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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02
pura. Fresh Milk.

Messrs. Boatman & Engie have
bought out w. III. Turner's dairy,
and will continue the business as
heretofore. Pure fresh milk de-
liyered to all parts of the city,
Your custom solicited. l4l-3m
BoATMAs IL EscEE.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

"BENEp1cT's" advice to young
men, 'smarry when you find a good
girl who will have you," is good
advice. The man who waits to
marry until he has competency
makes a mistake. He misses much
comfort and rarely gets the compe-
tency. Marry sensible girl and
she will help you obtain the COM
potency. Instead of having one
head and one pair of hands to help
you, you have two heads and two
pairs of hands if you are married.
And then you will have a home
where you can spend your evenings
much less expensively than you
are spending them now.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

Bob Stone has sold 40 yearling
mules 70 Montague, Of Tennessee,
at "a. 80 per head.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

THE railroad committee on right
of way should get to work again as
soon as the weather viii permit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

MAXWELL win appeal to Gov.
Morehouse as a last resort. 1t will
do him no good.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

The mandamus suit commenced
to get 5000 for the agricultural
farm, which the Legislature did not
intend to appropriate, but was left
in the bill by mistake, at the sug-
gestion Of Governor Morehouse
was dismissed. The commence
ment Of any such proceeding was a
great mistake. A State institution
ought not to undertake TO take adj
vantage Of the people on a techni-
cality. .--Eg.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

CENTRALIA means business and is
after the new railroad red-eyed.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02
MEXICO. MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1855
TmgaR Is to be found In every

THERE Is to be found In every
community class of persons who
are always watching a newspaper
for some cause of offanse. If it
strikes others they are pleased, and
take it as a matter of course, but If
it reflects in the slightest manner
upon any of their doings, though it
be in the fairest of terms, they be-
come sulky and go of in a tangent.
They never seem to understand
that a newspaper, to be of any use
or value, must be impartial and
fearless in its treatment of ques-
tions of principle, that it cannot
devote all of its time and attention
to patting the self-conscious peo-
Pile on the back and smoothing
their fur. A newspaper of wide
circulation deals with an entire
community, and cannot stop to
chuck every self-woriiper under
the chin or tickle every vain soul
in order to see it wiggle and laugh.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

Jas. Finn is administrator Of the
estate of James Riordan, deceased.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02
Bids will be received for the Ii

Z Bids viii be received Tor the To-
cation of the Presbyterian male col
lege until March 20. The first
week in February a meeting will
be called for the purpose of APP
pointing committees and circulat-
ing subscription papers in the in
terest of this enterprise. Thous-
ands OF dollars have already been
promised and Mexico's chances
for picking this most desirable
-nlum are excellent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

Look out for Centralia; she is
little but loud.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02

G. Leslie Ferris and III. D. Hun
ter returned from st. Louis last
might. While in that city all the
leading theatres were visited and
the gentlemen return to Mexico
ready to go to work on the plans for
Ferris new Opera House here.
Mr.. Ferris said this morning that
the stage ofhis theatre would be the
size of the Peoples, st. Louis. The
plans will be ready in few days,
when work will begin at once.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-02-02
Local Option at Springfield.


The city of Springfield, No., re-
Gently adopted local option and
to-day that place is in terrible
strait over it's finances. The saloons
paid into that city treasury $40, 600
annually. Now that they have
been closed efforts have been made
to make good this loss by taxing
the merchants, who have rebelled
against the imposition. The police
force will soon be reduced to a
mere squad for want of money
with which to pay them, and while
the city has no open, saloons with
their $40, 600 revenue, whiskey il
being sold all over the town, and
more drunkenness is visible than
when the saloons were wide open
The people of that place discover
now, when it is too late, the fallacy
of local option. When the police
force is reduced the city will vir-
tually be without police protection
and the city's finances In an almost
bankrupt condition with the pros
poets of ruinous taxation upon the
people the coming year. The de-
plorable condition of Springfield,
under the reign of local option, is
only one in many, and it would be
we'll for the people of Randolph
county to look into this matter be-
fore they adopt measure which
will be the means of increasing our
already high taxes.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
PERSONALS.

