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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-19

Five counties in New-Jersey have voted. under
the temperance law enacted last year. IN iaVor
OF no license. and only one OF those that nave
tested the question has made contrary decision'
This is good test Of the law as far as IL goes,
and the result OF the voting on the matter oush1
10 have considerable influence with those Nom
bers Of the legislature who propose 10 repe'l lnS
mart OF the law 40 the present session.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
Where to Find Heaven.

From the New York Graphic
There was a Methodist minister
who preached one day on heaven.
The next morning he was going
down town and he met one of his
old wealthy members. The old
friend said: "Pastor, you preach.
ed a good sermon about heaven
You told me all about heaven, but
you never told me where heaven
is"
"Ahr' said the pastor, "I an
glad of the opportunity this morn
ing. | have just come from the
hilltop yonder. In that cottage
there is member of your church
She is sick in bed with fever; hel
two little children are sick in the
bed, and she has not got bit o.
coal, or stick of wood, or flour OF
sugar or any bread. If you will
60 down town and buy $50 worth
of things, nice provisions, and senG
them up to her, and then 60 W
there and say, MY sister, l have
bought you these nice provisions in
the name of Lord and Savior" ther
you ask for a Bible and you read
the 23d Psalm, and then you gel
down on your knees and pray-i
you don't see heaven before yor
get all through, I'll pay the BILL
The next morning he said: "Pas
tor, | saw heaven and | spent fif
teen minutes in heaven as certain
as you are listening"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
SQUIBS FROM SAILING.

C1rreSrhndense of the LEDGER.
SAILING. Mo-, July 8. - Elder
Magee preached at Friendship last
Sunday evening.
Miss Lima White, of Fav ette,
returned to her home after a pleas
ant visit with relatives and friend.
in this community.
Mr.. A. Cettle's youngest child
was buried Friday.
Miss Mary Downing is home
from an extended visit to Kinks
vile friends.
G, A. Radford spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in this
neighborhood.
Mr.. Henry Crawford, one of our
oldest citizens, was buried July i.
Miss Mary Coffee, of Moberly, is
teaching instrumental music here.
Mr.. Sam Downing has purchased
a bicycle.
Miss Maud Hall, of Centralia,
spent several days here last week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
Mother and Home.


The mother is the heart of the
home. She it is who determines
It's characteristics, and diffuses
through it that subtle atmosphere
which every sensitive person can
feel when introduced into the home
circle, and from which can quickly
be inferred the ruling spirit of the
home. There can be no doubt that
the most effective training for chill
dren is parental example, and this
truth the mother needs constantly
to bear in mind. How can the I'M
patient, quarrelsome, fault-fnding
mother teach patience and kindness
and form good tempers? How can
the mother greatly absorbed in
keeping up with the pomp and van
tiles of life, eager for the place and
show, teach her children the true
principles of a happy life? How
can the selfish mother teach gen.
erosity, Or the discontented mother
teach contentment?.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
The Injured,

John S. Packard. the G.. A. Il.
man whose skull was fractured by
the cars several weeks ago, was
started on his way to his home in
Indiana yesterday. While It may
be fact that countless thousands
mourn because of mans inhuman-
ity to man, it may be observed that
other countless thousands might
weep if it were not for mans hu-
manity to his brother in distress, as
exemplified in the case of Packard,
who was injured almost to his
death among strangers and whose
recovery is somewhat OF miracle.
Gustave Graumuller, the young
man who was SO seriously injured
by q train two or three weeks ago,
is still lying at the point Of death.
Saturday his pulse fell to sc, and
an examination of the injured man $
head resulted in the discovery of
an abscess. Another operation was
performed and the patient grew
better, the pulse having approached
the normal. Recovery is yet among
the improbabilitIes.
Miss Farley, a young lady resid-
ing on East Promenade street, ac-
cidentally shot herself in the left
hand yesterday, while playing with
a % caliber pistol. The bullet was
extracted and no serious results are
feared.
Pat Derrick, of near Laddonia,
fell ten or twelve feet in barn Sat-
urday, fracturing the head of the
scapula. The injury is, in a meas
ure, permanent one.
The circumstances considered,
A. c. Bowman, the victim of Satur-
days runaway, is resting as well as
could be expected.
frank Holmes, an Alton brake
man, had his hand crushed at Ladd-
onia. The injury was dressed
here.
Cyrus Scott, who was so badly
injured recently by vicious mules,
is improying,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
UNION PICK-UPS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
Union, Mo-, July 9.-George
Waters Is said to have the best
sucking mule south of Mexico.
Prayer meeting has been discon-
tinued on account of the Sunday
School
1t seems that the Benton City
base ball club didn't want to hear
from Union as bad as they thought
they did.
The West End Greens, from the
Jesse neighborhoed west of town
defeated the nine east of here last
Saturday by score of 5S TO %
in seven inning game.
Miss Eliza Utesinger, of Indiana,
who has been spending several
months with her sister, Mrs. Pfitzer,
left for home last Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
PROGRESSION.
Phllosophic Principles are Dis.
placing Ignorant Supersti-
tion and Prejudice.

