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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
The peaeemaker Welcomed.

HAVANA, april l6,-Captain General
MarElnez lie CaInpos arrived at Guam
tan2mo at 3 O'Clock this morning. He
m5c with an enthusiastic reception from
AZ immense crowd of people, which
acclaimed him as 1.-The psacemaker. -
There IS rejoicing over the whole
island by all classes of society at the
arrival OF the Captain General, for
there is longing for peace.
De Camp0s took possession of the
island as Captain and Governor Gen
eral Of Cuba at the moment of landing
and without the customary ceremonies
As, by special order of the Spanish
Government, signed by her Majesty,
the Queen, lie is exempted from tax
ing the oath and from all legal per-
formances employed upon such occas-
ions
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Live Stuck Market

ST. Louis, April 17.There were few
cattle in the native division yesterday
and the market was quiet. There were
81 cars from the southern division.
Prices-N Native steers sold from s4.5G
to $3.50, heifers s4.4O, calves from s4.5C
to s5.l6, yearlings s2.io.
HoGs-Yesterday the market was
not as good as on Monday. The pigs
and lights sold at - to $3.50. The
light hogs, 155 to 1876 lbs. average, sold
at $3.50 to 90. The medium weights
sold at s4.s5 to s5.05. Heavies sold at
$40 to s5.o5, very few above as. The
bulk of all the hogs sold at s4.s5 to 50,
the same as Monday, only that buyers
obtained better hogs for the money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
SKINNER CLIPPINGS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SKINNER, Mo-, April 17.-Mr. Robt.
Skinner left Friday for Maysville,
where he will visit his sister.
Johnny Mcdowell started for Mid
die Grove Wednesday, where he will
attend the commencement of the col
lege at that place.
Mr.. Luebke purchased corn plan
ter last week.
Charley Beard is very i'll at present
Mr.. John Mcdowell, Sr., was Sc
vereiy mashed lately while working
with young mule.
Meeting at Long Branch next Sun
day. Likewise there will be meeting
at Maple Grove.
Miss May Lewis will attend the
wedding of one of her cousins in st
Louis this week.
Miss Potts, of Mexico, was the guest
of Miss Mabelle Lewis last Sunday
and Monday.
C. L. Bruce bargained last week q
load of hogs from j. A. Lewis at
cents to be delivered in May.
Mrs. Osborne has been dangerously
sick for the past two weeks. 1t ii
feared that she will never recover
Drs. Dameron and McCallister are
the attending physicians.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Several central and southwestern
Missouri newspapers are taking a live
ly interest in medical affairs of late
DIR. Shimp, of Philadelphia, appears TO
be creating no end of astonishment at
Sedalia, Marsh all and other places by
the wonderful success following his
method of treating the sick. At Sc
dalia last week invalids were brought
from adjoining counties in wagons to
be treated b. him. Missouri news
papers are always abreast of the
times
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Big Sleeve Limit.


History repeats itself, and the legis-
lators who are now trying to curtail
the big sleeves and high bonnets of the
ladies' will find some models for such
legislation on the records of more than
two centuries ago. The Boston Trans
cript has unearthed an old municipal
statute of the town of Dedham, dated
1889, which reads:
And be it further enacted, that here
after no person whatsoever shall make
a garment for women or any other sex
with sleeves more than half an ell
wide in the widest part, and so pro-
portionate for bigger or smaller per-
sons. And for present reformation of
immoderate great sleeves and some
other superfiuities which may be easily
redressed without much prejudice or
spoil of garments, it is ordered, etc.
Half an ell is twenty-five and half
inches, and those ladies who want to
know the legal limits in days past will
make a note of it. "Any other sex'' is
good, and suggests that at that time
they may also have had some of the
''new women" sort of creatures whose
sex was uncertain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
CLEANSE THE BLOOD.
Purify the System OF Catarrhal I'm
purities and Cure is Certain.

