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Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

ing ''that holy thing which shall be
born of Thee may become a son of
Cod.
And so many mothers who have
seen the glimmerings of this great
light have become discouraged on
account of apparent failure. How
these dear suffering mothers need
to be lifted from their dependency!
How their hearts need the cheering
words of hope and exhortation to
look up, for the hour of success and
victory draweth nigh.
1t will be so much better for the
race when mothers give more thought
to the principles of child training
than to the study of fashion plates
and when mothers shall meet to
learn better how to rear their Off
spring rather than to waste time and
talent in idle gossip about their
neighbors or the latest novel or the
newest bonnet.
How much some mothers need to
be led to think less about adorning
their children's bodies and more
about developing their souls. How
much some mothers who are adopts
in fashioning outward apparel for
their children need to learn the
higher art of developing and beau
tifying the mind and heart of their
boys and girls.
How some mothers who pride
themselves on the good appearance
of their children need the exhorta-
ton to "look not at the things that
are seen, but at the things which
are not seen, for the things which
are seen are temporal, but the
things which are not seen are eter-
nal -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
1T Is FOOLISH

To send for the doctor every time
yau don't feeljus right. My doctor S
bill for years was over a hundred
dollars year, which made a pretty
big hole in my wages; for the past
two years, | only spent ten dollars,
with which bought dozen bottles
of Sulphur Bitters, and health has
been in my family since using them.
JOHNSTON, Machinist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Tax Dodgers.
From the Clarksville Sentinel


The Times learns that Assessor
Jamison is doing a little "recon-
noitering' on the tax dodgers and
last week he unearthed $22 900
belonging to two citizens which had
not been given in. Assessor Jamison
has just enough courage to'unearth'
wrong wherever he finds it and from
the notes he has addressed to a good
many other parties we predict that
quite number who think they
have misled the assessor will be
compelled to change their list or
have a judicial hearing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

The big mercantile houses in St.
Louis are making arrangements to
resist the increased insurance rate
and a Mutual Indemnity Co. is being
organized. This is something like
the local company which has been
so successfully organized in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Life Is Misery

To many people who have the
taint of scrofula in their blood. The
agonies caused by the dreadful run
ming sores and other manifestations
of this disease are beyond descrip-
ton. There is no other remedy
equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla for
scrofula, salt rheum and every form
of blood disease. 1t is reasonably
sure to benefit all who give it fair
trial
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Champ Clark Gained.

Some friends of Hon. Champ Clark
have sent him a hickory caue cut
out of J. Sims pasture in Audrain
county. This cane was sent ''from
the wild and woolly West to its
champion" Accompanying the
cane was sent the following piece
of original poetry:
Lay on McDuff," and with true
Western Vigor,
When next you encounter Washing
ton niger;
lfhis skull is too thick to make an inn
preston,
Then apply it to parts we must not
mention;
For this Jackson stick, when rightly
applied,
Is the sine qua non for a nigger's hide.
The Union grows wide-aye, bigger
and bigger,
But the West still knows that a mig
gers nigger.
Let the effete East still worship its
gold,
And also the nigger with smells un-
told;
But the time draws nigh when the
West will know why
If Columbia is not "the child of the
sky
For sore throat there is nothing
better than flannel bandage dam
pened with Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. 1t will nearly always effect
a cure in one nights time. This
remedy is also a favorite for rheu-
matism and has cured many severe
cases. so cent bottles for sale by
c. 4. Buckner, Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Mr.. J. G. Boswell. one of the best
known and most respected citizens
of Brownwood, Texas, suffered with
diarrhma for long time and tried
many different remedies without
benefit, until Chambefiain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhga Remedy was
used that relieved him at once.
For sale by c. A. Buekner. Drug
gist,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Nothing grieves Recorder Minor
more, especially during the holi-
day, than to refuse a marriage Ii
cense. Whenever either of tie par
ties desiring to marry are under age
the Recorder is compelled to refuse
the license unless the parents of the
"cbildren" give their consent. One
disappointed young man this week
informed the Recorder "that he
would get his license from a JUS
tice of the Peace at Vandalia if he
could not get it here"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
A 3-year-old bow was turned over

