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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

JUDGE BURROWS, one of the lead
ing jurists of Illinois and a Circuit
Judge, was in Mexico on business
this week, the guest of his brother.
D. S. Burrows, of this county.
Judge Burrows lives in Edwards
vile, ILL.,, and was accompanied to
Mexico by ex-Mayor Keller, of that
city. The Judge thinks Illinois
will likely go Democratic next elee,
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
What q Cake Walk Is.


The cake walk is one of the insti-
tutions of slavery which has surviv-
ed the emancipation proclamation.
During the winter more than fifty
cake walks have been held In New
York and Brooklyn. One occurred
in a Catholic church, at fair, and
another, which took place in fash
ionable hotel in Brooklyn, was at
tended by 500 prominent society
people.
The evolution of the cake walk is
an interesting study. 1t is closely
allied to the cooniine, buzzard lope
and Mobile buck dances, which are
in turn related to the South Sea Is
land hulahula dances and more re-
motely, perhaps to the South Amer
lean coombiamba. All these are ex-
hibitions in movement and gestures
of human emotion, and necessarily
are rude and barbarous, but wonder
fully fascinating. The cake walk is
the highest type of these forms of
amusement. 1t is easy to see how
the idea of walking for a cake i'm
pressed the imaginative brain of a
icolored person and caused it to be-
come what it is to-day.
AS nearly as can be learned-for
cake walking has no iterature-the
custom originated in the lowly cabins
of the colored people in the ante
bellum days. 1t was customary for
the slaves to dance a homely sort OF
square dance somewhat resembling
a quadrille, but not SO involved nor
intricate. There was a time in this
dance when every participant walk
ed around in circle. At first the
men and women alone, but in time
they began to walk in couples. The
reward was hoeeake, baked in the
hot Goals of the hearth and wrapped
in a cabbage leaf. This was giver
to the successful male, while the
victorious female was presented with
the first piece Of molasses candy
pulled from o batch made for thai
purpose.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
TO THE PAW.PAW PATCH.
BY A FRIEND OF THE PRISONER.

Coachman and footman hveried to match,
The lord that lies under the striped cloth;
Silent and sullen servants both,
With only a cart load of common clay,
Only the convict that died to-day,
Hieing away to ''the paw-paw patch"
Gathered unto his luckless batch!
Over the harvest of evil deeds,
Brambles and thistles SOW their seeds;
Nightly, in this unhallowed hill,
Hoots the owl to the whippoorwiIl.
Let no token in cross or flowers
Tell that this lost one ever was ours,
Hieing away to ''the paw paw patch
Follow him back until you catch
Sight Of the cradle in which he grew.
Square and fair as any of you.
What if your mother had loved this child.
And into his life with her life smileds
What if his pillow had been her breast,
Think you he might have lived, saved and blest
Hieing away from ''the paw paw patch'"
Or if your father soul on watch,
For this prodigal son when first he roamed
Into wantonness; unhoused, unhomed,
Had loved and waited while he prayed,
And gone out to meet him where he strayed
Think you he might have come back at last.
Not headlessiy, heartlessly hurried past,
Hieing away to ''the paw paw patch.
What if you, with the power of love to snatch
A brother lost. from world of sin,
And help him to what he might have been
Had only known and understood;
The breadth of human brotherhood
Measured by God s to you in Christ,
Would spirits of hate haste to their tryst.
Hieing away to 1.-The paw-paw patchs"
Cockatrice eggs set to hatch,
Goals of juniper covered well,
Are thoughts of hate in prison cell.
Herd him with sinners Of deeper faint,
And crush and grind him into saint
Is the prison plan; were it God 8 for me,
I would be hopeless and hard rs he,
Hieing away to ''the paw paw patch.
If the prison gates stand on the latch,
And the world waits some soul new born
To fling it wide in the face Of scorn,
And enter in with some wise plan
To raise and restore the fallen man,
What the world wants will surely be done
Comforts me, counting them one by one
Hieing away to ''the paw-paw patch"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