My wife, aged % years, mother
of one child 8 IL years old, has
not been we'll since birth of child;
had not walked for nearly three
years; for this tune she was carried
in the arms of friends as child.
All the doctors of our vicinity, far
and near, have tired until they
confessed they could do no more.
We had consulted with the best
physicians of Chicago, Indianapo.
lis, st. Louis and Kansas City, all
to no purpose; she still lay helpless
as an infant until April 1, 1899.
DIR. Harlan called to see her, and
In few days treatment with Drs.
Milan and Harlan's Celebrated
Apparatus they had her walking in
and about the house, up and down
stairs. with every prospect O
speedy and complete cure. This
we freely give that others may be
induced to try the virtue of this
treatment.
SIX DAYS LATER.-Patient play
ing organ, guitar and doing thu
light work.
Mr.. AND Mrs. BENTON,
May Is, 'S9. Muscota, Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
BENTON CITY BRIEFS.
CorrespondeHdenee of the Ledger.

Correspondendenee of the Ledger.
BENTON CITY, Mo-. July g.
Farmers are busy in their wheat
and oats. They report fare crop.
Miss Annie Mullen, who has
been visiting VIM. Craig for the
last three weeks, returned home
Monday.
Mrs. Neeley has had her house
repainted and now has one of the
incest residences in Benton.
Misses frankie Jordan and Edna
Allen, of Readsviile, Mo-. is visit
ing in Benton and vicinity this
week.
c. D. Rodgers, County Surveyor,
received from White Hall, Mo-,
one car tiling this week with which
he is going to remodel culberts and
crossing throughout the county.
Wallace, Northern Il Dewell
shipped two cars of hogs to St.
Louis Monday.
w. H. Upham shipped several
cars of corn to Louisville, Ky.
Adolph Raith is visiting his
relatives in st. Louis the past
week.
Preacher Hinnet, of Fulton,
preached at Benton Church to large
audience Sunday morning and even.
ing.
John Moore received telegram
from Kansas City Monday stating
his sister was not expected to live
He started for Kansas City on the
night train.
Mr.. VIM. Craig and daughter,
Miss Annie Craig, are visiting in
Montgomery this week.
W. w. TRULY returned from
Sturgeon Thursday, where he had
been visiting his parents for few
days.
S. P. Garken, who has been
working for TRULY for the last ten
days, returned home to Wright
City Thursday.
Thomas Randolph, one of ou,
bright and energetic young men, is
now located in St. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frisby, of Aux.
vase, en- route to Wellsvllle, spent
a few hours here with friends Fri.
day.
Al. Rodgers purchased thresh.
ing machine from Robinson Il Co.
Montgomery, last week, and is now
ready for work.
Thompson, with Truby in the
box, will play Sturgeon Saturday
July IS, at Mexico Sportsman
Park,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
The Thinker.


The thinker mounts the heights
of his spirit and beholds the uni.
verse;he dives into the depths of hi:
heart and brings up pearls.
The thinker loses the least time
All creatures cheerfully bring
their tributes to the poet and think
er-so that imagination and
thought many be constantly nour,
ished.
The higher We think, and the
deeper we feel, the finer becomes
our susceptibility to joy and pain.
The heart of our poet and TANKER
is transported with delight or deeds
In sorrow of which other man have
no conception.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11

The census year began June 1st,
1889, and will end May 31st, 1890.
The census enumerator will make
his house to house visit during the
month of June, 1890. The super
intendent Of the census, Robert L.
Porter, il a circular recently issued
from the Interior Department, calls
attention to this tact, and 70 the
great inportance<of securing full
and correct returns in relation to
farm products and livestock, and
appeals to the farmers to keep a
careful account of the products of
their farms during the census year.
This would aid materially IN secur-
ing reliable returns for the eleventh
census, and add very greatly to its
value. Owing to the lax business
methods of many farmers, statistics
and censuses returns are often
mere guesswork. We urge our
farmer friends all to respond to the
superintendent appeal, and to be-
gin now and keep accurate accounts
| oftheir business for the census year,
and be ready to furnish correct
statistics to the census enumerater
next June. And it will be an i'm
mense advantage to them to keep
on doing so for themselves year
after year.-Farns and Fireside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
MARTINSBURG MATTERS.

