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Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Harvey, the little thres-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson, on
West Monroe street, died last week
nom inflammation of the bowels, con
aacted after having the measles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Mrs. J. w. Ritenour is in st.
Louis on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Remember the H~arvesters' enter
tainment December 3rd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

August Helfert has rented the
pom below the Central Hotel, for
merly occupied by BIattner, the
grocer, and will start up a furniture
store and repair shop at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Mr.. Head, Of Ceutraiia, spent
Sunday with John karnes and fam
lily on West Love .treet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Chas. Luckie, OF Holiday, Mo.
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

J. I. Guthrie, of Rowena, Is able
@be out again after a severe spell OF
Illness. Mr.. Guthrie takes the rag
oh the bush for big radishes. He
taised one which measured p inch
AZ srounI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29
WORRELL
TIE JEWELER.

Mrs. J. ". Howell! spent Sunday
with relatives III C~entraiia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

r. c. Hagen went to Boone
County this afternoon to spend
THANKSGIVING,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Mrs. ". ;. Ciaggett Is home from
9 pleasant visit to Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

The front OF J. ID. Morris dry
goods store is being reprinted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Miss Snow, who has been visiting
Der friend, Miss Richards, for some
time, returned to her home in Cen
ITALIA Tuesday. Miss Robards accom-
panied her home and will be gone
about a week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Robert S~hackelford, OF Well5ville'
in this city to-day on his way
home from Bowling Green, where he
attended court. He might have been
co,oressman Mr.. Shackelford
takes it as u big joke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Mrs. Harry Atchison went up to
Centralia this afternoon to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bush.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Nat Hutton is home from Chicago
to spend Thanksgiving with home
talks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Miss Moilie Dobyns went to Mar.
shaIl, Mo-, this afternoon to visit a
couple Of weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

". D. Lewis, Il prominent mer-
chant Of McFali, Mo-, is visiting
rolatiyes here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

". W. Fry will act as special
Judge of this circuit in a case refer
mig to the removal of the Court
House of Montgomery County next
Friday in the place of Judge Hughes,
Who is supposed 10 be Interested in
he matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Mr.. f. Z. CAN'T and wife, of
Greenfield, Ind. are the guests of
7. 5. Riley and wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29
Literary Climb,

The following is the programme
for the meeting of the Lyeeum
December 7, 1894:
Paper-Subject, "Plan for the
Division of Railroad Tracks," by
J. E. Martin.
Observation-Disclosures, P. H. Gull
len and Robert Cauthorn.
by DR.. j. E. Hutton.
Discussion-Dr. L. r. Rodes and
DR.. Ramsay.
By order of committee.
PROF. D. A. MCMILLAN, Chm'n.
J. M. SEMPLE, Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

P. N. Morris, Circuit Clerk elect
Of Audrain County, has moved to
Mexico to reside permanently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Mrs. Jane Blackwell is quite ill at
the residence of L. Shootman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

DR.. Toalson went to Centralia
this afternoon to attend to some
business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Rev. E. S. Gibbs is conducting u
prOtracted meeting at New Hope
Baptist church near Concord, Gala
way county, assisted by Evangelist
!. N. Barbee, Of Columbia, Mo.
There have been three additions to
sae church and the meeting still
ptogresses with a good interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Zone way out of a difficulty"
December B; Opera House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

See advertisement in the LEDGER
Of public sale on the Galloway farm,
one and one-half mile west of Mex,
leo, on Dec. 9TH. There will be some
bargains offered there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Ernest CAN'T went to Centraiia
this afternoon on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Hear Miss Wilson, the viollnlst,
under the auspices Of the Harvesters
December 3rd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Miss Ida Ricketts, is very i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Taylor Dowell, Deputy Sheriff CT
Aadrsin County, sold so acres Of
and near the Robinson farm, north
Of Mexico nine miles, to W. T.
Drsnn Tor 81 GOO
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, NOV. %, 1894.

Far Il big. fat turkey for ThankSgivin"
don't let the f''t '-raPr You notice that
ins for good. Have We found them:
Vel. Just come and see for yourself,
Never ha- there zen such Il stock of the
lind in NeNic" before. Goods useful and
'.anJs Ornamental and all III moderate
nc. too. That the beauty of il. Sill
Pr Plated Brownie, Napkin Rings. Doe.
Ebiid.s knife. Fork and spoon (Rogers
,,aIel Sl.OO. solid told. Fancy Band
p.Iy Ring. .tlr- Ladies Gold Filled
Wstrh with long chain. IL. One-fuurth
Tsrat Diamond Ring III stud, very bril-
Iisnf. Sl1 -. Erir-a-lirac. Brass Goods.
nhie,1- of Ar. French China. Silver
haunted Leather Goods and no end To
=. ,,nypltiH-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

DR.. Ramsay returned home this
morning from Higginsvilie, where he
delivered an excellent paper on the
Disease of cattle" before the State
Dairy association
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29
}. w. OWEN, Pastor.

