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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

THE masquerade party at the resi-
dence of III. A. Ricketts, and the "re-
turn party" given by the young men
Of Mexico at the Ringo House last
night were both most enjoyable af-
fairs. Mexico is unusually gay during
the holidays and all our people are en-
tering upon the New Year with joy
and gladness.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07
Tragedy at the Planters Rotel.

SIT. LOUIS, NO., Dec. s1.--U. d.
Carpenter, n bookkeeper for the Home
Sewing Machine company's agency In
this city, and O. A. Weyrick, q local
draughtsman, were found dead in q
room at the Pianters' hotel tonight.
Investigation showed that they died
from an over dose Of some narcotic.
They came TO the hotel late last
night while In an intoxicated condi-
ton. Soon after being given o room
. boy was called by them and sent for
some medicine, Of which, II seems,
they took an over dose. Il develops
that one OF the men was in the habit
Of taking the narcotic during his
sprees and fixed . dose for his friend,
which resulted fatally.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

Well, we'll! Some of the good citi-
zens of Delaware think that nothing
short of the presence of the State mill
tia can prevent Gas. Addicks from
capturing the legislature and getting
himself elected to the u. S. Senate.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

SCIENTIST declares that "the ele-
ments entering into the cornstalk can
be made to produce alcohol, cellulose,
paper, mating, smokeless powder and
copdition powders for CATTLE" 1t may
sf~Al~-a~t That alcohol alone can pro-
dylce O much greater variety of OBJ
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07
A Splendid Officer.

From the SansiEita Leaner.
Mr.. Stephens has made a great
record. No man ever left an Office In
Audrain with better wishes OF the peo-
pie for future success than J. N.
Stephens.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

LET us help each other try to make
times better during 1897 by at least
paying what we owe. Pay your debts
and others can do the same.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

Now that "private" Dalzen has de-
clared that we must have either a
foreign war or a revolution at home,
there seems to be nothing to do but
fight. We nominate Dalzeil for the
post where there will be the greatest
danuar
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

PERHAPS in nine cases in every ten
the reports OF alleged Grace wars"
telegraphed from the South are mere
perverslons of such common brawls
as are likely to occur whenever and
wherever the connection is made be-
tween q mean man and mean whisky.
They are christened trace wars" by
men who know that when so called
they may be worth S. each, while If
they were called disturbances of the
peace they could not be marketed at
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

A NEW YORK man sold his wife the
other day for $35. And yet MIR.
Roosevelt claims that he has put an
end to all bunko games in Gotham.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

some people who say shines are
hard "when asked to pay their debts,
spend lots of money foolishly, often
more than foolishly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

THE experiment which was to have
been tried In Kansas City of compell-
ing men to vote by imposing a fine for
neglect to do 30 is doomed to failure.
The heartless judges of the Supreme
Court of the State have declared that
the provision to that effect In the new
charter Of the city is unconstitutional.
It is q great pity. The rest of the
country would have been very glad to
see the experiment tried, il only for
the sake of ascertaining what proper
tion OF an average community would
rather pay fine than do its duty by
going to the polls and voting.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

Ex-QUEEN LII has one good trait, if
no more. She knows when it is prop
or for her to say nothing, something
that lots of folk have never learned.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

Hon. GEO. G. VEST will be the unan-
imous choice of the Democrats in the
Missouri legislature for United States
Senator
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

1T la with deep regret that the LED
GER chronicles the untimely death of
]. b. McCullagh, of the Globe Demo-
crat, who committed suicide in st.
Louis to. day. Mr.. McCuIlagh was one
Of the most successful newspaper
managers and ablest editorial writer's
in the entire country. AS matter of
fact, he absolutely worked himself to
death and had been under the care of
physicians for months.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

THE Chronology page of to-day's
LEDGER will prove of interest to all
our readers.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

In many respects Russia is very
tyrannical country. N Russian is not
permitted to marry more than five
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

JAMES CoRBETr, not the pugilist,
who is still alive and talking, but an
Albany man, who was on his way to
church, was killed at railway cross
ing the other day.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

THERE are still few people In the
world who have no use for news
paper except to use ii.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

THE st. Louis Star says: "Our po-
iicemen are now awake" VINO ls
sstreating?"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

THE MEXICO LEDGER wishes its
friends, patrons and the rest of man.
kind a happy and prosperous New
War
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

Mrs. Mary Tanner, wife of Samuel
Tanner, who lives two miles south Of
Benton City, died Tuesday night, De-
cernber Is, at the age OF 90 years.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

EXPERIENCE has not proven war to
be an eflicacious remedy for hard
times.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07
Mexico Audrain County january
!. r.esfseIIvilre. Ky-inurdsr.

