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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
The Moon.

"What's in the moon2" is the
manner by which we were ap-
preached to-day by one of the fair
sex. There are so many things
connected with this heavenly body
We would not try to answer it al
present; but one of the latest uses
made of the moon is for two souls
with but single thought to com
municate to each other through this
medium, though of different parts
of the country, yet by the moon al
q certain hour and at the same time
thinking of each other, very salts
factory results may be obtained
1t is hard to say how useful thinf
the moon may be until tried, as fol
its success. Look out for future
developments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
Wf1fey.Brashears.

The Perry Enterprise, speaking
of the marriage of Pindall Whitley,
of Audrain county, and Miss Fam
ny Brashear., of Monroe county,
which took place June Is, at the
residence of the brides parents,
says: Mr.. Whitley belongs 70 one
of the best families in the country
and is a prosperous young farmer
and stock dealer; while the bride
is one Of the most worthy young
ladies in this county; praised by
all who know her. May this union
be blessed to the happiness and
welfare OF each Of the contracting
parties, is our wish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
MEXICO MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1891

tured to maintain always correct
pose, and to be comfortable in no
other, it would be well. but just
at present its tendencies are de-
praved, and it would be quite as
easy to persuade a baby not to put
his thumb in his mouth when he
is grieved as to convince a girl that
she could mediate or mourn with
out sitting on her foot. This is a
familiar habit in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
Josh Billings Philosophy,

OoCA A1AAAAA66 = AkAVcOPAye
Trew generosity konsists in CIV
ing what you can afford to those
who deserve it.
Mi young friend, look out for the
men who shut up one eye, and
talks to yu with the other.
Happiness seems to consist in
wanting nothing.
Health will bring mummy, but
mummy won't bring health.
We may gro wizer as we gre
older, but we never gro better.
There is the difference between
honesty and honor-honesty sup
ports a mans karakter, honor sup.
ports his reputashun.
When hope dies in man he il
az dark inside az an old tin lantern
whoze kandel haz gone out.
A fop liz a konseited ass, impu.
dent and brainless.
Idleness liz one of sins brothers,
and both are the DEVILS children,
Death is the only sure kure fol
laziness and it takes good deal Of
that.
I have been hunting for the last
seven years tew find out wher
mankind were comparatively vir
teous, and find that it was JUS
after the food.
I think a man should hav 6
leetle vinegar in his disposishun
| just enuff to keep the des off.
| A phool IL like a hornet; he j,
jist as like to sting a friend as {
pho.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
For Sale.

I want to sell my property on
the north side of the road atThomp-
son. I will sell my store and 10
acres of land, ETC., ETC., with goods,
or will sell my goods and keep
the store and rent it to the buyer.
Will sell the entire property out
side of the goods for 81, 800. Will
sell the goods at present 81. Louis
cash prices without carriage.
/ also have some property on
the other side of the road for sale.
/ want to go on my farm and viii
give you easy terms.
s 3m ID. O'CALLAGHAN,
Thompson Station, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

There is fine outlook for crops
in Kansas.
John Duty murdered his mother
in-law in a quarrel over a child
near Benton, Ill.
Out of eighteen members of the
Georgia Press Association eleven
are for Cleveland, two for Hill and
three nen-committal.
Eight men were injured by an
explosion of gas in Yonkers, N. Y,
caused by drunken laborer drop
ping a large stone on gas main.
Judges w. f. Roberts and F. M.
Angel, of Boone county, have been
ordered by the Circuit Court to re.
fund certain mileages unlawfully
collected.
A tie placed on the bridge owe,
Coon River, To-, caused WrecR
in which two persons were killed
and a score injured. A discharged
employe is suspected.
Robert Marley, collector fol
David Dudley Field, the New Yorl
lawyer, disappeared Monday ane
was found two days afterward
deaf and dumb, having, as he says
been drugged and robbed.
Ohio Republicans nominated
Mckinley for Governor. Sherman
was not indorsed except in th'
platform. He requested his friends
not to bring up the fight betweel
him and Foraker for Senator in tn
convention,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
A Close Call.

