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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
THE SARATOGA SAILS FOR SOUTHAMPTON

Queenstown Aug. S-The Philadelphia training
ship Saratoga sailed hence at o'clock this after
noon for Southampton. During the stay OF the
ship here Commander IIutehins received much at
tention. He attended an excursion given by the
Mayor Of Cork, which there were 200 guests
On this occasion Commander Hutchins met the
British Admiral and the British General command
ing here. Among the other guests were Lucien j
Walker. the American Consul here. and Judge Fitz-
gerald. OF Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
THE MINNEAPOLIS AT GRAvEsEND.

London, Aug S-The United States cruiser Min
neapolis arrived at Orayesend to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

London. Aug. &-A dispatch TO the United Asso-
ciated Presses dated Vadso Norway August S. 4
D. m says the weather Is cloudy. but hopes
tertained that by tomorrow the atmospheric con-
djtions will have become such TO allow OF the
departure from Spitzbergen Of Professor $, A.
Andree in his balloon on his search for the North
Pole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

corner In coal brought about by combination
of all the leading dealers who supply London is
within few weeks OF beginning operations. The
capital syndicated IL t8,0ooOH AS the existence OF
the combination cannot be concealed Its objects
are TO be excused and falshed 1t will be de-
scrlbed as economizng working expenses and so
Keeping down prices. especially to large consum-
ers. AS the winter approaches the real nature OF
the operation Will be ascertained by the general
public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
MI ACY'S
18th Street.
Continuation of the GREAT SUMNER CLEARING SALES NEW
and SEASONABIE in MARVELLOUS VALUES keen
ntoos hncri In tlnd seasn
CROCHET QUILTS,

Is cases The sizes are medium and small, ana
there are slight manufacturers imperfections.
Nothing seems TO be hurt but the price, and we
are not likely 20 be able to offer such bargains
again very soon.
~. 40 and SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

Before the departure Of NJ Faurc TO Brittany on
Monday last. approaches were made on his behalf
to the English directors OF the Suez Canal TO get
their assent 10 the appointment OF NJ. jules Cam
bon president Of the Suez Canal Council. NJ
Cambon is dIplomatst with a strong Anglophobe
bias The British directors, and the French drec-
tors also. preferred either VI. Charles de Lesseps
the Prince Gutenberg president NJ de
Lesseps was the fayorite of the directorate. but
he Is still involved In claims connected with the
sentence OF OK Minister Baihaut and II was fear red
that the Government might annoy him. So Prince
Gutenberg Is the choice of the council
The entries for the Derby and the Oaks OF 1898
made in conformity with usage two years before
the come Off are now known. The America n
entries were never so numerous p Lorilla I'd
has six. W. T. Thompson five. J. T. Madden four
and A. Belmont three. Richard Croker has entered
a couple OF English bred colts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

John D. Rockefeller and Judge Samuel Morris are
passengers on the steamer First Bismarck, which
sailed from Hamburg for New-York on Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Real Estate Transfers.

