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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Opossum BANQUET.

Sheriff j. N. Stephens entertained
his friends with an elegant opossum
banquet on Monday night. MI. jacob,
of Martinsburg, presented Mr.. Steph-
ems with the opossum and e. j. Coop
er, who cooks as well Of he shaves,
which is saying a good deal, was the
Chef. The only way to enjoy an
opossum supper Is to participate in
one. In addition to the host, ]. N.
Stephens, those present wereJos. Boyd,
~. T. johnson, Leb Crigler, Harry
Atchison, Sam Evans and r. M.
White. Nothing was lacking to make
the spread q c The LEDGEE
desires here and now to enter Harry
| Atchison in a contest for the cham.
pion 'possum consumer in the world
open to the world, regardless Of age
sex, color or previous condition o
| aoyyitudp-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
A Great Book Given AWAY.

@Sta ekNS&A
One OF the most deeply interesting
and truly educative books ever writ
ten Is 'sThe Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser" by DIR. R.v. Pierce,
Chief Consulting Physician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y. This splendid volume
of zoos pages, includes ninety pages
on the subject of diseases peculiar to
women, with directions for home-
treatment, rendering unnecessary the
embarrassing examinations" and
generally uselees tsiocal TREATMENT
so dreaded by modest women. 1t also
treats extensively diseases of men
and points out their remedies. The
book contains the most comprehen-
sive explanations OF human physiology
and the rational principles of hygiene
ever published. Illustrated with over
800 engravings-a complete medical
library in volume. No other medf-
cal book in the English language ever
had such al enormous sale. 6s0,000
copies ere sold at s1.50 each. DIR.
Pierce is now distributing a new FREQ
edition of half a million copies. A
copy win be sent absolutely free to any
one who will send to the Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
N. Y, 81 one-cent stamps topay cost
of mailing only. The present edition
is In all respects the same as that sold
at S1.50 except only that 1t 10 bound
in strong manila paper cover instead
| of 10th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
MAxWELL-EDGERLY

Another wedding, which will occur
on Wednesday of next week, will be
that of Mr.. George Maxwell, of this
city, and Miss Georgine Edgerly,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. M.
Edgerly, of st. Louis. The wedding
will take place at the beautiful home
of the brides parents, ALL Delmar
Boulevard, at half past five O'Clock in
the afternoon and will be a quiet n
Rev. Mr.. Brennan, of st. Marks
Episcopal Church, will perform the
ceremony, after which the happy
couple will go south for a bridal tour.
The bride-to-be has a number of ac-
quaintances here and is fetching de-
butante, while the groom-to-be is a
young man, who has many friends
here and in st. Louis. He is a rising
young business man and for some
months past has been engagedin stock
raising on his fathers farm, north of
town. Mr.. George A. Morris, Jr., of
this city, will act az best man at the
wedding. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03

correspondence OF the Ledger.
SKINNER, Mo-, Dec. AT the
clearing shoe sale at Skinner shoes
brought fair prices. Jno. F. Winn,
auctioneer.
Mrs. John P. Harrison is home from
Galloway with that bouncing boy of
hers. John says the place looks like
home now.
There will be IN entertainment Civ
en- by Gatewood school about Xmas.
Uncle Dick Bruce is suffering in
tensely of rheumatism at present.
John and Chal Blum sold their
bunch of fat hogs recently to VIM.
Mundy at $3.15 per hundred.
G. F. Baker sold 150 barrels of old
corn at s1.1o.
M. B. Bruce is feeding a bunch of 40
fine 2 year old heifers.
James Lewis and family was out to
attend Bethlehem meeting last Satur-
day week.
jeff Ellis sold his cattle recently to
Browning Bros. & Bolts at %. s5 PEI
hundred.
81. e. Berry attended the teachers
meeting at Cant last week. He reports
a successful meeting.
O. L. Bruce has just completed {
large shed, also put up his wind mill
which was destroyed by a cyclone las
summer.
Miss Minnie Gatewood made Mexico
friends a visit recently.
| J. P. Harrison is feeding a bunch o
good mules for Northern g. Boyd.
The junior youths of North Prairi'
had a jubilant time at Mr.. Dawson'l
last Saturday night.
There Is quite an excitement owe
road overseer in this district.
Look out for surprise parties In thu
future; they are not q thing Of tn
past.
VIII Gatewood, student Of the Stat
University, spent Thanksgiving q
home.
John Gowen, Charley Osborn an
Gross Scruggs had an opossum Dime
recently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
County News.
ITEMS.

