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and nearly foot broader across the
shoulders
"rs it possible?" and Miss Ray opened
her blue eyes very wide, 'Now do you
know l would have said you could have
worn each others clothes.'
"She's making fun of me-" thought
Russell. "What in the name of annihila-
tion can Ido?'
'.You saw him just before he sailed,
did you not?" she said. "Was he in good
spiritsY'
"He seemed resigned" replied Rus
sell. Gas to the work which takes him
there, he is hopeful, but he is not the
man to leave his friends without regret.
"Has he many here?"
"Not many, but some whom he holds
very dear. / am reminded that he gave
me card for you. / believe it bears
some memoranda of treasure you will
lay up in Heaven, where, Brown tells
me, you have already much invested"
She glanced at the card.
'He is too kind" she said. "My
charities are small, and yet within a
mile of my home one may find every
kind of distress which Gods mercy per-
mits.'
This opened the way to more gene
raj conversation, far from embarrassing
topics. Russell was soon at his ease,
and talking, as he thought, in highly
edifying manner. If intellectual devel-
opment was what Miss Ray needed she
would not fail to get it.
"We shall be good friends" she said,
as he rose to go. II must confess that
Walter had prejudiced me against you.
He was forever telling me of your at
tainments; and saying that an hour with
you was equal to four volumes of the
Encyclopedia Brittanica. Now, don't
like people to be instructive. That is
one of Walters faults. But you-why
you've entertained me with the most
delightful nonsense that ever was in the
world, and feel greatly the better for
it. You must. come again very soon,
when my mother is able to see you, and
when my father hasn't directors meet
ing on hand.n
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PULLING STICKS.

the time when they had accidentally
lunched together, and knew what Rus
sell had eaten, and how much it cost.
cit was a good deal more than you
needed, young man." said he, s'but per-
haps you knew what you were about"
Russell ventured to hope that he did.
IA reputation for wealth is good
thing" said Ray. "a. young man gets
it by spending much more than he can
afford and an old man by spending less.
Every time some of those fellows down
there see me eating apple pie for lunch
they add half million to their estimate
of what I'm worth, but it wouldn't have
done thirty years ago when was MAX
ing my start. By the way, come down
to lunch with me tomorrow. Ill agree
to feed you on something better than
pie and milk"
Russell accepted the invitation, and
entered Rays Office with an exact re-
gard for the specified hour worthy of
Monte Christie. They lunched in style
of gilded magnificence; and afterwards
returned to Rays office together. Here
Russell sat down by request, and Ray
drew achair in front of him.
s'Young man." said he with painful
directness, whats your businesses
To Russell this question was not
wholly surprise, though he had not
had time to fully prepare forit. Hisre-
ply, however, was founded upon certain
information which he had obtained by
judiclous inquiry concerning the pecul-
iarities of the man before him.
81 am engaged in the development of
an inventions" said he.
ssYour own?''
''No, sir; by a careful study of history
have discovered that there is great
deal more money in not being the IN
ventor. Moreover, man is always
prejudiced in regard to his own inven-
ton, and therefore blinded to the ne
cessities of its development He can
not criticize calmly, nor can he describe
the merits of the idea with convincing
GOODNESS"
You're dead right" said Ray. inn
pressively.
ITO BE Continued
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DO PLANETS AND PEOPLE EXIST
IN OTHER SYSTEMS THAN OURS?