AsSSA &ASA6ASAos ---
The following deals have been made
in real estate since our last report:
E. A. Rodgers to MeIia Rodgers,l lots !
and 2, Block Is, original Martinsburg,
$500.
Alonzo Whitworth to Jos. E. Lyon,
southeast southeast 12-52-12, $3.50.
Clifton T. Jesse to Marchie M.
Brown, $50 acres in 2 and 8 51-10,
5000.
Commodore L. B. VIM to Ben A.
Brown, 1875 acres in % and 36-50-10,
$1,000
T. s. Kilby to Margaret A. Reighley,
lots z and 8 Draper's addition to Far
Der, $500.
James E. Barnes to Clifton T. Jesse,
240 acres in IL and 14-51-10, $3.50.
Clifton T. Jesse to James E. Barnes,
northeast southeast and north hall
southeast northeast and south hall
northeast southeast, 31-51-9, SLIGO.
Geo. w. Allen to Leona @. Allen,
lots 9 and 10, Block 2, Muldrow's addi-
ton to Mexico, 81.
@. B. Fegan to A. p. Fegan, interest
in west half southeast 1925, 1852.
Shelby Clark to j. Finley johnson,
east half northwest southeast 3O-5O-7,
$500.
Curren Crews to VIM. @. Rowland,
east half southwest 4-52-11, $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
NO LABOR, NO EXCELLENCY.
The Road to Success: Honesty, In
dustry, Frugality"-Not Gained
at One Bound.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, NO., December 30.-A new
year is about to dawn upon US and
soon q new century. Mexico has
scores Of young men, many of whom
will probably consider turning over a
new page in their life with a determ-
nation to improve. Most all are
ambitious, and we'll they are, for am
bition is a potent factor in the power
that propels us onward. There is a
live, serious question before these
young men, both the married and the
unmarried-"How a I be a sue
cess?"
Too many want to gain C and
fame at one leap. This class want to
begin where their labor worn fathers
left of. In other words, they want
to possess at the start not only the
comforts Of life, but the richest lux
uries. This desire-unintended by
the Author of their being-is no doubt
responsible for many ignomin1ous
failures.
"There is no excellency without
labor" Is like holy writ. It's true,
and probably pity tits tits true, that
quite q number possess wealth with
out labor. One may inherit a fortune
-one in o thousand may unearth q
gold mine. But 10 a victory won
without q fight q m~eritorious victory?
I trow not. "Beyond the Alps lies
Italy" There Ia a fortune for all of
us. But we must fight; we must
labor. SIN the sweat of thy face shall
thou eat bread" IL q declaration from
God. You and I are not smart enough
to trample this divine injunction In
der our feet, and live without labor.
II we get that idea In our heads we
fail. do not say it IL necessary for
all to do drudgery-to labor toilsome-
~ at some mean work. No, not that.
II We are by natural endowment, or
by opportunity and application,
in such . manner that we
are capable Of doing other than this
kind Of work leave 1t, II We may, for
those called to manual labor by en-
and fitness. Work of all
kinds 10 honorable In the sight Of God
and man. Who does not honor him
who tolls for daily bread, and where
b one Of these who has It not, al
though the times are somewhat out Of
joint7
Where does the drone, the cigarette
roller, the professional dude appear
Not In the promised land. Nay,
but in the wilderness Of pow
erty. "The drunkard and the glut-
Ton shall como TO poverty and drows-
mess shall cloth . man in rags
Can you not see this Scripture YER
Insd right here In Mexico7 But where
the road to Guccesss / would point
10 three important characteristics:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, Owen Lynch and Ella
Lynch, his wife, by their certain deed
of trust, dated November q, 1889, and
recorded in the Recorders office OF
Audrain County, Missouri, IN deed
book Nc. 2, for trusts, at page 6S, con-
veyed to the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate situ-,
ated In Audrain County, Missouri, to-
wit: That is to say, the northeast
fourth Cd of the northeast fourth ~
OF the northwest fourth "a OF section
seventeen I'D and south half % OF
south half Cd of northeast fourth %
OF section eighteen (1S) all in town
ship hfty-one (51), range six (6) west
Oh nth p. M, which said conveyance
was in trust to secure the payment OF
the promissory note in said deed de-
scribed; and, whereas, the said note
described in said deed of trust remains
due and unpaid; now, therefore, at the
request Of the owner of said note and
by authority of the provisions Of tho
deed Of trust, / will, on
Saturday, the 23rd Day Of January,
A. D., 1897,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in Mexico, Audrain County,
missouri, between the hours OF nine
O'Clock In the forenoon and FIVE o'clock
In the afternoon of said day, sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue to the highest bidder, for
cash, to satisfy said debt and the ex-
penses of executing this trust.
j. q. LAKENAN,
40-tds. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
FROM OUR
From the yandalia Leader

From the vandalia Leader.
Walter Adams was down from Mex
leo this week canvassing for Bryan's
new book. The sale of this book has
been enormous in Audrain.
Mr.. Steffens, administrator of James
Clacher, deceased, was invoicing the
stock of hardware here this week. He
is being assisted by John Hill, of Mex
leo, and Robt. Barnett, of this city.
Jasper N. Stephens, who retires
from the Office of Sheriff of Audrain,
made a good record. He will resume
farming shortly. No man ever left an
office in Audrain with better wishes
of the people for future success than
Mr.. Stephens.
A meeting of the Owl Club was held
in rooms over Genzberger's Tuesday
evening in honor of Sheriff elect M.
N. Nelson, who leaves in a few days
for Mexico to reside. About 100 or
more persons participated. 1t was
the most orderly gathering in the his
tory of the club. There was not a
single person who offered to make a
speech. Those present from a dis
lance were JEFF McCune, of Spencers-
burg; s. Main, DIR. Hollingsworth,
George Tinsley and Henry Hender-
son, of Gazette. Ali of these had eat
en- 'possum before, but thought the
toothsomeness of the supper Tuesday
night repaid them for a journey of
many miles. The 'possums, seven in
number, were prepared by Mrs. e. p.
Morris and the two 25-pound turkeys
by Mrs. Geo. Moessner. The liquid
refreshments consisted of ten gallons
of fresh buttermilk. The club added
fifty new members.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
We must move. Every
thing must go at any
price. VICTOR BROS.
Teachers Institute.

