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Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

were handkerchieyes, tlrnoyers, nap
kius, lunch cloths, d~oilies, large and
small, towels, etc. In fact every
thing to makeglad the feminine heart.
Miss Barnes was heard to say that she
could give a good sized luncheon with
out having to borrow lunch cloths,
while as for towels she will not have
to buy any for a dozen wears at least.
The largest reception Of the season
took place at the home OF Mrs. }. w
Mason Friday afternoon, the hostesses,
Of whom there were a number, being
wives OF travelling men. Misses Leslie
Lee, Mary McVeigh and Frances
Pearl ushered the guests into the large
reception hall, where stood a receiving
party, OF whom Mesdames j. w. Ma
son, MeVesgh, II P. Wise, g w.
Burks and Tinsley, were from Mexico
and Mesdames Kay, Stake and Shell
we're out Of town guests. A second
receiving party stood in the library aud
va composed OF Mesdames C.R.Gihbs
Frank VanNess and Frank Pearl, OF
| Mexico, Charles Bower and Dillon, Of
| Hannibal, Ewing, Of st. Louis, and
| Kirke and Barnes, Of Kansas City.
Needless to say that all these ladies
we're most handsomely gowned and
made themselves exceedingly pleasant
to everyone. There were a great
many out Of town visitors present, OF
whom Mrs. Champ Clark was a notice
able one, appearing always surrounded
by a group Of charmed listeners. The
decorations were on the most elabor'
ate style possible and SO beautiful
that we doubt il the brush Of a De
Longpre could do them justice. In
the hall smilax beautifully festoOned
the stairway, mantle aud chandelier,
while great clusters Of rambler roses
with a background Of ferns, showed
every nook and corner. The
library was one mass Of sweet peas and
Tension mantel, on tables, on every
available spot where bowls could be
placed, the entire room ~delicatelJ
scented with them. The dining room
was a dream of beauty in white
flowers and fern leaves. The table
was covered with a white cloth, IL
which shone a large reflector, which
was in turn surmounted by a a Of
the most super. long-stemmed white
roses. Smilax encircled the chandler
and fell ia festoons from the table
White tulle, fastened TO a central
point on the ceiling, was draped to The
four corners Of the table and thence
fell 10 graceful folds to the floor. Tn,
sideboard was altogether concealed by
a mass of greenery forming a back
ground for white Catalpa blossoms
white roses and m%arguerites. In the
music room, where Professor Ge0tze'
orchestra from Moberly furnished
music, pink was the prevailing colo
in the decorations. The piano wa
surmounted by a Crane display Of
pink carnations and garlanded will
smilax, the mantel by pink roses ant
sweet peas and garlanded Will
smilax, while an immense bowl Of car
nations stood on a table. Brick cream
and cake we're served In the dining
room Cherry punch vas served b
Misses Eliza Gibbs, Susie Houston
E Caroline and Elizabeth McVeIgh II
the balcony, which had been enclOseI
for the occasion. Those who assisteI
we're Mesdames A. s. Houston and NJ
B. Guthrie; Misses Marie Houston
Abbie Llewellyn, Martha and France
Mason, Angie Shouse, Of Kentucky
and Ceeley Penny, Of Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
Middleton

James G. McCune and Miss Mary
Middleton both of Vandalia were mar
rled Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The cermory was performed by Rev.
A. A. Wallace at the residence Of
Judge w. w. Bolts on L. Promenade st.
Both the bride and the groom are
well known in this city have IA host OF
friends whom the LEDGER joins ! q
extending congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. MeCune.
They departed for St.Louisand point
east at 3 O'Clock, and after The
bridal trip will be at home in Van
dalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

It's pretty hard to get lumber now
but we bought early and have good
stock, but we had to hunt from the
Lakes to the Gulf and even out on
the Coast. We can supply you with
most anything you want in that line.
La CROSSE LUMBER co.
We make good mill work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
READ THIS.

