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Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
DELEGATES to State Convention.

The following named gentlemen,
delegates from Audrain county to
the State Convention at Jefferson
City, left for the capital Monday:
Saling-A. D. Spratt.
Prairie-E. G. Kennen.
Loutre-John T. Harrison.
Linn-Jacob Shobe
Wilson,. w. Harrison.
Cuivre-C. G.. Daniel.
Salt River-E. S. Cave and G. S.
Maddox.
Delegate at large-Hon. w. FL
KEENAN,.
Five silver dollars will buy six
solid silver tea spoons from Worrell,
the Jeweler.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Congressman "Silver Dick" Bland
was renominated at Fulton last Sat
urday by reclamation. No one felt
able to trot a race against the great
silver advocate and he had no oppo-
sition. He has served from the
Eighth Obstruction nearly twenty years
and is one of the best known men in
the nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
Mexico Meat Market.

Choice fresh meats and bacon
Farmers desiring fresh meat for har
vest can be supplied in quantities
to suit. Pay highest cash price FOL
fat stock of all kinds. j. H.LANE,
Washington street, End. door sout1
of Rodents. I2-1m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

THERE are nearly 100000 miles
of railroad in the United States.
And yet the time is easily with
in the memory Of middle-aged
men when the total railway mileage
OF the country was less than 10000
I miles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. Mosby, of Audrain county,
Mrs. Seth Herndon, of Platte, Mo-,
and Mrs. Mary Kent, accompanied
BY her daughter, of Middletown Mo.
are guests of Mrs. S. C. Hooks, No
|l310 East Ninth Street.-Sedalis
Rocco
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

P. v. Gentry and wife, of Stur-
geon, arrived here to-day 70 spend
this, Mr.. Gentry's 10Th birthday with
his sons, F. ", A. F. and DR.. &C.
Gentry. Mr.. Gentry is still strong
and healthy and does not show his
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

F. w. Niles has the best sewing
machine in this town and will sew
your old ripped shoes and put new
elastic gore in the old Congress shoes.
All work done neatly at short notice.
Boot and shoe shop under Boston
Shoe Store, Mexico, Mo. 1tw-7l,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Miss Carrie Wade has returned
From the Chillicothe Normal School.
Miss Wade attended the Normal as
the successful candidate in the LED
sER's most popular teacher voting
contest
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Hon. w. o. Gray was in town Mon
day to meet the remains of his sis
and accompany them to Sturgeon,
where they will be buried. She
died in LaPlata, Macon county,
SUNDAY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Misses BERTHE Crigler, Julia and
Alice Morris and Maggie Torreysor
returned last night from New York,
where they went as delegates to the
Endeavor meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Miss Julia Ross, in company
with Mrs. Hubbard, left last Monday
for Maryland to spend the summer
with her sister.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

See the report of the financial con-
|dition of the First National Bank,
The report shows tito be in a healthy
shape and it is one of the best of.
ffieered banking institutions in the
[~eannfrx,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

All owing Miss Ida Spencer, OF
Laddonia, will please settle up as
soon as possible. She thanks her
many customers for past trade and
hopes to merit the same in the fu-
Hura
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Cholera infantum has lost its ter
rors since the introduction of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a
Remedy. When that remedy is used
and the treatment as directed with
each bottle is followed, a cure is Ger.
tain. Mr.. A. A. Walters, a promi-
nent merchant at Waltersburg, ILL.,,
says: cit cured my baby boy Of
cholera infantum after several ether
remedies had failed. The child was
SO low that he seemed almost beyond
the aid of human hands or reach Of
any medicine 25 and so cent bot.
ties for sale by G. A. Buckner. tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. Cassie Kibby, Of Ashland,
Kas., who visited Squire Tomlin.
sons family last week, died in
Perry Tuesday at the residence o.
Thomas Gill. She had been in poor
heath for sometime.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Misses Lula Asbury of H.allsyille,
and Lucille Prather, Of Columbia,
are guests Of their aunt. Mrs. w.
H. Brown, OF this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
A CHRISTIAN N GONE.
Death Of Mrs. James n. Beagles, q
Lady Beloved by All tor Her
Many Excellent Virtues.


