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Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
SUICIDE AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Young Mr.. Brown Ends His Life by
Taking Morphine.

The news OF sad suicide at
Columbia reached Mexico Friday
afternoon. Young Mr.. Brown, SOD
of DR.. Brown, of Browns Station,
very well.known in Mexico, is re-
ported as having taken his life at
Z O'Clock that morning. He select
ed morphine to do the deed. Mr..
Brown was a student at the State
University and was only about 20
years of age.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
,uiu nave It1l!
TO BE CONTINUED.

We find the following in the
Columbia Herald: Three farmers
in Audrain county have been found
who still favor the sub-treasury
and land-loan scheme. If they do
not change their views before 1892
they will be exhibited at the
worlds fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

j. l.. Erwin will talk road i'm.
provement to the Audrain people
next week. The work he is engag-
ed in is laying the foundation for
a rock road from the Iowa line to
the Missouri river. Not, only will
Galloway be benefited but the en-.
tire section of the State through
which tie road passes will be ben.
Gifted -EY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

The Chicago & Alton Railroad
has built depot at Littieby Sta
ton, this county. We understand
that a general store will likely be
opened there shortly IN which a
post-office will be located.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

No, it occurred at Vassar. A
young lady arrived at school and
as it is fast becoming the custom
in female schools as we'll as in
male schools, the arrival had to be
hazed. Six of the strongest girls
in school got good strong blanket
and just after the ''new girl" had
retired they hauled her out and
tossed her-although the ceiling
was 35 feet high they stuck to it
just as the boys do until the party
tossed had touched the ceiling.
No, it did not occur in Mexico, but
did occur just the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
New Style i'm Garter.


From the st. Louis Republic.
A demure young miss entered a
well-known jewelry store yester-
day and, walking UP to one of the
showcases, stated her business
without hesitation: 81 want to
look at some garters," she said
simply. The polite young clerk
produced come trays containing the
latest novelties In these delicate of
articles female apparel. They are
all supplied with dainty clasps OF
oxidized silver, on which were the
inscriptions "Psivate Property"
and "No Trespassing." One clasp
was in the shape of watch dial,
with the exception that the hands
were lacking. This seemed to
strike the fancy of the young miss.
"But where are the hands?" she
asked. "Why," replied the sales
man, "that means hands off,
The young lady Immediately
closed the bargain and left the
store
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
ACHE

Ia the bane Of 90 many lives that here a where
wemake our great boast Our pills 1t while
others do not.
Carters Little Liver Pills are very small and
very easy to take. One or two pills make dose.
They are strictly vegetable and do not gripe or
purge, but by their gentle action please al wno
use them. In vialsat rs cents; five for 81. soto
By druggists everywhere or sent by mail.
CARTER MEDICINE Co., New York!
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

Commodore Winn says that he
killed IA quails at one shot one
day last week. Commodore is ia
NOUS as a truth teller as we'll as a
marksman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

richard Dalton was in Mexico
Friday en- route to Franklin county.
He says that he thinks the railroad
wilt be built from Perry on to mex
icn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

Wat Crow, who lives near Van
dalia, is prominently spoken of as
a candidate for sheriff of this coun-
IN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
At EaSsar.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Nov. 20 DEAR
SIR: notice in your paper that
college girls have been hazing.
Did that occur in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
$500 BOND.
Cartwright Valves Examination Be-
fore Squire Baker.

H P. Cartwright, who was ar
rested for horse stealing, is the son
of Robert Cartwright, of Paris,
Mo-, who arrived here last week.
Young Curtwrlght is only about
IS years old. He waived examine
tion before Squire Baker and un-
der a $500 bond was bound over to
appear before the Grand Jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

Corn sold yesterday at Laddonia,
Farber and Vandalia at 80 cents.
A great deal is being brought to
these places.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

Be sure and get La Crosse Lum
Der Co. to figure your bill. They
will save you money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
THE BEST REMEDY.

in shis world, says ]. Hofherr Of Syracuse.
n. T., Is Pastor Koenig Nerve Tonic, because
my son who vas partially paralyzed three
years ago and attacked by fits, has not had
any symptoms of them since he took enc bot
tie of the remedy. / most heartily thank you
for IL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

Use La Crosse Lumber Co.'S.
ready mixed paints. Guaranteed
strictly pure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26

Lowest prices, best grades,
largest stock. La Crosse Lum-
Der Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
NERVOUS pRosTRATIoN CURED.

