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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, John ID. Pulls and I,,or
Pulls, his wife, by their certain g.
of trust, dated March 3, 1894. and ICY
corded in Book Is, at page 800 in ~
Recorders office of. Audrain rnnn
State of Missouri, conveyed To : N
Hopkins the following described
estate situated in Audrain Cn,r..
State of Missouri, to-wit: The nor.S
west fourth Gl) of the southeast ~nas
ter Ga and the west half az III 81
southwest fourth "a of the soutbeaJ
quarter "a and the southwest cna :
ter "a, all of section seventeen IL
and the west half - of the northI
east fourth "a OF the northeast opa,l
ter "a and the northwest fourth al
of the northeast quarter tt4l and mi
north half y1) of the northwest omar
ter "a, all in section twenty fanl
and all of the above land BEING !
township tifty-one L5l) north. ranal
ten 40 west of the 9Th p. NJ, exee1I
that part of the southwest oparttJ
90 of section seventeen lil. al
scribed Is follows: Begin at the nortbl
west corner of the southwest uuart1
90 of section seventeen az. town
ship fifty-one (5l), range ten lol, mi
east on the north line of said ousr,e
section HOS feet 10 the southwest con
uer of the land formerly owned bv n
Considine, thence south TO the norti
line of the Chicago x Alton rajIrnal
lands, then northwesterly on said laJ
named line TO the west line of sail
section, thence north on last namel
line TO the point of beginning, eonl
tanning Il acres, 0 or less; whicl
said deed of trust was made 10 sail
r. Z. Hopkins in trust to secure nj
payment of certain negotiable pronJ
issory notes in said deed of trust menl
toned; and, whereas, default has heel
made in the conditions and terms 4
said deed of trust, now, therefore. d
the request of the legal holder of sail
notes, and in pursuance of the proyiJ
ions of said deed of trust, | viii. on
Friday. the 5th day OF April. A. d
1898.
Between the hours of 8 O'Clock in It'd
forenoon and . O'Clock in the afted
noon of said day, at the front door Il
the Court House, in the City of Men
leo. Audrain County, Missouri, sci
said property, ut public vendue, d
the highest bidder for cash to satisd
| said debt and the cost of exeeutirI
this trust, X. p. HOPKINS,
80 I'd Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
PRESIDENT
Gresham's Course in the Alliance AT.
fair Approved-Spain Will Make
Amends.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March TO-
President Cleveland, on his return to
washington this evening, lost no time
in communicating with Secretary
Gresham in regard to the numerous
diplomatic complications which have
arisen during the week. The prompt
action of the Secretary of State with
respect to the firing on the steamship
Alliance by a Spanish gu1boat meets
with the Presidents entire approval.
Officially President Cleveland would
say nothing tonight, but it is under
stood that after Private Secretary
Thurber's brief explanation of the
state of affairs, the President decided
that the best course would be to al
low Secretary Gresham to continue in
his way un~interfered with and to
await a definite reply from Spain be-
fore making a public statement.
The President was not ignorant of
Secretary Gresham's message to Spain
when he arrived in Washington to-
day. The substance of that message
vas sent to him at Norfolk yesterday
by wire, and, having the Washington
newspapers at hand, he readily took
in the situation. 1t is understood that
he notified Secretary Gresham before
leaving Norfolk that he lad adopted
the proper ourse
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

AN eminent writer, referring to the
position taken by some of the ultra fiat
money financiers of the country, says:
Have you noted that the extreme nil
yer men, except the Colorado Senator's,
are opposed to the international mon
etaIy conference? The reason is plain
to the thinking. They want to force
free coinage at Ii to | ON this country
alone; they do not want silver rehat,il-
iti.tad in such n way rs to really in
creipse its intrinsic value. Why? What
they want ia a cheap dollar that will
enable debtors to swindle their credit
ors. They Insist upon free coinage by
the United States without waiting for
the cooperation of the great CONNER
cial nations. But it is moi simply the
men who have lent money who would
be swindied. Every man who has n
little pile of savings in u savings bank
would lose half it's actual value by this
jugIlle with the 'dollar." So would
every veteran, every veterans widow
or child drawing a pension. The poor
old soldier who is receiving, say, sic q
month, would still get twelve of the
things called dollars, but he could only
buy half as much with them. And so
would many other classes of people be
svyiadled, and the workinsmaE most of
all. II, through international rehatil-
itation Of silver, that metal should rise
to I.2s per ounce, the silver extrem-
lists, the ''caeap dollar" men, wolld
lose all interest in silver coinage. They
would shift their ground to some other
dollar that was cheap and would com
tain an element of fiatism. In other
words, they are not fighting so mitch
fer silver as for a fat dollar. In other
words, they want to change the actual
value of the present dollar, so ms to
s,rindle somebody.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
The Snanjsh Insult