A 3-year-old boy was turned over
to Mr.. Wilson at the depot Friday
by the conductor of the G. d A.
train going west. On the boys
shoulder was pinned a tag which
read as follows: "Please put this off
at Mexico and put it on the train to
Montgomery City and deliver it to
Tom Woods" The boy came from
Chicapo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

INAsMUCH as the girl whom
George Gould accused of trying to
blackmail him has gone to Europe
in great style, it would seem that
the praise showered upon George
for his heroism in refusing to be
blackmailed was juft a little bit
premature,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Henry Kpmper Hurt.

Henry Kemper, who lives about
eight miles north of Mexico, a
brother of VIM. Kemper of this city,
was badly hurt by his team running
off with him last week. He was
found two or three hours after the
accident in an unconscious condi-
ton. DIR. Clarence Rothwell, who was
called out to see him last night, says
he will recover but is considerably
bruised up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

The good old time custom of
keeping open house on New Years
day seems to be going out of style.
We haven't heard of any Mexico
ladies who are going to observe the
custom this season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
MARTINSRURG NEWS.

Correspondence of the LEDGER.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, Dec. 21.-
Last night at II O'Clock Gus Cas-
seIman, 26 years old, and just three
hours later Albert Casselman, Is
years old, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. J
\. Casselman, about 4 miles south
of the burg, in Galloway, both died
of pneumonia after one weeks sick
ness. The very deepest sympathy
is felt for the family at this double
bereavement coming so unexpect.
edly.
Frank Morse and Della Douglass
went to Laddonia Wednesday and
were quietly married at the home
of Ed. C. &. Hill.
Mr.. Moore and Miss Mary Rod,
gers were married Wednesday night
at the Baptist church here by Rev
Hardy. Receptions of both wed
dings were rendered Wednesday
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

When on a visit to Iowa, Mr.. K.
Dalton, of Luray, Russell County,
Kansas, called at the laboratory of
Chamberlain & Co., Des Moines,
to show them his six year old boy,
whose life had been saved by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, it having
cured him of a very severe attack of
Group. Mr.. Dalton is certain that
it saved his boys life and is enthu-
siastic in his praise for the remedy.
For sale by C. A. Buckner, Drug
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

For the benefit of some who de-
sire to be placed ON jurles we would
saw that the Sheriff has nothing to
do with summoning the jury. jury
men are drawn by the County Court.
Those who request the Sheriff to
place them on iuries should take no.
tice that it is a misdemeanor as the
following from Section $3.50 r. ).
1889 clearly shows: eff any person
shall ask procure or offer to procure,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

for himself or for another, a place
upon any jury, or shall seek to have
himself or another placed upon the
list of regular Jurors, or summoned
as a talesman, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoFia.

The st. Louis Republic says:
William Pasqueth, a prominent
young merchant of Mexico, has been
in the city several days making
holiday purchases. He remained
over last night to see Samson" at
the Grand Opera House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

DEMOCRATS in Congress believe
that Utah, Arizona and New Mexico
are qualified for statehood, and they
are going to give it to them in spite
of Republican opposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

THE Republican papers OF New
York seem afraid to trust the newly
Observation-Disclosures which
isn't strange when memories of
other Republican legislatures in that
State are recalled.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

REV. w. NJ. SAPP has just closed
amost successful protracted meeting
at the First M. E. Church. Rev.
Sapp is an able preacher and faith
ful worker in the Lords vinevard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

SOME of the loudest calamity howl
ers who have been abusing Presi-
dent Cleveland about nothing are al
ready beginning to explain that they
were only joking.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

The New York Press, the most
radical Republican paper in the
country appears to have nidea that
the Senate is not part OF Congress.
But then its editor is English, you
know
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

The power of great newspaper
is never better employed than when
aiding the needy, and movements
now being conducted by them in all
the large cities show that it is never
invoked in vain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