The Kansas City Times says ::
Champ Clark, of Pike county, who
is mentioned all over the eastern
party of the State for the Attorney
Generalship, is an orator of whom
his friends are proud. He is a law
yer of acknowledged ability, a man
of fine presence and a thinker OF
more than local repute. II Hon.
John NJ. Wood did not have the
second term theory back of him,
Mr.. Clark would stand away up in
the race even at this early day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

E0eTy one st.Ders
from Catarrh in the Head. Those
who don't have it suffer from those
who do. It's a disease you can't
keep to yourself.
Here are some of the symptoms !:
Headache, obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into throat, some
times profuse, watery, and acrid,
at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody, putrid, and offen-
sive; eyes weak, ringing in ears,
deafness offensive breath; smell
and taste impaired, and general de-
bility. But only . few of these
likely to be present at once.
The cure for it-for Catarrh it
self, and all the troubles that come
from it--a perfect and permanent
cure, is DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The worst cases yield to its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties. A record Of 25 years
has proved that to its proprietors
and they're willing to prove Il
to you.
They do it in this way: II they
can't cure your Catarrh, no mattel
how bad your case, or of how long
| standing, they'll pay you $500 il
cash. Can you have better proof o
the healing power Of : madeleine :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE m an who is to take the Re-
publican nomination away from Mr..
Harrison has apparently not yet
been found, although some people
say that Mr.. Blaine is diligently
hunting for him. 1t is much easier
to find the man who can defeat him
after he is nominated-any good
Democrat can do that.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
Points Fer Girls.
From the Boston Herald.

A young matron who has never
ceased to he a belle was asked whv
it was she was never left alone for a
in a ball room. Being
as well as beautiful, she
gave the following recipe:
"Should it happen, as it does
happen to everyone at times, that ]
am alone, 1 always smile sweetly al
nothing. The next man who passes
invaribly stops and asks me what
the joke is. l have some little story
to tell, and, presto, that fly is caught,
1t never fails, girls. Try it."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

WHAT hold has Commissioner of
Pensions Raum on Mr.. Harrison?
1t certainly must be strong one or
he would have been kicked out of
office long ago, for his administIa-
ton of the Pension Office has been
one long series of scandals big and
little, political and otherwise. Posi-
bly, there may be something in the
story that Raum controls the big
campaign contribution that the Pen
sion Attorney ring always makes
to the Republican national commit
tee, and that its size this year de-
pends upon his retention in Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

A woMANs' publication has been
tellingth many things that an onion
can do, but some how it forgot to
mention that if eaten at the wrong
time an onion can drive away the
most devoted lover ever born, and
sour the disposition of the most lov-
ing wife. The strength of an onion
is powerful indeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
BRONCHINE
For Coughs & Colds, 25c.

She-I wonder do married men
or married women live longer?
He-Married women, of course.
They don't have SO much to worry
them.
She, indignantly-Get out. You
can't tell me single thing men
have to worry them that women
don't have, too.
He-Oh, yes l can. For instance.
men have wives and women don't.
And they"
But she wouldn't hsten-Detro;t
Free Press.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
In this issue of the LEDGER will

In this issue of the LEDGER will
be found the announcement of Jas.
III. billiard, candidate for Consta-
BILE of Salt River Township. He is
an active and energetic young Demo-
crat, and if elected will make a most
efficient officer. He has many warm
friends all over the township who are
sanguine of his success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

HAVING obtained control OF as
much Of this country as he wanted
jay Gould has turned his attention
to Mexico. The "Greasers will
soon discover that there is a much
easier way to gobble up the wealth
of a-eountry than that adopted by
pizarro
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE last act of the Legislature
before adjourning was redistricting
the State into judicial circuits. Au-
drain is in the 18th circuit. This
circuit is as follows: Audrain,
Montgomery, Lincoln, Warren and
st. Charles. Pike county comes in
the 10th circuit which is composed
of Rails, Monroe, Marion and Pike
Salaries of the circuit judges were
not increased,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

The United States Treasury is
down to small change again, as the
Republican officials are afraid to
touch that hundred millions in gold,
held for the redemption of Treasury
notes, although they have repeated
ly boasted that they would use it if
it became necessary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE Presidential lightning rod
now being so laboriously erected by
ex-Speaker Reed need not be ins ul-
ated or grounded. Its attractive
power is so weak that there is
not the slightest danger of its being
e,trucE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
Dying By Inches.