Died, Tuesday evening, July 10,
1892, at her home In Mexico, Mo-,
after a long and painful illness,
Maria L., wife of James NJ. BeaEles,
in bar sixty-third year. She was
born in Boone cosaiY, Mo-, Novem-
Der z, 1929. Her father dying4whaa
she was fourteen years Of age, her
mother returned to her former home
in Smith county, Virginia. There,
on the 10th of April, 1850, Maria
Little and James MI. Beagles were
married then, oomingto Fulton, CAL
laway county, No., made this their
home for five years. In 1855 they
moved to Audrain county which has
since been their home.
Mrs. Beagles was a woman of
great force of character, close obser-
walton and untiring energy. The
hospitality of her home gladdened
many pilgrims on life's journey.
She united with the Christian church
at Lick Creek, Rails county in 1865,
and lived consistent with the pro-
fession of a believer in Christ. She
loved music and was passionately
fond of flowers. The last week of
her life was spent in great suffering.
Like her Savior who, by wrestling
prayer in Gethsemane, prepared tor
Calvary, she spent several days in
importunate prayer to be submissive
to Gods will. The answer came /;
sweet peace filled the soul. Not al
murmur was uttered against her
long suffering, hut calling her hus-
band and each of the seven children
to her side gave them the advice on
ly adying Christian mother can give.
To have them ssbe honest, kind to
to the poor, attend church and Sun
day school and seek Christ now" are
some of the noble words from her
lips. She repeated many of the old
hymns of Zion; requested the sing
ing of 81 would not live Away"
repeated the words they were sung,
and even tried to join her weak
voice in the chorus, prepare me,
dear Savior, for Glory, my home"
Some months since she said: 81
will not liveto see the flowers bloom"
Her daughters obtained some flowers.
She sat up, took them in her hands,
a glow of pleasure lighting up her
face as she admired their beauty,
forming a picture too spiritual for
earth. Her great sufferings preced-
ed her death several hours. She
fell "Asleep in Jesus, peaceful rest"
to awake with him in his likeness.
Her husband and sons, J. Mon
roe, John W, Frank and Noah D.
Beagles, and daughters, Mrs. j. M.
Atkinson, Mrs. N. s. Johnston and
Mrs. c. c. Ragsdale, were there to
comfort to the dark rivers brink, but
angels we're there to convey her
bright spirit safe DER to the land of
rest.
FUNERAL.
The funeral services were held at
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the
Christian church and were largely
attended by friends who had known
this most estimable Christian lady
through a greater part of life. The
services were conducted by Elder
FL. B. Davis, of Moberly and Rev.
N. s. Johnston, who married a.
daughter of deceased. The remains
were inferred in the Mexico ceme-
terry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

The Fair Grounds and track at
ouisiana are in first-class shape
[and there will be a big meeting
there next week. The report tina!
the grounds are under water is un-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. Maude Reagan and children
have returned from Macon county,
where they have been visiting Mrs.
Respan's father.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Black Dick upheld the credit of
Ield Missouri at Danville, ILL.,, last
week and beat a field of cracks in
the free-for-all pace, doing the three
winning heats in 2:12K, 2:16,
Iz:lS. Blue Bull blood appears to
be all right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

James Robinson, the champion
bareback rider of the world, will
drive his own horse in the 2:45 trot
Monday, the first day of the fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. ]. l.. Carnes, of near Wor-
cester, has gone to her old home in
Ohio for a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. NJ. J. Johnson and daugh-
Ter, Miss Stella, went to Moberly
Ibis afternoon on a weeks visit to
relatives. Miss Julia Powell &C.
them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

A dispatch from Pertle Springs
says Miss Anna Rogers, of this city:
gave a delightful rendition of ella.
watha" yesterday at the Chautau'
aua in session there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. b. F. Tomlinson has been
visiting the family of her son,
Gene, at Perry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. Bette Luckie returned from
Harris Springs: Monroe county this
| afternoon where she has been for
some little time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

j. B. Clark, the Rush Elill lum-
Der merchant, is furnishing the
lumber for the new school house in
his town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

F. R. Jesse was in Montgomery
Monday attending court. He says
THE Logan, Baker and Stevenson
[eases were continued.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
Fina Caftla FOR Sale.

