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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

ual1y bends, the bones ache, while de-
crepitude and heiplessness prema-
turely take possession of the body.
Under this treatment, it is but a short
step from vigor and health to a pair
of crutches. With this wreck OF the
system often comes falling of the han
and eyebrows, loss of finger nails,
and decay of the bones-a condition
most horrible. This is no overdrawn
picture, for the world to-day is full OF
these hobbiing %mercuria1 wrecks.
Contagious Blood Poison is the mos
horrible of all diseases, and has beer
appropriately called the curse OF man
kind. Until the discovery OF D. >. D.,
it was incurable. 1t has always BAT
fed the doctors, and it is IN this dis.
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potash are most common, oecauss
these drugs are given in sucn large
doses in an effort to counteract the
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up the poison in the system, 1T AWAY
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and throat, filing them with eating
sores. S. S. S. is the only known cure
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1t is the same in other diseases Oh
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Rheumatism, all are given the same
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and potash, and the result as o Sc
forth is always the anne.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
County Court Proceedings.

B. L. Frisbie ct al, petitioners for
public road; publicly read, proof of
notice, estimate of damages filed, Or
dered to commissioner.
The following accounts were allow
ed.
@. K. Allen, account as Road
and Bridge Commissioner s l so
F. Strother, account as School
Commissioner ............... 2 "a
f. H. Carter & Co., papering
County Court room. II 90
Treasurer State LunaticAsylum
No. 1, advance pay for R. l..
Hays and Mary E. Towson,
county patients ............. 40 0O
Wade Cauthorn Fur. Co., sup
plies jail. 49,. ......... .....,. 6 30
Wade-C authorn Fur. Co., sup
plies Court House .......... 2 90
| VIM. Diesel, work at Jail II. 4 80
Robert McDonough, buildings S.
p. Carter bridge 80. ....,.. ~ 30
C. X. Allen, account as Bridge
4 SObklliA5oiSAiSk o o. .
G. w. Robertson, supplies at
Jail ........ .... II 10
Horace Mundy, quarter &C
count Supt. Co. Farm ........ 344 "a
J. N. Stephens, account as
Sheriff 49,. ...- ........... Al 1O
G.. w. Robertson, supplies Co.
Farm 10 SC
| Emma NJ. Gilbert, Supt., keep
ing Birdie Mitchell 1 quarter IS II
| E. b. Russell, Treas, keeping
Jasper Fink and John III.
Gatewood, balance die 33 O0
Armstrong & White, bridge
irons. 4 OC
| w. A. Morris, supplies County
Farm ....--..,.- IL "a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
IN THE R o FIELD.
A Young Lady Who Started Out to
Labor in q Christian Field.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
This truthful tale concerns a charm
ing young lady of the upper west side,
who, deeming it a Christian duty to
make an effort in the line of pious en-
deavor, was induced to take charge of
a class in a Sunday School mission of
the lower east side. Last Sunday she
made her first visit to the mission and
the superintendent conducted her to
her class, which consisted of half a
dozen unkempt urchins, whose ages
ranged from nine to fourteen years.
She had scarcely seated herself when
one of her promising pupils remarked:
"We amt a-goin' to mind you"
"Why not?" inquired the teacher.
because we don't like yer phiz,"
remarked the little r~uflian, cheerfully.
"Well," said the young lady, apollo
getically, ~ guess we can manage to
get along together nicely"
ave Amt a-goin' to behave" said
the spokesman, "unless you give us 10
SCubS dpiSSC.
81 can't give you 10 cents apiece"
said the new teacher, ''but will give
you a quarter to divide between you.'
"Oh-nol that wouldn't be a car
fare" was the Sunday School scholars
retort.
"Don't you know" inquired the
young lady from the west side, SOL
emily, "that if you are not good chill
dren God won't love you?"
"That don't cut any ice," said the
young reprobate.
"Then what do you come to Sunday
School for?" she asked.
"So's we can go to the picnics and
excursions on the barges," replied the
product of the east side, promptly.
The superintendent of the school
appearing at this juncture, the young
lady explained that she guessed she
had better pursue her charitable en-
deavors along some other line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Growing Power of Christianity

