmers of Benton SSlty a
Vicinity.

All persons knowing themsf.ves
indebted to o. p. Jones will niease
call and settle their accourats at
once. BY doing SC you will greatly
ebiige 0. P. JONES w3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

o. P. Jones, of Benton City, is
doing an immense business, just
as he deserves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
For Sale.

i have fer sale so tons of hay,
40 acres of corn and 100 acres Of
grass. Good feed lot.
w. s. HATHAWAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. Thurston Duncan is visit
ing her parents at Martinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

A marriage license was to-day
granted John w. Duncan and Miss
Ida Belle Key.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Daniel were
in town Monday, on their way to
Vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

B. r. Cauthorn sold to day his
fine saddle horse to Bob Cauthorn
for S175.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. Byrns, who vas so severely
burned the other day, is better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

b. +. Dobyns returned from
Kentucky to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Mrs. A. J. Winscott is the guest
of friends in Sturgeon, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

e. B. Keith is home from an ex-
tended business trip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Pearson, a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

The following officers have been
elected by the Unien Literary So
ciety, public schools President,
Nathan Phillip; vice-president,
Arnold Mckee; recording secretary,
James Henderson ; corresponding
secretary, Frank Russell; treasur-
er, Wallace Bassford; first critic,
Morgan Stewart; second critic,
Tom Murdoch; attorney, Percy
Hord; sergeant, Ned Hutton;
librarian, Miss Schuyler; assistant
librarian, Miss Grantham.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
PROF. I T
The President of Hardin College
Offers an Elegant Medal to the
Public School.

The following letter has been re.
ceived by Prot. D. A. Mcmillan:
superintendent of the public
schools, and at a recent meeting OF
the Board of Education the ap.
pended resolution was passed:
10 Prof. d. A. Mcmillan, Mexico, Mo.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. 3.-Rec.
ognizing the Public School, under
your charge, as a great power fol
good in our community, and wish.
ing to emphasize the Importance Of
the study of our mother tongue, ]
desire with your consent and thai
of the School Board, to offer a COLE
medal of the value Of $25 to the
best student in English Grammar
during the current school year; the
contest to be decided in such man.
ner as, in your judgment, may be
best suited to reach a correct re.
suit,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

Logan Smothers came home to
vote.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
Sick HEADACHE,

l";.FrC'S Pheasant 2NTEaEtye Pellets.
i; =, ~..l!:;st:bI al t'lC remedial power at i',~e
t.5-=s ever 50 EttaG a. variety 81 G4-.Hsvr. -
l-L:t irHthiIliiy IL s2Iii that taeif Hcts1ii r;'cu
tile system is universal, not Il Ats;si M tts3.o
escaping their SNnattVc intli;t4gp. $sutL ~
drurgjsIa. IS cents n Vial, Manufactured nj the
MEDICAL Association, BuFaio, n. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

"WHEN a man stands upon this
floor and tells me this extra0rGi-
nary high tariff is for the protec-
ton of the laboring man, l tell
him that I do not understand how
he can possibly subsantiate such a
theory."-John A. Logan, Oct. 20,
1906
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

IA Night Off," ut Kabrich's,
Nov. 9.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08

No round trip rate being more thar
TWENTY DOLLARS, including GREAT
FALLS, Helena and Butte City, Mont.
Persons desiring to take a trip throuph
Northern Minnesota, Dakota or Montana
for the purpose Of looking over the coup-
try, or with the idea of selecting a pev
home within the boundaries of ~
GRANDEST WHEAT BELT IN THR
WORLD, and an agricultural country
suitable for diversified farming, dairy And
stock purposes, will do well to take sd-
vantage Of these rates.
Palace sleeping aud buffet cars, free
colonist sleepers.
For maps and Information apply to your
home ticket agent, to any agent Of the
company, or II. /. WHITNEY,
Gen'l Pass. and Tiki. Agt.,
st. Paul. MINI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-11-08
THE LEDGER.

The County Court is in session.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
A Pointed Rebuke.