TeacnerS' lnSLlCuJe.
The North Audrain Teachers Asso.
citation will hold its third institute al
the Naylor school house, 5 miles north
east of C%entralia, January 8 and 8
1897.
The following is the programme:
1880 p. m.-Address of welcome,
Marshall Show. Response by A. E.
Berrey.
s:oo-sWords; Their Use and Abuse,
E. N. Woody and B. F. Roberts.
s:40-'Township Institutes Is q
Means OF Awakening a Deeper Inter-
est in Education," Noah Barnes and
Miss>Mattie CANT.
9:2o-"Duty of Parents and Espec-
tally Directors Miss Cimanthe Wal
lace and Miss Matte Dye.
10:00-"Should the Higher Branches
be Taught in Our Public Schools9" G.
B. Cunningham, Miss Birdie Summers
and Miss Inez Northcutt.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8.
20:00 q. m.-s'The Teacher as a So
cial factor" Miss Grace Hollanshead
and d. Show.
10:40-"School Aids ard School Ex-
hibitions," French Strother andT g.
Smith.
11:20-"Ininitives and Participates"
A. E. Berrey and Miss Kate Cox.
1 p. m.-Question box.
2:00-"Should our School Terms be
]. Y. McLane and p. T.
Bruce.
2:40-"How to Secure Regular and
Prompt Attention." Miss Eva White
and Miss Nellie Hoover.
3:00-"Uhild Study, or How to Deal
With the Little Ones" Miss Doliie
Allison, Sturgeon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Honesty first.
Industry second.
Frugality third.

Without Honesty all is q failure in
the end. Without Industry there is
no merited reward. Without Fru-
gality little is accomplished, though
you labor hard. A man was worth
$25, 0o0. "How did you make it?" in
quired a friend. 81 didn't make it; /
saved it," came the response. Econ
omy is very important; not perverted
economy, however. Don't try to
keep up with some one who is worth
ten times as much as you are, If you
don't want to make a failure. Get
wisdom. It's q fortune. Get the
right kind of ideas in your head. Get
it into your head that you must, you
will, do your duty. Let whiskey,
cards, cigarettes, immortality, all that
would degrade you, alone and put on
the breastplate Of Honor, Industry,
Frugality, Righteousness.
Listen to the hoary head; listen to
those who have had their eyes OPEN
ed by the schoolmaster of experience;
listen to those who have struck the
ruts and stumps along life's rugged
pathway and are 80 DESTROYS that you
may avoid them. Make a success.
Govern yourself. "He that ruleth
his own spirit is greater than he that
taketh a CITY," FL. T.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, Martha f. Allison and
her husband, Nathaniel Allison, by
their certain deed of trust, dated
August /, 1876, and duly recorded In
book L, page 29s, in the Recorders
office for Audrain County, Missouri,
conveyed to the undersigned trustee
the following real estate, to- wit: The
north half of the north half of block 0
and all of block ID, both in the addi-
ton made to the town of Mexico by
the County Of Audrain to secure the
payment of certain notes in said deed
OF trust described. Default having
been made in the payment Of said
notes, though long since due, notice h
hereby given that ! will, as such trus-
tee, proceed to sell said real estate at
the east front door of the Court House,
In Mexico, Missouri, on
Saturday, the 23rd Day of January,
A. d., 1897,
to pay said notes and cost of execut.
ing this trust.
NJ. Y. DUNCAN,
4o-tds. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Our LADY Readers

should know that the torturing pains
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tional and organic troubles. Sallow
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cheeks, together with low spirits, fol-
low the arrangements, Irregularities
and weaknesses peculiar to the sex.
Whether suffering from nervousness,
dizziness, faintness, displacement Of
womanly organs, backache, catarrhal
inflammation of the lining membrane,
giving rise to an aexhausting DRAIN nm.
on the system, "beariDg down sensa-
tions," or general debility, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription reaches the
origin of the trouble and corrects II,
Avoid the dreaded and repulsiye
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discovered and used by an eminent
physician for thirty years in all cases
OF "female complaint" and those
painful disorders that aff1ict woman.
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tired or sleepless, II they
are irritable, morbid and suffer from
backache, they should turn to the
right means for a permanent cure.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription fts
just such cases, for it regulates the
special functions and builds up and In
v~igorates the entire female system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
A Clark Avenue Heroine.