The Centralia Guard, speaking
about the accident which befell
the little son of J. G. Hit, son Of
Mr.. Abe Hit, of this city, says:
con Friday last quite a remark
able accident befell the little three.
year-old son of J. c. Hit, of this
vicinity. While the little fellow
was playing about the cistern he
accidentally fell in, but fortunately
was caught on a cross piece of tim
Der just above the water. With
great presence of mind the little
fellow shouted to his mother
"mamma, Pm in the well," and
while his mother was procuring {
rope the child arose to his feet OF
the cross-piece, and assisted in ad
justing the rope under his arms
1t was a narrow escape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
The Third Party.
From the Centralia Guard

Boone and Audrain counties
have o few individuals who favor
the Third Party movement, and
about the only reason why they
are so enthusiastically endorsing it
is because they have nohope of Sc
curing Office at the hands of either
of the old parties. 1t is office that
attracts them like a swarm of flies
to a sugar hogshead. The country
is full of disappointed office seekers
who wander off after every side
show that comes along, seeking the
unattaiuabie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
New Suits.

The following are the new suits
filed for the October term of Cir.
cult Court:
Ann 1. Boren ct al, vs. John
Fisher ct al; partition.
John J. Cox, admr. est. Daniel
Cox VS.. T. R. Shock; attachment
Ann 1. Boren ct al. VS.. Johr
Fisher ct al; partition.
Clacher & Hill VS.. The Pitt
Agricultural Works; attachment
L. M. Emerson VS.. A. K. Laugh
lin; replevin.
Nina Roberts vs. John McCune
venue; damages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
THE GOODS RECOVERED.
sheriff Adams Has the Robbers
Who Broke Into Ferris
Hardware Store.

In addition to the arrests made
in this city of the parties who are
suspected OF being connected with
the robbery Of Ferris hardware
store, Sheriff Adams returned
from Paris. Mo-, Friday night. with
two prisoners, John Donaldson,
aged Is, and Schuyler Hayden
aged 16, both colored, who par.
TALLY confessed that they were
connected with the robbery. Ra.
zors, knives, etc., which Mr.. Fer.
ris recognized as having been
stolen from his store were found
on their persons. There is nc
question but what Sheriff Adams
has the right parties. There will
likely be two or three more arrests,
Donaldson and Hayden gave
bond in the sum of $3.50 each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
FOster.BroWn.


DR.. e. l.. Foster, of Florida,
Mo-, and Miss Hortense Brown
were united in marriage last even.
ing in this city at the residence oi
the BRIDES parents, DIR. and Mrs.
A. F. Brown, Rev. John Shives
officiating. Mr.. John Brown and
Miss Effie Towne were the attend.
ants. There was an elegant sup
per and long list of presents
The happy couple left on the mid
night train for st. Louis, st. Pau
and Chicago and will be ''a
home" to their friends in Florid,
about July LIST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
Roden-Finn.

The Moberly Democrat, speaking
of the marriage Of 7. F. Roden, of
Mexico, and Miss Maggie Finn,
says:
Married. at High Mass, s o'clock
this q. m. at Ault Street Catholic
Church, Rev. Father McKenna of
ficiating, Mr.. Thomas Roden, of
Mexico, No., to Miss Maggie Finn,
OF Moberly. Attendants, Pat Ro-
den, brother of groom, and Miss
Maggie O'Keefe.
Mr.. Roden is q prominent ero-
cery merchant of Mexico, and has
a fine home where he will take his
bride on their return from their
wedding trip. Miss Maggie is one
of Moberiy's favorite daughters.
She has grown up from girlhoood
in our midst and the highly Iowa.
bic qualities she possesses makes
her favorite with both young and
old. She looked very pretty, a.
brides always should, in her dress
of pigeon blue silk with hat to
match, and her future lord looked
happy in the prospect of 30 fair =
prize in the matrimonial lottery.
An elegant wedding breakfast was
served at the residence Of the
brides parents, of which, only the
relatives of the contracting parties
and their most intimate friends
partook. The bride and groom
left on the noon train for Chicago,
to view the beauties of the city by
the lake, thence hemeward where
they will test the realities Of life
and love. Best wishes attend
them. May their barque ride
smoothly ife's troubled waters
and, avoiding the quick sands and
shoals, which 80 often cause ship
wrecks, ride safe into the harbor Of
matrimonial bliss. Presents were
numerous and very elegant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

"Fighting Johnny" Rodgers got
away from the officers Thursday
and left town at full speed. He
took to the brush in the eastern
part of the city with Constable
Bunton in pursuit on horse back.
AS Johnny vanished in the woods
Josh heard him say, "Tell my
folks I have gone to hell and amt
coming back,'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

The Macon (Mo.) Times roasted
a new chestnut on the Audrain
county tornado, as the following
from that paper shows:
A picture belonging to an Au-
drain county farmer which disap-
peared during the recent cyclone
was found over in Pike county the
other day; a distance of fifty miles
from the residence of the owner.
1t represented the death of Ana
Mas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
MEXICO GIRLS.
She Has The Best, Sweetest and
More of Them Than Most of
Places-Their Charac-
teristics in Brief.

