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Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Land Sales.

The deals in real estate since our
last report are:
Elias j. Barnes to John T. Mitchell,
east half northeast 1S-52-11, $4,000.
Braxton Gentry to Matthew Carr,
south half lot 1 northwest quarter 49,
52-12, $1,000.
Alfred r. Preston to FL. B. Berry,
southwest northwest 1929, $1,100.
John T. Craig to James H.. Wright,
So acres in 12-51-6, $500.
j. W. Cleveland to j. L. Cleveland
and F. M. Brenton, lilo interest in
northwest southeast 9-51-9, sos.
Cornelius Ragsdale to VIM. s. Rags
dale, house and lot fronting East Lib
erty street, Mexico, $500.
M. M. Gooch to Chas. Helm, east
half southeast 23-51-5, $1,000.
Michael Chapue to Lenar Brandon
burg, lot on West Love street, Mex
leo, 5000.
W. @. johnson to Albert 8. john
son, lots "a and 80, block P, Beatty's
addition to Mexico, $500.
o. L.. Woods to F. d. Wells, So acres
in 5-50-8 correction of old decd, 81.
A. g. billiard to Richard II. and
Clara A. Hays, 1O4La acres in % and
23-51-s, s3,657.50.
F. D. Wells to Annie e. Powell, 631a
acres IN 5-50-s, $4,000.
Annie E. Powell to Ida NJ. Wells,
west half of west half, lot %, Sparks
addition to Mexico, s., 1850.
John w. Bartse 10 J.. G. and Lev
amy J. Nichols, "a acres in 1922,
$4,000.
Levanny J. Nichols to j. w. Bartee,
"a acres in 1922, $1,000.
j. T. Jerman to A. F. Brown, south
est 4-51-7, $4,000.
VIM. K. Roberts to L. @. Hartley,
10 acres, part of southeast southwest
31-51-s, $3.50.
Henrietta G. Shire to James NJ
Jones, north SO acres, lot 1, southwest
quarter 19-52-s, $500.
James M. Jones to Geo. N. johnson,
north 80 acres, lot 8, southwest quar-
ter 3O-52-s, s60s.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
St. Louis Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. H.-None OF the
steers on the market yesterday were
within q half dollar OF top export
grades. Steers sold from % 65 to "a 10,
feeders 90 Is to % So, stockers 50 10 to
% 20.
HoGs-Heavy culls sold at 81 26 to
%, and fair to best heavy hogs sold at
So % to 50 45. The medium weights
sold at % 80 to 90 80. Pigs and lights
sold In extremes from s. rs TO e3 40.
Light hogs sold at 90 Is to % 80. In
ferior to fair mixed hogs sold ct 90 to
50 25. The bulk of all the hogs above
$50 pounds average sold at IS % to
90 47b,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
They ALI "Braced lin"

At Clayton, Mo-, Tuesday morning,
when the two murderers of Atwater
were swung into eternity, and while
Cotton Schmidt was on the gallows he
said, Goodbye, boys. 1 hope we
will all meet again." Foster replied,
"Good-bye, Cotton I will follow
you in a few minutes and meet you on
the road and we will walk arm in arm
up the golden stairs"
John Schmidt told "Cotton" to
brace up and take it cody. 81 will
follow you within a month";" said he.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Knnw Thvcelf

The Peoples Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser, in plain English, or medi-
cine simpliied by R. v. Pierce, NJ. D.,
Chief Consulting Physician to the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y, zoos pages, illustrated.
$4,000 copies sold at s1.50. Now sent,
paper bound ABSOLUTELY FREE on re.
ceipt of 81 one-cent stamps to pay 70,
mailing only. Address the author a,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

