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The morning call., 1893-07-23
THE FOUNTAIN OF TEARS,
II you go over desert and mountain,
ar into The rOuntrx OF SOrroM

II you go over desert and mountain,
ar into the country OF SORROW
To-day ana tonight and Tomorrow.
And maybe for months and for years.
ron shall come witli heart that is bursting
FOR trouble and t1liing aud tn irst!ng-
on shall cert4nly come TO the fountain
At length-to the founta II OF tears.
Very peacefu ul the place is, and solely
For piteous lamentDg and signing,
Anc those who come living or dying
Alike rom their hopes and their fears:
Fuli OF cypress-llke shadows the place is,
And statues that cover their faces:
But cut OF the gloom springs the holy
And beautiful fountain Of tears.
And II flows, and it flows, with motion
80 ge .tie. ana lovely and liStl SIS,
And murmurs tun- resistlesS
To hi who hath uttered and hears
You Shall surely, without a word spoken,
kneel down there and know your heart broken
And yield TO the long urbed emotion,
mat day by the fountain Of tears.
The morning call., 1893-07-23
SWORDS OF LONDON.
Weapons Used for State CeremoniaIs
of Various Kinds.

PearSon'S Weekly.
There are four swords belonging 10 the civ
of LcndOn.
First-The Sword Of State, borne before the
Lord Mayor. as the emblem of his civic author
1ty. This is the swOrd which used 10 be slIr.
rendered TO The sove' egn at Temple Bar. and
when she came within the precincts of the cor
pOra ion.
Second-The Pearl Sword, from the nature q,
lis ornaments, which Is carried before l. e Lo.d
Mayor on all occasions OF ceremony or festlvi1y
Ihtd-This Is sword placrd at the Ceatrai
Criminal Court, above The Lord Mayors cbair
FOurth-A black sword, to be used in Ient
on day. of rublic fasts and ON the death OF auv
Of the royal family.
The morning call., 1893-07-23
Playful Fish,
Chicago Herald

Tourists visiting the Indian and Banana
rivers in Florida are astOnished and amused at
the antics of The mullets of those S reams.
lhese f1sh grow to BIZ five or six pounds in
weight ana are famous jumpers. They lean
from the wa or, shoot three or four feet through
the air, come w again and leap twice as lar.
aud keep on for half a dozen leaps each
longer than the other. Now nd then muilet
takes leap OF fieen or twenty feet and dj,sp-
pears. 1t hanpens not infrequently that leap
ing mullat falls In S:ssinR boat
The morning call., 1893-07-23
DEVELOPMENT of Yachting.
London Figaro

Yachting first came into existence in the
eighteenth century, whom a siderable
number OF clubs were formed in the
The morning call., 1893-07-23

The amount OF iron In the human blood
Is about an ounce to the 100 pounds, or a
little over quarter Of an ounce to the in
nividua:.
The morning call., 1893-07-23

ture was once the property of Jules Wales,
the great radical writer, known as
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
ROWENA ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RowESA, Mo-, Jan. 24.-The
wheat looks a little bad in this
neighborhood.
Mrs. Z. HIi is qnite sick and I.
is feared she is taking the puesrno-
mia.
Little Claude Sharp, son Of Rev.
VIM. Sharp, has the pneumonia.
Mr.. Clarence Berry and wife are
visiting relatives on Salt River.
Mr.. Musick, of Monitean county,
is visiting his friend, Mr.. Curtis
Bruce.
Ed. Biackaby, while cutting wood,
had his axe to glance and cut his foot
real bad.
Mr.. Green Upton has sold his
farm west OF Rowena for q, 200 and
expects to reside in Centralia.
Mr.. John Mallory was appointed
a delegate to the county F. & l.. U.
at Mexico from the Central Lodge.
MIR. John Whitley sold his farm
for s25 per acre.
Walter Hill, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in this
neighborhood, has returned to his
home in Texas.
Miss Fannie Barnes il visiting
her brother near this place
James Craig and James Craw-
ford attended the Masonic Lodge
last Saturday night at Paris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
WELL MEET AT COLUMBIA.
The Next Session Of the Missouri Press
Association to be Held In
That Town.

