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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

DOES the average reader realize the
extent of the pension service of this
country? We do not believe he
does. A month and a half ago
1927, 267 names were reported or the
rolls. That number will soon be o
million. That is more than twice
the enormous standing army which
is to-day impoverishing Germany.
1t is almost equal in numbers to the
united standing armies of Italy,
Austria and Germany. From the
above it will be seen that about one
in every twelve of the voters of the
country will be on the pension rolls
a year hence. The cost of pensions
a year from now will be about
double the total cost of running this
government at the time the wal
broke out. Are not these figures
enough to make the average reader
as well as the average legislator
pause and reflect overt the situation?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Miss0urians at Helena.

FIpIl tAt 90 trohio Nfts
The arrangement of the Confeder-
ate Army by General Theophilus FL.
Holmes, commander-in-chief was
thus: General J. F. Pagan, on the
right, was to assault the southwest
fort above General Hindman's resi-
dence. Prices division, composed
of Parsons and other Missouri
troops, with McRae's Arkansas
brigade, were to Fagan's left and
were to storm Graveyard Fort"
Immediately west of town. General
Marmaduke, with Walker to his
left, was to carry the northwest for
tifications.
About dawn on the Fourth of
July a laundering report from can
non located near "Lamb's store"
three miles south of Helena, was the
signal gun from the Southern army
for the attack. Instantly the gray
columns were in motion and the
bloody work began. The rattle of
musketry beyond Graveyard Fort
was distinct and continuous for some
time; then came the order
"chargei" and the commands OF
Parsons and McRae mingled with
the. gunners of the fort and the OPP
posing lines of infantry. 1t was a
bright opening for the Confederates,
and at this point seemed easy sail
ing. Never did soldiers give battle
more courageously, and in the four
years struggle there was no more
determined action. Price's com
maud carried the central fort, but
the impossible hills and rugged
defiles made concert of action, which
is essential to victory IAN impossible
ity there was delay in the storming
of the upper and lower forts. The
fury Of the battle was then concen-
trated on Prices troops. They were
driven back, but again and again
they charged and came over, de-
scending the hill into the Federals
lines, even so far as the present
brick residence of R. C. Moore,
whose parlor doors now show the
perforations of those messengers Of
death. Finally, after hours of hard,
determined fighting, halt was called
and the Southerners reluctantly re.
tired with heavy loss.
Two Audrain County mel were
in this battle-Thomas Parsons and
w. H. KEENAN,. They belonged te
Gen. Parsons Brigade, Prices
Division.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

The CHILEAN scandal is again being
revived at Washington and a con
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ofthe charges
which have from time to time beer
made against Minister Eagan, Con
ul-General McCreery and Admiral
Brown is regarded as probable. The
charges certainly ought to be inves,
tigated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
A Noted Trotter Dead.

Rarus, a former king of the trot
ting turf, is dead, at the age of 25
He was bred by the late RIB. Conk
lin of Greenport, L. l., and was by
Conklin's Abdallah, a horse of un
known breeding, and out of Name,
Awful by Telegraph. At Buffalo il
1873 he lowered the trotting record
to 2:134 and remained king of The
turf until October, 1879, when st.
Julien further reduced the mark t.
|2:12k
Rarus was purchased by Roberi
Bonner in 1879 for $36, 900 and ha.
not since appeared on the turf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

DAVID BENNETT HILL has
one avenue through which he
may escape the clutches OF
political oblivion. Let him GO,
or be fully represented at the
Chicago Democratic National Con-
vention by n able and willing
in MI. Hills name, and tender to
Mr.. Cleveland the full vote of New
York. 1t has been suggested tina;
he may do this, but our faith in that
has a string tied to it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

TWENTY-FIVE thousand food suf-
ferers in the Arkansas River Valley
need food, and an urgent call has
been issued to the country at large.
The loss of life in the Arkansas bot
toms alone is ~thirty-two, while
many more persisted along the st.
Francois and White rivers, where
10000 people are homeless. The
kaw and Missouri rivers at Kansas
City are both falling. Governor
Fifer, of Illinois, has issued a proc
lamation for aid for the flood suf-
%ferers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
r. L. BRAsHEARs.