Recent Discoveries Brighten the Hope
That the spectroscope and the amera
May One Day Solve This Most Inter-
esting Astronomical Problem.
One of the most fascinating questions
that astronomical dIscoverers have ever
raised is whether planets revolve in tie
light of all OF any of the millions Of
stars scattered through space. 1t has
been demonstrated that many, and
probably most, of the stars are suns
greater by far than our sun as givers of
both light and heat Mr. Dock yer's
speculations as to the meteorilic origin
of the celestial bodies may lead us to
think that many of the stars are as yet
merely clouds of meteors, and not truly
solar bodies; but this does not alter the
fact that their luminosity exceeds the
SUMS, or that, no matter what their
present condition may be, they will
ultimately reach state of develop
ment closely resembling that of the sun.
If the stars are meteor born, so is the
sun And if the great majority of the
stars are as yet only cndensing c S arms
of meteors, then we are led to the iost
interesting conclusion that the universe,
taken as whole. is in its infancy
rather than its adolescence, much less
its dotage.
1t is CO mon to hear people speak of
the poss .blity of the stars b ing inIab-
tied. This can only be granted upon
the supposition that the inhabitants
dwell on planets revolving around the
or e -.
have completely upset Herschel's idea
that The heat and light of the solar orb
come to us from an envelope of fiery
clouds surrounding cool and nabitable
globe. 1t is not easy to resist the
simple argument from analogy i'll favor
of the existence of such planets. espe-
cially if we admit that the same laws
of develoi ment which produce our
solar system are in operation through
outspace. Recent discoveries of spiral
nebul@. closely resembling in aspect
some of the stages of existence through
which the suns system must once have
passed if the nebular hypothesis is well
founded, greatly strengthen this view
of the case. The phenomena of double
and multiple stars not only furnish
evidence of the extension of the law of
gravitation to other systems, but demon
strate the existence of stellar assem-
blages whose members sustain to one
another relations similar to those which
bind our planets to the sun.
Still there has been hitherto no discov-
cry of anybody that could properly be
called planet revolving around any of
the stars. The well known double stars
are simply pairs of suns, each shedding
its light and heat upon the other, y lille
both revolve around their common GEN.
ter of gravity. In the case of triple
stars we find something closely analog-
Gus TO the phenomena presented by the
sun, the earth. and he m OIL TIE
Hnp9sn revolves around the cart and tue
earsh. carrying lie oon IL it, re-
wolves around the sun jus. 80 ia
trii le star system, We behold one star
revolving around another, and the two
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CHAPTER ".
THE OFFER OF A FRIEND,

