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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08
Remedies for Obstinate Hiccough.
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"Within the last few months" says
The National Druggist, "the news
papers have chronicled the death of
three or four persons from obstinate
hiccough. According to the tele-
graphic reports these people perish
ed in spite of every effort of the ply
sician.' Inquiry in one case at least
brings out the fact that of three meth
DDS of procedure in such cases, which
are almost invariably successful (al-
ways successful when applied early in
the CASEY, not one was used, simply,
we suppose, because not generally
known. OF these, one is inhalation of
amyl nitrite, which was recommended
by writer in the st. Louis Medical
and Surgical Journal many years ago,
and which in the hands of the writer
has never failed, and has succeeded in
some cases where all else had failed.
Varengot's method Is another almost
infallible remedy. This consists in
loosening every construction around
the body, removal of corset and belt
in case of a woman, and loosening of
drawers and trousers band in the
male. A moment after a hiccough,
close the nostrils by pinching them
closely, let the patient take a half in
spiration, and then commence to drink
a glass of water, by little sips at regu-
lar inUervaIs, sucking II In and noiding
the breath. Prolong the operation as
long as possible without going to ex-
tremes. If necessary renew the oper-
alton. This rarely ever fails. Varen-
got claims that in long years of prac-
tice and with some desperate cases, it
never once failed. Indeed, it is based
on excellent physiological reasons; 1t
gives rest to the diaphragm, by the
slow deglutition of little water and
air, while this deglutition, at the same
time, sets up peristaltic action Of the
esophagus and stomach that breaks
the spasm of the diaphragm. The lat
ter is closely allied to the antiperis-
taltic movement OF vomiting. A third
method Of procedure, frequently sue
cessful in very obstinate cases, is as
follows: A chair with high back is
placed in front of the sufferer. The
latter is told to raise his arms above
his head, and to lean forward, bring
ing the body across the chair back at
a line q little lower than the dia-
phragm, and at the same time to bring
his arms forward and downward till
they touch the seat of the chair. II
the first trial fails repeat the whole
operation,n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

The example of W. w. Brewer, JUS
tice Of the peace and a prominent
citizen of Mt. Jewett, Pa, is worthy
of emulation. He says: 81 never
leave home without q bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and always recommend it to
my friends. 1t is the best ever used,
and never fails to give immediate re-
lief" For sale by @. A. Buckner,
Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Mrs. Joseph Williams,aged e5 years,
and who has been an Invalid for many
years, died at Centralia Wednesday.
Mrs. Williams was the widow OF Joe
Williams, who dropped dead about O
year ago while walking in the field on
his farm near Molino. She was most
admirable, Christian lady and her death
is sad loss to her many friends. The
remains were brought here on the Ac-
commodation Thursday and the
funeral was held at Berea Church,
In this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

The Centralia Guard says: John J.
Canada, who got SO badly shot about
month ago, is still confined TO his
bed. The wounds In bis arm and
breast bone healed, bat the shot
through his thigh is giving him very
serious trouble
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

GEN. WEYLER said last winter that
the last vestige of the Cuban rebellion
would be crushed before the opening
of the rainy season in Cuba. Friends
of Cuba said then that he was merely
trying to stave off action by Congress,
and that is just the way it looks. Un-
less all news is wrong, Weyler is much
nearer being crushed than the rebell-
inv 10
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

THE MEXICO LEDGER congratulates
Gu. o. d. Gray on his appointment
on Gov. Lon.V. Stephens staff. Young
Mr.. Gray is not only born Colonel
but, in an addition to that fact, has
been SO declared by the Governor of
the state. Omar will now be a greater
ladies' man than ever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

SENATOR ALLEN may help some of
the Republicans to put up little civil
service bluff, but it will end with that.
The Republicans do not dare to re-
peal the law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

THE free list in the new tariff bill
is the shortest we have ever had.
Still, we are told that the bill isn't a
tax on the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

THERE are Republicans in the House
who oppose the Mckinley tariff bill
number two, but they didn't have the
nerve to say so out loud by voting
against it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

ABE LARIMoRE says he will have
two big fine stations in Mexico to ehe
horse show on April 10. He thinks
the exhibition this year will be better
than we have ever had.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

