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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
TuttleHindo.

Saturday at 10 o'clock p. N. one
of the happiest events of the sea-
son occurred, it being the marriage
of Ernest G. Tuttle and Miss Mary
Hinde. The groom is one of the
leading business men of Fulton,
and the bride charming daughter
of DR.. II. K. Hinde of this county.
The bridesmaids were Misses
Catherine Hinde, Annie Hinde,
Mary Tuttle and Mary Lawther,
of Fulton. The groom's best man
was his brother, of Omaha, Neb.
The country seat of the Hinde
family was. on this occasion, made
more beautiful by a profusion OF
flowers, the trimmings being "pink
and white" !" A short but impress
sive ceremony was pronounced by
DR.. j. D. Hammond, of Fayette,
making the contracting parties
man and wife. Prof. Sauter, OF
Boonville, presided at the organ
and rendered beautiful music dur
ing the ceremony, Many beautiful
presents we've received from the
friends of the happy couple. After
the ceremony the guests were in.
vited to sumptuous wedding
breakfast. The bridal party will
spend about q month visiting the
principal cities IN the West. after
which they will be at home, Full
ton. May their life be one OF un-
alloyed happiness as they paes
down life's stream.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Jedge Waxem's Political Pro-
verbs.

Jedge Waxem's Political Pro-
verbs.
When the craps is good, patriot
ism sprouts in all the fence cor
ners.
The American eagle amt no
spring chicken.
The stump is the cradle of our
Libbertys of speech.
Offices to give away helps a
candidate to git thar.
Farmers that don't know politics
from pertaters goes into politics.
Some men thinks bein' elected
to Congress is bigger than the
Almighty.
The stars and stripes is a rag no
furrin power kin take off of the
bush.
Our great and gloriou1 Republic
amt no free boardin' house for the
pore white trash of Urup.
FREEDOM costs money.
Statesmen has to do a heap oi
talkin' before they get down to
Dizziness.
They amt no pints to the cum
pas in this country outside of poll.
tics.
The Fourth of July is one and
insepperable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Coroner's office--ssUnidentified."

A leading physician says ton
silitis may be contracted by a SIM
pie kiss that it is contagious and
getting more common yearly. Here
is his own language: "Any charm
ing young lady possessing sweet,
rosebud mouth, with voice upon
which phlegmonis has fastened
itself, cannot be kissed without
phlegmonis being the price paid
cash on delivery by the person
who takes part with her in the
dual bliss. Her perfumed breath,
with its silvery tones and soft
whispers, is filled with contagion,
in which microbes of marvellous
form fly to new fields of pasture.
Hosts of cunning but riotous bac.
terra linger upon. her coral lips
waiting to board those of the mus.
tached one who recklessly ap.
proaches. Thus it is very plain
that young gentlemen and thei1
sweethearts should be very careful
that no kissing is done before it ia
learned by both parties whether
tonsilitis has settled in the throat
of either. Phlegmonis is q sort oil
tonsilitis.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Sam Small q DefauIter.

OGDEN, Utah, June 10.-The
committee appointed by the M. E.
Conference which has just closed,
to audit the accounts of Sam Small,
in connection with the University,
report that they find him in arrears
over 81 600. 1t was decided that
no action should be taken in the
erring minister's case, but that the
matter be left with the Georgia
Conference for whatever settlement
Sans brethren in the South deem
best,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

SEVERAL persons were recently
seriously and two fatally poisoned
at Pittsburg as the result Of eating
smoked fish, an examination Of
which showed that it was unfit for
human food before it was cured.
There is very little difference in
principle between putting arsenic
in an enemy's coffee and sending
poisonous stuff, in the form flood,
broadcast through the markets of
the country. The difference is in
degree, for the man who commits
. definite crime ON account of .
definite enemy is rather more re-
spectacle than the one who hazards
the life Of innocent persons whom
he has never seen for the sake Of .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
1T COMES HIGH.
The Small Pox Likely to Cost
Us Less Than s., ,OOa
THE CITY WANTS TO BE
Liberal, BUT DON'T
WANT TO BE
HOGGED.
The Small P0x is Gone, But the
Bills Are Not Paid.

