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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-13
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MAY %, 1900.
LEAVE RICHMOND OAILY), BYRD
STREET STATION.
900 A. NJ, NORFOLK LIMITED Arrive
at. Norfolk li:20 A. NJ. Stops only at
Petersburg, WaVeriy ana Sti5oi Ia,
Second-class tickets not accepted on
this train.
900 A. NJ, THE CHICAGO EXPRESS,
for Lynchburg, Roanoke, Columbus
and Chicago. Buffet Parlor Car
Petersburg TO Roanoke Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke TO Columbus: also.
for Bristol Knoxville and Chatta-
nooga Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to
Knoxville.
3:15 p. NJ, OCEAN SHORE LIMITED.
nj petersburg, Waverly. Suffolk.
Second-class tickets not good on this
train. Through coach 10 Virginia
Beach
6.5O p. NJ. for Suffolk Norfolk, and in
termediate stations. ARRIVES at NOR
folk at 1910 2 IL
o,oP NJ. for Lynchburg and Roanoke.
1.ornects at Lynchburg with Wash
fngton and Chattanooga Limited.
Pullman Sleepers Lynchburg TO
Memphis and New orleans Cafe;
- Alfalfa, Ala. Pullman sleeper be-
tween Richmond and Lynchburg;
Berths ready for occupancy at $50
P NJ Also, Pullman Sleeper Peters
burg ana Roanoke.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch.
a ands s: s P. VI. srom Nsrfol!: and shs East
: o Nee No Is SIS siaia s,rs end 900 a.
JNO. z. WAGNER.
City Pass. and Ticket Agent.
n,s,r,c, P s; 81 sosa Agent.
". B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent.
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SOUTHERN R'Y.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE APRIL .. 1900
TRAINS LEAVE. RICHMOND. VA.

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE APRIL .. 1900
TRAITS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA.
1l:ee p. NJ. No. IL. Southern EXPRESS,
daily for Atlanta. Augusta, Jack
sonvile. and points South Sleeper
for Danville, Greensboro, Salisbury,
and Charlotte open at Richmond
$3.50 ?. NJ. Stops fo- passengers ut
loca. staticc5. Connects al Danville
enC Charlotte with New York and
Florida Express (No. $50. CARRYING
through seepers between New York
and Tampa. with connections for all
Florida points. Also, connects at
DanyIlle and Charlotte with Wash
ington and Southwestern Limited
CNo. 80 carrying through sleepers
between New York and Nashville.
New York and Memphis, New York
and New Orleans; also. Pullman
Tourist sleeper Mondays. Wedues-
days and Fridays Washington TO
San Francisco without change, with
connections for all points in Texas.
Mexico and California
1901 Z. NJ. No. I, solid train daily for
Charlotte. n. c. connects at Nose
ley, with Farmville and Powhatan
railroad. At kavsville for Clarks-
vile. Oxford. Henderson and Dur
ham. and a Greensboro for Dur
ham. Raleigh and Winston-Salem:
at Danville with No. 35. United
States fast mail solid train, daily
Tor New Orleans and points South.
which carries sleepers New York
10 New Orleans and New York TO
'oChSohVliie, connecting IoT NASSAU
ana Havana Throughout sleeper
Salisbury 10 Memphis Buffet-Par-
lor car between Richmond and
Danyille-
600 P. NJ No II Local daily except
Sunday, for Ileysville and interrae-
date points
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
cor -, J From Atlanta, Augusta and
IVA. Asheville. and all points
e:4V A. NJ. From Keysyille and local
stations.
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos 81 and %, between Manchester
and Neapolis.
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My Dearest One:
If you want to kill me with a broken
heart lust keep on doing as you are Oh.
if YOU write me such notes as you nave
this morning it will put me in my crave.
How can you be so cruel and heartieSS as
to say anything about my dancing over
YOU? Oh, my boy, my dearest friend, and
the one l love better than all else, why
will you tear my heart and hurt me by
SAYING such cruel things? How can you
think that l could see you laid in the cold
ground and not care? Are you trying to
break my heart? 1 am not angry and
have not been, and I love you SO dearly,
and you think I don't care anything for
YOU because I must put a limit to some
things Don't get angry with me because
I must do that, for ! am always happies.
when / am in your arms For heavens
sake, don't kill me by wishing you We're
dead and hoping that time will soon come.
Isn't my love something TO live for? Please
don't write me any more such cruel notes.
Yours as ever.
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My Dearest One:
I cannot allow you TO come to the win
dow, because i think this negro knew you
were here the other night and he Is on
the watchout and mother is going to stay
in my room tonight 1 don't know when
can see you unless you come to the
fence by the wood-roonl as soon as you
can.
Yours as ever.
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My Own Dearest Nick:
l have been sitting here watching for
you all the evening and 1 do want to see
you so much. 1 SAT here by my lone
self till really late last night and longed
each moment for You 10 come. Father
did not get back from his business till
nearly o'clock, and as l sat by the
fire light all alone and thought OF you
l just longed for you TO come. I never
realized how much l loved you till last
night and to-day; but l really do love you
and a great deal more than you think l
do. I cannot promise you what you want
me to because that would be an impossi-
bility. If you should be taken from me I
could not help. but gr!eve for you, and you
you ask me not to. l do not think there
think SO. but it is natural that you should
feel uneasy. I am SO glad that you have
gotten over that wish of a few days ago
when you wanted to leave me. Aren't
you glad now that 1 would not release you
from that promise. l am. You ought TO
have seen me this morning crying over
your note. You must not talk to me about
such a, serious thing as dying in the way
you do, and it gTieved me SO 10 hear You
talk about it that l could not keep the
tears back, and If such thing We're to
happen, do you suppose I could keep from
crying then? No, love, that ! could not. l
guess l will be here all alone tomorrow
while they are at church. Good night,
sweetheart. l hope your hand won't hurt
you SO You can't sleep. Goodnight.
Yours lovingly.
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e. Gi!ligan was a few feet behind Miss

