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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
Origin OF the Christmas Tree.
From tho (,h;oauo uaro1d


Our custom of having Christmas
trees comes from Germany and not
England. Coleridge, writing from
Ratzeburg, in Germany, speaks of
the custom as something novel to
him, whicb, of course, he would not
have done had he known it in Eng.
land. He says:
On the evening before Christmas
day one of the parlors is lighted up
by the children, into which the pres.
ents must go. A great yew bough is
fastened ON the table at little dis
tance from the wall, a multitude of
little tapers are fastened in the
bough, but so as not to catch it till
they are nearly burnt out, and col
ored paper hangs and futters from
the twigs. Under this bough the
children lay out in great order the
presents they mean for their parents,
still concealing in their pockets what
they intend for each other. Then
the parents are introduced and each
presents his little gift, and then
bring out the rest one by one from
their pockets and present them with
kisses and embraces. Where wit
messed this scene there were eight
or nine children, and the eldest
daughter and the mother wept aloud
for Joy and tenderness, and the tears
ran down the face of the father,
and he clasped all his children so
tight to his heart it seemed as though
he did it to stifie the sob that was
arising within him. | was very
much affected.
Coleridge also describes certain
other German customs at this season
that are very pleasing. Literature
is full of Christmas and Christmas
doings. Nearly all the poets have
given us Christmas hymns, some of
them, like Milton's, of rare beauty
and splendor. The novelists, too,
have not neglected the season, and
Dickens particularly has made it his
own. If one wants to know what
Christmas iollity is let him read the
account OF Pickwick's visit to old
Mr.. Wardle, or for its pathos let
him take down the Christmas
Carol
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
BLAND'S PLAN.
Free Coinage May be Tackled On to An
Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IA
Mr., Bland is troubled because there
is tie in the Coinage Committee,
and he has notibeen able to get re.
port favorable to free coinage bill.
He says that he will, if no other op-
portunity presents itself, offer free
coinage bill to some appropriation
DILL and if he is ruled out on a point
OF order as not being germane, he will
appeal from the decision of the chair.
He feels confident, he says, that the
decision will be ogerruled, and the
free coinage bill grated upon the
appropriation bill. Should he be
successful he has no doubt that the
Senate would agree to the silver
amendment thus fastened to the bill,
in which case it would remain with
the President either to sign the bill
or return with his veto, an act which
would undoubtedly cause an extra
session through failure of the appro-
priation bill to become law. This
is the programme which is being
planned by the silver men, and it
would succeed if they only have the
votes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
Hope Future Vigorous
Dedicated to DIR. \. C. Adams by al
Old Patient.

I'm layin and thinkin'
Ever since went to bed,
Nv the boys | used to drink with;
How many NV themis dead.
There was Marcus, good feller.
Who never done no harm;
After drinkin' whisky'twenty years,
They sent him to the county farm.
There was that honest workin' man.
His name was Michael Lang;
He rushed the kan and kilt a man,
And now he has to hang.
There was Sylvester Hagan,
He's u drinkin' whisky yit;
Mrs. Hagan kilt herself,
Because he would not quit.
There was that good business man,
We all knew William Lacy;
He drunk whisky fifteen years,
And now poor Bilfis crazy.
There was Davy Jones, a good feller;
Davy could drink with so much
ease: 81
When Davy died, the doctor said,
shave had Bright's disease"
There was Jack. who never drunk
so much
That he could not drink some more;
When Jack drapped dead, the Cor
oner said,
That Jack had Heart Failyore.
There was Sam, as good feller
AS would ever drink your health;
When sam got so he could not quit,
He went and kilt his self.
Thare was Ike, a sturdy farmer,
While drunk, he raised a row;
A feller shot a hole through Ike,
His children are orphans now.
Now them very same fellers,
When | took the cure said,
I'd go crazy and suicide;
In six months I'd be dead.
! had drunk whisky twenty years;
How much, God only knows;
Untilmy children stayed from school
Because they had no clothes.
Now OF us all who took the cure,
No matter what they said,
Not single mans gone crazy,
ana nary one tnatS DEAD.
Every man who took the treatment,
Seeing his loved ones with cheeks
aglow,
Would not drink a glass of whisky
For the City of Mexico.
The Institute treatment has never
failed
To cure drunkard or morphine
tiend;
If not a victim of either disease,
Please hand this to some good
friend.
sit is pleasure to sell Chamber
aims Cough Remedy" says Stickney
: Dentler, druggists, Republic, Ohio.
because a customer after once using
t, is almost certain to call for it when |
gain in need of such medicine. We |
ell more of it than OF any cough medi- |
inc we handle, and it always gives |
For coughs, colds and
roup, it is without an equal. For sale |
y Chas. A. Bnckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
food Cattle,
From the Auxvasse tMo.l Review.