Rev, W. J. Williamson, who won
the State College ]oratorical prize IN
the contest in this city in April, '93,
is conducting Il %protracted meeting
at the Baptist church in Fulton, at
present. Last night y members
;oiped the church. His work is in
deed fruitful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

Frank Aubuchon and MissEsther
Haislip, of Martinsburg, were mar
ried by Squire Winscott Nov. %.
DR.. Pinckney French and wife, of
st. Louis, are in Mexico the guests
of relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29
College tIirls' Yell.

The following is taken from the
Post Dispatch:
A striking evidence of advanced
civilization is seen in the fact that
many Of the female colleges and
young ladies' seminaries throughout
the country have each adopted a
distinctive college cry.
Nor is St. Louis behind in this
respect. The fair students of Mrs.
Anna Sneed Cairns Forest Park
University have originated a varsity
yell, which was very much IN evil
dence at Sportsman's Park on last
Saturday afternoon, as its patentees
moved about the gridiron field iii
their tally.ho, clapped their gloved
hands and shouted encouragement
at their Smith Academy ~favorites,
who struggling desperately to
down the boys from Mexico. Mo.
Many in the audience heard this
clear soprano chorus. but, as few
were able to extinguish the exact
words of the feminine refrain, they
are here reproduced. 1t is as follows:
"FOrest Park UNI
yer si-teei
Rah! Rah! Rah.
Hoo-Rahl Hoo-Rah,
Rah! Rah!. Rah!i!"
Sad to say, the rendition of this
fin de seicle shout by the young
ladies did not enable the Smith
Academy boys to win; and now it is
said that the tair foot bali fanciers
are rehearsing a new cry, with which
they hope to cheer the Washington
University boys to victory on next
Thursday afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-29

GOING EAST.
NO. IN. v. Limited teI. Snndayl...-3.Gi p. m
40. 4--Atlantie Express, daily. ...2-H 8. N
NO. s--st. LOU Express, daily ....-..35S a. m
Email and Express daiiy.......2I0 p. m
No. 2e--Local Freight, lex. sunday)..s.i 10 a. m
~26--Through Freight, daily. ----s 10 2. m
GOING WEST.
O 3--Fast Line except Sunday ...I2.2l p. m
No, b--Pacifc Express, daiiy.-..--- 1873 a. m
Nh. T--Omaha Express, daily - .-..II-s2 p m
No, lI--Maii and Express. daily.....-f2 81 .. m
No.. 21--Local Freight, lex. sunday. 415 .. 10
No. ~?7--Freight, daily."....-......-. 5S q. m
T.. 6. WILSON, Ticket Agent.
j, CHARLTON, Gent Pass: and Ticket A'gt
Chicago G Alton BY, Chicago.
s, CRANE, Gem Pass. andTicket Agt
WABASH Railroad, st. Len!
The herald., 1894-04-02

