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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
SIGNS OF A STORM.

When furniture is creaky rain is i'm
minent.
When the cat washes her face look
out for rain.
Salt is good barometer. When ii
is damp rain is probable.
A low barometer almost invariably
betokens a coming storm.
squeaky shoes squeak louder than
usual when q storm is coming.
A rainbow in the morning foretells
rainy weather during the day.
A red sunrise indicates foul weather
at some time during the day.
A rainbow in the afternoon is gem
orally an indication OF clear weather.
Cad fles are more troublesome than
usual before q storm.
A new moon falling between and 8
a. m. in the summer season means
rain.
When corns on the toes ache, bad
weather is likely within "a hours.
The leaves of the common clover
often close upon the approach of q
storm.
Every fisherman knows that fish
bite better just before shower.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
SHOWER OF BIRDS.
Hundreds Drop Dead in the Streets OF
Baton Rouge.

On Friday morning last early risers
in the little capital Witnessed a pecu-
liar sight in the shape of shower of
birds that fell from clear sky, liter
ally cluttering the streets of the city.
There were wild ducks, cat birds,
woodpeekers and many birds of
strange plumage, some of them re-
sembling canaries, but all dead, falling
in heaps along the thoroughfares, the
singular phenomenon attracting many
spectators and causing much COM
ment.
The most plausible theory as to the
strange windfaIl is that the birds were
driven inland by the recent storm on
the Florida coast, the force of the cur
rent of air and the sudden change of
temperature causing death to many Of
the feathered creatures when they
reached Baton Rouge. Some idea of
the extent Of the shower may be
gathered from the estimate that out
on National avenue alone the children
of the neighborhood collected as many
as 200 birds.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
MAKES ONE TIRED.
Plain Common Sense and Not Pomp
and Splendor Should Characterize
the Inauguration Ceremonies.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, December 10.-I learn
from the newspapers that the parties
having in charge the arrangements
for the coming inaugural ceremonies
at Washington expect the event to be
conducted on a scale of grandeur and
brilliancy never before attempted or
witnessed IN this country. To use
Mark Hanna's own language, it is to
be "grandly magnificent. Now, Mr..
Editor, at this time, such talk is just
the thing to make person very tired.
Depression in business exists and the
cry of hard times is heard from every
side. Hence little more simplicity
and plain. common sense conduct in
such matters would just now be very
refreshing, comforting and assuring
to the common people of this land.
Would to God that Hanna and his
associates could adopt and be guided
by the sentiments sustained in the
language of Governor elect Mount,
of Indiana, used by him in regard to
his own Inauguration a few weeks
hence, which / ask you to publish
herewith, as follows:
"There will be no inaugural bal, !"
he said to reporter the other day,
sand there will be no parade of men
and officers in gay and glittering uni
forms. I shall require no military es-
cort, and the attendance of q staff I
consider superfiuous. 1 would per-
sonally prefer to take the oath of
Office in the chamber of the House of
Representatives, and the only enter
tainment I would favor would be q
public reception at the Governors
pariors in the evening and have it
distinctly understood that all good
people be welcomed there without
regard to station, wealth or race.
"It strikes me that it would be ex-
ceedingly bad taste to attend this in
auguration with pomp and ceremony,
when the common people of our State
are struggling for livelihood. There
is a tendency in this day to draw
class distinctions, and I frown on
every ceremony or service which
could possibly be construed as lean
ing toward what some might denomi-
nate aristocratic ostentation."
j. w. HOWELL.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
BANDITS WITH DYNAMITE.
Daring Work of Train Robbers in st.
Louis-Memphis Express on the
Iron Mountain Held Up.
From the aIobe-Democrst.