Mexico has more beautiful girls
to the foot than most any place in
the State-in fact, is hard to excel
in feminine beauty line in any
State. but the same habit of att
ting on her foot characterizes the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

THE Alliance in Audrain county
has no idea of forming a third par
ty. Those who feel called upon to
appear before the country as saviors
of the Democratic party are with
ont a iOb.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

PROF. JOHN J. RICE, of the Full
ton Gazette, and a delegate to the
National Editorial Convention at
st. Paul, was in Mexico to-day and
made us a pleasant call. Prof.
Rice is one of the ablest writer's in
the country,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Hooker left for
Centralia Thursday. They are
bride and groom, having been mar
ried in Cincinnati last week. Mrs.
Hooker's name before being mar.
ried was Miss Catherine Jones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

To make jelly always cook the
juices before putting in the sugar.
Let it boil for fifteen minutes, then
add sugar, and let it boil up good
once; then it is done and ready te
can. 1t is light colored and thick
when treated in this way-boiline
the juices and sugar togethe,
makes it dark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
Why the Baby Cried.
Homer Bassford in Puck.


The baby sat in his cab on the
broad verandah of our Southern
home on that sunshiny morning.
He played with his little bare
toes, and looked wonderingly at
the big dog until he grew tired of
both amusements. Then his fat
face began to pucker up as if the
baby were going to cry just for a
change; and his chubby hands
pulled impatiently at the strap in
front of him.
At that moment the sun found a
way through the mass of vines and
leaves, sending one brilliant, mar
row ray across baby's breast. Then
the pucker all went away and q
happy smile took its place.
The baby leaned back in his cab
and looked at the long, narrow bar
of gold. 1t pleased him, for he
cooed in such jolly fashion that
it brought US all on our tip-toes to
see what was the matter.
Then the baby's two chubby
hands reached out to the sunbeam
and clasped about it. The baby
opened them and looked to see
what it had. Again and again ba-
by reached for the golden streamer,
until unrelenting old Time had
moved it a few inches out of reach
of the chubby hands.
Then baby's face puckered again,
his fat hands clutched his strap
and he broke out into yells that
brought in the neiphbors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
j. A. Potts.

FfoHa tte BpnlK0fRtfy 5taha4fd-
Joseph A. Potts, of Mexico, was
here last week for the purpose Of
buying some saddle horses to train
for exhibition this fall. Mr.. Potts
is an excellent hand with horses
and knows how TO bring out their
good points, and he nearly always
captures the rIbbons when he shows
his horses. He did not succeed in
making any purchases here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

The Centralia Guard says that
the crying need of the times is for
religion that will make man pay
his debts. We presume there are
some people in the country who
would call this heresv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
j. Il. Nelson to Move.
From the Hannibal journal.


J. T. Nelson, of Mexico, has
written to Mr.. Will DeGaris to Sc.
cure him an Office here, that he
will move his family here about
the first of September and will
embark in the real estate business,
Mr.. Nelson is a good citizen and
the Journal welcomes him and his
estimable family to reside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
Rig Horse,

From the Paris tho) Appeal
The largest horse in the world 10
supposed to be owned at Valley
City, North Dakota. He measures
10 hands high, or 6 feet, 4 inches
from the floor to his wethers. He
has fore leg Of 8 IL feet, and in
length he measures 13 feet from
head to base of tail, or IL feet
from tip of nose to tip of tail. A
small broncho at the barn WAS
brought out and led under the
giants belly, and a man, six feet
high, standing on tip toe, can just
reach the base of his ear, with
head in natural position. G. J.
Hamlin, his owner, bought him in
a drove from the West and has Of
fered him for sale several times,
but his mate was not TO bo found
and he could not be sold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

In the event that Harrison and
Cleveland shall again be the oppos-
ing candidates for President, the
latter will have one advantage over
his competitor, to wit Exemp'
ton from the burden of son with
a hair-trigger mouth and arid intel
lect .-GIobe.D Democrat,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
Not Afraid of Snakes.