tablished this feast. On the morrow He
must be on the cross on Calvary. Sor-
row filed the hearts of the disciples, for
Christ had told them OF His approach
ing death, and though He spoke to them
OF His resurrection, this they could not
comprehend.
Jesus was sad because He bore the
sadness Of humanity. Jesus was full Of
sorrow for He bore tie sorrows OF man
kind. The bread and wine were but
symbols, not the real body and blood,
for when thia supper WAS established
Christ stood very man of flseh and
blood among the disciples yet the sym
bolg show Christ one like ourselves, that
He had flesh and blood and can sympa-
thize with us. He lived Re one of ne, ct
without sin. 1t was as a family gathered
around the table whereon is spread the
embems with Jesus in the midst. He
ia not God afar of, but His life among
men proves His humanity, His knowl-
edge of and sympathy with sorrow.
The fact that we feed on the emblem
gives evidence OF the strengthening, eus-
tanning power of God. Jesus is the life
OF the church.
We partake OF His life in initiating
His example, and the elements symbol
ize the suffering OF Jesus' broken body
and shed blood. He gave up his life,
dear to him as ours to us, the dearest
thing on earth, in a suffering and tragic
death, that we might live.
He died for mankind. AS we partake
OF the bread and wine let us remember
that it was for US individually that
Christ suffered aud died. Let us re-
member that we and all mankind were
once in sin lost and rebellious against
His love, and let us remember our de-
parted loved ones who have gloriously
died in the faith. and know that the
death OF Christ will do for as all and
has done for them. Let us also think
OF those who after having tasted the
sacrament have gone back into the
world. and as we partake OF the Lord:
supper let us reconsecrate ourselves tc
the service of God and the REDEEM ption
of mankind through Christ.
We symbolize to the world that Christ
is our liberator or redeemer, Christ tht
Saviour of us as sinners, offered up or
Calvary, the just for the unjust. II you
do not so accept Christ, this is {
mockery.
We should bow in penitence that the
load of our guilt broke His heart on
Calvary, and there should we'll up a
desire to be like Him to put on the life
and spirit OF Christ.
The invitation is to all who in peni
tence and faith accept this redemption
through Christ and look to His coming
again, until which time the feas. is to b(
observed. While the establishment O
the feast was in ths deepest sorrow, we
should partake of it in Joy as re
mnder that Christ has purchased oul
redemption and liberty in this life and
in the life eternsl. Here God and man
meet around the sscrsmental altar, for
Christ has promised to meet US as we
gather in force in His name.
The herald., 1894-04-02
BelIeverin Ontimlarn.

Rev. r. NJ Webster spoke ct the Los
Angeles theater yesterday OF the op-
timism that believes all things work TO-
gether for good TO them that love God
and that expects a time when all men
shall see the truth and know what Je-
sus knew-that they are sons OF God !;
that they are also divine and heirs OF ali
things.
Where men are not agreed. it means
that their knowledge is partial When
all know the truth they will of course
know the same thing for the truth, and
one does not contradict the other.
st. Paul was an optimist. else he could
never have taken with such euuanimity
his 40 stripes save one, eung songs in the
prison with his feet in the stocks and
endured all manner OF pain and penal
ties with constant cheerfulness.
All who have loved and truly served
mankind have been optimists. They
have believed in and expected time to
come when the world shall be full of
peace and joy, and sorrow and aighing
snail fee away.
More are advancing toward this belief
now in single lifetime than ever be-
fore in Thousand years. There are
two things for the liberal church todo:
First, treat all men as brothers, not Sim
ply holding theory Of brotherhood, but
acting upon it; second, to emphasize
vital truth and let debatable notions
take care OF themselves.
The herald., 1894-04-02
Church of the Now Era.


In the morning there was discourse
on the best m cans of helping the pro-
ducing classes, j. d. Rush advocating
the Populist policy and N. G. Bledsoe
that of the Democracy. The gu biect
will be continued next Sunday morning.
In the evening Prof. Bowman's SUD.
iect was When Conditions Change
Policies Must Be Changed. He said:
In the outset of this discussion it is
necessary to state that the principle
enunciated in this subject is at the
root OF the great reform movement Of
our time. Changes, not only in our
constitution but III all constitutions, are
based on changed conditions. Reforms
are not the outgrowth, as many main
tain, of mere Dissatisfaction or vague
disGontent, but result from changes of
conditions which make them absolutely
necessary.
Bear in mind the wording of the
text, when conditions change. policies
must be changed. Conditions change
themselves spontaneously, but policies
must be changed by the act OF tn
people. The people are naturally de.
votees OF the old. They are relic wor-
shippers. They worship the old saints,
party, the grand old publican party.
Bat when these old things are no longer
suited to the conditions they have to 90,
If by no other way then bv violent
revolution. This we all hope to avoid.
but it is certain that the old policies
must be changed, either by the peace.
able method or the violent. One of the
chief conditions which necessitates a
change of policy in this country is the
change in the character of the people.
the people of America are no longer
homogeneous, are no longer a simple,
primitive people, as they were a
hundred years ago. We are now divided
into classes millionaires and paupers,
bosses and laborerH, etc. Another
changed condition is the fact that tn Q
labor saving machinery which has been
produced within the past 100 years has
been monopolized by the few, making
the maeses dependent upon such own
ers for the right to live. A thir d
changed condition ia in office holding.
In the early years of our republic men
were selected by their fellow citizens for
Office on account of their fitness; now
men run for Office to get soft snap, to
get big pay for small service. A public
etficer should get no more than any
other ueeful worker for equal service.
These are some of the changed condi-
tions that demand change OF policy,
and the people are at work changing it.
They are going to change the money
policy. They are going to have
the government Issue money di-
rect to the people, instead OF
the bondholders. They are going to do
away with interest. They are going to
have the government take charge of the
railroads and other means Of transporta.
The herald., 1894-04-02
Tho First spirltua, Society.


