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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
THE CRIME OF 7S.
The Great Debate Was Verging into
Strange Paths and Had to Be
Called Back.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ftAsI was saying" remarked the
great financial debater, ''the crime OF
'73-"
"Hold!n cried his distinguished an
tagonist, "We haven't reached that
point yet. We are now considering
the coinage of 1873"
"The thunder and blazes we are!
You haven't answered my question yet
regarding the French monetary sys-
tenn of the fifteenth century"
sI'm coming to that, but that neces-
states going back a little. 1t viii be
remembered that the Spanish dollar
of 1868"
"But that was only a resusitatlon OF
the English scheme of the ninth cen
tury-"
"What? Is it possible you are SO
dumb as that? The English scheme
of the ninth century vas stolen o
Egyptians, and in 304, A. D., was"
"Ah. You have laid yourself wide
open at last! The very scheme you
| are talking about is in direct contra
vention of your wild theories. 1t viii
be remembered that this scheme OF
metal exchange was invented by WI
liam a'Plunkett, who was in charge OF
| the finance of one of the earlier Pha-
roahs-h
"Ahah! Right here is another point
The making of the golden calf might
be sufficient to stamp the ancients as
gold monometallists, but it must be
borne in mind that 1900 years before
William a'Plunkett is known to his
tory"
"Oh, you're getting on to that same
old gag again"
"What gag, pray?"
"Oh, the first financial discussion
"Never mind. / can prove that
when Joseph went down nito Egyptto
buy corn he only followed"
"You're the most unreasonable
man to try to argue with since Abel'f
day"
"Abelp'
eyes. If you are up on financia
history at all you know what was the
| real cause of Cain and Abel falling
out"
"Real e~state!"
sShades of Hamilton! They fel
out over a discussion of finance"
ats ridiculous"
ats facti"
ats preposterous!"
ats indisputable-'
"Why, you're the biggest fool ever
met
Gam, am I! Well, if | wasn't VI
any better on finance that you are Pt
go and soak my head in a horse trough
-
"You william! If | was as big al
idiot as you are, ibid"
Stenographer-Gentleme you were
discussing the act of 1873; shall we g
on with it"
Both-"Yes, yes! Just wait! w
were getting around to it,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
STEAMER SUNK.
Sixty Lives Lost and About $4,000
in Money Goes Down.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.-Advices
from Australia, brought by the steam
er Monowa, are to the effect that on
the 10th the steamer Catterthun
struck on the seal rocks off Sidney at
2:30 in the morning and sank in fif-
teen minutes. The boats which land
ed at Foster contained three Chinese,
including sixteen of the crew, and
four white men, among whom was
Captain Frazer, the pilot. The other
boats, containing the captain of the
steamer and other officers, are MISS
ing. The steamer had e~ighty-one on
board, all told. Accounts are con-
fiicting as to the number saved, which
are variously stated at twenty-five or
twenty-five, but the latter is certainly
the limit. There was 10000 pounds in
specie on board, 5000 pounds was
shipped to Adelaide and the rest be-
longed to the Chinese passengers.
The kerosene-laden ship, Hilaria, was
burned and sunk at Port Melbourne
on the 9th of July and the investiga-
ton of the C%oroner's jury resulted in
finding that the ship was wiIlfuIly
fired and the second mate and a
Waterman was charged with the
nrip,o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
A Very Profitable Cow.
From the Sturgeon Leader.

The product of a single COW amounts
to s42,35o in seventeen years. How is
that for a profitable COW? At Platts-
burg, Mo-, VIII T. Clay, a breeder Of
Shorthorns, overhauied the herd book
accounts, and he figured out from the
records as follows: His father, James
Nj. Clay, bought a Ruby Shorthorn
COW, Alice Maud, for 500. This COW
raised six heifers and one bull. These
heifers were likewise fruitful. Seven
years later, out of the sale of the bulls.
three other COWS were added to the
herd. During the next ten years, UP
to October, 1894, the following sales
made: "a bulls, SO, 300; So heifers,
5000. The number on hand October,
1894, 134 head. These were divided
evenly. The senior partner desiring
to make a dispersion sale, the junior,
w. Q. Clay, keeping his half and con-
tinuing in the business to this time,
the elder Clay's half was sold October.
1894, for $4,000, the other being OF
equal value. Thus bringing the en-
tire gross produce UP to the figures
first given above, s42, $50. Who saws
thoroughbred cattle don't pay if per-
sistently handled7 One COW in seven
teen years, over s42, 900. Next!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
RIDE OF PUBLICATION.
In the Audrain Circuit Court, June
term, 1885.

