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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
For Sale.

The well-known breeding stall
lion BILLY Botkin;" also a first
class two-year-old half blood Per.
cheron FLY. Will sell one or both.
Worth the money. Horse can be
seen at the old Botkin barn.
Wtf ED..W. CLARK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

MEXICO should strain a point, if
necessary, to secure a street car
line. We do not think, though, a
franchise should be granted unless
the line Is insured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

To-Day not one American flag
floats in the breeze on this ter
restrial bali. BY the admission OF
four new States the old flag is placed
out of date and a flag with forty
two stars will now take its place.
Long NAV it wave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

WE desire to say TO our CORES
pondent at Rush Hill that we see
no reason why Mexico and Rush
Hill cant both have German
churches. There is plenty ofroom
for Two
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

In this issue of the LEDGER will
be found the announcement of B
W. Torreyson, a candidate for the
office of School Commissioner.
Prof. Torreyson is filing out the
unexpired term of Prof. Gass, and
is giving good satisfaction. If elect
ed he will devote his attention to
the office and make an efficient
aH,o1a1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that /, as al.
ministrator of the estate Of joel
A. Stevens, decd. will, at the March
term, 1889, of the Audrain Probate
Court. make my final settlement as
administrator of said estate.
45-4t J. II. STEVENS,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

The new City Council should
be a good one, as at least 5000 IN
cash will be turned over 10 it to be
used in public improvements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

I met John Cunningham last
Saturday and he had the same
kind of a suit on as mine. | asked
him what he paid for 1t; he said
s11 80 at the St. Louis store. Now,
| paid SIS for the very same suit
and / had to work hard on a farm
to get the money to buy it. I
think it pays every time to go to
the ST. Louis store. They are SELL
ing good goods at very low prices.
GEORGE BRADSHAW.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
Perpetual Devotion.

FfoH1 Tue InIed0 bIadt.
She (sentimentally) - In the
spring all nature smiles. the birds
WOO, lovers kiss, but, ah! now
comes winter.
He-I know some things that
kiss all the year round, and never
change.
She-Impossible. What7
He (calmly)-Billiard balls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that !: as adj
ministrater of the estate OF Doris
Michael, decd, viii, at The March term,
1883, of the Andrain Probate Court.
make ny final settlement as admins.
traitor OF said estate.
". B. MCINTYRE,
A5 4 Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

If you want to hear n nice song,
come to the St. Louis store aud
hear them singing such low prices
on goods that everybody gets full
value for their money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
peac.

Miss Ida Spencer, of Laddonia,
wishes to thank her many custo-
mers for their liberal patronage in
the past, and hopes by fair dealing
TO retain them and to get many
new ones for the spring trade.
The first of March she will open
out one of the best assorted stocks
of millinery ever offered to her
customers. Go and see her when
in Laddonia,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
The Going and Coming Man

ION II DpsA''h Nlftf.
Comparisons are sometimes odi-
Gus, but they are often inevitable.
Mr.. Cleveland goes out, con-
scious that he was reelected by the
people.
Mr.. Cleveland goes out r~eiterat
ing his convictions to the last.
Mr.. Harrison comes in manacled
between his political creators.
Mr.. Cleveland goes out leaving
clean robes of office behind him.
Mr.. Harrison comes in with /:
bargain of office for patronage t,
fulfill at the start.
Mr.. Cleveland goes out as he
came in, calling nj man master.
Mr.. Harrison comes in with
Blaine riding on his shoulders
yoked in between Platt and Elklns
"There's more true joy, Marcel
lus exiled feels, than Caesar with /
Senate at his heels"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

Barnes this morning, North
Missouri is now neck and neck
with Kentucky in the matter of
raising horses.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

THERE are families in Mexico of
six persons, most of them grown,
who live on a good deal less than
$500 per year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

A heifer becomes a COW after she
drops her first calf and begins CIV
ing milk-no matter at what age,
and the distinction is accepted gen.
orally that she remains a helfer
until maternal obligations are as
sumed. This seems to be the only
satisfactory classification that can
be made to avoid confusion and to
establish an intelligent under
standing.-Rural World.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

Oh, Lizzie, don't you know, the
ST. Louis store sells embroidery,
rnehings, a nice lire of dress but
tons, torchon laces, white goods,
ETC.. cheaper than any house in
Mexico 1t pays you to go clear
from Moberly ana buy goods at
the st. Louis store.
Your Friend,
DIT wit FANNIE r.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