hOW EISd lfElu0-
Correspondence of the Ledger.
RowENA, Mo-, Nov. 30.-Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. vanlandingham,
a fine boy.
John Payne, while out hunting, ac-
cidentally shot himself. The wound
Is not fatal, but very serious.
John Vance, our enterprising black
smith, has built himself q new shop.
Marion Barnes and Robert Guthrie
will start for the sunny South about
Dec. 2, with a load of horses.
Miss May Hill, of Mexico, is visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dawson en-
tertained a crowd of young people
Saturday evening. All had a very en-
Joyable time.
Geo. Threlkeld has moved to Tom
Mailory's farm to reside the coming
year.
J.F. Yount viii reside on MI. Fer
rell's farm next year.
Mrs. A. Yeager and Mrs. s. Humes
celebrated Thanksgiving together and
the dinner was eaten at Mrs. Yeager's.
All present report q delightful time.
The Masonic supper at Central
lodge was considered a grand success.
1t was eaten about midnight after the
third degree had been conferred upon
four candidates. Several brothers
were present from Mexico, Paris and
Santa Fe, and j. B. Shull, of Palmyra,
There was enough supper for about
$50 persons, three times as many az
were there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
cUp1D's .C~AvoRrINes.
WILKINS. YANcEY


On Tuesday, December %, at nine
O'Clock in the evening, Mr.. William
Gorham wilkins, OF this city, and Miss
Gaysena Yancey, the charming daugh-
ter of President and Mrs. A. K. YAM
cey, of Hardin College, will be mar
ried at the Baptist Church. The we'd
ding will be a very beautiful one, as
the pretty interior of the church will
be deliberately decorated with flowers
and palms; also on account of the
hour, which admits of the bridal party
and their attendants, wearing full
dress. The ceremony at the church
will be followed by a large reception
at the college.
Both the high contracting parties
are prominent in Mexico social and
religious circles and have scores of
friends in this city and elsewhere,
who will wish them a long and happy
life. Miss Yancey is a petite blonde,
whose sweet disposition and charm
ing grace of manne endears her to
her wide circle of friends and ac-
quaintances. She ia a graduate of
Hardin and is as bright as she is
charming. Mr.. Wilkins, whose good
fortune it is to win such a one, is a
young man of sterling qualities, whose
business ability and integrity have
won for him the admiration and
friendship of all who know him. He
is an ardent church worker and is in
every way worthy of his fair iancee.
After returning from their honey
moon the young couple will reside
permanently in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
The Governor Was Here.

Governor Stone spent an hour and
a half here yesterday while on his
way from the State Capital to Column
bia, where he went to attend q meet
ing Of the State Board of Agriculture.
He passed away his short stay chat
ting with several friends and when
greeted by q LEDGER reporter was
entertaining a crowd of six or seven
gentlemen with some amusing incl
dents which occurred during his re-
cent hunt In fancy County. The
Governor seemed In the best OF
spirits and confined his talk to sub
jects other than political. When ask
ed by a reporter, however, about the
campaign In 1900 and what the lead
ing issues will then be he said:
"Much the same as during the cam
paign Just closed; silver will be the
leading issue.n Senator Dunn OF
Lincoln County, DIR. Kallmeyer OF
New Florence, and J.. s. Dorsey OF
| Columbia, members OF the Board oil
Managers OF the State Deaf and Dumt
Asylum, came over from Fulton with
the Governor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending December 8, 1896, which if not
called for in thirty days will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington.
Persons calling for letters in this list
will please say ''advertised:"
Mrs. M. A. Bombough, Charlie Dom
nell, Miss Luty Eleard, Tom Ellis, Miss
Alice Ewens, Mr.. P. Green, Miss Ida
Green, Martha Johnson, Mrs. Flor
ence Jones, Mrs. M. B. King, Mrs.
Lucinda Kelly, Mrs. Nora Moore, Miss
Mara Marshall, P. F. Nichols, Miss
Frank Nicholson, Miss Martha Ross,
Mrs. A. d. Spratt, Henry Thompson,
Mrs. Anna Williams, Mrs. James B,
Weaver
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Old Soldiers to Treioar.

