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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
DEATH IN A CHAIR.
Sad End of Bright Young Newspaper
Man at Moberly.

MoBERLY, Mo-, Sept. 10.-Theodore
P. Spears, secretary and a stakeholder
in the Moberly Democrat Printing Co.,
died this morning in the Office of DR..
Yewell from the effects of an overdose
of morphine hypodermicaily injected
by himself. The young man was the
only child of Mrs. Richmond, stepson
of Judge Richmond, Public Admins
traitor of Randolph county. He was
well educated and refined in his habits,
but in early youth contracted the
liquor and morphine habits.
He took the gold cure some years
ago and was considered cured. Since
then he was sent to the lunatic asy-
lum at Fulton and kept there several
months, but the doctors would not
keep him there longer, as they said he
was not a lunatic. He was a good
newspaper writer and a gentleman in
behavior when not under the inhu-
ence of intoxicants or drugs. He
moved in the best society of Moberly.
DR.. Yewell had been attending him
and left him in his office to rest, but
had not, it seems, put the deadly drug
or the h%ypodermic syringe out of his
reach.
When he came back to his office he
found the young man sitting in a chair,
unconscious, swaying to and fro, with
the syringe still in his hand and the
morphine bottle on the table. Physi-
clans labored with him in DIR. Yewell's
office until three O'Clock this morning,
applying a strong electric battery, but
without success. Up to noon yester-
day the young man was attending to
his duties at the Democrat office, ap-
parently as well as usual.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
SALE

WHEREAS lonzo Hayes and Nancy
i. Hayes, his wife, of the County of
Audrajn, State of Missouri, by their
certain deed of trust, dated February
18th, 1884, and recorded in Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, in
deed of trust book V, at page 13s, con
veyed to John M. Marmaduke, trustee,
the following described real estate
situated in Audrain County, State of
Missouri, to-wit:
The northeast fourth of the northeast
quarter of section five 90 in township
6fty-one (51) of range seven I'd west,
containing forty-two acres more or
less as per u. s. survey thereof save
and except sixteen feet off of the east
side of the above described tract,
which said conveyance was in trust to
secure the payment of the promissory
note in said deed described; and,
whereas, the said note described in
said deed of trust remains due and un-
paid; now, therefore at the request of
the legal holder of said note and by
the authority of the provisions of said
deed of trust aforesaid, / will, on
Friday, the Twentieth ddy of Sep
TENDER, Il. d., 1895,
at the east front door of the court
house in the City of Mexico in said
AudraIn county Missouri, between
the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
DOB and five O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day, sell the above described
real estate at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash to satisfy said
debt and the expenses of executing
taid trust.
JOHN M, MARMADUKE,
22-tds. Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
THROUGH ST. LOUIS STREETS.
No More Southern Cattle Will Be Al
lowed to Be Driven.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, September 6.-Tht
monthly meeting of the Executive
Committee of the State Board of Ag'
riculture was held in the Office of Sec
rotary ]. R. Rippey to-day. Presi-
dent Alex. Maitland, d. A. Ely, DR.
Paul Schweitzer and Prof. I'll. j.
Waters were in attendance. The
board ordered that no nor Southern
cattle be allowed to be driven through
the streets of st. Louis. A thorough
inspection by townships of Jasper
and Newton counties, to ascertain
the location of cattle infected with
Texas fever, was ordered. The fal
institute programme as arranged by
Secretary Rippey was approved
Among the speakers will be t. B
Terry, G. w. Waters, DR.. T. ]. Tur'
ner and N. F. Murray.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Prosperity and Politics.