The Executive Committee of the
Missouri Press Association, consist
ing OF President ]. C. Kerby of the
West Plains Gazette, Walter Mon
roe, Upton Times; J. N. Slaepler,
Milan Standard; R. M. White Mex
leo LEDGER; H. T. Burckhart, Fay
cite Democrat Banner, w. L.
Thomas, st. Louis School and Home,
w. l.. Merwin of the st. Louis
journal Of Education, met in ex-
ecutive session at the Laclede
Tuesday, for the purpose of arrang-
ing a place of meeting for the reg
ular annual winter assemblage of the
Association. Besides the members
OF the committee present at the
meeting this morning were II. F.
Childers of the Troy Free Press and
Walter Williams. of the Columbia
Herald, ex-President of the Associ-
alton. The committee, after hear.
ing from Mr.. Williams, accepted the
cordial invitation of E. w. Steph.
ems and decided to hold the winter
meeting of the association in the
office of the Herald at Columbia
Mo-, March 1917 inclusive. The
regular annual meeting OF the as.
ISOLATION will be held at Clinton,
Mo-, the latter part of June, when
an excursion train bearing the Mis-
souri, Press Association will be run
to Chicago, where several days will
be spent viewing the sights within
the Worlds Fair Enclosure.
Every editor in Missouri is cor
daily invited to the winter business
meeting at Columbia. Only those
who join the association will be ex-
pected to take part in the summer
meeting at Clinton and the excur-
sion to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
MOLlNO ITEMS.
-esDondenea of the Iadoar

correspondence OF the Ledger.
MOLINE, Jan. 24.-Mr. Lee Nc
Faddin's house burned on the End
inst. We understand there was on
ly a small insurance.
Pate Cauthorn shipped a load Of
cattle to st. Louis last week.
w. w. Johnson bought 80 acres
of land from G. P. Perley at $25
per acre.
Alva Ringo sold a pair of mules
to F. A. Sullivan Wednesday for
$165. Alva has a lot of saddle and
trotting horses that he is training
for the fairs.
w. Fl. Clanton, of this place,
bought George Bare's farm just
north of Mexico, where he will move
in the spring.
Robert Kerr, ST., has bought the
Wallace farm, paying about $22.-
so per acre.
Mr.. James Morley left Saturday
for Indiana where he will be gone a
couple of weeks.
The literary and debating society
at the Weaver school closed We'd
nesday evening, Jan. IS.
A pleasant party was given at the
residence of MI. and Mrs. w. c.
Bu-khart on Tuesday evening, Jan.
10th. A large number Of guests
were present and a most enjoyable
| evening was passed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
The Death Of C. T. Quisenberry.

Mr.. JOS. D. Morris received a
telegram from Eureka Springs yes
terday announcing the death Of
c. T. Quisenberry, who, upto about
six years ago, was a resident of this
city. The dispatch was from Mrs.
Quisenberry and stated that, on ac-
count Of illness, she could not ac-
company the corpse of her husband
to Mexico. The remains will arrive
to-day at noon and will be taken
charge of by friends. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the Christian
church by Elder w. B. Taylor at /
o'clock to-day, after which the
body will be laid to rest by the side
OF his first wife and daughter, the
late Mrs. Laura Nelson. Death was
the result Of dropsy. Deceased had
been in i'll health for some time and
had taken refuge at Eureka Springs
in the hope of improving his physi-
cal condition.
Colby T. Quisenberry came to
Mexico with his family from Ken
lucky in 1866. He was then a
wealthy man and purchased the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
4 Pleasant Party.

