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Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-03

9, II. EmmOns and j. J. Littrel
"a ShOrthOrns 81
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-03
At Macedouis School House.

At Macedonis School House.
The West Audrain Teachers Insti-
tute will be held at Macedonia school
house Nov. IL, beginning Saturday at
$50 O.. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-03

Mexico. Mo-. Nov. 10. 1898.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-03

SALE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-03

LOUIS dUBERTs
p. Site like q mystery to me why
people object to improving q city In
health and in it, beauty.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

mountinGs. The burnt leather is of sew
eral shades Of mole with elaborate design,
burnt in dark brown. The effect IS dainty
and somewhat more feminine thar tho
carved leather. The latter is said to be
all imported and therefore too expensive
for a moderate purse. The inkstands,
mucilage bottles, sealing wax holders,
candle sticks, pen and pencil trays, paper
weights and other articles are leather
covered and carved or burnt with the
same design The blotting paper to be
used with such sets should be mole color
ed or brown to match the leather, and
sometimes it has a similar design traced
around the edges. For men the fashion
able furnishings for desks are of cut
glass, stag horn and silver. The ink
stands and other large pieces are of cut
glass on massive silver mountings, with
stag horn top pieces or pen racks. The
paper knives have carved silver blades,
with handles of stag horn, in some in
stances also carved, but the most popular
are plain and highly polished Pen STATS
Of porcupine quilts are a novelty. They
are silver mounted and beautifully color
ed but uncomfortably long.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

M AZURE is usually generous to
ny dogs in the matter CT hair, save
in the case Of the celebrated
Mexican breed, which is hairless and to
many people repulsive. Some dog
owners have d fancy for cutting the
hair Of the animals, especially where
the bair is long, in fantastic shapes,
but Simon .Kesne, Of 107 Eugenia
street, st. Louis, is the possessor Of a
dog that is one Of the most curious
freaks ever seen by those who have
mace a study Of the canine race. The
specimen is a Yorkshire terrier, or, at
least, that is what it should be, &C
cording to it's lineage, although from
it's present appearance no one could
say positively TO what species OF the
canine kingdom it belongs.
The terrier is now about nine
months old, and has attained the
growth OF body natural to dogs OF that
species at that age. The peculiar thing
ABOUT this animal is that it has not Sc
cured it's full share of the beautiful,
long, silky hair that imparts to the
Yorkshire terrier much of its value.
The body, tail and surface OF the ears
are absolutely devoid of hair. resenrb-
ling in this respect the Mexican hair
less dog. The face and legs are COW
cred with the regulation growth or
hair. and around tee edges OF the ears
is a long, fanlike growth of curly halr
The disposition CT The hair gives the
dog a most ludicrous appearance, and,
as his owner says, makes him look ike
a plucked chicken.
Mr. Kean, whose hobby is the breed
irg Of fancy dogs. says ne is unable to
account for the freak Yorkshire.
HE was born that way ne said,
"and / supposed, Of course, hat it was
a mere accident Of birth that would
disappear as the dog grew older, but |
was mistaken. There never was a DIT
Of hair on his body, tail. or surface OF
the ears, ana there never will be. |
cant account for the freak Of nature,
as the parents are both perfect speci-
mems Of the class. Of the highest pedl-
gree"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

YIN DART WALKER, the artist CT
New Rochester, owns an English
IL bulldog OF excellent breed, unin-
viting appearance and playful DISPOSE
ton. which for a long time has pro-
yided amusement for spectators at
safe distance by chasing those persons
who passed Mr. Walkers home, at
II Parkyiew avenue. The dog has, or
had. a deep bass voice, and he delights
in causing an icy sensation TO run
along the spine CT any person he may
see, but for bicyclists he reserves his
most enthusiastic efforts. When
wheelman rides past Mr.. Walker S
house the dog, whose name is Pet,
makes so much Noise that all the
neighbors crowd to the windows to see
what is up, and the bicyclist violates
are ordinance against scoTching.
On Saturday afternoon soldier from
Fort Stocum rode UP Parkview avenue.
Pet saw him and started after him with
as much noise as he could make. The
neighbors hurried to the windows, ex-
pectins to see the bicyciist bent double
over his bars. Instead, the soldier
rode at an ordinary gait apparently
inviting the dog to catch up to him.
CT ttCCELSu tl1C IliIPiiSd ihFiNctiOAA eAAAN
approached the soldier. When the dog
was at proper distance the soldier
drew his pistol and waved it in the
air. Pet was not frightened by the
display OF firearms, and went nearer
to the soldier-so close, in fact, that
the soldier in waving his revolver
struck the nluzzle against Pets nose.
The dog opened its mouth and tried TO
bite of the end Of the pistol. The
soldier pulled the trigger. The sound
Of the explosion was followed by
silence The ball had cut the dog
vocal chords The soldier rode away
smiling. Mr. Walker, disturbed by the
unusual quiet, ran out and picked up
the dog He carried it into the house
and sent for doctor. An examination
showed that the dogs vocal chords had
been destroyed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
\ r. FLoRENTINo AMEGHINo,