From the Globe Democrat
Six bandits held up passenger train
No. 65 on the Iron Mountain road last
night about 8:45 O'Clock at Bates
street, just north of Carondelet Park,
in the city limits. The train left the
Union Station at s:37 o'clock, and was
about miles out on its through trip
to Memphis when the daring crime
was perpetrated.
The spot where the hold-up occur
red is lonely one, just the place to
invite such deed. When the train
slowed up at the Frisco crossing,
Engineer Joseph Maths, who was at
the throttle. saw six men run and leap
on the s'bIind baggage" Thinking
they were tramps stealing ride, he
paid little attention to them.
When the train reached the Bates
street crossing it stopped to give the
required signal. Two of the outlaws
crawled over the tender and covered
the engineer and Fireman Ed Corris
with revolvers, ordering them not to
move the train foot at the cost of
their lives. Two of the robbers, with
revolvers, kept the passengers from
getting out of the coaches. Then two
of the men proceeded to blow open
the express car with dynamite.
The conductor, w. NJ. Hall, started
to get off the train to see what was
wrong. He was promptly halted by q
robber with:
"You get back on that train or I'll
blow out your brains,' and he got
back.
After the robbers had blown open
the express car, they covered the
messenger, w. J. Egan, and then
shattered the door of the safe with
dynamite. They found no money, and
after examining several packages of
express they made good their escape
by disappearing in the thickets close
by.
None of the passengers were mo-
Tested, although they were more or
less scared up. The police station at
Carondelet was communicated with.
Word was telegraphed to the city,
and prompt action was taken by Di-
vision Superintendent Brownlee, of
the Iron Mountain. He knew that
train No. 81 was coming in and feared
that the robbers would try to repeat
the job. He accordingly telegraphed
to jefferson Barracks to have the in
coming train tagged and held. This
was done. Then Police Sergeant
Neun and seven officers were placed on
the train and served as a guard, but
nothing was seen of the robbers.
An attempt was made to preserve
secrecy concerning the affair, the
police even going so far as to assert
that all there was in the story was the
firing of a few shots bxsome tramps.
Express officials could not give details
as to the amount of money in the ex-
press car, but it was stated, on what
seemed good authority, that the mes
senger had an unusually heavy run.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Signs of Christmas

Are on every hand. Fathers are
cautioned against looking in the mid
die bureau drawer; mother is warned
not to 'gc rumaging around my desk, >
and children are told that there are
ghosts in the attic. "He" holds "her"
hand and tries to guess what size ring
she wears, while "she" wonders who
on earth can tell her what to get q
man for Christmas. II You viii come
In here you'll find many pretty things
for each member Of the family. Things
useful and things ornamental; some
thing to suit all and ct the very lowest
prices, and with every purchase you
get q guess on the beautiful doll.
Come zee rs. NJ. r. WISE,
Ramona
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Rowena News.
From the Centralia Courier.

Rowens News.
From the Centralia Courier.
( Marion Barnes has gone south with
horses.
Shan Snidow La having his wind mill
repaired
B. s. Smiley rented one Of DR.. Kirk
lands farms.
Born, to the wife Of VIM. Seaman, a
10 pound boy.
John Payne is improving and win
soon be out again.
Dr.. Reeds father made him Q pres
emit Of q nice young saddle mare.
Lottie Shearman is sick with catar-
rhaI fever.
Ed. Rowe Is repairing his house and
win 60 to housekeeping In the spring.
Geo. ThreIkeld rented q farm from
Mr.. Mallory and rented his farm to
Billy Arnett.
Our wide-awake merchant, J. Rowd,
received 100 turkeys Wednesday.
Price, 7 cts. per pound.
John Carter sold two horses and j.
Rowd two for the southern trade.
Price not known, but think 1t was
about $40 apiece.
M. M. Dawson has the largest turkey
he could get fattening. His daughter,
Mrs. Fuller, of Kirksville, is going to
spend Christmas at home.
From q letter to her sister, Miss
Grace Hollinshead, We learn that Mrs.
Ashly, OF Fl. Scott, Kan ,is III mptg-r
OF flne boy. Her mother, AIRS ii a.
linshead, is with her.
Virgil Vance bought nice pony TO
ride to school, but the hrst time he
got on her she threw him and now he
thinks he can walk to school. There
is only five weeks more anyhow.
John and Jett Settle had very sick
mule. 1t was down and they invited
% men to load said mule on sled to
take it to the barn. But when the
aforesaid mule saw the multitude COM
ing he jumped up and ran OF to the
far side of the pasture and went to
grazing.
Miss Ada Rowe and Mr.. Samuel Mo-
Dowell were married at Maple Grove
church by Rev. Rice last Thursday
evening. The attendants were Miss
Lollie Graves and Mr.. Jas. Mcintyre.
What q fine thing it is that there ia
something that old bachelors can be
put at Co be of some use. May the
Lord bless Sam and Ada; also Jim,
too. They were the recipients Of a
great many presents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdowell gave grand Unfair, where
all the good things that are possible to
be put on one table was spread out and
all their neighbors did justice to the
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND never ut
tered o more comprehensive state
ment nor was the correct financial
policy of our government more con-
cisely stated than in the following ex-
tract of the Presidents message to
Congress:
soThe entire case may be presented
by the statement that the day OF sem
sible and sound financial methods
win not dawn upon us until our gov
ernment abandons the banking busi-
ness and the accumulation Of funds,
and confines its monetary operations
to the receipt of the money contribute
cd by the people for its support, and
the expenditure OF such money tor
the peoples benefit. Our business
interests and all good citizens long
for rest from feverish agitation, and
the Inauguration by the government
OF reformed financial policy which
will encourage enterprise and make
certain the rewards of labor and in
dustry.r
. However much we may differ from
the President on the question Of
standards, We endorse his policy of
taking the government out of the
banking business. The government
at present 10 conducting the largest
national bank In the world in connec-
ton with its Treasury department.
Tho sooner 1t abandons the banking
business the better it win be for the
country.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
J The Same...
Old Sarsaparilla.