AL' -NIH ASAh 4
Gov. Mckinley might better save
the powder with which it is said he
proposes to fire a counterblast to
Postmaster General Wilson'S letter to
the World on the success of the new
tariff.
|. The people "a be trusted to re-
member the operations of the Nc
Kinley tariff and to observe the effects
of the present one They know. that
there was no increase in wages to
correspond with the increase in duties
under the Mckinley act. They know,
as "the shopping woman told Mr..
Reed, that there was an increase in
prices. They remember, that Gov.
Campbell and other Democratic
speakers vainly challenged the Re-
publicans in the campaign of 1891 to
lame one instance of an increase of
wages in the industries that had re-
ceived higher bounties in return for
their campaign contributions. They
remember-the Homestead workers
in particular-actuaI reductions in
wages. Other instances reported
from time to time in the daily news,
recently reprinted in the World and
never before questioned, have been
made the subject of quibbling denials
as to the extent OF time or cause of
the reductions. But the general fact
of the steady depression of wages
from 1891 to 1894 under the Mckinley
act cannot be denied. The people
know it.
What the country IS much more in
terested in, however, is the rise in
wages, the reduced cost of neces-
saries and the return OF prosperity
under the Democratic tariff. What
all the Republican politicians and
editors said could not occur has oc-
Cured. There is no need of figures,
and facts prove this. The people see
and feel and rejoice in it. And this,
Gov. Mckinley will find, is to be the
main factor in the approaching cleo
tions, and especially in the more i'm
portant n next year. The people
cannot be deluded into denying the
good times, o into preferring poll
tics to prosperity. They ask only for
an era of peace in which to improve
to the utmost the opportunity that has
come to them. And they intend to
have IL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Are We Grumbling

Because the per capita wealth of the
country has increased from,
5 514 in 1860 to
$50 in 1870 to
$40 in 1880 to
1916 in 1890 or
that our per capita national debt has
decreased from
$3S 30 in 1880 to
IA 63 in 1890 or
that the number of owned farms has
increased from
$4,000 in 1880 to
$50, 900 in 1890 or
that the number of leased farms has
increased from
271, 900 in 1880 to
noe, 600 IN 1890.
mol The Industrial world does not
grumble. Facts and figures are against
it. The debt of the civilized world out
side of the United States has increased
from
s23, 300, 900 900 in 1850 to
$4,000, 900, 600 in 1890
while the debt of the United States has
decreased from
1923, O00, 900 in 1880 to
Ole, 900, 900 in 1890.
Don't grumble. We leave that to
the calamity howlers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
In the Audrain Circuit Court, June
term, 1885.

Now, on this 9Th day of June, 1895,
the plaintiff, by his attorney,L.
p. Crigler, and shows to the court, by
the Sheriff's return herein, that said
defendant has not been here served
with process in this III and that she
cannot be summoned in the ordinary
way, it is ordered- by-tha= court that
publication be made notifying said de-
PENDANT that suit has been commenced
against her in this court, the object
and general nature of which is to, Sc
cure adecree of divorce from the bonds
of matrimony contracted with defend
ant by the plaintiff and that unless you,
said defendant, be and appear at the
next term of this court, to be held at
the court house in the City of Mexico,
Audrain County, Mo-, on the third
Monday in January next, 1896, and
answer or otherwise plead in this
court, judgment will be rendered
against you according to the prayer of
the plaintiff in his petition herein. 1t
is further ordered by the court that a
g copy hereof be published in the
Weekly LEDGER, a newspaper pub
lished in said county and State, for
four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion to be at least fifteen days be-
fore the commencement of said next
term. A true copy.
Attest: r. M. MORRIS,
22-4t. Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
SHERIFF's SALE

by virtue and authority of Il general
execution for costs issued from fbe
office OF Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Audrain County, Missouri, returnabIe
at the September term, 1896. of said
court and TO me directed In favor cf
the State OF Missouri and against MARY
Il. Kelly. | have levied upon and
seized all the right, title, interest and
claim OF the said Mary r. Kelly of. in
and to the following described real
estate, to-wIt: Eighty acres west
haif OF the northwest Quarter az sec-
uon 24,Township 81, Range s, 10 acres
north part of the northwest Quarter
OF the southwest quarter of sectIon "a.
township 81, range 8. All living and
pelng IN the said county, and state at
Missouri; and l will, on
Friday, the 10th day Of September.
a. d., 1895,
the hours OF nine O'Clock in
ehe and five o'clock i'm the
ateffoon OF that day, ut the Cont
house door, in the town of Mexico.
county OF Audrain aforesaid SELF the
same, or as much as thereof as may
pc required, at public yendne. To The
highest bidder for cash in hand. Isnf,~
lect TO all prior liens and iudpmenfsl
10 SATISFY said execution and costs.
<Z-tds j. ". STEPHENS.
oner1n OF Audrain County. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