An Ohio woman picked up an
armful of sticks ane carried them
in to throw on the fire. One OF
the sticks twined itself around her
waist. Did she shrek and alarm
the neighbors2 Not a Bit of it.
She put the snake in a bottle,
corked it up, and when she went
to town sold it to the local drug.
gist for SO as a curiosity. A wo'
man as enterprising as that doesn't
get scared easily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

ADAM RoDEMYRE, of the Cen.
tralia Guard, was in Mexico TO-
day and made US a pleasant call.
He says Centralia is booming and
that the new bank building is
nearly completed. Adam ex.
planned to US how he has been do.
ing large amount of stereotyping'
Centralia is one of the best towns
in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
A Bret Harte Story From Real
Lite

"A bfeI aarlo STORY from hcal
Lite.
1t was the tender-hearted Amer
ican who saved the murdered Se-
vera Cisneros from burial in a pau
per's grave. When he visited the
undertaker's, where lay the bodies
of murderer and murdered, he was
perceptibly under the influence OF
liquor.
"Say, pard," said he to Carl
Schussel, "that gal died before she
wanted to, didn't she?"
eyes, sir.''
Sand that fellow there murdered
her?"
$50 it is said" --l
"And yer giving him a big
burial2"
"His friends are"
s'Yer say the gals got to 60 to
the pOttors ueiQ1
"I am afraid so.''
"Where's her mother?"
"She has none."
"Rut she had one once and she's
got to have a square deal and be
buried right. Here's $40 to get
her somethin' to wear what's fit to
be planted in. Here's $40 to get a
better coffin with, and here's SIC
for a broken wheel of flowers.
Let's not have it said that old
Frisco gives the murderer a big.
ger send-off than that poor girl
what he killed. Good.by, OLD
pard."
"What is your name, pleasei
This is an act of rare generosity. u
"Have drink, pard, but my
names my own biz"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
The Audrain Tornado.
From the Morree Me-

FfuaII h1t" ah3tsf"t 4sENHs
We don't think Bob White, OF
the Mexico LEDGER, intended to
be witty in the following, but it is
certainly equal to Bill Nye:
Aadrain's tornado has been
spoken of in the highest terms by
the press throughout the whole
United States. Like all otheI
movements IN Audrsin, except the
one TO celebrate the Fourth oi
july. it was prompt, business
like, and did the work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
A Young lady of Bowling G,

A young lady of Bowling Green
says she don't believe there is any
use of being religious, pious and
kind that she has been 30 for
twenty -eight years and has not yet
captlvated q single man. She
must not have been such q saint
for the benefit of hereafter alto
gether.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

r. W. Allen and wife, OF Fulton,
was here Thursday e,, route to Vir-
ginia and Kentucky on . visit. Mr..
Allen is president of the Fulton
Orphan School.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

CENrRALIA will have a big cele-
bration ON the Fourth of July.
Adam Rodemyre, of the Guard,
will have charge of the fireworks,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

JUDGE BURGESS has named the
sixth day of July as the date of
the holland trial in Jefferson City.
1t is thought the trial this time
will be as sensational as the first
WAS tame.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

DR.. Landon Rodes and Miss
Bryan arrived home on the Fulton
train this morning. They have
been with a fishing party, enjoying
an outing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

THE PresbyteriaIs of Columbia
subscribed s5,5 500 the other day in
a few minutes toward building a
new church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

We will believe that a new
railroad from Hannibal will be
built, not when we hear the
whistle, but when we see the en-
gines running.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

DOES it signify anything that
Cave is likely to defeat Matthews
in the race for a trip to the Holy
Land? We trust not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

THE Canada thistle must be
downed. This pest has almost
taken the northeastern suburb of
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

CHILDREN only ten years old in
Fulton run away from home. A
live town is what they are looking
for.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
an outing

]. D. Jaekman takes the cake.
He has hen which was Matched
in April. This hen layed an egg
in June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
A SANDER.

From the Monroe City News.
Bob White, of the Mexico LED
GER, is accused of buying a Poland
China hog to match a Cochin China
hen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

PLATosIc friendship exists only
in the name, az many find out only
too late.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25
VOL. XXXIIl.
MCKINLEY is the man Campbell
will beat for Governor of Ohio.

JAS. WILKINS is a better prophet
in regard to weddings than Greeley
is on weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-25

The F. & L. U. people of Au-
drain will likely give Mexico 8
Fourth Of July celebration.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02
CAPTAIN HULCE's OPINION.
THE USUAL NUMBER OF EXCURSIONS.
Grand Annual Pic-Nics-MOonlight Trips
Upon the James.