St. Louis, Mo-, April 20, 1903
This is to certify that j have been
cured OF kidney and bladder trouble
by the use of one bottle OF the Texas
Wonder, and | can cheerfully recon
mend 1t to Others suffering with kid
ney and bladder troubles. l have
gained % pounds since using IL.
Yours truly,
W. r. CORDELL,
264S Olive st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
Blaze Threatens 70 Burn New Home

Thursday afternoon the residence OF
Mrs. Kate Spence, on east Monroe st.,
which is being enlarged and remo1led,
narrowly escaped burning. A corner
OF the kitchen caught fire from a
plumbers blow-torch and quite a blaze
had spread before the fire was diseov-
cred, but after some hard fighting the
blaze was extinguished.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

George Eller, who has been connect
ed with the Turner-Jackson Mercan-
tile Company, Of this city, for about
two years, left Thursday afternoon
for Wilbur, Washington, to take a
position in the clothing store OF Hay
Bros.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
Mexico Bow on Programme.

At the Missouri State University
class day exercises held In Columbia
Monday afternoon, June 9TH. Homer
naggard, of this city, delivered the
Athletic Grafton on Rollins Field
Mr.. Haggard's university course has
been full of class and athletic honors
and he has made an unusual record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
STOCK AND A NOTES

r. r. Buckner had 70 head Of hogs
in the st. Louis market wednesday
that brought IS 40.
Charles ]. Burton, OF Bone County,
has a COW that gave over HOO pounds
of milk in May, from which 40 pounds
OF good butter was made. Who can
beat that
Anon Brown, OF Bone County, sold
his nice black mare TO Mr.. Smith near
Cant first Of the week for sll0.
FROM AUxvAssE REVIEW.
Lee Bros. Of Mexico, paid W. h.
Imam sl75 for a first .class saddle and
harness mare last week, This animal
is one Of the best and Mr. Lee thinks
he has a bargain in the mare. VIII
Lee don't buy any but the best. He
also bought OF Dave Hamilton a nice
harness horse for which be ipaid 500
He got another good one OF t. p.
stephens OF stephens Store, at a good
price.
While r. r. Buckner was up IN
Dakota last week, his son, william
sold two pairs OF mules to Mr.. Spang'
Her, the st. Louis mule buyer. One
pair went for 1915 and the other pair
brought s325. william delivered the
long cared critters to the buyer at NC
lCredie late in the week.
Dunlap Bros, among the foremost
horsemen in Missouri, sold their fin'
saddle mare, Lucille, last week to J
N. McHenry, OF Chicago, for sl05o
She was sired by Ortiz Rose, now th'
property Of Ben r. Middleton OF Mex
leo. Ortiz Rose is one of the his colt
always bring the top price.
FROM FULTON GAZETTE.
william Curry, of New Bloomfield
sold a pair OF gray mares to Ben Mio
dleton, Of Mexico, in Fulton, stocl
sales day. The price was sl25 ACCORD
ing to Mr.. Middleton.
: william Lee, OF Mexico, was buyin
: horses in Fulton, stock sales day. ID
, got a chestnut gelding of Samuel Clal
, terbuck. Of New Bloomfield; tw
horses Of William Haney the Joke
lone of Allen O'Rear,o of Brown Station
Boone county, and one Of Mr.. Boar
LOT Auxvasse neighborhood. Lee Bro
!. always do business lat Fulton stoc
sales.
/ An Audrain county buyer namt
lCrisweIl drove 20 two-year-old stee
home from Fulton stock sales, Mond'
that cost him 500 around. MatNichc
| of Reform, sold the lot.
n That handsome bay harness ma
lie Edwin Tucker has been driving FOL
h couple OF months past, now belongs
Lee brothers, Of Mexico. They pa
70 s400 for her, last week.
III S. P. Bills, northeast Of AuxvaS'
sold a big horse mule to Wesley MI
and ". S. Vivion, stock sales day. L
brute cost sl75.
% John Robinson, an Audrain coun
farmer, sold a pair Of mules to j. "
a Black, OF Hatton, for s37o lately.
as W. II. Imam miles south of HAITI
4 sold a horse to Lee brothers, of Mexi
81 the other day, for sl65.
ID Emir Christian, of the New Bloc
re field Bank crops,sold a fancy combir
I'd mare TO Horace Mundy,a Mexico M
lg for sls5, one day last week. Ell
&c seems TO inherit the Christian chara
~eristic for handling good horses.
Cd, lC. II. Christian, OF New Bloomfield
IS. so sold Mr.. Mundy a bay mare
re sl35.
~ Mr.. Hamilton sold a Star Nj
yielding to Lee brothers,of Mexico,
day, ss5.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
S6aer's Port & Burgundy
II Wine.