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Although Colonel Ingersoll has pick
ed up a good many dollars in the last
few years by making fun of Christian
! ity the churches seem to have made
| phenomenal progress. While Mr.. In
| gersoll has made the alleged mistakes
of the great Hebrew lawgiver rebound
to his pecuniary profit the church has
been planting the bulwarks of the
faith in every habitable cline of the
| globe. The assaults of the great ag-
nostic seem to have had little effect
| upon the institutional church, except,
| perhaps, to stimulate the forces of
| Christianity to renewed zeal and to
more powerful endeavor.
The Methodist Episcopal church, at
least, has not suffered any d~eclension,
numerically, spiritually or financially,
from the agnostie tendencies that
| seem to characterize end-of-the-cen-
fury thinking, for. according to the
| address of the bishops at the quadren-
NAL conference nov in session at
| Cleveland, the church shows a gain of
1856, 900 communicates since the last
conference, making a total member
ship in this country of 2,796 $3.50. Dur
ing the same time the Sunday Schools
of the church gained 100000 pupils.
The church also addedS11, soc, 900 worth
of property to the s113, 900 900 owned
in 1892. This is certainly a fine show
ing for the most conservative of the
Protestant denominations.
But the Methodist church is not the
only religious organization that indi-
Gates undiminished activity on the
part of the forces of Christianity. The
religious statistics of the last govern
ment census were a revelation as to
the strength of the religious denomi-
nations, and also showed that while
there appeared to be 143 distinct de-
nominations the great mass of Chris
tians in the United States are found in
twenty-seve bodies, indicating, as
MIR. III. K. Carroll points out in an ar
ticle in the May Forum, "a more di-
vided front in appearance than in
reality"
According to the census of 1890
there were in all 2o,61s,507 members
of churches in the United States. The
statistics for 1895, however, according
to Mr.. Carroll in the Forum, show that
this aggregate has in five years beer
increased to 24,646, 5s4, gain of 4,O2s,-
277. In the same period there has
been a gain of 23,075 churches and
21 ,646 ministers. 1t is estimated thai
1t requires an annual expenditure OF
I not less than $50, 600 900 to run the
churches in the United States, all OF
which is raised by voluntary contribu'
lions. The value Of church buildings
, lots and furniture, as shown by the
!, census of 1890, was about $3.50, 900 900
the present value is estimated by Mr.
t Carroll at not less than $500, 00o, 900.
But the spiritual and financial affairs
of the church are not the only hopeful
/. signs OF Christian progress. The lint
: of demarkation between Christian
. churches is each year becoming les
: widely divergent. Doctrinal barrier
e are being brushed away. Although
liberalized and broadened by tn
: catholicity of modern thinking thu
! church is still compact, aggressiv'
and powerful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
MURDERER HOLMES HANGED.
Said He Was Innocent OF All But Two
Killings, and They Were Ac-
cidental.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May Her
man w. Hudgett, alias II. II. Holmes,
was hanged in Moyamensing Prison
to-day. The drop fell at 1912. 1t
was fully a half hour later before he
was officially pronounced dead.
a half minute before he was shot
into eternity he made this declaration
to the solemn assemblage gathered
about the scaffold.
"Gentlemen: have very few words
to say. In fact, | would make no re-
marks at this time except that by not
speaking ] would appear to acquiesce
in my execution. | only wish to say
hat the extent of my wrongdoing in
taking human life consisted in the
death of two women, they having died
at my hands as 4 result of a criminal
operation. I wish to state here, so
there can be no chance of m~isunder-
standing, that ! am not guilty of TAX
ing the lives of any of the Pietzel
children-th three children II Ben
jamin, the father, of whose death was
convicted and for which | am to-day
to be hanged. That is all | have 10
say"
The words were well chosen and
distinctly enunciated. The voice of
the condemned nan quivered;
the hands, clasped OF the dark railing
of the scaffold, did not tremble. The
nerve which had all along character
lied this most marvellous of assassins
did not desert him Mt the end.
AS the last syllable fell from his lips
he turned to his attorney, Mr.. Rotan.
Clasping the right hand of the young
lawyer, Holmes placed his left on the
other mans shoulder, and, gazing W
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Holmes Hanged.