Mr.. J. d. Shaw, LETT to-day to lee
ture at Greenville, Gainesville and
Terrell.
Miss Louise Halverson, Of Clifton,
Bosque county, is visiting Miss Kate
PouisOn, on South 5th st.
Major Pearre is booked for trip to
Denver and Salt Lake City. He will
leave In day or two.
Mr.. It. A. Cravens, of the internal
revenue service, left on the noon train
for Rockdale on canvassing tour.
Father Badelon of the Church Of
Assumption, is in Detroit and inn
pcaNina s s ia -iireaiftth: His place was
yesterday filled by Rev. Henry J.
Shaw, recently from England, and ac-
cording to reports, an eloquent divine.
Marshall J. H. Bull is back in
the City from a trip to the west. He
brought back with him John H. Gray
the alleged lone stage robber, Mar
shall Bull generally brings company
back with him when he goes on a
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. ". Ewing left on
Saturday for IA visit to the east and
north. Mr.. Ewing will rtturnin Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. J. w. Hodge leaves in day or
two for Colorado to which state he
has already shipped twenty or twen-
ty-five fence machines. Mrs. Susie
w. Hodge and child are summering
at Hopkinsville, Ky.
Miss Libbie Goldstein left yesterday
for the east, where she will join her
brother, Mr.. I. A. Golstein and spend
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Fort left yester-
day for Nashville, Tennessee, where
Mrs. Fort will spend the summer.
Mr.. u. B. Vance and family have
gone to Lampasas Springs for few
weeks.
Miss Etna Klewicke, of Galveston,
is visiting her relations, the family
of +. w. Krause, on North 9Th st.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
JOHN n. GRAY.
The Putative San Angelo and Bal
linger Stage Robber Has
Arrived in Waco.

Waco Day.
Deputy United Ssa.e=- Ma1shal J.
H. Bull arrived yesterday from San
Angelo, having in custody John H.
Gray, who was arrested few days
since at Colorado, Texas, by Captain
Dick Ware, sheriff Of Mitchell county.
One complaint charges Gray with
robbing the United States mail
pouches on the a7th ultimo, at vii.
low Hole, on the San Angelo and Bal.
linger stage line, land the other charges
him with OBTAINING the United States
mails on the nth instant. United
States Commissioner John H. Finks
placed Gray's bond in the first IN
stance at $4,000, and..in the second at
$1,o The preliminary hearing will
take place Monday, August 27th next,
in this city, before Commissioner
Finks. Gray is young man ofpleas.
ing appearance, about IS years Of age,
dark hair and eyes and wears a neat
business suit. He was raised in Nc.
Lehman County, and moved from the
neighborhood of Waco to Tom Green
county about six years ago. Mrs.
Cornelius Patterson, of McGregor, is
his mother. He was indicted for
theft of horse by Waco grand jury
some years ago, and when the case
was called a nolle pros. was entered,
Meanwhile he was in Jail, so that the
quarters assigned him on his failure
to make bond were not unfamiliar.
Gray may be innocent as a lamb oil
stage and mail robbery, with which he
is charged. He, however, is a man
evidently of the nerve and jauntiness
needed to do robbing in the fashion Of
the execution of the San Angelo stage
coaches. Sheriff Dick Ware, who ar.
rested Gray, was Texas ranger once,
and comrade of Constable Lee Jen.
kins and other Waco ex.rangers. He
it was who shot and killed Sam Bass
on that memorable summer day in
1873, about ten years ago, at Rouno
Rock.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

can save $40 per month by using
a Quick meal, says Mrs. James H,
White. Not quite, says Mr.. X. Mrs.
w. every cent of it Mrs X. Mrs.
White. If you can make it plain to
me how you can do that / will sell
every lady in Waco one, Mrs. White,
/ can do this work myself and save q
girls wages and board and wastage,
which is not less than $25. Mr.. X.
and the other SIS, Mrs. Whites Mrs.
w. Oh Well say stealage SIS, com.
fort and satisfaction SO, and that is
a low estimate. I would not take
800 for mine.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
Soup Made Of q Trunk