The LEDGER has in its possession a
strand of hemp, pure hemp, the best.
To this hemp there hung a man, Dues
trow. The piece of hemp was secured
at Union yesterday by Fl. Sandbrlnk,
of st. Charles, agent for the Pruden-
tial Insurance company, who was
compelled to attend the hanging to
furnish proof for his company, with
which Duestrow was insured. he
presented a piece of the rope to L.. T.
shootman, of this city, in st. Louis
last night and Mr.. Shootman gave the
LEDGER man part of it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
RUSH HILL ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, No., Feb. 18.-Rush
Hill Sunday School has about 20 pupils
and is conducted In q very business
like manner. 1t consists of the fol-
lowing officers and teachers: Harvey
Paisley, Superintendent; Miss Minnie
Ridgeway, Clerk and Treasurer; G.
w. Petty, gentleman's bible class;
Mrs. Petty, ladies' bible class; Miss
Elizabeth Maxwell, Miss Nettie Ridge
way, Eph Paisley, teachers; Mrs. Ella
WEIGH, organist.
Casper & Givens shipped six cars of
stock 70 Chicago Sunday, three of cat
tie and three of hogs.
The ladies of our town are going to
give an oyster supper at the hall on
Monday, Feb. %, at $3.50 p. m. A big
time is anticipated. They will have
amnsements of all kinds to entertain.
Cake for the bandsomest young lady
and a cane for the uglest young man.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend. Admittance % cents.
James Meyers was in Mexico the
first of this week to see his nephew,
Price Combs, who is very low with
whooping cough and pneumonia.
We wish to correcta mistake in last
weeks issue. 1t was Mrs. Foster in
stead of MIR. Foster, who Is low with
consumption.
Miss Emma Dillon, of Mexico, is
with relatives here.
Mrs. Friar visited relatives in Lad
donna last week.
Miss Lula Jerman and sister, of
C~entralia, are visiting relatives in this
locality.
Carroll Torbert, while grinding meal
last Friday at the elevator, caught his
thumb between two taps while trying
to tighten one of them, while the en-
CINE was in motion, and tore the nail
off and mashed the end of his thumb
badly.
An effort was made last week to
start a debating society at the public
school house, but it was overruled by
one of the directors. We think we
are taxed heavy enough to use the
house for all educational purposes
and think in our annual school cleo
ton that all tax payers of the district
should turn out and vote their senti-
ments as to whether or not we should
i meet in the house.
Married, Sunday, Feb. IA, at the
Christian Church in Wellsville, by
Rev. Claude Hill, Mr. John R. Scott,
of near artinsburg, and Miss NettIe
Ridgeway, of Rush Hill. The groom
is one of Audrian's substantial citizens,
being a successful farmer and stock
raiser and an all-round good fellow,
while the bride, who has been our
postmistress, is a lady of many ac-
complishments and is held in high
esteem by all her acquaintance, and
they r many. Your correspondent
and a host of other friends congratu-
late Mr.. Scott upon the prize he has
secured and wish MI. and Mrs. Scott
a long life Of unalloyed hap piness.
They will reside on the groom's fine
farm, about four miles north of Mar
tinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Urban Weimer showed a LEDGER
reporter through mis- wholesale cigar
depot this morning; also showed him
through the case he keeps for his
friends. The "man" selected a Club
House. MI. Weimer reports business
on the road to be- very brisk, saying
that in n week of this yea he SOLD
$4,000 cigars in fivs days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
MIR. Gregg's Funeral.

At 2:30 O'clock Sunday afternoon
Rev. A. A. Wallace conducted the
funeral services over the remains OF
John Gregg at the residence in south
west Mexico. Owing to the serious
illness of Mrs. Gregg only the rela-
tives and a few of the most intimate
friends were present. The paH-bear-
ers were George LaForce, B. L.Locke.
John Buckley, Judge Edwards, B. r
Cauthorn and j. D. Morris. Mrs
Gregg is slightly improved to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Rev. James Bradley, our Represent
alive at jefferson City, presented a
remonstranee from the citizens of
Audrain county against taxing ex-
press money orders which was re-
ferred to the committee on banks and
banking.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

The Moberly Democrat says: E. G.
Bloom and wife left yesterday for
Mexico, to attend the funeral Of John
Gregg, the grandfather of Mrs. Bloom,
which occurred Sunday afternoon.
MI. Gregg died Friday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

DIR. A. w. Ramey, the noted spec
ialist, whose advertisement appears
in the LEDGER to-day, comes well
recommended by many of Missouri's
best citizens. The doctor will be at
the Windsor for a few days. All
afflicted persons should consult him
free for ten days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Sheriff Nelson left Tuesday for
Jefferson City with Henry Taylor, who
serves 20 years for murder, Lee Class,
3 years for burglary and larceny, Gean
NARROW, 2 years for same charge,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Oliver Rouse has leased the Central
Hotel. Mr.. Hanna and family will re-
main in Mexico for a month or so and
then think later on that they will re-
move to Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Gilbert Frasier, of st. Louis, is shak-
ing the hands Of his Mexico friends.
He Is a reporter on the Post Dispatch.
Gilbert is a young man of good habits,
and that's the kind of men who sue
ceAd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Stock News.