The st. Joe NeuCs says: One can
hardly help wishing that the Spanish
var vessel that fired at the American
mail ship off the coast of Cuba had hit
the mark, that the arrogance of the
Spaniard had occasioned even a more
decided rebuke than it has. Mr.
Gresham certainly has not lost any
time or minced matters in this case,
and if this new complication will only
help indirectly the down-trodden peo-
pie of Cuba who are making another
heroic struggle for liberty, the people
of this country will rejoice. The
wrongs of the revolutionists of Cuba
are a thousand fold greater than were
those of our fathers, who threw off the
yoke of Great Britain. The people of
that island, if reports be true, are more
oppressed and taxed than the subjects
of the ear of Russia. Another great
national wrong will be righted when
Cuba is free from her cruel task mas
tor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

THE young men who are too old
to 60 to school' and too lazy to work,
and the dudes who part their hair in
the middle and lay around the street
corners Sundays and Mondays and
every other day in the week smoking
cigarettes while their mothers dig in
the garden, are the calamity howlers
of the future in this country. They
are too lazy and no account to work,
and OF course will howl about those
people who do work and succeed in
life. Quite a large proportion of them
are liable to go to Jail and those who
do not will, of course, howl and howl
just the same as the deg bays the
moon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
Painted ON q Grain of Corn

1t is said that the smallest piece OF
painting in the world has recently beer
executed by a Flemish artist. 1t il
painted on the smooth side of a grain
of common white corn, and pictures a
a miliand a miller mounting a stairs
with a sack of grain on his back. The
mill is represented as standing on u
terrace, and near it is a horse and cart,
while a group of several peasants are
shown i'll the road rear by. The pict-
ure is beautifully distinct, every OBJ
lect being finished with microscopic
fideiity, yet by careful measurement
1t is shown that the whole painting
does not cover n surface of half an
inch square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

II. L. TRIMBLE, late editor Of the
Perry Enterprise was in Mexico, to-
day with his family en- route to Veto
ria, Texas, where Mr.. Trimble will
likely take charge of the High School
Mr.. Trimble has had considerable ey-
perience not only in Journalism but in
school teaching and while we regret
exceeding to have him leave Missouri
we congratulate the people of Victo-
ria that he has located in ii eir miisr.
TriInble is a genial gentleman and a
man Of fine Christian character arr
will make his influence felt Tor go ID
wherever he lives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

Notice is hereby given that lett
testamentary upon the estate of
j. Harding deceased, bearing date
February 10, 1895, have been grant
to the undersigned by the Prob;
Court of Audrain County, Missouri.
All persons having claims agaiI
said estate r hereby notified TO pl
sent the same for allowance will
one year from the date of said Iettei
and If not presented within two YET
from said date they will be fores
barred. l.. ". HARDING,
4S-4t Executor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
A Happy Mother $40 so in a Week

AHappy Mother-S72.5 so in a Week.
Mr.. Editor-I feel so happy that 1
must tell, through your valuable
paper, what 1 did, so others can be
happy and make money too. Things
looked blue; these hard times had
thrown my husband out of work; the
interest of the mortgage was coming
due and no money. / saw an adver-
tisement of the Rapid Dish Washer
and thought l could sell them. | sent
$500, got and my husband washed
the dishes because he did not have to
put his hand in the water, and did not
have to wipe them nor dry them; they
came out all nice and clean and ready
for the shelf. He also took care of the
house and baby. got the agency and
sold ten the first day, and have cleared
this week s72.5O, and will by next
week have enough to pay the interest
and am sure will have money all win
ter. Anyone out of work should send
to W. p. Harrison & Co., Columbus,
Ohio, and get a circular, have a happy
home, and make money too. Times
are going to be hard this winter, and
much suffering can be saved if moth
ers and daughters would do as | have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
REPRESENTATIVE BAILEY, of Texas,

