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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21
TOMyPdtrOns
And tho Public Generally:

HAVING had an exceptionally pros
1 ! porous years. bnsiness, In truth,
my sales In Groceries and all other
linas having far exceeded that of any
previous year, take this method
of extending to my customers many
thanks for their very liberal patron
age during the present year, and I
most respectfully solicit 3 continu-
snce Of your past valued fsvors, as
curing you of the fact that l shall COM
tinue to conduct my business In the
future as in the past-on "up-to- date,
business principles, buying the very
best brands of goods In the cheapest
markets for spot cash aud selling
them at the cheapest price possible,
90 cheap that none will attempt TO
undsrsell me.
To those who have never patronis-
ed me, I extend . cordial Invitation
tc call and examine my very complete
stock, consisting OF Staple and Fancy
Groceries, Guns, Ammunition, in fact,
full line Of Sporting Goods, slI Of
which I win sell ct prices lower than
the lowest.
Wishing all q happy Christmas and
; prosperous new year,
Yours for 1900,
Fred. A. Morris,
THE GROCER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

The protFscted meeting at the Bap-
tist church is still In progress and is
being well attended,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Blum's cell all their jackets, collar
cites and capss 1t one-thlrd on the
regular price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21
TRUsTFF's SALE

Mrs. W. W. Boatman, of Oentralis.
10 the guest OF relatives in this city
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

John orisman seeks 9 third divorce
from 3 woman whom be has thrice
married.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Choice meats, fresh fruits and fancy
groceries for sale ct Hoxsey q Kings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21
PUTNAM FADELESS

DYES produce the fastest and
brightest colors of any known
dye stuff. Sold by ]. F. Lew
ellyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

You need a cloak. Go to Blum's.
They almost give them away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21
Note the following low prices !;

The largest and best stock of
Juvenile Books in Mexico at
the lowest prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21
THURSDAY, DECEMBER al.

You win enjoy Christmas great
deal better by remembering the poor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Buckner & Whitney carry the finest
line of perfumes In Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

We have the finest line Of msn,,
slippers in black and tan. Romso
Opera and Everette cut, Just M
thing for Xmas and at the lowest uos.
slhle prices. BOSTON SHOE STORE
decd 8t-w1t East Side squars
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21
Friday, the 29th Day Of DeOemI

At the front door Of the Bank Of Ladd0ns, .
I.addonia, hudrain County, Missouri sel y
above described property at public auction w
the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy sala aspA
and the costs Of executing this trust
ID e. II. LOCKE, Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Who repairs yeur tinware9 g. D.
Oscar Kent Is in Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Mrs. Tina Dobyps entertained the
Monroe Street Euchre Club Saturday
evening in Q charming manner.
Among the visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
Berger, of St. Louis; Misses Emma
and Frankie Buckner, of Paris; Miss
Mable Nelson, of Hannibal; ohouteau
Dyer, of st. Louis; P. F. Saunders, OF
Potosi,. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21


Who repairs yeur tinware9 G. D.
Oscar Kent Is in Columbia.
Who puts up your guttersf G. d.
ED. Graham is is ST. Louis.
Who repairs your old stoves2 g. d.
VIM. Pollock is in Jefferson City on
business.
J. L. Maughs was here from Fulton
Tuesday.
A full line Of useful holiday presents
at Blum's.
Leonard Settle is coming home for
Christmas.
]. n. Lawler has returned from
Auxvasse.
Mrs. J. NJ. Davis was here from
Fulton last night.
J.w. Barre, OF Louisiana, was in
town Tuesday.
Buckner & Whitney are the leaders
In Xmas goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Guthrie have
returned from St. Louis.
| j.. d. stone, q Columbia, was in
Mexico Tuesday night.
You need cloak. Go to Blum's.
They almost give them away.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

A. Guy is in Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Guthrie have
returned from St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

]. L. Maughs was here from Fulton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Buckner & whitney are the leaders
In Xmas goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

J.w. Barre, Of Louisiana, was in
town Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Mrs. J. NJ. Davis was here from
Fulton last night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Who puts mp your gutterss G. D
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

A full line ofuseful holiday presents
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

VIM. Pollock is in Jefferson City on
knasuaan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Leonard Settle is coming home for
Ohrietmas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

]. Il. Lawler has returned from
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-12-21

