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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Aaron Frank and sister. Mis-

Aaron Frank and sister, Miss
BERTHE, of Little Rock, Ark, were
in Mexico to-day and made Us a
pleasant call. Aaron is proprietor
of a large laundry in Little Rock,
employing between thirty and forty
hands. He looks as though the
world was using him well. and
says he is making lots Of money.
He expressed himself rs being
agreeabiy surprised at the improv-
ments made in Mexico in the last
six years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters
Of administration upon the estate of
Jas. III. Sims, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court Of Audrain county, Missou-
ri, bearing date Sept. Ia, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance TO the adrninistra-
tors within n year after date Of
granting of letters, or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such
estate n IL such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the
date they will be forever haired.
&. W. LEWIS,
14 Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
GOING TO PIECES.
Wade Hampton on the Farmers Al
lance in the SOuth-The Or
g~anizatiOn no Longer
Power in P0ii-
ties.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. lex
United States Senator and Gen.
Wade Hampton is visiting in this
city. He says to a representatives
of the Sun that he is out of politics
and intends for the future to keep
in the backgrounds. The Farmers
Alliance, he said, is rapidly disin-
tegrating in the South and in the
next four years it will completely
disappear to live only in the men,
DRY of those who have been benefit
ed by the upheaval.
"This will be the case not only
in South Carolina, but throughout
the whole South. The people
there are rapidly awakening to the
absurdity of the demands that the
organization has promulgated, and
gradually dropping off and for
swearing all allegiance to the AL
lance. In my own State the Gov
ernor, who was elected by the SEN
timent that secured my defeat for
reelection to the Senate, has al
ready broken away in a great meas
ure from the Alliance measures
and Is catering in his administra-
ton of the affairs of the State to
the conservative and better think
ing element. The uprising was
founded on demagoguery and ia.
naticism and, therefore, cannot
have a long existence. Moreover,
the history of this country has
shown that no secret political Or
g~anization can live long OF retain
any lasting hold on the public.
We are too conservative a people
and too tair.minded in our judg.
ment of right and wrongl IN popular
government to permit any sway in
secret societies. In my opinion,
i. is folly for anyone in this coun.
try to enter into a controversy with
the Farmers Alliance adherent or
the sub-treasury plan. The meas.
ure is sc palpably wrong on its
face as to make it absurd to all
who have the prosperity and vel,
fare of the country at heart. 1t
can never become a law until
passed by Congress, and its ab'
surdity will prevent this, no mat.
ter how much demagogues may
urge its enactment. This feature
of the Alliance has never been
fully accepted in the South, and ]
have too much confidence in oul
people to think that it ever will
| he
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
LITTLE "GYPSY JANE.'
She Takes Her Flight From Laddo-
mia and the "ChOral Society"
Loses q Gem-LaddO-
mia Matters.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, Oct. 20.-Mrs. L.
G. Proville is in st. Louis.
Miss Jennie Sears, Of Mexico, is
visiting the home folks here.
Miss Mollie Glenn, accompanied
by Miss Jennie Townsen, returned
home from an extended visit to Ar
row Rock, Kansas City and other
points.
The Misses Price of Vandalia are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Ed Maiden.
Doctor Hendrick, wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thomas and Mr.. Nuckles
visited here Sunday.
Mr.. John Harris, whose horse was
stolen not long since from the
Christian Church, found his animal
yesterday here in the possession of
two men, who were travelling in a
two horse covered hack. They also
had several other horses with them.
They claimed they bought Mr.. HIS
horse in Illinois. The men looked
suspicious. and talked suspicious, so
they were arrested for having stolen
property, and will be taken to Mex
leo to-day.
Mr.. Roberts and daughter, Miss
Mamie. of Columbia, are visiting
Doctor Roberts.
Preaching at the Baptist Church
yesterday by Rev. Patrick; preach
ing at the Christian Church by EId.
C. G. Hill.
The protracted meeting at the
M. E. Church will continue through
this week. Rev. Middleton will as
sist in the meeting this week.
Miss Maggie Lewellen is visiting
in Louisiana.
Quite a number OF gypsies are
camping near here and a noted for
tune teller is among them, who is
reading the fortune to many of the
curious. The little "Gypsy Jane"
that has been jumping, rollicking,
singing and marching in town for
the past three months, has appar-
emily taken her flight. She prom
ised to give an entertainment here
several months ago, but it is feared
by many she has gone to the gypsy
camp. The "Choral Society"
thought they had captured her and
that she would be the bride of
"Vons Smash" but it is feared they
have both slipped away from the
"Choral." ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

