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psipful Accident.

William Felthaus, a white boy, en-
ployed at the sash and blind factory OF
w. J. Whitehurst & Co., caught his hand
In one of the machines yesterday.
The ambulance brought DR.. Williams,
and the youth was taken out to the aims
house, where IL was found necessary to
amputate two fingers.
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knai,e /! Knabe! rznabe,

only one. place TO get them In Rich
INC mond Call on Manly y. Ramos & Co,
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The weli-known frm. Manly d. Ramos
sinia Of Mssnn 4 n.--"-
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j. MAY & SON,

SWANS make
Patent Leather, Spring
Heel Boots, II to 2, for
So, in kid, cloth a n d
ooze tops. Children's
ditto in kid, cloth, ooze
and silk tops, 8 to 1O3,
for $3.50. Old Ladies
Soft Sole, Broad Bot
tom. Flat Heel Boots,
Lace Shoes, Congress
Caters a n d Buskins;
medicated fl a II n q |
lined Beaver Cloth
Lace Shoes and Bus
kins-all at q saving
Of SOC. to 81 q pair.
Children's Boots, 8 to
TO-, solar tips and Don
COLA . a t e II t leather
tips, for 81.
j. x. GRIGG,
PACE BLOCK.
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Chickerine! Chickcring! Chickering,
Only one place TO get them I'm Rich
mond Call on Manly Il. Ramos & Co..
9O3 Main street.
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There will be an important meeting Of
the Travellers Democratic Club this even
ing in the hastings courtroom at s
o'clock. Every member should be pres
ent.
+. d Adkins (colored) was arrested
yesterday by the oiIicsrs OF the Third
station charged with feloniously entering
the house OF F. C. Sontag, on Broad
street, and stealing a lot of clothes and
diamond pin.
Mr.. A. II. Andrews OF Atlanta. Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. II. Crawley, Of Troy, n.
Y. MIR. William Leigh and Mr. +. J.
Maginn Of New York, are at the Exchange
Hotel
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MfEIINNS

NJ o 7 | e.
There will be an important meeting OF
the COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS DEM
OCRATIC CLUB THIS (Friday) EVEN
ING In the Hastings COURTROOM at
o'clock. Every member Is expected TO be
present no25-lts
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Hoods Pulls cur. sick headache.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, August 9.-Receipts
of cattle, 7156 head. All good ship
ping and export grades sold at Sd %
to So, the bulk of the export cattle
selling at $4.75 to $3.50. The bulk
of dress-beef, butchers steers and
light cattle sold at $3.45 to $3.50.
Common to good cows and heifers
sold at $2.fO to 1926. Native ship
ping and export steers at 81 rs to SIS.
Fair to good COWS and heifers sold
at 1925 to So; ordinary and COM
ITO sold at s1.25 to 50. Calves
sold at SIS % to $3.50 per head.
Receipts of hogs to-day, 4044
head. The bulk of the good hogs
sold at 1915 to S. $50, and the good
butcher grades sold up to $6.05.
Anything sold below So. SO was COM
mon mixed stuff. The demand for
good, fat, eorn-fed hogs is strong
and active, but there is little inquiry
for common stuff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
fost-Ufrice Letter List.

Parties calling for letters under this
head Will please say, Advertised
Kat Brody, T. j. Barlow, Nancy
Brown, John Brown, Hattie Craw.
ford, Kittie ChiIners, j. Chrisen-
berry, A. j. Davis, D.. C. Davis,
Eunice Dye, G. II. Dudley, Linda
Force, Arthur Grace, Maria Brown,
NJ. Himerbraeht, Henry Hand, C.
c. Holiday, Chas:. Howard, Mrs.
L. M. Holmes, Mamie Hyde, Min
ME Jones, w. w. Martin, J. H.
Martin, ]. w. Montgomery, Maggie
Murphy, J. D. Murphy, Grant Nc
Gowan, Charly Piercing, Birdie
Phillips, c. B. Pouge, J. A.. Rich.
ardson, Sterling Ruffin, Lena
scheurer, d. w. Settle, Z. stur-
geon, LYDIA Simons, Lydia Schulz
thies, A. H. Vanloven, w. vinegin.
s. Walker, Irwin Weaver, A. S.
Wright, Aren White.
I.W REArrv p-naf,auatss-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Will Marry In Washington.

