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Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
CEETRALIA ITEle6.

CoRfespondsace OF the LeAEeE. ba
CENrRALIA, No., July a5.-Nr.
George n. Fisher and Miss Jaunis
Lampton were married BY Elder
samuel Masee, ON the evening Of
the 3rd inst. ~ m
Dr.. Mayes was in Illineis Last
week. s Al
J. O. Welden, Of Hallsville, il in
Centralia.
w. G. Todd was in Mastinsburg
Thursday. scsta54- sge
Centralia didn't 'sget there" to
hurt on the glorious fourth =
Miss Lizzie Allsnsworth, Of Mex.
loo, il visiting friends hsfs.
Miss Laura Thomas has returned
from . pleasant yisit In Kansas
City. SO hef' q
Elder Perkins, Of Moberly, was
in Centralia the fore part Of this
week. s'' stt a7 u >,
Rev. J. 81. Berry, Of Cazrollton,
ILL.,, was visiting In Csntrslis dur.
ing this week. '7f' Iife7'i
Rev. J. G.. Hardy has returned
from . protracted preaching tove in
Southwest Missouri.
There will be . grand picnic at
the Foraker farm, two miles south
Of town, on the 26th Of July.
George II. 6ilvers has returned
from the Indian Nation. He 70.
ports it = fne country for poor
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
Clean Paperl
The LEDGER
Is pro e-sminsntly . tsmily papsr. Il
II conservative and puxo IN tcne.
Nothing of an uncl6aA nature
ever gets into il oolumns.
The LxDaKR has the Largest
Circulation Of any paper
In the oounty.-.,.
UNION ITEMS.
oorrsspoadsuss os the Lsdese.

CoxfcspondeuD of the Ledeee. ~
UNION, No., July S.-Soms
have commenced cutting their
meadows. The hay crop win b
light in this vicinity.
Oats that are good snoueh 10
harvest will be cut this andl nsxt
week. The crop il vary hsht.
One man offered 70 take IL csnts
Per acre for his crop.
John Byars is nowat work north
Of Mexico building bridges for the
county. sesi1taf
T. A. Mcintyre informs us kis
valuable iarm Of 400 acrss 10 for
sale. Anyone wanting . lrst
class farm with al the modem im-
provements thereon. would % wsll
to purchase it. We understand
Mr.. McIntyre oontsmplatss mov-
ing 10 Mexico Il hs sails. We
would hate 70 lose him, q hs il .
genial gentleman and . good neigh
Dor. ~ 'as aas4
One Of John Byrns' triplst be-
bies is very low with whooping
cough and mot expected to live.
B. T. freeman has his grand
colt show for the get Of 'Duiuth
Chieftsin," August 1. He ssznsst-
y requests al those who have colts
by his horse to come and hiring
them. The show will TAXA place
at his fine farm, z miles south Of
Mexico. All lovers Of fms stoek
are invited to come and We assurs
them they will mot be dissppoint-
cd, - they will zee some Of the
finest colts in the State Of Missouri.
Miss Martha Throckmortou,
aged II years, died at the home of
her brother, r. T. ThrockmoFton
last Sunday night. She ats break
fast and seemed apparently ven but
within Q few moments was stricken
with paralysis and died that 1ishE.
She had been . mute FOX . npmber
Of yeaEs. WHo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

IDAHO is now State. President
Harrison signed the bill of admiss-
ion July 5. The President found
that the law ordained that a new
star should be placed upon the
American flag for each new State
on the Fourth of July succeeding
its admission to the union. Mr.
Harrison left it to Mr.. Dubois, the
delegate from Idaho, to decide
whether to have the bill signed at
once and get the star or leave the
star over until July 4, 1891. Mr..
Dubois chose the star now, and, as
a result, the bill was signed and 43
stars are upon the flag.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

fHE memory of the oldest in
Militant does not revert to more
|easant weather on the Fourth
an was enjoyed Friday. Pa
lotism was at fever heat, however,
| over the country and if any man
q attempted to haul down an
nerican flag he would have seen
pre- stars than could have been
[ded to the ensign in forty years.
Pefe were no weather kickers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
while the rattle of musketry and