From the st. louis Chronicle.
Holmes was arrested November II,
1894. May I, 1896, he was executed
One year, five months and 20 days
elapsed between detection and pun
ishment. The Meeks murder was
committed May 10, 1894. William Tay-
lor was executed April 80, 1896. One
year, nine months and 20 days elapsed
between crime and punishment. Ar
thur Duestrow killed his wife anC
child February 10, 1894. His punish
ment has not yet overtaken him
though a period of two years, two
months and "a days has elapsed since
his CRIME was committed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
ILLINOIS TREASURY BANKRUPT.
No Money Available and Warrants
Cannot Be Paid Before July.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May G.-The
State Treasury is bankrupt. No money
is available for paying the expenses
of the States great institutions, and
for the second time since the session
of the notorious legislature of 1893, the
Illinois Central Railroad has been
appealed to to assist the common
wealth.
To-day the treasury stopped pay
ment on the warrants of the auditor,
and all State employees will be COM
PEELED to wait until July before they
can get their money. The revenue
fund is exhausted and there will be no
money available until that time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
CLOSE OF COLLINS ACADEMY.
An Institution at Laddonia of Which
the People of the East End
Are Proud.

Correspondents of the Ledger.
LApDoNIA, Mo-, May 9.-Steyens'
Opera House was crowded to the
doors last night, the occasion of the
closing exercises of the third year of
Collins Academy, an institution OF
which this portion of the county is
justly proud. The numbers of the
programme we're furnished by the
members of the Evolutionary and
vocal music classes, presided over by
Prof. and Mrs. E. A. Collins, and the
instrumental music class, which is UNI
der the care of Mrs. Margaret Tuck
er. Eight young ladies in charming
costume and with winning expression
and showing marked ability in i'm
personation delighted the audience
with recitations. The vocal and in
strumental music, solos, duos, a med
ley quartette and so on, wer also de-
lightfully rendered. Collins Academy
is growing in greater favor here each
year and the school is having q no.
ticeable e~levating effect upon the
community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
THREE REPUBLICS UNITED.
San Salvador, Nicaragua and Hondu,
ras Made a Treaty.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The Herdid''
correspondent in Salvador wires that
Congress has approved the treaty oil
Amalapa, which unites the Republics
of San Salvador, Nicaragua and Hon
duras, which will h%enceforth be called
by the name Republics Mayor de Cen
frn Amarina
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
A CREDrrARLE ENTERrAINMENT.

RUSH HILL, Mo-, May 9, 1s96.-The
closing exercises of the Collins Acad-
envy were held in Stephens Hall, Lad
donia, Friday night, May sth. The
exercises consisted of elocution and
music and all acquitted themselves with
credit to themselves and their teach
ers. Laddonia is q small town, stu
ated on the G. & A. r. R., ten miles
east of Mexico. 1t is hard to draw a
description of the beauties and glor-
ions advantages OF the town and sur
rounding country. The citizens are
hospitable, generous and intellectual.
Anyone seeking a home will find at
Laddonia the best soiety, social and
religious. Her people are proud OF
her public and private school. Col
Inns Academy was started three years
| ago, and the citizens show their APP
probation of it by liberal patron
age. The school is under the contro
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Collins. This is Mrs
Colline' ::re.ft:e.s yoai of active ser
vice in the school room. The musica
department is presided over by Mrs
Tucker, inexperienced teacher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Sig at, Birth,

FOWLER, IND, May s.-Mrs. Fritz
Heinschuit, German, living in the
north part of this county, last night
gave birth to six infants, four boys
and two girls. Mother and babies are
doing well.
Two years ago Mira. Heinschnit gave
birth 10 triplets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Just now everybody is beginning to
take a Spring Medicine. And it is a
good thing to do provided you take
simmons Liver Regulator-the best
Spring Medicine. It's a sluggish liver
that clogs the system and makes bad
blood. A dose a day of Simmons Liver
Regulator will make a new man out OF
you, and a new woman, too. LOOK
for the red z on the package. 1t Is
| Simmons Liver Regulator yon want
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
It Paws to Breed to the Best.