CaoGHAs, N Y, June 1880.
I was not able TO do anything for 10 months.
was confined to bed most Of the time. couldn't
eat nor sleep, yas so reryous aud dizzy that
coTld not waik frum the house to the garden.
was all run down by what the doctors called
nervous prostratiou. No medicine seemed to
help me. Then took Pastor koenig's Nerve
Tonic and now can eat and sleep and have
no more king spells. can do my housework
again. am vary thankful for this and recon-
mend the Tonse TO all sufferers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
SICK

Headache. yet Carters Little Liver Pins 40
equally valuable in Constipation. curing and pre-.
venting this annoying complaint. while they also
correct all disorders OF stomach stimulate tho
liver and regulate the bowels. Even II they only
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
CURE

sicf Headsche and relieve al the troubles incl.
dent to . bilious state Of the system. such -
Dizziness Nausea, Drowsinoss, Distress afte1
eating, Pain In the Side. &c. While their most
remarkable success has been shown IN cudn0 a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-26
EA[)

Acbethey would be almostpricslesst those who
suffer from this distressing complaint; butfortu-
patsly theirgoodness does notend here. and those
who oncetry them will fnd these little pills valu-
able in so many ways that they will not be vii.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

1oic a. 80 ~... .--.-i ,dO glasses.
Ii may be safely said that the averages
mans eyes are imperfect. slightly i'm
perfect only in the majority Of cases. 10
be sure, but imperfect nevertheless 7
have seen e good many eyes profession
ally, and there are few Indeed that !
remember to have been in perfect con
ditiOn.
''The disease called astigmatism par
ticularly is aStonishingly ~prevaleus
Hardly anybody is free from il alto
gether. Ii is a disease that consists
mainly of a difference in the retroactive
lowers of the different meridians of the
same eye, and opticians will tell you
that glasses can be easily adjusted TO
che diseased eye, but they can't. |
nave never heard of any glass that
will do more than assist an eve TO
perform the work that the healthy eve
ought to do. Glasses relieve, and that
is about all. "-Boston Cor. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

A farmer at Yardley has been taught
a new trick, but not without paying
for it. He agreed TO pay a man TWEEN
ty-ive cents each for Kidding his farm
of muskrats. -Four rats were caught"
first night, and the farmer gladly paid
the dollar. The second night the same
number was captured, and so on the
Nhird and forth nights, until finally the
soil tiiier, becoming suspicious, made
an investigation. He found he had
been paying for the same four rats all
the time. and he thinks that these, in
stead Of being caught on the property
were brought along by the sharper
Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

When Sunday comes my horse know,
that | sn not proceeding on my pro
fessional rounds, but he will put on nj,
best style and proceed to the aecus.
toned church. when, without any guild.
ing on 10y part, he win land his load At
the church door, and woe 70 the team
that may chance 10 get IN ahead Of
him. On no other day Of the week
will he make the attempt % turn up
into or pay attention TO the road lead
ing 10 the church.
Two weeks ago, on Sunday, ! took
my wife out for a ride on Bolton noun
tain, and in going had to pass a church,
n TO which the horse was not accus
toned to 90, when to my surprise he
was bound 10 stop. IL was only WITH
some difficulty that I got him past the
post. About a mile and a half farther
on he came to another church. one at
which he has never been accustomed 10
stop. To my surprise John made an.
other strong effort TO stop. On any
week day he viii pass that church daily
without paying il the least attention.
A Physician in Hartford Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

