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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
WOMAN BULL FIGHTER.
beautiful Donna Picdros, SPANS Fas
v0rite MntRdor.

Now that woman has usurped mans
place in many occupations, 1t is not at
all surprising that she has entered the
arena where bulls are killed--in civil
lied Spain. Spain can boast of three
women who are bull fighters, despite
their supposedly gentle sex. One OF
them is matador, who kills the animal
after it has been tormented and wounds
ed and the other two are torsadors, who
worry and injure the beast.
All three are young and beautiful.
says the New York Journal, and ak
three are the idols of the public. The
principal one is Donna Piedros, tho
matador. She is go, remarkably hand
some, with big black eyes and long
raven hair. She has been in the ring for
six years and during that time has
heen in danger repeatedly.
When first she made known her inten.
ton of entering the arena there was u
howl of protest, but she persisted, and
when she made her first appearance she
was showered with flowers. Since then
she has been in the ring once every
month, and on several occasions has
been more or less injured.
Her part of the work consisted in Civ.
ing the quietus to the bull after he had
been disabled by the toreadors. She did
this with sharp, two-edged sword.
which she plunged into the heart OF
neck of the beast. The animals have d
bad habit of making last desperate
rally and of charging upon their tor
mentors. In this way Donna Piedros
has been face to face with horrible
death more than once.
Her two feminine competitors are the
sisters Pretel, Lola and Angelica, who,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03

Never wash black hose in water in
which white clothes have been washed,
because the lint will stick to them and
soon make them look gray. The best
way to wash black hose is to take them
by themselves and wash in ammonia
water with some good soap. Rinse in
very blue water and hang wrong side
out, in q place sheltered from the sun,
but where they will dry quickly. AL
ways shake and brush stockings well
before putting into the water and turn
all coors wrong side out. Then If they
have a mind to streak the streaks will
be on the inside, where they win not
Observation-Disclosures STAR
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03

A statistician has discovered that the
number Of dark-haired girls who marry
greatly exceed the fair ones, owing to
mans choice and not to the redundancy
Of brunettes, by showing that major-
ity of women who live and die unmar-
ried have fair hair and blue eyes, says
Form. This is little surprising, for
blends are so much more confiding and
inclined to sentiment than brunettes
that one would imagine they were more
attractive TO men. Perhaps the ordi-
nary man fails to reach the ideal stand
ard of maiden fancy, and this may bs
why SO many golden-haired dreamers
prefer to remain single, thus leaving
the more practical dark-haired maidens
to make wives.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
Tnke Cnrn of Yourself.

think deliberately of the house You
live in--your body. Make up your mind
firmly not to abuse it. Eat nothing that
will hurt it. Wear nothing that dis
torts or pains it. Do not overload IL
with yictuals or drink or work. Give
yourself regular and abundant sleep.
Keep your body warmly clad. Do not
take cold, guard yourself against it. Il
you feel the first symptoms give your.
self heroic treatment. Get into fine
glow Of heat by exercise. This is tho
only body you will have in this world.
Study deeply and diligently the struc'
ture of it, the laws that govern 1t, tho
pains and penalty that will surely fol.
low a violation of every law Of life and
health. Medical Reporter.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03

although they fight bulls In Spain, yet
are German. hailing from Brandenburg.
They are extremely beautiful, scarcely
out of their teens, and are brilliant and
daring riders. Their exploits in the bull!
rings have been the themes Of Spanish
poets, they are the pets of the populace.
and for their achievements in the arena
they receive great financial reward.
They were originally circus riders.
Their manager, being struck with their
equestrian ability, determined to make
bull fighters of them. He took them to
Seville, where there is school devoted
to the fine art of killing bull. Thers
the two girls killed stuffed bull three
or four times day until finally they
we're allowed 10 practice on live bull.
From that they were graduated to the
ring proper, and quickly won renown
by their daring.
| Donna Piedros wears divided skirt
when in the ring, while the Pretel SIS
tiers wear the regulation mans bull
fighting costume. The former does all
her work on foot, while the latter two
ride horses.
That bull fighting Is still the Spanisl
national pastime is shown by the Stats.
tics for the season from April to DC.
tober 20 of last year. During that
period there were Ats fights; 1918 bulls,
valued at 100000, and $3.50 horsee, val.
ued at 100000, were killed; rs matadori
were employed, their earnings amount.
ing to 1921, 500.
The famous Guerrita appeared in g
fights and made S51 900, killing ia bulls
Bombita fought 40 times, killed 112 bulls
and received $21 900 for his labors. MOI
zantini fought 20 times, killed 6s bulls
and earned $21 700. The three women
mentioned are not classified as to either
killing or earning capacity.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
Gnin Fame While Young.