That's Ayers. The SAME old
sarsapariIla as Il was made and
sold by DR.. J. c. Aver 80 gears
ago. In the laboratory 1t is
different. There modern appli-
ances lend speed to skill and
experience But the sarsapa-
rilla is the same old sarsaparilla
that made the record-5O pears
Of cures. Why don'twe better
ita Well, we're much in the
condition of the Bishop and the
raspberry: Doubtless, " he
said, "God might have made a
better berry. But doubtless,
also, He never did. I" Why
don't we better the sarsapari11af
We can't. We are using the
same old ptans that cured the
Indians and the Spaniards. It
has not been bettered. And
since zoe make sarsaparilla COM
pound out of sarsaparilla plant,
we see no way of improvement.
OF course, if We were making
come secret chemical compound
we might. But we're not.
We're making the same old sar-
saparil1a to cure the same old
diseases. You can tell it's the
same old sarsaparilsa be-
cause 1t works the same old
cures. It's the sovereign blood
purifier, and-tt's Ayers.
= -.---..- -. :. -.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Write to the Ledger.

The Mexico LEDGER would like to
have a brief letter from all Of the
former Audrain county people who
now live in other states and see this
notice. Write postal card or q let
ter to the LEDGER at once informing
your old friends in Audrain where you
are, what you are doing and II you
like it better than grand old Missouri.
Such Christmas greeting would be
highly enjoyed by your old friends and
neighbors. Amy resident Of Audrain
county knowing the location OF o
friend or relative he would like TO
hear from should notify the LEDGER
at once 30 we can send sample copy
containing this notice. Address yonr
letters to the LEDGER aud mail them
not later than December 22d.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
TESTIMONIALS.
From Citizens of Pennsylvania Who
Have Been Cured by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

Mr.. w. w. Spillen, drug clerk, with
]. W. Mcdonnell, Parnassus, Pa,
says: "I was out all one night last
winter and contracted severe cold.
1 was so hoarse for a week / could
hardly speak. Knowing how well Gus
toners of our store spoke of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, concluded
to try it. One-half of bottle cured
me entirely"
]. A. Van valzah, Hughesville, Pa,
says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has proven 30 valuable that ] do not
hesitate to recommend 1t to any one."
DIR. F. Winger, Ephrata, Pa, says:
"Mr. j. D. Kline, cigar maker of
this place, reports complete cure OF
his cough with q so cent bottle OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after
he had tried others which had failed:''
For sale at 25 and 80 cents per bottle
by O. A. Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
STOCK NOTES.
From the Enltnn Sun

From the Fulton Sun.
J. T. Smith bought mule at $40.
Wood Maddox purchased 1 horse
for $3.50 and IL mules, paying from
$3.50 to 800.
Bob Buckner bought 8 mules, pay
ing from al. 30 to $3.50.
Joseph Coons purchased one mule
at $50.
Howard Bailey, of st. Louis, pur-
chased one bunch of Il mules for
which he paid 81 ,050, ALTO mules for
from $2s to $50.
j. T. McNair paid $3.50 for horse.
Jameson Wright sold a pair of aged
mules Monday to Howard Bailey for
s11o. They were heavy and in good
flesh.
The following trades were made in
the neighborhood of Hatton, this
county: ...... 81.
J. D. Hume paid ]. D. Gray s55 for
two mule colts.
John Campbell bought 10 yearling
steers of Joe Maddox for 1872 per
head.
Mrs. Millie Thompson sold Camp
bell & Son bunch of yearling steers
for s25 per head.
Oscar Black has bought 1 900 bar
rels of corn at So cents per barrel.
Will Black is feeding car load of
cattle and has $50 geese following
them instead OF hogs.
T. Bates & Son are feeding two car
loads of cattle.
John Campbell & Son have bought
upwards of 100 head of cattle and are
buying more for feeding.
Charles Prather sold 100 barrels OF
corn to Oscar Black at rs cents per
barrel.
J. d. Hume bought a mule colt
from Kirk Tancett, paying s25 for the
brute.
At sale of Poland China hogs at
Fayette, Mo-, last week "a head
brought s4,55i, an average of s54.17
each. The four best bears brought
$50, averaging s2o2.50, while the four
best sows brought $s15, or s2Os.76
each. The 20 top hogs sold for $1,000
or an average of 3133 per head.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
CENTRALIA HOSPITALITY.
The Members OF the A. o. U. W. Lodge
Entertained at Certralla.