The Fulton Sun says: w. II.
Davis sold the Pat Dolan gelding in
Chicago the other day for 1915.
Five of these colts have been sold
in the past year for s2,2S7.50,
making an average of $457.5 30 each.
They were all raised here and 4
years old, three of them mares and
two peldinps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

JAMES G. BLAINE has informed
his friends that if he is nominated
at Minneapolis he will accept. Mr..
Blaine is the strongest man in the
Republican party and now that he
has made this declaration his nomi-
nation may be expected. A dis
patch says: "He will not write to
anybody that he will accept the
nomination or that he is a candi-
date, but he will not do any more
writing in behalf of Mr.. Harrison OF
discourage his friends from acting
in his interest"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
President.

We clip the following item from
Goliad (Texas) Guard: Fine rains
have fallen the past week in all por-
tons OF the State. In some of the
western counties where it has not
rained for more than twelve months
it has rained and the people are in
fine spirits. The crop prospects are
cnIandid
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

EVERY time Mr.. Bland iniects
some reviving elixir into the free
silver movement and that measure
lifts its trampled head some unfeel.
ing Congressman hits it another
blow. Snubbed by some of its
friends and thumped by its enemies,
life for the silver bill must be 8
cruel mockery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

ton to DIR, Tate by the very highest
class of citizens it looks Al though
the office is seeking the man in this
instance. 1t is the opinion OF the
LEDGER, knowing DIR. Tate as we
do, that no better selection could be
made to represent "the Kingdom
in the next Legislature.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

THE LEDGER has received from
the Office of the Joliet (Ill.) Daily
Neaus a combination of enclosures
that III suggestive. On one of DR..
Keeley's bi-chloride of gold cards is
pasted q special dispatch from Mex.
leo to a Chicago paper detailing
Philip Shire's frog story; enclosed,
also, is the picture of a large revolt
yer. W. let the reader draw his
own conclusions as to which of the
two gentlemen needs looking, after
the correspondent or Mr.. Shire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

Miss SALLIE HAWKINS, a bright
and witty young lady of Sturgeon.
is running the Leader of that place
while its editor is in California,
Miss Hawkins is doing the editorial
and repertorial work in frst-class
sfUlo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
The Wrong Will be Righted.

From The sedaIia Democrat,
BobWhite, of the Mexico LEDGER,
is mad, and justly because Audrain
county has been hocus-pocused out
OF two delegates to the congress
ional convention. Newspaper men
can be relied upon to guard the in
terests of the people, as a rule.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

The city authorities OF Moberly
have taken two very important and
decisive steps lately in municipal
affairs-people have been stopped
from fishing in the streets and the
sexton of the cemetery has been
warned not to rob any more graves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

Revs. Father Dempsey, of this
city, and Father Haar, of Martins
burg, attended the requiem mass
sung at st. Johns church in Mober-
ly this week for the repose Of the
soul Of the late Father McKenna, Of
that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

c. A. Buckner, the druggist, desires
us to publish the following testi-
mony as he handles the remedy and
believe it to be reliable. l bought a
so cent bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and applied it to my
limbs, which have been afflicted
with rheumatism at intervals fol-
one year. At the time l bought the
Pain Balm / was unable to walk.
can truthfully say that Pain Balm
has completely cured me. R. A.
Farr, Hollywood, Kan. Mr.. A. B.
Cox, the leading druggist at Holy,
wood, vouches for the truth of the
above statement. TUNE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Administrative Notice.

