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NtNNA3 OAJ anu SOI lot
get your thumbs this time, - and Sally
tries again and she doesn't forget her
thumbs for a minute; she uses them
wherever she can twist them under and
over as she plods up and down the
scale.
'Oh, Sally, hain't l told you never
to put your thumbs on the black keys
Sally is apologetic. 81 hain't practiced
much this week." she says, with
charming frankness as she turns to her
exercises with a sigh MANDY Null is
to our house sewing this week
'Oh! Somebody's goin' to have new
gown, | guess"
''Yes, Maria is; we're goin' to have
dance tomorrow night. Tom Jones is
agoin' to play fer EN-"
''Oh, is he? Sally, you must curve
your fingers more and keep your elbows
still"
'Yessum. Tom he's goin' away soon.
l reckon this is the last dance he'll play
for. He come a piece-way with me to-
day; it was him thet give me flowers
fur you; l forgot to tell you when 1
come in"
Miss Smiths face turned the color of
the pale grass pinlks, but she said moth
ing, and the lesson went dragging on;
zone -two-three rest she counted,
and Sally's fat fingers slowly picked
out the notes pointed by the teachers
pencil
At last the lesson was finished and
Sally remembered message which she
had almost forgotten. "Oh, Miss
Smith, ma and Maria tole me to be sure
and asst you if you'd come over to-mor-
row night an play; they're goin' to
move the origin into the kitchen an
have double music
Miss Smith had sometimes played
double music" with Tom Jones before;
and the little old maid remembered
how pleasant it had been to play chords
to the lively strains of Money Musk
with Tom Jones bending over her tc
ask if he went too fast for her or if she
was tired pumping; so she told Sal
ly that she would come.
Tom Jones was the other musician o.
the village. If Miss Smiths specially
was sacred music, his was certainly
secular and his fiddle was the life of al
the country dances.
After Sally had gone Miss Smitl
dropped into her little creaking rocking
chair and sat quite still looking at Ton
Jones flowers. She was thinking tha
she was sorry Tom was going away
They had been children together in thi
same village, and when he was a youn:
man and she pretty girl, they ha'
been half lovers, but their love ha,
never been confessed and they la,
drifted apart although neither one hat
, married anyone else; and. now tha
, Tom was going it made her feel lone
! some, somehow.
She knew where he was going; sh
had heard of the farm he had bough
!. in a western state and she had know
that he had meant to go there liv
: sometime-but she mad not thought
would be so soon.
Miss Smith was alone in the wOrlC
: her mother and she had lived togethe
), until her mother had died, and now sh
had nobody to take care of but he.
! self-and Tom had nobody to look afte
: either 1t was a lonely way to liy
!, after all.
But Miss Smith heard another pup
= coming and she jumped up and set tt
= tumbler of flowers away, out of sigl
= in her bedroom, before she opened tt
: door.
II The next day Miss Smith fussC
about good deal, basting lace in II
s neck and sleeves of her green merir
n Gown and brushing an imaginary spec
: here and there; and occasionally 81
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Mr.. Whitegoods = Really, Mrs.
Goldman, your table seems to be get
ting poorer every day. Now, this
chicken is quite spoiled" :" Mrs. Cold
ham-''Never mind, my dear sir, you
can have twice as much Of it on that
account t"--America.
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[ S S S u s A n
SMITH. music
teacher, st 90 d
at the fr o n t
window of her
little p parl o r
cou n tin G the
buds on her rose
bush.
1t was a sort
of cheerful little
room, after all.
Of course t he
carpet was worn
/. and faded and
the curtains had
been d a r n e d
and d rn e q
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some Change.

"What does Miss Brown mean by say
ing she was born just after the WARP"
''She means the Mexican war--I re-
member her telling the same story in
'61~"-Munsey's Weekly,
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Well Meant, but Daube-''N Now,
Miss Hunter, please look pleasant
that's it-keep that for moment until
I catch it. = There Now you
may resume your natural expression. i
you wish. IN. Y. Sun
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-She-ssNow. I think Miss

-She-s'Now, think Miss Budde is
what you men would call easily
queen, don't you?" He-'No; because
I've seen her at number of afternoon
teas, and she never reigns but she
pours. Harvard Lampoon.
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-He-"Why, Ethel. what's the mat
ter with the clock? It's an hour and
half fastr' She-'sWhy, so it is. / saw
papa winding it just before you came. :"
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g V0X." j"
Twas the Lonesome, and Not the
joyful, Stop That Was Broken.