REPRESENTATIVE BAILEY, of Texas,
is as good a silver man as Representa-
tive Bryan, of Nebraska, but he de-
clined to sign the letter addressed to
the public, which Mr.. Bryan circulated
among Democratic members, and he
gave for his reasons for declining as
follows:
Organs idea leans more to what is
expedient and further from what is
Democratic than | want to go. II is
his desire to pronounce solely for free
silver 10 to / and stop. Not a word of
tariff, nothing of state banks. No
announcement of any further princi-
pies of government which should
guide a party. A party cannot succeed
with naught but silver. Man cannot
live by bread alone. Bryan's idea is
practical only for a day. He believes
in fusing all the silver forces: Demo-
cratic, Republican and Populist.
believe in being a Democrat n in
having a party of Democrats. If Pop
ulists and Republicans aiming at free
silver can act with us, | would be
among the first to welcome them. But
| can't surrender my party's faith to
gain temporary aid. 1t might do for
the present, but would waste the party
and wreck the country in the future.
| look on Populism as an equal public
threat with Republicanism. Carry
Republican doctrine to their ultimate
working out and a few men would
own all the property of the country,
and the rest would be beggars. Carry
Populism to its utmost expression and
nobody would have any property at
all. I'm against both"
THERE is IL class of people in every
country which is opposed to the
powers that be. You will ind citizens
of a little city like Mexico who are OPP
posed to the Mayor and the city gov
eminent, no matter whether the Off
Gals be Democratic or Republican,
right or wrong. The same class of
citizens of a state are opposed to the
Governor, no matter what he does or
what he says. Then,a as citizens of the
United States they bitterly oppose
everything that is done by the Pres
ident, no matter whether his name be
Cleveland or Harrison. They r so
constructed as to be ''aein the Gov
eminent" There are fewer of this
class of people in the United States
than in any other country and the
fewer they are the better for the
country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

No PERSON connected with the Mex
leo LEDGER is a candidate for any Of
fee. The management of this paper
has no favorite for any office. The
opinions of the paper on finance and
other economic questions are founded
on what the management thinks to be
business principles and for the best in
terests of the masses of the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
HILL ON THE ISSUES
Democrats Told Not to Be Discouraged
by the Present Outlook. as the
Party Will Come Out
All Right.

ALBANY, March 1s.-United States
Senator David b. Hill tonight made
the first political speech on State is
sues since his campaign of last fall.
During a long eulogy on Jackson, Sen
ator Hill said:
jackson was the conspicuous cham
pion of hard money. The Democratic
party believes that the Government
has no constitutional right to make
anything except gold and silver legal
tender for the payment of debts.
Nothing else can be money. There
may be paper currency used for con-
venience and used by common con-
sent, ~redeemable in coin, but that is
not the money intended by the Con-
stitution.
'The Democratic position is that the
greenback currency is a debt against
the Government and should be grad
ually redeemed, paid off and eliminat-
ed. The greenback has no intrinsic
value; it has not been coined by the
Government. 1t is a debt, and a debt
cannot itself be a legal tender for the
| payment of another debt. These are
elementary principles about which
there should be no dispute, especially
among Democrats.
"'There r those, however, profess
ing our faith in some portions of the
country who need to be reminded that
the Democratic party is not a green
back party-a paper money party, and
never has been, but on the contrary,
especially since Jackson's time, has
been a consistent hard-money party,
a bimetallic party, the party favoring
constitutional money and no other.
Gentlemen of the Mills Club, friends
| of revenue reform, Democrats all, let
us not be discouraged by the present
outlook. The Democratic party has
passed through darker days than these
and emerged from them stronger and
more vigorous than ever before. The
President may have made mistakes,
but it is not the party. Congress has
unquestionably made mistakes, but il
is not the party. There have been too
many factions disputing for suprem-
acy, but they r not the party.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
"The Democratic party consists oil
a majority of the American people
who believe in Democratic principles
| of government; who care little for
offices and patronage, but desire
honest administration and good gov
eminent everywhere; legislation tC
subserve the greatest good for the
greatest number, and not to advance
the interests of a few at the expense
of the many; who are opposed to sum-
mary removals of officials except fol
just cause duly a~scertained) before the
expiration of their terms fixed by law;
who are opposed to temporary ex-
pedients by legislation Or otherwise
designed only to ecure political ad'
vantage at the expense of fairness, de
cency and consistency. These are the
people-the plain people of the coun-
try, who constitute the Democratic
party, and this is an epitome of its
cardinal doctrines.
"Such principles and such a party
will survive merely temporary disas-
tiers occasioned largely by a recurring
period of hard times, for which nc
party was really responsible"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Iett'
testamentary upon the estate
Woodford Settle, deceased, bearj
date of March IL, 1890, have be
granted TO the undersigned by |
Probate Court of Audrain Com
Missouri.
All persons having claims agaii
said estate are hereby notified TO p
sent the same for allowance will
one year from the date of said lettei
and If not presented within two ye'
from said date they will be fore'
barred. &. W. SETTLE,
SOFT. Executor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
1--we Stock Market