From the Pomona tCal. Progress.
A Los Angeles physician told us
the other day that the most trying
time in all his experience was dur
ing the past five weeks, when he
stood helplessly by and saw a poor
ranchman near Puente die by inches
of what is known as progressive par
alysis.
The patient was first taken in one
big toe. In a short time the limb
was paralyzed to the knee. Two
physicians were called and all the
known remedies were appliedto stay
the progress of the deadening attack,
but in vain. Hour by hour death
moved on its victim. The patient
was propped up in an armchair and
realized his position. He awaited
the end with the GOODNESS andssbra-
very of a martyr. AS the line of
death crept nearer and nearer his
heart he made calculations as to how
much longer he could live. He said
"Now it has reached the body" in
dicating the exact place with his
finger. In a little while he said
l
"It has reached the bottom of my
lungs Another short wait and
he said, family: cit has touched
nv heart" and he fell over dead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE usual leap year talk about
the Republicans carrying North
Carolina and Virginia is beginning
among those Republicans whose
hands are itching to handle q con-
tribution from the Republican ma
tional committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

Dir. STANLEY SMITH was in Mex
leo to-day in company with DIR.
McWilliams and made the LEDGER
a pleasant call. DIR. Smith is a vet
erinary surgeon. He is thorough
ly educated in that line and has had
considerable practice, having been
with DIR. Paquin for some time. He
comes to Mexico highly recon-
mended by State Veterinarian DR..
Turner and being son of Fielding
Smith Of Columbia, well known in
Audrain county, he found a warm
welcome. He is delighted with
Mexico and viii probably locate
here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
Blackburn Has Given Up the Case.
From the Washington Post

The little 10-year-old daughter of
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, may aid
materially in the hanging of man
in Washington at no very distant
date through depriving him of very
efficient counsel for his defense. She
is a great friend of Senator Joe
Blackburn, and hearing through talk
in the family that an effort was being
made to have him enter the case in
question, she went to her father and
said very solemnly: ''Papa, is it
true that Mr.. Blackburn is going to
try to get that man off free and keep
them from doing anything to him?'
81 don't know, daughter" said
the Senator, "Mr. Blackburn is a
lawyer and it is a lawyers business,
indeed it is his duty, to do his best
in defending the cases that are
brought to him.
"Well, I don't care," was hel
reply. 81 just want you to tell
him that if he does go into that case
and tries to get that man off, I'll
never speak to him again the Longest
day live"
In telling the story to friend the
Kentucky Senator said: "There
are one or two other reasons why
should have disliked to 60 into ths
case, but I tell you fairly that non'
of them had more weight with mi
than the opinion of that young lad!
SO forcibly expressed. And l an
not going to take the case, either.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

By all means a test case should
be made, in order to let the United
States Supreme Court pass upon
the constitutional right of the Presi-
dent to put tax of 3 cents pound
on Venezulea coffee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE New Florence, Montgomery
County, Leader is five years old and
is a bright newsy little paper. The
editor not only conducts first-class
newspaper but manages a winning
base ball nine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

ELI PERKINS is now living in New
York, which accounts for some OF
the political fairy stories which the
papers of that city have been print,
ing lately.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

If the prize-fighters fought as
vieiously in the ring as they do in
the newspapers they would soon
be exterminated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

Henry Watterson not having been
in Mexico this season, we presume
the whole of the following going the
rounds of the newspapers is false:
"Colonel Henry Watterson is said
to have refused to sit down in aquiet
game at Mexico, Mo-, giving as a
reason: 1T would be out Of place
during the delivery of my series OF
lectures on Money and Morals. /
must preserve both for time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