From the Auxvasse mo Review.
r. r. Buckner purchased of Geo.
and Cope Nicholson 4 car loads OF
dandy yearling steers. Twenty-eight
purchased from Cope Nicholson
averaged 1886 lbs. and one that was
a year old last March, weighed 1875
pounds. The yearling calves pur-
chased from George Nicholson aver
aged about 1175. 1t was as fine a
bunch Of yearlings as was ever ship
ped from Galloway and we doubt ii a
finer bunch ever went to market.
Mr.. Buckner went along to see that
his calves were treated right. The
calves were sold on yesterdays Chi
cago market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

IRE st. Louis Republic, referring
saspeech made by Hon. Champ
yak opposing the goyernmentspay-
asfOr public library in v ashing-
sa City, says; Champ Clark objects
: s'ae spending Of public money for
. erection of magnificent libraries
. Washington. Good. But Champ
aux must expect to meetin Wash
ss@n the same degree of obloquy
!. sa'en has fallen upon Mr.. Doekery.
y Doekery introduced and forced
passage 4 bill reducing the ex-
@ases Of running the government.
aDoiished a number Of useless and
Guy offices. The shopkeepers
y Aouse owners OF Washington
Invested and the Washington news
-peis echoed their protest. Wash
s@n was thought to be in as great
sasef as it was in the first so days
Dsing Bull Run.
Clark must take his chances.
su'hgton wants a library and
wants the country to pay for it.
sr.,Ns dso Wants a permanent official
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
All the same Kiss.

Materfamilias-s'I don't think
you should kiss my daughter SO
much, even if you are engaged to
her."
Rakely-''I kiss her only once
each evening"
Materfarnilias-"Don't tell me
such stuff. When l passed the par
lor door at s O'Clock you were kiss
ing her, and you we're kissing her
when l passed at l0.'
Rakely-"I know 1 Was, but it
was all the same kiss"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
" omen at the Polls.

During the last registration in this
city there was great many pleas
antries reeled off at the expense OF
women who for the first time took
the initiative in the suffrage busi-
ness. One of the actual happenings
has just been told. 1t was case
of tables turned. The mistress, Il
woman of social distinction, pre-.
sented herself for enrolment. The
man who asked her the necessary
questions did so with more of the
airy than WAS his wont. He asked
her name with judicial abruptness.
Place Of residence, birth, time in
the county and State, and so forth,
were run down with almost cruel
tirmneas. After she had gone there
was a tritie more color IN her lips
than usual. The man who had
questioned her was her cOachman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
CHAMP CLARK OF MISSOURI.
How lie appeared. To- a Visitor t. the
House Gallery.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. r.
In an evening paper,a casual visitor
to the gallery of the House of Rep
resentatIves, describes as follows bis
impressions of Representative Clark
of Missouri:
"Sitting Saturd. afternoon in the
gallery of the House, one, whose face
was a new one to me, began to take
a prominent part in the debate.
His droll way of saying things
that appeared to be funny to every
one except himself soon had the
House in an uproar. During his re'
marks Mr.. Boutelle, who has way
of inteIiecting sentences into other
mems speeches, began his old prac-
tice. Although this must be annoy
ing, | felt little sorry for him when
the big blue. eyed fellow turned on
him with the savage remark: you
keep your mouth shut. You have
more mouth and less brain than any
other man who ever sat in theAmer-
ican Congress. | wondered who
this savage fellow could be, and out
of curiosity inquired of the neigh
boring attendant. He said: That's
Champ Clark
"Several hours later / again saw
the big, square shoulders, smooth
face and blue eyes of the savage fell
low down the street. This time |
was sitting in a restaurant, when
Clark entered, followed by a little
ragged newsboy, with a bundle of
papers in his arm. The boy had a
pale face and looked hungry. The
big fellow turned as the boy halted
and said in CHEEKY voice: Come
on, son, and We'll have a good
FEAST The boy followed briskly
down tho long room and dropped hie
cap and papers on the floor beside
the chair, and in Is minutes he was
eating very much after the manner
of James J. Corbett.
"The Hon. Champ Clark, | am
told, wore two guns in his belt at the
age of16, they being necessary to keep
his Kentucky pupils within the
bounds of the rules of a country
and he shot at man while
attending the Kentucky University,
and was himself a president of col
lege at %. But as he watched that
boy eat, there was more happiness
and contentment written in the stern
lines of his face than l imagine there
would be had he received an ovation
from the House of Representatives.
l had seen two sides of the mans
character
For rheumatism have found MOTH
ing equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
1t relieves the pain as sool as ap-
piled. j. w. Young, West Liberty,
W. Va. The prompt relief it affords
is alone worth many times the cost,
so cents. Its continued use will effect
a permanent cure. For sale by Chas.
A. Buckner, druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
Carlisle E'lnn viii Re Recommended