Now, on this 9Th day of June, 1895,
comes 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 cause and that she
cannot be summoned in the ordinary
way,ltis-ordared.hy-4t voonrt 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
a 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: p. NJ. MORRIS,
22-4t. Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
SHERIFF,s SALE

BY virtue and authority OF q general
execution for costs issued from the
ONCE OF Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, returnable
at the September term, 1895, of said
court and to me directed in favor OF
me state OF Missouri and against Mary
II. Kelly. / have levied upon and
seized all the right, title, interest and
claim OF the said Mary 4. Kelly of, In
and to the following described real
estate, to-wrt: Eighty acres west
pan OF the northwest quarter of sec
ton 24,Township 81, Range 8, 10 acres
north part of the northwest quarter
OF the southwest quarter of section "a,
township 81, range s.. All lying and
peing in the said county, and State OF
Missouri; and / will, on
Friday, The 20h dag. Of September,
A. D., 1895,
between the hours of nine O'Clock In
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
AFTERNOON OF that day, at the Court
House door, in the town of Mexico,
county OF Audrain aforesaid sell the
same, or as much as thereof as may
pc required, at public yendue, 10 the
highest bidder for cash In hand, sub
leet to all prior liens and iudqments,1
10 SATISFY said execution and costs.
zl-tds j. N. STEPHENS,
SnerlH OF Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
ST. o u LIVE STOCK.
Native Steers Slow and Lcwer-Good
Hogs Steady.

CATTLE-The supply consisted of
about 80 loads. The steer market was
slow and lower. The prices were not
SO much lower than Monday, but Soc
to 40c lower on most of the steers
than 10 days ago. Stoekers and feed
ers sold steady. Cows and heifers
show no change, Mondays decline
will cover the loss SO far this waek.
Calves sold steady.
HoGs-Yesterday morning the sup
ply of hogs was only moderate, but
the variety vas very large. Some
good hogs were here and some choice
hogs, but the supply of inferior hogs
was very liberal compared with the
total number. The light hog no longer
has first place, and the market is es-
tablishing Itself on the reasonable
basis of the best hogs of medium
weight bring the most money. Yes
terday morning good hogs were full
steady and $3.50 was paid against a
top of S4.45 Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
ON BOOM.
Encouraging Returns From Various
Southern States Big Increases
in Many Branches of
Trade.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Bradstreet's
review of trade tomorrow will say:
The concluding week of August sur
prises even the more optimistic with
a striking increase in the volume of
business with jobbers in staple lines at
such centers as New York, Baltimore,
Boston, Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City, st. Paul, Indianapolis, and to a
moderate extent at distributing points
in South Atlantic and Gulf States,
among them Charleston, Chattanooga,
Atlanta, Savannah, Jacksonville, Biz
mingham and Dallas. In dry goods,
millinery, shoes, hats, clothing and
groceries the autumn demand is max
ing itself felt, with the prospect for a
further improvement in immediate
succeeding weeks. All winter lines of
goods have felt m improved request,
and manufacturers and jobbers are
preparing to handle a large fall trade.
Even at the South, where recovery
from the effects of the late trade de-
preston was felt latest, jobbers in dry
goods, hardware and groceries an
nounce the receipt of many orders for
September delivery. In Texas, where
at the south the state has suffered
from drouth, and at the north from
continuous rains, and where the cot
ton crop is to be short in consequence,
country merchants report a better
feeling in ali lines and a fair demand
from wholesalers. Exports of wheat
from both coasts of the United States
and from Montreal this week flour as
wheat amount to only 1871, 900
bushels, against 2,389, 900 bushels last
week, $4,000 in the week one year
ago, and 5,os2, 900 two years ago.
During nine weeks of the current
cereal year the total wheat (and
-four exports from the United States
and Canada amounted to only 10000
900, as compared with 25, 900 in a
like period of the preceding year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
Silver Instead of Greenbacks.

