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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

When. in 1875, in the course oi
the most prolonged and bitter
struggle since the war, the battle
over the Force bill, il vas propos.
ed to Speaker Blaine 10 do wha,
Speaker Reed 10 now doing. Mr..
Blaine refused, saying: 1.-THE
chair never heard Of that being
dome. He begs to remind the
House that whereas II might and
would be true that there 10 q quo.
rum in the hall. the very princi
pie enuncisted by the gentleman
from Indiana (ai having the speak
er disregard the rules and declare
. quorun,) has been the foundation,
probably, for the greatsst legisla.
tive frauds ever committed.
Where a quorum in the judgment
of the cbsir has been declared TO
be present IN the House. against
the result Of the roll call these pro.
eecdings IN the different legislatures
have brought scandal on their name.
The mamsnt ron cl,the youl
SPEAKER with power 70 20 behind
your roll cali and assume that
there 10 . quorum 10 ths hall,
Why, gentlemen. you stand on the
very brink Of . volcano.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
Corn Per Acre.


The report rsosntly ssnt out ~
the State Board OF Agrlculture,
showing that it eost the farmers of
Illinois nsarly el0.0 .0Q0, 600 moro e
prodncs and market the great corn
crop Of 1889 than the crop was
worth. is attracting wide spread
attention. The COST of production
wss stated at e9.75 psr acre. The
following arc the items that 60 70
make up theeo For use Of land,
1857; plowins %; narrowing, 20
cents; laying Of, 20 cents; planting,
10 CENTS; seed, 70 osnss; tending,
s1,7s; sathsrins, q SO; shelline,
20 cents; marketing, 70 cents.
Some farmers, Of course, would
figure on . basis different from
this, but taking the figures Of
1900 correspondents, the average
vas found 10 be e9.75.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

There 10 mere truth than poet
y in the old adage, "A green
Christmas, . fat graveyard" This
10 the warmsst winter the world
over that hes been experienced in
many decades and the mortality in.
Europe has been frightful and the
death roll In the eastern cities Of
the United States is beginning 70
increase in . startling way. The
influensa 10 held most accountable
for tho deaths, but this disease 10 3
symotac set on foot probably trom
the abnormal condition of the
atmosphere and temperature in thu
higher latitude of the. world.
Rails County Record.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
NcDoel q The uame Of The rSlS

NcDosl 10 the nams Of the gSld-
ing formerly known a Ssdslia
Boy, brought out Last seasonI W
McNulty OF 6edalia. Il costa Fly
.iollass 10 change . trotter's name
.iter he has trotssd in enc race.
We ars sorry the name has been
changed - he is . gelding Of great
promise and every time he trotted
Missourians would recollect he
was . Missouri prodaction, but
under the name Of NcDoel many
will forget him.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

The Herman (M") Ledgrr
speaking about the editor of lh..
paper, says: "A man who max. .
as good paper AS the LEDGER
one OF the best in the State. wuul.
make a model Mayor. Bob. W.
hope you will run and make Mex
leo a live town.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

A farmer in closing . speech said:
81 know BY experience that If We
pay our merchants what We owe
Them and then want 70 buy goods
in quantities and pay cash, we can
buy - cheap st home. qualities con-
sidered, - any place in the world;
and again, who will buy one Of our
farms in the vicinity Of village all
run down, for lack Of support? If
20 want . prosperous town We
must keep all the money in it we
can.-Labelle Star.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
AnInerdinase Profit.


