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Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
St. Louis Live stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, Jan 22.-The supplies Of
native cattle we're liberal in quantity,
but short in quality. Steers sold from
1926 to s5.15; stockers from 50 to s4.25;
feeders from 1895 to s4.35; cows from
So 5 to s4.25; calves from IS to S7.25;
COW and calf from s21 to $40.
Hogs-The bulk of the hogs, the pigs
and the strictly low-grade offerings
not considered, sold at 1921 to S5.27i
as against $3.50 to s5.37i Monday.
Pigs and light lights, 60 to 14s pounds
average, at s410 to s5.15, according to
quality; light hogs, $50 to 1856 pounds,
sold at $50 to 1921, the bulk at
$500 to 1924; medium weights, 100
to 235 pounds, sold at $50 to s5.27l,
bulk going at 1922 to 1925, the heavy
culls sold at s4.37i to s., and fair to
best heavy hogs at $500 to $685.; good
mixed hogs at $50 to 1921, and COM
mon to fair mixtures sold at S4.10 to
a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
R SCHOOLS.


Tricks Boys Play Upon the Hodia-
Their Queer Lessons.
The beginning Of a Mohammedan
boys school life is always made an oc-
casion for a festival. 1t occur on his
seventh birthday. The entire school
goes to the new scholars home, lead
ing a richly caparisoned and flower
bedecked donkey, The new pupil is
placed on this little beast, and, with
the hodia, or teacher, leading the chill
dren form a double file and escort him
to the schoolhouse, singing joyous
songs. To a stranger the common
Turkish school presents a singular
scene. The pupils are seated ross
legged on the bare marble pavement in
the porch Of the mosque, forming a
semicircle about the hodja, who is, as
a rule. IN old fat man. He holds In
his hand a stick long enough to reach
every student, says the Boston Herald.
By means of this rod he is enabled
not only to preserve order among the
mischieyous, but to urge on the boy
whose recitation is not satisfactory.
But, as a rule, hodjas are lazy and
often fall asleep. Then II is that the
pupils enjoy what the American boy
would style a picnic" A trick they
specially like to play on their sleeping
teacher is to anoint bis hair and long
gray beard with wax. which is. Of
course, very difficult to get rid of. You
may be sur that when the hodia wakes
he makes good use OF his lengthy
weapon. Some OF the nswer these
little Turks receive to their questions
would make an American child open
his eyes in amazement. A half-grown
boy. In the presence Of a missionary.
who tells the story, asked the hodia:
What makes it rainP" up In the
Clouds" answered this wise teacher,
"our prophet, Mohammed, and the one
who belongs to Christians, went into
business together, the profits to be d.
vided. One night Mohammed stole all
the profits and ran away. In the
morning, when the Christian god dis
covered his loss, he pursued No
manned in his golden chariot, the
rumbling Of whose wheels makes the
thunder. The lightning is the bullets
Of fire which the god shot after his
fleeing partner. Mohammed, finding
he could not escape in midair, plunged
into the sea; the Christian god fol-
lowed him, and the shock splashed the
water out and it fell to the earth in
rain" And the young Turks, believing
the teachings Of the hodja, grow up
without further investigating the cause
Of rain, the true source Of which Is
taught an American child in the kin
dergarten.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

The American Book Co., of 52l Wa
bash avenue, Chicago, publishes some
Of the very best books Of the day and
they are not only very Handsomely
printed and neatly bound, but the
prices are most reasonable. Among
some of the latest and most popular
publications Of this firm we notice.
"The True Citizen and How TO Become
One" price Coo "The History Of New
York City" 75c, sour Country in
Poem and Prose-" SOC. These book
are neatly printed, handsomely bound
and are most interesting and enter
tanning reading. They should b
found in every home and library, ant
no course school is complete without
the histories and readers of the Amer
lean Book Company. These books viii
be sent postpaid to any address on re
ceipt of the price by the publisher.
AMERICAN Book COMPANY,
New York, Cincinnati, Chicago
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
Z CRIswEII's LAD.
The Dog Which Belongs to the Mexi.
co Boys Will Run In Field Trials
Next Week-Best In the West.

