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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

My idea of necessity is to have plenty to eat and
change of clothes.
when went to school l larned readin, riten and
rethnetic, and that's all l need
My pinion is that edgercation is good only for
preachers an lawyers.
people like me don't want edgercatiOn: we're all
right, anyhow. guess theys only few of us left for
nowadays abOrin people and all think they will be
successful and happier if they learn little every day.
"They say that ignorant people won't stand eny show
at all in socity in few years from
II wonder if that will be the case?"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25
DAYToN's BLUFF.

Mrs. NJ Fifield. of East Fourth street. very
pleasantly entertained her Sunday school
class Tuesday afternoon at tea. Those pres
ent were Florence Schiffmau, Genevieve and
Gerle Schutle, Amelia Spence Chloe and
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

Duluth. are the guests of Mrs. Cotter. of
! Fremont street,
Miss Lydia Piesmau has returned from
MaYYille Dakota.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

In one of the ablest speeches delivered by the
"Grand Old Man" he showed concusyey that education is
luxury. but prime necessity to the laboring man
of today.
He slid ''You want amusement; but that does not
exclude Improvement Do you suppose when yOn see men
engaged in study that they dislike it? No. There is labor
doubt but it is associated with interest all along
that is forgotten the delight which it carries in its
performance and people know that better than the
working classes"
If you let your children follow their impulses
they will ask questions and if you provide the means OF
answering you will encourage them and delight and
pleasure research Soon they will have natural habit
of learning little each day. and learning will then be
recreation to them that all they require EncyclO
pedia in the home the most practical education
Gladstone says further tnat it is possible to go
straight into the very heart the sanctuary OF the
temple Of learning and become acquainted with the best
works that men have produced.
1T is not supposed that workngmen. on coming home
from labor study Euclid and works OF that charac
is not to be desired except i'll OF very spe
cal gts-bu what is to be desired is that some effort
should be made by of all classes and perhaps by none
more than by the aborng class to lift ourselves above the
level of what purely frivolous and to endeayor to find
our amusement in making ourselves acquainted with
things of real interest and beauty"
All the recorded wisdom of all great writer's past and
present is contained the Encyclopedia Britannica so
that every shade of find its liking whether be
such subjects Euclid the commonest topics of every
day ewhether to learn how to the distance to
Mars, or how to tie square knot in arOpe.
What blessing that in this library the laboring
mai can command the wisdom of the world.
his speech the occasion of the distribution of the
prizes at NoncOnOr mist School at Mill Hill he com
pared the advantages today with the advantages of the
ancients "A they have achieved is before you. Their
great experiences are at your service and command.
You have this advantage under the pecul-
lar conditions OF this age"
Again he says: Believe when tell you that the
thrift of time will repay you after life with sury of
profit beyond your most sanguine dreams, and that the
waste of it will make you dwnde alike in intellectual and
moral nature beneath your darkest reckonings. Get
knowledge, all you cam
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

The Ladies' Aid Society of Constellation
fhapter, o. E. s., st. Paul. visited Mrs.
William Dampier at her Mahtomedi cottage
friday.
E. B. Summers. Dellwood, ana j. W. Tay-
or, of Cottage Park, have gone to the worlds
air.
j. B. Tarbox and family moxed into their
cottage on the island last week.
Philip Gilbert and wife and Henry Gilbert
IRE at the lake for the season
A. Z. Verity's new sloop has been lauEc he'd
)he is a little beauty
The Druids of st. Paul will picnic at Wild
good on the 9th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
COLONEL JONES' p
He Pays His Respects to Editor Me-
Cullagh.
From the ST. Louis Chronicle.