while the rattle Of musketry and
the beating of drums will make ,ls
think real battle is in progress.
Lots of powder will be :, burned.
The chief executive of the State
and his staff, in full uniform, will
ride up and down the columns ard
review the "army." It will be a
grand sight and one everybody
should see. Then, after the "dead''
and wounded have been prop
erly cared for by tonsorial artists
and oot-blacks the grand military
ball at the Windsor Hotel will take
place. Gallant swains will do
homage to fair ladies and the mer-
ry cotillion and may waltz will be
INDUCED in to the strains of sweet
music furnished by one of the best
orchestras in st. Louis.
The military boys will remain
with us until Saturday and every
day during their sojourn here some
new and interesting military ma
neuvers will be given. During the
entire week q fiIst-class attraction
will be at the Grand Opera House
and especial pains is being takel,
by the management to see that ths
patrons of the house will enjoy
themselves in this line of amuse.
ment. a.
There viii be ample accommo.
dations for 20, 900 people and all
visitors who come will have theil
comfort looked after personally BY
a committee especially for tina,
purpose.
An invitation is extended ii
everybody to visit Mexico mex
week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Miss Ida Mckee left this morn.
ing for st. Charles to visit relatives
and friends until after the Fourth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

THE House of Representatives
Psterday passed the Federal cleo
Pn bill, but the general belief in
arlington is that it will never
come a law. Gen. John II. Rice
Pnounces the measure as an out
seous usurpation of State and
Prsonal rights. He also scored
o original package decision.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

THE signal service is to be COM
mended for the prompt manner in
which it has announced that the
drouth will continue until it rains.
This service Is a thing of magnitude
and such forecasts as the above will
hit 'er center every time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

q Federal election bill will be
u IN the Senate. The Repub-
2 opposition to it is strong
oaen 70 kill it even in a caucus.
lsading Republican Senator says
enanees are that Hoar will try
report it tavorably from the
nnittse on Privileges and Elec-
as Of which he is chairman !;
y ne did 90 q motion would be
10y . Republican senator to in
eiy postpone its considera-
IA snd that enough Republicans
a.S loin with the Democrats to
1s manure in the waste has
hdsanitsly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
Balanced to q Cent.

The Fourth of July being a legal
holiday, and knowing it would b.
q quiet day at the Court House,
County Treasurer George Marshall
and County Clerk ]. v. Williams
selected that day upon which b
make the annual settlement re-.
quired by Law to be done between
the LIST and 18th Of July, which
embraces the whole of the school,
work Of the year ending June 3d.
and amounts to as, 600 paid out
for school purposes the past year
in Audrain county. The books,
balanced to nickel, although the
sums that made this amount came
at irregular periods and in sums
from Is cents to $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
Bicycle Races at Columbia.
At the fifth annual meeting OF
Lieo M;nnor.a D;u;a;ox / oae..o n&

Bicycle Races at Columbia.
At the fifth annual meeting OF
the Missouri Division League OF
American Wheelmen at Columbia
Friday J. P. Bliss, of Chicago,
carried off the gold medal in the
one mile novice race. Time, 1922.
In the one-half mile dash A. G.
Harding, of st. Louis, carried of
first honors. Time, 1:28. The one
mile safety Handicap race was won
by R. Milford, OF st. Louis; the
prlze was $50. In the one mile
Missouri champion dead heat, o.
L. Rule, of st. Louis, won the gold
medal; Geo. E. Tivy, OF st. Louis,
second best in the race. In the
two mile safety Missouri cham.
pionship Richard Hurck, Of st.
Louis, took the gold medal; time,
7:O7. In the ten mile Missouri
championship, A. G. Harding, o,
st. Louis, took first honors. Par.
ties from this city who saw the
contest, say it was the best they
have ever witnessed,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

THERE is the very deuce to pay
about blundering and incapacity in
taking the census all over the
country. When President Harri-
son appointed the freshly natural
ized Englishman, Porter, to super
intend the work, there was a gen.
eral feeling of distrust that it would
degenerate into political, a Sec
tional or tariff job, so far as it
could be worked in these direc-
tions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Sam Britt, colored, who was ar
rested for breaking into the house
of Lou Blue, also colored, Satur-
day, was released from custody to-
day upon the certificate of two doc.
tors who pronounced him sad
died."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

TIE power of money in the leg
Patise halls of modern times is
pnderful. The Louisiana Lot
Fy has finally triumphed over the
position in the legislature of
(at great commonwealth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

