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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-10
KANSAS PhILOSOPhY.

The only work some people do is work ing others.
 Time is the only thing that will help trouble and Crc;tking shoes.
 A woman k always looking up things which it brslks her heart to sce.
 Because you only hear talk about others don't imagine that you escape.
 The women never admit that a rocking chair is too badly broken to be mended
 A widowcr with seven children stands better show matrimonially than a widow with one.
 Instead of asking a member of the finance committee of n church social how much they took in the question should be how many tchison Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-10

P. P. P. A wonderful medicine; it gives an appetite. it invigorates and strengthens.
 P. r. P. Cures rheumatism and all pains inside, back and shoulders, knees, hips, wrists and joints.
 P. P. P. The best blood purifier of the age. Has made more permanent cures than all other blood remedies
 r. F. P. Cures dyspepsia, chronic fe- male complaints and broken down consti tuition.
 A course of P. P. P. will banish all bad feelings and restore your health to perfect condition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-10
A eIANI IN STATURE.

John r. Rich, Who Has Been Renominated
 For Governor of Michigan
 John T. Rich, who has been renon- mated for governor of Michigan by the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-10

ricd to Bull Hill, whCrc the infuriatcd union men held the fort; with fOrcmen of mines; with railrnad mcn-in short, with all sorts and conditions-and what Is tho cunccnsus of opinion? That the trouble Is not over. that the fip's are smoldcring yet, liable tn hp'ak forth at any moment and Cnvclup the richest gold district in the country in n cOnflagration that will shnrk fha. Mnrll-
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26
In the sumner.

The girl in the fluffy China silk was
holding converse with the older girl in
white duck suit with blue vest and
jaunty little standing collar, on the
plaza of the summer hotel.
"Men in summer time, think" re-
marked the white duck, sententiously,
fare just horrid."
'Gracious," exclaimed fluffy, Il think
they are just too lovely for anything"
swell, l don't, and they make me
tired"
"oh, don't see how you can say
that"
''It's very easy to say it when you
feel it."
but how very, very funny that you
should feel so"
II don't think it is SO very, very
funny"
'.No, but it is very funny"
''Just the same they weary me to
DEATH"
why, what do they do?"
''0h, nothing; they can't talk any
thing else but love"
Don't you like for them to do that?'
"Of course l don't"
"Oh, how you do talk. Why, think
that is perfectly lovely. Why, what
do you want them to talk?"
business. Detroit Free Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26

Murphy progged his bayonet through
the canvas, and sunk the deadly point
of the instrument into the bag of potar
toes.
sFaith, he sleeps sound" said Muir
phy, with tremor of fear in his voice,
MS there was no demonstration on the
part Of the bag.
The voice Of Yates rang out from the
interior Of the tent:
"What the old Harry do You fellows
think you're doing, anyhow? What's
the matter with you? What do you
want?'
There was moments silence, broken
only by a nervous scufiing of feet and
the clicking Of gun locks.
'sHow many are there of you in
there?" said the stern voice of the chief.
1.-TWO, If you want to know, both un-
armed, and one ready to fight the lot
Of you If you are anxious for a scrim-
mage"
''Come out one by one" was the next
command. :.
well come out one by one" said
Yates, emerging in his shirtsleeves,
"but you can't expect us to keep 1t up
long, as there are only two of us"
The professor next appeared, with
his coat on. The situation certainly
did not look inviting. The lantern on
the ground threw up pallid glow on
the severe face of the commander, as
the footlights might illuminate the fig
ure Of brigand in a wood on the
stage. The face of the officer showed
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26
Al Hard world.

A strange looking man came into the
drug store and slipped up to the coun-
ter on tip-toe. y
81 want some stuff to kill dog
with, he said.
''Going to commit suicide?' inquired
the red-headed clerk with pleasing
naivete.
Chestnut growled the man.
anything else?" grinned the clerk.
ITO be honest with you" explained
the customer, II do want it to commit
suicide with
"What do you want to do that for?"
''I'm dead broke and | can't stand 1t
any longer"
.'Havc You enough to buy the stun
with?''
"No; | thought maybe you would
trust me"
mot much; it costs money to die as
well as to live."
The man looked at the clerk disgust
edly. 'sThis isa hard world, amt it?''
4 he said sadly, and went out into Il
again. Detroit Free Prasp.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26
ave must be gettlng near the camp "