The Finest Wine In the world from
bisT6 Acres Of Vineyards, where
I'M Soil, is rich in iron, imparting
;f5fSoporto grape and the grape
tSTbSWine--causes the DARK, deep
sioh color, and . blood-making'
Nf5s1fty Of this life .giving Wine.
ThbIfon i'd II. This IS the VINE
tHatIbeats the world in its valna.
bfe Medicinal qualities, for family
use and evening parties y Is
Especially beneficial for females,
invalids and aged persons. :,
The Port Wine is nine years oio
and the Burgundy, rich dry wine
eight years old. r.u,h
product. a.
Druggists and Grocers Sell IL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

nv htNf
blood purifiers they I'll
Ter out the waste Or
impurities il the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches
rnahsm come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due 10 neglected
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
Bridge Contract Bids.

The following are the bridges to be
built or repaired In this county, The
bidders and the price, subject to the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

kidney trouble,
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart bests. and makes one feel az though
they had hear, trouble, because the heart is
ovcr-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced 70 the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that neaFiy
an constitutional diseases have ihsir begin
ning in kidney trouble.
Hyou are sick you a make no mistake
nv first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Or. Klmers
Swagp-1oot, the great kidney remeay Is
soon reSized. II stands the higned of Us
wonderful cures q the most distressing cases
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

Yves. VIM let 60 bis claim on a
number one 4.year-old walking morse
last week for sl6O. Lee Bros OF MeA,
leo. bought the saddler and got gooo
one-Auxvasse Review.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

sample bottle BY MAJ Home q h"ahlN HlVt
Tree also pamphlet telling you how TO una
gu, II YOU have kidney or BLADDER trouble.
Mention this raper when writing Or. kiluief
& Co., ~Bingharnton, N. =. -
Don't make any mistake, bat remember
The name, Swamp-Root, Or. ktlnef 5
swamp-Root, and the address Bingham.on.
Y y. on every bottle
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

Miss Minerva Johnson is home
from Randolp-Maco College at
Lynchbu III Va.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
uver-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
snhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All me blood In year body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

Mr.. Leon Herlinger and Miss ia
mon OF East Audraln, while Out u,"
Ing several days ago, we're met 10
road by 4 runaway team belone'us
Chas. Petse and run over, Miss ne
mon escaped with a few slight ln9-
les but MI. HerlInger was lulle
iously hurt bnt Is improving nieep'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

John Dahlem remains very i'll at
his home on Vine street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

The cost of a paint should be judged
by its quality and covering capacity.
Try La Crosse Lumber Cos rant uy
that standard you'll be satisfied. its
uure. We make good mill work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

When you plaster that new house OF
patch the old one, you want a good
hard plaster, one that will stay on and
help keep out the cold, don't you'll
Well, don't experiment just get
Acme its what you need, it fills the
bill. For sale only by La Crosse Lum-
Der Co.
We make good mill work.
Mrs. L. W. Jolly, Of North Mexico,
h very I'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
village Bow, Fine saddler is Killed


St. Louis best known horse Is dead,
Village Boy,a saddler, which carried a
President,a general Of the army,a gov
ernor Of the State and other distin-
guished citizens innumerable, has
been killed to put him cut OF pain.
The property OF g. +. Blanke,a well
known business man, the horSe was al
most a landmark. Black as coal with
a fne name and tail, equipped in pure
white trappings,' all st. Louis knew it.
Ia Crosse Lumber Cos Ready Mixed
Paints; guaranteed strictly pure. Over
loo, 900 gallons sold to date, sales in
creasing, which is q seli-evident fact
that our paint is all we claim.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

McCabe Howe Of Kansas City and his
bride we're the first to arrive. The
hesitancy with which he attached his
uand wife, to his autograph on the
register, disclosed to Clerk Eckels al
once that Howe had just begun the
blissful enjoyment of his honeymoon
"Show Mr.. Howe to the bridal cham
ber." said the clerk to a bellboY, al
the same time smiling his congratu'
| ln tinnc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
Nervous Women
MEDICINE THAT cuREs

. Can we dispute
the well known
lfact thatAmerica
women are e
lvous?
1 How often do we
hear the express
| sion. q am soner-
lvous, It seems as IL
n should fy;p or,
Don't speak 70
me-" Little things
saunoy YOU and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

and s sold on rs merits
BY all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar sia-
os. You may have a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
KANSAS CITY MAN AND HIS
BRIDE GET COVETED SUITE.
Clerk Apologies To Others For
Lack of Beautiful Rooms