| system meets the universal laws OF
commerce. 1t will prosper as its tax
laws adjust themselves to equity n
fairness. 1t was for these reasons
that L, when I saw this country put
across the pathway of modern pro-
| press its industries and enterprises
bound in shackles, devoted my
twelve years of public service to
freeing the people from these unwise
restraints.
ssThe farmer of to-day lives under
new and vastly changed conditions
from the farmer of even twenty
years ago. In days long gone by his
crops paid, however carelessly raised.
| Now the farmer of this region pro-
| duces not for the nearby markets of
| Baltimore, or wen of England, but
for the markets of the world. Flee
tricity and steam bring him into COM
| petition with the farmers of the world
wherever there are hungry mouths to
feed. When you set your pillow in the
furrow, the Indian ryot, the farmer
of the Argentine and the Russian
moujik are all ploughing by your side
and can bring their wheat to market
at about the same expense. The
homestead farmer in Minnesota sends
his wheat from Duluth to New York
for four cents a bushel, which, | think,
is as cheap as you can send yours to
| Baltimore. The United States Minis
ter to Argentina says to Secretary
Morton that over 10000 bushels of
wheat are already in the elevators of
that country ready for shipment
abroad.
81 tried to warn the farmers ten
years ago that they were moving into
a new world of developments and
must adapt themselves to the changed
conditions. The development of in
dustry under the protective tariff
found labor-saving machinery keep
ing pace with increased production.
The farmer found not the expected
increase in the number of mouths
that he was to feed, but improved
machines of iron and steel, and that
he had to pay an increased price on
all the articles of his own consump-
ton. The farmer will be prosperous
only if he becomes as careful and &C
curate a business man az a merchant
or manufacturer. The dividends of
New England factories r to-day
made from what was the dump-heap
of ten years ago.
"Every advance in mans control
| over the forces of nature mnltiplies
his powers of production, increases
the luxuries at his command, lowers
their price and yet enables the pay
ment of higher wages. Every great
inventor destroys more or less of the
property of the past, but increases
the prosperity of the future.
''The farmer must adapt his crops
to his markets. He must put himself
in harmony with the laws of trade
and the commerce of the world. The
future is full of hope. With the re-
straints OF unfair and unjust taxation
removed, there is no a why this
section should not prosper as fully in
the future as at any time in the past
While jefferson County has been
a strong free silver community for
years, the World correspondent
was assured by many of the Demo-
cratic leaders to-day that the SEN
timent was rapidly changing in the
direction of sound money. The
speeches to-day by Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson and Congressman Patter-
son, it was asserted, would have great
effect in the same direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12


The most nutritive forage, the great
nitrogen gatherer and economizer in
the use of fertilizers, best crop for hay
silage and green manaring, winter
and spring pasturage, cheapest and
most valuable plant for soiling and for
restoring the fertility of worn out
soil.
If you have never grown Crimson
Glover make a trial this season. j
have a fresh supply of seed. Also
new timothy, clover and blue grass.
Choice rye for seed.
Give me a chance for your orders
when you buy.
w. A. MORRIS,
Mexico, Nc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Grand and Petit Jurors,
The following are the jurors for tn,
September term of Circuit Court:
HDsNrn nnv


The following are the jurors for the
September term of Circuit Court:
GRAND JURY.
Salt River Township, Charles Lewis,
j. N. Gross, j. G. Cauthorn; Wilson
township, j. f. Harrison, ]. / Hit;
Sailing township, ]. H. Canada; Linn
township, Jacob Stumpf; Cuivre
township, Wm-Menahan, WV. Bolts;
Loutre township, e. P. French; prai-
rie township, Amos Harris and w. U.
Coil.
PETIT Jury.
s. G. Hill, James Boyd, VIM. Mundy
Salt River township; Thurston ]. Hol-
loway, NJ. J.O'Brian, c. .Jesse, Brutus
Parks, Wilson township; Erasmus
Anderson, t. j. Irvine, Hiram Walker,
Sailing township; Eph Hughes, A. d.
Erisman, A. G. Stotler, Linn township;
s. I. McGraw, George Fisher, JEFF ID.
Sutton, S. U. Branstetter, W H. Tapely,
Fred Reed. Cuiyre township; j. W.
Martin, s. V.overbaugh, LIE. Stauffer.
Loutre township; A ID. Bledsoe, T. G.
Bolts and G. A. Torreyson, Prairie
township.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Strange Thirst for GIory."

