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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Rev. Johnston to His Pupils.

4hCps VchAStVA w &A4S n AHAASs
WORCESTER, Mo-, June S.-MY DEAR
SCHOLARS: Through the kindness Of
the editor OF the LEDGER l have the
privilege of writing you series of
open letters. This Introductory one
begins our correspondence. Many of
your number are no longer pupils un-
der the watchful care of teachers and
parents, but now fill these responsible
places yourselves. I came to Audrain
county in January, 1872. Having five
years experience teaching in Boone
county, some four hundred youths
of that county can now call me, "My
old teacher" mean they were youths
then; now some are grandparents
Among them is ID. D., several min
listers, and leaders in law, medicine
and business, from conductors on rail-
roads to day Iaborers is the present
catalogue.
AT Maple Grove began my work in
this county. The year taught there
eighty were enrolled. One tenth of
these have passed eover the river"
and two preach the gospel. One who
debated with me on (which is to be
preferred, a cowboys life or one of
mental labor?" is now editor of one of
the best magazines published. Most
of those girls have changed their
names. Many are living as one fam
| lily who were schoolmates then, and
the "silver threads among the gold''
show too plainly that care, sorrow and
toll have been their companions. My
second term was at Beagles school
en- that has taught me nobler lessons
| in life than all the nine hundred, ninety
and nine, for she taught me the value
| of one Woman's love. Her smile can
make more Joy in my heart than the
applause of Thousand. In this school
| room | spent about ten years-flrst
term 1878 and last 1898. The last time
| | taught the children OF my first pupils.
Several terms at the Wiley or Ringo
school house was an inspiration, for
there | saw that ability and tenacity
that would surely make itself known
| and felt. In one class, if they were
now together, you would see orators
and lawyers, geologist and a botan-
st.that areInot unknown, besides teach
ers that have made great success IN
| the work.
The Dye school house, in 1875, was
my daily haunt, and if could get no
preachers | had doctors and some girls
| for the preachers.
AT the Bolts school house we had
some who are now students for the
ministry and several who are success
| full teachers. While / have not at
tanned the prominence of some in my
| educational work, I am not ashamed
of my girls and boys. With this as an
introduction l begin series of "Rus-
| tic Letters" Yours in friendship,
N. s. JOHNSTON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
AGAINST AN EXTRA SESSION.
Governor Stone Declines to Accede to
Mayor Walbridge's Request.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June 9.-Gov-
ernor Stone this morning gave out a
letter which he sent TO Mayor Wal
bridge, of st. Louis, in which he de-
clined to call an extra session of the
legislature to give the city power to
issue bonds for rebuilding its public
institutions. In the letter he said:
"According to my information the
hospital is the only eleemosynary
building demolished by the storm. If
any other institution of that character
was injured, the damage was slight
and can be repaired at comparative
ly nominal outlay. The hospital was
an old building, whose value was not
such as to make its loss a matter of
serious concern. The loss of life in
cident to its fall is to be lamented, but
the destruction of the building itself
cannot be regarded as calamity. it's
loss has occasioned some inconven-
fence and, no doubt, will continue to
for some little time to come. | think
it safe to assume, however, that quar-
ters can be secured for hospital pur-
poses, ample for present uses, and
substantially as good as those provid-
ed for in the old buildings; and that
this can be done without seriously en-
barrassing the current revenues of the
city. The question then resolves
itself into this shall the general as
sembly be convened at a probable
cost to the people of $4,000 to $751;
600, merely to propose a constitu-
tional amendment to be voted on in
November, under the terms of which
the city may issue bonds to provide
extraordinary funds to construct a
new city hospital, and to remodel and
equip other eieemosynary institutions
of the municipality? am inclined to
agree with you that these public in
stitutions are not Commensurate with
the Importance of your city.
"In conclusion beg to assure you,
as have heretofore, of my sympathy
for those who have suffered by your
great misfortune, and of my desire to
render any practical and proper as
sistance within the limits of my power.
The people of st. LOUIS deserve the
highest possible praise for the prompt
ness, energy and liberallty with which
they have met the disasters of the
storm, and beg you to believe that
would be more than pleased to con-
tribute whatever l can in a practical
way, to the work of frehabilitating upon
which they are engaged. With as
surances of high respect, have the
honor to be very truly yours,
WILLIAM l. STONEo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