UNR. FLORENTINO AMEGHINO,
II J the noted naturalist, says that
= the original home Of the monkey
was near the south pole. That much
Dr.. Ameghino declares to be settled by
fossil remains which he has recently
dug up. He has found there the ances-
tors of all the elephants and other
hoofed quadrupeds. He has found there
the ancestors Of all the cats, CT all the
dogs and Of all the kangaroos and 9th
er marsupials. Finally, he has found
there the primitive ancestors Of the
human race.
But it must not be supposed that the
antartic continent referred to is the
antarctic continent Of to-day. 1t was
very different land mass, geographical
" speaking, from that which bears
the name at present. Evidence geo
logical and geological, DR.. Ameghino
declares, shows that the antarctic con-
tinent was enormously larger than it
is now.
New nearly all Of the Cry land in
the world is north Of the equator. 1t
was different then. There was an i'm
1nense land mass which embraced the
southern part Of the earth, commune
eating by several great fingers, as it
were, Of terra firnaa with the northern
continents. What remains CT these
fingers is represented to-day by Aus
tTalia, New Zealand, South Africa the
southern part Of South America and
various outlying islands. TIE links
connecting these lands with the orig
inal antarctic continent have sunk be-
meath the ocean.
1t is on this antarctic continent Of
long ago that the mammals got their
original start. Most naturalists say
that they were evolved from the yet
earlier reptiles. Whether this is true
or not, there has been a great deal of
dispute as TO how they made a begin
ming at all. Or. Ameghino explains
this mystery. He has found out that
the mammals gct their start on the
antarctic continent To demonstrate
his proposition he has dug UP their
bones and he exhibits them in evil
dence.
In this interesting region Dr.
Aneghin0 he's found small apes, which
were the ancestors Of the monkeys Of
both worlds and also d mankind.
The monkeys Of those days had very
long tails, which were net prehensile-
that being an acquired character CT
later day5-Gnd Legs cf very moderate
length, without much thumb or big
toe Their noses were long and their
brains were not 50 big as those Of
modern Monkeys.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

nFILI offers a bounty for condor
II heads. and am American IN that
W country has made from 500 to
$500 a month killing this bird CT prey.
One month he got warrant lot 81
0S0. Condors steal sheep and calves.
He writes:
.'How did we capture these ferocious
birds? Our first job every morning
before we had even peep OF suAlient
over the mountain was 10 carry lne
carcass OF a dead ANIMAL morse o.
& cow-out on the plain, where II coulo
easily be seen from all points OF lhe
compass We sometimes made a car
cass do service for fortnight, out II
required a strong stomach ana lhal1-
ference to stencil. We moved ABOUT
every few days from one locality TO an
other, and never put the rottng bouy
twice in the same place, because OF the
extreme suspiciousness of an average
condor. Generally we would move
three or four miles every twenty-four
hours.
After we had placed our bait carcass
we set I'D our tents and the canvas fits
that concealed us and the horses from
the view of the condors. Breakfast
was no sooner over than we could see
from the peepholes in the canvas that
hid US several condors coming down
through the clouds from the mountain
crest straight toward our bait. When
the birds had eaten heartily, we sprang
to our horses which stood near, brldled
and saddled ready for the chase. When
a condor has gorged itself with food
it cannot rise without running to give
itself momentum. An expert lassoer
can send his rope over condor's head
and so manage it that it was slipped
down until it touched the shoulders or
the wings before it would be frightened
or the bird Then the rider would
turn the horse about and lead the
chase himself, forcing the unwilling
bird along until it tumbled, spent, to
the ground, and it was dragged to
death at the horses heels"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

