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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
he SHOT CRAPS.
Young Breese, Who Robbed j.
Med. Trimble, Brought
Back to Kansas City.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
Richard T. Breese, confidential
clerk for the law firm OF Trimble q
Braley, who stole $500 in cash and
s11, 900 in stocks and bones last
week and left the city, and who,
by mere chance, was apprehended
in Charleston, Mo-, was brought to
this city Saturday night by Mr..
Braley and locked up in the police
station.
To-day J. Med. Trimble made
affidavit against him and he will
be held to justice.
+ Deputy Marshal Ed c. Flaherty
left Friday morning for Charleston
with a warrant for the arrest of
Breese. A telegram to this effect
was sent to Mr.. Eraley, but he
failed to receive it, and as Breese
was willing to return with Mr..
Braley they started at 2 O'Clock
that afternoon, passing the marshal
on the way.
The 1S-year-old clerk has made
a complete confession. He lays
his downfall to the fascinating
game OF "craps," at which table
he says he lost as much as $15 a
night. Learning to gamble he
played the races little and then
associated with careless women.
His losings were SO large that
the young man determined to make
a big haul and "skip the town"
He took $1,000 worth of stock,
went to Broker W. J. Wollman and
offered 1t at par. Then he return
ed to the office and when not able
to answer the telephone himself he
switched the wires to protect him.
self and prevent Mr. Wollman
communicating with the lawyers.
He went to Independence, then
to st. Louis and was on his way to
New Orleans when caught.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
DIR. Cave's Long JOurney.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Rev. DR.. r. C. Cave is now pre-
pairing for his long tour of CONT
mental Europe, Syria, Egypt and
the Holy Land. The officers OF
the Non-Sectarian Church held a
meeting last Sunday afternoon and
granted the Doctor a five months
leave of absence, on full pay, with
the recommendation that he take
his departure under The Republics
arrangement, on the I'd OF Septem-
Der. So far as The Republic is con-
cerned, it is fully prepared to ex-
tend to DR.. Cave all the. courtesies
won for him by his enthusiastic
friends and included in his election
to the first tour. Hence, whenev-
er he can announce his readiness
to depart, The Republic will meet
him and have one OF its staff cor
respondents accompany him as far
as New York City, whence he win
saiI away on voyage of pleasure
and discovery. And it viii be one
OF the most remarkable voyages
ever undertaken in this country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
CANT ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
CANT, Mo-, July 14.-Shyrock &
Morris are doing a hourishing bus
mess repairing mowers and bin
ders.
Miss Katie Gay and Miss Myrtle
Cox are visiting Mrs. Renie, O
Cant.
Cox and Renie have changed
their occupation and gone to har
vesting, while Mrs. Renie Is wait
ing OIL the customers, which ar.
numerous.
Mr.. Smith Leach sold to Mr.
Wat Wilcox twenty head yearline
steers, paying $40 per head.
Mr.. VIM. Brown bought two
mules from Moore Bros. for $500
Mr.. Thos. Northern, of Mexico
was buying mules in this neigh
borhood last week.
Miller & Cox are making al
preparations necessary to have {
lawn party at Cant Saturday even
ing, July 25. A delightful time ii
expected.
Miss Katie Gay will leave fol
Scotland on an extended visit in 6
short time. We believe there ar,
other attractions there.
Uncle Peter Loren has purchas.
ed himself new buggy. He ha!
some hopes of matrimony as hs
heard from Texas and that his ole
friend would return shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
YOUNGS CREEK ITEMS,

Correspondence of the Ledger.
YouNGs CREEK, July 14.-.The
farmers are busy cutting oats.
Most of the wheat in the neigh
borhood is stacked.
The general outlook for a corr
crop was never better.
The meadows are first class
some crops making 2 IL tons pc,
acre.
E. r. Welch died July 10, 1891,
at the residence of r. T. Brisco, o1
Monroe county. Deceased was &C
years old.
Mr.. Fred Miskill is building @
neat cottage for Mr.. Bart Groves
Midway Church is about com.
pleted.
Miss Lizzie Lee, of Moberly, is
quite sick at the residence of j.
Mallory.
There is some talk of an F. & l..
U. picnic in the neighborhood soon
Mr.. Reub Harlow is running his
thresher.
Mrs. T. B. Dawson, of Austin,
Texas, is visiting friends on the
Creek.
MIS-. Lizzie Kennedy, nee Craw.
ford, formerly of this county, died
of consumption at her home il,
Lafayette county, Mo, June 30th.
Mrs. Kennedy was a sister of f.
T. Crawford and Mira. J. T. Guth-
rie, of this neighborhocd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Lived 122 Years,

