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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

DIR. B. S. Knapp gave most helpful!
address on Character Building" at the
mems meeting last Sunday. 1t was in.
tensely practical and the men who were
not present missed rare treat.
Prof. G. P. Coler, of Ann Arbor, will
address the Mems Meeting next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Subject "The
Secret of Success" Prof. Coler is an in
teresting speaker and he should be greet
ed by large audience at this service.
The devotional committee does not be-
lieve in lying down during the summer
season, but will make special effort to
provide an attractive program for the
Sunday services of the coming months.
The arrangement for the next month is
as follows
May 24-Address by Prof. G. p Coler,
of Ann Arbor, subject: "The Secret to
Success"
May 3l.-A symposium, "The Worlds
Work"
June Address bylRev. j. @. Cromer,
subject, personal Power"
June 14-National flag day, patriotic
address by Hon. VIM. M. Fitzpatrick.
The last address will open a series OF
four addresses that promise much and
which will prove very valuable, and in
structive to all. Further announcement
regarding them will be made later but ii
is sufficient for now to say that no more
practical subjects have been presented
than those which will be presented in
this series and the speeches on men OF
great ability.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Not In His Line

"The palmists tell lis about the line
Of life. the line of fate and all other
lines" observed Mrs. Morcomb, who
was interested in the science, "but the
palmist who wrote this book"
"Have you been buying a book on
palmistry?" asked Morcomb.
why, yes"
Had your hand looked at, too, sup
poser"
IT have"
What did it COST"
"Only S."
only So. HIM! what did the palmist
say about your line of economy"
He didn't say anything. There
isn't any such line, is there?"
IF there is" snorted Morcomb, "the
palmist never sees 1t in the hand of
anybody who visits him."-Chicago
Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Getting Even with a Landlord.

Many years ago Barney Barnato rent
ed little house in one Of the frontier
towns of South Africa. Barney spent
considerable in improving the house,
but he quarreled with his landlord and
decided to move. BY inserting the fol-
lowing advertisement in the local pa
per, the prospective millionaire In
some measure got even with his land
lord Wanted, by a gentleman who
agreed to leave dwelling occupied by
him in condition in which he found 1t,
100,0 900 lively black beetles" Then fol-
lowed Barney's NAME and address,
Exchange.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Cure for Headache,

AS remedy for all forms of Headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
best 1t effects a permanent cure and the
most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield
to its influence. We urge all who are af-
ficted to procure a bottle, and give this
remedy fair trial. In cases of habltual
constipation Electric Btters cures by giving
the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use of this medicine.
Try it once. Fifty cents and Sl.00 at nj. A.
Sprague & Co.'S drug store.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
No Snake Then.

Murphy-"St Pathrick was foine
gintlemon, but It's thousand pities
he wuzn't BORN ages afore."
Giles-"How do you make that out?"
Murphy-"Shure, eff he'd bin in the
garden Of Adm pure divil loike me
wudn't be wur-rk-in' his Wills owt
iv1ry day In the gas house, arl on ac-
count av the curse av Adam."-Judge.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Children Cry'ior
Pitchers Castoria.
Attention Lumber Dealers.

The committee on streets and sidewalks
will receive bids up to 4 p. m, May 25th.
for lumber to be used by the city for the
ensuing year for sidewalk and crosswalk
purposes Contract to date from June LIST,
1896. s. LAMFRoM,
M. l.. PARKER,
G. +. ZIMMERMAN,
Committee.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
BEWARE" Poem of Love-The Eject
of Hard Times In Corktown-Necessity
the Mother OF Invention-FIotsam and
Jetsam From the Tide.
But tits only in her eyes.

Oh the coquetry of her eyes!
Shocking eyes,
Mocking eyes!
Mocking when your heart replies
To her low and tender signs
Sometimes sad, yet ever wise
Why should man SO highly prize
Two such sinful. living lies!
Bertram A. Marburgh, in Truth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Good Farm for Sale.

NV a of S W a of sec. S5, IS u, e;
also "a of a of sec "a, t 8 n, + g,
in Michigan: mostly improved and good
flowing well. For further information, adj
dress MARY PERRIN,
st. Johns, Mich,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
Seed Potatoes.