New York journal.
We tried tho flesh Of the slain ele.
plants cooked in various ways, roast,
boiled, stewed, Eurried, but with indif.
ferent success although our Madras
cook, no mean proficient in the cul.
mary art, tried hll he knew to make
the dishes paitable. The flesh IS
black colored 3d course, so not in.
viting in appearance.
The best and most appetizing dish
OF all was soup 4ade out Of the trunk,
says Burmah correspondent of the
San Francisco Ckonicle. Portions of
the trunk are cuanto small pieces aud
gently stewed fir hours, excluding
their rich juice, 4avoring being added
in the shape Of akomatic herbs grow.
| ing on the spot.
The soup was simply delicious. Of
unique flavor aud rich gummy con.
sistence, 1t more assembled thick tur.
tie soup than any other knew of. 1t
was, without doubt, nutritious and
Strengthening. 1t also much remind.
ed me Of mouffle, a rich, thick, soupy
stew made of moose muscles, which
delicacy had made acquaintance
with while out moose hunting in East.
ern Canada. The feet of the smaller
elephants also were rather good. They
were roasted slowly in wood ashes, the
tough skin peeled off and served au
naturel.
We met with varied success during
the six weeks Of our hunting expedi-
ton, killing seven elephants in all,
which was perfectly satisfactory.
One day in crossing sorIe rocky
ground we came upon an enor, ~
boa-constrictor lying under pr( ous
ing ledge, quite supine and in IT,.
OF apparent lifelessness. AS in ;s
comatose condition the snake is hi LIZ
less, we handled it freely. We q IA
feel the bones OF some animal -
meath the distended skin. N
After our shekarries had cut q
the boa's head they ripped the y 4,
open and found mountain sheeplf'
side. 1t was not an inviting spe "
Gle, as the body of the sheep NJ
Shiny and presented a horried, fiat \
ed appearance, showing that its BID \
were crushed. Our shekarries, hi ]
ever, thought different from us, !
they cut the sheep up and carried Il
camp to cook for supper. They a
utilized the boa for food, drying
] flesh in the sun.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

One lady says she can do her own
work with a quick meal stove with
less labor than she can look after a
hired girl and then there is no steal
age of wood or victuals, no dirt, no
smoke, no heat, no girl to pay or feed /.
WACO CURIOSITY SHOP.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
My Looking Glass.

Having fully made up my mind and
by practical test. demonstrated the
feasibility OF the Cash System in the
Grocery Business, l shall continue on
tho same line only and shall make
great efforts to meet the most rapid
-eempetltien. Hewing straight to the
line, letting the chips fall where they
may. And I take this method of soil
citing the patronage of the people Of
Waco, who pay for these groceries,
assuring all that my goods shall be
the best, my prices the lowest, my
service unexcelled, my efforts to please
unbounded. A trial is anxiously de-
sired from all who SO this looking
glass, by
JNo. NJ. COOPER,
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
Franklin street is showing ron.

Franklin street is showing com.
mendable signs of progress, and the
Brunswick Hotel is leading the pros
sion and will soon be one of the lead.
ing hotels Of the city, as Mrs. Ed
White has taken charge, she being a
lady of vast experience in the hotel
business.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

The New York World makes the
statement that twenty-one persons
have been killed and one hundred
and thlrty-nine injured by horses and
vehicles driven by reckless drivers in
that city from January to June 10.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Mr.. Geo. Dowdy, the prince of cater.
ers, is now smiling behind the bar Of
the White Elephant, compromising
his mixed drinks.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Almost. indispensable is the quick
meal. No smoke, dirt or litter, does
the work quicker, cheaper and better
than wood or coal.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Rare old whiskles, rich with age,
and the choicest wines are served
over the counter at the White Ele-
plant.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

/ The days OF sweltering over hot
stove are about numbered. With the
Quick Meal lady can cook and keep
as cool and as nice as in her parlor.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
This Fall.