MIR. Will Weaver, who has been
quite i'll for sometime, is speedily
recovering. He will return to Mex
leo as soon as he is able TO travel to
wed Miss Myrtle Fisher. The we'd
ding was to have taken place Thanks
giving Day, but was postponed on
account of his illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

The House of Representatives has
agreed to call up the tariff bill on
Jan. 3. The consideration of the
Hawaiian affair will follow immedi-
ately after
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

In the election held for Mayor OF
Chicago the Democrats polled 112,-
700 votes, the Republicans Ill ,313,
Socialist Labor 1,517, Peoples Sill
yer 567.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

THOSE kicking Democrats who on
Thanksgiving day abused Grover
Cleveland because it was too cold
are roasting him now because it is
too hot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
ga snake in the grass is

"a snake in the grass" is all the
more dangerous from being unsus-
pected. So are many of the blood
medicines offered the public. To
avoid all risk, ask your druggist for
Ayers Sarsaparilla, and also for
Ayers Almanac, which is just out
for the new year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
VOL. XXXV.

CONGRESS now has an opportunity
to show whether it can handle the
Hawaiian question better than the
President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

THERE is lesson for kicking"
Democrats in the present attitude
of the Republicans in Congress to-
ward the Wilson tariff bill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Marriage license has been granted
this week to G. w. F. Lear and
Lille NJ. Hayes, Jos. spotson and
Helen Williams, Lew Hayes and
Mary Smith, all of Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

CHRISTMAS presents this year will
run largely to articles of use. The
reason for this is apparent in the
condition of the times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

IT is not the people who have
plenty of money but those who spend
it literally and judiciously that are
of great benefit to a community,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Warren I. Holt, Hatton's hust-
ling auctioneer and a life long reader
of the LEDGER, is in Mexico pur-
chasing Christmas tricks for his girl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
n pnn't Cast savthinr

To Try Parks Sure Cure. A spe-
cific for the cure of all diseases Pc
culiar to women. Ask your druggist
our guaranteed plan. Sold by Wool
dridua and Macarthur.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

E. ]. Hamilton bought forty
three and four year old mules around
Perry, paying from $40 to $50 per
head for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

THE crop of marriages is always
unusually large Christmas time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

To steep up herbs and SO she tried
pills and cathartics till she was sal
low and bilious as an opium eater.
Then she took friends advice and
began using Parks Tea. Now she is
fresh and blooming "as a daisy"
Sold hy Woodbridge & Macarthur.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

For the liver and kidneys. The on
ly guaranteed cure for kidney troub-
les. Removes the uric acid. Cures
rheumatism. Try it. Sold by Wool
bridge * Macarthur,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

French & Garrett, druggists, rec
ommend Johnson's Magnetic Oil,
the great family pain-killer, internal
and external. % and so cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

When Baby was sick, We gave her Cast, ria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

DEMOCRATS who go after strange
gods always get left.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

+. J. Hamilton, of Perry, shipped
a car of mules te Kansas City last
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Early Risers, Early Risers, Early
Risers, the famous little pills for con-
stipation, sick headache, dyspepsia
and nervousness. French & Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

1t not only relieves; it does more, it
Cures. We refer to One Minute
cough Cure. Suitable for all ages, all
conditions, at all times. French &
Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

We clip the following from the
Jasper (Mo,) Democrat: Missouri
should be proud of its Congressman
as a body. The name of Hatch,
Bland, DeArmond, Hall, Clark and
Tarsney are names more familiar
the country over than an equal num-
ber from any other state in the union.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

4 marriage license has been grant
ed to c. ". F. Lear and Miss TIL
lie Hays, both Of Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
How Money Grows at Per Cent.

READ the serial story started in
the LEDGER to day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Perhaps the woman who ran her
husband out of the house a night or
Two since has come TO the conclus-
sion that be wasn't going to give her
a Christmas present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Hoods Pills cure I'll liver ills.
Uye.Berner.

Mr.. Joseph G. Berner, formerly of
the Vandalia Leader, now of Kan
sas City, was married in Shelbina
Wednesday to Miss Allie Dye, who
is well-known here and has many
relatives in the east end of the coun-
ty. The happy bride and groom
will make their permanent home in
Kansas CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28
Agricultural Notes.