The st. Louis Republic has Tho
following to say of Ortiz Lad owned
by Butler Guthrie and Chas. Criswell
Of this city, and of Dock Hick owned
by Sedalia parties:
Next week at Grand Junction, just
below Memphis, the last and most in.
teresting field trials Of the year will
OPP en-.
Missouri field dog men will be chiefly
concerned in watching the perform.
ances at Grand Junction of the two
famous young Missouri dogs, Dock
Hick and Ortiz Lad. These two have
divided the honors in the various
western derbies. They stand out
above all the rest. There has been an
intense rivalry since they first met,
Both are settlers of the Gladstone
Count. Noble strain. Both are clever
enough to beat all rivals, and the
question is which is the better Of the
two.
Ortiz Lad is by far the best-gaited
young dog in the west-probably in
the country. His style Of going is
perfect-light, rapid and f~rictionleSs.
He overs a wide area and is going all
the time. At Paris in the Missouri
derby he was drawn first against an
extremely fast pointer, Jennie's Bang,
brought out by Albaugh. Of Farming
ton. They ran for nearly an hour,
the judges ~perceiving their high class
and determined to give them ample
opportunity to show bird work. In
the afternoon the Lad met Dock on
ground where, unluckily, birds were
scarce. Again the judges, seeing that
they had before them the probable
winners of first and second, kept the
dogs going for nearly an hour, in the
hope Of reaching a thorough decision
on bird work. Lad did not let up once
in his wide, fast ranging. After the
tremendous efforts of the two heats he
seemed ready to go another.
Dock Kick did not finch, either.
But he does not cover quiet as much
ground as Lad, mol is he quite as fast,
besides the advantage of a short heat
in the afternoon. Kick beat Lad at
Paris by better bird work, the latter
making several f1ushes. If Lad has
settled down to a veterans steadiness
on birds at Grand Junction he will
probably beat his rival. At that,
Hick is a very attractive dog to any
set of judges. He is easily handled,
very sensible and points in captivating
attitudes. He has a clever trick Of
simply turning his head to look at
his handler when at a distance, which
always makes admirers. Most young
dogs either do not watch the handler
at all, requiring frequent whistling, or
come in to look, thus wasting time
and getting dement's.
II they meet at Grand Junction, as
expected, a little luck may decide be-
tween them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
MARTINSBURG ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger
MARTINsBURe, Mo-, Jan. 22.-Miss
Josephine German visited in Mexico
last week.
Miss Francis and Mr.. Chas. Wolf
spent a few days in Wellsville last
week.
MI. and Mrs. Lon Stevens, OF Wells.
vile, spent Sunday in this city.
Mrs. Powell, of Thompson, was in
this city last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Overbaugh
visited in Wellsville last week.
Mr.. Painter and family have moved
to Laddonia, where he will go in the
grocery business.
Quite a number Of our young folks
attended the ball in Wellsvllle last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Kelley has been APP
pointed marshal in this city,
Madame Rumor says we will have
another paper in this city in the near
future.
Mrs. Moose, of st. Louis, attended
the funeral of her sister, Miss Annie
Roller, last week.
Mr.. Ralph Taylor returned to Iowa
last week.
MI. James Perry sold his grocery
store to Mr.. Painter and will move on
his farm in the spring.
Miss Study Cornett returned to her
home in this city last week.
Miss Annie Roller died at her home
II miles north of Martinsburg of par
alysls last week. Funeral services
over the remains Of Miss Annie were
conducted from st. Joseph's Catholic
Church Monday, at 9 O'Clock, by Rev.
Father Haar. Interment was made in
the Martinsburg Cemetery. The pail
bearers were Misses Lizzie Paschang,
Mary Fennewald, Agnes Arms, Teresa
Burtils, Jennie Adrain, Lousie jacob.
One precious to our hearts has gone,
The voice we loved is still,
The place made vacant in our home,
Can never more be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love has given;
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in heaven.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
ROWENA ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RowENA, Jan. BE. G.. Rowe and
wife have moved to 7. J. Rowe's
farm.
Gilman Littrell purchased a horse
for 500. Mr. Littrell sold a span Of
horses to Mr.. Heller, Of Mexico, fol-
s275.
j. J. Walkers little girls are taking
music lessons from Miss Matte Patter-
son, Of Youngs Creek.
Settle Bros. sold seventeen mules to
John Arnett for $50 per head.
II. J. Walker and family were the
guests of J. J. Walker and family Sun
day.
Lou Walker sold a span of mules to
John Arnett for $3.50.
Several Of our citizens attended the
/. ]. Sims sale.
]. J. Walker sold twelve helfers at
$3.50 per hundred TO Lewis Anthony,
of Centralia.
Prof. Russell Holloway attended the
Massey udasill wedding last week.
VIM. Walker and Jas. Dickerson
have new phones in their houses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
A Cadet Held I'm.