One Of the best stocks of Furniture,
Stoves, and Household Goods in Waco
will be found at the Waco c. s.,
where they sell woman's greatest
blessing, the quick meal Gasoline
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Oh, where is the man but six foot high
That gives you Gas(oline) as cheap
as 1? G. l.. GOOCH.
Ladies cry for them. The Quick
Meal,
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Nicely furnished and we'll ventilated
rooms at the Brunswk Hotel, on
Franklin street.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

| Insurance men recommend the
quick meal Gasoline Stove for sale
only at the Waco Curiosity Shop.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

IF you would keep cool take youl
drinks at the White Elephant.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

There is nothing equals the quick
neal Gasoline Stove,
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

A Divorce. Or Quick Meal. Gas
oline stove is the cry of the average
lady of Waco.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Have your moving and packing
done by the Waco G. s.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

A nice, cool dinning room, and all
apartments kept in order at the Bruns-
wick.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Wanted, 1000 live pigeons. at AM
holds.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Wanted, 1000 live pigeons, at Am.
bold's.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Wanted, 900 live pigeons, at Am.
bold's.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

The choicest drinks, ice cold, are to
be found at the White Elephant.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Wanted, 1000 live pigeons, at Am
holds.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

+ Wanted, 1000 live pigeons, at Am-
bold's.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Wanted. 1000 live pigeons, at AM
bold's.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Two cents worth of oil will cook a
dinner on the quick meal Gasoline
Stove.
WACO CURIOSITY SHOP.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
JNo. NJ. COOPER,
Waco Supply Store.

Wanted, 1000 live pigeons, at Am.
holds.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16

Gasoline is cheap at Waco Curiosity
Shop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21

The New England deacon of the
olden time was gifted with piety, good
sense and an epigrammatic way of
speaking. In the "Tradition of the
Bellows Family" mention is made of
a Deacon Foster, of Walpole, who pro-
posed to an aged widow by offering
"to 90 the rest of the way to heaven
with her." The offer was accepted.
One morning he rode up to the door
of lady in great haste, and told her
that neighbor, Mrs. Carter, was in
sore trouble, as she had been violently
taken with a "serious and painful
breaking-out about her mouth"
The lady at once went to her house,
and discovered Mrs. Carter going
about her duties, and nothing unusual
on her face. Surprised, she told her
of the deacon's message.
"Well," answered Mrs. Carter, II
know what he meant. When he came
this morning, was giving Ben Carter
q piece of my mind for his careless
ness, and the good deacon thought my
temper made my speech little un-
scriptural."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
Misquoted Lines.

1t is a peculiar faculty of human
memory to misquote proverbs and poe
try, and almost invariably to place the
credit where it does not belong.
Nine men out of ten think that "the
Lord tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb" is from the Bible, whereas,
Lawrence Sterne is the author.
Pouring oil upon the troubled wa
ters' is also ascribed to the volume
whereas it is not there; in fact, no one
knows its origin.
Again, we hear people say: 1.-THE
proof of the pudding is in chewing the
string" This is arrant nonsense, and
the proverb says: "The proof of the
pudding is in the eating thereof, and
not in chewing the string"
Nothing is more common than to
hear: "a man convinced against his
will, is of the same opinion still"
This is an impossible condition of
an opinion and at the same time hold
to an opposite one. What Butler wrote
was eminently sensible: "He that
complies against his will, is of his own
opinion still"
A famous passage of Scripture is Of
ten misquoted thus: "He that is with
out sin among you, let him cast the
first stone." 1t should be: "Let him
first cast stone"
Sometimes we are told: "Behold
how great fire a little matter kind
leth," whereas st. James said :
Behold how great a matter a little
fire kindleth," which is quite differ
ent thing.
We also hear that "a miss is as good
as mile," which is not as sensible or
forcible as the true proverb: "a miss
of an inch is rs good as mile"
"Look before you leap'' should he :
"And look before you ere you leap"
Pope is generally credited with hav-
ing written, "Immodest words admit
of no defense, for want of decency is
want of sense.n They were written by
the Earl of Roscommon, who died be-
fore Pope was born.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
Early pfohibitfon I'm New York.