The remedial use Of warm baths has
come down from ancient times. The
water generally contained medicinal
constituents in natural solution. but
the relief, in many cases, was doubtless
due solely, o = mainly, 10 the temper
allure. The effect Of hot hannels or
warm poul;ices in relieving internal in
Illumination and pain is familiar TO most
families.
For iniamed and painful eyes. moth.
ing is so good as hot water, applied
with a wooden cloth. Equal benefit il
derived from such an application in
many forms of headache. The best
thing to do with a sprained ankle is to
immerse the foot in water as hot as can
be borne. A crushed foot or hand
may be similarly treated until the ar
rival of a surgeon, the hot water being
frequently renewed.
A communication In The Medical
Record, Oct. 4, 1890. advises the warm
bath for infants suffering from intesti-
nal colo.
The writer says that he was led TO
try this remedy in a case of collie, ac-
cOmpanied by extreme restlessness and
pain and considerable diarrhea, because
of the failure of all usual treatment
The trouble had continued several
weeks, and the child had become much
emaciated. Morphia had been tried
without success.
AT length, fearing hat the child
might go into commissions, the doctor
ordered a tub half full of water, at a
temperature of 30 degs. Fahrenheit
While the child was immersed in this
its head was kept cool with cloths
wrung out of cold water. The doctor
says;
The efssct was magical. Within
ten or fifteen minutes the child ouieted
down, and on being taken from the
bath fell into a quiet healthfnl sleep
which lasted several hours The Iittls
patient from that time began to get
well The mother and nurse, having
learned the value Of the tspid bath, 70
sorted 70 il afterward, whenever the
child WA threatened with one of In
coils spells Within a week or two X
had entirely reoovered"-Youth's Com
uanionL
Imperfect Eyes and Eyeglasses
A rising young oculist says; The on
sspeated satire on Boston Of the infant
born with spectacles b one Of uhoss
cases where the author builded better
than he knew. As a matter Of fact, Il
to look as II everybody viii have
10 veal glasses at no very distant
period Out of a thousand eyes that
an oculist might examine, Il would be
difficult to find ten absolutely perfecs
yes Or eyes that wouIdnt be better
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

Impromptu speeches generally are
prepared beforehand, however, al
though some men are so clever at on
eealing the fact that nobody catches
on" When a speaker begins this a
"When | accepted the invitation to
attend this dinner tonight it was with
the distinct understanding that / shUuE
not be called upon to make a speech
and | was thoroughly surprised and
very much embarrassed at being told
two minutes ago that l was expected to
make a few remarks'-
When a man begins that way look
Quit He las been preparing his speech
Tor a week and he isn't going TO spare
anybody. As he progresses and gets
warmed up 70 bis work, and as the
minutes slip by, it is pleasant 70 look
around the table and observe several
Individuals who do not participate cd
Enthusiastically in the applause. Tb-
laugh at the jokes absentmin~ly.
They have a preoccupied, troubled
hook These are the other gentlemen
Uho expect to be called on themselves
but are afraid that the man who il
speaking viii nes= leave of.-Washr
tngton
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09
nlenwA asn WIZ NO ner.s.
Opera Glasses and a Matchbox Used In.
stead Of a Revolver.

Opera Glasses and a Matchbox Used In.
stead of a Revolver.
do you know, l have come to the
conclusion that it doesn't require much
nerve to be a highwaymanT' remarked
a State street merchant recently. I've
done a little work Of that sort myself,
and it is the easiest thing in the world
to hold up the average man. / have
had two experiences of this nature and
came out with flying colors both times,
and that, too, under a condition of af-
fairs which could not well be worse for
me. In short, I've held up two would
be highwaymen. The first one | shot
with a pair of opera glasses. and the
second with a silver pocket matchbox
] will admit that l would not like to
sely upon either Of these deadly yea
pons in case the other fellow Lad a
Smith & Wesson and an opportunity tc
use it, but as a dernier resort have
round them very serviceable.
Nearly a year ago l was stopped 10
Wabash avenue, near Polk street. quite
early in the evening, by a fellow who
-Cn ~ @A 49, AAGs BLA0EG LIS
eOald repeat his performance l had
showed a pair of opera glasses under
his : and made him my prisoner. I
could have taken him along with Inc. !
feel certain. but l did not place great
confidence in my weapon, and so has
tened to bid him good night before he
had time TO learn the nature Of the
gun with which l had covered him.
The second ease occurred Thursday
night. / had been detained down
town until after midnight ana the night
a 81 Clark street had just left. ]
live only four blocks from the river. on
the north side, and instead Of jumping
into a cab / started to walk home. I
had crossed the bridge and was swing
ing along 40 n rapid pace when / saw a
figure "a short distance ahead of me
step into an alley which / "'1st pass
The street was nearly deserted. as il
was a cold night and the hour was late
As / approached the alley crossing
nstinctively | swung out 70 the curb
stone edge of the walk 10 be as far away
rom the building as possible. When
she alley was reached a burlv negro
stepped out 70 intercept me. lie had
only time to advance a single step and
70 cry Say, boss!' when he found
himself looking down the murderOus
barrel of my silver matchbox. The
effect was magical. The darky stopped
as if rooted 70 the spot, his eyes bulged
our until they looked very. very white.
and his whole demeanor indicated that
he was not entirely al his ease.
" We'll, what is it, / asked. What
80 You wautf 4
There was a peculiar tremolo in the
fellows voice as he stammered out.
'Nothin', sab jess nothin'. Pow'ful
cold abenin', sab, amt itf
Wen. IL does seem 10 be somewhat
chilly just now, | replied, but if you
keep on you will probably find some
place before morning that will be hot
enough for you
And as | moved on the fellow stiD
on the sidewalk, bowling verI
and r~eiterating. Yes sab, yer
'ah Chicago Mail
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