In this issue of the LEDGER will
be found the announcement of r.
M. White, candidate for the Legis-
lature from Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

WANTED - Information as to
whether J. 6. B. is really sick, or
only 'splaying 'possum. " Address
B. H.. White House, Washington,
n G.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE Republican defense of the
Mckinley tariff law, in the House,
has been, up to date, about as weak
as that law is vicious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

John Branscomb, of Granville,
Kas., and David Woods, of Nor
borne, Ind, returned to their homes
to-day, after spending few days
at the Elm Stock Farm. Both gen.
tlemen are negotiating with Mr.. R.
T. Freeman for fine 81 900 jacks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

If it be true that the devil enjoys
seeing preacher put politics into
his sermon New York City furnishes
him lots of amusement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

As USUAL it was the newspapers
that protected the public interests
by exposing the boodling methods
of the Chicago Aldermen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

WHY does not some philanthro-
pically inclined individual steer
Kaiser Billyup against a bi-chloride
Of gold establishment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

Mr.. A. C. Corner is home from a
visit to Chillicofhe, where he attend
ed the reunion Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. He reports a large
attendance OF veterans and a general
good time. Mr.. Corner has sister
living In ChiIlicothe whom be visited
while there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

SEcTERARY FOSTER does not say
"hannel-mouthed" Irishman often
since he returned from the European
trip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

The census of 1890 showed in
Missouri 154,1s colored persons.
The largest number reside in st.
Louis county, with jackson next
and Saline third. Ripley and Worth
counties had in 1880 but one color
ed person each within their bound
aries
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE whole Republican pack is
just at present barking at the heels
of Senator Hill. The Senator has
our congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
Explained 1t.

FrOfh tut OuiCskku kHiUul1o'
Grateful Guest-I am obliged to
you, Mrs. McGinnis, for giving me
exactly the half-cup Of coffee / asked
for. You are the first woman ever
saw whose "half-cup" didn't over
flow into the saucer.
Amiable Hostess-I used to keep
a boarding house, Mrs. Byles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

Mr.. Shoemaker, the gentleman
who had a large stock Of dry goods
Just one door northsof the Postoffice,
has traded his stock 10 Mr.. Wash
Fowle for land in Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
As the Twig Is Bent the Tree Grows.
Locke. in .sEssay on Education. -

As the Twfg Is Bent the Tree Gr0Wss
Locke, in Essay on Education.
If the mind be curled and humbled
too much in children, if their spirits
be abashed and broken much by too
strict a hand over them, they lose
all their vigor and industry. For
extravagant young fellows that have
liveliness and spirit come sometimes
to be set right, and SO make able
and great men. But detected minds,
timorous and tame, and low spirits
are hardly ever to be raised and very
seldom attain to anything.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE baseball editor is again high
cockolorum in the offices of the met
ropolitan newspapers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

MEXICO is enterpris!ng in politics
as well as in everything else.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

MOORE and Buckley make such
close finishes that the public likes
to see them trot the full three heats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

A MAN who doesn't know when
he is licked-ex-Gov. Thayer of
Nebraska.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
The Soap
that
Cleans
Most
is Lenox.
Candidates Meeting.

There will be candidates meet
ing at Bryan school house under ths
auspices of the Youngs Creek Demo
cratic Club, Saturday, April 2, at
O'Clock p. m.
w. L. CRAWFORD, Pres.
TAYLOR BERRY. Sec'y,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

THE ''poetry of the farm" is talk
ed about most by those who live in
the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

During February 25,o69 immi-
grants came to the United States,
and during the last twelve months
264 ,o65. Germany sent so, GAO;
Italy, 30,062; Russia, %, 5,07;
Sweden and Norway, II 7,479, and
Hungary and Austria, Is 200 each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

We clip the following from the
Kansas City Star: The old timers
about the Missouri Legislature are
disguised. "I'll tell you," said one,
"that twenty years ago, by gad, no
gentleman evah touched kyards ex-
cept to play pokah; and now, sab,
now its high five,' high five.
Still people talk of progressl We
are retrograding, by gad, retrograd-
ing l say, sah!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

