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DEVELOPMENTS Expected.

LONDON, Nov 30.--imminent
important developments in the allies
Balkan campaign are predicted to-
day on the strength OF four highly
significant indications.
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small Blaze at Dallas.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3o.-Ffre
caused damage amounting to sever
a. thousand dollars this morning in
r. M. Rosenblatt's mems furnishing
store Adjoining property was
slightly damaged.
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: COPENHA0EN - An cvi-
. dence taken here 70 mean that I
= England has solved the muni-
. tions problem Is the plentiful
> supplies Of English shotgun
: cartridges for sporting.
= LONDON-The British N 4
, France arc said to be using 4
= captured German field guns 4
, against the Germans, using
: shells specially made In Eng I
= land.
> LONDON = Leading insur-
, surance companies have receive
: ed applications for policies Of 4
, decentralization against the risk
, OF losing income through mill 4
, tary conscription
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NEW PORTUGUESE CABINET
WAS SWORN IN TO-DAY

LISBON Nov. S0.--premier COS
ta,s reorganized cabinet was sworn
a. ,odav II will be presented 10
congress THURSDAY
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Na,,her can We become greatly eA'
.re,sed over the ownership OF Mar. ~
m. washingion's will or lo'"
,ss,.r.on'. birthplace
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Oil Boosted One Cent.

CHICAGO, Nov. 80. - Gasoline
was quoted here today at 14ls cts,
as against IL cents three months
age
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Ii man thinks his vacation is too
long, it is sign he fears they VIII
get along too we'll without him.
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Postofiice Safe Is Blown.

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS. Tex,
Nov. 80. The safe in the postoftice
was blown open last night and the
robbers escaped with money and
stamps valued at S1,lS5.
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the interest of good nature. it
|aiso be said that it is hard to
Nv money on a crouch.
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The Daily Light sivss the news.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
JENNY DUFAU REFUGEE
FROM RUINED ALSACE
Concert Singer Who Appeared at
Hardin College. Last Night,
A War Sufferer.
HER PARENTS ARE NTERNED
Brothers Taken By The German
Army and Never Heard From
Sad Story of War.

Had the story Of Jenny Dufau's
hardships, traceable to the European
war, appeared Friday, some of the
sophisticated would have labeled it
"press agent stuff" in the gentle
tones of the fishmonger. But today,
after it will prove Of no eneft to the
box Office, these same "wise ones'
will look upon it with more eredence.
Miss Dufau's parents lived in AL
SAGE, they are French. Her father
was a wealthy wooden manufacturer.
When the war started the factory
was destroyed and her father prac-
tically impoverished. The old people
were informed in Switzerland and
two sons were taken by the German
army. The boys have never been
heard from since.
Miss Dufau escaped from Alsace
and came to this country on a small
Italian steamer and the proceeds
from her concerts are used entirely
for the support of herself and par
ents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
Sues For Store-R Room Rent.

Suit has been filed in the Circuit
Clerks office for Mrs. Claudia w.
Carter ct al VS.. Charles johnson for
$277.76 rent on store room. The pc
tition asserts the defendant leased on
March 1, 1910 for a period of three
years a store room on the lower floor
,of the Ringo Building. He occupied
the room the petition further asserts
for this period paying 1898 a month
rent and when the lease expired re-
manned in the room until April 10th,
1914 paying the same rent for all but
three months and ten days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

him up a little john
81 trotted him up n SEEM life
comm back. I seer / he'd to trade an
trade quick, Tit boss sure did trot
purity, high en- clean.
What you take fur him, John?'
says Squire.
II sez, those black mares of yourn
an started.
Hol on, SEE he I'll gin the greys.
" No SEE /. Blacks er none, gid
up
Hold on John, I'll get UNI, that's
the best boss | ever Seed
while he wuz gone l Civ Dix a
little nip outen the bottle. Then here
comes the Squire with the black
mares. Then l seq, SEE |, Squire
you'd better watch tibet boss he's
kinder sleepy now, amt feelin' jest
natural
"The ole Squire spit an said
Shaw
wei sir tibet fool horse tore down
the barn, stake an rider fence, freed
the hired man, an made off with six
Nv Squire's best mares. All Squire
said wuz.
'Durn his hide he tole der trui
once "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
Gen. u. S. Grants Letter
Written IN This City.