written for This Paper.1
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
Live Stock Market.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 18.-The receipts
Of cattle this week can all be taken
are Of. The supply would be ample
if it had quality, but it has not.
One car load Of 1900 pound polled
Angus steers brought S. per 100 lbs.
Prices-Fancy steers $3.50 to $500,
choice steers S4.75 to S.. 20, corn fed
steers $3.50 to $4.75, coarse heavy
steers $3.50 to 1926. light butchers,
feeders, ETC., So to So, choice cows
and helfers $3.50 to So, bulls, big
and fat, So to $2.10.
HoGs-Activity had full sway as
long as the supply lasted, but it soon
gave out, as it was not very large
and did not prove half enough. ALI
classes Of buyers wanted hogs. The
quality was poor enough. Prices
were 5 and lOc per 100 lbs. higher.
Whitaker & Sons commenced buy
ing hogs Yesterday. The full range
of prices was $3.50 to $4.O7a TO,
common to best; butcher grades sold
at 81 to $4.07 LIZ; mixed hogs, all
kinds to best, up to $4.05; packers
bought largely at $500 to 81, the
bulk going at $3.50 to IS. The
close was firm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
THE ARMER INSTITUTE.
The County Meeting to be Held in
Ladd0nia About January Is.
o the Editor If the Laddonia Herald.

To the Editor IF the Laddonia Herald.
OFFICE SECRETARY STATE BOARD
OF AaRIcULTURE, COLUMBIA, Mo-,
Nov. 10 -Your favor of the 9th,
relative to date for Farmers Insti.
tute in your town this winter, is
received.
l have the honor to state that the
Secretary has already commenced
his work in South Missouri, but
will hold a meeting in Laddonia on
about the 18th of January. The
date is, OF course, subject to slight
change for the dates determined
may not be suitable. As early as
the dates for the Northeast series
are fully determined, I will send
you list and names of speakers who
will accompany the Board. They
will want some local help with the
programme, and will be obliged if
you will secure some papers OF ad-
dresses on practical farm topics.
Music will also be appreciated.
Audrain county should make a
creditable display of farm products
from which the best CO aid be pre-
served for a beginning OF q Worlds
Fair exhibit. Let me hear from
you. ]. l.. CRUME,
Asst Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
TWO WIVES.
Two Women Claim the Pension Com
ing to Nathan FaWcett's Estate

The readers of the LEDGER will
remember that a few years ago Na-
than Faweett, colored, was hanged
for the murder Of Mr.. Inflow just
east of this city. 1t appears now
that a pension of $4,000 or $4,000 is
coming to the estate of the deceased
and is being claimed by two women,
each claiming to be the widow.
Mary Shock, now working for Jas.
T. Johnson, claims to have been
married to Nathan Fawcett before
the war. Nothing can be found on
the records in regard to this wedding
but at the same time the marriage
can be proven by one of the Shocks,
who saw Fawcett and this woman
married. Sarah johnson, who lives
in Mexico, also claims to be the
widow of Fawcett. She was mar
ried after the war to Fawcett and
their marriage certificate was re-
corded. OF course unless a divorce
was granted, the first wife will be
entitled to the estate. VIM. A.
Edmonston is looking into the mat
ter, representing Howard Fawcett, a
son Of the deceased.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
Fire!
Fire!
e. D. Graham had an experience

e. D.. Graham had an experience
last night, which vas worse than
the nightmare. A little after mid
he heard a roaring in his fue
and thought it on fire. Scantily
Glad in only modesty and a thing
shirt, and with only one shoe on he
hurried down town to Bill Hollis,
waking him up and telling him his
fue was on fire and to come and
bring a sack of salt and to come at
once. When Bill got to the resi-.
deace of Mr.. Graham he climbed
On the roof but could find no trace
Of any fire. He then came down
and went into the house. Upon
examination it was found that the
pipe,not going into the brick work
solid, left an opening for a draught,
which made the roaring sound.
Placing the pipe into the aue
femedied the matter. "Dock''
felt pretty cheap, although it came
4 little high, as we understand he
had told Bill if he came over right
quick and made things all right
and saved his house he would give
him a $40 note.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
THE HORSES WERE STOLEN.

hsSo "EnH 64oAHNs
Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Nov. 49,
Yesterday q stranger was seen in
Thos. Crawford's pasture with two
horses. The man acting suspic-
iopsly, Mr.. Crawford supposed the
an i'm ais we're stolen and sent for
Constable Baker, who arrested the
man and took possession of the
horses. The stranger declined to
give his name. He was taken to
J.. W. Beagles' where a crowd was
present at a sale. Parties there
knew the man, who finally &C.
knowledged the horses we're stolen
from near Clark's Switch. He
stated that John Butterfly, who is
" oil known about Worcester, where
he has a brother living, stole the
horses and that he bought a hall
interest in them. Butterfly left the
day before and was to return last
night, but has not done so. The
owner of the horses came down
to-day and got them.
The young man arrested lives
near Paris, and is said to be of a
respectable family. He says this
is his first offense against the law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
cURTWRIGHT CAUGHT.
OfRcersAfter the Horse Thieves In Dead
Earnest.