THE party who writes the resolu
tions for the Jackson District Political
Club is on the sunny side of east street
on the first day of April. April FOOLS
Day has no terrors for him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Hon. @. q. BELL requests farmers
in Missouri who wish to plant a SAM
pie lot of sugar beets to send til heir
names and post office addresses to him
at Boonville, and he will see that they
receive seed and Instructions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

"PUDDENHEAD WILSON" came very
near telling the truth when he said
that the first of April is the one day of
the year that people realize what they
are the other three hundred and sixty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Boss QUAY seems to have captured
more pie at Washington than any other
man who opposed McKinley's nomi-
nation at st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

THE attention of the gentleman who
writes the resolutions for the Jackson
School District Political Club is called
to the fact that tone of the statesmen
elected in Australia favors the aboh-
tion of the Christian religion and a
return to the worship Of the ancient
Teutonic deities."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Hon. WILLIAM r. MORRISON SAYS
taxes neither required for protection
nor for revenue are striking features
of the new tariff bill
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

AND the colored brother is also
growing restive because he has re-
ceived no pie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

HoN.WILLIAM l.. WILSON says the
only way to break the sugar trust
monopoly is remove all duties from
refined sugar which are not strictly
compensatory for the duties on the
raw sugar from which il is made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

In a letter to the manufacturers
Messrs. Davis & Buzard, of West
Monterey, Pa, say: "Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has cured people
whom our physicians could do moth
ing for. We persuaded them to try a
bottle of it and they now recommend
it as do the rest of u.s." For sale at %
and so cents per bottle by O. A. Buck
ner, Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Mrs. Samuel Stamm, Loganton, Pa,
bore her thirty four years of suffering
with courage and fortitude. Her
trouble was rheumatism In the knee.
In consequence her limb had become
SO stiff that she could hardly walk.
Mr.. Stamm is q well-to do merchant,
and had spared no pains or expense to
relieve her, but with little success, un-
til one night when it grew SO painful
that she could hardly endure it, he
persuaded her to try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. The effect was magical.
The first application relieved the pain,
and its continued use has removed all
stiffness and given her the free use of
her limb once more. II you have
friends who are troubled with rheu-
matism insist on their giving this
remedy a trial. You can do them no
greater favor, as it is sure to give
prompt relief, and If they are a little
patient it will effect cure. For sale
at 25 and so cents per bottle by q. A.
Buckner, Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

DON'T forget that Saturd ay, April
10, will be Stallion Day in nj exico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08
DR.. Biggs Refuses to Resign.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, March 81
DR.. Nj. o. Biggs, of this city, MEM
Der of the State Board of Managers
for State Lunatic Asylum No. at
Fulton, was requested to-day to
send in his resignation by Gov.Steph-
ems, which DR.. Biggs refused to do.
The time for which DIR. Biggs was ap-
pointed does not expire for two years,
and he claims that the action of the
Governor is without warrant, and is
unjust and without cause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

EX-SENATOR INGALLS, merely fol-
lowed his natural craving for notoriety
when hereported that prize fight. He
had dropped almost entirely out of
sight, and that is where he should be
allowed to stay. He isn't pretty to
look at, and says little that is pleasant
to hear.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

MooDY's SAYINGS,
If your faith is low, read Paul.