Choice Timothy, Clover, Blue 6rss
Hungarian and MiIiet Seed fer 49,
Alss, Laudreth's Garden SEEDS.
AT Buckley 3 KO0k4e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
.ReIt Paper.n

To the Editor OF III ledger.
CoseoRp, Me-, Feb. 25.-*
< Don't fail to keep the LtDea
coming to me. II Is tbs best paper
/ ever read. Yours Truly,
JAMES BAILEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

WANTED, SALEsMEN-Good pay
to the right kind of men to repre-
sent US. Write for terms. No ex-
perience needed.
S. A. McOMBER & Co.,
Nurserymen, Rochester, N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

MoBERLY became Il city of the
third-elass yesterday. We think
Mexico should follow suit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28


WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The
President has approved the bill to
admit as States of the Union:
Washington,
Montana,
North Dakota,
South Dakota.
There are now thirty-eight States
in the Union and thenew ones will
make the rumber forty-two, leav-
ing seven territories.
The President signed the bill
with a quill which had been taken
from an American eagle in Dakota.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

Also an eI.eellent palliative in
whooping cough. Llewellyn and
all druggists. till Mch l
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
I. N. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.

Who said the ground hog was in
the soup?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
Malice OF Sale OF Personal Property
Updrr Chaftlp Mortgage.

Caroline Stalev, on the 3lst DAY of
May, 1888, by chattle mortgage record
ed in book No. IL, page Isl Of chattle
mortgages, in the Recorders office in
Auirain county, Missouri, conveyed 10
he undersigned the following De onal
property, to-wit: ~ n sorrell horse,
white faced. Is hands high ID n bav
horse. blind in one eye, l6 hands high;
ID one brown horse, 10 l-2 aands high
and Il lot of corn, about 100 barrels or
more, grown on and now on the nor1h
IL of southwest quarter, section l3,
township so, rang I0) ten, in Audrain
county, Missouri, to secure a note
owing to me : that said note Is long past
due and is unpaid. will, on
Saturday, the. 9th day of March,
1889.
at the southeast corner of the Public
Square IN the CT Y of Xico. Missouri,
sell said horses and C IN at pubic
vendue, for cash, to pay said note and
costs of this sale. G. L. WHITE.
$I-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
SosIce is hereby given that ], as ID
ministratrix of the estate Of J.f.
Whitley. deceased. will, at the Marcp
term, 1880, of the Audrain Probsn
Court make my final settlement AZ a.
ministratrix of said estate.
SARAH z. WHITLEY,
45-zt Administrative
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
Gilman's Cohesh and Tar is an

invaluable remedy for Coughs,
Colds and Bronchial affections.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that /. Is sd-
mtnjstrator of the estate of 8. E..
Tbon.as, deceased, will, at the
March term, 1889, of the Audrsin'
Probate Court, make my final settle
inert as administrator OF said estate.
". B. MCINTYRE, Administrator. s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28
Order Of Pnbhcation.

STATE OF MISSOURI, -
COUNTY OF AupRAIN.
In The Circuit Court, January term.
1882.
Gauvh nlsinfiE
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Two Small Ones.

Seated in the library of his lu1uriantly
furnished home, In Fort Wayne, Charles w.
Nestel, known to the public as Commodore
Foote, .chatted pleasantly about his book,
running over as he did so his notes and some
advance sheets from the publisher, which lay
on the little table before him. At his elbow
sat his pretty sister Eliza, called the "Fairy
Queen" merry little elf Of the exact height
Of her brother, and his intelligent colaborer
in all his undertakings, prompting the COM
modore by apt suggestions of half forgotten
fact, anecdote or Renaissance, smilingly ex-
cusing her little Interruptions with the re-
mark that the Commodore is getting old,
you know"
Mr.. Nestel was born in Fort Wayne forty
two years ago, and Miss Eliza is ten years
his junior He weighs about fifty pounds,
and is about the size of child years old.
Both parents are living and are unusually
large people. Mr.. Nestel's occupation was
that Of blacksmith, and such he would
probably have remained, but for the accident
of birth that made his two children SO at
tractive as to win for himself and them COM
Portable fortunes, which they enjoy in a SEN
sible manner The commodore wears an
elegant gold medal, which he received at the
convention of little people, held at Washing
ton, D. c., in November, 1862, for being the
smallest and best educated little man Of all
those present.-Cor. ST. Louis Globe-Demo-
GRAFT
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Lost Tapestry.