Holstein and Jersey cattle for
sale or trade, males and females,
2 to 8 years old; registered and
high grades. Call on John ]. Steele,
Maxico, Ne div H..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. Lulu Thorne, of San An
tonic, Texas, arrived here to-day to
visit her father, Col. Lewis Hord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

John Wilson, the commercial
salesman, has quit the road and
gone on his farm near Bowling
Green to breed trotting horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. J. P. Gass returned to hel
home in Fulton to-day after 8
pleasant visit to friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

! Mrs. w. H. Cartwright, of Co
lumbia, after a pleasant visit here te
her sister, Mrs. w. HI. KEENAN,,
returned home this afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. R. s. Pearson, who has been
visiting her children here, returned
to Auxvasse this afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. J. V. Williams entertained
quite a number of friends at tea
Saturday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Glenn Creveling will not act as
starter at the Mexico Fair. He has
been employed for twenty days in
august at Denver at $50 a day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Rev. M. II. Kerr will preach al
the Presbyterian Church next Sun.
day, morning and evening at usual
hours.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

The Mexico Sailor Band has been
engaged to furnish music for the
old settlers reunion in Montgomery
/ county on July 80.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. James Robinson left fol
Louisville, KY, Monday on a visit
to relatives. Little Madge Robert
son accompanied her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Misses Lucy Thomas and Matte
Frazier went to Fulton this after
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

There will be no running races
during the August meeting of the
Mexico Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Misses Pinkie Edmonston and
Mollie Carter went over to Jefferson
Citv this afternoon on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Miss Bertha Winslow is up from
81. Louis to visit friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Col. VIM. l.. Gatewood, we are
glad to learn, is improving and will,
it is hoped, soon be able to be out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Siias Wilson has handed the LED
GER q paper printed in Albuquerque,
=. NJ, IN the Italian language which
We presume is Democratic in politics.
Under the picture of a rooster these
words are printed: Boleta Demo-
|slata. Para presidente de los E. u,
ENleseland. Para Vice Presidente,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Col. w. H. Edgar, OF Louisiana,
viii address the Republican coun-
ty Convention at 2 o'clock, p. M,
Saturday next.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, JULY 81.

Thurston Duncan and wife are
home from Tennessee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

THERE is plenty Of time for the
conversion of those who ARE going
about saying that summer IS . fail
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

The Kansas City Star says:
rev. E. B. Cake, formerly pastor of
Nevada and Mexico Christian
churches but now of Decatur, H.,
vas nominated for congress on the
IIzth by the prohibitionists in con-
vention at Bloomington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21

Mrs. A. II. Buckner is entertain
ing Mrs. Harris and Mn. Nicklin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
Smith Vaughn is no better.

Go to Daniel Bros. for hard.
ware. 1-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-21
THE FUNERAL.
for Cattle.

/ have fine grass for 100 or 15o
head of cattle balance of season.
Apply to J. 7. Crews, Mexico, Mo.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27
CAN'T UNDERSTAND AMERICA
Novelist How lrs Amusing Experience
with an oaicial ia yeaice.