Arena Messenberg (colored)
died at the residence of her grand.
daughter, Mrs. Peter Davis of
Cadiz, O., last Monday, at the age
of 122 years, which is fully verified
by papers in possession of her de-
scendants. She was born and raised
in slavery and came to this country
sixty-nine years ago. She had
been in good health up till her last
sickness, and was possibly the
oldest person in the state. She had
been married three times and
her youngest son by her last
husband, who is 75 years OF age,
was at her funeral.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Big Race Horses,

1t used to be commonly thought
that big horse could not race we'll
either as a runner or trotter. But
this is a mistaken notion. Gloster,
2:17, was II hands in height; Dick
Swiveler, 2:1S, was 16 hands.
Make Cobb, 2:13 IA, was 16 hands;
Lady Thorn, 2:1s Ia, was 16 IA
hands; Lady Thorn; Jr., was II
hands; Rhode Island, 2:23 1-2, was
1912 hands; st. Julian, 2:11 IA
was 16 hands; Palo Alto, 2:12 1-2
was 16 hands; Rarus, 16 hands;
Smuggler, 16 hands: Phyllis, Is
hands, and very many other great
trotters. 1t is said that Common,
the English Derby winner, is the
largest.horse that has won theDerby
sinceWild Daysell, who stood nearly
II hands. Common stands 1871 1-2,
with high-set withers, splendid
shoulders, immense reach in front,
great length from the hip to the
hook, and grand limbs. Veritas
says in the Horsemen that mere
bulk in mankind or animals does
not win the day. Take Jay Gould,
for instance, in financial matters;
he beats other railroad men out of
sight. Turning to the trotting
turf, the little giants-Jay.Eye-
See, 2:1O, and Guy, 2:10 3-4-beat
all the big geldlngs that ever wore
harness. That greatest campaign
er, Goldsmith Maid. was a small
mare, and so was Flora Temple,
who beat the massive George M.
Patchen, conceded to be a king in
his day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Duty on Tin Plate.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, July 13.-When
did the duty on tin plate 60 into
effect and what is the increase
MCKINLEY.
July 1st the Mckinley law went
into effect on tin plate. Previous
to July 1st the duty on tin plate
was 81 hundred pounds. 1t is
now $3.50 hundred pounds. Tin
plate imported before July 1st will
therefore get the benefit of the in
creased price without paying the
duty. In anticipation of this the
tin importing trade was lively just
previous to July 1. Just at the
close of June 100000 pounds
were landed in New York from
Europe in one day. Fruit is
plentiful this season, but tin cans
to put it in are high.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Mark Twain's Debt.

A correspondent writing from
San Francisco about the retirement
of the Alta from the journalistic
field says: "Before departing from
the Atlas grave l desire to recall
one good deed 1t did for which the
whole world is indebted to it.
Mark Twain, then comparatively
unknown, although he had made
something of a hit with his Sand
wich island letters and lectures,
was in Washington corresponding
for the Alta among other things.
"He got interested in reading
about the contemplated trip of the
Quaker City to Europe and the
holy land, aud saw the chance Of
his life. He wrote to Gen. John
McComb, one of the proprietors
of the paper, asking an advance of
81, 200 in gold, proposing to pay it
In letters at S15 apiece. 1t was no
small request to make of San
Francisco newspaper in the '6O's,
but McComb induced his partner
to grant it.
"And later, when Mark returned,
and the Alta had copyrighted the
letters and was about to issue them
in book form, it was McComh
again who persuaded his generous
partner to surrender the copyright
to the author--which is how Mark
Twain came to be the owner of tie
'Innocents Abroad, book that to-
day continues to sell better than
any other work he has written
Mark ought to write something III
his best serious vein about the poor
old alta, now that it is dead ane
| buried.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
The JEFF Davis NIausoleum.

RICHMOND, Va, July 1.-THE
question of the site for the maus-
olsum aud for the monument to
Jefferson Davis is now one of ab-
sorbing interest, and various sug-
gestions are being made, but as
Richmond has said to AIRS. Davis
that she would be free to select any
site she chose, nothing will be done
In this matter until she is able to
confer with the people. 1t is be-
Iieved that Mrs. Davis wishes the
body to remain in the grounds of
the Davis mansion, at Twelfth and
Clay, and it is thought she will
prefer to have the monument also
in that section of the city. Consid-
erable money has been raised for
the monument.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

BENZ. F. BRADLEY, since acting
in the capacity OF sexton of the
New Cemetery, has inferred in the
last six years over seven hundred
bodies. This is an average never
reached by any previous sexton.
This and last year the number has
been less than the four previous
years OF Mr.. Bradley's terms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
/!