ST. Louis, March 20.-CattIe receiv-
ed yesterday 1864; shipped 27O. The
steers were mostly butcher cattle.
Prices-Steers from $500 to 81. 25.
mixed 81, feeders $500, cows from
S2.s5 to $40, calves each SIS.
HoGs~The bulk of the hogs sold at
$40 to si.55. Pigs and lights sold at
$3.50 to $40. Light hogs sold ats4.2 5
To Si.55, most of them at 81. 10 to
SAB. The medium weights and the
heavies sold at 81. 40 to s4.65, the bulk
at $3.50 to s4.55.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

ONE of Mexico's ministers of t1e
gospel Sunday jumped onto the city
authorities on account of the "Black
Crook" pictures which are posted on
the bill boards of this city. We notice
that in some cities those who did not
admire the pictures painted mother
hubbards on the girls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

THE st. Louis Chronicle is n of the
most successful evening papers pub
lished in the west. 1t has a large corps
of correspondents throughout the en-
tire country and pays out thousands OF
dollars every year for telegraph news.
It ia cheap in price but gives the news
just the same and is most popular with
the masses of the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
Friday, the 29th pav Of March. IS!
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given That lett
of administration upon the estate
John G. Wiley, deceased, have be
granted to the undersigned by
Probate Court of Audrain COun
Missouri, bearing date March 7, Is
All persons having claims agail
said estate are requested to exhi
them for allowance to the administl
tor within one year after date
granting letters, or they may be pl
Guided from any benefit of such esta
and if such claims be not exhibit
within two years from the date I'll
will be forever barred.
j. X. JOHNSON,
Soft Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
Assignee's Notice Of Allowance
Adiusfinp nj Claims

All creditors and other persons
any way interested in the estate OF
and c. Galbreath are hereby MOTH
that /, the undersigned assignee OF 3
estate, will, on
Saturday, March %, A. D., lSs.
beginning at o O'Clock a. m. and CO
tinuing till 5 o'clock p. nj. of said d
at the Office of JAS. q. Trimble, in
City of Mexico, Audrain County, N
souri,, where will pass upon all elai
or demands against the estate OF 81
assignors. W. T.. CORNETT,
4S-4-t. Assignee
February 2S. 1898.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

Notice Of Dissolution oil Partnership,
n partnership heretofore exist
ing unds the firm name OF Rodgers
q Freeman, doing a general PLUMBING
business, wherein G. ID. Rodgers. and
j. +. Freeman, both Of Mexico. Mis-
sour, were partners, is this End dav
OF March, 1895, dissolved by mutual
G. D. RODGERS.
H-At- J, p. FREEMAN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
C.. nj. Williams

LIBERTY, Mo, March IFS. F.Tay.
lor, President of Stephens College
Columbia, Mo, and G.. NJ. Williams
of Hardin College, Mexico, Mo, have
purchased of President F. Menefee
an interest in Liberty Female College
Mr.. Menefee will be president OF the
institution again next year, and it viii
continue TO be non-sectarian. Mr.
Williams, OF Mexico, will come here
and act as associate preside Mt. Mr.
Taylor will remain with his college AT
Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
administration upon the estate OF Jol
{, Canterbury, deceased, have be-
granted the undersigned by the p1
bate Court of Audrain County, III
souri,, bearing date March i3, 1895.
All persons having claims again
said estate are requested 20 e1hi1
them for allowance To the adminisifI
tor within one year after date Of gran
ing letters, or they may be precind'
from any benefit Of such estate, y
II such claims be not exhibited WIN
two years from the date they VIII
forever barred.
W. r. CANTERBTRf.
5O-it Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