When Marguerite, Of France, was mar
ried to Victor Amadeus, of Savoy, she took
with her 10 Italy twenty pieces of the very
finest Gobelin tapestry, illustrating classical
legends. This tapestry, which was Of i'm
mense value. disappeared mysteriously when
Napoleon invaded Italy; for it had been hid
den away in case the French might think
proper to carry it of. which they certainly
would have done. 1t had been so carefully
concealed that after aome years, when calm
was restored, it was impossible to discover
1t, and the two officials who had put it away
were both dead. The tapestry had been al
most forgotten till recently, when the mas
ter of the royal household was making .
thorough investigation Of the palace at Turin
from roof to cellar, and behind some chests
in a store room in the highest story he found
a secret chamber, in which was concealed
the long lost tapestry; and it had been very
little injured by its hundred years Of hiding.
Louisville Courier ournaL
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Make Your Own Bread.

There is more of the element that we call
happiness arising from the use Of good bread
than is credited to that source. If your hus-
bands love can grow for you and for his
home under the infection Of bad bread, then
he is great man, much greater than men in
general.
If you expect your children to be obedient,
sweet and respectful in their accents and be-
havior, with sour bread fermenting in their
little stomachs you win be disappointed, I'M
less they are very near to their angel state.
Two hours service during the week in your
kitchen, making bread, if you viii give it
your whole heart and hands, will yield you
better return than many hours spent In Dor
rowing trouble and looking on the dark side
Of life, and trying to think that the very
darkest side is always turned toward you.
Just try the experiment Of working in -four,
Of watching the dough rise, of molding it into
the symmetrical small loaves, Of peeping into
the oven to see the rich brown laid over
them, of the sight Of the loaves when done,
and, better still, Of the husbands exclama-
ton, ''Ohl what delicious breadI1 and then
see IL you do not feel rewarded, even before
you taste the snowy loaf. 1t will not hurt
your hands to make bread, and it will cheer
your heart.-New York Mail and Express
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
I:ai1u - eagle
Points about Nenezuela-


Trinidad is but few hours steam from the
Venezuelan coast, and quite near the delta
of the Orinoco. A steamer tthe Bolivar
trades regularly between Ciudad Bolivar
formerly Angostural, and points about 800
miles up the river. The natural beauties Of
Trinidad and It's abundant dora, its famed
botanical gardens, pitch lakes. coolie villages,
ETC., are objects of interest to all visitors,
who generally remain longer than they at
first intended. Venezuela is in the torrid
zone, between deg. 40 min south latitude
and 12 dess Is min. north, and is bounded
on the north by the Caribbean sea and the
Atlantic ocean; on the south by Brazil and
territories-claimed as yet-by Ecuador, Co
lumbda and Peru; on the east by British
Guinea, and on the west by Colombia 1t
enjoys all the varieties of climate in the
world, from perpetual snow to the intense,
facilitating heats of the equatorial low
plains. There are only two seasons, the dry
and the ''wet," or summer and winter. The
dry season begins in November and ends in
May. The climate is healthy, except in the
marshy districts adjacent to the Orinoco and
Rio Negro. Longevity is greater than in
Europe. At the last census there were i'll the
country 1888 persons, whose ages ranged from
100 to lbs years of age. or one for every TO-
4ss inhabitants The area of the republic is
about 400, 0e0 square miles, somewhat more
than that of Louisiana and Texas together,
and twice as large as France. There are
great number of excellent harbors along the
coast of the Atlantic, the Caribbean sea and
the Gulf of Paria. Barcelona, Cumana,
Porto Cabello, Carupano, Coro, Maracaibo
and Ciudad Bolivar formerly Angostura), a
well known port at the mouth of the ORR
noco, and Las Tablas, the port from whence
all supplies are sent to the rich mines OF the
Yuarari acknowledgements Letter
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
The Aspiring Girl.