A stssr Weighing 1000 pounds =
worth $40 to $50 in Chicage before
hs 10 killed. After he is Killed his
killer sells him-bsef. hide, hoofls
.allsw, stc.-for $50. The farmer
gets half - much for his steer -
he did eight or ten years ago. The
butcher charges TO tho consumer -
much now - he did eight or ten
years ago. and claims that he makes
40 moro money. There 10 SONS.
body standing between the msn
who buys beef to eat that il maxi
ing sn inordlnats profit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

The best gift that can be confer.
red upon man 10 the treasure that
cannot be purchased because it ID
not . marketable commod,ty--s
loyal and loving wife. She is eve.
by = man's side 10 pilot him among
and through the shoals and rock,
that beset lif.'s critical journey.
She is ever willing to sacrifice her
own comfort. She 10 ever ready
to cheer and encourage. She 10 sl
ways anxious 70 let in spnshin.
and happiness. She 10 constantly
planning to save his resources and
-ub-erve his cnmfart. In fact,
there is no limit 70 what she can
do and will do If she 10 given ID.
opportunity. Beside her all pos
sessions pale into insigniiicance
Money cannot bring the joy that .
loving wife can bring. Ambition
csnnot satisfy the highest demand,
Of the nature 20 thoroughly - .
loyal wife. Fame and honor are
gewgaws. empty baubles, when
placed side BY side with the sub.
rtantial comforts that cluste,
around tire happy 6resids. Wh,.
make the happy firesid.7 Can
men make themf No; becaus.
4 man IL in no sense . home-maker.
He 10 below the birds Of the air in
this respect. Only . woman, an
sfirciionate and true woman, can
cnmpiete man's life and make him
truly happy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

The County Court p'sipon. d
action on the rick road matt. !
until the Mlrch term of the Court
We know of no particular reason f.,
the pnstpnnement hut are assure.
that the' 'nurt will then take acliuI,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

The Importance of Occupation.
There Is nuti,,ng that adds more
to the zest Of life than an interest
Ing occupaiion;even il ii means hard
work, there is Il rtcntnpense in the
enj yment Of we'll earned rest. NJ.
work ought, however. to be over
powering, ar 80 exhaustive ths.,
ons,s energies fall below their aspi.
ration. On the either hand, no life
10 so thoroughly wr+tched as one
where the necessity and desire for
work Is entirely Waning; and
this is particularly true If
perrons Of education and intelli.
eence who allow themselves To Gall
into that unsettled condition Of
mind where nothing is of interest.
Its difficult At 6rst to force III.
interest. but when the first step II
made. the habit Of regular &C upa.
tion, 1t only for one or two hnure q
day, b~o,mes valuable. Active
mi, de, ifnat supplied with aame
subject for solid thought, will iinal
" prey uin,n Themselves. and end
by breaking d .wn ,h- physical
health. Herald Of Health.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

BIB GRAHAM and Geu. Morris
are gong 10 whoop up a mile OF
rock road South from Mexico II
once. Let the z nd work proceed
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

Ex Gov u. IL HARDIN made :.
rou-ing speech before the Count,
Court to day on the rock road Mai,
ter. The Governor" struck ti..
kew note when he said that "ih.
demands Of the times Was for goos
rock roads and ne saw no reason la
pos,poning consideration Of Ill.
matter ~
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

Rkv PLKcY W,BBaR who drew
such crowds in NJ. xlcn before, vii
ope, At the Episcopal Church fn ::
weeks mission Sunday, F.b 16
He will be greeted with cr,wde.
h,,u.es
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

The Monroe City Ne,es. speaking
Of the editor Of the LEDGER, says:
He has always been an untiring
worker Sor his city and by his pen
has aided In advertising Mexico far
and near. A city can well afford to
honor her newspaper men, and
Mexico, We havs remarked time
and again, 10 . city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

C. 3. Wor-ham, younF man
boarding At . ledging hsruse in this
city, had his new suit of clothes
stnlen fr,,m his room lsst night.
Anoths. young fellow al>o lost
some articles Of wearing apparel.
Ths ihisf has nol besa eaaght.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
The Worlds Most Powerful
Tribunal.