According to Prof. Halleck over 50
per cent. OF the greatest musicians, art
lists, poets and scientists became ia
nous before the age of 30. "In the case
of the vast majority" said the professor
in recent lecture in Philadelphia, ""the
brain attains its maximum weight by
the age of IS. Examination of sections
OF the spinal cord have shown that be-
tween the time of birth and the age Of
Is there has been 100 per cent. increase
In the number of developed nerve cells,
while an increase of only 4.6 per cent.
has been shown after 15,-Chicago Tn
bune,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
Her Suggestion.

He was young, but ardent. 81 wish
were the glove that presses your lovely
hand" he said to the charming maid.
She glanced at him with bewitchina
smile.
Aren't you enough Of kid as it is ?"
she softly asked. - Cleveland Plair
Dealer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
MADE BY ROUGH HANDS.
Beautiful Embroidery Done by Hum
gnrian Peasant Women.

In some parts of Hungary the most
beautiful and intricate embroidery is
done by the peasant women, who work
all summer in the fields at the hardest
labor, spending their winters in the
art which one naturally thinks calls for
delicate fingers and refined touch.
AS certain birds sing In their own
way, as the Sioux Indians astonish us
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03

He was getting fairly good salary,
but he felt wholly unequal TO the task
of supporting girl with tastes like
that. In order to put himself out of any
possibility of such thing he married
soon af,erward girl on the West side
who never kept any accounts.-Chicago
Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
Rye Breakfast Cakes.

Two cups of rye meal, one-half cup OF
molasses, speck OF salt, one and half
cups of sweet milk to- mix it very soft,
and one teaspoonful Of salaratus;
bake it at once in gem pan or muffin
rings.-Leisure Hours.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
Corrected.

New Yorker-Have you spent much
time in Investigating microbes, Miss
Back Bay?
Boston Girl--Yes, indeed; dote or
the dear little Observation-Disclosures
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-12-03
To Glenn Photogrnphs.

Crusts of bread are better than sots
cloth for rubbing photographs, engra,
ings or paintings to remove soilcd
marks and dust. The bread should BIZ
"a hours old,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
Samuel 2. Harrison.

Wednesday morning Samuel p.
Harrison, who was called to Mexico
by the death OF his sister, Mrs. w. l..
French, returned to his home near
Williamsburg in Galloway county.
Mr.. Harrison is a son OF Thomas Har-
risop, who moved to Galloway coun-
ty from Virginia in 1919 and engaged
In teaming from st. Louis to his home.
In 1885 he was stricken with the chol-
era at st. Charles and died.
Samuel Harrison married a Miss
French, half sister to VIM. II. French,
and since the death of his parents-ln-
law has resided on what Is known a.
the old French property. He has led
a quiet life and has stuck 10 the farm
life at which he has been unusually
successful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Organized Saturday to Manufacture a
! Patent Harrow-S10,000 in
Paid Up Stock.

A joint stock company was organ
lied here Saturday with the purpose
of handling and eventually manufac-
turing a patent harrow which, for a
clever piece of mechanism, is unex-
celled. The company is to be known
Company" The stockholders and the
amount of stock carried are as fol-
lows: ]. H. Brown, $4,000; W. j.
Bolts, s1,s75; s. B. Cook, S1,s75; E. B.
Norris, $1,s75, and K. II. Allen, $T,s75,
all of whom constitute the board of
directors. The officers of the COM
pany are s. B. Cook, president; w. j.
Bolts, vice-president; K. III. Allen,
secretary; E. B. Norris, treasurer.
The company will have a thousand
harrows manufactured by the Fay
etteville Wagon, Wood and Lumber
Company, which is an offshoot of the
Paddock Hawley Iron Company. The
company has the exclusive right to
handle and manufacture the harrow
in the state of Missouri and will imme-
diately put a number of statesmen on
the road. The headquarters and ware
room will be in the store room next to
L. Phillip, on the west side of the
square. It is the expectation of the
company, when the returns justify, to
put up a factory in Mexico. AS it ID
there will be work for from Is to 80
meu.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
Caye-RodgerS.

