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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Geo. Kunkel shipped a fine A.
months'- old Irish setter to G.. w.
Augustyn, at Milwaukee, Wis, yes
terday. He got a good price for the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

CLARK Frasier, n of Mexico's
brightest boys, has a nice position in
st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Ensign and Mrs. Smith, who, for
nearly nine months past, have had
charge OF the Salvation Army work
in Mexico, received orders this morn
ing to farewell from their command
here next Sunday night, March IA.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

County Court settled with the Col
lector this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

All of the latest novelties in black
and colored dress goods can be found
at Blum's,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

]. r. Campbell was a business visit
or from Moberly Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

The Chicago and New York Markets.
Following is the teiegraphic report
of the Chicago and New York mar
kets March 10, received by M. L. Jones
| Commission Co., over Post-ofice
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
arthlng-Ha

Married, Sunday, March z, at six
O'Clock p. M, at the residence of G.
o. McGee, in South Mexico, by Rev.
A. A. Wallace, Mr.. Bud Farthlng, OF
Boone, and Miss Rebeca Hall, of Au-
drain. The attendants were Mr.
Robt. Hall, brother of the bride, Miss
Noise Herend, of Bloomfield, Mr.,
Chas. Reynolds and Miss Lucy Rey-
nolds. 1t was a quiet home wedding,
only a few relatives being present to
witness the marriage of this popular
couple. The groom is a prosperous
farmer, living just south of Centralia.
while the bride is an accomplished
lady and has a host of friends. The cou
pie have a bright future before them
They left Sunday night for their flu
ture home, eight miles south of Cen
tralia. The LEDGER extends congrat'
ulations and wishes them a long an6
prosperous journey through life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

j. F. Smith, of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

r. NJ. White is home from the City
EekA><soe,@oId Mexic~-@ They all
, come back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Chas. Hook, of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
Corbett-F ltzsimmons Contest Carson
CITY. Nevada, March II.

For the above occasion the Chicago
& Alton and Wabash railroads win
sell tickets to Carson City and return
at s6s. 90. Tickets Will be sold March
IL and 10. For particulars apply to e.
8. WILSON, Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

r. g. Horn, of the Marshall Demo-
craft efrs. was in town Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

J. r. Maxwell is up from st. Louis
Miss May Allen is visiting in Lad
donia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

8. Ross, of Farber, was in town
Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Mrs. T. ]. Hoxsey visited Mrs. o. L.
Meug, of New Bloomfield, last week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
Gone to Close the Deal.

P. w. Harding returned last night
from a business trip to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

A new line OF black dress goods at
Blum's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

DIR. McAIlister, of Columbia, was in
to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

j. w. Coons, of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

w. L. Morsey, of Warrenton, waf
in Mexico on business Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

j. b. Roberts YVES a business visitor
from Bowling Green Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Mrs. d. A. Hiner is in st. Louis the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. Boeck-
aler.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Mrs. John Crump, of Jefferson City,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. CANINE
Brown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

O. r. Macfarlane has returned from
a business trip to Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

w. Q. B. Gillispie and ]. II. Jones,oi
Macon City, were visitors in Mexico
Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

A. 9. Barnes Is In Columbia on bus
inaaa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Miss Mamie Foushee, after spending
q few days with her mother, returned
to Fulton to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Mrs. L. G. Cove and children are In
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Mrs. Wood Maddox, who has been
very ill, is much better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

G. r. Lupton is having a coat OF
paint put on the front-of his large fur
nfture store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Mrs. Charles Leeper is visiting rel
atiyes in Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

Chas. Gregg is in Jefferson City on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

E. Boone was a visitor from Ce
tralia Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

G. II. d. Cave, of Huntsville, was a
visitor here Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

j. T. Jesse, Of Liberty, Mo-, spent
Sunday in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11

j. T. Pollard was in Mexico fro
Fulton Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
Company INCORPORATED,