THE success of the Lawrenceburg
/ Land and Mineral Company Is
assured.
Within the past eight weeks (s) We
have located q college, land q good one
tool roller process Touring mill, stave
and barrel factory with pay roll Of
S, 600 per week to start with plan
ing mill and another wood working
fablishment.
Seven brick stores are In progress OF
erection on the public square, because
the trade of the town absolutely de-
mand them.
We still want q sash, door and blind
factory and there is not another such
place in America for one to succeed In.
Our splendid oak timber ought to ell
courage some enterprising person to
start q furniture factory. The market
is certain, for the South is developing
so fast.
Many residences are being built,
everything prosperous, everybody busy. II
Now is good time to visit Lawrence
burg. You can see the crops on the
ground and the fruit on the trees. just
think of it, all this prosperity and We
have not been asked for one dollar OF
bonds. The natural advantages of
Lawrenceburg would make q city of
it and you cannot stop it.
1t would be splendid place for q
cigar and tobacco factory, as Law
renee County raises good tobacco.
Farmers write w. r. King, Law
renceburg, Tenn, for list of cheap and
good farms.
AS summer is coming on many are
looking for a suitable resort, combin-
ing healthfulness, good water, cool
nights, good society and quiet with
perhaps little fishing and bathfng.l
Lawrenceburg Heights, comprises all
these requirements.
The Lawreneeburg Heights Company,
has 619 beautiful lots ON Shoal Creek,
high, mostly covered with lawn trees
and very beautiful, which it proposes
to make into an elegant and exclusive
resort.
One hundred Of these lots to frst pur-
ehasers, for S25 for inside and $50 for
corners cash. Titles are perfect. Lots
50x150 feet. Every lot good. In Or
der to get more men interested In
Lawrenceburg and vicinity this COM
pany has undertaken to help the
Lawrenceburg Heights Company to
dispose of some of its holdings. Every
person buying one of these lots, will
make several hundred per cent. on his
investment. The eLawrenceburg Land
| and Mineral Company will make
selection of lots for nonresident in
| vestors.
Remit by New York or Chicago draft.
The Lawrenceburg Land and Miner
al Company has not offered any of its
lots for sale, but Will place q few on
the market June 1st, at $500 per front
foot for resident lots in good location.
| Terms, one-fifth cash, balance in /,
2, 8 and 4 years with 6 per cent. inter
est. No such investment was ever Of
fered. Every lot we own is good
there is not a bad lot in our plan.
Send for prospectus.
Address the company at Lawrence.
burg.
The LaWrenCGburg Land and Mineral Co.,
LaVrenCebHrs, Tennessee.
Or Room 63, 1s5 Dearborn ST., Chicago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

ED. T. NoLAsD's sentence is
light indeed as compared with the
enormity Of his crime. He stole
thousands Of dollars of the States
money and gambled it away. He
deserves no sympathy; he has no
sympathy. He couldn't have com.
mittsd . much greater crime, and
bis imprisonment should be, if
such . thing we're possible, a year
for every dollar he took. The
sympathy of the public at large
goss out to poor, heart-broken, de.
jeeted Mrs. Noland and her inter.
esting and pretty children.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

Col. SAM Cook, we are told,
angles for the exocetus exclusive
ly. Col. Cook uses a peculiar
brand of cork which is SO allurlng
to this species of the fnny tribe
that they fly out on the bank in
quest of the Colonsl's personal ef-
fects. Under the tutelage of Capt.
Bill Frost-greater even than Izaak
Walton himself-Col. Cook has
developed into one o. the boys
when it comes to fshin'.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Tom Paine Did Not Believe Like
IngersOll.