eye. Gi!ligan was few feet behind Miss
Tarne..
On cross-examinatIon the prosecution
tried to weaken the evidence OF the Wit
:less by having him identify the person
whom Attorney Holland winked at ~tien
there We're several persons standing
together.
Giiligan viii probably be the last Wit
ness unless attorneys change their plans
THE LETTERS.
There are about thirty of the letters and
notes and many repiatons occur in them
The, following are the principal letters IN
the package:
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Alone
They are so beautiful and true And
they speak my thoughts. Good-nisht
Dear Heart. May God lift the shadows
from your life and make it all sunshine
and happiness. Pray for me, please
and remember that you are member
of the church. and. 1 hope, a Christian.
Goodnight. dearest.
Your own little sweet,
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ISABEL.
January c, 1S9

Ny Own Dear Nick:
Have you thought Of me more than l
have of you since I left? DOUBT 1t, Tor
you have been continually on my mind.
You have not left it for books nor any
thing else I hope you got home all
safely the day l left and stayed with
mother and father that night, as you
promised. l reached here safely; but was
very tired and SO homeSicN I could
scarcely hold my head up. l would keep
thinking Of the night before. and being
with you and how / lonSed to feel once
more the throb of your heart against
mine If could only stay by Your side
alwaysI would be so happy, and 1 know
you would. How hard it is to be sepa-
rated SO long and SO far apart: but 1t
makes the meeting sweeter. The time
will soon pass between now anG June, and
l will be home again l will be so glad
when that time comes. Won't you, dear
Nick? Did anyone at 1vor say anything
to you about me before you left? Tell
me all about yourself and let me share
all your troubles because I love you and
want to share all the troubles of those
! love. It makes me feel happy to have
my friends confide in me and tell me all;
won't you do it? About an hour after
I left YOU last Monday I was sitting on
the train and the tears were slowly run
ming down my cheeks as 1 thought of
you with sad, aching heart, when a
young gentleman friend of mine from
Hampden-Sdney stepped ZIP and spoke
to me.
l only knew him slightly and was not
very glad to see him then; but he is
very nice boy. and he talked with me
awhile and laughed at me for crying; but
he was almost as homesick as l was.
Several of my school friends We're on
and others got on later, but I was too
sad and homesick to talk to any of them.
l send you the picture in this letter;
be careful with it and don't let anyone
see it. Write soon and a long letter to
your little Isabel.
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How can I leave thee, how can bear
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-13