Washington Correspondence \. Y. Tribune.
 One of the attaches of the Chinese legation has had his photograph taken and has been presenting 1t to friends and acquaintances-ladi mostly with inscriptions In Chinese charac- ters upon the back. One young lady has had the photograph on the man- tel in the drawing room ever since she got it, and she takes pains to show if to every one who calls. She does not tell them, however, that she re- ceived it only after persistent appeals to the young Chinaman. Perhaps she may after this: The other day, 1t ap- pears, a gentleman called at the house of her father, who has long resided in China and knows the language of the country we'll To him she turned for a translation of the characters on the back of the photograph, "for." said she, "my friend, the Chinaman, wouldn't tell me what they meant, and as he acted so strangely about the whole matter, am really curious to know what they say"
 The gentleman glanced at the writ ing, and then at the girl. Then he broke out:
 T would rather not"
 "Why"
 "Well, they"-he hesitated. The girl kept urging him. His protests had the effect of making her more per- sistent. But at last he yielded, and here is what he read
 "In the Celestial empire, where pa- gans toll. it is not considered becom- ing in young maiden to ask for the picture of young man, and such as would do so would be punished for immodesty but in this land, where civilization is at it's height, young la- dies permit themselves to do things which their heather sisters would blush even to mention.n
 This Is true story, as fhF2 as the reading of the gentleman is concerned. Whether the characters really meant what he said they did, is quite another question.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
Thiek Headed peenl..
YontA's Com panion.

The people who cannot take a Joke arc many, but those who can SIG neither "hidC nor hair" of IL, to whom it Is absolutely invisible. arc fortu- nately ia tho minority but midway between the two arc the siulidlv lit- crAl people, who always "speak hy the card" and take every statement for just what 1t Is worth on the sur face.
 X gentleman was once illustrating in a small company the fact that tho mind diseased takes on odd modes ot action by the story of the lunatio who ianclcd that he lived In palace and dined upon tho choicest vianis. In point of fact. he was confined In a hospital and his diet was restricted to grucl.
 "l dine every day on tho tat of the land," said tho poor fellow, and yet everything l et tastes of grucl."
 When the story was finished a sympathetic lady wha hs;! a.!:e missed It's point exclaimed; "roor man! Too tad to feed him on gruel Do ou suppose that's the iarc in all the hospitalsy"
 An overworked farmer of vivid imagination and nimhle tongue ono morning called back hurrl@lly to his witc as he took his way to tho field
 No, can't go to town with you to-day; I've got 100000 bushels of potatoes to dig before night" .-'
 What can he man?" speeulated tho little wife, as sho went about her work. "Pm sure we never had more'n forty bushels, and he couldn't dig 'em in day to @vo his life"
 She was not quite equal to the ex- traction ot the grain of wheat con taInesi In that bushel Of hypcrholloal chair.
 Another farmer said ono day, Io. cosoly, to neighbor "Dont seem to pay to do tho hayin' lIavu to do it right over again next year?"
 "iiut what would tho cattle live on it you didn't do ltH" inquired tho more literal man.
 "Dop Let 'em live on faith aamc's tho rest on ns have to do."
 "You depend upon lt, you'd lose inore'n you'd gain," aid tho other, solcmnly. "Critters have got to eat, and we've got to take care on 'en. Don't you turn your cattle adrift to shift for themselves, Eben, you won't gain nothin' by It."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
A New S,ory of Hawthorne.
Exchange


 Nathaniel Hawthorne was il kIn.l hearted man as well as Il great novel; ist While he was consul at Biver- pool, young Yankee one day walked into his office. The boy had lcii home Co seek his fortune, but evidently had not found It yet, although he had crossed the sea In the search. Home. sick, trIendlcss, nearly pcnnilcAs, he wanted a passage home. The clerk said Mir. Hawthorne could mol ba seen, and intimatcd that tho boy was no Amer!can, bn; was trying to steal n passage.
 The boy stuck to his point, and tho clerk at last went into the inner room and nnid ,o Mir. Hnwthornc;
 "lierc's boy insists upon seeing you he says he's an American, but know he isu't."
 Hawthorne came out of his room and looked kecnly at the eager, ruddy face of tho boy.
 "You want passage to Amcricai" "ies, sir"
 "From what part of Americaf" United States, sir"
 w hat statei"
 "New Hampshire, sir"
 "1ownIn
 Exeter, sir"
 Hawthorne looked al him 4 minute before asking tho next question. "Who sold the best apples in your townf"
 "Skim-milk Folsom, sir" said the boy, with giisteDing eyes, as tho ta- mIlinr by-word brought up the dear old sseDes of home.
 eit's nil right" said Mir. flaw thorne, "give him passage"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
Living Witnesses !
question

