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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

"For four years l was q sufferer from
nervous debility. During that time I
took a great many remedies without
getting any help until l tried Paine's
celery compound. l took six bottles
of that remedy and was cured. |
cheerfully recommend Paine's celery
compound"
So writes Mrs. NJ. S. Schoonmaker
of S0l1 Jane st., New York City.
Too many women needlessly suffer
from V troubles, not onlyin the
cities, but ever ywhere.
Their whole world too frequently
lies inside tie four walls of their
homes.
Think of the many persons, men as
well as women, who spend most of
their lives ~barricaded within the mar
row confines of their dwellings. Sum
mer finds them pale and tired out.
Their store of nervous vitality has
been slowly brought down by vitiated
air and sedentary life. Their whole
system needs athorough replenishing.
The nerves want nourishment, the
tissues are not half supplied with ma
terial for the repair of their parts, and
the great vital organs must have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
MiI!erS Elect Officers.

The Southwestern winter wheat
ficers yesterday, for the ensuingyear:
President, Charles G.. Jones, of Okla
homa City, Ok; Vice Presidents,
William Pollock, Mexico, Mo-; c. G.
White, Crete, Neb.; S. P. Kramer,
Caldwell, Kas.; l.. B. Kohnle, Purcell,
I. T.; George Sohlberg, Oklahoma
City, Ok.
CONDITION OF WHEAT CROPS.
President Jones asked for crop e
ports from the members. There is no
wheat it Oklahoma at present, but
the Oklahoma delegation declared
that the farmers there are not dis
couraged and will put out a vastly in
creased acreage. In the Indian Ii
try the story is about the same. S.
P. Kramer, of Caldwell, Kas., said
that wheat in his locality would make
from eight to ten bushels to the acre.
There is very little old wheat. J. R.
McKimm, of Pittsburg, Kas., an
nounced about half a crop. E. W.
Elliott, of Golden City, Mo-, stated
that his people will get half a crop
of very fine wheat and the farmers
have considerable old wheat in their
possession. Henry Legler, of Valley
Falls, Kas., reported about ten bushels
to an acre of good wheat. William
Pollock, of Mexico, Mo-, said his To-
cality would harvest a half crop. The
reports were not encouraging and
seemed to indorse the wisdom of the
cash sales resolution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
FARRIs HOPES TO SUCCEED.
Fifty-Two Democratic County Com
mittees Favor q State Silver
Convention.

ST. LOUIS, June IA special from
Lebanon, Mo-, says that Chairman
John w. Farris of the Laclede county
Democratic committee has received
favorable replies from the chairmen
OF fifty-two county Democratic COM
mittees to his circular asking them to
sign q call for a state silver conven-
ton. He needs six more to make a
majority and expects to receive these
by Saturday night.
Then Chairman Maffitt of the state
committee will be notified and request
ed to again convene his committee
and call a state convention. If the
state committee fails to take this ac-
ton a call will be issued by Farris,
backed by a majority of the Demo-
cratic committees in the state.
Maffitt declines to say what he will
do until he receives the communication
from Farris, but states that he has
written to each member of the state
committee, asking them if they now
favor reconsidering their action of
two weeks ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