mexico, Mo-, Dec. 1.-ResolUed,
That we, the members of Hancock
Post, No. 239, G. A. R., of Mexico,
NO., do hereby extend our thanks to
the Hon. VIM. M. Treloar, our Con-
gresham from this (the Ninth Con-
gressionaD district, of the State Of
Missouri, for the manner in which he
has helped and assisted the old SOL
diers, their widows and orphans. And
be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the minutes OF
this meeting and a copy furnished the
Mexico papers for publication, and al
SO a copy be sent to our Honorable
Congressman, VIM. M. Treloar, al
Washington. Done by order OF the
Mexico Post the 2sth day of Novem-
Der, 1896. B. WADDINGToN,
Commander.
| q. w. BAILEY. Adit,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03

Miss Carrie Wilburn returned Tues
day from an extended visit with rela-
tives in st. Louis.
Mr.. Adrian Hageman and family
left last Saturday for their future home
at Fitzgerald, Ga.
Mrs. Ross Clutter, Of Liberty Land
ing, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Kent.
"Uncle Billie" CornetS, who has
been quite ill for several days, is no
better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
PolIard's Prizes Awarded,

The prizes offered by ]. M. Pollard
for the closest guesses on majorities
on President, Governor and Congress-
man were awarded as follows:
John Ricketts, guessed that McKin-
ley would have a majority of 90 votes,
missing it but 2 votes. The prize was
an elegant clock.
Mr.. ]. B. Kenton, of this county,
took the Stephens side of the race
for Governor and guessed his major
ity to be 1888, missing it 100 votes.
The prize was a handsome silver
pitcher.
w. M. Lake, of Farber, had 2,619 az
his guess on the Congressional race.
which was but 4 votes under the act
ual results. The prize vas a beautiful
carving set.
The winners may get their prizes by
calling at Pollard's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Dec. 1.-The pro-
tracted meeting closed Sunday night
after holding three weeks.
Louis Kerscher left Friday morning
for Highland, Ill. He went through
with his team and Mrs. Kerscher will
go Thursday by rail.
Ed. Feutz, of Highland, ILL.,, was
here last week on business and visited
relatives.
VIM. Beckman ate turkey in st.
Louis Thanksgiving.
MI. jackson, of St. Louis, will on
Saturday move to his farm recently
vacated by the Beckman Bros.
Mrs. Zura and family will move to
the Mace farm this week.
B~utchering is the order of the day
among the farmers in this vicinity.
The prospect for a good ice crop has
been very favorable the last few days.
Charley Casper shipped N load of
hogs to st. Louis Saturday and one
load Monday.
John K. Smith shipped two loads of
cattle to Chicago Tuesday morning.
Tom Harrison, of near Auxvasse,
bought a fine bunch of calves near
Perry last week.
August Dikeman had a little run
away in town last Monday. Nothing
hurt but the cart broken badly.
w. T. Lott had a narrow escape
Monday evening while driving through
a gate with a load of hay, a big spike
being in the post caught his coat and
the hay frame wedged him in between.
The doctor thinks he is not seriously
hurt.
Miss Katie Meyers, of Cincinnati, ID
visiting relatives here this,week.
After a long illness Mrs. ]. B. Clark
of this city, closed her eyes in death
last Thursday morning at 1880 O'Clock
Mrs. Clark was an estimable Christian
lady and was a friend of all who knew
her. She will be missed by all. She
was a lady who always o a smil,
for everyone. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Bibb, of Lad
donia, and her remains were laid t.
rest in Laddonia cemetery. The be
reaved family have the sympathy o
the entire community.
The supper Thursday night was
success in spite of the disastrou
| weather.
MI. James Dowell was in our tow
Monday and collected a snug sum o
taxes. Some of our citizens think on
school taxes are very high, which the.
are, but we cannot do a thing but pa,
them.
Our school had a holiday Thanks
giving and all went home to eat tur
key.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
THE HARDIN LYCEUM COURSE
A Change IN the Programme.

