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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
A Family Reunion.

At the residence of J. N. Ball in
South Mexico last Saturday, notwith-
standing the inclement weather there
was a, happy family reunion. Mr..
Ball, with the assistance of Miss
Lebbia and Frank, royalty entertain
ed the guests. At 11:30 o'clock there
filed into the dining room all the
sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daugh-
ters-in-law and all the grandchildren,
which numbered nineteen. This was
the first time they ever enjoyed the
privilege of meeting together. All
did ample justice to the sumptous
turkey dinner presided over by Miss
Lebbia.
MIR. Ball has not been SO happy
In years as he was in the afternoon
when they marched into Heads
studio and had the entire group pho
tographed. Indeed, it was a remark
able fine looking family.
Those present were s. B. BAH. wife
and daughter, from Fl. Scott. Kas.:
B. F. Miller, wife and daughter. O,
Columbia, Mo-; X. P. Ball, wife. son
and daughter, Miss Emma Bali. of
Santa Fe, Mo-. E. H. Shook and wife,
and J. F. Betz, wife and little daueh.
| ter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
1t would almost seem

1t would almost seem that house
wagons will soon become a popular
fad, following en- the lines of the house
boat idea. Several houses on wheels
have been heard of in various parts of
the country, the occupants being bent
on long journeys solely for pleasure.
One passed through Colorado a week
or two since on its way from the Pa
cific coast for the Atlantic seaboard.
Another is now reported travelling
through Indiana, on the way from
Goldwater, Mich, for Wildbrook,
Fla. This is a miniature house built
on a heavy log wagon. 1t contains a
bed, bureau, wardrobe, chairs and a
kitchen, and is carpeted with Brus-
sells. The owner, Charles w. Core
less, his wife and little daughter oc-
cupy the wheeled cottage. They ex-
pect to reach Florida by Christmas
and will winter there, and go back to
Michigan in the same continuance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Clothing Co.
COLD LEAD FOR SIX.
Terrible Execution in a Fight in Front
of a Kentucky Church Results
of an Old Quarrel.

LONDON, KY, Nov. 26.-One man
was killed, the serious if not fatal
wounding of three others and the
slight injury of two is the result of a
bloody encounter in front of a church
door near Manchester, in Clay coun-
ty, this State, Sunday morning. Only
one engaged in the fight escaped a
shot.
The trouble vas the outgrowth of
an old quarrel. As is usual in the
mountains, all came to the church
armed. John Boles and his two sons
and Robert Holden were on one side
and John Roberts and Julius Webb,
aged about % years, yer on the
other. The quarrel was renewed at
the door of the church after the SER
vices and the shooting took place in
front of the building, where several
other killings have taken place.
John Boles fell dead from a pistol
wound. His two sons and Robert
Holden were said by the messenger
who brought the news to London to
be fatally shot and John Roberts and
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Allen, who tried
to stop the fight, were slightly wound
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
THE QUAKE OF 1886.
Scenes of Death and Desolation in
South Carolina Recalled.
From the New York Tribune.

y ASAA hodN
The last previous earthquake shock
of any Importance in the United
States was the famous Charleston dis
aster, which occurred on the night of
Tuesday, August 81, 1856. The day
had been sultry and as night came on
there were ominous noises, which the
people did not understand. At a little
before 10 O'Clock the earth rose and
fell like the swell of a wave. Build
ings tumbled down with a tremend-
GUS crash. Many persons were buried
in the ruins of their own houses, and
either killed or badly injured. Those
who were able to do SO fed to the
streets, and the widest disorder and
confusion reigned. Shock after shock
occurred during the night, and as the
people did not dare to return to their
dwellings, even for the clothing they
needed, the streets were filed with
half-clad men, women and children,
seized with dread, and expecting
worse disasters to follow those which
unu dirCdOy tdhCH pidCc.
When the morning dawned the stu
alton did not improve. Business was
absolutely suspended, Geographic
communications were shut off, no
newspapers were published, many of
the dead were still under the debris,
and a large portion of the wounded
were not properly cared for. This
chaotic condition continued for sever
al days, during which the shocks con-
tinued. On the third day an official
list of the dead was given out, show
ing that 80 persons had been killed, of
whom 10 were white and % colored.
The seriously injured numbered about
100. Several other persons yer eth
or killed by the subsequent shocks or
else died from wounds or exposure.
The Mayor of the city estimated, after
it was possible to form a clear idea of
the damage done, that the loss would
be between $1,000, 900 and $4,000, 900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
ONLY A FARMERS DAuaHrHR.
Yet She Can Play, Paint, Talk Two
Languages, Cook and Shuck Corn.