EEtui tuc 81. Isoui
Colonel C. II. Jones was at the
Laclede Hotel Saturday morning
holding a sort of a levee with his
friends.
When a Chronicle reporter asked
if he would not settle one way or the
other the report about starting new
morning paper here, he said:
"No, really 1 cannot. lido not
know myself what l shall do"
"Will you say anythingin regard
to the attack upon you in the Globe
Democrat"
Colonel Jones' face darkened a
bit as he hesitated and slowly said /:
"There are some things which are
below even the contempt of men.
Every man with the slightest sense
of honor must condemn as out
rageous such an attack. | wish to
thank the Chronicle for its open
denuneiation of such cowardice.
81 can only say that | have
yet to hear of any mans UNFOLDING
the attack, and that if the publica-
ton of such stuff can hurt the stand.
ing of a man in the community
then the community must indeed
have a low sense of honor"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Live stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Buyers were
anxious for any grade of decent cat
tie. Prices-Extra export $5.25 to
$40, good steers IS to $500, fair
to medium $40 to $4.S5, corn fed
steers 1925 to s4.75, medium steers
So 30 to 1896, butcher steers So to
So. so, feeding steers So. so to $3.50,
choice cows and heifers $3.50 to
$4.05.
HoGs-Buyers were anxious to
obtain whatever they could lay their
on and everything was sold
out before / o'clock. Packers sold
at 1925 and $40, butchers went
at 81. so and $40, common to fair
sold at Sc. 35 and $7.13, pigs
and inferior hogs ranged from $5 to
Sc. 80. The close was steady.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
TO OPEN on SUNDAY.
So Says the Worlds Fair Commission,
and the Only Recourse Now Is
an Injunction.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 23.-By a
close vote to-day the National Com.
missioners voted in favor of opening
the Worlds Fair on Sunday. The
matter now rests with the local di-
rectors, and unless the unforeseen
happens the gates will be open next
Sunday.
The Irish village was formally
opened to-day. There was no free
music at the Fair to-day as adyertis-
ed. The day was a dull one as far
as attendance went. The principal
event of the day, outside the Sunday
opening decision, was the formal
meeting of the Worlds Fair Con-
urasS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

their hands in holy horror and say,
81 can't take any of those pills;
they will kill my party" Where
is the doctor that could expect any
other effect but death ola patient who
obstinately refused to even try any
of his kind of medicine? Instead
of Bean Creek dying of old age was
it not a case of malignant ~obstinacy?
Now, "U Bet," stand up and tell
the truth, and nothing bat the truth,
and answer, is not this a true state
ment of the case? If it is not, then
please tell me where | have missed
it. If there ever was a need of the
organization that need exists to-
day. /. ]. SIMS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
A Sermon in a Will,

From the Springfield mo- Leader.
When the will of the late Rufus
Hatch was filed for probate there
was found in it a short sermon of
great power.
The testator said at the close of a
bequest which gave fortunes to his
children that he did not wish to
have his sons 60 to college unless
they adopt professions. He preferred
that they should learn trades. In
conclusion he warned his children
against the use of tobacco or alec
holic drinks in any form and says:
81 earnestly desire that my children
shall not gamble in any way for
money, as their father has had ex.
perience sufficient to serve for all
his posterity."
Not having anything to say as to
his theory of college education
which may o may notbe misplaced,
yet his caution about learning a
trade and against gambling should
be taken to heart by every youth
merging into manhood. A college
education does not unfit the man for
a trade by right, but as a fact it has
a tendency, as colleges go these
days, to dissuade him from such
pursuits.
Yet no one is as safe as the man
who has a trade. A few years ago
the Democrat told the story of a des-
titute young man who was a victim
of his clothing. He was well edu-
Gated but he had no trade and once
out of employment and reduced to
threadbare garments he found no
one to give him encouragement at
anything he could do. Had he been
master of a trade he would have
found work the moment that he had
presented his card. Labor organiza-
tons are practical in this way, and
the man who is willing to work has
a chance.
Rufus Hatch's warning against
gambling retells an old story. 1t
tells the story so often told by crime
and suicide and yet SO little needed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