The married ladies Of Mexico who
had been entertained by the Gin
derella Cooking Club of this city on
Tuesday evening Jan. "a, gave a par
ty last night in honor of this club.
The ladies who entertained the MEM
bers of the club are: Mesdames e.
D.. Graham, Frank Sanford j. M Pol
lard, L. B. Morris, F. N. Frost, s.
B. Cook, Charles Glendy, D. P
Moore, C. R. Lupton, George Robert
son, B. F. Dobyns, Brit Ringo,
Ned Buckner, L. s. Wilson,
w. b. Conway, John T. Rick
etts, George Marshall and D.A. Nc
MILAN. The entertainment was pro-
nounced by all present one of the
most brilliant and enjoyable affairs
ever given in this city. The youth
and beauty of Mexico was out in
force and passed a most pleasant
evening. The fairy godmother was
unprecedented by Mrs. Landon Nor
ris, who made a brilliant success
charming all who saw her. The
fairy %godmother measured the foot
of each lady member of the cooking
club as she arrived at the ball room
and the one with the smallest foot
was to receive a pair of turkish slip
pers. The prize was awarded to
Miss Laura Cooper who wore her
honors easy. AS the young ladies
entered the room they voted for the
most popular young gentleman who
was to act as the prince. Mr.. Chas.
Rodgers received the largest number
of votes and was declared the lucky
man. AS the guests entered the ball
room they enjoyed a splendid tab
leau Of Cinderella, prince and god
mother-Cinderella and the prince
leading the grand march. The Ia
dies who had charge of this enter
tainment are being congratulated on
all sides on its success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
FISH BRANCH ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
FISH BRANCH, Jan. 24.-Corn i!
selling for $1.75 to 81 per barrel.
John Dahlem sold 20 fat hogs te
Wallace, for Z cents.
Relatives of Mrs. Marion Bruce,
are visiting on the Branch.
T. M. Tuttle will soon move te
his fine farm that he purchased from
MI. Frazier.
Nj. Sam Crockett will move to
his farm near Moberly, soon aftel
his sale. Mr.. Crockett will be
greatly missed by his neighbors, as
he was a good neighbor a gooe
trader and a good man in every re
spect.
Mr.. Skinner, g son-in-law of ].
Mcdowell, is building a store OF
the corner of James Lewis farm
Mr.. Lewis donated an acre for thii
purpose /; he says he is tired of going
so far to town. The store will seor
be complete, then it will be filled
with goods such as the farmers need
Mr.. Skinner will build a dwelling
this spring and Mr.. Lipgrey vii
move his blacksmith shop IN a few
days. A store is much needed herr
and will no doubt be q success
The name Of the town will be Lew
i~syille, so the headings" Fish Branch
Items" will here after be Lewisvill'
| Items.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
TWELVE LIVES PAT THE TAX.
Dog-Killing Day at The City Hail.
All Meet Death Canine-like
Before . Big Audience.


This was execution day for fifteen
dogs, which had been tried by the
Supreme Council" for running at
large without wearing at &c.
T. P" collar, but just before the
black cap was adjusted three of them
were pardoned. 1t was decreed by
Executioner Kemp that twenty.
three should "shufle off this mortal
COLI to-day, but eight of the doom.
ed creatures broke Jail last night
while the death-watch was peace
fully dreaming of the dogless condi-
ton of his neighborhood after the
morrow. The sun came up bright
this morning, in the east as usual.
The remaining fifteen dogs arose
and donned their death robes, all
appearing to feel tolerably well con.
sidering the gravity of their condi-
ton. All ate a hearty breakfast as il
it were not the last they we're to
ever devour and took their places to
receive the final decree. A little
after 8 o'clock the yard back OF the
City Hall was pretty well filed with
spectators and friends Of the con-
demned, some Of them owners who
were helpless and hapless, others
who hadn't slept a wink during the
life time of the doomed dogs and who
wanted to see the howlers die. One
by one the Marshal led them for.
ward and placed a revolver at theil
heads.
"Have you anything to say be-
fore leaving us?" the executionsl
would ask.
81 would like to warn this large
assemblage," said a cur from the
western portion of the city, "to stay
out of bad company and keep Out
of sight of Bob Kemp. Good-by,
dogs; I was gwine to leave you'll"
"Bang!"
Taxes paid.
ttNext
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
Circuit Court Proceedings,

