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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
The Power Of Habit.

The power of habit il particularly exem-
plified in tho effects produced by the COM
pany we keep. The utmost vigilance, there
fore, should be exercised on this important
subject. The great power and force Of
custom form an argument against keep
ing bad company. However shocked we
may be at the first approaches of vice, this
shocking appearance goes off upon an in
timacy with IL. Custom will soon render
the most disgustful object familiar TO our
view, and this is indeed a kind provision
of nature. to render labor and toll and
danger, which arc the lot of man, more
easy to him.
The well disposed youth, entering first
into bad company, is shocked and disgust
cd mt every turn at what his sight bcholds
and what he is compelled to hear The
good principles which he had imbibed ring
in his ear an alarming lesson against the
wickedness of his companions. But, alas,
this scnsibility Is of short continuance.
The next jovial meeting makes the horrid
picture Of yesterday more easily endured.
Rectitude Is soon thought . severe rule,
an inconvenient restraint. A few pangs
Of conscience now and then whisper to him
that he once hSd better ways and thoughts.
But even these by degrees die away, and
no who at hrst was shocked even at the ap-
pearancc Of vice may be formed by custom
into prohigato leader Of vicious pleas
urcs New York Ledger.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
WHAT TO DO.

There IL comfort I'm thelknowledge so often
expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's Swamp. Root,
the great kidney remedy fulhlis every wish
In relieving pain In the back kidneys, liver
bladder and every part OF tho urinary pas
sages. II corrects inability to hold urine
and scalding pain In passing II. or bad effect
following use OF liquor, wiue or beer and
overcomes that unpleasant necessity OF be-
ing compelled to get up many times during
the night to urinate. The mild and extra
ordinary effect of swamp Root Is soon real
lied. II stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. II You
need a medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists price fifty cents and one
dollar. For a sample bottle and pamphlet
both sent free by mail. mention THE EVEN.
ING TRIBUNE and send your full postofiicc
address to DIR Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N.
Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee
the genuineness OF this offer.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
CROSSING THE ATLANTIC.
Some Hints on Manners IL Were Well TO
Observe ut Sea.

Some Hints on Manners IL Were Well 60
Observe ut Sea-
The shortnsss of the voyage has largely
killed of the oordiality which Is apt TO
break out among fellow passengers long
at sen together, despite themselves. This
short period Of good fellowship Is not 90
repugnant to an experienced traveller as TO
some others II there happen to be agree
able people on board he docs not misun-
derstand civility as Al effort on tho part Of
the people to make his acquaintance. He
knows enough TO mind his own business
ON seq or land. But the man who relaxes
conventionalities not at all on shipboard is
apt to have a pretty dull time, which,
however, Is just what dull man likes
A civil word, q passing remark, or even
two remarks, can do person OF taot
no harm nor lead to social complications
later. A friendly attitude Is more SEN
dble than standing oonspicuously aloof
from everything or than REFRESHING
all signs Of interest In existence or than
rigidly disregardiDg tho fact that any one
is on the ship besides oneself, and de-
fensive airs are generally offensive-at
least they are airs.
Some Americans seem to think that n
naughty demeanor will have the effect Of
a title upon their fellow passengers. But
1t generally does not. Sir Walter Scott is
credited with repeating Montaigne's re-
mark that every man knew some one
thing better than he did, and when he met
a stranger, therefore, he engaged him in
conversation 10 find that one thing out
In Scott day to be courteous gentleman
or a gracious lady under all circumstances
was not considered bad form. One of the
most popular men l ever saw on shipboard
was q New Yorker whose family, whose
social position and whose public station
and influence are most enviable Wherever
he is is the best society. On the trip I
have In mind he seemed to have said or
done or looked something amiable toward
everybody. Yet don't believe anybody
tried to presume upon his civility then or
afterward. Morris Iddings in Scrib-
per's
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
PRIMITIVE MAN.
He May Have been Evolved Upon tho
American Continent.