VANDALIA, No., November g.
Near Worcester, a few miles from
vandaiia, In Audrain County, lives
Miss Annie Hagedorn, daughter of
Fred Hagedorn, deceased, who, in his
life time, vas one Of the thriftiest and
most substantial in the country. This
young lady is highly accomplished,
having perfect command of two Ian
guages, besides being skilled in music
and art. Chromatic scales are play
things, and Vanderbilt's chef could
get points from her. She Is excep-
tionally pretty, with cheeks like La
France roses, and has beaux by the
score. Yet ali this fall this young
lady has made a full hand at corn
gathering, shocking and hauling her
two loads a day. She scorns type
writing Dr. teaching or any of the
snew woman" ideas, declaring that
she finds more pleasure, health and
profit in farm and handling stock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
THE NEW TELEPHONE LINE.
Being Put up by the Lacrosse Lum.
Der Co.Wil be Completed to Mexi-
co in a Short Time.

P. f. Nord, who has charge of the
men that are putting up the new tele-
phone line from Louisiana to Mexico,
vas in this city to-day and was seen
by a LEDGER reporter. He stated
that the work of erecting the poles
al finished to within ten miles of
this city and that with the fifteen men
who are employed, he expected to
reach Mexico iAabout six days. After
the poles r all erected, the work
men will go back TO Bowling Green
and begin putting up the wires. This
telephone line follows the public
road from Louisiana to Bowling Green
and from there passes through Curry
vile, Vandalia, Farber and Laddonia,
from which place it is being built to
Mexico. 1t is expected to have the
line completed to this city in a few
weeks and the work of building the
line west of here will be continued
on, and it will probably not reach
west of Mexico until next
sprinp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The butterfly collection belonging
to Prof. Nenmoegen, Of Brooklyn, N.
V, is valued at 100000.
There were 1880 persons In penal
servitude in Great Britain and Austria
liza in 1870 and only 4,345 In 1895.
A connoisseur in cats, living In
Westield, Mass, has twenty three
cats in his house. One he values ut
$1,000.
In some portions of Upper Egypt
rain is absolutely unknown, and in
Lower Egypt there is sometimes no
rain for years.
During the sealing season OF 1895,
now ended, the Canadian feet secured
72,412 seals. Eight vesnels Of this feat
were lost with all on board.
A man named Walker found near
Sebree, KY, recently, q buried jug
marked by a ramrod sticking above
the ground. II contained $500 In gold.
An enterprising butcher on Third
avenue, New York, has a piano In the
back Of his shop, upon which acolored
mar plays popular tunes every even
ing.
Telegraph communication with Mil
ford, N. Y, was cut on for four hours
the other day by a tame bear, which,
after climbing a telegraph pole, tore
down the wire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
County News.
WORCESTER ITEMS.

A<0L1s
Correspondents OF the Ledger.
WORCESTER, November 26.-Dave
Gregory received a telegram on the
24th inst. from Upton, NO., stating
that his niece, Mrs. Lena Schirman,
was dead and would be brought here
and buried at Rock Hill Church on
the 26th inst.
N. ID. Beagles, of Laddonia, Mo-,
was here this week shooting the air
full of holes, attempting to get a few
quail.
The rain and To- of the last few
days viii keep the farmers out of the
corn fields for ten days, which will be
quite a drawback, rs there are a great
many people that have hardly begun
gathering.
DR.. Cornett has a new pair of stock
scales.
On account of bad weather there
was no preaching at Rock Hill Church
last Sunday by Rev. Shelton.
Frank Beagles sold Is hogs last
week for $3.50.
Several farmers are losing their
hogs from cholera.
Mrs. Felix Ronegar is quite sick.
Jake Seigers is sick of fever.
Capt. w. T. Lott is IN Fit. Madison,
Iowa, visiting relatives and friends.
Born, to Wallace Clements and wife,
on the 25th inst, a girl.
Mr.. viii Duncan, of Mexico, has
moved his saw mill to T. ]. Miller's
farm and will be ready for saving in a
few days.
Bide Iiams and family moved to st.
Louis this week, where they will re-
side in the future, and Worcester is
without an attorney at law again.
Mrs. Hall, of Iowa, has returned
home after visiting friends and rela-
tiyes here for several weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
CANT ITEMS.