Mrs. Riley Green, of Clark Avenue,
Is somewhat of a heroine. The other
day while she was down in the base
ment of her house at work a tramp
entered her house. When Mrs. Green
came upstairs she found the intruder
in her bed room, but he lost no time in
getting out. But Mrs. Green stopped
him in the yard and made him search
himself to see if any article of value
had gotten into his pockets OF under
his clothing. She was not to be
frightened, and after satisfying her
self that he was departing with moth
ing more than he brought-and that
only an unshaved face, an I'M
combed head and clothes of unsani-
tary appearance-he was allowed to
mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
DEATH OF MRS. MARY A. SMITH,
She Died at Five O'Clock Wednesday
Morning-Was the Mother of
Mrs. N. B. Pittman.

1t will be the occasion of sincere
sorrow to the many friends Of Mrs.
Mary A. Smith to learn of her death
Wednesday morning at 5 O'Clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. r.
Pittman, on South jefferson street.
Mrs. Smith, who was born October
%, 1909, in Louisa County, Virginia,
removed to Cooper County, Missouri,
with her husband in 1888 and then to
st. Joseph in 1873, where she lived
until she moved to Mexico IS months
ago. The deceased had been an inva-
lid for the past year and her death
was not unexpected.
Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name
was Thompson, was the mother Of
four sons and two daughters. All of
her sons have been remarkably fortu-
nate in business. w. and y. c., OF
Maryville, A. T., of st. Joseph, and G.
O., of Kansas City. The two daugh-
tiers are Mrs. N. r. Pittman and Mrs.
7. B. Ellis, of Mexico.
There will be no services over the
remains in Mexico and they will be
removed to st. Joseph on the 1880
train Thursday at which place servi-
ces will be held at the First Baptist
Church and the remains will be inter-
red in the Mount Mora Cemetery.
The best SOC shirt and the best SOC
overall. Our jeans pants have no su-
perior. In fact, we are ready to give
the very best value for spot casn.
RICKETTS, & EMMoNs ID. q. Go. .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
We Have to Move.
mufhers
neckwear, in fact every
thing, at prices never be.
fore heard Of.
VICTOR BROS.
CANT Items.
From the Centralia Courier


From the Centralia Courier.
The holidays are here.
We wish all a merry Christmas.
Born, to the wife of Thos. Cleaton,
Dec. 16, a daughter.
]. r. Hayes shipped a a load of
hogs to st. Louis last Saturday.
Chas. Showers will move this week
over near the county farm.
DR.. Wallace's little boy has been sick
of phthisic for the past week.
Thos. Rogers little baby has been
sick with membraneous Group for sew
eral days.
On account of bad weather the party
at John Glldea's last Thursday night
was not very well attended.
G. w. Browns wife has a girl. This
is their first child and the parents are
very proud of their Christmas daugh-
ter.
There vas a good crowd from CANT
attended the song service at New
Hope last Sunday night. The exercises
under tine auspices or Prof. Harbard's
musical class were a treat.
Several from Cant attended the
teachers institute at Flynt last Friday
and Saturday. One of those present
reports as follows: There was a house
full OF patrons and friends both Friday
night and Saturday. The dinner on
Saturday was excellent and was suf-
fcient for an audience four times as
large. The teachers, as a whole, made
themselves conspicuous by their abb
sence. But there were enough of
them present to make their meeting
both instructive and entertaining.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31