III your faltn 10 low, read raul.
If you are politician, read Daniel.
So few grow, because so few study.
If you are getting lazy, watch James.
If you are getting sordid, read
Isaiah.
II you are weak-kneed, look at
Elijah.
Hyou are chilly, read of the be-
loved disciple.
The Bible is a guIde-bo in the
journey of Life.
If there is no song in your heart,
listen to David.
II you are. strong-headed, read of
Moses and Peter.
Some people live in doubt. 1t is
their stock in trade.
There is little backsliding when peo-
pie love the scriptures.
Some Christians read the Bible as a
duty if they read it at all.
The Bible doesn't need defense so
much as it needs studying.
If you are impatient, sit down quiet
Iy and commence with Job.
The flowers of Gods garden bloom,
not only in double, but sevenfold.
A man isn't worth much in battle if
he has any doubt about his weapon.
never saw a fruit-bearing Chris
tian who was not student of the
Bible.
When I pray talk to God, but
when 1 read the Bible God is talking
to me.
If you are losing sight of the future,
read in Revelations of the promised
land.
This is the one great end of the
Book: To tell man of Gods great
salvation.
There is no situation is life for
which you can not find some word of
consolation in the Scriptures.
Some one has said that Paul was
mad. I wish we had a lot of madmen
in America just now like Paul.
A man told me awhile ago that he
could not believe thing he had
never seen. said, "Man, did you
ever see your brain?"
A great many people seem to think
that the Bible is out of date. You
might as well say that the sun, which
has shone SO long, is now old and that
it is now out of date.
We take good care of the body that
we inhabit for day and then leave;
we feed it three times day; but the
inner man that is to live on and on
forever is lean and starved.
Christ ~haiavad ~tha story of Noah.
So must we. Christ believed the
story of Jonah and the whale. So
must we. He connected it with His
resurrection. 1t was the resurrected
Jonah who walked through the streets
of Nineveh.
read the Bible as eat fish. When
l come across bone I don't try to
swallow it; lay it aside. And when
1 come across something in the Bible
1 can't understand, say, "There is a
bone," and 1 pass it by. I don't
throw away the whole fish because of
the bones in it.
If we cut out parts OF the Bible we
reject, our friends have the right to
do the same, and every adulterer will
cut out everything about adultery;
every liar will cut out everything
about lying; every drunkard will cut
out everything he doesn't like. Why,
we would soon have Bible with only
the covers.
These modern philosophers have
made a great discovery. They say
whales throat is no larger than a
mans throat, and it is a physical i'm
possibility for a whale to swallow a
man. The Book of Jonah says that
God prepared great fish to swallow
Jonah. If God could create world,
couldn't he create fish large enough
| to swallow Jonah?
Mrs. Samuel Stamm, Loganton, Pa,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08
A Bowling Green Bank Closed.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, March 81
State Bank Inspector Austin closed
the Citizens Bank of this city this
evening. II is understood that Geo.
w. Emerson will be appointed re-
ceiver. The bank is solvent, and will
be opened for business within sixty
days. The cause of the trouble is that
owing to the hard times it is impossi-
BILE to collect.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Melton Jenkins, late Of Laddonia, has
removed from that place with hin fam
lily to this city to reside. Mr.. Jenk ms
Is agent for aluminium clay ware cook
ing vessels. His home is on East
Promenade street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Miss Mamie Maupin, OF Shamrock,
10 the guest Of her sunt, Mrs. Thos.
Board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Mr.. j. M. Marmaduke worked q
good April fool joke on Mr.. Abe Hit.
Get him to tell you about 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08
Audraln Bow.

Another Audrain boy in the public.
eye. This time it is Mitchell p. Fox,
formerly of near Skinner, but now of
Stockton, NO., where he has been
teaching and studying law. Last week
he, with several other disciples of
Blackstone, stood an examination to
be admitted to practice at the bar. All
were successful, but the Audrain boy
came out ahead with much the best
examination to his credit. He'll make
a good lawyer, too. It's way the
Audrain boys have.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08
Truth in q Nutshell.

Impure blood is the natural result
of close confinement in house, school
or shop.
Blood is purified by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and all the disagreeable re-
suits of impure blood disappear with
the use of this medicine.
II you wish to feel well keep your
blood pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

The Huntsville Herald says: Bob
White, in his excellent paper, the
Mexico LEDGER, hits the nail sqrarely
on the head in the following: eve
have too many Democrats in this
country who qualify the name We
want good, old d-fashioned, plain Dem
ocrats without any adjectives in front
of the name or any foolishness in their
platform"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08

Miss Sara Benin Is at Hardin Col
lege again after an extended visit In
st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-08
MARRIAGE BELLS.
They Have Been Ringing Blithely in
This Vicinity OF Late.