American Continent.
In the Connections river valley reptiles
left their tracks on the mud 1ats-since
turned to saEdstoDe-and few skeletons
also have been found. The bodies OF race
Of great reptiles that wero the lords Of
creation Of their day have been dissipated
to their elements, while the Chance inden-
tations Of their feet as they raced along the
shores, mere footprints on the sands. have
been preserved among the most imperish-
able of the memory tablets Of the world.
OF the other vertebrate fossils that have
been found In the eastern portions of
America, among the most abundant and
interesting are the skeletons Of mastodops
or these one of the largest and most COM
plete Is that which was unearthcd in the
bed of a drained lake near Newburg, N.
Y, in l846. This specimen was larger
than the existing elephants, and had tusks
IL feet in length. 1t was mounted and de-
scribed by DR.. John G. Warren of Boston,
and has been famous for half century
as the Warren niastodon."
But to the student Of racial DEVELOPMENT
az recorded by the fossils all these sporad-
10 finds have but incidental interest as
compared with the rich western fossil beds
TO which we have already referred. From
records here unearthed the racial evolution
Of many mammals has In the past few
years been made out In greater or less de-
tail Professor Cope has traced the an
oestry of the camels (which like the rhi-
noceroses, hippopotamuses and sundry
other forms now spoken Of as "old world"
seem to have had their origin here) with
much completeness.
A lemuroid form of mammal, believed
to be of the type from which man has de-
scended, has also been found In these beds.
1t Is thought that the descendants of this
creature and of the other "old world"
forms above referred to found their way
to Asia probably, as suggested by Profess
or Marsh, across bridge at Bering strait,
to continue their evolution on the other
hemisphere, becoming extinct in the land
Of their nativity. The ape man found fossil
In the tertiary strata Of the island of Java
two years ago by the Dutch surgeon, DR.
Eugene Dubois, and named Pithecanthro-
pus erectus, may have been a direct de-
scendant of the American tribe Of primi-
tive lemurs, though this Is only oonjec-
ture.-Henry Smith Williams. NJ D., In
Harper's Magazine
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20

In farmhouse not far from Festinio9 .
farmers wife used to cook the dinner for
the laborera Before tho meat every man
ueed to be given nsin Of soup. Hsb
y, Ono day the farmers wife went away
and left her little daughter to get the men
thoir dinner. . s..,,...,-..,.t
After they had had the soup the little
girl said to them: sl4l
"There, now wasn't that soup better
than mothers, for I've put two candles in
u nnd mother only puts one?'-London
Answers.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20


Bed sorcs are likely to occur In the pa
tient who is nsed, Mralyzed, dcbilitatcd
or suffering from fever, particularly con :
inued fever, like, typhoid. In short, their
formation Is liable In oil cases where the
blood Is .yitlated or its circulation retarded
and the constitutional powers reduced.
Pressure. uncles,nliness and moisture
hasten their appearance.
To prevent them keep The patient clean
and dry, changing his yposition whenever
practicable. Keeping the feet warm assists
circulation Keep the under shoot FREQ from
wrinkles aud crumbs, Remove pressure
from prominent parts by nsing mir cush-
ions or Ike appliances. "n-rF $50
Soap plaster is sometimes applied 10
exposed portions, or bathing with h,y
rum, whisky, witch hazel, ca,nphor or
vinegar, etc, but the best way IL To
strengthen the skins resistance by hath
ing with alcohol, pure, or with the addi-
ton of two grains Of bichlorido of mercury
10 each ounce. Keep the bottle handy and
bathe often, whenever opportunity offers.
This treatment hardens the skin and pro-
notes circulation and should he com
menccd Mt the beginning of illness, before
the skin IL even rcddoned. New York
Ledger. N~
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
HOW TO Find OUT.

FIJI bottle or common glass with urine
and let 1t stand twenty four hours; a sedi
ment or settling indicates diseased con
dition OF the kidneys. When urine stains
linen IL ls positive evidence OF kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or
pain In the back. Is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out OF
order.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
LOVES SILENCE.

Why am mute. you ssk.
A at thy feet bask -
Under the glow OF the mooae
Is tt that love has fownf
Have ] Of you. sweet, grown
Weary 80 soonf
Why are tho crickets muteY
Where 10 the owls wild hootf
Where Is the song of the birdsf
Dreaming each brook and rill;
Nature Is voiceless, still.
Signing for words
When soul and heart are fun.
Words are but pale and dull:
Earth teaches silence to us.
Bend Gown thy lips, sweetheart
Let my soul speak. In part,
Thus-love-and thusi
Town Topics
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
WEAK, TIRED
PEOPLE

