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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Piles: Piles! Piles!

Sure cure tor B ind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. Single box has cured worst cnroni.
case ftw0Qty years standing. No one nee
~uffer five minutes after applying. Williams
Inuian Pile ointment. IEabsorbs the tumors.
~arm in bed). Prepared only for piles and
itching for the private parts. Noyes Bros.
T. Cutler, g.. P.n' Who esala Agents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
The Long Drouth in Georgia.

From the COloMbus ga J Erqulfer.
Mr.. Duckworth, who lives about six
miles east of Warwick. in Worth county,
tells remarkable narrative about the
water famine in his neighborhooJ. The
wells there are from twenty. five to fifty
feet deep, but since the drou'h they
have been Increased to eix,y-fve and
seventy-fise feet, and now wel!.direers
are in demand again. and the wells are
t,eing made lU' feet deep and over
Even at that depth only enough water is
obtained to do cooking. The streams
are all dry. except in q few places. and
e ock has to get along the best way it
can. Should the .irouth continue mu III
longer the losses will become irrepara-
BILE, If they are not 90 already.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Seven Days Failures.

There ore 32l failures In the United State.
reported to Bradstreet's during the week
ending the 10th, "a lees than the preceding
week, four more ,han the correspondent
week OF 1883, and Ill more than the sane
week oflSs2. About Per cent. were those
OF small traders, whose capital was les
than IS COO
TIE failures included e. W. Coleman 4
Co., commission grain; ]. n. Fuller, com.
mi5sion grain; Wade 4 Cumming, clothing,
and Isaaos 4 eamush, New York city. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

One ofthe residents OF Athens, Ca, mas
In his possession copper penny made
in l777, with the famous words uf Pink.
ney stamped on its face: "MiI:ions for
defense, not ope- lent for tribute"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Henrv's Carbolic Salye.

It's the BIS. Save 'Or Cuts, Bruises. Sores
Ulcers. 8 1t Rheum, letter. Chspped Hands,
;hilblains Corns and al kinds OF Sxiu
Eruptions. F. o:kles and Pimples.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
"A God send IL E>s Cream

writes Mrs NJ. A. JACKSON. of Portsmouth
Y. H.. on May 70 1882. had Catarrh for
'hree year! had trie l nearly all remedies
nut to no purpo .. Two or three times q
week my nose would bleed q lite free'y and
thou.hs the sores ia it you d never heal.
Your Balm has cured me-" This p-epara
ion is not . liquid or a snuff, and Is easily
.ppl;ed. (prics 81 CO. t. See adv't.\
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

james g. B!ains's son James has been
expelled from the college at George
town, d. G. This is the boys third ex.
pulsion from college, each time differ.
ant COLLEGE,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Nv Wife and Children.

Rev. L. A. Dunlap 1T Mount Vernon. say s:
Nv CHI d en- we;esl afflicted bac,u hi :.
sai.ing from Measl Q, NY wife win cough
toat has prev =nte1 her from 81 80 ng more or
less for years. and your White Vine OF Tar
SvPup haa curt them al,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Carlo lines.
The wind may AZ an JDx the trees,
Yet great ships sail the stormy teas
TIE bsldhead man nsy rsv. and swear,
Yet Carb)iine restores ma hAle.

A slight cold, II ,-.lscl II, .,t1sn alta ,ks
the lu.ss Browns R-oochi.l Cr0ches give
famed ate relief. Sold only ~ bo1es Price
Is ceuts
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
GWn snah &sVnls.,ea

IfAllen's ''lrou 10. &c B.tters" had not
proved to be q grand success tor the Q ire Of
OytP' psia, Liver complaints and b.oad DIS
,"ders, the country would not have been
q sOded with base ,mita' ions. Every b ,ttle
IT the CANINE bears the signature of J. p.
Allen, IT. Paul, MINI.
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Cured ClerRymen