Novelist How 'lls Amusing Experience
with an omcial ia yealce.
The ways OF English and Americans
are still APPALLING TO the more indolent
and less clearly Southern nations,
which have had for many decades
large opportunities for studying these
race peculiarities, and yet have never
ceased TO wonder. says Youths Com
panion. When w. d, Howells was
consul at Venice an attempted burg
larry in the palace occupied by him
gave occasion for the following sug-
gestive incident:
In my account OF this affair to the
commissary OF police sail that the
burglary occurred one morning about
daylight when saw the head OF the
burglar peering above the window
sill and his hand extended 10 prey
upon my wardrobe,
Excuse me, Signor Console, in
terrupted the commissary, 'how could
you see hlm?"
why. there was nothing in the
world To prevent me. The window
was open"
The window was openn' gasped
the commissary. do you mean that
you sleep with your windows open9n
Most certainly.
Pardon, = said the commissary. sus-
piciously, do all Americans sleep
with their windows open?"
Il may venture to say they all do
in summer" answered. AT least
it is the general custom.
Such thing rs this Indulgence in
fresh air seemed altogether foreign to
the commissary's experience, and but
for my official dignity l am sure ]
should have been eifectually brow
beaten by him. As it was, he threw
himself back in his armchair and
stared at me fixedly for some mo
ments Then he recovered himself
with another ''Pardonm and turning
to his clerk. said;
Write down that according Il
the American custom, they were sleep.
| ing with their windows open.
But know that for all his polite
ness he considered this habit relic .
the time when we Americans abode il
vigwams.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27
MONOGRAM TOAST,
s Culinary Curiosity Produced by =
Clever Young Woman.

4 Culinary Curiosity Produced by
Clever Young Woman.
A certain young woman who her
family says, sits up nights to
think up clever things thought
up a specially clever one month
ago, says the New York Sun.
The family knew as soon as she came
down in the morning from her air OF
supreme self-satisfaction. that she had
an idea working somewhere back in
her brain. But for a week or more
she kept her own counsel; then one
morning when they came in to break
fast they knew. For at each place
was small plate of hot buttered
toast and on every slice appeared the
monogram of some one member of the
family, in creamy yellow against
golden brown background.
And when everybody had wondered
enough to satisfy the vanity even OF
this exacting young woman she was
induced to go down into the kitchen
and display the continuance by which
she had brought it all about. 1t was
made like an ordinary toaster only
that the center was composed of a
monogram, which was held in the
frame by a single wire attached to
each side. When the bread was put
in and held over the fire the metal of
the monogram kept its outline from
browning, and, while the rest of the
surface was crisp and brown, the
letter device was just touched with
creamy yellow. The rack was made
of ordinary wire, and the letters were
of tin. There was toaster for each
member OF the family so that the
self-esteem of all might be equally
ministered to. and the coasters were
capable OF holding but one slice at a
| time.
The beauty of this toaster" ex.
planned the clever young woman, i:
that they could be made in silver and
| used for dinner favors.
But the father shook his head rue.
fully and said: Il don't see the beauty
! of that
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27
CIRCUIT RIDERS.
An Old Time Type Of Men That L fast
d. ng OUT.

Dg uR out.
The old circuit rider. who long
ago vanished in the North and West
still survives TO some extent in the
South. said Rev. C. NJ. Grandson
president OF Bennett college North
Carolina.
"A few years more and he will be
"Reminiscences because railroads are
beginning TO penetrate the primitive
communities existent in great por-
ton of the Southern states.
The old circuit rider was re
markable man. twin type, as it were.
OF the class OF men who penetrated
the wilderness of the Western world
in advance OF civilization, in all that
stands for courage. endurance and
resolution. The circuit rider sowed
The seed that we Of this generation are
reaping the harvest.
The old circuit rider was the avant
courier of Me hodism in America
He could ride all day eXhort and sing
al reviyals at night and throw him
self down on the cabin floor for few
hours, rise early and resume his jour
ney TO some other spot where souls TO
save; handy were his fists if assailed
and last but not least he was a good
| Judge of horsefiesh. an the worldly
brother who could get the best of him
on trade had to be extra sharp.
The old circuit rider | am sorry
10 say had some small vices, such as
chewing and smoking. and occasional
| ~ took his dram. and in my region
some few still retain those habits The
horsey. tobacco loving elder is. how
ever, rapidly disappearing in the
| Southern states
We in the South are beginning tc
draw the line tirmer in these things.
We don't object TO his owning a good
piece of horsenesh: but young mer
who ask TO be admitted TO the ministry
are sharply questioned as to whethe!
they use tobacco or not and it is un
derstood that the use of tobacco in an,
form is bar to admission. By so do
ing we are gradually raising up elias
CT men in the ministry who are cleanl!
in their habits.
Then, too. the eAhorter is no longe
the ignorant man that he once was
We now encourage regular course o
study for admission to the ministry
A large percentage Of our most pow
erful preachers have in the past beer
men of no education. but men VIII
could preach the Word with singula
power. But how much more effectiv,
would they have been in their worI
had their minds been properly disci
plined in early life "-Globe-Demc
Crat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27
A DYING TRADE.
She Art of weaving Rag Carpets Esss
DIsapps airing.