IL you want Burpee's Extra Early or Early
Northern seed potatoes buy them of j. W.
Hubbard or G. 9. Duff. Both are large
yielders and fine potatoes.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22

Even catarrn, that dread breeder of con.
sumption, succumbs to the healing inhuen-
ces OF Thomas Eclectric Oil.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
FOR UNLIMITED COINAGE.
Senate Finance Committee Will Re
port a Bond Bill Substitute
Free Coinage at is to !
the Central Idea.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Senate
Finance Committee has decided to
report as a substitute for the House
bond bill the measure agreed upon
by the silver majority. The substi-
tute provides for the free coinage of
silver, for the coinage of seigniorage
in the Treasury to redeem greenbacks
and treasury notes in either gold or
silver. The bill will be reported to
the Senate tomorrow.
The Senate substitute aiso provides
for the retirement of all notes of less
denomination than $40. The finance
committee Immediately began con-
sideration of the tariff bill. 1t is said
that this bill viii be reported substan-
TALLY as it came from the House, ex-
ceps that an advance of Is per cent
of the present duty or sugar will be
provided for and the agricultural
schedule will be increased to 20 or Is
per cent of the present law. 1t is
expected that the tariff bill win be
ordered reported, although the abb
sence of Senator Wolcott may pre-
vent such action to-day unless q pair
in the committee can be arranged for
him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
Exnanse of Rad Roads.

No one could be more short sighted
than the farmer who objects to the in
crease of taxation for the benefit of
good roads. A Boston newspaper has
this to say in regard to the cost of bad
roads:
"The average distance from the
farm to the market in the eastern and
middle states is twelve miles, and ont
of 1900 counties which have been
heard from the average load for two
horses is 1000 pounds, the cost Of
hauling which is % cents per mile. II
is estimated that the whole yearly
cost of transportation by public roads
in this country is S946,4l4,665, which
allows a cost of $13 for every man,
woman and child in the United States.
1t is further estimated that two-tnirds
of the total outlay in transportation ID
money wasted. These facts give some
idea of the importance of securing
good roads. Such is the excellents
character of the roads suburban To-
Boston that the difficulty is moi mucn
felt in this vicinity, but in the inter-
ior, where the country roads are OF
an inferior character, the cost OF
transportation is a serious drawback
to the farmers in bringing their pros
duce into market. No stronger argu-
ment than this for the Improvement
of our common highways could be
| presented. While the outlay Ton good
roads might increase the taxes for .
short time, every individual who has
occasion to use the markets at the
large centers would speedily be re-.
lieved from a heavy BURDEN
The argument is much more orcible
in our Western country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
Does Not Need Asslstance.

N "a Wlste. mexico, MO
Ell DORADO SPRINGS, Mo-. Jan. 81.
FRIEND Bob: l see in this weeks
LEDGER a piece headed "Relief or a
Famine" at our beautiful and thriving
city, Ell Dorado Springs.
Now, Friend Bob, please contradict
this report through the columns of
your valuable paper. Why or how
such report got out I can't tell, unless
1t is done by some person that is
Jealous of our beautiful and thriving
city. They are willing to damn their
souls by starting false reports to
score up on some back unpleasantness
that has grown out of jealousy. Our
city does not need any assistance or
help. We have lever been out of
plenty of the goods of this world to
live on. We did fail to get our mail
one Or two days On account of no
trains on the NJ, K. & T. railroad, not
on account of our being water bound,
for we have good bridges over all
water streams between here and the
NJ, X. & 7. railroad.
Now, Bob, if you or any of the Au-
Drain ooysthirh ia mead come
down and if we don't show you
one of the best and prettiest cities
for her agein the State, and one OF the
incest city court houses, which is Just
about completed, with the best med
ical waters, more pretty ladies and
pleasant and sociable gentlemen than
you ever met, and a square meal to
boot, we will be willing to pay all ex-
penses. Wishing you and all of the old
Audrain boys happy and prosperous
new year, / remain,
II G.. III. SIMPSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
sHERrpF's SALE.

By virtue and authority Of
execution Issued from the one q
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of
County, Missouri, returnable
January term, 1896, of said cou5s
to me directed in favor OF 10:
field and against Richard
have levied upon and seizea
right, title, interest and CLAN
said Richard Phillips OF, in aro
following described real ess4a
wit: Lot No. SO, block l. OF
Addition to the City OF MexH!e
souri,, all lying and being 10
County and State of Missouri
viii, on
Friday, the oath Day Of H.
A. D., 1896,
between the hours of nine o.,
the forenoon and five o'cioek
afternoon of that day, st IT,
front Court House door, 10 49,
of Mexico, County of AudrAiz
said, sell the same, or 80 nue.
as may be required, &C pubiie
to the highest bidder for caan
Subject to all prior liens
ments) to satisfy said execuu
costs.
Sheriff OF Audrain County
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
CLEVELAND ANGRY AT MORGAN.
The President Dlspleased With the
Bond Manipulator's Action.