auctions. From the earliest period of
our history up to 1873 the rights of the
debtor to choose whether he should
pay his debts in silver or gold coin
was always recognized. The subse-
ouent policy has been to transfer his
right to the creditor, thus tending to
constantly increase the value of the
dearer metal and destroy the parity
between them.
Believing that is absolutely neces-
sary to reverse this ubiquitous policy,
we, therefore, resolve:
DEMAND RESTORATION.
That we favor the immediate res
toration of silver to its former place
as u full legal-tender standard money,
equal to gold, and the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the ratio of 16 to / and upon terms of
exitct equality.
That while we should welcome the
cooperation of other nations, we be-
liege that the United States should not
wait upon the pleasure of foreign gov
ernments, or the consent of foreign
creditors, but should themselves pro-
coed to reverse the grinding process
that is delaying the prosperity of the
people, and should lead by their X
ample the nations of the earth.
That the rights of the American
people, interests of labor and the
prosperity of American industry have
a higher claim on the consideration of
the peoples lawmakers than the greed
| OF foreign creditors or the avaricious
demands made by idle holders of idle
capital. The right to regulate its own
monetary system in the interests of
its own people is a right which no
free Government can barter, sell or
surrender. This reserved right is a
part of every bond, of every contract
and of every obligation. No creditor
or claimant a set up fright that can
take precedence over a nations ohil-
cations to promote the welfare of the
masses of its own people. This is a
debt higher and more binding than all
other debts, and one which is not only
dishonest but reasonable to ignore.
Under the policy that now prevails,
the land is filled with idle and discon-
tented workmen and an eVer-growing
army of tramps-men whom lack OF
work and opportunity have made out
casts and beggars. AT the other end
we find that a few thousand families
own one-half the wealth of the coun-
try. The Capitalization of wealth has
gone hand in hand with the spread of
poverty. The pauper and the pluto
crat are twin children of the same
vicious and unholy system. The sys-
TEN is full of menace to the liberties
of the people and the life of the Re-
public. The issue is enfranchisement
Or hopeless servitude. Whatever the
power of money can do by debauch-
cry and corruption to maintain its
grasp on the lawmaking power will be
done.
We, therefore, appeal to the plain
people of the land, with perfect con
fidence in their patriotism and intel
ligence, to arouse themselves to a full
sense of the peril that confronts then
and defend the citadel of their liber-
ties with a vigilance that shall neither
slumber nor sleep.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
A Valuable Find.

After years of study and labor, there
has at last been discovered a sure and
never-failing remedy. 1t has been
tested on patients, who have despair
ed of ever being cured; the results
have been, in every case, wonderful.
Groff's Rheumatic Cure is unequafed
as a positive remedy in all cases of
Chronic. and Acute Infiammatory
rheumatism, Gout, Lumbago,!S ciatica,
Neuralgia; especially Ovarian Neural
gia, Dysmenorrhga and all kindred
affections. 1t is also a valuable blood
purifier, being especially useful in
Eczema, Psoriasis, Scrofuia, all Gland
ular engagements and diseases Of the
Liver and Kidneys. 1t is absolutely
free from all narcotics. Severe at
tacks are relieved in from one to three
days and a positive cure effected in
from five to eighteen days. For sale
by e. s. Frost, Mexico, Mo.
d&w t July 20.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
Memorial COMMITTEES Report.