From the Centralia Courier.
A. P. Elkin, south of town, is feed
ing 81 three year old steers.
G. L. Hulen, east of town, is feed
ing IS three year old steers for the
February market.
T. ]. Rowe, of Rowena, is feeding a
load of 2 year old steers for the spring
market.
Newt Lindsey disposed of his Arkan-
sas hogs readily last week at $685. per
hundred.
w. P. Reed sold q load of 1850 pound
cattle to go this month to Cook &
Givens at s4.75.
Jas. Carter, of ear Tulip, brought
in go head of calves from Kansas City
last week to feed.
T. ]. Vanlandingham, near Rowena,
is feeding 80 heifer calves for next
summers market.
G.. w. Vanlandingham and G. A.
Threlkeld were In Kansas City this
week buying some feeding cattle.
J.. 81. Starr bought 100 native stock
hogs this week at from 50. o to So. 80.
Mr.. Starr has bought about $50 head
of cattle on full feed.
Thos. Mcbride bought So head of
cattle from T. ]. Bates, of Galloway
county, at 1926 to go the first half of
October, 1897.
Theo. Reid is feeding 20 good calves.
He will feed them about q year. He
is also feeding 100 hogs. Mr. Reid re-
Gently purchased 81 stock ewes.
John Boulware shipped the best
load of yearling mules in Boone and
Audrain counties to Columbia, Tenn,
for Col. Ridley, who bought them of
Mode Glenn at S67.5 o per head.
Hog cholera is raging in portions of
Howard and adjoining counties and
thousands of hogs have died from the
dread scourge. Several breeders OF
thoroughbred hogs have lost almost
their entire herds OF valuable animals.
The Chicago live stock report says:
One of the primest punches of Deeves
on the market this week were the 80
head of yearling Her chords that were
sold Dec. 10, at $500, averaging 1,235
pounds, bred and fed by j. Fl. Canada,
of Sturgeon, Mo. They averaged 10
months in age and were sold for the
New York market.
j. A. Spangler sent out another load
of horses Wednesday morning. This
makes 100 head he has shipped from
this point. Col. Spangler says he has
left about $4,000 in this vicinity for
horse flesh this fall and winter. Evil
IDENTIFY the colonel has filled a long felt
want in the horse line, and the Courier
trusts he will keep up the good work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
The Bryan Silver Club.


The Centralia club has been named.
AT Its meeting Thursday night Of last
week II was christened 'sThe Contra
Lie Bryan Silver Club" The result
was reached after an animated dis
cussion Of As minutes. DIR. McCallister,
d. r. jennings and others advocated
'sThe Democratic Club" ]. G. Hit,
A. Bruton and others liked ssThe Cur
rency Reform Club" Joe Fl. Cupp,
J. B. Roberts and others thought "The
National Bimetallic Club" the proper
thing. Others advocated sSThe Gen.
tralia Bryan Silver Club" and this
name prevailed. The meeting was an
interesting n throughout. Next
meeting Thursday night, Dec. s1st. A
big time is expected. Come ont.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
C. A. Buckner's Accounts.

I am going to open up a new set of
books on the 9th of January, 1897. I
have been in business in Mexico for
eight years and have quite a number
of outstanding accounts which I would
like to have closed up at once. Please
call and adjust your accounts 80 that I
can open up q clean set of books for
1897. All accounts not paid by Janu-
airy 9Th will be turned over to a re-
sponsible and gentlemanly collector,
as 1 have not time to attend to col
lections myself. I desire to thank all
of my patrons for their liberal patron
age and hope to merit a continuance
of the same. Wishing everybody q
merry Christmas and a prosperous
New Year, I am
Your Obedient Servant,
g. A. BUCKNER,
d&w 1t. Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31

THE Christmas edition of the Mis-
souri, State University Independent is a
'thing Of beauty and a Joy forever"
The letter press work is perfect, the
Illustrations could not be better and
the subject matter, both editorial and
local, Is fine. In fact, the Christmas
edition of the Missouri State Univer-
sity Independent, is a model college
paper. The LEDGER is glad to note
that Jouett H. Shouse, of Mexico, NO.,
formerly connected with the LEDGER,
Ia one of the assistant editors. A COL
lege paper, when 1t is anywhere nea
the standard of the Independent, will
be literally patronized and supported.
That paper speaks well for its editors
and for the institution with which 1t is
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
o SHIPMENTS.

M. Sparks shipped a a of mules ia
East st. Louis Tuesday night.
E. L. Walker shipped acar Of horses
to LAGRANGE, Ark, Tuesday.
Lewis, johnson & %. shipped a car
of cattle to Chicago on Wednesday.
80.
Browning Bros. & Bolts shipped 1.
of cattle to Chicago wednesday,.
80.
T. J. Gibson & Co. received a car Of
live poultry from Missouri City Tues
day night,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Executors Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate Of Henry
to the undersigned by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri
bearing date August 4, 1896.
All persons having claims againss
said estate are hereby notified TO PR
sent the same for allowance wttnm
one year from the date of said letters
and II not presented within two years
from said date they will be forevef
barred.
s. A. SIDENSTRICKER,
4o-4t. Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-31
Found in q Well.

Ellen Billiard, colored, IS years old,
was found In q well in East Mexico.
She was still alive bat in a very pre-
carious condition. There was only a
few feet OF water in the well, other
wise she would have drowned, as che
had been in there some little time
when rescued. It is supposed she c
cidentally fell in the well, although
she declares some inhuman villain
threw her there.