S. A. Weaver vs.. J. T. Williams,
administrator estate VIM. r. Beck;
judgment for plaintiff for $I77.
Claib Bruce VS.. R. A. Potts; leave
to4answer in sixty days and continu.
ed.
Ben Burton vs.. G.. c. Gentry, ap.
pellant; appellant dismisses his ap-
peal.
The following indictments were
returned:
State vs.. HenryWoolwine, feloni.
GUS assault.
State VS.. Henry Woolwine, rape
State vs.. c. Window and Rich
Myers; burglary and arceny.
State vs.. Horace Wilson; feloni
GUS assault.
State VS.. Ed Austin, attempted
rape.
White vs.. Botkin, continued by
consent.
Callie B. Orr vs.. Chas. Orr, dis
missed for the want of prosecu
ton.
JEFF Gatewood vs.. H. l.. Berry
Judgment on the pleadings for plain
tiff sos. 80.
P. E. Locke assigne B. Holm
assignee files his final report, r. D
Rodgers appointed commissioner t.
examine report and to report thi'
court.
ia. Monks & Son vs.. John Bick
garnishee continued abiding another
case appealed.
Mollie johnson vs. Herbert John
son divorce granted for drunkenness
of defendant.
John Bright vs.. John Curry, b,
consent continued.
John H. Buckley assignee VIM
Llewellyn, first report Of assigne'
filed and continued.
j. NJ. Dill ct al, vs.. Elizabeth
Dudgeon ct al, dismissed on motor
of plaintiff.
John E. Kreutal vs.. Nancy Floyt
ct al, Kreutal commissioner file'
his report Of sale and his supple
mental petition.
Mexico Fire Brick Co. vs.. JohI
HARRISON ct al, on plaintiffs mo
ton case is dismissed.
Harry Beal VS. Mexico Fire Bricl
Co., Beal files motion to sue as
DOOR person.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
HUSH HILL ITEMS.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Mo-, Jan. 24.-The
warm weather has put an end te
icemaking.
Ed. Erb went to Wellsville on 6
visit last Sunday.
There was never a better prospect
for wheat.
Will Ball has gone to st. Louis te
try his fortune.
VIM. Hicks, unlike most Repub
lican officials, is glad that he will
not be the post-ofice slave for the
next four years.
The chicken pox is playing havoc
in our town.
They have a small debating 80
ciety in the public school. But jus
wait until that aristocratic club get.
organized and well shatter ever,
window light out.
Louis Sipple is the father of two
bouncing twin babies. We con
graduate him.
George Mccall has just receives
a large stock of clothing which is o
the best quality and lowest prices
BILL DUFF.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
43-3ww

Officer w. T. Callahan, brother
Of ]. F. Callahan, of this county,
died in st. Louis last week from the
effects of wound, the result of being
struck by a brick while making an
arrest. MI. Callahan had been on
the police force in St. Louis for
more than four years and was very
popular with his superior officers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

The Palouse (Wash.) Gazette, in
speaking of school work in Whitman
county, that state, pays a handsome
and deserved compliment to Super
intendent M. A. Corner, son of w.
l.. Corner, of this city. Superin'
tendent Corner has under his juris,
diction 140 school districts, besides
the city schools. The Gazette says
cit is safe to say that Prof. Corners
administration of the educational
affairs of this county will be mark.
ed with the greatest success
Prof. Corner will visit here in June
and also take in the Worlds Fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26