On the 9th of this month Mr..
John Corner, of Endieott, Wash.
and Miss Snowie Griggs, of this
city, will be married at Colfax.
Wash. Miss Griggs left Saturday
night in company with her brother,
Commy, for Denver, Colo, where
she will visit until the time to de.
part for Endicott. Mr.. Corner will
meet her there and after they are
welded the bride and groom will
take up their abode in Endieott.
Washs where Mr.. Corner has been
engaged as principal of the public
schools. Both parties are favorably
known in Mexico, Mr.. Corner being
a son of J.. L. Corner, the grocer Of
this city, and Miss Griggs the
daughter of A. Griggs, of West
Mexico. Miss Griggs has until the
last few days been conducting a
millinery store at Higbee, No., for
Mrs. w. P. Harding, of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
LADD0NIA ITEMS.


Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Aug. 10.-Many per
sons here fled to cellars when they
saw the dangerous looking cloud las
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ayres, of st. Louis, and
Mrs. Hanna, of Perry, m visiting
their mother, Mrs. Womack, who is
very i'll.
VIM. Moore remains very sick
His father is here from Kentucky
Mrs. Maggie Iams, of st. Louis
is visiting relatives here.
Several of our citizens arc talking
of going west to locate. Among the
number are Judge and Thos. Raftery.
The Christian Church is to have {
~protracted meeting some time in
September. Ed. Winders is to as.
sist Ed. G. G. Hill.
The weeds have almost taker
some of the sidewalks. It would
add greatly to health and looks tc
have them cut and the alleys clean.
ed. ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
The Kilns win Not Remain Idle.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, August ga
statement made in the intelligence
yesterday that we are building a
new kiln which we hope will con-
sumo its own smoke and, that pend
ing the experiment, the other kilns
will remain idle, was evidently made
under a misunderstanding of the
facts.
The experiment will be tried as
quickly as possible and if successful
these kilns will replace the others
as rapidly as practicable but mean,
time we cannot let the other kilns
remain idle, nor do we think that
would be asked of us.
AS to any agreement concerning
the raising of our chimneys, there
seems to be a radical difference OF
opinion among the members of the
Improvement Company, but if il
shall prove that there was such an
agreement | shall be very sorry that
l knew nothing of it, and shall lose
no time in carrying it out or devils
ing some equally good or better
plan. Yours truly,
w. II. GOODRICH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

(where rock is so plentiful) for less
than fifteen hundred dollars, a road
wide enough for two wagons to pass.
If the road districts are not able,
each one, to own a grader they GER
tainly are too poor to macadamize
their roads. 1t is wrong to charge
the present condition of our roads
to the road law, or to the overseer.
Nothing could have counteracted the
damaging effect Of four months con-
slant rain. The present law saves
us several hundred dollars annually
in the way of making the tax book.
One description Of land or personal
property now answers for school and
road tax and enables each overseer
to know just what is due his road
district which cannot otherwise be
done without making out a separate
road tax book at from three to four
hundred dollars additional expense
and then it would be more compli-
Gated to the collector and less salts
factory to all. We want broad
graded roads; districts sufficiently
small for the overseer to know each
road and culvert well and be able to
keep them in good condition; a
higher valuation, (the rate is per-
haps too high) each district elect its
overseer, and the same interest in
roads that we have in schools, and
we will have boulevards in every
school district in the county and
nobody be taxed to death.
For the average assessed value of
each of these sixty road districts is
S74, $40 and a levy of 80 cents on
the 800 for one year would provide
them with graders and other tools
for eight O ten years.
Yours Truly,
J. Y. WILLIAMS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

No FRIEND of protection has at
tempted to explain why it is, if pro-
lection increases wages, Is the Re-
publieans claim, that in fifteen of
the most highly protected industries,
named in Senator Carlisle's great
tariff speech, the average of wages
paid has decreased since the Nc
kinley law went into effect, while
in fifteen unprotected industries the
average of wages paid has in
creased during the same period.
VIII some protectionist in this
neighborhood try his hand on this
problem2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

THE report of the Labor Commits
sioner for the year 1899 shows the
following commodities marketed
from Audrain county: Cattle,
1920 head; horses and mules,
$50 head; mixed live stock, 115
cars; corn, 22s520 bushels; mixed
grain, 4 cars; flax, 80 cars; fire
brick, 1864 cars; coal, 2790 tons
wool, 424450 ponnds; butter, 6s32s
pounds; eggs, 326220 dozens; other
shipments, Ill cars; small fruit
C. & b., 2S7 cars hogs, 46020 head
sheep, 12oso head; wheat, 17664s
bushels; oats, 1075360 bushels
hay, 4S1 cars; flour, 25500 barrels
lumber 80 ears lime, 24360 barrels
poultry, 765019 pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