The st. Louis Republic prints the
following headlines regarding the
status of the money question III the
ranks of the G. o. p:
"Gold Standard in the Party Plat
form-W. s. Manning Claims That
Major Mckinley Will be Satisfied With
Nothing Short OF ito Tolerate No
Straddle - Perry Heath Admits as
Much and Says 1t Will be Simply a
Question of Phraseology- -SilverStates
Sure to olt-Senator Teller Advised
to Go to Chicago and Join the Free
Silver Democrats Wilkinson of Mon
tana Has His Say-Filiey Under Sus-
picion and VIII Be Watched"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
EPWoRTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE.
Programme of the Annual Meeting of
the Missouri Conference to Be
Held IN This City June
18th and 18th.

Rev. G. Grimes. ... :. President.
Rev. J. A. Snarr:. Director of Music.
TUESDAY, JUNE 16.
500 p. m. Opening sermon, Rev. E.
P. Ryiand.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE II.
$3.50 a. m. Prayer and praise service
led by Rev. H. H. Johnson.
900 a. m. Address of welcome, Hon.
James Newton Baskett. Response
by Rev. G. E. Tanquary.
$50 a. m. Election of
officers, reading of the eonstitu-
tion, &c.
1915 a. m. Reports of district leagues
by Presidents. Unclude in these
reports number of leagues in dis
trict, number of members, number
of eras taken, number of depart
ments operated.)
HOO a. m. The Missouri Conference
Epworth League-Its origin, its
object, its Importance, Rev. T. E.
Sharp.
| 1900 m. Adjourn.
300 p. m. Devotional led by Prof.
V. j. Howell.
2:15 p. m. Reports OF district leagues
continued.
$3.50 p. m. TheChristian for theTimes,
Rev. G. Nj. Gibson.
| 4:15p. m. How adjacent leagues may
help each other, Rev. ID. McAlien
and Rev. j. nj. Settle.
GENERAL DISCUSSION.
$3.50 p. IN. Adjourn.
| 500 p. m. Address, Rev. 3. Fl. Wer-
lein, ID. ID.
THURSDAY, JUNE IS.
$3.50 a. m. Prayer and praise service
led by Rev. l.. N. Wagner.
900 a. m. The Epworth League in
| town-Its influence on our schools
and colleges, Prof. j. H. Searbor-
| ough and Prof. Geo. I'll. Beasley.
1000 a. m. The Epworth League in
the country-Its value and diff
eulties, Rev. o. E. Holiday and
Rev. w. T. Ready.
| Hoo a. m. The relation of the league
| to social reforms, Rev. r. T. Bond
and Rev. A. b. Culbertson.
1900 m. Adjourn.
200 p. m. Devotional led by Luther
Todd.
2:15 p. IN. How to avoid monotony
| in devotional meetings, Rev. f. l..
Kendrick.
2:45 p. m. Leaguer's duty to devo-
tional meetings, Rev. W. H.
Younger.
3:15 p. m. The Epworth League in
| its relation to missions, Rev. r.
FL. Cooper.
| 3:45 p. M. How to secure course
of study adapted to all, Hon. Perry
S. RAIDER.
4:15 p. m. The Epworth League and
revivals, Rev. B. W. Fielder.
4:45 p. m. The Epworth Reetory, or
Susanna Wesley, the Mother and
Teacher, Rev. Frank Siler.
$50 p. m. Choosing place of next
conference.
| 500 p. m. Mass meeting.
1. General topic-Our Methodist
Heritage.
Doctrine, Rev. John Anderson.
Polity, Rev. w. F. McMurry.
Education, Rev. W. F. Packard
2. Appeal for Epworth Hall, Rev.
J. NJ. Dempsey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Administrators Not;ce

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration with will annexed
upon the estate of jackson Jameson,
deceased, have been granted the un-
dersigned by the Probate Court OF
Audrain County, Missouri, bearing
date May !, 1896.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested to exhibit
them for allowance TO the administers.
tor within one year after date OF grant
ing letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit OF such estate, and IL
such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred.
$. s. CRAIG,
S-4t. Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Friday, the Nineteenth Day OF JUNE
A n 1909
Sheriff's Sale.