Correspondence to the Ledger.
MARTINsBuRG, Mo-, July TO-
Mrs. S. E. Taylor vacated the post
office last Saturday and S. V. Over
bagh took his seat on Monday.
Rev. Boen is holding protracted
meeting at Liberty Church. Basket
dinner ON the grounds next Sunday
Prof. Davis is in Fulton this
week.
Miss Ella Hays and Maggy Tor
reyson are visiting In Laddonia and
Vandalia.
Martinsburg sent nine couples to
Laddonia on the great Fourth.
Miss Nellie Neelan, of St. Louis,
is the guest of the Misses Over
bagh.
Henry Overbagh, who has been
clerking at Nugent's, St. Louis, for
some time, is home and will re-
main.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy preached at the
Baptist Church last Sunday.
Elder Hansen and family, OF
Moberly, will spend this week in
the Burg.
Adolph Fennewald gave a big
dance Oh the night of the Fourth,
breaking up at four o'clock in the
morning.
Mrs. Crisman gave the young
people very enjoyable party Mon.
day night.
Elder Hoffernan, of Clark, will
preach next Sunday at the Chris
tian Church.
The LEDGER has gained many
! friend in the last few weeks; Mar
tinsburg, irrespective of race, color
or kind, stand up as one man fo,
Elder Samuel Magee, who formerly
lived here.
The auxiliary to the C. w. B.
M. at Martinsburg will give an en-.
tertainment at Mrs. Billiards. on
Tuesday, July I6, beginning at s
p. m. A good programme will be
rendered, following by ice-cream
and cake. A good time is expected.
Ten cents admission. Everybody
! come.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
New Suits Filed.

The following new suits have
been filed for the October term OF
Circuit Court:
Dora F. Porter ct al, vs.. James
NJ. Ellis ct al, partition.
Addie Jerman VS.. John Jerman,
Mary G. Glascock vs.. Emily A,
Myers ct al, foreclose mortgage.
B. Hellman vs.. r. E. Roby, No
1, attachment.
G.. B. Gray VS.. R. E. Roby, at.
tachment.
W. J. Lemp VS.. R. e. Roby, at.
tachment.
Cortez Pugh VS.. r. H. johnson
injunction.
Geo. K. Hopkins ct al, VS.. r. E
Roby.
James B. Johnson VS.. Lafe New
kirk. accounting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
MAKING A RECORD.
For Boy, Young "Boze'' Gun,
ningham is Quito an Ac-
compl1shed Criminal.

Charles Cunningham, colored,
better known as "Boze," is MAX
ing great record as a boy crimi-
nal. Young Cunningham is not of
age, yet he now stands charged
with two crimes, committed at diff
ferent times, each of which is pun
ishable py Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. Last winter, it is al
legged, Cunningham, broke into
Jake's saloon and took all the
money from the cash-drawer. After
spending several days in Jail, he
was released on bond furnished by
an uncle. The case was not dis
posed of at the last term of court,
and Cunningham continued to pa
rade the streets in tight, spring
bottom trousers, pleated shirt
and high collar, seeking whom he
might devour. At the Union De-
pot Saturday night, June %, Ivan
Harrison, the II year old nephew
of Street Commissioner Mckinney,
displayed three silver dollars.
Cunningham laid for the youth and
when the opportunity offered, he
grabbed the money and ran. Har-
rison recognized the thief and the
next day gave Cunningham a long
chase. The darky was fleet of
foot, however, and eluding his per-
suer, took u freight train for Louis
lana. Constable Quisenberry was
put on the case and soon located
his man. Cunningham was driven
oat of Louisiana. From that place
he went to St. Louis, where he was
known to have girl" named
TiIlie Crockett. Titles house was
watched and Cunningham was
caught on Monday. He now Ian
guishes in jail in this city, whittier
he was brought last night. Gun
ningham is a young man of euiti-
waited tastes. 1t is said he turns
up his nose at the prison food and
calls for a change of collar and
cuffs three times daily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
AUXVASSE MATTERS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
AUxvAssE, Mo-, June 10.-Miss
Della Perry left for New Mexico
this week to spend the summer.
T. NJ. Freeman left Tuesday for
California.
i Miss Mamie Penn, of Fulton,
returned to her home Saturday,
after pleasant visit.
Misses Romans, Rodgers and
Douglass, of Martinsburg, returned
home Monday after pleasant
visit among friends here.
The following stockmen shipped
stock Monday A. b. Kidwell, 3
cars cattle to Chicago, J. r. Adair,
2 cars to Chicago, Dyer Bros.
shipped l car hogs to st. Louis
Tuesday.
! +. S. & J. Harrison received a
car load of Shetland ponies direct
from Shetland the 4th inst.
The foundation for the three
story brick hotel is laid. E. M
Dudley and J. L. Buckner will be
/ the proprietors.
J. Fl. Harrison expects to COM
j mence building on his new brick
livery stables in about ten days.
Louis Ismay is burning o0, ,0G
/ bricks.
John Greer, of Mexico, has es.
tablished tin shop in our town.
Miss Issie Harris, of Fulton, visit.
ed her brother w. c. Harris, Mon
day.
c. R. Adams is IN Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
Wanted r. New ssistant