Ask any one who has used Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as to their merits. They will tell you that pimples, blotches and eruptions disappear; that eoDstipatioB-that breeder of disorders-b relieved that the appetite is restored: that the whole system is renovated and regu- lated beyond any conception by tbese little wonder workers. Being purely vegetable, they are perfectly harmless; being composed of concentrated, active ingredients, they are powerful! Purge and purify the system and disease will be unknown. Of all druggists.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
A WOODLAND LocH.
GEORGE EYRE TODD.

Haste, Maggie. bring your shining skates, Rusk on your dainty shoon, The frost is hard, the ice Is keen. The sun looms red at noon. The swallows brood has flown away To skim the shining Nile; The blackbird and the lark are dead, Or silent for awhile. The frost has fretted every pane; Hoar whitens every spray; And hark how loud the laughter rings Along the ice to-day. Last night the merry minstrelsie Sent waltzers through the hall, Beneath the cunning mistletoe, And holly on the wall. But now the grand piano's closed The loud trombone is dumb; The fiddles in their coffins lie, The clarionet's gone home. Deep hid amid the frosted woods The enchanted lakelet lies; The rowans there are red as lips, The sloes as black as eyes, There halt the joyous company That led the dance last night Have bound bright winglets to their feet, And, mated, taken flight. Dew glistens on the ruddy lip The rowan ne Ger can know; Glad light shines in the downcast eye That comes not to the sloe. A scarlet flush comes to the cheek, 4 lily to the brow; And thoughts that last night feared to spea Have burst their fetters now. And hand in hand as we pursue The missing muse's art, Though Winters in the frosty sky There's Summer in my heart.
 -Bosion Daily Advertiser.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
A Cheap Par of Pictures.

For forty cents we will mail, post paid, to any address, the splendid col ored cngrayings, the "ArkansAw Tray eler" and The Turn of the Tune {; T
 also, without extra charge, the orig final story of the "Arkanaaw Traveller, 2 as told by Colonel Sandy Faulkner, and the music of the "Arkansaw Tray. eler" arranged for the piano. The pictures are gotten up in the highest style of art and possessing such his- torical interest they should have s place in every household. Postage stamps taken. Address Read < Zen. ham, 7s Calumet Bldg, Chicago, III.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10
nd wAys Because it would have spOilsd

| my story,
 The wild trains of loads and emp tvs made night hideous with their screaming whistles, and with Bill's present state of nerves he found him. | self confused. At the station this side of the meeting point Bill was forty minutes late. Conductor R---- asked him "ii he could make NJ all right" Yes" It was now thirty three minutes after two in the morn- ing--just the hour when sleep tugs the hardest for supremacy of the strongest wills on the roads. An over heated journal under the sleeper had delayed Bin, and now had burst out in a flame, reaching the floor of the car betore discovery,
 Under such excitement many a stalwart railroad man is overcome, and who can blame if, for an instant, bew wilderment sets in upon those who arc usually cool-heatied men.
 Bill is compelled to stop on the track away from the station-the safety of lives depend upon instant work. No time to be lost now, every second ot time made the situation perilous, but that sleeper must be at tended to, for in it is the superintend- enfs family, and all sleeping soundly, Bill remained on his engine while Jake went back to the sleeper. The train had stopped near the apex of B long and upgrade curve, so one could not sec the track ahead only short distance.
 Forgetting the scene about him Bill passed his hand over where Tamo's cage was fixed, and his thoughts wore gloomy indeed from his recent sad ex- perience, and now that danger seemed 90 near, the absence of TAmo made him shudder for his safety.
 What curious thing is imagina- tion!
 No. S6 had waited its full five mln- utes at M, and now had the right of the road over any delayed train from the opposite direction, and, or course, pulled out with twenty "loads" and away at a speed that would not come within the limits of fifteen miles per hour-ona straight track possibly 1t may have reached twenty. The boys always know how freights make time at night. Bill saw the image of Tamo in tho cage just as dis tinctly as life itself. Opening the door he WAS actually plac- ing his hand in to stroke his pet when the awful crash came which made shapeless mass of ruins of two engines. A thoughtful brakeman ran back as fast as possible to stop BilPs "extra," the swinging of his lantern saved further loss of life. The en- gineer and fireman on the freight jumped to save their lives, but poor, bewildered Bill was injured, and ia- tally. He was carried to the "way" of his "extra," which was backed up with the passengers to the station, medical aid summoned, but "nothing could bc done," the doctor said, "seri- ous injury; will die from internal hcmorrhage." And so it was. Just as day dawn came creeping In the window where he lay, he faintly called: Jake, did you--scc-T Tamo- last nj" Bill had gone to meet Aimee.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10