LAKENAN & BARNES know the value
Of Mexico dirt and have bought a neat
piece of property in the heart of the
city and are coming down stairs to dc
business on the first floor. These
gentlemen are not only in favor OF
Mexico being a city but are helping to
bring this result about,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
FREE SILVER r.
Populists of Minnesota Refuse to Join
the New Movement.

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 1.-THE
statement wired here from the East
that the Populist party of Minnesota
would join the Sibley free silver COIN
age party is vigorously denied by
Ignatius Donnelly, parent of the Peo-
| ple's party of Minnesota. Mr.. Dom
nelly said this evening:
"The idea of our party deserving the
principles laid down in the Omaha
platform and ~consenting to be the tail
to an exclusive free silver party is
almost too silly to be discussed. The
silver proposition, while well enough
in its way, is an essentially selfish one,
so far as the men who are most prom
inent in urging it are concerned.
They are largely silver mine owners
and are seeking for a market for their
product. The Peoples party has
other and fully as important plans on
hand for the amelioration of the con-
dition of mankind. If the silver men
are in earnest in their move, let them
join our party. We have always ia
vored the free coinage of silver, but
We have other plans in view which
we a not abandon. Had the silver
men stood by our party in the last
election we would have carried Colo
RADIO, Montana, Washington, Idaho,
Wyoming and perhaps other States.
Instead of doing this, they said that
the Republican party in those States
was III favor of free coinage
of silver and that, therefore,
it was good enough for them. If that
is so, | do not see why the same party
is not good enough for them STILL"
Miss Ida Spencer, of Laddonia, is in
receipt of new spring goods consisting
of flowers, ribbons, laces, ornaments.
staw braias, crepe, silk crepons, silks,
belt buckles, kid gloves, gimps and
stylish hats. Call and see her goods.
Quick sales and small profits is her
motto.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

Hon. w. II. BRYAN did not lecture in
Mexico IN Saturday afternoon, as only
a few we're there to hear him. Satur-
day night he held the attention of his
audience closely. Bryan is a beauti-
full speaker. He has a splendid
voice and is endowed with every
characteristic of al entertaining
nratnr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

EVERY once in awhile you find a
Mexico bum claiming to represent the
farmers of Audrain county on nation
al questions. While the farmers are
hard at work trying to make a living
the Mexico bum is laying around the
street orner claiming to speak for
them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

People are too prone to talk about
hard times, to magnify evils and to
forget the blessings that are showered
upon them. When a man has about
made up his mind that he is the most
unfortunate of beings, if he will stop
and study the condition of others he is
pretty apt to find a great many people
with whom he would be willing to ex-
change places. When the American
people complain of .hard times" OPP
preston and wrong, if they will but
look abroad they will see that their
own condition is SO mucn better than
that of other people that they should
congratulate themselves rather than
become calamity howlers. Windsor
RegfPlF.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21
Champ Clark's Sneerh.

HANNIBAL, Mo, March lex
Congressman Champ Clark made a
nit here tonight by delivering his
lecture, picturesque Men of the Fiji
ty-third Congress-" The lecture was in
Mr. Clark's best vein-w witty, humor-
Gus, analytical, classic and eminentIy
iair. 1t was pronounced a SUCCESS by
all who heard it and ii was frequently
applauded.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

AUDRAIN county is all that County
Treasurer, F. V. Gentry, claims for il
1.-THE best county in the best STATE
on the only earth" Calamity howl
ers should move on.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

IT sounds right funny to hear DEM
ocrats hunting around for som,
excuse to scratch the ticket. There
4 be no reason for anyone scratch,
ing the Democratic city ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

South Africa is said to be the com
ing country of the world. Its diamond
and gold mines will soon yield more
tina those Of any other country. If the
annual increase of mining continues
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-21

If twenty dollar gold pieces were
selling at > cents per hundred there
are men in Mexico who would not be
able to have a tooth filed. They pre-
fer talking politics to working.