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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Died of Old Are.

At the residence of her son, Henry
Kemper, 8 miles north of town, Mrs.
Kemper, aged 50 years, died Wednes-
day morning of old age. She was the
mother of William Kemper, of this
affv
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Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued: Morn Hollis, Mex
leo, Hanna Davis, Wellsville; Henry
Buscher and Jennie yirhoff, both of
Audrain; odus Riggs &nd Mary Lou
Roberts, both Of AudraIn; Jerry T.
Gelvin, OF Hannibal and Ethel OAR
lington, Of Laddonla.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
WORCESTER ITEMS.

Correspondents of the Ledger.
WORCESTER, No., Nov H.-Charies
Casper was In our neighborhood last
week paying 8 cents for hogs.
8. G. Bybee Ia feeding 1o2 head Of
castle for February market.
MIR. James Turner han rented the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
GRAIN.O! TRY GRAIN.O

Ask your Grocer to-day to SHOW You a pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children may
All who try 1t, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grams ana me most deiicase ssomacn
coffee. l5c and Csc per package. old by all
prOpara
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Money In IoaD-

We have home and eastern money
to loan on most favorable terms.
22-6m MOORE & HOWELL,
Mexico. Mo,
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Notice.

/ bought the carload Of venetian red
that was In the @. & A. wreck. Am
selling same at 1 cent per pound. Now
Ia the time to paint your barns, farm
Implements, etc.
vANDEGRIFT, The Painter.
Next door to McLoney's,
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Good Farm For Sale.

A good eighty acre farm with all
kinds Of fruit trees In bearing, two
md one. half miles south of Mexico.
FOR further particulars call on Joe B.
AcDonald, living on farm
A-5t J. b. MCDONALD,
Mexico. Mo.
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Killad at CanfraIia.

At U~entraiis, No., Andrew sievers,
the 16-year- year-old epn Of Louis
Sievers, was killed Sunday by the
kick OF q horse he was trying to catch.
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Queen Heater will keep
fire. Satisfaction guar
anteed.
Ferris 81 Cauthorn.
aiightly Wounded.


While James Lisenberry and J. i.
Sims were hunting on Mr.. Sims farm,
IL miles south of Mexico, Monday, Mr..
Sims, while shooting ut q bunch OF
birds which had risen, accidentally
shot Mr.. Lisenberry In the face, In
fiicting q painful injury.
There is no danger to the injured
man, az only three shot entered his
face.
J. M. Thirswend, OF Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has q spell Of indi-
g~estion, and feels bad and sluggish, he
takes two OF DeWitt's Little Early
Risers at night, and he 10 oil right tho
next morning. Many thousand others
do the same thing. DO you9 For
sale by Woodbridge e. Pnrdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Tomlin & Bealls, of the Kansas City
Board of Trade, are offering good
shelled corn, delivered in a lots, to
feeders at very low prices. 31-4t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

"Ike" McCowen, formerly Of this
city, is feeding mules in the big mule
barn Of the Bailey Bros. at Jackson
v;lla Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs. John Farrall, of Fulton, has
returned home after visiting her sis
tiers, Mrs. T. J. Basket and Mrs. JOS
eph Boyd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Boeckler have
returned to their home in st. Louis,
after q visit with Mrs. Boeckler's
parents, Capt. and Mrs. D.. A. Hiner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Born, to Charley Gallop and wife,
Of Columbia, Mo-, on November Is, a
son. The boy will be called Charles
Broadway Rouse Gallop, after the
great New York Racket man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

!. w Cook, of Macon City, was a
hnsiuess visitor here on Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

W. F. Meyers, of the Oriental Tea
Co., has accepted a travelling position
With the j. & II. Forbs Tea and Coffee
houaA.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