Notice is hereby given that lettsI
OF administration upon the estate
Andrew Sullivan. deceased, have Be
granted the undersigned, by the Ps
bate Court of Audrain county, Misso
ri, bearing date March 30. 1892.
All persons having claims agais
said estate are required to exhis
them for allowance to the administf
trix within one year after date
granting of letters, or they may
precluded from any benefit of su|
estate, and if such claims be not E
hibited within two years from d
date they will be forever barred.
MARY SULLIVAN,
6-4-t. Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

"As Is THE teacher, so is the
school," is a proverb that vas truly
exemplified at the colored public
school exhibition Saturday night.
The exercises demonstrated careful
training of the pupils and evinced
plainly that Prof. [. J. Hicks is the
right man for the position he oeeu-
pies. The presentation of n fitting
testimonial shows the esteem in
which Prof. Hicks is held in relation
to the Mexico eolored public schools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

The management Of the Chicago
& Alton Railroad has decided to run
a number of low rate excursions
during the coming summer from all
points on its lines to Chicago and
return, in order to allow everybody
an opportunity to visit the site OF
the Worlds Fair and see for them
selves what wonderful progress has
been made inthe construction of the
buildings and preparations of the
grounds. The rates will be low
Snosnags e. k1.$n nnnaI.L III
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

FEARS are expressed at Washing
ton City that the corn crop is late
this season and will be killed by the
frost. They know as little about the
crops of this crountry in Washington
City as they do about most other
western matters of vital Importance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Philip shire's Frogs.


A "rain fall'' of live frogs is re-
ported from Mexico. AS Mexico is
the home of Bob White, who pub
fishes the LEDGER, we are not sur
prised at the report, nor would we
be astounded ut anything sent out
from there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
SUNDAY School Meeting,

The next annual meeting of the
Audrain County Sunday School As
ISOLATION will be held in Mexico on
the 18th and 18th of June. All
Sunday School workers are invited
to participate and to send delegates
from their Sunday Schools.
H.. K. HINDE,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

MuoH narrowing suspense would
be averted if, before accepting the
nomination, Mr.. Blaine would
kindly assure the public that in no
event will the Hon. Benjamin Har-
rison be suffered to take the stump.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Primaries in Rails June III,

The following dispatch was re-
ceived in this city this afternoon
from New London:
Congressional primary by school
districts called in Rails county for
June IL. Majority votes make solid
delegation. Clark win win.
j. p. Woop.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

JIM KELLEY Pool, editor of the
Centralia Courier, has joined the
gun club in his town and as a con-
sequence all the stock in that vicin-
itv has been housed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Wants 1t i'm a Hurry.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
New LONDON, Mo-, May 21.-
FRIEND WHITE: Please find en-.
closed $3.50. 1t is for the LEDGER
send it to me at New London. | have
been without it for quite a while, anG
am, Gas a natural consequence,
away behind the times. Hurry it
along and oblige,
Yours Respectfully,
r. L. BRAsHEARs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

THAT mysterious dark horse.
whose advent at the Chicago Con
vention is so confidently predicted
by Henry Watterson, editor, ant
friend of the ''star-eyed goddess
must have a good, sound Democratic
running record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

FAITH in Missouri soil, plenty of
hard work right now, as little
grumbling as possible and early
seed corn, will bring the desired
result. Missouri crops will do to
bet on this season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

u. S. HALL carried Monroe coun-
ty by 600 majority and if ne secures
Carroll county he will get the nomi-
nation. Carroll, however, is claimed
by both Mansur and Hall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
RUSH HILL ITEMS.


Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, May 24.-Oats
and wheat are beginning to look
bad in the places where water
stands.
The hammers will soon be sound
ing on Rush Hills new school. Our
town believes in education.
Roads are in a worse condition
than our oldest citizens can recollect
of ever having seen them before.
The question discussed by the
Rush Hill Peoples Party Club at
last meeting was, "Does the Far
mer Pay His Just Taxes"
Mrs. George Richter is very low
with consumption and is not ex-
pected to live.
The Walker school closes next
Friday on which night it will give
an exhibition. Mr.. Johnson has
made his teaching a success.
Some of our young farmers are
getting somewhat discouraged ovel
the continual rainfall.
Another girl has been taken
away by an outsider; boys, this
wont do; we only have about one
girl to every five boys and we can
not submit to have these taken !;
therefore, I suggest we place a pro
tective tariff on those within a five
mile limit this will exclude the Mex.
leo fellows, and, what is best of all
that dashing young fellow from neal
Benton City. B. D..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