Disapps airing.
Among the lost arts. such as the
tempering OF bronze. making flexible
glass and the manufacture of Tyrian
purple we will soon have to number
another, namely. the weaving OF rag
carpets. To be sure. you can still buy
the factory-made article but that is
not the sort that we as ociate with
recollections of an old-fashioned room.
with its high-post bedstead white
washed wall. diamond -pained windows
and claw footed cheyal glass in the
corner In those days the rags were
cut and sewed by the fire in the long
winter evenings. and often the carpet
was woven on the old wooden loom up
in the garrett but usually the material
was sent TO the old town weaver. who
was as important a parsonage as either
the butcher, the baker or the candle
stick maker
The old weayers are dying out
through lack of patronage but recent
ly Washington Star reporter found
where one still works down by the wa
terside II is a queer old one-story
house with squares and panels OF csP-
pet hung tapestrywise over the front
by way OF advertisement The pro-
prietor is a little. dried and withered
specimen. much bent BY STOPPING over
his loom. He came from the low
countries in Holland near fifty years
| ago. There he was a fax weaver by
trade. but American machinery threw
! him out of work years ago. and he has
been carpet weaving ever since.
1t used TO be a good trade. he said
TO the Star man. but now it is dying
out. He still has work enough to
keep him but Americans do not use
many rag carpets now. He sells the
most to his own countrymen. He
works twelve hours day. winter and
summer, and turns out about sixteen
yards day. Weaving costs twenty
five cents per yard. and he furnishes
the warp. II he furnishes the rags
too. it costs about twice that amount
Bags Of rags were standing around
under the shelves, and in one corner
was "a nile OF balls made from strips
his vile and children sewed at night
The loom was the most primitive
model known; yet on one but little
ruder the Navaios make their famous
waterproof blankets and upon one but
little better the Hindoo produces the
woven wind Of India. It was really
SO ancient looking that it was disap.
pointing TO find that it was built as
late as 1855. The working parts from
much handling. had taken on the ricl
tints of seasoned meerschaum and the
rest was smoke Drowned to deep sien-
ma. With the background of darl
shadows and the bright warp thread:
running through the center, it made /;
study worthy of an artist.
There are no longer any appreu
tees at the trade. No one wants {,
learn hand weaving now. The Ole
man said the last pupil he had wa
: during the spinning wheel craze sew
eral years ago One society girl cam
down and insisted on learning b
weave. but her enthusiasm soon CAV
out. and since then the ole man ha
had his trade 10 himself.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27
mar. REsLER.s souP.

lie Ate the Fish sauce to the Cooks
Great CONSERVATION.
4 party of Chicago Burlington u
Quincy officials were out on tour of
inspection mixed with pleasure In the
general managers car and a fine mus
callonge, which one OF the party had
captured, was TO be the leading attrac-
ton of the dinner says the Locomo-
tive Engineer. The cook devoted spe.
cial attention TO making the fish tri-
umph OF his culinary art and the most
appetizing sauce known TO cooks was
prepared TO give the muscallonge a
good send-ofT. When dinner was
called General Superintendent Besler
sat down and continued the story he
was telling. The waiter carried in q
dish and set IL down beside Mr., Besler,
who took up u spoon and began to eat
without letting the act interrupt his
talk. Presently Mr. Harris rang for
the waiter and said: Why don't
you bring the soup for the rest of usP'
why Mass'r Harris said the
waiter, ,dars no soup to day."
mo soupp Why Mr.. Besler is eat
ing soup"
The startled darby gazed at Mr.
Besler. and when he could find breatl
exclaimed; 70 dc I.ud sake il Mr..
Besler amt cat ali de fish sauce!"