When Mrs. Mary h. Sims dled she
left the sum of 81, 900 to the Prolnen-
ade street Baptist church in this city,
of which she was a consistent member.
The Memorial Committee recently re-
ported to the congregation as follows:
September 20, 1894, the church met
with an almost irreparable loss in
the death of sister Mary E. Sims. Up
to the day of her death she had beena
faithful and devoted follower OF her
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for A
years, she having, Oct. 20, 1850, given
her whole heart to Christ and united
herself with West Union Baptist
church at Belleview, Christian county,
Kentucky, and was at the same time
baptized by Rev. RobertT. Anderson.
Shortly after that, with her father,
mother, brothers and sisters, she
moved to Mexico, Audrain county,
Missouri, and in said county, in 1857,
she met and married John q. Coil, an
estimable gentleman. she was II of
the active, liberal, charter members
of this church, al will be shown by
its record. Shortly after the organiza-
ton of this church her husband, Mr..
Coil, united with it and lived a consist
ent, active member and gave literally
of his means for its support until the
day of his death, which occurred in
1871.
She afterward married Mr.. VIM. NJ.
Sims, an honest, influential, public
spirited citizen of Audrain county who
was a member of the Old School Bap-
fist church, with whom she lived most
happily until his death in 1885.
She fully possessed all the Christian
virtues; she was kind and attentive to
the sick; liberal to the poor; gentle,
affectionate and loving to her family,
fond of and true to her friends and
neighbors. Her favorite hymn and
chapter was How Firm a Foundation
and Second Timothy. The welfare of
the church was ever uppermost in her
mind-she was q liberal contributor to
all of its demands.
She has shown her affection fori it
by leaving ten shares of stock in the
Southern Bank of Mexico, Mo-, to be
held in trust by this church aperma-
nent fund, to be loaned atthe best rate
of interest; the interest to be used
each year in the payment of PASTORS
salary.
This church accepts thankfully and
most graciously this beneficent gift,
and regard it as only one of the many
Christian deeds she has done to aid in
having the gospel of Christ preached
to those living, and to those yet I'M
born.
''Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth: Yea,
saith the spirit, that they rest from
their labors, and their works do follow
them. Revelations 14:13.
VIM. HARPER,
w. III. KEENAN,,
j. A. GUTHRIE,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
The Weekly Ledger.
THURSDAY, JUNE 20.
Westminster College.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
FULTON, Mo-, June 14.-Commence-
ment week at Westminster eliminated
on Monday night in a torrent of Jul at
the Alumni banquet, held at the Pai-
ace Hotel. College songs, poking fun
at the faculty, who were present,
and not sparing classmates and old
students the bearded men made their
Alma Matters birthday a day long to
be remembered, now rolling out roll
licking snatches of absurd college dit
ties, now devoting strict attention to
the dainties, running around to renew
old acquaintances with grips that
made the eyes water and slaps on The
back that threatened immediate dis
solution, impromptu speeches that
made everybody laugh, occasional
bits of pathos as the dead were named.
These things made up that strange
medley that college men enjoy so in
tensely when they return to Alma
Mater to be boys again just for n
night. One o'clock came before the
president announced that the fun
must cease; dignity and titles and the
cares of life must by remembered, for
It was time that the babies (the class
of '95) were put to bed.
About rs were present. The roll OF
classes was called between courses,
and three minute responses we're
made for each class. When he reach
ed the class of '95 the POSTMASTER an
nounced that the ''baby" would s'now
be permitted to squeak" and every
body looked fondiy upon the Infant
while Mr.. G. Z. Hickok, of st. Louis,
responded in a speech of mingled
humor and pathos that brought rounds
of applause. Rev. DR.. Mel, of Kansas
City, in behalf of the Board of Trus-
tees, responded to the toast to the
Board In an impromptu effort that was
telling and eloquent. "Alma Mater
called for a response from Rev. A. A.
Wallace of Mexico. If his congrega-
ton could have heard Mr.. Wallace's
witty hits and laugh-provoking humor,
followed by a beautiful tribute to the
college, they would have been as
tonished to know how much fun their
preacher has in his makeup. But
''the spring of laughter and the foun-
tain of tears are side by side in the
human heart.n Prof. j. II. Scott, who
is popularity supposed to be nothing
but a dried up mathematical formula,
made one of the brightest and wittiest
speeches, responding for the class of
'65, which was composed of j. FL.
Scott. He said it was the unit class,
rather small but had "figured' largely
in the history of the college. The
class that numbered seven claimed
perfection and offered holy writ to
prove it, while the "baby' class an
nounced that it was the unlucky class
as it numbered thirteen and graduated
on June -. The class of '94 formally
surrendered the cradle to the babes
and then proceeded to kick 1913 out OF
the trundle bed.
Letters of regret from DIR. w. Fl.
Marques, of Louisville, KY, and r.
NJ. White, of Mexico, Mo-, were read,
and their absence was regretted by
many. SPECTATOR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
A Namesake of J. D. Morris Dies.

The Centralia Courier says: Joe
Morris, the 1~2-year-old son of Mr.and
Mrs. John F. Harrison, east of town,
died last Thursday morning of rheum-
atism of the heart. He was taken
down with infiammatory rheumatism
on February 4th of this year and after
getting up the disease settled in his
heart and resulted fatally. His re-
mains we're inferred at the Bethlehem
cemetery on Friday, Rev. T. WEAKER
of Moberly preaching the funeral dis
course to a large audience of sympa-
thizing friends and sorrowing rela-
tives. Six of the deceased's brothers
acted as pail bearers and formed n
touching scene a they bore the re-
mains to its last resting place.
Master Joe Morris was named after
the prominent merchant of that name
of Mexico. It will be remembered
that he was blown away in the terrible
cyclone four years ago and was found
in a tree top with a pine stick driven
through his arm. Joe was a good boy
and bore his great sufferings uncom-
plainingly. The family have the SYM
pathy of the community in their be-
reavement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
Paw Your Debts.