law; it is not the sense of this con.
vention that the present road Law
be repealed but amended. The
General Assembly should submit to
the people a constitutional amend.
ment allowing counties to levy moi
exceeding 20 cents on the hundred
dollars for road purposes, and also
to issue bonds to run not Longer
than twenty years, the interest and
principal to be paid out of the
county road fund, the issuing o.
such bonds to be determined by
the vote Of counties wishing to issue
such bonds.
The following supplemental res.
olutions were offered and adopted
We hereby declare our conviction te
be that local option is the basis O
the solution of the road question in
this state, and, therefore, provision
should be made by law whereby
counties, townships, districts OF
other subdivisions of the state may
organize upon a vote of the resident
real estate owners in such county
township or district.
That the present road law should
be SO amended as to provide for 6
supervisor of roads for each county,
who shall have supervision and
control of all public roads and who
shall supervise and instruct DIS
trict %overseers that overseers shoulc
be paid per diem: that overseers
should be elected at a general cleo.
ton or appointed by the county
court with the advice and consent
of the county supervisors; that road
districts should be formed without
regard tc school districts.
The following resolution Offered
by Mr.. Thurmond was adopted
That it is the sense of this conven,
ton that a constitutional conven.
ton be called to submit to the PEG.
pie a new constitution.
The following officers we're chosen
for ensuing year: j. L. Err
win of Galloway, President; Judge
S. NJ. Houston of Greene, Vice.
President; Levi Chubbuck of Boone,
Secretary and Treasurer; Geo.
Harmed of Cooper, B. E. Johnson
of st. Louis, Francis Brown Of
Buchanan, J. L. Brown of Greene,
Jacob B. Book of Holt, J. B. Quig
ley of Pettis, T. w. Smith of Jack.
son, John Rogers of Christian, c.
A. Killian of Perry, and VIM
Alexander of Ray, trustees.
The convention authorized Pres.
ident Erwin to appoint a committee
to present the above resolutions tc
the General Assembly. The com.
mittee as named is composed of N.
D. Thurmond, Gen. Jas. Harding,
E. D. Porter, H. c. Buckingham,
J. B. Quigley, C. P. Ellerbe, ]. L.
Erwin.
After a resolution of thanks fol-
the h%ospitable manner in which the
convention was entertained by the
citizens of Sedalia the convention
adjourned sine die.
EDGAR s. BARNES,
Assistant Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
AUxyAssE ITEMS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence of thu Ledger.
AuxvAssE, No., Jan. 24.-Mrs.
Mary Martin, of near town, had Q
severe attack of liberated sore throat
but is better.
Miss Dora Harding, of Hatton,
was in town Monday.
Dr.. w. T. Lemon, who has been
at Excelsior Springs for his health,
returned home Wednesday, Jan.
IL. His many friends are glad to
learn that he is much improved in
health.
]. w. Rosser, of Fulton, was in
town last Thursday.
Owen Gentry, who for the past
week has been visiting near town,
left Thursday for Mexico. -
Calvin Miller and sister, Cassie,
left Thursday for Stronghurst, H.,
where they viii visit their uncle,
R. B. Miller.
Mrs. s. E. Hall, who has been
visiting relatives in Shamrock, re-
turned to her home Thursday.
w. H. Doss and son, Pearl were
in Mexico Friday.
John Weeks and T. Crump,
purchased the Joseph Driseoll farm,
half a mile west of Williamsburg,
paying $50 per acre. There are
go acres.
R. B. Keeton was in Mexico Sum
day.
]. D. Greer, of Fulton, preached
interesting sermons Saturday and
Sunday night.
l. R. Kelso, of Fulton, was in
town Saturday.
J. E. Buckner was in Fulton
Monday.
L. M. Greer, of Mexico, visited
his family Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Davis, of Fulton, WIS.,
tied home folks Sunday.
G. w. Reniek and MI. Huchin-
son, of Hatton, purchased IT'S good
hogs in the western part of this
county, returning with them last
Saturday.
. ]. w. Bowles purchased a fine
drove of hogs in the western part of
this county last week.
Married, on Jan. "a, at the home
of the brides parents near McCredie,
Mr.. John Martin and Miss Fannie
Craig. The ceremony was pronounc-
ed by Rev. C. A. Mitchell of this
city in the presence OF a few friends
and relatives. Mr.. Martin was
raised in his county and has hosts
of friend. here, but he recently
made his home in Centerville,
Washington. The happy couple
will leave Friday for Centerviile
where they will reside.
Mrs. Gillon Harrison, Of near Nc
Cred1e, lelt Tuesday for Kirksville.
Jabe Adair, of st. Louis, is visit
ing relatives in and near town.
Mrs. D.. Garner, of Shamrock, is
!. visiting her mother, Mrs. Sc. Hall.
Y Mrs. Mollie Harrison and two
. children left Tuesday for Kinks
I vile.
DR.. Chas. HALEY, of Mexico, who
had been visiting his father south of
here, returned home Sunday.
DR.. J. NJ. Tate, Callaway's repre-
!. sentative, has been sick at his home
near Calwood for several days, but
D is now able to be about his duties at
Jefferson City. Ben DOUBLE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
New Officers.