Mamma, what did you pray for?" said the little fiye-y year.oid son of a friend of mine.
 "Why, for papa and mamma, and for God to make you good hoy," she replied.
 "Well, that's just what I've been praying for, too, ssd if you are going to keep on, I'll quit. ."-ADony Ay0us.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10

Minister (to little boy with bas- ket of flsb)--"Little boy, aren't you, ashamed to go fishing on the Sabbath dsy7"
 Little Boy Nifting the cover of the basket with conscious pride) -- :" AslsasnedI Look at them. .n-- TSl- Bsss.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10

Passengers who once try the "Mo. non" route, which Is the model line from Cincinnati and Louisville to Chicago, never name 1t but to praise 1t.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-10

childssn Cry fos Pitchers cassosia.
 -Ane
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-14

novel system of fire escape for school
buildings has been suggested by Capt Rea-
gan, assistant chief of the Boston fire depart
ment, which upon its face looks as il it might
prove of considerable practical value. His
idea is TO utilize the large yard area to be
found about nearly every school house in
Boston and erect an ornamental iron tower a
short distance from the building
This tower would contain a broad iron
staircase leading from the top to the ground.
From each floor OF the school house a COW
cred bridge would lead into the tower, and
the door leading from the school room to the
bridge would he kept unlocked during school
hours. The rooms on each floor would con
meet with each other and in case Of fire the
scholars could have unobstructed access to
the bridge. BY such an arrangement, when
sver fire broke out there would always be
an egress open. and even if matters became
serious the iron tower and bridges would
remain unharmed. The plan appears TO be
perfectly feasible. and the expense would, it
Is said not be much more than what is laid
ont on the present fire escapes. And we
should think the same plan might be adopted
for factories and other buildings where mum
bers of persons are employed ON the different
floors Of the building. Fire and Water.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-14

DR.. Sawyer believes in the "camp cure"
for women as well as men. He has known tent
life to cure nervous women when all other
resources failed. One Of the women went
to lonely Western lake in May, as soon as
the weather permitted, and took up her
abode IN two wall tents, with servants in a
log hut near by. One of the tents was
warmed by a small stove The outside
world was heard from only once in two
weeks She took an interest in botany and
photography, and as her strength increased
learned to fish, shoot row and swim When
the first snow fell and camp was broken she
was thoroughly well woman. Girls should
he encouraged to romp out of doors, like
their brothers.-Cincinnau Commercial Ga
zette
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-14

And so We come to the question of hotel or
home life Ii man is here today and
thousand miles from here tomorrow, of
course he seeks accommodation where he
may pay his bin and he gone at any moment
And if the pater familias foresees that tho
most fashionably situated houses of today
will be passe and uncomfortable next year,
he declines TO put money into any house, but
will use the interest of that capital in paying
his family's charges at a hotel or boarding
house. This is one of the main reasons why
in our great cities the palaces take the style
of hotels, and many of our best citizens find
their homes in them. A purely transitory
arrangement of life suits a nomadic people
people who constitutionally hate to feel
themselves bound to anything but their own
will.-Mrs. Frank Leslie in Philadelphia
Times