Ex-Chief Justice Drake, Of the court
OF claims, was one addressing a meet.
ing of the Washington city presbytery
against thcater going, and, being asked
where the Bible condemned e. answer
ed that OF course theaters were not
m%entioue1 in the Bible. This remark
brought up the Rev. DR.. Sunderland,
Of the First church, Ike a shot. but IN
his suavesJ manner, with, Il beg the
judges pardon. but We read la the book
Of Acts Of the Apostles that st. Paul
went 10 the theater at Ephesus The
Judge was lOorcd. Washington Post
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

The threatened dearth in the world's
supply Of rubber has led to the forma,
lion Of a syndicate TO cultivate the rub
Der tree on a large scale. In Ceylon
steps have already been taken 10 carry
out the same idea by sowing the seed
Of the cerea in patches of jungle, and
the supply Of rubber from that island
promises to be, in a few years, double
what it is at present. Encouraged by
the apparent uccess of this experiment.
the syndicate proposes TO carry on the
rubber cultivation on several large es
tates in the southern part Of Mexico
not far from the gull, where the eli
mate will be most favorable for their
operations.
The rubber tree grows with great "a
pidity, and a tree Of average size will
yield about twenty gallons Of milk,
which is equal % forty pounds Of dried
rubber. From the testimony Of eT-
perts il il found that this yield viii
give a handsome return on the capital
70 be invested. Vow York Telegram
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09
THE HoL THORN Of GLASTONBURY
An Account of a Tree which Formerly
Was said to Grow In England.

An Account of a Tree which Formerly
Was said to Grow I'm England.
The legend of the holy 'horn of Glas
tonbury is very old, anc .ntil very re
cent times, was quite generally believed
I'm. in spite of its absurdities. The orig.
inal legend was that st. Joseph of Ari-
mathea landed not far from Glaston.
bury, England, and that he and his
companions went to a hill neal the
town and there rested for n few hours
Upon making the halt St. Joseph is
said to have thrust his staff. a dry haw-
thorn stick, into the gBound, and that
IL grew and blossOmed, being constant
ly in bud or full bloom.
The first account of this m~iraculou
tree found in print bears date of 1722
This states that the tree had a double
trunk in the days Of Queen Elizabeth
but that during her reign a Puritan.
taking ofense at the trees observance
of Christmas for it is said r. aivays
bloom, no odds how cold the reather
on Jan. 8, "Old Christmas. hewed
down the largest of the trunks. For
this act Of desecration the Puritan was
punished 10y accidentally cutting one o.
his legs and by the los of one Y
which was injured by "a chip from the
sacred thorn.
Although the tree ha. been felled to
the ground, iJstiuadhe ed tothe stump
by a bit of bark, and Tor thirty years
the fallen part cont 1ued To flourish
fust as the standin. branch did. aud
90 always bloom a Christmas time
Finally the trunk which remained
standing, was cut by q military
saint in the time of King Charles ]. and
after that time the eople of the vicinity
did a thriving bu ness in the sale Of
young shoots tina sprang up al the base
81 the sacred ire.
For a centurs or more thorn trees
continued 10 D. shown in that neigh
bOrhOod, each claiming TO be the main
shoot Of the original Glastonbury thorn.
There is a curious story told in a
British magazine Of January. 1853.
The change Of the calendar from old to
new style had just been made. Anum-
Der of people visited the tree on Christ.
mas day, new style, but it showed no
signs Of blooming. Therefore il was
watched on Jan G, the Christmas of
old style. when it was seen to bloom as
usual
In a work on British plants and trees,
published in ISIS, / find the following
In regard 10 the winter blooming thorn
tree Of Glastonbury 1T does not nov
grow within the Abbey Of Glastonbury.
but in a lane beyond the churchyard
on the other side of the street. bv the
side Of a pit. 1t appears 70 be a very
old tree. It has been reported 10 have
ne thorns, but that / found 10 be a
mistake. 1t has them, like other haW.
thorns, but which also liz large trees
are but few. Ii blossoms twice a wear.
The winter blooms, which are individ-
1ally about the size of a sixpence, ap-
pear about Christmas, or sooner if the
weather be 'evere. So 'ouis Re
'slis
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