The City Council wants 10 be
liberal in the matter of paying all
the expenses of the small pox
trouble, but it begins to look as
though some Of the accounts would
have to go through the courts.
The following are a few OF the
bills which are confronting the
Council
Hendrix and Deckert families,
including fuel, provisions, dry
goods, drugs, milk, guards and
medical, attention other than DIR.
HALEY, $2OS.55.
Expense of new house for pro-
lection of above families, includ-
ing stoves, cooking utensils, beds
and bedding, sheets, blankets, con-
forts, pillows, etc, s245.
DR.. Halley's bill for the treat
ment and attention to above fam
lilies, 1882.
Deckert's claim for cooking pro-
visions for his brother-in-law,
Hendrix's family, $10S; clothing
destroyed, $40.
Mrs. Rebman and family and
Miss Freddy, including fuel, pro-
visions, furniture Ind dry goods,
guards, drugs and medical atten-
ton other than DR.. HALEY, s2O3 so.
Fumigating house and removing
infected matter from same, SIS.
DR.. Halley's bill *for looking
after their wants other than medi-
cal attention, $l26.
Mr.. Rebman's claim against city
for good, that could not safely be
disinfected, and nurses, s220.
Miss Freddy's bill for clothing
that she was afraid to take home,
$500.
Mrs. Barton and husband, in
cluding provisions, furniture and
dry goods, guards, drugs and medi-
cal attention other than DR.. Hal
ley, $2S5.S5.
DR.. Halley's bill for looking
after hel wants other than medical
attention, sS2.
Bill for goods destroyed, estimat-
ed at 500.
Estimated cost of small pox in
Warren Bells family to date, $500.
This makes an actual outlay, not
counting bills of above parties
which have not been allowed, ex.
cepting DR.. Haley, to date, ST.
5000; claims presented, S4S7,
making total of $2267. 80.
Numerous other claims will be
presented later on for injury to
property, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
THERE ia a GREAT crv about I'll

THERE is great cry about the
revival of voodooism among the
southern negroes. This is most
unfortunate /; but it can be easily
excused when we compare it with
the popularity of theosophy and
any number of other superstitious
fads among people who are suffi-
GENTLY educated to know better.
1t is always the sincerity of the
ignorant that is condemned, while
the affectation of the learned is re.
garded as a proof of culture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
The Devil Next.

FIUIft Ute BfUtIlVe Cft5 fStNs.
In the opinion of the Mexico
LEDGER, Bob Ingersoll, following
Cave, should deliver the address
before the next graduating class at
the State University. The LED
GERS opinion is not to be sneezed
at, only it don't fill out the pro-
gramne: The devil should follow
Ingersoll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

THE Monroe City Neaes, speak
ing about some resolutions lately
passed by one of Audrain's F. &
L. UPS and printed in the LEDGER,
says: An Audrain county sub-un-
ION Of the farmers alliance, at a
recent meeting, adopted resolu-
ton reading as follows: "We are
in favor. of the passage OF q law,
that when any officer, either coun-
ty, State or national, when elected
on any set of principles, and then
fails to work and vote fer them,
that he shall be Immediately i'm
peached from Office and shall not
be eligible to Office again in the
State in which he was elected" "
The farmers ought not to clamor
for the passage of a law in opposi.
ton to the constitution of the
United States and the Missouri
state constitution. 1t may not be
right for a politician to refuse to
work and vote for the principles
upon which he is elected, but il
would be impossible to force him
by law to do such thing. The
only way to handle officers who dc
not sustain the principles of a par.
ty is to leave them at home in the
future, and time has sustained the
fact that it is very severe punish
ment for the officers. It is q pun.
ishment which will knock about AZ
much of the pride out of them as 9
sixty days sentence TO Jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
THE NATIONS DEAD.
It Costs About sixty Cents q
Month to Guard q Union
Soldiers BODY.
From the washington star.