The highest c, ut ot Il e Unite,
States, whu.e centennial c"m,n-n.
orxiion is at hand, hrlds uniqn
place in our f,,m of g"vernn,rI.
and one not found in any 9th.
governmental system, 1t wi-lds :
power &, eater than is exercised B.
an other judicial tribunal in th'
world. In no country "i Eur"l"
or the east las any c"uit auth"Iit,
n make OF uninake the supren,'
law II the land, u limi the pre-
royAtiveness Of the suv-r.ign. I,
control the powers Of the lrgi-la
& turs, 10 shape the form of govern
mrnt.
These functions are exercised b,
the supreme Court Of The Unite {
States. 1t holds a power above
that Of the chief magistrate Of H.,
naiion, superior to hat of Gun
gress, higher than that Of an,
State, and equal, d only by ,ha
which made or can ame.,d TIN
Constitution. 1t can change th'
relations between the State aud tn
nstiun. /, Can extend or rrstric
either the central power or Sta''
sovereignty. In -h"ri,it can make
Or unmake The constitutional Law
Of the country.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

QUITE pressure Is bring
brought TO bear 10 induce W. K
Potts to run ( ,r Mayor.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
Circuit Court Notes.

Lydia + Herndon vs Triple Al.
lianne, verdict for plaintiff. and
against defendant as follows On
Fret count in petition, S73e 5c;;
on second count. $50; on third
count, $50, making total of
Sl036 80.
Jennie Karnes vs American In
suranoe Co, plaintiff takes non
suit with leave 10 move to set aside.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
A Tax on Bachelors.
From the OmaIIa bes.

Wyoming has the distinction OF
being the only section of the coun-
try where the right Of suffrage j.
enjoyed by both sexes. Women
have all the rights they want. and
they exercise them with decided
effect. Their influence is felt in
the Legislatures. A bill has been
introduced to bring both sexes inta
close, harmonious relations. II il
proposed to tax all men over the
age of thirty years who are no,
married. In other words, those
who enjoy the luxury of bachelor.
hood mist pay for il or marry. A,
present there are more men thai,
women in the Terri.oryj conss.
quently the measure will stimulate
Immigration and create . lively
Hutter among the retired maijens
of the East.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
Was Not. There.

10 Sos Edtp5f 6I the Leg ..
MExrco, Mo-. Feb. 7.--As my
name has been mentioned rather
freely in connection with the case
Of young orris Smith, I wish to say
that / did not see the case pro-
fessionally or otherwise.
Very truly.
c. R. HALEY, M. D.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

Mexico neeas u good brass band
to assist the newspapers On -uch
occasions as the combination horse
aala
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
FoOling the Children;

Abe Shesrer, aged ~. sn = resi-
dent of Ontario, wanted to marry .
bounding lassie Of "a, but his chill
drsn threatened to duck them both.
They ran away to the loqse Of 4
minister, locked the doors, put .
naan on guard With : shotgun. and
we're married in Al style before the
boys could break in BY way Of the
cellar.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