I'VE must be getting near the camp
said the captain.
'sWill shout, sir?" asked Murphy.
mo, no. We can't miss it, Keep on
as you are doing"
They were nearer the camp than
they suspected. AS they blundered
on among the cracking underbrush and
dry twigs, the sharp report of rifle
echoed through the forest, and bullet
whistled above their heads.
STAT the divil are you foiring at,
Mike Lynch2" cried the alderman, who
recognized the shooter, now rapidly
falling back.
'.Oh, it's you, is itP" said the sentry,
stopping in his fight The captain
strode angrily towards him.
"What do you mean by firing like
that? Don't you know enough to ask
for the countersign before shootingP"
"Sure forgot bout it, captain, en-
tirely. But the ye see, never can
hit anything; so it's little difference it
makes"
The shot had reused the camp, and
there was now wild commotion, every
body thinking the Canadians were up
on them.
A strange sight met the eyes of Yates
and Remark. Both were astonished
to see the number of men that 0'Neill
had under his command. They were a
motley crowd. Some tattered United
States uniforms were among them, but
the greater number were dressed as or
dinary individuals, although few had
trimmings of green braid on their
clothes, Sleeping out for a couple OF
nights had given the crowd the un-
kempt appearance Of great company
Of tramps. The officers were indis-
tinguishable from the men at first, but
afterwards Yates noticed that they,
mostly in plain clothes and slouch hats
had sword-belts buckled around then
and one or two had swords that had
evidently seen service in the United
States cavalry.
"It's all right boys" cried the cap
tain to the excited mob. 'It was only
that fool Lynch who fired at us
There's nobody hurt. Where's th'
general?"
[To BE Continued
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26
A LoNo-LEooED CHAP.
Usually the Heron Gets His Dinner In
Peculiar Way.

Usually the Heron Gets His Dinner In .
Peculiar Way.
Every animal and bird has its own
way of seeking its food. Some are
hunters and some fishers. Some secure
their prey by stratagem and some by
force. Each one works according to
his nature and to the means which have
been given him.
The heron is bird who gets his din
ner by patience and watching. He is
fondest of fish, although he does not
despise an occasional frog, or even q
mouse or rat if he is very hungry. So
he wades out a little distance in the
water, for he has good, long legs, has
this heron.
Then he stands in the water-some-
times on both his legs, sometimes on
one-and waits Tor an hour or two, or
perhaps longer, until some foolish or
daring little fish comes close enough
for him to snap ut it with his long bill.
And when he makes snap at fish
Mr. Heron is SO good q snap shot that
the fish has become the heron's dinner
before he has time to think about it.
Some herons build their nests in the
tops of high trees. The nests are very
large and are clumsily built of sticks
and twigs. But they arc SO high up
that Mr. Heron fears no danger from
adventurous small boys, who might
otherwise want to add herons' eggs to
their collections.
There are many kinds of herons.
The common variety is the gray heron,
and the most beautiful is the white
heron, whose long, silky white feath'
ers are much used. for hat trimming
Mr.. White Heron is hunted for hi;
beautiful feathers, while his common
gray brother is suffered to live In
peace, because he isn't pretty enough
4 to be killed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26

first to maintain something like mill
tary order in marching through the
woods. They soon found, however
that this was difficult thing to do.
Canadian forests are not as trinity
kept as English parks. Tim walked
on ahead with the. lantern, but three
times he tumbled over some obstruc-
tion and disappeared suddenly from
view, uttering maledictions. His final
effort in this line was q triumph. He
fell over the lantern and smashed it.
When all attempts Mt reconstruction
failed, the party tramped on in go-as-
you-please fashion, and found they did
better without the light than with it..
In fact, although it was not yet four
o'clock. daybreak was already filtering
through the trees, and the woods werc
perceptibly lighter.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26
The PATIENT KING.

Throned, crowned. and robed in splendor sal
the king,
And day by day received the bitter need
OF suppliance and service. Sore his need
OF iove's sweet sympathy aud ministering;
But mono who bent the knee could anywise
Read the deep secret IN the kings sad eyes.
Yet was he patient, praying day by day;
sG0d, WHO art kind 70 oil, or high or low,
Hear Thou my plea and even yet bestow
Thelight OF love upon my cheorless way
o Fatheri am tired OF lonely pride,
weary Of bended knee and heart denied"
Atlast his prayer was granted oRa day,
watching the children by the palace gate,
His soul broke in . cry disconsolate,
And his rich.jeweled hand all trembling lay
Upon golden head that glimmered by;
And she, sweet babel smiled upward. eye to
eye
james Buckham. in s S. Times
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-26
CHAPTER VIII.

The company, feeling that they had
to put their best foot foremost in the
presence of their prisoners, tried at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
Fine Horses at Slater.