Correspondence or the Ledger.
CANT, Mo-, Nov. 26.-Carl, son of
DIR. j. E. Wallace, is sick.
Prayer meeting commenced at New
Hope Wednesday night continues I'M
til Saturday night.
Some mischievous boys took sew
eral gates Off their hinges and scat
tered things around generally Satur-
day night. Be careful, boys.
E. F. Beatty's scales Ire about COM
plsted.
Miss Mabel Botkins is on the sick
list.
Owing to bad weather there was no
preaching at Groves Chapel last Sum
day.
Mr.. j. B. Cunningham is suffering
from bronchial trouble.
Henry Jenkins and Will Cofful are
still keeping bach. Henry says he ID
tired of it, too.
Will Condict was in our midst Mon
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
o DEAF MUTEs.
The Rev. A. W. Mann Talks Inter
estingly About the Great Relig-
ious Work That Is Being
Carried On for Them
by the Episcopal
Church.

The Rev. A. W. Mann, a deaf and
dumb minister of Gambler, Ohio, who
held services and preached at the
Episcopal Church Monday evening
gave the LEDGER a short history OF
the work being done for the deal
mutes in this country by the EpiscopaI
Church, which is as follows:
The first school for the education OF
deaf mutes in the United States was
established in the year 1917 at Hart
ford, Conn. 1t was followed in. a
year or two by another in New YORK
City. To-day nearly 100 schools may
be counted from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, with an annual attendance OF
about 10000 pupils. They email at
school from seven to ten years, after
which they are graduated and fitted for
lives of useful citizenship. They take
their places with the bearing in ife's
battle, but are isolated from the wor-
ship and instruction OF the voice. In
this respect they are at a gre ater dis
advantage than the blind, who are
able to worship in common with the
seeing. The deaf must be provided
with a special ministry in a language
addressed to the eye. What is known
as the sign language is to them what
speech is to the hearing, in that it
expresses pictorially almost any
thought that the voice expresses.
The Episcopal Church was the first
to move in the direction of providing
the isolated deaf mutes with religious
services. Her prayer book system is
specially suited to their needs. The
first service was held in New York
City, in the year 1850. 1t excited
great interest among the class spec
tally concered and their hearing
friends. In the course of time the
work extened to Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Albany and other large eastern
centres. In the year 1878 it reached
the Middle Western States.
The Rev. Austin w. Mann, himself
a deaf mute, has had charge of this
division of the great work ever since
the beginning. He has planted mis-
sions in all the large cities and served
them on Sundays. The smaller cities
have been served IN week days. I'm
der his ministrations over 700 deaf
nutes and their hearing children have
been brought to baptism and over 800
to confirmation. In 1886 Mr.. Mann
held the first prayer book service in
the sign language on the Pacific Coast
at Trinity Church, San Francisco.
In the summer of 1894 Mr.. Mann at
tended a congress of church workers
among the deaf of Great Britain and
Ireland. After its adjournment he
held services in signs in st. Saviour's
Church for the Deaf, London, and at
missions in Liverpool, Blackburn, Bel
fast, Cork and Dublin.
The deaf mutes whom the Rev. Mr..
Mann reaches spiritually are very
much scattered. He travels further
than any missionary to people having
all their faculties; and these deaf
mutes come far to enjoy the blessed
privilege of worshiping together.
They come from five to fifty miles by
team or rail. Two deaf mute broth
ers walked 26 miles to a service in
Indiana. Another deaf mute walked
ten miles, with the thermometer be-
low zero.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
r.. ID. Dunbar Hurt.

While on his way from church,
about nine O'Clock Sunday evening
r. d. Dunbar, Familiarity known as
Deacon Dunbar, slipped on the side
yak in front of Buckner's and fell
His head struck on the iron grating
and an ugly wound was inflicted on
his scalp. The cut is about two inches
long and reaches to the skull. A
physician was called, who dressed the
wound and pronounced the injury not
serious. The LEDGER trusts that Mr..
Dunbar will speedily recover from his
unfortunate accident.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
The Pour Fund.

The members of the Presbyterian
Church are raising a fund for the poor
of Mexico. Between $50 and 500 has
been subscribed. The committee in
charge of this fund is composed of
John J. Steele and B. 3. Tureman.
Members of the Presbyterian Church
who have any contribution to make
should see the members of this COM
mittee at once and make their SUBJ
scriptions. This money is not to be
expended among the poor of the cor
gregation especially, but is for the
poor of the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
AT IT AGAIN.
Sheriff Stanley's Search of the Taylor
Brothers Cell.

