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Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

stissaka / sasaid have bssa dashed ID
pieces. Also, the bats continually few into
my facs and e.ung TO my hair, and have q
Ireat dislike OF bats. AT last, after some
minutes OF jerking and dangling, fonnd
myself standing in a narrow passage by the
side of the worthy, Ali covered with bats
and perspiratiou, and with the skin rubbed
OF my knees and knucsles. Then another
man came down, hand over hand, like q
sailor, and, as the rest Were told to stop
above, We yscro ready to go on. All went
first with his candle-of course we each had
Q candle-leading the way down o long
passage about Ave feet high. At length
the passage widened out, and we
were in tho tomb chamber,
think tho hottest and most silent
place I over entered. It was simply sitting.
This tomb chamber is square room cut In
the rock and totally devoid Of paintings OF
sculpture. held up tho candles and
looked around. About the place were
strewn the coffin lids and the mummied
remains CT she two bodies that the Arabs
had previously violated. The paintings on
the former were, ] noticed, of great beauty,
though, having no knowledge of hero
glyphics, I could not decipher them. Beads
and spicy wrappings lay around the re-
mains, which, saw, were those Of man
and o woman. The head had been broken
OF the body Of the man. I took it up and
looked at it. II had been closely shaved
after death, should say, from the general
indications-and the features were dis
figured with gold leaf But. notwithstand.
ing this, and tho shrinkage Of the flesh,
think the face was one of the most impos.
ing and beautiful that ever saw. 1t was
that Of o very old man, and his dead coun-
tenance still wore so calm and solemn, in
deed soawful @ look, that grew quite su
perstitious Though, as you know, am
pretty well accustomed to dead people),
and put the head down in hurry There
were still some wrappings left upon the
face of the second body, and did not re-
move them; but she must have been fine,
large woman IN her day.
'sThere is the other mummy said Ali,
pointing to large and solid case that had
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
MRS. VIM. BIGGERS
Tells How She was Cured by Dr.. Milen-
Other Doctors and All Other Medicines
Had Failed.

Mrs. Biggers, wife of VIM. Big
gers, the big contractor for plaster
ing, of this city, has been sick for
more than seven years. Malarial
fever appeared to be her trouble
and she has tried doctors without
number and medicine without end.
During all this time she could OBJ
tain only temporary relief, and
was confined to her bed much of
the time. When DR.. Mllen came
to Mexico she was told he~was a
humbug and a quack, and that
there was no use to see him. She
said she must have relief and she
was going to try his celebrated
remedies. In a talk with a LED.
GER reporter to-day, she said: 81
have been under DR.. Milen's treat
ment for only thirty days and am
we'll. ] am not only better, but
am absolutely we'll, and feel like a
new woman." Mrs. Biggers says
she has not felt as well for more
than seven years and wants suffer
ing humanity to know what has
cured her of a terrible suff ering
which other medicines failed to re-.
lieve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10


III; but ssaing chat they we're etssia 81
Alexandria, the people would no. for tte
Egyptians love not the Greeks. I ! they
cried out that they were on Pharaon's busi-
ness, and still the people would not, asking
what was the business. Whereou einnch
among them, who had made himself
drunken In his fear. told them thit they
came to slay the child Of Amenemhat, tho
High Priest, Of whom 1t was propheaied
that he should be Pharaoh aud sweep tho
Greeks from Egypt And then the people
feared to stand longer in doubt, but
brought boats, not knowing what might
be meant by the mans words. But one
there was among them-a farmer
and an overseer Of canals--who was q kins-
man Of my mothers and had been present
when she prophesied; and he turned and
ran swiftly for three parts Of an hour, till
he came to where lay in the house that
is without the north wall Of the great tenn
pie. Now, as /. CHANGED, my father was
away In that part of the Place OF Tombs
which Is to the left of the large fortress,
and Phsraoh's guards, mounted on asses,
were hard upon US. Then the messenger
cried to the old wife, Atoua, whose tongue
had brought about the evil, and told how
the soldiers drew near to slay me- And
they looked at each other, not knowing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