A new commodity is about to be
put on the market - elephant
steaks. A California Spectator
has estimated that as an elephant
weighs 900 pounds there would be
about 5000 steaks in q ''critter."
The rhinoceros steak of the board
ing house will be out fanked, as it
were, by this formidable rival.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Administrator's Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
Chas. l.. Graham, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, bearing date September Is, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor with n year after the date, or
they may be precluded from any bene-
fit of such estate, and III such claims
be not exhibited within two years
from this date they will be forever
barred. J. T. WILLIAMS,
26-4t Public Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
WI r.otice by the st. Louis Mir

We r.otice by the ST. Louis Mir
o that there ia a great deal of feel
ing created in st. Louis over the
contest for the most popular young
lady in the State, which took place
there recently. Of course, 1t is
"too bad" that a young lady from
the country should carry off the
first honors, especially when she
had nothing to do with the ballot
box and did not even visit st.
Louis during the contest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of Orelia
Bush, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned by the Probate Court
of Audrain county, Missouri, bearing
date September Z, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance TO the executor
within one year after date of granting
of letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate, and
il such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred.
w. p. QUISENBERRY,
25-4-t. Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE Jefferson City Tribune,
speaking about free sugar very ap-
p~ropria;ely remarks: Twenty lbs.
of sugar for 81 is all very well, but
why not go on and reduce the tar
if so that a suit of clothes which
now sells for $50 could be pur-
chased for So or SO?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE farmers of Audraln county
are beginning to bring their grain
to market and the harvest is even
more than they expected. Audrain
is one of the most productive coun-
ties that we know of in any state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Written for the Ledger.
HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP.
By ALICE HULL LEwToN.

To the hands that are weary,
To the hearts that are dreary,
To the eyes that bitterly weep,
Love and mercy hath blent,
And this message sent
"He giveth His beloved Sleep"
Tho long and sad seem the years,
With their burdens and their fears F.;
Remember, this promise to keep.
Then thy cause on him cast,
Twill be We'll with thee at last;
HE giyeth His beloved sleep"
Gone will be the weary pain,
Forgotten then the sad refrain ;
We chanted IN Life's hillside steep,
Then our slumber will be sound,
Lying in the peaceful ground
''He giyeth His beloved Sleep"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE City Council has disposed
of the electric light matter in a very
satisfactory manner. 1t should now
turn its attention to the matter of
having a new coat of macadam
put down around the PublicSquare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

The farmers of Audrain have
sown an unusually large acreage OF
wheat this fall. 1t is quite notice
able that farmers throughout Mis-
souri, have at last found out that
small grains pay equally as well, If
not better than corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE Wentzvllle, Mo-, Union is a
new paper full of bright read
ing matter and live advertisements.
1t shows that the people of that
town appreciate a first class paper
and will give it liberal patronage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE baking powder business is
becoming quite an industry all
over the United States. We under
stand that at least three business
men of Mexico are making baking
powder. w. W. Settle has q large
demane for his brand, which is
among the very best made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Administrator Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
Henrietta Mallory deceased have been
granted the undersigned, by the Pro-
bate Court of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, bearing date October Is, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within n year after date of grant
ing of letters, or they may be preclud-
ed from any benefit of such estate and
if such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred.
WIN. H. MALLORY,
29-4-t. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Guardians Notice.