From the Washington Star.
II costs the United States about
sixty cents a month to take care of
9 dead soldier who lost his life IN
the service Of the Union. The
sundry civil bill passed by Con-
Egress at its last session approprlat-
ed 500, 600, for the expenses OF
the national cemeteries during the
fiscal year. In addition to this
there was the sum of $76, 600 set
aside for the salaries OF superin-
tendents of these burying grounds,
and there were also some odds and
ends, amounting to several thous-
and dollars, for supplying. head
stones where they were lacking, ,and
SO forth.
The government takes charge Of
all these cemeteries, which are un-
der the direct control of the quar-
termaster-general of the army.
There are eighty-two of them in
all, including an aggregate of $780, :
600 burials. The smallest of the
burying grounds is at Balls Bluff,
where twenty-five federal warriors
are inferred, only one of them
identified. The next smallest is
the old battle ground on Seventh
Street, Washington.
IT would be much cheaper to re-
move the bodies resting at both
these places to other locations, but
sentiment accords to them q claim
to remain where they fell in brave
fight. So, although only forty.
three are buried at the battle
ground, a superintendent is main
tanned there in charge at salary
of $50 a month and with house
free for his occupancy. The super
intendents, as decreed by law, are
all disabled veterans, none others
being eligible for the position, and
their pay is, according to the size
of the cemeteries they have charge
of, $50, $65, $40 and $75 a month.
Thus they are divided into four
classes.
The biggest of the eighty-two
national cemeteries are at Ander-
sonville, Ga, with 1902 dead !;
Arlington, Va, with 16, $50; Chal-
meta, La, 1890; Chattanooga,
Tenn, with 1908; Fredericks-
burg, Va, with 1928; Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, with II, ,647 ; Anti
etam, Md, with IL, ,139 /; Marietta,
La, with II, ,9S2 /; Nashville, Tenn,
with 1857 /; Salisbury, N. c.,
with II, ,132, and Vicksburg, Miss,
with 16, $50. OF the 327, ,179 inter-
red, 148,2 are known and 14S,-
954 unidentified. About $500 oi
the entire number are Confederates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Strawberries.

"Why are they called straw
berries7 Smart men differ on that.
Some say it is on account OF their
hollow, straw-like stems. Others
think it is because they have to be
covered with straw or similar pro-
tecting material in winter. The
most classical explanation is, that
our Anglo-Saxon forefathers used to
raise them and they gave them this
name because the berries are gen.
orally on the ground, that is
sstrewed' or sstrawed' around"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

GOVERNOR FRANCIS has in a
measure located his men for the
State Board of Agriculture, and
made the following appointments:
First district, D. A. Ely; End, H.
C. Ireland; Sd, Alex. Maitland;
4th, B. o. Cowan; 5th, no appoint
ment; 9th, Abiel Leonard; 7th, ].
A. Potts; 9Th, J. A. Massey; 9th,
no appointment; 10th, J. W. EN-
merson; 11th, ]. H. Fulbright;
18th, F. E. Bybee; 18th and 14th,
no appointments. The incomplete
board met last week at Columbia,
but adjourned until June 18th, in
order to have full board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
BRAKEMAN HURT.
Charlie Clark Has His Leg
Mashed While on Duty.
From the Auxvasse Review.

From the AuxvasSe Review.
Charlie Clark, we'll known all
along the Branch road, was seri-
ously hurt at Cedar City yester-
day while he was assisting to do
some switching. The car to be
moved was on the main track and
the engine was on the side track.
A "push pole" was being adjusted
by Mr.. Clark, the pole slipped and,
as the engine moved on, he was
caught between the pole and the
coach. One of his legs was ter
ribIy crushed below the knee,
both bones were broken and the
calf of his leg was torn open for
three or four inches.
DR.. Charles HALEY, of Mexico,
came out to Auxvasse on the pas
senger to meet the unfortunate
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
The city finance committee m,

The city finance committee met
last night to consider DIR. Halley's
bill for services during the small
pox excitement this spring. DR..
Halley's bill was for $12O, not in
cluding Mrs. Barton's bill, Miss
Freddy's bill, Mrs. Rebman's bill,
or Phil. Rebman's bill. DR.. Hal
ley's bill was for 1920 for MAIN
tanning guarantees and services for
Mrs. Hendrix during her case of
small pox. The City Council of
fered DR.. HALEY 1915 for these
services. He came down to $40O
but would not accept the 1915 Of
fer The Council adjourned with
out taking any action In the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

THE fair catalogues being pub
lished by the Mexico LEDGER will
be out this week. The catalogue
this year is quite a book and con-
tains advertisements of leading
business enterprises throughout the
State. Audrain's fair has such a
reputation that space in any of it's
publications is at premium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
For Sale.

I want to sell my property on
the north. side of the road atThomp-
son. I viii sell my store and -
acres of land, etc., etc., with goods,
or I 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 81 500. VIII
sell the goods at present st. Louis
cash prices without carriage.
I also have some property on
the other side of the road for sale.
I want to go on my farm and will
give you easy terms.
8 3m d. O'CAILAGHAN,
Thompson Station, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

'fSaree, what yo' glib de baby q
button to play wid for3 Doan yo'
know he h'ble to swalIer it and
kill herself?"
aYes; but I done tied . string
onto IL -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

The F. & L. U. investigating
committee, consisting of s. o.
Graham, G. N. Wales and w. T.
Lott, has adjourned until after
court. The committee will then
resume it's duties and will make q
full and complete report to the
County Wheel, which meets IN
this county on the fourth Friday
and Saturday in July.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Our @ the pa and Our Hps for the Future Iet o Adj vsu, va
MEXICO, MISSOURI. THURSDAY, JUNE 49, 1891
Faithful.
From the Detroit Free Psess.