ages. In the far corner Of the tomb on the
right hand from the door is the shaft of the
mummy pit, square-mouthed well cut In
the black rock. We had brought beam Of
thornwood, and this was now laid across
the pit and rope made fast to it. Then
Ali-who, 70 do him justice, Is courageous
thief-took hold Of the rope, and. putting
some candles into the breast of his robe,
placed his bare feet against the smooth
si6es Of the well and began to descend with
great raIidity. Very soon he had van
ished into the blackness, and the agi-
tation Of the cord alone told US that any
thing was going on below. At last the rope
ceased shaking, and faint shout came
rumbling up the well, announcing Ais safe
arrival. Then, far below, tiny star OF
hght appeared. He had lit the candle,
thereby disturbing hundreds of bats, that
fitted up in an endless stream and as ST
aently as spirits. The rope was hauled up
again, and now 1t was my turn; but as de-
chned to trust my neck to the hand-over-
hand method of descent, the end of the cord
was made fast round my middle, and was
lowered bodily into those sacred depths.
Nor was it pleasant journey, for IL the
master OF the situation above had made any
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
The Papers Are Appreciated.
From the Paris Appeal.

"There are few persons who real.
ize the Importance of a newspaper
to a community" The above is
the outset of an article now going
the rounds o. the country press. II
Is high time such nonsense was ex.
cluded from the columns of news
papers, as it is base falseheod
and an insult to the thousands who
are faithful patrons of the news
paper and look upon it as the most
essential business enterprise a
town can have. There may be a
few people who do not know the
Importance of a newspaper, but
there are 30 many other things
they need to learn that their time
is entirely consumed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Montana all Right.

HELENA, MONT, Oct. 3.-The
next Legislature will consist of II
members, 16 Senators and 55 Rep.
resentatlves. OF these the Demo
Gratis will elect at least SO, thus
giving them two United States Sen.
ators. The Republicans certainly
elect Carter, Representative te
Congress, while Toole, D., is ir
the lead for the rovernorship by
800. The Republicans will elect q
majority OF the other State officers
The Constitution carries by largt
majority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Cured by Cuticura

] am cured Of ioathsome disease, eczema, In its
worst stage. tried different doctors and been
through the hospital, but all 10 no purpose. Tho
disease covered my whole body from the top of my
head to the soles Of my feet. Ny hair all came out,
and after using three bottles of CUTIcuRA REsoLv-
EST, with crrtCuEA and CUTIcURA SOAP, find
myself cured at the cost of about %. wonid nos
be without the CUTieURA REMEDIES In my house,
as / find them useful in many cases, and think
they are the only skin and blood medicines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Why Can't we all 60 1.heree

In Madagascar you can keep
house, live well and have three
servants for about seventy cents
per week. A hired girl would be
paralyzed with astonishment ii
paid over six cents per week, and
the wash woman thinks she has a
soft snap at three cents per day.
Ii ls not a boom, mind you, but q
steady, permanent growth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
CIficura Reaolvenf

The new Blood Purifier and purest and best o.
Hnnor Cures, internally, and CuTfcCRA, the great
Beantier externally, instantly relieve and speedily
and permanently cure the most agonizing. itching,
hnrnins, bleeding, fcals, crusted and pimply dis
eases and hnmors Of the skin scalp and blood, with
lcss Of hair, from pimples TO seiofuia.
Sold sverywhero, Price, GUTIcuRA, s1c.: Soar,
asc; REsoEvRs1, efhn. Prepared by the puTrEB
DEro AND CHKEcAL CunroKAfiDH, Boston
ka send for 81 How To Cure Skin Diseases" "a
psass 80 iilusfrations and 100 Testimonials.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