IT is the rankest injustice and
meanest partisanshlp to admit
Wyoming and exclude New Mex
leo, and it is to the honor OF the
Democracy that the JOB was execut-
ed by Republican votes" alone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
The End of the World CaIcula-

So<As
{ A French statistician, who has
been studying the military and
other records with view of deter
mining the height of men at differ
ent periods, has reached some won-
derful results.
The recorded facts extend over
nearly three centuries. II is found
that in 1910 the average height Of
man was 1.75 meters, or say 5 feet
8 inches. In 1880 it was 5 feet 6
inches. In 1920 it was 5 feet S
inches and a fraction. Atthe pres
ent time 1t is 5 feet 3 3-4 inches.
It is easy to deduce from these fig
ures rate of regular and gradual
decline in human stature, and then
to apply this, working backward
and forward, to the past and to the
future.
By this calculation it 10 deter
mined that the stature of the first
men attained the surprising aver
age of 16 feet 9 inches. Truly there
were giants on the earth in those
days of Og, and Goliath was quite
a degenerate offspring of the giants.
Coming down to later times, We
find that at the beginning Of our era
the average height of man was 9
feet; and in the time of Charlie
magne it was 8 feet 8 inches, a fact
quite sufficient to account for the
heroic deeds of the Paladins.
But the most astonishing result
of this scientific story comes from
the application Of the same inex-
orable law of diminution to the fu-
ture. The calculation shows that
by the year 1000 A. D., the stature
of the average man will be reduced
to Is inches. At that epoch there
will be only Liliputians ON the
earth. And the conclusion Of the
learned statistician is irresistible
that ssthe end of the world will
certainly arrive, for the inhabi-
tants will become so small that
they will finally disappear"-''fin-
ish by disappearing, !" as the French
idiom expresses it-stfrom the ter
restrial globe.''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Mr.. TAYLOR, a bright eolored
lawyer of Atlanta, thinks a million
men of his race will vote the DEM
ocratic ticket next time. Mr.. Tay-
lor was minister to Liberia under
President Cleveland, and the indi-
cations are that he wouldn't object
to going again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

iHE ''rum power" at Paris
|sned Capt. Shields, the temper
20 lecturer. The Capt. opened
nis batteries to empty benches,
e nred at long range for a week
no purpose. Two idiots and .
male donned the blue ribbon.
Pc combine" held the balance
power and the drug store
|nmphed. We knew the Capt.
Pud strike snag when he tackled
|at town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
The Grand Ledge of Odd Eel.

The Grand Ledge Of Odd Fell
lows of Missouri, at their meeting
recently held in St. Louis, notified
dramshop keepers 70 leave the
Grand Lodge. The vote stood
thirty in favor of the notice and
twenty-five against. Many Ger
man saloon men are the leading
lights in the order and the ques-
tien may be contested in the courts.
II is reported that the Grand Lodge
decided that saloon keepers are in
eligible under the provision in
the constitution excluding those
not having reputable means OF
support.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Miss Nellie Pollard of Fulton,
is visiting her friend, Miss Ross
Moore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

IRIS no wonder the Farmers AL
Ince has declared against lotteries.
lrming this year Is about all the
|ttery they want and its prizes
hll be mighty scarce. a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

CRY MARSHAL LANE is still kill
3 dogs said to be mad. A pre-
|utionary measure in the matter
forcing dogs to be muzzled might
|Se q human life-yea, a dozen
kea
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
Bob White H0n0red.
Eeom fha SAdaIfa Gazette

At the meeting of the National
Editorial Association ut Boston
last week, Bob White, of the Mex
leo LEDGER, was elected as the
Missouri member of the Executive
Committee. With Ed. Stevens ~
President and Bob White on the
Executive Committee, there ought
to be some honor for the press Of
the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Many . young man, after saving
$50 or 500 out of his salary, takes
a trip and spends it and loses his
job looking for q better one when,
if he would invest it by making .
payment on some property, he
would probably stick closer to his
business, save his money better
and make . different man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Tan State Board of Equalization
ked the total valuation of the
Elroad property in the State at
Pout $50, ,00O, 600, an increase of
P,W0, 600 over that of 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

LAFAYETTE county carries about
10 heaviest debt of any county in
(issouri- 1855, 600. Audrain has
Ie flqhtest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