Rev. L. 8. Caultan, of Circleville, Kansas
says: Dr.. Warner, your White Wine OF Tar
Syrup h ss bsen In my family and found to be
alt and even moro than you Q aim Il it, II
il . speedy cure for all Throat and Lung dis
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One dozeu y ~ 4 battles y, swift Soecif1c
e d. 81 cured me sound and veil o. bad
8 re'ulous affection which had b. fiji d oil
reatme"t, inclu ling Hot Springs. J. 81.
Raft. Denver, Col,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

teeth, O. the condition Of these depends
on the amount of pssturing one. the
goodness or the badness OF the pasture
and the sandy or clayey character OF tho
.oiL-N. Y. Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
1t Is mistake when 3eu d. not use d..
Thomas Electric Oil aad there IL missed
.che when you do.
II might be termed "a rainy Day" when
you have sp-rain or strain. Isc :rainly is
."cold day" when DR.. Thomas Electric Oil
ycnl cure either.
When David threw his stone Ut G oliah he
aade great hit, knocking the giaat d.t as
a)uoder. Dr.. Thomas' Electric Oil has
aade Just as good or bstter hits. Rueuma-
IN an neuralgia new n stood before It.
Diseased TlllnUa

Are greatly On Inc increase IN this coun.
Try. 1t is estimated tina 10000 die yearly
With Consumption! NJ ICY toll victims
through their own iDprndence. A better
esne'iy than Ale = Lug Balls sm for ef
Physicians are TACO nm ending it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

Ex-senator Conkling is credited with
the desire to become the possessor OF
$1OO Wal md shrn rpt,rt, to Driyat.. fe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
HOUSE AND FARM,
Home Miscellany,

$sO1A4O &xA1SGCeS0Uys
Cranberryjelly mixed with cold water
makes refreshing drink for sick
person.
A little borax put in the watcf in
which scarlet napkins and red bor,lered
towels are to be washed will prevent
them fading.
Black kid gloves are sometimes Q
source OF annoyance on account Of little
white s}reaks at the seams. This trouble
may be ) diminished by eoloring o
little salad oil With black ink, and
rubbing this over the white places with
q feather; dry quickly outside the win.
dow.
Lovely little aprons for those who
salt on the tab at church sociables or
fairs are made of pink or blue silesia.
and are trimmed with white lace; they
are in shane plain little gored aprons,
vlth y pleading about i've inches deep
across the bottom; dainty white ones
are made with strips Of lace insertion
down the side seams and with no pleat-
Ing hut lace edge across the bottom
and up the sides.
To perfume note paper get q few
quires of b!otting paper and sprinkle the
sheets with the perfume desired; then
put them ua isr weight until they be-
come dry, when dry put note paper, en-
velopes, etc, between the sheets and
place them under u weight for a few
hours; when re moved they will be found
perfnmed. The blotting sheets may be
10sAH ~ IN MI kNn a
tain their perfume for long time by
Keeping them free from exposure to air.
Some people entertain finely without
any apparent effort, while others
appear only capable of affecting The
guests with an all at ease feeling, through
too arduous efforts. Some homes are
restful and delightful 10 every one Who
enters them. Such are generally thosv
il which the who'e family unites in re-
lined and unassulning courtesy, towards
others-the very home atmosphere!
Rhr um.tism.
As rheumatism is caused by cold, so j,
Is relieved by heat. A warm flat,ron
passed over the affected part ia a COM
mon method of relief practiced among
poor people in England. A bot free.
stone in flannel bay kept under or nea,
the suffering joints OF muscles through
the night is 8, i'll better. lean personally
te>tity to the comfort have ex experienced
in (iike Jacoh) taking stone or a pill
low. when suffering from rheumatic or
neuralxic pains N the heal, neck and
shoulders. OF course, it must be hot,
not cold stone. A glass bottle filed
with hot water, if securely corked, i:
still better. and q rubber bag
made tor the purpose with
a tight screw cork, filled with hot
water and encased in a flannel bag is
hest of all Tor those who can afford this
luxury. 1t affords almost instantaneous
and complete relief from pa n, and the
patient falls into dellc GUS sleep under
its soothing influence. Mattresses OF
rubber are now male in this way for ill.,
va:l1s. and used in some Of the best hos.
pitfalls, filed with water of any desired
temperature. Whoever has suffered
pain, knows how hard the pillow and
he bed always seem when i'll, one can
never find an easy position. but the Wa
ter is SO easy and accommodating, adjus.
ting itself without trouble to tire slight.
ct turn, and the warmth is so grateful
and comfortable that sleep comes like
magic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

Consumptives gwen up bv doctors have
been cured by Piso's cure Is cts.
Swit's Soecifi: Is q. 81 has cur ID me OF
I long. standing 10 Of E z,ma. which has
rsss'ed all sorts Of treaslne It. Rsv. W. J.
Robinson, N Ga. Conference.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

Oiptberia prevAl.s ~ L!.cldsld. several
,ieaths have occu rel from the Cause.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Stray Pen Foxes.