Spring time is most favorable to the
cure of Chronic OataFrh. Hundreds
OF letters are received, testifyiHg to
extraordinary cures.
VIM. Mandel, of Sleepy Eye, Mimi,
writes: ~ have been troubled with
chronic tatarrh for thirty five years
and had tried nearly every catarrh
cure known, until by accident / was
advised by friend to give Pe-run
a trial. In one week from the time
took the first dose / began to feel
like a new man. ! kept on using it
for some time and am entirely cured.
| havei no symptoms of chronic ca
tarrh whatever. | am "A years of
age and am sure Pe-ru-na is the best
medicine | ever used and would not
be without it in the house for any
thing
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company of Columbus, Ohio, are Of
fering free, postpaid, two medical
books, one on Catarrh and Catarrhal
diseases, the other on Spring Medi-
eines and Spring diseases. These
books contain the very latest and
most reliable information on these
Important subjects.
For free book on cancer address
Dr. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
w, o. Johnson is able to be out af-
ser spell of sickness.
County Court meets il regular ses-
sion the first Monday in May.
The druggists are getting their soda
fountains ready TO be wiDked at
The Comptroller of the Treasury has
ordered that an assessment of S1s7 900
be levied on the stockholders of the
First National Bank of isedalia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Horse Show Saturday.

If next Saturday is favorable day,
all owners of stations and other good
horses are expected to exhibit their
stock on the Public Square in Mexico.
1t is hoped there will be big turn
| ont of hlrsaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

The sale of postage stamps by the
department at Washington for the last
quarter is the largest in the history of
the post office. 1t amounted to S19-
405,571. IL it be true that the postal
service income is barometer of trade
then would the general business of the
country appear to be reyiying.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Early in the Field,

CENTRALIA, Mo, April 14.-The can
didacy for State Senator of this dis
trict, consisting of the counties OF
Boone, Randolph and Macon, is already
being agitated. Judge Ben NJ. Ander-
son, of this (Boone) county, will be a
candidate, and some of the friends OF
ex-senator j. NJ. Proctor are urging
him to become candidate also. DR..
n. NJ. Basket from Randolph county,
the present incumbent, has not yet
made public his intentions in regard
to the matter. 1t is safe to say the
race will be made spirited one and
closely contested.
Ladies and children, you should see
Miss Ida Spencer's new millinery and
notions. She has just received her
summer goods, all stylish and new,
and she VIII sell you goods lower than
any house in the county. She will
make it to your interest to trade with
her. Dressmaking done to order.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Rev, Robt. White at Littlaby.

Let everybody remember the lee
ture at Littlety by Rev. Robt. White
at 7;30 p. M, April IS. Be sure to
come and hear him. 1t will be inter
esting and instructive.
l. w OWEN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

See advertisement of James Patton
in the Weekly LEDGER. Mr.. Patton
has a full and complete line of every
thing in the way of harness. You
should call and see his stock before
nnEchnsinr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Frank and Sid Parker, travelling
men, have rented the new house
being erected by Mr.. T. J. Holt on
Promenade street. They viii move to
Mexico as soon as the house Is com
pietesi, which will be about June 1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Fine Horse and Two Jacks.

The fine harness stallion Linwood
Wilkes and the two good jacks viii
make the present season at my stables
in southeast Mexico.
2-1m A. NJ. HARRISON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
The German Baptist Brethren

\
Will hold their annual meeting at
Decatur, H., the latter part of May.
Everything has been arranged, and
work on the buildings will begin in a
few days. The Wabash R. R. is the
only line running trains direct to the
grounds. d&w-2t.
| Tony Buckner and wife went to st.
Louis last night, where they will at
tend the marriage of Miss Emma
Barnes, well known and very popular
here, to Mr.. Carroll, of that city.
After thirty days confinement in bee
with sinovetus in the knee joint caused
by a fall on defective sidewalk, W.
p. Quisenberry was at his office to
day, but had to return home immedi
ately on account of said trouble.
DR.. J. w. Luckie, who has been a
dentist in Mexico for a large number
of years, has retired from active busi-
ness and will live on his farm south oI
Mexico. DIR. Luckie will now enjoy q
quiet, retired life. He has one of the
best farms in this part OF Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Money to Loan.