FOR 4 MOMENT THEY wAvERED.
what to do; for, had they hid me, the guards
would not have stayed their search till
was found And the man, gazing through
the doorway, saw little child at play.
"Woman," he said, "whose is that childT
SIT is my grandchild," she answered,
''the foster brother of the Prince Harma-
chis; the child to whose mother we owe this
evil case.n
"Woman," he said, thou knowest thy
duty; do i'll" and he again pointed at the
child 81 command thee, by the Holy Name ~
And she trembled exceedingly, because
the child was of her own blood; but, never
theless, she took the boy and washed him
and set on him robe Of silk and laid him
on my cradle. And me she took and
smeared with mud to make my fair skin
darker, and took my garment from me, and
set me to play in the dirt of the yard, which
did right gladly.
Then the man hid himself, and presently
the soldiers rode up and asked OF the old
wife If this were the dwelling Of the High
Priest Amenemhata She told them yea,
and bade them enter, and offered them
honey and milk, for they were athirst.
Thereafter the eunuch that was with them
asked il that were the son of Amenemhat
who lay in the cradle, and she said: "Yea
yea" and began to tell the guards how
he would be great, for it had been prophe-
sled OF him that he should one day rule
them all
Thereon the Greek guards laughed, and
one of them, seizing the child, sraote OF its
head with q sword; and the eunuch drew
forth the signet of Pharaoh as warrant fol-
the deed and showed it to the old wife
Atoua, bidding her tell the High Prizes,
that his son should be King without q
head.
And as they went one of their number
saw me playing in the dirt and called out
that there was more breeding in yonder
brat than in the Prince Harmachis; and fol
moment they wavered, thinking to slay
me also, but in the end they passed on
bearing the head Of my ster-brother, 70,
they loved not to murder little children.
But, after awhile, the mother of the dead
child returned from the market place, ant
when she found what had been done she
and her husband would have slain Atous
the old wife, her mother, and given me- uI
to the soldiers of Pharaoh; but my father
came In likewise and learned the truth, and
he caused the man and his wife to be seized
by night and hid away in the dark places oi
the Temple, so that none saw them more
But would to-day it had been the will oi
the Gods that had been slain of the sol
diers and not the innocent child.
And thereafter it was given out that the
Righ Priest Amenemhat had taken mo to bs
as q son to him in the place Of that Of Har.
machis who was slain Of Pharaoh.
ITO BE Continued
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Burning and itching

was sick in the fall of 1883 with a burning and
itching so bad that In three weeks was covered
with rash, and couid not sleep nights or work
days. Some doctors thought II might be salt rheum
(eczema}, and said they had never seen anything
like it before. / received help from any of them
from any medicine that could get hold Of until
! tried your CDTIcrRA RAMEDHs. After three
weeks use l was able to work, and kept getting
better, until am now entirely cured. / recon-
mend them TO alt suffering with skin diseases.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

Y OSIRIS who sleeps
at Abouthis, I write
the truth. /, Har-
machis, hereditary
priest of the Tenn
pie, reared by the
divine Seth, afore-
time o Pharaoh of
Egypt, and now
justified in Osiris
and ruling in
Amenti. /, II ar
machis, by right
divine and by true
descent of blood
King Of the Double
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Does the Gear Know TIP

There is a spot in Siberia, about
thlrty miles square, where the
ground has not thawed ont for the
last hundred years, and where it is
frozen to a depth of go feet. Seems
as if the Car must know it, yet if
such is the case why doesn't he
sentence q few thousand political
suspects to reside on the spot2 @
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Most Intense Itching

have used the GuTIeuRA REMEDIES success
fully for my baby. who was afflicted with eczema,
and had such intense Itching that be got rest day
or night The itching is gone, and my baby II
cured, and is now healthy, fosyeheeked boy.
NARY KELLERMANN, Beloit, Kan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

Bishop Cranberry writes: "The
Missouri Conference at the late
session requested me to appoint
five delegates to the International
Sunday School Convention. I ap-
point A. G. Dinwiddie, NJ. B.
Chapman, T. e.. Whitten, P. P.
Ellis and j. N. Baskett.n
We take the above from the st.
Louis Christian Advocate. This
convention meets in New York
City in June, 1890, and will be
composed of able men from various
States. J. N. Basket, ofthis city,
is one of the delegates and will
attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
A Way To Settle It.

Steve Brodie and one or two
others claim that he vent over
Niagara Falls in padded suit. No
one else believes it, and Stephen
pretends to feel aggrieved. He can
easily settle the question for all
time by public performance. He
can also settle himself and give
the public a rest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

A Mexico syndicate, composed
of B. L. Locke, J. N. Basket, B. +.
Dobyns, S. NJ. Locke and e. R.
Locke, own 1900 acres of land
within 20 miles of Pierre, the new
capitol of Dakota. The location
of the capitol doubles the value oi
this land.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

D. D. Woodward is in full
blast with his grocery store, next
idoor to the music store, this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Skins on Fire

Axonizing, itching, burning, and bleeding
Eczema In its worst stages. A raw sore
from head to feet. Hair gone. Doctort
and hospitals fail. Tried everything.
Cured by the Cutfcura Remedies for 90.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

The st. Louis Concert will be
given at the Grand Opera House on
Friday evening, Oct. Is, instead Of
the 18th, az advertised. The st.
Louis mu icians who will aid in the
concert all have church positions,
hence cannot be here on Saturday
night. Do not fail to hear them
on the evening of the 18th inst.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

Billy Smiths stallion, Prairie
Rose, took the sweepstakes for best
horse, mare or gelding at Wells
vile this week. He also took all
the premiums OF his class at the
Audrain fair. He is q two-year-old
and . dandy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10

OF TIE BIRTH OF HARMACHIs; THE PRoPn
ECY OF THE HATHoRs; AND THE sLAY-
ING OF THH INNOCENT CHILD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
All Too Brief.