NY OF many people would care for
I'M the distinction which is now
~ borne by Marquis D'Aygues-
wives This French nobleman IS Prob
ablv the most eccentric aristocrat in
the world to-day. ana the latest OF ms
remarkable performances is TO ride a
cow every day instead Of riding a
horse or driving.
MARQUIS DAyguesvives lives in Bor-
deaux, France, and is millionaire
whose charity is unlimited. Any day
in the week he can be seen riuing
astride CT his COW in the streets or
Bordeaux. and the only thing which
insures him from being ''guyed' is the
great love which the common people
have cultivated for him on account Of
the liberal hand with which he distriD-
utes aims. The eccentric millionaire is
always dressed in the best Of riding
habits when he appears on the back
of his COW suzanne He tells his friends
that he tired Of the rough iolting OF
his horses ard so tried a, new mount"
Having decided to ride q COW hence
forth. the Marquis visited all the
farms of the county and finally select
ed Suzane, who is very Intellectual
for a COW. Then commenced the train
ing Of the odd steed, which proved to
be a somewhat difficult job. The Mar
quis himself for whole month did
the grooming. The COW kicked a great
deal when she first felt 2 saddle, and
It was fully ten days before she was
docile. Indeed, the Marquis had an
ankle sprai1ed as a result Of his first
efforts to break tie animal to saddle.
Suzane had an inordinate love for car
rots. however, and it was with that
homely vegetable that the Marquis con-
quered He fed her every day with car
rots. When Suzane was irritable be-
cause of the nobleman's attempt to
ride on her back she got none; and
when she submitted she got a basket
full. Then came the task OF teaching
Suzane TO obey the bit. This required
patience and more carrotg-indeed,
more Of the second than the first.
Now. however, Suzane is as tractable
and steady-goi1g mount as any aged
hunter
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
nhRE was shown at the vegetarian

Il nhRE was shown at the vegetarian
Il trait Dt.son IN London an oil por-
vegetaria u queen Nab, the celebrated
aeo "a iaA cat. which died TWO years
f.lrred queen Nab was tabby long
Was s, ana hnely marked. Her infancy
,noth sgent under the best augpices har
Mac peing Persian and her birth
shSro clergymans house in Shrop-
whitsososle came into the care of Miss
ana a,S st the age of three weeks
ren,o ssnce tnen till her gamented death
even ~. uhaef that lady's roof, not
eatir-s tsins lnconstant, as some flesh
rana1ss, eeos 90, when the household
heath. oniol'sAlfe 70 thornton
edTcat ga MAD was vegetarian, not by
TIM ' In out by instinct. From the
sIl a one deserted natures sustenance
for usreloped an extraordinary passion
itas 'eselaoles OF all kinds. Her favor
$500 were peas, beans, and Brussels
ysa,,, u.s, out nothing came amiss She
stre, u 80 out into the garden and eat
onS pefrles Off the beds Beet root
ano yates she reveled in, though those
~ ny uncommon feline tastes. In
- oaS5s OIL potatoes she made a distinc-
90. one would devour them with
M1y ri.l SO long as they were not boiled.
Wa, Ma.h that exception she had no partic-
aiaI views about cooking. For beyer-
ases she preferred milk and cocoa. Her
sanguiar diet did not affect her health,
b ior she lived TO her mature age in the
uest OF condition and temper. She was
not aVerse to washing down a cauliAow-
Ct WITH cream, and she would eat meat
az plnch, but her predictions were
manifest from the first. When she
couio get vegetables che would not eat
nieat, and so the animal element was
gradually dropped out OF her bill Of
rare. Nest Of her peculiar tastes were
acquired during her country life, when
q iarge garden ministered to her every
oesire, and after coming to town her
mistress made point Of seeing that
the DAILY cabbage was not diminished.
Dld Queen Nab catch mice? The
truth VIII out. Now and again, but
rarely, she qapeed to that extent, but
not in malice.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
ClIri0SitieS of Animal and Bird Nature.