Farber, Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-11
PHARMACISTS,


j. r. Maxwell is up from st. Louis
Miss May Allen is visiting in Lad
donia.
8. Ross, of Farber, was in towr
Monday.
Chas. Hook, of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Sunday.
j. F. Smith, of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Monday.
j. ". Coons, of Fulton, was in Mex
leo Monday.
E. Boone was a visitor from Gen.
tralia Sunday.
]. T. Pollard was in Mexico from
Fulton Sunday.
]. T. Jesse, of Liberty, Mo-, spent
Sunday in Mexico.
Mrs. Charles Leeper is visiting rel
atives in Columbia.
G. II. d. Cave, of Huntsville, was a
visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Wood Maddox, who has been
very ill, is much better.
O. r. Macfarlane has returned from
a business trip to Columbia.
j. b. Roberts YVES a business visitor
from Bowling Green Monday.
w. L. Morsey, of Warrenton, waf
in Mexico on business Monday.
Mrs. d. A. Hiner is in st. Louis the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. Boeck-
eler.
w. Q. B. Gillispie and ]. ii. Jones,oI
Macon City, were visitors in Mexico
Sunday.
Mrs. John Crump, of Jefferson City
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Cannit
Brown.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
In Terror From Mnskrats.

Residents of Waltham are in terror
of their lives because of the proya-
lenee OF muskrats of huge size about
the streets. These rats are supposed
to come from number of old drains
about the city, in which they breed,
and sally out at night to attack peace
Jul pedestrians.
Early one morning Conductor W,
F. Phelps, of the Fitchburg Railroad,
was coming down the railroad track
and was attacked by large rat, which
tried to fasten its teeth in the con-
ductor's leg. The latter drew his ro'
volver and fired two shots into tho rat
before it was killed.
A few nights ago DR.. Fred NJ. Stiles
had death struggle with rat which
lay in wait for him in front of his
house on Moody street. DR.. Stiles
picked up barrel stave in self
defence aud hit the rat with it as the
latter rushed at him, but it broke
short off in his hand, and the animal
sprang at him again and again, until
1t was finally stunned by a lucky
blow. 1t was as large as grown cat
and had teeth two inches long.
But the nerviest attack was made
upon Patrolman Cannon. A rat
jumped on him and climbed up bis
legs, biting him all the while. The
policeman drew his club and after a
hard struggle succeeded in beating Oh
the animal. Boston Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
Dominoes in a Lions Cage.

A game of dominoes in lions cage
was the novelty recently offered to the
bewildered gaze OF the visitors to a
menagerie. The players were the
tanner" and worthy citizen who, on
the strength of bet, had entered the
habitation of the king of beasts. Seated
quietly at a table which had been
brought in for the purpose, the pair
got on very well for time, the lion
watching their movements, apparently
with intelligent attention. He seemed,
however, to arrive ut the conclusion
that the game was a poor business,
after all, Tor instead of allowing the
two men to finish it in peace, he sud-
denly made a dash at the table and
sent it spinning with the dominoes in
wild confusion into the air, much to
the horror of the onlookers, who
feared that shocking catastrophe
was impending.
The amateur, however, was not slow
in taking the hint. On the contrary,
he lost not moment in boiling out OF
the cage, and the relief was general
when he succeeded in putting the bars
between himself and the demolisher
of the table. The lion appears to be
a very magnanimous creature, for dur
ing the next performance he allowed
friend of the fugitive domino player
to pay him visit, and actually con-
descended to accept from him piece
OF meat presented as a propitiatory
offering. AS, after doing justice to
the morsel, he began to regard the IN
truder with wistful eyes, and by other
signs and tokens to manifest an incli-
nation to make closer acquaintance
with him, the tanner promptly inter-
7ened and another strategic movement
to the rear was executed, fortunately
with success. Paris Letter in Chicago
Chronicle.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
Narrow Escape of a Cowboy.