THE signal service at last predicts
we are to have good weather. I'm
der ordinary circumstances such a
prophecy would hardly be consider
ed worth paying taxes on, but the
ray of hope is frightened by Rev.
Hicks, who says the same thing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

SPEAKING of newspaper enterprise,
the American papers printed before
daylight yesterday morning gave
graphic accounts of Deeming's exc
cution in Australia, which did not
take place till 10 O'Clock of the same
day. And the accounts were cor,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Decoration Day Excursions.

The Chicago & Alton, will sell
excursion tickets to all stations al
one and one-third fare for the round
trip on May % and 80. Good 70,
return passage until May 81, 1892.
E. S. WILSON.
d&wtill30. Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

Two big sales of business proper,
ty in two days-one for $1,000 and
the other for SIS, 400-nearly $15,-
600. Verify Mexico boometh. Let
Ter bOomt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

The whole city Of Moberly seems
to be turned into music.-Ayoaitor
Salvation army brass bands, we
suppose, floating around through
the streets IN gondolas, g q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

WHEN the frost gets your corn
next fall, it will occur to you that
you could have averted the calamity
by getting early maturing seed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

"THEY were all for Blaine" says
Gen. Alger of the mystic conference
of Republicans held at Detroit. We
had thought Gen. Alger was pres
ant
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

As WE understand it now Brother
Blaine is not a candidate, but, like
the old maid in the classic tale,
is simply waiting for the trouble to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

THERE should be a Democratic
club in every school district in Au
drain county similar to the one do
ing so much good at Youngs Creek.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Woodhull's Sale of Jerseys.

Mr.. A. Woodruff of Foristell
Mo-, returned to Mexico to-day
from Fulton where he sold the bal
ance of his car load of grade Jersey
cows. The animals sold readily in
Fulton at the prices asked. While
Mr.. Woodruff was here he sold
cows to the following parties:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

Strayed, from my place at Mo-
limo, a sorrel mare about 3 years old,
with black name and tail. Reward
for her whereabouts so / can call
and get be-. cL Wkxvxa-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

BEFORE the Fourth Of July You
will be sorry for all the hard things
you have said about this cool
weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

THE Senatorial Committee of this
District based the representation IN
the nominating convention on the
Cleveland vote in 1888.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
Walter A, Wood Machinery.

In the Weekly LEDGER can be
found an advertisement for the Wal.
ter A. Wood farm machinery
binders, mowers, reapers, rakes,
Irvine, &c. They are said to be the
most reliable machines made and
never fail to give satisfaction. Sam
Morris, Mexico, is agent. Call and
see him when you want a machine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
The annual OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES exc

cises of the Salisbury (Mo.) Acad.
envy will be held at the Opera
House in that place May 29th to
June 3rd. The Baccalaureate SER
mon will be delivered Sunday, May
29th, by s. Fl. Werlein, D. D., Of
st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

IT wont be long until Mexico will
have better sidewalks. 1t is hoped
it wont be a great while until Au-
drain will have better roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
L. P. CRIGLER.
Attorney at Law

MEXICO, = MISSOURI.
Ba~ Will practice in all the Coma
of the State of Missouri.
Collections a Specialize
OFFICE-opposite north door of Court H.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
THE LEDGER
THURSDAY, MAY 26.

BETTER roads means better times
for the farmer as well as for the
townspeople.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

Hopkins & Ricketts, will loan
money on farm lands on the most
favorable terms to the borrower.
They make no charges for executing
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
In MemOriam.