Dear NICK:
Mother has been feeling very badly all
day and Is still, and she and I both want
some one in the house with us. Won't
you please come over and stay with us?
She asked me if I would write for you
and she will send it by one of the hands.
Don't get wet coming over, but be sure
and come. I am very uneasy about
father. He fell down while ago. but
I don't want mother to know it; so please
don't say anything about it where she Is.
Yours hastily,
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That thou hast this heart of mine
Dearest believe so wholly is it thine.
That I can love none else but thee
,lo
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80 win you help Us to bear the
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):o0 ~. ". NORFOLK LIMITED. Daily,
Arrives PETERSBURG $50 y. VI, Nor
folk 1f:2i a. a. Stops only at
petersburg. Waverly and suffolk,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
M-ARTTNSBURG ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger,
MARTNsBURe, July IS. : Theo.
Haar q Son, Of Jefferson City, spent
q few days in this city last week.
Mrs. o. p. Jones, accompanied by
her daughters, Misses Frankie and
Pauline, r spending a few days with
Mrs. DR.. Taylor.
Messrs. Powers & Martin, of st.
Louis, are visiting In this city.
Willie Vandeventer, of Laddonis,
spent Sunday in Martinsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohas. Bird, OF Mexico,
visited home folks Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Watkins spent o
few days In Martinsburg last week.
Richard Burchard, OF Marshall,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Burchard, Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Watkins, Of st.
Louis, are visiting friends and
relatives in this vicinity.
Ohas. Keller died at his home In
this city last Friday evening at Q
O'Clock. Charles wal 10 years Of age
and a member Of the M. 3. Church.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Mendenhall as 10 o'clock SUM-
day morning.
One precious to our hearts has gone,
The voice we loved Is stilled,
A place made vacant In our home
Can never more be allied,
Our Father In his wisdom called
The boon his love had given;
And though on earth the body lies,
The soul lie safe In heaven,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
Resolutions Of Respect.

WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Su-
preme Architect of the universe to
call from labor to rest our dearly be-
loved brother, John NJ. Marmaduke,
who died June Is, 1900; therefore,be IT
Resolved, That in the death of Bro
Marmaduke his family has lost q de-
voted husband and father, the lodge 3
faithful and useful member and the
community en- upright and honored
citizen.
Resolved, That we will ever bear In
grateful remembrance the zeal and
fidelity with which Bro. Marmaduke
discharged all his Masonic duties and
will endeavor to initiate his devotion
to the grand principles of fraternity.
Resolved, That we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the bersaved widow,
son and daughter; and that q copy
Of these resolutions be spread upon
our records, q copy sent to the family
Of our deceased brother and q copy to
each of our daily papers for publica-
ton. ID. A. MCMILLAN.
7. II. MARSHALL.
j. O. WILKINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
PRAIRIE 3 ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
PRAIRIE VIEW, July 17.-Mrs. Cook
Groves left for Colorado Tuesday.
Ed. Renie is located at Moberly, Mo.
The rain was fine and helped the
corn, but we need more.
Mrs. Thos. Atkins is visiting in Kan
sRs City.
The farmers are anxious for Mexico
to have a street fair. Let us have IL.
The hay harvest is progressing
nicely, but not quite as good as last
year. The oats r unusually good.
The Fourth was spent by most of
our people in the harvest field.
Mrs. Stevenson and daughter, Miss
Maude, spent the Fourth in Centralia.
Mr.. Robinson, OF Centralia, is the
saess % his a~-shss-, Ar-s. D~vss.
A gloom was cast over the neigh
borhood by the death Of Jas Fletcher.
Our sympathy goes out to the be-
reaved family.
viii Eller is the guest OF Cook
Groves.
Mr.. Homer and Miss Laura Belle
Robinson entertained friends with q
moonlight picnic last Friday evening.
Ice cream and sake were served.
Miss Mary Black will teach In this
district the coming year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
LADDONIA ITEMS,


Correspondence Of tho Ledger.
LADDoNIA, NO., July 16.-Let me 60
back to the "Fourth" and say We had
one OF the best and largest picnics
we ever MISUNDERSTANDING the
"man's scare Of small pox." He ia
gone now and 90 ls the small pox.
Miss Keyton, Of Slater, is Visiting
her aunt, Mrs. John Ooons.
Miss Bessie Scott, OF st. Louis, is
visiting Mrs. Anna Leet.
Alexander Allen and family, OF
Louisiana, visited their cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Pledge, last week.
Miss Emma May, Of Curryville, is
visiting Miss Lon Shell.
Mrs. ]. V. Wilder and grandchild,
Bernice Brenton, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Baily, Of Sycamore, Ill.
Mrs. KitsmiIler will leave Tomorrow
for Clark, where she will reside In the
future.
O. A. Wilder, Ralph Wilder and
Birlah Wilder spent a few days last
week in st. Louis.
Walter Drake, Of Santa Fe, spent
several days visiting his sister, Mrs.
Dee vandeventer, last week.
Mrs. Martha Bybee is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Krebum In Manchester,
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Smith left last
Monday for the Paris Exposition and
other eastern points and will be gone
about two months.
J. B. Gelvin, Of St. Louis, lie visiting
home folks. He is a travelling sales
man for a tea and coffee firm OF thai
city.
Little Elite, daughter Of Mr.. anc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
Il SCRIPTURE INSTITUTE.
Proceedings Of the Sessions Row in
Progress at the Baptist Church
in this City.