DR.. Thomas Electric Oil is totally unlike
.ome of the orthodox ministry, for while the
after advocate the theory Of eternal pain,
Or. Thomas Electric Oil believes in no pain
It all. It is at swords points with all aches
nd rains, and its use means their quick ana
complete DETERMINATION evary tins.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24

I've
The face: ious fellow passenger. re-
plainly SHOW d itself in his pale face:
good-naturedly asked it he was i'll, and
offered 10 put the window down.. Thie
frie' dly interference caused Bill to COL
lect his scattered wife, and to reflect Sc
riously what he had bettvr do. His inn
pulse was to seize the bag and hurl it in
to the darkness. But he was restrained
from doing this, partly from lingering
hope that his booty might be really val
uab'e after all. Ifan explosion resulted
from the bag being dropped into the
tunnel, he would be Immediately appre-
hended xs the author OF the outrage
On the other hand, some fendish ma
chinery might be at work inside the
bag ut that very moment, which rem
dered his hesitation almost suicidal.
This last reflection brought on sort
of frenzied desperation which impelled
him to take immediate action. He felt
he could not sit still another moment
and risk being blown up, even on the
chance Of his booty proving valuable
ton. and leave the bag to it's fate. After
Ill, he whispered to himself, it was
more than probable that. even if the
contents of the bag turned out to be in
nocuous, they would not compensate
him tor the risk the possession Of the
bag would involve.
Bill did not stop to reflect that his last
argument was rather of the ''sour
grapes" order, nor did it occur to hi
that he was, perhaps, imperilling the
lives of his fellow passengers by leaving
the bag behind him. His only anxiety
was get away from it, and consequent
". on reaching the next station, which
was Victoria, he suddenly jumped up
and got out of the train; but, before he
had time to make good his escape, he
vas hailed from behind by several
voices, including the guard. who caue
ont ard touched him on the shoulder.
"Hi! You've left your luggage" said
the official CURLY.
Bill turned round involuntarily, and
behsld his facetious fellow passenger
Standing in the doorway of the CARR .ge
he bad just left, holding the fatal bug in
one hand and ResticulatinQ violently
with the other. 1t was 4 trying moment,
for, while Bill shrank from laying I'm.
ger on the bag, he did not know how to
avoid doing 90. To repujiate all knowl-
edge Of it would at once arouse suspi-
cions which would lead to UNPLEASANT
disclosures, inasmuch as several
persons had seen Il in
bis possession. 4 Wild idea Of seeking
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
LONG DIVISION
In Returning What the Train Robbers
Took,

The Arkansaw Traveler, in reference
to what the LEDGER said about the
small amount of money that was ta-
ken by the train robbers, compared
to what the passengers claimed they
lost, says:
After the robbery, it was astonish-
ing to know how much money the
passengers had lost. One man who
had borrowed three dollars and ten
cents just before the train left Pine
Bluff. declared that the robbers had
relieved him of seventeen hundred
and eighty dollars in currency, a
draft on st. Louis, bank for twenty
five hundred, large gold watch and
chain-which being afraid to wear he
carried in his valise-a gold pencil
and silver cigar holder. Another
man who, at the supper station, failed
to raise enough money to pay for two
swamp biscuits, a shoemaker beef
steak and a cup of expired coffee
lost the extensive capital with which
he was on mis- way to open a large
wholesale diamond house, None O.
the passengers had less than foul
hundred dollars in notes and some
half peck of silver. Several of then
carried eighteen watches apiece
When the robbers were captured
however, it was shown that onl.
about seven hundred dollars and
few struggling watches had been ia
ken from the passengers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
A flash, The whole house seemed

A fashi The whole house seemed
ablaze.
Thought now was quick. Annie
must drop George from the window
and jump herself.
'sAnnie, throw George down to
me. Annie! Annie. My God, Annie,
darling!''
A white little face appeared at the
window all framed in iurid hue.
s'Georgie, my child, jump-iump
TO papa
But the ghastly flame tapped its
herrid tongue about the little white
robe, and George Danvers saw nc
more.
When the neighbors came running
from their far-away homes they
found the semblance of a man stand.
ing like marble statue, looking bui
seeing nothing. listening but hearing
no sound. The battle between reason
and the heart had been fought to th'
bitter end, and reason lay disarmet
and slain.
Poor Crazy Georgel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
No "Git-up.and.Git."