WALTER WILLIAMS, the brilliant
young editor of the Columbia Her.
aid, was elected President of the
National Editorial Association in
Chicago last week. r. NJ. White,
of the Mexico (Mo.) LEDGER. was
reelected National Committeeman
from Missouri, and Asbury Park,
N. j., was selected as the next place
of meeting. Walter Williams, Presi.
dent-elect of the Association, is one
of Missouri's ablest young journal
lists. He has been President of the
Missouri Press Association, Vice
President of the National Editorial
Association and has also held other
positions of honor and trust in both
these bodies with credit to himself
and honor to the fraternity. Mr..
Williams is the youngest man who
has ever held the position of Presi-
dent of the National Association but
is fully equippedfo for the office and we
predict that the next meeting will
be one Of the most practical, inter.
esting and successful ever held.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Tickets on sale at J. NJ. Pollard's.
LOSES .sUNCLE TOMS CABIN"
Copyright Of Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stoves Celebrated Book Expires
To-day.

"Uncle Toms Cabin" become
public property Monday by the
expiration of the copyright, and the
famous authoress, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, at 50 years Of age, loses this
source of income
The marble bust of Mrs. Stowe
paid for by 10-cent subscriptions of
the children Of Connecticut will be
installed some day this week in the
library of the Woman's Department
at the Worlds Fair.
"Uncle Tom" has been translat-
ed into twenty languages, and has
the greatest run of any book ever
written with the exception of Rob
inson Crusoe." Mrs. Stowe has re-
ceived no compensation from the
many acting versions of her story,
though it is a fact that more money
has been paid by the public to see
this drama thar for any play ever
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Now is the time of the year VIII

Now is the time of the year when
the enthusiastic amateur gardener
invests in rakes, hoes and seeds,
devotes all his spare time to work
ing in the dirt and spends enough
money to keep the family in grocer
les for three or four months. Later
on he will grow weary, the cheap
ness of vegetables will make his
scheme appear ridiculous, and by
the time the harvest should be at
hand the weeds will have a mopop-
oily of his garden spot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

The friends of the various can
aidates for county office, and also
some of the candidates themselves,
are beginningto kill timber and form
combinations for 1894. Experience
and history goes to show that COM
binations accomplish very little in
Audrain county. There may be
some counties in Missouri where
rings and combinations control nom.
nations but in Audrain county the
people are supreme. We know of
no county where the voice of the
people is more respected than it is
in Audrain-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
SheriHs Sale,

By virtue and authority of a genen
execution issued from the Office ON '
Clerk of the Circuit Court of AudfEs q
County, Missouri. r%eturnable at
June term, 1898, of said Court, and I'll
me directedin favor of Lie. Goyeetxn n,
plaintiffs, and against Martha Hen
don, defendant, / have levied upouseI
seized all the right, title. interest y
claim of the said Martha HerndoHt
in and to the following described y I
estate, to-wit: Forty-five acres, =
north part of the west half ofthe soufn
west quarter, and 80 acres, the e5bu
part of the southwest quarter Of
northwest quarter, and % IL see;r
the southwest part of the southee r
quarter of the northwest quarter -
81 IL acres, the northwest part Of ~
east half of the southwest quarters
In section IS, township 80, raDssk
west; also 20 acres, the east part Of
northeast quarter of the southeN
quarter of section ID, township n
range IL, west, all lying and being 4
the said County, and State of Nilsson
and l will, on
Friday, the 9th day of June, 1sse'
between the hours of 8 O'Clock In e
forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the afternoe
of that day, at the east front eoas1s
House door, in the town of Mexs
County of Audrain aforesaid, sell
same, or SO much there f as msy N
required, at public vendue, to the hlts i
est bidder for cash i'm hand (subjee.s-
all prior liens and judgmentsl, to kRro
fy said execution and costs. -,
6td. J. n. STEPHENS
Sheriff of Audrain County, Ne
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
18th day Of June. 1888.
SheriF's Sale,