The aspiring woman is so extensive and
numerous a species that it naturally embraces
many varieties. says Professor Boyesen The
variety | have described is a conspicuous one,
but it is not the only one There Is one trait,
however, which they all have in common,
they are ali bent on improving themselves,
in season and out of season. When they in
dulge in anything frivolous it is always from
a utilitarian motive. Thus remember opce
dancing waltz with an aspiring young
woman. just we swung out upon tho
floor she exploded this query in my ears:
Now, won't you be kind enough to give mo
just in few words the gist of Spinozais
'Ethicsf" 1t did not surprise me afterward
to learn thss she danced because it was good
for the digestion And her dancing was
what might have been expected; it was
conscientious exercise At every bar of mu-
sic she emphasized he time with jerk, as il
she was trying to help me- along.-Philadel-
phia Record
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27

What il the life Of fashionable and
emancipated ladyi Let us turn to The Nine
teeuth Century, and read what Lady Cath
crime Mines Qasken has to say. Here Is q
specimen of the days routine:
She plays with the children.
She gives orders to the cook and other
servants.
She arranges for the reception Of visitors
expected and unexpected.
She takes q turn at Herbert Spencer.
She settles Q dispute between butler and
gardener tho gardener had 'given orders"
to the butler).
She confutes the French governess who
complains Of the eldest daughter (qu'elle
etait dune impertinence incroyable).
She soothes the board schoolmaster tthe
curate had been presuming).
She pacifies a tenant who wants his rent
reduced and doesn't like being bitten in the
leg by pet mastiff.
She goes for drive with her husband.
She opens music hall and makes speech.
She reads the Bible to sick woman in the
parish.
She receives her guests.
She explains to her husband why tho fish
isn't up to the mark.
And then, perhaps, she writes an article
for a monthly magazine. No wonder that
nervous exhaustion Is becoming as frequent
among hard living women as govt among
hard drinking men.-St. James Budget.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Where Mourners Wear White.

White is the mourning garb throughout
the far east. The Hindoo son whose father
dies must not shave nor wear shoes or shirts
or anything except a piece of white cloth
during the period OF mourning. You see
Cinnamon dressed in white moving among the
gayly dressed throngs of every Chinese city.
And when Chinaman is in mourning he
braids white silk into his hair and has even
the soles Of his shoes painted white. He en-
tirely discards, for the time, ali things Of a
red color, and be takes the red coloring of of
the furniture of his house. Red is the color
Of prosperity in China; it means lucky, and
the ordinary Chinese visiting card is strip
Of red paper as long as government enve-
lope While in mourning he prints his name
on white visiting cards, and he does this for
three years At the end of that time he puts
on garments Of modified color, and writes
on his visiting cards the word ''tan,n which
means my grief is not so bitter as before"
Letter in Philadelphia Press.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Secrets of the Toilet.

A London man dressmaker makes dresses
for Is. Cd. each, and has large trade among
the aristocracy. There is one titled lady who
has nine unmarried daughters among his Gus
toners, and she finds it a great relief to her
purse to clothe them at this establishment
would advise women who take up the
powder puff and give their faces one or two
''dabs" before leaving the room, to 60 back
and look st their eyes in the glass ere they
venture before company. Ten to one their
eyelashes are filled with powder, and white
eyelashes are not becoming-particularly to
brunettes.
Too much manicuring weakens the nails.
Let the hands be well cared for, but don't
scrape the nails too deep or dig out the cor
ners more than you can help.
Bran baths are not an impossible luxury
even to the poor. All you need do is to fill q
bag with bran, let it soak in your bath for q
while, then squeeze the bag, holding it under
the water. The water soon becomes Opaque
and then is your time to step in. When you
step out your skin will feel like marble.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
How She Took the Oath.

Many, indeed, and various are the anec-
do5es told in connection with oath taking. A
very pious and painfully guileless old lady
was once called as a witness before Mr.. Ten
nyson-D Eyncourt, the Bow street police
magistrate.
SIS it a fact, your honor" asked the lady,
''that must take an oath"
Certainly, madam" replied Mr.. D'Eyn-
court
But don't like to do sol" exclaimed the
lady.
'You must do so or go to prison." said Mr..
D'Eyncourt. every witness has got to
swear"
The lady was hard to be persuaded. For a
long time she held out against what she
termed a cruel injustice, but finally consented
to comply with the magistrates orders. She
then took the book, and to the surprise and
amusement of the whole court rapped out a
tremendous oath, after which she covered her
face and cried in pitiful tones: Heaven for
give me, but had to do it. "-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Roofing Out Flesh Worms.