Cadet Clarence Voohers, Of M. M.
A., was assaulted and had a small
amount of money taken from him by
two unknown negroes about 8 O'Clock
Friday evening. The hold-up oc-
CURED in front Of the residence Of B.
+. Orear on East Promenade street.
The plan followed by the negroes was
a bold one. Mr.. Voohers says that he
noticed some one walking in front of
him about a block before he got to
the Orear residence. He had gotten
nearly to the corner Of Hord and
Promenade streets when the negro in
front turned back and another sprang
from behind one of the large trees
that line the sidewalk so thiekly there
abouts and struck him a heavy body
blow with a club, knocking the breath
out Of his body, and him almost sense
less. While n Of the assailants held
him the other went through his pock-
cts, and after securing their booty
they took a speedy departure, and
were gone some time before Mr..
Voohers had revived sufficient to get
up.
Chief of Police Lane was notified
Saturday and has been doing all in
his power to apprehend the criminals.
Several negroes have been arrested as
suspects but it has been unable to
identify anyone. According TO Mr..
Voohers story the negro who struck
him was of large stature and power
fully built, while the other n was
slight and much smaller. They were
not masked, the darkness of the UNI
lighted street c~oncealing their fea-
lures SO effectually that no disguise
was necessary, If the city could af'
ford more street lights such hold-ups
could be avoided.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

Manager Bostock, Of the Zoo. an
nopnces the receipt of a new animal.
captured in the wilds Of South Africa,
says the Indianapolis News 1t has
q face like that OF a human being. and
long beautiful hair all over its body.
For the present and until the public
can suggest a better name, Mr.. Bos-
took has ehristened It "Hoot. mon,
What Is It3" This freak will be put
on exhibition tomorrow. A fierce fight
took place yesterday afternoon at the
Zoo between two Russian wolves. Cap
tain Bonavita. the lion trainer. entered
the den where the wolves were hght-
Ing and bat them apart. but not IN
el one was so badly torn that IL died
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
FROM CONDUCTOR TO LAWYER.
Edward n. Woody, Late of Mexico,
win Enter the University of
Missouri in a Few Months.

From the st. Louis Republic.
In the strike OF the employees Of the
street railways of st. Louis last sum
mer there arose out OF the mass Of
strikers several prominent figures
men Of superior intellectual training,
eloquence, diplomacy and judgment.
While the strike was on these men
occupied a prominent place in the
public mind and the prints. When II
was ended they dropped out of sight
and out of mind, for the time being.
One Of these men, who was recog-
nized by his fellows during the strike
as a leader whose counsel was wise
and conservative, and whose wise
ADVICE prevented more than one we'll
meaning street car man from ulti-
mately losing the position which pro-
vided bread and butter for his wife
and babies, was Edward NJ. Woody,
for seven years a school teacher in
Boone and Audrain counties.
Woody is only q years old, but
he has had extended and varied ex-
perience. He is ambitious and,
although ill-health and other obsta-
Giles have interfered with the accom-
plishment Of his greatest aspiration,
he has ~resolutely kept his eye fixed on
the goal he has chosen.
At present Woody is conductor on
the Page avenue owl car. He goes on
his run at 11:30 p. m. and gets through
at $50 a. m. Then he goes straight
to the home Of his father, the Rev. S.
L. Woody, at No. Oil North Seven
tenth street. He is usually tired,
but before retiring for the few hours
sleep he allots himself, he goes into
his fathers library and takes up his
law books. There he spends 2 hours.
Then, after eating a light breakfast,
he lies down to sleep. At 6 or I
O'Clock he is up again, and from that
time until time to report at the car
sheds he studies law.
For years it has been his ambition
to become a lawyer. With that end
in view, he took up school teaching,
hoping to find leisure hours to read
law and to be able to save enough
money to attend law school. But the
strain of teaching and reading law at
the same time wore upon him and his
health began to fail. He was not able
to save as much money as he had hop
ed, and when his mother pleaded with
him to give up teaching and come to
st. Louis where he could be at home
with her and probably earn nor
money in some other line Of work, he
consented.
He was not long in securing a posi-
tion as conductor for the Transit
Company, and he has made a faithful
and efficient employe, giving entire
satisfaction to the company and max
ing many friends among the regular
patrons Of the owl car Of which he
has charge.
Meantime, he is depositing monthly
in a savings institution a large part
of his earnings and the future opens
out before him bright with promise.
In a few months he hopes to be able
to go to the University Of Missouri to
attend the law school. He win then
return to st. Louis and begin the
practice Of his profession.
Woody is a graduate Of the High
School at Mexico, NO., and spent
three years at st. Charles College.
Much of his education, however, has
been attained by toilsome and patient
study in his room when- his days
work was done, just az he is now fit
ting himself for the law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
Mrs. Alvira Brown Dead.