WASHINGTON. d. c., December
l3.-Representative Cox, of Tennes-
see, one of the Democratic members
OF the Banking and Currency Conn
mittee, said that in his opinion the
bill submitted by Secretary Carlisle
on Tuesday will be adopted without
material change. 1t is evident, to
his mind, that the committee (the
Democrats particularly believe it
to be the best solution of the prob
lem, and at a special meeting on
Monday it will be ordered to be re-
ported without any further consid-
..fiDr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
Consumers oftlewi'!g tobacco who
ate#lIlIie5to iii pay lit!e more than
The price charged for The ordinary
trade tobaecos. will find this
brand superior 10 all others.
3EWARE OF INVITATIONS.
2EMARE or INVITATIONS

have been & much more serious
wound.
! Mr.. Mcintyre and his son came
on into town and went directly to
MIR. +. I. Throckmorton's residence
on Calhoun street in south Mexico,
where Mr.. Mclntyre's injuries were
at once attended to. Deskiu, his
son, about lSyears of age, was seen
at physicians office later, where he
was having a very bad cut on his
head sewed up. Mr.. McIntyre's
head is cut in 4 or 5 places very
badly. The injuries of neither
father or son are considered serious
but are very painful.
Deskin Mcintyre told a reporter
the following: Deskin claims that
he and his father and the negro re-
ferred to, were driving to town in a
wagon when John Atkins passed
them on the road near the Graham
farm, and looked his father pretty
straight in the face whistling as he
went by. "Atkins had told story
on my father" said the boy, "atout
that case you know about, and when
Atkins passed he said something
to him about it, when John stopped
his cart in front OF our team and got
out to settle matters, as he said.
He tried to pull father out of the
wagon, and as he did so he reached
into his overcoat pocket and pulled
out lap-ring. He got father down
and beat his head with il on his
hand, while he still had hold of the
reins. | hit him with my fist and
he got me down and hit me where
you see there on the head. He got
father down again and was beating
him when | got out my pocket knife
and struck at him. | don't know
whether | cut him or not (The
boy was assured that be had cut At
kins pretty badly, whereupon he
showed the knife, an averaged size
pocket knife. The big blade, which
he opened before he struck, was
slightly broken at the tip.)
The boy continued: "Then Mr..
Green came up and found Atkins on
top of me and pa on top of him. He
pulled father off and John off of me.
Atkins then went into Mr.. Rice's
to wash his face and head, 1 suppose,
and We came right on to town"
Mr.. Thos. Mcintyre, when seen
by a LEDGER man, said that he knew
nothing of the fight until he reached
town an hour and a half later. and
that he knew very little of the trouble
between Atkins and his brother,
which had existed ever since that
rape trouble. He said he was al
ways afraid it would end seriously
for one or both of them.
No arrests have been made as
neither side has taken action for
prosecution. Friends of the parties
say that the matter will not stop
here.
Miss Mary Hendrix, one of Fay
ette's most beautiful and charming
young ladies, is the guest OF Miss
Alcinda Allen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Mr.. Ira P. Wetmore, u prominent
real estate agent of san Angelo. Tex
as, has used amberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
his family for several years as occa-
sion required, aud always with per-
feet success. He says: Il find it a
perfect cure for our baby when troub-
led with collie or dysentery. | now
feel that my outfit Is not complete
without a bottle OF this remedy at
home or on a trip away from home.
For sale by Chas. A. Buckner drug
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
What is Eamblings
rom the St. Joe New