At the annual meeting Of "thes
American Social Science Association, +,
which we had the pleasure of recently
attending at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.,E
the following was read by the Rev.
Henry R. Traver, of Saratoga, from;
documentary History of New York, .
vol.2, page 592. The occasion describ-
ed being a Council held at Albany,
July 9th, 1854, by the chiefs of the
Five Nations" the Commissioners.
from Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut,
and Virginia, and the Governor and
officials of New York. ., ...z,
Extract from address of 1.-THE Chiefs
of the Five Nations: &:
Brethren-There is an affair about
which our hearts tremble, and our
minds are deeply concerned. This is
the selling of rum in our castles. IT.
destroys many, both of our old and
young people. We request Of all the
Governments here present that it may
be forbidden to carry any of it among
the "Five Nations" I~
Brethren-We are in great fears that
it may cause murder on both sides.
The Cayugas here present now declare
in their own name, that they will not
allow any rum to oe brought up river,
and those who Go must take, conse-s
quences.
Brethren-We, the Mahawks, Of
both castles, have also one request TO-.
make which is, that the people who
are settled round about us may not be-
suffered to sell our people rnm. It
keeps them poor,-makes them idle
and wicked, and if they have any
money or goods they lay it all out for
rum. It destroys virtue and the, pro
gress of religion among US. We have
a friendly request to make to the
Governor that he will felp us to build
a chapel at Canojohery, and that We
may have a bell in it, which together
with the putting stop to the sale Of
rum, will make US religious and lead
better lives" documentary History
JN. Y, voz. 2: page 500. ..5S
I'VE are glad to send the above
through our columns to about eight
thousand editors in the United States.
William Penn had no trouble with
the Indians. How many Indian
wars might have been prevented By
the prohibition of the sale of rum to the
Indians.-Our Dumb AninaaLs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
Your Speciality.

That means "eXcel at something.
Make a speciality of something, and
excel in it. Do not be content to do it
well; do it in the very best, or most
rapid, or in some distinguishing way,
by which you will come to be known
in connexion with it. If it is book
keeping, or sweeping, or drawing, put
yourself into it, and do it as others
have dreamed it might be done. Do
not be content to sing as well as Susy,
or to sew as much as Mary, or to walk
as rapidly and easily as your older sis
ter. Find out how they did this thing,
and then apply yourself to bring your
specially, whatever it is, to perfection.
1t will require patience, industry, and
self-sacrifice; but it will pay in the
long run. Good work of any kind
pays, and it is the only kind that
pays.
Accuracy pays; so does rapidity !;
so, too, of neatness, thoroughness, and
other qualities which you will be cul-
tivating, perhaps unconsciously, while
sounding the heights and depths of
your specially.
And it pays, too, to hale II Especial
ty." So many people, are "bright,"
"quick,n Intelligent" but almost
useless to any one needing skilled
help. because they have scattered their
forces over too much surface. In
twenty years you may learn to do one
thing well, SO we'll that you could
command price or position any
where but you can't have learned
twenty equally we'll.
Gather up your energies, your time,
resolution, patience, and talent (for
you have talent for something) for
your speciality, and work right toward
it. mean, of course, make this your
main business, and others subordinate
to it. Try to do well "whatsoever
your hands find to do," but bestow
your greatest efforts Oh the one thing.
A good steer is worth more than an
Indifferent bull, and keeps with half
the trouble.
Fasting without almsgiving is a
lamp without oil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
Conveying an Idea Delicately.

A prominent Albany clergyman,
who lived for some years in the South
and is quite familiar with the typical
plantation darkey, tells of gentle
man of his quondam acquaintance
who had a faithful old body servant
whose word, with his master, was
law. Before making an important
purchase, or in fact taking any step
which might have serious consequent
ccs, the old darkey retainer was con-
suited and his opinion was usually
final. One day, however, the old SER
want was away f.om home, and in his
absence the master made purchase of
q horse. Whether or not the animal
was fine bargain the story does not
explain, leaving it rather to be infer
red from the old darkey's comment
upon the matter when he returned.
With some qualms Of conscience and
an inexplicable feeling of insignifi-
canoe, the Master led the old servant
into the stable and exhibited his
equine purchase. "Well, SAM" he
said finally, breaking an awkward ST.
lence, "why don't you say something =?
What do you think of my bargain ?"
The old darkey scratched his white
woody head and answered slowly {:
"Well, massa, war tryin' ter t'ink OBJ
varse from Scripcha dat pears ter
me ter be applicable right heah. I
can't somehow, git it into my ole
head, but I know it ends wild de
words, AN his money am soon
pa'ted p-ABany Journal.