| vAsS' - A@S sASSs eA's w
Coatswnrth & Co, warrant 1910
bridge lumber.
Jno Byars. warrant 79. 20, bridge
building
st Louis B'idge and Iron Co,
warran, 800. bridge building.
Ell Carberry, warrant 34.15
bridge Castings.
| G P Auhu-chon, warrant 20 so,
bridge building
E. NJ. Hager. warrant s. Al,
bridge lumber.
Jacob- & Tuws III. warrant 25 70.
bri iy- building.
Al Turner, warrant IS, open
ing r adj.
W E sarnett & Bro, warrant
8 SO. bridge lumber.
Standard Printing Co, warrant
20.60. supplies.
| A Le.cher & Sons, warrant IL,
wire rope.
Jas. Garrett, warrant 7.50, road
scraper.
| 6 w Dye, overseer, warrant
81 20, road fund.
e " Slaughter, warrant 5, con-
veying patient To asylum. .-
/
Fisher & Byars, warrant 675 45.
building bridges.
J c DeLap.rte, warrant 1875.
appropriated for crippled boy.
&c Ringo, warrant 1925, tiling
at L.t,leLy bridge.
G C Richard, warrant 9 so, til
ing u, Barnett bridge:
Dr.. Ere nch, warrant 3 so, med
ical attendance poor.
R NJ White, warrant IL, print
ing statement of receipts and ex.
pendi,urea.
L. Philip. warrant 2. rs, supplies
for jill prisoners.
J T Davis ct al. petitioners pub
lie road; report of commissioners,
right of way not giver; jury for
damages.
| JTCrews ct al, petitioners pub
lie road; having been read and
prouf Of notice made on Feb 8 and
mo- yem'nstrance presented, it il
now ordered to commissio ers of
roads
| j T Jerman ct al. petitioners
public road; jury's report continu.
Ell to May te m for payment of
damages.
$ B Cook, warrant Al 25, county
printing.
| 7 g Botts, overseer. settlement,
warrant S6 IS vs. road fund.
Ordered that A. H. Canterbury
build partition fence between the
county farm and Green Floyd, the
| work of putting up same and all ex
pense, save material. to be done by
Canterbury for $40,
Ordered that J. w. Price build
fence around old cemetery, three
planks, two wires, and good oak
posts to be put in the ground 80
inches, we'll tamped. ard he to
| have the old fence ahd be paid not
to exceed $40 at March term of
court.
Ordered that C. D. Rodgers, sur.
vryor, pr"ceed with the county
surveyor Of Montgomery county,
ON March fifth, to survey the coun-
| ~ line between townships 80 and
81. range 8.
T. II. Marshall. county treas
urer, quarterly settlement on ac-
count Of county revenue and road
fundsi settlement examined ~ the
court and approved and ordered
| of record z7
ia. Judy, warrant $3.50, haul
ling bridge lumber.
Ordered thai the road poll tax
for 1880 be g or three dars work
and tho overseer be allowed to pay
| si per day for hands aud 81 per
day for teams.
g. D. RODGERS, warrant el9S, nc.
count as road and bridge eummis.
sioner.
Standard Printing Co., warrant
"a 2s supplies &ae Probate Court
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13


Ne Z ,."t ,,. i,a,.a is.izo..e at thsin.
We were u murh surprised a. IL
. Aaa srau III. Pi,snton. Ship,
IN .ie lnn iial by he story Ut the
F,yng Du,chnan," 10 see that,
The waves in their matiness had
&c u,'ly ped up iuli tigg~d.
u. m,n,.e,i propeller and l'uil' d
i,-t e., over Trees and railroad
aut # her >lra,rir,i in the fnrrst,
a,i.mnant of her cslurs flying
fr,.n the masthead. There she lay
an Idle aud useless thing. simply
ttttss { fsky7fetf t-atiT-. .tss@. r+s s4I ttlt
storm iiia.u.l sishi ui the c'lhiHrr.
cial navy IF which she had been
ts,rs and nf the railway the buy
lhfoGbtag arteries of the worlds
commerce, but Of which she could
take no further part.
So I, to-day, for the time being,
am thrown out of the activities ei
life. but in full sight of all in which
| have been 10 active, and see the
world with all her VAT Concerns "
forward rs ii l were OF no fur,he,
v ,lue or care This being 40, there
is nothing left ior ME 10 say Of "u'
schopls and their future success,
but hail aud farewell.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

MEXICO IL going 10 start the rock
road b"'m when the County Cou,,
gets ready
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
The Old Fashioned Girl.