There seems to be some confusion
in the answers generally given to
this question. Some have an idea
that any game of chance whereby
someone receives something more
than he contributes is gambling.
But that ls not a just definition. If
a person offers gift to a number of
persons, 10 be presented to the one
of the number who shall be deter
mined by lot, or by a trial of skill or
learning, there is no gambling there.
In the classification is the prize Of
fered to the Sunday school class or
to the athletic society or the pro-
gressive euchre club. But where the
person competing for the prize con-
tributes for the purchase of the prize
to be offered, which, in effect, he does
when he pays something for the
privilege of his chance, the case is
different, and the act is plainly
gambling. 1t is as much gambling
under such circumstances to win a
prize at progressive euchre club as
to contribute to make up a pot to be
won at poker. If this distinction is
correct, the grab-bag at the church
fair or the rattle for a picture or a
doll at charity festival, where you
pay so much tor a chance, is decid-
edly gambling and would be action.
able under the laws of this state, to-
gether with slot machines, wheels of
fortune and such devices. And de-
it is not gambling to play
euchre for prize offered by the hos
tess and where you pay nothing for
the privilege OF competing. Right
here is where so many clergymen
make a mistake by want of dis
elimination in the principle. If
competing for prize contributed at
a euchre club is gambling, then so
it is gambling to compete for a prize
at school or at the agricultural fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

On, NO, the Republican party
isn't the friend of the great corpora
tions, trusts and combines. 1t is
merely a coincidence that it pro-
poses to send such notorious corpo-
ration men as Elkins, of w. Va,
Thurston, of Nebraska, and Addicks
of Delaware, to the L. S. Senate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
Fine Cattle.

From the Laddonia Herald.
Bee Lewellen, of Laddonia, ship
ped a car load of two-year-old steers
to Chicago Sunday that beat the
record both for weight and price.
They averaged 1,544 and were sold
here for sc. 80. Bee has two more
car loads of 1000 Founders to be
obipDe5 This week
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Any one who has children will re-
joice with l. B. Mulford, of Plain field,
NJ. His little boy. five years of age,
was sick with Group. For two days
and nights he tried various remedies
recommended by friends and neigh
bors. He says: 81 thought sure I
would lose him. L had seen Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy advertised
and thought would try it as last
hope and am happy to say that after
two doses he slept until morning. /
gave it to him next day and a cure
was effected. | keep this remedy i'm
the house now and as soon as any of
my children shew signs of Group give
% and 30 cent bottles for sale by Chas.
A. Buckner, druggist
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

IN looking over the docket for the
January term Of Circuit Court of
Audraln county, the writer notices
there are ten divorce suits filed aud
only twenty suits of other characters.
One third of the cases to be tried at
the January term are for divorce. Is
marriage failure?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

The brother of Senator Cockrell is
a Texas Congressman who has so
counties in his district. His Demo-
cratic majority on the 7th was about
500, or an average of 6fa to coun-
ty, which is cutting it pretty thin for
Texas. Good man, too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

The Linneus (Mo.} Bulletin
sued an immense Christmas edi-
aan containing cuts and photo
Iasphs OF prominent Missourians, .
aso the faces of a large number OF
ahstantial citizens and business
aea Of Linn county. The typo
aaphlc work wuS iIrst class. The
iis are good and such an issue is
1ealated to do Linneus and Linn
aanty world Of good, 1t is a fine
aFsrtisement for that part of Mis-
sun and We congratulate the edi-
ois and proprietors of the Bulletin
aihe success Of their enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
Holiday Rates-lSg3-g5,

The Chicago Il Alton and the
Wabash Railroads will sell tickets
to all local stations within 200 miles
at one and one-third fare for the
round trip. Tickets will be sold
December %, %, "a, % and 80 and
January /. Good for return passage
up to and including January 2, 1895.
t31 E. S. WILSON, Tk't. Agt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

The yandaIia Mail and Express
bB been enlarged and improved
IN every way. It is now one of the
highest little country papers in the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

COLUMBIA (Mo) has a daily pa
Hr called the Tribune. It is q
hight, newsy, ably edited publica-
ton and we are glad to note that it
nreceiving liberal patronage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Col. JOHN a. KNOTT, of Hanni-
al, is mentioned a. excellent tim
afor Congress from the First Con
nssiOnaI District of Missouri. Col.
Knott is a thoroughbred Democrat
nd one Of Missouri's most pro-
Fsssiye newspaper men. He would
i'lg and faithfully represent the
Ismocratic party in any office with
Q The gif, Of the pe0ple.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
In Georgian Wales

The sweetest roses grow. Keep your
breath fragrant as the perfumed gales
of this enchanting land and your teeth
fair and lustrous as the pearls of the
Orient by using SOZODONT, that
most charming and wonderful denti-
frice, which no lady's toilet should be
without.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

DEsHA BEEcEINRIn"E is now a
andidate for the Kentucky Legisla'
.are and the bitter fight will be re
paTed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
In MemOriam.