Presence of mind and cool nerve
are what II. Fersten, II cowboy, pos
sesses 10 marked degree. 10 these
he owes his life. which seems to have
hung on a slender thread one day last
week. writes a Butte Mont CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia Times.
He left Billings early one cold morn
ing, riding a horse and leading three
bronchos. He crossed the river to go
to the Grow reservation, where there
is no settlement, when his horse
slipped and fell. This caused the lead
horses to jerk back, throwing him
from the saddle and entangling his
legs in the rope. The frightened
horses then ran, dragging Fersten,
who realized at once his awful danger
and lay on his back.
1t was necessary to act quickly. 80
with rare presence of mind and CON
summate GOODNESS he reached for his
knife, opened it with his teeth, but in
slashing at the rope had it knocked
from lis hand. He then reached
around to his hip and drew his revolt
yer. Suffering severely from contact
with the hard, frozen ground, he man
aged to fire, but he did not hit the
nearest horse fatally. Then he filed
again, this time bringing down the
horse, to which he chung in such
manner as to relieve him from further
bruises and the strain of the rope,
which had already broken n small
bone in his leg. The horses soon
stopped, when he was able to extricate
himself from the danger of bis situa-
ton. He Immediately mounted q
horse and returned to Billings for
medical aid. This instance deserves
to be put down as one in which rare
presence of mind and nerve were dis.
played under the most trying cireum-
stances. But the hardy cowboy only
smiled and seemed to regard it more
Of joke than anything else. He
blamed himself for being caught off
MS guard and in such position as to
be dragged by wild horses.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09

The main and nizzcn masts wen, I'M. nSa'
a ND the rigging was torn into shreds'
ma ma iife.boats we're smashed ana car S
red away, and the rudder was broken ken
into thousand bits, leaving INC Nes'
sci utterly helpless. - .bo
90 All hope was abandoned and tae
shin was rapidly breaking up when
hor distress signals we're sighted 10y
the snow Flake, whose captain or
Jeyod the life.boats lowered and
heavy line was thrown and made last
20 tbe wrecked vessel. This acted as
a bridge and prevented the lite boat
from running too close to the Sen +"
Hand over hand the men slid along
tho rope, and as fast as the life boa'
hncame filed she was rowed back 10
tbe Snow Flake and then returned JOE
another load Mate Cook, of the snow
Flake. and four sailors manned the
life .boat. and to their efforts Is
ascribed the saving OF the sentas
crew. 81, -
The crew will be provided with tenn
porary quarters in this city. The
Senta was built in 1868 and was oil
zoos tons register, She was aban'
doned April 2, in latitude 1920, longl-
tude 1920.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

About twenty-five acres Of land arc
necessary to support one man on fesl
meat.
At the present rate of increase, thu
population of the earth will double
itself in 260 years.
The brain of an ant is larger in
proportion to its size than that Of
any other known creature.
There are three times as many mus
Giles in the tail of dog as there are in
the human hand and wrist"
Silk that has been weighted with
metallic salts can be detected by the
use of X-rays. The pure silk throws
no shadow; the adulterated silk does.
A series of investigations recently
completed by railroad experts shows
that the average life of an iron rail is
sixteen years, and that of steel rail
forty years.
A German naturalist has curiously
developed the "scarecrow" idea. The
dragon fly is a deadly enemy of the
mosquito, and the naturalist has found
by many experiments that the dried
bodies of few dragon flies suspended
by threads around a bed keep the
mosquitoes at distance.
A mine of graphite of remarkable
purity has been discovered about five
miles south of the town of Coon Rap
ids, in Carroll County, Iowa. The
vein is said to be fourteen inches in
thickness. The value of the discovery
can be estimated when it is recol-
lected that pure graphite sells for $50
ton.
An improved railway car truck is
constructed largely of pressed steel.
The weight is carried on springs over
the axle boxes, thus reducing dead
weight, and the ends are united trans
versely, thus making one side assist the
other in resisting shocks and affording
means to secure the brakes to the out
side Of the wheels, where they can be
easily inspected, applied or removed.
A Baltimore(M Md. imam who demanded
$500 from q street railroad company
as damages for the alleged breaking
of his arm was offered 500 as a com
promise, and refused it, and was then
subjected to the test of the X-ray,
which showed that his heavily band. |
aged arm was not broken and never
had been. Then he offered to settle
for S25, but the company was no
longer in a compromising mood.
A practical use for asbestos has been
ievised by Yankee, who has converted
t into shoes for the use of workmen
n foundries and smelling works. In
he intense heat of these factories
ordinary leather hob-nailed shoes,
uch as are generally worn, last but
wo or three weeks. Shoes of asbestof
ire not affected by the heat, and seem
practically indestructible. The won.
Ter is that the availability of the ma.
erial had not previously suggested
tself to anyone.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
SEED POTATOES.