From the journal of Agriculture.
Rye furnishes good pasture and is
a good green manure crop.
1t is claimed that the value of
straw may be doubled by feeding
with oil meal.
T. B. Terry says if he lived in
Missouri he would grow corn largely
and turn it into butter.
A great deal of fuel can be saved
by tightening up the windows and
putting weather strips on the doors.
Potatoes and onions are crops
which on the average will yield good
returns, if properly planted, cult
vated and marketed.
The New Jersey experiment sta
ton says that cotton seed meal has
a fertilizer value of $26.16 per ton !;
meat scraps, $35 SO per ton.
An extensive Missouri farmer
says he has about come to the con-
clusion that Prof. Sanborn was right
when he said that corn fodder il
nronorly handIod ia worth ahout as
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Barney Hooton and Capt. Glenn,
west OF town, are both very i'll With
the grip. Barney is dangerously i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Magnetic Nervine, the great re-
storative, will cause you to sleep
like a child. Try it. Sold by
French & Garrett.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Editor-"I want an original
Christmas story. Can you write
it?"
WHEREOF course not. You'll
find the original Christmas story in
the New Testament.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

Parties entered w. A. Harding's g
harm in southern Mexico Tuesday
night and stole a set Of carriage har-
ness. Hariing has his eye on the
u srty who stole them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-28

love maiden fair to see
And best ni III abe loveth me
Our hearts both beat in unity
We owe # all 81 Pafks Herb Tea.
For she was saIiow and was red
And neither Of us -=Suld ever have wef
Ead II not iSseEl for her Aunt who said:
Just take Parks Tea when ytyu GO 20 bed. :
Sold tlr Woodbridge & Macarthur.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-19
Fairfax Items.

There will be tournament at An
nandale on Wednesday, the 3Oth inst.
County Court, Judge D. n. Chiches-
ter presiding, will convene Monday
next, and the Board of Supervisors
will meet on Wednesday.
Mr.. Huntington has sold through
Major Hine his place on the Lawyers
road where he formerly resided. The
purchaser is Mr.. Joel Grayson, OF
Washington. The Major has sold for
Mr.. Adolphus Sweeney to Mr.. w. G.
Brown, of Missouri, tract of % acres
adjoining Mr.. John Sutton's farm.
Mr.. John E. Mitchell has resigned
his position as railroad and express
agent at Fairfax station, and has been
succeeded by Mr.. Edmunds. Mr.. Nit,
chell has held the position for many
years. and his familiar face and kindly
greeting will be missed by his many
friends.-Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A leading lawyerin Washington gives
the opinion that the United States has
lost in the Behring Sea decision every
thing that was claimed.
Rosie Alderman, aged five years,
and Sarah Alderman, aged eleven
years, were killed yesterday about five
miles from Wheeling, w. Va, by q
threshing machine running over them.
Miss Nettie Moberly, the seventeen
year-old daughter of ex-Mayor Mober-
ly, of Frederick, Md, committed sui.
eide yesterday by shooting herself
through the head, because she was tired
of living.
Advocates of the repeal of the silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
are doubtful as to the eXpediency OF
pushing the national bank note bill IN
the Senate, lest it may interfere with
the passage of the repeal bill in that
body,
In the House of Commons yesterday
Mr.. Gladstone gave notice that he
would move the adoption of a resolu-
ton to apply the closure to the report
stage of the home-rule bill On Friday
next. The Behring Sea arbitration was
also discussed.
The financial scheme regarded by
treasury officials <as most practicable
to relieve the stringency in money is
the one to authorize the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue currency against
the seiguiorage upon the coinage of the
silver bullion in the treasury.
Since the suit brought against him
by Miss Pollard, speculation is turning
upon Congressman Disadvantages flu
ture. His friends admit that he has
been hurt by the exposure though not
admitting that he is as culpable as Miss
Pollard tries to make it appear. They
say that, Notwithstanding the strong
defense which he will make, his social
and political standing will be perma-
nently affected. Miss Pollard's champ
ions say that she has accomplished her
purpose of running Col. Breckenridge.
A dispatch from st. Louis says: Be-
ginning to-day committees of the I'M
employed in the various labor associa-
lions will take up their station at the
Union depot and the freight yards Of
the various roadsrunning into St. Louis
from the West, meet all persons look.
ing for work, explain the situation, and
ask the traveller to proceed to Washing
ton, ID. c., to make demonstration be-
fore Congress. Leaders in every large
city in the country have agreed to the
plan. 1t is expected to gather 5,OO(
men in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-19