E3etu tH6 0ctk0it fEte r kE6S.
Ninety-nine women out of every
hundred who stand before the mar
riage altar and promise to love and
honor and cleave to the husbands
of their choice, Sin sickness or in
health, y in adversity and prosper
ity, through thick and through
thin, mean exactly what they say,
and they'll do it with or without
encouragement or corresponding
affection and fidelity ON the part Of
their husbands. 1t is wonderful
how a woman viii cling to q man
who ia unkind, untrue, unfaithful
and cruelty abusive. She will
hang on to him and be true to him
in a manner that will make 1t 20
hard with him on the day of judg-
ment if he does not repent Of his
sins before that time. met one
of these faithful wives down town
on the afternoon of one of those
raw, cold days we had in May.
Her husband is big, surly, hate
full, bulldog sort of a creature, who
deserves 10 be tied to . whipping
post every day of his life. He
never speaks q kind word to her.
He never spends an evening with
her. He begrudges her every one
of the few dollars he gives her.
He finds fault with her. steadily.
l have heard that he strikes her.
But no one ever heard her speak
his name in other than the most
respectful and kindly and even af-
fectionate way.
The morning of the day I refer
to had been mild and sunny, but
1t had become very raw and cold
and drizzling rain was falling.
Her angelical husbands Office is
near my OWE and when / met her
she said.
''I have beer. to my husbands
Office, but ne is out and the door is
locked, and I want him to have
his overcoat. He came down town
this morning without it, and I was
so afraid he'd take cold that I
brought it to him. Would you
be kind enough to let me leave it
in your Office, and I'll slip a note
under his door telling him where
it is. He will be almost certain to
take cold without it."
Now that woman had ridden
over two miles In a damp and
muddy and crowded horse Car to
bring that sort of a man his over
coat. When l gave it to him /
casually remarked that she was. a
jewel, but I don't think that he
gave any thought to her touching
evidence of affection for him. He
will some day, in this world or in
another. get his just deserts, or
God is not just.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Our Flag.


"F. Co." Molino, Mo.-Has the
number of stars on the United
States flag been changed during
the past year to forty-four if not,
when does the change take place ?
When Idaho was admitted to the
union, July 8, 1890, it added anoth-
er star to the flag from the 4th of
July next ensuing, which, in this
case, was the next day, and it caus-
ed some inconveniences and a good
deal of expense. Both the army
and navy had been fitted with COM
plete outfits of new flags which the
additional stars made necessary by
the admission in November, 1889,
of North Dakota, South Dakota,
Washington and Montana. Every
naval post and every United States
naval vessel had been supplied
with three flags, which were to be
unfurled for the first time July 4,
1890. When Idaho was thus ad.
mitted, it became necessary to
make an entirely new set of flags
Immediately, with forty-three stars
in the field instead of forty-two.
Wyoming tried very hard to get IN
with Idaho on July 8, but the act
of admission was not passed in
time. The date of Wyoming's ad-
mission on the approval of the
President was July 10, 1890. The
| flag of the United States, therefore,
will, on the Fourth of July, 1891,
carry galaxy of ferty-four stars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

Louis Hubert, one of Audrain's
most prosperous farmers, has just
bought from J. F. Llewellyn, Of
this city, his 100 acre farm, with
good improvements, for g, 500.
Mr.. Hubert's oldest son win take
charge of the farm and If he is any
thing like his father he will soon
show that farming pays in Mis-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

PEOPLE who want their favorite
to go to the Holy Land at the ex-
pense of the st. Louis Republic
should let loose of their stuff and
buy votes. It takes money to buy
railroad and steamboat tickets.
Talk is cheap, but won't pay for
ham sandwiches.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

Bert Ringo left this week for
Quincy and Chicago to make al
rangements for the extensive man
ufacture of his folding bed. Bert
has had his new bed at home for
the last month using it and says
that it is perfect. He is going to
have the different parts manufac-
tured in the east and shipped here
where they will be put together.
We think without a doubt Bert has
the finest folding bed ever made
and we trust he will push its man.
ufacture and sale.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