Is:fseIIvilre, KY: murder.
Dec. 19-George Finley (colored), near
Mayfield. KY: assault.
Dec. 21-Jim Stone (colored). at Mayfeld,
Ky; assault
Dec. 22-Joe James (colored), at Wood
stock, Ala; attempted assault.
Dec. 2z-Alfred Holt (colored). at Owens
burg, KY; murder.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

TIMES are never good enough to
iustify pneumatic banking.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07
The Whole story

or the great sales attained and great
cures accomplished by Hoods Sarsa-
parills is quickly told. 1t purifies and
enricbes tho blood. tones the stomach
and gives strength and vigor. Dis
ease cannot enter the system fortified
by the rich, red blood which comes by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilia.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

SWEAR off and then stick. lt is
easier to swear off than it is to stcR'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07
Stand up For Kansas.


The Populists are raising q great to
do because sane men see harm for
Kansas in the election Of a Populist
State ticket. The Populists say the
newspapers are slandering Kansas.
Four years ago Senator PETER, Pop
ulist, OF Kansas, stood up in the United
States Senate and said:
ttIf Kansas was put ON the auction
block and sold ct sheriff sale 1t would
not bring enough to pay her debts"
That was standing up for Kansas,
wasn't it? That was sweet name to
give q State.
About the same time Jerry Simpson
stood up In Congress and said:
"The men in my district are selling
their honor, the women their virtue
and children begging for bread"
How was that for standing up for
Kansas?
When Ex-Governor Lewelling was
governor he made speech In which
he said:
COT every ten women seeking en-
ployment only one finds il, and the
other nine seek relief with her whose
ways lay hold on hell"
That's good; stand up and talk about
It'll How proud we ought to be OF q
State that would indorse such q gov
ernor a. that.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

NEOkSoAOHxs
o,a Jan W r a Mfsshs psasdsSs SsOTsrnor cs Minns
Jan. 11-Ex-U. 8. Senator George q.
Wright, at Des Moines. Ia.
T6sodore Runyon. in Berlin; aged D.. !. Gen.
Joseph II. Porter. IN New York; aged "a.
hRsib,sni FEB. ia1E1.dov. 1kse s and ex-consressman
aged g.. :. :: Edgar ". CBnp Nye. humorist:
Davis. confederate attorney general at
FEB; N--Bris. Gen, George W. Giie. at
Mar. Edov. and sx-congressman Fred
sged 81. Bishop r. r. Kenrick. at st.
Mar iSSES-dov. John ireland, at San
Antanio. Tex: aged g.. .Ex-Goy- b.
Hpe & NEE sNssssas a.
SAT Apr e!aefs is@E1edov. T +. N n. Holt. at Haw
APP apr. isEArthur I. Boreman. war gov
ernor Of West Virginia. at Parkersbur9;
Npr. a4Ex-aov. Maj. c. q. Finney
Nay Nay 1s1Kste Field. journalist. at Homo
una May 2e-Ex-u. 8. Senator W, A. wallace.
of Pennsylvania. at New York: aged %;
May 23-Ex-Gov. Gen. Lucius Fairchsld.
Nay % gDEx. Gov 4. 9, Mellette os. d.. at
pissspomsE MaS mE.E1ln. kep B is Senator pr. H G. v.
M1ss Jnn: E. assse Judge O.
Of Duluth. MINI. at San Diego. Cal; aged
Josiah W. Begoie, at Flint. Mich: aged g.
June 13-Ex-Gov. and ex-senator Al
Dhsas an. e Asn snsas
Dgtai July = iIHarTiet seecher Stowe, author
Uncle Toms Cabin" at Hartford. Conn; |;
July ie-E1-oov. W. E. Russell Cdass.,.
at Jy ss Sssspa r. Wsms @
July 1EEx-senator Gen. George w.
'0nss %ss {. sRa1SSSv PRaeSsSss O. T. Anthony. a. To-
peka. Kan.
Aug. s-Ex-senator A }. Edgerton
GMinn.) at Sioux Falls; g p. .,
Hamilton a, Hamilton. Mass;
: ssps, 3 s,Es.ssnsi,os z nat e II b. Payne. at
Sept Ie-Ex-Congressman and ex-ooy.
(Mont, ?. y: Ashley. at Toledo. O a. ssed 81 ~
,o2e 1et " 1eEsdGy. sred * Lew Fuller At Sraihe-
Oct iEEn-senator T.. W. Ferry. At
Grand Haven. Mich agsd g. ,b
O. s. supreme court Of claims, at Washing
'Vo; Oct. atso ts-E1-speaker E C. F. Crisp. a, At
Nov Nov. s-Efx-chief Justice W. E. Miller.
at Des Moines, Ia: aged 7s.
Nov. H-Congressman-elec r p. Giles.
at Eheibina, Mo.
Nov. I'D. w Ferris fbuiider Ferris
wheel at Pittsburgh. Pa: aged %.
Nov. S-Ex-Senator John Scott. At Phiia-
delphia; aged r.
Bee. s-Mrs. s. =. Mink, president
woman's Auxiliary q. A. r.. 1t Water
'9rn. nsc =. e; sgarss.m.n ssed 81 90, ! n r.,.
lows At New York: aged "a.
Dec. 1T--Alexander Hermann, magician.
near Salamanca, N. T.
Dec z1Ex-Congressfnan Roswell g. Horr
Qdich.j. at Piaindeld. N. J..
Dec. 23-Ex-Congressn1an W. H Hatch,
near Hannibal, Mo-: aged g.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or gripe. All
druggists. Csc.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