Hymen has been reaping a bountiful
harvest in Audrain during the last few
days. Wherever else the little god
may be weak he is certainly strong in
these parts and can count his devotees
by the legion. Whenever you are in
need of assistance, Dan Cupid, come
to us and we will be sure to help you
out.
Wednesday eveningMissLibbieHe Hen
derson and Mr.. David B. Orear were
married at the home of the brides
father, Robert Henderson, miles
north of Mexico. Rev. A. A. Wallace,
of this city, spoke the magic words
which made the twain one. The we'd
ding, beautiful but quiet home af-
fair, was witnessed by none save the
relatives and few intimate friends of
the high contracting parties. The
bride is beautiful and thoroughly
charming young lady and favorite
wherever known. The groom, a most
estimable and worthy young man, is
the son of our well known fellow citi-
zen, B. F. Orear, and brother of at
torney John D. Orear. He is one of
Audrain's best known and most popu-
lar young stock dealers. The happy
couple will reside in the future at the
old Orear home place.
On March Oath, at the home of the
bride in Monroe City, Rev. ]. M. Travis
united Miss 1.enoria Breeze and Moses
E. Engle in the holy bonds of we'd
lock. Both of these young people are
well known and highly thought of in
the vicinity where they reside. Their
future home will be near Worcester.
Wednesday at O'Clock CELSIUS P.
Arnold and Miss Bette Noel were
married at the BRIDES home 6 miles
south of Martinsburg, Rev. w. H.
Younger, of Vandalia, officiating. The
bride is daughter of ]. T. Noel and
the groom is a we'll known young
STOCK man ana farmer or THIS county.
Both are to be most heartily congrat-
ulated.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02
MR.. JUSTWED'S DIARY.
Life Was II Dream Until His Wifc's Mothor
Came.

July 10, 1S97.-Life is n perfect
dream. How sweet to have little wo-
man whom you love and who loves You!
Oh, bliss, bliss! The love /
July lG.-The whole world must
envy me. How sweet. how sweet Sho
delights me every hour. This morning
she said something about her mother
coming to visit us some time What a
little tease she isl Oh. peace, peace,
thou
July l7.-Say, that thing about her
mother coming is no joke Let her
come. viii be respectable
July IS. The old woman will he
here mt 0. Oh, we'll, I shall treat her
we'll for Marys sake
July l9.-She isn't so bad after all.
Been acting very decently all day. The
mQther-in-law joke
July 20-Have seen Mary but very
little today. Wonder what tho deuce
the old lady talks about to her SO much?
July 2l.-Mrs. Smith must remem Der
that am 81 years old and know few
things. If she thinks
July 22.-I'd like to know whose
house this is. I'd like to know who is
boss. Mary, too. can be so confoundedly
contrary. If that old woman can't keep
her beall out of my affairs, she can go
home. She's got to let mo alone
July 23.-Oh, it's awful
July al am going stark mad
How am going to get rid of the old
July 25.-I will kill her if it is the
last
July 2G.-I have it, I will teach her
how to ride bicycle! Oh, foul friend,
July Eliza, hn! Fourteen falls.
July 2S.-Twenty-six falls! Glory!
Whoop-
July ao.-Ten fallsl My life is one
continual round of wild pleasure.
July 30.-Sprained anklel Wheel
July 3l.-Able to mount The pain
she feels gives me exquisite pleasure
Aug l.-Mother-in law went cut
alone this morning and was killed at
ll:2O by cable car They brought her
home all afternoon. How sadl How sad
to be cut down in the bloom of-in
maturity of old age. How we shall miss
her. particularly me. She took such an
interest i'll me- How often l used to
think about her when she was away
from us and hope she was happy in her
little homo. All, me-
Aug 2.-Rcmains shipped today L
had TO stay at homo with Mary. Ah-h-hl
Aug B. -Contound her old motdle-
some soul! Instead of taking her own
wheel that morning she had my brand
new 1897 model, and you can't tell it
FROM railroad wreck knew York
Sunday Journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
ins King and the Watermelon-Why They
hemarry Every Year no Lost
Four Legs For His Country.

Walter l.. Heron, general delivery
clerk ut the postoffico has enjoyed
good reputation for veracity among his
friends, but the story that he told TO
them recently was all that tho most
credulous of his friends could stand,
and too much for the majority Of them.
During the early portion Of the
spring." said he, II was down in tho
vicinity of White Haven and one Sun
day was strolling in tho patch which
my father-in-law, DR.. b. A. Shaw, had
planted III melons. Some time during
tho afternoon 1 lost heavy gold ring
that had been wearing upon my watch
chain The chain broke, and 1 spent an
hour looking for tho ring, but it was all
Ill vain. Weeks passed. Ono day re-
Gently DR.. Shaw sent us tino water
melon for dinner, and down in tho cen
ter OF it'll cut into something that looked
strange. Embedded right in tho center
OF the red fruit there was white sub
stance like the inner portion of the rind.
Into this 1 cut, and there was the ring
that l had lost several months ago"
iANAO 4nh. 4ANIIOIl StW tflttU tUc
was seriously embarrassed, aud he pro-
tested that the story was MS true as any
thing that he over told i'll his life
You can prove it by Dr. Shaw"
continued the clerk, land several of tho
others at the house that saw it. Now, I
have not the slightest idea how tho ring
got i'll there, but it evidently must have
done so when the melon was quite small
and then the melon grew up around it.
fully intended preserving the piece of
the rind i'll which the ring was found,
but the cook let it get destroyed. p"
MIR. Heron WAS wearing the ring that
he said had remained for several months
i'll position in "a melon corresponding to
that which Jonah occupied for short
time i'll tho whale. 1t was large,
heavy ring, not very thick, but nearly
half an inch broad. Memphis Com
mercial Appeal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02