Who repairs your old stovesS q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

him in undist,rbed serenity. The pminous
roll Of the war drum ana the mutterod
threats OF belligerent nations caused peace
to tremble for her security. The attitude
Of the directory OF France in igrorinE the
credentials Of the American ambassador,
Gen, Pneknsy. was an insulting menace
which struck deeply into the very vitalH
OF the new republic. War was proposed
and war was imminent. and In the fever
Of fear aroused by the prospects OF new
strife and new surveying the hearts OF the
threatened nation turned again TO the sol-
der at Mount Vernon who had never
known defeat, and with unanimous cry
the people Of America appealed TO the old
commander to give up the quiet OF his fire.
side and the coveted rest which long
life of unrcmittlng service had earned for
Its final days, to pnsheath the sword dyed
with the blood OF liberty and to merch
again at the head of the troops pledged
to do or die with the old courage OF l7f6. =
And when did The people of the republic
ever appeal In vain to the man who had
made 1t the watchword Of his life? Wash
ington at once accepted the new response
bility, was appointed Acknowledgement in
May, 1898, and began at Mount Vernon
the new labor OF directing operations or
the secretary Of war. Fortunately for the
young republic 1t was not called upon to
embroil itself In the horrors OF another
war, and although the final terms or
agreement were not definitely settled un-
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sigh nor a complaint: always endeavoring
from a sense Of duty. an It appeared, to-
take what was offered him and to do as
he was desired by the physicians"
Washingtons request that his body be
kept for three days was strictly observed.
1t was Mrs, Washington's desire that the
funeral be delayed a week, to allow notice
to be sent to the government and personal
friends. But tho physicians wisely deemed
the prottracted interval imprudent. and
on the following Wednesday. just as the
bright winters sun marked the noon hour,
the funeral services were held. The body
had been placed In a plain mahogany
casket. which stood In the center of the
long Virginia veranda Just opposite the
hospitable doorway which aided SO many
times before to welcome the coming or
speed the parting OF the beloved COM
mander-in- chief. The obsequies were con-
Quoted according to the rites of the Prot
estant Episcopal church. augmented by
military and Masonic honors. The casket
was followed by a mourning band Of rela-
tives. friends and peighbors and placed In
the family vault at Mount Vernon, while
guns Of a ship anchored In the Potomac
doomed the melancholy tidings that the
greatest chieftain Of the time was dead.
The same day that witnessed the quiet
funeral OF George Washington brought the
news of the national loss to Philadelphia.
where congress sat in session: A passen-
ger travelling from Virginia communicated
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effect II. At length he said. I am just
going. Have me deoently buried, and do
not let my body be put into the vault In
less than three days after arm dead I
bowed assent. for could not speak. He
then looked at me again and said: DO
you understand mer replied: Yes.
TITS WE'LL said he.
.'About ten minutes before he expired.
which was between 10 and II o'clock, his
breathing became easier. He lay quietly,
he withdrew his hand from mine and felt
his own pulse. saw his countenaHce
change. spoke to Dr. Craik, who sat by
the fire. He came to the bedside. The
generals hand fell from his wrist. ! took
It in mine and pressed II to my bosom.
DR.. Craik put his hand over his eyes and
he expired without struggle or sigh.
while we were fixed In silent grief
Mrs. Washington, who was sitting at the
foot of the bed asked with a Arm and coll
lected voice: IL he gone? could not
speak. but held up my hand az q signal
that he was no more, TITS WELL said
she In the same voice; all Is over now.
shall soon follow him. have no more
trials to pass through.
During his whole Illness" adds Mt.
Lear. ''he spoke but seldom and with
great difficulty and distress. and in so low
and broken voice as at times hardly to
be understood. His patience, fortitude and
resignation never forsook him for mo-
ment In all his distress ne uttered not a
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ceived an unparalleled regard for Gen.
Wallace during the latter's four years
stay In Constantinople. He would some
times send for the American author to
come to Yildiz palace In the middle of the
night to secure his opinion on some i'm
portant question. Sometimes he would
have the general remain at the palace for
q week at time. Thus Mr.. wallace is
probably more intimately acquainted with
the upholder of the crescent than any for
eigner living.
Wishing to learn something of Gen. Wal
laces preferences In the realms of liter
ature and war, l asked
'Who Is your favorite novelst2"
''Sir Walter Scott" he answered at once.
What is your favorite novel;"
Ivanhoe.'"
And your favorite poem?"
"Idyiis OF the King"
What do you consider the sublimest
poetry In the world. General Wallace?"
you will find 1t In the Psalms and Job,
In Homer. In Milton and In Shakespeare"
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the report to a companion passenger M
the stage that took the place Of the yefk
way train Of this modern age. On asFtys
Ing in Philadelphia tho passenger AtaxtAo
Immediately for congress, and soon the
sorrowing officials were convinced Of TN
truth Of the report. Congress immeQt
ately adjourned. and the following ~
resolutions were offered In the house N
representatives by John Marshall Villa
contain the celebrated expression. Tiro
In war, first In peace and first In ~
hearts OF his fellow-citixens." But ~
sentiment is not Marshalps. though p0p1
larly attributed to the eminent jurist. r.
words were the thought OF Gen. Lee. wnn
repeated them in the eulogy which he A..
livered at the request Of congress at IN
funeral ceremonies held In Philadelphia,
Marshall In his letters IL careful to gtve
Lee the credit of the composition and -
plains the first use Of the famous SEM
tence. 1t appears that Lee was not pre-
ent in the house OF representatives when
the intelligence of Washington's death
shocked and grieved the officials. Lee weo
a personal and intimate friend OF WasAs
ington, and learning of the offering OF IN
proposed memorial to the president. -
came to Marshall with set of resoluticae
which he desired to be inserted In ~
document. The final sentence of the corr
position contains the famous sentiment ~
aptly descriptive of the personality Of IN
great man passed away.
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GEN. LEW WALLACE In HIS NEW HOME
Beautiful Residence at Charlottesville Ind Occupied by
the Author of Ben Hur''-His Methods
Of Work and His Ideals.