An hours walk brought Russell to his
own door-or, to be exact, to the door
which his landlady hired Of the lawyer
who managed tho estate of the man who
in life had owned the building. He was
surprised to see that a light was burning
in his room, and to find, upon entering,
that his return had been anxiously
awaited by almost the only person in
the world to whom he knew that he was
really something more than face and a
name. That the current Of friendly
feeling between the two men did not
pass with equal force each way was
Russell's fault alone. His gloomy and
mecnanical way of life had shut out
friendship from his heart. He had been
too self-centerd. too despondent, too
distrustful of the value of such senti-
,ients.
But Walter Brown was man OF an
other sort altogether. He trusted every
pody, including himself. He had the
war1nest possible regard for Russell,
and it was visible in his earnest, kindly
and handsome face. Russell was glad
to see him--would have been glad to see
almost anybody, because he did not feel
in mood for sleep, and dreaded his
own thoughts lest they should be too
logical. He shook Browns hand with
hearty pressure, and then got out d
couple of church warden pipes and d
box Of tobacco with manner full OF
genuine hospitality.
'I'm sorry if have kept you waiting
long," said he, while the pipes were be-
ing filled.
81 have been here only half an hour"
Brown replied, ''but would gladly
have waited much longer rather than
have missed seeing you. do not expect
to have that pleasure during the next
two years."
"You are going away? I'm sorry, In
deed, to hear it." said Russell, .'but as
for seeing me you haven't had that
pleasure, if 1t can be SO designated,
very often in the last two years. wish
it had been much oftener."
$50 do l." replied the other, heartily,
.but our lives have run in channels
wholly different, though so near in act
ual distance. We have both been hard
workers. 1t has always been pleasure
TO me to know that you were in the
same city, but I have called upon you
rarely because my time and yours have
been SO fully occupied. And then, do
you know, / have always felt that you
we're way up above me intellectually,
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his preference as to types was strongly
in favor of the blonde. Miss Ray had
an abundance of wavy. light hair, and,
one might almost say, an abundance of
blue eyes, too, for they were very large,
and she had 'abit of opening them
like an astonished child. Doubtless,
thought Russell, this is what has given
Brown the impression that she doesn't
know much. Then she had none of the
modern artifces to conceal scant
enlightenment. The well-informed
woman nowadays is she who can skill
fully confine the conversation to that
portion of the subject which she under
stands, and avoid all the rest of it.
When Miss Ray was intellectually lost
she frankly asked the way. Her fault
lay in believing what she was told.
Russell had been the victim of a
double embarrassment at first. In the
seclusion of his apartments he had
scanned that dress suit with microscopic
minuteness, in the search for any dis
tinguishing mark. He had not found
conventional pattern. Nobody could
pretend to recognize them, and yet the
first incident of his call had served to
disquiet him in this matter. He had
been ushered into the parlor while his
card was being borne aloft. He stood
moment by the mantel with his back
towards the door by which he had
entered.
"Why, Walter" said a voice behind
him, 81 thought Oh, it is Mr.. Russell,
after all. Indeed, am glad to see
you" and she gave him her hand. "For
moment mistook you for Mr.. Brown,
although your card was in my hand.
Your figure is remarkably like his, and
in evening dress, you know"
On shade more provocation Russell
would have fled up the chimney behind
him, and though he managed to avoid
any demonstrations of uneasiness, his
tongue refused it's office, The subject
which she had introduced was not one
which he cared to pursue. He took the
seat which was favored with the least
illumination, and gathered his wits as
best he could. Then. the thought of
what Brown must have said of him came
to aid in his confusion. Doubtless he
had been described as spring Of wis
dom and fountain of expression. OF
course she was sitting there, waiting for
him to say something instructive.
Nothing but hexameter verse weuld do
for the medium of such beings CONVEX
sation. Would she want all the secrets
of the universe to be revealed in one
evening, or would sample answer to
begin with? And in the meantime he
could think of nothing but the weather.
Brown, dear old fellow" he began,
but he could think of. nothing to say
about Brown except that he wished he
had taken his dress suit with him to the
head waters of the Congo.
Eyes, indeed said Miss Ray; che is
very good fellow, indeed, and exceed
ingly handsome. 1t will not make him
vain to say so, for the remark will be
forgotten before he gets back. Most
men would feel complimented at being
mistaken for him. He has the figure of
an athlete
'sTo be sure" said Russell, hastily,
ssRrown ia sly inches ta1la than am,
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NV" AVo AAnOOun ANIL 1hnOO0h
and that except in ordinary matters
was hardly companion for you.''
"intellectually?" cried Russell, in
amazement. "Why, man, you might as
we'll talk of the intellect of a plug OF
tobacco. have read few good books
and world OF trash. And have sat
here in this room to do it when should
have been learning what was going ON
around me-"
Brown shook his head and smiled In
credulously.
You always nnderFated yourself"
said he, ''bnt | know you through and
through. You have mind that have
always envied you the possession Of
kcenly philosophical, but healthy and
well balanced"
Russell wondered what Brown would
think if he knew the absurd scheme
which had been evolved by the ''bealthy
and we'll balanced" mind, but he was
sufficiently philosophical to realize that
every mans character Is sealed book
to his friend no less than to stranger.
VI have always admired you as con-
tented man." continued Brown. sYou
are one of those who know how to live.
You are never led away by chimerical
hopes. The noise of tho struggle for
wealth never disturbs your meditations.
You will progress soberly to moderate
success in the affairs of this world. and
every step Of your way will be in the
line Of the strictest rectitude."
you knew that I had lost my position
with Annett & Coz" said Russell.
''No; / hadn't heard Of it, but I do
not regard it as serious matter. A
man of your ability and CHARACTER will
not fail to secure something better very
soon-something With a greater chance
of advancement. can see that the loss
of the position has not. depressed you.
1t will he rather to your advantage,
Think
Perhaps" said Russell. "Who can
prophesy the consequences of triiiesp"
II was telling you what good fellow
you are." continued Brown, ut is q
iavorite subject with me. II you have a
fault 1t is lack OF sentiment can
hardly imagine your falling In love.
But" he added, with smile, "this only
makes me the more certain that you are
The man to whom can look for help in
ali unusual need"
There is reason. then. for all this, n
said Russell. aYou have not drawn up
this catalogue OF virtues merely to set
my conscience working?"
There is a reason. my dear boy. /
am going away for two years. A chance
has been offered me to go as civil engi-
peeg 70 superipteud great work In the
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CHAPTER VI.
INTEREsrINa a cAPIrALIsT.