FEoh ~ y JoSrpn NEWS
And now the gosslps are saying that
Cleveland inspired Mr.. Benedict's re-
mark about Withdrawing the green
backs. Well, suppose he did? There
a be no doubt but that the green
back is the cause of all the financial
trouble, and that it would be a good
thing II there was not one in ~circula-
ton, provided an unobjectionable
substitute could be found for it. And
now it might be well for these who
are crying for silver to consider the
wisdom Of substituting silver for all
greenbacks under $40, or, at any rate,
So. That would force the silver into
circulation, and no other way has
been suggested to do SO. Maybe the
silver men may yet be working with
Cleveland, IL he takes that position.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
USED A AND AK.
Killed His Mother and Himself Hor-
rible Deed of DR.. Remington at
Hot Springs.

HoT SPINGs, Ark, Sept. 1.-The
dead bodies of DIR. e. Nj. Remington
and his mother, Mary Remington, were
found at II O'Clock this morning at
their home by a coiored girl.
They were almost unrecognizabie,
the mother more so than the son The
superstition is that the son, who has
been disconsolate for some time on
account of no practice, killed his
mother and then himself.
The mother was seen alive Thurs
day and the son Friday. By the side
Of Mrs. Remington's bed was found 8
meat cleaver, covered with blood,
and an ak underneath her. Her head
was beat into a Jelly. After the deed
a sack of flour was thrown over hel
head.
In the adjoining room was found
the young doctor with the arteries cut
in both hands and three cuts in the
region of the heart, all of which was
done with a surgical knife which he
took from q case found near the
dresser. The room was n mass Of
curdled blood. 1t is supposed the
mother was murdered Thursday night
and that on Friday night the crazy sor
killed himself.
Some time ago Remington was be-
lieved to be unbalanced in his mind
but he has been rational on all sub
jects lately.
Mrs. Remington vas the sister o
Mayor Waters. DR.. Remington, dur
ing the smallpox epidemic, vas one
of the consulting physicians of the
Board of Health. The Coroner isnoV
holding IN inquest. There is no doub'
that the verdict will be in accordance
with the above facts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
PIG IRON GOES UP.
Another Rise of Price in the Southern
Grades.

WASHINGTON, d. D., August 31.-A
Birmingham ala special says: An
other advance of SO cents per ton in
the price of all grades of Southern pig
iron has been made by the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.
With the advance came another in
crease of 21z cents per ton in the
wages of that company's 5000 coal
miners, making the third increase in
the miners wages since June 1, giving
them q total raise of about 81 per cent.
During that time the price Of South
ern pig iron has advanced s2.25 per
ton, and one foundry Is selling on the
yards here now at s10.25 per ton,
which is the highest price paid for
three years. All the other furnace and
mining companies in the district will
again make advances similar to those
Of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road Company, thus raising the wages
of a total of 10000 miners The de-
mand for Southern iron In phenome-
nal. Every idle furnace is preparing
to start up at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
A Card From Geo. Daniel.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Mo-, Sept. 81 wish to
very kindly thank Prof. Settle for all
past favors. / also wish to state that
truthfulness has always been my motto
and that l did not enter the discussion
to use prevarication. I therefore do
not feel disposed to continue the same
with n that does so. l will also say
that the eason for my writing the
first piece was that l asked him very
kindly to let me see my papers and he
refused to do SO. What his reasons
were for not doing SO I do not know.
Respectfully,
GEORGE DANIEL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
A CARD TO GEORGE DANIEL.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. 4.-Young man,
why did you change your text? AT
the beginning of this controversy you
claimed that I had treated you unjust
ly in the examination. In reply I gave
some of the examples and your solu-
tions, which did not bear out your
statement. In the second you claimed
only Gan omission" and "slight mis-
take" Then I asked you to prove
that statement, which you have not
done. Now you change your text and
claim that l refused to let you see the
examination paper, which is just about
rs true as your former statement. So
now you say l have been "prevaricat-
ing" Well, young man, if you will cali
at my office l will convince you of the
contrary without the use OF English or
percentage. c. j. SETTLE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