By virtue and authority of q tsuby
cript execution issued from the CUE
of the Clerk of the Circuit CourtofM ]
drain County, Missouri, r~eturnablst
the June term, 1898, of said CouEtt
and to me directed in favor of ysazb
Slaughter for services as house servM
and against John G. Leniton, | hapt
levied upon and seized all the rigkay
title, interest and claim of the = !.
John C.Leniton of, in and to the fohcs ]
ing described real estate, to-wit la
ginning at the northeast corner Oh
south half of lot No. twenty-one "a
Sparks Addition to Mexico, Misses
run west one hundred and twentyM,
(120), thence south Sky feet(60l, thenft.
east one hundred and twenty feetlHar
thence north on west line of Cslhu
street sixty feet (60l, TO place Of bethh I
ming, all lying and being in the g
County, and State of Mo-; and l wlleos
Friday, the 9th day of June, 1SAle
between the hours of 8 o'clock IN = a
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the aftefnne /;
of that day, at the east front ee@
House door, in the City of Meuh
County of Audrain aforesaid, senfk
same, or so much thereof as magt ]
required, at public vendue, TO ne
highest bidder for cash in hand tssfS
ject to all prior liens and judgmena n
to satisfy said execution and cost
Std. ]. n. STEPHENS
Sheriff. of Audrain County, No
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.
Judges Appointed by the County Court
to Serve at the Election on June Ia.

Vandalia-G. H. Utterback, w.
F. Tratchell, David Pike, S. j..
Bland, A. B. Culbertson, W. P.
johnson.
Laddonia-J. w. Freeman, Geo.
Convey, T. T. Torreyson, B. H.
Wider, J.H. Llewellyn, c. N. Tur-
pin.
Rush Hill-C. L. Stewart, Rush
Ball, J. N. Rosser, Thos. Roberts,
]. w. Duncan, G.. c. Erisman.
Martinsburg-T. J. Cornet, Geo.
Horton, J. D. Morse, AT. Romans,
N. NJ. Friedman, S. V. Overbagh.
Mexico-S. l.. McCord, L. S.
Hopkins, B. F. Orear, N. Sneed,
w. H. Mcintyre, B. R. Cauthor n.
Farber-S. Ross, l.. X. Burk, L.
R. Gilliland, J. w. Smith. W. S.
Biggs, E. L. Grigsby.
Beagles-Joe Able, AID. Bledsoe,
Nj. B. Paige, S. E. Kendall, d. D.
Gray, J. L. Carnes.
Edwards-B. Fennewald, Jacob
lShobe, Jake Freger, j. R. Bradden,
J. R. Scott, A. G.. Stotler.
Benton A. J. Douglass, B. Wad,
dington, VIM. Vivion, Walter Tratch,
ell, VIM. Johnson, J. w. Dowell.
Molino-G. w. Newgent, W. w.
Wilson, S. c. Crawford, D. House.
holder, B. T. Price, A. T. Howard.
Canada-G. S. Hawkins, w. 7.
Hutton, S. G. Green, J. C. Parish,
,lG. W. Batterton, H. B. Gulick.
Rowena-T. J. Vanlandingham,
il. Rowe, J.T. Guthrie, A. H. Leach,
samuel Ward, 7. ]. Holloway.
Thompson - Joe Davis, j. II,
dempsey, ]. Y. Mclean, P. S. Nor
ris, ]. A. Robinson, r. l.. Davis.
Crow-Rush Harmon, Hiram Har'
linger, r. NJ. Shannon, Geo. Fisher
g. Douchant, Henry Detienne.
Friendship-R. G.. Harris, Joe
Riggs, G. B. Showers, ]. P. Naylor
W. P. Reed, w. H. Mackey.
Naylor-C. Householder, ]. w
Fox, J. H. Shock, T. T. Tinsley
D. T. Day. 7. H. Cooley.
Gant-John Gamble, John Robin.
son, J. H. Faucet, o. w. Smith
j. B. earns, T. P. Shock.
Black-W. w. Cornett, Geo. E
Ferris, John R. Britton, Geo. w
Ramsey, ]. 7. Hall, Geo. Friar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