NEW YORK, Jan. ga special to
the World from Washington says it is
given out by a Senator who has on pre-
vlous occasions represented the ad-
ministration that the President has
definitely broken with the Morgan
syndicate. Mr.. Cleveland is, this
Senator says, intensely angry with
Mr.. Morgan and declares the syndi-
Gates action in preparing to make a
loan was entirely unauthorized and
has greatly embarrassed the Govern
ment. There viii be no bond call, it
is said, until Congress has a chance to
act, and then it will be a public loan,
If the Presidant is able to follow his
oun will.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
CARLIsLE's BOND CIRCULAR.
The Secretary of the Treasury Issued
it Just Before Midnight.

WASHINGTON, d.. c., January g.
Secretary Carlisle, at 1883 last night,
issued the following bond circular:
Treasury Der artment, Office of the
Secretary, Washington, Jan. 6, 1885,
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the office
of the Secretary of the Treasury al
Washington, d. c., until II O'Clock m.
on Wednesday, the 9TH day OF Febru-
airy, 1896, for the purchase of one
hundred million dollars (s1o0, OO0, 0oo}
of United States A per cent. coupon or
registered bonds, in denominations of
fifty dollars $500 and multiples of that
! sum, as may be desired by bidders.
The right to reject any or ell bids is
reserved. The bonds will be dated on
the first day of February, 1896, and be
payable in coin 80 years after that
date, and will bear interest at 4 per
centum per annum, payable quarterly,
in coin, but all coupons maturing on
and before the first day of February,
1897, will be detached and purchasers
will be required to pay in United
States gold com, or gold certificates,
for the bonds awarded to them, and
all interest accrued thereon after the
first day of February, 1896, up to the
time of application for delivery.
Payments for the bonds must be
made at the Treasury of the United
States at Washington, d. c., or at the
United States Sub-treasuries at New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis or New
Orleans, or they may be made at Sar
Francisco with exchange on New
York, and all bids must state what de-
nominations of bonds are desired, ant
/, whether coupon or registered, and a.
, what place they will be paid for. Pay
meuts may be made by Installments
as follows:
Twenty per cent. upon receipt o
!, notice of acceptance of bids, and 2
, per cent. at the end of each ten day
thereafter; but all accepted bidder
, may pay the whole amount at the dat
of the first installment, and those VIII
. have paid all installments previousl
maturing may pay the whole amour
of their bids at any time, not late
than the maturity of the last install
g ment.
h The bonds will be ready for deliver
on or before the 18th day of February
1896.
Il Notice is further hereby given ths
4 if the issue and sale of an addition:
n or different form of bond for tn
IT maintenance of the gold reserve sha
q be authorized by law before the 5t
a day of February, 1896, sealed propose
10 for the purchase of such bonds wi
II also be received at the same time an
n place and up to the same date an
upon the same terms and condition
herein set forth, and such bids will /
:. considered, as well as the bids for tf
4 per cent. bonds herein mentioned
ISigned)~ j. G. CARLISLE,
V Secretary of the Treasury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOT DEAD.
A Fact of VIII eh Mr. Vest Takes Dc
CASTOR to Inform the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan, The resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Sherman rep,
o. December 80, declaring that the
use of the gold reserve to supply de-
fciencies is of doubtful legality and
greatly injurious to the public credit,
and that a sum of not less than $780,
000, 900 in gold coin or bullion should
be restored to the treasury and seq
regated from all other funds was taxi
en- UP in the senate to-day, and MI.
Vest {Dem., Mo- addressed the SEN
ate upon it. He repudiated the idea
that the Democratic party was dead
and declared that when it did die the
last hope of popular government
would have disappeared.
If the income tax in the Wilson bill
had been collected there would have
been no deficiency of revenue. He
| reviewed the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States which de-
clared that tax unconstitutional, and
asserted that nc decision had ever
been rendered by that court which
had done so much to destroy its in.
fuence and to excite distrust among
the masses of the American people
including intelligent and thoughtful
lawyers.
For a hundred years, he said, M
lawyer had doubted that congress hat
the right to tax the income of real ant
personal property without apportion
ment, according to population among
the States. He did not propose t,
analyze the decision of the Suprem'
Court declaring the income tax un
constitutional, nor should he trus
himself to enter into the conjecture a
to the reasons which caused one mem
Der of that court, after agreeing de
~liberately as to the constitutionalit
of the largest portion of the law, t
reverse his opinion two weeks after
wards on a rehearing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
Wants to Come to Mexico.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
WICHITA, KANSAS, Jan. 3.-DEAR
SIR: / am thinking some of making
a change of my locality. We have no
blue grass here and we have to feed
nine months out of the twelve. Please
state what land Is worth in a mile or
two of your fair ground, also if there
are many horses worked over your
track and If there are many good bred
mares in your county. / have about
$50 head of high bred stock that I
brought from Kentucky two years
ago and made the same mistake that
others have made, viz: jumping over
Missouri and locating in Kansas. An
early reply viii much oblige
A. A. KfTZMILLER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE IN PARTITION,