The next time Russell called at the
house Of. Gilbert Ray he had the pleas
ure of making that gentleman's ac-
quaintance. He found the millionaire
a bluff, hearty old fellow, whose resi-
dence in the metropolis during the past
thirty years had made very little change
in him. As a boy he had traded horses,
and had made some enemies and good
deal Of money. His father had taken
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the money and left him the enemies.
These facts in his early history he re-
lated to Russell with considerable APP
parent satisfaction. He remembered
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Personal Journalism.
From the Monroe City News,


R. M. White, of the Mexico LED
GER, strongly condemns personal
journalism. He says newspaper
readers don't care what one edi-
tors opinion may be of another.
The news and honest editorial
opinions on current topics are what
is wanted. MIR. White is practi.
cal newspaper man, and his judg-
ment in this matter is especially
worthy of consideration. Personal
journalism however, is last becdm-
ing obsolete. 1t is hardly ever re-
sorted to except by those who
haven't common decency enough to
endeavor to meet an honorable ar
gument and resort to it for the pur-
pore of stabbing,in very cowardly
manner, those whom they are
Jealous of. But even this class is
becoming more cautious than ever,
as the public is putting it's stamp
of disapproval upon those who re.
sort to personalities. And it is
we'll. A paper, full of lies and
blasphemy, is not fit to enter q
home and be read by children, OF
grown people for that matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
SUDDEN DEATH.
DIR. j. W. Petty Drops Dead I'm Bill.
lard Hall I'm Ladd0nia Yesterday
Cause Unknown.

County Coroner DIR. Clarence
Rothweii was called to Laddonia
yesterday to hold an inquest over
the body of DIR. J. w. Petty, vet
erinary surgeon. who dropped dead
there at IL o'clock a. m, in Elliott's
billiard hall. The Coroner's jury
was composed OF the following: e.
C. kennen, foreman, E. E. Scan-
land, w. Barton, S. C. Reynolds, J.
G. DeLaporte, A. B. Laudrum. The
jury brought in a verdict that DR..
Petty came to his death from a rup-
ture of blood vessels Of the brain.
Cause unknown. 1t turned out in
the evidence that the doctor was a
hard drinker and on account of the
heat and partaking freely of hard
cider and whiskey, it was thought
that his death resulted. Jas. M.
Petty was prominently known in
the eastern part of this county. and
in fact in the eastern portion of the
state. His home is in Pittsfield,
ILL.,, where his family reside. A post
mortem was held by Drs. c. Roth
well, and E. A. Lotion, of Laddonia,
who opened the head and took out
the brains Of the deceased. They
agreed with the verdict of the jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
THE AUSTIN REVERSIBLE.
In Many of the Points 1t was Scored
Perfect Mt the Grader Contest.

In the State Contest of Road Grad
ers, held at Mexico, Mo-, under au-,
spices of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, Sept. 18th, 18th and 18th, the
Austin Reversible machine, manufac-
tured by the F. G. Austin Manufac-
turing Co. of Chicago, ILL.,, thoroughly
demonstrated its claim of being the
best general purpose machine made,
as the score of total points reported
by committee on practical working of
machines gives the Austin 113 points,
which is a greater number than was
received by any other machine, and
in summary of work 80 points out of a
possible 40. In many of the points
considered the Austin was scored per-
feet, and its strong points are great
strength and durability, ability to
work successfully ON all classes of
roads, acute working angles of blade,
direct draft, widening old grade by
borrowing from banks on side of road,
making and filling bitches, ightness
of draft, adjustability, and ease OF
management. 1t is also the winner in
Missouri of more competitive trials
than all other makes of graders COM
bined. and is the only machine able to
show record of exclusive adaptation
by numerous counties in our State. In
many counties it is able to show sales
running from 10 to % machines each
| Presiding Judge George Holton, ol
the County Court of Holt county, Mo.
was so well pleased with the Austin
that he bought for cash, at $225, the
machine used in the State contest
above referred to, and 1t was shipped
to him at Mornd City, No., immedi
ately after trial. This machine is han
died by NJ. M. Buck & Co., of st
Louis, Mo-, who are general agents
for the State. For information as t<
prices, terms of sale, testimonials anG
catalogues, address H. w. IRELAND
State Agent, Carrollton, Mo.
G. d. RODGERS, Local Agent,
! Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
EXCITEMENT AT RUSH HILL.
Frank Pratt Charged With Serious
Crime.