PROFESSOR Virgins the Canadian
weather prophet, has retired from
the practice of his speciality and will
no more foretell the coming Of
floods, cyclones and earthquakes.
This is to be regretted, for Mr.. Wig.
gins was an excellent weather indi.
Gator. His predictions had to be
taken by eontraries, and we were al
ways sure of sunshine and pleasant
breezes when he told us to look fol
storms. With this understanding
he was perfectly reliable as a pro
Dhet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
THE ALIEN AND SEDlff0N LAWS
t}F I-aS

Therecent decision ofour Supreme
Court affirming the oonstltugionalisy
Of the Chinese Exclusion Act, known
as the Geary Law having called forth
some comparisons betweeai il and the
Alien and Sedision Laws ot our ear
lier history, it may not be inoppor-
tune 10 remark briefly on their nature
and application.
During the administration OF John
Adams our relations with France
were much disturbed. though without
formal declarations, a state of virtual
war existed. The most influential
portion of the American press was
conducted by men Of foreign birth,
refugees or exiles from other lands.
Some of these were of the most
reckless character. holding our inStl-
tutions and public men in contempt
Their papers seemed with the most
malicious personal attacks. Further,
our cities swarmed with French
spies. These conditions called forth
these laws as temporary expedient:
to check these evils.
These laws were passed by Con
gress during the summer OF 1898
limited to an existence of two years
consequently there has been no he
cessity for any act OF repeal. The,
included three Alien Acts, the sec
ond of which conferred power on tn
: President to order out of the coun
try such aliens as he might reason
ably suspect of secret machination
or intrigues against the goyernmen
or consider dangerous to its peace
The Sedition law was a stringent ac
against seditious conspiracy an
libel, chiefly aimed at obstructive OF
position to the proceedings of govern
ment, also at libelious or seditiou
publications in regard to them.
There we're not a great many col
yictions under these acts; the pena
ties inflicted were various fines
about two hundred dollars and sho
terms of imprisonment from a fe
weeks to six months. To the credit
S President Adams it should be state
G that in not a single instance did
e execute the Alien law, and he pa
s doned in some of the most aggraya
ed cases of conviction under the S
n dition law. The main effect of the.
it laws was reflex, being the overtime
. of the Federalist party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
"What is News"

FROM INT 1HlcdSU ftefa4u-
The paper read by r. NJ. White,
OF Mexico, Mo-, before the editorial
convention, was one of the most i'm
portant of the session. It's subject,
"What is News" was enough in
itself to make the paper valuable.
Possibly no satisfactory definition OF
'snews" will yer be given. The
editor knows that it is what will
most interest his readers. The pro-
prietor of a country weekly records
the fact that farmer John Smith is
painting his barn red, and he knows
that his subscribers wish to be in.
formed of the fact, though they per
haps all knew it before they saw il
in print. The trIe editor has 8
those for news" and gives space
to matter according to his news in.
stinct, or lack OF it. Just now the
people of the United States are
more interested in the Worlds FAN
than in any other subject, and the
editor who devotes the most space
to that theme will be giving his
readers the greatest amount Of
news.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

MIR. J. 7. Bunton bought from G.
o. Browning the fair ground sprink-
Ter and will sprinkle our streets this
Mr.. Bunton paid MIR.
Browning $500 for the sprinkler.
Mr.. Browning bought it from Mr..
Fry and George Clark for $3.50.
They bought it at an execution sale
for $50. This is a tirst-class sprink-
Ter and Mr.. Bunton has arranged to
keep down the dust within the fire
limits during the summer and by
tall we trust that the streets in the
business portion of the city will be
paved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Ii VIII Keen Him Dawn

Probably the largest tombstone in
the world is that of the late Henry
Scarlet, of Epson, Ga. Years be-
fore Mr.. Scarlett's death he selected
a monster b~oulder-a miniature
mountain of granite, 100 feet by $50
in demensions-and when he died
this huge tombstone was placed
over his grave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Closing Exercises Hardin college.