At high noon on Thursday, June 8,
Miss Lynn Rodgers will be married at
the home of her father, A. J.Rodgers,
in South Mexico, to Mr.. G. II. D.
Cave, of Huntsville, Mo. The BRIDE
to-be is one of Mexico's most thor
oughly charming young ladies, who
has o a host of friends and admir-
ers through her many superior attrac-
tions Of mind and person, and her
sweet, winsome disposition. The
groom is a young Huntsville business
nan and must, indeed, be we'll en-
dorsed in many respects in order to
have won &c charming a bride. Inn
mediately after the ceremony the
happy pair will leave for Huntsville,
where they will be rendered a hand
some reception on the night Of their
wedding day by the parents of the
groom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
Hiram Bliven Dead.

Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock Hiram
Bliven died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. H. Simmons, in North
Mexico, aged so years, 4 months and A
days. Deceased was born in Scoharrie
county, New York, where he married
Miss Margaret Gilchrist, who died
several years ago. In 1855 he removed
to Indiana and five years later to this
county. Four children were born to
him and his estimable wife, three Of
whom are living. They are Mrs. J. II.
Simmons, of Mexico; Mrs. Samuel
Hall, of Laddonia; and d. d. Bliven,
Of Port Arthur, Tex.
For a number of years after he quit
farming Mr.. Blivep lived with his
daughter In Laddonia, bat for the past
two years he has resided with his
daughter here. He was a member OF
the Presbyterian church and has held
| the respect and admiration of his ac-
| q~uaintances as q Christian gentleman,
who has led an upright and honorable
life, conscientious, true and broad
minded. He has been suffering from
partial paralysis for the past two
years, which, coupled with heart fail
ure and old age, was the ultimate
means of his passing away.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at the residence In
North Mexico at 2:3o O'Clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. 1. r. Lusk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
R. d. DUNBAR DEAD.
After a Short Spell of Acute Asthma
"A Good Man.

R. D. ('Deacon'D Dunbar died Sat-
urday night, aged SO years, of acute
asthma. Mr.. Dunbar, whose wife died
about three years ago, had lived in this
section for nearly 40 years, having re-
moved from his birthplace in Penn
sylvania when he was about 80 years
old. He left one child, Mrs. D. P.
Moore.
Deceased was a consistent member
of the Southern Methodist Episcopal
church and had led a Christian life,
doing good to all and harm to none.
He followed the painting trade for
a livelihood and, both in his business
and home relations, had made many
warm and lasting friends.
Funeral services we're held from the
residence on North Water street at 10
o'clock Monday morning Rev. Fielding
Marvin conducting the service. The
pallbearers were as follows:
Joe D.. Morris, W. K. Potts, w. R.
Dudley, ]. F. Llewellyn, p. W. Hard
ing and A. E. Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
Stores Will Close at $50.