The moonlight excursions OF the steamer
Ariel are just as popular as ever and the
Young people Of the various organizations
of the city look forward TO these Tuesday
and Thursday night trips on the river with
eager anxiety.
The ladies of Shady-Grove church, Han
over county, Va, will hold feast and pic
ME 1T their church on Wednesday if tair
day. Should the day be rainy it Will be
held Thursday. Dinner and lecture free
and refreshments at city prices. The
smusements will be such as croquet,
swinging. and baseball.
The Richmond Light-Infantry Blues
will give an excursion to Dutch Gap next
Thursday evening. The boat will leave
her wharf ct 1880 o'clock. There will be
plenty of music and refreshments.
The boys of the old First anticipate a
delightful trip to Washington next Sun
day. =,
< grand basket picnic will be held at
Providence Forge BY the Iron.Moulders'
Union OF this CITY Monday, August 18th.
The train will leave Chesapeake and ONO
depot, Broad street near Seventeenth, at
$3.50 o'clock A. III. returning, leave at
6P. NJ.
There will be another select excursion
from Richmond to Old Point and Norfolk
and return on the steamer Ariel Wednes-
day evening.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02
Hriaf Local Items.

Misses Beulah and Jessie wilkins are
visiting relatives in Chesterfield and Pc
tersburg.
Miss Molle wilkins leaves Richmond
Tuesday visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Evans,
of Roanoke, n. g.
Mrs. Alice V. Hobson and her sister. Miss
Mary +. Pettitt, are on visit to Old Point
and Virginia Beach.
The West-End Temperance Union will
hold an important meeting tomorrow
afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock.
Mr.. II. T.. Wilson has been appointed
general freight and passenger agent OF the
Farmvlle and Powhatan railroad.
Suit was instituted in the City Circuit
Court yesterday by Watkins IL Holiday
against Bristoe 4 Pierce, for S2,lO0.
1t was Mr.. Wat. Huntington. of Farm
vile. Va, who gave the $50 to Lee Camp
Soldiers Home. reported at the meeting
of the Camp Friday night.
Complaint is made that the water is
turned off at Monroe Park at 4 o'clock,
greatly to the Inconvenience of the chill
dren who crowd the park in the evening.
Captain John A. Hawkins, of Mississippi,
is visiting his sister Mrs. b. J. Black, 1900
Floyd avenue. in company with his two
daughtere, Miss Hettie and Lady Stuart.
Only one deed was recorded in tho
Clerks Office Of Henrco county yester-
day, and this was from w. Il. PizZini. trus-
tee, to J. NJ. Motley, trustee, to correct
error in former Deed.
The Red-Eaele Club has decided to hold
its annual encampment at Lanexa on the
Chickshominy river. Messrs. Howard
Holland and Charles Parker left yesterday
to make preparations for the encamp-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Duggins. Of Gooch.
land, arrived in Richmond after brief
honeymoon. Mr.. and Mrs Duggins will
be pleased to see their many friends at No.
$3.50 west Marshall street. Will receive
Thursdays.
The members of No. 2 Fro Company
last night presented Mr.. 1sadore Hirsh-
berg the former captain OF the company,
with q handsome fireman's badge a. Q
token OF their appreciation for his past
valuable services.
Chief Fuller. of the Fire Department,
will attend the National Fire Convention
at sprirg feld, Mass, August 18th, and
President Frischkorn. Of the Police
Board. will keep the boys straight"
while the Chief is away.
Mrs. j. o. McGehee and daughters,
Misses Lutte and Pattie. OF i18 south First
street, are OF on summer tour which will
take them to the counties of Nottoway,
Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Charlotte, Prince
Edward. and the Farmville Lithia SPRINGS,
from which they will return home about
the middle OF September.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02
The Crnhnm.st-cct mn.

To he Fiji or 0fthe Dis0dct:
see the committee appointed bY me
Council - abato the nuisance eau ed ny
Mr.. Hepperi's plaulng- and engine on
west Clay street have recommended tai
SMOKE stack anu iGrJ,T engine. THIS every
one knows Will add more shay,ngs and
trash 10 the tire If he is allowed TO keep
using such stun 70 the annoyance of hun
dreds of families about him. who cannot
have their washing done ut home or keep
their windows open IN tins warm wea-
ther without having everything covered
with smoke and SCOT.
It is an unnecessary evil for the benefit
of only single individual. 10 the damage
and annoyance of q multitude OF families.
he consent of the Council NJ trst was
obtained without the peoples knowledge.
And now the committee say we VIII have
TO suner the nuisance.
OSE OF THE SUFFERERS.