] am prepared to loan money on gilt
edge security in any amount 10 suit the
borrower. Large loans on real estate
al six per cent. R. l. MCFADTS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Miss Edna Gass has returned from
Gallatin, where she attended the
Mumpower- Sosey wedding, and is the
guest of relatives here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Home Seekers Excursion Tuesday,
April %. 1895.

To points in Arizona, Arkansas, Col
orado, Idaho, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Da-
kota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming at
very low rates. For particulars apply
to E. s. WILSON,
d&w t % Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Miss Edna Austin, who attended
Hardin College here several years and
graduated, viii be married to Oscar i.
Brewster at the home of the brides
parents in Pine Bluff, Ark, Wednes-
day, April "A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

The high schools of Kansas City,
Mexico and of two cities in Kansas
will send representatives. to Kansas
City to contest in oratory on the even
ing of May 3. The preliminary con-
test of the Mexico high school to de-
eide who shall represent it at the
above contest Will take place next
Saturday afternoon. There are four
contestants, Messrs. Clarence Barnes
Jas. Orear, Morris Phillip and Roy
Rurkhart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

A prominent real estate agent in
forms the LEDGER that Mexico is go
ing to have another prominent and
wealthy citizen buy property here
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Closing Exercises Of Collins Academy.

l
RCsn Hill, Mo, April i6.-The
closing exercises Of the second year
| Of Collins Academy al Laddonia took
place Thursday night at ,he Opera
House. The evening was delightful -
just cool enough 70 be pleasant. Early
III the evening large crowds began TO
| file into the building and by O'Clock,
the time for the exercises TO com
fnence, the house was packed The
principal attraction Of the evening
was An eloeutionary contest for first
and second gold medals. The medals
were handsome and appropriated! en-
graYed. The contestants were FIVE
young ladies, beautifully dressed in
the very latest style. The programme
rendered by the young ladies was
| most elaborate and contained many
interesting features. Every one who
took part in ii deserved great praise
and credit. The exercises were I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Collins, who
is a graduate Of Hardin College, and
has had nineteen years experience in
teaching. She was principal Of Clark
Seminary at Rush Hill eight years and
many regretted to see her leave. The
| contestants for the bonors were Misses
eCaihoun,Alice Moss, Jennie Clark,
Ethel Darlington and Edna Brown.
| After the rendition Of the programme
three judges, having been selected from
the audience before the exercises
commenced without any previous
notice, awarded the first prize 10 Miss
Jennie Clark, of Alton, III, and the
second TO Miss Ethel Darlington, OF
Audrain.
Laddonia is among the best little
towns in the State, surrounded by
beautiful rolling prairies, occupied by
wide awake, progressive farmers. The
citizens of the town and vicinity are
proud of their school and take deep
interest on the subject of education.
While the public school is taught by
good and competent teachers, Collins
Academy is well patronized because
it affords advantages that cannot be
had at the public school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

\ tenement house belonging to |. j.
Sims, near Thompson Station, was
struck by lightning on Tuesday night.
The house was occupied only by a
tramp. While the house was badly
shattered, the tramp escaped all right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
To Teach, Vocal Music.

Prom the Jefferson CltY Tribune.
The board of education has employ
ed Prof. Rebman, of Mexico, Mo, to
teach vocal muse TO the pupils of the
public schools of this city. Il is an
experiment, and if it proves successful
the board may make it a permanent
feature of the schools. 1t has been
tried successfully in the schools of St.
Louis, Kansas City and other places,
and there is no reason why it should
not succeed here. Prof Rebman
comes highly recommended as COM
petent teacher.
T. A. Robinson, of Moberly, who
came to Mexico on a lecturing tour in
the interest of the Missouri Interna-
tional Gold Cure Co. of Moberly, has
just completed a course of treatment
at the Mexico Institute for the cure OF
inebriety under the care of DIR. S. G.
Adams, and to-day returned to Mob
erly to assume control of the Moberly
Institution as general manager. DR.
Adams never fails to make sober men
of all who take his treatment at the
Mexico Institute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Chas. Weinand and bride, nee Miss
Allie White, who were married by the
Catholic priest in Wellsville this
morning, came up this afternoon to
visit Mr.. weinand's 8 relatives near this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Veil Lost.