Died, at Elston, Mo-, Dec. 10th,
at 80 a. M, Harvey Elston, aged
II years, of protracted typhoid
pneumonia. The young man was a
cousin of the Misses Daisy andAnna
Shaw, of st. Louis, who deeply
mourn the loss of their dear cousin
and sympathize with the bereaved
family.
Over the river the streets are of gold.
Over the river We never grow old.
The rose never fades from the cheeks of the
fair,
The frost of time never silvers the hair.
The luster ne 'er fades from eyes 50 bright,
And they need no sun, God himself is their
light,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

THE 'on!y Democratic Congress
nsn reelected by an increased ma.
ority" is turning up quite frequent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Miss Alma Riley is home from
Galveston, Texas, where she teaches
music in conservatory there. She
is home to spend the holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

FEAR that Republican Senators
will prevent legislation is not valid
excuse for the failure of Democratic
Senators to try to legislate. Let
every Democrat in the Senate re-
member that.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Miss Lille Dobyns is home from
Moberly, where she visited Mrs.
Frank Forney,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Mrs. Card, of Auxvasse, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Boyd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

" II. II II co~----so - ------c1-
1t SO that the farmers can hitch in
the lot just south of the Lane-Mc-
hlnley buildings. Farmers who
trade in Mexico have Il good deal of
trouble in finding room to hitch and
We are glad to know that Mr.. White
Is arranging so that they will have a
good place TO leave their teams.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

If any person knows Of an in
sanee in which labor organizations
snehted their members by taking
aiss on partisan political questions
hey possess a bit Of exclusive in
Hmation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Every indication points to the cur
rency question as the one which
must next be ueCiued IN the nlted
States. From the circumstances of
the case, there can be no action on
the tariff, either towards free trade
or protection, for the next three
years. So the currency question
comes to claim attention, and it is
going to be one requiring exhaustive
discussion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

HERE is one unanswerable reason
why Gov. Mckinley should not be
President-he is one-idea man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

The little 4-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Surber, who
live northwest of Mexico, died last
week of fpneumonia, contracted after
a spell of measles. The little one
was buried Dec. 13.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

i'HE perfect currency plan, like
aa perfec, man, is yet to come; but
seretary CarIisie's plan appears to
b srecognjzed by the Democrats in
Congress as the best yet presented.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

The Republicans think they have
aeh tcinch on the next Presi-
isnt that they can afford to fight like
Eikenny cats over the nomination.
The voters may surprise them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Quite number of Mexico s young
society ladies are learning to ride
horseback.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Ms. MARY ELIZABETH LEASE is
soing to move from Kansas TO Cali
brnia and become a farmer. She
sght to 90 to Louisiana and grow
Rgar. She can raise more cain in
s:s time than anybody we know of.
IN 1.-THE Daily and Weekly LEDGER
|EIl be found a poem dedicated to
|h. S. c. Adams by one of the pa
tents he cured OF the whisky habit.
d. Adams is doing a great amount
dgood and is having wonderful
aeeess with his whisky and tobacco
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Price
Johnson, a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-20
ISpyOnd COMPARISON

Are the good qualities possessed
by Hoods Sarsaparilla. Above all it
purifies the blood thus strengthening
the nerves; it regulates the digestive
organs, invigorates the kidneys and
liver, tones and builds up the entire
system, cures scrofula, dyspepsia,
catarrh and rheumatism. Get Hoods
and only Hoods.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills, bill
iousness, jaundice, indigestion, sick
headache. Csc.
The Centralia Courier says: BE
fore YOU become kicker, consider
if YOU cannot ue something better.
One thing is certain. 1t you car do
nothing good for a community, you
can make q good deal of trouble by
abusing the people who do. Agitate
your liver, take dose OF ground glass
and remove the bile, cleanse your
conscience, cultivate faith in your
fellow men, and then 60 to work
and help somebody. But don't be
a kicker