We have some big sellers in
ladies' fine shoes for two dol
lars. Ricketts, ~ EmmOns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Miss Mollie Rogers, of Columbia, is
The guest of her cousin, Miss Mamie
Gamble,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Williams, Of st.
Charles, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, ]. P. Sanford.
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Miss Ethel Darlington, of Martins
huro was in Mexico Monday.
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I. ]. Rowe, of near Rowena, has a
line herd of Hereford cattle. Last
week Mr.. Rowe bought a highly bred
young bull in Howard county, paying
yib0 for the animal. Mr.. Rowe is also
an extensive cattle buyer, feeder and
shipper.-Sturgeon Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Miss Annie Smith, of Salisbury, is
the guest OF Mrs. w. w. Boatmau.
She is here to be treated by local
nhYaicians.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs. G. B. Macfarlane, of Jefferson
City, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. P.
q Incke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs. Callie Stanley, of Park City,
Utah, and Mrs. L. II. Kerr, of Fulton,
are the guests of Mrs. j. b. Tate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs. Katherine Tyler has returned
to Centralia after a visit with Mrs.
Susan Baker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

W. H. johnson, of Martinsburg,
shipped a a of good hogs to st. Louis
Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

There is little change in George
Marshall's condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

The Salisbury Orchestra will be in
Mexico on the night of November 20,
and not December 20, as some of the
dates on some of the pictures erro-
ueously announce,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Hon. O. F. CLARK sold the 6-year-old
Robert Rysdyk mare, Miss Luckie, to
Col. Lucas Monday morning, who
bought her for coach purposes. He
paid 1926 for the mare, which is a good
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

We now have the best boot
we ever sold for the money.
Ricketts, & EmmOns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mr.. ]. B. Lynch, of C~entralia, was
IN Mexico this week and made the
LEDGER a pleasant call. Mr.. Lynch
ssys he thinks CentraIia one of the
very best towns in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs. Ann WEIGH, of st. Louis, is the
ouest of her cousin, Mrs. Jane Rick
alta,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

fact Ia well known. Not only should
the outside of the body be perfectly
clean, but the interior of the body a.
well. Clean teeth, clean mouth, clean
throat, clean nasal passages, are all
requisites OF perfect health. The
whole body, as well as every organ In
the body, Is lined with mucous mem.
brance, which is even more liable
than b skin to become very dirty.
The most frequent cause of unclean
mueus membranee is catarrh. Catarrh
creates unnatural secretions, even
though the catarrh be very slight. In
this condition good health IL impos-
sible.
DIR. Hartman has made q speciality
OF treating chronic catarrh for nearly
40 years. His great remedy, peru
NAP has become known throughout
the United States and Canada. Il il
certainly the best, and probably the
only, effective internal remedy for
chronic catarrh. Its cures are per-
manent. The Doctor Ia also the au-
thor of many books on chronic
catarrh. His latest book on the sub
ject will be sent free for q short time
by The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., CO.
lumbus, D.
Ask your druggist for n free Peru
ma Almanac for 1898.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

VIM. Keath is able to be out after a
seyere spell of illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

Mrs, W. J.. Rixey is the guest of
friends In Jonesburg.
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RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Nov. 17.-Rev.
Griffin filled his appointment here
Sunday.
Geo. Beahr and family moved to
this city Monday.
DR.. w. L. Galloway left Wednesday
night for Chicago, where he will To-
cate permanently. Ills many friends
regret very much to see him leave.
Everybody is preparing for Thanks
giving. Look out, fat turkeysl
Judge Alexander, Of Laddonia, was
In our town Tuesday on business.
]. g. Downs Is having q new house
built. Harper and Fox have the
contract.
Tommy Hook shipped two loads oil
cattle to Chicago from Littleby Sta.
ton Sunday.
J. D. Lott has Just completed a new
cellar north of Ladd,nia last week.
Rush Hill don't want the new rail-
road. All we want 10 q @. IA. division
and stock pens, and we viii get thai
some day, as it Ii iumorsd that thu
company has purchased 100 acres o
land for that purpose,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

John w. Atchison has returned from
Msrtinsburg, where he cried a sale for
l. P. Crigler. She stock sold brought
good prices. Corn sold for 26A cents
per buahal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

MIR. John Dye says we are going to
have a mild winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