The Constitution $ guns were double
shotted with round and grape. The
broadside was us one single explosion,
and tho destruction was terrific Tho
enemy's decks were flooded, and the
blood ran out of the scuppers-her cock
PIT filled with the wounded. For few
minutes. shroudcd in smoke, they fought
at the distance Of half pistol shot In
that short time the linSlishnan was lit
orally torn TO pieces III hull, spars, sails
and rigging. As her rizzonrIast gave
way the Englishmun brought mp to tho
wind, aud the Constitution slowly forged
ahead, fred again. lufled short roand
the others bows and. owing to II heavy
sea, fell foul of her Antagonist, with he,
Aowsprit across her larbonrd quarter
While III ;hls position HuIl's cabin WAS
set OH fire iy the enc.ny's forward bat
terry, ana pant CT the crew were called
a;any from tie guns tn cxtinguish the
Threatening; blaze. = Barnes Naval
Actions of the Var Of 1919"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02
Lost Four Legs In War.

Oscar Sherwood of Ellingwootls Cor
ncr, Me-, says he is the only man III
the world who has lost four legs in the
service of his country. The first was
wounded and amputatcd at Vera Cruz
during the Mexican war. The second
was taken off during the rctrent from
Bull Run by piece of artillery passing
over It, The third was carried away by
cannon ball at Fair Oaks. The fourth
mishap was before Petersburg, when
Sherwood was sent to an underground
magazine for the purpose of learning its
ability to stand the bombardmcnt from
Confederate shells. Perhaps it may be as
we'll to mention that tho second leg
taken off was of cork and tho two sub
sequent ones of willow New York
Tribune
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02
LEGAL NOTICES,

PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE
land on south side of Roanoke river. op.
positc the city of Roanoke-As special
commissioners of the hust;ngs court for
the city Of Roanoke, AM acting under
II decree of said court in the suit of I.,l-
cinda Howbert's executor vs.. F.. II.
Stewart and Others, the undersigned will
offer for sale ny public auction on the
Goth DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1891 Mt | |
O'Clock IL. M, in front OF the COURTEOUS Sc
of said city, the tract of land formerly
belonging to Lucinda lIowbcrt, deceased,
lying on the south side of Roanoke river
and adjoining the land of the South Roa-
nOke Land Company and others This
less 3-31 acres conveyed TO the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company as Il part
of its belt line. For description of said
land by metes and bounds, reference is
made to II deed executed on the 31st of
December, 1890, by the said Lucinda
Iowbcrt to L. II. Stewart and others. of
record in the clerks office of the county
court of Roanoke county.
i,.TERMS OF SALE-One- third of the
purchase money will be required in cash
and for the residue bonds for equal por-
tions, bearing interest from date ard pay
able in one and two years. The title OF
the land will he retained until all of tn"
purchase money is paid.
:. GRIFFIN, Commissioner
The bond required by the decree has
been executed. s. = BRCOkE.
Clerk
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02

VINO are renIolllng the lama are in large
measure OF Il different race, or at least
1T MAY he said there has been so strong
an infusion OF now peoples that the sur
lace complexion OF the towns and vii
lages has been strangely altered Where.
III TINS still remembered time, the names
CT the inhabitants betrayed, for the
most part, il remote Dutch or German
origin. with Il scattering contingent of
Lngiish ana Huguenot strain, our rural
postmasters find the labor of having
every few years to learn the names of
even the older residents enormously in
creased by the necessity of answering
the calls for their letters of Il swarm of
outlandish folk&Bohemian Hungari-
ans, Italians, Syrians. -Clarcnco Cook
iii Century.