Mrs. Jane Nichols, the beloved
wife of Wesley Nichols, died at her
home north of Martinsburg May Is,
1892, from the effects of la grippe,
after an illness of three months and
sixteen days. She was born in
Pennsylvania July 10, 1926, and
was converted at the age of Is and
united with the M. E. church and
lived a devoted Christian until God
called her home. The funeral ser.
vice was held at the family residence
May II, by Rev. N. Shumate and
her remains laid to rest in the Mar
tinsburg cemetery. She leaves q
husband and eight children, foul
sisters and one brother to mourn
her loss.
A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled-
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filed.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given,
And though the body moulders here,
The soul is safe in Heaven.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
At the elocution and Delsarte en-

AT The 6IOCutIOI anu DeISafte Ell
tertainment at the college Friday
evening no one will be admitted to
seats while a recitation is being de-
livered. This is done so as not to
disturb the contestants nor the audi
ence. Doors open promptly at s
O'Clock. Std.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

We will open and offer, May 26,
$50 ladies' handkerchiefs at II
cents-worth anywhere 25 to 35
cents. See them in our south show
window. It'd 1tw FAMOUS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26

In almost every neighborhool
throughout the west there is some
one or more persons whose lives
have been saved by Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhaa Rene
dy, or who have been cured of
chronic diarrhea by it. Such
persons take especial pleasure in
recommending the remedy to others.
The praise that follows its introduc-
ton and use makes it very popular.
% and so cent bottles for sale by C.
| A. Buckner. t June
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-26
A Warrant for Il. p. Hall.


McCune Halliday applied for a
warrant yesterday against E.P. Hall,
a farmer near Centralia, Boone coun-
ty, Mo-, charging him with fraud.
Halliday says he loaned Hall $40
on April 26 last, and hat Hall
rendered him a check in pay
ment drawn on the Mechanics
Bank. Halliday alleges that the
check was worthless as Hall had no
money on deposit there. He states
that Halls mother is one of the
wealthiest persons III Boone County,
and his brother is a prominent
saloon-keeper of Centralia. Mr..
Estep took the matter under advise.
| ment.
The morning call., 1892-09-15
THE JAPANESE NAVY TODAY
They Are Adding Yearly to
Their Fleet.
The Charleston Is Copy of the Naniwa-
n They are Ready to Whip
the Chinese.

"The Japanese have every reason to be
proud of their navy" said Professor W. f.
Hasson to a CALL reporter last night
did you know that the United States
cruiser Charleston is built entirely from the
plans of the japanese cruiser Naniwa-Kan?
Well, it's a fact. The latter vessel was
built for the Japanese by the British. We
bought the plans afterward and built the
Charleston therefrOm. About 1860, when
the japanese commenced 10 organize
navy, lot OF worthless old vessels were
unlOaded upon them by all nations. Most
of these are dereliets now When l was
in Japan four years ago she owned ten
large modern men-of-war Since then she
Las been adding steadily to her feet year
by year.
I'm 1856 a splendid vessel was built for
her in France. That vessel left Singapore
and was never heard of again, though care
ful search was made for her.
The loss was on the French side ass.hey
had contracted TO deliver her in Japan.
There are two large ship-bnilding yards
in Japan, and the Government builds at
home as well as purchasing abroad.
They have their own naval school and
have now started second academy for
naval engineers.
Their vessels are entirely Differed and
engineered by themselves.
They have always number of cadets at
Annapolis. in our country, and at Green
wich, in England. The foreign-instructed
officers generally rise over the native
instructed. They have more confidence
and self-reliance in themselves, as you can
understand.
'The Chinese navy Is more powerful than
the japanese, but chiefly because the former
have an enormous number of small gun
boats, while the japanese aim at accumu-
lating a HEAVIER class of vessels.
In the event of war between the two
countries there is no doubt that the Japan
ese navy would whip the Chinese. Tie
latter are still in the hands of foreign in
structors and not quite competent to take
charge OF themselves.
"The3 again L have carefully watched both
nations at work. The japanese are smart
and practical at their drill. The Chinese
cannot rid themselves OF flowery mas
querade and monkey business which does
not pay in modern warfare, and they
haven't got to realize it yet"
Professor Hasson was for many years
attached to the United States squadron in
the Orient, and is well versed in the Ian
guage and customs of the japanese people.