The Riverside ScriptnraI Institute
opened Monday evening at 8 O'Clock.
Prof. Widener led the singing. Prayer
was offered by DR.. vardeman. DR..
Porter lectuted on 1.-THE Introduction
to the First EpIstle to the T~hessaloni-
ans" He showed by the historical
method and the internal method that,
beyond doubt, Paul was the author.
DR.. McManaway delivered an ad-
dress on SHOW the Gospel came to
the Thessalonlans. His address was
very instructive. Many questions
were put to the speaker and the back
and forth method was freely indulg-
cd. The main points OF the criticism
we're that Paul failed in his preaching
ct Athens, because he lacked power
and the Athenians were OF the nom
elect and that the Thessalonians re-
ceived the gospel In the sense that it
greatly afflicted them.
The entire session was one Of lively
interest all the way through.
Tuesday mornings session opened
at Q o'clock with DR.. Yeaman In the
chair. The Rev. Mr.. Reed conducted
the praise service.
Some reports we're read relating to
the business of the Institute-as to It's
location and permanent resort.
Dr. Patrick read an original transla-
tion Of the two epIstles Of Paul to the
Thessalonians. One point made was
that Paul used the p~hrase"rhe Godn-
the only God. Christ was used in the
possessive sense. The translation
was such ne to show much new means
Of the original type.
DR.. Patrick lectured on Homiletics.
His main thought was the minister, q
full grown man. Not as yet has the
Importance Of the gospel ministry
been understood. The ministry Is the
highest calling on earth. II involves
all the great possibilities Of the
greatest power OF manhood.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following committees were APP
pointed Monday afternoon:
Enroliment-W. II. Burnhsm, Full
ton; Q. o. Long, Whitesides; E. b.
Brown, Montgomery City.
Order Of Lectures-R. 8. Duncan,
Montgomery City; J.. J. Porter, Mex
leo; A. M. Vardeman, Vandalia.
Finance. A. Guthrie, Mexico; 8.
8. Keith, Ashland; E. 8. Gibbs, Mex
leo.
The following are among those who
are attending the institute:
Rev. W. II. Burnham, Fulton.
Rev. W. P. Yeaman, Columbia.
Rev. ]. 8. Jesse, Columbia.
Rev. ]. W. Patrick, Bowling Green
Rev. Jas. Reed, St. Charles.
Revs. R. g. Duncan, r. e. McQuie,
y. A. Mitchell, e. B. Mitchell, E. B.
Brown, Montgomery City.
kevs. b. IL. Rogers and +. g.. Rog-
ers, Santa Fe.
Rev. N. J.. Johnston, Worcester.
Rev. A. NJ. Vardeman, vandslis.
Rev. Sam II. Pollard, olarksburg.
Revs. P. W. Haley and o. O. Long,
Whiteside, Mo.
Rev. j. M. McManaway, Fayette.
Rev. Jas. Roam, St. Louis.
Rev. 8. 8. Keith, Ashland.
Rev. W. 1. Cole, Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19

Correspondence of the Ledger,
SKINNER, July 18.-Timothy work.
ers are at work.
Dowell q Arnett started their
tbreshing outfit Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Holloway Is numbered
among the sick.
Miss Ethyl Hurley returned to her
home in Perry last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs.
Lewis last Thursday.
o. L. Bruce bought of Willis John
son 800 head OF sheep last week.
Miss Minnie Lakewood returned
home last week from an extended
stay In Kansas City.
Mrs. ]. d. Ellis visited here last
week.
7. J. Gatewood is home after spend
ing q week In Kansas City.
Preaching at Long Branch was well
attended Sunday.
A festival will be given shortly by
Bethlehem church,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
RoWFNA ITEMS.