CASUALTIES.
RECORDING CATASTROPHIES IN
LOST. :
Jan. 2-At Columbus, o., 6 in fire. AT st.
Louis. in explosion.
Jan. 4mAt Schooley's Station, o., in rail-
way collision.
Jan. A.-At Highland Light, by sinking
OF schooner from Boston.
Jan. T-Near Williams, 8. c., 2 by caviHg
In OF underground camp.
Jan. 2S-On Long Island. 10 by foundertng
Of steamer conveying party of Cuban fili-
Jan. so-At HoIlidaysburg. Pa. 6 by boiler
FEB. s-Near Bristol. Conn, II by coiiaps-
ing OF bridge. .. AT Morristown. N. J.. Is by
breaking OF q dam.
Feb. son Massachusetts, coast, 10 sail
ors during storm.
Feb. Ia-Near Dexter, O., In railway
wreck
FEB. 1s-Near New Castle. Col. IS by gas
explosion.
FEB: s-At Buffalo. NY. u drowned dur
ting storm.
Feb. 2s-At baltimore. q in burning home.
Mar. lin New England Il lost in freshet.
home.
Mar: 12-In New River Valley. w. va.
by FALLING Of car In coal mine.
!: Mar. H-Tug Mascot Cleft Baltimore In
Nov, 1850 lost: 3 drowned.
Mar. 1S-At Riften. NY. s by explosion OF
powder mill
Mar. .ss-At Dubsis. Pa, 10 miners by gas
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07

tive on South Jersey railroad tracks made
Aug. i4@American liner St. Paul made
trip from Southampton TO Sandy Hook In
Aug. S-At Newport. R. L. r. p. wrenn
eChicago) won American tennis champion
Sept. TAT Milwaukee. worlds swimming
record for 100 yds: lowered 20 90 by q. w.
tor worlds championship won BY Jacob
passs sss a compssIss hsss sss 2;asss s
Sept fiat Camnack, L. l.. Marietta
212A. AT Portland, Me. Jupe lowered
a-yr. old record 70 2df1.
Sept Ans ,.s,. Portisnd. % sn. Me. John R. Gen.
Sept I-Lo1is dlmm pittsburgh, mad.
lSs m. LETT yds: I'm "a hrs.
paced mile saseiss & e.
emile bicycle record to sss IS !. Bald:
league baseball series, at Cleveland.
Oct iEAt Chicago. J. Michael lowered
worlds smile bicycle record 70 s17 Is.
Josis B. lowered Worlds team pacing rec.
0tS ocse e ~ a e. Smith crhieaso, made road
CT s,, gmAt Z Naahyille =, :, Tenn. J. Michael
lowered century bicycle record TO hrs.
Nov. s-A. Denver. Stanley Barrows rode
0'ss,s sv ispassdM iA MeM m.ss oriesn. e M.chae,
lowered every bicycle record from m up.
mssklRs Mn pr, Z e M.ssi. e Z = Is Tenn yo.n Iav
son rode 50 m. unpaccd in eio0s
Nov, Is-At Memphis, Tenn, Frank Wal
es Nov soas sleyss eg ee m Yorf n sa amer,o.n foot
ises I team asssssisS ysl. !. e So!
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4 SERIOUS MISTAKE.