Senator Cockrell expresses the be-
lief that Mr.. Cleveland will again seek
the presidency. There r quite a
number of public men who agree with
Senator Cockrell. 1t seems strange
that Mr.. Cleveland should entertain a
thirst for more glory. Three times
the Democratic party has nominated
him for the presidency. No other
man ever received SO much at the
hands of the party, and in all common
reason he should feel satisfied.-Jeffer-
son City Tribune.
Granting that President Cleveland
is seeking the nomination for Presi-
dent of the United States which has
only been claimed by his enemies,
is this thirst for ''more glory" any
stranger than that of Senator
Cockrell. The Senator should take
his own s out of the trough before
he kicks about other office seekers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Columbia Holiness Camp Meeting

COLUMBIA, Mo-, September s.-The
Holiness people of Missouri have
been having a big camp meeting at
Columbia during the past week, the
meetings closing tonight. The meet
ing this week was in charge of Elders
George B. Sneed, of Centralia, C. n.
Sherman, of st. Louis, J. F. Watkins,
of College Mound, and II. F. Supter,
OF New Florence. The attendance at
the meetings has been very large,
and, as the camp wac near Mayor
Quinn's residence, the order was good.
Much ~earnestness was manifested and
about 100 conversions we're made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
VALKYRIE WON.
The English Yacht Won the Race This
Afternoon.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-The Earl OF
Dunraven's yacht, Valkyrie III, de-
feated the Defender in the second Sc
ries of races to-day. The boats started
about II a. H.. and the Valkyrie crossed
the line at the finish at about 2:25 p,
M, only 46 seconds ahead of the De-
fender. The Defender won the first
race on Saturday and the boats are
even, each having won one race.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

At the Fulton fair last week John
Atkins took three first and two sec
ond premiums on his colt and 2-year-
old mare in the ring for the best
sucking colt any breed or sex. There
were is entries. His colt "Bugger,h
by Bay Rose, out of thoroughbred
mare, took first also for fine saddle
and harness horse. He also took first
for the finest mare on Rose Melon
Ill
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

Hon. +. M. CocKRELL, Senator from
Missouri, furnished an interview for
the press during the last week or so
in which he expatiated largely upon
the probability of Grover C~leveland's
being nominated for a third term. The
following is an extract from his very
able remarks:
"Cleveland will want q nomination
again." he said. 81 was laughed at by
some people for saying this two years
ago. 1t is coming true, however, very
fast. Cleveland, il he lives, will be
after q nomination in 1896. Every
sign and indication point to it."
THE LEDGER feels satisfied that
Grover Cleveland has no idea of be-
ing a candidate for reelection to the
Office of President of the United
States. but suppose he has what kick
is there coming to Frank Cockrell?
How many times has he been a can
didate for United States Senator from
Missouri? How many more times
does he expect to be n candidate? On
what grounds does he continue to be
q candidate and sneer at other people,
even IL they are candidates?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

F. L. Laforce, of Worcester, Au-
drain county, is in st. Louis to buy his
fall and winter stock of goods. Wor-
cester is surrounded by a fine farming
country and Mr.. Laforce proposes to
carry one of the largest and most
complete line of goods ever carried in
a store in any country town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

ia more interested in the election OF
the nominees and the adoption of the
principles of the party than they are
in the name of the man who happens
to draw the salary. 1t is a shame on
the Democratic party of Missouri that
the congressional delegation from
this State is overwhelmingly Repub-
lican. Missouri is a Democratic State,
and with anything like popular nomi-
nees the State ticket and congress
sional nominees will be elected by an
overwhelming majority. Democrats
should take an interest in the nomi-
nees of the party from the lowest to
the highest throughout the entire
State. Honest, conservative, straight
forward business men should be
nominated for all the offices. With
this class of nominees and with a
straightforward platform the Demo
cratic party in Missouri will be sue
cessfui with an old-time majority.
The Democratic party during the last
few years has been adopting all kinds
of isms in order to capture the Pop
ulist vote. The Democratic party
should adopt a Democratic platform
alone, for in adopting all of the var
ious isms in order to catch votes the
party simply encourages the factions
in the country, and instead of
strengthening the party it has been
weakened. Let the Democrats in
convention assembled adopt a Demo-
cratic platform. Let those who don't
like it vote some other ticket. We
want no more saddles, no more isms,
but must have straight goods. We
cannot catch the Populist vote or Re
publican vote; in fact, we don't want
them. We want the Democrats to
stand solid on a Democratic platform.
That is what we are going to have
throughout the entire United States n
1896 and we are not only going to
carry Missouri with an old-time ma
jority, but we are going to elect the
Democratic national ticket, no mat
ter who is nominated. We r not
Democrats on account of the nomi-
nees, or on account of the spoils, but
on account of the Democratic princi-
pies which will be engrafted in the
Democratic platform. Principles and
not men will dominate the Demo-
cratic party in the next year of our
Lord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Shoes at Did Prices