!. ~ recent speech Congressman
I.inson, Of West Virginia, said: !:
I'll the ports of entry on both
'ans were to-day blockaded so
y 10 vessel could enter them
ling the products of other coun-
q, and war should be declared
lnss us, We could, with our
'seas facilities, produce every
a1islon Of war, and everything
e might need for our susie
o0s ior . thousand years."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

TIE Troy Free Press is just start
3 out on its thirteenth year. 1t
one of the ablest edited and best
tinted papers that comes to this
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Real estate Is the safest and
soundest of all investments. Its
intrinsic value is comparatively un-
affected by the ravages Of FIRE, food,
tempest or financial panics. II has
the correct name. It is real estate
the most real and abiding Of all
earthly possessions. Show your
Appreciation Of these good quali-
tiss By buying . lot q auction ssls
|nsxt Thuzsday aftsEnoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Sam 3Eitt, a copPsr-colored coon
who has just served time
at Jefferson City, came back
here day or SO ago and last night
got drunk, broke into the house Of
Lou Blues colored, was arrested,
and had to be knocked down twice
before he would submit. His
friends claim the insanity dodge.
His trial will be held Monday
morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

"Slow and easy" st. Louis will
come out below $50, 600; st. Joe
boasted of 75, 900 and she will come
out with less than 1000; Sedalia
drops from 5000 to 5000, and
"wild and woolly" old Wichita
drops from &C, 900 to less than 20,-
600; Springfield it is said win be
satisfied with Z ooEposal's guard. :.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Wellsville has, By avote Of 132
to 81, adopted a charter emitting ii
to become q fourth class city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

aAs shy as a school girl" is a
lsyed-ous psoverb. The shy kind
/ school girl has become extinct.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Mr.. Otis Purdy left to-day for
Sweet Springs, No., for a weeks
recreation and pleasure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

The case of Lewis Collins (col, }
va James Quinlan, tried in Judge
Bass court to-day, for damages
caused by stock, resulted in the
Jury finding for plaintiff. The
damage was assessed at $40 and
cost.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Hio oASo WALL ouAOAJ AOtoAAoe0 II elO
Mckinley bill ls passed. j
The striking cloakmakers in New
York are starving to death.
= The national teachers' conven-
tion is in session at Detroit. 7 BE
The Confederate reunion at
Chattanoogais is an immense success.
John L. Soules shot the rapids
at Niagara Falls as a Fourth of
July exhibition.
A deadly fight occurred between
moonshiners and officers in Ken
lucky yesterday. VI
Quincy, ILL.,, is intensely excited
over the shooting of one of its pop
ular men by burglar. F.f
The testimony in the Cross MUIR
der case at Paris, Tex, is all In and
the arguments have begun. "a
Ex-Gov. Pattison was yesterday
nominated BY the Democrats for
Governor of Pennsylvania. Bib !
A novel exhibition of fire works
on Pixies Peak could be seen for
100 miles in. every direction.
An appeal has been made on be-
half Of the orphans and widows
made by the Dunbar disaster. g +
The Kickapoo Indians informed
the commission that they would
not listen to any propositions what
ever.
The discovery is announced Of a
weed which is q certain cure for
hydrophobia at any stage of the
disease. - 49, w. IS
Fourth of July was as-probably
more generally celebrated by pri-
vate display of fireworks than for
many years "a -l5l'- ss~ss
An old couple at Lincoln, Neb.,
were about to celebrate their silver
wedding when the husband fled 9
suit for divorce.
A large number of minor acci-
dents are reported, but the usual
Fourth of July casualties and big
fires seem to have been avoided.
Detroit prudes have forced the
directors of the Museum of Art to
put clothes on the nude statuary
and the town is laughing at them.
Hon. Beverly Tucker edThurs.
day in Richmond, Va. He was q
nephew of John Randolph and Q
man of more than ordinary promi.
nence.
The latest original package de-
cision in the United States Cour1
at Topeka, Kas., seems to knock
out prohibition from its last stant
in that state.
According to San Antonio, Tex.
special, there is q movement or
foot to boom Gen. Nelson A. Miles
for the Republican candidacy fol
Preseidnt. <.tt...
George A. Parkhurst, the we'll
known. actor, who was a membe
of Laura Keene's company wher
Lincoln was assassinated, died il
New York yesterday.
The celebration Of the semi
centennial of the Missouri Uni
versity at Columbia was a mos
successful and memorable affair
No accident marred the enjoyable
occasion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