The other morning called upon the gen.
eral to learn how he creates the Immortal
characters Of his romances. / found him
in the studio sitting in an armchair, in
which he does all his literary work, near
the huge open fireplace. He welcomed me
In his hearty fashion and said he had no
objections to telling me about his method
of work. He was clad in sack coat. with
a belt hanging loose. He is OF medium
height, soidly built. with iron-gray hair
and beard and keen, penetrating eyes.
His bearing is courteous, dignified and
sodierIy. He moves about with precision
and alacrity He is ruddy and straight.
a picture of robust health, and yet is u
years of age.
In reply to question the general told
the story Of his working day as follows:
II begin to write at about a. m. Keep
at work till noon. Resume about 1880
D. nj. and leave my studio about 4. I then
exercise for two hours. I walk or ride
horseback, according to the weather.
When 1t rains | put on pair OF heavy
boots and trudge five to seven miles across
the country. l usually ride dozen miles.
To this habit of taking regular exercise
attribute my good health. l eat just what
i want, and as much as / want. When
night comes / lie down and sleep like a
child, never once waking until morning.
I usually retire at $3.50 and rise at 1880,
aiming to secure nine hours sleep. I
smoke at pleasure, a pipe or cigar, but
reyer a cigarette. which 1 consider the
deadliest thing a person can put in his
mouth. The nicotine of the American to-
hacco, compounded with the creosote of
the paper makes a peculiar poison which
simultaneously attacks the nerves and the
mind
THE amount OF work 1 produce in a
day varies greatly, Sometimes l write 400
and sometimes 100 words. What I write
today In the rough tomorrow morning I
will revise, perhaps reducing 1t to twenty
words, perhaps striking out all the days
work and beginning at the same point
once mere That constitutes my second
copy. When the proofs come from the
publisher another revision takes place. It
consists chiefly of condensation and ex-
purgation."
And the great author Is as sensible as
he is industrious. He never writes sitting
at table. Instead he sits In reclining
chair and writes on a lapboard that rests
on his arms. The surface of the lapboard
is covered with channels skin, which keeps
the paper from slipping. In this manner
Gen. Wallace is always comfortable, and
avoids all danger of curvature of the spine,
which. OF course. would be uncomfortable
in soldier. 10 not the authors example
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jeotives as he did so. The effect was most
ludicrous. The sublimity of the sentiment
was degraded into sounding brass, The
grandeur of the thought effervesced into
poetic illusions.
Another fault of modern poetry" he
continued, lis its monotonousness 1t Is
all pitched in the same key. This is op-
posed to the entire course of nature. and
It soon wearies the reader. The working
up to climax is wel-nigh unknown.
As there are mountains and plains, as the
wind blows soft and fierce. so the poet
should sometimes pause before a sweeping
passage of eloauence, The secret of grand
poetry lies In this single line. Great
thoughts expressed In simple words
On rising to leave I asked the general
what. in word, he considered the secret
OF his success. In answer he said:
Work. and. as an author. the doing it
myself with my own hand, not by means
Of a typewriter or amanuensis or stenog-
rapher. To work ] would add universe;
reading
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4 HE most beautiful authors studio
in the world has Just been COM