Don't be induced to pay advance
prices for shoes. Come and see our
big, new fall stock of boots and shoes,
which we sell at old prices, and many
goods for less than last years prices.
Best line of school shoes in Mexico.
Remember we ave you money or
shoes bought at
24-2t. GRIFFEE & MARTINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
L Am Not Crazy"

From Inc fuiton thio.l GaEette-
Governor Stone was expected here
Friday morning to attend the reunion
at the Deaf & Dumb Institute and a
boy was sent to the depot with a r
riage TO bring him down. Col. Henry
Ewing, supposing it to be a hotel ear
riage, jumped in and the boy, believ-
ing he had the Governor, shot out
down town and as he went by the
hotel a-fiying Col. Ewing yelled out:
"Don't take me to the asylum am
not crazy" The boy stopped and
asked: "Ain't you the Governor?''
Col. Ewing slid out of the car
rage and into the hotel, after offer
ing to pay the boy a dollar which he
refused to take.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

VI. ID, Lee Is home from the Troy
fair. where he went with Col. John
Wilson, of Bowling Green, Mo. Mr..
Lee reports the Troy fair as being
largely attended and a C in
every of the word. He and Col.
Wilson had some fine saddle horses
there and carried on all colored rib
bons and all kinds of money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
Shoats For Sale.
l have IA nice shoats for sale.
r. b. HooTos,
DIT wit Mexico No

An error was made in printing the
circuit Court docket this term Of
court, which the LEDGER is asked to
correct The case of the State of Mis-.
souri, to the use of "a. A. Lesuer vs..
the Bank of Laddonian should have
read against the "Farmers' Bank oi
Laddonia," and even that case has
beer dismissed and everything is love-
boring city. n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.
Good Native Steers Strong Hog Mar
ket Lower.

CATTLE-At first % cars came in,
but later arrivals brought the total to
IS cars. The general market opened
active and it was nearly cleaned up
when the later consignments appear
ed. The opening was good and firm.
Cows and heifers averaged a shade
higher than Monday.
HoGs-Arrivals were not large and
the supply was moderate only. The
first sales were admitted to be Zoe
lower, and the first arrivals were not
all sold before the general market was
10c to 15c lower. The demand was
good enough at the extreme decline,
but advices were unfavorable to sellers
and the buyers obtained better hogs
for the money than they have obtained
heretofore any time this year.
The market continued, but some in
ferior grade hogs sold 200 lower, and
all good hogs were 15c lower.
A Horseless Wagon on Trial.
From the New York sun.
An innovation in street traffic in the
form of a horseiess wagon was seen
to-day by a large crowd of spectators
in Washington square. The wagon,
which in appearance does not differ
materially from the ordinary one, has
been brought to this country by Hill
ton, Hughes & Co. from Paris, where
similar ones are now in use on the
boulevards, both for pleasure and bus
mess purposes. A public test was
made of it's capabilities this morning
and its performance was apparently a
success, so far as speed, easy riding
and management go. The horseless
wagon is the invention of Emil Roger
of Paris. 1t is an automatic petroleum
vehicle, and rectified petroleum of a
density of 700 is used as a motor pow
Or. 1t is very simple in arrangement
and easily controlled. The motor,
which is of horizontal movement, is
dependent, and a be used for any
other purpose. 1t is fitted with a BIZ
cycle like arrangement of sprocket
wheels and chains on either side. A
crank in front guides the vehicle with
accuracy and three brakes keep it
under control.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-12

THERE are quite a number of peo-
pie who will buy anything a peddler
will offer, from a carriage to a nutmeg
CRATER. 1t don't make any difference
about the price or whether the article
is any account or not, just so it is
offered by a peddler and the peddler
will take a note. After getting into
debt for stun and nonsense that is
worse than useless at a big price, and
for which they have no real need, the
howl goes up Of calamity, debt and
hard times and the Democratic party
Is to blame for individuals being in
debt. There are, of course, quite a
number of people in debt who are
forced to the necessity of buying
more than they can pay for at the
time. There are thousands Of people,
though, who get into debt lever ex-
pecting to pay. They will buy as
long as they al buy on credit,
Anybody who asks them to settle is q
bondholder, a Wall street gold bug
and everything else that is considered
mean and contemplate.