VIM. Reid, of Slater, bought the
highest priced animal that was sold
at the horse sale at Marshall las,
week-a sorrel colt coming 2, by
Ashland Wilkes, 2:174, the sire Of
John R. Gentry, Pip, Theodore
Shelton, etc. The colts first dam
is Silver Lake, 2:344, by Red
Wilkes, I'd dam Silver Hair by Ad.
ministrator. This colt can pace a
20 clip to the halter. Mr.. Reid
paid the Toler Stock Farm, of WITCH.
ita, Kan, $500 for him and got 6
bargain. He is a better bred coll
than John R. Gentry and the latter's
owner-John R. Gentry-holds him
at $12, 900.
At Cleveland, Ohio, Mr.. Reid
bought two more extra bred stations
Slater Chief, by Aberdeen by Ham
bletonian 10; LIST dam Annabel by
George Wilkes, and a 2 year old by
Eclat by Echo by Hambletonian 10
Mr.. Reid also owns Woodford
Wilkes by Artist Wilkes by Georgt
Wilkes; dam Ripple by Woodford's
Abdallah,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Mollie G. Harlow, . MD.
W ow woman, by her certain deod e.
trust dated November Is, 1892 and -.
corded in the Recorders offioe az An
drain County, Missouri, In Deed Bon
No. IL, for trusts, at page 80, conysysS
to the undersigned trustee, the folicvs
ing described real estate, situate6 i.
Audrain County, Missouri, to-wit.
The east half of the northeast ana.
ter of block two (2l, John A. Pearsni.
Addition to Mexico. Also 4 o5e.h.is
(1-2l interest in the west half Of ~
northeast quarter of said block twoia
In said Addition, which said couysy
ance was made in trust to secure ia
payment ofthe promissory note b ~
deed described; and, whereas, sccord.
ing to the provisions of said deed n
case of the failure of the said perty a
the first part to pay the interest On
said note when the same became dns
then said note was to become due and
payable; and, whereas, default IN
| been made in the payment Of said n.
terest and said note remains due and
unpaid; now, therefore, at the feooesf
of the legal holder OF said note and ~
authority of the provisions of the deed
aforesaid, 1 will, on
Saturday. March IL, 1894.
between the hours of Q O'Clock IN n.
forenoon and 5o'clock in the affornooo
of said last mentioned day, at the -
front door of the Court House In ~
City of Mexico, No., sell said properly
at public vendue to the highest bIdds,
for cash to satisfy said note and fhs
cost of executing said deed Of trnft.
\. B. CLUSTER.
I'd Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22

THE business men should make
some arrangement for employingthe
idle people in our midst. 1t is much
better to give a man or woman work
that charity. Some one should take
active steps toward some practical
and immediate solution of the prob.
lem before US, as we don't wish to
encourage %pauperism. 1t is sug'
gested that an intelligence Office be
established in Mexico, where those
who have work to do can leave
word, and the unemployed car &c
and learn where jobs can be secured
When an able bodied man tells the
Relief Committee that he is unable
to find work the committee should
be able to tell him where he can gel
it. and unless he will take the worl
he should not be helped in any
other way, and aid should be giver
to those only who are sick or help
less, and are really worthy object,
of charity. The citizens should
attend TO this matter at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
Herses at Auction,

At Red Oak, Iowa, on Saturday,
February q, Messrs. F. ]. Grigsby,
of Arkoe, No., and E. III. Bainum,
of Maryville. Mo-, will sell at public
sale thirty head of troting bred
horses, the cream of their stock.
Sale begins at l O'Clock sharp. See
advertisement in this paper. Mr.,
Grigsby was the former owner Of
Robert Rysdyk, 2:f3A, his son
Stopper and many other good ones,
The we'll known young sire, Galloway
1851 will be sold in this sale. Mr.
Grigsby says Galloway is the besl
horse he ever owned. If you are
going to the sale take the Wabash
train at Mexico Friday night and g
% Malvern; there take the train OF
the G. d. & q. and you win get 4
Red Oak in time Tor the sale.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
has RIDDEN THE D A
Mrs. Lease Says She Is a Mason and
Proposes to Organize Lodges.

TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 17.-Mary
E. Lease claims to be a Mason, and
she made the startling statement to-
day that she proposed to organize
lodges Of Masonry for women
throughout the country. Mrs. Lease
wears upon her bosom, suspended
by a gold chain, a Knights Templar
charm, with the usual keystone of
the chapter on the reverse side, and
she declares that she is as much en-
titled to wear it as any man who be-
longs to the Templar order. She
says her commandery is Hugh de
Payne of Fort Smith, Kas. She
says, and offers to prove it to
Masons, that she knows all the
signs, grips, signals and pass words
Of the Blue Lodge, chapter and
commandery, and that she obtained
them ~legitimately. She says if
Masonry is good for men it is much
better for women, as they are more
needful Of protection than men.
She says once by giving a sign Of
the order she was saved from per-
sonal violence, and from that mo-
ment she resolved to give to women
the same advantages of Masonry
that she enjoys. Mrs. Lease made
this statement in conversation with
a reporter to-day, in which she out
lined some of her future life's work.
She said that she had other plans
than politics and the lecture field.
With this she launched into a dis.
cussion of her resolution to initiate
women into Masonry. She said
that as she was thoroughly up in
the Masonic work it was not neces.
sary for her to obtain the consent OF
aid of men in initiating, and if the
men refused to recognize her discip.
les as Masons they could and would
act independently of them and con.
duct lodges and grand lodges o.
their own.
Mrs. Lease admits that it is con.
trary to the Masonic rule for womer
to become Masons, but she decline
to state how she gained the secrets
of the order. She challenges ans
Mason to test her on the secret worl
of the order. The Masons of course
deride her claims, and say that sht
is not a Mason, and if she has OBJ
tanned the secrets of the order it wal
by undue means.
To a Mason Mrs. Lease to-day
offered to give the signs, grip ane
pass words, but he declined of course
He said to her tina. be would hav,
enjoyed being present when she wal
made a Mason, to which Mrs. Lease
smiled and said: at was rea.
funny"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
SUICIDE AT
Thomas ]. Cr0sMhite Unable TO Bear
Financial Embarrassment.

STURGEON, Mo-, Feb. 18.--Thos.
J. Croswhite, a leading citizen and
stock trader of this place, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his
barn at about 3o'clock this morning.
He was about 60 years of age and
was a brother to W. P.Croswhite Of
st. Louis, the real estate man who
died while on a visit here last No
vember. He also has a brother, J.
Fl. Croswhite, praeticing medicine
in st. Louis. Mr.. Croswhite had q
wife, but no children. Financial
embarrassments seems to have I'm.
balanced his mind. He was thought
to be in good circumstances, but the
continued hard times and losses on
stock involved him heavily. His
Indebtedness is estimated all thu
way from SIG, 0O0to $4,000; assets
about one.third OF that amount. II,
had his life insured for $1,000, o
which sum 50 900 was in the A. o
U. w. Lodge and $1,000 in thu
New York Life. He was a stric
member of the. Christian Churcl
and most exemplary citizen.
Judge ]. D. Smith, of Audrail
county, and DR.. J. f. Keith and ]
S. Richie of this place will be th
heaviest losers by his death, as the.
were on his bond for $4,000 a
guardian and curator for Clyde Bis
uali
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

They are eating lumpy jaw beei
in Chicago.
Western Kansas farmers in large
numbers will begin irrigation this
year.
Private pension bills will have
little show at the hands of this Con.
gress.
At Sedalia, Mo-, the Evening
Bazoo, edited by J.. West Goodwin,
suspended publication.
At Boonville, Mo-, Riley Evans
was found guilty of murder and
given a term OF rs years in the pen
itentiary.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, made
an able speech in the Senate in de-
tense of the administrations Ha
waiian policy.
The Colorado Legislature succeed
ed in agreeing on a bill transferring
enough money from other to The
Legislature fund to secure their sal
aries.
MIR. Bland was again unable te
muster a quorum on his motion t.
close debate on the silver bill and {
Democratic caucus was called. There
is much opposition to the bill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22

THE Louisville Courier-Journal
referring to the expected delay o.
the tariff measure fin the Senate,
says: During the long and exas'
perating debate on the Silver Repeal
Bill in the United States Senate we
heard a great deal about changing
the Anticipated rules Of that body,
and we were given to understand by
various Senators, among whom
were members of the Committee on
Rules, that the ~eonfessedly neces'
sary changes would be made aftel
the Repeal Bill should have beer
disposed of. 1t has been months
since the bill was disposed of, and
yet not a word have we heard from
the Committee on Rules.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
Obituary.