G. w. Covey, of Laddonia, was
in Mexico to-day, while returning
from the G. A. r. Encampment at
Chillicothe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
VOL. xXXIn.
CLEVELAND or some Western man,

HILL swung around the circle but
did not square it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

J. C. Kirby, West Plains, Mo-;
Gus Leftwieh, of Miami; Jas. T.
Bradshaw, Lebanon; Cornelius
Roach, Carthage; Charley Ray,
Cassville; DIR. Sturgis, Neosho, and
C.M. McCrea, of Rolla, viii be del
egates to the National Editorial
Convention at San Francisco rep
resenting the Southeast Missouri
Press Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
Repairing Neatly Done.

If you want your watch cleaned
or repairing of any kind done neat
ly, cheaply and promptly, call on
T. S. Riley. Satisfaction guaran-
Iteed. I. S. RILEY,
AT Beck's Jewelry Store,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

SURELY Buckley and Moore will
not tie at the general election.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

Hon. w. III. Kennen received q
telegram Saturday from Jeffer-
son announcing the death of his
cousin, S. K. Miller. Mr.. Miller
represented Buchanan county in the
Legislature in 1850 and was a men,
Der from Cole county during Gov.
Hardin administration. His daugh-
ter, Miss Maggie, is well known in
this county, having taught sue.
cessful school here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

james J. Martin, Of Ten Mile,
Washington county, Pa, was IN
from Martinsburg Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31

Several medical journals assert
that the young women of the pres
ent day are better developed physi-
cally, taller, plumper stronger and
healthier than the young women OF
fifty, 100, $50, or 200 years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
Hope for the Future Let o. Add Vigorous work il the Living Present
MEXICO MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 81 1892.

dam of Uproar, Khediye's Fancy,
has a butter record Of Is lbs. 8
ozs. There is no question but that
Uproar of st. Lambert is the highest
bred Jersey in the west.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-31
List Of Patents.

TAYLOR BERRY, Sec'y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-30
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
The Advance Guard of the Tri-
enniaI COncIaye.
A Party Of Texans Arrive In the City En-
Route for the Metropolis of the
Centennial State

The advance guard Of the Knights Tenn
plar bound for the triennial conclave, ar
rived in the city last evening on train No.
Of the Rio Grande Western. The party
started from Fort Worth, Tex, month
ago, sad during that time they have been
enjoying the tropical scenery of southern
California. On arriving in this city they
went to the Hotel Templeton, where Mine
Host Young received them with his
usual generous welcome.
The party registered rs follows: DR.. ].
w. Lowler and wife, Mrs. Florence Peck,
Miss Lilly Peck, Miss Sarah Lever, Miss
Minnie Clay, Mrs Clara Walden, OF Fort
Worth, Tex; Mr.. b. w. Ferris, Waxa-
hatchie; Mrs. E. e. D. Ross. Morgan MIR.
n. II. Reinbolt and child. Miss Lucy
Basham, Mrs. M. I. Emanuel, MIR. NJ. Z.
Emanuel, Weathford.
The composition of the party indicates
the immense throng that will visit the ms
tropolis Of the Centennial state during the
conclave. In the party Of fifteen the ladies
predominant. nearly four 10 one. Should
this ratio keep up, the 30, 600 Knights Tenn
plar who are expected to participate in the
big paraoe will Jake 1000 people to Dem
yer.
It is estimated that at least one-fourth Of
those attending the conclave will visit Salt
Lake city, either going or returning. This
would bring 30, 600 people TO Zion in the
month OF August, a larger numberthan has
ever been known to sojourn hither in q sim
gle month from outside Of the territory.
The hotels and merchants can anticipate
a larger trade during the month of August
than in any previous year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-30
OUR OFFER.

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g q mo-, % 6oo) SEC.
- - mo-, g a.5V 100.
" semi-weokly, w. IS 30o) 75c.
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