By virtue and authority OF n special
execution issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri, returnable at the
June term, 1896, OF said court, and to
me directed in favor of tho State OF
Missouri at the relation and to the use
of j. w. Dowell, Collector of Audrain
County, Missouri, and against Nellie
Yates, have levied upon and seized
all the right, title, interest and claim
of the said Nellie Yates of, in and to
the following described real estate
to-wit:
Seven acres, southeast corner OF the
southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section twenty two, town
ship fifty-one, range six, all lying and
being in the said County and State OF
Missouri; and will, on
Friday, the Twelfth Day of june,
A. D., 1896,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that dav, at the Court
House door, in the City OF Mexico,
County of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or so much thereof as may be
required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand sub
ject to all prior liens and iudgmentsl,
to satisfy said execution and costs.
j. N. STEPHENS,
Sheriff of Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

KANSAS has by no means expended
all her intellectual energies upon the
determination Of grasshoppers and
Populists. She takes her place, and
a commanding one, in the great pro-
cession of invention which marks the
close of the century. A Topeka woman
has just got a patent for a utensil
which bids fair to enroll her name
among the benefactors of the world.
She has made pin which is said to
possess the difficult faculty of pre-
venting the too easy divorce between
skirt and shirt waist at the back. If
this pin, the fruit Of long, solitary
study and deep meditations of genius,
possesses in very truth this magical
power, Kansas will merit and receive
forgiveness for hundred thousand
cranks and crankies, and this triumph
ant pin and it's inventor will never be
forgotten.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

KANSAS Republicans, at their State
Convention, made no reference to the
money question in their platform. The
Topeka Capitol has made an inquiry,
however, and finds that nearly al! the
delegates to the st. Louis Convention
are opposed to the free coinage of sill
yer. Nineteen out of the twenty del
egates made Innlkto the Cdpitoi's in
quiries, and d0lIlese seventeen ex-
pressed themselves as against free
coinage. One was equivocal and the
other was for silver.
This Information concerning the
Kansas delegation increases the prob
ability of conservative money decla-
ration by the st. Louis Convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Leaves Its Mark

every one of the painful irregular
tiles and weaknesses that prey upon
women. They fade the face, waste
the figure, ruin the temper, wither
you up, make you old before your
time.
Get well; that's the way to look
well. Cure the disorders and all
ments that beset you, with DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. 1t regulates
and promotes all the womanly func-
tions, improves digestion, enriches
the blood, dispels aches and pains,
melancholy and nervousness, brings
refreshing sleep and restores health
and sfreupth
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Sheriff,s Sale.

BY virtue and authority of O special
execution issued from the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Audraln
County, Missouri, returnable at the
June term, 1896, of said court, and to
me directed in favor of the State OF
Missouri at the relation and to the
use of j. w. Dowell, Collector of Au-
drain County, Missouri, and against
John Shedrick, / have levied upon
and seized all the right, title, interest
and claim of the said John Shedriek
of, in and TO the following described
real estate, to-wii:
Lot eight, block two, in Muldrow's
Addition to the City of Mexico, Mis-
souri,, all lying and being in the said
County and State OF Missouri; and /
will, ON
Friday, the Twelfth Day of June,
A. D., 1896,
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, i'm the City of Mexico,
County of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or SO much thereof as may be
required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand fsub-
ject to all prior liens and judgments),
to satisfy said execution and costa.
j. N. STEPHENS,
Sheriff of Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

A CAUTIOUS man will provide for
himself and those depending directly
upon him a place of safety from the
relentless fury of the wind, in what
ever form it may come. The cost of
a cyclone cellar is insignificant as
compared to the safety it affords to
life. The time has come in this part
of Missouri when hole in the ground
for human protection from the storm
is as essential as a dwelling no use is
to live in. Every man should have a
cyclone cellar convenient to his house.
Twenty dollars will cover the cost oi
a good one. 1t is the duty of man to
his family to thus afford them securi-
ty. Don't rely on the one your neigh
Dor has made, but provide one fol
youraaIf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
High Water in Galloway County.