DIR. 8. A. Ramsay 10 Ut Ciark's
Switch ON professional business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
TULIP ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
TULIP, Mo-, Nov. 17.-Born, to Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Patrick, a fine girl.
Mrs. Mallory fell from a wagon
breaking her arm between the elbow
and wrist.
James Wilson mashed his hand
severely, causing a painful wound.
James Carter sold sixty-five fat
heifers to Powell, of Illinois, at $3.50
per hundred.
DR.. E. W. johnson sold forty fat
cattle to Mcbride & Son at AZ cents
per pound.
James Mahan, Jr., Mrs. Freeman
and VIM. Stuart are sick with La grippe.
Hiram Walker is recovering from a
severe attack of phthisic.
A letter from Colorado states that
r. L. johnson, who has been there
for the past two months for his health,
is able to be up again. He had been
confined to his bed since he arrived
there.
j. W. Cloyd, formerly a merchant
of Tulip, but now of Wray, Colo, was
elected Treasurer of Yuma county,
Colo, receiving a salary 1880 per
year. Tulip is noted for turning out
fine business and professional men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
PUTNAM
FADELESS DYES.

~ now the popular Dyes on the
ss.ssEef They color cotton, silk, wool,
seathers or hair
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

OCTOBER 4, 1872, there was sos, 600
deposited In the banks of Audrain
county. Twenty-Five years later, on
October 4, 1897, there was s642, 900 on
dsposit in this county. The develop
mont Of Audrain county in twenty
i've years has been simply wonderful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Money to Loan,

We are prepared to make loans on
cood real estate security at a low rate
., interest and on easy terms.
LAKENAN & BARNES,
Nn~;n1 NJ
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A WHOLE NAN.

A whole man
is another name
for a by
man. One OF
the prime es-
8 Q ntfaIs OF
health IL clean
lin o 9 Q. The
first step In this
direction 10 .
clean skin. This
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

J. H. Patterson, wife and son left
to-day for Delavan, ILL.,, where they
viii reside. Mr.. Patterson has been
on the first chair in VIM. Pitts barber
ahop. ]. M. Claybrook, of Cant, will
take his place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

In the Daily and Weekly LEDGER
viii be found an advertisement of the
Shireman Clothing Co. 1t will pay
sprospective buyer to investigate the
line carried by this enterprising firm
before purchasing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18
Sunnyside LITERARY Society.

See our elegant new line Of
blankets before you buy.
Ricketts, a. EmmOus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-18

The LEDGER man mel q most OF oio
friends and subscribers, among them
many of the strongest and most prom
inent Democrats in the county. We
found the people, both in the q nj
west ends, in the best OF spirits and
very much pleased with the Mexico
LEDGER as an enterprising, up-to-
date, true and loyal Democratic news
paper. The people Of Audrain county
are great readers and close Observers
and there are no better Judges Of what
constitutes . live, progressive news
paper. The LEDGER 10 proud OF the
good opinion In which 1t Ii held BY the
people Of grand old Audrain.
B. B. r,
Evening star., 1897-04-03
WANTS 4 "VIALEAN."
Request of u Confederate Veteran tn
Ex-President Cleveland

The commission er of pensions and his
assistants are the recipients of probably
more curious communications than any
other officers of the government. The
crank file in that bureau is filled to over
fowing in consequence. One of the latest
OF their curiosities in this line is in the
nature of relic of the last administration
having been received by Presid MT Cleve-
land several weeks before his retirement
AID referred TO the pension office. whittier
go all papers that relate, even in the most
remote degree, to the late war This let
ter, without change in any respect, save
in the transmission from handwriting to
type, follows:
Dear sir / am A old confederate yetran
served in the exconfederate Armey of the
lost case from the fact 1 though was write
L served four long years,in the latter Part
of 1864 l Mortally wounded l was shot on
the left of My chest the ball intring Pass
ing throgh Missing My hart A bout A inch
the ball Logging in My left leg the ball still
remaining in My leg till the Present
,ime .I an so 1 am Mines on of Ny lines
My left is off A bove the knee from
the Affects of both 1t leaves Me in
som What bad shape l am A inmate of
the Tennessee confederat Home at pres
ent L am now In My 54th year 4 would
like TO Pass the time off as Mutch so as
on this old beloved World / am destitut l
shall asst A favor of you Mr.. Hon. Presa-
dent Humbaly asst you to Present Me inda-
Vidul to Me good vialean / believe you
VIII | have stood to you In both Of your
cam Pains for President & would Again
II you should indever to send Me A Present
of a good volcano 1 shall humbaly thank
you l will dyrect you to the Place to send
1t Hermatage stasion Tenn Davidson co
to Jonn E. Hill soldiers home"
Evening star., 1897-04-03
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
A Protest From, the Iuh en- r(l