CARRoLLToN, Mo-, Nov. 25.-Sherif
Stanley and his deputies searched the
jail this morning. They found two
saws in the Taylor brothersaceil, one
of these being IN George Taylor's
pocket.
The Jaws were made out of the
pieces of steel taken from old shoes.
Nothing else vas found.
This is the Meeks' murderers' third
attempt to escape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

When cen by a LEDGER reporter
to-day, Capt. Bernard, of the Saliva
ton Army, who arrived yesterday,
said that he expected to have every
thing in readiness to begin holding
meetings next Thursday evening, at
which time hshopes Brigadier French
and Adiutant Classy will be present.
The meetings win be held in Hiner's
Hall and will continue every evening
during the winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Wallace Harper, who is hunting
with a party of Mexico people in
southeast Missouri, suffered the full
penalty of the law for missing a deer
only thirty feet from him one day
this week. Wallace needn't be wor-
ried. Many an old hunter gets the
Chuck ague" under similar circum-
stances.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Handsome and Useful Present:

Handsome and Useful Presents.
On account of lack of space it will
be impossible for the LEDGER to give
I'm ~fuff~the ffses- of Prosents made to
Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling, who were mar
ried at the residence of Henry Wink
Ter, of Rush Hill, last week. The
presents were selected with a great
deal of Judgment and were both hand
some and useful. Mr.. and Mrs. b.
ling have a large humber of friends
who remembered them on this occa-
sion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Highest Market Price for Corn

We paying on the present
market 1s centsf for white, is cents for
mixed corn in cash, and are selling
mixed ship at $40 and bran 50 per ton.
VIII deliver baled hay, corn, oats and
mill feed to any part of the city. "a tt
WIN. POLLOCK MILLING & ELE. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Womsn,s Need Of Pleasure


There is a time between % and 30
when the struggle Of life, mean or
lofty, as it may be, Expresses women
sorely. Fret and are write crossing
script on their faces, which grow yell
low and pinched till they despair of
comeliness. This IL when they r
learning to live. Ten years Dr. o.
makes the lesson easy, and it is one Of
the thankful things in the world to see
such faces going back to the blossom
and sunny sweetness of their spring.
Many q woman IL handsomer at SO
than she was ut 80. Nature responds
wonderfully 70 the reliefs afforded
her. The only counsel 10 to let nature
60 free. Do not think because trial
has been spirit and frame together
that they should stay 20 a moment
after the heavy hand 10 of. If You
feel like singing, sing; not humming
low, but joyful and clear as the larks
that would carol just as gayly at 90, II
larks lived SO long, as the first sum-
mer they left their nests. The worst
of English and American systems Of
manners is the constant repression
they demand. It impsirs even the
physical powers, 50 that in training q
singer the first thing great artists do
is to teach her to feel, in order, as
they say, to swarm up'' the voice and
give it ful1ness.
Women need to cultivate pleasure
and amusement far more after they
are 80 ti1an DeFore II. ! mean TO.
mantle pleasures, such AZ come from
exquisite colors and sceneries in
nature OF their home, from poetry
and the loveliest music. They are
twice q ~impressible then az they are
in youth, IL they know how to get hold
OF the right notes. They leave them
selves to fall out of tune, and forget to
resnond.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Thomas Slack.

Major Thomas Slack, a brother-in-
law of J. M. Riley, who is justice of
of the peace in this city, died last Fri
day in Ft. Worth, Texas, of heart dis
ease. MIR. Slack lived in Mexico some
thing hkA-twhnty-fye years ago and
was a highly respected citizen and
well thought of by all who knew him.
The only family be leaves consists of
two SONS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
r . ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
NORTH MOLINE, Nov. 26.-Backbone
and spare ribs are ripe.
Sylvester Roberts has been quite i'll
for the past week.
Grandma Goodnight, who has been
visiting at Joseph Miller's the past
week, was So years old on Nov. 18th.
r. B. Hurd has the contract TO re-
roof the Shady Dell school house this
week.
We don't claim to be q prophet, but
we predict that we viii report . we'd
ding next week.
Sim Greed recently sold to g. E.
Matsose so barrels of corn, shucked
and delivered, at sl per barrel.
Mr.. Daniel Arnul has about com.
pleted q contract Of clearing 10 acres
of fine bottom land for Dr.. Duncan at
"a per acre.
The timbers are breaking down
with sleet at this writing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
New Subscribers TO the Ledger,

While in the east end of the county
this week with Collector Dowell a
representative of the LEDGER secured
the following named new subscribers
to the weekly LEDGER:
Frank Dye.
W. H. Neale.
Thomas Afford.
j. W. Darnell.
w. F. Maiden.
d. M. Turner.
David Potter.
j. Hose Thompson.
Chas. A. Shultz.
CIV. Henegar.
DIR. T. 8. Manning.
w. 8. Waters.
w. q. Howes.
Ed. 9. waters.
G. f. Schulze.
E. E. May.
Geo. o. Watson.
8. Blair.
Henry Schrieffer.
M. d. Porter.
ia Pledge.
]. A.. Lewis.
James F. Nardin.
j. B. Clark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Rule to Measure Corn.