name has been sent in for Brigadier
General. This is certainly very COM
plimentary to me particularly as l
have never asked a friend to inter
cede in my behalf. MY only acquaint-
ancs with men of influence in the State
was whilst on duty at Springfield
and ! saw so much pulling and haul
ing for favors that | determined
never to ask for anything, and never
have, not even a Colonelcy. ! wrote
a letter to Washington tending my
services but then declined Gov. Yates
and Nj. Trumbull's endorsement.
My services with the Regt. / am
now with have been highly satisfac-
tory to me- | took it in a very dis
organized, demoralized and insrbor-
dinate condition and have worked II
up to a reputation equal to the best,
and | believe with the good will Of
officers and all the men.
Hearing that | was likely to be pro-
NOTED the officers, with great unani-
nifty, have requested to be attached
to my command This don'twant you
to read to others for ! very much
dislike speaking of myself.
We r now breaking up camp here
gradually. In a few days the last Of
us will be on our way for the Missouri
river, at what point cannot be defn-
itely determined, wood and water be-
ing a consideration, as well as a
healthy fine sight for a large encamp-
ment. A letter addressed to me at
Galeno viii probably will find me
there.
If ! act my promotion | shall ex-
pect to 60 there for a few days. Re-
member me to all at home and write
to me.
Yours Truly.
(Signed) u. S. GRANT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
John Gamble Asks $4,000 Damages

From L. McF. Gamble.
John Gamble has filed suit in the
Circuit Clerks Office against L. McF.
Gamble, his brother, for $4,000 per-
sonal damages.
The plaintiff charges he was in the
employ of the defendant on Dec.
oath, 1914 and was operating a rip
saw when, owing to trouble with the
machinery, his hand slipped and was
badly cut on he saw. He says it
was necessary to amputate the index
finger from his left hand on account
Of the accident. L. McF. Gamble is a
contractor and has his shop in the
lower floor of the Odd Fellows build
ing.
He carried casualty insurance which
protects him against accidents to his
employees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

party It is prudent 70 favor them
from the start. There is never o
movement of troops made that the
Secession journals through the country
do not give a startling account Of
their almost annihiliation at the hands
of the State troops, whilst the facts
are there are no engagements My
Regt has been reported cut to pieces
once that | know of,and / don't know
but o~ftener, whilst a gun has not been
fired at US. These reports go uncon-
tradieted here and give confirmation
to the conviction already entertained
that one Southerner is equal to FIVE
Northerners. We believe they are
deluded and know that if they are not
we are.
Since | have been in Command Of
this Military District 1.-TWO weeks)
have received the greatest hospitality
and attention from the citizens about
here. ] have had every opportunity of
conversing with them freely and
learning their sentiments and al
though | have confined myself strict
ly to the truth as to what has been the
result of the different engagements,
the relative strength, etc., and the
objects Of the Administration, and the
North generally, yet they don't be-
lieve a word l don't think.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
Sues Glass Company.