The Lyceum Bureau writes that as
Will Carleton can not be had in Feb
ruary ne must be taken now. As two
numbers are more than we can handle
between now and the holidays it has
been decided to transfer Prof. Favour
to February and take Will Carleton
now, December II. Note the date.
1t is of course not business-like to
change a number in the programme
on SO short notice. This was done,
however, by the Lyceum Bureau and
not by the local management. Prof.
Favour will be as good in February as
in December; the pleasure of hearing
him is simply deferred. More will be
said of Carleton soon. His subject is,
s'The Drama of Human Life" Rest
assured that Carleton, in his line, is az
good as Bob Taylor in his. Single
tickets will be only SOC.
neutrality-suspicious. the kind words,
all unsolicited, from Commissioner
Strother than the promoters of this
course.
III rro-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Hnw's Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any cas- of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halps Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F.
J. Cheney for the past 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
BY their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug
| gists. Testimonials free.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Shnuld Be Thankful.

Judge-"Prisoner at the bar, have
you anything to say for yourself?"
Prisoner-"Yes, m'Iud, / admits Pm
a vagabond and a thief, but you
oughter be very thankful Pm here and
let me of lightly"
Judge--aHow do you make IL out7''
Prisoner-"Weil, suppose we blokes
went on a strike, and turned honest,
what would yer iordship and such al
you do for o livin'?n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
-MART4NsBURG ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, Dec. Elder Kin
sey preached at the NJ. e. Church Sat-
urday night and Sunday morning.
Mrs. Berry, Of Pennsylvania, arrived
here last Friday to visit her son, Sam
uel Berry, for several weeks, after
which she will 60 to California on q
visit to relatives and friends before
returning home.
J. w. Dowel was In our town Tues
day collecting taxes.
Mrs. Walker, OF WelIsviiie, was the
guest Of Mrs. Friedman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. T. Martin, OF st.
Louis, came up last Thursday to visit
relatives and friends here.
The Thanksgiving supper given by
the Modern Woodmen in the Douglas
building last Thursday evening was 9
decided success in every way and WA
highly enjoyed by all present
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
G. w. BAILEY, Adit,
Stock Shipments.

Gibson & Co. shipped two cars OF
dressed poultry to Philadelphia, Penn,
Friday.
Gibson & Co. received two cars OF
live poultry from Missouri City Wed
nesday, Dec. 2.
Browning Bros. shipped four cara
of cattle to Chicago Tuesday night.
Northern & Boyd shipped q car oil
cattle to Chicago Wednesday morn
ing, Dec. 2.
R. T. Freeman & Son shipped sir
cars of cattle to Chicago Wednesday
morning, Dec. 2.
Col. ]. w. 8. Ridley shipped foui
cars of mules to Columbia, Tenn.
| Tuesday, night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
THOMAS ]. HUBBARD.
A Friend and Former Neighbor Writes
OF His Traits and Eccentricities.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-The death
OF Thomas ]. Hubbard removes an
other Of Audrain's ancient landmarks.
For half a century Mr. Hubbard was a
conspicuous figure in that remarkable
group of men who settled and devel-
oped the northern part of the county,
and while it cannot be said that he
contributed materially to the finan-
cial progress of the country, yet, his
influence In other lines was very great,
and his name and character will not
soon be forgotten.
He was a man of thought and not of
action. He was the possesser of an
extraordinary mind and had he culti-
waited 1t and directed it with energy
and tact, his influence and fame would
have leaped the bounds of his vicinity
and county and been felt throughout
his State and nation. He did not con-
fine his thought to a single subject, but
was what is commonly called a uni
versal genius. Zoology, botany,
poetry, fiction, politics and history
were alike attractive to him, and were
all mastered by him. HI reminded one
of Aristotle, whose unparalleled intellect
explored every field of human thought
and took eternal possession. Though
his mind was well balanced, his
memory was his predominant facul-
ty. His brain was like a tar bucket,
everything that touched it stuck to it
His omnivercus reading thus furnished
him an inexhaustible fund of informa-
ton, which, with his affability and &c
centricIties of character, rendered him
the most interesting conversationalist
in the community. His quaint old
homestead, in the edge of the woods,
was the Mecca of students of natural
and political history from far and
near, and on numberless occasions
Especially OF Sundays) have I seen
men gather there by the dozen and
score to see his rare collections and
to listen to this eccentric sage talk
about fish and fowl, shrubs and flow
ers, politics and history.
He was a friend of education and
was himself an educator in the
sense that he inspired investigation.
The desire of many young men of the
country to study political and govern
mental questions was stimulated and
frequently created by the influence OF
this man. His accurate and retentive
memory enabled him to talk with
great fluency on subjects of genealogy
and biography, and in the story of the
lives of our great men and distin-
guished families was woven the his
tory of the rise and fall of political
parties and the progress of u insti-
tutions. He was a lifelong Democrat
of the ~strictest sect.
1t cannot be denied that he hao
faults, but it must be said to his credit
that they were on the surface and IA
miliar to all who knew him. He wal
a candid and courageous man and
knew nothing of cunning and deceit
A hater of hypocrisy, he was a faithful
friend and an unselish neighbor. Hi
career will long be remembered an6
much discussed by the citizens o
Audrain county, and as they recall hii
brilliant intellect and contrast what
he was with what he might have been
from every lip will come the universe,
verdict, mingled with a sigh of regret;
ga life wasted; an opportunity lost
Very truly,
l.. r. WHITLEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
CAPES and JACKETS
To Be Closed Out at Cost
Now by McLOney.