By virtue of an order of sale, ISSUED
by the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF An
drain County, Missouri, and to me a..
livered in the case of Maggie r. Reilsy
ct al, plaintiffs, We. O. q. Davis defe1e
ant, directing me, as special comrany
sioner appointed by said court, to ~
the lands in said suit described for par
tition among the heirs of Sevilla Dsvh,
deceased, notice is hereby given thtt
/ will, on
Friday, the Gath Day Of January
A. D., 1895,
| between the hours of Q O'Clock 4 n
and 8 O'Clock p. m. of that day, at u:
| east front door of the Court HOUSE, =
| Mexico, said County and State, sell =
| public auction, for cash, to the igaq!
| bidder, all the following lands in ~
| Audrain County, Missouri, via: 1n1
northeast quarter of section 20 apd31
west one-half of northwest quart +
section 81, all in township sc, rasloegk
west, for distribution among tie Z
heirs. +. 8. REILEf
39-td. Special Commissicn9:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
sHERIFE,s SALE.

By virtue and authority OF .
execution issued from the ofiice9s
Clerk of the Circuit Court OF Atllz
County, Missouri, returnable q s.
January term, 1896, of said couS5 r.
to me directed in favor OF L. 3. -
field and against Jacob Flora
levied upon and seized all the 4
title, interest and claim OF We
Jacob Flora of, in and to the foilo
described real estate, t0-wtt:
Nos. "a and s5, block p. Of x
Addition to the City OF Mexico
souri,, all lying and being i9 4Rs1
county and State OF MISSION, go
will, on
Friday, the oath Day Of gsztalI
A. D., 1895, 4
between the hours OF nine Geo.
the forenoon and Eve O'CLOCK ~
afternoon of that day, st ff8
front Court House door, Ia tne pa4
Mexico, County of Audraiu 49,
sell the same, or so much tDe5
may be required, at public velnssz
the highest bidder for easp z
Subject to all prior liers eng
ments) to satisfy said execnlion
costs.
Sheriff of Audrain Couut3 -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
HlgG Petition.
Thousands Of Mothers
Would Sign
Every Little Village and
Small Town.
MuIdtudes Of Homes
in the Great Cities
To be Represented
on Enormous Roll.
People With World Wide Repu
i tationS Lead the Way.
. Great Work of Paine'I
3 Celery Compound.
IA Blessing to Every Household
d in the Land.
Great Work of Paine's
Celery Compound.
A Blessing to Every Household
in the Land.