About twenty-five or thirty MEM
bers of the A. o. u. W. order of Mex
leo attended grand reunion of A. o.
U. w. Lodges at Centralis Friday
night. About dozen lodges were
represented and quite number OF
members took their wives and daught-
era. The good people Of Centralia,
and there are none better, entertained
them in royal manner. After q
lodge of instructions they were ad-
dressed by Grand Master Miller. There
was literary and musical entertain
ment at the Opera House. A grand
banquet was also enjoyed at the
Opera House at $3.50 p. M, and such o
banquet as 1t was. Everything good
to eat was furnished in abundance.
From four to six hundred people were
fed and there was enongh to satisfy
as many more. All present testified
substantially to this part of the enter
tainment and all left Centraiia speak
ing in the loudest terms OF that beau
tiful little city and it's hospitable citi-
zens, The next reunion vii be held
in Mexico 81 a date 10 b. liked by the
lecal lodsc, and ths Maxica hoys win
h.ee - hEs sg srUEg Josable
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
coxsy Bolts popnlism

MtssILLoS, o, ID cefoo~r H.
"GensrAP' J. 5 COX issued an
open letter To Senator Marion Butler
to-day denouneing ''the disgrsced
Peoples party" sold out TO ian issue
so insignificant as silver" ~ de-
cline,n he says, ''to help chase rain
bows of election frauds In Ohio, and
hereby announce my resignation as
q member Of the National Commit
tee.r
Coxey concludes: 81 once left the
Democratic party and now find, In
order TO be out OF II sure, must
leave the once grand, but now dis
graced, Peoples party. This is done
in deep sorrow and with the hope TO
join party to which the hope OF the
Republic must look for succor from
financial and Industrial iiis.'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Press.

Women aren't the only gossips.
When we talk about social conven-
tions the angels must laugh.
AS soon as he heard there was a
woman in the garden the serpent took
o day off to celebrate.
When o woman says something
against a man you don't like always
to insist that she doesn't do him JUS
tice.
The girls that work hardest getting
up church social aren't always the
ones who wash the dishes at home.
A woman win push baby carriage
along crowded pavement and look
daggers at man whose elbow dints
her puff sleeve.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Where's Mother.

Bursting in from school or play,
This is what we children say;
Trooping, crowding, big and small,
On the threshold in the hall
Joining In the constant cry,
Ever as the days go by,
"Where's mother?n
From the weary bed of pain
This same question comes again;
From the boy with sparkling eyes,
Bearing home his earliest prize;
From the bropzed and bearded son
Perils past and honors won
"Where's mother2"
Burdened with a lonely task,
One day we may vainly ask
For the comfort of her face,
For the rest of her embrace;
Let us love her while we may,
Well for us that we can say,
aWhere's mother2"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
DETHRONED!