Some merchants in lower Lafunr, he
New York and other northern citl. $,
IN violation of the quarantine re-ul,
tons. pr"bihiting the entity 1T dry
| goods. From the information we have
on thu subject, these merchants cam
not be blamed iuasmnch as their
goods Were received openly and above
board, with the knowledge ami tie
permission, we are told. Of those hav
ing c%nnttol Of the quarantine At Race
land.
The quarantine officers ut Racrlanh
have committed q serious mistake III
TINS permitting the entry Of goods III
violation If The quarantine regulations
II = a gross violation If official duty
if they acted knowingly; and. if they
did not know that they were violating
the law, then it is al exhibition If
Grass incampetency Of which they
ought to feel ashamed.
We 90 not think that there was much
danger il allowing The goods to enter.
particularly if they came in carload
lots and tile cats We're properly sealed,
hut this consideration is foreign 10 the
point at issue the ordinance prohi-
bitea their introduction into The par
lsii. and those charged with the en-
f~oicemtnt of tile law had no right 10
st it aside.
Their action was a wrong to the
community ut large and a particular
wrong 70 less favored merchants in
chat locality who were unable to en-
ter the like quality of goods.
1t is well FOR those charged with the
execution Of the law to understand
that the law il made for all alike, and
should be administered without fear
or favor.
We dislike to have had 10 speak ont
on this delicate subject. particularly
at this junctnre when it is necessary
that our people should have implicit
confidence in the maintenance of tie
quarantine, but knowing of this viola
ton, and falling to condemn it, would
have been to falter in our duty as a
journalist.
w hope this will be the last irreg-
uiailty IN the maintenance of the
quarantine which We may be called
upon t. note aud condemn. When
ever in the Judgment " the board Of
health the time has arrived to raise
the quarantine, id whole Or in part,
LET the embargo be lifted without de-
lay j; INT until then let it he enforced
without fear Of favor. Let the motto
Of our authorities he: Equal rights
70 all. special privileges to %none," IN
its enforcement.
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TTESDA US ELECTIONS.