should take p. p. p, Lippman's Great
Remedy, without delay. While not
actually sick, you feel weak and tired,
ready TO get sick. and what you need IL
strength Co drive out OF your system
that which IL tho cause Of Spring Fever.
J.. L. p. Is needed at once. J9ie
Mrs. Hattie Mylius, of 20 East soth
street, New. York, says that she was In
poor health, aud that her case dcvel-
oped into nervous prostration. She
suffered from nervous headaches, and
at times was unable TO do any work
st all. She could not sleep, and wos
SO nervous that she would have TO get
up ut all hours of the night and walk
the floor, and the opening OF door
would startlc her. hut her weakness
and nervousness Is oil gone. r. +. L.
was what saved her. Her appetite
improved, her pervousncss In n thing
of the past. and she thanks r. y. p,
Lippman' Is Great Remedy, for her COM
pletc restoration TO health.
Sold BY al druggists.
LrppMAS BR0s.. Apotheosr,es. Sole Prsp'rs,
Llppmsn's Block, ssvssush. ua.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20

Salt is good TO check bleeding Of the
lungs and as a nervine and tonic for
weak, thin bloodcd invalids. Combined
with hot water, it IL useful for certain
forms of dyspepsia, liver complaint. etc
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20

The average price OF Canadian horses
cold In London for some timo has rarely
been above R25, price which, freight and
all expenses considered, is ssid 10 yield
satisfactory margin of profit
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
susplcious.

Editor--Hsvc you submitted this poem
snywherc elses
Poet--No, SIR.
Editor--Then how is IL you have black
eye and walk cr orutchess--Pick Me Up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
Funeral of D. r. Owings.


The remains of D. R. Owings ar
rived from Jonesburg Monday on the
1902 Wabash. Services were held
over the remains at Jonesburg and
the funeral took place from the de-
pot here. The pail bearers were w.
L. Harper, VIM. McLoney, s. P. En-
mons, Chas. Bast, E. e. Jones and P.
FL. CAN'T.
Among those who attended the
Owings funeral from distance were
his wife from Jonesburg, his children,
Mrs. Smith, Misses Sarah and Emma,
of Jonesburg; Tom owings, OF Fay
cite, a brother; Mrs. Bush, of Fulton,
a sister; and Thos. Owings, of Mont
gomery City, a nephew. Henry God
frey, of Jonesburg, also accompanied
the remains here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
Corn Shelters, too.
CoXEY PLANS A NEW PARTY.
The Disaffected Populist Tells Of
Sweeping National Reforms"
in View.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 12.-J. s. Coxey
and Carl Brown are at the Lindell.
Coxey said that he had Withdrawn
from the national committee of the
Peoples party and from the party
itself and that he had called a confer
ence to be held here to day to organ
ize new national reform party that
could not be turned over to one of the
old parties. He said that a platform
would De submitted, embodying the
"initiative and referendum" idea, ,fav-
oring demonetization of gold and sill
yer, state ownership and operation of
common carrier agencies and the like,
municipal ownership of many utilities,
employment of surplus labor in public
work, government deposit banks,
equal suffrage, state liquor traffic con-
troll, popular election of presidents,
senators and judges, suppression of
speculation and compulsory education
and advocating many other socialistic
ideas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Driving with her children late on
Christmas eve to her home ON the
Petersburg turnpike, near Manches-
ter, Va, a woman was held up by a
negro. Selling big tin horn she had
bought for present she so belabored
the highwayman that he retreated,
and the family got home safely.
At Hagerstown, Nd, bank clerk
was found lying on the floor of his
bedroom, unconscious with fractured
skull, one morning by his brother. A
big bureau from which one drawer
had been taken had fallen over and
hit him in the temple. He was in a
critical condition. It was conjectured
that he had tried to get at some med
icine in the dark.
Some farmers in Polk County, Fla,
as an experiment last spring sent for
some Cuban tobacco seed and planted
it. When the plants had grown they
got Cuban experts to cure the leaves,
and the results have been SO good
that the farmers feel assured of sue
cessful new industry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
JACK, THE SPLITTER, IN JAIL.
By Splitting His Money he Increased
His Wealth.

CLINTON, Mo-, Jan. 9.-Before Unit
ed States Commissioner Jeffries in this
city Thursday Jack Abbott, alias w.
w. Wallace, waived examination and
was held in 81 900 bail, on the charge
OF splitting and raising silver certifi-
Gates. Abbott was the ring-leader of
a gang which flooded Southwest Mis-
souri, with fraudulent notes last fall.
His father Is city jailer at Fort Scott,
and his brother is a mail carrier there.
Deputy United States Marshal Pier
man arrested George Gardner, one of
the gang, at Neosho two weeks ago,
and he confessed, duplicating several
others. Wallace was arrested at Sc
dalia a week ago, and Wednes-
day at Sedalia Dock Baker, a third
one, was arrested, and awaits prelim-
mary hearing in Jail here. By an in
genious method they would split 81,
$5, $40 and $40 bills, pasting half the
lower on half the higher denomination
bills thus altered, deceiving even
bankers at Springfield.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
a Sad Stnrv.