Jesse Waters, of Vandalia, has
filed suit in the Circuit Clerks Office
against the Mississippi Glass Comp
any for $4,000 personal damages
Waters says he was in the employ
of the glass company at their brick
plant in vandalia and through the
negligence of the company a car Of
clay was dumped on him seriously in
iuring him. He charges he has beer
left a helpless cripple.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

Mexico, Mo-, Aug. srd, 1861.
Dear Father;
| have written to you once from
this place and received no answer,
but as orvil writes to me that you
express great anxiety to hear from
me often ! will try and find time TO
drop you a line twice a month. and
oftener when anything of special in
terest occurs.
The papers yeep you posted as 10
Army movements and as you are al
ready in possession Of my notions on
Secession nothing more is wanted on
that point, l find here however a
different states of feeling from what
expected existed in any part of the
South. The majority in this part Of
the State are Secessionists as wd
would term them, but deplore the
present state of affairs. They would
make almost any sacrifice to have the
Union restored, but regard it as dis
solved and nothing is left for them
but to choose between two evils.
Many too seem to be entirely ignor-
ant of the object Of present hostilities
You can't convince them but what
the ultimate object is to extinguish
by force, slavery. Then too they feel
that the Southern Confederacy viii
never consent TO give up their State
and as they, the South are the strong
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
Clark Asked to Defeat Veto.

Montgomery City, Mo-, Jan. 3d.
A petition was circulated and numer
ously signed ere Friday, asking
Speaker Champ Clark to use his in
fluence and best efforts to have the
immigration bill passed over the
veto of President Wilson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
P, S. From a rural correspondent
to The Weekly Ledger.

r
II received" said Uncle, Mr.. lexis
Almenaa yesterday. You all pit lots
Of faith in them signs, an / admit
they do hit sometimes; SO does a
crap shooting niger, but he misses
more times than he hits.
For real down right weather phil
osophy of me an animal every time.
Why / had a pig met that could tell
more truth bout the weather than
all the weather prophets in the world.
You Zee it might have been the name
we called it Boarealice," it sheddin
SO much light on the weather; an also
neither bein a gentleman or a lady
pig, just a barrow, we thot the name
suitable. Every mornin' this here
pig I'd give signs. Turnin' onct to
the right wuz rain, to the left was
snow, three grunts with a sniff to
the north was colder weather; if it
laid curled in bed with his feet to the
sun, you could count on a pretty day.
In the spring, if he carried all his
cobs and piled EN- in one corner, look
out fer drouth; If he left UNI scat
tered around kinda careless like, a
good crop wuz sure. Ono mornin' |
member he turned round four times
an pinted to the north star jest like
a dog pints a rabbit. Well sir, next
mornin' it was so cold that the waves
froze right on the lake, not havin'
time tc settle; an the rifle on the
river froze solid. / had bought me a
new tangled thermometer an she set
tied clean to the bottom an then
froze up.
That spring ! turned out that pig
on the clover, but a fallin star hit
an killed him. An sakes, he wusn't
ftten fur meat bein' two-thirds brains
an where the star hit it kinder add
led. Right then / SEE, seq l, best
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

Below is published a most interesting letter from Gen. U. S. Grant
written TO his father from this city Aug. 3, 1861. The letter was recent
ly purchased by John H. Gundlach, Of St. Louis for s525o. It is through
the courtesy Of Mr. Gundlach that we produce the letter.
Taylor Parker, Of Montgomery Cityone Of the oldest printers in the
state who was in Mexico when Grant was here, says General Grant used
to SIC in front Of the old Ringo hotel which was located where the present
hotel is, and spend his spare time smoking and chatting with citizens.
The camp of Grants troops was located in west Mexico near the site of
the old salamander.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
Successful Meeting.

SUCCESSFUL Meetlhg.
The Rev. A. E. Rurch has just clos
ed a successful meeting in Mary
vile with 173 conversions. Mr.
Burch, who is an able evangelist, ex-
poets to hold a revival in this city
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