There has been a great deal Of
horse stealing going On in this part
of Missouri lately and the officers
think they are now on the track OF
the guilty parties. H. P. Curt
wright, of near Paris, No., was
captured yesterday by C. G. Baker,
To Crawford, Mr.. Threlkeld, JEFF
and VIII Atkins. When caught he
was camping in the woods out
north of Mexico. He had in his
possession horses stolen from MI.
Carpenter, of Clark's Switch. Curt
wright says that he did not steal
the horses but bought them from q
man in Moberly. Cartwright
comes from a good family and the
officers are inclined to believe he
is telling the truth about it. The
man he bought them from is
thought to be we'll known in this
part of this country and to have
stolen horses here before. Offers
left for Clark's Switch to-day and it
is thought arrests will be made,
perhaps, tonight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
MARTINsBURG NATTER.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
HARRISBURG, Mo Nov. IT,
Died, Friday, Nov. 10, at the
home Of his parents, Prof. J. B.
Chrisman, aged 80 years. Martins
burg a boast of having sent out
into the world some extra bright
intelligent young men, but Prof.
Chrisman wss one of the most
promising of all, and had already
gained a reputation far above his
years. He was q graduate of Bry-
ant & Stratton College, st. Louis,
and had been a professor and vice.
presiden. of the same for ten years.
He lost his left arm when but a
youth, and has been a sufferer,
more or less, ever since. As a
mark of the high esteem and broth
erly love in which the faculty of
the college held him, they came up
in a body to attend his funeral,
bringing with them the most beau
tiful floral tributes it has been our
delight to have ever beheld, but
owing 10 the unreliableness of the
telegraphic system, they came too
late for the funeral,
Funeral services were conducted
at the M. e. Church, South, by
Rev. Mr.. Divilbliss Saturday af-
ternoor, he having united with
that church q few days before his
death.
A very interesting meeting is
conducted at the M. E. Church,
South, by Revs. Divilbiss and
Ramsey.
Chas. Chrisman, of Kansas City,
came home to attend his brothers
funeral.
Prof. f. P. Russell, J. M. Pix
man and Thos. M. Rogers, of st.
Louis, were up to attend the fun
eral of Prof. Chrisman.
Married, at the Catholic Church,
Nov. 10, BENZ. Holterman and
Miss Maggie Doran.
Died, on the afternoon OF Nov
Is, Otis Brown, Oldest son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Gabriel Brown, aged
about 20 years, OF typhoid fever
This is another very sad death
among US. Another reminder te
the young to stop and think, fol
death draws no line between the
young and the old, the gay and tn.
grave. Peace to his ashes.
The firm of True & Pollard
druggists has changed hands come
what, Mr.. True having sold ou'
and a young Mr.. Harris gone in
with Mr.. Pollard.
Miss Hattie Davidson is hom,
from Southwest Missouri. Sh,
and her father will make theil
home in Wellsville in the future
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
FIGHT FOR HIS CHILD.
Pascal Green Accused of Stealing His
Own SOn-The Boy Given to
His Mother.

Our readers will remember that
not long since a divorce was grant,
ed Mrs. Pascal Green and she was
also given the custody of her three
year old son, Oscar. She appear
ed in Judge Edwards court to-day
and asked that the boy be given
back to her, she claiming that her
husband, "Pack," had stolen the
boy. "Pack" testified that he had
not stolen the boy at all, but that
the mother had sent the child to
him not long since, but now want
ed him back. Judge Edwards, on
account of the decree rendered in
the Circuit Court when the divorce
was granted, had to return the
child to his mother. The little
three year old fellow didn't want
to 60 to his mother, but wanted to
remain with his father, with whom
the child had been living for the
last two or three months, and 1t
vas a heart.rending sight to see
the mother chase the little fellow
around the room and she had 10
actually capture and take him by
force before he would 60 with her.
"Pack" says that the child's
mother didn't support OF car for
him, and if he could have the child
he will see that he has a good home.
Go to Daniel Bros. hardware
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19