Notice 10 hereby given that the I'M
designed has been appointed guar
dian of the person and the estate of
Charles James, adjudged TO be of I'M
sound mind, by the Probate Court of
Audrain County, Missouri. All of his
business affairs will be transacted by
me. B, F. JAMES. sr
I-+t. Guardian Of Charles James.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THERE is no foundation for the
rumor that Tom Nickins, COL, who
was found dead in the woods near
Thompson Station, committed sui
eide. Nobody ever heard of a
colored man committing suicide
who had one-half dozen squirrels.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Avn Ante.Mortem Stem.

Wanamaker has ordered all the
girls working in his big stores to
dress themselves uniformly in
black, and 10 only appear in that
costume while in his employ. 1t
must be there is something mourn
ful going on in the branch Of the
Republican party to which he be-
longs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE hardest thing for the aver
age man to understand is why the
average man always tries to kick
another average man when he is
down
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THERE will be no lack of timber
from which to select a Congress
man at large in Missouri. Favorite
sons from all portions OF the coun-
try are already being mentioned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

MCKlNLEY AND CAMPBELL are
having a warm campaign in Ohio.
The Republicans claim the State
by from 10000 to 10000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

MEXICO is about the only town
we know of anywhere of Its size
that IS without a business mems
or1anization of some kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

Geo. Il. saggs;t, well-known to
our readers, writes to us from Col.
iege City, Cal. He says that al
though he was burned out las.
year, losing several thousand dol.
lara, that ne Is again on his feet
and 10 new in the vinegar business.
he was formerly in the raisin
business. George has many friends
in Missouri Who will be glad to
know that he is doing we'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

THE race for speakership IN the
next Congress appears TO Do De-
tween Mills ADD Crisp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

The rumor that DIR. Gartrell has
zone into the raiumaking business
in Texas is without foundation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

IT looks now as though Mckln-
lev would carry Ohio, Boles Iowa
and Flower New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
LEDGER.
THURSDAY, OCT. %, 1891.

If Mexico's old Board OF TRADE
will wake up we can have q new
depot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

Wood and coal stoves cheap and
of the very best make at Daniel
Bros. dit wifi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

The $1,000 damage suit of Rob-
erts We. French has been continued.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

Extra line of Blankets at ]. D.
Morris 4 Co.'S. Call and zee them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

Albert White shipped q car load
of hogs to st. Louis this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22
Woman's Chance to Marry.

An English weekly not long ago
gave its readers some information
on this subject which is apt for the
present purpose. 1t said:
Taking the earliest marrying
age to be 15, which Is the minimum
in most civilized countries, and let
100 represent her entire chance of
marrying, at certain points Of her
progress through life a woman's
chances of marriage stands in the
following ratio:
Per cent.
Between the age of 10 and 20 years........1 IA I-2
Between the age of 20 and IS years..........52
Between the age OF % and 30 years..........1s
Between the age of 80 and IS years..........i51-2
Between the age OF 80 and 40 years......... sI-2
Between the age of 40 and Is years......... a1-2
Between the age of IS and so years. .....3 s of l
Between the age Of SO and co years.......14 of 1
"Above the age Of sixty her
chances are only one-tenth of / per
cent. or two in 1000. That mar
riage is a lottery is a time-worn
saying, but Sir Francis Gallon has
been investigating the result so far
as temper is concerned, with the
following curious results. based on
the pecuiiarities of 205 couples.
He found that 53 per cent. of wives
had good tempers, against 48 per
cent. of 9ood-humored husbands;
twenty-five husbands had but mild
and docile wives, and twenty-four
OF them had fretful, violent and
masterful wives. OF ffty-four bad
tempered men, thirty-two had good.
tempered and twenty-five had bad
tempered wives. 1t was also found
that % per cent. of wives are fretful.
ID per cent. violent, and o per cent
ma~sterful."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

The Daughters of the Confeder-
acy win meet at the Ringo House
parlors Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock to complete arrangements
for their charity ball.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-22