A PROMINENT Democratic writer on
the financial question, in an article
just published, says:
The business distress which caused
the late free silver agitation in this
country has passed away. Returning
prosperity has nearly silenced the
clamor for cheap money at any haz-
ard. We have rid ourselves of the
destructive Silver Purchase law. All
money is now SO secure in its
parity with gold that foreign investors
are no longer afraid of a deprecated
currency, but are eagerly looking for
American Investments. We are no
longer adding anything but gold to
the volume of our currency. We are
no longer increasing the redeemable
paper currency in any direction. In
brief, we are in a period of calm, O
time for reflection and for the safe
discussion of those problems of finance
with which we have still to deal.
Why is this not a good time for us
to seek the scientific readjustment OF
our monetary system? Why should
not Congress at its next session, un-
vexed by pressing dangers of any
kind, decree a monetary commission
composed of the wisest men who can
be assembled and representing every
phase of honest opinion? Why should
not such a commission, freed from al
problems of party advantage, calmly
consider the needs, the defects and
the weaknesses of our currency, and
report to Congress a scheme of legis-
lation which shall make our monetary
system sound and at the same time
adapt it to the needs of the country?
We ought now to take this question
out of the dangerous ren Of politics
and relegate it to that scientific dis
cussion which is alone fit to deal with
1t. We ought to secure the country
against a recurrence of the perils
through which it has passed with so
much Of loss and SUFFERING.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
KILLED HIMSELF.
A Negro Foot Pad Gets in His Work
at Vandalia, Mo.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
VANDALIA, Mo-, Sept. 4-Wm. New
ton, farm hand, mistook a dose oil
tinct cantharides. yesterday and will
die.
James Hemegar, while returning
home from town last night, was slug
ged by a negro foot pad, relieved OF
money, coat, vest and shoes, thrown
on the railroad track and leftfordead.
1t is thought that his injuries are not
serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
Two Shot For Melon Stealing

WASHINGTON, IND, Sept. AL.
Carr, a farmer, q fortnight ago shot a
German boy tramp in the back with
shot for stealing melons from his
patch. Yesterday he shot and killed
an unknown young man whom he
claims he caught stealing his melons,
and who, he alleges, attempted to
shoot him while he was arrested. 81.
M. Hazeiwood, Sandoval, H." was
written on a piece Of paper found In
the mans pocket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
Rich Without Money.


Many a man is rich without money.
Thousands of men without nothing in
their pockets, and thousands without
even a pocket are rich. A man born
with a good constitution, a good stom-
ach, a good heart, and good limbs, and
a pretty good headpiece, is rich. Good
bones are better than gold; tough
muscles are better than silver; and
nerves that flash fire and send energy
to every function are better than
houses and land. 1t is a landed estate
to have the right kind of a father and
mother. Good breeds and bad breeds
exist among men as really as among
herds and horses. Education may do
much to check evil tendencies or to de-
velop good ones; but it is a greater
thing to inherit the right proportion
of faculties to start with. The man is
rich who has a good disposition-who
is naturally kind, patient, cheerful,
hopeful, and who has a flavor of wit
and fun in his composition. The hard
est thing to get along with in this life
is a mans own self. A cross, selfish
fellow, a Responding and complaining
fellow-a timid and care-burdened
man-these are all born deformed on
the inside-their feet do not limp, but
their thoughts do.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
Cut His Throat,

MoBERLy, Mo, September Neil
McInis, aged 81 years, attempted sui
eide at the old City Hall in this city
to-day by cutting his throat with a
Barlow knife. He is a resident oi
Prince Edwards Island. McInis has
been here about six weeks and has
been in poor health and out OF work
ever since he arrived. He has q
brother in Quincy, ILL.,, and one living
in Boston. McInis viii die on account
of losing so much blood before being
discovered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