ST. Louis star
A dearth Of bridal chambers at tne
Planters Hotel made IL necessary for
Clerk Walter Eckels 10 apologize 10
two newly married pairs who regis
tered at that hosterly Thursday night
The "bridal chamber" is proyefp-
tally the most beautifully furnished
and the handsomest room In every
hotel and the Planters has one that
vies with any in the country. II is
unusual for more than enc bridal
couple to sojourn in the hotel at the
same time, and when three olushine
couples presented themselves at th'
register for accommodation within the
space Of half an hour Thursday night.
there was CONSERVATION behind th'
counter at the Planters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

scribed upon that banner the teaching
orders of the church, the Franciscans,
the Dominicans the Redemptorists,
khn Inc,itc and manu- nthprg
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
A LITTLE VARIETY.

South Africa Is Of volcanic origin. ana
the country round Kimberley is so sui
phurous that even ants cannot exist
1pon it.
For each child born to the families Of
the municipal clerks in Kansas City the
civic authorities promise to add five dol
lars month to the fathers salary.
Salt is luxury In Central Africa. The
long-continued use Of vegetable food
creates SO painful desire for salt that
natives deprived of 1t for long often
show signs of insanity.
The common housefly, In addition to
possessing pneumatic wings, has two
kinds Of eyes, one set being for ordinary
use and the other of high magnifying
power for distant objects.
Iceland produces most Of the worlds
supply Of eiderdown, the annual sale
amounting to something over 1000
pounds. Most of this is shipped to Co.
penhagen and commands from $2.41 to
$3.50 pound.
George S. Elgood, the English artist.
Is acknowledged to he the greatest liy-
Ing painter Of gardens. He has fur
nished series Of so water colors which
are said to be the best work he has ever
done. A noted operate tenor said Of
them that each one strikes high G."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
Niagara's Fading GLORY.

Those who want to see the great falls
In their primitive beauty and grandeur
must not delay the visit long. CONNER
cialism, that spirit that has invaded every
field of endeavor and is changing the
character of our civilization, is the cause
OF 1t. Already the hydraulic plants in
operation at the falls, when in full head,
divert 48,800 cubic feet of water Sec
ond from the river above the falls, car
rying it through the fumes to the drops,
where it runs the turbine wheels that
produce the>power. This amount OF
water, says an authority, is 20 per cent.
Of the whole volume. But when all of
the works are completed and in opera
ton that have been authorized there
will be 67,406 cubic feet of water a Sec
ond diverted, which is Al per cent. OF
the whole volumea So here, in sight, so
to speak, is diminution of two-fifths Ct
The volume of water that has hitherto
gone over the falls; in other words,
there will be but three-fifths as much
Niagara falls as there has been.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
PLANTING SWEET PEAS.
Get Good Seeds and Plant Early in
the Spring For Freezing Will
Not Harm Them.

These generally prove most satisfac.
tory when planted as early in the
spring as possible. AS soon as the
ground can be prepared, rake rather
deep burrows running north and south.
or northeast and southwest, and SOW
thickly in these burrows, covering only
one-fourth to one-half inch deep; il
covered too deep, the peas will rot
When two or three inches high, hoe
the soil in about the stems, and con.
tinue this process at intervals until
the furrow is filled and the surface OF
the soil is level. The roots will Their
be in the ground deep enough SO that
the heat of the summer will not be sc
likely to check the growth and cause
the following of the foliage and death
of the plant. In shallow planting.
where the suns rays are hot, the heat.
ed soil almost invariably destroys the
plant before the blooming period is
reached. It will not hurt the plant tic
freeze. Order your seeds of reliable
and plant early.-The
Commoner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
The Moving Habit,