On February II, 1894, it pleased
the Almighty God, in His divine
power, to take from our midst Mrs.
Mary c.. Davis, wife Of C. c. Davis.
She was born September "a, 1852,
was a member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of this city. She
was a loving mother and a devoted
Christian. We as neighbors and
friends extend our heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved family, feeling that
the husband has lost a faithful conn.,
panion and her children a kind and
loving mother, and the community
a kind and good neighbor.
THE MOTHER.
We have laid her down to rest
From this world of care and pain;
The Divine Father thought it best
To take her home to heaven.
She has gone to meet the Father again;
She has passed the river DER,
She has gone to join her loved ones
On that bright and heavenly shore.
She Is through with this world of sorrow,
She has gone from those she loved;
We shall meet her on the morrow
In that home, that heaven above.
FRIEND.
twellsville MO- papers please copy.l
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
rRusrEE's sAIr

WHEREAS. Martha Herndon
~ oW woman, by her certain dessu
trust dated the 18th day of Octahss 70
ana recorded in the Recorderis c3.Iasi
Audrain County. Missouri. IN pnsn 1910
AZ page ago. conveyed to the nndssA1
ed trustee the following desc5hssssn-
estate. situated inAudrain orr IA
souri,, to-wit.
Forty-five acres of the n,.fh
the west half OF the southwest uns.tss
southwest quarter of the north-@ss
quarter, and twenty-five and one.t.H
acres, the southwest part OF the sc.ts
east quarter of the northwest nnss*9
and thirty-seven and one-half -,
the northwest part of the aasf 49,
the southwest quarter, all IN ss..sa
eighteen (1S1, Township ifty-tro 1sss
Range eleven (111 west. Alan tvssss..h
t2O1 acres. the east part Of the nasst
east quarter of the southeast onssts-
of Section thirteen Isl, Tovnshin y
ty-two t5Zl, Range twelve n2l -
which said conveyance was m.asS
trust to secure the paymentof . mr.
issory aote In said deed; and. whs,s.s
said note is past due and remaine 4.
paid; now, therefore. at the re 1ueef g
the owner and legal holder of said -.
and in pursuance of the provision 81
said deed of trust, | will, on
Saturday, March II, 1894.
between the hours of 8 O'Clock In Il.
foreuoo and 5o'cloek in the afternoo.
of said day. at the east front dor =
the Court House, in the City of Meyieo
Missouri, sell said property at puhii,
vendue to the highest bidder for -
to satisfy said note and the cosf y
executing said deed of trust. -
&. K. MCCALL
"a TrusteeL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22

THE people Of Mexico are among
the most liberal and public spirited
in the entire country. There is no
trouble to raise money in Mexicof fer
a worthy cause. Our people con-
tribute literally either to a public
enterprise or for the benefit of the
deserving poor. There is no town
in the United States the size ofMex-
leo where as much money can be
raised in the same length of time
when the purpose for which it is to
be used is proper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22

4 HooDLUN, having murdered
his aged father, finds himself hedg-
ed about with cheering allegations
of his own insanity. Yet there was
in his act a CLEAN of reason almost
reprehensible. He knew enough
to grasp the handle of the knife
and do the stabbing with the blade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22

DR.. j. E. Hutton, who has beer
lecturing in a medical college at st,
Louis, will make Mexico his home
and will open an Office here on the
FIRST OF March. DR.. Hutton has tax
en- a thorough course in medicine
and has had considerable experience
as a teacher as well as a practitioner,
We feel confident that he win meet
with success a. a practicing physi'
clan in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22
The Baker Horse Sale.

The horse stock belonging to the
estate of J. R. Baker, deceased, was
sold to-day at public sale at Morris
livery barn. Several of the horses
were bred in trotting lines, but were
in rough shape to bring good prices.
Llewellyn 1929, brown stallion,
10 years old, by Happy Medium
400, first dam Richelieu, son Of
Mambrino Chief, sold to W. W,
Harper, Mexico, for $500.
A brown stallion foaled in 1896
by Promontoy, sold for $25.
L. B. Morris bought Verify, a bay
mare foaled in 1892, by Aberdeen.
for s55.
Vanity brown mare foaled in 1886
sold for $135.
Nina B., foaled in 1888, brought
800.
Laura B., foaled in 1891, sold fol
Sal.
A bay filly foaled in 1898, stree
by Red Nut, son Of Nutwood
I2:1SA, first dam Vanity by Prom.
ontory, was sold to c. F. Clark fol
$34.
Several other horses were sold a
ruinously low figures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-02-22

COLUMBUS, Miss, has a tender
hearted Sheriff. In pursuance oil
judicial orders he hanged a man,
but, regardless of propriety, the
rope broke. The Sheriff thereupon
decided that his guest had been
hangedenough and desisted. Doubt
less the official is in contempt o.
court, but be must bask in a radiant
flood of esteem emanating from the
vicinity of the murderer.