Rev. C. NJ. WILLIAMS who, for
20 years, has been connected with
leading educational institutions of
the United States, has accepted a
position as President of the Central
Baptist College at Conway, Ark.
Mr.. Williams for three or four years
has been connected with Hardin
College, the leading school for girls
in the west. Before that time he
was connected with school work in
Kentucky and South Carolina. We
take great pleasure In introducing
him to the people of Arkansas as a
genial gentleman,a thorough eduea-
Tor ana 8 man Of splendid christian
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
CANT ITEMS.
corresrondenee of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
CANT, Mo-, Aug. 10.-Misses
Mary Northern and Pearl Williams,
two of Mexico's charming bellies,
are visiting Mrs. Bise, of near Cant,
this week.
Mr.. Frank Edwards and wife are
on the sick list.
Mrs. Judge Flynt, who has been
dangerously i'll for the past week, is
no better.
E. G Cant shipped one car load
OF cattle to st. Louis last night.
He bought them of Vim. Brown for
$3.50.
Mr.. James Groves was visiting in
this neighborhood Sunday.
The lawn party at Mr.. John Nc
Caminens' last Saturday night was
largely attended and every one left
hoping to meet again on such an
occasion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

THE st. Charles Banner, referring
to the call for a Congressional pri-
mary sent out by the State Central
Committee, says; "That astute
body owes to itself and to the Demo-
Gratis of this district that its call for
the convention be made to conform
to the rules and methods of Demo
cratic conventions, and at the same
time be made intelligibleto the COM
mon understanding"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

THE road convention to be held at
Chillicothe, Mo-, August 1919, will
be largely attended by those who
are interested in good roads. The
delegates from Audrain county are
J. r. Shell, J. S. Snidow and S. f..
Kendall. These gentlemen are all
interested in better roads and will
do everything in their power to en-
courage a thorough organization
throughout the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
LET US HAVE
Clark and Norton to Run it Over
Again.

To the Editor OF the Ledger
MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. 9.-The State
Committee called Mr.. Champ Clark
and Mr.. r. II. Norton before them
and had each to make a statement
of facts. The committee, after
wrangling all day over the trouble,
decided that Clark and Norton
should run their contest over at a
precinct primary election on Aug.
20 in all the counties in the Ninth
Congressional district, all on the
same day. We should feel thank
full to the State Committee for show
ing us a way out of the d~isgraceful
Clark and Norton trouble and grace
fully submit to the powers hat be and
govern ourselves accordingly. Some
say, "Why don't you throw away
both Clark and Norton and put up
some one else?" The State Com
mittee has carefully weighed all the
facts in the case, and by an unani-
nous vote has decided that Clark
and Norton run it over again. Sup
pose we had thrown away Clark
and Norton and put up Perry Wood,
George Witeeotton, Dave Ball or
Bob White, Norton and friends
would have kicked. On the other
side, if they had put up Henry
Clark, of Montgomery county,
Walker, of st. Charles county, Nc
Clellen or anyone of Lincoln coun-
ty, Clark and friends would have
kicked hard. So you see we could
not better Clark or Norton, and the
State Committee has said so. Some
Democrats have said, under the i'm
pulse of excitement, that if Clark
or Norton either are nominated they
will not vote for them at the Novem-
Der election, but we hope and feel
satisfied that they will cool down
and their better judgment will rule.
Farmer Dick Dalton didn't get what
he wanted. What did he say and
what is he doing now? Booming
up his opponent like a man and
patriot. He don't say eff l can't
rule | will ruin" What did Champ
Clark say at Mexico two years ago
when Mr.. Norton defeated him in
Audrain county? He said ~ have
had aspirations to represent you in
Congress, but you have said here
to-day by 152 majority against me
that you don't want me yet, so /
step down into the ranks and take
off my coat for MI. Norton" He
did SO. He didn't say by words or
acts that eff | can't rule Mr.. Norton
| will ruin him." as Mr.. Norton's
majority in Mr.. Clark's county
(Pike) did show. This rule or ruin
policy wont do. Let all our little
local chickering's drop out of exist
ence and all put our shoulders to
the wheel of right and we will make
it turn depression in our favor. We
should act and pull together. If
Mr.. Clark is fairly nominated vote
the straight ticket at the November
election. If Mr.. Norton is fairly
nominated vote the straight ticket
at the November election. No time
now for any foolishness. We are
confronted with the tariff and finance
question, force bill and many other
Republicanisms that are not in sight
yet. VOTER OF AuDRIAN Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Judge NOrmile Suicides.
A PROMINENT ST. E0UISAS KILLS
HIMSELF BY USING 4
DEADLY ACID.
All the More Conspicuous by a 100000
Libel Suit Against n Leading
st. Louis Paper.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, August 8. - Judge
James G. Normile, Judge of the
Criminal Court, committed suicide
at his boarding house i'll this city
between 10 and II o'clock this
morning, by means of a powerful
acid. lie had requested his land
lady to call at his room at II
O'Clock and when she did so found
him. dead. Judge Normile had
come into prominence of late by his
suit against the Post-D Dispatch for Ii
bel in which $500, 900 damages were
asked. The Judge was widely
known and hadmany friends.
Judge Normile, who committed
suicide in St. Louis on Wednesday
by taking poison, wrote the follow
ing note which explains itself:
"For more that a year the afro
cious libelers of the Post Dispatch
have had me on the rack. They
have almost untitled me from per-
forming my judicial duties, and
made life little else than a protracted
torture. | had concluded to go to
the office and kill Florence White,
but | have Just this morning aban.
doned this purpose, as | shrink
from taking human life, especially
while being Judge. l cannot fight
this paper in the courts. The law
is slow, and it would be more than
a year probably before l could get
the damage suit brought to trial.
crave for rest, which, alas! | must
seek in the grave upon whose brink
| penned these closing lines"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