Lighthall, 2:25l4, sire of sprague
Light, 2:204, at 8 years, will make the
season of 1896 at my farm, 6 miles
south of Mexico, at $40 the season or
SIS to insure. Lighthall is by Vatican,
the sire of Belle Vara and other race
horses of note. Not responsible for
accidents. sat WOOD MADDOX.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Still They Come

iva ".N
The arrival of 1,54s Italian immi-
grants by one steamer is an indication
of an excess to which the business OF
fleeing from military service to the
land of liberty is carried. This one
ship load is only a small portion ofthe
arrivals for the month. Thoughtful
people may well be concerned with the
wonder what all these people will do.
It is not hard to see that their first
effort will be to get employment. Not
being skilled artisans, their attention
must be turned to common labor,
where the ranks are already full to
Overlooking, and where grim poverty
is already pursuing the unfortunate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

A. L. Wooster, a prominent citizen
of Osseo, Mich, after suffering excru-
ciatingly from piles for twenty years,
was cured in a short time by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, an abso-
lutte cure for all skin diseases. More
of this preparation is used than all
others combined. Fol- sale by Wool
bridge & PurdY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
AUDRAIN COURTS.

CIRCUIT CoURT-3d Monday in jan
uary, list Monday in June, Sd Monday
in September.
COUNTY CoURT-1st Monday in Feb
ruary, LIST Monday in May, list Monday
in August, LIST Monday in November.
PROBATE COURT I'd Monday in jan
uary, ID Monday in March, I'd Monday
in May, I'd Monday in September.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Mr.. ID. p. Davis, a prominent livery
man and merchant of Goshen, Va, has
this to say on the subject of rheuma-
tism: "Itake pleasure in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheu-
matism, as I know from personal ex-
perience that it will do all that is claim
ed for it. A year ago this spring my
brother was laid up in bed with in
fiammatory rheumatism and suffered
intensely. The first application Of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm eased the
pain and the use of one bottle com
pletely cured him." For sale by G. A,
Buckner, Druggist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

On April 18th w. p. Hooton, OF
Liberty, Mo-, and Miss Mary J.Moore,
of the same place, were married. Mr..
Hooton is well known in Mexico and
the LEDGER extends congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Renairinp Neatly Done.

If you want your watch cleaned or
repairing of any kind done neatly
cheaply and promptly call on T. s.
Riley. Satisfaction guaranteed.
If TSRYET.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
He Tied Her ShoeStrlng.

ANHA AHN
She was pretty and pert, and as the
theater train swayed around the high
curves of Harlem four men in dress
suits glazed at her approvingly. All
at once she made a discovery and her
manner let everyone into the secret.
One of her shoes was unlaced. AT
first she made q show of STOPPING to
tie it up, but she was not comfortably
adjusted for lacing her W shoes. In
fact, it was a physical impossibility.
The -four young men in dress suits
saw it and soon were discussing the
young woman's dilemma.
am make a bluff at it., anyway
said one of them as the train left the
Fiftieth street station. Whereupon,
to the delight of his companions and
to the establishment of those who
hadn't observed the proceedings. he
arose, and, kneeling deliberately a
the feet of the fair one, he raised hi
hat politely, and said:
"May | have the"
Her red lips parted, showing tive
rows of pearly teeth, while a fam
color mounted to her cheeks.
off you will be SO kind" she said.
1t was a mighty pretty foot, ant
none too quickly the job was dom
neatly and deftly. The pretty woman
thanked him and he returned to hi
seat. He was plainly inclined t.
plume himself in the eyes of his com
panions, who made various remark
about "having her on the string" etc
all of which was heard by her, as wa
evidently intended. At the Forty
second street station she arose, and
pausing a moment before the youn
man as she passed, sweetly inquired
"May l ask where your store is?"
And then she vanished.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Ripley Pearson, of Laddonia, Mo-,
has returned home from Kirksvilie,
Mo-, where he has been with his wife
under the care Of a physician. The
LEDGER is glad to know that Mrs
| Pearson's health is much improved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Deserted on Her Wedding Day

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May s.-Charles F,
W. Hellwig was to have been mar
ried Wednesday night to Martha A.
Werner, but he did not appear and
has not been seen since. At 5 O'Clock
that afternoon they were at her home
at 1916 Benton street and she showed
him her trousseau and told him all
about the arrangements for the we'd
ding. That was the last seen of He'll
wip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