$3.50 HE most beautiful authors studio
in the world has just been COM
pleted by Gen. Lew Wallace. the
author Of Ben Hur" which has
been dramatized at the Broad
way theater, New York For the past
three years Gen. wallace has found his
recreation in experimenting the erection
Of his pa1atial workshop. The edifice,
which is described by George #. b, Davis
In the Chicago Times-Herald, is a dream
Of Oriental beauty and luxury Its style
OF architecture Is combination; the
portico pure Greek, the body Of the build
ing byzantine, with copper roof; the tow
ers of Romanesque design. Rose-colored
Htrifed brick and stone are the materials
from which the walls are built. The struc-
ture stands in the center OF the wooded
grounds surrounding the authors home in
Charlottesville, Ind.
1t is nearly surrounded by moat, and
suggests simultaneously a medieval castle
and an Oriental mosque. The interior is
one great room. with the exception of an
entrance corridor and a mechanical apart
meHt in the rear. The immense study
room is flooded by day with mellow light,
which enters only at the dome: at night 1t
is brilliant with a score of electric lamps
OF many varieties. The ceiling of the
dome is frescoed in imitation of ivory, the
walls down to the bookcases are finished
In a silver green, or, as Gen. Wallace ex-
presses it, the color of the under side of
an olive leaf. On the book shelves filled
with the authors working library, sits
busts OF Zen Hur," his sister, the "Prln-
cess of India" and princess Irene" the
heroine of the writer's last romance. Nu-
merous engravings. paintings, bits of stat
uary and Oriental relics increase the ar
tistio flavor of the room. BY nature Gen.
Wallace is an artist as well as a warrior,
statesman, poet, novelist. Several of the
paintings are the product of his own brush.
In the center of the room stands a big
mahogany table Uttered with letters,
books and manuscripts. Large and small
rugs partially cover the cement floor.
The building is heated by furnace in
the basement, which is kept going day and
night, summer and winter. The basement
comprises several cemented damp-proof
rooms, including a wine cellar and a
kitchen with a stove for preparing hot
collations to visiting friends.
In this dreamlike structure, which only
the Imagination OF romancer could have
designed, and only an author whose books
have sold by the million could have trans
formed into reality, sits Gen. Wallace day
after day hard at work on a new novel.
which he hopes will duplicate the success
= BEN Hur."
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MOST NORTHERN OF THE HUMAN RACE
Prof. Sylvester of the Peary Expedition Finds Strange a
Astonishing Peculiarities Among Primitive
People Of North Greenland.

not pay tho particular attention 10 IN
damsel made fair by the aurora boreal9
that his larger competitor did; he evolves
a scheme, however, which resulted In 1
quiet hunting expedition thirty milNs
south OF Etah. He hired several fellow
Eskimos. and brought back the iargeey
quantity Of game in the history OF IN
place. The size and weight Of the game
balanced the scales of fate In HIS fay&
and he won the belle Of the North.
The language of these people Is Of ~
crudest kind. They have nouns and pro-
nouns, but lack adJectiyes and advefne
and almost all other qualifying wordA
One of the sim,larities noticed was thae
the Latin word 'igna" stands for mr.
Their language presents one OF the me-
interesting studies for the philoogisL
Their religion Is blind worship OF ~
mysterious. They are reserved when Sons
stranger talks about evil spirits. la
Great Spirit, death and kindred ideas ~
terms full OF shadow and repulslve -
gestyeness to them. When man diss
they bury all of his belongings with hin
They never care to touch his canoe, ~
plements. etc. They put the man beneess
a huge pile of stones. and place his oooA
sledge and tools alongside of the heap
any one should speak OF the dead they ~
know where a certain man whom no -
met on previous expedition had Soae
There was a profound silence and an ~
pearance of awe among the Eshmos
and further questioning served only y "
crease II. Peary failed to understsn9
their silence. until one of his own mes
suggested that he was dead Prayer
resorted TO only among individuals ana
then 1t assumes a rudely ascetic 1917
The physical traits of these people ~
animal-lake. They have blubber pencs.s
their skins, somewhat similar to that
the walrus: their head Is dwarfed n ~
frontal region, and has much similarly y
that OF many of the lower animals. ~
nearness to the animal both In phys'cs.
and mental life almost compelled a. ~.
who studied them last summer to decse.
that they were an Increased developmsn'
OF the older forms of the animal kips
dom.
II would take many shoyes, ancola,nss
to the views of the scientists VINO w1Hs
north with the expedition, to push -
people among the lower animals. ana w. wv
the last glacial period Is approxiin4sew
reckoned as between 1000 and 10e,vQ yeAasS
we can see the changes which a rev.
grade movement would cause In the
pearanee Of these extreme northern -
mos.
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Western hemisphere depends, not to
speak of the overthrow of slavery"
'"Who, in your opinion. general, were
the greatest American statesmen" I
asked In conclusion.
George Washington, Alexander Hamil-
ton and James Madison. Alexander Ham
ilton is, in my judgment. the father Of the
American constitution. But that constitu-
ton would never have been adopted save
for the support given 1t by the great name
of George Washington
In speaking of the probable trend of
literature In the twentieth century Gen,
Wallace said:
ITO begin with. the novel Of the next
century will reflect the life Of that age,
unless the society is so barren and devoid
OF interest that writers will be compelled
to seek material in former eras. Certain
authors will always follow the latter
course, but an increasing number Will
ground their narratives in the activities
of the day."
several verses, throwing In numerous ad-