THE Democratic State Central
Committee sends us the following
correction of its call for the Congress
ional primary in this district:
"That clause of rules adopted by
the Democratic State Committee for
governing the primary in the Ninth
district which says: The candidate
receiving the highest number of votes
in said convention shall be declared
the nominee for Congress in said
district, should read: The eandi-
date receiving a majority of the
votes in said convention shall be de-
c1ared the nominee
We understand that perhaps 9TH
er corrections will follow from time
to time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

JUST as 500 as it is definitely de-
elared that Mars is inhabited there
will be a call for a revised tariff
schedule putting a heavy tax on
everything that a spectroseopic
examination of that plant can dis
cfoca
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
MoherlY and Snake.

Many people in Mexico are kick
ing about the rebuilding Of the
Mexico Fire Brick Works; they are
afraid of the smoke. Gentlemen,
come to Moberly and put in your
plant. Moberly people don't care
for the smoke; the air here Is so
pure il wont modest anyone. Come
hers NTH your plznt ~ tee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Giasyom and Refurn 81.

Aspecial excursion train win leave
Mexico Sunday, August IA, at 8 80,
reaching Glasgow at 1920 a m.
Returning train will arrive at Mex
leo at 8:45 p. m. Tickets for this
train only 81 for the round trip.
Z. S. WILSON, Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
i Contradiction.

From the remarks made by many
of our people who attended the Mex
leo fair it is slow going. Every one
complained of being tired when they
got home.-Fulton Sun.
Ii the fair here was "slow'' we fail
to see why your people get tired
unless they are used to fairs even
slower than ours.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

GUTHRIE IL GENTRY, the real
estate men, are taking an active in
terest in Mexico, Audrain county,
and her leading industries. These
gentlemen are going to prove OF
material value to Mexico. They
are active, energetic. and industrious
and will do as much as any two men
to bring immigration TO Audrain
county
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

MARYv1LLE, Mo-, not near as
good a town as Mexico, has just
paved her streets at very slight
cost as follows: $3.50 per square
yard, to include paving and exca-
waiting; 65 cents per lineal foot for
limestone curbing; so cents per
lineal foot for artificial curbing; 90
cents per foot for cutting and reset
ing" Paving the streets costs the
city nothing; the owners of the
property putting down the pave
ment pay for it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

EVERY Democrat in Audrain
county will vote for the nominee of
the party. A mugwumgi is a Republi-
can who votes the Democratic
ticket. A Democrat who votes the
Republican ticket is a darned fool.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
A High Priced infant.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
What the Carnegie infant has cost
within a few weeks:
Al million dollars.
Twelve lives.
One pair Of military thumbs.
An attempted assassination.
Several Law sui1s.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

AT the close of the LEDGER's yot-
ing contest to send the most popular
farmer and family in Audrain coun-
ty to the st. Louis Exposition we
will open a Worlds Fair contest
that will take the bun over anything
of the kind ever undertaken in the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
"NO WASHINGTON NOW
WRITTEN FOR THE LEDGER BY MExIco's POET
LAUREATE,
Since the roasting ears have comet