In the Spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of-De Wits
Little Early Rlsers, for they always
cleanse the liver, purify the blood, ant
invigorate the system. For sale BY
| Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
A Jersey City Organization Splits
Over the Theatrical Leg Dress
in a Charity Show.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The two little
girls who wore tights are responsible
for the biggest kind of a row in Grace
P. L. Church, in Jersey City. The
children appeared in a three-aet
opera called "The Talisman," and I'M
derneath their Spanish costumes they
wore fleshings. The scene and theme
of esThe Talisman" is Spanish, and
deals largely with a dark-eyed Cas-
lillian and two fiery rival lovers, Don
Carlos and Sir Roland.
The belligerent lovers were imper-
sonated by the Misses Anness n
Wunder, aged, respectively, IA n
Is. They were drilled by Miss Vallah
| Clapp, a teacher in the Sunday School.
Miss Emma Lacy, the superintendent
| of the infant class, conceived the idea
of the opera, and the performance was
| advertised as a benefit affair, in aid
| of the church. When Miss Lacy made
I'D the cast of characters there was
trouble. Parents whose children ere
ignored commenced to talk about
tights, and to oppose the opera on
general principles.
The affair went off smoothly, how
ever, and Miss Lacy had arranged fol
a second performance when the anti
tights faction went to the pastor in q
BODY and called a halt. Some of the
ladies' demanded Miss Lacy's scalp,
alleging that in addition to making the
children wear tights she had had pos,
tiers struck off and hung up in the
Jersey City saloons.
The pastor held a council OF war
and it was decided that the superin'
tendent would have to go. Miss Lacy
resigned forthwith, and Miss ClapI
has also withdrawn from the congre'
CATION.
at is Just too silly" said the lattel
to-day. "The girls did wear tighti
and little short skirts, but l consulted
their parents about it before we gave
the operetta, and no objection wa
raised by anybody until some of the
girls who were untitled for the part
complained at home that they hat
been disseminated against. Then thu
fun began. am heartily glad it ha'
turned out this way, for do not carr
to be associated with such biased PEG
pie"
!, Mrs. r. DeYoung, Middleburg, la.
writes: 81 have used One Minutt
Cough Cure for six years, both TO
myself and children, and consider
the quickest acting and most satisfac
, tory Cough Cure l have ever used
,--.A L.. IIrnnldn;lna z, Pf1rdN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Richard T. Kelley, OF this city, won
third place in the Interstate High
School Oratorical Contest at Kansas
City Fridaynight. There were four con-
testants and George o. Hicks, of Kan
sas City, was awarded first place with
George w. Foster, of Lawrence, Kan
sas, second. The judges were Profs.
Peters, of Carrollton, Mo-, Smith, OF
William Jewell College and Myles, OF
Baldwin, Kansas.
The grades of the winners were as
follows, out of a possible 600:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

The weather registers OF this coun-
try show April, of this year, to have
been the hottest in % years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Did you ever think how readily the
blood is poisoned by constipation?
Bad blood means bad health and pre-
mature old age. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills, over
come obstinate constipation. For sale
by Woodbridge & Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Boys and young men who are in the
habit of stealing vegetables and fruit
from in front of stores will be prompt
ly punished if they keep up their pee
ulations.
Born, TO DIR. and Mrs. C. r. HALEY,
q son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

One swallow does not make Spring,
but one swallow of One Minute Cough
Cure brings relief. For sale by Wool
bridge & PurdY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
their farms as fertilizers.

Eczema is a frightful affection, but
like all other skin diseases 1t can be
permanently cured by applications of
| De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t never
fails to cure Piles. For sale by Wool
| bridge & PurdY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

The commencement exercises at
Hardin College will take place on
Tuesday, June 2.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

]. T. johnson has had some hand
some fash light pictures made Of the
interior OF his residence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14
Potatoes for a Cent a Bushel.

PLAINFIELD, Wis, May s.-Potatoes
are selling OH the wholesale market
here at as low as / cent a bushel for
Early Rose varieties, the lowest price
ever known in the history of this
great potato belt. Prices for other
varieties are as follows: Kings, . cents
a bushel; Hebrons, 3 cents a bushei,
and Burbanks, 5 cents a bushel. Farm
ers are spreading their potatoes or
| their farms as fertilizers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

Mrs. Rodes, of Sedalia, is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. V.
Williams.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-14

"Good-by.

Then he carefully buttoned his coat,
nodded to the Sheriff, and an instant
later he shot up into the air.