A Protest From the Unhenrd.
''The first thing some men do when they
find themselves in new situations said the
gentleman who had been reading over
long manuscript speech that began to show
signs of age, lis to step in and try to criti-
else everybody who has had anything to do
with the business previously. That ism t
my way. I am willing to acknowledge that
l have something to learn-provided, of
course. that I am not expected to do it in
public"
"Of course" replied the friend, whose
habit of assent has won him reputation
a conversatonalist.
1T is my intention to refrain from estab-
fishing any new lines of procedure in pub
lie business for at least several weeks. But
l can't help remarking, in an unofficial ca
pacity, that there are things which strike
me as unrea sonable-
For inStance?'
member of the House of Representatives is
visible it is proper to count him for the
purpose of a quorum, whether he likes 1t
or not?"
Yes. You commented on that ruling as
a common-sense statement Of self-eyi-
dent pl opoSition.'
Perhaps you have noticed that the
Speaker has never yet had to use any field
glasses while surveying the scene in quest
of members to be counted?'
"Such a thing was never known
THE consideration of defective sight has
not been even suggested"
Never"
"Well, what I object to is, after all this
display of plain practicality. to have a
Speaker look straight into the eyes of a
representative with whom he conversed an
hour before and solemnly declare that he
can't recognize him.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
A Vengeful Transaction.

He looked apprehensively up and down
the street as he and his wife emerged from
the restaurant His steps were rapid, and
it was not until after the corner had been
turned that he said:
Maria, / don't want to go through life
with a secret in my bosom. Rather than
that. will risk forfeitlng your esteem"
What is the matter? Have you been
robbing anybody?'
Don't talk about it in that way! There
were mitigating circumstances. You re-
member the counterfeit 5O-cent piece that 1
got last fall?
Yes. It's the only money you ever sue
ceeded in saving
Its gone with the rest. 1 gave it to the
cashier in the restaurant"
by accident?"
mo. l did 1t in cold blood I have been
thinking about doing it for long time.
Ordinarily am not vindictive. but l got 10
brooding over the matter till / yielded to
teT ptation."
How did your conscience permit YOU to
do such a thing?"
That's the worst of It, Every time l
think about it it seems to make MY con-
science feel better. We have been patron
izing that restaurant on occasions for a
year. at least"
Yes"
THE proprietor has given US veal in the
chicken salad Goldfish In the deviled crabs
chicory in the coffee and water in the
cream"
There has been reason for suspicion?"
I'VE have had evidence that would con-
vince any jury. After l had given him 9
50-cent piece with some lead in 1t, tried
to be ashamed of myself, but I couldn't
OF the United States. but it was poetic jus.
tice.''
Evening star., 1897-04-03
A Patriotic Sacrifice,

The entrance of the man from rural re-
moteness did not arouse much enthusiasm
in the eminent politician. There was cer-
tain gloom about his bearing which the
visitors best attempts at sociabilty could
not dispel.
'0f course. Mr.. Geehaw" said the great
man, Il am glad to hear all about
your family and friends at home and
especially about how much you did to Sc
cure my election. But we may as well get
down to business. | suppose you re no eX-
ception to the rule. What you want is
an Office
Would it come jest as handy as not to
gimme ore?"
ITO De very candid with you, it would
Inconvenience me a great DEAL
oh, well then ye needn't bother your
self
"Dc you mean that?''
Certainly. l don't want no Office
His host opened his eyes wide and ex-
tended both hands in welcome
My friend ard fellow-citizen. he said
Il am glad to meet a genuine patriot face
to face. The trouble with this country
is that there are not more men like you
1 had begun to fear We had reached an
era when no action was and no declaration
of principle was untinged by hope of
reward. I'm glad to boast the acquaintance
of such a man"
THANK ye: thank We. kindly / was kind
o sittn' skeered fur fear ye had some
notion o goin' back on yer old friends. AS
| was sayin', | don't especially want nc
office. OF course. I'd kind o like ter hev
a place weth a desk into it, whur the fell
lers could come in an set around an swap
stories. But I'm new in the business an
it'll be any convenience to you. ye kin
leave the Office out of the question an
do up my salary in an even enveliup an
have it sent around to my house.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