Mrs. Alvira Brown, aged 6s years,
died Sunday afternoon at he
home in Wright City, death be
ing caused by a complication Of dis
eases. Mrs. Brown was the motheI
of Mrs. w. L. Kent, Of this city, ant
besides her husband, Climpson Brown
the recent Mayor Of Wright City
she leaves four other children. W. r
Brown, of St. Louis, and Mise
Margaret and Clara Brown, Of War
rem county. Deceased was a membe.
Of the Methodist Church. Funera
services were conducted Tuesday a
one O'Clock in Wright City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
WOMEN.


Were French
The nineteen pioneer women who
disembarked on the shores OF Massa-
ehusetts In 1920 have been celebrated
ever since in romance and poetry.
Twelve years earlier a banner bearing
the lilies Of France was planted on
the headlands Of Quebec. The colony
thus inangurated was augmented from
time to time by the emigration Of
small groups Of women from the moth
or country. These few heroic souls,
the pioneer women Of Canada played az
important a part in is growth, and
are as worthy Of eternal remembrance,
as their Anglo-Saxon sisters Of New
Englan Yet, with few exceptions,
they have waited In vain for a poet
to tell In immortal verse their heroic
deeds, or an historian 10 perpetuata
their fame. Many OF these pioneer
women. of whom Jeanne Nance was
the central figure, would ever nova
days be looked upon as ~"emancIpated''
and advanced" Yet 1t was nearly
three centuries ago that Judith de Bre-
soles renowned the luxury of a
wealthy and aristocratic home, and de-
voted seven years to the study Of
chemistry and medicine, that she
might exercise the profession among
the sayages OF the new world; that
Marguerite de Roberval, descended Of
a long line of French cavaliers and
noble danes wandered alone through
the haunted wastes Of Demons Isle,
and kept at bay the wild beasts Of the
wilderness with her old French arque-
bus; that Marie Guyard, with her few
brave assistants, delleately nurtured
and h~igh-born women Of France, made
OF themselves in turn, mechanics, ar
chitects and farmers in their adopted
land; that those dainty nurses, the
hospitalieres of Quebec. dyed their
cherished white garments an ugly
brown, that they might follow their
profession the more efficiently amid
the smoke aud uncleanliness Of the
squalid wigwams. who now viii
hesitate to cross over the seas" ex-
claims a poor missionary at sight Of
NANo0 ~NoAAaoNNuo guAEAt blHCo
delicate young women, naturally timid,
set at naught the vast expanse Of
ocean, They who are afraid of a few
flakes Of snow In France are ready TO
face whole acres Of It herel" The
coming OF these women to the New
World was In great part due to the
urgent cries for women's help sent
over the sea by these early missiona-
Ties, who put forth many inducements
for their emigration, among others,
the great salubrlty Of the Canadian
climate. One Of them writes that the
abr Of New France is healthf1l for the
body as well as for the soul. while
another declares that although the
cold is very wholesome for both sexes
1t is especially 10 for women, who are
almost immortal In Canada-Chautau.
guam.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
shaven Shaw Unshayen.

Two bowling teams, called the
Shaver and Unshaven, played a series
Of three games at the Grand Bowling
Alleys Tuesday night. The first two
were won by the Shaver by scores Of
1877 to 697 and CIT to 66S. The Unshav-
en- rolled 791 points in the third game
to their opponents 100. The tota.
points made we're; Unshaven, 2,155
Shaver 1854. The players with theil
averages were:
Unshaven: Harper, l46i; Simpson,
1881; Bryarly, las; Sanford, 1876; Mar
shall, 15t.
Shaven: Morris, 1929; Mason, 14Si
Bruce, 157; Arnold, 13s; Macfarlane
100
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

B. #. Miller, who purchased Robt.
Armstrong; blacksmith shop, says
that he is going to make woodwork a
speciality, Mr.. Miller has had expert
ence in cafriage and wagon making,
and intends to go into this bushes:
extensively. He guarantees firstclasS
work at reasonable prices, and comes
to Mexico well recommended. Mr..
Miller has arranged for advertising in
the LEDGER and II you want any
woodwork Of any kind done he WI
take pleasure in making you an esti-
/ mate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
Funeral Of DR.. Reynolds.