May 26, $50 p. M, piano con-
test.
May p, $50 p. M, grand con-
cert, Schumacher, director.
May IS, II a. M, annual sermon
to Hardin College and NJ. NJ. A.
students in College Chapel.
May %, s to IL o'clock p. m.,
art levee.
May 30, $50 p. M, vocal contest
and drama.
May 81, $50 pm. grand concert,
Treloar, director.
June |, $50 p. M, graduating
exercises.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

THE running expenses of the
Worlds Fair at Chicago is $4,000
a day and a big deficit is looming
up. The receipts don't near come
up to the expenses and there is not
much prospect for dividend unless
the attendance is largely increased.
1t Is claimed by those who ought to
know that the attendance will not
be what it should until the railroads
lower their fare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

THE Michigander who gets drunk
after Senator Turnbull's bill becomes
a law will be confronted, upon con-
victiono OF the offense, by two alterna-
tives-the one to pay the usual fine
for being disorderly and the other
to give a good and sufficient
bond that he will go to some good
reliable gold-cure institution and he
deprived of his appetite for liquor.
The bill provides that in case the
culprit be too poor to pay the charges
at the institute, he shall be a county
charge. Justices of the peace and
police Judges are empowered to
sentence drunkards to the institute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Stray Horses Taken Tn.

One gray horse Is hands high,
about 10 years old with slight knot
behind left ear. One bay horse 15A
hands high, abou: 8 years old and
has crooked right hind ankle, foot
sets under, has scar on left shoulder.
Owner can find them on my farm
Ia miles southwest of Moline.
/. J. ELLIS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
to Bridge Builders
On Monday, June s, Is93


at ii O'Clock q. m. at nv office In Max-
leo, No. will let the contract 10 huiId
an o bridge 80 feet long on ston.
pier at one end and iron tubes at the
other end. "e
AT z O'Clock on the same date and
place l will let contract to build five
"McPherson Patent w ire Cable Chordn
bridges and 8 wooden bridges, An
contracts will be let at public auction
70 the lowest bidder, who win he 70
CURED to give bond to keep the bridge
In good repair for 4 years from date of
contract The County Court reserves
the night to reject any or ali bids
pians and specifications are on file At
the County Clerks office.
@. d. RODGERS.
hlIogeCommlssioner ofAudrain Coun.
- NAIoooufls TAT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25
Exeeutrix Uotiea

Notice Is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of Henry
Gerard deceased. bearing date Nav
is, 1893, have been granted to the mn.
by the Probate Court of An.
drain County, Missouri.
Al persons having claims against
sald estate are hereby notified 10 me-
sent the same for allowances wifhin
o year Of the date of said lsttar..
And II not Presented within two vsars
rom said date they VIII be- forevas
barred, JULIA A. GxRARn
90 Exeeutrfx.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-05-25

The temperance question, from a
practical stand point, can be well
studied by a visit TO the Kelley In
stitutes which have been established
in Mo-. and provided with competent
physicians in charge of the Medical
Department, who have had thorough
instructions at Dwight, Ill. These
Institutions are located at Kirkwood,
Glasgow, St. Joseph and Excelsior
Springs. One grand feature of the
method and course OF treatment is
its being voluntary OH the part of
the patient. No unpleasant restric-
tons are employed at these Institu-
tons and the treatment is entirely
harmless in every particular. Thous-
ands testify to the excellent condi-
ton of the patient and the great i'm
provement in their health, following
the treatment.