The Laddonia Herald says:
Judge s., e. Kendall had Q tumor
taken from his left shoulder last
week by st. Louis surgeons. He
is getting along all right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Col. Ed. Glenn, Secretary Of the
Pike County Fair Association, in.
forms US the exhibition of his 90.
ciety begins on July %. This will
be the first fair Pike has had for
several years and it will be a good
one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

II will pay anyone to investigate
kexico realty before purchasing
beEhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

FHs real estate market in Mex
h ia setiye even if the weather is
Ieua
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

FREE coinage of mint julips just
bw would strike the public more
|yossbly than any other kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Ir the weather IS favorable five
bousand people will witness the
reat Sham Battle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
Laddonia's Celebration:

At1uuVu1fs SCACU1t1b1Ous ]
The Fourth of July celebration
at Laddonia Friday was a grand
and glorious success. The great
crowd of people in attendance
was estimated at 5,OOO-Mexico,
Perry, Vandalia, Wellsville, Far
Der, Montgomery, Middletown and
Rush Hill all being we'll represent
ed with delegations numbering up
in the hundreds. The Laddonia
Cornet, Band furnished first class
music on the occasion besides .
string band that furnished music
for the benefit of those that indulg-
ed in Gripping the light fantastic"
Judge Wilder and Professor Muir
ply were the orators of the day and
were listened to attentively by a
large throng of people that filled
the shady and beautiful park to
overfowing. The remainder of the
programme of the day consisted
of sack-racing, foot-racing, dancing,
marching and amusements of all
sorts, ETC., and the Calathumpians
surpassed their former greatness.
The weather could not have been
more satisfactory-cool, pleasant
and agreeable to all. At night a
magnificent display of fireworks
and grand ball at Stephens Hall
ended a most enjoyable day for
those who attended Laddonia's
| celebration,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
They Always Como From van.
AFif- r. dalla 5tfa tA3i-
The First Gem.
From the yandaiiA Leahes.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July H.
Among Democrats here thsrs 70 .
feeling that the first gun ssf The
campaign for the Democrats PIsu.
dental nomiaas;sn in 1892 .vss
irsd By Gev. Hin in his speech 70
the Hsndrieks club last night.
The most prominent msn In the
party who are here to-tlsy say
there 10 no reason Why Hill should
not be in the Presidential race;
that he has proved himself popular
and there 10 no question about his
capacity or his accsptabiiity With
the party in New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10
New Suits Filed.

Francis Brandon vs. John w.
Carter ct al, ejectment.
Mary Lee Burchard vs. ]. NJ.
Dickey, breach of promise.
VIM. Crawley vs.. Harriet Craw.
lev. divorce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

The Vandaia Touring mills,
burned few nights since, will be
rebuilt at once. There was an in
surance of s6, 900 on the property
but this does not near cover the
1ooo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, N.
Y, July 3.-There are no sill
yer dollars circulating in the East.
We saw millions of them in the
sub-treasury located in New York
City, but not a one have we seen
in Boston, New York or on Long
Island. One dollar silver certifi-
Gates are as plenty here as silver
dollars are in the West, and paper
money is as popular in this coun-
try as silver is in ours. ALI business
In the East is transacted on the
one cent basis. When you do busi.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Mrs. J. D. Tucker, who has been
under the skillfnl treatment of DR..
Spencer, of st. Louis, for deafness,
returned home last night, much
improved in her hearing. e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Miss Myrtle Judy, of North Mid.
dletown, KY, is the guest Of hez
cousin, Mrs. Jno. M. Davis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

TIE ice men are the only peo-
he Ia Mexico who are not kick
IL about the weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Mrs. Andy Harrison and chill
dren are visiting in Moberly. Andy
had to charter q car to get them
there. #E
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Worrell
spent the Fourth in Louisiana.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

The Columbia Herald says w.
d. Kennan, the distinguished Mex
loo attorney, was in Columbia
Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

MEXICO will have her Fourth on
be 1lth-the day of the great
ham Battle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

Mexico property is all good but
the lots to be sold next Thursday
have the location over almost any
other part of town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-10

The Wabash railroad has decid-
ed to locate their hospital in Mo-
berly. The site has been selected,
and the hospital will soon be
built.