Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-09-06
The Confederate Mail Carrier,
Or "From Missouri to Arkansas

history OF the mafcnes, battles
and hardships of the first and Sec
ond, Consolidated, Brigades of
Missouri Confederate troops; togeth-
er with the thrilling adventures and
narrow escapes of Capt. Grimes and
his fair accomplice, in carrying the
mail from the Brigade to Missouri
and back again"
The author of this book was with
the command from its organization
to the close of the war, and he kept
a journal of all the marches and
battles. His history of those stir
ring events is as correct as is we'll
could be. The book is replete with
those interesting events, being not
only a correct history of the Brig
AIDES, but of the movements of all
that part of the army with which it
was connected, the seige of Nicks-
burg, the battles around Corinth,
Johnston's campaign in Georgia and
Hoods march into Tennessee. To
this is added a Romance OF thrilling
interest to young and old. 1t is not
only a Romance, but a grand moral
and religious lesson goes with it..
It would carry its readers into that
upper stratum of moral goodness
and religious faith that makes them
better men and women; that leads
to that sublime life that our sympa-
thies with the aiilictions of men
bring us. To this is added sketch
Of the Confederate Home at Hig-
ginsville, Mo-, by Mrs. Elizabeth
Ustich Mckinney, of Moberly, Mo.
This Home is designed for the poor
and infrm soldiers of the Confeder-
ate army and appeals to the sympa
thy of ali classes of people. There
are also some fine engravings Of
some of the soldiers, and also Of
those connected with the Home.
both men and women.
The fact that its history may be
regarded as authentic, and that il
embraces such q broad field, that i
carries with it those moral lessons
and that religious faith that brings
Us nearer the ideal of true human
| happiness, make it a book worthy
to occupy the first place in the lit
erature of any family, and to bt
read with interest by all people
. both North and South.
| The book is now being printed
/, and it is the wish of the publisher
to have it ready for delivery by th'
first of October. 1t will be NIGEL,
, bound in cloth, and the price vii
be such as will be in the reach o
any one. There will be finer bind
ings for all who wish n real mic
book. For any further information
address, JAMES BRADLEY,
p. O. Box 7G, Mexico, Mo
At the close ofthe service in the NJ
+. Church, South, last night, Rev
J II jackson surprised his congrega
ton by telling them he had decides
to be transferred from this conferenc
to his native conference, the Western
Virginia. The continued and in
creasing helplessness of his invali,
boy and the request of Mrs. Jack
sons mother that she make he
home with her, are the reasons con
trolling his actions in this matter
Mrs. Jackson's mother is an age
widow with Il large home, and non
of her children living with her. Sh
desires her daughter to come anC
take charge of the house. Rev
Jackson stated that his relations wit
: his church are perfectly harmonious
and that he regretted that causes owe
which neither he nor his church ha
any control, necessitated this move
He has been here two years, durin
which time the church has prosper
ed greatly, he having received owe
200 members into the church in tha
time. Rev. Jackson Will start +
conference Tuesday night, but vii
return and preach in his church o.
the third Sunday, September 10th
and on the week following will leav
with his family for the east.
Stock Sales Last Week.
Last week I. S. Harrison, O