We, the undersigned merchants of
Mexico, Mo-, do hereby agree to close
our respective places of business from
Tuesday, June 1, to Setember 1, 1897,
Saturdays excepted, at $3.50 p. m.
W. w. Harper.
M. Blum & Co.
A. Bucklin.
L. Phillip & Sons.
Hub Shoe and Clothing Co.
nj. L. Brown & Co.
]. D. Morris & Co.
Turner, Jackson & Co.
Griffee & Martin.
Ricketts, & Emmons d. G. Co.
j. & V. Barth.
Shireman Clothing Co.
r. R. Hall.
Crawford & Wilkins.
Victor Bros.
w. J. McLoney.
Famous.
All the above firms are expected to
live up strictly to above agreement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
THE CONFEDERATE HOME.
The "0ld-Field School Teacher Has
Word to Say of Missouri's
Retreat For Decrepit
Soldiers.
Correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo, May 26.-Allow me
the privilege of writing a few lines
by way of showing the high regard 1
feel for friends in Mexico and vicin-
ity, having been a teacher in the
schools north, east and south of the
city of Mexico, and being identified
with the citizens of Audrain in the ed
ucational advancement of the children
who are to make the thinkers of the
new century-only three years ami
seven months in the future, with a fair
promise OF a new innovation of things
of a national character.
l have been a comrade in the ex-
Confederate Home at H~igginsville for
n year and four months. Let me
say something of a patriotic charac-
ter. The visions of ancient glory
cluster around the time honored name
of the Confederate Home of old Mis-
souri,, and as the stars scintillate in
glad lustre in the armament of q
bright sky, 80 our hearts are made
glad by the patriotic impulse of a new
life in our TX Confederate Home.
This institution vas founded by
noble benefactors of humanity, con-
spicuous among whom / may name
Hon. VIM. III. KEENAN,, Thos. j. Ports,
L. b. Valiant, o. F. Guthrie, Frank
Gaiennie, G. b. Thomas, j. r. Clai-
borne, Capt. Henry Guibor, James
Bannerman, Capt. w. L. Carroll and
many others. The young men of
America can win no laurels from the
late civil war. Earlier and worthier
hands have long since gathered them.
The fame of Robert E. Lee, Stone
wall Jackson, Sterling Price, Ulysses
y. Grant, George Meade, Jas. A. Gar
field and many others have run their
race. Let their blessings be upon us
and u country, and now, that all
animosity is ended, the white robed
messenger of peace has returned and
finds us still a free people, and al
though our country may be threaten
ed by a foreign foe, the grateful sons
and daughters OF a Lost Cause K
claim: "There is life In the Old Land
yet"
On the first of June Capt. George
Patton will take charge OF the "White
House" and his accomplished daugh-
ter, Miss Patton, will be the matron.
some of the old comrades will be glad
in expectation of a change for the
better. Can 1t be? 1t may be.
Yours Respectfully,
w. l.. RAGsDALE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
County News.
RUSH HILL ITEMS
rrespondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, May 25.-Rev.
Thomas, of Fulton, is holding a meet
ing here this week at the Christian
Church. It will likely 60 on over Sun
day.
Rev. Harrison filled his appointment
here Sunday.
Everything has new life since the
rain.
The coal chutes will be in operation
by June 1, but not completed.
Trade was brisk in our town Satur-
day afternoon.
Mr.. HALEY, of Long Branch, was the
guest of G. R. Mccall and family Sun
day.
A large amount of millet is being
sown in this locality.
P. Collier, of Mexico, is down max
ing improvements on his farm, paint
ing his house, etc.
The creamery is doing a better bust
ness than at first. We like to see
the milk wagons come to town with
about a dozen cans in them.
w. w. Belts, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, is visiting friends and relatives
In Rush Hill and Laddonia.
Philip Woodward, of Moberly, was
calling on friends in the city Saturday
and Sunday.
There is to be a strawberry festival
given by the Ladies' Aid Society here
Thursday night.
There is some talk of the Laddonla
section being moved to Rush Hill and
have both gangs start from the same
place. We think it is a wise idea.
Bill Williams has possession of the
coal chutes.
T. A. McMillen, practical painter,
paper hanger and decorator. I make
a specially of fine granting, also all
kinds of granite and marble, having
served an apprenticeship and have
been in the painting business for 20
years. 1 feel competent to do all
work in my line OF business. All work
done in first-class style; charges reas-
enable, Give me a call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
ROBERTSON
CARRIED LIGHT ARTILLERY.
And Had ANY One Attempted to Ap-
ply the Torch Somebody Would
Have Been Hurt.

Monday night Sheriff M. N. Nelson,
Constable A. P. johnson, Spot John
son and W. A. Edmonston, armed
with shotguns and revolvers, HE'D
themselves to the Fry School District,
about - miles southwest of town, to
guard a small house which was built
Monday. The reason for all this
preparation was this:
Some ten years ago w. A. Edmon-
ston secured a snail farm at the loca-
ton named and built a house thereon.
Supposedly to keep negroes from oc-
cupying the property, the house was
burned by unknown parties. Like
proceedings were enacted about four
years ago and again repeated some
thirty or forty days since, when Mr..
Edmonston gave Harry Richardson,
colored, a title bond to make a deed on
the property, and Richardson, not
having the money to make a payment
on the place, put all of his available
money in a house, which was burned
on the night after it was finished.
Monday Mr.. Edmonston advanced
the money and put a force of carpen-
tiers to work on another house and by
night it was nearly finished, and Mr..
Edmonston, thinking that there would
be an attempt to burn it again, secur-
ed the company of the above men
| toned gentlemen and drove out to
the place, arriving there at 9 O'Clock.
The four men concealed themselves in
the buck bushes along the road, deter
mined to bring the manor band of
men-who applied the torch to the
house to town, dead OF alive. After
a dreary wait of three hours people
could be heard coming down the road
toward the house. The men in wait
ing were all attention and prepared
themselves for action.
In front of the house the mysterious
party stopped and n of them adj
vanced and stood looking and listen
ing for some time. He then went
back to the party in the road and they
held a long conversation in subdued
tones. At the end of their talk they
disappeared as if the earth had swal-
lowed them. They probably "smelled
a rat" The defending party again
took up their long watch but no one
came and at day light they went to
the road and followed several tracks
for some distance, but they all refuse
to tell the result of their find at the
end of the trail.
Mr.. Edmonston said this morning
that he was going to rent or dispose
OF his property as he pleased and that
he would stand no interference from
anyone Spot Johnson, who owns
tract near Edmonston's, declares that
he will do the same. 1t is thought il
the four watchers would tell whaf
they learned Monday night there
would be quite a sensation in the FIR,
school district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
a.. A. r. Memorial.