DR.. N. F. Ravlin lectured at New
Music hall last night to young men, his
subject being The Dignity and Moral
Gfandeur OF Seli-Control. He said he
would take as text the words: Better
is he that ruleth his own spirit than he
that taketh q CITY," Men are called
great who have won military distinction,
who have won victories on fields of earn
age, but he that ruleth his own spirit is
greater than these conquerors.
The average level has been raised, and
men who become conspicuous among
their fellows must necessarily exhibit
greater powers than those eminent of
old, and to acquire such distinction they
must subdue their evil propensities and
cultivate the best that is within them.
We are Creatures Of habit" and we
are controlled by habits. Men who
boast OF their freedom are the slaves of
habit. l do not except present COM
pany. Men are unconsciously slaves of
habit, and all are more or less so con-
trolled.
do not care what the habit is, when
1T becomes fully entrenched in the ma
ture OF men their resolution is OF no
avail. The passions may become a
Niagara that will sweep away all reso-
lution5 as cobwebs. Whv will o man
give away his freedom? You say that
you have been made what you are by
circumstances. But a man may rise
superior to circumstances, even to pre-
natal conditions. 1t is a test of true
manhood to put under your feet all
habits that dwarf the mind, sap the en-
ergy and arrest the progress Of the indi-
vidual.
Show me the young man who has
perfect control of his passions, and l
will show you q man who will find
honor among men. Overcoming evil
with good makes the true man.
Some people contne their children to
keep them from evil. This is not the
true way. Children should be instruct
ed in what is right and beat for them,
and then give them chance to learn
by experience the rough ways
of life and gain strength by
overcoming the evil they must
invariably encounter. That ia
the way to make strong men. 1t is not
by keeping them in ignorance of evil.
Give the boy good counsel and good ex-
ample and leave him free to do as he
pleases, and if he has not within him
the elements of true man he is not
worth saving. "Wild oats" ia a mis-
nomer; wild oats are not sown; they
grow spontaneously and make good food
for cattle. The young man Who has
had the advantages of wise training and
kind associations, will SOW worse than
wild oats il he becomes dissolute.
Young men, break the fetters of licen.
tiousness and all degrading habits and
cultivate your manhood. The destruc-
tion OF one young woman is infinitely
worse than the destruction of a city
Control yourself Let no passion con-
troll you, but control your passion.
"Greater is he that ruleth his own spirit
than he that taketh city," He is a
king among men. and enthrones his
manhood for all the everlasting years.
The herald., 1894-04-02
simpson TabsrnacIs.

The morning services were we'll at
tended Raw. G. @. Mclean, d. D.
chose io- his subjsct, Thou FOOL" and
based his remarks on Matthew 5:22,
Thou Fool"
The speaker told in the beginning the
origin OF All FOOLS day. 1t is we'll for
US oncs year to consider our folly.
Sometimes our folies stand out before
our own eyes 80 prominent that we are
compelled to exclaim, what fools we
are"
DR.. Vincent, now Bishop Vincent,
once said that our anger may character
ize our folly. "Be ye angry and ain
not" asid Paul. wise man once said
Never quarrel-that is if you can posi-.
blv help it"
How much injury is done to the
chGrch Of the Lord Jesus Christ by
envious anger and evil speaking about
persons who are often above reproach Z
"Wbosoever shall say: Thou fool,
shall be in danger OF hell fire." Let us
more personally consider the fool con-
templated in the scriptures. The fool
has said in his heart, there is no God.
The atheist is fool in doctrine and
practice. He ia also q fool who refusos
to see or accept the light of eternal life.
But the fool goes on and ia punished.
There is another class of fools who
find excuses. for not becoming Christ
ians because of the faults of others.
Another class are those who do not
recognize the powers OF God; not
only the sinner but often the Christians
are found in this class.
He " ho procrastinates his return to
Christ is one of the recognized fools of
the scriptures.
During the offertory, Miss Lulu Piep-
or. in charming manner, sang the
"Holy City,"
At the close Of the service oix persons
united with the church. making 80 dur
ing the quarter.
The herald., 1894-04-02
Trinity NJ. E. Ohnrnh