To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, July 15.-In Tues
days LEDGER I read an article copied
from the New York Recorder, in
which MIR. Conway presents Thomas
Paine in q different light to what I
have always viewed him. Having
never read any of his works. j. sup
posed Paine believed like Ingersoll.
Will the LEDGER please explain
Paine's religious views? Where can
l get his works? UNITARIAN.
We don't know where you can
get Paine's writings. They are not
on sale in Mexico.
Thomas Paine was the friend of
Thomas Jefferson and a patriot of
the American revolution. Indeed,
it is believed by many that Paine
wrote the Declaration of Independ-
ence. His name has not gone
down on the pages of history on
account of his religious belief.
Had he acknowledged the divinity
of Christ his services to this coun-
Try would have stood out promi-
nently with those of his illustrious
colleagues of revolutionary fame.
AS to Paine's religious belief, he
had high and unselfish ideals OF
the Christian virtues. He heliev-
ed in the existence of an eternal
God. In his cage of Reason"
one of his best known works, he
says: Il believe in one God and
no more, and ] hope for happiness
beyond this life. l believe in the
equality of man, and believe that
religious duties consist in doing
justice, loving mercy, and endeav.
oring to make our fellow creatures
happy" We have seen it stated
that Paine accepted Christ OH his
death bed. Of this we know moth.
ing. His biographers, however, say
he did not. Paine's belief was
widely different from that of In.
gersoll. While we have never
read line of Ingersoll's where he
actually, in SO many words, denies
the existence of a God, it is gener.
ally believed and accepted as 6. fac
that he is confirmed atheist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Order Of Publication.

OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN. !
In the Circuit Court, for October Term,
1891.
Ann I. Boren and her husband, q.
w. Boren, VIM. H. Tuggle and
Chas. Tuggle, Plaintiffs,
John Fisher, Henry c. Fisher, Lee
Fisher, Emma Beams, T. H. Beams,
her husband, Anna Heizer and M.
II. Heizer, her husband, Thomas
Yost, Emma Long and Chas. +.
Long, her husband, Matte Sims
and Elijah Sims, her husband, Susan
Sparks, her husband, Geo. d Tug
gle, George A. Middleton and Archie
Middleton, Charles Dalton, VIM.
Dalton and Alonzo Dalton, De-
PENDANTS.
Now, ON this, the 9th day of May,
A. D., 1891, come plaintiffs and file
herein their petition and affidavit,
stating among other things that
VIM. Dalton and Charles Dalton are
non-residents, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the clerk of this court In
vacation that service cannot be had
upon the two nonresident defendants
to-wit: VIM. Dalton and Charles
Dalton, in the ordinary way, it is
hereby ordered that publication be
made, notifying said defendants, VIM.
and Charles Dalton, that q suit has
been commenced against them with
NfE hn nh
of which is a suit in partition to par
tition and sell the following lands i'm
Audrain county, Missouri, to-wit:
West one-half, southeast quarter and
southwest northeast quarter, section
20, and west one-half northeast quart
er, section %, except two acres out of
the southeast corner last named tract:
and unless you, the said nonresident
be and appear at the next
term of the Circuit Court to be held at
the Court House in the City of Mexico
on the lst Monday I'm October, A. D..
1881, and answer or otherwise plead to
said petition, judgment will be render
ed according to the prayer of the
same, and it is ordered that q COPY
hereof be published in the Mexico
w eekly LEDGER, newspaper pub
lished IN Audrain county, Missouri,
four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least four weeks be-
fore the commencement of the next
term of this court.
A true copy.
tsEAL.1 In witness whereof L here
unto set my hand and affix the seal
OF said court, this done in office i'm
Mexico, Mo-, this, the 1st day of July,
A. D., 1891.
HAT BEN. G. JOHNSON,
= Clerk Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

THE LEDGER to-day contains a
supplement with much interesting
reading matter. The crop report
of the State Board of Agriculture,
of which Jos. A. Potts is presi.
dent, is of interest to all; and the
"Country Road Problem" a paper
read before the Farmers Institute,
held in this city last year, is pub.
lished as a plea for more gravel
roads. The meteorological report
of the Board with tabular state.
ment will also be found worthy OF
perusal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
CAMPBELL's NOMINATION.
1t will Not be UnanimOus-The
Governors Opponents Will
Fight to the Death.

CLEVELAND, u, July 14.-Gov-
ernor Campbell will be the nomi-
nee of the Democratic Convention
tomorrow for Governor of Ohio.
The logic of the situation impels
every unprejudiced observer to this
conclusion, and only the persis-
tency of the other candidates pre-
vents this conclusion being accept
ed by all parties. The contest will
be short and decisive and will be
concluded with the first ballot.
Governor Campbell will receive
far more than enough votes to
nominate him, but the anti. Camp
bell delegates insist they will 60 on
the record in opposition in order to
prevent unanimous nomination.
Thus, so far as the convention is
concerned, harmonyis deliberately
rejected as unnecessary political
commodity, and the only question
now is, will the anti Campbell tac-
tions carry their grievances to the
polls? There are twenty-five or
thirty of the Hamilton county, or
Cincinnati delegates, who VOW that
they will, and these recalcitrants
will have the sympathy, if not the
company, of dozen or more ofthe
Cuyahoga county, or Cleveland
delegates. There have been many
wordy warfares in the hotel lob
bies to-day between the Campbell
delegates and their de,nonstrative
opponents, and in several 1nstan-
ces the deputies went to such an
extent that the admirers of the
Governor answered the threats of
the Hamilton county delegates by
defying their Opposition and de-
claring that Campbell could be
both nominated and elected with
out the help of Cincinnati.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