Berry & Brewer shipped a car of
horses to Yoakum, Tex, Tuesday.
w. ". Mundy shipped a car of hogs
to st. Louis Monday.
Howard Bailey shipped a a oil
mules to East st. Louis Monday.
Wallace & Wood shipped a car OF
hogs to st. Louis to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

The Economics Club met Saturday
night with Prof. Crossley. The sub
ject under discussion was: "Does the
Invention of Machinery Benefit the
Poorer Classes?D
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

The Slater Rustler says Mrs. John
Jones, of Mexico, accompanied by her
little daughter, Gladys, spent several
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
III. Wilson, in that city this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Mrs. r. P. Carter, who has been
spending several weeks in Kirksville,
isspending a few days at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

The following party from Mexico
attended the Pierisn ball Thursday:
MIR. and Mrs. s. B. Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Hord, Mrs. Edwin Wilson,
Miss Minnie Basket and Miss Evans
ROas-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Mrs. Nora Pindall left this afteroon
for Arkansas City, Arkansas, to make
her home with her son, X. o. Pindall,
a prominent young lawyer of that
place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Little Willie c., infant son of Mr.,
and Mrs. George Younger, just east
Of Mexico, died February IS, at 4
o'clock, aged 9 days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

MI. Townsend, night operator at the
depot, is ill and VIM. Catterton, the
day man, has gone on night, and Harry
vath, of Moberly, has taken the day
nlaca
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Caleb Berry and John Brewer left
Tuesday for Yoakum, Tex. They will
be gone some time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
To EXCHANGE For Real Estate,

A $1,000 lot of good ready made
clothing for men, boys and children.
State location, description and price
of property to az. T."
47-2t, LEDGER Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

John Andrews, of Noberly, was in
town Sunday visiting his mother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Mrs. o. r. Waite, of Bloomington,
ILL.,, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
W. L. Harper, who is ill of the grip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

F. V, Gentry was called to Victoria,
Texas, Saturday night by the illness
of his wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Hon. John Randolph Tucker died at
his home in Lexington, Va, Saturday
night, Feb. 10.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

R. w. Tureman, who has been the
guest of his brother, B. B. Tureman,
has returned to his home in Kansas
Citv-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Edward Levy, j. II. Jamison, J.. N.
Judi and E. Fl. Jacobs we're visitors
from Fulton Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Robert L. Morris, of Martinsburg,
has sold the Barton farm of 100 near
Martinsburg to Joseph Bertels for 49,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
To the P~enitentiary.

Tuesday morning Sheriff Nelson
conveyed Henry Taylor, who was con-
victed of murder in the second de-
gree last week and sentenced to serve
20 years in the penitentiary, to Jeffer-
son City and he has started on his 20
years of servitude. Edmonston &
Cullen, the attorneys of the convict
ed man, will appeal the case to the
Supreme Court and it will receive a
hearing in the October term in the
second division. If the case is re-
versed Taylor will be brought back
here for a rehearing.
For Rent.
First class so-acre farm. Apply to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

E. G. Gordon, OF Fulton, was in
Mexico Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Frank Crockett left Tuesday for
Yoakum, Tex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Born, February Is, to NJ. and Mrs.
G. G. Wonneman, a daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Mrs. G. Y. Bast is visiting relatives
In New Florence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Miss Grace Pomery, of st. Joseph,
is tho guest of Mrs. John Guthrie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

A. G.. Gass lost a fine Jersey cow
Monday. The cow got an overdose
of cane fodder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

4Srs. konn hughes, or Wotcester,
w4o has been the guest OF her father,
T. j. Clendenin, returned home to-
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
At 1II years of Age.

On the 4th inst, David N. Dell died
st the home of his son, James, 81
Truxtop, Montgomery County, at the
age of III years, 10 months and a few
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Judge J. E. Ross left Tuesday fol
an extended visit in Baird, Tex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

Miss Elma Seymour, who has been
the guest of Miss Lynn Rodgers for
several weeks, returned to her home
In Sturgeon to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

John Burnett, of Fayette, was the
guest of DIR. s. q. Adams Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
BEAN u ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
BEAN CREEK, Mo-, February IT,
Mrs. Ida Ridgeway has been very
sick, but is now getting well.
Died, on the 18th inst, Thana, the
6-year-old daughter Of Mr.. ana Mrs.
G. B. Wilfingham. This IL the second
child they have lost in the last three
weeks with the same disease and they
have two others sick. The parents
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
Our school is progressing finely. At
a special meeting the board added
three months to the term, which has
run for Ave months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
M~ARTTNSBURG ITEMS.

| Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, Feb. 18.-We have
nothing scarcely to report this week
but sickness and death.
Grandma Davis, mother of Jesse and
John Davis and Mrs. Tom Ellis, died
last Friday at 1880 p. m. ct the bone
of ner son, John, g town. She was
70 years Of age. Her remains were
laid to rest in the Wellsvilis cemetery
by the side OF hor husband, who died
four years ago. Funeral services at
the Christian church in Wellsville Sum
day by Elder Hill.
The little two year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Meyerpeter died on
Thursday night, the nth, after .
severe spell Of lung trouble and was
buried from the Catholic church Sat-
urday morning.
Saturday night at IL o'clock and
upon her 18th birthdayLillie Northcutt,
one of the fairest and purest lilies
that ever bloomed or blended Ito
sweetness with earth's humanity,
closed her loving eyes In death. Lille
was an orphan girl, but scarcely knew
it, 80 surrounded was she by every
careful thoughtfulness, guidance, love
and protection that o fond grand
mother could bestow, and has spent
the better part Of her life In trying to
make the lives Of these girls, Lille and
Susie, a younger sister, useful and
bright.
The same night, but st two o'clock
in the morning, Grandma Rodgers
passed peacefully into rest after many
long hours Of waiting and suffering.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at the Baptist church, after
which h was taken to Laddonia and
buried by the side of her late husband.
There is still q great deal Of sickness
among W and much of 1t Is serious.
Mrs. M. E. Clifton is dangerously Ill
at this writing with pneumonia.
Johnnie, the l5-year- old son Of Tom
Mitchell, is dangerously sick. with
typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Hudson arc both
still very sick, Mrs. Hudson being the
worst of the two.
Mrs. Zimmerman is quite Ill.
G. P. Romans is on the sick list.
Mrs. Flood, who has been quite sick,
Ia some better.
Mrs. Eli Nichols, who was danger
ously iii, is very much better.
Misses Hope and Eta Eastman III
much better.
Charley Torreyson was over from
Laddonia Saturday and Sunday to see
his father, Uncle John, who IL much
better.
Rev. Father Haar left Monday for
Jefferson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

George Reilly, Of Bowling Green,
was in Mexico Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

On Friday evening the neighbors
and friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. +.
Smith, of West Mexico, gave them a
surprise party, 1t being the 18th ami
versary of their marriage. They car
ried in many handsome and useful
presents. After spending an hour in
pleasant talk all parted, wishing Mr..
aud Mrs. Smith many returns Of the
same
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

William Dollard, of Armstrong, was
here Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18

r. Fl. Ellis was in town from Stur-
geon Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
Tnnk q Partner.

L. r. Ferris, the hustling young
hardware merchant of the west side,
has taken a partner in the person OF
Ross B. Cauthorn. The invoice Is be-
ing taken now.
Mr.. Cauthorn Is a young business
man of exceptional attainments and
in adding his name to that of Mr.
Ferris we will have one Of the most
popular and business like firms in the
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
SWEARING
NOT
NECESSARY

While shaving yourself with the Razor
You buy of US. They are ready for use
when You get them; they require no
honing. II you are dissatisfied with
the razor you have, or if you haven't
n and are thinking of shaving your
self come and let us show you the
razor that we brasy on and guarantee.
At the same time we can show all the
necessary articles used in shaving,
such as Mugs, Brushes, Sponges, Soap,
Bay Rum, etc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-18
For Rent.
Mr., Crigler Dead,

First class so-acre farm. Apply to
Geo, w, Adams. 1tW
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
Snail Raising.