Washington Well, what of that?
Haven t we got our Grandfather s hat?
And Whitelaw Reid, the long tailed rats
And a wonderful way to fry out fat?
No Washington; We % t need one,
He'd have no Homestead Ratchet and then
We'd have no fun with the ground floor son,
And he could not lie like Grandra's Ben.
No W~ashington-Now, harken to this
Do you think the world will ever miss
A man like George or jefferson,
While the radicals doat on Harrison?
Don be a fool, at least not in rhyme,
By an effort to contrast now and then
Why men were pigmiesin olden time
Compared with Grandpa S little Ben.
Just wait till November tidal wave
Rolls from the gulf to the golden SAND
And We II show youaW ashington pure and gran
In a man named Grover Cleveland
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given thai g :
testamentary upon the estate g 8
Hardin, deceased, have been q
the undersigned by the Probaies
OF Audrain County. Missouri, pez'
date August 2, 1892.
All persons having claims aS
said estate are required foszz
them for allowance To the en-
within one year after date Of zr<zs
OF letters, or they may he pscz
from any benefit of such esfstzs
If such claims he not exIilbitede q
two years from tho date the7 -
forever barred. H.A. RIckEIs
f9-4-t. ExccW
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Congress Adjonrns.

From the Jefferson City Tribune.
Congress adjourned Friday night
at II O'Clock. While it did not ac-
complish all desired, by any means,
yet it was such a decided improve
ment over the billion dollar congress
that the public generally viii feel
satisfied with its work. The addi-
tional appropriation of $5,00O,O 00
for the Worlds Fair was reduced to
50, 100000 as Fl compromise and ac-
cepted. There is much doubt con-
corning the wisdom of such appro-
priations, but the credit of the ma
ton seems to be at stake and
probably it was best under the cir
cumstances to vote the money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Exesutor's Notice.

Notice is hereby given thst g
testamentary upon the estate az
L.. Beagles, deceased, have been g
ed the undersigned by the ~
Court of Audrain County, Ms
bearing date August 4, 1871
All persons having claims -
said estate are required 70 ~
them fof allowance to the ezfe
within one year after date o. gfzA
of letters, or they may be PR
from any benefit of such estslez
If such claims be not exhibited g
two years from the date they g
forever barred. j. NJ. BEA9LHss
19-4-t. ExecfR'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
A eorresnondent OF Che Louisians

Press observes; Rowing Green is
overrun with citizens who have come
to town TO live as economical as
they did on their farms. We have
actually killed the growth Of our
once booming little town by trying
to get the good class of citizens
who fight every movement made that
might cost them sixty-three cents a
year, but would take the earth if
they could have SOME one else PAY
TOR what they OF tha hanefit d.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

LOUISIANA, Mo-, has quite a sem
sation in which some of its most
prominent citizens are mixed up.
Such things appear to be so common
down there that not much attention
is paid to them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

IT is rumored that st. Charles
will put two Congressional tickets in
the feld-one composed of delegates
who are for Mr.. Norton and the
other composed of uninstructed
delegates who will be for McDer-
mond.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Notice of Final settlsnssl

Notice is hereby given TIT
settlement of the estate Of
Watts, deceased, win be made
next term of Probate Court.of az
county. Missouri, to be held 81
leo on the second Monday in ~
Der. 1892. ID. L SHkA!
I'd Adminletnsz
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Notice Of Final ssttlement.

Notice is hereby given that fa,s
Element of the estate of ThoHtae<s:
son. deceased, will be made at ifss3
teInber term of the Probate go
Audrain County, Missouri, toheH
Mexico in September. ls92.
JAMES HEATU4l
ti. AdminfstnN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

On, YES, the farmer ought to love
a protective tariff; the Mckinley
law not only lessons the value of
everything produced on the farm,
but it lessons the value of the farm
itself
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11
Notice Of final settlsnsst

Notice is hereby given IT,
settlement OF the estate e.
Thfeikeld. deceased, will be r
the September term of Prob49
of Audrain county, Missoas
held at Mexico in Septembe
td Il. j.
Admini1f1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

THE Mexico Fair brings a large
amount of trade and several thous-
ands of dollars to Mexico during
this year and should be literally
patronized by our business men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

SENATOR PROCTOR says strikes
are an evidence of prosperity, That
would be a dangerous opinion to
express among a lot of hungry
strikers or their families.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-11

SOME of the prominent Republi-
cans of Audrain county had a
meeting in Mexico last week and it
is said arranged for a still hunt in
this part of Missouri.