Moore & Howell, as agents for
u. w. Sumner and W. W. Botts.
sold 40 acres Of prairie land near
Lsddonia TO G.. c. Friar for q, 760.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24
IN The NAME OF THE Prophet,

figs! cry toe vendors OF the fruit in CONSTANT
nople. Certainly great cry over little wool VI
Scarcely less foolish is the practice OF those who
fly to violent physicng for costveness. They
dose themselves violently weaken their bowels by
SO doing, and disable them from acting regularly
so that, verify, the last condition of such people
is worse than the first. Hostetter's Stomach Bit.
tiers is the safe and effective substitute for such
vast expedients, for il is by 10 means expedient
TO use them. What is needed is gentle but
thorough laxative, which not only insures action
Of the bow els without pain weakening effects,
winch also promotes healthy secretion and flow
OF bile int its proper channel. Dyspepsia, de-
bility, kidney complaints, rheumatism and ma.
laria give in to the Bitters
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24
THE CAMPAIGN IN IOWA.

Governor Boies Begins Work at Chero-
kee-Protection His Theme.
CHEROKEE, Ia, Aug. 24-The Demo
Cratic state campaign was opened here
Saturday Governor Boies in a two hours
speech to a great audience composed of
thousands of people from the country, as
well as the citizens of the town. He de-
voted great deal of his speech to the pro-
hibition law, which he declared to be a
failure in over half the state Coming to
the tariff question, he said it was "a serious
mistake for any elector to reach the con-
clusion that this subject of taxation is one
he cannot understand. All can do so if
they will take the pains to inform them
selves. Concisely stated, a tariff is a tax
which our government levies on merchan-
disc produced in other countries and
brought here for sale.
Must Be Paid by the Consumer.
Before it can be disposed of the party
who imports it must pay into the treasury
of the United States the tariff which the
lawimposes, and then in order to save him
self from loss he must sell it for enough &c
get back the original cost in the foreign
country aud the tariff paid on II here. If
the system had been conflnsd to its legiti.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24
LIVE BABY IN A COFFIN.


What New York Morgue Keeper Dis
covered.
NEW YORK, Aug. A.-Keeper White, of
the morgue, while looking over his bod
les, found live boy baby in coffin, ap-
parently in the best of health. Its father
Wilhelm Dody, a German. had brought it
wrapped in paper with still-birth Ger
tifcate. The death certificate was brought
to Keeper White by his assistant, and as
usual in such cases he started out to make
an examination of the body for the pur-
pose of seeing that there were no marks of
violence. On looking at the coffin con-
tanning the body of the babe Mr.. White
heard noise, and lifting the lid of the
box found that the young one was living
and kicking about. He seized him and
ran to Bellevue hospital with the young
ster in his arms. DIR. Schneider pro-
nouncej the child in apparent good
health
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24
WON TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Marion c. Beats the Great Kingston at
Garfield Park

Marion Z. beats the Great kingston At
Garfield Park.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24-The great race for
the Garfield stakes at Garfield park came
off Saturday. There were p, 900 persons
present to see the race and the horses
which started were Kingston, Marion c..
Aloha, and Verge dor. When the flag
fell Marion {. got away ahead with Aloha
second, Verge d Or third and Kingston ia
the rear. Aloha forged to the front as
the grand stand was passed, with Verge
Tor second, Marion G. third and King
ston still in the rear. AT the quarter post
Verge dor was in the lead. Aloha, Ma
rion c. and Kingston following in the or
der named.
Kingston Rallies, but Is Beaten.
At the half mile post Kingston had
overtaken and passed Marion c. win
Verge Dor still leading. The positions
were precisely the same at the three quar-
ter post, but coming up the stretch Fitz-
patrick used whip and spurs mercilessly
and Marion c. went to the front like a
flash Of lightning, coming under the wire
one length ahead of Kingston. with Aloha
two lengths and Verge Dor three lengths
In the rear. The time was l:55. The race
was worth to the winner SO. $50 Colonel
J. NJ. Young presented Fitzpatrick with
ticket calling for s2,O0l. Kingston will
stay here for a week and run two or three
races.
The Trotters and PAGERS.
The trotting and pacing meeting at
Washington park closed Saturday. Pick
pannia won the unfinished 2:21 trot. The
2:26 class trot was won by Charlestown;
best time, 2:20$I. The second race of the
2:26 class was won by Jennie Sprague;
best time, 2:2l94. Special race, Direct to
beat his record; time, 2:l0J5, one second
better. Free for all pace, won by Bud Do
bic: best time, 2:l5 Special race, Mon
bars to beat his record; time, 2:2 81, ia
seconds better Lithgow paced mile for
record in 2:24, and Abram established a
record OF 2:25
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24