A short story comes down from a
small lumber camp in Wisconsin,
showing the peculiar manner 3
Swede had of expressing himself.
This Swede was the "bossn of a
river gang, but, as the work was
very light, the ''gang" consisted OF
only one man, and he had what
might be called "soft snap" One
day the boss went to the superin-
tcndent and said he wanted another
man. The official looked at him in
wonder "Another man." he said :
"why, you don't have half enough
work for the man you have; what
in the world do you want of another
one?' "Dot MONS" replied the
boss in sober and matter of fact
manner, twas went unter der lox
apout vifdeen minutes pack und he
wasn't coined up yet: l dinks he
vas quit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
LADDONIA LACONICS


Correspondence of the Ledger.
LaDDoNIA, NO., July 1.-THE
Fourth was grandly celebrated
here. Early in the morning sleep
ers were awakened by the firing of
guns, which was kept up util 7
O'Clock. About s O'Clock people
began to arrive which was kept up
until o'clock, when it was esti-
mated that there was one of the
largest gatherings ever in town.
The different Sunday Schools
joined in the long procession that
marched from the public school
building to the public square. The
procession was headed by Laddo-
MIA cornet band, which played
some excellent music. Speaking
recitations and songs were then
listened to until dinner. The usual
amusements followed in the even
ing. At 3 O'Clock the commica
callthumpians marched to the
music of the Calithumpian band.
At 7 O'Clock the ladies arranged IN
two floats drove through town rep
resenting the past and present
styles. The old fashioned mother
was shown whipping her babe fol
naughtiness. Ladies with the big
hustle of former days and those
with bustles reformed. They were
headed by music played by ladies.
The parade was quite laughable.
At night balloons and fireworks
entered into the amusements, with
a ball at Stevens Hall; and SC
ended the Fourth of 1889.
Miss Masgy Torreyson, of Mar.
tinsburg, is spending week here.
Sam Whitman, of Perry, is here
on a business visit.
James Rifle, of illinois, was
here on the Fourth
The NJ. E. Church supper on the
night of the Fourth amounted te
s22.
| The Laddonia band talks Of Civ.
ing picnic in August.
Miss Annie McNama, of Alton,
| is visiting here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
CENTRALIA NEWS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
CENTRALIA, Mo-, July s, 1889.
The Fourth of July celebration
in Centralia was bang up. Adam
Rodemyre, Lawyers Booth and
Stephens were the moving spirits
in bringing the affair to such a sue
cessful termination.
Miss Fora Murphy, who has been
visiting the family of VIM. Carpen-
ter during the past three months,
returned to her home in California
last week.
Elder Samuel Magee will preach
in Unity Church, near Benton City,
next Sunday morning and evening.
The A. NJ. E. congregation OF
this place is negotiating for the
building now occupied by the Chris
tian Church. When the present
house of worship is disposed of the
Christian Church will erect large
and handsome brick edifice.
Lee Hope has about finished an
elegant cottage. He will take pos.
session the latter part of this
month.
The school house is being thor
oughly repaired and renovated.
Grant Burton is doing the work.
Talk of the new railroad is being
revived again, and many of the
more hopeful ones say that it will
be built yet.
Mrs. Harvey Silver, who has
been i'll during the past month, is
convalescent.
Joe Cupp still talks of moving to
Fayette. Mr.. Cupp is good citi-
zen and an able lawyer, and Gen.
tralia is 10th to give him up.
John BauIieu will go to Dakota
to reside some time this month.
The Sunday Schools of Centralia,
except the Northern Methodist,
will picnic in Turner's woods on
the 1Sth inst.
T. B. Spurlock will erect a new
dwelling in the near future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11