The Excelsior Society met Satur.
day afternoon with but a few absent.
The quarterly paper, the Vide
Awake, was edited by Miss Ollie
Threlkeld and was much enjoyed
Miss Gertrude Barker favored the
society with an instrumental sole
which very much appreciated. II
being ELECTION day" most of the
time was taken up with voting. Mr..
Arthur Brown was elected president
Miss Olive Mason secretary; Mr.
Fred Morris sergeant. The so.
ciety adjourned to meet Jan. %.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-26
LADD0SIA ITEMS.


Correspondents Of ths Ledger.
LADDoNIA, No., Jan. 23.-MisI
May Underwood is visiting relatives
in Ashley, Mo.
Hiram Hanna, of Perry, visitet
here last Sunday.
Rev. Robnett, of Brentwood
Texas, was called to Fulton las
week by the death Of his sister. HI
came here to visit his brothers
Messrs. James and Tom aRobnett
and assist in the meeting being helt
by Rev. Mr.. Bibb. He leaves to-da,
for home. The ~protracted meeting
is largely attended and there hav'
been several additions to the church
The public well is greatly in de
mand. It affords plenty Of watel
for all the stock and many familie,
are using it.
There is no bright prospect, at leas
at present, for q mill. All agre,
that a mill would do web here, bu
as mills don't grow only as none,
builds them then it would seem tina
money was a necessity.
Some people send their children
to school to get rid of the noise ane
trouble. When school closes the,
are heard to say, 81 do wish schoo
would commence; the children wor
ry me to DEATH" Others wont sent
to school because the teachers con
troll their children and the children
and parents hate the teacher. Tn
child will commence by telling tn
parent a "big tale'' about some of tn
scholars and the parents, giving it
listening ear, begin asking ques
tons and the children tell how badl,
they've been treated. They hav
had their feet frosen by not beinI
allowed to warn them; they hav'
boon beaten over the head for mer
innocent thought; "ths teacher i
hateful because be makes me stud,
of nights - "the teacher is a foo
because she don't let me bring m,
books home to study" 81 wa
knocked down the stairs and picke'
up for dead and the teacher laugh
ed" eff / do wear my clothes GU
sliding down the stair railing it s.no
the teachers business" The par
ents say, "My child, you never lie
do your "No, indeed; I never die
a wrong thing while I was at schoe
and I studied so hard I was hungr
all the time and had to resort to pes
nuts or / would have been so wea'
I would never have reached home.
"Then, my dear, you needn't go t
that hateful school and hateful teach
er any longer" Then, there ar
the young Indies and gentlemen {
fourteen years OF age who spend
greater portion of their time in writ
ing to each other little love notes tel
ing how their s'love shall never fail.
This class are too big to mind teach
er or parent. But some day the pal
ents will wonder why their dear son
and daughters have no purpose
life and why they are too ignorar
to pass in good society. And VIII
are theyP They got a bad start ,
home. ANNIE LAURIE.