number. He always got one of his drivers
to drive mis- hearSeS.'
The drum major as he used to exist. the
pride of the band and the glory of the
procession is thing of the past" re-
marked a band master. I'm his place,
freaks of all kinds are now popular. from
small boys with their twirling baton to
fellows who carry a musket and go through
all kinds of fancy evolutions while the
band plays on. The drum major plays but
little part in a band except for show
Though the small boys thought he led the
band in its music as well as otherwise. he
had no more to do with the music than has
the letter P as far as sound goes in the
word pneumatic. The brass band is led
by its leader. and the only thing that was
expected of the drum major to look
as important as he could The fellow
who led the PittSburg band in the inaugu-
raj parade drew a larger salary for his
ability and skill at handling the musket
he carried than did any of the players in
the band outside of the leader, who is al
ways the financial. as well as the musical
manager of the band
"All of the camels bought by the govern
ment when jeff Davis was Secretary Of
War" said Capt. Saxton of the War De-
partment, were not left in Arizona, as
might be inferred from the publication in
last Saturdays Star. Many of them were
bought by parties in Texas, and though
have not seen any of them for some years,
there must be a number of them and their
descendants still there. l remember once,
six or seven years ago. riding from an in
terror town with lawyer to a session of a
court in Texas. Though the gentleman of
whom l was a guest had plenty of fine
horses. he used the camels a novelty.
IL was my first experience as a camel rider
Arriving at the court house. we hitched
our camelS in front of the fence. w hen
We came out of the court house we found
that the camels had eaten away all the
shrubbery about the place. and it was with
the greatest difficulty that We could get the
judge from imposing a fine on us for our
carelessness and the devouring qualities of
our camels.'
Though Florida did considerable busi-
ness during the past winter season." said
Capt Frank w. Crosby who has just re-
turned from there, lin the way of enter
tanning guests from the north, it fell short
of what was expected. The people of mid
die and northern Florida are satisfied that
oranges will not pay. and they are steadily
removing their orange groves and going
into the business of truck farming for the
northern markets. There is more ground
devoted to garden truck now than to
oranges. and with the increase of facilities
in the way and methods of transporta ton
there is less risk about 1t and even more
profit. People can hardly realize the loss
caused by the freeze in Florida four years
ago orange growers who We're worth
twenty-five thousand dollars when they
went to bed awoke the next morning to
find that freezing snap had occurred. and
they were as poor as beggars. One night
wiped out of existence orange groves thai
took ten years of time and thousands of
dollars in money to get in shape In the
extreme southern part of the state the
orange groves are still profita BILE but in
other portions they are risky
Evening star., 1897-04-03
X
The Origin of n Custom.

A church in Crimson Gulck? Why, thar's
the old one that we've got,
Whar the boys take turns a-preachin' and
a-telin' what is what.
We're thar each Sunday mornin' eff it's
shine or ef it's rain
An the credits all belongin' to tenderfoot
from Maine.
We'd been showed in fur weeks an you
kin easily suppose
Thar warn't much chance fur braggin'
on the fashion in our clothes.
It's liable to come to be mighty tryin
thing
To keep yer wardrobe tidy with tenpenny
nails an string.
Pirte Pete war always kickin'; said it
seemed heather shame
We didn't hold nc services when Sunday
mornin came.
So we all went to his shanty an We let
him have his say
An we took up a collection, cause we'd
heard twas done that way.
The tenderfoot come with us an his sac
rilegious grin
Attracted general notice when he dropped
button in.
Was thar shootn? Jest little; but thar
Warnt no damage did.
Broncho Bob, he grabbed the button an
he jumped his hOSS an rid.
Say, stranger it's surprisin' how that
thar un-pious scamp
Without inteEuin' it brought reformation
TO the camp.
The goiden rules a point the actin par
son never skips
An he brings its application down to
| stock an poker chips
Fur we all KEEP on a-comin at the hour the
Warnin fell
| Three shots from a revolver; that's the
way we rang the bell,
Each a-hopin to fare better eff by any
favorin' fate
| Another button lit upon the contribution
plate.