If another huge petition, like the
famous n now going round the
world on quite another mission, were
to be signed by all the men, women
and children who have been cured OF
disease or saved from a weak, ner-
vous condition by Paine's celery COM
pound, it would take a stout convey
ance to carry the enormous document
from city to city.
Such a growing testimonial would
receive additions from everything viii
lage and small town, not to mention
the cities, on its journey across the
United States.
1t would be signed by thousands of
women no longer tortured by sleep
iessness, pains in the back and sides,
continual headaches, neuralgia, dys-
pepsia and Bright's disease.
There would be fully as many men
who had been permanently cured OF
kidney and liver diseases and rescued
from chronic bad health by means of
this great invigorator.
A vast number of children would be
represented to testify to the ability of
Paine's celery compound to restore a
healthy appetite, to take away that
constant tired feeling and to purify
the blood of harmful humors.
The number of testimonials for
Paine's celery compound from men
and women of high standing in every
State in the Union that have already
been published, would fill a large
volume. These testimonials have
been written without solicitation.
They have been published verbatim
} as they were received.
Necessarily the testimonials that
, have publicly appeared have been but
one or two, here and there, taken al
most at random from al enormously
large number that every day and
every week steadily increases.
Besides, it is to be remembered that
not one 1.-THE of all the magnificent
S cures fairly due to Paine's celery COM
: pound. ever get beyond the knowledge
of the immediate family; that, in fact,
few people have any appreciation Of
the number of families throughout
the Unitud States where Paine's eel
e cry compound is kept constantly or
r hand and is being taken or has beer
taken by some one of its members.
Paine's celery compound has al.
ready done an enormous work. Il
r has saved lives. 1t has saved health
: 1t has saved homes.
g But it's work as the greatest nerve
and brain strengthened and restorel
the world has known, is only wei
started.
1t is not beyond the reach of the
Q most modest household, while a mucl
greater expenditure will procure
q nothing else 80 effective.
Paine's celery compound, the rem
edy that makes people well, is with
. in reach of all!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
Utah is q State.

FROM tnc Su1Caso ntCOfus
President Cleveland's proclamation
declaring Utah a state, in accordance
with the act of Congress passed last
year, admits the forty-fifth common
wealth to the union. The newly made
State comes in with a Republican ma
jority in both houses and the conse-
quent certainty of two more free sill
metropolitan members in the United
States Senate. The State has q popu-
lation of over 247 900, of whom a very
large majority r Mormons.
The point which will be regarded
with greatest interest is the attitude
taken by the Mormon church. The
constitution of the new State express
ly forbids polygamy, DEGREES that the
State shall be kept apart from relig-
ious interference, and ordains that all
citizens shall be free to worship in ac-
cord with incl uwn v fsfrcssudcrssass
The Mormons have agreed to the
adoption of this constitutional clause,
but it is evident that In the minds of
many persons there is a lingering APP
prehension. Where a party is so
much In the majority rs r the Nor
mons in Utah the possibility OF con-
trolling the Legislature, the executive
offices and even the Supreme Court
Is such that the purposes Of the con-
stitutional decree might be evaded. 1t
Is to be expected also that some Of the
more strenuous Mormons will not
spare efforts to bring about a return
to the old church practices. The re-
moval of actual federal supervision OF
! territorial affairs offers his tempta-
ton. There is n measure of protec-
ton, however, in the sordinance" in
the constitution which is "irrevocable
without the consent of the United
states and the people Of this State
In this ordinance religious liberty il
guaranteed and "polygamous or Other
plural marriages are forever pro
hfbited."
However, IL lie mainly upon the com
mon sense and intelligence Of tn,
more liberal and far-seeing Mormon
that the public will depend for th'
maintenance Of the State constitution
and the preservation of individual
liberty In religious matters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
Cold Water Killed Him.

STURGEON, Mo-, Jan. Sd. F.
Fainter, a farmer near this place, died
instantly yesterday, the result of tax
ing a drink of cold water after violent
exercise chopping wood. He was SO
years of age, and was a member of
the Eighty ninth Illinois during the
war, and had been refused a pension
on account of a robust constitution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
Luckie 8 Hutton Close.

CENrBALIA, NO., Jan. 7.-Luckie q
Hutton, stationery and book dealers
Of this city, were closed to-day by
deed Of trust for $500 in favor OF Mr..
Luckis's brother and Nj. Hutton's
mother OF Mexico. They claim their
sssets amount TO e1,2oo. MI. Hutton Is
the youngest SON Of ex-Coneressman
Hutton of the Ninth District
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09

AL. Renie has sold his store in Kan
sas City to his brothers, j. s. and G.
A. Renie. Al. has gone to San An
tonic for his health, which his friends
trust he will soon recover. Al. has
lots of friends in Audrain County who
hope that he will soon come back.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09
NO MORE MISSOURI BONDS.
The Debt of the State Is Being Rapid
" Reduced.

JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. State
Auditor James nj. Seibert will submit
his annual report to the governor this
afternoon. Missouri will never need
to issue any more bonds. The State
revenues are such that the bonded
debt is being rapidly reduced. Nearly
all the bonds now outstanding bear
the low rate of SIS per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09

Cards are out announcing the mar
rage Of VIM. Caldwell and Miss Lizzie
Dnffins, of near Benton City, Audrain
county. The LEDGER extends con-
ordinations.