Rev. A. O. Bane preached from st.
Luke, xxi chapter, 18th verse, on the
Lords Supper: This do in remem.
brance of me-" 1t has been custom in
ries many Of the count of the world for
the people, after this death OF a great
man, to erect monument or est ablish
feast in remembrance of him, but
never was such case as this where one
in his lifetime institutes q feast by
which he is to be kept in memory. No
man would have had the presumption
to so establish a feast. This speaks to
us in other than human tones it was not
man but one from above who would
bring different blessing than any other
could.
On this, our regular day OF commun.
ion, it 10 appropriate to give thought to
it, the saddest feast esta blished in the
Scriptures. Christ and His apostles
we're at their last meeting on that Thurs
day evening. The day before the cruel
txion. in the upper room, as He was
breathing out His prayer to God, He es-
The herald., 1894-04-02
GETTING ANXIOUS.
The Democrats Are Asking why This
Delay.


The Democrats Are Asking why This
Delay.
The delay in the appointment OF a
United States marshal for this district,
to succeed George E. Gard, is causing
anxiety on the part of the Democrats.
The same feeling exists in some of the
Southern California towns regarding
the non-appoIntment Of postmasters.
1t was thought that the deadlock in
the marshalship fight would be broken
upon the arrival of Senator White, but
he has been here nearly week, and
yet there has been no appointment. 1t
is a we'll known fact that Sem
ator White recommended N. A..
Covarrubias, while on the other hand
United States Attorney George Denis
put in a strong recommendation for the
appointment OF Harry W. Patton.
special Indian agent for the allotment of
lands. There are several other candi-
dates, one OF whom may receive the
plum "while the others are waiting" !"
The Democrats are anxiously looking for
the appointment. Senator White will
return to Washington this week, but
whether his going will have anything to
do with the marshalship remains to be
seen.
The herald., 1894-04-02
Y. p. O. ". g.

The Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor society held its Sunday of even
ing service in the lecture room OF the
First Presbyterian church last night,
standing room only being obtainable.
the subject of prayer by many of the
members. it being shown that there ia
no use in praying for what we can get
ourselves for instance, education; but
if Gods spirit is wholly in cur hearts
we can ask nothing amiss.
The herald., 1894-04-02

tion and communication, and run them
for the public. They are going to have
it take charge OF the means of produce
tion, the land, the machinery. Tne
people are going TO control their own
means of livelihood. 1t may be that
these reforms may only come through
bloody revolution, but the only thing
for us to do is to advocate the peaceful
measures OF the ballot and the right Of
petition.
10 closing he paid an eloquent tribute
to Governor Hogg of Texas. which was
received with prolonged applause, and q
resolution of thanks to the governor at
the close OF the meeting.
The herald., 1894-04-02
SOME OF YESTERDAYS 5 SERMONS
Rev. Burt Estes Howard at the
First Presbyterian.
The Lords Supper Discussed at
Trinity NJ. e. Church.
Rev. O. C. Mclean at simpson's Taberna-
ole Talks on All FoOIs' Day-Dr.
Ravlin At the New
Music Hail.

Mr.. Burt Estes Howard preached last
evening, taking for his subject Romans
viii-l4: For as many as are led by the
spirit OF God these are sons OF God"
There seems to be considerable con-
fusion as to what really constitutes
membership in Gods family. With a
good many people it is membership in
some church. Well, it ought TO be true
that all church members are Gods
children and that all Gods children are
church members. But. alas, it is not
trne They are not all Israel who are OF
I.rael
Pani penned the words; "As many as
are led by the spirit OF God, these are
the aons OF God" Such evidence is In
diepu'abls and it cannot be thrown out
OF court. Il is the best evidence, and
therefore staDde. | make a garden and
SOW it With various seeds. BY and by
vDu come TO me and l tell you about my
flower huds. What have you planted 2"
YOU ask. What lie the best answer
can give your Shall | show you re-
cepted bill for the flower seeds2 Or
shall / get you the empty seed bags and
show you the gorgeous pictures OF the
blossoms on them? Or shall | not
rather say 'come with me and shall
show you" and then take you to my
garden and the blossoms and their odor-
ous breath are their own evidence and
the best answer.
Well, it is just as true in the matter
OF Gods children. BY their fruit We
shall know them. We are not sons ol
God by any sayso, and enrolment on q
hundred books other than the Lambs
book of life does not affect our status.
IT'S a matter OF grave import, this mat
ter OF sonship in Gods household. We
can afford to be deceived in everything
else rather than in this. l come to the
study OF them with deep sense of its
meaning. May we be led by the Spirit
in our Etudv