As THERE seems to be some mis-
apprehension regarding the out
come of the pumpkin crop this
year, we have taken no little
trouble to investigate. After care
iul inquiry, all doubts of a failure
are set at rest by the cheerful in
formation furnished by Councilman
Bob Allison, who reports his vines
running SO fast he will have to
hire hand to keep them inside
the city limits. This is gratifying,
indeed, as probably Alderman AL
lison will be able to realize the
fondest hopes, of his life, viz: to
raise a pumpkin that will beat
Bro. Hugh Wilson's "Sam jones'
variety.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

A woMAN's propensity to wear
pants when an opportunity off rs
don't always carry her through, no
more than does her tongue when it
sometime gets the better of her
judgment. sour" Phoebe Couzins
has literally been squelched by a
decision handed down by Judge
Blodge:t, and she will never grace
the secretaryship Of the Board of
Lady Managers of the Worlds
Far. Poor Phoebe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

justice demands the payment of
life for life no better way could
be devised. The fact that death
had been instantaneous IN a large
majority of accidents caused public
opinion to persevere in the belief
that it could be done. The per-
feet results accompanying the
event which transpired in Sing Sing
last week settled beyond a doubt
the advent of a new era in capital
punishment free from all the bru-
talism of past generations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Something to Think About.

Protection cannot add to the
value of land of a country as a
whole, any more than it can stim-
ulate industry as whole; on the
contrary, its tendency is to check
the general increase of land values
by checking the production of
wealth; but by stimulating a partic-
ular form of industry 1t may increase
the value of particular kind OF
land. And it is instructive to OBJ
serve this, for 1t largely explains
the motive IN urging protection,
and where Its benefits go.-Henry
George.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Administrafor,a Eaf;ea

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration upon the estate of
M. .E. .McFaden, decd, have been grant
ed the undersigned, by the Probate
court OF Audrain county, Missouri.
bearing date Dec. q, 1890.
All persons having claims against
SAID estate are requested to exhibit
them ior allowance to the administfa-
tor WITHIN one year after date of
granting granting, OF letters, or they may be
estate and If such claims he not ar.
hibited within two years from the
date they will be forever barred
]. J. WILSON,
t-5t Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

IT seems to us that Ringo's fold
ing bed should be manufactured at
home. We have the wood right at
hand of which to manufacture it,
and at a probable cost of 81, 800 or
81, 900 a suitable place could be ar
ranged for the necessary machin-
cry. 1t is the opinion of all who
have examined this patent that it
is bound to be the leading bed on
the market, which, in the course
of comparatively short time,
would necessitate erecting suita-
Bile mandatory. Let US begin
the manufacture of Ringo's bed at
home and continue its manufacture
at home. This is business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Administrator,s A Noties

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration upon the estate of
henr l.. Berry, deceased, have been
granted the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court OF Audrain county. Mis-
souri,, bearing date May Ia, Is9i.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance TO the administra-
tor within one year after date Of grant
ing OF letters, or they may be preciud-
ed from any benefit of such estate. and
Ii such claims be not exhibited within
TWO years from the date they will be
forever barred o. J. BERRY.
IA Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16

The st. Louis Chronicle Is en-
gagged in the commendable and
charitable work of showing up the
brutality inflicted upon prisoners
in the work house at st. Louis.
According to the Chronicle the
horrors of Newgate never equaled
the inhuman barbarity practiced in
the work house prison, and the
proper authorities should by all
means put a stop to it,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Administrafar,a Nnties-

Notice Is hereby given that letters
OF administration upon the estate OF
Mary A. Threlkeld, deceased, have
been granted the undersigned, by the
fiobate Court Of Audrain county, Mis-
sour, bearing date June 10, Is9i.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them Tor allowance TO the adIninistra-
tor Within one year after date of
granting OF letters, or they may be
preciuded from any benefit of sueb
estate and II such claims be NOT ex-
hibited within two years from the
date they will be forever barred.
HIT NJ. NJ. DA AwSOy,
Administrators.