A woman in Ohio recently obtained a
divorce on the ground that her husband
mad made her move 43 times in nine
years. An absurdly insufficient rea-
son for dissolving the marriage relation
II undoubtedly was, says Youths Com
panlon, yet one can imagine what their
wandering Jew" existence had meant
10 the woman and her children. Ro-
nance clusters about place that has
oeen lived in century or more, but
sentiment does not gather about house
lived in to-day and abandoned to-mor-
row. The family may have fitted in and
out OF splendid rooms, yet all the time
tney were homeless; for one must grow
tnto house and neighborhood. and
enat is slow process. An old proverb
declares that three removals are as bad
as fire; another that rolling stone
gamers no moss. Our ancestors took
long step toward civilization when they
ceased to be nomads. Personal expe.
flence also reenforces a woman who OBJ
1ects TO frequent removals. for most of
the work falls upon her, and the small
snare OF social life which a householder
can enjoy is taken from her at every
Journey. But women, the home makers,
are seldom victims of the moving habit.
Ihey need no admonition beyond hint
That the habit, if lightly yielded to, will
and that it is as fatal to
iamlly happiness as it generally is to
Even if the children must
60 away, the home should be constant,
That they may look back to it. through
an the changes, as to steady beacon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27

A thing always to be cultivated is
good humor. No prop to trouble has yet
been discovered the equal in strength
of good nature. 1t is just as much an
obligation of men to fight against de-
preston as it is to fight against oppres-
sion, and yet men yield readily to de-
preston and say they will die before
they will submit to oppression, says
the Sioux City Journal. They begin at
the wrong place with their heroics.
Good humor is the safety valve. It pro-
vides a way for unnecessary and harm
full steam, which, il confined, may result
in ruinous explosion. Good humor
dwells in the house of comfort; it waters
the plants, feeds the canary, draws the
curtains to admit the sunlight and at
evening time it lights the lamp.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27

suit material of the season, although
that does not mean that other materials
will not have their innings.
Of the figured voiles and mohairs
we have often spoken, but new things
areshown in these materials every week.
For practical service the one-tone mo-
hair with invisible checks or stripes are
perhaps the first choice among the
figured patterns, and the same may be
said of the voiles, though veilings in
charming color combinations are on
ever hand.
The fine one-tone voiles with invisible
check or with tiny drawn thread check
are selling exceedingly well, particu.
larly in the dark blues and blacks. and
this drawn thread check is, by the way,
one Of the specialites of the season. II
is always in one color, the surface
checked off into small squares by the
space of missing thread, and is shown
not only in the wool and silk voiles but
also in cottons and linens.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
HEMMING THE NAPERY.
Directions About Hemming and Hem
stitching and Mention of Damask
Designs Approved at Present.

The simple rolled French hem, done
by hand, is the approved way of finish
ing the raw edges of damask tablecloths
and napkins. Turn narrow hem about
a quarter of an inch, haste, fold back
again on the right side of the fabric, then
overland the hem to the cloth in top
seam. When finished fatten and press
the hem in place.
Fine damask table linen is sometimes
hemstitched; the cloth with. q two-inch
hem and the napkins with an inch hem.
While this is an exceptionally dainty
way Of finishing, it cannot stand hard
usage.
Plain white damask is preferred to any
fancy weaves in color combinations for
any meal excepting five O'Clock tea, or an
elaborate luncheon. Sometimes a plain
lire is handsomely decorated at home by
border sprays and a center garland large
enough to encircle a handsome bowl OF
vase of flowers. While crest, monogram
Or initials may be embroidered on linen
at any of the large shops where linen is
sold, most women prefer to do the neces-
sary marking with their own needles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
HONEST CONFESSION.
A Doctors Talk on Food.

A Doctors Talk on Food.
There are no fairer set Of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and manly
confession of the fact.
A case in point is that Of an emil
nent practitioner, one Of the good old
school, who lives in Texas. His plain.
unvarnished tale needs no dressing up:
Il had always had an intense pre1u-
dice, which I can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable, against all
muchly advertised foods. Hence. I
never read line Of the many ads OF
Grape-Nuts. nor tested the food till last
winter.
while in Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son,
who has four Of the ruddiest, health
lest little boys / ever saw, I ate my
nrst dish OF Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons. be-
came exceedingly fond Of it and have
eaten package of 1t every week since.
and find it a delicious, refreshing and
strengthening food, leaving no i'll ef-
lects whatever, causing no quotations
with which I was formerly much trou.
bled), no sense Of fullness, nausea. nor
distress OF stomach in any way.
There Is no other food that agrees
With me SO well, or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does. | am stronger and more active
since | began the use Of Grape Nuts
than have been for 10 years, and am
no longer troubled with nausea and
Indigestion" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the lannon's n.
tle book. THE Road to Wellvilles