Ai5 " aLCi III SalAuWoy SOuhtys
FULTON, Mo-, June S.-The heavy
rains Saturday night and Sunday
raised the streams in eastern Galloway
? feet higher than was ever known be-
fore. All the bottom lands for twenty
miles along the Auxvasse river are
completely submerged with water. and
thousands of acres of corn, wheat and
oats have been washed away. The
bottoms along Richland and Cranes
Greek are all under water, and the
loss is hard to estimate. Parties who
live in the bottoms have abandoned
their homes and taken refuge in farm
houses along the ridges. The loss to
live stock is great, but cannot now be
properly estimated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Guardians Notice

Notice is hereby given that J. T.
Williams, Public Administrator of Au-
drain County, Missouri, has been APP
pointed guardian OF the person and
estate OF j. Nj. Mcintyre, adjudged In
sane. Tho appointment dates from
May III, 1896. All persons having
claims against Mr.. Mcintyre must
present them to the undersigned.
j. T. WILLIAMS,
6-4t. Guardian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Sheriff's Sale

BY virtue and authority of special
execution issued from the office OF the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Mfssourf, rotosz<~Ofc ne f64
June term, 1896, of said court, and to
me directed in favor of the State of
Missouri at the relation and to the use
OF j. w. DoweIl, Collector of Audrain
County, Missouri, and against Isom
Brooks, have levied upon and seized
all the right, title, interest and claim
of the said Isom Brooks of, in and to
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
The west half of lot No. o, block five
in Ladd's Addition to Mexico, Mis-
souri,, all lying and being in the said
County and State of Missouri; and l
will, on
Friday, the Nineteenth Day OF June,
A. D., 1896,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the east front
Court House door, in the City of Mex
leo, County of Audrain aforesaid, sell
the same, or so much thereof as may
be required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand Sub
ject to all prior liens and judgments),
to satisfy said execution and costs.
j. N. STEPHENS,
Sheriff of Audrain County, Mo. !.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Four Inches of Rain

CENTRALIA, June s.-The beav;a..
rains in many years have fallen i, s ,.s'
vicinity within the past four ho,.s
and the farmers will not be ah,s,,
piow their growing corn for perhans
week. 1t is safely estimated that !,
least four inches of rain has fallen
within the past twentyfonr hours
and it continues to fail in torrents
Considerable damage has been done
to the wheat and corn crops.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
For Free Coinapp

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June g.
The Democratic Convention here to-
day adopted resolutions by unani-
nous vote in faver of the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1,
without regard to the action of any
other country. A resolution was
adopted indorsing the territorial ad-
ministration, but not one word was
said in the resolution about the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland,
although the convention was largely
composed of Federal Office holders.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
,Jones-Grayes.

The wedding of Thomas II. Jones,
of this county, and Miss Sallie Graves,
of Monroe County, took place at the
residence of the BRIDES parents, near
Paris, at IL O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
SippIe, of the NJ f. Church, South, in the
presence of the family and q number
of invited guests.
The bride and groom arrived in this
city shortly after O'Clock and repair
ed at once to the Windsor, where an
elegant wedding dinner was served,
to which about II invited guests
sat down. The dining room was pret-
tily decorated and the table, loaded
with good things, was "thing of
beauty and JOY forever"
The following is the menu:
Consomme Celestine.
Spanish Olives. Sliced Cucumbers.
Salted Almonds.
Filiet of White Fish, Maitre D'HoteL
Roast Prime Rib Beef, demi glace.
Baked Spring Chicken, stuffed.
Deviled Grabs on Shell, aux gratin.
Baba au Madeira.
Drowned Mashed Potatoes.
Sugar Corn.
Caulifiower in Cream. String Beans.
Sffced Tomatoes.
Lobster Mayonnaise.
Snow Pudding with Cold Cream.
Orange Meringue Pie.
New Cherry Pie.
Pineapple Ice Cream. Assorted Cake.
Strawberries in Cream.
Layer Raisins.
Mixed Nuts and Candies.
Coffee. Ice Tea.
Those present were DR.. and Mrs.
T. P. Rothwell, DIR. Clarence Roth
well, Mrs. Carey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Jones, s. M. Locke, Orlando Hit,
Judge Guthrie, Mrs. w. II. Wallace,
j. w. Daniel, S. B. Cook, J. T. john
son and A. R. Briscoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will reside on
Mr.. Jones' farm, S miles east of this
city. The groom is one of Audrain' g
most prominent citizens and the bride
is charming young woman of estima-
BILE attainments. To them the LED
GER extends heartiest congratulations
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
"SEt LuJ VI UHS
A, D.. 1896.
Public Administrators Not;cs

Notice is hereby given that letters Of.
administration upon the estate of J. W.
Newkirk, deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned by tho Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date May 20, 1895.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested TO exhibit
them for allowance TO the administra-
tor within one year after date of grant
ing letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate, and
il such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred.
J. T. WILLIAMS,
9-5t. Public Administrator,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
Live Stock Market.