You've ladies are beginning to ar
rive to attend Hardin College and the
attendance this year promises to be
unprecedented. This institution Is bet
ter prepared than eve to care for the
education of young ladies. 1t well de-
serves the reputation it has for being
the "best school for girls anywhere
in the country"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

IT strikes the LEDGER that instead
of having silver clubs, sound money
clubs, sound money picnics, soft mon
ey picnics and all kinds of special clubs
and picnics, Democrats should be in
favor OF Democratic clubs and Demo-
cratic gatherings. Things have come
to a pretty pass if we cannot discuss
public questions among ourselves
without dividing up in squads and sub
divisions. Democrats should quit
abusing each other and stand together
for grand old Democratic principles.
Public questions should be discussed
by Democrats with Democrats without
any feeling. More Democratic clubs
is what we need.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

Madam Martin, clairvoyant, for
tnne teller and trance medium, viii
give you a synopsis of your life from
cradle to grave at Tucker House, Mex
leo, Mo-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

Miss Cordie Azdell returned Monday
from . pleasant visit with friends in
Mokane, Mo. She was accompanied
by Treva Grace Smith, little daughter
Of T. r. Smith, Of Mokane.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

THE candidates for county and city
offices to be elected next year are
already beginning to "put up their
fences and "work around the edges"
There promises to be plenty of ma
terial to fill all of the vacancies. Some
of the best men in the county are
going to offer for the various offices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
Notice Of Final settlement.

notice is hereby given that final
stLieme of the estate of James l..
fsiIIner VIII be made at the September
Term 81 the probate Court OF Audrain
county, Missouri, to be held at Mex
lco, Missouri, the second Monday in
september, 1896. 8. C. PALMER,
~ Curator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

THE LEDGER is glad to know that
DR.. Pritchett will probably remain
pastor of the NJ. E. Church, South, in
Mexico for another year. DR.. Pritch-
EFT is one of the strongest preachers
of any denomination in the state OF
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

MEXICO should be well represented
at the big Rush Hill picnic Saturday,
September z.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
Crimson Glover.

The most nutritive forage,
the great nitrogen gatherer and
e~conomizer in the use of fertil-
izers, best crop for hay silage
and ~greenmanuring, 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 the
CRIMSON CLOVER make a trial
this season. | have a fresh sup
ply of seed. Also, new Timo-
thy, Clover and Blue Grass.
Choice Rye for seed.
Give me a chance for your
orders when you buy.
A. Morris,
MEXICO. MISSOURI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
ASLEEP FOR ELEVEN WEEKS.
Alice Schonheart in a Cataleptic Con.
ditlon.

WARSAW, IND, Aug. 31.-Miss Alice
Sehonheart, the young lady who has
been sleeping for about eleven weeks,
comes of one of the best families OF
the place and has always been a
favorite in society.
She is 20 years of age and had up to
the time of her unfortunate injury
been employed as cashier in the dry
goods house of Fischer & Co.
One day she fell down the elevator
shaft in the Wakegan Club building,
infiicting an exceedingly serious in
jury on the portion of the Uranium
covering the cerebellum, and since
that time has been in a deep sleep.
Fred Morris, son of w. A. Morris,
is now bookkeeper for the Rufus Hisey
Grain and Commission business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05
New Shoes all odd Prices.

New Shoes at Old Prices.
We are receiving stacks of new
shoes (from best factories) to be sold
Mt old prices. Our entire fall stock
was ordered before the advance in
leather and this puts us in a position to
sell you everything in footwear at old
prices. Best line of school shoes made.
We will save you money.
d&w1t GRIFFEE & MARTIN,
Shoers of all mankind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

Ed. L. 81. Otto, Of Fulton, assisted
Ed. ]. D.. Greer, of Auxvasse, in .
meeting recently at New bloomfield.
There were eleven added.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

STONE and Bland m having an
other conference" in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-09-05

Misses Ford, Hay, Mcsfaster and
Wisner, of Hardin College, and Miss
Gaysena Yancey are home from an
extended visit in Virginia