Poor old Mexico. The tract of
land recently donated to that town
for public park by Gov. Hardin on
condition that the citizens improve
it now reverts to the donor, the
proposition to levy tax for improve
ment purposes having been defeated.
Had Vandalia received such a dona-
ton she would have accepted il
thankfully and Immediately began the
work of improvement. But then few
towns have the ''git-up-and-gh' oi
Vandalla. Poor old Mexico! Nc
pubic park, no street lamps, nc
waterworks. -Vandalia Leader 4rga
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
How to Get a Public once.

There are one hundred and twenty
thousand offices within the gift Il the
new administration, and now is the
time for those seeking public employ
ment to take proper steps TO secure
enc of these lucrative positions. To
this end the United States Blne Book
will prove an indispensable guide and
assistant. The Blue Book is regis
ter of all Federal offices and employ
ments in each State and Territory,
the District of Columbia and abroad.
with their salaries, emoluments and
duties, shows who is eligible for ap-
pointment, the civil service rules.
questions asked at examinations, how
to make an application aud how to
push it to success, and gives besides
vast amount of important and val
liable information relative 10 govern
ment positions never before published.
Send seveniy-five cents to j. IL.
Soule, Publisher, Washington, ID. C.,
and secure cory of The Blue Book.
Agents wanted. II
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Wrong Name and Wrong Place.


The LEDGER stated last week that
we did not think Carrie Porter from
Mexico" who abandoned her child
10 st. Joe, was giving her true name
and residence. The following tele-
gram shows We were correct:
ST. JOSEPH, No., Dec. 1.-THE
young girl arrested last night for de-
serting her babe in lumber yard
and who gave her name as Carrie
Porter and place of residence as
Mexico, No., was identified to-day
by letters in her possession as Lizzie
Williams of Hannibal. BY the adj
vice of her mother, she said, she
came here for the express purpose ef
deserving her babe. She was taken
before Judge Oliver this morning OF
the charge of vagrancy, to which she
pleaded guilty and was fined S9.95.
which amount was paid by her bene-
factor, Ellen Hardy
1t was hoped by the officials that
an indictment would be found against
the girl by the grand jury, thus in
suring her prosecution ON the charge
of abandoning her infant. but rs
such did not prove 10 be the case,
she now goes free upon the payment
of paltry fine for yagrancy. 4
fmore heartless ease of desertion was
never chroniclcd by the press of st.
Joseph, and bad the unnatural moth
er been sentenced 10 a term of years
in the penitent,ary the public would
have said ..amen.''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Written for the Ledger,
GHRIsTMAs.

Christmas comes! peace and good will
4 On earth 70 all mankind" J"
Though years have passed. that message still
Reviyes each heart and mind.
Blest day! What Joys cluster round
That name. The hours we knew
Long past OF happiness profound
Come onct, again TO view.
Now round our hearth-stsnes We shall meet.
And friends will gather there
Bright cheering words our hearts will greet
And Danish pain and care.
And though, without the wintry blast
Is blowing shrili and drear;
Within our homes no storms Ger cast
Our Merry Christmas cheer.
While happiness shall al eaci, heart
In every dear loved home,
Oh let us all our joys impart
To those who sadly roam.
But there are many friends of yore
| Still held by US most dear.
Who'll never walt our coming more
When christmas shall appear.
Christmas comes now open wide
The portals of the heart.
! Forth let the dove OF Mercy glide
! Itsmessaf.e to impart.
And while Of Peace the angels sing
May Earth catch the refrain.
Till Hate will lose its bitter sting
| And Charity shall reign.
And Faith and Hope, her sisters, then
Will follow at her call,
And Christmas need not come sgaln
/ To teach us love for all.
| 7. j. RICHARDS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
New Grocery Store

Opened in Harper Block in Variety
Store room, where can be found @
full line of staple and fancy grocer.
les; will also run 5, 10 and 25 cent
counter of tinware and other goods,
Cash paid for eggs, chickens, &c
Pure crab apple cider and vinegar
We give special invitation to oul
old friends, former customers, ant
new corners to give US cali.
35-tf w. P. FROST G. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Farmers, II viii Pay You to Paste
This i'm Your Hat.