IA'A 44A@
Correspondence Of tho Ledger.
RowENA,July 1s.--Harvestis almost
completed.
Mrs. Jas. McGowen visited her els
ter, Mrs. snidow, in Mexico last
week.
Miss Byrdie Garter 10 attending the
institute at Columbia.
J. ]. Walker sold Doc Cant twelve
hogs at 5 cents per pound.
Miss BERTHE Turner is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Riggs, In WelIsville.
Mrs. Millsap, Of st. Clair county, ID
visiting her daughter, Mrs. McGowen'
Mise Bessie Lindsey, who has beer
visiting her aunt, Mrs Geo. Faddisi
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Nell attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Geo. Pool at Sail
River last Monday.
J. NJ. Proctor, OF Sturgeon, will
lecture ON ''The Society OF Religious
Education" the fifth Sunday in July.
Protracted meeting viii begin a
Maple Grove church the third Sunday
In August.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19

John Boyd and Julia Boyd, his wife,
filed a deed Of separation in the
County Recorders office in this city
July is. The instrument is a contract
by which Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd are to
cease to live together as man and
wife and provides for the payment Of
$3.50 to the wife by the husband. Also
$50 a year for the maintenance Of q
4-year-old daughter. This last pay
ment is to continue until the girl is IS
years old. The'wife accepts the $3.50
in lieu of all dover rights. In the in
strument is found ae q cause as fol-
lows: "For various eason and causes
are unable longer to live together
In as agreeable manner as husband
and wife should"
Recorder Williams says that this Is
the first deed of such q character that
he has ever seen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
Mil Burned at Centralia.

AZ told in the LEDGER Tuesday, the
Oentralia FIGURING Mill burned early
Tuesday morning. Later details say
that the origin of the fire is unknown
and that the sl2, 900 loss is about hall
covered by insurance.
The fire began in the upper portion
of the building and burned slowly
downward. Although the fire could
not be put out it was kept under sufi-
Client control until a greatd deal Of sack
ed -four was saved. The machinery,
which was new, was a total loss.
The mill will be rebuilt at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
STILL IN SESSION.
The Riverside Scripture Institute Is
Doing a Good Work The
Proceedings.

Tuesday evening,at 8 O'Clock, quite
coed audience gathered IN connection
with the Bible Institute. The Rev.
Mr.. Rome, OF st. Louis, led in prayer.
DR.. W. l. Cole, OF Moberly, gave an
exposition Of the second and third
chapters OF Thesgalonians.
The subject OF the second chapter
was the planting Of the gospel in the
great city OF ThessaIonica, Paul was
the great missionary sent by the spirit
Of God. Notwithstanding the strong
opposition, Paul was as brave as q
lion. Truth made Paul brave. Truth
is what made Luther 60 brave at the
Diet OF Worms. Paul did not attract
the people by side shows or guile. He
held the truth without any misuse or
error. Paul had the approval Of God.
That means more than all the appro-
baton Of the world. Paul, in the
third chapter, gives the reasons why
he wrote the letter.
The speaker said be believed in a
literal devil and a lot OF demons.
DR.. Breaker, secretary of the Home
and Foreign Mission Board Of the
State, addressed the Institute. He
said that Philip was the first foreign
missionary, Peter was the second for
eign missionary and Paul vas the
great missionary to the GENTLE nation.
The churches sent money to support
Paul. Paul's method wss self-sup-
lporting. After the New Testament
Canon was closed the only missionary
work was carried on By Monks. For
eigu missionary work fs different now.
1t is a denominations idea-organized
by those who loved the work.
The fret organized missionary So
ciety vas / n a minister's conference
Of Particular Baptists. There was no
church or association behind the or
ganized society. What have been the
results3 The whole country stirred
up on the idea of foreign missions,
It was the life of the home mission
work.
Wednesday morning at 8 O'Clock
DR.. Yeaman occupied the chair.
Prayer by DR.. McManamay. The
questions OF permanent organization
and permanent location were taken
up and referred to a special COM
mittee which was appointed to act
in securing a permanent location fol
the Riverside Institute. Several places
have made propositions as induce
ments to secure the location. Or,
Yeaman addressed the meeting or
Systematic Theology. His subject
| was 1.-THE Existence OF Deity.r
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Mrs. steinman's Father Dead.

Mr. Jos. steinman left yesterday for
Usage City, Mo-, where her father,
Nicholas Holman, died Wednesday
at the age of So years. Mrs. Stein
man wns aocompHuivd By hor hug.
band and Oscar Kreiger, Of Martins
burg. Deceased was a member OF the
Lutheran Church and was one Of the
pioneer citizens OF Cole county, hav-
ing moved to Usage City in 1886. he
was born in Europe.
Besides Mrs. Steinman there were
the following children: Mrs. William
Wallenbrook, of st. Louis; Mrs. Anna
Schurh, of Jefferson City, and Henry
Holman, Of Usage City.
Funeral services win be conducted
at Usage City ct 2 O'Clock Thursday
a~fternoon.