She WAS lil,le girl until she
Vas fifteen years old. and then she
helped her mother in her house.
,uld duties. she had her hours Of
play, and enjoyed herself to the
fullest extent She never said to
her mother. II can't.-I don't want
~" fur obedience was to her q
cherished virtue. She arose in
he morning when called, and We
10 not suppose she had her hair
lone up in curling papers AID
crimping pins or banged over her
:'r.h-ad. She did not grow into Il
Young lady and talk abrut her
prau befIre she was in her teens,
md she did not read dime novels,
nor was she fancying a hero in
every boy she met The old fash
inned girl was modest in her de
neanor, and she never talked
slang nor u.ed by-words. She did
not laugh at old people nor make
fun of cripples She had respect
for her elders, aud WAS not above
| -tening to words of cnuns-l from
t ,ose older than herself. She
did not know as much As her
m ,ther, nor did she think that her
Judgment was as good as that OF
her grandmother. She did not 60
to parties oy the time she Was ten
years old, and stay until after
midnight, dancing with chance
young men who happened to be
present. She went to bed in sea-
-ou and doubtless she said her
prayers and slept the sleep of in-
nocence. rose up in the morning
happy aud capable of giving hap.
p'ness. And now, if there is an
lid fashioned girl in the world to-
LAY, may heaven bless and keep
IN raising up others like her.
Bi-hop Cosgrove.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

"A year has passed since Gov.
Francis was inaugurated-long
enough to demonstrate his 6ti.ess
for the high Office Of chief magic
tr,te Of our great State. He Is ell
that his friendssciasmed him 70 be
during the canvass and more; and |
m.ke the prediction now that no
will have national reputation BY
the time he shall have served ous
his term 10 Governor. and that The
next Democratic President, WIN
y II prni'ably be elected in 1892,
will offer him. q portfolio 10 hi-
cabinet. This predici,on is made
sithou, having heard such thing
limited at by any one. New
M&drii Record.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

Mrs Thomas Wi.d..m, a most
ss.iiosble lady from the vest end
- u county, il. dead.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

You can't throw a rock without
hitting a candidate
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

Correspondence ID the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, No., Feb. Fer
a long while young Thomas Nc
Dermott, nf Mar,iusburg, and Mrs
Minnie Romans, of the same place.
but who has been attending CLARK
seminary AZ Rush Hill. have want
ed TO get married. They escaped
and came 70 Mexico and obtained
q license Dec. 20th. The irate
father appeared on the scene and
prevented the marriage. although
they were both Of age.
Sometime since the young lady
expressed desire to attend school
AT Rush Hill. She did sn and las,
Thursday q friend Of Mol)ermpt,
drove up to the boarding place oi
Mlss Romacs with the statemen,
that her father had sent for her.
She entered the buggy and was
driven to the nearest Justice Of the
Peace. They are now married and
visiting relatives in Hall.ville.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
Land Sales.


Eva Sox ami others. by sheriff
In a,tition, ,l60 scres. 2miles south
Of Vsndslia, - 56O.
Jos. II R-ynoids to ]. II Peaee,
10 acres. 5 a lies southeast of Far
ter, $3.50.
John r. Campbell to MISS Annie
Marshall, part lot %, city survey
No IS, Mexico, 500.
James Logan t0 Sarah T Logan,
lot 100 by SO feet, North MEXICO.
81 and other considerations.
l.. L. Hayes and heirs TO D. NJ
Hayes, block 8, Fsrber, quit claim
deed, % 900.
J.-H. Pearson to BENZ G. Dy
sart, 8 acres, adjoining Laddonis,
$1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

A representative Of the LEDoER
happened in q drug store this
morning when little urchin was
asking for Eve cents worth of aleu-
hoi Tor some one else, naming the
person. The druggist asked HIM
if it was wanted to drink or burn.
The gsmin replied that he didn I
know He var forthwith sent
back 10 ask and returned, saying
that it was to burn. Said the drug.
gist: There are two kinds Of the
drug. used for different purposer.
Degraded fellows who Nirh to get
u large amount Of intoxication for
i've cents often purchase the alco-
hol and dilute it with water and
they can only get i, on the pretense
oi burning il. Now We druggists
give the wood alcohol for burning
and this they cannot drink or il
would make ghem desthly sick. !"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