BOWLING GREEN, Jan. %. = The
funeral service Of DR.. Stephen ]. Rey.
nolds which took place here to-day
was the most remarkable evidence OF
public respect for a deceased citizen
ever witnessed in this section. The
banks, mercantile business houses
and schools and all public institutions
we're closed. Funeral services at the
residence were conducted by Revs.
j. d. Hacker, Of the First Baptist
Church, Of this city, and E. ID. Pear
son, Of the Cumberland Church, of
Louisiana. At the grave Col. d. p.
Dyer, Of st. Louis, spoke feelingly Of
his lifelong association with the doc
tor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

Il would be difficult TO guess the
amount Of money Sim Reeves re-
eeived during his long career as a
singer. but he was known to have been
paid as much as 5000 for a single
appearance. And yet il Is said that
the civil pension Of e100 granted to
him in his old age by Queen Victoria
vas the only thing that saved him
from want IN bis latter years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

Il must be confessed that the new
heir to the Italian throne is quite as
interesting as the new occupant or
that throne and his chances Of becom-
ing king of Italy are good. The duke
Is a cousin Of King Emmanuel Ill He
is the father Of two sons, whereas the
new king, who was married four years
ago. has no children. While the king
is frail and dislikes physical exertion,
the duke is devoted to sport and is one
Of the best horsemen In Italy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
J COUNTY NEWS.
YOUNGS CREEK TTEMS

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
YoUNGs CREEK, Jan. q. Burns
traded a young mule to Frank Craw.
ford for a three-year-old FLY.
T. Boulwer marketed forty hogs
last week at five cents per pound.
Glen Half sold a calf to Mr.. Fowler,
near C~entralia, for $50.
Those on the sick listare:C Claude Will
son, Mrs. Tom Tillman and Burns
Brenton.
VIM. Wilson has just purchased
one hundred Buff Cochin chickens,
and intends to move on his farm in
the spring, where he will conduct a
chicken ranch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Mexico, Mo-, for the week
ending January "a, 1901, which If moi
called for in thirty days will be SEN
to the dead letter office at Washing
ton. Persons calling for letters in this
list will please say advertised"
Baker, Palmer, Behammert, VIM
Cowles, Billie Cowles, Guy Kent, Hen.
ry Murphy, Elizabeth Murphy, Stella
Ray, Jim Sanford, G. II. Stuart, J. w
Smith, w. II. Ship, Claud Turner.
John Vernon, Paul Wayne, ]. I
White, Bessie Worley, Maggie Wood
James A.
w. M. TRELOAR. Postmaster.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
Hrru. Ellen Thornhill Dead,

Mrs. Ellen Thornhill, aged a. years,
died at her home, q mile south OF
Rush Hin, January 20. She leaves a
husband, Thomas Thornhill, and
three daughters.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Benton City NJ. f. Church,
South, by Rev. W. A. Hanna Monday
at / o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
NO SMALL pox HERE.
The City Freed of the Dread Disease
and a Dozen Negroes Released
From Quarantine.

Mexico is again free from small poS
over a dozen negroes having been
released Saturday from quarantine.
Only two Of the negroes had the dis
ease but ten or twelve others, who
had been exposed, were in quarantine
from the outbreak of the disease. The
negroes were fumigated and their eff
fects burned before their release. Cen.
tralia is also cleared of the disease.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
FredendaIl & wilkins.

The firm Of Fredendall & Wilkins
will, without question, be oper
and ready for business by Feb. l. New
goods are being received and Mr.. viii
kins is getting the details for the open.
ing all arranged.
Among those from this city who
will be employed in this establish
ment are Wallace bearing and Miss
Bessie Clark. Mr.. wilkins, who has
charge Of the establishment, come K
this city highly recommended as q
business man and a gentleman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

The ornithologists Of Great Britain
and America have just finished a spir-
tied discussion which has lasted for
more than a year as to which is the
largest bird that flies. The prize has
been awarded to an American bird, the
great condor of the Andes. The sec
ond prize has been given to the fierce
harpy eagle Of the Philippines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24

wanted-Men to learn barber trad,
We teach the work in two months
furnish scholarship board, tools and
transportation without any expense.
Special for thirty days only. Apply BY
mail. Moler Barber College,St Louis
No All
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-01-24
Growing for the PeOple.

Thousands have had a merry Xmas
and thousands more a happy New
Year on account OF the money we have
saved them. The good work has only
begun, for We have come to stay. The
New Year IS the time to make reSolu.
tions for the future and follow the
only road TO prosperity, he oash basis,
Come to US and save one-third Of your
boot and shoe bill for 1901. You can.
do this; your credit is good, but your
cash will buy you q third more. We
are carrying the largest and best Sc
lected stock in North Missouri and
viii continue to retail at wholesale
prices.
$500 shoes for sl00.
500 shoes for 600
$500 shoes for s22l
$50 shoes for $50.
s2o0 shoes for $40
Felt boots and rubbeFs at eosL
P. s MIrcHELL AgG