Between the summers tarrid heat
And winters frigld storm.
There comes a charming breathing spell
That's not.too cool nor warm.
It's after we're relinquished from
The ice mans fearfulzclasp,
And Just befors we get into
The coal man fatal grasp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
Lail-Di,lard.

The marriage of Miss Ada Dill
lard to j. Sam Lail, of Shamrock,
which took place on Wednesday
evening at Liberty church, seven
miles south of Martinsburg, was
one of the largest and most bril-
liant weddings which has occurred
during the season. Exactly at 8
o'clock the bridal couple, accom-
panied by the ushers, entered the
church and took position in front
of the pulpit. The ceremony was
then performed by Elder Samuel
Magee, pastor of the Christian
Church at Centralia. After the
ceremony large number of friends
and relatives followed the bride
and groom to the home of the
brides parents, where a sumptu-
ous fes.st was. served. The we'd
ding gifts were unusually numer.
ous and costly. The bride is an
accomplished young lady, q native
Of Audiain county and has host oi
friends. Mr.. Lail Is a prosperous
merchant at Shamrock, Callaway
county
r. NJ. Edwards and Miss Ella
Squirting were united in marriage
ct the residence of the brides
brother, Henry Squirting, oct End,
ct s p m. The happy couple
were given q reception at the
tesidelice Of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Edwards, that
nieht. Ths LEDGER extends con-
>sohltions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fall and
Vengeance of Harmaehis, the
Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND.
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD,

Author OF King Solomon's Mines
"She," Allan ouaterraain,"
Etc, Etc, Etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
INTRODUCTION.

illustrated By lgIcHoLL. after CATION WOOD
VILE end aREEFENHAoEN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-27
The shark Got the Hat.

We were about a mile off the bar, fishing
for drum, and it was a dead calm. Some
one accidentally knocked the Pittsburg mans
hat off, and it floated away about twenty
feet and remained stationary. The loser
said he didn't mind swimming out after it,
as it was a very warm day, but as he rose up
the cat boat captain protested:
"Dont you do it; I'm suspicious of sharks!"
"Sharks be hangedl don't believe there's
one on the whole coastI"
81 say you hadn't better"
"And | say I'm going to, just the same"
He stood upon the seat ready for dive,
and we all looked at the hat. At that mo-
ment there was swirl of the water, the white
belly of great shark showed clear through
the limpid green, and the next instant his
nose pushed above the surface as he seized
and bolted the hat. He was ten feet long if
an inch, and could have snapped man in two
at bite.
81 told you'll" growled the captain as he re-
baited hook.
'Well, by goshl' gasped the hatless man,
and he sat down and trembled for half an
hnur.-petroit Free Pres
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-27
Trustees Sale,