Frank Pratt is l9 years old and
lives at Rush Hill, Mo-, with his
step-sister, Estella Hume, who is
under IA years of age. Estella's
mother is dead. When she died
she left her in charge of her step
son Frank, not having much conf
dence in her husband, with whom
she is reported to have lived three
or four years before they married.
The parties spoken of live three
miles northeast of RushHill. The
trial of Frank took place early this
week before G. L. Stewart and in
default of bail he was sent to Jail
to await the action of the Grand
Jury. Pratt is charged with rape,
being accused of taking advantage
of his step.sister who swore out
the warrant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Score on II points Score on
on scale OF 10 each. summary.
VOTE OF THANKS.

At a meeting of the representa-.
tives of the various road machine
companies assembled ut Mexico,
No., September 18th, In response
to call from the State Board of
Agriculture, with view to testing
the superior merits of the various
road machines now manufactured,
it was voted on behalf of all the
road machines SO represented, that
a vote of thanks be extended, viz:
To the State Board of Agriculture
and especially to its efficient secre.
tary, Hon. Levi Chubbuck; the
committees appointed to pass upon
the merits of the respective ma
chimes; to the press for its courte-
Gus and impartial treatment; and
lastly, to the Mayor and citizens of
Mexico and vicinity for the inter.
est manifested and hospitality ex-
tended. (Signed.)
THE WESTERN WHEELED ScRAPER
COMPANY.
THE AMERICAN Road MACHINE
COMPANY.
f. C. AUSTIN MANUFACTURING 90.
FLEMING MANuFACTURINc Co
Mt. PLEASANT ROAD MACHINE Go,
GEO. b. SHooP,
T. w. SMITH,
F. G. AUSTIN,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
Wade vs.. Ring0.

Brit Ringo's furniture stock is
being invoiced to day and the busi-
ness will be conducted by Robert
Cauthorn until the matter ls settled
in court. The trial will be bitter
ly contested by both parties. 1t is
the chief topic of conversation on
the streets to-day and in some di
rections a great deal of feeling is
being developed. One thing is Ger
tain, the costs in the case will
amount to quite a sum of money.
When Charley Wade was granted
the Injunction against Brit Ringo
selling any more furniture, the
Judge appointed Mr.. Bob Cauthorn
as receiver to attend to the business
until the case was settled. He
gave s15 900 bond with the follow
ing securities: c. P. Wade, J. Fl.
Buckley, G. N Wales, r. IL. eau
thorn, G. D. Ferris and John NJ
Rarker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-09-24
ABSOLUTELY PURE
A Dwight Patient.

BobSelf, of Centralia, formerly OF
Mexico Mo-, who has been under
treatment for the morphine and whis-
key habit, ut Dwight, ILL.,, has re-
turned home. He says that previous
to bis for departure home, DR.. Kelley
leetured before 400 men, using MFR.
Self as an Illustration, whom, he
claimed, was the worst case ever
cured at the institution. Bob says
that he is completely cured, and that
so long as life shall last he shall never
touch the dangerous drug, and he
looks and acts ike different man.
He says there are 800 men at the in
stitution. They are there from Maine
to California. There are scores of law
yers, business men, congressman,
judges of the Supreme Court, and
people from every walk of life. Bob
says the men form in two lines four
times every day and march to the
"shot tower" where you pass two doc
tors who feel your pulse, then you re-
ceive an injection in your left arm of
bichloride of gold The patients are
also compelled to bathe twice week,
and to take a preparation every two
hours while awake, which Bob calls
"Dope."
Every man that leaves the institute
says he is cured. They come from
there the happiest of all men, feeling
that they can go out into the world
and battle with its trials and troubles
anew, looking upon the past as hid
eous dream, and going to work with
the resolution of becoming men, un-
fettered by the clanking chains of the
misunderstanding demon drink. Oh,
how many homes could be made
happy! Homes that have not known
true happiness for many years.
Some go there bowling drunk,
others go with despair depicted on
their countenances. But in every
case, except in cases of very young
men who return to the habit because
Of their immaturity of will and de-
termination, the rule is that perfect
cure is attained, and the patient goes
back a cured man, who stays cured
and becomes benefit to the COM
munity and a respected citizen. Mr..
Self will commence the struggle of
life anew, and may the greatest sue
cess attend his every effort, is the
earnest wish of the Guard.-Centralia
Guard.