"PIunk" Murray, familiarly
known throughout this country In
war times, died Feb. 3 at Liberty,
No., at the age OF 43 years. De
ceased was q relative Of President
Zachary Taylor and f'ught with
the Confederacy during the late
unpleasantness, and also Was q
participant in the fight at Cen.
traiia. He married Miss Virginia
Odiorne, Of Blsnco, Tex. and
Eve children resulted from the
union. He has many relative left
in this cnnnty.
Geo A Morria had TO sell his
6ns Jersey bull on socount Of she
animal being unaasaseabis. He
War the only ball In TIE county
registered with tho A. J. &. G.
Mr. Morris. Who knows the value
of Jersey stock. v,ll send TO Indi.
ana for another bull in . short
ttma
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
Marion Hsrland's Appeal to the
Women Of America.

Marion Harland's Appeal to the
Women Of America.
Marton HarlaI,d, the f,,-nd and
helper uf womrn everywhere, has
taken up the work of restoring the
ruined monument marking tn.
burial piacsa Nary The Mother oi
Washington. She says truly-in
her appeal to the mothers and
daughters OF America TO erect .
fitting monument to her Who gave
Our Country . Father-that ..the
sun shines upon no sadder ruin in
the length and breadth of our land,
than this unfinished structure -
The publishers Of The Home.
Maker, of which Marion Harland is
the editor, offer, as their contribu
tion to the gond cause, seventy-
i've cents out Of every annual sub
scription Of two dollars to the
Magazine. sent in during the next
SIX manths. Every such subscrip.
.tion must he accompanied nv the
words. - For Mary Washington
Monument
The offer is generous, and should
meet with an enthusiastic response
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

J. u. Beagles shipped one car
load n mixed stu6 70 81. Louis
lasa niGAk
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13

Eist. Nsxioa. No.
81 RsWaf1.
For black setter Dig, . little
white on bsea Il and tinted With red
on each side Of nose. Will pay
eS inr the dng. SO FIR the thief
and SO aslditionxi II thief IL con.
yicted. 2id lt1 w. E west.
For . new Eve r.s,sn hs.u@s 20 TO
g. d Ferris. Rent, q psf meath.
Cises - 6quass.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1890-02-13
a SNAKE STORY.
Tho Reptile Alleged 10 Be In
the Arm Of Mrs. Brown
Of South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, 8. c., Feb. An
aged lady lives about twenty miles
from this city who has a snake in
her ar.a The snake Is BY no
means q stranger aud has lived in
its present lodgings for ioriy years.
Mrs. Brown is we'll along in years
and time has sprinkled its frost in
her hair, bu, she il a healthy epec,.
men Of womanhood. She was
pretty, plump AID pleasing when =
maid. az rome Of the oldest people
tell, and the arm now % peculiarly
marked might have caused many
an admirer to envy . serpent Of its
favor. One day she noticed . o.
shaped figure on the upper Heshy
part Of her LEFT arm. It was faint
and seemed like . delicate black
thread beneath the skin. That
vas forty years ago. and - the g,rl
grew the mark developed until the
prssencs Of the reptile was un-
mistakabls. She was repeatedly
urged 70 have It removed by q
-urgical operation. hut was unwill.
ing, saying that after death /,
should be done.
To farestall any theory arising
from accepted precedent, it 10 only
necessary 70 say that Mrs. Eliza.
beth Brown has never touched q
drop Of ,ntuxicants. To this fact
and continual physical activity she
owes her rugged old age. The
snake for the iorty years has grown
70 be about foot long and lies In
the q curve with the tail and head
pointing toward the elbow. Il il
just beneath the skin and can plain
" be seen. The head and eyes are
visible and the pulsation of the
reptiles heart can be felt by light
~ placing . finger on the spot.
By the same method the scales are
evident, and whom the snake il
much disturbed slight movement.
can be detected about the head and
tail. How the reptile ever came
in it's queer home is . problem
That Mrs. Brown was bitten by Q
snake just briore the present mon
strosi,y began 70 develop is given
as possible reason BY those who
know her.