tn OL1CENLAN SHEPPARD, O, 4.
r lanta, Ca, says: There ussd a., ~
IL a notorius negro in Atlanta NJ y
name of John Malachi. John was y. W
known in police circles. He b3I q,
true friend, small dog. Whe,,.
the negro went that dog was aIg.l
with him. Often | have seen thu, y
and remarked that Malachi wasn't r
off, and sure enough the negro wo.,
soon come into sight. The Cog 4o y
as his breed was concerned, w2s a1.% y
as worthless as his master. G..,
know which was the better E7o,.
John Malachi or the dog.
"A few months ago John novas
Macon about a month ago. snd T."
sort of life as he led here. He ffa5 "a I
Macan about a month ago, and ~,
buried there at the expense Of tba ot,a
l suppose. When | heard Of the nsort
death l Immediately wondered rg,.'
the dog was and what he womb y
without his master.
Tonight l saw the dog. and wb,. ,
YOU suppose he was doing? Ha ,-
going up and down Decatur s-- "~
searching in the saloons and regr9 div.
for the only person who had ever c a.,
for him. l watched the dog for o~,'
a while and l saw him go in and a.,
Of the places which were once freone,-
ed by Malachi. He moved along !,
fast trot; holding his head down
followed him as he went into a raz..r
rant. He trotted into the open dc,.
stood still when on the inside wST
he gazed about at the men and WOW,
assembled there. and then he tnrra
and trotted out. This was repeated .
number of places.
THAT little dog, tired Of LOOKING :,
his master in Macon, had come All n
way to Atlanta, distance of 1C3 Hill.
to look for his master. l felt like re-.
ing the poor dog home and called hin
to me. But he merely stopped r,o
ment, looked sadly at me and wen, y,
with his search"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
ROMANCE OF MIDNIGHT.
Or Give and Take in Chicago-An AEcl
of Honor.

Or Give and Take in Chic3gO-An Affair
of Honor.
1t was midnight on North Clarke stree.
and a carriage was just rolling out Of
livery stable The fashionable but some.
what unsteady gentleman in the carriage
leaned out of the window, produced a roll
of bills and asked what his ride would
cost him. The liveryman, evidently an Old
friend, and as unsteady on his feet as The
other, waved his hand:
Not a cent? Not a cent! It's on NE"
The man in the carriage looked alfroa.
cd.
q won't have it that way. You've got;
to take the money!"
II tell you no, Guess 1 can send my
friends home in carriages If l want tot
The man in the carriage climbed hat
way out.
Il guess can pay for any rides l gel"
he beloved, waving his roll again
II won't take your money"
you've got to take it,"
You can't make me take it,"
Il say 1 Will" and the man in the car
riage came out entirely.
This is your money. 1 pay for any
rides 1 get.'
Don't you dare put that money in my
pocket"
II willr'
"You won't!'
Bff. bang, bingle!
And the man who wouldn't take mony
for his carriage and the man who
wouldn't ride free clinched, fell do"@
rolled over and over in the mud, got GA
the gangway which leads out Of every
livery stable and rolled down into ia'
street.
North Clark street is torn up badly
these days, and they rolled into the eAe.'
walton. Down below the surface ln
maze of gas pipe and yellow water. t.Y
continued the battle. And the spec A-
tors, some of whom leaned over the oiss
of the abyss while others went for ro.-'
and tackles, could hear these sounds
'Will you take that money! SQUASH
gurgle, gluck!
mo, never! Take that!" Biff, whaa'
and the sound of falling clods. Bans
biff. gurgle, google! About ton Of eartA
fell in upon them.
Here's your money!"
Keep it, you horse thief"
Biff, gurgle! And just then the roi
and tackle came.-Chicago Tunes Iei.-''
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

As Mir. RuRedge sat down after hay
ing elbowed/ his way back from a pc
tween-acts trip, he happened 10 see some
japanese students sitting further IN
front.
"A great many japanese come over TO
this country to get civilized, dont
they?" he remarked. Il suppose II
takes them a good while to set used to
cur ways"
Il suppose So" said Miss Cayenne.
"And l dout think those young men
have been here very long
"Wby?"
q haven't seen one Of them climbing
over the people between him and the
aisle every time the cutain went down. .
Washington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
THE QUALIFICATION.

Her father-You have the nerve to
ask me for my daughter, sir, the joy of
my old age, the priceless jewel in my
diader?
Her adorer-Thats what-and |
want the jewel and the diadem thrown
in.
Her father-In that case you can
have her. I'm looking for man with
nerve for her.-The Yellow Book.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

is silk CT velvet it must be almost as
small as vest pocket.
1t is correct TO have your skirt fit
tcd but, though just as much atten-
tion must be eiven to it, your bodice
must look loose.
1t is quite in order to have veil
like no other woman IN the city, but
that veil must not look extreme.
1t is the received tnlng to have a
costly handkerchief, but the cost must
be in the fine linen cambria, for you
would ruin your reputation if you
carried a lace one.
The difference is intangible some
times, it is slight, but it exists, and 1t
is what gees to make people failures
or successes. | don't know how / can
explain it better than to say you
would rot feel particularly good to-
ward me if you happened to address
me sclemnly as Mistress Barbara
in need ard indeed friend in
BAB.
FOR THE WRITING TABLE
The newest furnishings for writing t.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