The tests of the Ohio Experiment
station indicate that home grown seed
potatoes will give as good crops as any
northern grown seed of the same
varieties, provided the seed potatoes
are well kept, but the yield is materi.
ally lessened and the ripening retarded
if the seed potatoes are allowed to
sprout and the sprouts are broken of,
as usually happens when the potatoes
are kept IN dark cellar
Many potato growers keep their
potatoes successfully, especially in the
northern part of the State, by burying
the potatoes in pits, covering to sinai.
low depth at first and adding layers
of straw and earth as the weather be.
comes colder.
The ideal method of keeping seed
potatoes is in cold storage. Potatoes
thus kept at the Ohio station have come
out sound and fresh, with no indica.
ton of sprouting and the vitality I'M
impaired, even SO late as the first Of
June. 1t is important, however, that
the temperature of the cold storage
room should not fall below thirty-fve
degrees, nor should it rise much above
forty degrees.
When cold sto.age is not available,
sprouting may be in some measure
prevented by shoveling the potatoes
over frequently.
While the sprouting of potatoes un'
der ordinary conditions is very OBJ
iectionable. they may be SO sprouted
as to materially advance their earle
ness. This is done by placing them,
stem end down, in single layers in
shallow trays on the floor, in light
and moderately warm room. Thus
placed they will send out short, stubby,
green sprouts which will remain in
that condition for weeks. Such pota-
toes, planted without breaking the
sprouts, will grow Immediately and
produce an early crop.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09

he had hnithed, she laid down hen
work and sat, for long time, gazing
into the dancing flames. :,
"The only daughter Of my old friend
Rebecca Henson, in want OF food, she
said, note Of pain in her voice,
"Mark, you and | both have plenty OF
money. There is room in this house,
and in our heart, for Margaret and her
babies. But she is proud. Go and
ask her to come and sew for me- Tell
her am lonely and ask her to bring
her little ones to brighten me up.
Mark bent to kiss the placid face
"Thank you, Aunt Elsie, l see you
understand. A few hours later he
knocked at MOrgaret's door and saw
that years had changed her. The Wild
rose bloom had faded from her cheeks
tears had washed the joyous light from
her blue eyes, yet it was surely the
Margaret he had loved, that stood be-
fore HIM.
She met him frankly and with I'M
disguised pleasure. Her voice trem'
bled when she undertook to express
her gratitude. Mark made light OF
the wholealfair and insisted on talking
of their childhood days. The fruit
and nuts he brought proved an open
sesame to the hearts OF Agnes and
Royce, and they were soon on the best
of terms with the caller.
Margaret was very grateful for the
offer of work. She hesitated little
over accepting Mrs. Eyerts's kind In
fearing lest the children
prove an annoyance. But when Mark
drew touching picture OF the loneIl.
ness of his aunt she gladly consented
to come. 1t was arranged that the
carriage come for the Gregorys the
afternoon.
One morning, two months later,
Florence Fox tripped across the hall
Of No. 3 and entered Miss Smells
room.
"Of course, you are going to the
reception Thursday evening,
the began. 81 think it such lovely |
marriage, don't your"
"Indeed do" Lillian replied warm
y. eyes, lam to go in the afternoon
md help with the decorations. The
whole house is to be in green and
white, smilax, ferns, roses and carna-
ions. Mrs. Eyerts says Mr.. Davis
annot do too much for his bride,
our dear Margaret the sweet old
ady calls her."
"And l believe it all came about
rom your begging him to give her
God weight, Florence cried, mer-
lily. "He is obeying your request in
n extravagant manner. And Lillian
J not that pretty pearl ring and the
eatlfc expression on cousin Hugh's
ice the result of my efforts along the
ime lire of charitable work?"
The bell rang then, and the blush
lg Lillian was spared the necessity OF
reply. -Womankind.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
KEEPING UP FERTILITY,

One of the surest marks of gooa
gardener is that he is always on the
lookout to have on hand an ample
supply of fertilizing matter for the
soil. How reasonable that is, and vet
strange to say one meets with persons
who, Judging only by their acts, seem
to think that plants do not need food.
They need it quite as much as do ami.
mails; both grow from that on which
they feed. 1t is true all cultivated
soil contains some plant food in the
shape OF vegetable humus. deposited
there in one way or another in the
past. But the good gardener looks
upon present fertility as a sort of
revenue, and sees to it that enough
manure is applied to the soil each year
to meet the needs of the current crops.
It would be lesson to some amateur
gardeners to visit the successful mar
ket gardens of our large cities and see
how, year after year, thick coats Of
manure, thirty or forty tons to the
acre, are applied. The Silver knight.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
Narrow Escapes.