Nothing could be sadder than the
story told by the New York papers OF
poor woman who kept her dead
child for three days and three nights
hung out on the FIRE escape, because,
in her poverty, she was unable to pay
for its burial and shrunk from turning
it over to the rough treatment of the
pauper dead. Day by day this poor
woman crept from a sick bed, every
few nours, to look out upon the frozen
face of her child, and receive some
little comfort and consolation in its
nearness, even for that length of time.
Her three other little children Won
dered why she cried whenever she
looked out at the little bundle wrap
ped up in towel. A few months ago
her husband was sent to Blackwelrs
Island for beating her. Since then the
poor creature has struggled to feed
her little flock, and she in half sick
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
SHERIEE'S Sale,

By virtue and authority of trans
cript execution issued from the Office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Audrain County, Missouri, returnable
at the January term, 1897, of said
court, and to me directed in favor of
J. o. Edmonston and against p. j.
HelwiR, Herman Kombrink and Henry
Kombrink, I have levied upon and
seized all the right, title, interest and
claim of the said P. J. Helwig, Herman
Kombrink and Henry Kombrink of,
in and to the following described real
estate, to-wit:
The west half % of the southeast
quarter % and the southeast quarter
90 of the southwest quarter 20 OF
section fifteen {15), and all that part
of the west half % Of the northeast
quarter % of section twenty-five
l22), lying north of the creek and
public road, and all that part of the
north half % OF the northwest quar-
ter CD Of section twenty-five (22),
lying east Of the public road, all In
township fifty 600, range nine co..
Also all that part of the northeast
quarter % Of the southwest quarter
90 that lies east of the Mexico and
Middle Grove road, all In section fif-
teen (15), township fifty-one (51),
range nine (9), containing in all two
hundred and seventy three and nine
ty-one one-hundredths (273 s1-1e0)
acres, more or less, all lying and
being In the said county, and state OF
Missouri, and I viii, on
Friday, the 9Th Day Of February, A,
D., 1897,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock In the
afternoon Of that day, at the court
house door in the city OF Mexico
county Of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or % much thereof as may be
required, ct public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash In hand (gub-
iect to all prior liens and judgments)
to satisfy said execution and costs.
42-tds. n. N. NELSON,
Sheriff Of Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
SHERIFFS SALE UNDER DEED
OF TRUST

Whereas, Elijah Ramsey and Ellen
Ramsey, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust dated the second day of
January, 1894, and recorded In Book
V, at page 50, Trust Records, in the
office of Recorder of Deeds for Aud
rain county, Missouri, conveyed to
Redman Galloway, as trustee, the fol-
lowing described real estate situate In
Audrain county, state of Missouri,
to-wit:
The south one-half (1k) OF the
northwest one-fourth "a of the
southwest quarter % OF section
twenty seven CD, township fifty
(50), range nine (9), which convey
ance was in trust to secure q certain
note In said deed described; and,
whereas, said note is now due and un-
paid, and the said trustee named in
said deed lie dead, and by the terms Of
said deed the sheriff of Audrain
county in such case is empowered to
act as trustee. Now, therefore, at the
request of the legal holder Of said
note and in pursuance Of the condi-
tions of said deed of trust, I, the un-
dersigned sheriff OF the county of
Audrain and state of Missouri, acting
as trustee, will sell the above de-
scribed property, at public vendue,
to the highest bidder for cash, at the
east front door of the court house, IN
the city OF Mexico, county and state
aforesaid, on
Friday, February 5th, 1897,
between the hours Of a. m. and s D.
M. Tor the purposes Of said trust.
n. N. NELSON,
Sheriff OF Audrain County, Mo-, and
Acting Trustee. aids.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
SHE JUST WOULDN'T.
Mrs. Joseph Henderson Rufused to
Pay an Occupation Tax and Was
Locked Up.