WHEREAS, on April 30th, 1888, ]. G. Marshall
and Joseph Monier, executed and delivered to
Julius Braunnagel, their promissory note for
$1,000.00, dated April 3Oth, 1898, and payable
twelve months after date: and on the same
day conveyed to George J. +. Schmitt, as
trustee, for the purpose of securing the pay
ment of said note, the following property, to-
wit: all those tracts or parcels of land lying
and being in the county of BeXar and State of
Texas, and IN the city of San Antonio, viz:
The eastern one-half % of original city lob
No. 1O3, range 4, district /, containing four and
thirty.two hundredth acres of land. Also lots
numbers 3, 6, 10 and II, in block No. L; and
lots numbers 4. 8, and 16, in block No. 3, each
lot having a front of So feet and depth of 1859
feet inches; and all being subdivisions of
original city lot No. "a, west of San Pedro
creek containing "a acres, which is bounded
North by Degado street, East by Rrazos
street, South by Ruiz street and West by
Trinity street. Also an undivided one half
interest in lots numbers /, 2 and 3, of that
part of Lecompte de Watine's subdivision be-
tween South Flores street and San Pedro
creek. Said lots adjoin, and as lone body,
are bounded on the north by the Sam Hall
line; east by the San Pedro creek; south by
the north fence of Narcisso Leafs lot, and
west by South Flores street; and:
WHEREAS, said note is past due and unpaid
and said trustee Schmitt has failed and re-
fused to execute said trust, and sell said
property; and said Braunnagel has in accord
ance with the provisions Of said deed of trust.
appointed the undersigned Geo. X. Hines, as
trustee, in place of said Schmitt, to sell said
property:
Now THEREFoRE, /, Geo. r. Hines, substi-
tute trustee as aforesaid hereby give notice
that will sell all of the aforesaid property
except that portion of lots Nos l, 2 and 3 of
that partsOf the Lecompte de Watines sub
division, above described; lying north of
the north line of Mitchell street, before
the courthouse door of Bexar county,
at public cutlery, between the hours of 10
o'clock a. N. and 4 O'Clock p. ~, on the first
Tuesday in January, A. ID. 1890, the same be.
ing the 18th day of said month, to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, according to law, and
pursuant TO the provisions of said deed of
trust. This notice of sale is also posted as re-
quired by law.
Witness my hand at San Antonio, Texas,
this.l0th day of December. A. D. 1889.
GEO. r. HINES,
12:lO:20t Substitute Trustee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-27
CITY WARD BOUNDARIES.

FIRST Wards bounded on the north
by w. Commerce street, east by San An
tonic river, south and west by center of S.
Laredo street and Alazan and San Pedro
creeks.
SECOND Wards bounded on the north
by w. Commerce street, east by center of
S. Laredo street and AlaZan and San Pedro
creeks, south and west by city limits.
THIRD Wards bounded on the east by
San Pedro creek, north by Fredericksburg
road and city limits, west by city limits
and south by W. Commerce street.
FOURTH Wards bounded on the north
by city limits, south by w. Commerce street,
east by San Antonio river, west by San
Pedro creek and Fredericksburg road.
FIFTH WARD Is bounded on the west
and north by the San Antonio river, east by
Alamo and Madre bitches and south by w,
Commerce street.
SIXTH Wards bounded on the ives,
10y Alamo and Madre bitches and San An
tonic river, south by f. Commerce street,
north and east by city limits.I
SEVENTH WARD in bounded on the
north by f. Commerce street, east and south
by city limits, west by center of Water and
Mill streets and San Antonio river.
EIGHTH Wards bounded on the north
by Z. Commerce street, west by San AntO-
MO river east by center Of Water and Mill
streets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-27
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS on the 9th day of February, 1889,
Jno. w. Evans, conveyed by deed of trust OF
that date, the hereinafter described pro oerty,
to f. Zinsmeyer; to secure Martin Bickel I'm
the payment of said Evans promissory note
for the sum of S35000, dated February 9th,
terest at the rate of IL per cent per annum:
interest payable quarterly. Said property
being described as follows: All that tract,
lot or parcel of land, lying and being In the
County CT BeXar, and State of Texas, and
known as lot ID one, in the City of San Anto-
MO, fronting north on Kiugsbury street, sew
enty-two (I2l feet. and running back for depth
one hundred and twenty-eight and forty-eiRht
one hundredth Cl2S 4s-100, feet; and being on
the corner of KIngsbury and Cameron streets
to an alley. Said lot being in the Eliza E.
Evans addition to the City of San Antonio,
and known as lot No. ], in said addition: said
deed of trust being duly recorded in Book
Volume SO. on pages $40 to $40; and,
WHEREAS, said John w. Evans, has made
default in the payment of sad promissory
Bile. and the undersigned trustee has been re-
quested by said Martin Bickel to sell said
property, in accordance with the provisions of
said deed of trust.
Now Therefore, /. E. Ziusmeyer, trustee as
aforesaid, by virtue of the power vested in
that will sell all of the aforesaid property to
the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the
court house door of Bexar county, Texas. be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. on the first Tuesday i'm January.
A, d. 1890, the same being the 18th day of said
month, and after said sale, will make to the
purchaser good and sufficient fee simple
warranty deed to said property in the name of
said Jno. W. Evans. This notice of sale Is also
posted as required by law
San Antonio, Nov 2lst, 1891