ST.. LOUIS, June 9.-The supply oi
native cattle was moderate and the
market was steady. Prices ruled al
follows: Steers from 50 As to 81 10,
feeders So 35, stockers So 40.
HoGs-Including the early sales the
top was &c lower than yesterday and
the bulk at So 20 to % 35 was only 81
lower than yesterday. The lights sold
up TO 50 80, pigs and lights up to % Is
medium weights up to 90 27k and
heavies stopped at So IS. An hogs
were sold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

CYCLONE cellars and tornado poll
cies are absolutely necessary to a
mans peace of mind in these days of
disastrous hurricanes, tornadoes or
cyclones-som say one, some the
other
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
JUDGE CAN'T FOR GOVERNOR.
Democrats of Kansas City Ask Him
to Become Candidate.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June s.-Peti-
tions signed by more than 700 Demo-
Gratis of Kansas City were mailed to
Judge j. B. CAN'T of the Supreme
Court to- night, asking him to become
a candidate for Governor. The names
on the petitions include the best
known free silver Democrats in the
city and the most representative citi-
zens.
1t is believed here that these petit
tions, together with the ones already
receiYed by him from other parts OF
the State, will influence Judge CAN'T
to an extent that will result in the
formal announcement of his candidacy
at the meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee in st. Louis
Thursday. The CAN'T petitions are
signed largely by the stock yards men,
where he is prime favorite. The
stock yards men have friends in all
parts of the State, and they say that
the advices that they have received
from the Democrats with whom they
do business show that Judge CAN'T
can be nominated and elected Cover
nor easier than any Democrat men
toned for the nomination. The move
ment for Judge CAN'T in Kansas City
has taken such definite form that il
is practically certain that he will re-
ceive the support of the Jackson
County delegation, as all elements will
unite ON him. His declaration for free
silver made him especially strong.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
The Fight Is On.


The following headlines from to-
days st. Louis Republic clearly indi-
cate the present state of affairs in the
Republican party:
Bitter Fight for Silver Platform
Many Western Delegates Claim the
Republican party Cannot Win on a
Single Gold Standard Colonel Trum
bo of Utah is Most Emphatic in His
Denunciation of the Eastern Gold
Bugs and Their Methods Many of the
Silver States May Bolt and Join An
other Party in the Nomination of Sem
ator Teller-Powell Clayton and Cyrus
Leland, Jr., are Emphatic in Declar
ing That Positive Stand Must Be
Taken Against Silver George w. Hill
Says There Must be no Hedging
Montana and Nevada Must Have Free
Silver California; Posltlon-Nation-
al Com mittee Meets To-Day--Con-
VentiOn GOSsip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

EX-SENATOR MARTIN, of Kansas,
says that the two thirds rule must be
abolished, even at the expense of a
bolt, holding that square, open fight
is better than secret knitting under a
harmony cover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

IT cannot be alleged against the
weather man that after he does learn
how to do thing he does not do it
with absolute thoroughness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

MCKINLEY's managers will not in
sist upon his nomination by acclama-
tion, but will allow the friends of the
other candidates to register their votes
as instructed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

THE eleventh annual Missouri bicy-
Gle meet will be held at Moberly July
3, and 8, and the Moberly Bicycle
club, which has it in charge, says it
has assurances that it will be the
greatest event of the kind that Mis-
souri, has known. Racing men in all
parts of the State have signified their
intention of competing and there will
be large delegations of visitors from
Kansas City, st. Louis, st. Joseph,
Mexico and other towns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

FRANCE announces that she is going
to lunch on Madagascar, and she ia
going to do it so that Great Britain
can hear the irritating munching OF
her laws
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

Frank l.. Pitts, OF Paris, Mo-, can
didate for State Treaurer on the DEM
ocratic ticket, was in the city to-day
en- route to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11
"RreeE,, VIII pm

LEXINGTON, KY, June S.-Col. w
@. P. Breckenridge announces that he
will be candidate fer Congress at tina
next election
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-06-11

COLONEL w. G. p. BRECKINRIDGE
rises to announce briefly: 81 intend
to be the next Democratic Congress
man from the Ashland district" The
chances are that while his intentions
may be good he will have trouble in
executing them. Unpleasant remin-
iscences aside, he is also off color on
the money question from the Ken
lucky Democratic point of view.