Devoted 10 aud absorbed in buninuA
Mr. @ h Pratt, the late Dama AbboegS
DnnAger, has never sought - Srdinny
reservations and avocatons that refredhr
nent, repose inspiration and encourage
ment invariably found 20 delightful an
- hsnehcial by mos men. The curious
character Of tho nan nay Be iudmd b.
fhe circumstances thai amakss hts boalt
0at bs has nC-Er read1 - -Chiea0
Neuz
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09
should Have Waited.

Henry Williams gave a hack dfve1
g to take him to the depot in Savan-
nAhin advance OF the bus, and he got
there just in time TO be run over by q
ho-se, smashed under a bin board. and
hzznpled on by a drove of muIeA
When the bus came rolling up he Wa
uoLAed OF to an hospital-Detroit Free
Eunm
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09
Mistook a snake or a Pence Rail-.


Joseph Graham, of Jones district, had
fed his hogs tho other morning and
vas leaning on the fence looking at
them a when he felt something chilly
tondling and ~caressing him ina peculiar
y earnest way about the head, face
and neck. He saw at Gnce that be had
placed his elbow about midway on the
body Of a king snake, several feet long,
and was holding him fast down on the
rail- and. a you would suppose, both
ends Of the snake being loose, they cut
up vigorous AMI rapid capers about Mr.
6raham's countenanca. Mr.. GrahGS
ayS be took HE elbow of as soon a. he
found that the snake did not want d 10
aAy 81 Eastman Timss-JonraA
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09

There Is in New Zealand a tree wniuA
proves fatal 10 birds In an altogetha
Singular way. The seed vessels give %
q sticky fluid, and many a ny finds n
self imprisoned in the gummy stun
These flies in their turn attract small
birds, and they also get 80 covered With
the fluid that they are unable 70 fiut
Ger. The fruit, too, is an object Of do
sire, and birds come, as il we're, glued
10 the ripe clusters which they proposed
10 eat The wee birds cannot cap
without hep, ~ lie there a prey 70
ether animala-Brandon Bucksaw.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09
nrsakiar Up coId. IN ohnar.n.

When children have taken cold
arnre is nothing better to give them
o.n molasses, butter and vinegar. To
hnf cup molasses take . Tablespoonful
- butter and two tahlespoonfuIs Of
plnnsar, cook a few minutes, and give
anttls frequently. Quite young chin
80 can take thiA-Hsrald Of Healh
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-22
THE MERRY WAR.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN
JUDGE wADE's COMPLICATION.
"A Delay in Completing the Upper Story of
the Court House-The Sheriff and the
Supervisors Both After Furniture.

Contractor Brady yesterday requested
the board of supervisors to allow him
sixty days additional time in which to
complete the upper story of the court
house. The work was to have been
completed by December Goth, but Mr..
Brady stated that he cannot possibly
comply with the provisions of the con-
tract unless the time was extended. He
claims that it was difficult to get his
orders for material filled promptly, and
upon this showing the board granted
his request.
This delays the completion of the
rooms until February Goth, and is
disappointing to the officials who
have been assigned the new
rooms. Judge Wade's court room is
on the new floor and he will have to
wait. with the district attorney, school
department and other branches OF the
county government.
Sheriff Gibson has proceeded under
Judge Wade's order to secure furniture
for his room and is having plans and
specifications drawn. Before The room
will be ready for delivery by the con-
tractor the bids advertised for by the
supervisors will have been submitted
and possibly awarded, so there may be
a merry time of it before department
three is finished.
If YOU would be rid of chills and fever, Sim
mons Liver Regulator is what you need.