I have a large line of
the latest styles Of capes,
cloaks and jackets, which
I bought cheap for cash
and will sell at once at
cost. I am overstocked
and want my money
out of them. First come
first served. They are
bargains. See for your
self. w. j. McLONEY,
Mexico, Mo,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Fira Mt Mnlinn.

On Wednesday morning, Dec. 2,
1896, the residence of Mr.. WorIey, the
blacksmith, was burned at Moiino,
Mo. At sa. m. the residence caught
from the fiue, but the fire was put out
At II q. m. IL caught FIRE again and
was burned to the ground. The con-
tents of the house were saved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
MR.. BEECHER' SLAVE SALE.
Thrilling 0bjec. Lesson on Slavery in
the Plymouth Pulpit.

Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher writes In
the December Ladies' Home Journal
of "When Mr.. Beecher Sold Slaves In
Plymouth Pulpit" and thus describes
the sensation created by the sale of
Sarah, which occurred on June l,
1855: "The solemn, impressive 81
lence of that vast Plymouth assem-
blage was absolutely painful as q
young woman slowly assembled the
stairs leading to the pulpit and sank
into a chair by MI. Beecher's side.
Instantly assuming the look and man
ner of a slave auctioneey, he called
for bids. Look he exclaimed, 'at
this remarkable commodity-human
flesh and blood, like yocrself. You
see the white blood Of her father in
her regular features and high,
thoughtful brow. Who bids? You
will have to pay extra for that white
blood, because it is supposed to give in
telligence. Stand up, Sarah! Now
look at her trim figure and her wavy
hairl-how much do you bid for
them9 She IL sound in wind and
limb-In warrant her! Who bids?
Her feet and hands-hold them out,
Sarah-are small and finely formed.
What do you bid for her? She is q
Christian woman-I mean, a praying
nigger-and that makes her more
valuable, because it insures her do
cility and obedience to your wishes
"servants, obey your masters" you
know. Well, she believes In that
doctrine. How much for herr vii
you allow this praying woman to be
sent back to Richmond to meet the
fate for which her father sold herr
II not, who bids2 Who bids9'"
The congregation was wrought t.
the highest pitch of excitement
women grew hystericai, and mel
were greatly wrought up. someon'
near the pulpit laid a banknote a
Mr.. Beecher's feet. Then the con
tribution baskets were passed and TO
an hour money and iewelry wer'
heaped into them. Women took Of
their bracelets, brooches and ring
and put them in the baskets, and me
unfastened their watches and handle
them to the ushers. MI. Beeeher'
voice, in the tone OF IN auctioneel
rang out, "In the name of Christ, me
and women, how much do you bid?
The people were stirred beyond ex
preston, and one OF the congregation
said that whatever deficiency I'll
the price demanded for Sarah) OK
listed above the collection would b
made up by several gentlemen, mem
bers of the church. "Then you ar
free, Sarah," said Mr.. Beecher, turn
ing to the girl beside him, and tn
audience broke into the widest dem
o~nstration of enthusiastic applause
and quiet was not restored for sewers
minutes. The collection left no de
ficiency. Instead, enough money b
buy Sarah's freedom, $1,000, beside
sufficient to purchase her q comforta
bic homo, had been raised.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Money to Loan

On first mortgage farm and city
property. Can be repaid at any time.
An investment in Bankers Savings
and Loan Association of st. Louis Is
absolutely safe and yields 20 per cent
for 30 months. Cali on E. A. Mad
dox, President and General Manager,
Ringo Hotel. d&w1t