CLINTON, Mo-, Jan. 9.-Because of
her failure to pay an occupation tax,
Mrs. Joseph Henderson, a milliner,
formerly of Mexico, Mo-, was fined
yesterday 81 in the Police Court. She
still refused to pay and was notified
that she would be locked up. At the
appointed time che got in her carriage
and drove to the city prison, where
she was locked In the marshal's Office.
Friends dep1ored her stubbornness,
and upon their promising to pay fine,
costs and license fees, she was released
after two hours in prison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14

THAT was a strange will of the aged
Charles Bramlett, of Kentucky, which
devised that his body should be sealed
up in a stone sarcophagus which he
had built, after the receptacle had
been filed with Bourbon whiskey.
The old man evidently wanted his re-
mains to be long preserved, but very
naturally the newspapers Of the coun-
try have laid hold of this strange per-
formance to turn the old, old joke on
the Kentuckian and his beloved whis-
key. All honor to Mr.. Bramlett, who
waited until after he was dead before
soaking his body in the Kentucky nec-
tar. 1t would prolong many life in
the State of Kentucky If all her citi-
zens would wait until after death to
soak their bodies in whiskey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14

REFERRING to the future of Gov
ernor Stone the Kansas City World
says:
Politicians returning from jefferson
City bring startling news concerning
the political ambition Of Governor
William ]. Stone. One reason Stone
did not enter tho list against Vest,
they say, when everything promised
success, was his declaration, made on
the stump and to Vest privately, that
he would not be n candidate. Another
story is that Stone expects to be
candidate for the Presidency.
1t Is given out by Stones friends
that he will locate In 81. Louis as soon
a. his business affsirs at jefferson City
are Strengthened mp. He is said to
have had an offei Of s10, 900 year to
attend to the legal business OF the
Liggett & Myers Tobacco company, of
which N. O. Wetnlore b manager, and
e5,0Q0 from each OF two other firms,
making an income OF 10000 abso-
lutely assured.
aI believe that Stone b seriousiy
considering q contingency in which he
might be called upon to take the
nomination for President y said John
sullivan, fresh fiom Jefferson City,
last night. aNex, 70 Bryan he weuid
be my choice. whether he y . pres
.a~-ss.1 r~,.<axxask. ~ moi ho a r lead
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
SCIENTIFIC" NONSENSE.

George Washburn, Populist from
Boston town, wants rag baby money
and proposes that all the Populists
leave the Democratic party and aban-
don the free silver movement. If the
fusion ticket had been elected in Bos-
ton and George had gotten job he
would be all right. Populist leaders
who are getting pie are perfectly sat-
isfied. Those who can't be cared for
are going to 60 it alone again. Such
is life. They think the way to get
Office is to leave the party and be
bought back. The leaders of this
"party of principle" who fused with
the Republicans for high protective
tariff and the gold standard in Texas
and for free silver and free trade with
the Democrats in Missouri, want office
any way and any how. The rank and
file of the Populist party, at least in
Missouri, is in the Democratic camp
for principle and to stay, and all the
Washburns and Coxeys on earth will
never be able to get them out in the
mud and cold of the middle of the
road again. The rag baby money
scheme was exploited years ago and
would not wash. Washburn says his
kind do not stand for redemption
money" (Why, OF course not.) of any
kind, but want a "scientific dollar" "
A scientific" dollar. What's that?
About what George wants is some
thing for nothing and he don't want to
redeem anything if it costs something.
George and his scientific dollar'
won't even rival Coxey and his ''legal
tender" offspring. The people are
not in the humor for any foolishness
in connection with the vital interests
of this country. The situation is too
serious for such self-constituted er-
ratio leaders to get any large follow
ing for any length of time. The peo-
pie want men and not monkeys for
leaders.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-01-14
TRUSTEES SHhE.

WHEREAS, Serena B. May, by her
certain deed of trust, dated December
27, 1892, and duly recorded in book IL,
page 219, in the Recorders office for
Audrain County, Missouri, conveyed
to the undersigned trustee the follow
ing real estate situated In Audrain
County, Missouri, to-wit: Lots 3, A
and in block s, Ladd's Addition to
tho City of Mexico, Missouri, to secure
the payment of q certain note In said
deed Of trust described. Default hsv-
ing been made in the payment Of said
note, at the request of the legal holder
of said note, notice is hereby given
that will, as such trustee, proceed to
sell said real estate at the east front
door of the Court House, In Mexico,
Missouri, on
Saturday, the 30th Day of January,
A. D., 1897,
between the hours of o'clock q. m.
and O'Clock p. m, to pay said note
and cost of executing this trust.
J. T. WILLIAMS,
41-tds. Trustee.