On Saturday, November the 7th,
1891, Emil K. Veerkamp died near
Shamrock, Mo. Deceased had resid-
ed in St. Louis for the past year
where he was taken sick with that
dreaded disease, typhoid malaria; he
came to the home of his parents one
week previous to his death.
His sickness was of short duration,
and high hopes of recovery were en-
tertained, until his eyes were closed
in the dreamless drapery of eternal
peace.
Emil was born in Lincon County,
Missouri, on the 9th day of Deem
ber,1S71,a and was 19,Years 10 months
and % days of age. He was a
young man of exemplary habits,
whose short life was replete with
noble deeds. He was a bright and
intelligent, honest and upright,
modest and %unassuming young man,
whose sweet and kind, frank and
gentle disposition endeared him to
the hearts of all who knew him.
It's hard to give one up so young,
so pure, 30 tender, yet, we are con-
soled in the thought that he now
rests In eternal peace. Upon the
shadowy shore Of death the sea of
trouble casts no wave Eyes that
have been curtained by the ever
lasting dark will never know again
the touch Of tears. Lips that have
been touched by death will never
utter another word of grief" Emil
is for ever at rest. He leaves par
ents, four brothers and many friends
to mourn his death. His remains
were followed to Littleby Cemetery,
3 miles west of Rush Hill, by a
large concourse of sorrowing friends
where he was placed in his final
resting place beside his brother
Harvey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
Breeders Combination Sale!
OFT HoRSHs =.
DULY SCHOOL U

Correspond nee of the Ledger.
Duly SCHOOL House., November
17.--Mrs. George Green has been
stopping with her father, Andrew
EARLY, while having her eyes treat
ed.
Ed. Selb purchased Is head Of
sheep from Charles Hill.
MIR. and Mrs. J. D. Spencer have
been quite sick, but are able to be
around again.
Uncle Gid Williams is seriously
ill. His disease is very peculiar.
The Sunday School at Trinity 10
prospecting under the management
of w. w. Wakefield, Supt. ; Frank
Harris, Asst. Supt. |; and Thos.
Dysds'-. See'y. 1t is held Sum-
- { .ons.
En.. Sauce preached at Sun Rise
last Sabbath and Elder NJ. Y. Dun.
can will preach there next Sabbath.
A few nights since Charley Hills
keep out" signs we're knocked
down. Most of them are up again
without serious loss to any one. All
right-thinking people will sympa-
thize with q man in protecting his
own premises, and We trust that
the author of this piece of petty
spite work will allow his better
manhood to dictate his conduct
hereafter.
The Literary was largely attend.
last Friday and the exercises full
of interest. A debate has been
added to the programme of the next
meeting, which will be held on
Friday night of this week.
Prof. G.. A. Wanchope, Of the
Missouri State University, will
give a free lecture at the school
house on the evening of the 9th
met, CLibrary Day.. His theme
will be, "Our Best Companions"
Other exercises also will be added
to the evenings entertainment.
Everybody invited.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Nov. 16.-The work
still goes on in the hole in the
ground. The drill is in the we'll
yet, but they have hopes of getting
it out, and the proprietor has gone
to Louisiana for more tools to work
with.
The NJ. E. Church will give a
supper at Browns Hall next Satur-
day night; the proceeds are to be
used to improve the church.
The Christian membership will pro-
coed at once to build an addition to
their church consisting Of two class
rooms for Sunday School. In TIE
spring they contemplate charging
the church by building an ell on the
north. Elder C. c. Hill has been
employed for another year. He is a
hard worker and will do much to.
ward building up the Christian
Church here.
The BaptistC Church has not hired 6
pastor yet. They contemplate Civ
ing a dinner on Thanksgiving.
There was preaching at the Bap.
fist Church most of last week.
Mrs. May Gentle, of Frankfort
visited at MIR. J. W. Jewellers last
week.
Miss Mollie Fletcher has returned
to Laddonia, after a summers visit
among relatives.
Mrs. Mary P. Steele, Of Oxford
Kansas, spent last week with hel
sister-in-law, Mrs. s. C. Wilkins.
A few weddings will take plac,
this winter, but the number will no
be as large as the amount Of seem
ingly courtships promised. A few
have had "love q~uarrels," only t.
love each other better perhaps when
the cloud has passed away. Other
are waiting to be better prepared
financially, and others are too laz,
to prepare, bat the latter number i
very small.
Laddonia promises to be quit
lively in the way Of society gather
ings this winter. The churches vii
give q social every month and th
usual round OF home parties vii
keep a place to go always on hand
How would a literary society do
1t would be for pleasure and benef,
ANNIE LAURIg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19

Pollard, the jewelsr,
has contracted for space in the
LEDGER, daily and weekly, from
now till Chirsmas. Don't fail TO
see his advertisement in the week.
ly LEDGER and to.morrow's daily.
He has an immense line of watches
and jewelry Of all kinds, fresh
from the eastern mssket. He
bought these goods TO ssIl between
now and the Hrst of the year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-19
Celman's Rural World.

This true and long tried friend of
the farmer, stock-breeder and fruit
grower, is a regular visitor at our
ofSce, and we often ask ourselves
after looking over its well filled
pages, how can any n who tills
even an acre of ground afford to get
along without its valuable aidP IL
contains all that is latest and best
in every field Of farming, stock.
breeding and orcharding, and is
really invaluable to every house,
hold. 1t is published weekly, at
only One Dollar a year, by G. d.
Colman, $40 Olive Street, st. Louis,
Mo.