Hancock Post No. 239, held memorial
services at the Liberty Street M. E.
church Sunday. Rev. L. F. Lusk
preached the memorial sermon draw
ing the discourse from the ancient
Egyptian memorials. On next Sun
day the members of the Post will
meet in the Post room to observe
Decoration Day.
And, once a year, ere summer meets
the spring,
We weave bright garlands OF the
flowers of May,
And to our soldiers graves these
wreathes we bring,
On Decoration Day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
EAST ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
EAST CENTRALIA, May 24.-The rain
last Saturday was a great help to
crops.
Farmers are almost through plant
ing corn. Quite a number OF acres are
being put in this year.
F. B. Hendrix sold to Caleb Bruce
a load of fat hogs for 1885 per hun
dred.
Mrs. Chas. Ridgeway is quite sick
with dropsy of the heart. DIR. Wallace,
of Centralia, is attending her.
A little child of John Winn's fell of
the fence Saturday and broke his leg
The little fellow is resting easy now.
Jas. Shock, who has been quite sick,
is convalescent, but we r sorry to
learn his daughter, Mrs. Angel, Is on
the sick list.
Miss Eta Settle, of Kansas City, ID
visiting Miss Inez Hendrix this week
Preaching at Liberty Sunday wal
largely attended. 1t was q privilege
of hearing Brother Paisley for the frs
time. He delivered quite an able dis
/ course.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27
North Audrain Institute,

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, May PA took out to
our North Audrain Institute a lot of
your papers. 1 found it hard to find
anyone who needed them, as they
were subscribers and had already seen
the last issue.
Our last meeting, May 2ist and 22d,
was n of the most successful we
have had. We had a magnificent din
ner; quite a variety of everything
good, including ice cream and, above
all, an intellectual teachers mental
feast. 1t is good mentally, morally and
socially to meet with such teachers as
Alb. Berry, Marshall Show, Noah
Barnes, Burt Rogers and little broth
er, slonaker, Brewing Bros, Ellis,
Woody and such lady teachers as
Misses McCue and Hollinshead.
Among those who were not teachers
1 might mention Mr.. Gatewood, who
made some remarks full of good sense,
every word of which had the right
ring. Also MI. Sid Galloway, Mrs.
Ellis and Mrs. Fannie Crawford and
many others whom I cannot remem-
Der added much to the interest of the
meeting, especially the bright boys
and girls of Mr.. Berry's school.
1 hope the secretary of the last
meeting will give you a good report.
We thank you, Mr.. Editor, for the
liberal spirit you show our teachers in
publishing our programmes, not only
in the Weekly but in the Daily. Ihope
we are educating many readers for the
LEDGER. Respectfully,
FRENCH STRoTHER,
School Commissioner,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-27

The Mount Lebanon Shakers have
invented q great many valuable
things. They were the first to make
brooms by machinery; the first to
put up seeds in little packages; the
first to manufacture cut nails.
Now they are out with a method of
curing dyspepsia by resting the stom-
ach. Their remedy is known as the
Shaker Digestive Cordial. 1t supplies
food in an artificially djgested form
and at the same time aids the diges-
ton of other food in the stomach. In
other words, by the use of the Shaker
Digestive Cordial, a dyspeptic virtu-
ally gets along without the use of his
stomach until it Is restored to it's nat
ural strength and vigor. A single 1Oc
bottle will oft-times give marked re-
lief. Get a bottle from your druggist
and try it.