1t is better to have the reputation of
paying your honest debts than of be-
ing a leader in society. All the glory
of social life cannot compensate for
the ignominy of getting through on
false pretenses. The wretchedness
of the mar Or woman, who, for the
sake of a little display, is hunted day
and night by creditors, who almost
fears to walk the streets or look peo-
pie in the face, is pitiable. There
must be an end for him and a bitter
one.
But there are those all about us who
are straining themselves daily, trying
to keep up appearances, and yet there
is not a business man in the communi-
ty who does not see through them and
understand them better than they I'M
derstand themselves. They had bet
ter pay their debts and go slower.
Character is worth more than clothes
and independence than the social swim.
1t may not cut as great swell and at
tract as much attention, but it will
last longer and bring much richer re-
ward in the end. There are very many
people who need this advice and will
be greatly profited if they will heed it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Music relieves muscular fatigue in
man, says Prof. Tarchanoff, of st.
Petersburg, who has been expert
menting on the subject from a purely
physiological standpoint. 1t helps to
drive out carbonic acid in dogs and in
creases their consumption Of oxygen;
it also makes them prespire. He
thinks it may be regarded as a seri-
GUS therapeutic agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
WHERE MINERALS ARE FOUND.

Serpentine exists in New England
and Virginia.
Rose quartz is found in Colorado
and Montana.
Gypsum is found in a dozen differ
ent localities.
Alabaster exists in seventeen differ
ent states.
Marble is said to exist in 81 of u
states.
The moonstone exists in North Car
DINA and Georgia.
Tin is known to exist in half a dozen
different localities.
The turquoise has been found in
New Mexico and Arizona.
Mica is found in North Carolina,
Georgia and elsewhere.
Obsidian exists in large quantities
in New Mexico and Arizona.
Jasper is found abundantly in the
'ho ioSNoN "4'
NntySoi'eS nave oeen uie"''he" III
'"o N""i'e' i"ii" niouii'"ih''
Green feldspar, OF Amazon stone, is
iouiiu He"r flAes reah' 'oio'
Almost every variety of corundum
has been discovered in North Caro-
iA""'
Both Alabama and Michigan have
passed Pennsylvania as iron pro-
IVA
EmeraIds have been discovered in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Hon. T. H. Mcintyre has appointed
Zollie Gray, son of Dougan Gray, a
prominent farmer of this county, a
cadet to the State University. Mr..
Gray is a bright, studious young man
and will appreciate the advantage of
a thorough education.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Mrs. C. +. Gibbs, who, with her
husband, attended the Druggists Con-
vention at Excelsior Springs, was
awarded a handsome prize for the best
singer. There was considerable in
terest taken in the contest, which was
participated in by some of the best
singers in Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

A private letter from Louisiana,
Mo, informs the LEDGER that there is
not a single case of small pox in that
city at this time. The four cases they
had were quarantined outside of the
city some time since and no new cases
have developed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Mr.Richard Byrnes, who lives south
of Mexico, brought to the LEDGER
office some stalks of corn which had
been whipped to ribbons by the hail
on Friday. Mr.. Byrnes thinks the corn
was not materially injured by the
storm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

The Herman Ledger, formerly pub
lished by III. Martin Williams, has been
sold under chattel mortgage and is
now edited and published by A. b. and
Robert Walker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

F. V. Gentry and family, DR.. Toal-
son, of Clark, DR.. Toalson of this city,
DR.. Gentry and others are fishing and
camping near Auxyasse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

d. p. Moore has received the ineor-
poration papers for the Meberly Tele-
phone Company, of which he is of
the leading members.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

NJ. l.. Jones and Mark Pitcher are
home from st. Louis where the latter
purchased his stock Of iewelry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

J. w. Woodbridge and Mrs. G. r.
Gibbs r home from Excelsior
Springs, where they and Nh. Gibbs at
tended the druggists convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Mr.. James Clacher arrived in Scot
land June 4th safe and sound and is
enjoying good health. He will spend
some time visiting friends and rela-
tiVeS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Mrs. Porter Gregory has made a
perfect picture of Hon. ]. E. Hutton,
deceased, which is on exhibition at E.
H. Carter & Co.'S. book store. The
picture "almost speaks.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Robertson, the hardware man, is
erecting n of the handsomest resi-
dences in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Gooch, of C~entralia, are visiting the
Misses Karnes..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