tackled the guard and 20 of them es-
capped. Three policemen and two pris-
oners were killed.
Foy, the murderer who was to be
executed at Auburn, N. Y, during the
week commencing August 2S, was re-
proved yesterday by Gov. Flower for
on, month so the authorities could put
up new electric plant.
Two little girls, daughters OF James
Alderman, wealthy dairyman, were
in ;tantly killed last night near Bridge
port, Ohio, and four other children were
badly hurt by the engine of thresh-
ing machine running over them.
Last Tuesday negro tramp went
to the farm of Albert Horn near Pa
ducah, KY, and asked for food. Mrs
Horn was alone and the tramp as
saulted her. A posse started in pur-
suit and after short chase shot him
to death. The news was suppressed
until to-day.
Emery Sullivan is in Jail and John
Lowery is corpse at his home, Hot
Springs, Ark, with FIVE bullets through
his body. He was murdered on the
highway yesterday by Sullivan. Scan
dial had linked Mrs. Lowery's name
with that of Sullivan. Yesterdays
murder was the outcome.
Two new witnesses in the Curtis
murder trial at San Francisco, yester-
day swore that Curtis was at Berkeley
early on the evening of Grants death.
This tended to corroborate the defence's
theory that Curtis had been robbed and
the third mau who robbed him killed
Officer Grant andran away.
DR.. D. G. Foster, surgeon of the l4th
regiment, n. G. P, and one of the best
known physicians in western Pennsyl,
yania, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head at his home at Graf,
ton. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren. The deceased was 4S years Of
age.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, said that if he
were President for thirty days he would give
confidence to the business community and
give work to tho unemployed by putting the
143. 100000 silver dollars now lying useless
in the treasury vaults in circulation.
dastardly attempt to wreck Phiiadel
phia and Erie express train was foiled last
evening by officers who, as they closed in Oh
the train wreckers, were fired upon by the
latter. One of the wreckers was captured
after desperate battle.
The bonded warehouse of Jacob Hartzler
at Rome, Pa was destroyed by fire at an ear
" hour this morning with all its contents
consisting of $50 barrels of whisky. Loss
$4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A dispatch from Montevideo says
cholera has appeared in Brazil.
The Bank of Marionville, Mo-, which
failed during the last two weeks has
resumed business.
The steamship La Touraine which
arrived at New York from Havre this
morning brought 5,741 900 francs gold.
DR.. David G. Foster, of Grafton, w.
Va, fired bullet into his brains this
morning with fatal effect. His mind
was affected.
The case of Mrs Sham, charged with
poisoning her son to secure the insur-
ance money, was given to the jury in
Trenton, n, j., to-day.
The Dempsey-Burge match is off,
Dempsey's manager says he will for
felt the 81, 900 already up as Dempsey
is not in his right mind.
The Keystone Watch Case Manufac-
turing Company, of Philadelphia. has
shut down until September IA, throw
ing $50 employees out of work.
The most disastrous fire that ever
visited Benton, ILL.,, occurred yesterday.
Seventeen business buildings were
burned, resulting in a loss of S150,0C0.
a decree has been issued by the gov
ernor of the State of Chihuahua, Mex,
suspending for three years the opera
ton of the law which prohibited bull
fights.
A blasting explosion occurred to-day
in the King Ludwig coal mine at
Herne, near Bochum, in Westphalia
and seven miners were killed. SIX
were seriously injured.
Reports from Tixtla, Mex, say that
while the jail in that place was being
cleaned yesterday the prisoners at