The season ia at hand when farmers
are selling corn and the following rule
for measuring corr may interest our
farmer friends: Multiply length,
breadth and height of wagon box in
inches, then divide the product by
274S 1.-THE number of cubic inches in a
heaped busheD, and the answer will
be the number of heaped bushels of
ears. T~wo-thirds of the number will
be the number of bushels of shelled
corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
PRAIRIE E. ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
PRAIRIE LEA, Nov. 26.-This is win
ter. The roads are bad.
The farmers Ire showed in.
Miss Kate Hardesty was the guest
of Miss Daisy Armstrong last week.
Father Dempsey and Miss Nancy
Dempsey dined at Mat Nolan's Friday.
There was no debating society Fri
day night, as the weather was bad.
Arch Ball, of Florida, and his sister,
Miss Emma, of Santa Fe, visited rela-
tives here Sunday.
Geo. Adams sold G. Schoeneman SOC
bushels of corn at 20 per bushel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Missouri ia WiIl;nc

Recorder Bruce issued the following
marriage licenses yesterday:
Guy l.. Waite, %, Mexico; Elizabeth
Sallee, 20, Mexico.
Q. s. Asbury, SO, Mexico; Bertha
Gass, "a, Mexico.
Ed. Young, "a, Audrain county;
Rachel Nichols, "a, Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Deacon Dunbar is getting along
very well and will probably be out in
a few days. h1rs. II. NJ. Gill, who
slipped and fell on her back porch
yesterday, is not seriously hurt and is
improving, while Miss Belle InIow is
suffering from a dislocated knee cap
and will probably be confined to her
room for a few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

The protracted meeting at Littleby
will begin Monday evening, Decem-
Der 2, and continue until the quarterly
meeting, December 1915, when DIR.
F.. X. Miller will be with US.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Good THINGS for the poor.

The ladies of the Charity Union
we're busy all afternoon distributing
eatables to the poor of the city. A
bountiful supper was donated by the
citizens of Mexico, enabling each
family to receive a sack each of ap-
pies, flour, corn meal and a basket
filled with the more delicate eatables
and fruit. The ladies who have the
work in charge say that all that was
needed was contributed. This GER
tainly speaks well for the generosity
of nnr nitiZAnaL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
His Case E-xceptional.

From the Boston Evening Transcripts.
az don't know az I'd dare to ray
yes" she said, In response 70 his pro-
posali "clergymen's sons, you know,
are proverbiaiIy bad.n
eyes, he replied with eagcrness,
abut then my father isn't much Of .
clergyman
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
On Scientific Principles.

From the Chicago Record.
"Say, Jimmie, does your ma hit
hard whom she iicks?"
"You bet she doesin
"Mine don't-so very-but she hits
30 often In the same placein
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Died, at 11:43 Sunday night, of pa
ralysis of the hands, the Mexico town
clock. The clock has always been an
Industrious and respected citizen and
has been going around for years. AL
though it occupied a high position,
everyone has always looked up to it,
and its sudden demise is mourned by
all. The worthy clock will undoubted-
ly 60 up, and in fact, was started up
to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Cards are out for a reception to be
given by Miss Mamie Davis at her
home on South Jefferson street on
Friday evening, November %, in honor
of Misses Emma and frankie Buck
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Mr.. Grier, of this county, shipped a
one year old Poland China pig this
week to Queen City, Mo. While this
pig was only one year old 1t weighed
over 400 pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28

Miss Belle Inflow, who has a posi-
ton in W. w. Harper's dry goods
store, fell on a slippery sidewalk on
her way down town this morning
and suffered several severe bruises
from the effect of the fall. She is not,
however. seriously hurt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
The body OF Lena Shermer. wife

The body of Lena Shermer, wife of
Q. A. shermer, of Bunceton, Mo-, was
brought to this city Monday, and the
funerai was held at Rock Hill
ehurch Tuesday. Mrs. Shermer was
formerly Miss Lena Gregory, daughter
OF John Gregory, of this county, and
the family have the sympathy Of the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Farm Leans.

John S. Blake, No. 107 North It'll
Street, st. Louis, NO., representing
the Union Central Life Insurance Co.,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, is prepared to
make loans on Audrain County farms.
Correspondence solicited. 35-1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-11-28
Farm for Sale.

Thirty eight acres, more or less,
one and a half miles from Mexico.
Terms easy and possession given a.
any time. w. D.. BOURNE,
d1t-wtf Mexico, Mo