Lost between Mexico and Beagles
school house on Thursday, April II, a
black mourning veil. The finder will
please leave it at the LEDGER office
and get reward. d&w-1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Mrs. A. W Terrill, formerly of Har-
din College, is now at ColoradoSprings
Colo, fer her health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
The Weekly Ledger,
THURSDAY. APRIL Is.

THURSDAY. APRIL Is.
Dr McFau is home from 81. Louis
WI. o.is .,,.,f,,;ro some Iin,, b,rsc,
now
Father Dempsey is home from Ben
ton Ct,.
M. a. . ,l,af.,I,r.ig in Nexic,
,r..,.:.:.
Mrs f. p. Van Ness is Visiting il
.loucsburr,
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,harna,isn
I,eIa,i Al Bennett spent sun,
dav in ST. Louis.
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Miss birdle boa'mAh is nom" 'r''"
VISIT /" ltht!SE''it.
The Mexico Telephone Go. IS put
ting up several new telephones over
the city.
Crock Harrison has bought Henry
Giants stock "i goods at ih"mPS"n
station, Mo.
Mrs. Wood Maddox left for Wood
layyp. cal. last night. To visit relatives
SeNefa' weeks.
Work uu the erection Of the new
street lights will be begun about the
first of next week.
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II is reported IGr+ morning yHAy
some OF McNicos travelling men Ire
going III together to open q new sore
IN Mexico.
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tom house. China, viii be home TO.
visi. relatives iu this city " w..hju The
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der arrest RI. III, in ,6.. city for s55ainins il,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Snspv-Mumnnuar

GALL-tTIN, Mo-, April 16.-John M.
Sesey, editor of the Palmyra mo. }
Spectator, and Miss Eloise Mumpower,
daughter of Rev. j. A. Mumpower, oil
the NJ. u. Church, were mar led here
this morning.
AN exchange found the following
written on the fly leaf of an old hymn
book: "God made heaven in six days
and then rested; then he made man
and rested; then he made n woman.
Since that time neither God nor man
has ha6l any rest.''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

y. l.. KuI, o. Chicago, wIo : I'M
der arrest iii this city for obtaining
money under false Prsteuses, viii
stand trial SATURDAY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Mrs. French SIrother and her Two
little granddaughters, Blossom Goss
and Sudie Strother, are visiting O. n
StrOther in St. Louis
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18
Our
Low
Prices!

Is the magnet which is drawing
us custom from the four quar-
ters OF Mexico and Audrain
county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

DIR. Adams has had wonderful sue
cess in the cure oi the wisky habit.
One Of his latest patients was q man
who managed sanitarium of his own
and "cured other people" but he
came down to DR.. Adams TO he cured
himself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Preaching next SUNDAY Al liyichy
ay ii,c pastor. Al are invited
" iFN,g.> Pastor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Judge =. N. Edwards and family axe
home from % Visit to relatives and
friends iu Wcut.NJ,.r, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Dr. NgFalj Is home from st. Louis,
VII Iceis training some linr horses
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Particular attention is called To an
addition made this. week by ". ".
johnson in his advertisement of Dia-
mond Nfnntrose, Jr. Read it,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

The Comptroller of the Treasury has
ordered that an assessment of s1s7 900
be levied on the stockholders of the
First National Bank of iSedalia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