The Ringo Hotel veranda will be
torn down in a few days and a sub
stantial one erected in it's place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Gale Guthrie is able to be out after
being confined to his bed 6 oil s weeks.
His friends are glad to see him up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Fl. II. Larimore is home from at
tending Washington-Lee University
in Virginia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Elder W. G. Surber has been called
to preach at Rising Sun Church. Mr..
Surber viii begin his labors with this
church on the fourth Sunday in June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

A good appetite and refreshing
sleep are essential to health of mind
and body, and these are given by
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

James Straube, of Fresno, Cal, is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. l.. J.
Myers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Mr.. John McClelland and son Joseph
McCieiland ,areahe guests of Mr.. Abe
jackson, OF this city. Mr.. John Nc
Clelland lives in Saline County, while
his son is a resident of Oklahoma.
Both Of these gentlemen formerly
lived In Audrain County. They lived
here some twenty odd years ago and
are not only surprised, but delighted
with the Substantial improvements
made in Mexico and throughout the
entire county during their absence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Senator Charles E. Yeater, of Soda
liza, and Hon. Champ Clark, of Bow
ling Green, viii speak at Centralia on
the Fourth of July.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20
THEY FAVOR BIMETALLISM.
The Sound Currency Club" Will
Adopt a Platform Opposing
Free Coinage.
From the Kansas CITY Star,

The special committee of the "Sound
Currency Club" will meet in the New
York Life building at 4 o'clock this
afternoon to prepare a constitution
and bylaws for the club. At the
meeting of the club Tomorrow night
the constitution will be adopted and
plans mapped out for the work it will
undertake.
Tho committee OH constitution is
composed of T. b. Buckner, chairman,
Judge Francis M. Black, John l..
Pealte, f. p. Gates, Frank Cooper,
Richard Gentry, Frank Titus, A.
Young, John ID. Perry and E. r. Hun
ter.
The financial PLANK of the club is to
be short and directly to the point. 1t
viii declare that the club favors BIZ
metallism, the use Of both silver and
gold on the basis of one dollar being
equal to another. The free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
Of l6 TO l will be opposed, because the
Sound Currency club holds that this
would destroy bimetallism and would
give the country silver monometal-
ism.
Arrangements are to be made to
bring prominent speakers here and
also to supply speakers for other
points In the state where assound cur
rency'' talks are desired.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

DIR. @. r. HALEY and Geo. Morris,
Jr., received q very fine st. Bernard
dog from Minneapolis last night, val
ned ut e500. This dog, Herbert F.,
was sired BY Harrington, Sells Bros.
famous $4,000 imported st. Bernard,
and Is q beauty. Herbert r. will be
In stud at Benton City this season.
These gentlemen have several beau
tiful dogs and pups of this breed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Miss Bessie Price, after visiting
Miss McBee,' has returned home to
Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Every precious stone known to the
lapidary has been found within the
limits of the United States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

J.. G. Ringo is travelling for the Nc
Cormick Machine Co. Mr.. Ringo has
q large acquaintance with the farmers
and is a good salesman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Rev. J. W. Wallace, of independ-
ence, Mo, is visiting his son, A. A.
Wallace, of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-20

Garnets are found in scores OF
places in the United States. The best
come from Colorado.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-01
A Good Measure.

Senator Dawson's bill to fix the time
when taxes become delinquent provides
that: "The sheriff shall make returns
of collections to the county court on or
before the first Monday of October next
ensuing the date of the warrant issued
by that court, and that If at least one
half Of the respective sum of taxes so
charged on said roll is not paid prior to
the first Monday in April next succeed
ing the date of his warrant, said one
half shall be deemed delinq uent, and if
the remaining half is not paid prior to
the first Monday in October following, it
shall then also be deemed delinquent,
and there shall be charged, collected and
turned over by the sheriff forfeiture of
1 per cent per month on all portions of
said taxes that have been allowed to be-
come delinquent, from the date of such
delinquency until the same are paid !;
and, provided further, that the sheriff,
before entering on the duties of collec-
tion of taxes, shall execute an additional
bond in such sum as the county court of
the county may direct. That is taxes
may be paid in two half yearly Install
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