- - ~ VI
paper, fur you're liable like to git
added an pit the right sign in the
wrong place. Opshun dealin' an sign
readin' is so nigh kin that they must
a bin twins; an many a mans bin
hit by a fallin' star whin he thot the
sign wuz right. | amt never told
you about my filer in opshuns some
day whin the signs right ri give it
TO YOU"
"The worst gambler ! ever seed,
said Uncle Johnny "wuz young Jim
Wallace. He fit under Gineral Lee
an never got a scratch. He backed
the old army game at off times an
cleaned the boys regular. He carried
that money sowed up in his coat lin
in an many a minnie ball wuz stop
ped by his roll of worthless paper.
Whin the war wuz over he had
'nough Confederate money to pay
of the national debt. When Lee sur-
rendered Jim SEE, Boys | want a
give youens some souveneers 10
member me by
wen SIR you wouldn't believe it,
put ne a money FER all, some purity
well shot up but as he pit it, good
nough evidence to their folly Then
ne comes with a little speech,
pest ever heard on finance. Jim
SEE, Boys, you all air like lambs fur
the shearIn', some no doubt has
learned his lesson; all Of youns has
more or less padded me thru this fore
year hghtln', and 'preciate your
donation; but my heart kinder jumps
when ! think of the boys that air
Untitled to these same s~ouveneers,
thatH never have another guess
comm. l sometimes think thai a
little wac OF green might've saved a
heart, an left a better citizen than
me. but lie is to the httest an many
a frfe an fortune has bin scriiced
thru chance. You guessed wrong an
50 did | as fur as that goes, bein' in
the Confederate army. But the
North owes me a few thousand dol
lars an I'm goin' to collect. God
bye.
Z. I. Barnum v had nothin' on
jim Wallace an Wall Street today
stands as a monument to his ingin-
uity.
When | gifts home things wuz on
the ragged edge nothin' left but q
four years crop Of white oak sprouts
an a pocket knife, nothin' to trade
'cept opshuns. ! sold six hundred
bushels of white seed oats at a dollar
ten, May delivery, not havin' any
money ! put up my little farm as
security, an not havin' nothin' to do
went to maxim shoe pegs outer
thin white oak sprouts. had bout
six hundred bushels made whin shoe
pegs dropped to nothin'. Then came
calamity, with seed oats a dollar
-
ed an twisted an had night sweats
an Jest bout kissed my little farm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

WORRY ~ over a scar
and without Boston
Is ID beessne Of Amer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
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Breaks Hin In Fall.

Mrs. w. A. Morris, who fell on the
ice a her front gate, Friday evening,
suffered a fractured hip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
3ssaeG'
DyspepsialTahets
win Relieve Your Indigestion
Otis Purdy.
Otis Purdy.

Mrs. N. R. Rodes is home from San
Antonio, Texas, where she was called
by the serious illness Of her father,
]. A. Potts. Mr.. Potts condition is a
great deal better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

A marrige license was issued Fri
day afternoon to James d. Merry, Of
Centralia, and Miss Bertha r. Fore
man of this county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

1t was just after hog killing time
and the whole community was full Of
grease and indigestion. Little Eel
Ter was off his feed, with a boil on
the back of his neck. Uncle Johnny
came over with sassafras and wild
cherry,and wafer ashland many mag
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

Dr.. B. F .Goslin of Columbia, was
in Mexico, Friday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