The communication seu.to Ihis o;lice
in reference - Pet Greer and t'sss
Jones has been consigned ~ the waste
basket
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

j. n. Cross went 10 Clark Switch
Monday to attend the funeral OF
his father, VIM. u. Cross, who died
there Sunday morning of paralysis,
aged 75 years. Mr. Cross daughter
Miss Lula, accompanied him.
Mrs. Matte Collins has brought suit
against S. Il. Collins, claiming deser-
ton. She asks for the custody of the
two children, son - years old and Z
daughter II years old. All of her re
quests viii likely be granted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

thrr Dempsey is home from Ben
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Gov. Bob Taylor did not lecture in
Moberly. Only ten or fifteen people
went TO hear him, and be would not
talk to such a small crowd. In Mexico
he had lull house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-04-18

Miss Birdie Boatmau is home from
q visit to iIaIsyille.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-09
A NovEL:LITIGATIoN.
A Young Lady Sues Dead Mans Estate
For Breach of Promise.

Augusta, November S.-A suit of sem
Brought in. the Kennebec Supreme Court
and is assigned for trial next week.
September 10, 1892, Dr. Benjamin L,
Tibbetts of Vassalboro,a a widely known
and successful physician, died, leaving
an estate of some 500, 900. Now Dora M.
Whitehouse of Vassalboro sues the es-
tate for his breach of promise to marry
her, the action being brought against the
executors, Eugene W. Whitehouse of Au-
ugsta and Samuel E. Tibbetts of Vassal-
boro, the damage being fixed at $40, 900.
The courtship Of DR.. Tibbetts and Miss
Whitehouse seems to have extended over
period of 10 years. She alleges in the
writ that on November %, 1886, he prom
ised in writing to marry her, the we'd
ding Ito occur New Years day, 1887. She
was willing to marry him thereafter, but
he did not respond. Again on May l, 1889
she alleges that he promised to marry her
again, but thereafter bitterlysdisregarded
his promise to the time Of his death,
"wickedly oontriving to injure and de-
oeive her."
In this writ the estate is attached for
$40, Then here is another writ which
involves the recovery of money which it
is declared that DR.. Tibbetts owed the
plaintiff and there is anot her attachment
of $40, 600 under this.
1t appears that few days before his
death the doctor drew q check for $4,000
payable to Miss Whitehouse. This he
placed in an envelope and laid aways and
it is said, told party that it was intend
ed for her. At all events she never got
the check, nor the proceeds OF it She
sues to recover the amount.
DR.. Tibbetts made his home at John
Whitehouse's father of Dora much of
the time from 1873 to 1884, and anofheF sohien
she rendered DR.. Tibbetts in the way
of clerical work, washing clothes, nurs-
ing etc. during this period ahiob amonntlng u
credit of S275 cash paid her, leaving bal
ance of slo57. She also has added to this
1888, which is an account for board and
stabling of horse during these 10 years,
assigned to her by her mother and anot n
er relative.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-09
THE NAVAL CONVENTION.
Philip Hiohborne's Paper One of Consider
able Interest.


New York, November 8. There was
somewhat larger attendance at today s
sessions of the Society of Navl Architects
and Marine Engineers. At the morning
meeting paper was read by Lieutenant
Albert ?. Niblack on Tactical Consld-
Grafton Involved in Warship Design.
A paper on Recent Designs of Vessels
for the United States Navy" written by
Philip Hichborn, chief constructor,
S. NJ, was read by Secretary w. L.
Capps. Constructor Hichborn's paper
presents strong arguments in favor Of a
com mprehensive and systematic pro-
gramme for obtaining homogeneous and
effective feet particularly adapted to
American necessities. We have gradu-
ally settled down, he says, to sea going
pattleships, low, free board harbor de-
fense armor clads, armored cruisers, gun
boats and torpedo boats as they are re-
quired. We have continued to gradually
build up our feet until recently, with
too much emphasis on cruisers and too
little regard for the real fighting machine
of naval warfare, properly armed and
armored battleship, which must, in Iany
naval war, be it one of offense or defense,
bear the brunt of battle.