A German lady states that for two years
she was tortured by flesh worms and finally
eradicated them by the following method
diet, exercise and sleep, of course being first
considered): Twice week she took a Russian
bath, using the cold shower afterward, and
invariably taking an hours nap, rolled In
blankets, afterward. She then used at night
on the affected parts of the face a wash Of
borax and water. As her nose was chiefly
affected, she rubbed it smartly with piece
Of crash towing, after which, very lightly
but thoroughly, she rubbed in little olive
oil Twice day she applied weak lotion
Of sulphate of zinc. This, with general care
of her health, entirely eradicated the ''fesh
worms" and restored her skin to its former
condition Of smooth fairness. Glycerine
must not be used where this difficulty exists
The use Of the flesh brush is an admirable
''tonic, " SO to speak, for the complexion, and
well managed gymnastic or dumb bell exer-
else is also benefcial-Herald Of Health.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Encouraging Example.

A contributor to Nature recounts the fol-
lowing instance of animal sympathy and in
structive example:
Some years ago we had two cats, tabby
and a powerful tom, perfectly white all over.
One day happened to be in the attic, and
noticed them go out on the states, when Tom
jumped across the yard to the next roof. 1t
appeared to me splendid leap, considering
the width of the yard and the height of the
roof
When Tabby came to the edge of the states
her courage failed, and she uttered cry of
distress, whereupon Tom turned round and
leaped back, and. giving a cheerful NEW, as
much as TO say, Look how easily it can be
done" jumped across again, his time fol-
lowed by Tabby, to my great delight.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
A Change of Form Simply.

A little Sixth ward boy was saying his
prayers the other night He had recently
graduated from Now l Lay Me- 70 the
Lords prayer, and was not entirely familiar
with the words Of the latter, although deveI-
opmsnts showed he had mastered the mean
ing, at least to bis young mind He got
along very well until he came to the SEN
tence:
Forgive Us our trespasses as we forgive
those whon-
The word had slipped from him, but, after
thinking moment, he repeated the line slow
IL and finished il rs follows:
Forgive US our trespasses as we forgive
those who bunk into us"
Didn't he have the ideaEElmira Gazette.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
FINN At the Big Mans Expense.

1t is related of a Bath sea captain who was
stout that he once went into q Boston store
and inquired for No. Is collar. "No. 1877
Haven't one, sir. Never keep that size in
stock" said the clerk. But he kindly gave
the number of a street further up town where
he felt sure the captain would have no diff
Guilty in finding collar sufficiently large. At
last the store was found, but imagine the cap
tain's disgust when it dawned upon him that
the oily counter jumper had directed him to
a harness storel Such practical jokes as this
usually come high, but there are people who
must have them.-Lewiston Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
How He Got Rid of the Bore.

A very pious clerical friend, who had con-
sumed an hour of his valuable time in small
talk, said to James Harper. the publisher,
Brother Harper, | am curious TO know how
you four men distribute the duties of the es-
tablishnent between you" John, said Mr..
Harper, good humoredly, 'attends to the
finances, Wesley to the correspondence
Fletcher to the general bargaining with au-
thors and Others, and-don't you tel any
body" he said, drawing his chair still closer
aud lowering the tone of his voice-'I enter
tain the bores n-Exchange.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Enough to XIII 1t.

what makes the tea SO weak, Mrs. Nc
Kerrel" asked Funniwit, the wag of our
boarding house. Its been listening to your
Jokes about the HASH | reckon" replied Mrs.
McKerrel, who is ''slow, heavy minded, dull
kind of woman, with no sense of humor
and not the slightest comprehension of the
glittering qualities of this evanescent and
changing brilliance Of persiflage and repNr-
tee which is the light and life Of our daily
table" Extract from Funniwit,s diary,
written in dark blue ink, and carelessly left
lying open at the right place, for nobody to
see.l-Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
A Modern Invention.

Mrs. Kawler-Why, how exquisitely your
parlor is furnished, dear. | think those plush
chairs are too sweet for anything. But what
is that great homely hard wood CHART 1t is
awfully ugly.
Mrs. Stayathome-Why,d dear, that is my
mouse chair Dear Arthur complained that
every time jumped on one of the nice chairs
at seeing mouse | spoiled it. So had him
get ire this one O-o-o-hi There's one
of the horrid creatures now. Jump up here
with me, dear.-Lawrence American.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-27
Not Always

Persistent effort always IN one direction
will bring you TO the top" said the parson-
Don't know about that replied the con-
vert. who had not always been 50 good as he
was going TO be, II once walked in one direc-
ton on tread mill for three months, and
never got any nearer TO the top than was
when / started Brooklyn Essie.