bles for women are of leather. And, by
the way, writing tables Will be more fash-
ionab,e next season than desks. They are
spindle-legged. Of course, ard are enamel
led. or made Of wood that harmonizes
with the other furniture. The pads TO pc
used on these tables are small hardy
larger than the square sheets OF paper
used on them. The backs rhG corners are
OF carved or burnt leather, instead OF the
long popular silver or decorated CHINA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
BACTERIA DESTROYED BY BRO
MINE.

Experiments with the river water OF
Berlin showed that cholera, typhoid
ard all disease germs which it contain
ed were destroyed when bromine was
used as a steriliz-. The mixture con-
sist3 CT bromiLe, twenty parts; potas-
Stun brorine, twenty parts; and
water, 100 parts. Three drops Of this
solution are required to sterilize a gal
ion CT water The slightly acid tastes
which result may be neutraliZed by
adding. after five minutes. nine per
cent. solution Of ammonia.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

finds out what natures intentions
were and honorably achieves them. II
you have any doubt as to what | mean,
just look at some Of the little things
and see how they make or mar.
1t is all right to wear a huge bou
Cuet of violets, but roses would look
1t is smart beyond description to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
WAS NOT SURPRISED.

Attorney-You stated that while YOU
were entering your house late ct night
tie prisoner assaulted you, knocking
you down in the hall and throwing a
table on top CT you. Why, then, did
you not raise the alarm till nearly an
hour afterward9
Witness-I thought it was my wife.
New York Journal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

swing your muff on ieweled chain,
but necklace in daytime would be
the ab0mination Of desolation.
It is pereotly correct to encircle
your waist with Russian belt cover
ed with brilliant enamel, but it would
be in horrible taste to wear three or
four bracelets on the street.
1t is all right to have your muff as
big as all outdoors if it is fur, but if it
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
HER REPLY.

He asked if he could kiss her, and
naturally she blushed very pretu-y
Il don't know whether you can OF
not" she said; 'but if you can't you're
not a very strong man"
Is it necessary to say what hap.
pened ?-Chicago Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
COMFORT.
Tit-Bits.

Tit-Bits.
why are yez decorating, Mrs Nun.
phy?"
Me By Denny is coming home lbs
day"
4 thought he was sent up for toa
year"
Yes, but he got a year off for go,,
behavoure. Sure it must be Com.
forting for yez to have a good BY lolL;
that"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

Harlem Life
Standoff-There is only one way to
prevent a returned arctic explorer from
going back to the frozen north.
SawdCrff-W hat way is that?
Standoft- Don't send q relief expidi-
ton when he goes the first time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
INCORRIGIBLE.

Visitor-Well, my man, 1 expect it
must have cost you a lot Of money to
paint your nose that color.
ReprCbate-Ah, an if Oh cud afford
it, Old have it vanished now.-Punch.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
COURT KNEW WHAT WAS POKER
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Paul Iiliken, who is one Of the m'.I
popular men on Change, was yestefGf'
on the floor rehearsing the latest p""s'
incident 1t is unnecessary to say i""-
he secured a great many auditors "'
there are numerous admirers Of th'
American game there. a
had been broken up in
which was very religiously
the players arrested and taken .,'t
county judge. The first pr
by the judicial hgft to- r
honesty what vas goins ,."eH I''' '
nicer appeared. JILL a
ETn, -- had just daaI.. ~, .,.t
1eck pot-said ]. open IT, lA- nst
7ou 8, to come in The n-@- .tg.r
liz e needed amount and s-.-' +nfs
4 y Il just cost s. more to 81 .,,r..
.aa4 The third one advanced !. ~. r-.
iDa when It came 10 me l loo"'1 r.I
han and found a pair Of threes' ~, me
bfsn lucky and concluded 20
jfck pot and did so" IL. iy1-e
prisoner is dismissed crle1
s$nterrupting him in his story ,7 the
"Well. what's the trouble. -,,ly-
latter. looking about alarmed TT
ing the judge in surprise. .o charged
"Whv. simply this; You are .,.t5eneo
for playing poker, and your .'o,,ad the
shows that you were hoT
court.