Adam Vandever, one of the original
settlers of Tallulah, Georgia, was a
famous hunter and trapper. The
historian of Georgia relates several of
Mr.. Vandever's hairbreadth escapes,
from which we select the following:
AT one time Mr.. Vandever was en-
camped on lofty mountain in Union
County. To make an observation of
his surroundings he climbed an i'm.
mense boulder which stood on the
brow OF precipice. Just then he
heard the howl OF wolf in the woods
below He stepped to the far side of
the boulder, hoping to get a glimpse
OF the enemy. AS he moved, the great
rock, which CHANGED to be delicately
balanced, began to roll and an instant
later it was plungiDg over the preci.
pice.
Fortunately an oak tree dropped
over the boulder, and in that moment
OF peril the woodsman gave an upward
leap and grasped one of the branches
and hung suspended in midair while
the great stone went crashing down
the mountain side.
u felt my hair turn white, said
the old gentleman afterward, "when
realized how near I'd come to going
along with that rocking stone. The
limb hung to want over stout, and
when | swung back from over the
GIN and dropped to the ground felt
as weak as baby"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09

Jerome k. Jerome's To-Day, pub.
lished in London, frankly voices the
almost universal British sentiment in
regard to the Beers. 1t says: "By all
means let US fight and win the Trans
vaal. We are going to fight for gold
mines and territory, if they cannot be
got without fighting. Every nation
phas to play pirate at times, and let us
play boldly when we do, and trust to
Mr.. Chamberlain to see flags of truce
kept out of the soldiers baggage.
Thrice the Beers have seen the flag OF
England hoisted on stick, and always
white It is time to prove We have a
colored flag"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09

When the British tank steamer
Snow Flake, from Penarth, arrived at
Philadelphia recently, a thrilling tale
of disaster, suffering and rescue of a
crew OF twenty-one men from an aban.
doned ship was unfoldeds The rescued
men composed the crew Of the Nor
weg1an ship Senta.
1t was on March 16 last that the
Senta set out from St. John, New
Brunswick, for Newport, England.
From the time of leaving she encoun.
tered westerly gales and was tossed
violently for nearly two weeks.
The crucial test came early on the
morning Of April l, when tornado
was encountered. The water was ran
idly flowing into the hold and Captain
Haayig ordered all hands to man the
pumps. The crew worked desperately.
but n vain.
Almost like dash the entire deck
load Of deals was swept overheard.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-09
"cLEAR THE wAYl"
Men OF thought be up and stlrrinI
NlnhI and dnv,


Men OF thought be up and stlrrinI
Night and day,
Sow the seed, withdraw the curtain
Clear the way.
Men OF action, aid and cheer them
As ye mayl
There's u fount about to stream,
There's IL light about to beam,
There's warmth about to glow,
There's flower about to blow;
There's Il midnight blackness changing
Into gray;
Men Of thought and men Of action,
Clear the way.
Once the welcome light has broken
Who shall say
What the unimaglned glorIes
or the day?
What the evil that shall perish
In its ray?
Aid the dawning, tongue and penU
Aid it, hopes OF honest men;
Aid it, paper-ald 1t, type
AID II, for the hour is ripe;
And our earnest must not Stacker
Into play
Men Of thought and men Of action,
Clear the way.
10! a clouds about to vanish
From the day,
And u brazen wrong to crumblo
Into clay.
Lo the Rights about 10 conquer
Clear the way!
With the Right shall many moro
Enter smiling ut the door;
With the giant Wrong shall fall
Many others, great and small,
That for ages long have held US
For their prey;
Men OF thought and men Of action,
Clear the way!
Charles Maekal,