Not but one house in six miles an that
by the swag, ! can member hat swag
yit an the house on the other side on a
little hill. l seer the man once, if |
member right he wuz an Illinoisan,
him a livin' on the prairie like that.
As / sed before | seen him, him not
SEEM me, jist seemed to be lookin
for somethin'. To tell the truth me
bein' bout the color Of mud an not
much stickin' out | CESS he wuz ex-
cusable, anyhow bout that time we
hit the swag. In we went deeper an
deeper till my beard wuz full Of mud.
could jest see the tips of the oxen's
horns and noses stickin' out;no oxen,
no wagon jest tive noses four tips,
an a cap a movin' on the landscape.
Bout that time | felt the rain on my
ned, an lookin' up / seed my man
goin' off with my cap. Hold on SEE /
bring back that cap. | got a team uf
oxen an sixty-two hundred pounds Of
flour an sugar down here an am too
busy to chase a cap. He looked
surprised, kinda token back an seq,
SEE he Well pard, scuse me, / thot
this here fur wuz all that wuz left of
my old milk COW. She got out uf the
barn this mornin,.' Then / seed he
had on snow shoes and a long sharp
stick, proddin' for his milk COW.
And SEE he If you turn a little mite
to your left you will hit a straw rick
that waz here last week. Turn the
dickens SEE | they couldn't hear it
thunder But they had smelled that
straw an we were soon on top Of the
rick. We rested a while and with
the directions Of my friend (who, by
the way, knew more bout mud than
any Missourian | ever seen) made il
to the timber line where the goin' was
easier.
Soon as we made it to the rocks we
came in s%ailin', with a delegation
waitin' me. l learned afterwards that
whin the bets were collected they
wanted to give me public office
Congress or something like that.I SEE,
seq | gentlemen, | thank you for your
consideration but will have to decline
the honor, a little mud will wash off
but politics and muck are out Of my
line, an I'm skeered l can't greece
slick enough to slide thru politics.
So hat is the way the word
'muck." And Uncle Johnny with a
long drawn sigh turned over for a
quiet sleep. The doctor said, Boys
he'll live, let's go home"
A Rube.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

salton coal-felds
1ls.q skal meeting ct
Iaa vening, in a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

Mcc rhbin, Of Auxvsse,
Id tho Remainder Of the
dassl51er, Mrs. John
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

Rene Sparks is some better. This
will be good news to his many friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

let signs alone, especially signs on
paper, fur you're liable like to git
added an pit the right sign in the
wrong place. Opshun dealin' an sign
readin' is so nigh kin that they must
a bin twins; an many a mans bin
hit BY a fallin' star whin he thot the
sign wuz right. l amt never told
you about my iler in opshuns some
day whin the signs right I'll give it
to you"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

bat an butter that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

#Af bal been i'll at the
ihs s'zI sufficiently to
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

4 | see from the papers that my ~(signed)
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
Revival 1
,ses Sun

o., Jan.
held in
by Eva
le will
70 have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04
fISTRAI

IISTRAI
hereby
t~ration l
Kanatzei
Count.
ed the u.
curt of
anuary 2
ons havi
g are n
le for all
ter date
be preclu
h estate
ibited wi
of the |
" will be
K. Kel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-02-04

NISTRA1
is hereby
stration
T.. ASBu|
in County
tied the 1
,ourt Of s
Iary 49,, /
sons hav|
tie are 1
me for Al
fter date
be precl|
lch estate
hibited W
of the pu|
will be 4
ce D. Ash
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-02
THE SECRET REVEALED.

For some time e. has been a mystery
how Henry Ford expected 20 got "the
boys ont of the trenches before Christ
mas" but no. has az last revealed the
secret. and IL is go easy that 10 IS a
wonder somebody had not thought OF
30 before The chief of the sodium
puosrhatos' says "The men in tho
trenches know for what W are work
Ing The news has been spread among
them by that greatest OF arencies-
'he press. have all faith that on
Christmas day the world will see n
general sirike-that men viii climb
from tho trenches. throw down their
arms and start home. And then mill
afism win Do dead-dead for ever.
more"
How lovely Here We have been
going along bludly an 'he time. rrop.
rs ir tho dark Tor schemes chat would
pHf ar end 20 tH.s horrible butchcrv
Hh'n 900 springs q man out of fte we-t
Ako the intrepid Loohinvar. and makes
DO as easy as catching birds by put
iIrl -a' on their tails OF course
H... H0rry cote over thoro and Wits.
flse ..e bo. viii como ont OF tho
trenches and follow hIm like tho rate
am.iod after fhc Pied Piper
Really If begins Zoo 'aof..f va NAV
hn allowed 90 ao express lt..as IT. Hone
-. ~as troubled elth "bats ln hit boz.