Snail farming forms a peculiar branch
of agricultural industry in France and
other countries, and the consumption of
them in France is very large. Edible
snails vary greatly in size; the large
white ones are the real escargot, but the
term rs usually employed to designate all
edible salails adapted to table purposes
But in the markets. besides escargot.
there are two other varieties. known as
limae and limacon, the former being of
medium size and the latter quite small.
Though the great majority of the edible
snaiIs produced in France are of natural
growth, their artificial culture is carried
or to a very considerable extent. They
are p~ropagated from August to October
in ground especially prepared for the pur-
pose, and fed with cabbage. clover, etc.
During the winter they are sheltered in
houses composed OF brick or wood, and
they are gathered and marketed from
April to June. In the Tyrol from June 10
the middle of August the snailS are col
3ected from every available damp place
and taken TO the feeding ground near the
owners dwelling. This is a bit of gar
den ground, free from trees and shrubs
and surrounded on all sides by running
water. In his feeding ground are little
heaps of mountain pine twigs. mixed loose
1y with wood moss, and these twigs when
dry are replaced by fresh ones. Every
day they are fed on cabbage leaves and
grass, and when cold weather sets in the
go under cover; that is, they collect I'M
der the heaps of twigs and bury them
selves, and there seal themselves up for
the winter. When this has been success
fully accomplished they are collected,
straw and sent off to Paris and other
toWns.-NeWark undaY all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
FIREPLAoEs MADE OF SNOW.
Built I'm The HINTS of Esqusimaux-
Little Melting.

At the first glance snow does not look
like a very promising material for a fire.
place, and yet 1 think 1 am not mistaken
in saying that every winter there are hun
dreds of fires built in fireplaces made of
this substance. This is less surprising
when we stop to think that in the part of
America where this is done the tenpera-
ture outdoors during the winter months
seldom rises as high as zero, and fire.
quently falls as low as 40 or SO degrees be-
low.
About the end of january, or when the
sun again appears above the horizon,
many families at the two Esquimau vii
lages near Point Barrow, in Alaska, leave
their winter houses and travel inland sew
enty-five or one hundred miles to hunt
reindeer along the upper waters of the
large rivers that flow into the Arctic
Ocean east of the point. Here they encamp
in large, comfortable snowhouses usually
dug out in a solid snow drift. Like all
Esquimau winter houses, these are en-
tered by means of a long, low tunnel, and
opening out of one side of this tunnel
there is a fireplace built of snow slabs.
i never had a chance to go out to the
rivers with the deer hunters; but one
winter there was a snow fireplace built
in the Cape Smyth village, neal our sta
tien.
A young mar and his wife moved dow
from Point Barrow after winter had set
in, and as there was no accommodation
for them in any of the permanent wooden
houses they built themselves a small hut
from blocks of snow and rooted it over
with .%sailcloth. I made them a visit one
afternoon and found the house pretty
cold n uncomfortable in spite of the
large stone lamp chat was burning all
the time. The entrance tunnel was about
ten feet long; at the left hand as you en-
tered and close to the door was the fire.
place. This was about two and a half feet
square, and neatly built of slabs of snoW
with d smoke hole at the top and a stick
across at the proper height to hang a pot
on. When the first fire is built in such a
fireplace. there is considerable melting
of the surface of the snow, but as soon
as the fire is allowed to get outtbis freez-
es to a hard glaze of ice. which afterward
melts only a very little. These fireplaces
are used only for cooking, as the Esqai-
maux rely wholly ON the oil lamps for
warming the dwelling.-Lippfncotts
NTaoaZinp
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
TIE ROCK OF AGES
sketch OF the Author of That wide
Iy Popular Hymn.

The recent proposal to celebrate the as
ISOLATION of Augustus Montague Toplady
with Trinity College, Dublin, has plac-
ed the author OF Rock Of Ages once
more On the borders of the living land,
says the London Sunday Magazine In
truth, there is some need to have the
name of Toplady recalled to us, for, al
though everybody knows the famous
hymn, the man himself is all but for
gotten. Yet Toplady was a notable char
acter in the theological circles of his
time. Toplady was the son of a Major
in the army, and was born in 174O, at
Farnham, in Surrey. His father was
killed at the siege of C~arthagena, be-
fore the boy was a year old, and the
future preacher was thus left solely to
the care of his widowed mot1er-a sister,
by the way. of the Rev. Mr.. Bate. the
rector of St. Pauls, Depford. Like
Charles Wesley, he was a pupil at West
minister School, from which he passed in
due tim to Trinity College, Dublin, mis-
mother having removed to Ireland. Ac-
cording to Toplady's own account, his
conversion was brought about when he
was only sixteen by hearing a working
mar preacher, named Morris, in a barn at
a place called Coddymain. He died of
consumption in 17IS.
Teplady, besides being a laborious stu
dent, had early employed himself in the
diversion of verse-making. Indeed, ne
printed a little volume in Dublin in 1853,
when he was only nineteen. Later on,
while at Broad Hembury, he issued a
collection of no fewer than 419 PSALMS
and I4xrp,nc for p,1bIic and Private Nar-