Elections took place last Tuesday in
various states of the union, with re-
suits which show a great democratic
awakening. The most interesting
elections took place in the States of
New York, Ohio. Maryland and Ken
lucky. The democrats have swept ey-
efythlng before them in New York
thus changing a republican majority
of 200 900 for Gov. Black last year in
to a democratic majority of from 30
to 10000. The most interesting fight
was for the Mayoralty and other mu-
Eicipal offices of Greater New York.
There was a quadrangular fight for
Mayor, and VanWick, the Tammany
candidate. came out victorious with d
plurality of 81 .30S over Seth Low, the
Citizens Union candidate who polled
lf6.142. Gen. Tracy. the regular re-
publican candidate for Mayor, receiv-
ed 10l ,0l2. The Mckinley admins
trati0n is said to have espoused the
cause OF Gen. Tracy. and To have lent
it substantial support but it proved of
no avail il any thing it lessened the
Ieneral chances. for the Americans
are 4 great people for resenting what
| they deem political impertinence.
In Maryland, the result is in doubt
both parties claiming the victory hut
the chances e to be in favor OF the
democrats. In Ohio the republicans
have elected their state ticket by a
greatly reduced majority but the legis-
lature is, at the present writing, in
doubt. Both parties claim a majority,
but it may take the official count to
decide
To show how close the legislature
will be. even Mark Hanna himself
claims /, majority of only three on
joint ballot. So that even if it should
turn out that the republicans have
carried the legislature, their victory
will SAVIOR more of a moral defeat than
of a triumph, when we reflect that in
the present legislature the republicans
have a majority Of over so.
Old Kentucky has redeemed her
self by swinging back into the demo-
cratic column. where she naturally
belongs. To the tune of from twenty
five to thirty thousand majority.
While there was only a clerk of the
court Of appeals i'm this state and
county and district officers to be elect
ed. the result possesses unusual Signi-
ticance on account of the direct issue
made between the gold democrats,
whose candidate "a endorsed and
supported by the republicans. and the
advocates Of free silver. The direct
issue was made between gold mono
metallism. on the one hand. and bi.
metallism. by the United States. indie
pendently Of other nations. on the
other hand : and the verdict is EN-
phatically in favor of bimetallism
Besides these states seyera
other states also held elections or
last Tuesday. and every where large
republican losses are reported.
Of course this is an off year we al
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-
Dir. III. r.. Garter, Of the United States
Marine Hospital Service ii establish
Ing tho detention camp II question,
and then grows indignant over the
refusal of Ascension, Lafaulche and
Terrebonne to receive inmates of such
camp.
Says our contemporary:
..Dr. Carter mapped ut the plans Of the
detention camp, but touk no. steps towards
its tst4b4 islnloHt beiure advising with the
authorizes Of the several parishes In the
sugar district and astcrtdins their desires III
tne matter. Alter se1Nlng assurances from
a stgII!cient nuIiDtr III the parishes to justify
the work tamong the parishes approving tile
plan being three parishes above named, that
is Ascension. latourehe and ltrreboDneJ the
cain,, was established and now after some
SIX OF seven hundred people (many Of whom
were destined for these parishes have under
gone the hardshIps Ut ten days confinement !:
these authorities ~lepudiate their agreement
and refuse to receive men from the Camp.
We don't know where the Nindica-
tor gets its information TO Justify it III
including Latourche as among the
parishes which gave assurances to Dl:
Carter or any Ii else which led to
the establishment Of the detention
camp but we wish to say to it. as We
have told the Picayuce, that it has
been egreglously misinfolned on tie
subject. LafonrcIie gave nc u
ees, through its health officers, to Dl.
Carter, or any one connected with The
camp, that size would receive persons
detained in such camps, and broke ne
faith with the managers Of said camp
in refusing to receive inmates thereof /;
for where Ito faith had been given,
no faith could be broken.
The Nindicator again says:
..Whv these parishes should have - sud
denly changed trout, Is not apparent but
iifa report tltat several Loaf loads OF hands
had reached Laiourc.e from kentucky fur
nishcs a HUT that the detention camp would
have been all right III an emergency, but
since other arrangements have been made to
import labor, the planter can get along with
out DR.. Carter; as for the home laDofers
vino are bottled up i'll New Orleans with no
avenue Of einployment-they don't figure in
the transaction at all"
Tie indicators malicious thrust
falls short OF it mark tor Lafunrcte
, resolved not to have anything to do
with the detention camp before tile
alleged .boat loads of hands had
reached Ler from Kentucky. Al d
again, there were no boat loads 81
hands from Kentucky only QUE
planter doing business i'll Louisville,
ard owning a plantation in this parish
had a complement Of hands for his
place sent down here.
Just now Lafourche is engaged in
looking after the general welfare of its
own citizens. and has no time to study
the interests OF the ,.home laGoreis'
whom circumstances have bottled vi
III New Orleans. Perhaps, st. Mary
may accommodate these unfortunate
iabo1efs at any rate, will not the
kind aud generous Vindicator inlist
its powers Of persuasion in their be
half near the authorities of that
parish.
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] NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
know it ; but off year elections latterly
have had a way of presaging result Of

know it but off year elections latterly
have had a way of presaging result Of
regular elections SO faithfully. that it
is nnwise, to say the least, to under
rate their value. The off year elections
in MIR. Harrison's administration
presaged the defeat of his party which
took place in the succeeding presiden-
tial election. The off year elections in
Mr.. Cleveland's last administration
presaged the defeat of his party which
took place last fall.
1t IS thus seen that the results of
these off year elections cannot be put
away with a shrug OF the shoulder and
a light remark. History has a way of
repeating itself. which often makes it
uncomfortable Jor political parties. as
well al states. Will it repeat itself
In the instance under consideration !?
That is the question pregnant with
great interest for both the great
American palties.
Nous rerrons.
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