When you bring your country pro-
duce, such as feathers, hides, wool,
tallow, &C., to market, look out and
don't sell it to street runners; they
will swindle you every time. If you
want the full market price and good,
correct weieht, be sure to look uE
SAM MORRIS; he will always pay you
sop prices in cash. HIS warehouse
is one and half blocks northeast Of
public square, near Mexico Custom
Mill, and you can bet on him treating
you so that you will call the SECOND
| time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

Governor ELECT Marmaduke has
chosen for bis private secretary Mr..
" G. Yantis. Of Brownsville. Ills
father. the Rev. j. l.. Yantis, ID. D..
moved to Saline county about City
years ago. Mr.. Yant;s is about
thirty-fiye years old. He received
his collegiate education ut the State
University. and was professor Of
mathematics at the School of Mines
at Rolla, No., for four years. After
leaving Rolls and returning 10 his
former home in Saline county he was
admitted TO the bar ia 1878 and elect
ed to the legislature in 1880.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25

If the young people who attend
the roller skating rink in basement of
Opera House use the following signs
in their fiirtations:
Lying on your back, "assist me-
One leg in the air means, "mashed. :"
One skate in your mouth means,
"crushed again"
Lying ON the left side, II have
money in bank
Lying on the right side. "My heart
is at your feet
Jumping on the skates, '1'm afraid
1 can't trust you
Hitting the back of your head with
your heel. Il am gone.
Standing on your nose, II have nc
objection to a mother-in-law."
Punching your neighbor on the
stomach with your left foot, 81 an
on to your little game"
Suddenly placing your legs hori.
zontally on the floor like the letter '
indicstes, 81 am paralyzed."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
Inst as Good.

Many unscrupulous dealers may
tell you they have remedies fol
coughs and cold equal in merit ano
in every respect just as good as the
old reliable DR.. Bosanko Cough ano
Lung Syrup, unless you insist upor
this remedy and will take no other
you are liable to be greatly deceived
Price 80 cents and s1.0O. Sold b,
Dobyns & Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
PILES! PILES!! PILES!!!

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itch
ing Piles. One box has cured the worst
cases of 20 years. standing. No man
need suffer five minutes after using Will
liam's Indian Pile Ointment. absorbs
tumors, allays itching, acts at poultice,
gives instant relief. Prepared only for
Piles, Itching of the private parts, moth
ing else. Hon. J. M. Coffenbury, OF
Cleveland, saws: " have used scores of
Pile cures, and it affords me pleasure to
say that have never found anything
which gives such immediate and perman-
ent relief as DIR. Williams Indian Pile
Ointment" Sold by druggists and mail
ed on receipt of price, 81.
FRAZIER MEDICINE Co., Props.
Cleveland, Ohio.
49-ly For sale by Dobyns & Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-12-25
CLARENCE BuEl N oaaHA.
He wakes the ceess up.

Every one in Mexico knows Clar-
ence Buel, one of the most genial
travelling men on the road. We clip
the following from the Omaha Bee,
which is an account Of racket Clar-
ence INDUCED in leteiy:
+ Among the familiar faces seen
about town yesterday was that Of
Clarence Buel, q travelling man who
has as many friends over the western
country as any one, and Mr.. Buel
told Bee reporter Of little expe-
rience he had in Louisiana, q town in
Missouri on the Mississippi river.
Clarence is an incorrigible joker
and confirmed Democrat and when
he struck Louisiana about week
ago he was go jubilant over Cleve-
lands election that he undertook to
play practical joke on the colored
natives OF the place and came near
losing his life thereby.
He stopped q little colored boy
on the main street and getting him to
mount storebox patted juba and
kept him dancing fully fifteen min
utes. Another colered boy about
eighteen years Of age turned up in
the crowd that was attracted to the
spot and made himself rather ssfresh, u
SO Buel thought he would get joke
ON him. He announced himself as
an agent commissioned by Cleveland
to ship a cargo of coiored men to the
lsouth, and as there was q steamboat
lying there waiting for repairs his
story was believed. He produced
his price list from his pocket and
read therefrom his commission. The
young mulatto was put upon the box
and auctioned of, the price secured
being $500. Buell. had previously
secured pair OF handcuffs from
Sheriff Glenn, and as soon as the
bogus sale was consummated be
clapped the irons ON hls victim and
/ the officer put his arm through them
and led him off.
A red-hot Republican who was on
the scene telegraphed the u. S. mar.
lshal that colored men were being sold
Unto bondage and that there was dan,
lger of an outbreak. Things began Il
look pretty serious and Clarence toel
lup the line Of march for the depoI
with q cooked revolver in each hand
tand congratulated himself when th.
, train carried him out of the limit
, and beyond the reach Of the alarmes
Ecolored people.