The Iosoa State Register hits the
nail squarely on the head in the
following item. at is a pleasure
to The Register TO recommend an
article of merit, and this is the case
with Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrh na Remedy, as it has
proven to be all that is claimed for
it in many instances that have come
under the er'siinmediate notice:
and The Register believes, that every
family should have Il bottle of this
sterling remedy at all times at their
homes, as it may be necessary when
least expected. Messrs. Chamber
lain IL Co. present testimonials as
to the virtue Of the life saving pre-
paration, from nearly all the states
in the Union, and many instances
are given where death has been
averted by its timely use. Three
different epidemics are noted, in
which this standard medicine has
come out victorious, and the resi-
dents of these localities are proud
to say, that this was the most sue
cesstul Of all the remedies en-
ployed. Too much care can not be
exercised to preserve the health OF
the children, as well as the heads
of the house, and it is always best
to be prepared at all times. Arm
yourself, so a. to be ready to sue
cessfully combat disease when il
appears. For sale by t. r. GIBBS,
druggist, Mexico. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
IT CARRIED EASILY,
The Proposition to put $1,000
more in Public Schools,

The people voted right on the
proposition to increase our public
school facilities. Although but a
small vote was cast, there were 233
votes for the proposition and 65
apainct
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
BuckIen,s Arnrea Salye.

The best salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter. Chap
ped Hands, Chiblains, Corn and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by ]. +. Llewellyn. If
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
The Trotting Horse.
From the Boston Advertiser.

Some remarkable records are be-
ing made this year and the trotter
is beginning to show himself to be
the ideal horse for America. The
running horse is unfit for practical
use and it is chiefly the gamblers
that are interested in them, but the
trotter is of practical use. a horse
that can trot a mile on track al
good railroad speed must be of a
family that viii show better rate
of travel on a country road in ten
or twenty-five mile journey than
the common scrub, after which the
old fogy is content to travel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11

Parties from Mexico contempIat-
ing visit to Elk Lick (,he best
Mineral Springs in the state),
should stop off at Vandalia, and
secure convevances. Good rigs,
cheap rates. Satisfaction guaran-
teed.
| have recently added to my
livery stock a 81 200 hearse. Cali
and see me. w. q. NJ. Cox, livery
man, opposite Bank block, Van
daiia, Mo. I2tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
An Elegant Substitute.

For oils, salts, pills, and all
kinds OF bitter, nauseous medi-
eines, Is the very agreeable liquid
fruit remedy. Syrup of Figs. Rec
commended by leading Physicians.
Manufactured only by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company. For
sale in 80 cents and 81 bottles by
C. r. 5ibbs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11

SUBSCRIBER. No. Miller will
not be hanged on August 23d, al
though he is sentenced to hang
then. The Supreme Court will not
likely pass on his case much before
Jan. l, 1880.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11

Dick Worsham called at this
office one day last week and told
a story of a remarkable feat per-
formed by Mrs. John Sullivan, Is
years of age and whose home is
east of Mexico. Mrs. Sullivan
was watching the progress of the
harvest, when she suddenly felt a
desire to take 4 hand in it. She
went in the field and tramping un-
aided over the forty acres of
ground, bound as much wheat as
the male hands. In spite of her
age, she has felt no i'll effects of the
unusual exercise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-11
The New Road Law.

Below we give the new law pass
ed by the Legislature regarding
road overseers:
The several county courts shall
divide their counties into convent
ent road districts, said districts to
include within their respective linn
its not less than one nor more than
three school districts, and the
boundaries of such school district
or districts from which they are
formed, except when any school
district lies III two or more counties,
in which case the county line shall
be the boundary of such road dis
trict. And at the annual school
meeting in the year 1890 and every
year thereafter, the qualified voters
within such road district shall
choose, by ballot, person to act
as road overseer in each Of such
districts, who shall serve for term
of one year, and until his successor
is duly elected and qualified. 1t
shall be the duty of the clerks of
the school district to cast up the
votes for each candidate within five
days after such meeting and trans
NIT the same to the county clerk,
who shall Immediately issue GER
tificate Of election to the person
having received the highest number
of votes in each of said road dis
trlcts.
The law also provides that when
citizens along any road subscribe
not less than $50 a mile to have
such road macadamized, the county
court may appropriate any addi-
tional sum they may think proper,
not to exceed $500 per mile. To
keep such road in repair the county
may establish toll gates and collect
toll. The road tax will continue to
be worked out instead of being paid,
as other taxes are, in cash.