B. Birkenfeld offers for sale bis entire
stock o. books. stationery, confectionery
and toys, ice cream parlors and fixtures
complete. Also his property for sale OF
rent for any number of years to sui,
parties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24
A woman's Terrible Addiction.

foUNGsroE, o., Aug 24.-Mrs. John
Hare lost her left eye sometime since and
while standing in the yard Friday her
right eye burst from its socket, rendering
her entirely blind, from the effect Of
which she at once lost her reason.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24

mate purpose Of raising necessary reve-
nue., to be economically expended, doubt
IL any considerable opposition to it could
have been aroused. But the hope of gain
has led interested parties to insist that
the system shall be extended beyond the
purpose for which alone it may properly
be used and made to embrace the distinct
purpose of building up special lines of in
dustry independent of the necessities of
the government
Divides the People into Glasses.
"InasmHch this can only be accom-
plished by taking from one class that
which is given to another, it is plain that
by such system our people are instantly
divided into classes occupying directly
opposite relations to the government, one
of which is the recipient of bounties be-
slowed by law, the other the bearer Of
bu rdens imposed through the same
agency. The evils of such policy ought
to be apparent 70 all. OF necessity it must
produce one of two results: the collection
of revenue we do not need, and the copse-
quent extravagant expenditure of the peo-
ple'streasure (for the money collected must
be as promptly expended); or if the tariff
Is made sufficiently large to prevent i'm
portations the masses are instantly placed
at the mercy of combines and trusts.
Legislation for Certain Interests.
as it the opinion of the gentlemen who
framed the Republican platform that dis
cussion of this subject, vital to the well
fare of their state. should be suppressed?
Is it not true that every time the subject
of tariff legislation is being discussed in
congress, representatives of our manu-
featuring industries are on hand to de,uon-
strate by statistics that the business they
represent is in depressed condition. If
such is the fact, AID because of this is it
not also true that legislation favorable to
these interests is sought for and obtained?
Defense of His Gotham Speech. -
"Did any one ever hear il claimed that
these gentlemen by making known the
condition of the industries they represent
were slandering the states i'll which ey
are located? No, gentlemen, you have I'M
dertaken task greater than you can per
form. You cannot by the use of har"h
words alone, shut the mouths of those who
believe the best interests of their state de-
mand that the truth shall be known, nor
the eyes OF those whose material welfare
those truths most vitality concern" THIS
last was in reply to Republican criticism
of the governors speech at banquet in
New York, in which he declared that
farming did not pay in Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24

The only complexion powder in the
world that is without vulgsrity. without
Injury to the user and without doubt a
purifier, is Pozzoni's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-24
Elkins Has No Message from Blaine.

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 2i-The pres
ence of Stephen B. Eikins in Saratoga
having given color to the rumor that ne
was the bearer of message from James
G. Blaine to President Harrison touching
the possibility Of Blaine being a candidate
for the presidency. Mr.. Elkins was inter
viewed at the United States hotel. He
said: Il paid President Harrison a friendly
visit in his rarlor at the Grand Union no.
tel this afternoon. l was not the bearer
of any message. have had no communica-
ton from Mr.. Blaine on the subject, and
in fact l have not been in Bar Harbor this
summer"