There's a patent medicine
which is not a patent medicine
paradoxical as that may
sound. It's a discovery the
golden discovery of medical
science It's the medicine for
you-tired, run down, exhaust
ed, nerve wasted men and
women; for you sufferers from
diseases of skin or scalp, liver
or lungs-it's chance is with
every one, it's season always,
because it aims to purify the
fountain of life-the blood
upon which all such diseases
depend.
The medicine is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
The makers of it have
enough confidence IN it to
sell it on t,zal.
That is-you can get it from
your druggist, and if it doesn't
do what its claimed to do. you
can get your money back,
evsyy 6em Of al.
That's what its makers call
taking the risk Of their sunas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

THE verdict of Ken lucky jury,
that a man whose wife has been en-
ticed away by another man is not
entitled to damages and that he
ought to rejoice at being rid of such
a mate, is likely to become popu-
lar precedent. No such foolish
woman should be thought worth
the trouble or expense of a lawsuit.
Her punishment will come in the
natural course of events.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

The A. o. q. w. made q fine
appearance yesterday in the burial
ceremony OF Fl. G. Hunt. And, by
the way. this is very good time
to say that the A. Q. q. w. is one
of the noblest orders in existence,
caring for the sick and afflicted
and supporting and defending the
widows and orphans, as it does
Centralia Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

Eugene French was awakened
Wednesday night by noise in his
residence and on investigation he
found couple Of negroes were
stealing -four. Before he could
secure q revolver they had escap.
al
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

HANNIBAL, Mo, has Business
Mems Association consisting of one
hundred and ten of the leading
citizens of the town. Mexico has
no Business Mems Association at
all. Mexico's old Board of Trade
should wake up once more.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
No Impostors Here.

We regret TO learn that j. Christ
has been compelled to leave Kan
sas City. Among other towns we
could cite as a favorable location
for the Messiah, we point with
pride to our sister city of Mexico.
-Boonville Democrat.
Mexico is not good place for
third parties, fakirs, faith doc
tors or impostors Of any kind.
There is no worse town in the world
on impostors than Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Our Schools.

Ff0Id TIE PKG county F0St,
The Mexico LEDGER was all
school and school items last week.
Well, White has good reasons to
be proud of the schools at Mexico.
All we are kicking about is that he
didn't publish Walter Williams
address in full before the gradual
ing class. We have read so much
about it that we hoped that the
LEDGER would have it all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

One advantages the grippe bscil-
lus enjoys over the rest of us is
that when they photograph him
they don't put one OF those stiff
iron fixin's behind his head and
tell him TO held up his chin and
look pleasant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
The Story of a Politician.

The Story of a Politician.
From the Colorado Sun.
Weight, ten pounds.
Cootsey-Tootsey.
Baby boy.
Mammals darling.
Papa's little man.
Jimmy.
Jim.
James.
Jimmie the kid.
Young Mr.. Jones.
James Jones.
Mr.. James Jones.
Clerk of election Jones.
Committeeman Jones.
Alderman Jones.
The Honorable James M. Jones
Ex-Alderman Jones.
James Martin Jones.
Jones.
Jim Jones.
Jimmie Jones.
'Steenth Ward Jimmie.
Jimmie the bum.
Jim.
Whisky Jim.
Old Soak.
Cell SO.
Coroner's office--ssUnidentified,' y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Look Here, Farmers /!

Over 19, ,Ooo, GOO lbs. or {, 500 tons
of Deering Binder Twine sold in
1890. This is /, 800 tons more than
any sales ever made or even claim.
ed by any other harvester manu-
facturer in the world. 1900 work
man employed in the Deering
Works in 1S90-1000 more than in
any harvester works in the world;
the largest sales ever made.
This Twine and Machines are
sold by w. L. Kent. Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

THE LEDGER Is going to arrange
for another paper voting contest.
The people like novelties, no mat
ter how high they come. The peo-
pie must have what they want.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
Will Quit Using Coffee.

Editor journal Agriculture.
PLEvENA, Mo.-By request and
vote of Hickory Grove Union, No.
SO7, we agree to quit the use of cof-
fee six months from date if it don't
come down in price. We want a
copy of this published in the
Journal, asking all Unions through
out the State to act with us on
same. W. L. CAMPBELL,
Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

few mean dollars. Before the coun-
try is many years older there will
be more stringent legislation gov
erning the production and sale. of
food, and these will be enforced,
for the abuse strikes home to every
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18

FoR SALE-About l50 bushels Of
corn, over 100 head of sheep, and
a number Of cattle, one, two and
three years old, with abundant
pasturage for same. Apply TO
d6t w A. X. YANcEY.