The idols and worshipers of high
prices retreat as the kings of low
prices approach We proclaim our
selves kings of the dry goods, cloth
ing, boots and shoes and ladies' and
gents furnishing goods trade. The
big bankrupt and sheriff sale opened in
Garrett's old stand, west side of square,
on Washington street, Mexico, Mo-,
on Tuesday, December 10, at $3.50 a.
m. Positively this sale VIII last 80 days
only. We shall open fire on all enc
mics of our cause with the largest and
grandest stock of dry goods, clothing,
boots, shoes, hats and caps ever in
the county. No fake. No humbug.
No soiled goods. A release by Sheriff
with orders to close the mammoth
stock at once at any price. We know
our competitors won't be able to sell
a dollars worth of goods in our line,
but as it is hunting time now they
can lock up aud go hunting, while we
have a Jam, crash, q crowd. We
are enemies of high prices. Our aim
is to slay numbering high price COM
petition. We belong to no combine.
No amount of pleadings or appeals
can keep us from slaughtering this
grand stock. This sale means ruin to
competitors. Smiling at their van
ishing hopes, we give orders to fire a
laundering, roaring, broadside of
bargains.
Here are some prices:
Mems cashmere suits, value $3.50,
$1.99.
Mems all wool suits, value $3.50,
S4.9S.
Mems cheviot suits, value $500,
$6.4S. T.
Youths cheviot suits, value s11.OO,
$3.9S.
$500 boys knee suits, 69c.
$4.00 boys knee suits, $1.4S.
$500 boys knee pants, s1.9s.
$500 boys knee pants, $2.4s.
Soc knee pants, 19c.
$1.00 knee pants, see.
Mems all wool frock suits, $2.49.
Mems all wool pants, worth $500,
soc.
Mems tailor made 81. 90 pants, SO. .4S.
Mems $3.50 cashmere pants, 99c.
Mems $1.50 work pants, SOC.
s1.25 undershirts, SOC.
$500 hats, SOC.
soc caps, 15c.
75c hats, zoe.
10c handkerchiefs, Sc.
15c socks, 4c.
35c wool socks, 12c.
$500 lace curtains, 99c.
40c lace, per yard, 10c.
Ladies' tan hose, value Csc, 10c.
so envelopes, sc.
2 dozen lead pencils, &c.
Overalls, 25c.
II yards lace, &c.
15c lace, per yard, 4c.
Ladies' good hose, worth 15c, &c.
S1.00 table cloths, 59c.
Mems calf shoes, dealers price %,
99c.
Mems kangaroo and cordovan,
price $500, S1.9s.
Ladies' fine kid shoes, dealers price
80. 90, soc.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
POULTRY AND BEE NOTES.

Provide plenty OF grit for the hens.
Don't neglect to furnish q dust bath
for the hens this winter.
A varied diet is necessary to grow
bone, muscle, feather and flesh.
It Ia claimed that q long-bodied hen
is better for egg production than q
short one.
A eastern writer says that the bee-
keeper who is not at the same time q
fruit raiser misses much that he might
enjoy as he goes along. Bees and trees
with vines can a. well occapy the
same ground and all be taken care OF
and enjoyed together.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Tha Sama nId Need

"Alasi" exclaimed Sinbad, as he
wandered in the valley of diamonds,
81 wish I had ticket out Of this, but
Haven't the rocks.n
Indeed, before the approach of the
tabled birds, escape seemed well nigh
impossible.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
WILD
WithEczel1la

now en- entirely cured. The palms of my hands
were covered and badly inilaIned. little white
6iisters appeared, thea would peel of, leaving
a red, smooth surface, which would burn like
fire and itch. On the inrisi. of the upper part Of
my limbs, great red blo,ehes would appear and
as soon as became warm. The burning and itch
Ing would begin. Night after night ! would lilo
awake and scratch, and almost 20 wild. got
box of CUTIcURA, and a bottle of CUfIcuRA RE-
SOLVENT, and after a few applications n tieed
.he redness and Inflammation disappear; tefnre 4
had used one 6o1 there mel "a sign Of Ecsfnaa
isJr. can truthfully assert that S2.cO worth of
CuTiCURA REnBDIFs cured me.
JOHN ID. FORTE, Pittsburg, Pa.
SPEEDY CUBB TREATMENT. - Warm bath. with Co.
f4cukA Soar, gentle sppliratns OF CrTictRt (oint-
ment and mild doses Of CUIicCkA Rl greatest
OF humor cures.
Sold throughout the world Price. CurIcrRA 5ae.,
enAr, 25c. RKsoLvkNf. Ste. ard ei. POTTER DEBo
AsD CHEN Corp. Sole frnps., Boston.
RB" How to Permanently Cure Eczema" mailed free.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Political paradoY

WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. 7.--"Here
is a political paradox" said Repre-
sentative Dockery, who arrived from
Missouri to-day. "In 1892 we Demo-
Gratis made the campaign upon the
tariff issue, and won. Our President
called special session of Congress to
consider, not the tariff, but the cur
rency question. In 1885 the issue oi
the campaign Is the money question.
The Republicans win, and their Presi-
dent Is to cali q special session to con-
slider, not the currency, but the tar
iff0
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-12-17
Heroism of a Mother.

The brick residence of Hon. Charles
J. Walker was burned at WentzviIle.
Mr.. Walker was in st. CHARLES ut the
time OF the fire. His wife, five small
children and two servants were asleep
In the house when the fire drst started.
Mrs. Walker was the first to discover
the flames, and, rushing mp to the bed
room Of the children, dragged them
into the street just In time to save
them from falling roofs and floors.
Barefooted and clad only in her night
dress, she faced the cold and labored
until she was almost frozen and ex.
hausfAd